Unions Appeal to Publishers At AA P A Convention
At the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention in New York on April 24, heads of four international printing trades unions urged publishers to help curb ultra radical ideas. They stressed arbitration to maintain industrial peace, appealed for aid in easing workers cost of living pressures, and urged publishers to refrain from advertising agitators while using papers to counter extremism.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
James J. Freel
International
Electrical Workers’ Union
William McHugh
Trinting Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
John W. Hays
International Typographical Union
Matthew Woll
International Photo Engravers’ Union
Publishers’ Association
Woll
Wool
Hays
Mr. Freel
Biddeford Strike Declared Off After 48-Hour Week Effort
In Biddeford and Saco the strike by Pepperell mills and York mills workers that began September 2 with a walkout to enforce a 48 hour week ended today.
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Biddeford
Saco
Pepperell Mills
York Mills
Dere Bill My Dearest Bill A 1919 letter from Mable
The writer Mable, in a casual missive dated 1919, recounts daily road trips with cousin Jed Bangs from Elmore County, jokes about philosophy and spelling, and muses on insurance and a hypothetical vacation while cooking supper. She reassures her distant correspondent and hints at family dynamics and affection.
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Jed Bangs
Elmore County
Jed
To Be Continued in Daily and Sunday Post Until Completed
A brief note states that coverage will continue in the Daily and Sunday Post until the story is finished. The line signals ongoing reporting with no additional specifics about dates or outcomes.
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Daily
Sunday Post
Engineers Guests of Cadet Veis Homecoming Banquet
The 101st Engineers, rain soaked after a long, wet ride from Camp Devens, filled Mechanics Hall for a banquet hosted by the Veteran Association, First Corps Cadets. Laughter and cheers rose above the dignitaries including the Governor, division commanders, and naval district chief.
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101St Engineers
Camp Devens
Veteran Association
First Corps Cadets
Mechanics Hall
Commonwealth
First Naval District
Washington
Veterans salute 101st Engineers at farewell banquet
General Edwards General Hale General Black and General Appleton plus Colonel Bunnell lauded the 101st Engineers. They received overseas service medals with French lilies and First Corps of Cadets emblems and a mahogany grandfather clock to Colonel Bunnell. The event marked the unit’s final collective gathering and return of colors to the Veteran Association.
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Edwards
Hale
William M. Black
Francis H. Appleton
Veteran Association
George W. Bunnell
France
First Corps of Cadets
Bunnell
First Corps
101St Engineers
Engineers’ Department
Washington
Ceneral Black
Boston Common
Columbus Avenue
Welcome Home Jordan Marsh Employees Reception
More than 500 people attended a reception on the seventh floor of the new Jordan Marsh building for returning hero employees of the 65th Artillery, with W A Hawkins praising Winthrop women and Colonel Joseph F Howell calling them the war’s equal partners. The speech lauded women’s aid to allied efforts and hinted at broader contributions to wartime food production.
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Jordan Marsh
65Th Artillery
W. A. Hawkins
Jordan Marsh Company
Winthrop
Artillery
Joseph F. Howell
55Th Artillery
Howell
War veterans recall 55th Artillery in praise of service
Colonel Howell reviewed the 55th Artillery's actions in France at Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and the Meuse Argonne. Chaplain Sutler spoke of high morale. A sword dance by Miss Delaney and songs by Mrs Woodcock plus the 55th Artillery Trio followed. Veterans including Harry Lufkin DSC and others were present.
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Howell
Washington
55Th Artillery
France
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Harry KE. Lufkin
William Parr
John O. Brown
John D. Riley
F. Kelley
T. Prendergast
Fruit Steamer to Unload in New York
The United Fruit Company steamer Manchioneal was sent to New York to discharge 26 000 bunches of bananas after longshoremen refused to unload on arrival from Santa Marta. The ship faced fog delays, dockworkers reported at 8 am for two hours, then dispersed after pay, and berthed at Long Wharf at 3 pm.
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United Fruit Company
Santa Marta
New York
Long Wharf
Post Letter Box on Vanilla Intoxication Claims
A reader questions vanilla’s intoxicating potential while a housewife explains vanilla flavoring comes from orchid pods and any alcohol content in vanilla extract, not the vanilla itself, may cause intoxication.
Seasick sailors and stage fright in voyages debate
To the Editor the writer argues sailors can be seasick at the start of every voyage, likening it to actors with stage fright. The letter cites a veteran Cunard commander who was chronically seasick at intervals across his career.
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Henry Irving
Cunard Line
Brigham Young and the Mormon Founding Question
The text explains that Joseph Smith founded Mormonism and Brigham Young became president after Smith in 1847. It credits Young with guiding migration to Illinois and Utah, founding Salt Lake City, shaping growth, and in some views being more pivotal to growth and the association with polygamy than Smith.
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Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Young
Smith
Illinois
Utah
Salt Lake City
Tremont Temple readings site linked to Dickens question
The present Tremont Temple in Roxbury is the fourth building on the site. The first structure was an old theatre remodelled in 1843, with later temples replacing it.
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Tremont Temple
Tremont Building
Charles Dickens
America
Roxbury Hds
First US government bonds under Washington era
The text notes the first government bonds issued circa 1790 during President Washington’s era with Alexander Hamilton as secretary. It states the Continental Congress had debts of about 54 million dollars and the states owed 25 million, marking the early federal borrowing to cover Revolutionary War obligations.
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Sir
United States
Victoria
Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Continental Congress
Oldest Church Society in Boston Traces to 1639
A writer notes the First Parish Church, Unitarian, Meeting House Till in Dorchester district, as Boston’s oldest religious society. It began in Plymouth England on March 20 1639, just before the Dorchester settlers sailed on the Mary and John. The first meeting house stood at Pleasant and Cottage streets in 1631.
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Unitarian
Dorchester District
Boston
Plymouth
England
Dorchester
Mary
John
Pleasant
Cottage Streets
Poem Containing Tarnished Lines From Hood's Bridge of Sighs
A query seeks the location of a poem with the famous lines Take her up tenderly Lift her with care from Thomas Hood. It cites Stenog Hood’s Bridge of Sighs beginning One more Unfortunate and notes the lines Alas for the rarity of Christian charity. The message ends with Victory bond slogans and a registration shout.
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Stenog
Thomas Hood
Soldiers Guests Of Jewish Welfare Hospitality House
A few hundred YD soldiers were guests last evening at the Jewish Welfare Hospitality House at 47 Mt Vernon Street where an entertainment and a dance were held in their honor. Women friends attended, sandwiches coffee and cigarettes were served. More than half the YD boys were housed there and this morning they will tour Greater Boston by automobile visiting historical places.
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Jewish Welfare Hospitality House
Mt. Vernon Street
Greater Poston
Dr Scholl Foot Comfort Appliances Publicized
Dr Scholl promotes corrective foot appliances for fallen arches as proven and widely used. The system promises invisible fitting by expert store fitters with immediate comfort and a spring in step. Priced from two to six dollars, available at shoe and department stores nationwide.
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Scholl
Dr. Scholl
Scholl Mfg. Company
Broadway
New York City
Wm. M. Scholl
Oscillating Copyright Notice From Early 1919
A fragment from 1919 records a copyright notice referencing The Scholl Mfg. Company in Newtor Ohio. The readable snippet hints at legal text around rights and ownership, with limited context for full attribution or scope. The item appears as a damaged OCR fragment from a historical publication.
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The
Newtor, Oe
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