Epidemic Strain Drives Neighborhood Into Crisis
Reports detail exhausted East Side doctors working night and day to meet demand as patients crowd drugstores. Kidnapping, broken windows, and fear spread while Mrs. Porges appeals for aid amid families starving and a dying infant. Doctors fear pneumonia from overwork as more cases arrive.
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Semment
East New
Porges
Barbara Porges
East Side
Seventh Bly
Wurse
Usly
Preventive Serum Adoption by New York Industry Firms
New York City firms began immunizing workers against influenza using a preventive serum with many employees opting in. U S Steel leaders Elbert H. Gary and James A. Farrell started inoculations, and about 275,000 workers are expected to follow. Influenza relief and medical aid services opened citywide. Authorities probe profiteering by doctors and druggists amid the epidemic. Coffin price abuses target undertakers shipping government coffins, with two arrests to date. Harold Lockwood funeral draws over a thousand attendees.
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New York
New York City
United States Steel Corporaton
Elbert H. Gary
James A. Farrell
E. B. Oragin
Julian L’estrange
Harold Lockwood
Tufts Star William J Bennett Dies of Wounds in France
William J Bennett a Tufts college former captain of the 1914 baseball team and standout football star died of wounds in France. A master mechanic by trade he served as a lieutenant in the engineer forces and was recently commissioned after going overseas. He received two bullets in the chest and died ten days ago.
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Medford
Mass
William J
Bill) Bennett
New England
France
Bennett
Tufts College
Tufte
War Work Drive To Go On In November
New York Oct 23 The war work drive will proceed the week of November 11 to 18 despite the Spanish influenza epidemic. Dr John R Mott director general of the United War Work council announced the decision after conferences with President Wilson and war department officials.
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New York
United War Work
John R. Mott
United War Work Council
Wilson
War Department
Warning Against Book Agents in Hartford
Hartford Oct 23 warning from the Food Administration against door to door book agents misrepresenting government publications. Robert Scoville Connecticut Federal Food Administrator urges newspapers to caution the public about fraudulent agents claiming government sanction.
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Hartford
Food Administration Today
Robert Scoville
Connecticut
Clearing House Statement in New York Oct
Subtreasury debit figures show a debit of 1,289 and a total of 720,956,973 with belano mBe and an additional 77,060,771 noted in the statement.
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Clearing House
New York
American Ace Shot Down Near Verdun in World War I
Lieutenant Joseph H. Wehrner of Everett Mass credited with ten air victories was shot down near Chamlee while engaging five Fokkers after a balloon kill. His unit reports he may be a prisoner or killed. Wehrner and Frank Luke, of Phoenix, had developed a risky balloon-firing tactic.
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B. H. G. Wales
Verdun
Joseph H. Wehner
Everett
Mass
Werner
Frank Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Chamlee
Luke
Wehner
Plan for 1919 World Series profits funds soldiers home
Ban Johnson proposes using net World Series proceeds to build a permanent home for wounded soldiers and sailors, with government approval and management of funds. He frames the idea as aiding veterans and elevating baseball beyond a commercial pursuit.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
Johnson
Red Sox
Cubs
Uncle Sam
The Housewife Chooses Benefit Brand Sweet Nut
A housekeeper extols Benefit Brand Sweet Nut as a dairy butter substitute, claiming it is pure coconut base with no animal fat and indistinguishable from real butter. It highlights savings and availability at front store locations in Washington and nearby streets.
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Bed Parting ‘S
Washington
Zene
Ces
Railway Workers May Hold Local Political Roles
Washington Oct 42 Railway employees may hold local offices and attend political meetings without conflicting duties under a new railroad administration order. The change supersedes earlier limits and aims to avoid disenfranchising towns built largely of railway workers, with Altoona noted as a major example. The four brotherhoods had long opposed the original rule, and their opposition is seen as helping drive the modification.
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Washington
Railway Administration
Altoona
Four Brotherhoods
States lag in draft classification progress on chart
Washington reports on the state master chart showing September 12 draft registrants aged 19 to 26. Nineteen states have 0 progress. many others have reached 90 percent in classification, with several still awaiting forwarding records to district boards. DC listed among lagging states.
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Washington
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Utah
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Nevada
Rhode Island
Harvest decor and old town notes stir Middletown
A mix of local reminiscences and church scenes from Middletown mentions a harvest service at South Church with artistic altar decor and seasonal produce. Items note a Chamber of Commerce proposal, a farewell at Barracks hosted by Captain and Mrs Lin say, and announcements of a wedding. A state prison commission reports five convicts found insane with no room at CHL 1.
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Gaston T. Hubbard
George Hurlburt
Reform Club
Chamber of Merce
Middletown
Board of Trade
Linsay
C.hl 1
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Louvain
Foch
Hamemring
Haig
Ludendorff
Valenciennes
Mons
Maubeuge
N. Y
Joseph F. Wehrner
Exeter Academy
Frank W. Wehrner
Alfred A. Groat
Wehrner
NEW Order
Hap Peras
Nujol
Nujol Laboratories
Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
Broadway
Americ Water Srt &Oomlar
B. Te
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
The
Hague
Potsdam
Grandma
Rewr Ce
Cat Alter
Eeperaly
Bacon Bros
J.h.leiferman
Tel
A. E. Holmes
Main Street
Teisghene Canntotia
R. J. Atwell
Main ST
Kelco
Grocer
Arthur ‘B. Jenkins
U. S
Mutual Buliying Hartford
Conn
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