Shipping News: Steamers and Tugs Tied to Various Coastal Movements
Shipping reports list steamers Memphian Brown Macbeth and many others arriving from Portland and Gloucester with towing barges Rahn Malvern and Maple Hill. Vessels sailing include Etonian Ar lington H I Dimock and ships bound for New York Portland Bath Searsport Bucksport Bar Harbor.
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Brown
Manchester
Eng
Katahdin
Macbeth
Jacksonville
Charleston
Cretan
Page
Philadelphia
Dingley
Linscott
Portland
City of
Salem
Exeter
Macungie
Maple Hill
Valley Forge
Cymru
Searsport
Langhorne
Bucksport
Maratawney
Bar Harbor
Women Seek Federal Control of Food for War Europe
Boston business women in tearooms restaurants hotels and candy shops face bankruptcy amid rising food costs. The Women’s Board of Trade appealed to President Wilson through Mrs. Charlotte Smith, seeking federal control of food products shipped to Europe to ease the crisis.
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Boston
Women’s Board of Trade
Wilson
Charlotte Smith
Europe
Belmont Winter Carnival Draws 300 at Belmont Country Club
A large crowd attended Belmont Country Club’s winter carnival featuring skating skiing tobogganing and curling plus indoor dancing and vaudeville. Winners include E M Howland Therese Weld Morris Roko and O B Shumway with Lexington taking curling honors and P T Sprague leading trap shooting. The event focused on sport and entertainment with no link to suffrage parade disputes.
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Belmont Spring Country Club
E. M. Howland
N. W. Niles
F. F. Munroe
Therese Weld
Martha T. Brown
BE. M. Howland
Miss Weld
Mr. Munroe
Miss Brown
FE. W. Atkinson
S. Hall
Former Miss Catherine Pitto Marries Reuben Wernick in Everett
Former Miss Catherine Pitto of New York wed Reuben Wernick at the home of her sister Mrs. John Lopez in Everett. Guests from New York included Mrs. A. R. Lopez and Mrs. W. Anderson. After a wedding trip they will reside at 10 Reynolds Avenue Everett.
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New York
Everett
New York City
Reuben Wernick
Anderson Street
John Lopez
Reynolds Avenue
A. R. Lopez
W. Anderson
Pitto
Vernick
Dpverett
Refusal to Join In inaugural parade sparks dispute
Mrs Boggs states the Wilson Union endorses withdrawal of all women from the March 6 parade after chairman Harper bars State floats. She hints further action may follow. Harper defends rules and uniform standards while Wilson Union claims funds and floats are ready for shipment in the capital.
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Boggs
The
Wilson Union
West End
Greater Boston
State House
Ida M. Hebbard
Huntington Avenue
Boston Housekeeper’s League
Edward J. Barry
Housewives League
Barry
United States
Anderson
Boston
Cuba
Congress May Aid Food Relief Amid Widespread Hunger
Congress faces a push to quickly relieve food distress with an embargo plan and a proposed 400000 dollar appropriation for the Federal Trade Commission to continue its inquiry. Senators and representatives argue investigations are slow and demand direct action, while Boston mothers plan a mass demonstration and boycott to press for affordable staples like potatoes and sugar.
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Senator Borah
Trade Commission
Fitzgerald
New York
Bailey
Pennsylvania
United States
Federal Trade Commission
House
Appropriations Committee
Trades Committee
Federal Trades Commission
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Missouri
Kent
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Lever
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Lenroot
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Nebraska
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Texas
The
Health bulletin ranks everyday foods by nutrition values
New York February bulletin from the Department of Health offers housewives a guide to reduce living costs. Dr Charles F Bolduan lists nutrition comparisons showing macaroni, beans, soup, cod, rice, cabbage and cheeses provide varying amounts of food units and protein relative to meat and other staples.
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New York Health Department
New York
Department of Health
Charles F. Bolduan
Bureau of Public Health Education
Gerard Party Arrives in Madrid En Route Home
James W. Gerard former American ambassador at Berlin and his party arrived in Madrid this morning on their way to the United States. They were met at the station by the foreign office representatives and by Joseph E. Willard and his staff, the American ambassador.
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Madrid
London
James W. Gerard
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
Joseph E. Willard
Count Zeppelin's First Triumph Creates World Wide Impact
The article describes Count Zeppelin's initial success as a landmark triumph with effects expected to spread globally, as detailed by his closest associate in the forthcoming Sunday Post.
