U S Purchases Mexican pesos for coinage
The Treasury bought six million Mexican silver pesos at 8.814 cents each to mint halves quarters and dimes. A rapid drop in U S silver prices triggered an inquiry into possible market manipulation while officials deem the prior high prices unwarranted. This large acquisition leaves the U S with enough silver to mint for two to three months and signals a major market shift.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
United States
Liberty Loan Drives Urge Quick Support Amid Short Window
A brief wartime appeal stresses a narrow period before the Liberty Loan drive closes. Officials call for swift contributions to secure success and bolster national efforts.
Bishop Endorses Pension Fund for Retired Ministers
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes praised a campaign to raise 188000 in the Boston and Lynn districts of the New England Conference of the Methodist Church for retired preachers. He urged support, noting ministers often face poverty after years of service and stressing fairness and increased church efficiency.
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Edwin H. Hughes
Boston
Lynn
New England
Boston Schooner Emma McAdams Reported Lost
Owner David M. Simpson of the Boston schooner Emma McAdams received a cablegram announcing the loss of his vessel and the safe arrival of Captain Morey and the crew at a French port. No further details were provided. It is believed the Emma McAdams was struck by a submarine.
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David M. Simpson
Boston
Emma McAdams
Morey
Emma McAdam
Insurance men organize to aid U S efforts in war
More than 200 Boston fire insurance men met at the State House yesterday afternoon and formed a body to safeguard state resources during the war. They will take extraordinary measures against fire to protect food, coal, munitions, ships and military supplies.
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Boston
State House
Conservation Association of Massachusetts Formed
Governor McCall attends meeting praising fire insurance men as vital to wartime and peacetime conservation efforts. Henry J. Ide elected chairman with a 10 member executive panel. The group will aid the National Board of Underwriters conservation program and support government needs from factories to water works and cantonment safety.
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McCall
The
Conservation Association of Massachusetts
Henry J. Ide
National Board of Underwriters
Gayle T. Forbush
R. M. Bissell
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Connecticut Public Safety Committee
Bissell
War Department
Department of Labor
Washington
Hoover
Walter Adlard
F. H. Battilana
C. P. Faunce
G. T. Forbush
William H. Rogers
C. H. Rice
H. B. Sly
G H. Wilkins
James H. Carney
Endicott
O'Keefe
Plunkett
Hardison
Intern More Dock Workers In Hoboken
Fourteen Tietjen Lang dry docks employees were taken into custody by Department of Justice agents and interned at Bilis Island for being alien sympathizers capable of harming ships. Fifty-eight more workers were interned the previous day as part of a broader roundup of enemy aliens at shipyards and docks.
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Hoboken
Department of Justice
Bilis Island
Bond Now Means Freedom for All
A statement proclaims that securing a bond now ensures lasting liberty for everyone, framing the measure as a universal safeguard against confinement and restriction. The message emphasizes inclusivity and universal rights tied to the freedom granted by the bond.
Adjournment Reconsidered at Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention reconsidered its vote to adjourn until June after action on the initiative and referendum. A compromise motion set November 28 as the adjournment date if one debate is finished, with a meeting to follow after the 1918 legislature prorogues. The body adjournment plan was delayed by Delegate Lomasney, payroll expires November 1, and many members fear continuing service due to financial strain.
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Avery
Lomasney
Allied loan total reaches 2.756 billion to date
Washington report shows government advances of 25 million to Great Britain and France on October 19 raising total loans to the Allies to 2,756,400,008.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Training Women as Conductors for Brooklyn Transit
New York Oct 19 Training of women selected for wartime conductor roles on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company began today. Within a week officials expect women crews in regular positions on elevated and underground trains with instruction classes for surface system conductors to follow.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
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