State to vote on 12th and 13th constitutional amendments
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
8
Amendments Endorse Revocation of Private Corporate Privileges
The 12th amendment asserts the people’s right to revoke or alter privileges granted to private corporations to protect the public good, ending long term grants. The 13th amendment empowers the General Court to establish building zones to limit use or construction and aid city planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
General Court
Labor Board Orders Idle Men to Work on Housing
Newport Oct 25 The local community Labor Board says a labor shortage for government housing and the Coddington Point naval cantonment requires all idle men to be arrested on sight starting Monday. A city-wide census of non essential occupations will force every able man to work or fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Community Labor Board
Coddington Point Naval
Turks to abandon Tabriz in Persia
A Teheran dated report cited by the State Department says Turkish forces occupying Tabriz are about to evacuate the city and are withdrawing along roads out of Tabriz. The dispatch notes prior British withdrawal from Baku and reports massacres of Armenians by Tartars amid looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tabriz
Persia
Teheran
State Department
Baku
Walsh Flays Weeks in Brockton and Quincy Speeches
Former Governor David I. Walsh, a Democratic Senate candidate, accused Senator John W. Weeks of hindering government armor plate plans by opposing the authorization bill. He addressed large audiences in Brockton and Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Walsh
United States Senate
Brockton
Quincy
John W. Weeks
Weeks Opposed Armor Plate Bill Delaying Government Plant
Mr Weeks fought the proposed war era armor plate bill, leading 117 Senate speeches against it. The measure aimed to enable a government plant to lower armor plate prices and curb steel companies. Despite opposition, the bill passed 58 to 23, with Weeks and allies persisting to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Senator Weeks
Steel Trust
Weeks
Navy Department
Navy
Daniels
Army Ordnance
Bethlehem
Midvale
Carnegie Steel
Senate
Congressional
Secretary of the Navy
Morey
Dupont
United States
Italy
Japan
War Stamp Man Arrested In Fraud Case
Maxwell Goldburgh a New York jeweler tied to the State War Stamp drive was arrested in Portland Maine on charges of defrauding by undervaluing precious metal. Authorities say he bought jewelry metals, paid with war stamps, shipped metal to the government and profited by hundreds of dollars. He previously operated a similar scheme in a Boston department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maxwell Goldburgh
New York
State War Stamp Organization
Federal Department of Justice
Goldburgh
Boston
Peabody Estate Valued At 3.9 Million In Probate
The Frank E. Peabody estate from Kidder, Peabody & Co. is estimated at about 3.9 million dollars. Personal property totals 3 million. Executors Frank W. Remick and William A. Gaston filed bonds of 4 million each in the Probate Court. Peabody lived at 120 Commonwealth Avenue and died September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Frank E. Peabody
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Frank W. Remick
William A. Gaston
Commonwealth Avenue
Springfield Street Railway Grants Wage Increase
Springfield October 25 The Springfield Street Railway Company granted a 24 1 2 percent wage boost for its 120 miscellaneous workers to avert a threatened strike tomorrow. President C W Wood said the raise costs the firm $16 000 a year and will continue as long as possible. The decision does not affect the company's refusal to elevate operating staff wages this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Road
Springfield
Springfield Street Railway Company
C. W. Wood
Training program opens for civilian officers at Camp Fremont
The Northeastern Department announces a civilian candidate training school at Camp Fremont California to commission 2nd lieutenants in the infantry US Army with a 20000 capacity. Massachusetts quota 620 New England 1220 training starts December 1 eligibility includes US citizenship 18 to 44 high school education three letters of character draft registrants eligible except certain classes apply to Captain Leo Dillingham or to the Military Training Camp Activities Association Boston Springfield address lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crozier
Camp Fremont
California
Infantry
United States Army
Massachusetts
New England
United States
Army Training Corps
Leo Dillingham
Northeastern Department
Chauncy Street
Boston
Military Training Camp Activities Association
State Street
Massachusetts Mutual Building
Howard T. Broadhurst
Springfield
No Rice On The Market Drops To Boston Stores
The Boston market has been short of rice for three weeks and retailers expect the shortage to last about a month. The government has commandeered much of last year's crop for the war effort, leaving rice flour in high demand and the public shorted until the Southern crop arrives around December at about 14 or 11 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rabbi Wise to Speak on War Aims at Harvard Church
Rabbi Stephen Wise will speak tomorrow evening at 8 at Harvard Church Brookline on The Immediate Objectives and the Ultimate Objects of the War. He has been used by the government to present our war aims to the people and opens this Forum season with the keynote of the program. Adamson's Balsam ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Wise
Harvard Church
Brookline
Rabbi Wise
Draft Men Eligible to Coast Artillery
Restrictions on Coast Artillery draft eligibility removed. All registrants qualified for general service who registered before September 12 are accepted, except Class 1 rail road men radio operators chemists and telephone men. Applications at North Atlantic Coast Artillery district headquarters 9th floor 99 Chauncy Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Artillery
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Chauncy Street
Malden Private McCarthy Cited for Bravery in France
Private James J. McCarthy of L Company 101st Infantry from Malden was reported killed in action by War Department telegrams, later corrected. General Edwards of the 26th Division cited him in France for special bravery on the field. He is the son of Mr and Mrs David J McCarthy of 30 Gordon Street Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. McCarthy
L Company
101St Infantry
Malden
War Department
Edwards
France
McCarthy
David J. McCarthy
Gordon Street
Dr True's Elixir Fights Influenza Remedy Ad
Advertisement for Dr True's Elixir claiming 67 years of reputation. Promotes prevention of influenza by improving digestion and cleansing impurities. Describes as a vegetable remedy with no stimulant or harmful reaction and urges readers to ask their druggist or write Dr J F True & Co Auburn Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. True & Co
Auburn, Me
Advt
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