Railroad Telegraphers seek reconsideration of wage order
Representatives of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers petitioned Director General McAdoo for reconsideration of the recent wage increase and rule revisions. They plan further talks tomorrow and then appeal to the Railroad Wages and Working Conditions board. The delegation was led by G Nelson of the Frisco lines.
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Tives
McAdoo
Board of Railroad Wages and
G Nelso
Frisco
Will Guard Against Food Profiteering
Assistant food administrator tatshesky said the public may rest easy on profiteering in foodstuffs. He stated restrictions are being removed for public convenience while food officials will monitor the price aspect of the situation.
Army plans 80 divisions in France by mid-1919
Washington December 5. General March chief of staff testifies in his annual report that the army aims to have 80 divisions in France by June 30 1919 with confidence Germany can be defeated in 1919 if carried out. He outlines reorganizing the staff and army structure and credits General Pershing and General Bliss for valued service.
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Washington
France
Germany
General March
Baker
March
Congress
Pershing
Bliss
Versailles
War End by 1919 if France Landing Possible
A historical report outlines a plan to end the war in 1919 by landing 80 American divisions in France by June 30 1919 and 18 at home, totaling about 4 850 000 troops. It details memorandum submissions July 18 1918, required draft-age expansion to 18 45, and a $7 billion budget increase, with Congress support contingent on those laws.
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France
United States
Congress
Suit Over Poker Games In Roxbury Club
Mary G. Grant sues Progress Club of 216 Warren street Roxbury and four members for 34500 after alleging Eugene P. Grant lost 11500 at ecard poker games between August 10 191 and January 1 1917 in the club rooms.
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Eugene P. Grant
Rowell Street
Dorchester
Mary G. Grant
Progress Club
Warren Street
Roxbury
Albert P. Carlton
William Kilmartin
Irving Dowell
John W. Gillis
Grant
Councils Turned Down by American Occupation Authority
Dec 5 dispatch reports Major General Joseph T. Dickman rejects official recognition of German Soldiers and Workers Councils in occupied districts. American civil affairs head General Harry A. Smith insists on dealing with de facto authorities. Council members claim non Bolshevik aims and seek to bridge the transition to a February constituent convention while German communications remain severed.
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Nancy
Associated Press
Joseph "T. Dickman
Workman
Harry A. Smith
Berlin
Germany
President Dons Life Preserver Signals Rescue
A brief report notes a signal to prepare for boats as a rescue move unfolds. The phrase indicates a president or leader directed lifesaving actions during an emergency at sea or near water.
President Wilson Conducts Shipboard Lifeboat Drill Aboard George Washington
The article reports President Wilson and Mrs Wilson joining a lifeboat drill on the George Washington as destroyers guard the convoy. The sea grows rough with big submarines seen awash while seven of twelve escort destroyers turn back. A funeral mass for Dennis Donahue, seaman aboard the USS Olympia, is scheduled in Cambridge.
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McCauley
Wilson
President Wilson
George Washington
St. Mary’s Church
Cambridge
Dennis Donahue
Olympian
Naval Hospital
Washington, D. C
Looney Heads Russell Club In Gaston Fire Dept
Daniel J. Looney of Magine 7 was elected president of the Russell Mire Club at its annual meeting held at 694 Washington street. Officers elected include Secretary Fred J. Dobbrats and Treasurer F. B. Cooke, with a full slate of vice presidents, directors, and a finance committee. The club includes privates from the Gaston fire department and discusses wage and time-off campaigns.
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Daniel J. Looney
Magine 7
Russell Mire Club
Gaston Fire Department
Washington Street
Michael Ryan
Ladder 12
Looney
Fred J. Dobbrats
Laddel l
F. B. Cooke
Engine
J. Coleman
J. Smith
Chemical
George Doyle
James Hughes
Tower
Timothy Donoghue
J. Teelley
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Tatshesky
E. T. Slattery CO
Slattery CO
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Boston
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ECP
C. Kenyon Co
McElwain
McKay
Dons
Ment
Russell
W. Finn
J. Wiggins
Russia
E. T. Colton
Petrograd
Colton
Filene’s
Filene
Filene's
Serge Middy
Everlasting
Vilene
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