Uniforms and Titles Barred by War Department
Washington May 17 The War Department barred the privilege of wearing army uniforms and using military titles by officials of charitable and social organizations. Secretary Baker asked the American Red Cross YMCA YWCA National Catholic War Council Jewish Welfare Board Salvation Army and American Library Association to discontinue use of uniforms and titles. He thanked the groups for their wartime work.
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Washington
War Department
Daker
Aerican Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
National Catholic War Council
Jewish Welfare Card
Salvation Army
American Lbrary Association
Patrolman Thrown From Motorcycle in Fenway Incident
John F. West, 26, a patrolman at Dudley Street station, was injured yesterday in the Fenway near Louis rang street when he was thrown from his motorcycle during instruction. Patrolman Cassell of Back Bay station was also injured, suffering a lacerated forehead left thumb and left knee, and was taken to City Hospital before returning home by automobile.
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John F. West
Dudley Street
Fenway
Louis Rang Street
West
Cassell
Back Bay
City Hospital
Dorothy Dalton Promotes Derwillo Beauty Preparation
Actress Dorothy Dalton endorses Derwillo claiming it gives a rosy white complexion and smooth skin after one application. She urges readers to follow her advice and read her story on achieving beauty in the paper. Obtain Derwillo at local toilet shops and try it today.
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Dorothy Dalton
Iss Dalton
Derwillo
Senate peace resolution presented to House on table
The peace resolution adopted by the Senate was formally presented to the House and laid on the table. It was not sent to conference but informally reviewed by the foreign affairs committee as Chairman Porter works with Senate leaders to find a plan for House acceptance without a conference. Porter said a meeting with Senate leaders would be delayed until midweek.
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Washington
Senate
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
Pennsylvania
$3 000 000 Drive for Simmons College
Plans to raise three million dollars for Simmons College endowment advance with a central committee led by honorary chairman George H. Ellis and executive chairwoman Dean Sarah Louise Arnold. The campaign work is directed by Arnold with Kenneth Mark as acting secretary and alumnae leader Mrs. R. H. Brown, plus publicity head Dr. Robert M. Gay and aides Dr. Babcock Harris and Miss Jacobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons College
George H. Ellis
Sarah Louise Arnold
Henry B. Sawyer
George H. Purnett
Eleanor Williams
Henry F. Rothfeld
Eva W. White
James H. Ropes
Dean Arnold
Kenneth Mark
R. H. Brown
Alumnae Association
Robert M. Gay
Charlotte F. Babcock
Gorham W. Harris
Flora Jacobs
Congress will not suspend immigration this session
Washington May 17. Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee announced that no attempt to enact legislation suspending immigration for years will be made during this session amid a general hearing on immigration problems.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Vicks Vaporub Promotion Highlights Proven Pediatric Use
A North Carolina chemist developed a salve blending camphor turpentine and menthol to release vapors through the skin. Vicks Vaporub claims quick relief for chest colds sore throats bronchitis and even spasmodic croup with safe nightly use for children. Demand rose to over 17 million jars yearly as New England distributors restock.
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North Carolina
Vicks
New England
Winthrop Bridegroom Hazed Before Marriage
Winthrop bridegroom H Walcott Brown tied to a post outside his fiancee Dorothy Merrill Sewall’s home at 1 30 a m after a bachelor party. Brown, 19, married Friday evening and was escorted home by friends who staged pranks and a theater outing for the crowd of about 35. The incident drew local buzz as Brown and his bride depart on a wedding trip through New Hampshire.
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H. Walcott Brown
Waldemar Avenue
Winthrop
New Hampshire
Dorothy Merrill Sewall
Brown
Calumet Club
Winthrop Theatre
H. Walcott
Italians urged to boost drive for 100000 funds
In the closing weeks of a campaign led by prominent Italians, a Boston fundraiser appeals to all communities to donate toward educating poor Italian children. A long list of small contributions is cited, with a final line noting previously acknowledged total of 10 821.00.
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Commonwealth
Thomas Nutile
Care First State Bank
Boston
Anti-Wilson Plot Alleged in Congress
Rep Pou of North Carolina accused Republican leaders in Congress of conspiring to discredit President Wilson. He cited a proposed law to bar the President from leaving the country a measure to declare the office vacant for absence and a move to probe tokens of appreciation given Wilson abroad.
