Raincoat contracts suspended amid graft expose
New York July 23 Officers of the Army Quartermaster Department notified concerns named by the Department of Justice in its expose of a nationwide bribery graft scheme in raincoat manufacture that no more deliveries would be accepted until further notice and that payments on delivered goods would be suspended. Federal officials would not say whether this means contract cancellations or possible seizure and government operation of plants.
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British airmen set fire to Baden station
London reports that on the afternoon of July 22 the main station at Offenburg in Baden was hit with bursts seen on sidings and one hostile aircraft destroyed. On the night of July 29 23 further raids against enemy airfields yielded fires and explosions with other targets struck.
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Air Ministry
Offenburg
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Record Heat Sweeps Boston Areas Amid Prostrations
Temperatures near 98 degrees in official readings with higher unofficial notes across Boston and Cambridge. Police and hospitals report numerous prostrations and the first death of the day, 52 year old George Quimby of Everett, as ambulances rush to aid victims.
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Harvard Square
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Quimby
Heat brings deaths and mass cooling efforts in Boston
Two men die in separate incidents as heat waves grip Boston. Oscar Olson collapses before a Dorchester tunnel train. In the state capital, seven girls in the State House are overcome and sent home as offices close early. Public spaces shift to cooler spots while the Weather Bureau struggles to forecast relief and possible showers with cooler temperatures expected tonight.
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Welcome blessing prompts citywide ferry crowds
At midnight hundreds of mothers and their babies crowded East Boston and Chelsea ferries. They stayed aboard and sailed back and forth through the night, with no fare charged for the trips.
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Chelsea
Ice Stations Opened by Boston Dealers for Cash and Carry
Boston ice dealers run five cash and carry stations with a sixth planned. Locations include North Square, Day Square East Boston Cove Street East Boston Emerson Junction South Boston Brighton West End and Harrison Avenue near Dover Street. Volunteers needed to run stations with male attendants and female cashiers.
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11 Reach Portland U Boat Officer Refers Summer Home
The coal steamer Snug Harbor rescued 11 men from the Gloucester schooner Robert and Richard sunk off Maine. Captain Robert Wharton said a submarine officer boarded the schooner and claimed to have a Maine summer home since 1896. three crewmen remained missing.
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Robert Wharton
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Lynn Strike Probe Ordered by War Labor Board
Acting under National War Labor Board and Department of Labor orders, the Massachusetts Board of Arbitration will immediately probe the General Electric Lynn plant strike. A hearing is set for tomorrow morning in Lynn City Council chambers at 4 30 p m, with Walter C Fish and the strikers committee notified by special delivery. Federal Conciliator Henry J Skeffington will meet with Fish today to discuss settlement.
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John A. McAuliffe
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Henry J. Skeffington
Draftees Arrive Rapidly at Devens Receiving Station
The Devens camps swell with 3000 more draftees from Fall River New Bedford and areas around Springfield and Greater Boston. Guards were increased to speed processing and keep arrivals in place as they were listed.
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Camp arrivals and incidents amid mass draft processing
Captain George C Tait and aides oversaw rapid porcessing as 2562 men arrived in day one. Attillio Binola joined Milford delegation awaiting draft status. The base hospital logged nine alcoholism cases and two heat prostration. A drowning at Hell Pond prompted closure and lifeboat safety measures by the Massachusetts Humane Society awaiting guards and instructor.
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Navy to inspect bombs after blast failure over submarine
Washington July 23 The Navy Department reviews the stock of naval air bombs after a recent attack failed to detonate upon impact on a German submarine off the New England coast. The Ordnance Bureau considers changing bombs to ensure higher explosive certainty in aerial operations.
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New England
Navy Department
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Navy seeks reliable aerial bombs despite safety tradeoffs
Secretary Daniels stated a very small share of bombs fail to explode in Navy tests, with the United States showing far lower failure rates than allied nations. The aim is safe reliability for aviators, not extreme certainty of detonation, to avoid accidental blasts before release while ensuring a ready ammunition stock for submarine operations near Orleans Mass.
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Naval
Orleans
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Depth Bomb Tactics Impress War Circles In Navy
Reports to the department indicate depth bombs, developed by the American navy, yield fine results against submarines. Destroyers use bracketting, dropping one bomb over a target while catapults hurl others 100 feet ahead rear and sideways. The submarine is often caught in the detonation zone, improving hit percentages since adoption.
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Department
State Board to Probe Strike Epidemic in Massachusetts
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration plans stringent measures to investigate the epidemic of strikes in Massachusetts industrial plants. Charles G. Wood says if disputes in Lynn Brockton Haverhill Attleboro East Hampton and other towns are not resolved within 24 hours public investigations will identify the causes and the parties responsible. The action follows a request from President Wilson under the National War Labor Board to halt the strikes.
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National War Labor Board
Endicott mediator sought in Brookton shoe strike
About 200 cutters at Rockland refused to work and met independently of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union criticizing the State Board of Arbitration. The Independent Association of Cutters said they would accept Henry B. Endicott as mediator but declined to negotiate with the state board and no settlement was pledged.
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Foretold Heat Surcease Uncertain of Duration
The passage notes that he could not specify how long the end of the heat would last, remarking only that its duration remained unknown.
Uncertain Showers Bring Relief as Boston Becomes Heat Scene
Weather reports show Pittsburg registering 90 degrees then falling to 76 after a brief shower while Albany and New York hit the upper 80s to 90s. Boston crowds flocked to Revere Beach and parks seeking relief as heat persisted and street flushing continued after a day of record crowds and cooling waves.
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Almost a Shadow Afraid to Eat
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