Mayor Peters Denies Labor Appointment Failures
From the Mayor's office yesterday comes a denial that Mayor Peters failed to keep meetings with organized labor before his Maine vacation. P H Jennings of the Central Labor Union says he sought talks on important matters, but appointments were canceled and moved from Aug 1 to Sept 1 by Secretary Parke.
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Organized Labor
Maine
P. H. Jennings
Central Labor Union
Parke
Labor Leaders Skip City Hall Conference
A Parke statement reports Mr. Jennings urged organized labor to cut ties with the present administration. An appointment with Mayor Peters was set for 11:30 Friday, but neither Mr. O'Donnell nor Mr. Jennings appeared or notified the mayor's office they would be late or absent.
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Parke
Peters
Boston
O'Donnell
Auto Truck Tumbles in West Newton Crash
Francis Ryan an 11 year old, and his 16 year old brother William, were in an auto truck owned by Henry Bjorkman when it sped 35 mph and struck a tree on Webster street. The vehicle overturned, Francis was lightly cut and taken to Newton Hospital, with William uninjured. Police investigate possible charges against the guardian who allowed the boy to drive.
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Pine Street
West Newton
Webster Street
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William
Henry Bjorkman
Newton Hospital
Firemen Demand Wages Rise After 1913 Costs
Three hundred local chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers will meet in Cleveland to petition the railroad administration for wage increases for over 100000 firemen and hostlers on federal and non federal lines in the United States and Canada. They seek a minimum wage aligning with service and living costs, noting current gains lag behind living cost rises.
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Railroad Administration
United States
Canada
Brotherhood
Denver
Cal
Timothy Shea
Garretson Advocates Plumb Plan For Rail Road Reform
Austin B. Garretson former head of the Order of Railway Conductors testifies to the House Interstate Commerce Committee. He argues for consideration of workers including bank clerks and says the ICC is largely free of politics. Glenn B. Plumb cites defects in railroad reform proposals and criticizes plans by security holders executives and the Chamber of Commerce as misusing rate basis tied to property investment accounts.
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Austin B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Montague
Virginia
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Garrettson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Glenn B. Plumb
United States Chamber of Commerce
Garretson outlines Plumb plan amid rail cost talks
Garretson argues sporadic strikes signal industrial unrest not revolution and urges Congress to act. He advocates the Plumb plan giving labor a voice in railroad management, while warning it alone won’t fix human nature. He stresses government rail nationalization isn’t the goal, and questions if clerks would share the plan.
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Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Kennison
Senators Denounce the Plumb Plan as Bolshevik Like
In Washington on August 11, Senators Pomerene of Ohio and Myers of Montana denounced the Plumb plan for tripartite rail control as vicious and Bolshevik, arguing it would Sovietize American industry and harm the public while railroads operate at losses and freight rates rise.
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Russia
Pomerene
Democrat
Ohio
Senate
Myers
Montana
Hull Police Get Pay Raise At Town Meeting
Patrolmen in Hull were granted 200 dollar raises in a special town meeting with no opposition. Salaries rose to 900 for summer men and 1800 for year-round men. sergeant's pay increased by 300 and the chief received a substantial raise. The act also provides 4000 dollars to firefighter James Hanagan injured on duty.
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James Hanagan
Commons advances the profiteering bill in House vote
London Aug 11 The House of Commons passed the second reading of the profiteering bill by a 251 to 8 vote. The measure would prosecute and penalize those found guilty of profiteering in the market.
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Associated Press
House of Commons
Adele closes season at Plymouth Theatre in Boston
The final week of the season at the Plymouth Theatre featured Adele under Carl Hunt. Myrtle Jersey starred in the title role with Irving Jacebe as the noble suitor. Al Roberts and John Norton supplied strong comedy. The run ends Saturday with Florence Moore taking over Aug 18 in a new farce, Breakfast in Bed.
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Plymouth Theatre
Adele
Myrtle Jersey
Boston
Irving Jacebe
al ‘Roberts
John Norton
Florence Moore
al Woods
Open-Air Markets Ordered Open To Public
Mayor Peters orders six open air markets opened to the public with vendors limited to farmers. The first market will be at Columbus avenue Roxbury Crossing, opening Tuesday August 19.
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Columbus Avenue
Roxbury Crossing
Open-air markets list after August 19 schedule
Markets will operate under Patrick J. McGourthy and Peter J. Connolly with permits from Faneuil Hall Market. Only permit holders may sell. Locations and days: Monday South and Centre streets Jamaica Plain. Tuesday Columbus Avenue Roxbury Crossing. Wednesday Central Square East Boston. Thursday Thomas Park South Boston. Friday Hancock and Bowdoin streets Dorchester. Saturday Monument Square Charlestown.
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Centre Streets
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Columbus Avenue
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Central Square
East Bos
Thomas Park
Boston
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Dorchester
City Yard
Monument Square
Charles Town
The Baron's Desperate Plan and a Complicated Match
A French baron, nearly ruined financially, contemplates suicide. A rich commoner's daughter seeks marriage to him not for affection but to free her and wed a rival’s son. With parental consent blocked by age, a temporary marriage arises as a workaround.
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