Court Won't Jail Pickets At White House Protest
Washington police court drops jail sentences for silent sentinels who picketed the White House with 11 arrests on Saturday including Alice Paul national chairman of the Woman's Party. After a recent workhouse melee police suspend sentences and the protesters stop picketing until Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Silent Sentinels
White House
Alice Paul
Woman's Party
Congress
Home made Pinex cough syrup promises big savings
An ad promotes making cough syrup at home using 214 ounces of Pinex plus sugar to yield a pint for about 65 cents. It claims faster relief from coughs throat and chest colds within 24 hours and markets Pinex as a long used Norway pine extract. It urges buyers to ask their druggist for 214 ounces of Pinex with directions and offers a money back guarantee.
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O. Ft. Wayne
Ind
Boston Post Dog Story Prize Offers Three Prizes For Best Dog Tales
The Boston Post invites dog stories with prizes of 20 10 and 5 in gold for the best three stories. Entries must be original or not but under 200 words and on one side of the paper. Real name and address required. stories not returned and may be published. Send to Dog Story Editor at the Post in Boston.
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The
Boston Post
Daily
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
Prancia H. Rowley
H. C. Merwin
Dog Story
The Irish Setter Description and Ancestry
The old theory claims the Setter arises from Spaniel and Hound mating. modern view suggests Red Spaniel crossed with English Bloodhound. The breed crouches to indicate game, a relic of concealment training. The Irish Setter features a long narrow head, deep red coat, fringed ears, hazel to brown eyes, and weighs 50 to 60 pounds with females lighter.
Trapper’s Dog Points at Water in Partridge Quest
In a rural Down East store story, a hunter recalls a dog that recently outdid other trappers. While they boasted of canine acumen, the hunter says his dog halted, then pointed at a lake as he hunted partridge, even though no birds were visible.
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H. F. Letson
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd
Boston
Tacks the Boston terrier saves boy in pond incident
Viola R. Witham recalls a childhood near West Somerville when her dog Tacks leaped into cold water to save her from drowning. The brave Boston terrier, after the rescue, was praised by her mother with a steak. The note closes with a grave mention of Tacks' death and a photograph.
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Tacks
Viola R. Witham
Prichard Avenue
West
Somerville
Don the Dog Helps Hatch Chicks in Barn
A black and tan dog named Don befriends a hen sitting on eggs. For three weeks he visits daily, then helps by turning soil to expose tidbits for the newly hatched chicks. The mother hen and Mrs Biddie Hen cheer the dog’s clever aid as the chicks grow.
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Don
Biddie Hen
Mary Smyth
Pine Street, Stoughton
Pom Pom the Poodle Guarding Gloves In Car
A white fluffy poodle named Pom Pom rode with his mistress in a car. While she shopped, a passerby approached and the dog growled and snatched the driving gloves, retreating to a corner inside the vehicle.
Orrine Destroys Liquor Habit
Scientific treatment for the drink habit now on sale at our store. It can be given secretly at home and quickly eliminates desire for whiskey and intoxicants. Orrine is sold with a money back guarantee if it fails to help. Two forms available No 1 secret treatment and No 2 voluntary treatment. Cost is $1.00 per box. Liggett's Riker Jaynes Drug Stores sell it.
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Orline Co
Wash
D. C
Liggett’s Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Tiny Dog Guards Gloves in French Ambulance Service Tale
The letter describes Pom Pom a small dog who guards gloves while his mistress drives an ambulance in France. The dog sits on the gloves and keeps them safe performing a small duty while his owner aids in the war effort. Marguerite Louise Rowe of Allston signs the piece.
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France
Marguerite Louise Rowe
Buckminster Street
Allston
Police Dog Hero Hector Saves Diver Men
Clarence H Vining recalls serving on the New York police force when his water spaniel Hector helped rescue two men overboard near the Gowanus Canal. Hector seized a fox terrier from a lieutenant and later saved a life by diving with Vining to rescue drowning men.
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New York
Hector
Gowanus Canal
Clarence H. Vining
State Street
Rockland
Duke the dog and the chickens lesson
Duke a large black and white dog chased the chickens as a puppy catching them and burying them in holes until a neighbor dog Sport shook him by the neck. After the scare Duke avoided chickens and learned to watch from a distance. Annie C. Leonard Norwood neighborhood.
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Duke
Old Sport
Annnie C. Leonard
Lenox Street
Norwood
His Master's Voice Jock and the Grouchy Colonel
The piece recounts how Jock the retriever mirrored Colonel the Hon. John MacTavish of the Seaforth Highlanders. On a tense parade Jock barked in recognition during a scathing address, causing laughter and confusion as the regiment formed fours. Jock ended up escorted to the guard room away from his master’s commands. James Campbell McGonigal, 268 Washington Street, Weymouth.
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Jock
John MacTavish
Seaforth Highlanders
John
Seaforths
James Campbell McGonnigal
Washington Street
Weymouth
Greece Prepares Large Allied Army in World War II
Athens reports to its legation that Greece is nearly ready to field a large effective army to cooperate with the Allies. Shortages of equipment are being rapidly remedied with aid from Allied powers.
