War Stamps Rally in Boston Tops Fourteen Thousand in an Hour
A Boston crowd sells over 14000 dollars worth of war stamps in an hour to support troops in France. Proceeds buy Thrift Stamps for a mother of a local boy and sailors receive War Savings Certificates. Speakers include Representative Whitfield S. Tuck and Lt. Tutt with music by the navy band and local performers.
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Massachusetts Artillery
France
Boston
Duffy
Whitfield S. Tuck
Winchester
Sam
Teutons
American Aviation Corps
Limit Club Honor Roll at Victory Cottage
The list honors War Savings Stamps quota achievers Henry Penn of Penn the Florist Robert F Herrick for his son Ensign Robert F Herrick Jr Former Lieutenant Governor Grafton D Cushing S S Conrad of Conrad Co B B Conrad of Conrad Co W Cameron Forbes former governor of the Philippines John P Reynolds director of the Beacon Trust Company
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Victory Cottage
Henry Penn
Penn the Florist
Robert F. Herrick
Robert F. Herrick, Jr
Grafton D. Cushing
S. S. Conrad
Conrad & Co
B. B. Conrad
W. Cameron Forbes
Philippines
John P. Reynolds
Beacon Trust Company
Mr. Cushing
3S. S. Conrad
United States Navy
John
Lawrence
Freckles Advertised Treatment Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. Users are advised to apply a small amount nightly and morning to achieve fading freckles and a blemish free complexion, with money back guarantee if ineffective.
War Savings Stamps Drive Hits Noon Rush at Victory Cottage
The Pilgrim Publicity Association drive at Victory Cottage on the Common shows rapid sales with more than 14 000 in Stamps sold during the noon hour. Prominent figures including John S. Lawrence Simon Swig John P Reynolds and W Cameron Forbes each purchase 1000 worth as crowds cheer. Massachusetts War Savings head Robert F Herrick emphasizes buying small or large stamps to hasten victory.
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Busiiness
Thrift Stamp Limit Club
Pilgrim Publicity Association
S. S. Conrad
B. B. Conrad
Robert F. Herrick
Grafton D. Cushing
Simon Swig
Swig
Victory Cottage
Greater Boston
Massachusetts War Savings Stamps Committee
Boston
Thomas F. Murray
North
Cordell Humphreys
Webb City
Louis Schwern
War rally opens late as Peters misses start
Former Lieutenant-Governor Cushing leads the event and condemns war profiteering while urging duty. He pledges to buy thrift stamps for $1000 as an example and asks others to follow suit, with Simon Swig of the Tremont Trust Company adding a call to action.
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Peters
Cushing
Simon Swig
Tremont Trust Company
Woman Doctor Attacks Nurses Reported in Espionage Case
Judge Hand states the espionage act covers propaganda of this type and warns that individuals spreading such reports will be indicted and punished severely if convicted.
Jury rejects Culbertson remarks on Red Cross nurses
The jury found that Dr. Culbertson made reported remarks about Red Cross nurses in France but lacked supporting knowledge. It concluded she did not intend to hinder war efforts or Red Cross recruiting and regrets being misinformed. The jury warned that true statements could invite military corrective action, while false ones risk espionage law violation.
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Red Cross
France
Dr. Culbertson
Vassar
Victim of Propaganda Defends Position Before Grand Jury
Dr Emma B Culbertson of 38 Newbury Street recounts her role in federal grand jury action in New York. She says German propagandists spread rumors about Red Cross nurses and that she named the people who spoke with her. She insists she was an innocent victim and hopes identifying sources will expose the guilty propagandists.
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Emma. B. Culbertson
Newbury Street
Post
New York
Dr. Culbertson
Vassar
McCracken
Boston
New England
West
Red Cross
New Laws 10 Raise Revenue
Secretary McAdoo says new laws are imperative to provide revenue for war program costs. A financial statement detailing needed taxes and bonds will be submitted soon to Senate and House committees for action.
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Washington
McAdoo
Congress
Treasury
Senate
House
Congress Faces Urgent War Revenue Revision Question
Capital leaders say the session hinges on whether the war revenue law must be revised now or can wait until December. Secretary McAdoo argues for immediate legislation, warning that delay could push adjournment to fall. The year’s expenditure outlook shows a $15 billion army plan, about $1.5 billion for the navy, and $2.25 billion for the shipping board.
