Deaths In Dorchester and Surrounding Areas
Obituary notices from Dorchester Norwood Winthrop Jamaica Plain and nearby recount funeral plans for Margaret Calnan John Coughlin Helen Duncan Arthur Estabrook Francis Gethro Edward Grace Mary Green Mary Greene Mary Hittingdor Kelley Albert Laskey Charles McBride Cornelius Noonan Ellen O Reagan Daniel Powers Anna Reinhart John Riley George Smith Patrick Sullivan Edward Swenson Elizabeth Thornton John Viera and related relatives with service details, masses and burial plans across multiple communities.
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Galnan
Dorchester
Margaret R
Daniel J. Calnan
Trist
Boston
Centre St
St. Mark's Church
Coughlin
Norwood
John Coughlin
Annie Coughlin
Cottage Park Rd
Winthrop Centre
Estabrook
Porto Rico
Arthur F. Estabrook
Swampscott
Arlington Street
Gethro
Dedham
Francis J. Gethro
High St
St. Mary’s Church
Grace
Newton
Edward L
John and
Catherine Grace
Pearl St
Church of Our. Lady
Green
Jamaica Plain
Mary Mitchell Green
Michael F. Green
Walfen St
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Greene
Somerville
Ang
Mary
Daniel J. EB. Greene
Harry Hittinger
Charles River Rd
Cambridge
Kelley
Foxbury
John P
Mary A. Kelley
Moreland St
St. Patrick's Church
Dudley St
South Boston
Charles E
Johanna McBride
Noonan
Cornelius B
Mary Noonan
John O’reagan
Magoun St
St. John’s Church
Powbers
Daniel E
Catherine Powers
Blessed Sacrament
Tate
Cambridge of Elks
Agles
Reinhart
Anna
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
San Francisco
Cal
Riley
Hyde Park
John J. Riley
Dana Ave
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Boilermakers’ Union
Albany
N. Y
MITH
Roxbury
George H
Catherine Smith
Senecast
Blue Hill Ave
Regiment Veterans' Association and
Sheet Metal Iron-Workers’ Union
Sullivan
Charlestown
Patrick Sullivan
Washington Sq
Warren St
Swenson
Edward
Jenny
Templeton St
Toucesiay
Everett
Elks and
Court
Gustaf Wasa
Scandinavian Hundred Man Society
Thornton
Elizabeth
Felix Thornton
W. H. Graham
Washington St
Viera
John
Amila Viera
Trefera
Chelsea St
Rela- Sreenes
Warn Strikers to Return to Work Amid National Labor Pressure
The Boston & Maine dispute intensifies as Grand Lodge leaders push strikers to resume work or lose union rights and bargaining power. Washington delegates promise to press New England demands, while nationwide rail strike risks loom. Freight embargoes and drastic passenger cuts expand, with minimal service to continue unless a settlement is reached.
Trolleys Idle in Burlington
Burlington Vermont August 10 Workers strike leaving no cars on Burlington street railway. Carmen seek 50 cents an hour for eight hours plus overtime and reinstatement of discharged workers. Amalgamated Association issued a charter. company says current pay ranges 18 to 23 dollars weekly with overtime and fare would rise to meet demands.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington Traction Company
Carmen
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
Amusing race track tale noted in Boston Sunday issue
An amused reader sees a clever race track story titled Shifty Bill Found That Out by Courtney Ryley Cooper in the next Boston Sunday. The piece previews how the character uncovers a sly scheme at the track. The column mentions several city and team names as context.
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Bill
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Boston
Convention of Shopmen to Meet in Chicago
A union convention of striking railway shopmen from across the country is set for Chicago next Thursday. The Chicago District Council of the Federated Railway Shopmen issued the call after a conference with international officers and council representatives. They aim to decide on action regarding President Wilson's request that workers return pending wage settlement with the railroad administration. L. M. Hawver, council president, says a 14 member plan was defeated and the convention will direct the next steps.
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Chicago
Chicago District Council
Federated Railway Shopmen
Wilson
Railroad Administration
L. M.hawver
District Council
New Haven Discontinues Providence to Fall River Electric Trains
New Haven cuts service between Providence and Fall River with 56 electric trains annulled. The changes affect the daily schedule as trains are discontinued and other routes are reduced or altered.
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Providence
Fall River
New Haven
New York
Eason
New Haven Shopmen Set Return After Friday Deadline
New Haven, Aug. 10. Frist possible return to work for striking shopmen on Friday after a federation meeting in New Haven. Delegates from Boston Providence Vanness N Y New York City and New Haven discussed return plans. A four of six groups must vote to end the strike, with sentiment favoring immediate return in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
New Haven Road
System Federation
Boston
Providence
Vanness
N. Y
New York City
Central New England railroad restores schedule with resumed trains
Trains on the Central New England line are back on schedule after service restoration. Services discontinued included the New London to Hartford 6:50 a.m. departure and the Providence to New London 2:45 p.m. run.
