Paralysis of Operation Faces N E Railroads
Rail officials refuse to discuss the coal shortage but widespread reports claim a sweeping passenger service curtailment from 30 to 60 percent if conditions do not improve. Embargoes by Boston and Maine and other roads choke gateways, delaying fuel and goods to New England amid a growing strike presence and volunteer crew efforts.
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New Haven
Boston & Maine
New England
Mechanicsville
Williamstown
Roundhouse
Day in railroad strike shows widespread disruptions
Department of Justice officials find evidence of I W W activity linked to the unauthorized strike. Over 100000 workers idled in Ohio as plants suspend operations, with a food shortage spike in Youngstown. Authorities deny troop mobilization while rail and trucking aides adjust schedules and trains are canceled across lines.
I W W Involved ties of Organization in Strike
The Industrial Workers of the World are linked to an unauthorized railroad strike with signs of attempting a broader upheaval. Attorney General Palmer warned no government plan would be announced before tomorrow. President Wilson called his Cabinet to meet the next morning to discuss the situation following his Western trip and illness.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Palmer
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Malden Bishop Opposes Sunday Sports Measure
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes spoke before the Malden Board of Aldermen against approving the Sunday sports bill in Malden. He urged the council to reject the proposal citing moral concerns and local impact.
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Bishop Hughes
Malden
Doctors Praise Bon-Opto Eye Remedy Claims
Readers are told Bon-Opto tablets, dissolved in water, can strengthen weak eyesight and reduce eye strain. Testimonials from users and a physician claim rapid relief, with glasses often discarded, urging immediate use and professional guidance.
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Uy Fees
Wood Focuses on Rail Strike Threat During Mass Tour
General Wood ends Massachusetts campaign and returns to Chicago to prepare for possible railroad strike disruptions. He praises Logan and Edwards, urges tolerance between capital and labor, and warns against Bolshevik influence while calling for national health and public works leadership.
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Logan
Chamber of Commerce
America
Wood
Clarence R. Edwards
France
Edwards
American Legion
Salem
Tie
Germany
Russia
Fuller denies disloyalty to Wood despite Massachusetts trips
In a letter to the editor Fuller states he never sought Wood endorsement and did not speak at Wood meetings in Holyoke and Worcester. He recounts driving Wood to Boston, awaiting a Chicago platform, and emphasizes nonpartisan Wood rallies in western Massachusetts.
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Congressman Fuller
General Wood
Massachusetts
Worcester
Boston
Guy Murchie
Lufkin
Wood
Congress
Leonard Wood
John T. King
Chicago
Surf Wood
Holyoke
Alvan T. Fuller
Striking railroad workers reject peace overtures in Jersey City
In Jersey City the Greater New York strikers unanimously reject all peace overtures after a day of talks with railroad chiefs and Jersey City officials. They demand definite wage and working condition guarantees before settlement. Freight service is crippled and only a few cars of food stuffs move. A further conference is planned with city and health officials and union leaders. Milk trains are being moved as food supplies are considered.
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Harlem River
Campbell Hall
Maybrook
New Haven
Albany
Boston & Albany
Rotterdam
Mechanicsville
Boston & Maine
New England
Waterbury
Conn
Stamford
Newhaven
New Haven Road
New York
Greater
Jersey City
Steetkere
Railroad Brotherhoods
New York City
Passaic
N. J
Passaic Strike Plans Move Meat by Truck
With only three days of meat on hand the city arranged meat transport by motor truck. The Passaic Board of Trade offered via telegram 200 Passaic men to the Lackawanna railroad to act as strike-breakers.
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Passaic Board of Trade
Lackawanna Railroad
Passaic
Strikes Hit Railroads Across New Jersey and New York
Information from railroad officials shows widespread disruption as 2000 more workers joined the Pennsylvania strike in Trenton and conditions deteriorated east of Harrisburg. Other lines report mixed service, with local freight delays, reduced passenger trains, and yardmen joining the walkout.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Trenton
N. J
Harrisburg
Hadron
Manhattan Tubes
Lehigh Valley
Long Island
Electric Division
New York Central
Trafic
Twentieth Century Limited
Rail Strike Disrupts Services Across Several Lines
Amid widespread labor action, several railroad companies report limited or halted east of Scranton. Lackawanna notes worse conditions, Erie sees delays east of Susquehanna, Staten Island service stops with crews out, and B&O cancels trains while crews are assaulted. Only minimal suburban service operates on Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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Lackawanna
Scranton
Erie
Susquehanna
Staten Island Rapid Transit
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Baltimore & Ohio
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
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Boston & Maine Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Delaware & Hudson
Rutland
Pennsylvania Road
Lehigh & New England
South Station
Fort Point Channel
Central New England Road
Danbury
Connecticut
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Cig
New Orleans
United States Mail
Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Committee
John Grunau
Coolidge
John H. Sherburne
Massachusetts Commission On the
Merchants’ Limited
Department of the Northeast
Adjutant-General
Knickerbocker
Philadelphia
All Roads
Alonzoo
Liss
Bliss Medical CO
Washington, D. C
Montreal
D. Watson & CO
Portland
State OF Maine
City
Maine
I. W. W. Involved
Lewis
Salem Chamber of Commerce
Tremont Temple
Roosevelt Club
Salem Armory
Armory
William A. Pew
Col. Logan
Legion
Harvard
Somerset
Technology
Norris G. Abbott
Walker Memorial Trail
Harvard Union
Hull
Din
Greater New York
London
Robinson & Cleavers
Linen Hall
United States
Regent Street
London, Eng
Society
Alfred Decker , Cohm
Makers Society Brand Clothes, Limited
Canada
D.ac
Jordan Marsh Company
New Englai
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