Brewster's Millions staged by Henry Jewett Players at Copely
The Henry Jewett Players presented Brewster's Millions at the Cop ley Theatre last evening shifting from German intrigue to farce. E. E. Clive starred as Brewster with Betty Barnicoat as Barbara Drew. the cast included Lionel Glenister and others. Elaborate scenic effects, notably the steam yacht, were skillfully executed.
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Henry Jewett
Copley Theatre
Brewster
Montgomery Brewster
Mr. Jewett
E. E. Clive
Betty Barnicoat
Barbara Drew
Lionel Glenister
B. N. Lewin
Leonard Craske
H. Conway Wingfield
Nicholas Joy
Harry Sothern
Fred W. Permain
James A. Bliss
Jessamine Newcombe
Vigla Roach
Lillian Kemble Cooper
Lowell Man T. M. Edwards Reported Wounded
Ottawa reports T. M. Edwards of Lowell Massachusetts among those wounded in today’s Canadian casualty list. The notice confirms his inclusion in the latest tally from the war front.
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T. M. Edwards
Lowell
Ottawa
Mass
Standard Wages for War Work Policy Outlined
Government aims to standardize wages in war industry firms and end competitive bidding for labor. The plan was presented at a State House conference yesterday led by Colonel William A. Gaston, chair of the War Industries Board advisory committee.
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State House
William A. Gaston
War Industries Board
Labor mobilization plan tightens control on unskilled work
A Commonwealth conference urged voluntary employer cooperation to standardize wages and centralize labor distribution under state and federal oversight. Massachusetts will manage recruitment for factories with 100 or more workers and open branch offices to match labor needs.
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Commonwealth
F. A. Silcox
Massachusetts
Silcox
Gaston
Alfred A. Glidden
Hood Rubber Company
Washington
Ministers Confer on War Service and League of Nations
A three day Massachusetts Agricultural College conference gathers over ten ministers from Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island to discuss church use in war service and roles in shaping a League of Nations Speakers include Hamilton Holt Arthur J Brown Leslie Sprague Frederick Lynch George Nasmyth Bernice Billings Robert Goldsmith and Roy Guild with topics on Britain France and America from the front and moral arms of the war
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League of Nations
Conference of Ministers
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
National Committee On the Churches
Hamilton Holt
New York
the Independent
Department of Public Information
Great Britain
France
America
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Leslie W. Sprague
Worcester
Frederick Lynch
Christian Work
George Nasmyth
Bernice Billings
Public Health Nursing Society of Boston
Robert Goldsmith
Rockefeller Institute
Roy B. Guild
Men and Religion Forward Movement
Night bombing flare perfected for World War II use
The ordnance department announced a parachute released flare for night bombing. At 2000 feet it emits over 400000 candle power, lighting a zone 1.5 miles across to reveal enemy territory while masking the plane from ground observers.
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Washington
Ordnance Department
Library conference opens at Simmons College
The Free Public Library Commission three day conference opened at Simmons College to explore how a small library could utilize Boston library resources. Speakers Miss Florence Johnson Miss J Maud Campbell and others demonstrated resources from the Twentieth Century Club Art Museum New England Historic Genealogical Society and the State House.
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Boston
Free Public Library Commission
Simmons College
Twentieth Century Club
Art Museum
New England Historic Genealogical Society
State House
Florence Johnson
Town Room
R. L. Dunn
Charles K. Bolton
Boston Athenaeum
J. Maud Campbell
Library Commission
Manchester Woman Seeks Permit to Visit Kunhardt
Miss Marcia Taylor of Manchester applied at the Marshal’s office for a permit to call on Oswald Kunhardt the former German consul general held as an alien enemy. Assistant US Attorney Dewey approved the visit. They visited the East Cambridge jail for about half an hour.
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Marcia Taylor
Manchester
Oswald Kunhardt
Marshal Mitchell
East Cambridge
Workingmen’s pledge to support troops in France praised
The calling urged workers to back American soldiers in France by working in factories to supply the necessary tools and equipment to defeat the Kaiser, promising steadfast support in every dangerous undertaking and at the last ditch.
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Liberty
America
President Calls for War Work Recruitment at Central Agency
The president urges all employers in war work to recruit only through the central agency after August 1, 1918, and asks labor to respond loyally to voluntary enlistment calls. He promotes the national labor clearing house with 500 branches and 20,000 agents, noting 250,000 skilled and unskilled hires monthly, to keep essential war work moving.
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U. S. Employment Service
National Labor Clearing House
United States Public Service Reserve
U.S. Public Service Reserve
Washington
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