Treasury certificates reach record subscription total
Washington November 30 Secretary McAdoo announced the latest issue of treasury certificates due June 25 and receivable for taxes closed tonight with about 690 million dollars subscribed in nine days. The full amount will redeem 250 million due today and meet immediate treasury needs. Additional certificates may be issued later with June maturity. Banks urged to maintain interest in the government financing scheme.
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Washington
Treasury
McAdoo
Man Pleads Guilty Wearing Army Officer Uniform
Bangor Maine November 30 James M Laskie of Eastport pleaded guilty to wearing an army officer uniform without membership in a military organization. He was committed to jail in default of a 1000 dollar bond for trial in February.
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Bangor
James M. Laskie
Eastport
Reid
Lyons urges Jews in Somerville to prepare for Palestine return
Leo J. Lyons director of the Zionist Bureau of New England addresses hundreds of Jewish residents in Citizens Hall Somerville and Charles Town urging readiness for a future return to Palestine. He says it is up to American Jews to demand Palestine and guard it as they guard their lives. He envisions a Jewish homeland and flag ending persecution and centuries of wandering.
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Leo J. Lyons
Zionist Bureau of
New England
Somerville
Charlestown
Citizens’ Hall
Palestine
Yies
Grocer Fined for Selling Short Weight Sugar in East Boston
Paola Alexandri, grocer of 50 Liverpool Street East Boston, was fined 75 dollars for selling underweight sugar after a customer found a half-pound that proved not to be. Judge Joseph H Barnes imposed 25 dollars on three counts and held him in 500 dollars as he appealed.
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East Boston
Paola Alexandri
Liverpool Street
Joseph H Barnes
World of Books Review Highlights Travel and Nature Gift Volumes
A roundup of travel and nature books for Christmas gift giving. George Wharton Edwards’s Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France surveys northern French towns and ruined monuments. Walter Prichard Eaton’s Green Trails and Upland Pastures praises New England beauty. Elizabeth W Champney’s Romance of Old Japan explores myth and history. Eugenie M Fryer’s The Hill Towns of France journeys through preserved towns. Robert Shackleton’s Touring Great Britain guides readers to lesser known locales. A. Hyatt Verrill’s The Book of the West Indies covers islands from Florida to Venezuela. Princeton background is shown in The Story of Princeton by Edwin M Norris. Charleston’s Dwelling Houses by Alice R. Huger Smith highlights notable homes.
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France
Penn
George Wharton Edwards
Arras
Lille
Amiens
Cambrai
Soissons
Rheims
Verdun
Edwards
Picardy
Champagne
Mr. Edwards
Doubleday
Walter Prichard Eaton
Glacier Park
Lake
Chelan
American
Mr. Eaton
New England
White Mountains
Berkshires
Eaton
Dutton
Eugenie M. Fryer
Republic
Faris
Dinan
Carcassone
Arles
Chartres
Blois
Rocamadour
Les Baux
Miolans
le Puy
Normandy
Brittany
Provence
Poitou
Savoie
Auvergne
England
Wales
Scotland
Great Britain
Robert Shackelton
Shackleton
Oxford
Stratford on-Avon
Chester
Knutsford
Tewksbury
Crowland
Engand
A. Hyatt Verrill
Florida
Venezuela
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
San Francisco
Charleston
South Carolina
Lippincott
Alice R. Huger Smith
Navy to name new rear admirals and captains next week
Washington reports that four rear admirals 21 captains and 51 commanders will be named under the merit system by a selection board meeting Monday. The expansion for war will create vacancies and 110 lieutenants and 247 junior lieutenants will be advanced under the seniority system.
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Washington
Selection Board
Naval Establishment
Japanese Victory Seen as Hindering Religion Say Mission Leader
The Rev J W Doolin of the Foreign Missionary Society, a leader in missions, predicts Japan's victory will impede religion. He plans to address a Cathedral of the Holy Cross audience tomorrow at 3 PM.
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J. W. Doolin
Fo. M
China
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Franciscan priest critiques Japan’s faith progress after Russia victory
Rev Juniper W Doolin of the Franciscan Order says pride from Japan’s victory over Russia hampers Christianity there. The San Francisco native, visiting China, preaches at St Francis Xavier feast mass in Cathedral of the Holy Cross tomorrow at 3 PM.
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Japan
Russia
Juniper W. Doolin
Franciscan Order
China
Father Doolin
San Francisco
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
New Haven Plans Stock Issue Amid Control Concerns
Dr. Ezra W. Clark of Brockton, a stockholder in the New York, New Haven & Hartford, argued at a Public Service Commission hearing that allowing retirement of preferred stock at 110 may shift control to New York financiers. The company seeks to issue 45000,000 in stock at par to fund debt and maintain operations, with questions about authority to set a premium and the use of proceeds from court-ordered property sales. The hearing recessed with the commission to consider its authority and the proposed terms.
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Ezra W. Clark
Brockton
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Public Service Commission
New Haven
New York
Petitinon
E. J. Buckland
F. A. Farnham
Howard Elliott
J. B. Eastman
Commission
Eastman
MacLeod
New York Central Drops Observation Cars During War
New York Central Railroad will halt observation cars on all lines starting November 30 and continuing through the war period. Officials say the measure conserves coal and speeds train movement nationwide.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
First Sale Of Thrift Securities In Boston
The new war savings campaign starts next Monday in all cities. The first buyers were Robert S. Weeks and John R. Macomber of Harris Forbes & Co. who purchased $50 in $4.12 savings certificates from Assistant Postmaster William E. Hurley at the campaign heads final conference in the federal building Circuit courtroom.
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United States
Boston
Robert S. Weeks
John R. Macomber
Harris, Forbes & Co
William E. Hurley
Federal Building
War Savings Plan Opens Across Nation With Stamp Drive
The United States launches a year long war savings stamp campaign starting Monday. Officials led by Robert F. Herrick aim to raise 2 billion dollars by selling stamps through post offices and schools nationwide. The plan allows anyone to buy large consignments and sell them to friends and passers-by as part of the nationwide effort.
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United States
McAdoo
Robert J. Herrick
Payson Smith
State Board of Education
William E. Hurley
Murray
Stone Named Purchasing Agent for State Institutions
Concord New Hampshire November 30 William A Stone of Concord was appointed purchasing agent for state institutions succeeding H K Libbey of Grasmere who has resigned.
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Concord
N. H
William A. Stone
H. K. Libbey
Grasmere
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