Martin Proposes State Run Coal Boats
John J. Martin president of the Exchange Trust Company tells Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange members that coal distribution for next winter can be solved if the fuel administration orders fuel now and ensures filling, and that transportation could be met by the state building or buying coal barges to bring coal here.
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Fuel Administration
John J. Martin
The
Exchange Trust Company
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Massachusetts
George F. Washburn
Exchange
August Belmont
Everett, Benton
J. Q. A. Brackett
Edmund B. Codman
Howard Elliott
Eugene N. Foss
John Hays Hammond
William B. Lawrence
F. H. Prince
William M. Wood
Ralph C. Emery
Willam
Felton
William H. Gove
Charles A. Newhall
Warren F. Freeman
Reform Coal Distribution Sought by Mass Exchange Leader
George F. Washburn urged immediate action to prevent next winter coal shortages in New England. He proposed state controlled coal orders by mail, no direct dealer sales, and a state owned transport system with coal barges. Officials named include August Belmont and John J. Martin with Washburn elected president of the exchange.
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New England
Martin
el Commission
Commission
Chester Yard On The Job
Chester Yard on the job as J How ard Pew president of Sun Ship building Company Chester Penn rejects Rear Admiral Bowles claim that Atlantic coast shipyards are lagging. Pew says the yard is at 60 percent capacity now and aims for 100 percent by July 1 with contracts for 18 ships including two completed.
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Philadelphia
J. Howard Pew
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chester
Penn
Bowles
Atlantic Coast
Pew
Sun Company
Baker to Speed Up Supplies in France Visit
Secretary Baker met press in Paris and outlined aims to coordinate with General Pershing and inspect transport and supply lines. He stressed civilian control of war effort, argued for stronger American industry mobilization, and praised allied unity. Baker met Clemenceau, Joffre, and President Poincare with General Pershing, Ambassador Sharp present.
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Paris
Newton D. Baker
France
General Pershing
America
Baker
Premier Clemenceau
Ambassador Sharp
Marshal Joffre
Poincare
Mother Fails To Save Boy Drowned In River
Forest Sturtevant Jr., four, son of Mr and Mrs Forest Sturtevant of East Bridgewater, fell into Gin Waters River while playing with siblings and another girl. The mother attempted to rescue him but he drowned. Workmen from Carver Cotton Works recovered the body.
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East Bridgewater
Forest, Sturtevant, Jr
Forest Sturtevant
Carver Cotton Works
New York Club Waiters Strike For Higher Wages
New York bankers brokers and lawyers faced a meatless noon as club waiters walked out demanding a 25 percent pay raise. Clubs limited meals and workers served themselves, highlighting rising living costs and labor tensions in downtown venues.
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N. Y
New York
Stebbins Chosen Secretary-Treasurer for Fifteenth Term
George F. Stebbins of Brookline was elected secretary-treasurer of the Team Owners Association for the 15th consecutive term at the annual meeting held at the Quincy House. Other officers named included John E. Bowen of Somerville as president Edwin T. Frost of Boston and W H Robinson of Somerville as vice presidents and Elmer J. Shiland and Herbert S Richardson added to the board of directors.
Death blow to day bill in New York
In Albany on March 12 the New York Assembly defeated ratification by approving an 84 to 64 substitute that would put the federal prohibition amendment to a referendum this fall after a spirited debate.
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Bill
New York
Albany
N. Y
Governor weighs ratification of federal amendment in referendum
The Senate has not acted, but a Senate committee favored a referendum bill. Governor Whitman says he favors ratification but cannot determine his stance until the Legislature acts. He calls the substitution by the Legislature a mistake and notes the fight continues this session as the Anti-Saloon League eyes direct ratification.
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Senate
Whitman
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Rhode Island Senate kills ratification of federal prohibition
The Rhode Island Senate voted 20 to 18 to kill a resolution ratifying the federal prohibition amendment. A pending bill, already passed by the House, would order a referendum on the amendment at the November election.
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Providence
R. I
England and U S Must Win War Says Archbishop Lang
The Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang archbishop of York told audiences in Boston and Wellesley College that the outcome of the war rests with England and America. He argued France has fought nobly but cannot do much more and Russia is gone, with Italy able only to defend its borders. He urged a morally strong nation to win and warned of unrest if moral drive fails.
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England
America
Cosmo Gordon Lang
York
Boston
Wellesley
College
France
Russia
Italy
War speech Ties Britain and US for World Peace
Mayor Peters at Faneuil Hall quotes a wartime appeal urging united American and British resolve. He praises Irish regiments, cites Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, and envisions a postwar league of nations backed by the two nations’ friendship. The speaker urges no quarrel over entry and calls for a lasting peace with freedom.
