Dublin Press Criticizes Lloyd George Irish Settlement
Dublin editors express disappointment after Premier Lloyd George’s Commons statement on Irish settlement. The Freeman's Journal urges a financial boycott of Ulster, the Independent calls Ulster separation a fatal condition, and The Times warns only reconquest or conciliation remain viable two months hence.
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Dublin
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Freeman's Journal
Ulster
Independent
The
Times
Strikers Seek Union Aid Against Individual Contracts
The Boston Central Labor Union heard a Cambridge Gas Light Company strike committee request labor support to oppose the individual contract system. Daniel Murphy said Cambridge Gas Light President Barnes warned workers they would not again be hired without such contracts. Local 68 of the Coal Teamsters Union was advised to handle Coke hauling issues directly with President John J. Fenton.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Building
Cambridge Gas Light Company
Labor Movement of
Boston
Cambridge
Daniel FE. Murphy
Engineers’ Union 664
Barnes
Quinn
Coal Teamsters’ Union 68
John J. Fenton
Inflexible Mind Reflected in Stiff Hands And F ingers
A passage links physical inflexibility of hands to mental rigidity. It describes how inability to bend fingers back signals narrow thinking, cautious demeanor, and reluctance to accept new ideas, with a fade into a quote about “those good old times.”
Fruits Needed by Little Convalescents Appeal
An appeal from The Children's Hospital on Longwood avenue requests small fruits and vegetables for convalescent children. With high costs, the hospital relies on private garden donations and offers to arrange transportation if donors cannot send directly to the superintendent. The note mentions plums peaches quinces pears apples and berries as desired fruits.
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Children’s Hospital
Longwood Avenue
Boston 17
Longshoremen Vote to End Strike and Return to Work
New York on August 17, coastwise longshoremen of the International Longshoremen's Association vote to end their strike from last April and return to duties at once. The decision ends months of stoppage affecting harbor operations and stevedoring at multiple ports.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Association
Too Many Cigars Housten Headache Aid Claim
Horsford's Acid Phosphate marketed as a remedy to headaches low mood and other effects from heavy smoking presented in an archaic 19th century ad style. Advert claims relief through a patent medicine formula with statements of quick benefit and consumer reassurance.
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Horsford
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