Wilson considers measures to curb foreign competition
Washington October 27 President Wilson conferred with Secretary Redfield and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Davies on legislation to aid American merchants. The talks focused on limiting foreign competition and enabling exporters to form foreign sales agencies in preparation for peace era trade opportunities after the European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Anti-dumping and cooperative selling actions eyed by agencies
The Commerce Department and Federal Trade Commission plan recommendations to Congress to curb selling by foreign firms below production cost and to legalize cooperative selling abroad. The FTC favors amending the Clayton act. Tariff changes are not pursued. A Salem note reports a baby Georgia Elizabeth Van der Velde joining a German husband and French Canadian wife in a local home, described as a "Triple Entente."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Commission
E. E. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Redfield
Salem
South Salem
Georgia Elizabeth van der Velde
Berthold Steiner
Germany
Georgia
Lynn
Lynn Hospital
Georgette
Portland
Stars and Stripes
Canada
States
Mason King Dies After Fall From Fourth Floor Scaffold
Salem reports that 28 year old mason Robert King fell from a staging on the fourth floor of the new Mason temple at Washington and Lynde streets. He sustained injuries and died this afternoon from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Robert King
Masonic
Washington and
Lynde Streets
Salvador Government Recognizes Carranza Leader in Mexico
SAN SALVADOR Oct. 27 The government of Salvador yesterday officially recognized the government in Mexico headed by General Venustiano Carranza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador
Carranza
San Salvador
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Plant Juice touted as cure for rheumatism by Cambridge woman
A Cambridge resident Mary Davison claims Plant Juice cured her long standing rheumatism and stomach trouble after a month of use. The ad notes a Liggett Drug Co store representative promoting the remedy. The article also tells of war baby Georgia Van der Velde in Salem and the Steiner family's aid and home.
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Mary Davison
Elm St
Cambridge
Canada
Liglett Drug Company
Washington and
Avon Sts
Salem
Steiners
Shore Avenue
Mrs. Steiner
Straw ballot shows more favor suffrage at Country Fair
The American Voting Machine straw ballot at the Country Fair reports 232 votes on woman suffrage over three days, 194 for and 108 against. Balloting runs daily from 10 AM to 7 PM with daily tallies of Yes and No: Monday 32 Yes 27 No, Tuesday 84 Yes 40 No, and yesterday 58 Yes 41 No.
William G Bell Dies at 77 Pioneer of Poultry Dressing
William Gilmore Bell, inventor and head of Bell's poultry dressing, died at his West Newton home at 49 Shaw Street after a brief pneumonia illness. He previously served as general manager of the William Bell Company in Boston.
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William Gilmore Bell
Bell
Shaw Street
West Newton
William Bell Company
South Market Street
Boston
British troops in Flanders use clubs in trench fighting
A letter from the front describes Canadian troops in Flanders adopting a primitive weapon, a knobkerrie or club weighted with lead and boot tacks, for close hand to hand combat. A corporal and four soldiers surprised German listening posts, knocking out Bavarian guards in the No. 42 trench.
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Toronto
Ont
Flanders
Logan Geggie
Bavarian Landwehr
Fritzes
Anti-Saloon Campaign to Open on Nov. 3
Major Dan Morgan Smith of Virginia will present the Anti-Saloon League campaign for national prohibition. The first meeting is set for November 3 at 7 45 p m in the Baptist Church Taunton.
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Dan Morgan Smith
Virginia
Massachusetts
Anti-Saloon League
Baptist Church
Taunton
Honor Three Boston Men at Harvard Lectures
Three Bostonians were appointed lecturers at Harvard by the college corporation. Stephen O'Meara, police commissioner, was named lecturer on police administration. ex Mayor Nathan Matthews was appointed lecturer on municipal budget making. and David A Ellis was chosen to lecture on school administration. Grafton Lee Wilson, class of 1915, was named assistant in government, son of Professor George Grafton Wilson. John V Van Sickle was named tutor in history government and economics. Professor Frederick L Olmstead of the School of Landscape Architecture resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
College Corporation
Stephen O’meara
Nathan Matthews
David A. Ellis
Grafton Lee Wilson
George Grafton Wilson
Frederick L. Olmstead
Harvard School of Landscape Architecture
John V. van Sickle
Economics
The
University
Harvard Alumni Association Elects Officers for 1915 16
The Harvard Alumni Association selects Justice Francis W. Swayze of the New Jersey Supreme Court as president for 1915 16 with Minot O. Simons as vice president Robert H. Gardner Jr as treasurer and Roger Pierce as general secretary.
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Harvard Alumni Association
Francis W. Swayze
The
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Minot O. Simons
Robert H. Gardner, Jr
Roger Pierce
General Dodge Is Critically Ill At Council Bluffs
General Grenville M. Dodge aged 84, the Civil War corps commander and noted railroad builder, is critically ill at his home in Council Bluffs Iowa. He had returned three weeks earlier from New York where he sought medical advice from a specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Grenville M. Dodge
Credit Union Dinner Backed by Mayor Curley
Mayor Curley will preside at the third Credit Union of Massachusetts conference dinner at the Quincy House. The event centers on credits as the movement grows among Boston city employees.
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Curley
Credit Union of
Massachusetts
Quincy House
Credit Union
City of Boston
Revere
William J. Stanton
Jacob J. Golub
Gadski to Sing Here Next Monday Concert Series Opens
Sale of single seats for the Copley Plaza musicales under 8 Kronberg begins this morning. The first concert occurs Monday Nov 1 at 11 oclock with Mme Gadski Mr Sembach and Miss Harrison as the opening artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Plaza
8. Kronberg
Mme. Gadski
Mr. Sembach
Miss Harrison
Death of Colin W. McPherson Dorchester builder
Colin W. McPherson of 10 Puritan Avenue Dorchester died yesterday at St Elizabeth Hospital after more than 20 years with the Charles Logue Building Company. He was well known in Greater Boston and the local building trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin W. McPherson
Puritan Avenue
Dorchester
Charles Logue Building Company
Greater
Boston
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
North Beacon Street Widening Approved in Boston
Mayor Curley approved an $89,000 project to widen North Beacon street Brigh ton from Cambridge to Market street. Sixty three thousand funds street work while twenty six thousand covers improved sewerage, adding six foot width.
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North
Beacon Street
Brighton
Curley
Cambridge Street
Market Street
Parmint Cough Remedy Ad With Simple Home Recipe
Old fashioned advertisement promotes Parmint Double Strength with granulated sugar to ease coughing and catarrh. Directions: 1 oz Parmint plus 4 oz sugar, tablespoonful four times daily. Claims relief from racking cough blocked nostrils and congested head, simple and inexpensive to prepare.
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jalliSeeln
Next Sunday Post
Tiple Entente
Elizabeth van der Velde
Paris
Belgium
France
America
Hershel
William G. Bell
Horlick
General Dodge
Gadski
North Beacon
Clapsaddle
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Sevenufacturing
Spark Street
Washington Street
Essex Street
Hanover Street
Washington St
Evita Ie
Michelob
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis, U.S. A
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