Khaki as New Yellow Peril Warns WCTU Leaders
Massachusetts Women’s Christian Temperance Union officers read into minutes a speech by Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson calling the khaki uniform a new yellow peril that seduces young girls. Mothers of boys in the army protested and the remarks were to be put in writing. Stevenson was elected to a 20th term. Helen S. Rice and Helen H. Foster shuffled leadership roles.
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Brockton
Katherine Lent Stevenson
Massachusetts Women's Christian Temperance Union
Helen S. Rice
Boston
Helen H. Foster
Radio School Men to Publish Paper The Oscillator
The Oscillator is a weekly paper for the navy radio branch to be issued by the United States naval radio school at Harvard. It will cover enlisted members interests and wireless advancement in civil, commercial, and military fields. Lieutenant W. F. Ayer supervises the project and officers supervise.
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Radio Branch
Navy
United States Naval Radio School
Harvard
W. F. Ayer
Union hours on all war contracts urged by AFL leaders
Samuel Gompers and the AFL executives urged the War Industries Board to require contract clauses fixing labor hours and wages on all government contracts. They also proposed placing labor representatives on advisory boards to foster cooperation among government, employers, and workers in war production.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe names board and confirms rail line
TOPEKA Kas Oct 25 Benjamin P Cheney Boston Augustus D Julliard New York and L de Witt Cuyler Philadelphia were re elected directors of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway at the annual stockholders meeting. Acquisition of 107 miles of railroad under construction or already built was confirmed.
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Topeka
Kas
Benjamin P. Cheney
Boston
Augustus D. Julliard
New York
L. de Witt Cuyler
Philadelphia
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Everett Mayor Faces Threat After Meeting Former Official
Mayors trouble deepens for Mayor Mullen of Everett after a confrontation with Charles C. Long, former city solicitor and Republican city committee chairman, in an Everett fruit store. Authorities caution that tensions rise amid political disputes and public attacks.
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Mullen
Everett
Charles C. Long
Republican City Committee
State Guard
Workers pledge for All Nations endowment at Morgan Memorial
Temporary and regular workers at Morgan Memorial pledged amounts toward a $100 Liberty bond for a new Church of All Nations endowment. Most contributions came from institute employees to aid those without work or facing disability during the construction phase.
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Morgan Memorial
Church of All Nations
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No Man’s Land
Liberty Loan
Home Furnishers’ Association OF Massachusetts
A. McArthur Co
Morse Furniture Co
C. E. Osgood Co
Shawmut Furniture Co
Summerfield Co
Smith Brothers
Cambridge Bay
Everett G. Thayer
Belden Street
Cambridge
Almy
East Cambridge Court
Thomas Nevins
Harvard Auto Company
Psychopathic Hospital
Thayer
Harvard R. O. T. C
Wilson
Chicago
Ewald Pietsch
Carl Pietsch
University of Chicago
United States
Jordan Marsh Company
Sergeant Empey
Arthur G.empey
Boston College
Francis A. Morrisey
Medford
James W. Fitzpatrick
Meriden
Conn
Charles J. McCarthy
East Boston
James J. Sullivan
Edward F. Mulligan
Dorchester
Students’ Athletic Council
Madame Coates
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Hans Berg
Fort McPherson
Cheney
Santa FE
WYK KA
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China
Japan
Jordan Marsh
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