Nurse Seeks Wallace Last Light for Patient Care
A nurse contemplates using a Wallace Last to aid her work in a room either too bright or too dark, hoping to improve patient care.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
2
Last Day to Enlist in Army Declares Deadline
An order from the War Department received by Colonel Perkins in Scollay Square states no draft-age applicants will be accepted after 6 p m today. The cutoff covers cavalry field artillery infantry signal corps quartermaster and medical corps enlistments with the coast artillery allowed until noon tomorrow.
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United States Army
War Department
Perkins
Scollay Square
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Infantry
Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Medical Corps
Coast Artillery
Ruling Tied to Overcrowding at Fort Slocum
The decision stems from crowded conditions at Fort Slocum where army recruits are sent, except for those in the coast artillery, signaling a response to housing strain and processing capacity.
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Fort Slocum
Army
Coast Artillery
Newsprint Merger Dissolves Under Federal Decree
Newsprint Manufacturers Association voted to dissolve after a federal decree labeling it a restraint of trade. Directors held a farewell dinner and left for home. Henry A. Wise will draft articles of reorganization with a committee preparing a new incorporation plan for submission to the Attorney General and court approval. Sixty six corporations were represented in the old group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry A. Wise
J. A. B. Coles
William McMillan
John A. Davis
J. A. Bothwell
William Hoffstra
Gregory
Congress And Labor Blamed On Munitions Shortages
General Crozier testifies that shortages exist for training ordnance at home but are not present on the other side. He notes purchases of English and French artillery for European use and predicts shortages for training purposes will be met by next summer. Delays in supplying ordnance are discussed as a factor.
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Wallace
Eral Crozier
Crozier
Europe
Ordnanes
Pasteur
Haarlem
Plan to Retain Skilled Munition Labor Outlined
Crozier cites causes for delays including time for estimates and appropriations before Congress and labor difficulties in private plants. He claims no shortage of skilled munition labor and describes a plan to retain such workers that may be submitted to Congress.
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Crozier
Congress
British forces occupy Jerusalem and impose martial law
General Allenby announces the occupation of Jerusalem by British troops and proclaims martial law. Moslem guardians control the Mosque of Omar and surrounding areas, with non Muslims needing permission to pass the cordon. Posts announce protection of holy sites for the three faiths.
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France
Italy
Omar
Midieh
Bireh
Allenby
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Rachel
Hebron
Holy Sepulchre
Boston business leaders form drive to aid Navy Relief Society families
Prominent Boston men organized a citizens committee to raise 100000 or more for immediate relief of sailors’ families. The group seeks new members for the Navy Relief Society led by Mrs. Jane Rush. Dr Morton Prince named president with Vorenberg vice president McKnight secretary and Griffiths treasurer. Harry K White to head the membership drive.
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Boston
Citizens’ Committee
Massachusetts Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society
Navy Relief Society
Jane Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Harry K. White
R. M. McGrath
Bankers’ Service Corporation
New York
J. C. Heyer
Federal Trust Company
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Suffolk County
G. F. Schrafft
W. F. Schrafft & Sons’ Corporation
N. H. Marvin
The
Talbot Company
W. A. Courier
American Woolen Company
John Balch
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
F. A. O'Sullivan
Edwin C. Lewis, Inc
Arthur E. Childs
Columbian National Life Insurance Company
Matthew C. Brush
Boston Located Railway Company
E. E Gray
E. E. Gray Company
J. B. Moulton
James J. Phelan
Hornblower & Weeks
Charles L. Burrill
Felix Vorenberg
Gilchrist Company
E. T. McKnight
Fidelity Trust Company
Henry Griffith
Allan Forbes
State Street Trust Company
Navy Folk
Navy
Admiral Dewey
Morton Prince
Vorenberg
McKnight
Griffiths
Will of Sarah Manning Leaves All to King's Chapel
The longtime courthouse figure Mrs Sarah H Manning bequeathed her entire estate to King’s Chapel in a will dated the day of her death October 27. Irene and Grace White of 87 Pomeroy Street Brighton were not named. Howard W Brown of Brookline named executor with no bond sureties required.
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Sarah EH. Manning
King’s Chapel
Irene
Grace White
Pomeroy Street
Brighton
Ashburton Place
Howard W. Brown
Brookline
Japanese Mission to Arrive in Boston for Four Day Stay
The Imperial Japanese financial commission will reach Boston at 7 am from New York for a four days visit. A major event is a Friday dinner at Hotel Somerset hosted by Boston banks and trust companies. Guests include Charles S. Hamlin, Governor McCall, and Mayor Curley with Alfred L. Aiken presiding at the Federal Reserve Bank event.
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Imperial Japanese Financial Commission
Boston
New York
Hotel Somerset
Banks and Trust Companies
Charles S. Hamlin
State Department
Washington
McCall
Curley
Alfred L. Aiken
Federal Reserve Bank
Jack Gerraghty Enlists in Navy Aviation Corps
Jack Gerraghty, husband of Julia French, was enrolled late yesterday in the Naval Reserve at Charlestown navy yard. He is rated as a chief machinist's mate and will serve with the aviation corps at Chatham. He had sought entry for several days after losing his papers.
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Jack Gerraghty
Julia French
Naval Reserve
Charlestown Navy Yard
Aviation Corps
Chatham
Storrow Proposes Plan to Save Coal Supply in New England
State Fuel Administrator James J. Storrow said anthracite imports appear higher than last year but a shortage of domestic sizes is acute. Dealers across New England face shortages and cannot meet households immediate needs.
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James J. Storrow
New England
New England Coal Shortage Urges 20 Percent Reduction
The fuel administrator calls on domestic consumers to cut coal use by 20 percent and substitute wood oil and gas where possible to avert severe winter shortages. A circular to apartment tenants from Mr. Storrow lists practical steps including lowering thermostat settings delaying heat in unused rooms conserving hot water and turning off lights and drafts.
Shortage of coal shuts down mill in Greenville
Greenville December news reports Mills Manufacturing Company employing 500 workers suspended operations indefinitely due to coal shortages. Other area cotton mills face possible closures as supply issues threaten production.
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Greenville
Thoe ‘Mills Manufacturing Company
Restaurants to Have Three Wheatless Days
New York City leaders of the New York Society of Restaurateurs adopted a plan for three wheatless and two meatless days each week in city restaurants. The decision, unanimous, exceeds the federal government guidance by one wheatless day.
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New York
New York Society of Restaurateurs
Conditions at Camp Mills Draw War Department Report
Governor of Oregon criticizes National Guardsmen treatment at Camp Mills prompting the War Department to request a routine report from the camp commanding officer. Officials say no special instructions were issued and the inquiry is standard procedure.
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Washington
Oregon
Camp Mills
War Department Today
Department
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