Saunders Dies Suddenly in Boston Lawyer and Church Figure
Charles G. Saunders prominent Boston lawyer died suddenly of heart disease at his rooms 29 Newbury Street. Funeral from Grace Episcopal Church Lawrence Friday at 2 30 p.m. Rev Arthur Wheelock Moulton to officiate with Bishop Lawrence and church officials present. Interment Bellevue Cemetery. Saunders held diverse roles including director in Houston Oil Company and Dartmouth Mills, trustee of New England Conservatory, president of Harvard Musical Association, and active Episcopal Church leader. He was a bachelor.
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Charles G. Saunders
Boston
Episcopal Church
Newbury Street
Grace Episcopal Church
Lawrence
Arthur Wheelock Moulton
Bishop Lawrence
Bellevue Cemetery
Saunders
Livermore
N. H
Houston
Texas, Oil Company
Dartmouth Mills
New Bedford
Indianapolis
Ind
New England Conservatory of Music
Harvard Musical Association
New England Federation of Harvard Clubs
Harvard Alumni i Association
American Bar Association
American Historical Association
Academy of Political and Social Science
Society of Colonial Wars
St. Botolph Club
Harvard Clubs
New York
Boston Art Club
The
Episcopalian Club
Royal Societies of London
Cautions Ice Makers to Watch Ammonia
Washington reports the food administration issued an appeal to ice making and refrigerating plant owners to guard against waste and leakage of ammonia due to a supply shortage. The notice urges strict safety precautions and prudent use of the chemical.
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Washington
Food Administration
Massachusetts Enlisted Pay Bonus Expanded by Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee reported to the House in favor of a bill granting all Massachusetts enlisted personnel a ten dollar monthly bonus from enlistment to January 15 1918. The measure extends the act of 1917 to include residents who enlisted elsewhere and women and notes another bill for extra war allowances for dependents of sailors and soldiers allowing cities to raise taxes for this purpose.
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Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Navy Aids Coal Delivery To New England Shortage
Secretary Daniels announced Navy Department cooperation with Director General McAdoo and Fuel Administrator Garfield to ship coal to New England amid factory suspensions on war contracts. Naval auxiliary tonnage will be used. heatless Mondays to continue if Storrows rule. A noon decision on suspending closing orders was pending after a conference with New England fuel officials.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
McAdoo
Garfield
New England
Naval Auxiliary
Storrow
Massachusetts
David A. Ellis
City Fuel Committee
Mr. Storrow
Fore River
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Coal shortage dominates New England fuel crisis
Fuel administrator Storrow warns that despite Washington promises to boost coal, New England faces worsening shortages. He cites barred deliveries, Navy barge seizures, and looming factory closures. rail shipments and Boston coal ban remain key controls. National Fuel official Snead arrives to coordinate.
Next Draft Quota Pushed To May In War Plan
Details of the plan for summoning the next 500000 man increment for the national army were announced by high authority. The call will not occur before May 1 and may be delayed to protect farm labor during corn and wheat planting season. The plan has the approval of the Secretary of War and will go to Provost Marshal General Crowder shortly.
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Washington
National Army
Secretary of War
Crowder
Second National Army Draft to Call 10 000 Weekly
Plans for the second call set boards to issue precise weekly quotas by April. The key change from the first call is moving from fixed percentages to a target of about 10 000 men per week, assuming shipping allows rapid movement from camps to France to free space for new arrivals.
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France
East Boston Man’s Wacky Shoulder Adventure
John A. La Duke of 101 Maverick street in East Boston dislocates a shoulder while putting on an overcoat and riding in a police ambulance. After resisting ether, a scuffle with hospital staff occurs and the shoulder snaps back into place during the commotion.
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John A. la Duke
Maverick Street
Boston
LaDuke
la Duke
John
George Gately
Gas Company Opposes Bill on Sliding Rate Scale
The Boston Consolidated Gas Company faced a debate before the public lighting committee over repealing the 1906 sliding scale for distributing gas. Vice-President Wrightington opposed the petition while Representative Dwyer urged repeal, arguing Boston is unique in using the system.
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London
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Committee On Public Lighting
Dwyer
Boston
Wrightington
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use formula to darken gray hair evenly. It claims to restore natural color and luster by morning with repeated applications, noting it is a cosmetic not a medical treatment.
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Wyeth
Hutcheson Objects to Open Shop in Eastern Shipyards
Washington Feb 19 strikes by carpenters in Eastern shipyards ended today after President Wilson intervened but government negotiators and carpenters' union leaders remain far apart on arrangements to prevent future trouble.
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Washington
Eastern
Wilson
Carpenters’ Brotherhood
Hutcheson presses closed shop policy at shipping board talks
William L. Hutcheson leads a conference with Hurley of the Shipping Board Charles Pier of the Emergency Fleet Corporation Samuel Gompers and Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board members insisting the closed shops rule be enforced and not left to the adjustment board. A follow up meeting with Hutcheson and aides is planned with board officials hopeful for a satisfactory conclusion.
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William L. Hutcheson
The
Brotherhood
Hurley
Shipping Board
Charles Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Samuel Gompers
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
Adjustment Board
Hutcheson
Government urged to seize shipyards to end private profits
Hutcheson rejected private control of shipyards arguing a government take over would end profit taking and force carpenters to work on any terms. He stressed carpenters must choose their own workers and objected to losing constitutional rights even as other unions favored an adjustment board. The strikes had ended, but the dispute over control remained unresolved.
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Hutcheson
Adjustment Board
Phone strike threat looms in Worcester over wage demand
Worcester February 19. Telephone operators warn of walkout if New England Telephone and Telegraph Company general manager William R Driver does not grant a $16 weekly minimum wage. Voting on the action will be held tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Worcester
Worcester Telephone
William R. Driver
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
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