Ford Joins Shipping Board To Standardize Ship Production
Henry Ford joined the Shipping Board as special assistant to Charles Piez to apply his mass production methods to shipbuilding. He will organize manufacture of ship parts and devote time in Washington while turning Detroit facilities to war material, including aircraft cylinders and Liberty truck parts.
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Henry Ford
The
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Charles Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Mr. Ford
Ford
Detroit
Liberty
Fleet Corporation
Piez
Capps
Berlin Reports Capture of Town of Cismon
Berlin reports the town of Cismon on the northern Italian front has been captured. The war office says Hungarian troops near the Adriatic on the Piave bank advanced and captured 1000 Italians.
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Cismon
War Office
Adriatic
Gallivan Confident He'll Win for Mayor
In a packed Maynard Hall Boston voters, Congressman James A. Gallivan touted strong support and vowed to discuss major issues on the campaign trail. He read a critical anonymous letter from City Hall insiders, attacked the Mayor's bid, and defended his own candidacy amid internal salvos and a ten dollar pledge.
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Peters
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Mass
City Service
City Hall
Brother John
Holy Name Society to Hold Special Meeting
A special St. Peter's Holy Name Society meeting will be held in the church basement tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Edward Kenney will address the group as spiritual director, and a membership campaign will be launched. A 7 30 morning Mass will celebrate Holy Communion as a group.
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St. Peter’s Holy Name Society
Edward Kenney
Engagement Announcement in City Room
Sergeant Andrew McKenzie formerly chauffeured for Major General Clarence R. Edwards announced his engagement to Margaret F Levis in a city room appearance. McKenzie listed his Roxbury address and Margaret’s residence with her mother at South Boston’s 117 L Street.
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Roxbury
Margaret F. Levis
South Boston
McKenzie
Clarence R. Edwards
West Cottage Street
Margaret F. l Levis
Margaret
L Street
Auto Driver Freed of Manslaughter Charge
Stanley Grzybinski age 20 of 28 Chestnut Chelsea was arraigned before Judge Bosson in Chelsea Police Court charged with manslaughter. The driver of the car that killed 6 year old Mary Donnelly of 17 Jefferson avenue on Nov 6 was found not guilty and discharged.
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Stanley Grzybinski
Chestnut Street
Chelsea
Judge Bosson
Mary Donnelly
Jefferson Avenue
Grzybinski
Bosson
Woman Fools the Austrians by Hiding Despatches
An American woman aboard an East Mediterranean steamer saved crucial British despatches by taking charge of bags after Captain Stanley Wilson threw one overboard. She hid the remaining bags until Austrian searchers finished, ensuring their arrival in London. Captain Wilson, later freed, testified at a military court.
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London
Malta
Stanley Wilson
Wilson
England
War Savings Leaders Meet President Wilson
Washington news: Frank A. Vanderlip chairs the national war savings committee with federal and state directors who will direct the war savings campaign. they were received today by President Wilson.
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Washington
National War Savings Committee
Frank A. Vanderlip
Wilson
War Savings and Public Interest Highlight President Wilson Speech
President Wilson voices cautious optimism about wartime savings and public investment. He notes the surge in individual investors in recent loans and urges careful daily savings to prevent waste while praising volunteers joining the effort.
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Wilson
Ten Days Furloughs for Gathering Crops
Camp Funston Kan Nov 16 Enlisted men needed at home to assist in harvesting crops will be granted furlough of 10 days to two weeks Major General Leonard A Wood commandant instructed regimental commanders to grant furloughs where requests are made in good faith.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Leonard A. Wood
Transportation committee calls conference on rail rate hike
The Boston Chamber of Commerce transportation committee schedules a Monday afternoon conference with New England shippers to obtain views on the New England railroads rate increase request. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Anderson will hold a hearing next Wednesday at the federal building on the railroads applications.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Anderson
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Building
College Players Stage Two Performances This Evening
Harvard and Radcliffe collegians used the roles in a pair of playlets. The authors were J. E. Pitlot Hubert Osborne and Miss Rachel F G Field. A second performance will be given this evening.
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Radcliffe
J. E. Pitlot
Hubert Osborne
Rachel F. G. Field
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