Labor leader warns of uprisings over labor conditions in Massachusetts
Boston Central Labor Union President Edward F. McGrady predicts a possible uprising similar to East St. Louis due to employer actions. He cites American Woolen Company plans to bring 600 Puerto Rican women to Lawrence mills, arguing patriots are exploiting workers to lower wages and replace domestic labor.
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Edward F. McGrady
Boston Central Labor Union
East St. Louis
Massachusetts
American Woolen Company
Porto Rico
Lawrence
Boston
Longshore strike condemned by Mystic lodge and wage talks
Mystic dock workers walked off for 50 cents an hour for unloading china clay from the steamer Bonga. Lodge 799 denounced the action and restated the 42 cent per hour agreement, summoning strikers for explanation. Engineers Local 16 plans joint talks with Local 23 on a new wage scale while Cambridge plant organizing expands. Labor Day on Boston Common will feature James Duncan and Mayor Curley with speeches at 11 AM.
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Mystic
O'Connell Longshoremen's Lodge
Local 16
Local 23
Pery
Cambridge
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
McGrady
Boston OG. L. A
Gardner Injures Hand Forcing Bout Cancellation
Jimmy Gardner injured his right hand while sparring Saturday. The hand is swollen but not broken, forcing the postponement of his scheduled bout with Joe Connolly at the East Newton Street Armory. No replacement opponent was announced.
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Jimmy Gardner
Gardner
Joe Connolly
East Newton Street Armory
FHS WhabaSsiwions
Nol Wautins
Maine and New Hampshire Regiments Merge at Camp Bartlett
The Second Maine and First New Hampshire regiments amalgamate into the 103d Infantry before Governors Milliken and Keyes and General Edwards. The ceremony features a hollow square, salutes, and vows of support from both states as troops prepare for deployment.
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Bartlett
Westfield
Maine
New Hampshire
Milliken
Keyes
103D Infantry
United States Army
New England
Edwards
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
108Rd Infantry
Cole
2Nd Maine Regiment
Fidwards
Keyes and
Second Maine
Camp Bartlett
Boyd Edwards
J. W. Meacham
Crowds Greet Soldiers at Ayer Ayer Camp
Ayer Ayer on August 26 saw a large crowd of mothers sisters sweethearts and friends gather at the military camp. The turnout ranged from five hundred to three thousand as visitors enjoyed a sunny day and cool breeze while many tears were shed at farewell as troops prepared to go over there.
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National
Father McGinn
Young Men's Christian Association
Mr. Gammett
Fitchburg
Ayer
Italians Capture 23000 Troops and War Stores
Italian forces report capturing 23,000 Austrian troops and a vast stock of war materiel including guns ammunition horses and motor tractors from depots abandoned during retreat. French and British units push gains along the Meuse as German attacks fail with heavy losses. Russian and Russo Romanian fronts resist German and Austrian advances.
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Verdun
Fosses
Beaumont Wood
Beaumont
Bethincourt
Forges Rivulet
Hargicourt
St. Quentin
Cologne
Malakoff
Riga
Russia
Baltic
Vladimir-Volynski
Motorboat Repair Turns Fatal for Local Worker
Sven Johnson of 204 East Springfield Street South Ind is in City Hospital with a fractured breast bone after repairing his motor boat at Marine Park yesterday afternoon. He slipped while leaning over the stern and fell into the water the propeller struck his chest causing the injury.
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Sven Johnson
East Springfield Street
South Ind
Marine Park
Johnson
One Killed Many Hurt in Brighton Street Car Crash
A chartered electric street car operated by the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway crashed near Woodland road in Brighton, killing John Garvey and injuring five others including Walter Rogers the motorman. Garvey, 64, a Watertown gardener, died at Newton Hospital hours after admission. several others suffered serious injuries.
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John McGillicuddy
Union Street
Brighton
Michael H. Mead
Monastery Road
Joseph Muldoon
Market Street
Walter Rogers
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway
Hibernians
Natick
Washington Street
Garvey
Benson
Woodland Road
Arthur C. Briggs
Woodlawn Road
Benson and Noonan
Newton
Harney
Eagan
Mc.Mahon
Anthony and
Hatch
Watertown
Kerensky Warns Rebels Over Threat to Revolution
Premier Kerensky warned Russian rebels that their pretensions risk undermining the revolution. He stated the authority and unity of the Provisional Government would be tested by continuing agitation.
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M. Kerensky
Russian Premier Kerensky Addresses Moscow Council
Premier Kerensky speaks at the Grand Opera House amid crowds and security as Russia’s provisional government pledges unity and sacrifice. He denounces threats to revolution, warns of rulers beyond the bayonets, and vows to safeguard the army while resisting separatist aims and renewed peace proposals.
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Russia
Moscow
Volga
Ecumenical Church Congress
Council
America
Sig
Union Locals Back Phone Strike Over Discharges
Representatives from 43 unions stretching from Bangor to Providence voted to support Local 142 in a strike if needed to seek justice after 141 members were dismissed. The dispute centers on the mass firings and a Public Service Commission hearing is set for next Wednesday about the company’s plan to halt new telephone installations. Local 142 will be represented by counsel.
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Bangor
Providence
R. L
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Telephone Workers’ Joint Council
Public Service Commission
American Airman Beats Down German on French Front
Sergeant Walter Lowell of the Lafayette Flying Squadron forced a German aviator to land after a thrilling air fight yesterday on the French front.
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Walter Lowell
Lafayette
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