Wakefin Guilty in Melrose Child Death Mystery
The Central Liberty Loan committee in New England reports disheartening loan progress with $6,749,000 raised yesterday and $48,629,000 to date. In Melrose, Joseph Wakelin is found guilty of killing his seven year old daughter Loretta, while his wife Sarah Ann Wakelin is found not guilty of manslaughter.
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Central Liberty Loan Committee For
New England
Boston Federal Reserve Bank
Joseph Wakelin
Melrose
Loretta Wakelin
Sarah Ann Wakelin
Re-Examine Draft Exemptions in Boston District
Provost Marshal-General Crowder orders reopening of all cases in Boston where men were exempted or discharged from the new national army. One agent will oversee each of 25 exemption divisions. Starting Monday, investigators will review papers to confirm or resolve the reasons for exemption.
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Boston
National Army
Crowder
Bike Hits Auto Kills Waltham Boy
An 11 year old Osmond S and S Ball of 12 Prentiss street Waltham died after his bicycle struck a heavy motor truck on Main street Waltham yesterday afternoon. He coasted down Prospect Hill avenue and could not stop at the crossing. No blame attached to the truck operator.
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Main Street
Waltham
Osmond S&s. Ball
Prentiss Street
Prospect Hill Avenue
Adopt Two Little Girls Adopt Two Little Girls
Finley J Shepard and Mrs Shepard formerly Miss Helen Gould have legally adopted two girls who had lived with them as companions for Finley J Shepard Jr since 1915. One girl is seven and the other six months younger. Parentage not disclosed.
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New York
Finley J. Shepard
Steel Prices Fixed by War Board and Manufacturers
President Wilson approved an agreement between the War Industries Board and steel manufacturers fixing maximum prices for steel products about one third under existing market prices. The move aims to stabilize wartime industry costs and curb inflation as the nation mobilizes its production efforts.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Steel Manufacturers
Wilson
Prices Set for Blooms and Billets and Steel Bars in Pennsylvania
Prices agreed with bases in Pittsburg and Youngstown set lines for blooms and billets four by four and larger at 47.50 per gross ton, billets under 4 by 4 at 51, slabs 50, sheet bars 51. Pittsburg base lists steel bars by size from 3 to 5 at 3.25 per 100 lb to over 10 at 4, skelp grooved 2.90 universal 3.15 sheared 3.25. Pig iron and steel shapes prices fixed by prior agreement, extended after conferences with War Industries Board and Federal Trade Commission, effective immediately with revision due Jan 1.
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Pittsburg
War Industries Board
Federal Trade Commission
Wakelin Verdict in East Cambridge Trial
Joseph Wakelin faces potential 20 year sentence after a Tuesday morning verdict of guilty at East Cambridge courthouse. His wife Mrs Wakelin showed mixed emotion as the jury delivered the not guilty for her. The jury had deliberated from 1 37 yesterday afternoon until past 8 last night before the verdict. Judge Patrick M Keating commended the jurors for their focused work in the long case.
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Joseph Wakel
East Cambridge
William Wakelin
Patrick M. Keating
Great Hotel Kearsarge House Burns in North Conway
The Kearsarge House, a famed White Mountains hotel in North Conway New Hampshire, burned tonight, with damage estimated at 50000 dollars. The five story wooden building, closed for the season two weeks prior, housed 160 rooms plus halls and kitchens.
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North Conway
N. H
Kearsarge
White Mountains
S. W. Thompson
Episcopal Church
Control of Bread Coming
Washington October 11 Early regulation of the baking industry was promised by Food Administrator Hoover Plans to control bread production and distribution already are under consideration and will be put into operation as soon as bread making experiments in several cities are completed Municipal bread depots will be provided if retailers cannot be controlled under a voluntary arrangement.
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Washington
Hoover
Baking Industry Left Out Of General Food Control
The baking industry was excluded from the broad food control program set to take effect November 1, leaving bakers to operate under separate rules while government oversight expands elsewhere. The decision impacts manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers across the sector.
Naval Revolt Long Hatching Quietly in German Navy
Amster dam Oct 11 reports say discontent in the German fleet grew for eight months and sparked by high tension. Pamphlets on war causes and the men behind the war circulated aboard ships. About 30 sailors face penal servitude from five to 15 years and 80 to 100 receive lighter sentences.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Junkerdom
Giants Beat White Sox as Kauff Hits Two Home Runs
Benny Kauff belted two homers driving the Giants to a decisive win over the White Sox. Lefty Schupp shut down Chicago hitters while Faber struggled, giving up several runs in a rough outing.
