Red Cross Institute Finds Jobs for 111 Disabled Men
The American Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men announced it secured work this month for 111 men with disabilities. Its employment bureau, six months old, matches capable applicants to suitable roles such as bookkeepers, draftsmen, and messengers, insisting placements be earned not charitable.
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American Red Cross Institute For
All Fourth Avenue
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Institute
New Sugar Rules Aid War Effort Urges Cooperation
Washington June 26 The United States Food Administration unveils July 1 sugar distribution rules to avert shortages. Restrictions apply to candy makers soft drink firms bakers retailers and public institutions with certificates required for purchases and quotas set by group. Householders may buy up to twenty five pounds monthly with verification and local administrator approval.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Food Administration
France
Mar
Italy
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Ion
Royal Food Administrators
Food Administration
Pakers
Federal Food Board Targets False Sugar Affidavits
The Federal Food Board announces it will hand over false affidavits on sugar use to the United States District Attorney for grand jury action. The move follows findings against two Brooklyn syrup manufacturers, Star Syrup Company and Haber Syrup Company, for misstating sugar quantities in early 1917.
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United States District Attorney
Grand Jury
Redross
Brooklyn
Star Syrup
Belmont Avenue
Jay
Haber Syrup Company
Amboy Street
Sugar regulation suspend license in Brooklyn 1917
The sugar business faced suspension until July 10 after discovering a large discrepancy between actual sugar use and certificates. Only 6,230 pounds were used in the first half of 1917 while 100,000 pounds were claimed in applications. The Federal Food Board warned against falsified affidavits and said the District Attorney will act if violations persist.
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Federal Food Board
Brooklyn
Milk Prices Fixed by Food Board Spark Protests
Wholesale milk dealers protested after the Federal Milk Commission kept Grade Iix milk prices unchanged while Grade A rose one cent per quart in July within a 150 mile zone. Producers gain one cent per quart and freight costs rise, prompting calls for higher consumer prices and a rehearing.
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Rector Street
I. Elkin Nathans
McAdoo
Prohibition and Flavoring Extract Industry Meet
Prohibition and shortages of alcohol sugar and flavoring ingredients dominated the three day Flavoring Extract Manufacturers Association convention opening at Hotel Astor with 190 delegates from the United States and Canada. Talks focused on overcoming vanilla lemon and orange flavoring shortages as importations from Italy France and South America have halted. vanilla beans now must be shipped from Mexico by raft.
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Italy
France
South America
Mexico
Court Clears Humphrey in Mail Fraud Case
The H B Humphrey Company of Boston and its head were discharged from indictments for fraudulent mail use alongside Emerson Motors and others. Judge Manton cleared Humphrey while Morgan and Osborn Jr. failed to present evidence. Battle denied stock selling rumors as defense counsel explained plans for a cheap automobile. Trial to resume today.
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George Gordon Battle
Rival Women Police Units Earn Official Reserve Status in Brownsville
Two rival women police groups in Brownsville Brooklyn competed for recognition as the official reserve force attached to the Brownsville station. Public School S4 hosted a meeting where both units were recognized by Special Deputy Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker, who decided to attach both factions to maintain police function and peace in the area.
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Brooklyn
Rodman Wanamaker
Glenmore Ave
Watkins Street
Ocean Hill
Hirrownayville
Fiizabeth Vogel
Millie Frank
Laura Mulcatire
Women's Democratic Club
Twenty-third Assembly Distriot
Kings County
Wanamaker
Brownavy
Wool Supply and War Needs Draw War Industry Talks
The War Service Committees of the National Association of Woolen Manufacturers and the American Association of Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers met with the War Industries Board to discuss wool supply. Army needs are high for clothing and emergencies, with limited foreign shipments due to shipping conditions. Officials noted expected Argentine wool movements and the need to balance military demand with civilian needs while exploring import increases.
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New York Times
Washington
War Service Committees
National Association of Woolen Manufacturers
American Association of Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers
War Industries Board
Shipping Board
War of the Navy Trade Board
Army
France
Argentine
Lords Debate World League Plans After War
Lord Curzon urged immediate discussion of a League of Nations and two leagues concept. He proposed a friendly league among allied states and an enemy league, where refusal to arbitrate would imply war with others, and argued Germany could join only after surrender.
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League of Nations
Viscount Bryce
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Leagues of Nations
League of the
British Empire
League of Over Twenty Nations
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France
Italy
United States
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Germany
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England
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League of Allied Nations
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New York May exports fall short of 1917 peak
The Custom House report shows May 1918 exports at 214,873,278, below the May 1917 record of 244,148,330, while imports rose to 149,494,184 from 118,050,750 a year earlier. Crude war goods dominated May shipments, with Europe-bound trade up from April but still under 1917 levels.
