Presidents Meet to Seek Eight Hour Day for Trainmen
Washington August 23 President Wilson conferred with Hale Holden Daniel Willard and R S Levett to seek a plan for railroads to adopt an eight hour day for train crews and avert a looming strike. The presidents sought guidance on how railroads could raise the revenue needed to cover higher payrolls.
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Wilson
Hale Holden
Burlington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
R.S. Levett
Union Pacific
White House
German Submarine Liner Deutschland Safe at Home
Bremen reports the German undersea cruiser Deutschland completed its voyage in 22 days and arrived safely with all aboard. It left Norfolk on August 2, and the journey was slow, possibly due to concealment on the Atlantic coast before crossing the ocean. No news from Bremen, the long awaited destination.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Wilson Meets Senate and House Rail Committees on Interstate Commerce
President Wilson conferred with Senator Newlands and Representative Adamson about railway policy. The pair, chairs of the interstate commerce committees, endorsed the president’s course and pledged to push any proposed legislation to ease the current rail crisis and shape a lasting solution.
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Senator Newlands
Adamson
Congress
Parliament Adjourned After Extending War Parliament
Both houses adjourned to October 10 after a bill extended the life of the current Parliament by seven months. Debates covered all war topics and showed confidence despite heavy tasks ahead and no quick end to hostilities in sight.
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London
Auto hits man then leaves
Patrick Riley of Roxbury was struck by a touring car as he stepped from a streetcar at Columbus and Heath streets. He suffered a compound skull fracture and was taken to City Hospital where surgeons attempted to trepan his skull. He is listed on the dangerous list.
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Mellen warns Hustis could be scapegoat over B and M finances
Charles S. Mellen predicts Hustis may be made the goat if bankers provoke trouble at the Boston and Maine. He recalls past attempts to scapegoat him and urges Hustis to visit for sympathy if such a move occurs.
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Hustis
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Boston & Maine
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Mellen Discusses Receivership Fight Over Boston & Maine
Charles Sanger Mellen former head of the Boston and Maine railroad spoke with a Post reporter at his country estate in Stockbridge. He framed the push for receivership as a clash between bankers and leased lines interests and sided with the leased lines stockholders.
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Charles Sanger Mellen
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
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Leased Lines
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Bankers Pressure Over Leased Lines, Claims of Debt Bleeding Rail
A speaker argues that the bankers who drained the Boston & Maine by increasing its debt now seek to seize the railroad’s leased lines, the last valuable asset, to create a more valuable enterprise. The remark underscores a clash between financial interests and railroad assets.
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Boston & Maine
Drowning of Roxbury Man After Swin in South End Pond
Harry G. Siegel 22 of 44 Hollander Street Roxbury drowned this afternoon in South End Pond after swimming soon after a hearty dinner despite warnings. He and two friends were in a boat when he leaped in and reportedly cramps caused him to sink. Rescue attempts failed and his body was recovered after about ninety minutes.
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Roxbury
South End Pond
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Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Twin Bill Results
In American League action Boston defeated Cleveland 7 to 3. New York beat Chicago 5 to 4. Detroit routed Philadelphia 10 to 3. St. Louis edged Washington 5 to 4 in 10 innings in the first game and Washington won 4 to 2 over St. Louis in seven innings in the second game.
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Boston & Maine seeks receivership over rubber firm debt
The Boston and Maine railroad through its counsel filed an official answer in U S District Court admitting all allegations in the Intercontinental Rubber Company of Jersey City petition for a receivership. The road consents to a receiver being appointed to satisfy the noteholder's claim of fifty one thousand dollars.
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United States District Court
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Jersey City
New Jersey Corporation
Opposition to receivership by Boston and Maine leaders
The stand by the Boston and Maine management and the federal trustees and directors has heightened opposition from the leased lines and the Minority Stockholders Protective Association, with a determined fight against receivership to be mounted by both sides.
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Federal Trustees and Directors of the Road
Protective Association
STATE HIT BY SIX STORMS
Six electrical storms struck Manchester New Hampshire causing widespread damage. Telephones and telegraphs failed, streetcar service halted, and many lines were out. Flooded cellars and six nearby fires were reported with losses around 10000 dollars at a Goffstown farm. Seven men were briefly injured by lightning at Battery A camp in Goffstown.
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New England Telephone Company
Goffstown
Frank Hazen
Battery A
Free Convicts to Fight Fire in Concord Barn Blaze
An electrical storm in Concord New Hampshire caused extensive damage and homelessness for three families. During the storm a squad of state prison convicts were freed to battle a barn fire near the jail before returning to their cells.
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N. H
Bulgars Halted on Macedonian Front as Allies Advance
Paris and London despatches report Serbian gains north of Strupino and on the right wing in Struma checked. Bulgarian offensive near Ostrovo Lake and on the left front largely failed to forestall Allied plans.
