Emerson Motors Inquiry Reveals Boston Trip Tactics
Boston Inspector Farrell testified in the Emerson Motors trial about a special report to District Attorney Pelletier on Emerson stock promotions and Boston agent Matches. Witnesses described land purchases and a factory plan, while counsel Stephens discussed retreat plans to avoid prosecution and questioned prior director meetings.
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Amos B. Stephens
Boston
Emerson Motors Company
Joseph C. Pelletier
Thin
Po- Hce
George Farrell
Emerson
United States District Court
Martin T. Manton
Manton
Boston Police
Echo
Farrell
Robert P. Matches
Insn
Lockhart
Matches
Heston Post
Nother Boston Post
Silas Waite
Pelletier
Ciiy
Daniel J. Goskley
Ford Motors
Emily M. Senger
Emerson Motors
J. Re" Barry & Co
Charles Thomes White
B. Gifford
Rson
Hollander B. Kumeon
United States
Amos H. Stephens
Emerson Company
Travellers’ Insurance Company
Stutz Motor Company
Mr. Stephens
Polletior
James W. Osborne
Campbell and
Campbell
Coakley
Osborne
Willis
George Emerson
Theodore A. Janesbell
William A. Morean
PJ. Evans
Fleming
Nichols F. Milson
R. Sterry & Co
Stevens
John Warren Hill
John W. H. Grim
Loomis and Riess
Stephens
Hill
Ken
George Gordon Battle
Nfpo Wilson
Mrr. Hathorne
C. R. Berry & Co
Stephen Postering
Williamson
Wilson
C. R Berry
Los Angeles
Kingston
N.Y
T. A. Campbell
Farmers Attacked By I. W. W. in Move Against War Plans
Chicago dispatch reports government case against Industrial Workers of the World leaders for seditious conspiracy. Trials cited fires and sabotaged machinery in Washington and Montana grain belts, with I. W. W. bulletins urging power and defiance. Witnesses describe expulsion of British army members and a doctrine of sabotage to ruin employers.
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Chicago
Washington
Montana
Prevator
Nebeker
J. O. Banks
Canyon
Waah
W. W
Porter
Frank Wormbee
Pettit Loses Job in City Supplies Scandal
George B. Pettit, an examiner in the Bureau of Purchases and Supplies, was dismissed after a board vote. Officials accused Pettit of distributing information on inflated supply bills tied to the Central Purchase Committee, triggering a broader scandal and the resignation of related officials. Pettit protested, asked to stay through a transition, and the board granted a month’s extension.
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George B. Pettit
Bureau of Purchases and Supplies
Board of Estimate
Pettit
Central Purchase Committee
Controller
Alexander Grant
David Hirshfield
Philip Shapiro
Grant
Craig
Draft Rules for Men 21 Since June 5 1917
Notice from Martin Conboy NYC draft director outlines registration for men aged 21 between June 5 1917 and June 5 1918 who are not already in the US military. Registration on June 6 1918 between 7 am and 9 pm at local boards with instructions to mail cards, use contact addresses, and avoid delays. Those ill should send a proxy and failure to register carries misdemeanor charges and possible induction.
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United States
Joes
City Declares Itself A Spotless Town After Street Day
The Health Department led by Dr. Royal S. Copeland organized a citywide cleanup with inspectors patrolling streets areaways and vacant lots. Tenement violators were arrested and fined two to five dollars as part of the drive. today focuses on exterminate germ carriers with blue decor, lavender oil, and diaphorized scents.
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Health Department
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Frank Munn
Grace Lusk Insane Case Drives Wisconsin Court Action
Grace Lusk, a convicted singer in Waukesha Wis, remains in serious condition at the county jail. County officials plan one more attempt to prove insanity and have her moved to an asylum rather than prison. If declared insane again after treatment, she would be transferred to the penitentiary rather than released.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Luss
Mary Newman Roberts
Jair
Housekeepers’ Cookery Books Mark a New Era in Womans Work
A long review praises a selection of cookery titles revealing shifts in domestic science. It highlights Practical Food Economy and The Book of Car Cookery for their science, efficiency and nutrition. It notes preserving, canning, desserts, and Chinese cookery volumes as modern guides reshaping home menus and kitchen practices.
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Mary W. Wright
A Handbook of Patriotism reviewed
The editors Hare and Hinoranco Saenger present a compact patriotic manual on Americas role in World War I. The work is encyclopedic yet concise, detailing aims and purposes and offering readily accessible guidance for citizens seeking wartime context and policy.
The Cunningham Lecture 1917 Denney and Sir George Smith
A summary of recent theological and literary works and the reception of scholars. Denney's The Christian Doctrine of Reconciliation is praised as a crowning life work. Sir George Adam Smith, famed biographer of Henry Drummond, tours the U S lecturing on biblical criticism. Str. Paul Elmer More’s Shelburne Essays and Princeton lectures are highlighted along with Bertrand Russell's Mysticism and Logic. The piece notes the enduring value of moral and spiritual insight in philosophy and theology.
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Cunningham
George H. Doran Company
James Denney
George Adam Smith
Aberdeen University
United States
Henry Drummond
Sir George
D. L. Moods
Str
Paul Elmer More
Shelburne
Thomas Seegombe
St Beuve
More
Louis Clark Vanuxem
Princeton University
Princeton University Press
Ftate
Longmans, Green & Co
Bertrand Russell
Russell
D. BG
Interned Britons in Germany at Ruhleben Prison Camp
A memoir by Mahonsy recounts Britons and non-combatants interned in German camps at Ruhleben and elsewhere at the outbreak of WWI. It highlights their courage, loyalty, and endurance under harsh conditions designed to break spirit.
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Ruhleben
Germany
FC Stahoney
Bro
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Robert
Ruthlehen
Mahonsy
The Hun's Designs Germany at Hay
A critical review of Major Mactall's study of German strategy and aims in the war. The introduction by Field Aturshal frames the work as provocative and authoritative, detailing long cherished plans of the Hohenzollern clan and the implications for peace terms and world safety.
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Hay
Field Aturshal
George H.doran
Mactall
Sarajevo
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