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Benny Kauff
Schupp
White Sox
Faber
War Tax Cuts Hit Middle Incomes Hardest
A period piece headline notes that war tax cuts hurt middle earners most, affecting every man woman and child and hitting salaries in the middle of the scale. The report emphasizes the burden on midlevel workers and families as tax policy changes unfold.
Means Economies Must Prevail Everywhere
The piece notes a Boston trust company claiming the war revenue law will touch every household. It argues real war economies will be needed by all, from children at 10 cent shows to earners with varying incomes up to those on high salaries.
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Boston
United States
Giants Rally for 5-0 Win in World Series Preview
Giants recover confidence with a 5-0 victory over the White Sox at the Polo Grounds. Kauff drove in three runs as New York solidified their hold on the National League title chase and set up a decisive next game in Chicago on Saturday.
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New York
McGraw
Giants
White Sox
Polo Grounds
War taxes touch all, even at the cinema
A child at a ten cent movie showing is asked to relinquish the penny candy to help fund war taxes. The piece notes Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin earn large salaries and face income taxes, surtaxes, and excess profits taxes just like everyday earners.
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Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Mary
Charlie
Lloyd George Keeps Focus On Liberty Demands
Premier Lloyd George told a delegation of insurance committees that the nation’s thoughts and energies are devoted to defending liberty and freedom as talks continue on health insurance reform and the creation of a ministry of health.
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London
Lloyd George
End of War Halt Denied by German Negotiation Stance
A passage notes a German foreign secretary von Kuehlimann refusing to concede Alsace Lorraine to France as the nation pursues a wartime objective, warning that such declarations could prolong the conflict. The report continues on page seven in the Fifth Column section.
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von Kuehlimann
Germany
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Columbus Day Program in Boston Featuring Italian and Portuguese Societies
The schedule includes a 9:00 parade from South Station through Summer and Washington to Columbus Park, an open-air mass at 10:30 by Cardinal O Connell, flag presentations to Gov McCall and Mayor Curley, hydroplane exhibition by Lt Cabot, multiple parades from North End and Richmond Street, athletics on Boston Common, patriotic exercises at Marine Park, a Babson Pan Americanism oration, liguria banquet, flag christening, illuminated yacht parade, and evening band concerts and open-air films ending with fireworks opposite Marine Park.
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Washington
Dorchester
Old Colony Avenue
Columbus Park
Cardinal O’connell
South Boston Strandway
Governor McCall
Mayor Curley
Portuguese Societies of America
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Aero Club of America
Liguria
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North End Park
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Public Garden
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Roger W. Babson
Liguria Society
Berkeley Hall
Society Abruzzese
Sumner Hall
East
Boston
City Point
Maine Under Snowy Manile
Bangor Maine reports the earliest measurable snowfall in 48 years beginning at dusk on October 11. Three inches fell by 10 pm in Bangor with up to six inches in northern areas causing heavy damage from broken branches. Streetcar service halted and electric circuits disrupted by snapped wires.
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Bangor
Maine
Columbus Day Observances and Historical Notes
SUN 37 s, MOON light all vehicles tonight will rise 8 32 a m at 5 38. TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES ETC Columbus Day A legal holiday in all New England States except Maine. Columbus discovered America 1492. Germans occupied Ghent 1914.
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New England
Maine
America
Ghent
Boston Area Weekend Weather Forecast Brief
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Friday fair, Saturday rain and colder with moderate northwest to north winds. Northern New England expected snow or rain Friday and likely Saturday. Forecasters note fair weather Friday and rain turning colder for Saturday in southern portions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Temperature readouts and averages from yesterday
Average temperature yesterday reached 43 degrees with readings across locations from 62 to 41 degrees. Daily highs and lows varied with 44, 42 and 41 degrees noted in several stations. Average year ago yesterday was 51 degrees with 19 to 24 degree ranges reported.
No Visitors Restricted At Camp Devens On Columbus Day
Camp Devens declares no visitors today except pass holders. All earlier passes are void. only the blue card signed by Captain Arthur F. Brown, assistant chief of staff, will be recognized by guards at gate checkpoints.
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Camp Devens
Cantonment
Arthur F. Brown
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