President orders cease of Siasconset radio station action
Government censorship of coastal wireless stations during war is upheld by Attorney General as lawful. President can close or operate the Marconi Siasconset plant if neutrality requires. Navy enforces a radio act provision and may keep excess funds in trust for Marconi.
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Siasconset, Mass
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
B. Nixon
Washington, D. C
Marconi Company
Esh Attorney-General
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Marconi Wireless Telegram Company of America
Department
Navy Department
Girl Hides in Cave to Dodge School Turmoil
Elsie K. Davis a 16 year old Somerville girl hid in a cave beneath her home at 4 Whitman street West Somerville to avoid school amid torment over clothes and home restrictions. She dug a small cave under the piazza where she stayed during classes with crackers cookies water and a few clothes. The girl will remain with J Herbert Buzzell family under social worker supervision after police investigation.
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Elsie K. Davis
Somerville
Whitman Street
West Somerville
J. Herbert Buzzell
Plaster of
Buzzells
Girl Locked In Building Rescued By Officers
Miss Ethel Boyer a milliner in 48 West Street was locked inside after hours. After over an hour she and a key failed to open the door. Two passing police officers heard a noise and rescued her by retrieving the key tossed from the fourth floor.
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Ethel Boyer
48 West Street
Miss Boyer
West Street
Governor Walsh to Campaign for Re election
Governor Walsh and his brother Major Thomas Walsh visited Worcester County Court House and announced a three week campaign to support the Democratic ticket. He plans to start on October 10, hoping his injured arm will be healed by then.
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Worcester
Walsh
Major Thomas Walsh
County Court House
Germany retreats on prisoner list numbers
Rome dispatch reports the German general staff has admitted earlier prisoner totals were wrong. The aggregate prisoners in German hands is now given as 50 000, with 30 000 Russians among them. The correction follows Berlin agreeing to complete official lists.
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London
Cetral
Rome
Berlin
War tax passed by House in Washington
The administration war revenue bill imposing taxes on beer wines gasoline theatre taxes and stamp duties was approved by the House 234 to 135 and now moves to the Senate. The plan targets beer barrels gasoline wine and telegraph postage tickets and various professions.
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Washington
Administration
House
Senate
Mann
Hobson
Alabama
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Europe
Twin Tomato Freak Grows in Everett Garden
A freak twin tomato grown by S P Johnson at 66 Glendale Street Everett features two perfectly round halves, each weighing half a pound. The fruit, raised in the rear garden, is noted for its identical shape and size on both sides.
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8. P. Johnson
Glendale Street
Everett
P. Johnson
Y M C A Evening Law School Names Secretary
Irving O. Scott a Dartmouth and University of Maine graduate has joined the Y M C A Evening Law School staff as secretary. He will direct the social life of the school and handle students personal problems after many years as a high school master and instructor at the University of Maine.
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Irving O. Scott
Dartmouth
University of Maine
Y. M. C. A. Evening Law School
Scott
Bank Clerk Dies at Desk of Heart Failure in Chelsea
Albert W. Glover 68 of 19 John Street Chelsea died yesterday at his bank desk from heart failure. A longtime clerk at the First National Bank of Federal Street he was born in the North End and attended Eliot School. He lived in Chelsea over 40 years and belonged to Star of Bethlehem Lodge Freemasons Chelsea.
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Albert W. Glover
John Street
Chelsea
First National Bank of Federal Street
Mr. Glover
North End
Eliot School
Star of Bethlehem Lodge
Freemasons of
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