Build More Vessels for Peace Board Recommends
United States Shipping Board in its second annual report to Congress urges continuation and expansion of the merchant marine program as peace approaches. It lists 454 new ships and 6828 foreign ships under charter, notes costs to repair German and Austrian vessels, and outlines wood and concrete ship plans, new shipyards, and personnel training to sustain a large wartime fleet into peacetime.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
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United States
Cuba
China
Siam
Bpazil
Uruguay
Peru
Emergency Fleet Corporation of the Board
Shipping Board
Navy
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Steel Ship Construction Division
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Sinn Fein Strength Shines In National Ireland Election
In Na tionalist Ireland the Sinn Fein showed strong support with large votes in Dublin Cork and northwest Ulster. Cardinal Logue and Archbishop Walsh backed Sinn Fein and veteran Nationalist leader John Dillon was defeated. In Derry Donegal South Fermanagh and Tyrone Sinn Fein gains suspected while Unionists hold northern seats.
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Delyast
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Cardinal Logue
Walsh
John Dillon
Sinn Fainers
Dublin
Cork
Ulster
Sinn Weiners
Edgv
Derry
Donegal
Vermanagh
Tyrone
Joseph Devlin
West Fielfast
Still Urgent Need Of Influenza Nurses
Urgent need for influenza nurses continues as reports indicate limited staffing and rising patient load. Fragmentary text references families, caregivers, and Sunday duties amid ongoing health strain, with unclear local details.
Milford Women Form Motor Squad For Emergencies
Milford establishes a five member motor squad under Mrs John Ackroyd War bureau captain to mobilize volunteers for mercy and necessity tasks where a car is needed. Several locals, including veterans and civil service members, are noted with quick updates on their status and movements.
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Ackroyd
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Port Vrumbuil Beach
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Pulver
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Conn
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Long Island
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U. S. Navy
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Maine
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Wharf Street
Lake Tjuane
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City Island
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Ritz- Carlton
Sew Side Avenue
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Wing’s Park
Jeannette Rogers
Bridgeport Turnpike
Ida
Edith Adams
Monroe
Carillon Griswold
Claude Wilcox
Noble Avenue
Wilcox
Alice Bartlett
William Fowler
Red Cross
Ruth Reardon
Fort Trumbull Head
Oxford
Herbert Wells
Katie Parsons
Westhampton
Mass
Parsons
Bodies of 241 American Victims of Otranto Found
London reports identify 2d hoaches as American victims of the Otranto sinking. Fifteen more bodies ashore on Islay remain unidentified, with 14 additional corpses found whose allegiance is undetermined. Local nurses discuss care for survivors and fund concerns.
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London
Associated Preas
Islay
Hatiation Nis
Wyandottes Lead In Storrs Contest In Sixth Week
Wyandottes take the lead at Storrs with a total 4457 eggs in week six, a gain of three. Laurel Hill Farm Bridgeton Rhode Island owned White Wyandottes topped with 49 eggs, followed by A B Robinson Calverton New Jersey Leghorns with 40 eggs and Obed Knight White Wyandottes with 89 eggs.
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Laurel Hillarm
Bridgeton
BR. L
A. BP. Robinson
Calverton
Rom
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Samuel M. Monks
Hartford
Ingleside Farm
Palenville
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Obed G. Knight
R. I
Laurel Hill Farm
R. I. Co
L. Magrey
Middlebury
Rhode Island
Lene Hill Farm
Deer Brook
Short Falls
N. H
Jacob TE. Jensen
North Haven
Oregons
Death of Will Andrews Shocks Ridgefield
Ridgefield mourns the sudden death of popular actor Will Andrews at Danbury Hospital. A longtime Ridgefield resident and former Ridgewood, NY native, he organized local amateur theater groups whose proceeds benefited charity. Cousin to Mrs. Jennie Curie, Andrews was 62.
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Ridgcfield
Ridgewood, N. A
Andrews
Jennie Curie
Ridyve
Ex Crown Prince Flees From Amsterdam Women Crowd
A crowd of Amsterdam women confronted the former German crown prince on Whlaer ingen island, Telegraaf reports he fled to avoid the mob. Police actions ended with a German baron staying at a local hotel and the women leaving the island. The baron, linked to the Actors Order of Friendship, knew many theatrical figures and Edwin Booth. Funeral services for Mr. Andrews will be on Monday at First Congregational Church, with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey.
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Whlaeringen
Telegraaf
Frederick William
Actors Order of Friendship
Edwin Booth
Andrews
First Congregational Church
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Paterson
N. J
Cold Gone Head and Nose Clear Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for grippe, claiming it clears nasal passages and relieves headache and sore throat when dosed every two hours for three doses. It promises quick action with minimal side effects and urges not to substitute.
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