New Course At Boston University Introduced On Transportation
Boston University launches Elective 8 New England's Transportation Problems in the College of Liberal Arts with a preliminary lecture by Edward F. McSweeney. The course examines freight and passenger transport, port development, rail and water networks, and links to commerce, living costs, and future foreign trade challenges. Calvin Tomkins will give the opening lecture on port administration and experts will discuss Greater Boston passenger traffic and rates.
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Boston
New England
Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Edward F. McSweeney
Massachusetts
Port Administration
United States
Calvin Tomkins
Department of Docks and Ferries
New York City
Fake appeal swindlers jailed after idle and disorderly arrest
Albert LeFlame from Jersey City and Samuel G Mor ley of Detroit were arrested by Detective Sergeant Irwin and Special Officers Morrissey and Gaffney of Station 56. They pleaded guilty to idle and disorderly conduct and face deferred sentence until Oct 4. Bail set at 500 dollars. They allegedly traveled nationwide selling deception appeal cards and are wanted in multiple Midwestern cities.
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Albert LeFlame
Samuel G. Morley
Irwin
Morrissey and
Gaffney
Jersey City
Detroit
Middle West
West
New York
Chicago
Boston
Charles Street
Willys Plans Airplane Boom Aimed at Allied War Effort
John North Willys, president of Willys-Overland, announced reconstruction of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company at Buffalo. By November 10 the plant will be complete and capable of full production, space described as 100 feet wide and two and a quarter miles long. He pledged no profit motive, urging sacrifice for the war, and noted strong auto sales with plans for greater 1918 output.
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Europe
John North Willys
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Connell & McKone Company
Willys-Overland
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
Buffalo
Willys
Connell-McKone Company
W. J. Connell
Connell- McKone Company
J. L. McKone
John J. Martin
The
Exchange Trust
Ray French
Will Contests Million Dollar Boston Estate
The will dispute centers on Andreas Blume a Boston lawyer who left about 1 million dollars. His son Howard Potter contests the will after his mother remarried H Staples Potter and the son uses Blume as well. Sherman L Whipple has appeared. The will leaves the son only the income from 50 thousand dollars during his life with the residue passing after death.
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Andreas Blume
Boston
Howard Potter
Blume
H. Staples Potter
Sherman L. Whipple
Silver Vase Given Pastor at Roslindale Parish Hall Opening
The Rev John F Cummins of Sacred Heart Roslindale received a three foot solid silver vase from Mayor Curley at a reception for parish servicemen. The event also marked the new parish hall opening with remarks by Frs Eugene Twomey Henry Reardon and Captain Paul Goode. More than 75 parish men serve in army and navy and parents were invited to attend.
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John F. Cummins
Sacred Heart Church
Roslindale
Montauk
Ashland Street
Curley
Father Cummins
Fred J. Kneeland
Paul Ryan Goode
West Point
Eugene F. Twomey
Henry C. Reardon
Smoke less days urged at Tremont Temple convention
Suffolk County Woman's Christian Temperance Union urged a smokeless day to spare soldiers tobacco. State president Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson proposed the idea, noting conservation should involve more than women. Officers elected include Mrs. Maud M. Hill as president and Miss Mary Bishop as vice president.
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Suffolk County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
Katherine Lent Stevenson
Maud M. Hill
Dorchester
Mary Bishop
Boston
Ethel Love
South Boston
Ruth Barber
Allston
Helen Worrell
Cambridge Mayor Opposes Ford Plant Takeover
Mayor Rockwood of Cambridge returned from Washington reporting a protest against government seizure of the Ford automobile plant. He argued the move would throw hundreds of residents out of work and would harm the city more than any national benefit, noting Secretary Baker indicated the plant would not be taken.
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Rockwood
Cambridge
Washington
Ford Automobile
Baker
Liberal forces push initiative referendum to convention ballot
The constitutional convention yesterday moved the initiative and referendum from committee to the floor increasing the odds it will appear on the State election ballot.
Debate Over Measure Moves Through Convention Amid Tension
Opponents accuse a rush to pass the measure before voters while liberals warn of a prolonged campaign by reactionaries. Balch cites Hearst press aiming to jam the measure for a surprise ballot. The Cummings resolution to submit to the convention passes, with only absentee voting and a sectarian amendment approved so far. Debate continues on public trading as the convention adjourns amid framing objections to middleman exclusion.
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Balch
Hearst
Committee On
Harvard Men Receive Scholarships Amid Plums
Scholarships were distributed at Harvard for the current academic year. The Nelson Robinson Jr memory scholarship went to Laurence E. Mowery. The Austin scholarship for teachers was awarded to A. C. Klinger. H. S. Boyd and B. C. Clough received university scholarships, while R. C. Roudebush and F. S. Kingsbury gained architecture scholarships.
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Harvard
Nelson Robinson, Jr
Laurence E. Mowery
Austin
A. C. Klinger
H. S. Boyd
B. C. Clough
R. C. Roudebush
F.S. Kingsbury
No German Operas This Season by Chicago Opera Association
The Chicago Opera Association will present no German operas this season in Chicago New York or Boston. General director Cleofonte Cam Panini says the move honors American sentiment amid war, noting German music has been represented but cannot be enjoyed while Americans face destruction.
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Chicago
Chicago Opera Association
New York
Boston
Cleofonte Campanini
Nicholas Voss to Rejoin Navy After Jail Term
Milwaukeee Wis Sept 27 Nicholas Voss who resisted arrest near Manitowoc when sought for draft registration will rejoin the navy at the end of a 60 day jail sentence imposed today by Federal District Judge Greiger.
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Olas Voss
Manitowoc
Navy
Greiger
Women’s Liberty Loan drive framed as one third task
Washington September 27 One third of the coming Liberty Loan sales is set as the task for women nationwide by the Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee. More than 100 delegates met as Mrs W G McAdoo presided and Mrs Antoinette Funk announced the share. Secretary McAdoo and Bainbridge Colby spoke urging active female cooperation for victory.
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Washington
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
W. G. McAdoo
Antoinette Funk
Chicago
McAdoo
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping Board
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Phys and
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Charles G. Bancroft
Chicago Company
Milwaukbee, Wis
Colby
Vorenberg
Vorenberg’s
ADLER
Rochester
Bostonia
Vince Cane
Union
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