Reunion of Walworth Mfg. Company Tonight
The Walworth Manufacturing Company of South Boston holds its second annual reunion for 1500 employees at Paul Revere Hall Mechanics' Building Huntington Avenue this evening. Their band of 80 members debuts in military blue uniforms with gold trim under James M. Fulton. Music from 8 to 9 will lead into dancing after midnight with BE. Oberg as solo cornetist and assistant director, H. W. Cheney as manager.
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Walworth Mfg
Walworth Manufacturing Company
South Boston
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Huntington Avenue
James M. Fulton
BE. Oberg
H. W. Cheney
Bayer Aspirin: Genuine Tablets with Bayer Cross
Bayer tablets offer quick relief for pain colds headaches toothache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism. Buy genuine Bayer Aspirin stamped with the Bayer Cross to ensure physician approved safety used for over eighteen years by millions. A tin of twelve tablets costs a few cents with larger packages available at druggists.
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Bayer
Two Alarm Fire in Brighton Damages Estimated at 64000
A two alarm blaze yesterday afternoon started in a hay shed owned by the Boston and Albany railroad near Gardner street in Brighton. It threatened lumber stacks, stock yards, and coal pockets belonging to the Brighton Coal Company and endangered nearby property of Eastern Clay Goods. Damage was about 64000 with 2000 from burned hay stored in the shed, which is owned by the railroad. Quick response by District Chief Nichols and fire engines checked the fire to the shed. cause undetermined. An Eastern Clay Goods employee first noticed the smoke and reported it.
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Brighton
Boston & Albany Railroad
Gardner Street
Brighton Coal Company
Eastern Clay Goods Company
Brighton Stock Yards Company
Nichols
Sinn Feiners on Hunger Strike Interned in England
In Wormwood Scrubbs prison 179 Sinn Feiners are interned with all but five on hunger strike. Home Secretary Edward Shortt stated in the House of Commons that England had followed a policy of special indulgent treatment for such prisoners, though he did not believe they or their friends demanded better conditions.
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London
Wormwood Scrubbs
House of Commons
Edward Shortt
England
Hampden Ideal in Hamlet at Boston Opera House
Walter Hampden and company opened a two week engagement in Shakespearean repertory with Hamlet at the Boston Opera House. Earlier in the season Hampden produced the play at another theatre and earned high praise for a human, unconventional yet convincing portrayal.
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Boston Opera House
Walter Hampden
Hampden
Hampden's Hamlet Shines With Modern Clear Vision
Review notes Hampden's Hamlet surpasses traditional stage readings with natural expression and power. Beatrice Maude as Ophelia impresses with girlish sincerity, while Allen Thomas Polonius and Souter Horatio receive praise. The strong balanced company performs nightly this week with Hampden also debuting as Romeo on Wednesday.
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Hamlet
Beethoven
Schubert
Ofie
Shaksperian
Shakspere
Mr. Hampden
Hampden
Beatrice Maude
Ophelia
Boston
Allen Thomas
Polonius
William Souter
Horatio
J. Harry Irvine
Mary Hall
Richard Abbott
Ernest Rowan
Laertes
Romeo
Comedic Palm Beach Farce With Ada Weeks Cast
Colonel Rufus Dodge moves in a comic plot with Arbutus Quilty blackmail antics. Ada Mae Weeks stars as Mary Dodge with dance and charm, joined by Fred Helder as a versatile vaudeville performer. Ruth Mabee as the vamp and Jack Griffin with Alan Edwards lead a lively musical comedy cast at the hotel.
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Rufus Dodge
Arbutus Quilty
Mary
Jack Griffin
Palm Beach
Lester
Ada Mae Weeks
Ada
Fred Helder
Boston
Mr. Heider
Dodge
Ruth Mabee
Alan Edwards
Jack
Emma O'Neil
Grass Widow
Joe E. Brown
Porter
Listen Lester Scores in Boston at Colonial Theatre
Edward H. Crosby notes that John Cort brings entertainment that pleases the majority, despite a plot as diaphanous as the costumes. Listen Lester, a musical affair, drew one of the season's largest audiences at the Colonial Theatre last evening.
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John Cort
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Lester
Carmen Accept Report Endorsed by Boston Street Carmen’s Union
The Boston Street Carmen’s Union unanimously endorsed eight hour working agreements for all Boston Elevated Railway Company employees. The special Tremont Temple meeting reviewed the wage committee’s three week conferences with General Manager Dana under International President William D. Mahon.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Street
Carmen’s
Tremont Temple
International
William D. Mahon
Dana
Wage talks and arbitration for street railway workers
The union reports over 70 articles covering working conditions and votes to approve the report. An arbitration board will hear wage increase requests and a Sunday shorter workday, with sessions starting tomorrow at the State House auditorium. President Mahon praised the eight hour standard and urged members to stay with the Amalgamated Association and support the union financially.
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Walsh
Arbitration Board
Messrs. Vahey, Barnum and Doherty
State House
Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Arabs and British Battle in Palestine
Fighting is reported to be taking place between Arabs and British troops in Palestine. No details have been received here.
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Cairo
Palestine
Firemen's Pay Boost Announced in Boston
Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy announced a pay increase for Boston firemen. Four years of service will earn a maximum of $1800 per year for all members reaching that milestone. The order, issued through Chief Peter E. Walsh, applies district wide.
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Boston Fire Department
John R. Murphy
Peter E. Walsh
Pay Increases Approved by Mayor Peters Retroactive to April 2 1920
The mayor approved department pay raises retroactive to April 2 1920 with Chief of department earning 4500 to 5000 and Deputy chief 3500 to 4000. Other raises ranged from 1400 to 2500 for various ranks. Engineer Warren C Stevens of Engine Company 15 in South Boston is retired after a long service since 1899.
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Peters
Warren C. Stevens
Engine Company 15
West Broadway
Dorchester Avenue
South
Boston
Engineer Stevens Awarded Promotions Before Retirement
The order announced two promotions for Engineer Stevens while serving in the department. His retirement took effect on April 2.
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Stevens
Bond theft at Colonial Building prompts insider theory
Police hold employees at the American Pneumatic Service Company following the $132 bond heist in an inner office. Fingerprints on the safe door will be analyzed to identify an insider. A missing slip of paper with the safe combination, kept by a female employee, adds to the mystery.
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American Pneumatic Service Company
Boylston Street
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Sinn Feiners
Fowne
Hampden Ideal
Father John
Edward H. Crosby
Shepard
Crex
Winter Street
Kitch
Stele
Barbara West
Carmen
Mahon Lands Organization
C. E. Osgood Co
Washington St
Andrew J. Lloyd CO
Ashby-Crawford Co
Hudson, Mass
Columbia
Columbia Grafondas
Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
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