Postal Agency Suspends House Organ Distribution
Postmaster General Burleson orders suspension of Postal Telegraph Cable Company staff distribution of its house organ to employees and public literature criticizing his control. Secretary William J. Deegan claims a post office espionage system exists and warns staff to refrain from opinions or face dismissal.
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New York
Postal Telegraph
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Burleson
William J. Deegan
Mackay Companies
Deegan
Post Office Department
Post Office
Secret Service
Calais Corporal Phelan Receives Distinguished Service Cross
Corporal Edward F Phelan of Calais Maine son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Phelan receives the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Vierzy on July 18 19111 He is the only local to be decorated and received the award from General Pershing at a March 14 1915 division parade The 19 year old enlisted in Boston June 15 1917 and after decoration told his parents it seemed miraculous to go through it without a wound.
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Calais
Edward F. Phelan
28Th Infantry
Ferdinand Phelan
North Street
Vierzy
Phelan
Pershing
Boston
Braintree
Mass
Nedlin Soles Hit Long Wear and Lower Shoe Bills
Salt Lake City merchant John Held notes his Nedlin Soles lasted nineteen months for two pairs while he stood ninety percent of the time. The ad touts long wear, comfort and waterproofing, urging readers to buy Nedlin soled shoes from local stores. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, also makes inyfoot heels guaranteed to outwear others.
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John Held
Salt Lake City
Nedlin
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comy
Akron
Ohio
Hospitality House to Shelter 2000 Men of 26th Division
Massachusetts Jewish Welfare Board Hospitality House at 47 Mt Vernon street readies for three day reception of 2000 soldiers from the 26th Division. Isaac Fishman and Jacob Wiseman supervise with Mrs Mary Madigan acting as matron.
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Jewish Welfare Board
Massachusetts
The
Mt. Vernon Street
Isaac Fishman
Jacob L. Wiseman
Mary Madigan
Sutherland Alliance backs Sutherland for President
New Castle Pennsylvania announces The Sutherland Alliance to promote United States Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia as a Republican presidential candidate. Bert F. Kline, editor of the New Castle Herald, announced the plan in New York.
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New York
New Castle
Penan
Sutherland Alliance
United States
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Bert F. Kline
Boston Records Largest List of Males Over Twenty
The 1919 police listing in Boston shows 227 466 male residents over 20, the highest on record. Some wards fall while Ward 7 rises from 12 836 to 13 682 as demobilization lags and immigration remains low. The cat licensing bill in Connecticut was killed by the Senate after House concurrence.
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Boston
Martin Lomasney
South Boston
Roxbury
Hyde Park
Brighton and
Allston
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Senate
House
Forum Folks Banquet in Kingsley Hall to Celebrate Boston Forum
A forum folks banquet will be held tomorrow at Kingsley Hall Ford building at 6 30 pm to celebrate winter fellowship among Boston groups at Ford Hall Old South Church and Temple Israel Forum. Speakers include Katherine P Loring Harry Levi David K Niles and Arthur J Crockett with musical contributions from Mrs Carroll J Swan Miss Bessie Perrigo and Samuel Rosen Del cerare King to lead community singing.
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Kingsley Hall
Ford Building
Boston
Ford Hall
Old South
Temple Israel Forum
Katherine P. Loring
Old South Meeting House Board of Managers
Old South Meeting House
Harry Levi
Temple Forum
David K. Niles
Department’ of Labor
Washington
Arthur J. Crockett
Four Minute Men
Massachusetts
Carroll J. Swan
Bessie Perrigo
Samuel Rosen
Delcerare King of
Quincy
Feathers to Burn After Federal Verdict in New York
A New York federal court verdict orders a bonfire of imported plumage worth 19000. Importer Rene Arbib faces the ruling for violating a protection statute, while Arbib claims ignorance of the law. The same report notes the launch of the Tennessee, first of 10 battleships in 1916 program, set for April 30 at the New York navy yard.
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New York
Rene Arbib
Arbib
Washington
Tennessee
New York Navy Yard
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