Muck List Reveals Doctor Karl Muck German Ties
DOJ records show memorandums with women's names and phone numbers found on Karl Muck. Many are students in musical schools, with numerous German names. His house reportedly center of German activities in Boston and letters from his wife discuss German causes and relief work. A fearful young woman urged him to quit, and his reply praises continuing war work for Germany.
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Department of Justice
Karl Muck
Boston
Germany
Box of Gold Scheme Leads to Lockup of Local Man
Mex Miller, 87, of Allen Street, was jailed on charges related to an Aug. 18 1918 alleged theft from Sarah Katz on Phillips Street. Grand juries say Miller and others coerced Katz into surrendering money by promising a box of gold that contained brass filings and cheap jewelry.
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Mex Miller
Allen Stre
Sarah Ka ’ Phillips
John Does
Miller
Sarah Katz
Randolph Savings Bank Robbery at Gunpoint
Four armed men raid Randolph Savings Bank in broad daylight. They bind gag and throw to the floor the treasurer a woman clerk and a customer. Bonds cash and securities valued at about 50 000 taken. No injuries reported.
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Randolph Savings Bank
Refuses Teachers Pay Award Fixed at 384 Figure
A city council announces a fixed teachers pay award of 384 dollars. Parker is retained to press a bill proposing 660 dollars. The move signals a potential legislative push to raise pay beyond the initial figure.
Wilson Warns Treaty's Foes and Boston School Stand
The Boston school committee rejected further teacher pay hikes, sticking to a $384 raise for the lowest paid and smaller increases for others, dashing hopes of a $600 raise and foreshadowing a legislative fight. In Washington, President Wilson warned the Senate he would pull the peace treaty from the White House if reservations are not modified, hardening positions as Democrats seek compromise.
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Boston
Washington
Wilson
Senate
White House
First arrests under new state anti-anarchy act
Two brothers were secretly indicted by the grand jury and arrested in the clean-up of reds, hailed as among the most important actions in the national crusade against extremism. Officials view the arrests as significant in enforcing the act.
HUB FIRE CLUB QUITS AFL AFFILIATION
The Officers' Club of the Boston Fire Department voted to surrender its charter with the International Association of Fire Fighters in the AFL. Captain Patrick J. Kelley announced the unanimous sentiment from a Oct. 1 meeting. a Dec. 3 ballot will decide the formal withdrawal at the annual officer election.
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Boston Fire Department
International Association of Fire Fighters
American Federation of Labor Organization
Patrick J. Kelley
Engine Company 23
Northampton Street
Prince of Wales Leaves White Sulphur Springs for New York
The Prince of Wales ends a quiet winter resort visit at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia and heads to New York for a string of public receptions and entertainments before sailing for England. He golfed most of the day and attended a tea dance hosted by Mrs H H Rogers with a jazz band, dancing until train time.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Prince of Wales
Littl
New York
England
Golf Links
H. H. Rogers
Anniversary roundup and 1914 war notes
A concise recap of historical items dated 1914 and a reminder of events a year prior. Includes Tennessee firing on by Turks at Smyrna Harbor, the flood at Flanders reaching Ypres, Major Henry L. Higginson's birth, and Wilson's abroad conference plan. Also mentions the 1919 food stimulation bill and German armistice term considerations.
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U. S
Tennessee
Smayrna Harbor
Flanders
Ypres
Henry L. Higginson
Wilson
Senate
Rhine
Treaty ratification hangs on Senate vote this week
Republicans backing the reservations listen but promise nothing as the fate of the treaty rests on a narrow path. A decision is planned for Wednesday with possible delay to Thursday or Friday under cloture. The Senate stays in session to clear proposed reservations before ratification, four reservations voted down and none adopted.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Weather Forecast For Boston And New England
Fair conditions for Boston and vicinity with fresh southwest winds. Tuesday and Wednesday show fair to fair skies in eastern New York Southern New England. Northern New England cloudy Tuesday with possible rain and Wednesday turning fair.
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Boston
Washington
Worcester Telegram Buys The Telegram Change of Hands
Worcester's Telegraph, the city’s oldest morning paper, acquired the Telegram and its real estate by Worcester Telegram Publishing Company. Theodore T. Ellis leads as president and publisher with a $1,000,000 capitalization. four Worcester businessmen sit on the board.
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Worcester
Telegram
Austin P. Cristy
Cristy
Worcester Telegram Publishing Company
Massachusetts
Theodore T. Ellis
New England Newspaper Supply Company
Bank Robbers Car Found in Jamaica Plain
An abandoned car found late at night on Forest Hills Street in Jamaica Plain is linked to a $40,000 Randolph Savings Bank robbery. A patrolman near the Green Street station noticed the number 116,838 on the car, which appears to be from Walter J. Lynch of 461 North Main Street Brockton, whose family says the plate was stolen from a disabled car in his yard.
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Forest Hills Street
Jamaica Plain
Randolph Savings Bank
Green Street
Boston
Register
Walter J. Lynch
North Main Street
Brockton
Robbery at Randolph Savings Bank Nets Up To 50000 In Loot
Four armed men raided the Randolph Savings Bank binding Treasurer N Irving Tolman a woman clerk and a customer. They took bonds cash and valuables worth an estimated 40000 to 50000 and fled in an arriving car leaving only the vehicle's registry number. The men were described as foreign extraction. Depositors are protected against loss per the treasurer.
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Randolph
Randolph Savings Bank
N. Irving Tolman
Tolman
Mayor Peters seeks three dollar raise in city tax limit
City councillors, after a one hour conference with Mayor Peters, indicate plans to ask the Legislature for a $3 increase in the Boston tax limit to enable salary boosts for clerks and other city employees across departments. The session followed a meeting with the mayor.
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Boston
Peters
Clerks Seek 40 Percent Pay Rise Amid Budget Standstill
Councillors report the Mayor cited no wage boosts until municipal income rises via legislative action to raise taxes. Clerks push for a 40 percent wage increase with a delegation at a conference in the Mayor's office, while others defer requests due to insufficient funds.
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