Delphy Destroyer Launch To Be Led By Mrs Sims
The United States destroyer Delphy, built at the Victory plant in Squantum, will be launched at 7 PM Thursday. Mrs William Sims will christen the ship as wife of Admiral Sims, with Navy officials and prominent shipping men expected to attend. Special trains and admission tickets restrict yard access amid celebrate war time production.
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United States
Delphy
Victory
Squantum
South Station
Boston
Bay State
Victory Road
Atlantic
Victory Plant
Man Charged Under Espionage Act After Garages Talk
Henry C. Wentzel of North Attleboro faces federal charges for allegedly saying Liberty Bonds were blood money and comparing President Olson to the Kaiser. The remarks were made in a North Attleboro garage in the presence of witnesses. Wentzel, a jewelry factory worker, was held in $500 bonds and sent to East Cambridge jail after a magistrate's hearing.
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Kaiser
Olson
Henry C. Wentzel
North Attleboro
Wentzel
Hayes
Plant Idle as Walkout Halts Government Fulfillment
Continued from the previous page, the effort to fulfill government orders stalled after yesterday morning’s walkout. The entire plant became idle as workers ceased operations, impacting production timelines and likely delaying shipments.
Demand for Union Recognition Sparks Lynn GE Plant Walkout
Striking workers meet at headquarters draft demands for union recognition wage increases and reinstatement of colleagues. GE Lynn general manager says no talks with a strike committee and insists workers must apply for reinstatement with loyalty questions. Department of Justice agent investigates, while police report 11,000 to 15,000 involved across plants, and local march to the Common highlights growing labor pressure.
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Walter C. Fish
General Electric Company
Lynn
General Electric
Schenectady
Pittsfield
Harrison
N. J
Fort Wayne
Ind
Erie
Penn
Charles D Kavaney
Electrical Workers’ Union
Walter H. Creamer
Kavaney
Department of Labor
Fish
Department of Justice
General ‘Electric Company
Charles D. Kavaney
Electrical Workers
William A. Nealey
Central Labor Union of
Mass meeting ends with pledge to stay out until settlement
Workers along the route kept order and continued the example after the mass meeting. In the afternoon three halls held rallying speeches as they agreed to remain out until a settlement agreeable to their committee was reached.
Woonsocket Rubber Co Mill Shuts After Strike
The Alice mill of the Woonsocket Rubber Company in Woonsocket Rhode Island halted operations today after a strike by several hundred arc it makers and shoe makers. About 1700 workers were employed as strikers demanded a 25 percent raise and refused to wait for a decision until Wednesday to allow management to consult the home office in New York.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Woonsocket Rubber Company
United States Rubber Company of New York
Boy Steals 100 Checks In War Forgery Case
James Benjamin Vaughan a 22 year old Seattle youth confessed to stealing 100 blank government checks from Camp Upton New York and passing 28 for over 3000 dollars. The forgeries bore Major Willis B Hayes signature. Checks cashed in New York Chicago San Francisco and Seattle. Vaughan to be extradited to New York for trial.
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Washington
W. T. Moran
Secret Service
James Benjamin Vaughan
Seattle
Camp Upton
N. Y
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Willis B. Hayes
Vaughan
Spartanburg
D. C
Mrs Julian Heath Refuses Resignation of National House Wives League
New York reports Mrs Julian Heath president of the National Housewives League has formally refused to resign after the State Attorney General Lewis requested her step down. She denounces the move as humanly sniping and guerilla warfare, accusing the AG of insinuations rather than charges.
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Julian Heath
New York
National Housewives’ League
Lewis
Wolf’s Comet Observed Again By Yerkes Team
Professor Barnard of Yerkes Observatory observed Wolf’s comet as it nears Earth in a rare close approach. Edward C. Pickering, director of Harvard Observatory, announced the sighting noting the comet’s first discovery in 1884.
