Agree on Pay of Naval Men Navy Personnel Bill Reaches Consensus
Senate and House conferees reached agreement on the navy personnel bill boosting enlisted strength from 87 000 to 150 000 and Marine Corps from 17 000 to 30 000. Pay increases mirror Army war bill. most sailors rise from 17.60 to 32.60 monthly, with stepped raises for lower pay, effective June 1 and lasting six months after the war.
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Washington
Senate
House
Navy
Marine Corps
Scottish Rite Masonry Celebrates Golden Jubilee Meeting
Leaders from across the country joined the celebration in the Scottish Rite Ma sonic Temple marking the semi centennial anniversary of the union of the Supreme Councils of New York and Boston. More than 6500 members attended the event.
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Supreme Councils of
New York
Boston
Masonic Temple
Vitalitas advertised as a natural tonic at Woodward's Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Vitalitas a new liquid tonic claiming miraculous cures for indigestion rheumatism nervous debility kidney liver ills and long standing diseases. It urges readers to visit the Vitalitas department at Woodward's Drug Store 102 Tremont St for free samples and testimonials from New England users.
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New England
Vitalitas
Boston
Vitalitas Department
Woodward’s Drug Store
Tremont St
Coal price to drop as demand chills and inventories rise
Commissioner John Franklin Fort of the Federal Trade Board told a Boston audience that coal will be cheaper and plentiful before next fall if householders and manufacturers stop worrying and resume normal buying.
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John. Franklin Fort
Federal Trade Board
Washington
Boston
New England Coal Situation Aired At Dinner
Commissioner Fort told 600 New England manufacturers that coal output will rise and railways will prioritize shipments. He said shortages stem from transportation, not mine output, and warned calm buying. Taussig urged patriotic tax acceptance, Edwards praised Root’s Russian Commission headship. Dowse presided.
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Federal Trade Commission
New England
Fort
New Jersey
Home Market Club
Copley Plaza
Trade Commission
Frank W. Taussig
Federal Tariff Commission
Clarence R. Edwards
Wilson
Elihu Root
William B. H. Dowse
Club
Cambridge To Appoint Public Safety Commissioner
Justice Crosby ordered a writ of mandamus against Mayor Rockwood of Cambridge to appoint a commissioner of public safety. The mayor has since March 1, 1916, personally directed police and fire administration and refused the appointment.
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Justice Crosby
Supreme Court
Rockwood
Cambridge
Police and Fire Department
Abolishment of DPS Restores Separate Police and Fire
James Grant and nine others with William T. Anderson filed mandamus actions alleging mayoral abuse of power as the public safety department was restructured into separate police and fire services. Anderson sought reinstatement via a separate mandamus against Acting Chief Casey of the fire department. Judge Crosby dismissed that petition.
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Department of Public Safety
Police
Fire Departments
James Grant
William T. Anderson
Fire Department
J. F
J. E
D. T. O’connell
Anderson
Casey
Crosby
Signal Drill at Plattsburg
Plattsburg New York May 18 members of the Officers Reserve Corps training camp received their first instruction in flag signaling today. Signal Instructor Cavendish of the English army assisted. Two members of the New England regiment engineers reserve corps were relieved from duty here and started for Fort Totten to join the engineers being formed for service in France.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Cavendish
New England Regiment
Engineers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Totten
Regiment of Engineers
France
Women mill workers appear in overalls near Bedford
May 18 report shows women at the Butler mill wearing overalls supplied by management to reduce the risk of skirts catching in the machinery. The change aimed to improve safety for female employees working near the line.
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Bedford
Butler Mill
Unitarian Anniversary Week Opens With Patriotic Service
The Unitarians start a week of patriotism with a mass meeting at Symphony Hall at 7:30 pm. A 10 000 copy hymn book for use in time of war is issued by the American Unitarian Association and will be used in the service. Julia Ward Howe’s Battle Hymn opens the first hymn list.
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Symphony Hall
American Unitarian Association
Julia Ward Howe
Palfrey Perkins
Weston
Samuel A. Eliot
D. D
Augustus M. Lord
Providence
William L. Sullivan
New York
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Wolf’s “My Clothier
Hanover & Portland Sts
Gleitzman
NNW
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U.S
Otis Underwear
Grence
diGcan
Lisle
Sanitary Union
Nainsook Union
Wechsler Bros
West 14Th St
New York City
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Myng
America
Hanover and
Portland Streets
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Vince
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