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New London
Hartford
Providence
Central New England Railroad
Wrecking crews to stay on duty amid strike on rails
At a meeting of the federated crafts on the New Haven and Boston & Albany lines the men voted that wrecking crews remain on duty in their cars for public safety and to do no other work during the strike. They ordered engineers conductors and firemen to halt repairs and testing of trains, and declared all foremen except general foremen to be out with the workers.
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Washington
Boston
New England
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Federated Crafts
Albany
Brooklyn Traffic Returns to Normal After Transit Strike
After four chaotic days due to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike traffic resumed on a normal basis in Brooklyn. By 6 am a majority of strikers had returned and cars ran on regular Sunday schedules across surface, subway and elevated lines as a board of arbitration handled the workers' claims.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Shopmen Return to Work Efforts Across Railroads
Washington reports weekend developments may bring near normal shop conditions as workers resume duties. Director General Hines ready to negotiate wage demands per President Wilson, though standstill remains while illegal strikes end. Union leaders coordinate with strike centers. note dated despatch cites prior railroad administration info.
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Washington
Hines
Wilson
Nation Wide Strike Vote Threatens Rail Freight Workers
A referendum vote on a national strike is underway by the Boston & Albany Freight Handlers Union. The Wells Memorial meeting reported a unanimous local vote to strike starting September 1 if approved, with wage demands of 20 cents an hour and protests over pay cuts after an eight hour day policy took effect.
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Boston & Albany
Union Agent After Mayor in Boston Labor Stir
P. Harry Jennings of the Boston Central Labor Union will urge the central body to bar further organized labor dealings with the city administration. He says representatives are being ignored in scheduling conferences with the Mayor to discuss grievances of city employees. He cites the Aug. 1 promised conference during the Elevated strike that was deferred to Sept. 1 and notes current complaints from park and recreation department and bath house workers awaiting hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Harry Jennings
Boston Central Labor Union
Jennings
Boston
Park and Recreation Department
Trains Off Through Strike Disrupts Excursion Travel
New York August 10 The strike of shopmen and car inspectors on the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad halted all trains between the Harlem River and New Rochelle. Thousands of excursionists were forced to seek trolley lines, causing severe congestion on electric roads.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Harlem River
New Rochelle
Billerica Men Vote Today Upon Return
In Lowell a mass meeting of 1600 striking shopmen at Intercolonial Hall Middlesex Street decided to vote at 10 tomorrow morning on whether to resume work. Ballots will be cast by President Thomas Golden at the Quincy House in Boston where the executive board for all crafts will meet.
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Grand Lodge
Railroad Administration
Cleary
Washington
Wilson
Lowell
Intercolonial Hall
Middlesex Street
Thomas Golden
Quincy House
Boston
Boacd
Signal Maintainers Strike Halts Boston & Maine Service
A dozen signal maintainers on the Connecticut River Division of the Boston & Maine went on strike. Boston & Maine car inspectors in Springfield yards also struck, curtailing passenger train service on the division starting tomorrow.
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Springfield
Connecticut River
Boston & Maine
Waterfront Calendar For August Spotlighted Tides And Stars
The waterfront calendar lists August as the 224th day with a long interval and tide heights of about 2 inches in the morning and evening. It notes a new moon on August 25 with later dates, and the evening star Venus visible until September 12 while Saturn remains until August 25. Mars and Jupiter appear as morning stars for the rest of the year.
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Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Harbor arrivals bring sugar ship and large passenger list
The Lake Copley from Santa Cruz Cuba with 22000 bags of sugar docked at South Boston. The North Land from Yarmouth N S carried 6518 passengers, the largest list this season. The Governor Dingley from St John N B arrived with 298 passengers. The Lake Copley and ships noted by J W Smith, meteorologist. THE LANDSMAN.
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Lake Copley
American Sugar Refining Company
Boston
Santa Cruz
Cuba
North Land
Eastern Steamship Lines
Yarmouth
N. S
Governor Dingley
St John
N. B
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed Liners and Towing Barges
Shipping news lists steamers and towing barges with origins in New York Norfolk Salem and other ports. Vessels include Lake Copley Hunt Santa Cruz Cuba North Land Snow Yarmouth N Governor Dingley Ingalls St John N B Calvin Austin Allen Pawnee Robinson City of Gloucester Larsen Camden Rawley Bangor Lake Ennis Steele Vt Juge Roger Williams Anderson and others. Sailed details note steamer Calvin Austin New York Plymouth New York towing barges L and W B Co C Co from Salem and others.
