Germans Held Under Immigration Warrants At Boston Port
Five Germans who worked as stewards and cooks aboard the steamship Juniata were seized by immigration officials at an American port yesterday. They along with four others from the Dorchester and Providence were brought to Long Wharf for a hearing on the charge of illegal entry. Some deposited the $4 head tax with pursers, but officials say current laws do not cover this case and a Washington ruling is awaited. Until then they were released on personal recognizance.
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Department
Juniata
Dorchester
Providence
Long Wharf
Washington
Lapham
Jom
Mrs. Corey
Tom
Corey
Anna
Walker
Rogers
Rear Admiral Gleaves Takes Command of Flotilla
Rear Admiral Albert L. Gleaves yesterday assumed command of the third division Atlantic torpedo flotilla at Charlestown navy yard. The ceremony occurred on the Birmingham flagship’s quarter deck with a 15 gun salute as the flag was raised. Captain William S. Sims relinquished command and proceeds to the Nevada as captain.
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Albert L. Gleaves
Atlantic
Charlestown Navy Yard
Cermany
Birmingham
William S. Sims
Nevada
Laphams Drift Toward a Quiet Beacon Street Marriage Plot
Silas Lapham moves from Vermont wealth to Boston society as he builds a Beacon Street home for his daughters Irene and Penelope. Tom Corey courts Penelope, while Bromfield Corey weighs family reputations and duty. Amid tensions, Tom declares love to Penelope, Irene retreats, and the Coreys confront the Laphams with wit, worry, and a plot to steer fate.
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Silas Lapham
Vermont
Boston
Irene
Penelope
Nankeen Square
South End
Lapham
Beacon Street
Thomas Corey
Beacon Hill
Quebec
Corey
Colonel Lapham
Lapham’s Return Brings Rumor of Financial Troubles
A fortnight after his absence Lapham returns in a sullen mood as whispers spread he may be stepping into serious trouble. A bookkeeper warns of a deepening crisis in the old man’s affairs, with his partner possibly in over his head while the paint market stagnates and a heavy drain looms.
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Lapham
Walker
Corey
Windward
Licenses at Auction Proposed in Taxation Debate
The special commission on taxation at the State House will on December 1 discuss a bill to auction liquor licenses instead of automatic yearly reissuance. It would set a minimum fee and let licenses be bid for, similar to municipal contracts, and the state’s share of income could shift from one fourth to one half.
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Special Commission On Taxation
State House
Proposed liquor license fee bill and bidding process
A draft measure sets license fees by local licensing boards with a minimum equal to Section 19 of Chapter 100. It adds a May renewal premium based on sealed bids by April 15, open to press, with boards awarding licenses from the list. It also amends Section 45 by replacing one fourth with one half.
Maine Mayflower Descendants Elect New Governor
Philip F. Turner of Portland was elected governor at the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants annual meeting in Portland. New officers include Deputy Governor Hiram W. Ricker. Captain Everett Ta. Philoon. Treasurer Frederick S. Vaill. Secretary Harlan B. Turner. Historian William J. Cousens. Surgeon Philip P. Lewis. Principal banquet speaker was William H. Hartshorn, Bates College professor.
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Portland
Philip F. Turner
Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants
Hiram W. Ricker
South Poland
Everett Ta. Philoon
Auburn
Frederick S. Vaill
Harlan B. Turner
William J. Cousens
Philip P. Lewis
Gorham
William H. Hartshorn
Bates College
New York as World Financial Center Predicted
French banker C Ros Ferry, allied with the Rothschilds and son of a former French prime minister, forecast New York will be the world’s financial center when the European war ends. He predicted England will be nearly bankrupt after the conflict, which he believes could extend three more years.
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New York
C. Ros Ferry
France
Rothschilds
M. Ferry
United States
England
Cambridge boy predicts France dominates European politics
A Cambridge student argues that France now controls political Europe for the first time in 400 years. He cites cabinet conferences with England and predicts England will lose its empire after the war, while the United States leads globally and Russia thrives for American trade. He says German goods will fail against American innovation and Britain will be financially ruined after the war.
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Cambridge
Merry
France
Europe
Paris
United States
New York
England
India
Canada
Russia
M. Ferry
Belgium
Britain
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Oysterett
National Biscuit Company
Gleaves
Ise
U. S. Pat
Coppright
Back Bay
William Dean Howells
Bromfield Corey
Bromfield
Laphams
W. D. Vowells
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Chicago
Tier Fairbank Company
Maine
Paine
Paine’s
Massachusetts
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