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Count Zeppelin
Sunday Post
Women Plan Great Food Price Protest
About 500 people attended a West End Mothers' Club meeting protesting high living costs. Women voted to bar social workers from their homes, and speakers argued Russia treats citizens better than the United States, noting child nourishment under the Russian government during wartime.
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Eva Hoffman
Leverett Street
Hoffman
West End
Martin M. Lomasney
McLean Street
Benjamin Levine
Housewives League
John B. Smith
Carrie L. Hirtle
Nova Scotia
Boston
Mothers’ Club
James J. Storrow
Faneuil Hall
Frances Yochelman
Anderson
Federal Building
Mrs. Hebbard
Housekeepers’ League
Dorchester
Brighton
South Boston
Barry
Housewives’ League
Grove and
Phillips
Evan P. Galley
Spring Street
Russia
Wellesley
Back Bay
America
East Boston Women Protest High Food Prices
East Boston women formed a protest against rising food costs, gathering last night with organizers announcing plans for continued demonstrations. Dozens joined, signaling local frustration over inflation and affordability of staples.
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East Boston
Organization of
New England Rail Car Shortage Highlighted by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission report shows Boston and Maine with over 10,000 excess cars, New Haven about 4000 foreign cars, and Maine Central roughly 1000. All New England roads together held about 15,000 more cars than owned, with Central New England at 268 percent of its ownership. New York Central lines east of Buffalo owned 129,348 cars but 147,600 were on their tracks.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Boston
Boston women hear call to act on food crisis
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Giblin addressed 200 women at Armory Hall condemning politicians for inaction over hunger. She cited breadline strain, noted London potatoes at 1.90 per bushel and 4.20 locally, urged a food embargo and a domestic charity priority.
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Armory Hall
Elizabeth C. Giblin
Boston
London
National board of food control urged to ease prices
Joseph Hartigan, commissioner of New York City Bureau of Weights and Measures, called for a national board to regulate farm labor and railroad distribution of foods. He doubted embargoes or price-fixing commissions as cures and suggested importing farm labor from the Philippines. He noted rioting by housewives in crowded tenements and proposed citizen action to quickly relieve the shortage, including sourcing potatoes and onions at cost.
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New York
Hartigan
National Board of Food Control
Philippines
Rush Cars West As Shortage Eases On Holiday Relays
Inter state Commerce Commission reports show many empties moving westward on passenger schedules to relieve a car famine in the east. Officials say the acute phase has passed with continued improvement likely, despite a 33 percent rise in cars tied up since late January, reaching 165 274 by February 10.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Columbia Defeats Princeton In League Swim Meet
Columbia University beat Princeton 39 to 14 in a league swimming meet in Princeton New Jersey. Princeton won the water polo match 26 to 16.
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Princeton
N. J
Columbia University
John McCormack's Favorite Song Published Next Sunday
John McCormack personally selects his favorite song and it will be published with both words and music in the upcoming Sunday Post. The choice is expected to surprise and please readers.
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Car Field News
John McCormack
Next Sunday Post
War as an Institution Will Persist, Says Dr Walsh
Dr James J Walsh of New York told a patriotic meeting of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus at Faneuil Hall that lasting peace is impossible and that war will continue through the present generation and many to come.
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James J. Walsh
New York
Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus
Faneuil Hall
Europe
Peace and War Talk Echoes From Knights Meeting
Dr Walsh warns peace is unlikely for humanity and urges returning to founding fathers and patriotic duty. John Gilman presided as Knights of Columbus held a patriotic meeting, part of a nationwide series. commander in chief urged readiness to defend the nation if called.
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Walsh
The
Republic
Washington
John KE. Gilman
Palm Beach Celebrates Washington Birthday Festivities
Palm Beach Florida reports a successful Washington’s birthday celebration led by John F. Fitzgerald who heads the committee. Agnes Fitzgerald flies in an aeroplane during the day’s events and a grand ball closes the festivities with many Boston visitors and notable locals in attendance.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Agnes Fitzgerald
Mrs M A Marshall Affirms Osmo-Chemic Cures
A Boston woman Mrs M A Marshall replies to a sufferer’s letter confirming published claims of nervous prostration cures by Osmo-Cemic Physicians. She cites numerous treatments and promotes Snow Pencil and X ray treatment as universal cures for diseases including catarrh deafness bronchitis asthma rheumatism nervous disorders skin issues birthmarks and facial blemishes.
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M. A. Marshall
Gray Street
Boston
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