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Lake Copley
Hunt
Santa Cruz
Cuba
North Land
Snow
Yarmouth
Dingley
Ingalls
St. John
N. B
Calvin Austin
Allen
New York
Pawnee
Robinson
City of Gloucester
Larsen
Gloucester
Mass
Camden
Rawley
Bangor
Riverside
Troy
Patterson
Charles T. Gallagher
Brennan
Sandwich
Absecon
Norfolk
Wm. Herkes
Hollowell
Nesquehoning
Rahn
Government notes growth tied to wages and prices
Governor Harding advised that currency contraction by law could curb prices. He told Chairman McLean that rising note circulation reflected rising wages and prices, and the wartime finance would end only when government obligations held by banks were absorbed through actual people savings.
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Harding
McLean
Hard ing urges restraint on strikes and excess spending
President Harding condemns strikes and extravagance, urging national self restraint. He argues currency legislation is unnecessary and calls for work and saving to boost production and liquidation of debt, stressing temperance in spending as war debts are carried.
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Mr. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Currency in Circulation Trends Amid Postwar Economy
A congressional committee heard that money in circulation has declined since the postwar period. Figures show December 1 1918 total of 5.13 billion dollars with per capita 48.13 dollars, dropping to 4.80 billion and 45.16 per person. Factors include payroll growth, higher wages, savings, aliens abroad sending money home, and foreign circulation estimated at 150 million dollars.
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Harding
Europe
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
United States
Boston Laborers Strike For Five Dollar Daily Wage
Boston workers walk out seeking five dollar daily wages. A committee was appointed at a Ben Franklin Assembly Knights of labor meeting to organize the action and coordinate efforts.
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Boston
Ben Franklin Assembly
Knights of Bor
Woman Swears By Lydia Pinkham Remedy For 12 Years
Mrs Warren of Emmitsburg Maryland says she suffered twelve to fifteen years and found more relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound than all doctors remedies. She reports improved health and continues to use the product and recommends it to friends. The message invites others to publish the letter for its potential help.
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Emmitsburg, Md
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
1. Wakren
Emmitsburg
Labor unions plan meetings and strikes after special session
A special meeting of the Electrical Workers Union 104 at Wells Memorial Hall led to a strike by all journeymen and foremen from the Fred T. Co. The cigar makers union committee will meet to plan a factory run by cigarmakers. Public Works Department Employees enrolled 107 new members and a city employee council was formed. Trades Union College and Boston Central Labor Union hold events at Wells Memorial Hall with trustees named to fill vacancies.
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Epee
Caeseeaae Lane
Electrical Workers Union
Wells Memorial Hall
Fred T
Cigar Makers’ Union
Public Works’ Department
City Men’s Union
Frank Harold
Trades Union College
Boston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Hell
Cording
Teamsters’ Union
G. Frost
Oswald Carroll
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Albany Road
Lyndonville
Portland
American Federation of Labor
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Burlington
Canada
Vee. Ascreta Kim
Taylor
Winter St
American
Murphy
Breeris
Cleveland
Phillips
Dotrait
Sisler
St. Louis
Ereewss Peckinpaugh
Jackson
Rice
Ashingtond
Ayres
Detroit
Bchang
Fewster
E. Collins
Gardner
Roth
New
Philadelphia
York
Kant
Clemons
Holke
Wingo
Groh
Cinciona
Soeayes Young
Railrroad
B. A. Freight Handlers
Peters
Billerica
J. W. Smith
Shipping News
Plymouth
Salem
EABOR
Green Nile
Hotel Brunswick
S. C. Prior
Lett
Adele
A. French
Plymouth Theatre
Florence Moore
Selwyns
Donald Brian
Peggy Wood
Wallace Eddinger
Buddies
Geo. W. Hobart
Melville Gideon
B. C. Hilliam
Henry W. Savage
Tremont Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Gianc
Emmy Wehlen
George Moran
Charlie Mack
Hallen & Goss
Ramsdell & Devo
Flying Colville
Zella Nevada & Co
Drew
Exeter Mes
Coork Dana
Copley Square
Haplin
Frederick
Bowdoin
Maurice Tourneur
Wilderness Trail
Mra
White Heather
Tom Chas
Chaplin
Eugene Brieux
Heae Bennett
The
Majestic
Ives Band
Braves Field
League of Nations
United Spanish War Veterans
Department of Massachusetts
Tel Beach
Langford & Fredericks
Moss & Frye
Charles Irwin Duffy & Caldwell
Togan
GEN Mosconi Brothers
Waldron
Will H. Armstrong & Co
Conroy & O'Donnell
Brown, Gardiner & Barnett
Newell & Most
Enid Bennett
Loew's
Irene Castle
Arthur Martel
Tom Moore
Gladys Brockwell
Doris Kenyon
Bessie Barriscale
Norma
Spacedack Pickford Gy
VaBeatie
Mary Miles Minter
South Shore
Rowe’s Wharf
Frederic L. Lane
Treas. & Gen
Revere Cycle
Wiley — Chapman—Lawrence
Carman
Ilgrims
Cape Cod
Dorothy Bradford
Atlantic Ave
Fort Hill
Philip
Edw. W. Dixon
Metron
Lunca Counter
Fenway Park
RED Sox
St.louis
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