Mayor Plans Washington Trip to Save Squantum Ship Plant
Boston Mayor will travel to Washington to seek more destroyer contracts from Secretary Daniels for the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Squantum plant. With work ending about April 1, 8000 workers face layoff if the Victory plant loses government support. the mayor stresses the plant’s economic value and labor stability.
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Peters
Washington
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Squantum
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Victory
Boston
Fleming Acquitted in Hunting Death Case
In North Attleboro district court George Fleming was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Harry Tatro, his brother in law, after shooting him while hunting. The case was dismissed and Fleming was fined 15 dollars for license forfeiture and 10 dollars for hunting on Sunday.
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Attleboro
George Fleming
Harry Tatro
Fleming
Tatro
North Attleboro
Peter Tatro
George
The Confession photoplay at Symphony Hall
A missionary priest must witness his brother's murder trial while preventing a mob from breaking him free. Bound by his father confessor's secret, he disperses the crowd and endures a death sentence injustice, yet faith and justice prevail in this Boston showing presented by George H. Davis.
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Symphony Hall
Brutus
George H. Davis
California
David Belasco
Boston
Basis for sugar issue set by state commission
The State Commission on the Necessaries of Life orders wholesalers and sugar jobbers to report sugar furnished to customers in July August and September to determine allotments during the shortage. Retail grocers will rely on their usual wholesalers. any hoarding or profiteering will lead to forfeiture of supply.
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Special Commission
State House
State Commission
Carrier Leaps From Auto To Halt Train Crash
Rural Letter Carrier Charles Farrington of Putney saved his life by jumping from his automobile moments before a northbound B. M. passenger train struck and demolished the car near his home in Brattleboro Vermont. He did not hear the train due to a building obscuring the crossing and had only about a foot to brake.
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AUTO
Armistice Day Tributes Highlight Prominent Generals
Boston Sunday Post plans a first anniversary Armistice Day section with tributes from Major General Leonard Wood General Peyton C. March chief of staff and other notable military figures. Their greetings honor democracy and those who fought for it.
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Boston Sunday Post
Leonard Wood
Peyton C. March
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New England
Talbot Boys
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Washington Street
Reis
Manhattan
Peerless Union
Rogers Peet
New York
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