General Jones Arrives to Oversee Wounded Canadians
Major General G C Jones director general of medical service in Canada and his staff arrived in Portland Maine to supervise the landing of T17 wounded Canadian soldiers from the hospital ship Uraguaya. This marks the start of a planned 30 000 to 40 000 wounded Canadians to be landed at the port over the next three months en route to Canada.
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Portland
G. C. Jones
Medical Service
Canada
Uraguaya
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Liberty Victory Loan drive urged cooperation nationwide
The Treasury Department announces the Liberty Victory Loan campaign will begin today and run through the fifth loan over the top. The New England Liberty Loan committee calls for personal responsibility and broad public cooperation to ensure the Victory Loan’s success.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Liberty Ioan Committee of
New England
Liberty Ioan
Post Office Blakslee Pushes Truck Delivery To Link Farmers, Markets
Assistant Postmaster-General Blakslee endorsed motor truck delivery under the Post Office Department to bring farmers closer to markets. He spoke at the National Board of Farm Organizations semi annual conference.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Blakslee
National Board of Farm Organizations
Torpedo narrowly misses Ossipee off coast in war tale
Coast guard cutter Ossipee escaped a German torpedo by less than 30 feet as it surfaced warning its crew with a wake. The ship had carried out 16 depth bombs in wartime, convoyed 596 merchant vessels, and logged 61 000 miles without a breakdown from 1917 to 1919 under Captain W H Munter. Chief Wireless Operator Edward J Nelson, attending his wife’s influenza funeral, relayed the incident.
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Coast Guard
Ossipee
Edward J. Nelson
New London
Gibraltar
W. H. Munter
Nelson
World War narratives from New England unit begin daily series
The Daily and Sunday Post previews a sequence of personal WWI stories by members of New England’s division. Readers will follow the soldiers’ experiences as the narrative series continues in upcoming issues.
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the Post
New England
Daily
Sunday Post
I Am Here in a French Hospital After a Shell Wound
A veteran recalls the shell that wounded him on March 17 in the Chemin des Dames sector. He praises comrades Private Doucette and Sergeant Clancy, notes support from officers and General Edwards, and reflects on frontline life, food, and the rush of a coming shell.
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ST. Patrick’s Day
Chemin Des Dames
Doucette
Clancy
Edwards
New England
Hayes
Shelton
Cole
Boston Clothing Workers Approve 44 Hour Week
More than 40 percent of Greater Boston clothing workers will move to a 44 hour week starting March 1 while maintaining current wages. The agreement, reached by the Amalgamated Association of Clothing Workers of America Boston joint board and the Clothing Manufacturers’ Association, was ratified at a mass meeting in Faneuil Hall. The change follows New York’s three months’ strike victory.
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Amalgamated Association of Clothing Workers of America
Boston
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Amalgamated Association
Faneuil Hall
Samuel Zorn
New York
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Endorsed by Oklahoma City Readers
Readers from Columbus Ohio and Pueblo Colorado praise Balmwort Kidney Tablets for kidney and bladder troubles. Letters claim quick relief and high satisfaction, urging others with weakness rheumatic pains or blues to try the product as sold by all druggists.
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N. Champion Ave
Columbus
Ohio
M. J. Mader
W. Abriendo St
Pueblo
Colo
Federal employment service expands in New England
Everett W. Lord, state director, dispels rumors that the Common office serves returning soldiers. Horace Howe leads the enlarged federal office at 18 Tremont street, overseeing engineers and teachers across New England. State councils endorse the plan. resolutions seek to make the U S employment service permanent beyond July 1 with broad support and many signatures.
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Everett W. Lord
United States Employment Service
State Employment Service
Federal Employment Service
Tremont Street
Horace Howe
New England
Howe
Washington
State
Congress
Express Companies Lose 18 Million in Losses
Chicago February 12 losses of the express companies in the United States due to theft and lost packages totaled about 18 million dollars last year. William Gourley general agent of the American Railway Express Company cited careless wrapping poor paper and weak twine as factors exposing contents and enabling theft.
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Chicago
United States
William Gourley
American Railway Express Company
aliens should become citizens to preserve america says official
Washington reports deputy commissioner Raymond F. Crist says about 10,500,000 residents are aliens and 17,500,000 aliens exist in the country with only 6,000,000 naturalized. He urges Americans to promote citizenship to avert unassimilated mass and potential danger. He cites wartime loyalties and urges action and civic duty.
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Washington
United States
Raymond IF. Crist
Naturalization
Mr. Crist
America
Macy named umpire in New York harbor strike
The War Labor Board announced W. Everit Macy will serve as umpire for the New York harbor strike, a key step in resolving the labor dispute.
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Chicago
The
War Labor Board Today
W. Everit Macy
New York Harbor
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