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New York
U17
Nenth
Europe
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Africa
War Work of Printers Union in World War I
The International Typographical Union outlines wartime aid and activities in a booklet "somewhere in France." Seventy five members died or went missing. mortuary benefits total $22,350. From 62,009 members, 4,081 journeymen and 656 apprentices joined the armed forces. Union earnings exceeded $1,000,000. $1,237 spent on tributes. The union invested $90,000 in Liberty bonds with members purchasing over $3,000,000. Support included $312,400 for old age and military benefits and $167,000 for the Union Printers Home at Colorado Springs.
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The
International Typographical Union
Aet
France
United States
Canada
Marsden G. Scott
Union
Colorado Springs
Pan American Amity Formed to Foster Latin American Ties
At a Hotel Walton dinner honoring two Foreign Legion officers Captain J. Sanchez Carretra of Venezuela and Lieutenant Santiago Campusano of Cuba a plan to establish a permanent Pan American Society was voted. The group aims to promote friendship between the United States and Latin American countries with U S and regional members eligible. About 200000 Latin Americans live in the United States with roughly 50400 in New York where the dinner took place.
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Foreign Legion
Hotel Walton
Pan American Society
United States
Liberty Loan
New Society
New York
J. Sanchez Carretra
Venzuela
Santiago Campousano
Cuba
Plan to stabilize labor in Queens factory boom
The Industrial Committee of the Queens Chamber of Commerce seeks a borough wide plan to avoid wage competition as 10 000 new government and private jobs emerge. Ray Palmer says employers must cooperate to set uniform fair wages for similar work and improve conditions across Queens plants.
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Queens
United States
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Ray Palmer
Dismissal of German Teacher At Brooklyn Manual Training High
Gertrude A M Pignol, German teacher at Brooklyn Manual Training High School, was dismissed by the Board of Education for disloyalty in a 4 to 6 vote. Mr Ryan and Mr Yoska were absent and did not vote. The board also nominated Tristram Walker Metcalfe as director of reference and research and a statistician to the City Superintendent to succeed Albert Shiels. Burdette R Buckingham resigned as statistician on January 31. Mrs Gertrude 8 McDougall sought to withdraw a prior resignation but was allowed to return contingent on releasing any claims dating to her resignation.
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Brooklyn
Burdette R. Buckingham
Board of Education
Gertrude 8
McDougall
Manhattan
Fox Hills Hospital Wins Historic 1800-Bed Complex
The Y M C A hut at Fox Hills United States Base Hospital on Staten Island is completed. The 86 buildings cover 15 acres and form three 1000 bed wards connected for transfers. Major Edward A. Simmons supervised construction for the Army Medical Corps.
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United States Base Hospital
Fox Hills
Staten Island
William Rutherford
United States Army Medical Corps
Tex Hill
American Red Cross
Edward A. Simmons
Quartermasters Deartment
Resignation Accepted of Rev Dr Fox as Secretary
The American Bible Society announced yesterday that Rev Dr John Fox has resigned as Corresponding Secretary due to ill health. He served twenty years as secretary and led missions tours and Bible Congresses including in Panama. He will retire on a pension.
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American Bible Society
John Fox
Il-Health
Board of Managers
Society
Mare
Second Presbyterian Church
Spencer Memorial
Brooklyn
Panama
Panama Exposition
Indictments Nam Mrs Story in War Relief Case
Former national and New York club leader Mrs William Story is indicted for attempted grand larceny and petit larceny in the National Emergency Relief Society affair. She denies the charges, says funds were spent on soldiers, and notes she remains free under counsel’s custody pending bail.
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the Daughters of the American Revolution
New York State Federation of Women's Clubs
Grand Jury
McIntyre
Swann
National
Iemerency Helief Society
Myre.tory
Mra
Story O
Hero Land Bazaar
Villian Garland Brown
Story
Colt Johnson
Brown
New York
National Emergency Society
Syndicate plan to stabilize dollar via interallied credit committee
At a Senate Banking hearing Leopold Fredrick of American Smelting and Refining and director of Chile Copper urged forming an interallied committee to coordinate licenses and credits among the United States Great Britain France and Italy. He proposed a $600 million credit guaranteed by major banks and participation by government banks and top private banks to curb exchange volatility and curb arbitrage in neutral countries.
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Leopald Fredrick
American Smelting and Refining Company
Chile Copper Company
Braden Copper Company
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Fredrick
Ite
Carizal
Chile
Menator Owens
Federal Reserve Foreign Bank
George E. Smith
New York
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