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Congress
McAdoo
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Navy
Shipping Board
German Losses Heavy in New Drive on Ypres
German gains in the Ypres sector were reversed by a British Haig reported counter attack. Allied line re established with heavy German losses. Local British and Canadian assaults improved positions on the Somme front and in Lorraine with no notable combats elsewhere.
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Ypres
Marshal Haig
Somme
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Arras
Somme Salient
Lorraine
Fruit-a-tives advertised remedy claim by Albert Warner
Buckingham Quebec May 3 1915 notice where Albert Warner testifies suffering from headaches indigestion belching gas and constipation for seven years then cured by Fruit a tives. Ends with price 50c a box 6 for 2 50 trial size 25c and seller details Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Buckingham, Que
Albert Warner
Fruit-A
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Italian Front Fires and Amiens Bombardment Reported
Rome reports say allied fire hampers enemy troops in the basin region on the Italian front. Brenta and Mazrada sectors endure heavy bombardments while Amiens is said to be systematically shelled despite no allied forces nearby. The city’s cathedral is described as struck and at risk.
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Rome
Brenta
Mazrada
Amiens
Europe
Austria Faces Severe Food Shortage Says Tirol Burgomasters
Telegrams from Vienna quoted by a Swiss official dispatch report the food crisis in Austria as flour and maize scarce in the Tyrol and Innsbruck districts. Potatoes and milk are hard to obtain, bread is unavailable in many areas, and canned goods are exhausted. Gablonz notes food cards are useless without supplies from Vienna or Germany.
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Austria
Washington
M.y 9
Vienna Neue Frie Presse
Switzerand
Innsbruck
Tyrol
Klagenfurst
Vienna
Germany
Gablonz
Bohemia
French Lose Three Aces Within a Few Days
Paris May French aviation reports the deaths of three leading aces in quick succession. Lieutenant Chaput credited with 16 victories died Tuesday, Sub-Lieutenant Demeuldre with 13 victories killed yesterday near the Somme, and Captain Mieffre died directing an infantry assault after being struck by a ground machine gun.
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Paris
Chaput
Demeuldre
Somme
Mieffre
French Report Heavy Gunfire on the Avre River Front
Paris reports heavy artillery fighting on both sides of the Avre River along the front below Amiens in today’s official communiqué.
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Avre
Paris
Amiens
Waterfront fish prices and crew tensions at South Boston harbor
Nearly half a million pounds of fresh fish arrived at the South Boston pier with wholesale prices listed for haddock cod pollock hake and halibut. Arriving fleets include Spray Athena Flavilla Gladys & Nellie Margie Turner and Frances S. Grueby while outward bound ships stall due to crew wage demands and potential government intervention. A United Fruit steamship failed to sail due to crew refusals and a neutral ship carried 2 944 000 pounds of Cuban raw sugar awaiting refinery berth. The Landsman.
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South
Boston
Haddock
Tileish
Haddock. L.cod. M.ced
Cevesne
Athena
Gladys & Nellie
Margie Turner
Frances S. Grueby
Somerville
Cusk
Laura Enos
Fannie Belle Atwoot
United Fruit Company
Tropics
Cuba
South Boston
Suffrage Rally Urges Massachusetts Senators
At an open-air meeting on the Common the Massachusetts Branch of the National Woman's Party asked every man present to telegraph the Massachusetts Senators urging a vote for the suffrage amendment.
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Weeks
Lodge
Massachusetts
National Woman’s Party
Suffrage Rally Attracts Hundreds Of Supporters
Several hundred people attended a rally featuring speakers Mrs Toscan Bennett acting chairman of the Connecticut Branch National Woman's party Mrs Frederick H Sykes of Cambridge vice chairman of the Massachusetts Branch National Woman's party and Miss Margaret Foley. Grace Henshaw of Cambridge an enthusiastic suffragist worker and Miss Lou Daniels of Grafton Vermont a jailed Washington picketer were guests of honor.
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Toscan Bennett
Connecticut
National Woman’s Party
Frederick H. Sykes
Cambridge
Massachusetts
National Woman's Party
Margaret Foley
Grace Henshaw
Lou Daniels
Grafton
Washington
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