Governors Urge Wilson Action On Telephone Strike
Four New England governors sent a cable to President Wilson urging immediate intervention to ease losses from the telephone strike. William R. Driver Jr. said the company will receive operator demands and forward them with recommendations to the Wire Control Board in Washington led by Burleson.
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Wilson
New England
Coolidge
Milliken
William R. Driver, Jr
The
Telephone Company
Tumulty
Julia O'Connor
Wire Control Board
Washington
Post
Burleson
Strike Talk by Mr Driver Over Telephone Company Demand
Mr Driver discusses union demands and secretary Tumulty telegrams while defending hiring plans. He says strike breakers will be used if needed, with wages starting at eight dollars weekly for green recruits and no guaranteed farmer protection.
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Tumulty
Miss O’connor
Driver
Senator Shouted Down At Waldorf Astoria Flag Speech
United States Senator George A. Chamberlain concluded a dinner address at the Waldorf Astoria with a poem titled The American Flag. A diner in the rear stood and yelled an insult to the flag as the closing lines were read.
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New York
United States
George A. Chamberlain
Sphinx Club
Waldorf- Astoria
Oregon
Oil man knocks down flag denouncer at club scene
Edmund W. Mitchell of the Texas & Oklahoma Oil Company struck the man denouncing the flag during a disturbance at the club. A scuffle followed with Mitchell and others receiving minor injuries. Edmund D. Gibbs and Robert Scarborough led an inquiry to identify the assailant, vowing they would not rest until he is found.
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Edmund W. Mitchell
Texas & Oklahoma Oil Company
Mr. Mitchell
Edmund D. Gibbs
Robert Ss. Scarborough
Colonel Logan Attends O Sullivan Concert at Symphony Hall
Colonel Edward L. Logan of the 101st Regiment accepts an invitation from Irish tenor John O'Sullivan to his Paris Chicago Opera concert in Symphony Hall on Sunday evening May 4. Officers may bring their wives mothers or sweethearts. O'Sullivan sends a check to cover 200 best seats.
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Edward L. Logan
101St Regiment
John O’sullivan
Paris
Chicago
Symphony Hall
O’sullivan
101St
O'Sullivan
LauDr u Arrest Ties to Paris Women Disappearances
Paris detectives arrest Henri Laudru suspected of involvement in the disappearances of several women from a Paris suburb. Authorities believe he may help solve the ongoing mystery of their extended absences from home.
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Paris
Henri Laudru
Landru suspected of numerous fiancés and killings in villa
Police say Henri Landru used aliases and kept at least 10 fiancées missing. In 1915 he rented a secluded Gambasse villa under the name George Dupont, hosting women whose departure was unseen. Dogs were found strangled, and weapons and bloodied items were reported. Landru admitted using aliases but denied harming the women, claiming the dogs died at a woman's request.
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Laudru
George Dupont
Gambass
Ramboullet Forest
Landru
New York Irish Raise Over 200000 at Fund Drive
In New York an Irish aid meeting pledged more than 200000 to fund propaganda for Ireland’s freedom. Justice Daniel F. Cohalan presided as about 500 delegates from Irish societies gathered. A telegram from the Irish-American convention to the peace conference spoke of a great voyage and a Grand Hotel headquarters.
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New York
Ireland
Daniel F. Cohalan
Grand Hotel
Law bill to sink gas liquid tanks after molasses disaster
Representative Scigliano of Boston with Representative Francis, whose father died in the Purity Distilling Company molasses tank collapse on Commercial street last January, moved to substitute an adverse report with a bill requiring all gas and liquid storage tanks to be placed underground.
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Scigliano
Boston
Francis
Purity Distilling Company
Commercial Street
Lawmakers Debate Measures After Molasses Tank Collapse
Representatives argued for a measure as necessary legislation while Brown of Wo burn urged no need. The molasses tank collapse sparked discussion about weight assumptions. Substitution passed 67 to 21. A report urged an estimate for a tunnel under Boston harbor from South to East Boston. Boston’s four fifths vote blocked Mayor Peters’s department consolidation bill. A bill on auditing city and town accounts advanced to third reading. Boston exempt due to a Finance Commission. Dental registration bill referred to next General Court.
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Woburn
Committee On Waterways and Terminals
General Court
Boston Harbor
Boston
Peters
State Director of Statistics
Five Cent Fare Push For Boston Elevated Line
Senator John Jackson Walsh of Boston urged a five cent fare bill before the legislative committee on street railways. The measure would have riders pay the fare while cities and towns fund the remaining cost via subsidies based on local car rider totals.
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John Jackson Walsh
Boston
Legislative Committee On
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Lodge to Greet General Cole in Elks Welcome
Boston Lodge of Elks prepared a grand welcome for General Charles H. Cole of the 52d Brigade. The event at 10 Somerset Street starts with an eight o'clock assembly and a welcome speech by Logan J. McLean. Over 2000 members and ladies are expected, with many notable guests including Governor Coolidge Lieutenant-Governor Cox Mayor Peters and several congressmen and city officials.
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Boston Lodge of Elks
Charles H. Cole
52D
Boston Lodge
Somerset Street
Logan J. McLean
Assembly Hall
Coolidge
Cox
Peters
Fitzgerald
Gallivan
Tinkham
Joseph H. Lyons
Thomas P.sullivan
James R. Nicholson
Charles F. J. McCue
Edwin A. Curtis
Michael H. Crowley
Farnum
United States Hospital No. 10
Parker Hill
Death Swene y Malden April 15
Daniel W. Sweney 72 died in Malden on April 15. Funeral from Charles W. Sweney home 12 Sewall Ave Winthrop Thursday at 1 30 p m. Service at St Luke s Church Malden Linden at 2 30 p m. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
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Sweney
Malden
Daniel W. Sweney
Charles W. Sweney
Sewall Ave
Winthrop
St. Luke's Church
Linden
Jordan Marsh Company Permanent Guarantees
Jordan Marsh pledges price and quality guarantees across New England with promises to match or beat competitors. It invites customers to report any oversight for immediate correction and notes the guarantees are longstanding in the business.
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Jordan Marsh Company
New England
Argentine strike spreads to Buenos Aires province
The farmers strike now extends from Santa Fe to Buenos Ayres province. It is mainly passive, but reports indicate fighting at multiple points as strikers try to halt farmers from planting crops.
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Buenos Ayres
Santa Fe
Insolvency Court Trials Run Over Two Weeks
An auditing and inspection company faced separate trials that extended over roughly two weeks, with proceedings and testimonies spanning the period.
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Ing and Inspection Company
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