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Boston
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Ulster
William Redmond
Ireland
Great Britain
England
France
United States
League of Nations
Peters
Faneuil Hall
Lawrence
Major Higgonson
George C. Lee
Archbishop’s Boston Visit Emphasizes Simplicity and Service
The archbishop urged a postwar focus on usefulness to fellow man and simple, clear aims for nations. He spoke at Faneuil Hall to a packed crowd, then at the Boston City Club, Technology aviation school, Harvard events, and Wellesley, before heading to New Haven. He warned America must resist German spirit if Germany wins and urged unity and faith.
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America
Abraham Lincoln
Faneuil Hall
Episcopal
Boston City Club
Lawrence
Technology Aviation School
Technology
Wellesley
Institution of Learning
Lowell
Harvard
Governor McCall
State House
Hall of Flags
Lee, Higginson & Co
State Street
Boston
New Haven
United States
Germany
Swede in Federal Custody Refuses Jail Food
Carl Samuelson, eight days in East Cambridge jail, refuses meals, after prior protest actions including smashing a taxi window and attempting to strike a deputy marshal in Postoffice square. He is sent to the Psychopathic hospital for observation.
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Carl Samuelson
East Cambridge
Ramuelson
Postoffice Square
Boston railroad service flag unfurled at Rowe's Wharf
More than 600 commuters of the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad cheered as the company's service flag, with 60 blue stars representing volunteers for army and navy, was unfurled from the ceiling at Rowe's Wharf station last night.
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Rowe's Wharf
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Man Holds Off Crowd With Gun After Workplace Shooting
In Springfield at the Van Norman Machine Tool Company Ralph L. Powell 21 colored discharged after white workers wouldn’t work with him shot Floyd H. Polhill a leader in the oust him movement. Powell then held the crowd of employees at bay for 15 minutes before surrendering to an arriving officer. Powell a Tuskegee graduate came from Kentucky. Polhill expected to recover.
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Springfield
van Norman Machine Tool Company
Ralph L. Powell
Floyd H. Polhill
Powell
Tuskegee
Kentucky
Polhill
Dr Kearney Appointed First Lieutenant in Dental Reserve
Dr John F Kearney a South Boston native and Tufts College graduate has received his commission as first lieutenant in the Dental Reserve Corps of the Army. He serves as a Tufts instructor and is currently stationed on Broadway awaiting mobilization.
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John F. Kearney
Boston
Dental Reserve Corps
Army
Kearney
Tufts College
Broadway
Chief Reappointed Maynard Police Chief Frank Binks
March 12 report states Frank Binks is reappointed as chief of police for another year. John Connors named deputy chief while Samuel G. King and Nicholas J. Driscoll are named night patrolmen.
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Maynard
Frank 8. Binks
Board of Selectmen
John Connors
Samuel G. King
Nicholas J. Driscoll
Deficiency Bill Passes Senate With Large War Provisions
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying 1.8 billion dollars, with riders authorizing sale of enemy property in the United States and government purchase of German owned Hoboken wharves, was passed by the Senate without a record vote. It has cleared the House and goes to conference.
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Washington
United States
Hoboken
N J
Senate
House
Senate Increases War Spending Across Army Navy Programs
Senate adds 73 million to defense appropriations with large blocks for army and navy including transport storage barracks and ordnance. Amendments on enemy property disposition and hero property reimbursements await House approval as Reed GOP foe fights food and fuel funds. A nitrate soda revolving fund directs proceeds to restock wartime supplies.
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Army
Navy
Senate
House
Washington
War Trade Board
State Department
Bureau of Risk Insurance
Reed
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Major General March to Review All Soldiers
Washington March 12 Major General March acting chief of staff plans a personal inspection of all troops in the United States in the near future He said today he expected to see all the men before they go over.
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Washington
March
United States
Meyer L. Meyer Dies. Naval Secretary Former Ambassador
National state and city dignitaries plus Army and Navy reps attended the funeral for George L. Meyer former Secretary of the Navy and U S representative to Rome. Consul Di Rosa represented Italy in recognition of Meyer’s service as ambassador in Rome.
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Army
Nav
Citize
George L. Meyer
Navy
United States
di Rosa
Meyer
Rom
Navy and civic leaders attend Boston Cathedral service
A large assembly gathers at St Paul’s Cathedral for a memorial service with Bishop Lawrence and Dean Rousmaniere. Naval officials from the Navy Bureau of Watson, the First Naval District, and Boston commandant lead the service alongside Governor McCall and Boston officials. Notables including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Harvard President Lawrence Lowell serve as honorary pallbearers.
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St. Paul’ Cathedral
Larence
Dean Rousmaniere
Na‘ Daniels
Navy
Leigh Falmer
Watson
Spencer S. Woo
Naval
William R. Rush
Boston
McElroy
McCall
House of Representatives
Meyer
Peters
Unite States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Amiral Leigh C. Palmer
Lawrence Lowell
Poslam Advertisement Claims Fast Skin Relief Worldwide
An ad touts Poslam as the best remedy for ailing skin including pimples eczema rashes redness and inflammation. It promises soothing relief and stopping intense itching with a healing power described as unusually effective. Free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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Lam
West 47Th St
New York City
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