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Washington
Greece
Athens
Greece Unites With Allies as King backs War Effort
The Greek people grow confident in their government and approve the reorganization of resources to support the war. The King is said to have hidden pro German leanings, but now King Constantine’s real stance is exposed and King Alexander aligns with the people and government to aid the common cause.
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Roussos
Legation
Greece
Constantine
Europe
Venizelos
Saloniki
Alexander
Dance for the Orphan Fund at Intercolonial Hall
Boston dancers gather at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury 214 Dudley Street for a big charity dance to aid the Provincetown Fund. Manager James Holt promises surprises with famed pairs Charlie Williams and Alicea Keough Dutch Bold and Rita Townsend plus Pauline Mason of Malden to perform fancy dances.
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Greater Boston
Intercolonial Hall
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Provincetown Fund
James Holt
Nautical Ball Room
Revere Beach
Charlie Williams
Alicea Keough
Dutch Bold
Rita Townsend
Pauline Mason
Malden
Artillery Fighting Continues on Aisne and Champagne Fronts
In Belgium and on the Aisne front fierce artillery action occurred as enemy assaults targeted posts near Novettes Craonne and in Champagne around Pain-de-Massiges Mont Haut. All attacks were repulsed and prisoners were captured.
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Paris
Aisne
Champagne
War Office
Belgium
Novettes
Craonne
Pain-de-Massiges
Mont Haut
Trial Reveals Locked-In Visit in Parkman Will Battle
Joseph Anthony Parkman testified in the Superior Court about a 1914 visit by Mrs. Sarah Finnegan and daughter Emma Finnegan to his mother in Dorchester. They allegedly stayed all afternoon with locked doors, forcing him to enter via a window, amid a contested will case over a $100,000 estate dated July 19, 1915 involving Mrs Grace Parkman and others.
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Joseph Anthony Parkman
Grace Parkman
Trainstreet
Dorchester
Fessenden
Sarah Finnegan
Emma J. Finnegan
Train Street
Boston Draft Boards Move to Locate Dodger Recruits
Boston draft boards prepare to locate and compel the 15 percent of registrants who failed to answer the call to colors. The District 5 board covering Brookline to Somerville completed its quota certification with more than 12 000 registrants examined for a district quota of 2732 men. The last 15 percent from District 6 is being chosen as Washington awaits notices for camp.
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Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Chelsea
Everett
Lynn
Newton
Salem
Somerville
Washington
Prohibition Party Dies As National Party Emerges
J B Lewis of the Massachusetts Prohibition Committee reports a Chicago conference formed a National party to push absolute prohibition. The move signals no end to dry activism but a stronger drive to influence Republican and Democratic planks toward national prohibition. Lewis will report back to Massachusetts for action.
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Prohibition Party
Chicago
National Party
J. B. Lewis
State Prohibition Committee
Massachusetts
Boston
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Prohibition Committee
Coal Refusal Blocks Nieuw Amsterdam to U S
The government refused to license bunker coal for the Holland American liner Nieuw Amsterdam after the Netherlands would not guarantee the ship would return to the United States after unloading Belgian relief cargo. The move threatens a broader embargo on Dutch ships in New York harbor unless Holland permits U S bound cargoes.
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Washington
Nieuw Amsterdam
Netherlands
United States
New York Harbor
Holland
Eighty Volunteers Depart for Canada from Boston
Eighty volunteers for service in the Canadian army left Boston last night for camps in Canada under the British recruiting mission. A further batch is expected tonight. At Bromfield street headquarters the Medical Board examined 67 men and accepted 42, with applicants largely from Worcester Lowell Brockton and Fitchburg.
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Boston
Canada
Bromfield Street
Medical Board
Worcester
Lowell
Brockton
Fitchburg
Quick relief from constipation with Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards introduces Olive Tablets as a non calomel laxative for constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored pills promise no griping and normal bowel and liver action. Take one or two at bedtime for quick pleasant results from 10c to 20c per box. All druggists.
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Edwards
Calomel
Dr. Edwards
Trio Held in Queer Shooting Near Manchester
Hilare Labbe owner of a Dunbarton road roadhouse and Amelia A. Thomas and Laura Lavasseur are held after a raid on the Dunbarton Hotel in connection with a shooting that left Arthur Bruneau of Suncook fatally wounded near his liver. Labbe charged with assault with intent to kill. the women detained as material witnesses. Bruneau’s condition is critical and a Oct 15 hearing is set. authorities call the case unusually mysterious.
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Manchester
N. H
Hilare Labbe
Dunbarton Road
Amelia A. Thomas
Laura Lavasseur
Arthur Bruneau
Suncook
Notre Dame Hospital
Labbe
Dunbarton
Bruneau
Tufts Night Welcomes Incoming Class At College Mass
About 400 Tufts students and alumni gathered in Goddard Gym last night for Tufts Night on College Hill. The annual mass meeting marked the start of the new year and welcomed the incoming class with an informal celebration.
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College Hill
Goddard Geymnasium
Tufts
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