Immediate relief urged to move shallow draft tugs north
Pittsburg Nov 29 Immediate relief for more seagoing tugs to move boats of shallow draft to New England points and those supplied through New York Baltimore and Philadelphia was requested by Fuel Administrator H A Garfield to ease a serious fuel shortage. The request was sent through General Black chief of engineers.
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Pittsburg
New England
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
General Operating Committee of the Railroads’ War Board
H. A. Garfield
Mr. Garfield
General Black
Great Lakes steamship lines urged to extend navigation season
A wartime committee urged Great Lakes steamship operators to lengthen the navigation season to relieve railroads. An embargo order diverts westbound freight from New England to northern routes. The panel seeks overseas committees for Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Norfolk to coordinate with Allied Overseas Executive Committee and U S authorities. It cites coal shortages in New England and favors using water routes to avoid rail congestion with evidence showing limited use of Baltimore and Philadelphia port facilities and Navy tug shortages prompting calls for more sea going tugs and northern harbor steamers.
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Pittsburg Gateway
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Boston
Norfolk
Allied Overseas Executive Committee
United States
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio
Navy Department
Reading Railway
Black
Garfield
Navy radio students hold grand Thanksgiving dinner
A contingent of 247 Naval Reserve radio students joined 400 fellow radiomen for a Boston Thanksgiving gathering. They dined in the Boston Athletic Association gym, enjoyed entertainment by Keith's Theatre performers, and left with mementos and thanks to the club.
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Thomas
Navy
Naval Reserve Radio
Boston Athletic Association
Deep Sea Knights
Exeter Street
A. Paul Keith
Boston
Milt Collins
Florenz Tempest
Gallagher
Lemaire
Keith's Theatre
Thanksgiving Dinner At Chelsea Soldiers' Home For Veterans
A turkey dinner was served yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea to 627 veterans of the Spanish American War. Of these, 366 are inmates of the home. Richard R. Foster commanded the event as a marked official presence.
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Soldiers’ Home
Chelsea
Richard R. Foster
Chargy
General Scriven Reports on Italian Situation at Headquarters
Major G. M. P. Murphy leads American Red Cross Europe efforts while General Scriven meets King Victor Emmanuel. They discuss the Italian situation during a dinner and plan a series of reports to the American government.
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Italy
Associated Press
Scriven
United States Army
Rome
G. M.P. Murphy
American Red Cross
Europe
General Scriven
Victor Emmanuel
Trotzky Document Alleged Fabrication Published
In Stockholm on November 29, Russian minister M Goulkevitch says at least one of the papers attributed to Leon Trotzky as a diplomatic document is a fabrication. The claim concerns documents Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign minister, is circulating.
End of Germans in East Africa by Christmas Predicted
Reuters correspondent reports from Nadara that the East African campaign should end by Christmas with the German commander in chief either a prisoner or in exile.
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East Africa
London
Reuter
Nadara
Sugar Seized and Held by Sergeant at Arms Pedrick
Sugar is placed in the custody of Sergeant-at-Arme Pedrick at the House after being sent for safekeeping by Edward Keevin.
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