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War Office
Strupino
Struma
Ostrovo Lake
London
Saloniki
Bride of Man Who Has Never Seen His Wife
In Oxford Place last night Chinatown gathered as Chinese fire crackers shrieked and candles flickered to celebrate William May Ding marrying a bride he had never met. The event, a blend of celestial and civil rites, underscored a grand festive gathering in the community.
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Chinatown
William May Ding
Balkan Front Notes and Greek Resistance Reflections
The Bulgarians dig in Struma Valley as Allied readiness promises advance along the front. Greek resolve at Seres gains attention with Venizelos leadership rallying volunteers from Saloniki. No new Roumanian decision. Berlin says no decision yet, but broad belief Roumania sides with the Allies.
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Saloniki
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Bride of Chinatown Miss Rose Lee Fulfills Ancient Customs
The bride, Miss Rose Lee daughter of Mrs Lee Sung Dang, hides in a great automobile at the alley bottom amid heavy wells to not view the groom about to wed her in defiance of celestial tradition. She remains unseen as the ceremony proceeds.
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Lee Sung Dang
New York
Chinatown
Weather forecast notes cooler spell ahead
Boston weather forecast says a temporary break from excessive heat with fair and cool conditions today and perhaps tomorrow. Yesterday reached 92 degrees, the third hottest day of the year, with only a one degree margin noted.
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Boston
Today’s anniversaries honor battles and sieges of 1814 and 1914
Today’s listings note events tied to St Bartholomew’s Day and mark the 1814 British attack on Washington and the 1914 Namur fall announcements.
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Namur
Forecast for Boston and Nearby: Fair and Cooler
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies and cooler temperatures Thursday and probably Friday. Moderate northwest to west winds are expected with continued fair weather across northern New England.
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Vicinity
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Willehad clears for Bremen voyage via Cape Cod Canal
The liner Willehad receives clearance papers and prepares to pass through the Cape Cod Canal today en route to New London for final preparations ahead of Bremen's arrival.
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New London
Bremen
Cape Cod Canal
Deutschland Submarine Voyage Returns to Bremen
The merchant submarine Deutschland completed its voyage returning to Bremen on August 23. The Overseas News Agency reports the crew all well after anchoring near the river mouth. The voyage began in Bremen on June 23 with multiple sighting reports en route and arrivals in Baltimore and Bremen.
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Deutschland completes first transatlantic submarine merchant voyage
The Deutschland returned to Baltimore on July 10 from Bremen after a 22 day voyage home and a 17 day return trip from Kiel, arriving 38 days after leaving Germany. Captain Koenig’s submarine evaded allied warships by staying near the sea bottom off Baltimore before passing into open sea on Aug 1, while the sister ship Bremen was reported sailing Aug 14.
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United States
Kiel
Baltimore
Koenig
Deutschland
Bremen
Memorial tablet unveiled at John Brown's grave in New York
A memorial tablet to abolitionist John Brown was unveiled at his grave near North Biba village, Lake Placid area, N Y. Ceremonies featured speakers Myron T. Herrick, Frank F. Fletcher, Rabbi Stephen Wise, H G Warmuth, Frank B. Sanborn, Kelly Miller, and John E. Mulholland.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
John Brown
North Biba
Myron T. Herrick
France
Frank F. Fletcher
Stephen 8. Wise
New York City
H. G. Warmuth
Louisiana
Frank B. Sanborn
Concord
Mass
Kelly Miller
Howard University
John E. Mulholland
Willehad Sails From Hub To New London
The North German Lloyd steamer Willehad, among war time docked liners, will sail for New London today between 10 and 11 a m after obtaining clearance papers at the Custom House. She will stay within the three mile limit to her destination.
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Cincinnati
New London
Willehad move prompts allied patrols on route
Reports say the Willehad has long been considered for relocation and publicized. If she leaves neutral waters, allied warships are expected to patrol the route and seize the vessel.
Three Crown Giving Lesson Tragedy Drowns Trio
In Norway Maine on August 23, 1930, while teaching a 6 year old Auburn girl to swim in Lake Tennessee, Frank L. Young of Auburn, Mrs. Young, and Minnie Chamberlain of Lakeport New Hampshire were drowned. The child was rescued with difficulty by George Cullinan.
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Fred Smith
Auburn
Tragic Water Rescue Ends in Two Deaths and a Child Saved
Three adults ventured into floodwater to assist a girl when one woman fell into a deep hole and dragged the others. Cullinan pulled the Smith child from the water but could not save the others. Mr Young and Miss Chamberlain were found dead, and Mrs Young remained missing tonight.
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Smith
Mr. Young
Miss Chamberlain
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