Load Ships by Machinery Organizing at New York Meeting
New York January 15 manufacturers of loading and unloading equipment met to form a national organization to standardize and install better devices at American ports. A board of governors will be nominated. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield will speak at tomorrow’s luncheon. E. E. Curry proposed the idea, noting Great Lakes ports have better systems than coast and gulf ports.
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New York
Board of Governors
William C. Redfield
Secretary of Commerce
E. E. Curry
Port and Harbor Facilities Commission
United States Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Gulf
Women Not 10 Drop Farming Convention Note
Philadelphia January 15 The Woman's Land Army of America closes its first annual convention with speakers urging continued farming efforts by women despite the war ending. John B. Densmore of federal employment service cites a 1,000,000 farmer shortfall and calls for expansion of the farmerette movement.
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Philadelphia
Woman's Land Army of America
John B. Densmore
Federal Employment Service
Army reorganization plan to be explained to House panel
Washington Jan 15 The army's reorganization programme will be explained before the House military committee tomorrow by Secretary Baker and General March.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Baker
March
Names Of Dead And Wounded In National Casualty List
An updated casualty tally for the nation shows over 300 more names than yesterday with a large number of fatalities and many severely wounded. The list includes missing in action and corrected entries for several towns and states, with many individuals identified by full addresses and hometowns.
New England Casualty List Shows Small Gain
The list of New England casualties grows to 63 names, up 10 from yesterday. One local man is listed as killed in action while 12 died of wounds. For the first time two civilians appear among those who died of wounds, with the overall killed wounded and missing tallied below.
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New England Casualty List Honors Casualties From War
Official casualty list names numerous New England service members and civilians presumed killed or missing. Names span Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Vermont areas with addresses in Pawtucket Providence Malden Waterbury Hartford and more.
Advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidneytonic
An influenza epidemic leaves victims with back and urinary troubles. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, an herbal kidney tonic, is claimed to heal and strengthen kidneys after colds. Kilmer Co offers a sample bottle on ten cent request and full sizes sold by druggists. Be sure to mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
War Casualty Roll Lists Names With Addresses
Died of wounds and disease including P Patrick J Barry of Ware Point Connecticut Pt Mathew Leary East Boston and Joseph B Gumard Manchester New Hampshire Paul L Lucier Haverhill Ernest A Mack Pardee Street Jerry Marlo East Percy J Merrill New Boston H Pt Richard L OBrien Rock Street Whitman Pt Justin Stankovicias Bank Street North
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Paul L. Lucier
Franklin St
Haverhill
Ernest A. Mack
Pardee
New Haven
Conn
Jerry Marlo
Govest
East Boston
Percy J. Merrill
New Boston
Richard L. O’brien
Rock St
Whitman
Justin Stankovicias
Bank St
Waterbury
Brooklyn Dentist Convicted of Espionage Seditious Remarks
Dr. Morris Zucker of Brooklyn was found guilty by a federal jury on four counts of violating the espionage act for making seditious remarks at a Socialist meeting on Thanksgiving night. He faces up to 80 years in prison at sentencing next Monday.
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New York
Morris Zucker
Brooklyn
Chilean aims to seize interned ships in Argentine waters
Chilean officials say if allies sell at auction German ships interned in neutral ports Chile will strive to take possession of those interned in its territorial waters. The report is from Santiago dated January 15.
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Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Fr Paulines Dies in Texas Missionary at Corpus Christi
The Rev Father Paulines C P a noted missionary and former Blessed Gabriel Monastery Brighton member died after a few days illness in Corpus Christi Texas He was born in Scipio New York joined the Passionist Order in 1900 and was ordained in 1906 He served in several monasteries before laboring as a missionary at Brighton and later as rector of Corpus Christi Cathedral Parish Texas.
