6THS RECORD WAS GOOD ONE AT CAMP DEVENS
Brigadier General Merch B Stewart arrived at Camp Devens to assume leadership of the convalescent centre and training. He praised the 76th Division as the best trained and best fitted unit to leave for France, noting its Mayflower lineage and strong replacements training at St. Amand, France.
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Merch B. Stewart
76Th Division
76Th
New England
France
St. Amand
Téth
General and Mrs Edwards Visit Lieutenant Drohan
General and Mrs Edwards yesterday visited Lieutenant Emil Drohan formerly of the 191st Infantry. Lieutenant Drohan suffered a shock recently and has been confined to his home. General Edwards praised Drohan for his unselfish cheerful character which helped preserve morale of the Yankee Division overseas.
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Edwards
Emil"’ Drohan
191St Infantry
Drohan
General Edwards
Lieutenant Drohan
Maine Federation of Labor backs daylight saving continuation
At its annual convention in Ga lis Me on June 4 the Maine Federation of Labor adopted a resolution urging the continuation of daylight saving and asking Maine's Senators and Representatives to oppose any repeal legislation in Congress.
Summer Frocks With Embroidery In Warm Weather
The article notes a bloom of flower like summer frocks due to warm weather. Embroidered touches appear on sports clothes and a white crepe frock features clusters of gold hand embroidery. Also highlighted is an all over organdie frock in pastel shades for garden functions.
Lift Off Corns With Freezone
An advertisement claims Freezone dissolves corns and calluses with a drop on a sore corn. It promises painless removal including hard and soft corns and those between toes, and urges women to keep Freezone handy to prevent future cornaches.
State House Briefs Show Vetoes Upheld and Pay Increases Planned
The Senate unanimously upheld Governor Coolidge’s vetoes on two salary hike bills for pages and the State House chief engineer while approving third readings to raise pay for doorkeepers assistant doorkeepers post master and messengers. A $1000 grant funds a study on training disabled soldiers and sailors and a certificate of honor bill for Mexican border service passed engrossment. The Senate also advances a $10,000 inquiry for the Commission for the Blind into care of needy blind residents and a proposed $100 soldiers and sailors’ towns bill drew caucus discussion. Various nominations and commutations were discussed with the pardon committee hearing Ray C Johnson’s commutation plea. Other items include $1 581 000 refunding bonds for West End Street Railway, a $900 000 capital stock increase for Southeastern Massachusetts Power & Electric, veterans preference for public works contractors, and a fare reduction by Milford Attleboro Woonsocket Street Railway to five cents.
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Senate
Coolidge
State House
Wales Official Says No Information on US Visit
In the House of Commons Cecil B. Harmsworth under secretary of state for foreign affairs said he had no information on whether the service of Wales would visit the United States after its Canada trip. The statement came during inquiries about the planned itinerary.
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U. S
London
House of Commons
Service of Wales
United States
Canada
Cecil B. Harmsworth
Foreign Affairs
Army Sergeant Thomas O'Dea Retires After 22 Years
Amesbury June 4. Thomas O'Dea of this town retires from the United States army after 22 years of service with a sergeant's rating. His length of service with foreign service time qualifies him for retirement under the 30 years law. He has been invited by the War Department to re enter in the recruiting department.
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Amesbury
Thomas O'Dea
United States Army
War Department
Senate in New Fight on Treaty
The Senate opened new lines in the treaty fight as Senator Hitchcock proposed an investigation into who holds copies of the unpublished treaty citing interests in New York. Lodge and Borah supported the inquiry with hopes of naming persons, corporations, or interests and when copies were obtained and by what method. Senator Johnson’s rival bid for the text faces a tight, close vote with broad opposition and some support from both sides.
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Senate
Germany
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Borah
Republican Committee
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Parle
Chamber
Nebraska
Polk
State Department
Johnson
California
League of Nations
Treaty copies arrive at State Department for embassies
Copies of the peace treaty with Germany have reached Washington by courier and have been supplied to the Japanese embassy, which has forwarded them to its officials. The cabled text had already been received at the department weeks earlier.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Incomplete Text Hints at Diplomatic Talks Prompted by Theft
Fragments indicate a U S State Department official stating a cable teat and reparations discussions. The note mentions property custodian and other government bureaus receiving guidance long ago for information.
High Prices With Peace Discussed by Cloth Industry Leader
Arthur Ziegelmeier of B Priestly & Co. in New York warned that even with peace the woolen trade faces sustained high cloth prices. He predicted a stampede for goods once demand surges and said a price recession is unlikely for five years. The raw material outlook remains unsure.
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New York
Great Britain
Arthur Ziegelmeier
B. Priestly & Co
England
Virgin Wool Market Pressures Loom Over Textile Producers
The article notes limited virgin wool supply and rising prices as mills face a February 1 deadline. Demand for virgin wool clothing fabrics prompts restricted supply. shoddy woolens see waning consumer interest, while prices have jumped from 3.87 to 0.77 per yard in seven weeks. Mill reps aim to keep prices fair amid shifting buyer demand.
House Approves 31.6 Million Agricultural Bill
Washington June 4 The House passed the 31.6 million farm appropriation bill with one dissenting vote and sent it to the Senate. A plan to boost the 1.5 million farm demonstration grant by 1 thousand dollars was defeated.
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House
Senate
Kunwald Released and Heads to Austria
Dr. Ernest Kunwald former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra leader was released from Fort Oglethorpe as an alien enemy after a year in custody. He departed for New York to sail to Austria.
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Kuntwald
Austria
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ernest Kunwald
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Fort Oglethorpe
New York
Mericer to Visit New York and Baltimore in September
Cardinal Mer cier, famed for his defiance of Germany and relief work for Belgians, will arrive in New York next September to thank the United States for aid. He will land in New York, visit briefly, then go to Baltimore to stay with Cardinal Gibbons.
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New York
Cardinal Mercier
America
Commission For Relief
Belgium
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Highwaymen Captured After Robbery in Toledo Cellar
Two young highwaymen robbed a messenger in Toledo on June 4, slinging a satchel with $4000 in payroll money. They fired into a crowd, were chased, and later captured in a cellar where they had hidden weapons and much of the money. the money was recovered.
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Toledo
Cnes
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