Hotel men urged to save white flour for war effort
Archie Hurlburt president of the City of Boston Hotel Association and Frank C Hall chair of a Massachusetts food committee will mail requests today to hotel operators and families asking them to stop using white bread on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Sept 19. They note home substitutes such as corn rye and oatmeal flour exist but allies lack grinding and bread making facilities to use them widely.
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Archie Hurlburt
City of Boston Hotel Association
Frank C. Hall
Henry B. Endicott
Massachusetts
Hurlburt
Mr. Hall
Mr. Endicott
United States
Dynamiters Proclaim Pact to Murder Testifying Witness
In Montreal Tremblay refused to testify about the dynamite plot against Lord Athelstan publisher of the Montreal Star. He cited a pledged murder revenge by dynamiters if he aided police and was jailed eight days for refusing questions.
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Montreal
Lord Athelstan
Montreal Star
J. A. Tremblay
Tremblay
Athelstan
Elie Lalumiere
Boston Chamber of Commerce backs milk price rise
The agriculture committee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce says the milk price increase is justified after surveying New England production. It urges greater consumption of milk to replace pricier foods with less sustaining qualities.
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Committee On Agriculture
The
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Milk cost rise urged by New England chamber panel
The Boston chamber committee urges higher milk prices to cover rising costs of production and labor. It argues milk remains the cheapest complete food and that using more milk could cut a family’s weekly food bill, despite higher prices. The report notes grain costs surged about 175 percent and cites the need to sustain dairying.
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New England
Agricultural Colleges
State Boards of Agriculture
Committees On Public Safety
Boston
New’ England
R. W. Bird
Hoston Chamber of Commerce
Governor Capper Seeks Reform at Prisons in Boston
Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas visited Boston with ex Governor Foss in support of the Humanitarian Cult. They attended a matinee at the Majestic Theatre to view The Honor System, a film advocating humane treatment for prisoners and reforms in penal institutions.
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Boston
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Foss
Majestic Theatre
William Fox
Society Day at Bedford Street Fish Exhibit
Daughters of prominent families guided by mothers and sisters demonstrated fish cooking as part of the food conservation effort led by the War Service Committee of the Women's City Club. The event promotes substituting fish for meat on some New England days with a dogfish sample praised for its taste.
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Bedford Street
War Service Committee
Women's City Club
New England
Seek 8000 for the 301st Infantry Band and Companies
The Special Aid Society for American Preparedness appeals for 8000 to aid the 301st Infantry at Camp Devens. Fifteen companies receive 500 each and the regiment 500 for the band. Funds support comforts, amusements, and small ration additions under captain and lieutenant oversight. Contributions to Mary L. Murdock, 142 Berkeley Street.
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Three Hundred and First Infantry
Camp Devens
Ayer
Special Aid Society For
National Army
Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Chelsea
Everett
Winthrop
Mary L. Murdock
Berkeley Street
Special Aid Society
Parade to Welcome Japanese War Mission Wednesday
Governor McCall and Mayor Curley will lead 2200 drafted men in a noon parade in Boston for the Ayer camp quota. More than 5000 line up with 4000 State Guard escorts along the parade route, with a farewell for men heading to Camp Devens. The Japanese visitors may view from the State House or City Hall amid a reception planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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McCall
Curley
Boston
Ayer
State House
City Hall
Massachusetts State Guard
Machinery workers threaten general Bridgeport strike
Samuel Lavit business agent of the Machinists union announced that a citywide general strike would be called next week in Bridgeport unless manufacturers grant the workers minimum wage demands.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Samuel Lavit
Machinists’ Union
Salvation Army Sends First Unit to French Front
Advices from national headquarters indicate the first Salvation Army section with American expeditionary forces in France was ordered to entrain for the front on August 29 after three weeks of intensive training. A second party of war workers will soon sail from the United States.
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New York
Salvation Army
France
United States
Convention Debate End As Vote On I and R Looms
Massachusetts constitutional convention adjourned and will vote today on the initiative and referendum amendment. The Walker measure gains strength for statute law while constitutional provisions face doubt with possible roll call tests and duties of the committee of the whole. Leaders on both sides foresee a likely passage with revisions to restrain its reach.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Constitutional Convention
State House
John W. Cummings
Fall River
Swig
Taunton
Walker
Underhill
Big Four
David I. Walsh
Herbert Parker
Robert Luce
Leaders Await Long-Sought Tests Amid Bipartisan Hope
Leaders of both sides looked forward with ill ease to the tests ahead, signaling anxious anticipation for forthcoming proceedings and potential shifts in the political landscape. The briefing stressed the stakes for policy direction and public confidence.
Edward J Sampson Appointed Major in Massachusetts Guard
Edward J. Sampson secretary of the Boston draft appeal board was appointed a major in the Fifth Brigade of the Massachusetts State Guard with orders to assume brigade adjutant duties. His new role will not interfere with duties on the district appeal board.
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Edward J. Sampson
Boston
Esterday
Massachusetts State Guard
Sampson
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