Education and child labor reform urged by Julia Lathrop
Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the children's bureau, urged a new study of child labor with education as the main control. The bureau plans uniform reporting of work certificates across states to gather data. The report highlights a campaign to save babies, calls for public health nurses, and notes rising juvenile delinquency and immorality linked to wartime conditions.
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Washington
Jan. i
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Bureau
Chicago
Nourishing Imperial Gra num Food Ad During Influenza
During convalescence from influenza and pneumonia take Imperial Gra num Food. Nourishing and strengthening, delicious with no sickish sweetness. Any druggist 25 cents.
Wilgus Back From France Led Army Railroad Corps
Colonel W J Wilgus, creator of the American Expeditionary Force railroad transport, returned to New York aboard the Espagne. He headed the American Railroad Transportation Corps from Paris and Tours, supervising port operations at Bassens and troop relief, noting 35 000 tons daily at armistice and potential 3 000 000 tons monthly in June. He plans to resume as a consulting engineer.
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New York
W. J. Wilgus
France
America
American Railroad Transportation Corps
Paris
Tours
Bassens
Gironde
Wilgus
New York Central
Portland coal dealers refuse wage rise demands
Portland Maine coal dealers said they would not concede to driver wage demands. They claim current pay is above that for similar work in any Maine city or town.
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Portland
Maine
18 Names On List Of Casualties
Casualties from infantry units and Marine Corps bring totals to 718 names nationwide with a slight rise from yesterday. Almost half are fatalities and New Englanders total 47, the first time in months without a commissioned officer among the names. The breakdown includes Killed in action 15 Died of wounds 104 Died of accident 1 Died of disease 117 Severely wounded 30% Wounded degree undetermined 6 Missing in action.
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Marine Corps
New
Eres
New England Casualty List Names Fallen Service Members
Official casualty list reports many named soldiers and sailors from New England and nearby states. Each entry gives rank, name, and home address or city, showing a broad regional toll from the conflict.
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New England
Bureaus for Service Men spread across Massachusetts
Everett W. Lord announces the establishment of more than twenty employment bureaus statewide to aid returning service men with registration and placement. Community boards continue work where offices are not yet located, covering Boston and neighboring cities including Cambridge district expansions to Somerville.
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Everett W. Lord
U. S. Employment Service
Massachusetts
Lord
Boston
Liberty Hall
Lowell
Merrimack Street
Salem
Washington Street
Lawrence
Essex Street
Haverhill
Haverhill Credit Bureau
Newburyport
Names of Missing in Action Listed by City and State
A list of missing in action individuals includes Pt. Ephraim Cohen of Boston. Pt. Wilfred P. Henebury of Somerville. Pt. Henry S. Holton of Newburyport. Pt. Samuel Lemieux of Skowhegan Maine. Pt. Clifford F. Shiners of Roxbury. Pt. Howard L. Thacher of Middletown Connecticut. Pt. Kilburn O. Sherman of Boothbay Harbor Maine. Previously reported prisoner status noted for Thacher.
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Wilfred P. Henebury
Somerville Ave
Somerville
Henry S. Holton
Newburyport
Samuel Lemieux
Poplar Station
Skowhegan
Clifford F. Shiners
Huntington Ave
Roxbury
Howard L. Thacher
Garfield Ave
Middletown
Conn
Kilburn O. Sherman
Boothbay Harbor
German Propaganda Denied on Rent for Trenches Claim
Paris dispatch reports Captain Andre Tardieu refuting rumors that American troops must pay rent for trenches or territory. He labels the rumor as absurd and notes German propaganda persists in attempting to influence public opinion during the war.
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Paris
Associated Press
Andre Tardieu
General Commission For
Cures a Cold in One Day Ad Promotes Bromo Quinine Tablets
An advertisement urges readers to use a full name LAX ATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets for a genuine remedy. It claims to cure a cold in one day and directs seeking signature KE. W. GROVE. The price listed is 30c.
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KE. W. Grove
English Flier William Leefe Robinson Dies of Influenza
William Leefe Robinson a renowned Royal Flying Corps member and 1916 Victoria Cross recipient died in London at Harrow from influenza. He shot down a Zeppelin over London, was captured last April, and returned to England on December 14. During captivity he attempted escapes and endured solitary confinement, and upon return he suffered from hardship.
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London
William Leefe Robinson
Royal Flying Corps
Harrow
England
Will Have to Register for Soothing Syrup
Washington dispatch says every sale of paregoric Bateman's drops soothing syrups or cordials with narcotics in small quantities must be registered under a new revenue bill. Druggists must record purchaser name date quantity and purpose of purchase.
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Washington
Bateman
Reveue
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Florsheim
Rice & Hutchins
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U. S. Transportation
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Back Bay
M. Pease
Luigi DeStefano
Hyde Park Ave
Hyde Park
Frederick G. Edwards
Lowell St
Methuen
Daniel McSherry
Cassidy At
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Penbrook St
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Gloucester
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Union St
Seymour, Conn
Carl H. Thomas
Seabrook
N. H
Arthur J. Evans
Windsor
Chester St
Herman W. Kossack
Nash St
New Haven
Patrick J. Lavery
Sherburne St
Manchester
Albert Beauregard
Springfield St
Three Rivers
Forest G. Boutwell
Meadows
N.H
Joseph Chiaverni
Bradford St
Providence
R. I
Ewald M. Enstam
Park St
New Britain
Henry L. Frenier
Blossom St
Worcester
Erwin W. Gates
North Bennington
James A. Moffat
Ash St
Atlantic
Alfred A. Rosseau
Mackenzire St
George A. Sullivan
Thorpe St
Holyoke
Alfred Topham
Bailey St
Joseph G. Dwyer
South St
Waterbury
Stanley J. Rokowski
Hobart St
Meriden
Philip Basile
Mudley St
Newton
Herbert S. Bean
East Wilton
Edmund G. Gove
Gove St
William Mahoney
Central St
Saugus
William H. Morris
Cheney
Royal E. Morris
Pearl St
Selectmen’s Office
Framingham
Concord Street
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Board of Trade
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Revere St
Gilchrist
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Nemo
Georgette Crepe
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