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Washington
Congress
House
Pou
Dem
North Carolina
Wilson
Poll
Bill Vetoed by Wilson Redrafted and Passed
The $104,000,000 legislative appropriation bill was passed unanimously by the House after redrafting to remove veto objections. President Wilson had vetoed last week over a rider seen as interfering with executive functions by the joint congressional committee on printing supervision. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Congress
Joint Congressional Committee On
Senate
Bayer Aspirin Card Stresses Genuine Name On Packages
The Bayer Cross marks authentic Bayer Tablets of Aspirin prescribed for over eighteen years. Genuine Bayer packaging bears the name Bayer with directions for colds headaches toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and other pains. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost only a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Massachusetts Congregational conference opens 118th annual meeting in Plymouth
The Massachusetts Congregational conference opens its 118th annual meeting at the Church of the Pilgrimage Plymouth May 17 with about 200 attendees. Henry K. Hyde of Ware presides as moderator as Ashley Day Leavitt leads the opening, committees are appointed, and reports are read. A supper is served, a banquet is planned, and sermons are delivered by G A Gordon and others with Lord's Supper to follow.
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Plymouth
Massachusetts Congregational Conference
Henry K. Hyde
Ware
Ashley Day Leavitt
Harvard Church
Brookline
Theodore E. Busfield
Allerton Chapel
G. A. Gordon
Old South Church
Boston
William R. Campbell
Roxbury
D. Fraser
West Somerville
Bill of Exceptions in Canal Case Allowed
A five page bill of exceptions filed by Francis G. Goodale, junior counsel to Nathan Matthews, was allowed by Federal Judge Morton. The bill seeks an appeal to challenge the jury verdict fixing the Cape Cod Canal value at about 16 million dollars. Court to decide form of judgment decree soon.
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Cape Cod Canal
Morton
Francis G. Goodale
United States
Nathan Matthews
Boston University Secretaries to Present First Play
The Dramatic Club at the College of Secretarial Science will stage Green Stockings on May 21 in Jacob Sleeper Hall. Catherine McLaughlin of Gloucester plays Celia Faraday with Karin Lewis of Stockholm as the leading man. a multi girl cast rounds out the production.
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College of Secretarial Science
Boston University
Green Stockings
Jacob
Catherine McLaughlin
Gloucester
Celia Faraday
Karin Lewis
Stockholm
Sweden
Ruth Alley
Rose Nicholas
Edith Lewis
Blanche Morris
Laura la Fond
Mary Hickey
Lilian McCarthy
Margaret Greer
Ruth Stickney
Flora O'Toole
Population of Manchester New Hampshire Rises 11.6 Percent
Official government figures announce Manchester New Hampshire population at 78 200 an increase of 8 137 or 11 6 percent through the latest census.
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Washington
Manchester
N. H
Senate Passes Cold Storage Bill With Penalties
Washington May 17 The cold storage bill requiring marking of entry date on goods and limiting storage to 12 months passed the Senate without division and goes to conference. House plans to include fruits and vegetables were dropped. Penalties up to $1000 fine and one year in prison, with $200000 appropriated for administration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Girl Wife of Man of 58 Gets Divorce
Mrs. Mary D. Patterson filed for divorce from Brenton C. Patterson, married in 1916 when she was 18 and he was six, after cruel and abusive treatment. They have one child. She testified he left in 1917 and never returned. she said he provided little food and the couple lived in one room on Blue Hill avenue.
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Mary D. Patterson
Brenton C. Patterson
Aiken
Blue Hill Avenue
Man Who Shot Hotel Keeper Sentenced
Caleb Rankin, indicted for first degree murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced by Judge Cox to eight to thirteen years in the State prison. On March 19 he fired five shots at Hotel Blackstone proprietor Corado Danigli in Haymarket Square, killing him. Rankin’s wife Eva worked as cashier at the restaurant.
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Caleb Rankin
Cox
Rankin
Blackstone
Haymarket Square
Eva
Corado Danigli
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