Convicted for Cruelties Highlight MSPCA Monthly Report
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports 30 convictions out of 32 prosecutions last month. Officers handled 741 cases, examined 4716 animals, removed 146 horses from work, destroyed 96 horses and 235 small animals, and inspected 43841 stockyard animals with 265 cattle swine and sheep euthanized. Hospital records show 346 cases and 206 operations with 262 additional dispensary cases in their free clinic. Total hospital cases since March 1, 1915 reach 17446 and free dispensary 20022.
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Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Society
Francis H. Rowley
Diamond Dyes Color Card Advertisement
A shopping ad touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed rich fadeless color for wool, silk, linen, cotton, or blends. It claims the Direction Book guides dyeing on any color with no mistakes and suggests asking a druggist to show the Diamond Dye Color Card for material matching.
Mrs Minor to Head D A R at Continental Congress
Mrs George Maynard Minor of Waterford Connecticut was nominated without opposition as president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the 29th Continental Congress in session in Washington. Twelve women were named for seven vice presidents general with other officers also chosen for election tomorrow.
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Washington
George Maynard Minor
Waterford
Conn
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
George Thacher Guernsey
Kansas
Cassius C. Cotle
Los Angeles
Cal
Anthony Wayne Cook
Pittsburg
Penn
Charles W. Richardson
Washington, D. C
Edward S. Harris
Cleveland
Ohio
Singleton M. Ashenfelter
New Mexico
Edward P. Schoe
Weavers Walkout Closes Potomska Mill in New Bedford
New Bedford on April 21 reports a full mill shutdown as 1200 workers are laid off after a walkout by weavers in solidarity with loomfixers. The strike spreads across nearly all city mills.
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New Bedford
Potomska
Powers Use Force On Turkey As Allied Plans Advance
Allied leaders forecast heavy action as 200000 troops sit inside Turkish borders with Greece likely to supply many, while naval plans are approved. The council sketches postwar borders in the region including Kurdistan and Smyrna, with debates over Germany and pending mandates.
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Greece
Baron Beatty
Grand Fleet
Levanseur
Turkey
Supreme Council
Kurdistan
France
Smyrna
Adrianople
Egypt
Sudan
Cyprus
Germany
San Remo
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
Lloyd George
Washington Favors More Time for Germany
The State Department suggested extending Germany’s limited forces in the neutral zone beyond April 10, but San Remo conference officials imply allies may not grant the extension. The Aug 9 agreement allowed infantry and a small armored contingent in response to German protest, with withdrawal three months after effect, i.e., April 10.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
San Remo
Rhine
Turkish delegates to be in Paris May 10
Constantinople April 20. The grand vizier Damad Ferid Pasha received notice that the Turkish peace delegation is expected in Paris on May 10. The delegation’s head is expected to be Damad Ferid Pasha.
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Paris
Constantinople
Associated Press
Damad Ferid Pasha
Ambassador Johnson to Attend San Remo Conference as Observer
Ambassador Johnson, stationed in Rome, was instructed by the State Department to attend the San Remo allied conference as an official observer for the American government. He will not participate in discussions or deliberations.
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Washington
Rome
State Department
San Remo
Dodi Berations
Paris
Supreme Council
Armenia
League of Nations
Council of the
Norway
Sweden
Cilicia
Syria
Great Britain
France
Smyrna
Railroads urged to supply wage data to wage board
Washington April 21 A railroad wage data proposal faced strong union opposition as officials warned data gathering could delay wage settlements. E T Whiter for executives said three months would be needed for a questionnaire. W N Doak warned delays could last a year with big cost to railroads. Hearings would continue. railroad applications for a hearing were denied.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood
E. T. Whiter
Association of Railway Executives
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Whiter
Barton
Yardmen Associations Report Confidence Amid Board Hearings
The board recognized St. Louis and Chicago yard men's associations today. Spokesmen said they would report results to their men and expect not to return to work. Applications for hearings were filed today by the United Enginemen's Association of Chicago and the Yardmen's Associations of Cleveland Columbus and Kansas City.
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St. Louis
Chicago
United Enginemen’s Association of
Cleveland
Columbus
Kansas City
Believe End of Strike Near for Coastwise Longshoremen
Collapse of the coastwise longshoremen strike, active in Boston and New York since March 15, is forecast as some New York strikers voluntarily return. Metropolitan line sheds workers have resumed on prior terms, restoring freight service. Boston dock crews did not join. Clyde and Savannah lines remain idle with cotton and freight aboard. Union officials say no drop in ranks and demands of 65 to 80 cents per hour for straight time and 1 to 1.20 for overtime persist.
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Boston
New York
Metropolitan Line
Clyde
Savannah
Old Clothes Movement Starts at Boston University
At Boston University Professor Emile Wilm in psychology classes inaugurated an old clothes movement. The class passed a resolution pledging to buy no new clothes and wear the old ones for a year. One hundred percent of the class signed the pledge.
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Boston University
Emile Wilm
Wayhut Sinking Off Atlantic Coast Reported by Lloyd Agency
The American steamer Wayhut of 2551 tons is sinking at 47N 7W. A tug Anglo-Saxon is on the way after an SOS, with another message from Queenstown confirming the assistance. Wayhut, built in 1918 and operated by Mallory Line for Shipping Board trade, carries about 30 crew and last left Huelva April 17 for Antwerp with ore, about 150 miles southwest of Brest.
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Lloyd Shipping Agency
Queenstown
Lloyd's
New York
The
Shipping Board
Mallory Line
Belgium
France
Gibraltar
Huelva
Antwerp
Brest
High Cost to Stay Awhile Sparks Textile Conference
W Frank Shore president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers spoke at a Copley Plaza Hotel session opening a three day conference. He said no drop in living costs can occur until production volume rises greatly and warned of a crash if wages and prices are stabilized.
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W. Frank Shore
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Copley Plaza Hotel
United States
Shore
Rockefeller Gives NYU 350000 For Endowment
The General Education Board announced a gift of 350000 to New York University for its endowment. NYU reports over 10000 students and an endowment around 2000000.
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Rockefeller
New York
New York University
General Education Board
John PD. Rockefeller
A Little Late for Omah
A humorous Sewell Ford tale from the Boston Sunday Post Magazine highlights a case of late arrival and quirky mishaps set in a Midwestern town.
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Omah
Sewell Ford
Boston Sunday Post Magazine
Youth Drowns While Playing in Charles Town
The body of Stanley Kozlowski ten years old of 23 Beach Street Charles Town was recovered from the water at the foot of Sherman Street about 7 o clock last night by the crew of the police boat Watchman. The boy, believed to have fallen in while playing at the water's edge, was last seen alive by Frank Budwansky of 28 Beach Street. His father, Frank Kozlowski, discovered the body while searching for him.
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Stanley Kozlowski
Beach Street
Charlestown
Sherman Street
Frank Budwansky
Frank Kozlowski
West Cambridge Boy Missing Four Days
Charles Monahan a 14 year old of 89 Bolton Street West Cambridge has run away from home. His father asks police to help locate him after he was sent to the store last Saturday night and has not been heard from since. He is about 5 feet 4 inches tall 115 pounds. He wore a light coat blue pants black stockings a white shirt and a black golf cap the night he disappeared.
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Charles Monahan
Bolton Street
West
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