New England Mobilizes to Secure Jobs for Returning Soldiers
Boston area campaign urges immediate filing of employment blanks for soldiers sailors and marines with W Stanwood Field Employment Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors at Boston Common. The drive aims to match veterans with jobs as they await discharge with plans to hold waiting positions if possible.
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W. S. Field
Boston Common
Boston
Massachusetts
New England
W. Stanwood Field
Post
Bureau
Field
George Shields Sentenced for Life in Murder Case
George Shields of Lowell received a life prison term after pleading guilty to the murder of Mrs. Rose Trainer, the wife of his nephew. Shields, 62, faced the judge yesterday and was ordered to serve life in State Prison.
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George Shields
Lowell
Rose Trainer
Shields
Guards Keep Vigil Over Ex Kaiser at Amersfoort Castle
Guards at Van Bentinck Castle in Amersfoort continue watching former Emperor William with added armed men in the grounds and around the village. Reports of a menace prompted reinforcements by car and stricter scrutiny of non residents approaching the castle.
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Amerongen
Associated Press
William
van Bentinck Castle
Herr Hohenzollern
Corset Sales Seen At One Pair Every 18 Months
W. R Hotchkin, noted retail advertising expert, stated at the Retail Trade Board banquet in Boston that the average consumer buys one pair of corsets every 18 months. He spoke at the Westminster Hotel.
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W. R Hotchkin
Retail Trade Board of Boston
Hotel Westminster
Advertising and corsets spark debate on consumer habits
The speaker argues corsets lose shape after months and that many women buy them infrequently. He urges better advertising to educate and boost industry, claims advertising has driven 1918 prosperity, and says national prosperity follows active industry and sales. He criticizes government ads as unlikely.
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Hotchkin
Mr. Hrotchkin
Peeping Tom Caught By Somerville Officer
Patrolman Charles J. Sharry of Somerville police reports catching Charles H. Gerrish, 28, at 146 Powder House Boulevard after Gerrish tried to look into the officer’s windows. Neighbors had complained of peepers recently, and Sharry, just back from overseas, pursued the suspect.
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Charles J. Sharry
Somerville
Powderhouse Boulevard
Charles H. Gerrish
the Boulevard
Sharry
Gerrish
Whiteside Opposed 10 New Street Plan in Boston
Corporation Counsel Alexander Whiteside told the committee on metropolitan affairs that Boston should not lay out a street from Church Green to the proposed Stuart street site due to the city’s poor finances. The sponsor Ralph Adams Cram of the city Planning Board estimated a $20,000,000 cost and likened it to a real Fifth Avenue for Boston.
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Alexander Whiteside
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Church Green
Stuart Street
Ralph Adams Cram
City Planning Board
Fifth Avenue
Boston
City boulevard proposal eyed to ease Boston traffic
Mr Cram urged a new street linking the Common to South Station to relieve congestion in Boston's business district. He warned delays would raise costs, noting a 10 year plan could yield city revenue of 1 to 1.5 million and that a nearby building might block the route if erected first.
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Cram
Pleasant Street
Frank H. Cowin
Old Colony
Quincy
Charlies A. Winchester
Costello and
Carey
Suffragists Meet in St. Louis Jubilee Opening
The National American Woman Suffrage Association executive council met in St. Louis as the jubilee convention opened. Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Howard Shaw presided, addressing why the United States lagged on women’s voting. Over 600 delegates attended the initial session.
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ST. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
United States
Execution of former Emperor and family reported by Paris
In San Francisco on March 24 General Robert C. Paris announced the execution of the former Emperor of Russia, his wife, and daughters by Bolshevik troops. Paris, among the first French officers with the Czecho Slovak army in Russia, will report to the French government after arriving from Vladivostok.
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San Francisco
Russia
Robert C. Paris
Paris
Vladivostok
Execution of the Romanovs at Ekaterinburg Revealed
General Paris recounts the 1918 killing of Nicholas II and his family in the basement of the Ekaterinburg house now used as a command center. The Czar, Czarina, and daughters were shot before their bodies were burned and scattered, with evidence including diamonds and bloodstains preserved by investigators.
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Nicholas
Ekaterinburg
Siberia
Paris
Gaida
Romanoff
Czarina
Red Cross clothing drive in Boston surpasses first day goals
The Boston Metropolitan Chapter Campaign Headquarters reports 600 to 700 pounds of clothing packed in 20 burlap bags for overseas shipment on opening day. Director Eliot T. Putnam urges stronger donations, aiming to top 104,900 pounds from last year as drive continues through next Monday.
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Red Cross
Europe
Boston
South Armory
Dartmouth Street
Eliot T. Putnam
Patrolman Walter F Pratt Resigns From Dudley Street Precinct
Police Commissioner Curtis accepted the resignation of Patrolman Walter F Pratt of the Dudley street station yesterday. Pratt will sever his connection with the department on Monday.
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Walter F. Pratt
Dudley Street
Curtis
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