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Father Paulines
C. P
Blessed Gabriel Monastery
Brighton
Corpus Christi
Texas
Boston
Cathedral of
Scranton
St. Mary's
Dunkirk
N. Y
St. Paul’s
Pittsburg
St. Michael’s
West Hoboken
St. Joseph’s
Maryland
Humanity
Mexican Bolshevists Urge Villa's Death
A handbill printed in Spanish signed Mexican Bolshevists circulated in Paso Texas urging the death of Carranza Villa Felix Diaz Esteban Cantu the governor of Lower California Dr Vasquez Gomez and Francisco de la Barra along with other Mexican political leaders and rich men.
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Paso
Tex
Carranza
Villa
Felix Diaz
Esteban Cantu
Lower
California
Vasquez Gomez
Francisco de la Barra
Mexico
War medals for eighteen recipients approved by Baker
Secretary Baker approved awards of distinguished service medals to two civilians S. M. Felton and Robert J. Thorne and 16 officers for wartime work. The officer list includes Major General D. Co. Shanks Brigadier General Grote Hutcheson Frank W. Coe William Graves William Sibert Henry McCain William Snow and others with posts at Hoboken Newport News Camp Devens and the Tank Corps.
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Washington
Baker
S. M. Felton
Military Railways
Robert J. Thorne
D. Co. Shanks
Hoboken
Grote Hutcheson
Newport News
Frank W. Coe
Coast Artillery
William S. Graves
Siberia
William L. Sibert
Chemical Warfare Service
Henry P. McCain
Camp Devens
William J. Snow
Field Artillery
R. L. Wood
Henry C. Learnard
S Department
P. P. Bishop
General Staff
Charles B. Drake
Motor Transport Corps
Hugh S. Johnson
Edward D. Anderson
Samuel T. Ansell
W. K. Wilson
War Department
Ira C. Welborn
Tank Corps
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Camp Funston
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Elizabeth
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Auburn Sq
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Joseph B. Kelly
Meadow St
Pawtucket
R. L
Harold W. Patterson
Norton St
Easthampton
Paul Zurgo
Hadley
Charles Barrett
John N. Gray
Longmeadow St
Roxbury
John I. Hoyt
Easton
N. H
Angelo Bruno
Prince St
John P. Goodman
Curtis St
Somerville
Joseph Polombo
Main St
Branford, Conn
Wilfred L. Binette
Farmland Rd
Lowell
Earle W. Cram
Catamount At
Pittsfield
William Ep. Dennehy
Columbia Rd
Cambridge
Carl E. Folsom
James J. Gately
Eustis St
Francis 8
Hanlon
St. Alphonsus St
Elmer F. Johnson
Millbury St
Worcester
Christos N. Kalivas
Cedar St
Manchester
John William McLaughlin
Arch St
New Britain
John F. O’connell
Lincoln St
NEW England Boys
Casualty
William McLaughlin
Water St
Pawtucket, R. I
Frank Holden
Oakfield
Ernest H. Munroe
Dartmouth St
Providence
R. I
George H. Miller
Acorn St
Malden
Cook Arthur W. Thomas
Prospect St
Canton
Edmond J. Charron
Holman St
Nashua
Walker H. Clark
Woodleith Ave
Greenfield
Harry Raymond Crosby
Sunnyside Ave
Arthur Gierman
Kilburn St
Fall River
John Grajewski
Booth St
Bernard L. McNeil
Emerald St
Winchendon
Salvatore Norgi
Castle St
Raymond M. Roberts
Bow Lane
Middletown
William W. Taylor
Railroad Ave
Hamilton
Wayland J. Brace
Huntington Centre
Harold M. Eddy
Pearl St
Middleboro
John A. Fox
Richardson St
John J. Cavanaugh
Washington St
Peter T. Gibbons
Kreen &J
Shelton
Pearl G. Larmie
Stockbridge
Andrew J. Mefaden
Boyd St
Newton
R. Mintz
Liberty — St
Springfield
Stephen Mores
Gold St
East Cambridge
Herman Rosenbloom
Thorndike Hotel
Rockland
Gaetano Berardi
Wilbur Station
Ernest Blomstrom
Chester E. Chandler
Mapleton
P. Patrick J. Barry
Warehouse Point, Conn
Mathew Leary
Havrest
East
Joseph B. Gumard
Concern St
Chili
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