Friends of Irish Freedom oppose League of Nations covenant
In a Quincy House convention the group unanimously repudiated Democratic leaders urging the covenant. They demand Congress recognize the Republic of Ireland and keep President Wilson’s promise. They urge Massachusetts Senators to reject the covenant, arguing sovereignty cannot be safeguarded by reservations or interpretations.
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Quincy House
League of Nations
England
Ireland
Wilson
Lloyd George
Council of the League
Friends of Irish Freedom of
Greater Boston
Hitchcock
Walsh
Homes S. Cummings
National Democratic Committee
Republic of Ireland
Congress of the United States
Massachusetts
Resolutions Denounce Pro League Stance on Ireland
The document criticizes three Democratic spokesmen for urging support of the League of Nations despite no promise to recognize Ireland's independence. It accuses administration leaders of undermining American ideals and loyalty of Irish-Americans, implying a subversive pro-British posture.
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Democratic Party
Hitchcock
Walsh
Montana
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
League of Nations
Ireland
America
Friends of Irish Freedom denounces League of Nations stance
In Boston a resolution condemns the League of Nations as a foreign scheme backed by English interests. It denounces Democratic leaders for pressuring America to accept the covenant and calls for Congress to reject the league to safeguard American sovereignty and Irish rights.
Engineer asleep as collision occurred near Port Chester
Testimony in Bridgeport Borough Court shows Henry Brickley of New London, engineer on the New York New Haven Hartford westbound freight, was asleep at his post when his locomotive collided with another freight near East Port Chester N Y early today. Conductor A H Mongard testified he saw Brickley leaning against the engine minutes before the crash.
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Greenwich, Conn
Henry Brickley
New London
New York, New Haven & Hartford
East Port Chester
N. Y
Borough
Phelan
Bridgepore
A. H. Mongard
Brickley
Leather Held of Opportunity in Boston Market
Burt W. Rankin treasurer of the Hunt Rankin Leather Company says U S leather output cannot meet current demand at home or abroad. Rankin, a rising power in Boston's leather trade, notes the flourishing business teaches prize incentives to youths who study problems and work hard.
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United States
Burt W. Rankin
Hunt-Rankin Leather Company
Beach Street
Boston
America
Leather industry shows strong American lead before war
Rankin discusses US chrome tanning origins, German competition, and volatile leather pricing after regulation. He notes wages for sales staff, factory workers, and managers, plus the Tanners' Council training program. He predicts a delayed German impact and outlines domestic raw material sources and Boston as the leather hub.
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Post
United States
Ranke
A. C. Lawrence Leather Company
Peabody
Tanners’ Council
America
Endicott Boomed for Presidency by Union at Symphony Hall
Henry B. Endicott was loudly boomed for President by the Boston Street Carmen's Union at Symphony Hall. More than 2500 members cheered as James H. Vahey urged that organized labor should elect Endicott president of the United States.
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Henry B. Endicott
United States
Imiembere
Boston Street
Carmen
Symphony Hall
James H. Vahey
Organized Labor
Endicott Defends Nonpolitical Stance Amid Arbitration Findings
Mr Endicott received an ovation yet reminded attendees he seeks no office. He suggested the arbitration board would likely rule against the strike if its decision depended on the board itself. The meeting aired final findings by the board on miscellaneous crafts workers, read by William J Timmins, business agent.
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H. Ware Barnum
William J. Timmins
Wage Award Details For Transit Workers Revised Pay Rates
After negotiations, overtime pay set at time and a half and a straight seniority system adopted. Wages updated across classes: porters 46c. rapid transit 43c. surface 43c. No trackmen 56-58c. blue uniform 50c initial, rising to 60c surface, with rapid transit 66-62c by stage. motormen guards 51.5c to 56c. brakemen 44c to 50c and 63.5c later. change distributors 34.67. pack pay from May 1 until new wages take effect.
School Committee Approves 750000 For New Latin School
The school committee authorized 750000 to build a new Latin School on Louis Pasteur road with 36 classrooms and a 900 seat auditorium, large enough for 1200 students. The old Latin School on Warren avenue will be used by English High School for overflow.
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Louis Pasteur Road
Warren Avenue
English High School
Last Horse drawn Police Wagon Goes Out of Service
After only a week on the job, Jerry the horse star of the City Hall police wagon must find another place for oats. A new motor ambulance will be assigned today, marking the end of the horse drawn wagon and a fully motorized department.
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Jerry
City Hall Avenue
Cummings Defends DNC Trip Branding as Junket
Homer S. Cummings chairman of the Democratic National Committee testified before a House subcommittee on aircraft expenditures. He took responsibility for labeling a proposed Pacific coast trip as a junket and said the branding did not reflect later events.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
House 1
Pacific Coast
Delicate thrust prompts price of trip complaint at inquiry
The exchange centers on a proposed trip described as a junket with critics urging restraint. Chairman Frear questions fairness while witness Cummings defends the investigation as necessary amid calls for public accountants and amid partisan accusations. The discussion touches on criticism of the President and the Hughes inquiry.
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Frear
Mr. Cummings
Republican Organization
United States
House
Mrr. Hughes
Cummings Countermands in Committee Room Exchange
The scene opens as Mr. Cummings enters the committee room and demands an explanation. Chairman Frear pounds the table, halts the proceeding, and has certain replies stricken from the record. Cummings persists with mock courtesy, addressing the chairman as my good fellow while foreshadowing an inability to state the Republicans.
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Mr. Cummings
Frear
Rebs
Federal troops kill forty Villa bandits near Las Vegas
Galveston Texas July 31 Forty Villa followers were killed and 11 captured yesterday after a clash with federal troops near Las Vegas on the Durango Chihuahua state line Mende Fierro Mexican consul announced The consul said federal forces had surrounded Las Vegas hoping to capture Francisco Villa and if he was in town he made his estate
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Galveston
Texas
Villa
Las Vegas
Durango
Chihuahua
Mende Fierro
Francisco Villa
Gold for Teeth Hooked by Thief in Local Break-in
Mrs C J Thomas and H B Dana report offices entered Wednesday at noon while they were away. Items stolen from a customer fitting project. Police seek suspect connected to a recent jewelry theft involving gold teeth and a gold bridge. Total loot estimated around unknown amount.
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C. J. Thomas
Dana
Peace and French Treaties Become Law in Britain
London reports royal assent today to the German peace treaty and the Anglo French treaty, both now laws in Britain. The action formalizes end to hostilities with Germany and solidifies postwar agreements with France.
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Britain
London
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