Bunker Hill Boys' Club Opens Tonight in Charlestown
The new Bunker Hill Boys' Club on Green Street Charlestown opens tonight with public tours from 7 30 to 9 30. About 3500 Greater Boston citizens contributed to the 140000 project. 80 members aged 8 to 18 will move in January 2 with 10 former members in US service. The two and a half story building includes a gymnasium natatorium reading room and classrooms. Cyclone Burns will serve as physical director and the Beebe funded natatorium costs 10000 toward the self supporting facility.
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Bunker Hill Boys’ Club
Green Street
Charlestown
Greater Boston
United States Service
H. G. LeRoy
America
C. Phillip Beebe
Boston
J. Arthur Beebe
Bunker Hill
Camp Dix Soldiers Now Well Clothed
Wrightstown New Jersey December 27 1917 of the 20000 men at Camp Dix the national army cantonment here only 19 are without army clothing it was announced today by the camp officers Approximately 2700 of the men are without woolen overcoats but aside from this the entire camp is fully equipped in clothing Those without woolen overcoats will be supplied with that garment soon according to officers
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Wrightstown
N. J
Camp Dix
National Army
Chinese Capture Russian Troops Holding Harbin
A report from Woarhin says Chinese forces in Harbin Manchuria captured and disarmed Russian Maximalist troops after a Wednesday morning battle. Russians surrendered and were taken prisoner as Chinese troops now occupy the Harbin garrison.
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Harbin
Tokio
Manchuria
Woarhin
Coal Drought Shortage Eases as Trainloads Reach Boston
Relief arrives as two trainloads of anthracite totaling 5000 tons head to Boston with three Philadelphia barges carrying 10000 tons, while bituminous coal remains scarce with limited barges reaching port and delays at Delaware Breakwater. Seizure by Fuel Administrator James J. Storrow marks first step in emergency commandeering as Chelsea and Bay State road service report tight supplies.
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James J. Storrow
National Fuel Administrator
Boston
Philadelphia
New Haven Road
South Boston
Boston Fuel Committee
Newport News
Delaware
Bay State Street Railway
Wallace B. Denham
Chelsea
George H. Gray
Rockport
Bay State Road
Trains Run Under Ordinary Conditions Report
A brief note states trains are operating normally under standard conditions with no disruptions or delays reported. No specific dates or locations are provided in the fragment.
Coal for Boston Held Up at Newport
Two barges loaded with gas coal bound for Boston were delayed at Newport Rhode Island due to a local soft coal shortage. A tug with three barges sought soft coal to finish the voyage but rail car shortages hinder supply, delaying delivery and sparking broader comments from Federal Trade Commissioner W B Colver about car misallocation and wartime price and transportation factors.
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Newport
R. I
Boston
W. B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Garfield
Colver
Commission
Wilson
Storrow Names Collector and Fuel Committee Members
Mr Storrow yesterday named Col lector of the Port Edmund Billings 1 9 serve on the Boston Fuel Committee with J Frank O Hare and David A Ellis.
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Mr. Storrow
Edmund Billings
Boston Fuel Committee
J. Frank O’hare
David A. Ellis
Wilson Takes Over Railroads Narrows Senate Coal Inquiry
President Wilson's move to seize the railroads narrows the Senate coal inquiry's scope. The manufacturers' committee, probing coal and sugar, shows reluctance to delve into transportation issues as signs of improvement appear, and today’s hearing touched on them only lightly.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Coal Inquiry
Manufacturers’ Committee
Congress of neutral Latin nations postponed to April
BUENOS AYRES December 27 government announced that the congress of neutral Latin American nations has been postponed until April. It had been planned for January. The move follows the hasty departure from Washington of Mexican minister Luis Cabrera, sent as ambassador extraordinary to General Carranza, in relation to the expected meeting.
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Buenos Ayres
Washington
Luis Cabrera
Cabrera
General Carranza
City of Nagpur Wrecked in Delagoa Bay
The British steam ship City of Nagpur, 8381 tons, built in 1914 in Belfast, owned by the Ellerman line, was wrecked in Delagoa Bay Portuguese East Africa. All 259 passengers and the cargo were saved. The vessel was on the eastern service from Liverpool.
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Nagpur
Delagoa Bay
Portuguese East Africa
Times
Lisbon
City of Nagpur
Belfast
Ellerman Line
Liverpool
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