Five attacked and robbed of motor vehicles report
Complainants say they were assaulted by five men and beaten unconscious on the road. They were robbed of their automobiles as they were being driven toward their hometown. Details of the incident and the victims’ identities are unclear in the report.
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Texas Co
Texaco
Erwin M. Jennings Co
Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport
Autocar Motor
The
Autocar Co
Ardmore
Port Facilities Put in Control of Expert Group
An expert commission is created to run port facilities and improve efficiency. Wadward Curry leads the group with Benjamin Winchell and other officials from the railroad, War Department, Navy, shipping lines, and trade boards. The plan aims to streamline exports and imports through less congested ports and to build drydocks and repair plants in southern ports.
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Wastiinglon
With & View
Wadward Curry
The
Shipping Board
Benjamin J. Winchell
Railroad Administration
M. Selton
War Department
A. C. Hodgson
Navy
Edwin KP. Gay
War Trade Board
J. HM. Rossiter
Pacific Mail Site
George §. Dearborn
American Hawaiian Line
Bath
Commission
Au Ship Board
McAdoo
Hurley
May Day Finds War Work Going on Unhindered
Washington April 20 war work proceeds without major strikes. Only threatened protest on the Pacific coast over Thomas Mooney’s conviction did not materialize after appeals by labor and Mooney. Government efforts and public opinion have kept labor and capital aligned, with no serious nationwide disruptions. Labor officials report fewer strikes, especially in shipbuilding, packing, mining, textiles, and machine shops as disputes move toward settlement.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Thomas
Mooney
Department of Labor
Glrikos
Qures
Labings
Lous Post
Frank Morrigan
Amercan Federation of Labor
Hugh G. Kerwin
Labor Department
Ixerwin
Robbery and Abduction Scene Near Town
Two men were beaten in a lonely spot while riding with assailants who fled in a car. Town official Paul Ferris found the injured men later. police have no trace of the missing car or attackers, believed to have driven to New York.
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Ony
Paul Ferris
New York
Syon
Health officers inspect city restaurants for reforms
Restaurants of the city were visited by Dr Waller Brown, a health officer, who ordered minor changes in several places and required screens in many resturants. Mrs. Wilson reviews women marchers observing the actions described.
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Mrs. Wilson
Waller . Brown
Half Billion Needed for Loan Continues to Rise
The piece notes strong Liberty loan participation with Massachusetts nearly meeting its honor roll quotas after subscriptions surged two to three times the asked amounts. Boston reports $39,021,000 in credited subscriptions against a $64,046,000 quota, while actual bond sales reach about $64,188,000. Connecticut towns follow with Hartford at $19,430,000 New Britain $1,700,450 New Haven $4,123,000 and Waterbury $2,682,900.
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Massachusetts
Federal Reserve Banks
Boston
Connecticut
Hartford
New Britain
New Haven
Waterpury
Banquet Honors Departing Team Member Jeonard Inno
In Columbus at the Boys Club on Teast Washington avenue a farewell banquet was held for Jeonard Inno who leaves for Fort Slocum this morning. Izzo, a two year member of the boys baseball team, was honored with a wrist watch as a token of appreciation. A delegation will see him off at the station.
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Columbus Boy's Club
Teast Washington Avenue
Jeonard Inno
Fort Slocum
Izzo
Father John's Medicine Food Value Claims Ad
A historical advertisement touts Father John s Medicine as a powerful tonic with high food value. It claims a teaspoonful equals 25 715 76 calories, beats steak oysters milk cod fish and promotes tissue and muscle growth. It asserts no alcohol or habit forming drugs and presents the product as a doctor s prescription.
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Father John
Ford Car Offer Sells With $100 Down and Daily Payments
A dealer touts a limited time Ford car offer promising immediate delivery for buyers who place a $100 down payment and about $1 per day thereafter. The pitch warns of imminent production curtailment by July 1 and urges readers to join hundreds already ordering to avoid disappointment.
Adam Up-to-Date and the Papa Adam Tale
A fragment discusses the historic figure Adam as the original papa and the refrain what tell, Ti wait hi tomorrow, tracing a saying through generations. It warns against using the phrase Today to order on the Sabbath and mentions Weary Willy and the idea of tomorrow as earliest possible order day.
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Adam
Papa
Carder
Papa Adam
Willy
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