Endorses Mobilizing Employees in War Effort
Organized labor backs the U S employment service of the Department of Labor in mobilizing an industrial army for war. Imael Gompers of the American Federation of Labor announced the endorsement and noted the service will aid the labor market by matching skill with capital. The drive aims to recruit 3,000,000 workers with shipbuilders enrollment projected to exceed 250,000. State directors for public service reserve recruitment were named, including Leo A. Korper in Hartford and Charles S. Hitchborn in Augusta.
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Washington
Zed Labor
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Imael Gompers
Iican Federation of Labor
Jrican Federation of Labor
Ates
Department of G Ompers
Public Service Reserve
Employment Service
Connecticut
Leo A. Korper
Hartford
Maine
Charles S. Hitchborn
Augusta
Notable Names in Early American Officials List
Massachusetts William A. Gaston Boston New Hampshire Clarence E B Carr Andover New York William A Orr Albany Rhode Island Edmund A Burlingame Providence Vermont Robert W Simonds Montpelier listed among regional figures in historical records.
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Massachusetts
William A. Gaston
Boston
New Hampshire
Clarence EB. Carr
Andover
New York
William A. Orr
Albany
Rhode Island
Edmund A. Burlingame
Providence
Vermont
Robert W. Simonds
Montpelier
Harvard cadet school ends first course in naval training
The Harvard cadet school for ensigns at Harvard ends its first course this afternoon with final examinations for 150 cadets. Graduating exercises are set for February 11 at Sanders Theatre with ensigns entering service afterward. Nine days of leave follow completion, and plans are under way to open a second 150 cadet course on February 13 with Captain James N. Parker in charge.
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Harvard
Navy
Sanders Theatre
James N. Parker
Funeral Services for Dr. Edward Page
Delegations from the Harvard Dental School Alumni Association the first president and the Masonic fraternity attended the funeral for Dr. Edward Page at the Home for Aged Men on West Springfield Street. He was in his 92d year, the last member of Harvard’s first dental class, a dean of Massachusetts dentistry and a former Harvard medical and dental graduate who practiced until retirement.
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Harvard Dental School Alumni Association
Masonic Fraternity
Edward Page
West Springfield Street
South End
Page
Harvard Dental School
Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School
Pettey Testifies for Johnson in Mann Act Hearing
O A Pettey sergeant at arms of the West Virginia Senate and former Charleston mayor testified for the defense at a federal hearing on whether John Johnson should be moved to West Virginia to face an indictment for Mann Act violations. He corroborated Johnson’s confinement to his bed in late November 1916 and his alleged presence with Edith Godbey in Catlettsburg Kentucky.
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O. A. Pettey
West Virginia State Senate
Charleston
John Johnson
West Virginia
Mr. Pettey
Johnson
Edith Godbey
Catlettsburg
Prohibition Shift Spurs Catlettsburg Saloons Testimony
Mr Pettey describes Catlettsburg as a small Kentucky town where saloons dominated the economy especially after West Virginia became a dry state. Edith Godbey testified about being driven around Catlettsburg the night she met Johnson, a point the defense challenged.
Legacy of a Town Alibi Emerges in Court Hearing
The witness describes a taxi ride across town taking three to five minutes and notes no storage in the town. A car breakdown required a tow from Huntington to Charleston. Mrs. Jane Johnson, Johnson's wife, bolsters the alibi by saying from November 19 to after November 30 he stayed at home.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Charleston
Jane Johnson
Johnson
Elder Leaves 10000 to Yale in Will Filed in Middlesex
The will of Samuel J. Elder of Winchester was filed in East Cambridge. The public bequest names Yale University for 10000 to fund general academic use. The estate primarily bequeaths to Elder family members, with executors Edmund A. Whitman and Misses Margaret M. and Frances A. Elder. Elder died January 22 at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Samuel J. Elder
Winchester
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Yale University
Yale
Elder
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boy Burned Playing With Matches Near Death
Three year old Johnnie Connolly son of Mr and Mrs Michael Connolly of 2 Cottage Street South Boston was seriously burned yesterday when his dress caught fire while playing with matches. He lies on the danger list at Carney Hospital though doctors say recovery is probable. Neighbors rescued him while his mother was away at a store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Connolly
Michael Connolly
Cottage Street
Boston
Carney Hospital
Fisher Fined After Court Refusal to Sign Off
Abraham B. Fisher of Mountfort Street, a churchgoer and real estate owner, was fined five dollars in Central Court after declining to sign as a "first offender" and insisting on trial for vindication.
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Abraham B. Fisher
Mountfort Street
Central Court
Fisher at Subway Incident Ends in Disturbance
Mr. Fisher, defended by family and guardian, is described as sober and noble, while three subway constables testify that he caused a disturbance on a platform. He argued he had been short changed, gesticulated, and was restrained by guards who said he tried to bite. Onlookers describe onions spilled during the scuffle.
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Mr. Fisher
Cuba
Fisher
Burns
Shea
Nott
Liberty
Boston Man on Tea Standard Board
Washington January 31. Secretary McAdoo appointed a seven member expert board to set tea standards for the coming year. The panel will meet in New York on February 11 to review samples submitted by importers. Members: J. J. McNamara New York H. G. Woodworth Boston Arthur T. Hellyer Chicago C W B Wyman St Paul E B Rogers Tacoma Wash George W Caswell San Francisco George F Mitchell Charleston S C.
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Washington
McAdoo
New York
J. J. McNamara
H. G. Woodworth
Boston
Arthur T. Hellyer
Chicago
C. WB. Wyman
St. Paul
E. B. Rogers
Tacoma
Wasah
George W. Caswell
San Francisco
George F. Mitchell
Charleston
S. C
Woman Near Death From Gas Poisoning Found
Miss Eva Williams 42 at City Hospital after being found unconscious in her room at 34 Claremont Park South End. Door forced, windows closed, key holes stuffed, gas escaping from a wall tube. Her name appears on the dangerous list.
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Eva Williams
Claremont Park
South End
British Casualties in January 73 01
London report shows total British casualties in January reaching 73 017 with 598 officers and 13 698 other killed or died of wounds and 1 205 officers and 57 756 men wounded or missing.
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London
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Labor
Filene
TEA Standard Board
Ibute
Straus
BostomMrowry
United States
Nathan Straus
Zionist Movement
Portland
Deering
Spring
Washington, Corner
Bedford St
ITH
Food Administration
Armour
Ps Armour Bureau of Agriculture
Armour Domestic Science Division
Armour Organization
Marmours
Armour and Company
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