Secretary Wilson Defends Department Actions
Secretary Wilson defended the Labor Department before a joint House and Senate committee, denying the service operates solely for organized labor. He cited a misrepresentation campaign against the employment service over shipyard staffing in Seattle, noting contracts with unions kept yards open to nonunion workers elsewhere and stressing the department’s policy to promote labor welfare without harming others.
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Washington
U. S. Employment Service
House
Senate
Labor Committeea
Wilson
Labor Department
Employment Service
Seattle
Campus Lunch Room Opens in City Plaza Center
A new lunch room and restaurant named Campus will open July 1 at 34 Johnestreet. Located in the plaza center, it operates under a five year lease. Partners are William Lange, longtime Sheffield lunches manager, and Harry C. Alvord, Local Board Four clerk. The seating capacity is 250.
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New Plaza
Johnestreet
William “J. Lange
Sheffield
Harry C. Alvord
Selective Service
Campus
Sills
Conversion of War Risk Insurance Blanks Open
Official application blanks for converting War Risk Insurance into other government policies are now available at a military center. Full information on the seven policies and assistance in completing the forms can be obtained from the Secretary for Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, who is dedicating full time evenings to this service.
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M.C. A
Venings
President Back For House Cleaning Attacks Postmaster General
Massachusetts Democrat Representative Gallivan assailed the Wilson administration arguing a prompt house cleaning would relieve the nation. He said a swift purge of the official family could curb radicalism and avert a $500,000 crime-prevention appropriation urged by the attorney general for anarchists.
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Eton, Sune
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Burleson
United States
Wilson
Bridge Project Across Niantic River Planned
Hartford June 19. Highway Commissioner Charles J Bennett aims to build a new bridge over the Niantic river between East Lyme and Waterford this year. The current structure is described as unsafe. An $80,000 General Assembly appropriation was made, but bids were too high. Bennett refines plans to fit the appropriation.
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Hartford
Charles, J. Bennett
Niantic River
East Lyme
Waterford
General ‘Assembly
Bennett
Pida
Desertion arrest of Navy deserter Nasthoski in Greenwich
Frank Nasthoski of Bridgeport, a sailor who deserted from the U S navy, was arrested in Greenwich on a technical charge and turned over to the Brooklyn navy yard. He reportedly left Newport training station without leave, with Greenwich and other police departments notified.
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Greenwich
Frank Nasthoski
Bridgeport
U. S. Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Fila Wentiawsa
Newport
Relinquishing Telegraph Wires Back to Private Control
The House adopts a bill to return telegraph and telephone properties to private hands after a six month extension of fixed rates. Conference will resolve differences with the Senate on timing. The House preserves rates for up to six months, while the Senate favored 90 days.
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Washington
Senate
House
Victory Buttons Awarded to Wounded Veterans
Private John J Callahan of 623 Warren Street received the citys first Silver Victory button for wounds in service. He was injured by shrapnel on April 12, 1928. Charles Dudley Mills of 417 Golden Hill Street received his button at the Army recruiting station on 925 Main Street, one year since his head wound on June 19, 1918.
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John’ J. Callahan
Warren ‘Street
104Th’ Regiment
Callahan
Charles. Dudley Mills
Golden- Hilly Street
Main ‘Street
Taft Testifies on Public Utilities Finance and Service
William H. Taft testified before the Federal Electric Railway committee in New York about the discouraging condition of public utility corporations. He cited wage rises and higher material costs as factors eroding financial strength and affecting service.
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New York
William H. Taft
Federal Electric Railway Committee
Captain Comer Leads Hudson Bay Scientific Expedition
Captain George Comer will sail the Pinback, a 156 ton vessel with wireless and electricity, from East Haddam around July 1 for a scientific and trading expedition to Hudson Bay. He plans to land a party and return by October 1. Comer, a former navy lieutenant, has spent much of his life in Arctic regions.
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East Haddam
George Comer
Hudson Bay
Comer
Arctic
New London Base for Aerial Defense Site
Washington June 19 A War department board of officers was appointed to select sites along the Atlantic coast for additional aerial coast defense guns. Cities to be visited include Portland Maine Boston Newport New London New York Washington and Charleston.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Atlantic Coast
Portland
Boston
Newport
R. I
New ‘London
Conn
New York
Charlaston
S.C
College boys go to commencement by air
Charles Jones of Rutland Vermont and Ralph H Mann of Worcester Massachusetts left Roosevelt Field at ten A M for commencements at Middlebury College and the University of Vermont They flew a 250 mile route via the Hudson River Albany Glens Falls canal Lake Champlain into Vermont The trip carried the two graduates from Spad Squadron 95 to their alma maters by air.
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Middlebury College
University of Vermont
Charles Jones
Rutland
Ralph H. Mann
Worcester
Mass
Roosevelt Field
Middlebury
Burlington
Hudson
Albany
Glens Falls
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Freckles vanish with Othine double strength promise
Advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles and guarantee money back if ineffective. Recommends nightly application from an ounce, promising dramatic clearance of dark spots and a clear complexion.
Side, the Nine to Awake Me in Transit
Fragmentary OCR reads like a puzzle of words including nine and toe. The text hints at a journey or pause enroute with incomplete phrasing, offering few clear names, places, or dates.
Harvard honors Sims and Crowder in Cambridge
Cambridge Mass June 19 Rear Admiral William S Sims and Admirals Crowder receive honors in a ceremony at Harvard with notable officials and guests attending in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge,” Mass
William 6
Sims, Ma
Harvard awards honorary Doctors of Laws to notable figures
Enoch J. Crowder Henry P. Davigan chairman of the War Council of the American Red Cross and the late Robert Bacon former Secretary of State and Ambassador Lorrance received Harvard University honorary Doctor of Laws degrees. Other honorees included Master of Arts Lieut Col Theodore Roosevelt Lieut Col Charles W Whittlesey of Pittsfield commander of the Lost Battalion Major George G McMurty and Herbert H White of Cambridge who led the Harvard Surgical unit with British forces.
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Enoch J. Crowder
Thenry P. Davigan
the’ American “Red Cross
Robert Bacon
Lorrance
Harvard University
Theosdore
Roosevelt
Charles W. Whittlesey
Pittsfield
George G. McMurty
Whittlesey
Herbert H. White
Cambridge
Gypsy Bound Over for Short Change Work
Lulu Mitchell, a Brazilian member of a gypsy band camped at Darien, was held for Superior Court by Judge Mead in Greenwich on larceny charges involving $24 from Greenwich Trust Company. She has five children and a cash bond posted. her husband offered to provide the money. A man in custody in Stamford is said to belong to the same band.
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Greenwich
Lulu Mitchell
Darien
Superior Court
Mead
Trust Company
Stamford Ig
Hh Ban
Boys in Court on Trespassing Charges
Boys around twelve years old faced arraignment before Judge Bartlett In in city court on trespassing accusations. All cases were continued for two weeks as police described the youths throwing stones at passing trains and causing rail obstructions in railroad yards.
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Bartlett
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Joint “Labor Committee
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Organized Labor
M. Rom
Niantic
Nathoski
John T. Callahan
Charles Dudley Mills
Taft
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Electric Railways
Hudson's Bay
New London
Hadley’s
John
Hadley
Apollo
Whitman
Main Street
Bes
Jage Green, Mgr
A. Macy
Main ST
Bank and
State ST
Remington City
United States Marine
Ja Cig
Harry Wag
Corpe
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