Gompers Returns From France to Ill Wife in New York
Samuel Gompers arrives at Battery Pier after international labor talks in France. He tears up at sight of his ill wife and reveals her paralytic stroke. Immigration officials hold Zilbourg for further inquiry amid Bolshevik remarks. Meanwhile 200 Yankee Division boys are invited to a Boston concert by L H Mudgett and Symphony Hall.
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Boston City Officials Support Limited Education Funding
Boston Corporation Counsel Alexander Whiteside told the education committee that the city is willing to contribute a limited sum toward educating children in poorer Massachusetts communities. He urged consideration of two state funds, one at 4 million dollars from income tax proceeds and a general fund from taxable sources, suggesting a 1 million dollar limit this year. He warned against using income tax proceeds as an endless reservoir.
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Legislative Committee On Education
Boston
Whiteside
Rights to bargain collectively recognized for Providence firm
The war labor board awarded in favor of the International Broad Company of Providence Rhode Island recognizing employees have the right to organize and bargain collectively A recommendation urged the company to recognize employees committees in dispute discussions
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War Labor Board
International Brard Company
Providence
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Haig Describes British Army Feats and War Progress
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig’s final despatch details the British army’s expansion and achievements. He notes infantry strength peaked in 1916 after heavy casualties, artillery gains by 1918, and the pivotal roles of battles in 1916 and 1917 in securing victory. He also cites Russian breakdown, Italian withdrawal pressure, and Germany’s collapse as the result of two years of ceaseless attrition.
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Douglas Haig
Somme
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Italy
France
Sir Douglas
Germany
Senator Walsh Calls for Memorial Tablets in Boston
David I. Walsh urges Boston residents to cooperate with Colonel Gaston and others in erecting memorial tablets in every ward. The tablets will honor soldiers sailors and marines who served in the recent war and be funded by public subscription to create a lasting honor roll.
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David I. Walsh
Boston
Gaston
America
Easter Services and Holy Week Plans Across Local Churches
The Very Rev Edmund Rousmaniere will preach at 12 19 noonday service next week and lead a three hour Good Friday devotion from 12 m to 3 p m Palm Sunday choir concerts include Gounod Gallia at 4 p m The Advent Church plans nine services on Palm Sunday and St James Episcopal will feature Palm Branches The Dubois cantata The Seven Last Words is set for April 14 Other churches schedule union services and sermons by Rev C M Gates Rev C F Potter and others with various baptisms and youth events.
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Henry K. Sherrill
David Ross Beattie
St. James Episcopal Church
West Somerville
Dubois
William H. Pettus
St. James Church
Wellesley Hills
Hospitality Committee seeks rooms for YD parade relatives
Boston hosts 30 000 relatives of men in the YD division during the parade and a drive to secure lodging is under way. Beverly Rantoul chairs the committee and asks volunteers to offer rooms and notify the group so accommodations cover all who wish to attend.
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Mayor Hosts First Formal Dinner For Col Logan Upon Return
Mayor Peters to host Saturday night dinner in the Swiss room at Copley Plaza for Colonel Logan and the 101st Regiment. About 180 guests include Major General Clarence R Edwards Governor Coolidge Cardinal O Connell and numerous congressmen judges and city officials. The guest list features top civic and military figures with Colonel Logan’s family present and city leaders in attendance.
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Coolidge
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Fitzgerald
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Lawrence J. Logan
W. R. Rush
David I. Walsh
Wood
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Edward P. Barry
Sanford Bates
Robert E. Bigney
Edmund Billings
Henry W. Bird
Robert Bottomley
Thomas J. Boynton
Pierce E. Buckley
Melancthon W. Burlen
Timothy F. Callahan
William W. Carlin
Rupert S. Carver
James F. Cavanagh
H. D. Chandler
Charles H. Cole
Edwin F. Collins
Walter L. Collins
James B. Connelly
J. A. Conry
John J. Conway
Calvin Coolidge
Louis A. Coolidge
Joseph J. Corbett
Francis M. Costello
Patrick M. Costello
J. W. Coughlin
Channing Cox
James Ti’. Creed
Michael J. Creed
John Fr. Cronin
Michael J. Crowley
John J. Cunningham
Edwin A. Curtis
Willard FI. Davis
William J. Day
Thomas Dawson
Charles A. DeCourcy
Frank 8. Deland
Joseph A. Dennison
William Devine
Frederick Dixon
Arthur W. Dolan
Peter Donahue
John E. Donoghue
James Donovan
William J. Dooley
J. Albert Dorsey
Wiliam A. Drohan
Eb’ J. Dunn
John H. Dunn
W. F. Dusseault
Henry B. Endicott
Wendell Endicott
Fred Finigan
John F. Fitzgerald
Redmund Fitzgerald
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William C
Healey
John C. Heyer
William P. Hickey
Henry L. Higginson
Forrest P. Full
Edward D. Hurley
Charles H. Innes
P. H. Jennings
Edward T. Kelly
Joseph P. Kennedy
John A. Kiggen
Daniel W. Lane
Charles S. Lawler
Francis V. Logan
Leo J
Notable Boston Names in Public Service and Industry
Read list includes E. Leroy Sweetser Charles H. Taylor Jr Richard S. Teeling George Holden Tinkham Richard F. Tobin James H. Vahey U S Senator David J Walsh Speaker Joseph H Warner Jacob Wasserman James S Watson Daniel A Whelton Dr Thomas White Alexander White James T Williams Jr Herbert A Wilson Senator Charles A Winchester Rear Admiral S S Wood Dr William C Woodward all prominent figures connected to contemporary civic and professional life.
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Charles H. Taylor, Jr
Richard S. Teeling
George Holden Tinkham
Richard F.tobin
James H. Vahey
U. S
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Joseph H. Warner
Jacob Wasserman
James S. Watson
Daniel A. Whelton
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Alexander Whiteside
James T. Williams, Jr
Herbert A. Wilson
Charles A. Winchester
S. S. Wood
Controversy Over Dinner Site for Brig Gen Cole Event
A dispute among Chamber of Commerce members over where to host a dinner for Brigadier General Charles H. Cole led to a mandamus petition in the Supreme Court. Albert K. Tapper and others seek to compel the chamber to hold the event at the Chamber of Commerce or Hotel Brunswick on Wednesday during the April meeting.
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Chamber
Charles H. Cole
Supreme Court
Brunswick
Albert K. Tapper
Hotel Brunswick
Mastercraft Motion Pictures Gains Local Investor Support
In New England communities, Mastercraft Associates are building stockholder followings for Mastercraft Films by selling shares and mobilizing local boosters. The approach mirrors old neighborly involvement with money rather than hands, aiming to boost viewership for upcoming showings of The One Woman.
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New England
Mastercraft Motion Picture Studios
Filmland City
Mastercraft
Mastercraft Prose The One Woman by Dixon
Select releases Mastercraft story The One Woman by Thomas Dixon author of Birth of a Nation. The tale showcases Dixon’s barbed social observation and vivid character sketch within a compact narrative frame.
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Mastercraft
Select
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