Business sacrifice urged to speed shipbuilding
Edward A. Filene addressed 1500 delegates at the sixth annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Chicago. He urged local business groups to organize aid to shipyards, prioritize materials, housing, transportation, and labor, and coordinate weekly conferences with shipbuilders to accelerate production during the war. Charles S. Hamlin, filling for Secretary McAdoo, urged full U.S. military effort in Europe and cautioned against premature peace talk.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Edward A. Filene
William Filene
Filene
International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
War Shipping Committee
Rochester
Charles S. Hamlin
Federal Reserve Board
United States Army
Navy
Europe
Hamlin
Treasury
McAdoo
Mr.Hamlin
Pershing
Bridge of ships quote from Edward A Filene on wartime shipping
Edward A Filene warns that one chance in a hundred of being short of ships in six months requires redirecting all resources to ship production. He calls ships the bridge for soldiers, guns, food, and supplies, stressing that a broken bridge prevents victory.
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Edward A. Filene
Strike Ordered On Reid System In Newfoundland
Advices from St. John's say the Newfoundland Workmen's Association has issued an order calling out on strike all trainmen and steamship hands employed by the Reid transportation system. The Reid interests operate virtually all railroads and steamship lines in Newfoundland.
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Halifax
St. John’s
N. F
Newfoundland Workmen’s Association
Reid Transportation System
Reid
Newfoundland
Repairing elevator worker killed by weight fall
Bernard McBride of 11 Donnell Street Cambridge died yesterday while repairing the top of an elevator cage at the fourth floor of 872-376 Boylston Street. The elevator weight fell crushing him and pinning him to the cage top.
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Bernard McBride
Donnell Street
Cambridge
Boylston Street
Kaiser Opposes Liberty Bonds Yet Calls for Bond Purchase
The piece satirically notes that Kaiser disapproves of the Liberty bond label but urges public purchase of bonds, framing his stance as a paradoxical appeal to support the war effort through investment.
Pensions for Scrubwomen and Other Senate Actions
The Senate reported favorable on bills to pension Suffolk county scrubwomen and allocate 30000 to fund social diseases programs. It sent Nantucket motor bill to a third reading, and the agri committee reported General Court reference for subsidies to encourage sheep and cattle breeding. A fuel container size bill was voted down at engrossment after no debate. The hours of labor for women and minors on elevators was engrossed, while the House voted against milk and cream standard in a disputed session.
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Senate
Suffolk County
Nantucket
Committee On Agriculture
Brockton Soldier Dies in Hoboken
Walter Lindskog, 22, of 23 Temple Street Brockton, died of pneumonia at Camp Merritt Hoboken today. He was in the first draft quota from Brockton to Ayer and was to depart for France soon. a telegram to his parents, Mr and Mrs Mangus Lindskog, announced the death after earlier news of his serious illness from the War Department.
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Brockton
Walter Lindskog
Temple Street
Camp Merritt
Hoboken
Ayer
France
Mangus Lindskog
Liberty Bond Drive Urges Family Protection Against Tyranny
A public appeal encourages purchasing Liberty Bonds to guard future generations against oppression and terror, urging families to invest as a civic duty and safeguard national security through the wartime savings program.
Spends 110 on Teeth to join Merchant Marine
Enrolments for sea training in the merchant marine totalled 48 men for the day according to a Shipping Board announcement. Among those accepted was Ernest W. Platt of 71 Osborne Street Norwalk Connecticut who had been turned down before for minor teeth defects.
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Shipping Board
Ernest W. Platt
Osborne Street
Norwalk
Conn
Platt
Louis W. Croke
German Troops Mutiny Before Going to Front
AMSTERDAM April 10 A mutiny occurred among German troops at Beverloo camp in Linburg Prussia before they were to depart for France Three officers were shot and several others wounded The disturbance was suppressed and most of those responsible were placed under arrest
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Amsterdam
Beverloo
Linburg
Prussia
France
Remember Washington's army at Valley Forge drive
A wartime bond appeal celebrates the Valley Forge defense and praises a successful Liberty bond drive as assuring comfort for troops overseas and support for those serving abroad.
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Washington
Valley Forge
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Washington St
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QVC
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