United States outpaces Allies in war munitions in 1918
Figures from the Interallied Bureau of Statistics show U.S. monthly production in mid 1918 far exceeds Britain and France for machine guns rifles and small arms ammunition. From April 1917 to Nov 11 armistice, U S rifle and machine gun ammunition totals reached 2.88 billion, vs Britain 3.49 billion and France 2.98 billion.
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Washington
Ordnance Department
Interallied
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Great Britain
France
Buy More to Aid Workers Urges Public Spending
State director Everett W. Lord of the U.S. Employment Service warns that textile mills in Fall River and Lawrence run on government orders with little domestic demand. He says normal buying by the public is essential to restore industry and prevent mass unemployment among workers.
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Everett W. Lord
U. S.employment Service
Lord
Fall River
Lawrence
Release of Neutral Ships From Shipping Board
The Shipping Board will release neutral ships now under charter as contracts end. About 57 vessels mainly Norwegian Danish Swedish and Dutch will be freed within one to eight months. After release the board may supervise rates and conditions if they continue to trade from American ports. Dutch ships seized last spring may receive special treatment.
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Washington, Jan
Shipping Board
Baptists Hold Set Up Conference For Victory Campaign
A set up conference for the Baptist victory campaign to raise 6 million dollars for missionary and educational work was held at the Northern Baptist Laymen national committee headquarters in New York. W. Ayer chairs the national committee and Fred P. Haggard is the national director. A large Eastern States attendance expressed confidence in success.
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New York
Victory Teams
Baptists Victory
Northern Baptist
W. Ayer
Fred P. Haggard
Night Flight Escalation in WWI Areyoplane Ride
In Vivela France a soldier recounts hitching a ride in an areyoplane with Slim White, describing the rush to Berlin turn toward danger and the noise of the engine as they climb above the front. The letter notes censorship and a looming encounter with another aircraft.
Mrs Freda R Johnson Dead In Boston Area
Mrs Freda R Lang Johnson wife of John H Johnson died after a three week illness at Collis P Huntington Hospital She lived in Erie Penn and later moved to Boston She was active in Trinity Church Newton Centre Red Cross Christmas drive and local good works Funeral at 1 pm Friday at 71 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill burial January 11 from Rose Johnsons Buffalo residence.
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Freda R. Johnson
Lang
John H. Johnson
Collis P. Huntington Hospital
Johnson
Trinity Church of Newton Centre
Red Cross
Chestnut Hill
Erie
Penn
Buffalo
Boston
Buick Boston Company
Edward Smith
Alfred Lang
Commonwealth Avenue
Rose Johnson
Richmond Avenue
N. Y
Rabbits Take Center Stage At Boston Poultry Show
War time efforts boost rabbit breeding for meat and fur. The Boston Poultry Show Association stages a large exhibit at Mechanics Building with dressed rabbits for roasting and frying, fur imitations, and prizes for meat breeds. Thousands of rabbits from across the country are entered for special awards.
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New England
Miladt
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Boston Poultry Show Association
Giant Bates Dies at 74 in Seville Home
Captain Martin Van Buren Bates, famed as a seven foot four inch giant weighing 860 pounds, died at his Seville home near Meedina on January 8. He toured the world with a circus and was twice married, his first wife described as over eight feet tall.
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Meedina
Martin van Buren Bates
Seville
Bates
First Jewish Woman Notary Public in Massachusetts
Sadie Lipner-Shulman became the first Jewish woman appointed as a Massachusetts notary public, taking the oath administered by Councillor George B. Mason. She is a Boston University Law School graduate and newly married to Charles Shulman, with active involvement in women’s legal and civic groups.
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Massachusetts
George B. Mason
Governor's Council
Sadie Lipner-Shulman
Boston University Law School
Charles Shulman
Lipner-Shulman
Massachusetts Women Lawyers’ Association
Industrial Civic and Suffrage League
Boston Young Women's Hebrew Associations
Associated Young Women’s Hebrew Associations of
New England
Zionist Organization of America
Republicans Abandon Festivities In Chicago Meeting
In Chicago on January 8 the Republican national committee will drop all social events out of respect for Colonel Roosevelt. Business sessions proceed as planned with Will Hays noting the move. Republican women will have headquarters and share central offices with the national committee. Mrs. Mabel Gilmore Reineke comments on the executive secretary role and the women's committee plans.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Will H. Hays
National Republican
Mabel Gilmore Reineke
Women’s Committee
Hays
National Committee
Tennessee Votes For Day Amendment Ratification
Tennessee's General Assembly ratified the federal prohibition amendment becoming the 20th state to approve it. The House voted 9 to 6 and the Senate 28 to 3.
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Nashvilla
Tenn
General Assembly
House
Senate
Maine water power commission bill introduced in Legislature
An act to create the Maine water power commission was introduced by Representative Percival P. Baxter of Portland and referred to the judiciary committee to study all phases of the water power question in Maine.
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Augusta
Maine Water Power Commission
Maine
Percival P. Baxter
Portland
Judiciary Committee
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Slim
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Lafayette
Berlin
Rocky Mountains
McClure Newspaper
Small, Maynard & Co., Inc
Daily
Sunday Post
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Sadie Lipner-Schulman
Hood
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Boatmen’s Union
War Labor Board
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