Plans for Mass housewives registration for food drive
In Massachusetts, registration of every housekeeper will begin within two weeks for a national food conservation campaign led by Director Hoover. The program, run by the Committee on Public Safety with Bay State CN D women and the federal food administration, will use door to door canvassing to enroll all women who buy use or supervise food. Mrs Nathaniel Thayer will chair the state women’s committee and lead volunteer recruitment to staff the canvassing effort.
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Massachusetts
Director Hoover
Washington
Committee On Public Safety
Safety Board
Bay State
Women’s Committee
Council of National Defence
Whoover
Federal Food Administration Organization
Nathaniel Thayer
Massachusetts Women’s Committee
Arrest in Wild Beacon Street Chase Ends With Crash
James B. Rich a South End real estate operator was arrested after a high speed chase that ended when his car collided with another car and a wagon on Beacon street. He was charged with larceny by means of worthless checks.
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South End
Beacon Street
Urge Extension of Catholic Schools in Buffalo Plan
The Catholic Educational Association ends its 14th annual convention in Buffalo with a resolution adopting the slogan Every Catholic child in a Catholic school. Delegates approve a parish program pushing vigorous policy to support parish schools citing religious education as essential in this crisis.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Catholic Educational Association
Pilot praises American press for sanity in wartime
The official Archdiocese publication the Pilot editorializes on press sanity, praising U S newspapers for steadfast conduct during the war years and contrasting conditions in Europe with those at home. It lauds the magnificent sanity of the American press and its role in public life.
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Pilot
Europe
Press sanity steadies an anxious nation in crisis
The American press is praised for calm, reliable reporting during unprecedented national strain. Editors influence public opinion with timely editorials, while secrecy and panic are warned against as the public relies on straight statements from trusted newsrooms.
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National Bureau of Information
Press Praise for American Newspapers in Spanish American War
The U S press rose to the Spanish American War with notable restraint and sound judgment. Editors and printers, though not guaranteed by office, faced pressures yet stayed faithful to their trust, shaping public sentiment and proving essential to the national effort.
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United States
Body found in Charles River identified as Griffin
A man found in the Charles River at the foot of Allen Street Wednesday was identified yesterday as John F. Griffin of 87 Myrtle Street West End. Identification was made by Mary Gardey, an aunt who shared his home.
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Charles River
Allen Street
John F. Griffin
Myrtle Street
West End
Mary Gardey
Capture of Woman Near Caton Case Prompts New Arrests
Investigators in the international white slave probe expect arrests within 24 hours. Emma Frances Caton of Wakefield led to the trail of a female intermediary linked to men already in custody. Authorities believe the seized negatives from the Portland street studio and the Pemberton square den implicate more girls and will reveal names.
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Emma Frances Caton
Wakefield
Department of Justice
United States District Attorney
Anderson
Caton
Vice
Portland Street
Pemberton Square
City Hall Avenue
Miss Rankin to Speak in Boston July 8
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana first woman elected to Congress will address a Braves Field audience Sunday afternoon July 8. She travels from Washington for the engagement and after her talk a suffrage reception will be held. Her remarks will cover suffrage and broader non partisan topics.
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Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Congress
Braves Field
Miss Rankin
Boston
Washington
Floating Plattsburg Plan Targets Merchant Marine Training
New York reports that plans for a floating Plattsburg were unveiled by the National Marine League seeking to train up to 10,000 officers and 50,000 seamen for the American merchant fleet. The plan calls for a national nautical training school system funded by a $100,000 public subscription and state scholarship programs to educate cadets annually.
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New York
Plattsburg
National Marine League of the United States
League
United States
Man jailed year and day for threat to President Wilson
Newark reporter describes Adolph Swimer, a farm hand convicted in May of threatening to kill President Wilson, receiving a federal sentence of one year and one day at the Atlanta penitentiary.
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Newark
N. J
Adolph Swimer
Wilson
Federal
Atlanta
Great Brewster to Be Fortified Island Defense Plan
Boston harbor defences to be strengthened by converting Great Brewster into a fortified island. An agreement for sale of the island to the federal government was reached at a conference between Mayor Curley and federal representatives yesterday.
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Boston
Great Brewster
Curley
Two Die After Attempted Assault In Plainville
In Plainville Connecticut Miss Margaret C Farrar a garage stenographer was shot by James French another employee after an alleged failed assault Both were hospitalized in grave condition French fired three times then killed himself by shooting twice after firing on Miss Farrar.
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Plainville
Conn
Margaret C. Farrar
James French
French
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