Clothing shortages fade as draft sizes grow larger
General Sharpe testified that complete stocks would be in camp by December 31 for 1,078,000 men, with ample per capita shoes and food. He noted many drafted men exceeded regulars in size, causing some clothing waste and delays, while dismissing widespread shortages and affirming strong meat and ration quality. He outlined supply plans, contracts, and labor-standard controls guiding wartime apparel production.
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Sharpe
National Army
Quartermaster General
Isaac Lewis
Congress
Department
Camp Custer
Michigan
Camp Lee
Council of National Defence
War Department
Baker
Hitchcock
Regular Army
National Guard
Wadsworth
General Sharpe
Chamberlain
Senator Chamberlain
McKellar
Army
Board of Control of Labor Standards
Louis Kirstein
Boston
New and McKellar
Cures Colds in South America With Brom Quinone Tablets
An old advertisement claims bromquinine tablets cure colds by removing the cause. It features a signature line from Be. W. Grovp and references a colon and bug phrasing.
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South America
BE. W. Grovp
Carlson Beats Donovan In Feature Fight At Commercial A C
The Brockton boxer Harry Carlson defeats South Boston’s Johnny Donovan in twelve rounds in a brutal title bout. Donovan suffers heavy marks and a low blow controversy marks the contest. The semi final saw Johnny Buckley beat Tony Watsan and other six rounds include Cassell over Rose and Roberts KOing Sterling.
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Harry Carlson
Brockton
Johnny Donovan
South Boston
A. C
Carlson
Larry Connolly
Donovan
Johnny Buckley
Tony Watsan
Brighton
Buckley
Mike Cassell
Lawrence
Joe Rose
Gloucester
Harold Roberts
Radio School
Sam Sterling
Commonwealth Pier
Lewis on Way to Lawrence Feat Bout Promised at Unity Club
Ted Kid Lewis welterweight champion heads to Lawrence for a feature bout against Tommy Robson of Malden after a Boston matinee at the Unity Cycle Club. A special train from North station at 2 PM will carry fans from Malden South Boston Charlestown Salem and Providence.
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Ted Kid Lewis
Tommy Robson
Malden
Unity Cycle Club
Lawrence
Boston
Crilley
Unity Club
South Boston
Charlestown
Salem
Providence
Robson
Young O'Neil
al McCoy
Joe Gans
Harvard Ice Teams In Tie Between Freshmen And Varsity
Harvard's informal hockey squad opened the season with a scoreless 0 0 tie against Coach Bob Gross' freshman seven at the Boston Arena. Both goaltenders excelled and star players Rice Bright and Stubbs for the varsity plus Bigelow Sessions for the freshmen stood out. The teams will not play again until after Christmas.
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Harvard
Bob Gross
Boston
Rice
Bright
Stubbs
Bigelow
Sessions
Jin
Yale
Princeton
Miller Huggins Targets Derrill Pratt in Talks
Miller Huggins manager of the New York Yankees conferred in St. Louis with St. Louis Americans business manager Quinn over Pratt. Huggins reportedly made a tentative offer for second baseman Derrill Pratt, but the proposal did not match the St. Louis club’s needs.
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ST. Louis
Miller Huggins
New York Americans
Quinn
St. Louis Americans
Derrill Pratt
Huggins
Pratt
Comiskey Donates $1000 to War Camp Fund
Chicago December 21 Charles A Comiskey owner of the champion Chicago Americans who had given $17000 to the Red Cross today donated $1000 to the war camp fund of the Knights of Columbus.
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Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Caddock Joins Army Camp Dodgel
Earl Caddock of Anita Iowa world wrestling champion joined the national army as a private in Ila S Dec 21 He had been in the draft increment expected January but volunteered earlier to enlist without waiting for the official call.
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Camp Dodgel
Ila
Earl Caddock
Anita
Caddock
Middlesex School to Host Opening Baseball Game in April
The Middlesex School nine will face Boston English High School on the Middlesex diamond in North Concord on April 10 as the season opener for both teams. Announcement from Unicorn athletic committee chair H. E. Babb signals forthcoming B A A games with regular invitation races and army and navy events likely included.
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Middlesex School
Middlesex Diamond
North
Concord
H. E. Babb
Unicorn Athletic Committee
Navy
Braves Eye War Tax Changes for 1918 Season
Braves manager Hapgood outlines plans to handle the wartime tax on amusements. The club will use change machines to handle small coins and considers how to apply tax to annual passes. Travel and hotel logistics are expected to adapt with minor disruptions for the coming season.
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National League
Hapgood
Braves
Concord Boys Get Letters
Twelve Cs awarded to Concord High School varsity football players and 13 Cs to the second eleven by the athletic council. First eleven letters went to Captain Herbert Pickard and Captain-elect Ralph Hemenway along with Harry Clark, William Chabot, Purling ton Marrs, William Heeks, Thomas Frawley, Allen Christofferson, David Hayes, Thomas Kelley, Mahlon Foley and Frank Gerrity. Second eleven letters listed Captain Frederick Taylor, Francis Wetherbee, Lester Stiles, Pres Eaton, Walter Wheeler, Gordon Ve, Robert Charles, Philip Lowden, John Mullaney, Alfred Pickard, Charles Carr, Sidney Regnier and John Hutchin.
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Concord High School
Herbert Pickard
Ralph Hemenway
Harry Clark
William Chabot
Purlington Marrs
William Heeks
Thomas Frawley
Allen Christofferson
David Hayes
Pres Eaton
Walter Wheeler
Gordon Ve
Robert Charles
Philip Lowden
John Mullaney
Alfred Pickard
Charles Carr
Sidney Regnier
John Hutchinson
Milton Announces Hockey Schedule
Milton High School hockey manager Hoston Farrel releases the season lineup with games at Milton and Concord and vs English High Middlesex School Stone School Brighton High Boston Lab Dorchester High Milton Academy Boston College High and other opens through March 1.
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Hoston Farrel
Milton High School
K 302d Regiment
Milton
English High
Middlesex School
Concord
Stone School
Brighton High
Boston Lab
Dorchester High
Milton Academy
Boston College High
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