Remodel British towns after war in Rome style housing
London reports British planners praise the Italian Good Dwellings Society model in Rome as a prototype for postwar urban housing. The complex centers on a shared courtyard, the Children's House nursery and after school, communal laundry and sewing rooms, a hospital surgery, and tiered flats with strict occupancy rules to avoid overcrowding.
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London
Rome
England
Postol Five Ad
Oge Cic
Major General Bridges Wounded. Amputation Reported
Somdlon reports Major General Bridges, 46, wounded during the Mons retreat. He has had one leg amputated after injuries from shellfire. A brilliant career marked by repeated mentions in despatches, he served as a member of Mr. Balfour’s mission to the United States and as chief military representative of the British commission in Washington.
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Somdlon
Americana
Mons
Bridges
Balfour
United States
Washington
Logging Congress Opens In Knoxville War Era Meeting
The Appalachian Logging Congress began its annual fall meeting in Knoxville Tennessee with members from Virginia Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Georgia and the Carolinas in attendance to discuss new wartime lumber industry problems.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Appalachian Logging Congress
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Georgia
Cuarolinas
Crege's Shortland Wins Gold at Panama-Pacific Expo
Crege's Shortland earned the gold medal at the Panama-Pacific exposition. The city hosted Edwards' Business College as part of its educational offerings.
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Crege’s Shortland
Edwards’ Business College
Atlantic Coast Line Concedes Rights to End Clerks Strike
Wilmington reports the Atlantic Coast Line agrees to abandon wartime policy of using only nonunion clerks and to reinstate striking clerks. Government pressure led to a memorandum detailing terms, with President Kenly stating the railroad will comply to preserve industrial peace during the war. Local clerks demand reinstatement and back pay before returning to work.
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Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
United’ States ‘Government
R. Kenny
Coast Line
Washington
Kenley
Norfolk
J. J. Forrester
Federal Department of Labor
Kenly
Louis F. Post
N. C
Wim. Brown Hale
Council of National Defense
Department of Labor of
United States
Albright
Elliott
Mr. Hale
Department of Labor
Hale
Nev
Germans Continue To Deport Civilians In Flanders
Rotterdam reports from the Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant say Germans evacuate towns in Flanders as Roulers and Courtrai flee. Os tend and Berlaere residents are moved to Tourcoing for labor and defense works. In Puets an Antwerp district rearguard conscripts workers for road building while a senatorial inquiry resumes next Monday with witnesses including former Secretary Bryan amid La Follette charges.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Flanders
Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant
Roulers
Courtrai
Ostend
Berlaere
Tourcoing
Sleydingen
Puets
Antwerp
Senate
Nénitir la Follette
St. Paul
Bryan
LaFollette
Senate to Resume La Follette Inquiry
Word arrives that the La Follette inquiry will resume with many senators returning to Washington a week or so before the session. The move signals renewed focus on the probe and potential public disclosures ahead.
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Wheington
Roe
Lin FoHette
Washington
New York Boxer Cleaned Up in Nine-Day Span
In a brief boxing sequence, the New York fighter known as Soldier Bartfield dominated his nine day run, winning multiple bouts and earning rapid momentum.
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York
Bartfield
City Transfer Co Hauls with Competent Help and Auto Service
The City Transfer Co. advertises competent staff and dependable service for moves of any size. Auto service and car hire available anytime. A Dalton is manager with day and night phone numbers.
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City Transfer Co
A. Dalton
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