Noble Foss Granted Draft Exemption in Taunton
Noble Foss son of former Governor Foss and head of the Sturtevant Aeroplane Company was exempted from the selective draft by district exemption board No 6 arguing his value to the government as an aircraft manufacturer outweighs military service. The petition came from W Emerson Barrett treasurer and director of the company.
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Taunton
Noble Foss
Foss
Sturtevant Aeroplane Company
National Army
Sturtevant Works Near 1000 Jobs for Government Plane Part Makers
The Sturtevant plant is near employing 1000 men for airplane parts. Noble Foss is deemed ineligible for exemption. his dependency claim is dismissed and his disability claim rejected. An exemption board chaired by Judge James Doran discharged him from the draft after affidavits from industry leaders supported the plant’s labor needs.
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Mr. Barrett
Sturtevant
Noble Foss
Ernest B. Freeman
B. F. Sturtevant Company
C. H. Russell
Manufacturers’ Aircraft Association
J. W. Jenks
Howard Coffin
Council of National Defence
W. Starling Burgess
Foss
Beryl O. Clausen
Aviation
United States Army Signal Service
James Doran
New Bedford
Freshmen to Play Five Games This Season
Harvard announces a revised freshman football schedule with five games including matchups against Yale and Princeton 1921 squads. The opener is October 13 against Andover at Cambridge, with a finale November 17 Yale at Cambridge.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Yale Cubs
Andover
Cambridge
Worcester Academy
Exeter
S W W Members Arrested in Chicago
Fifteen cent S W W members arrested in Chicago including William D, Haywood its general secretary and treasurer. Haywood and others were brought in by motor cars driven by society women members of the Navy Relief Society who for weeks lent their automobiles to agents of the Department of Justice.
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William D. Haywood
Haywood
Navy Relief Society
Department of Justice
I W W raid leads to 150 arrests and $25 000 bail
The government rounded up about 150 Industrial Workers of the World members in Chicago and other cities after a seditious conspiracy probe. Haywood and others faced bail on indictments under the Espionage Act with $25 000 for leaders and $10 000 for several associates.
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Haywood
Hinton B. Clabaugh
Department of Justice
Chicago
Richard Brazier
George Andreychine
Ralph E. Chaplin
Solidarity
Vladimir Lossieff
Bert Lorton
Charles Rothfisher
A Bergumkas
Cleveland
Charles Plahm
Detroit
Herbert Mahler
Seattle
Federal
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Evans
Fitts
LI. W.W. W
Cline
United States District Court
Alarm editor jailed after mail bar, Minneapolis
The Alarm published in Minneapolis by Carl Ahlteen has been denied mail service. Ahlteen is jailed awaiting trial on charges of interfering with enlistments and is linked to the Industrial Workers of the World, officials said.
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Minneapolis
Carl Ahlteen
Ahlteen
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Weymouth Hears $40,000 For New Town Home
At a special town meeting last night Weymouth citizens voted to appropriate 40 000 for a new town home replacing the one destroyed by fire on Sept 14. Plans are being drawn and construction will start at once.
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Weymouth
Mitchel Says He Will Run If There Is Demand
New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel declares he would run as an independent mayoral candidate if a genuinely substantial demand exists. He says he hopes fraud in the primary election is investigated and punished.
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New York
John Purroy Mitchel
William M. Bennett
Waterfront Calendar and Sea Prices From Boston Fisher Wharf
Waterfront calendar notes war era dates and tides with a report on mackerel arrivals at the South Boston pier. It catalogs groundfish landings by vessel counts and weights, lists haddock pollock hake and swordfish receipts, and quotes wholesale prices. It also notes the salvage of the schooner yacht America by David W. Simpson for the Eastern Yacht Club.
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South Boston Fish Pier
Thatchers Island
Cashel Bank
John Stream
Brown's Bank
Evelyn M. Thompson
Ethel
Haddock
David W. Simpson
State Street
America
Eastern Yacht Club
Henry Taggard
College Football Opens 1917 Season Across East Coast
Boston College and Tufts rely on veterans as many schools send players to war. Opening schedule features Boston College vs Norwich at Newton and numerous games from Providence to Williamsport with many matches postponed or rescheduled.
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Charley Brickley
Boston College Eleven
Norwich University
University Heights
Newton
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Boston College
Tufts
Norwich
Brown
R. I. State
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Carlisle
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Colgate
Susquehanna
Hamilton
Georgetown
Davidson
Washington
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Fordham
Easton
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Villanova
South Bethlehem
Rutgers
Ursinus
New Brunswick
Syracuse
47Th Regiment
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Vermont
St. Michael's
Burlington
Apeeeniee and Jefferson
Kiski
Westeyan
Connecticut Aggies
Middletown
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Morgantown
Williams
Rensselaer Polytech
Williamstown
Comiskey Launches Drive Against Ticket Scalpers
Chicago on September 28 Charles A Comiskey president of the Chicago Americans opened a new campaign against world series ticket scalpers He created a special department at the White Sox park installed telephones and appealed for public help to report scalpers seeking to resell mail order tickets at high prices State's Attorney Maclay Hayne warned of possible conspiracy charges. The scalpers remained defiant saying they can meet any reasonable order and that no legal method can stop them.
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Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago Americans
White Sox
Comiskey
Maclay Hayne
Freshman Harriers Down to Lone Pair at Harvard
Harvard freshman cross country faces possible extinction with only two candidates left after a weak 1921 squad. A second call for runners is issued as tentative dates with Tech and Yale freshmen are planned if a satisfactory turnout occurs. The varsity has rebounded to about 20 candidates as G. H. Tilghman rejoins the team, boosting potential.
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Harvard
Harriers
Tech
Yale
Crimson
Farrell
G. H. Tilghman
Bill Snow Named Captain of Harvard Varsity
William B. Snow of Stoneham was appointed captain of Harvard's varsity football squad for the current season. He was a first string guard last year and has led the squad since formation earlier this week.
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William B. Snow
Stoneham
Harvard
Snow
Walter A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Naval Schools
Annapolis
Robert B. Gross
Wingate Rollins
Eddie Mahan
Robson and Dyer Draw In Feature Fight At Commercial A. C.
Tommy Robson of Maiden and Fred Dyer of Australia fought 12 rounds to a draw in the feature bout at the Commercial A. C. last night. The match featured fast and clever milling by Dyer but was marred by a weight dispute with Robson appearing heavier. Robson floored Dyer with a right hook in round two, though Dyer returned to the bout.
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Tommy Robson
Maiden
Fred Dyer
Australia
Commercial A. C
Dyer
Robson
Malden
Johnny Downes
Boston
Charley Bergin
New Haven
Charley Miller
Young Proto
Sam Bell
Honey Brooks
Middlesex School to Host Lowell High on Open Date
Middlesex School football team from Concord will meet Lowell High School on the Middlesex gridiron in North Concord this afternoon. Lowell was set to play Lexington but that team has disbanded.
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Middlesex
Concord
Lowell High
North Concord
Lexington High
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