Millionaire’s private yacht doubles as potential scout ship
Peter W. Rouse of New York had Cox & Stevens build the Winchester a 525 foot luxury yacht that can be quickly stripped of its lavish comforts and armed with heavy guns to serve as a U S government scout ship. The vessel combines daily transport between Long Island Sound and Manhattan with readiness for national defense and may inspire other millionaires to pursue similar dual purpose craft.
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New Rouss
Winchester
Peter W. Rouss
New York
New York City
Long Island Sound
Peter W. Rouse
Manhattan Island
Rouse
Cox & Stevens
United States
Walsh Wins Execution Against State Over Arrest
William G. Walsh, fined zero by Judge Dubuque in Dedham on January 1, 1915, for taking clams from Quincy Bay without a permit, wins a ruling that his sentence was illegal and is granted execution for costs against the Commonwealth. Walsh served 12 days in jail before paying the fine under protest.
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William G. Walsh
Dubuque
Dedham
Quincy Bay
Board of Health
Quincy
Commonwealth
Walsh
New Order's Quick Death Squelching News Propelled by City Works Chief
Commissioner Murphy of the public works department issued notices barring reporters from City Hall unless information came from the Mayor. The move aimed to limit news access, but Mayor Curley intervened and ordered the lid lifted, reopening access to legitimate public information.
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Murphy
Public Works Department
City Wall
Louis K. Rourke
City Hall
Curley
British Hits at Teuton Frightfulness Cartoon Section
A next Sunday Post features a collection of the most humorous wartime cartoons. The package satirizes Teuton frightfulness with sharp visual humor and topical punch lines.
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Teuton
Next Sunday Post
Every Woman's Duty Love of Tea or Coffee Questioned
A housewife may favor her tea or coffee yet drink in moderation while believing her chosen beverage harms few. The passage notes coffee and tea can be harmful to many but individuals justify their use as controlled.
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John
Eight Day Fight Over Aeroplane In No Man's Land
Ottawa report details Canadian eye witness accounts of eight days of engagement between trenches. Scouting parties operated as a two day bombardment pounded enemy artillery and mortar batteries striking Ontario and British Columbia units holding the frontline with steady resolve.
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Ottawa
Ont
No Man's Land
Militia Department
Ontario
British Columbia
Canadians Earn Bravery Honors In Night Frontline Actions
The report cites daring Canadian patrols and scouts under darkness. Royal Highlanders neared inside 20 yards of the German trench as sergeants recovered a sniper plate under fire. Corporal J M Lemieux rushed 200 yards to aid a wounded comrade. Privates Finlay and Gregory crawled 45 feet to recover wreckage and bodies from a downed aeroplane amid machine gun fire. Stretcher bearer A B Mowatt was wounded but continued aiding others. Staff Sergeant C K Smith earned a military medal for bravery repairing guns under bombardment.
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Royal Highlanders
J. M. Lemieux
No Man's Land
H. H. Finlay
W. Gregory
British Columbia
A. B. Mowatt
Vancouver
C. K. Smith
Canadian Ordnance Corps
Nine year old girl invents one step Adanah dance
Nine year old Adanah Fahrney of Cambridge originated the Adanah dance a one step new dance praised by friends. At a Monday night Mason ic Order event in East Boston hall she performed the dance and received four encores.
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Adanah Fahrney
Adanah
Cambridge
Masonic Order of
East Boston
Lutz Dies in Accident While On Vacation Job
William Lutz of Ladder 9 died when a staging broke at North Packing and Provision Co. in Somerville during a painting job on vacation. No financial benefit will accrue to his family from his fire department service due to the nature of the work.
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William
Lutz
Ladder 9
North Packing and Provision Company
Somerville
Injured in argument over business affairs
Vangil Eli, 38, of 52 Poplar Street, suffered a ragged scalp wound yesterday after an argument over fruit and produce prices with a fellow competitor in the West End. Eli operates a fruit and produce pedlery.
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Vangil Eli
Poplar Street
Eli
West End
Boston Norwegians Plan Independence Day Program
Boston Norwegians celebrate their national independence day with an elaborate programme. Anniversary entertainments by lodges and societies accompany special exercises at the Lutheran Church on Bartlett Street in Roxbury.
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Boston
Lutheran Church
Bartlett Street
Roxbury
Watch and Ward Society filer contests city fraud case
J Frank Chase of the Watch and Ward Society testified before Judge Burke against Abraham Lutchnich a Green street patent broker charged with taking money under false pretenses from David Sokol a West Indies hacker. Lutchnich’s case was continued until May 20.
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J. Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Burke
Abraham Lutehnich
Green Street
David Sokol
Lutchnich
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Cace
P. N. and Co
Etock
Sateen
Serges
Lowell
Brassieres
Hamburg
Chase
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