Marlatt Urges British Canadian Women to Aid Recruiting
Captain Kenneth D Marlatt at 44 Bromfield street calls on every British or Canadian born woman in the state to recruit at least one man for the British and Canadian armies. He notes daily arrivals from multiple cities and aims for 60 more recruits within a week. yesterday nineteen men were accepted but deemed unfit for service.
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Bromfield Street
Kenneth D. Marlatt
Captain Marlatt
Lowell
Providence
Pawtucket
New Haven
Lawrence
Lynn
Beverly
Gedeon Picher Former Waterville Legislator Dies
Gedeon Picher represent Waterville in the Legislature and had held multiple city offices before his death today. The notice notes his long service in local government.
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Waterville
Gedeon Picher
Gillette Co Plans Replacement Seven Story Addition
Gillette Safety Razor Company announces an $800000 seven story addition adjoining its South Boston plant on West First Street. The steel and concrete, fireproof structure will raise output by 60 percent and add about 1000 employees, targeting 15000 razors and 1200000 blades daily with 2400 total workers across both factories. Construction starts when weather allows, with completion expected late fall.
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Gillette Safety Razor Company
West First Street
South
Boston
Frank J. Fahey
United States
Canada
Fahey
J. E. Aldred
Army
Navy
New York
W. A. Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
Philip Stockton
Old Colony Trust Company
M. J. Curran
Bradley W. Palmer
William L. Dotts
Von Pilis is under arrest sees son in army movie
Fritz von Pilis former Prussian government employee and active anti allied propagandist is arrested in New York by Justice Department agents. He founded the Universal Press syndicate and has past links to Germanization work and emigration affairs. His son Benjamin Jr with American forces in France appears in a Strand Theatre crowd scene. Another son reports being wounded and in a private home.
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New York
Fritz von Pilis
Frederick de Pilis
Department of Justice
Washington
von Pilis
Universal Press Syndicate
Colonization
Benjamin Brenner
Lynn
Strand Theatre
Benjamin, Jr
France
Pete
Benjamin
Three Army Trucks Complete Trial Runs
Three new 112 ton army trucks finished trial runs and arrived in Washington from Detroit Cleveland and Ardmore Penn After one unit plunged over a 20 foot embankment it continued the journey under its own power Production will be ordered after further tests are completed.
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Ardmore
Penn
Legislature Data on Women’s Bills
Women’s organizations can access complete legislative information on bills affecting women. The Reference Library on Women in Industry run by the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union provides records of hearings, committee reports, bill copies, and action on special measures at no charge.
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Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Hire Room and Leave Infant Abduction Case
Mrs. Frank Hodgkins of Cambridge reports a baby in her home not belonging to her after renting a room to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klein on Nov 29. The couple left on Christmas Eve with the six month old infant missing. the child is healthy and may be sent to an institution unless the parents are found.
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Frank Hodgkins
Blackstone Street
Cambridge
Albert Klein
Congressmen Roberts to Run for Senate Nomination
Washington January 3 Congressman Roberts of Nevada announced his bid for the Republican nomination for United States Senator at the September primary. A successor to the late Senator Newlands will be chosen at the November election.
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Washington
Congressman Roberts
Nevada
United States
Newlands
Court session delayed to aid draft registration
Springfield Jan 3 Chief Justice Aiken of Superior Court postponed the January session from next Monday to Jan 21 to let Hampden county lawyers freely assist draft registrants with their questionnaires. Practically all county lawyers are engaged in this work.
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Springfield
Aiken
Superior Court
Hampden County
Exporters urged to pool energies to hold world trade
Harold Whithead of Boston University told a Salesmanship Class at the B Y M Union that pooling energies is essential for American exporters to maintain postwar world trade. He warned that without adequate shipping facilities the US risks losing gains as other countries improve their capacity.
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Germany
Harold Whithead
Boston University
Fruitatives Advertisement Promises Heart Health Cure
An advertisement from 632 Gerrard St East Toronto features Fred J. Caveen recommending Fruitatives for acute indigestion and heart pain. The testimonial claims relief after three boxes, with prices 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, and 25c for a trial size, sold by dealers or sent postpaid by co Limited Ogdensburg.
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Gerrard St. East
Toronto
Fred J. Caveen
Co Limited
Ogdensburg
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New England Conservatory of Music
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Indiana
Iron Battalion
Harvard
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Louisville
Gillette
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Carey
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