Double Triangle to Mark Jewish Graves in France
Providence reports that a double triangle will replace the cross above Jewish soldiers’ graves in France. The change follows conferences led by Col. Harry Cutler of the Jewish Welfare Board with the War Department. Keppel notified Cutler that Pershing was informed and the Graves Registration Service in France will be told of the order. The symbol had already been used by other allied nations.
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Providence
France
Harry Cutler
Jewish Welfare Board
War Department
Cutler
Keppel
Pershing
Liberty Loans Aid Wildcats in Fraudulent Securities Surge
Louis B. Franklin argues Liberty bond campaigns spur wildcat securities by promoters who swap bonds for fraudulent issues. He notes 80 to 90 percent of frauds involve bonds, with $250 to $500 million marketed as part of wartime schemes.
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Washington
Louis B. Franklin
Liberty Loan Organization For the Treasury
Capital Issues
American Bankers’ Association
Investment Bankers’ Association
United States Chamber of Commerce
Associated Advertising Clubs
Franklin
Capital Issues Committee
Committee to Study Suppressing Speculative War Promotion
A committee will review methods to curb highly speculative promotion and development enterprises during wartime. The goal is to reduce risky schemes that could drain resources and mislead investors as the conflict continues.
Investment loss figures cited by trade group official
Richard Morse of the Investment Bankers' Association warned that the sum discussed in the last year represents losses for individual buyers and for the government. He stressed the financial impact to both sides in the cited period.
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Butler’s
United States
Richard Morse
Investment Bankers’ Association
Roxbury Boy Wins Corporal's Chevrons
Relatives of Ward E. Flynn of 31 Magnolia street Roxbury were delighted yesterday by news he had been promoted to corporal. Flynn enlisted as a private at the war’s outbreak and now serves with B Company 11st Engineers. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E C Flynn.
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Ward E. Flynn
Magnolia Street
Roxbury
Flynn
B Company
11St Engineers
E. C. Flynn
Irish Question To Be Debated Monday in Commons
London July 24 Andrew Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that the motion laid down by John Dillon Irish Nationalist leader regarding the Irish question would be debated Monday.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
John Dillon
David A Collins Dies. Herald Proofreader
David A Collins longtime Boston Herald proofreader died at Boston City Hospital after an operation. His funeral will be held at Immaculate Conception Church on Harrison Avenue tomorrow morning.
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David A. Collins
Boston Herald
Boston City Hospital
Immaculate Conception Church
Harrison Avenue
Wages Raised for Railroad Shopmen by McAdoo
Washington July 24 News of a new wage order shows director general McAdoo increasing railroad shopmen wages to 68 cents an hour retroactive to January 1 1918 with eight hour day from August 1 1918. Foremen earn 5 cents more hourly or 40 a month raise to 155 250 dollars. Helpers receive 45 cents and eight hour day and overtime rules apply.
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Washington
McAdoo
Railroad wage increase to eight hour day nationwide
Beginning August 1 eight hours become standard daily work. Overtime Sunday and holiday work paid at one and one half times the usual rate. Back pay to be calculated and issued. Applies to about 500,000 workers across the country, raising the annual payroll by about 100 million dollars.
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Commission On Railroad
Mystery auto tied to Taunton River murder case
Still hunting for a strange automobile seen near the Somerset shore head where the murdered girl’s head and legs were found ten days earlier. Fall River and Somerset police canvassed garages and towns but found no trace of the car or two young men said to have driven it. District Attorney Kenney placed Captain Proctor in charge and two local inspectors will report to him.
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Fall River
Taunton River
Wood Road
Somerset
Fahey
Murphy and Fleming
Proctoy
State
Proctor
Kenney
Captain Proctor
Two Months Sentence For Careless Driver
Charles H. Coulter of Dorchester was sentenced to two months in the house of correction by the Quincy District Court for failing to stop and identify after his auto truck sideswiped a vehicle driven by D. J. Heaney of Dorchester on June 20. Coulter appealed and was held in $500 bail.
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House of Correction
Quincy
Charles H. Coulter
Dorchester
D. J. Heaney
Thane Street
Coulter
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