Knights of Columbus opens drive for war fund
At the Waldorf Astoria the Knights of Columbus launched a campaign to raise 50 million dollars to aid American soldiers. Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty led vows to back troops worldwide with chaplains, secretaries, and service houses as delegates from all states gathered for the 36th annual convention.
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James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Knights of Columbus
Waldorf Astoria
America
Mr. Flaherty
Italy
Russia
England
France
Flaherty
Genevieve Walsh
New York
Daughters of Isabella
Bishop Hayes
Archdiocesan
William J. Muligan
Committee On War Activities
K. of C
United States
Planning to Arrest 700 Tax Delinquents in Massachusetts
Tax Commissioner Trefry orders arrest warrants for 700 or more delinquent income taxpayers in Massachusetts. Deputy sheriffs will serve the warrants as action follows. The total due across delinquents is about $35,000 from the $12,000,000 assessed for 1918.
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Trefry
Massachusetts
Start on U Boats Promoted by Schwab at Shipyard
Charles M. Schwab, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, praised progress in warship and cargo ship construction. He said United States gains on the world shipbuilding front are accelerating and highlighted a new destroyer launch in Boston as proof of momentum.
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Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Boston
Boy Hero of Barge Loses Dog
Jack Ainsleigh known as the hero of Orleans loses his red and white collie Rex for the second time in 15 days. Rex remained on the coal barge Lansford when it sank after a German submarine attack off Orleans on July 21. The dog wandered from a Boston baggage master and was last seen after chewing through his leash at Harwich. State police Chief Neal and deputies are helping search across the Cape Cod district. Edward Keevan of the newsboys committee asks for tips to reunite Rex with his owner ahead of Jack Ainsleigh Day activities on Boston Common.
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Jack Ainsleigh
Orleans
Lansford
Charles Ainsleigh
Boston
Liberty Loan
Rex
Orleans Into the Care of the Baggagemaster
Baggagemaster
Harwich
Neal
State Police
Cape Cod
Edward Keevan
The
Newsboys’ Committee
Boston Common
Fore River and Squantum plants praised during launch tour
The exuberant fleet head praised the Fore River and Squantum plants in a luncheon gathering at the Neighborhood Club. He inspected the sites with President Eugene E. Grace and Vice President J. W. Powell, calling the facilities beyond criticism and commending Mr. Wakeman and Superintendent Ewertz for their work.
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J. W. Powell
Powell
Fore River
Eugene E. Grace
Back Bay
Merchants Limited
New York
Philadelphia
Grace
Quincy
Wakeman
Milk Producers Protest Delays by Boston & Maine Railroad
The Milk Producers' Association filed a protest with the Public Service Commission over slow handling of milk cars in Boston yards by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. It demands remedial action on this and other conditions affecting milk traffic.
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Public Service Commission
Milk Producers’ Association
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Boston
East Boston Shipyard Demand Sparks Union Go-Slow
Union ship carpenters in East Boston claim about 500 workers are idle while ships should be built in the district. They urge using local yards to meet claimed high demand and keep labor employed.
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Union
Boston
Two Boston Chaplains Commissioned for Army Service
George R. Bonner and Arthur C. Whitney, Boston Christians Scientists, are commissioned as army chaplains with the rank of first lieutenant for the war duration. The War Department announced the appointments. Bonner serves as secretary to Judge Clifford P. Smith at The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston. Whitney runs the church literature distribution committee.
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George R. Bonner
Arthur C. Whitney
United States Army
Newton D. Baker
Boston
Mr. Bonner
Clifford P. Smith
First Church of Christ
Whitney
Dreyfus Named for Boston City Hospital Board Seat
Carl Dreyfus of 120 Bay State road is nominated to fill the City Hospital Board of Trustees vacancy after the death of A. Shuman. Mayor Peters sent his name to the civil service commissioners with several other appointments including James J. Mahar to schoolhouse commissioner and Randolph C. Grew as sinking fund commissioner.
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Carl Dreyfus
Bay State Road
Boston City Hospital
A. Shuman
Civil Service Commissioners
Peters
James J. Mahar
L Street
Boston
Randolph C. Grew
Marlboro Street
John F. O’brien
Beacon Street
Claims City Loses Money Over Old Dearborn School Demolition
Angell of the Roxbury Metal & Iron Company charges the city loses between 15000 and 17000 by awarding the demolition contract for the old Dearborn School without competitive bids. He says Thomas A. Elston Co. profits about 15000 with 2000 cash plus wood and bricks, while the Schoolhouse Commission defends speed to clear space for portable buildings.
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Marks Angell
Mayor and Finance Commission
Elston
Angell
Joseph P. Lomasney
Rockland Electric Railway to be sold as junk
Rockland Maine August 6 Alfred S Black bought the Rockland South Thomaston and St George Electric Railway property for 36200 from T Kimball receiver after sealed bids were rejected plans to sell the equipment as junk were announced Black said the sale follows a court action and bids process
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Rockland
Rockland, South Thomaston & St. George
Help Your Newsdealer by Regular Purchases
Newsdealers in New England face a government order making unsold papers non returnable and higher expenses. Buy your paper at the stand and also purchase another item like a cigar fruit or magazine to support your dealer. Favor the same outlet daily to help regulate supply.
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New England
United States
the Post
Long labels Gaston a Republican rival to Coolidge
Richard H. Long, a Democratic governor candidate, said that if Colonel William A. Gaston wins the Democratic nomination the state would choose between two Republicans. He compared Gaston to Calvin Coolidge, arguing both favor property rights and would hinder liberal reform.
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Richard H. Long
William A. Gaston
Gaston
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Long
Coolidge
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes Alliance
Moody Boynton
Whitfield Tuck
Constitutional convention approves biennial elections plan
The constitutional convention voted 97 to 92 to advance a proposed amendment for biennial election of all state and legislative officers with the article to take effect in 1920. A loaning credit ban to individuals or private bodies passed to third reading, while other measures were rejected.
Enlarge Sewage Plants At Camps In Boosted Army Troops
Washington Aug. 6 The army construction division will immediately enlarge and improve sewage plants at camps and cantonments to safeguard troop health as numbers increase. The project is expected to cost about 40 000 dollars for each camp.
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Washington
Army
King of America Joke Stirs German Internment Letters
London reports letters from German Uboat crew families in the United States. They mock American life and ask if the King of America is an Indian, illustrating German ignorance of U S culture and geography. The missives humorously wonder about Indians and cowboys with lasso ropes as possible threats.
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London
Germany
United States
America
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