War Department crowded with requests to return dead in France
Washington reports 40,000 relatives have asked for the bodies of soldiers killed in France. Colonel E W Anderson said the policy is shifting toward returning the dead as soon as France can arrange. Pittsburgh delegation led by J D Foster sought the same, while a Bland resolution to form a commission drew no action before the foreign affairs committee.
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Washington
War Department
France
E. W. Anderson
Richmond
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Flood
Virginia
Democratic Committee
Pittsburg
J. D. Foster
Bland
Indiana
Lane Praises Legion Resolution on Soldier Settlement Policy
Secretary Lane today expressed gratification at the American Legion convention resolution in Minneapolis favoring a national policy of reclamation and settlement for ex service men. He called other pending bills inadequate but saw the resolution as endorsing his soldier settlement plan as far as it went.
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Washington
Lane
American Legion
Minneapolis
Mendell
Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets Ad Claims Fruit-Based Relief
An advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as the only medicine made from fruit juices addressing constipation liver and digestion among other ailments. It lists ingredients from apples oranges figs and prunes with nerve tonics and antiseptics. Prices are 50c per box six for 2.50 and 25c for a trial size. Available at dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES in Ogdensburg NY.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
New Skating Hat Promises Warm Comfort and Style
In anticipation of skating season an outdoors girl designs a new hat. A snug brown velvet turban trimmed with nutria fur balls offers durability, warmth, and a handsome look.
Police seize 20000 Communist cards in New York raid
The bomb squad seized 20000 membership cards of the Communist party printed in red as they were about to be taken into Communist headquarters by an expressman. Earlier, 2000 cards were confiscated in a prior raid. No arrests were made. A man in the Communist office signed for the packages. the cards were printed in Cleveland, Ohio.
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New York
Communist Party
Communist
Cleveland
Ohio
Casper Berry Will Contested in Supreme Court
Casper Berry of Cambridge a former liquor dealer died Oct 21. He left a $40,000 estate with $10,000 to his widow, $100 to each of four grandchildren, and the residue to three daughters. The widow and grandchildren Edmund Vera Evelyn and Helen Berry of Somerville contest the will.
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Casper Berry
Cambridge
Supreme Court
Edmund
Vera
Evelyn
Helen Berry
Somerville
Milk price hike planned in Haverhill area
Retail milk dealers in Haverhill announced that on Sunday the price of milk would advance to 17 cents a quart in Haverhill and surrounding towns and cities.
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Haverhill
Lawrence Jitneys Endanger Street Car Service
Lawrence residents face a potential halt to street car service as Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway trustees threaten to discontinue local lines by November 26 unless jitney competition is curbed. Mayor Hurley will present the notice to the City Council, which may seek a postponement and put the issue to voters at the December 9 city election. The Jitney Drivers’ Association argued that the street car is fading and urged the council to protect the public’s interests while calling jitneys the poor man’s automobile.
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Lawrence
John J. Hurley
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Hurley
Jitney Drivers’ Association
Minor Groups in French Politics Swept Away
Paris reports indicate in upcoming parliamentary elections the small political groups will be largely eliminated and the chamber will likely be dominated by two blocs the Right and the Left. Nationalists project over 400 seats while a coalition of various factions could hold about 200. The Radical party once 176 deputies may lose influence as Caillaux and Malvy face trials and exile.
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Paris
Right
Radical Party
Joseph Caillaux
High Court
Louis Malvy
Interior
France
Bogash in Brockton for Battle Tonight
Louis Bogash of Bridgeport arrives in Boston with Paul Doyle to meet Doyle in Brockton tonight in the main 12 round bout arranged by the Protector A. C. and Brockton Veteran Firemen's club. Semis feature Detroit’s Mike Kerns vs Weymouth’s Jimmy Frazzetti and two sixes scheduled.
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Louis Bogash
Bridgeport
Boston
Paul Doyle
New Haven
Brockton
Bogash
Doyle
Protector A. C
Mike Kerns
Detroit
Jimmy Frazzetti
Weymouth
Lieutenant Colonel John H Dunn Appointed in U S Army Reserve
Former officer of the 101st Infantry is named lieutenant colonel of infantry in the Officers Reserve Corps U S A Friends celebrate the appointment as vindication of popular "Colonel Jack" after his forced return from France with the 101st Regiment.
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101St Infantry
Officers’ Reserve Corps
John H. Dunn
101St
France
Jack
Boston Boy Officers Question Dunn Ousting In 1918
Citizens in Greater Boston react to news that Lieutenant-Colonel Dunn left France for home amid alleged disability. The War Department's official proclamation later refutes the grounds for removing him, challenging the justification given by his critics. Dunn had claimed he faced grave injustice and petitioned for a thorough medical examination.
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Greater
Boston
France
Dunn
Secretary of War
Army medical school exam led to reinstatement bid for Lt Col Dunn
Lt Col Dunn, longtime Ninth Massachusetts and later 101st Regiment veteran, passed a rigorous Army Medical School examination in Washington, was deemed fit for active field service, and sought reinstatement to his rank. His service began in 1888 as a private in Company I of the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry.
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Cal
Army Medical School
Washington, D. C
Dunn
City Board of Street Commissioners
101St Regiment
Ninth
Massachusetts Infantry
Inspectors Speed Up Examinations on Cretic Passengers
Immigration officials rapid exams assessed 1308 steerage travelers from the Mediterranean and Azores aboard the steamship Cretic. About half remain for hearings with many to be released upon relative contact today. Several failed the literacy test and are barred from entry.
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Cretic
Mediterranean
Azores
Nebraska to arrest I. W. W. members in state drive
Governor Samuel R. McKelvie ordered all Nebraska county attorneys to arrest I own W members across construction camps and industrial workplaces. He said the group promotes I. W. W. ism a revolutionary form of industrial unionism that opposes the law and uses propaganda to spread its message.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Samuel R. McKelvie
I. W. W.ism
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