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Boston Post
New England
Post
Financial
The
Inquirer
Boston
Mass
Bethlehem Steel B stock faces big earnings doubt
Bethlehem Steel B shares have fallen as peace-era earnings are seen shrinking. Some believe ship orders could sustain 1919 profits, while others doubt dividends will stay at 10 percent as plant expansions and new securities have raised fixed charges.
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Bethlehem Steel
Daniels
United States
Grace
Bethlehem
Quiet Boston fish pier as fleets await arrival
Yesterday was unusually quiet at the Boston fish pier with no fishing craft arriving from the banks. A large fleet is expected today while the British steamer Bohemian from Liverpool arrived during the day.
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Boston Fish Pier
Liverpool
Shipping News Sails With A Mix Of Steamers And Tugs
Shipping notices list steamers H F Dimock Crowell and City of Columbus Diehl sailing with freight for L Wildes and Lake Shawano. Vessels Ontelaunee Glendside Tamanend towing barges Providence Hattie and Baltimore. Also Anna Northern King Herman Winter Lake Gardner Greenwood Lake Ennis Sewalls Point Northern Light and Security with barges Nos 86 and 123.
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H. F. Dimock
Crowell
New York
City of Columbus
Diehl
Savannah
L. Wildes
Lake Shawano
Small
Baltimore
Coastwise Trans. Co
Bohemian (Br
Liverpool
Eng
Valley Forge
Sabbich
Port Reading
Ontelaunee
Glendside
Tamanend
Charles W. Parker
Catharin
Lamberts Point
Providence
Hattie
Anna
Philadelphia
Northern King
Herman Winter
Greenwood
Newport News
Lake Ennis
Sewalls Point
Northern Light
Hampton
Pershing’s Border Tour Recalled in Real Life of General Pershing
The article previews H. F. Wheeler’s next instalment in the Boston Sunday Post detailing Pershing’s earlier border duty and Indian fighting years ago, ahead of his southward search for Villa. It notes this as his second official appearance along the border.
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Pershing
Villa
H. F. Wheeler
General Pershing
Boston Sunday Post
Market Review and Outlook After Armistice Readjustments
Prices declined steadily last week as rails and coppers lead the retreat from the peace boom. War stocks such as Bethlehem Steel and Crucible held firm while rails lagged, with copper prices sliding toward 22 cents for 1919 production amid anticipated readjustment and earnings adjustments across the industrials.
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Bethlehem Steel
Crucible
Steel Common
Utah
France will not bear rebuilding of northern France alone
Stephane Lauzanne editor of Le Matin told a New York audience that twenty years of labor by 100000 men would be needed to restore northern France after the war. He said France will not supply the army or materials to rebuild 360000 buildings and that Germany must do it. He endorsed the Hague 1907 agreement and cited Germany's violation of its principles.
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Atlantic Gulf
New York
France
Stephane Lauzanne
le Matin
Paris
Germany
M. Lauzanne
League of Nations
The
Hague
U S Navy Ships Returning Home From Europe
Paris reports a rapid drawdown of American naval forces in European ports after the armistice. Small craft destroyers and submarines will head home, with Brest kept as a repair station and enlargements planned to service transports returning troops. Balloon and airplane facilities and repair plants are being reduced as personnel depart.
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Paris
Brest
16 Per Cent Rise in Food Costs Nationwide
The Labor Department reports an average 16 percent increase in 22 basic food commodities over the year ending September. Figures come from monthly price quotations across more than two thousand retail stores.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Red Cross War Work Totals Garments and Supplies
American Red Cross reports 14,089,000 garments knitted for army and navy. They produced 52.196 million surgical dressings 22.255 million hospital garments and 1.464 million refugee garments under 3870 chapters with over 31,000 branches and 8,000,000 workers.
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New York
Red Cross
Army
Navy
No Shortage of Turkeys Ahead of Thanksgiving
Washington reports no shortage of turkeys for Thanksgiving and urges households to align menus with food conservation for world relief. Officials say supplies of chickens, ducks, and geese are also ample.
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Washington
Food Administration
Mackensen Arrives in Berlin with Staff
Field Marshal von Mackensen, former German commander in Romania, arrives in Berlin with his staff. German troops accompanying him meet Czech Slovak forces at Sillein Moravia and, unable to proceed via Oderberg, withdraw from Austria by Vienna and Passau.
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Amsterdam
von Mackensen
Rumania
Berlin
Sillein
Moravia
Oderberg
Austria
Vienna
Passau
Overseas demand for gas increases after armistice
The fuel administration announced that overseas demand for motor transport grade gasoline has risen since the armistice. Domestic requirements will also influence any decision on fixing a standard of quality for domestic gasoline now under consideration.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
South Boston hosts Italian Victory parade and celebration
South Boston residents crowded the streets for a 3 PM parade led by Chief Marshal Domenico Guerrino. The procession moved from M Street to Third Street bandstand with St. Vincent's Cadets, two Italian bands, and a float honoring allied nations. Speakers at the bandstand urged aid to Italy as Red Cross workers and local Italian societies watched. An Italian band played from 7 to 10 PM as Frank Russo chaired the committee with Salvatore Cuccio as secretary and Curo Ferrara as treasurer.
