Phone Girls Fold Dance at Triumph Ball in Boston
A grand march led by Colonel Logan and Miss Julia O Connor opened the Telephone Operators Union ball at Symphony Hall. The event celebrated their strike victory with many Hello girls from Greater Boston and Yankee Division guests, plus Mayors Quinn and Haines in attendance.
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Colonel Logan
Julia O’connor
The
Telephone Operators’ Union
Symphony Hall
Greater
Boston
Mae Matthews
Edward F. McGrady
Josephine Sullivan
Theresa O'Brien
Annie O'Brien
Annie M. Molloy
Anna Brady
Lillian Doherty
Mayor Quinn
Cambridge
Mayor Haines
Medford
Exams Lifted for Soldiers in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts House passed a bill suspending civil service exams for returning soldiers sailors and marines residents of the state. Appointments may be made without exams with fitness decided by the appointing officer, and the suspension lasts until July 1 1920.
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House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Perrin
Norfolk
Baldwin
Brookline
Bowser
Wakefield
Boston Elevated Railway Company
House
Committee On
Walsh
Boston Elevated Company
Greenwood
State House
Phinney
Boston
Slyde Park
Wilhelm's Fate May Not Be in Treaty
Paris April 29 The question of holding the former German Emperor responsible remains undecided as plenary sessions failed to act on the Council of Four report. Parliamentarians say the council could still press the report into the peace treaty, but inaction blocks inclusion unless a secret plenary session orders action.
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Paris
Associated Press
Council of Four
Lodge Speaks on Italy and Adriatic Control in Peace Talks
Senator Lodge urges Italy to regain Italia Irredenta and gain Adriatic military access while ensuring Slav ports. He cites Fiume as vital to Italy’s security and urges Italy to secure Adriatic access for Slavs, seeing a united barrier state after Austria’s dissolution. The piece also notes a University of Massachusetts dinner at Hotel Thorndike with President Charles Bangs as speaker.
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Italy
Adriatic
Lodge
Italia
Washington
Dalmatian
London
Fiume
Croatia
United States
Mississippi
University of Massachusetts
Thorndike
Charles Bangs
I. Bloomerfield
Guarini
President's Note to Italians Public on Peace Terms
President lays out the fourteen points basis for postwar peace and outlines Italian frontier concessions and the Adriatic settlement. He argues for Trieste and Pola to Italy, Fiume as an autonomous port, and island adjustments, under the League of Nations framework, to secure lasting peace and minority protections.
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Italy
Fondon
Austria
Austria-Hungary
League of Nations
Trieste
Pola
Istrian
Fiume
Gulf of
Lissa
Volona
Adriatic
Family of Nations
Injustice Fueled Europe’s Long Conflict, Says Commentator
A quoted passage argues that long standing grievances and biased nursing of perceived wrongs have sustained unrest across Europe for generations and contributed to the recent terrible war, highlighting deep-seated resentments and their impact on peace.
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Europe
Battery D Boys Welcomed Home in New Bedford
New Bedford greeted Battery D of the 102d Field Artillery on their return from Camp Devens. A citywide celebration tolled factory and church bells as 74 residents packed the center of town to welcome the unit. Mayor Arnley and the city government led the reception, with the regimental band joining the parade.
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New Bedford
1@d
Camp Devens
Charless. Arnley
102D F. A
End of War Nears as Final Push Intensifies
Amid mounting combat, allied forces press a decisive final drive toward victory. Government leaders urge unity and swift action to secure peace, signaling a closing chapter after lengthy conflict and heavy casualties.
Alliance of U S and French Banks Forms New Corporation
New York April 29 The First National Bank of Boston and other large American banks join with major French banks to form the French American Banking Corporation. Half the stock goes to American interests and half to French. The Capitol includes $1,000,000 with $500,000 surplus. Directors will be six Americans and six French.
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New York
First National Bank of
Boston
United States
France
Albany
Trench-American Banking Corporation
Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris
Boston Bank
National Bank of Commerce
James S&s. Alexander
Daniel G. Wing
First National Bank of Boston
New England War Camp Conference Opens at Jamaica Pond House
A district conference of the War Camp Community Service begins this morning for a two day session at Jamaica Pond House 241 Perkins Avenue Jamaica Plain one of the war service houses. The event marks the war effort peak for the region.
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War Camp Community Service
New England
Jamaica Pond House
Perkins Avenue
Jamaica Plain
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Congress of the United States
Germany
Wilson
League Safeguards Liberty
Gilchrist
Department of House
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Gingham
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Chambray
Billie Burke
Battery D
Vibe Lalog
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U.S
Bevo
Anheuser - Busch
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
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