Red Cross outlines peace time relief plans
Washington December 4 Henry P Davison chairman of the War Council outlined future plans for the American Red Cross. The organization built up during the war will focus on peace time relief work both in the United States and globally. He said no further fund campaigns are needed and the annual Christmas roll call will form the foundation of support.
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Washington
American Red Cross
United States
Henry P. Davison
War Council
Davison
Mercy Organization
The
Red Cross
Red Cross Wartime Goalsa and Peace Programme
The Red Cross vows ongoing support for soldiers and civilians, with 50,000 trained workers across 250 locations. It notes postwar shifts to peace relief under government joint effort and stresses loyalty of members with annual dues of one dollar funding administration and direct relief in wars and peacetime crises.
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America
Red Cross
Railroads Seek Return to Private Ownership
In New York executives from railroads comprising a large share of U S rail mileage adopt a resolution urging the return of railroads to private control. They condemn government operation as inefficient and call for plans and legislation to restore private ownership during the remaining federal control period.
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New York
Slips Seized In Carney Building Gaming Raids
A raid on room 307 third floor Carney building 43 Tremont street yesterday afternoon led to three men being arrested for presence where gaming implements were found. Suspects Israel Pitton 15 Newton street Malden Arthur Munroe 791 Dudley street Roxbury and Harry Harris 21 Stanwood street Dorchester face arraignment in Central Court this morning.
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Tremont Street
Israel Pitton
Newton Street
Malden
Arthur G. Munroe
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Harry Harris
Stanwood Street
Dorchester
Magee
van Lanningham
Crowley, Sullivan
Staples
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Central Court
Russians to confer in Paris on peace conference representation
Boris Bakhmeteff the Russian ambassador will travel with embassy advisers to France to discuss Russia's status at the peace conference. He plans to sail from New York aboard the Maurentania Mauretania. Prince Looff, ex premier of the provisional government, will also travel to Paris for the conference of loyal Russians unofficially recognized by allied governments.
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Boris Bakhmeteff
France
Russia
New York
Mauretania
Prince Looff
United States
Paris
Schooner J. Howell Leeds Goes Aground in Nova Scotia
The American three masted schooner J Howell Leeds bound from New York for Halifax with 900 tons of coal went ashore on a ledge off Lockeport Nova Scotia late Monday night and is a total loss. The crew reached Lockeport safely and swam ashore according to Captain Rickner, master of the vessel.
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N. S
J. Howell Leeds
New York
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Leeds
Rickner
Be a Joy Walker Gets It for Corns Ad
An advertisement promotes a product "My Corns Peel Clean Off With Gets It" claiming fast relief from painful corns. It emphasizes dramatic motion and near collapse from wearing shoes, urging readers to try the remedy to end discomfort.
Boy Scout search finds Felio body on riverbank
In Holyoke on December 4, John Felio missing since November 3 was found dead on a Connecticut River sand bank. Felio, a longtime street railway conductor active in local labor circles, apparently took his own life after a period of ill health as police, firemen, and Boy Scouts had assisted in the search.
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Holyoke
John Felio
Connecticut River
Felio
Bay State Street Railway Workers Win Wage Increase
The National War Labor Board in Washington awarded Bay State Street Railway Company workers a maximum wage of 45 cents per hour, down from 60. The one year service rule was reduced from five to six years to one year, with $100,000 back pay from Oct. 22. The line serves many communities, and the company faces a $27 million debt while awaiting Public Service Commission action on fare increases to 10 cents.
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National War Labor Board
Washington
War Board
Bay State Car Men's Union
Boston Elevated
Elevated
Bay State Road
War Labor Board
Bay State Railway Company
Wallace B. Denham
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Wage Increase Estimated to Add Million to The Budget
It is estimated that the wage increase will add about $1,000,000 to the budget. Officials say the rise will affect multiple departments and requires careful planning to offset costs through efficiencies and reallocations.
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Thea
Army discharge men to return in uniform within four months
Washington December 4. Enlisted men discharged from the army will be required to return to the government within four months the uniform in which they leave camp.
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Washington
Italians Cool to Red Cross in Wartime Italy
Mrs. Alice McKay Kelley of the Red Cross Commission told a meeting at 5 Common Wealth avenue how American postcards showing intertwined Italian and American flags and the motto In work with you, in faith with you helped counter German propaganda in Italy. She noted hunger relief and messages from Italian mothers to their men in trenches boosted goodwill and that American aid remains needed in Italy and Serbia.
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Red Cross
America
Alice McKay Kelley
Red Cross Commission
Common Wealth Avenue
Kelley
Serbia
Female munitions workers to be fired at Newport torpedo station
In Newport Rhode Island on December 4 the Navy Department ordered discharge of all about 350 female munitions workers at the torpedo station by January 1. The action affects the entire shifts and removes a large segment of the wartime labor force.
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Newport
R. I
Navy Department
Anthracite Output Declines Near Thanksgiving Week
Production of anthracite coal fell about ten percent in the latest week, tied to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Fuel Administration reports that this drop leaves the coal year’s loss at nearly 2 million net tons versus the 1917 standard, reflecting ongoing production constraints.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Winthrop Woman Pays Fine After Boston Sightseeing Trip
Jennie Rogers hired Tim Murphy to show her Boston sights. She paid a ten dollar fine and the amount due Murphy after a judge in Central Court could not convert her check into real money.
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Winthrop
Tim Murphy
Tim
Sullivan
Central Court
Murphy
Relief comes instantly with Fape's Cold Compound
A two hour dosing plan of the relief remedy promises to end grippe misery and severe colds. It clears stuffed noses and airways, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverish symptoms, and claims prompt, no inconvenience relief at drug stores.
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