Former Mayor Warns of Autocracy Threat to Democracy
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald speaking to Charlies F. Hammond Post at Oliver Wendell Holmes School in Dorchester warned that autocracy menaces democracy beyond government, citing hospital neglect of veterans and wealthed elites influencing business and family life. He cited Stillman divorce scandal as example of corrupt American finance and society.
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Fitzgerald
Charlies F. Hammond
American Legion
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dorchester
Germany
Uncle Sam
America
Stillman
Remarkable Recovery from Rheumatism Reported
Mrs. H A Baker of Boston describes severe rheumatic pain affecting fingers wrists elbows knees and shoulders. After taking Weldona she reports full relief and urges others to try it while noting the product contains no alcohol or drugs. She endorses Weldona as the "Wonder-Worker" and cites a free book offer from Weldona Co. at 132 Boylston St Boston.
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H. A. Baker
Appleton St
Boston
Weldona
Boylston St
Call for American Legion to lead united front in city crisis
A speaker lambasts autocratic control of Boston politics as layoffs follow a single decision maker. He urges daily citizens from Chelsea to Hyde Park to demand representation in City Council and school committees, framing the moment as a democracy test and urging the American Legion to lead.
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Chelsea Line
Dover Street
Charlestown
Boston
Hyde Park
Brighton
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
Europe
American Legion
Fail to End Coal Strike in England
The strike remains unresolved as miners reject most government plans. They favor only a temporary aid package after wage questions are settled, while other proposals are dismissed amid heated exchanges. The Triple Alliance meets to decide on a postponement of the sympathetic railway and transport workers strike.
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England
Triple Alliance
Briand Threatens Coercion Over German Reparations
France vows to compel payment from Germany if needed, in a May 1 rendezvous with allies. De Lasteyrie notes Germany paid only a fraction of reparations claimed, urging France to act decisively to secure payment.
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Germany
France
M. de Lasteyrie
Finance Committee
Chamber
Miners and Seamen Consider Strike as Talks Fail
Negotiations failed to produce a new government and owners proposal and adjourned until tomorrow. The Triple Alliance faces action as miners report no chance of success and Seamen and Firemen's Union votes on strike. nationwide preparations to safeguard workers and transport, with 500 marines and tanks sent to Glasgow.
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Triple Alliance
Seamen and Firemen’s Union
London
Glasgow
Divorce suit to reveal wartime romance in Brockton
In Brockton April 12 a divorce action by Mrs Ivy Alday Gibbs of London and Brockton against Harold White Gibbs will open before Judge George B. Flynn. Gibbs once served with Admiral Sims in London and a proposed romance is said to feature in the case. Mrs Gibbs earlier pressed a criminal action for cruelty and alleged she was imprisoned in their home, breaking a window to attract help.
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Brockton
Ivy (Alday) Gibbs
London
Harold White Gibbs
George B. Flynn
Gibbs
Admiral Sims
Herbert E. Bowles
Thomas Cass the street car conductor in a Boston tale
The Boston author J Bernard Lynch recounts the adventures of conductor Thomas Cass on a street car line. A Whiff of Heliotrope is one tale to appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Thomas Cass
Boston
J. Bernard Lynch
Boston Sunday Post
International head addresses Carmen unions in Massachusetts
William D. Mahon of the Amalgamated Association travels nightly to all Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway unions. He aims to address members before wage reductions set for May 2 while James H. Vahey accompanies him as general counsel. The tour began in Brockton and included Lynn Lawrence and Fall River on successive nights.
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Street Carmen
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Brockton
Lynn
Lawrence
Fall River
Mahon
Oil Recovered After Gaelic Prince Incident
New Bedford police informed all boat owners who delivered goods from the steamer Gaelic Prince of the owners and agents’ request. More than eight tons of oil have already been landed in the city.
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New Bedford
Strike Outlook Uncertain as Arbitral Conference Looms
Leaders of the Building Trades Employers Association and the United Building Trades Council voiced little hope for a quick settlement after last night’s talks. Both sides anticipate no breakthrough before the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration meets at 2 30 this afternoon. The Trades Council backs its Friday decision to accept the board’s terms and return to work during arbitration, while the Employers’ Association refuses to enter arbitration until every union that signed the old working and wage agreement agrees to the new plans, risking a prolonged strike.
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Building Trades Employers' Association
United Building Trades’ Council
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Trades Council
State Board
Employers’ Association
Labor Fearful of Insurance Moves to Stop Strikes
Organized labor expresses apprehension over insurance companies insuring against strikes. If no legislation blocks the practice, labor may withdraw patronage from private insurers and push for state controlled plans, AFL vice president Matthew Woll said.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Pants as Vehicle of Liquor Confiscated New York
A New York gathering of district attorneys police officials and magistrates endorsed the view that trousers used to carry a liquor flask constitute the vehicle of transport and may be confiscated. Magistrates allowed police discretion to avoid embarrassment in confiscation cases.
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New York
United News
Girl Tries to End Her Life by Iodine Intake
Margaret Van Wagner, 28, of 953 Thomas Park South Boston, attempted suicide at the corner of Tuckerman and Dorchester streets by swallowing iodine from a bottle. An ambulance rushed her to City Hospital where she was found in a hysterical state upon arrival.
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Margaret van Wagner
Thomas Park
South Boston
Tuckerman
Dorchester Streets
Athens Street
Boston
City Hospital
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