Buy a Bond or Carry a Gun Rally In Boston Labor
Boston labor leaders launch a third Liberty Loan drive with a slogan Buy a bond or carry a gun. Speakers at labor meetings nightly urge all unions in Greater Boston to back the campaign and extend efforts statewide. Edward McGrady chairs urging workers to sacrifice for democracy and the war effort.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Greater
Boston
Massachusetts Labor Committee
Wells Memorial Building
Edward McGrady
Workers of America
Painters Decorators In Boston Win Wage Increase
Union painters and decorators of Boston affiliated with Painters' District Council 41 begin work under a new wage scale. House painters receive 7 cents more per hour raising daily pay to 6.00 dollars while decorators earn 80 cents per hour pushing daily pay to 6.40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Painters and Decorators of
Boston
Painters’ District Council 41
No Labor Division In Loan Parade Opens Drive
Organized labor will not have a distinct division in the great opening drive parade next Saturday. Boston Central Labor Union president Ed ward F. McGrady says the Massachusetts and Boston labor committee ruled at employers' request. Many large employers planned to have all their employees march with them, already incurring expenses.
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Edward F. McGrady
Boston Central Labor Union
Massachusetts and Boston Labor Committee
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promises Kidney and Body Cleansing
Old advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as miracle cure for back pain lumbago sciatica rheumatism and kidney liver and bladder ailments. Claims quick relief and blood purification with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after a few days.
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AI Haarlem
Gould Medal Haarlem
Carriage Men Strike In City Today
More than 1000 Carriage Wagon and Automobile Workers Union members in the city plan a 7 am strike across about 23 auto marts and shops. They seek a 44 hour work week with no wage raise, after earlier concessions. Pickets to be posted. union reports no wage demand.
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Wells Memorial
Coal Teamsters to March in Parade
The Boston Coal Exchange section in the Liberty Loan parade will feature more than 1000 members of Coal Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union 63. John J. Fenton announced members will carry a large service flag and 10 large American flags, each member a small flag. The service flag will be installed at the union's new Tremont Street headquarters after the parade.
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Boston Coal Exchange
Liberty Loan
Union 63
John J. Fenton
The
Union
Tremont Street
State flower selection for Massachusetts nears decision
Massachusetts eyes a final vote on a state flower as a children’s poll tallies heads to the Department of Education and then the agriculture committee. Early returns point to the Mayflower as the emblem to adorn the Commonwealth’s coat of arms.
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Massachusetts
State Department of Education
Committee On Agriculture
Old Bay State
Last Call on Income Taxes in 1917 Deadline
Final notice from the internal revenue collector warns that income tax returns must reach the office before midnight as the 1917 schedule ends. Offices and branches will stay open until midnight at multiple downtown and city buildings and post offices in East Boston Cambridge Charlestown South Boston Dorchester Roxbury Salem Gloucester Lughn Lawrence Lowell Fall River Haverhill Fitchburg Worcester Brockton Quincy New Bedford Taunton Springfield Holyoke Pittsfield Greenfield.
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Internal Revenue Collector
Unity Building
Little Building
Victory Cottage
East Boston
Cambridge City Hall
Charlestown
South Boston
Dorchester
Roxbury
Salem
Gift of 20,000,000 Crowns to Sweden
Stockholm March 31. Former foreign minister K A Wallenberg and his wife donated 20,000,000 crowns for a permanent fund to support religious charitable social cultural work and to promote commerce and industry in Sweden. An additional million crowns was given to the municipal library at Stockholm. The permanent fund gift ranks as the largest in Sweden’s history aside from Dr Nobel’s gift.
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Stockholm
K. A. Wallenberg
Sweden
Dr. Nobel
Rutherford Defends War Support At Big Hippodrome Address
Judge J F Rutherford of New York denounces pro German accusations and backs President Wilson, urging Americans to aid the war effort. He claims no funds from German sources and says true Christians support the government, citing prophecies about a new age of restitution and the end of the world as the present order shifts toward divine guidance.
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Hippodrome
J. F. Rutherford
New York
Wilson
United States
Ile
International Bible Students
Rutherford
Woodrow Wilson
St. Peter
Jesus
America
Literary Digest
Congress
Christ
Zephaniah
Zechariah
Heaven
Hell
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkener Promises Youthful Look
A home tonic or Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair naturally. Apply nightly with a sponge to strands to restore color, gloss, and a youthful appearance without implying medical cure.
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Wyeth
Zone Fare System Authorized for Springfield Street Railway
The Public Service Commission approved a zone fare system for the Springfield Street Railway Company, aligning with a proposal also favored by the Bay State Street Railway. Seen as significant, the decision hints at potential PSC recommendations to address Bay State’s financial difficulties.
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Public Service Commission
Springfield Street Railway Company
Bay State Street Railway Company
Fare schedule details for fare zones and rates
The decision authorizes a new fare schedule with five cent central zone rides and free transfers. It outlines second zone charges, ticket book options at 40 and 50 cent bundles, good for varying distances, plus a two cent per mile rate beyond five miles and a six cent central Westfield rate. The commission says the plan could generate 400,000 dollars in additional revenue for maintenance.
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Westfield
Springfield
Court Square
Chicopee
Chicopee Falls
East Longmeadow
Longmeadow
Agawam
West Springfield
Indian Orchard
Ludlow
Commission
Palmer
Limit Club Expects Membership Increase in Boston
Sales of War Savings Stamps in Boston are set for a jump as more members join the 77 already in the Greater Boston Limit Club. Each member has bought 1000 worth of stamps, with seven memberships secured for Frederick Winthrop. The club began last week with members paying 828 for stamps and is expanding to Cambridge Middleboro and Springfield as prospects.
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Limit Club
Boston
Greater Boston
Frederick Winthrop
Cambridge
Middleboro
Springfield
Dartmouth Seniors in War to Get Degrees
Dartmouth College trustees voted that men from the 1918 senior class who left college since the war began will receive their degrees at this year’s commencement. The action, announced by President Hopkins, covers those already in service and may prompt more seniors to depart with cases handled individually.
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Hanover
N.hs
March St
Dartmouth College
United States
Hopkins
Mr Wilson Talks on Foods at Patriotic Show
The national government appeals to the American housewife to aid food conservation by prudent purchases. The Patriotic Food Show at Horticultural Hall offers guidance on utilizing foods to support soldiers, with Wheatless and Meatless options highlighted. The institution invites women to write for advice, recipes, and information, branding itself the Intelligence Department of The Army of the American Housewife.
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Horticultural Hall
Intelligence Department of
Army of the
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