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Old Mother Earth
Barnard
Yerkes Observatory
Edward C. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Women to Sell Half of Fourth Liberty Loan
Chicago July 15 The drive to enroll 1000 women to sell one half of the fourth Liberty Loan of 6 billion dollars began at a national conference led by the National Woman's Liberty Loan committee. Mrs Ella Flagg Young chaired with no new dresses and limited clothing as emphasized by several speakers.
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Chicago
United States
National Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
Ella Flagg Young
W. G. McAdoo
National Committee
A.S. Baldwin
San Francisco
Frank A. Vanderlip
Left Baby On Veranda Case Sentenced In Brattleboro
In Brattleboro Vermont on July 15 Mrs Hazel Stewart formerly Thompson of Guilford was sentenced by Judge Addison E Cudworth to 3 to 4.5 years in Windsor State Prison after pleading guilty to abandoning her three week old baby on a Guilford veranda. The note claimed the mother was dead and the father was in the trenches. State Attorney Daley noted she had not told the full truth. An attempt to suspend sentence was denied.
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Brattleboro
Hazel (Thompson) Stewart
Guilford
Addison E. Cudworth
Windsor
Stewart
Jason L. Baker
W. R. Daley
John E. Gale
Cudworth
Driver Hits Workmen Bus. Man Arrested for DUI
Carey Keith of 8 Ridgeway Street Wollaston was arrested after his auto rammed a Fore River Shipbuilding Company workmen’s bus returning from work. He faced a charge of operating a machine under the influence. None of the six men in the other vehicle were injured, though they were knocked into the road.
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Carey Keith
Ridgeway Street
Wollaston
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Carmen's Case Ready for War Labor Board Reference
The Boston Street Carmen's Union executive board led by John J. Reardon plans to present demands to the War Labor Board. A conference with Boston Elevated Railway Company president Brush occurred yesterday and another with trustees is set to sign an agreement to refer the case to the National War Labor Board.
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Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union
Brockton
John F. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Boston Street Carmen’s Union
John J. Reardon
War Labor Board
Brush
Boston Elevated Railway Company
National War Labor Board
Wage dispute warns union members over unauthorized circular
Boston Carmen's Union executive board warns members about a circulated petition urging a special meeting on wage increases. The division voted to refer the matter to the National War Labor Board and expects a Washington hearing July 22 with a decision by August 1.
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Washington
Reardon
James H. Vahey
Boston Carmen's Union
A. A
National War Labor Board
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Washington, D. C
Joe Welch Dies Noted Jewish Comic at 45
Joe Welch a leading Jewish comedian on the American stage died this afternoon in a Greens Farms sanitarium Westport. He was 45 and widely known in Bridgeport and national circuits.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joe Welch
Greens Farms
West Port
The Newsdealer Not to Blame for Missing Posts
Readers urged to pre arrange deliveries as Boston papers move to non refundable supply. The note advises requesting regular delivery to avoid disappointment and notes newsdealers face stock limits.
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Boston
Revive Drying and Salting Fish Business at South Boston Pier
The South Boston fish pier has restarted drying and salting codfish to conserve food and substitute meat. Hundreds of fishermen work on sun drying and rack salting as markets absorb surplus fish, enabled by wartime demand and higher dried fish prices.
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South Boston Pier
South Boston
South Boston Fish Pier
Boston
South
Woman Killed by Auto in Middleboro Crossing
Mrs. Anna Kinder aged 78 was struck and killed while crossing Wareham street near her home in Middleboro. The car was driven by Harold Williams of South Middleboro, occurring this afternoon.
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Middleboro
Anna Kinder
Wareham Street
Harold Williams
South Middleboro
Hide Hun Ownership to Prevent Seizure
In New York Niagara Falls and Perth Amboy German owned chemical firms shifted to American control to keep them from seizure as U S severed diplomatic ties with Germany. W A Hamann and Oscar R Seitz confirmed the transfer aims to shield the companies from German ownership.
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New York
United States
Germany
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Perth Amboy
N. J
W. A. Hamann
Oscar R. Seitz
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