Suspension Explained In Dowd Case In Revere
Mayor Alfred S Hall of Revere explains the 30 days suspension of Patrolman Thomas W Dowd. The mayor says the action concerns conduct unbecoming an officer and discipline issues, not pay matters. Dowd, chairman of a committee seeking pay for special work at amusements, was suspended after allegedly failing to patrol his route and using abusive language toward a superior officer.
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Alfred S. Hall
Revere
Thomas W. Dowd
Police Department
Dowd
Dyer
Maine names new fisheries director Harry J. Sanborn
Augusta April 4. Harry J. Sanborn of Vinalhaven was named director of sea and shore fisheries by the state commissioners to succeed Oscar H. Dunbar who resigned. The office will be located at Rockland.
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Harry J. Sanborn
Vinalhaven
State Commissioners of Sea and
Oscar H. Dunbar
Jonesport
Rockland
Liberty Loan Honor Roll Bond Drive Urged
Readers urged to participate by purchasing bonds and adding their name to the Liberty Loan honor roll, supporting the war effort. The appeal emphasizes civic duty and visible support through financial contributions.
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Liberty Loan
Prisoner of War Letter Read By Y M C A Official
An American POW in a German camp writes grateful thanks to the Students Fellowship Society of the Y M C A for their care. E G Wilson, secretary of International Y M C A Prisoners Fund, read the letter at Copley Plaza under Boston Browning Society auspices. He spoke on life in camps and the monotony after battlefield activity.
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Students’ Fellowship Society
Young Men's Christian Association
E. Greer Wilson
International Y. M. CG. A
C. A
Hat Trimmers Strike At Norwalk Factory Sanctioned by Union
About 40 members of the Hat Trimmers Union employed at Rosenwald and Wimpfheimer hat factory in Norwalk struck today claiming the firm violated its contract by using raw material from a non union factory. Pickets were posted near the plant.
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Norwalk
Conn
Rosenwald
Wimpfheimer
Oppose Weekly Pay Days In Prisons Debate
Massachusetts prison wage bill faces strong opposition before Ways and Means. Critics argue prisons are already attractive and keep criminals costly for the state, urging rejection of weekly pay for inmates and staff.
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Massachusetts
Houses of Correction
Committee On
Providence News Sold To New Ownership Group
Providence April 24 The Providence Evening News is sold to a trio from New York and Brooklyn led by D Russell Brown announces the Hope Publishing Company stock sale. The new owners will assume control April 27.
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Providence
Providence Evening News
John A. Hennessy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry DeWitt Hamilton
New York
James C. Garrison
D. Russell Brown
Hope Publishing Company
Devens Negro Battalions Transferred to 301st Regiment
The 519th and 520th Battalions are to be quartered with Boston's Own 301st Regiment of Infantry at Devens. Negro troops will occupy overflow barracks while the 301st troops stay in regular company barracks, effective this afternoon.
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Camp Devens
301St Regiment of Infantry
Boston
301St
Tents for non coms and officers at regimental camps
White officers and non commissioned officers move with privates though not sharing quarters with colored troops. Tent housing rising behind regimental HQs of the 301st today, with more troops expected to join by tomorrow night.
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301St
76Th Division
Sons of the American Revolution
John Drummey
Manuel Petisca
Tilton Seminary Receives Old State Fair Grounds
In Tilton New Hampshire April 24 the old State Fair Grounds were donated to Tilton Seminary as an athletic field by Lt. Charles W. Tilton of the U S Army and a town leader. The grounds cover acres with space for many sports. The item ends with a wartime appeal urging bond support.
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Tilton
N. OL
Charles W. Tilton
United States Army
Will License Oil Jobbers License Oil Jgbers
New York April 24 All jobbers of oil to be placed under license and licensing may extend to manufacturers and distributors in the oil industry. M L Requa director of the oil division of the United States fuel administration said committees were working to secure consumer storage facilities to prevent a winter shortage.
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New York
Oil Division
United States Fuel Administration
Leg Break Trial Echoes Over Eggs in 1917
Patrick Haverty, plaintiff in a $10,000 suit against Roger Ernst as trustee, claimed a February 3, 1917 fall on snow and ice at 174 Lamartine Street Jamaica Plain caused his leg injury while carrying groceries. He noted a basket of eggs remained unharmed. The trial at its early stage.
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Roger Ernst
Haverty
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Ernst
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