Senate hears Sharpe on army clothing and supply flaws
Senate military committee critical of War Department and Council of National Defence for securing uniforms and other army needs. General Sharpe recalls emergency contracts issued before war and open market bids for 500000 men in April and May with CNDefence aid. Littell and aides to face questions on cantonment contracts. Wright and Greble to testify about Pershing expedition camp experiences.
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Washington
War Department
Council of National Defence
Senate Military Committee
Sharpe
Baker
Littell
Sterrett
Wright
Greble
Doniphan
Bowie
General Pershing
Shortages of Winter Clothing Linked to Strikes and Delays
General Sharpe attributed winter clothing shortages to belated delays caused by garment makers' strikes and lack of private factory machinery, plus the early dispatch of American soldiers to France. He stated orders to clothe more than 1,950,000 men have been issued, with an expected supply for 1,300,000 early next year. Overcoat deliveries were behind contract on Nov 20.
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Sharpe
France
Storey asserts Black land ownership and wartime gains
Moorfield Storey, president of the NAACP, said at a New York conference that African Americans own about 20 million acres of land and $1 billion in property. He linked wartime service to opportunities and noted commendable conduct by Black soldiers.
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New York
United States
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Moorfield Storey
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Storey
Brides of Our Fighting Men Wedding Note
Bride is daughter of Daniel F. Dowd of Hyde Park Avenue and marries Ambrose J. Claus of Roxbury. He is a regular soldier on his second hitch and led the Berkeley Orchestra before enlisting. She says a bully Christmas with a 10 day furlough brought him home, and notes absence helps the heart grow fonder.
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Daniel F. Dowd
Hyde Park Avenue
Ambrose J. Claus
Elmwood Street
Roxbury
Berkeley
Boston
Bride of Four Days Married to Army Band Cornet Soloist
Mrs. Ambrose J. Claus Jr. wed Private Claus on Gutteabaeetek Jamaica Plain, while her husband serves as cornet soloist with the Fifth Massachusetts Regimental Band now attached to the Depot Brigade at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N C. The piece notes the tradition of music shaping morale in war.
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Ambrose J. Claus, Jr
Fifth Massachusetts Regimental
Bist
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Claus
Anna
Bay State Street Railway Workers Vote On Strike
About 6500 union street car men across three New England states voted last night and early this morning on an immediate strike request. Balloting occurred at 8 o clock and midnight with each man expressing how he felt about pressuring the company to honor the wage and working agreement. Final results and official notice will follow after delegates bring in division returns and a joint conference board tabulates at Quincy House today.
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Bay State Street Railway Company
New England
Joint Conference Board of
Quincy House
notScalien Wii
Chelsea union to call strike date after multiple city ballots
The Chelsea union will announce the strike date after voting in a joint conference board endorsed split. Balloting occurred in northern zone cities Gloucester Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Nashua Woburn Reading Lynn Salem and southern zone towns Quincy Hyde Park Taunton Brockton Fall River Newport RI.
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Chelsea
Joint Conference Board
Gloucester
Haverhill
Lawrence
Lowell
Nashua
N. H
Woburn
Reading
Lynn
Salem
Quincy
Hyde Park
Taunton
Brockton
Fall River
Newport
R. I
Sailors' Haven Hosts Christmas Tree Night for 500
Five hundred sailors from the navy yard Commonwealth pier Naval Radio School and waterfront ships enjoyed a Christmas tree at the Sailors' Haven Water Street Charlestown last night. Supper was served at six then entertainment followed. Each sailor received a small ditty bag.
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Navy Yard
Commonwealth Plier
Naval Radio School
Sailors’ Haven
Water Street
Charlestown
Woman drugged landlady and robbed her of 1902 dollars
A boarder, unnamed by police, drugs Mrs. Esther Smith of Mechanic Street and steals $1902 from a pouch worn around her neck. The theft came to light as police launch a general search for the thief after the landlady was drugged by a beverage he prepared.
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Webster
Esther Smith
Mechanic Street
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