Coal shipments blocked by New England committee action
The New England coal committee urged railroads to stop diverting coal in transit to the district. It notified the Interstate Commerce Commission requesting immediate rail action to curb speculation on coal bound for the New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Coal Committee
National Coal Committee
Council of National Defence
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England States
Recruits to Train at Framingham Camp
Massachusetts National Guard units under federal orders will open a war strength training camp in Framingham this Friday or Saturday. General Edwards announced after a conference with Colonel Logan that all new enlistments in the Ninth Sixth and Second Regiments will be sent to Framingham for training.
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Massachusetts National Guard
Framingham
Edwards
Logan
Ninth
Bay State
Washington
Stamp tax planned in Senate in war tax revision
Senate finance committee moves to exempt many House taxed articles, replace manufacturers' gross sales with stamp taxes, and study new second class mail taxes based on advertising space, backed by Senator Hardwick and Post Office Department.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Hardwick
Stamp Tax Proposals Replace Direct Duties on Goods
A proposal calls for no direct taxation of jewelry films gum pianos or self played instruments. The House would levy a 6 percent gross tax via stamp taxes on mechanical instruments athletic goods perfumes cosmetics and patent medicines. A tonnage or length based tax on yachts and similar vessels is discussed and a confectionery levy is urged by Senator Williams of Mississippi.
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Senator Williams
Mississippi
Favoraby
Tax proposals on admissions and publication advertising debated
Tax ideas on admission charges to amusements and club dues were discussed with no decision. A Hardwick proposal would tax advertising in second class publications, starting 3 percent this year and eight percent later, on a space and weight basis, potentially raising 20 million dollars.
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House
Hardwick
Five and Three Year Terms for Firebugs
Jacob Phillips received a prison term of not more than five and not less than three years for hiring the arson expert Hddie Kandler to burn Bessie Phillips house on February 25 1916. Julius Yorks got three years for conspiring to burn his home on November 6 1915. his wife Ida was acquitted and Morris Ballinoff was also tried. Harvard closes its year with exams starting Thursday. commencement week runs June 17 to 21 with events including Phi Beta Kappa day and baccalaureate sermon.
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Jacob Phillips
Hddie Kandler
Bessie Phillips
Julius Yorks
House of Correction
Yorks
Ida
Morris Ballinoff
Harvard
A. Lawrence Lowell
Appleton Chapel
Phi Beta Kappa
Civil War Veterans Rally For Ninth Infantry Recruiting
Fifteen Civil War veterans marched to the Common to back the Ninth Infantry recruiting meeting. Colonel J Payson Bradley led the group and sounded the old bugle notes as he recalled past battles and urged one more call to muster.
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Ninth Infantry
J. Payson Bradley
Simple Home Remedy Claims To Cure Catarrh Deafness
Advertisement promotes Parmint double strength as a home treatment for catarrh and related symptoms. Instructions say mix 1 ounce Parmint with 1 4% pints hot water and 4 ounces granulated sugar, take one tablespoonful four times daily. Claims include improvement after day one and potential restoration of hearing, smell, and taste, plus relief from head noises and mucus in the throat.
Dahlgren Post G A R volunteers answer the call
Fifteen members of the Dahlgren Post G A R pledge to respond to a call as the colonel's comrades rally to duty. The oath underscores Civil War veterans' ongoing commitment to service and remembrance.
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Dahlgren
Harvard ROTC to undergo official inspection next Friday
The Harvard Reserve Officers' Training Corps será inspected by a War Department official this Friday. Government recognition and commissions for qualified cadets depend on the report. This week all lieutenants and noncommissioned officers except first and supply sergeants will be demoted and replaced from ranks, with further rotations planned over two week periods.
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Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Military Office
War Department
Washington
Wooden Ship War Settled Over Fleet Plan
Washington May 28 Differ ences between Chairman Denman of the Shipping Board and Major General Goethals over the boards wooden ship building campaign have been cleared away and the emergency fleet corporation will proceed with construction of both steel and wooden ships.
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Washington
Denman
The
Shipping Board
Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Goethals to lead new ship building push with 24 wooden ships
General Goethals returns from New York to announce the fleet corporation has contracted for 24 additional wooden ships and six steel barges. He will control the ship building program with the board limiting only other duties. The board denies responsibility for any 1000 ship claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Goethals
New York
Fleet Corporation
General Goethalg
Denman
United States Steel Corporaion
Lackawanna Steel & Iron Company
Commencement Week at Boston University Opens Tonight
Boston University kicks off commencement week with the senior prom at Copley Plaza. Helen Getchell of Waltham leads the senior class in charge of the program as exams closed yesterday and the schedule extends to June 7.
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Helen Getchell
Boston University
Copley Plaza
Waltham
Watertown Child Killed by Auto
Evelyn C. Locke ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar A Locke of 15 Cuban street Watertown was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when she stepped from the sidewalk into the path of an automobile on Main street Watertown as she was returning from school Edward C Green driver of the machine was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and later bailed.
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Evelyn C. Locke
Edgar A. Locke
Cuban Street
Watertown
Main Street
Edward C. Green
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Drees
Wesday
Dollor
Senate
Accron
W. Wiley
GOOD
Housekeeping Bureau OF Foods Sanitation
Bigelow
Good Housekeeping New York City
Ur. Bigelog
R. Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Good Ihousekeeping
Dr.Wiley
Harvard Corps
Hanover and
Portland
Goethals and
B. U
Nathan L. Welch
Detroit
Michigan Socialist
Welch
Murray
Boston
Hrraves Field
Ccharveyg
Boylston St
Burdon
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
Hig Street
Mass
Atlas Shoe CO
Educator Shoe
Connor
Brookside
Lion
Ralston
Manhattan Club
Post
Young America
Wits
Maine
John T. Connor CO
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