Six Girls for Marine Corps Enlistment Rise in City Office
More than 700 girls lined up at Tremont Row recruiting to join the Marine Corps as Marine-Ettes. Ten accepted after mental testing will undergo physical exams next week, with six ultimately sent to Washington. Uniforms and housing plans are in progress. Two sisters among the applicants passed mental tests.
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Marine Ting
Tremont Row
Washington, D. C
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Labor conference in Boston optimistic on wartime work
W. E. Hall national director of the United States Public Reserve visited Boston for an all day session with Everett W. Lord state director of the United States Employment Service. Hall declared the best results obtainable are being secured in the state and discussed war work with Lord and his advisory board while becoming familiar with every detail of the program. Lord, dean of Boston University, recently succeeded William A. Gaston who left to pursue the Democratic nomination for Governor.
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W. E. Hall
United States Public Reserve
Boston
Everett W. Lord
United States Employment Service
Lord
Boston University
William A. Gaston
Cambridge Raises Tax Rate to 25 Dollars
Cambridge boosted its tax rate to 25 dollars from 23.50 dollars citing higher state and county taxes and increased school department expenses as the reason for the hike.
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Cambridge
Somerville War Garden Proves Successful for Railroad Workers
Joseph Hosford, of 26 Pearl Street Somerville, reports 10 pounds of produce from the Boston and Maine garden leased from McLean Asylum. He claims four bushels of large beets and winter vegetables were grown, praising the project as a great success for the railroad employees.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
McLean Asylum
Somerville
Road
Joseph Hosford
Pearl Street
Post
Mr. Hosford
Coughlin Rallies for Long as War Priority in 1916
John W. Coughlin Democratic national committeeman for Massachusetts urged voters at a Fitchburg rally for the R. H. Long gubernatorial campaign. He argued war victory will come from soldiers, workers, and industry, not primaries, urging candidates to state clear party-fidelity and war policies to earn loyalty and support.
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John W. Coughlin
Massachusetts
Fitchburg
R. H. Long
Dr. Coughlin
Landlord keen for children in Newark apartments
John A. McKenna, wealthy Newark landlord of 17 buildings with 7 tenants each, offers $4 per baby and $5 gold coins to fathers in exchange for families. He rents $18 to $80 monthly, welcomes orderly children, and warns tenants to move if life in upper rooms disturbs downstairs.
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N. J
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Memorial services for Corporal Briggs at Upham Church
Soldiers’ memorial services will be held for Corporal Charles F. Briggs of G Company 3014 U S Infantry tomorrow at 10 30 A M at Upham Memorial Church Forest Hills. Briggs son of Mr and Mrs Albert L Briggs 14 Varney Street Forest Hills was reported killed in action at the front on July 15.
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G Company
U. S. Infantry
Upham Memorial Church
Forest Hills
Briggs
Albert L. Briggs
Varney Street
Curtailed Building in State Under War Industries Order
Non essential construction in the state is to be curbed following a War Industries Board request. All building operations and alterations costing $2500 or more fall under a 15 member committee appointed by Henry B. Endicott. A C Ratshesky was named chairman of the panel.
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War Industries Board
Washington
Henry B. Endicott
Public Safety Committee
A. C. Ratshesky
Massachusetts curtailment committee to control war building
A new Massachusetts committee on curtailment of non war construction will oversee all building in the state and may withhold materials from non compliant contractors. It represents War Industries Board authority with sub committees in cities and towns and includes leaders from architecture real estate and industry. Local sub committees will be announced later.
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Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Boston Real Estate Exchange
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District Board
War Department For
Selective Service
United States Employment Service
Washington
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Shipping Board
Navy
Six influenza cases at Charles Street jail
City Council prison committee inspected the Charles Street jail and learned from Sheriff Kelcher that six inmates have Spanish influenza. Chairman Frank Ford noted overcrowding at City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and planned to seek better jail hospital accommodations with Mayor Peters.
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Charles ST
Charles Street
Frank Ford
City Council Committee On Prisons
Ford
Kelcher
Massachusetts General Hospital
Peters
Plan to standardize wire service rates
Washington Sept 13 Standardization of telephone and telegraph rate schedules across the country is to be undertaken by Postmaster General Burleson. Committees were appointed to study services and rates and propose revisions. All telephone and telegraph companies may file claims with local boards for exemption from military service of absolutely indispensable employees.
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Washington
Burleson
Wellesley Students Favor Short Hair Trend
Wellesley College prepares for a hair fashion trend as both arriving students and farmette students favor the Dutch clip. The campus buzzes over whether this short style will spread and make Wellesley famous for its bobbed women.
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Wellesley College
Wellesley
Farmerettes First In Village Ice Cream Parade
Two summer farmerettes with bobbed hair lead a village square appearance after farm work, strolling in to enjoy ice cream and show off their groomed, pressed hair as part of the local fad debut.
Hairpin Shortcuts Stir Wellesley Woman Roles
Residents debate a hair fashion shift as farmerettes, athletes, and munition workers trim hair to a short neck-length style. Rumors say shortages or rising female work roles drive the change, with Wellesley students leading the trend for others to imitate.
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Wellesley
Wellesley Farmerettes
Wellesley Square Hair Trends Highlight Tennis Star
Molla Bjurstedt, a proponent of clipped hair for women, argues the fashion will be lean this year as hair being worn over the top is fading, a note from local fashion commentary.
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Molla Bjurstedt
Wellesley Square
Portugal Assists Pershing With Worker Recruitment
Lisbon reports the Portuguese government has approved recruiting thousands of laborers to support General Pershing's American forces. Under Captain W. W. Dyer, skilled and unskilled workers are being organized to free American soldiers in France.Portugal joined the war March 3 1916 and has trained over 125000 men for service in France and Africa.
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Lisbon
General Pershing
Portugal
Pershing
Omas H. Birch
France
W. W. Dyer
Africa
Naval guards halt runaway horse on Sum mer street
Joseph Tully and James Parrell naval guards at Commonwealth Pier seized the bridle of a runaway delivery rig on Sum mer street yesterday. The horse refused to stop, dragged the guards a distance and turned right, endangering traffic.
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Joseph Tully
James Parrell
Commonwealth Pier
Summer Street
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