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South Boston
Domenico Guerrino
M Street
Third Street
Emmet Street
St. Vincent’s
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
la Bella Sicilia
la Trefiaga Society
la St. Francisco di Parula
Italy
Francis W. Ford
Edward F. McLaughlin
William H. McDonnell
William H. O’brien
Edward G. Morris
Robert E. Bigley
Walter L. Collins
William J. Foley
States Join in Republic Proclaimed in Northern Germany
German papers report the united workers and soldiers councils have proclaimed Oldenburg, Oestfriesland, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig Holstein a republic with Hamburg as the capital. The district includes the North Sea coast from Holland to Denmark. Bremen and Hamburg are free cities. the Kiel Canal traverses Holstein.
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Copenhagen
United Workers and Soldiers’ Councils
Oldenburg
Oestfriesland
Bremen
Hamburg
Schleswig-Holstein
North Sea
German Empire
Holland
Denmark
Kiel Canal
Holstein
Aviators Land in Norwich as Weather Halts Return
Lieutenants F. & Welsh and Sergeant F. W. Signfoost from Mitchell Field Mineola New York landed in Norwich Connecticut while en route from Boston to their base. Darkness and head wind stopped further flying for the day. they plan to resume tomorrow.
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Norwich
Conn
F. & Welsh
F. W. Signfoost
Mitchell Field
Mineola
L. L
Boston
Labor notes and union actions across Boston area
Pioneer Lodge No. 5 reports a New York general committee demand to apply Supplement 4 to General Order No. 27 and to pay all checks by Dec 19. Labor call for a reconstruction meeting, Leather Handlers seek new wage scale, Coal Teamsters' veteran returns, Machinists threaten strike at Atlantic Works, and Waterfront Council outlines eight hour day plans for returning soldiers.
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Pioneer Lodge No. 5
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America
Washington Street
New York
Ites
William A. McAdoo
Michael J. O'Donnell
Boston Central Labor Union
Mooney
Bhut
John J. Fenton
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Charles Street
Atlantic Works
West Boston
War Labor Board
Machinists’ Union
Joint Waterfront Council
New England Waterfront Council
United Association of Prumix
American Federation of Labor
Quincy House
Boston Labor Leaders Reject General Strike Over Mooney Death Sentence
In Boston labor circles the general strike protest against the Thomas Mooney death sentence finds little support. Union leaders from AFL affiliates, the Boston Central Labor Union, and Allied Building Trades reject any strike, except for those tied to the United Hebrew Trades. Local sentiment favors other avenues to awaken interest.
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Boston
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
United Hebrew Trades
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Allied Building Trades
Union Officials Forecast No Labor Suspension Over Mooney Case
Union leaders representing transportation and public utilities say a large scale strike is unlikely. They note a Thanksgiving meeting will push for a general strike to demand a fair, impartial retrial for Thomas Mooney, highlighting fears of a Bolshevik movement if he is executed. International unions in Washington plan talks with Edward F. McGrady present.
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Max Hamlin
United Hebrew Trades
Hebrew Trades
Thomas Mooney
Boston
Mooney
Washington, D. C
Edward F. McGrady
Boston Central Labor Union
McGrady
America
That Pershing Mustache Story From The Real Pershing
H F Wheeler relates how General Pershing began growing a mustache to impress his friends. The anecdote appears in The Real Life of General Pershing in next week's Boston Sunday Post.
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Pershing
General Pershing
H. F. Wheeler
Boston Sunday Post
Vienna Food Crisis Warns of Impending Calamity
Vienna reports call for Allied temporary commission to quell ethnic clashes among Czechs Austrians Hungarians Italians and Yugoslavs amid severe food shortages. Andras Osseinack urges American troops to guard supply lines from Trieste to Vienna to prevent Bolshevik looting as famine looms.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Andras Osseinack
Fiume
Trieste
No American Prisoners Have Reached Holland
Amsterdam reports that no former American war prisoners have crossed the Dutch frontier from Germany as of November 23. A number are expected soon and Captain Rose of the American military staff at The Hague remains near the Prussian border south of Widenzaal to await their arrival.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Rose
Hague
Widenzaal
Funeral notices from Boston area November obituaries
Multiple funeral announcements list names such as John Alden Mary Alves Napoleon Amelotte John Howard Barnard Michael E Brady Dorothy J Britton Jennie B Buck Alice E Coates Mary V Conway Aaron Crosby Annie Donovan James Ford Arthur H Glines Mary A Hayes Daniel Edward Jacobs Henry J Jordan Agnes Keating Abigail Coffin Robert R Madden Charles J McHugh Marie Agnes Mosher Aaron Oppenheim William F Reddy Mary A Rice Walia Sampson Peter D Shea George H Smith Edward J Sullivan Joan Fora Tilton Margaret A Williams with addresses, dates, and church or cemetery details for services in Massachusetts communities including Newtonville Cambridge Somerville Chelsea Roxbury Dorchester Melrose East Boston and Wakefield.
