Hub Cleanup Date Change For Boston Campaign
The Boston cleanup committee rescheduled events from May 13 to May 24 to avoid conflict with the Victory Loan campaign. A meeting, led by T. EB Bilodeau, decided to cooperate with the Salvage Bureau of the War Savings Committee and urged households to dispose of litter to junk dealers in exchange for war savings and thrift stamps. The Innovative District Nursing Association aid was to be saved for the campaign.
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Boston
War Savings Committee
Instructive District Nursing Association
T. EB. Bilodeau
Barge Wellesley Launched by Machias Shipyard
The barge Wellesley, 240 feet long, built for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, was launched in Machias Maine. Named for C. N. Taylor of Wellesley Massachusetts, she was christened by Mrs. Taylor.
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Machias
Wellesley
Machias Shipbuilding and Construction Company
C. N. Taylor
Mass
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Isto launches as fourth ship at Housatonic yards
Stratford Conn April 3 The steamship Isto the fourth wooden vessel to be launched at the Housatonic Shipbuilding Company yards took the water this afternoon. Isto measures 38500 tons and will be towed to Providence for completion.
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Stratford
Conn
Isto
Housantonic Shipbuilding Company
Providence
Stand Collapses Injuring Three Soldiers at Armory Left on Crutches
Three Red Hand and Buffalo division soldiers were hurt when a wooden stand for a panorama collapsed in front of the South Armory on Irvington street. The injured, George J. Scott, Kenneth Perkins, and Frederick E. Mills, were taken to City Hospital with foot and rib injuries and later released to attend a banquet.
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Red Hand
Buffalo
South Armory
Irvington Street
George J. Scott
Compton Street
Boston
Kenneth Perkins
Oliver Street
Springfield
Frederick E. Mills
Albion Street
Carty
Burns
Mechanics’ Building
Rates Seen as Choice for 7500 Dollar Job
Mayor Peters filed a bill at the State House to consolidate the children’s, institutions registrations, and penal institutions departments following a Finance Commission recommendation. Sanford Bates, current penal institutions commissioner at 5000 dollars, is expected to be named head of the consolidated departments at 7500 dollars.
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Peters
State House
Finance Commission
Sanford Bates
Penal Institutions
World War Narratives From New England Division
A series of first person World War stories by members of New England's division will continue daily in The Daily and Sunday Post. Readers follow personal experiences, reflections, and events from the conflict as recounted by service members.
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the Post
New England
Daily
Sunday Post
Stray Fire Strikes Foot March Near Cambrai Scots Parade
A correspondent recalls a late war skirmish near Cambrai where he, on foot, loses five men to shell fire among fresh arrivals. Gas alarms prove false as powder smoke. Highlanders marching nearby suffer casualties. the regiment buries its dead and continues the advance with bagpipes playing.
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Cambrai
France
U S Drops Proposed Ship Deal With British Tonnage
The United States government withdrew its plan to buy the British owned tonnage of the International Mercantile Marine. P A S Franklin said authorities could not further consider ownership transfer and the company would review the situation while keeping assets around 73 million dollars. The TM M Company fleet totals about 984 thousand tons with American 113 thousand British 853 thousand Belgian 18 thousand tons. Franklin noted no known reason for the withdrawal.
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New York
United States
International Mercantile Marine
P. A. S. Franklin
International Marine Company
T. M. M. Company
Franklin
Ships Baltic and Olympic Abandoned Sale to British Syndicate
The proposed sale of ships including the Baltic and Olympic to a British syndicate for 125 million dollars was halted when the U.S. government intervened last November and offered to take over on the British terms. Franklin says the company may renew talks with Britain or keep ownership, after detailing negotiations from 1918 through April 1.
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United States
Franklin
Mr. Franklin
Williams Treatment advertised for kidney and rheumatic relief
An old advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder diseases rheumatism and uric acid related pains. It offers a free trial bottle and a second paid bottle by sending the notice with name address and 10 cents for postage.
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Williams
Dr. D. A. Williams Company
Dept
General Post Office
East Hampton
Conn
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