Why Congressmen Go to Europe Junketing Tale
Washington July 31 A report explains why members of Congress tour Europe after the armistice. Travel costs are described as about 1.50 dollars per day on government steamers, with cheap accommodations abroad making trips cheaper than staying in Washington. A congressman noted boarding a steamer for France after leaving New York.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
Paris
London
New York
France
Veazie Teenager Dies After Bathing Accident
Florence Bostron aged 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Bostron of Veazie lost her life while bathing at the Veazie shore above the pumping station. A party of friends waded out beyond her depth she was carried under Walter Dundley tried to rescue her and brought her to shore Dr Bayard of Orono used a pulmotor but she died about forty five minutes later.
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Veazie
Florence Bostron
Peter Bostron
Walter Dundley
Bayard
Orono
Lieutenant Foard Assigned to Marine Hospital Boston
Lieutenant Foard, formerly in charge of U S public health service work in Norfolk, on furlough in Washington, is ordered to report for duty at the Marine Hospital in Boston on the date his furlough expires.
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Norfolk
F. T. Foard
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Marine Hospital
Boston
Mass
Secretary Glass Bypasses Private Entrance to Treasury
Secretary Glass walked to the Treasury 15th Street door and asked to enter. The guard questioned him before confirming he is the Treasury Secretary.
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Washington
Glass
The
Treasury
15Th Street
the Guardian
Revere House Gold Set Sells For Under $200 At Auction
Battered mahogany table linked to Daniel Webster drew $10, while the “insides” of the famed bar sold for $110. Art buyers paid $115 for Tryon’s Oak Tree and $102.50 for Scott Leighton’s Waiting. Leighton’s Maternal Cares went to A Kabatznick for $62. Royal tableware pieces fetched $45 to $50. Sheffield plate $3 to $40. Total proceeds near $2000 as the sale ends amid talks of demolition by Thomas Ellston and trustees.
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Old Revere House
Charles B. French
Quincy
Lee L. Powers
Los Angeles
Cal
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Tryon
Hl. M. Stone
Cambridge
Scott Leighton
Leighton
A. Kabatznick
George A. Crocker
Thomas Ellston
Watch and Ward Society
Revere House
J. F. Brown
Painting Brings $115 At Auction Of Old House Treasures
The sale featured Sheffield plate ware and state occasion gold ware, as well as original oil paintings by Scott Leighton S. J. Tryon and Conrad Wimmer. Rare chromes and aliographs drew spirited bidding from art connoisseurs and buyers.
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Sheffield
Scott Leighton
S. J. Tryon
Conrad Wimmer
Boy killed in poker game in Vermont town
Roy Charland aged 18 died from a bullet wound in St Johnsbur y Vermont after a playfully discharged revolver during a poker game. Fellow players said Farle Fitzpatrick had joked about shooting if Charland kept winning and then fired the weapon.
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St, Johnsbury
Roy Charland
Charland
Farle Fitzpatrick
Army and Navy Training for Youths Proposed
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon introduces a bill proposing universal army and navy vocational training for youths aged 18 to 20 and a national registration system. The measure, drafted by the Training Camps Association with military experts, was referred to the military committee.
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Washington
Universal Army
Ard
Navy
Chamberlain
Oregon
Military
Kahn
House Military Committee
House
Training Camps Association
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Advertisement
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing and beneficial drink. It claims a tea spoonful in cold water, sweetened to taste, provides pleasant flavor and health benefits.
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Horsford
Foss Eyes Independent Bid for Governor on Rail Ownership Platform
Close associates of former Governor Eugene N. Foss say he will announce today an independent gubernatorial candidacy. The plan centers on a new platform advocating government ownership of railroads and railways.
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Eugene N. Foss
Governor denies Attorney General bid plans at Cohasset
A Post reporter saw the Governor at Rowe's wharf near his Nantasket boat to his Cohasset summer home. He denied any candidacy for Attorney General saying the job is for a lawyer and he is not one. He insisted he would not file papers tomorrow but hinted at a big Post story. He also argued against government ownership of public utilities, notably railroads.
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Post
Rowe
Cohasset
Flood of Strikes Paralyzing England
A nationwide wave of labor action grips England with half a million Lancashire textile workers idle for weeks and two hundred thousand Yorkshire miners on strike since July. Liverpool dockers halt shipping. bakers plan a walkout. police threaten a second strike. A triple alliance contemplates a general strike to push nationalization and policy changes, while government leaders clash with labor chiefs over handling the unrest.
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Yorkshire
Liverpool
Bakers
London
Triple Alliance
McScott
Lord Askwith
England
J. H. Thomas
America
William Adamson
Labor Party
House of Commons
John Hodge
Will Thorne
Great Britain
France Fixes Food Prices and Sets 15 Percent Profit
Paris July 31 decree implements minister of provisions plan to fix prices for food and drink. A department commission will list normal prices weekly and set a cost price plus up to 15 percent maximum profit. Publicity of prices and retailer compliance are required.
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Paris
Associated Press
Joseph J. B. E. Noulens
Emery line bids direct South America service begins
The American steamer Lake Flynns under Captain Williams sails today from port to Buenos Ayres inaugurating Emery line's new direct South America service. The vessel departs with a full cargo capacity including 400 000 feet of goods.
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Lake Flynns
Williams
Buenos Ayres
Emery Line
South America
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