Proclamation Calls Canadians to Military Service in 1917
Notice from the Department of Justice under the Military Service Act 1917 calls all eligible unmarried men and widowers with no children born after 1882 and resident in Canada to report for service by November 10 1917. Local tribunals begin hearings November 8 1917 with exemptions possible for hardship health or exceptional qualifications.
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Canada
Dominion
Canada Gazette
Ottawa
Chas, J. Doherty
Department of Ili
Sparks St
Dspartment of Justice
Military Service Branch
Probing Bolo Pashas Past Readies Deposition
Paris reports Captain Bouchardon received Signor Sottolana's deposition for the court martial of Bolo Pasha the French financier charged with traitorous conduct. Cavallinie asked Sottolana to accompany him to Credit Lyonnais to cash a million francs then to Hotel Place Vendome with a companion later identified as Bolo Pasha. L'Oeuvre notes Bolo Pashas various travels including 1915 America and Switzerland.
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Paris
Bouchardon
Bolo Pasha
Signor Sottolana
Matin
Sottolana
Signor Cavvallinie
Abbas Hilmi
Egypt
Belo Pasha
Cavallinie
Credit Lyonnais
Place Vendome
L'Oeuvre
America
Switzerland
Musical clubs at Tufts end after twenty years
After more than 20 years the Tufts College musical clubs cease to exist. Professor Leo R. Lewis head of the music department could not drill the groups this year. Plans call for college sings on the steps to the Rez and around the campus to revive the old habit.
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Tufts College
Leo R. Lewis
Department of Music
Rez
Mayor Curley Seeks Ban On Girl Bootblacks Under 21
Boston Mayor James Curley announces a proposed city ordinance to prohibit females under 21 from bootblacking within the city limits. He cites public morals and minor employment protection, referencing Chapter 65 revisions and General Acts of 1916. The measure will be presented to the City Council at the next meeting.
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Curley
Boston
Recall Rebellions Over Henry of Prussia Visit Encounter
James Oneal, Massachusetts Socialist official, says two state lawmakers publicly opposed welcoming Prince Henry of Prussia during his U.S. visit. The Socialist gathering on the Common featured Fred Harwood, with speakers Joseph Murphy and John McCarty denouncing both major parties as playing with workers.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
United States
Massachusetts
James Oneal
Socialist Party
Fred Harwood
Joseph P. Murphy
John McCarty
Congregation Thanks Liberty Bond News and Press
The First Methodist Church on Temple Street Beacon Hall, led by Rev William M Gilbert, voted unanimously to thank the patriotic American press for its unselfish loyalty to Liberty bond publicity and voluntary censorship based on honor.
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First Methodist Church
Temple Street
Beacon Hall
Willam M. Gilbert
Liberty Bond
Lowell Militia Girls organize for armory access
Emma LeClair leads about 100 young women in Lowell forming Company A to win state recognition and gain armory permission. A meeting at LeClair’s home will map action to secure approval and plan fundraisers including dances and a minstrel show to buy uniforms. They will work with Mayor O'Donnell and the Lowell Public Safety Committee.
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Lowell Girls
Uncle Sam
Emma Leclair
Nora Maloney
Marion Bright
Phoebe LeFerbvre
Lowell
Cabot Street
LeClair
Plan Housing of 13500 Men at Squantum Shipyard
Dorchester Board of Trade and Fore River Shipbuilding representatives plus E B Germain of Aberthaw met at Squantum to order a census of Dorchester housing to accommodate 13500 workers for a new torpedo boat destroyer plant on the old aviation grounds. About 900 men are already at the field and 5000 are expected to be employed when the plant opens. A committee led by Daniel T O Connell will coordinate the housing effort with an urgent census planned for tonight.
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Dorchester Board of Trade
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
E. B. Germain
Aberthaw Construction Company
Squantum
Dorchester
Daniel T. O'Connell
Aberthaw Company
Fore River Company
O'Connell
Fifty Broadway Theatres Set to Offer Two Dollar Shows
New York reports that by 1918’s start Rialto will reach 50 first class theatres offering $2 attractions. The Rialto district becomes the world’s leading theatre center, surpassing London and Paris, with newer venues seating 600 to 1000 versus older houses of 1200 to 2000.
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New York
Rialto
Bright Light
London
Paris
Broadway
Providence Curley Edicts Tightens Theatrical Rules
Providence on Oct 14 enforces Curley edicts to curb stage improprieties. Mayor Curley’s staff is replaced by new local regulations while Providence’s theatrical inspector Sergeant Richard H. Gamble vows stricter oversight to ensure angelic stage conduct.
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Providence
Curley
Boston
Richard H. Gamble
Police Department
Providence Theatre Rules Tighten Under Sergeant Gamble
A set of strict Providence theatre regulations limits stage usage to the stage only and requires Sergeant Gamble to grant any exceptions. No plants or bare feet allowed, skin-tight costumes banned, and depictions of drug use or vulgar language are prohibited. penalties and permits are enforced citywide.
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Providence
Boston
Gamble
Force
Barber Steals For Farmer In Second World War Draft
Rolland Holbrook a Pratt barber volunteered to take the draft place of William L. McArthur near Preston after McArthur was summoned. McArthur, a young farmer, had just prepared to plant 200 acres of wheat when the order came, and the barber received consent from the board to substitute. The move drew attention in Hutchinson Kansas as the two men faced the upheaval of wartime service.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Rolland Holbrook
Pratt
William L. McArthur
Uncle Sam
McArthur
Preston
Cantonment
Holbrook
County Board
Fight Over McKay Fund Share For MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faces a Supreme Court hearing on whether it should share in the Gordon McKay fund created for Harvard College. The fund, now valued over 30 million, has accrued income since 1903, and moves to determine if Tech is entitled to a portion amid Harvard Tech merger disputes.
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Maachusetts Institute of Technol
McKay Fund
Harvard College
Gordon McKay
Supreme Court
Institute Technology
Harvar Scientific School
Frank F. Stanley
Swampscott
N. S. Shaler
Lawren Scientific School
McKay
Shaler
Ming
Heard College
Dhe
Tech
Institute of Technology
Kay
Dean Shal
Harvard
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Dorchester Board
Rhode Island City
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American Lead Pencil Co
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