Sea Breezes Sweep Condit's Ball Room
Warm days fail to spoil Condits ball room at Revere. Sea breezes keep the dancing room cooler during matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays and during weekday evening assemblies. Also noted is the Boston and Maine system appointing A. W. Munster as purchasing agent to replace B. S. Hinckley who retires to private business.
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Condit
Revere
A. W. Munster
Boston & Maine System
B. S. Hinckley
Big Rush 10 Enlist in Army
The War Department urges immediate enlistment in the United States Army. Boston leads a statewide drive from Canada border to southern Connecticut, seeking 19,000 unmarried men and a regional push for 70,000 nationwide. Recruits stream into Boston stations as Navy and Marine Corps also recruit. Army sends a batch to Syracuse while training camps prepare.
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War Department
New England
United States Army
Frank B. McCoy
Boston
Canada
Connecticut
Regular Army
Tremont Row
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Syracuse
Murder in West End Tied to New York Desperado Gang
Police say a man found slain at 70 Myrtle Street West End was a member of a New York gang and killed for breaking vows. Fingerprints to aid identification. authorities suspect Italian criminals carried out the brutal throat slash and heart removal as a warning. Lodging house owner James Voglass notes four men hired the room June 13 posing as tailors. Edward Edeson identifies the victim as part of a gang that robbed his restaurant for $15 Sunday.
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Myrtle Street
West End
New York
James Voglass
Edward Edeson
Camtridge Street
Appeal for Workers on Steel Vessels
Government demand for skilled mechanics and laborers in steel shipbuilding prompts 509 appeals from Boston Public Employment Office chief G Karry Dunderdale. President Wilson notes those on government work contribute as much as volunteers in the armed services.
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G. Karry Dunderdale
Boston Public Employment Office
Boston
Wilson
Army
Navy
Stars and Stripes Lead the Way on Battlefield Flag Manners
The report notes the Stars and Stripes leading the way as the Red Cross flag follows on every battlefield, highlighting symbolic guidance and humanitarian presence amid conflict.
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Red Cross
Wilson Forms Exports Council To Control Trade
President Wilson announced an executive order creating an exports council to oversee American exports. The council includes the Secretaries of State Agriculture and Commerce and the food administrator, with the Commerce Department directed to manage all operational details.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretaries of State, Agriculture and Commerce
Department of Commerce
Wilson outlines systematic control of exports during war
President Wilson announces a forthcoming exports program guided by full information to direct trade with minimal disruption. An experts council will draft proclamations licensing coal and fuel shipments and licensing for all exports to European neutrals to cut Germany supplies. The policy aims to maximize aid to allies and neutral nations while safeguarding domestic needs.
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Experts Council
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Free Trade Policy Aims at Systematic Export Licensing
The policy favors no prohibitive rules but uses licensing to direct exports. It seeks full information on world needs and domestic stock, to align export levels with American needs and ally demands. Wheat and corn supply data illustrate the approach as a model for all goods during wartime.
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United States
Riots in Cork End After Military Fire On Sinn Feiners
Machine guns opened on Sinn Feiners in Cork as police clubs failed to restore order. Soldiers cordoned sites while police pursued rioters. One rioter was killed and another severely wounded. about a dozen treated in hospitals for bayonet and other wounds. The riot subsided without further troop action.
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Cork
Sinn
Mrs Bradley Denied Divorce After Cruelty Claims
Mrs Emily B Bradley's suit for divorce from John Bradley was dismissed by Judge Jenney in the Superior Court yesterday. She testified her husband an art metal worker on Shawmut Avenue near Northampton Street forced her to labor with heavy iron bars and a 12 pound sledge hammer and struck her on multiple occasions. He denied the allegations.
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Emily B. Bradley
John Bradley
Jenney
Bradley
Shawmut Avenue
Northampton Street
Zionist Convention Seeks Unity Amid Debate In Baltimore
At a Baltimore Zionist convention on June 2, Louis Lipsky urged reorganizing Zionism to unite all Jews under a single federation. The debate between administration and opposition factions centered on peace with anti Zionists and participation in the Washington Jewish congress. The report was accepted and a confidence vote passed for the legislative committee.
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Baltimore
Louis Lipsky
Federation
Lipsky
Washington
LID PUT ON AT NEWPORT
Seven establishments labeled as illegal resorts were shut by Mayor Clark Burdick with naval guards stationed outside each site. Police reported occupants had fled the city after a conference with Governor Beeckman following Secretary Daniels protest over conditions near the naval station endangering recruits.
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Newport
R. I
Clark Burdick
Naval
Naval Forces
Beeckman
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Naval Station
Railroading Regiment Mobilizes for Training Camp
Will prepare camp for Engineer Dept F of the Fourth Reserve Engineers mobilized in Salem yesterday and today moves to Rockingham Park M IL to pitch camp for five other units. Thursday the full regiment trains under Lt Col William P. Wooten who built it from regional transportation systems.
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Fourth Reserve Engineers
New England
Salem
Rockingham Park
M. IL
William P. Wooten
Red Cross Aims Higher In Fight Against Disasters
The organization urges renewed fundraising and volunteer mobilization to strengthen aid delivery as disasters rise. Leadership cites community support, training programs, and partnerships with local agencies to expand emergency response capacity.
German Seamen Granted Visitor Access at Gallups Island
The government grants visiting rights to German seamen in detention at Gallups Island. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, visitors may obtain non transfer passes at the immigration station on Long Wharf and travel to the detention camps.
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Gallups Island
Long Wharf
Visitor limits set for island excursion from Pemberton
A noon departure will take visitors from Pemberton to the island via a smaller craft. The government limits daily visitors to 15 and passes must be issued by 11 a.m. on the days they apply.
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Pemberton
The Wounded Soldier Seeks Mercy Through Red Cross Aid
A wounded soldier appeals for mercy in wartime, with a single path offered through Red Cross relief efforts. The appeal underscores humanitarian aid as the route to alleviate suffering and provide care.
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The
Red Cross
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