Boston Passing Up Great Chance
Samuel W. Wakeman, head of Fore River and Squantum plants, says Boston is dead on its feet for port development and regaining world trade supremacy. He urges Boston business leaders to act beyond resolutions at meetings on port projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fore River Head
Samuel W. Wakeman
Fore River
Boston
Wakeman
Schwab
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
New York Harbor
Philadelphia
Sam”Wakeman
Wakeman predicts booming New England shipbuilding after war
Wakeman outlines a bold plan for Boston to capture postwar trade, citing Harbor access, foreseen Emergency Fleet Corporation docks, and massive destroyer output at Fore River. He argues for government aid rather than control, promotes welded and concrete ships, and notes New England’s skilled labor and favorable climate as keys to future U S shipping strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New England
Union Shipbuilding Plant
San Francisco
Fore River
Western
Wakeman
Fora River
Shipyard Labor Policy Spurs Fast War Plant Growth
Wakeman credits labor leadership and frank talks for rapid shipyard expansion at Hog Island and Fore River. He notes eight hour shifts cut pay, 65 destroyers planned, and widespread labor availability with 24 000 workers and modest actual earnings beyond bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Hog Island
Plane crash in Central Park Long Island kills pilot
Allen Adams of Elmhurst Long Island an aviator for a aircraft company was killed and Charles Arens of Chicago a mechanic injured when their battle plane converted for air mail service fell in fog at Central Park Long Island rising to 200 feet before crashing to earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allen Adams
Elmhurst
Long Island
Charles Arens
Chicago
United States Air Postal Service
Central Park
Congress to Adjourn Before New Session Opens
Washington Nov 18 Congress to adjourn next Thursday to allow travel mileage and prevent merging with the 65th Congress opening Dec 2. The action follows the Senate finance committee not reporting the revised six billion dollar revenue bill before the new session. while adjourned, Senate finance will revise the revenue bill and House committees will draft 1920 appropriation bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Secreary
McAdoo
November 11 Armistice Day proposals in House
Washington Nov 18 More resolutions to make Nov 11 the Armistice date a national holiday were introduced in the House. Rep Heflin Democrat Alabama urged a Wilson Day designation while Rep Maher Democrat New York proposed Liberty Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Heflin
Alabama
Maher
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert L. Norton
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
York
Steel King
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pittsburg
United States
England
France
Germany
Middle West
Great Lakes Enterprise
Great Lakes
Wrigley’s
Tosi
Wrigley
Raya
Ees
Mnae
Clently
Henry Ford
Labor
Wake
GFT
Mgr Wakeman
Reguspat
Pelity As
Wey Master Sister Talking
Ministry of Music
Caruso
Alda
Braslau
de Gogorza
de Luca
Farrar
Galli-Curci
Garrison
Gluck
Homer
Martinelli
McCormack
Melba
Ruffo
Schumann-Heink
Scotti
Whitehill
Witherspoon
Victor
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden, N. J
Victor Records
New
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!