Concrete ships eyed to boost US shipbuilding efforts
The essay notes a surge in concrete shipbuilding with a large vessel launched March 14 at Wood City and reports Wilmington and Brunswick may host plants. It details prior concrete ship experiments worldwide, highlights Redwood City’s 336 foot hull vessel, and cites plans by the San Francisco Shipbuilding Company to build five more ships.
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God City
Couion
Wilmington
Weing
Ieveral
Ans
San Francisco
Qoliwood
United Tes
Redwood
France
Paris
Gabellini
Rome
Holland
Dresden
Sydney Harbor Trust
Manchester Ship Canal
Weland Canal
Canada
Panama Canal
Zurich Yacht Club
Switzerland
Ivel Reserve
Chicago
Redwood City
Wood Harbor
N. R. Nicholson
San Francisco Shipbuilding Company
Pacific Coast
W. Leslie Comyn
Explanation of Council Statement on European Peace
Paris reports officials say last week's London declaration covers European territorial questions only. The allies disagree with Bolshevik claims, condemn Brest-Litovsk, promise Poland independence, and affirm Russia remains a friend despite the Bolshevik leadership. The United States and Japan fully sympathize but did not issue the declaration.
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Paris
London
United States
Japan
Associated Press
Wilson
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Romania
Poland
Russia
Wilmington looks to bright future in shipyard push
Wilmington aims to become a major port and industrial center with talks of locating a shipyard on the South Atlantic coast. The Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club drive the campaign, promoting Wilmington to the Shipping Board and influencing hub leaders like Henry Ford, with Governor Bickett backing the effort and Wrightsville Beach conventions aiding visibility.
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Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Rotary
Shipping Board
South Atlantic
Chamber
Varm Iland
Cape Fear
Henry Ford
Attlantic Coast
Ford
Mr. Ford
Thomas W. Bickett
Wrightsville Beach
Tri-State Water and Light Association
Wrightsville
Wisconsin Primary Result In Doubt
Milwaukee reports show a close Republican race for U S Senator with Lenroot leading Thompson by a narrow margin as city and state returns trickle in. Berger the Socialist polled strongly in Milwaukee County and also drew a large statewide tally, while Democrats backed Davies and McCarthy.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Thompson
LaFollette
Lenroot
Berger
Milwaukee County
United States
Irvin L. Lenroot
Wilson
James Thompson
LaFolletet
Joseph E. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Charles McCarthy
Victor Berger
Methodist Leaders Meet in Memphis Centennial Mission Plan
Memphis, Tennessee, March 20. The conference of ministers and lay men of the Methodist Episcopal Church South conferred with Northern and Canadian delegates. They discussed foreign mission field surveys and domestic needs to plan participation in a world-wide missionary campaign for the church centennial. John R. Pepper of Memphis was elected permanent chairman. The final session will decide the funding to support the campaign, pending ratification by the general conference.
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Memphis
Tenn
Conference of Ministers
Methodist-Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Missionary Board
John R. Pepper
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
General Conference of the Church
Portuguese Troops Repulse a Raid in Fauquissant
In Fauquissant neighborhood raids by the enemy were repulsed by Portuguese troops. Artillery activity occurred on both sides in the Passchendaele sector with nothing further to report.
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London
Fauquissant
Passchendaele
Albany
N. Y
Taxation Committee
Senate
Meatless Days Fail To Save Meat Supply
Washington reports that meatless days did not conserve the meat supply. Joseph P. Cotton head of the Food Administration meat division told the Senate Committee that despite observed meatless days, higher wages enabled more meat to be consumed, producing a net rise in consumption rather than savings.
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Washington
Joseph P. Cotton
The
Food Administration
Senate Committee Investigating Food Supplies Committee
Cotton
PennsylvanIa basketball seals title as Dartmouth falters
Pennsylvania, needing only a win when Dartmouth lost, clinched the championship as the Green team faltered in their game.
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University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Green
Braves Lose Bid From Herzog Kondicy and Rudolph
Buck Herzog Ed Kondicy and Dick Rudolph refuse to sign with the Boston Braves over the salary offered. The trio remain unsigned as negotiations stall and potential trade options surface.
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Buck Herzog
Ed Kondicy
Dick Rudolph
Boston Braves
Phillies Begin Training for 1918 Season in St Petersburg
Philadelphia Nationals opened spring training in St Petersburg Florida with the first squad arriving. Luderus and Dillhoefer were among the early arrivals after refusing to sign contracts, and five other regulars also declined to sign.
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Phillies
St. Petersburg
Fla
Philadelphia Nationa
Luderus
Dillhoefer
Lawton Witt Joins Naval Reserve Amid Athletics Career
Lawton Witt, the Athletics standout shortstop, has joined the Naval Reserve while continuing his athletic career. The move places Witt in military service alongside his baseball duties, signaling a blend of sports talent and naval commitment.
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Lawton Witt
Athletics
Naval Reserve
Russia Unchanged Toward the Allies
Moscow reports Russia maintains its stance toward the Entente while seeking friendlier ties with the United States. Bolshevik leaders deny arming Austro German prisoners in Siberia and European Russia. Lenine says no coalition with other Socialist parties. government vacancies due to treaty protests will be filled.
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United States
Wilson
Russia
America
Leon Trotzky
Irkutsk
Chita
Siberian
European
Lenine
Sir Eric Geddes to Make Statement in Commons
Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the admiralty is expected to tell the House of Commons today the tonnage destroyed by submarines and the tonnage built to replace it. The Daily Mail publishes a Paris dispatch claiming Germans sank 2938 ships last year and suggests allied losses may now be published.
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London
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Daily Mail Today
Paris
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Heviki
U. S. Food Administration
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