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Coates
Alice E
B. A. Coates
Winthrop
St. Botolph St
Baptist Church
Bellingham
Milford
Conway
Roxbury
Mary V
Patrick
Ann Conway
Colgan
Furreal
Church Place
St. Francis de Sales
Crosby
Centreville
Aaron
Donovan
Chelsea
Annie
Partick J. Donovan
Denvir
Winthrop St
St. Mary’s Church
Holyhood
FORD
Newton
Navy
James
Mary J. Ford
Dalby St
Church of Our Lady
Glines
Melrose
Arthur H. Glines
Alden St
Wyoming
Hayes
Cambridge
Mary A
Jordan
Bar Harbor
Henry J. Jordan
John H
Mary F. Jordan
Warren
East Cambridge
Boston Ave
Somerville
St. Clement’s Church
Keating
IngWest Newton
Agnes
Norah
James J. Keating
Adams Ave
St. Bernard's Church
Lock Wood
Abigail Coftin
Joseph H. Lockwood
Hugh
Cleveland
Charles J. McHugh
Atherton St
Meagher
Marie Agnes
Charles J
Minnie C. Meagher
Sauer
Walden St
Moroney
France
John Joseph
William and Mary Moroney
Boston
St. Augustine’s Church
Mosher
James Francis Mosher
4Th Infantry
Mary E. Mosher
Daley
Saratoga
David W. Mosher
Church of the Sacred Heart
Fitton Council
K. of
Oppenhpim
Star of the Sea
Rice
Patrick P. Rice
Border St
Church of Most Holy Redeemer
Sampson
Wakefield
Walia ¥. Sampson
Edwin H. Sampson
Thatcher Magoun
Main St
Shea
Brookline
Peter D
Daniel
Margaret Shea
Crean
Dudley St
St. Lawrence’s Church
Smith
Dorchester
George BH. Smith
South Boston
F. N. Rock
Melville Ave
Sullivan
Beachmont
Edward J
David and
Mary Sullivan
Millerick
David Sullivan
Crest Ave
Our Lady of Lourdes
Tilton
Joan Fora Tilton
Chanel
Massachusetts
Walk Hill St
Forest Hills
Mass
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Perr Eel
American Thread Co
National City Company
State Street
Fort Hill
L.A. W. Quincy
L. N. E. Shirley
Atlantc
Gulf & West Indies Steamship Company
Northern
Pacific
Northern Pacific
Lebanon
N. H
McAdoo
Babson
Babson’s Statistical Organization
Wellesley Tillis
Congress St
Dana DE Cordova
Kilby Street
Frank W. Blair & CO
State St. Tel
J. W. Smith
Shipping News
War Stocks Holding Firm
Money Committee
Hans
U.s.navy
Mackensen
South
Theresa Gallo
Mary Gallo
Etta Guerriero
Mary Diori
Anna Gambino
Rose Conde
Fanny Farell
Move
HUB
LABOR
Trike
Will
Classified Department
Atden
Harvard St
Newtonville
John Alden
Fairview Cemetery
Hyde Park
Alves
Mary
Frettas
Manual Alves
Otis St
Church of the Sacred Ened
Amelotte
West Somerville
Napoleon R. Amelotte
Notre Dame de Pitie
Barnard
Quincy
John Howard Barnard
Bethany Church
Brady
Michael E
Catherine
Britton
Vas- Sar St
Dorothy J. Britton
R. & E. F. Gleason's
Washington St
Buck
Jennie B. Buck
Woodlawn
Tracy
Roslindale
William
Nora (Riley) Vracy
Frank Crohen
Franklin St
Mission Church
Williams
Margaret A
Andrew B
Margaret A. (Murphy) Williams
Florida St
St. Mark's Church
United States and
Cana
Tremont Street
Beach
Justitia Rebekah Lodge
C. F
Elizabeth A. Homar
Sheldon St
Cath. Prine
Langley
Noble Grand
Annie M. Henderson
Monuments Deane Monument CO
Morton ST
Forest Hillsear Front Entrance
Jamaica
E. J. Hickey & CO
Friend St
North Station
Mary C. M'Carthy
Suffolk
James J M'Carthy
Allen's Law Office
School St
Mujn
Sancta Maria Court
Mary ©. Howard
Mary A. Lydon
Ime
WM. Hesslein
Paddock Bidg
Tremont St
Baker & CO
John
Paine
Mrantkin
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