Urge Coal for Boston Addresses New England Shortage
Boston Central Labor Union adopted resolutions urging Washington coal agencies to ship soft coal to Boston to avert a New England shortage threatening industry. The group warned the deficit could reach 8 million tons Jan 1, risking utilities, streetcar service, and wartime production, and criticized railroads for capacity limits.
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Boston
New England
Boston Central Labor Union
State Committee On Public Safety
Fuel Committee
Michael A. Murphy
P. Harry Jennings
Transportation and Truck Committee
City Committee On Public Safety
Admiral Bowles
Washington
Resolutions Spark Debate Over War Material Supplies
The passage describes how adopted resolutions threaten the flow of necessary war materials and public utility services. It notes extensive discussion among officials as J. Frank O'Hare, a representative of organized interests, weighs in on the matter.
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J. Frank O’hare
Curley On Final Tour Of Boston
Mayor Curley wrapped up a whirlwind final tour of Boston and environs delivering rapid speeches against his opponents Peters Tague and Winsor. He urged that money and influence cannot defeat him and cited a Boston College straw poll predicting a Curley landslide. He warned of higher taxes and transit costs if he loses as he spoke across 21 wards to cheering and skeptical crowds.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Peters
Congress
Electric Lighting Trust
Gas Trust
Fitzgerald
Murray
Martin Lomasney
The
Boston Globe
Arson Trust
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Curley
Tague
Back Bay
Robert Winsor, Jr
Morgan
Roxbury Crossing
State Street
City Finance Commission
William A. Gaston
Boston College
Gallivan
Mr. Peters
Peter F. Tague
James M. Curley
Greater
Jack
Lsted
Coffey Aims for Great Finish in Boston Election
East Boston candidate Thomas F Coffey the workingman nominee for councilman plans a whirlwind finish with 18 city speeches aided by a New York contractor's machine. He is endorsed by the Limerick Club Boston Galway Club Oh Boys Club Cork Men's Club Italians of Roxbury and Theatrical Mechanics Association.
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Thomas F. Coffey
Boston
Limerick Club
Galway Club
Oh Boys Club
Roxbury
Cork Men’s Club
Charlestown
Montgomery Club
Italians of
Theatrical Mechanics Association
Speeches Outlining Big Following and Clubroom Gatherings
The article notes the speaker delivered a primary message before a large audience, who later occupied around fifty clubrooms and venues. It highlights the buildup of support and the social reach of the event in a cinematic setting.
Berlin Man Found Frozen and Dying
Chester Sawyer, 60, of Berlin, was found in the snow at 3 a.m. by police. He died 30 minutes after admission to Clinton Hospital.
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Clinton
Chester Sawyer
Berlin
Clinton Hospital
Parishioners Dedicate 80-Star Service Flag at Baptist Church
The Ruggles Street Baptist Church unveiled a service flag with eighty stars yesterday afternoon. Music by the Lettish branch band accompanied the ceremony, and the crowd sang America as Arthur F. Gates of the Baptist Social Union spoke. Miss Ruth Gates unfurled the flag.
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Ruggles Street
Lettish Branch
America
Arthur F. Gates
Christian Work Committee
The
Baptist Social Union
Ruth Gates
Canada voters face conscription issue in pivotal election
Ottawa December 16 1920 voters prepare for a decisive ballot tomorrow that will determine whether Sir Robert Borden’s union government continues or Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Liberal opposition returns to power amid the conscription controversy.
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Voters of
Canada
Union
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada Votes in Closest Dominion Election on Conscription
About 2 000 000 electors faced a bitter contest over conscription. Prime Minister Borden and supporters rely on soldier and women relatives votes to deliver victory, while Sir Wilfrid Laurier backs a referendum on compulsory service. Liberals claim Quebec could shift Parliament by gaining several seats.
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Dominion
Borden
Wilfrid
Sir Robert
Quebec
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John F. Fitzgerald
Diamond Jim Timilty
Robert J. Bottomly
Thomas J. Giblin
Charles H. Innes
Jerry Desmond
Dick Fields
Bill Doyle
William W. Clarke
Commonwealth Ave
Ginita
Ginita Londres
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Charles G. Perkins CO
Kilby Street
Bromfield Street Exchange
John Hancock
Newport Bidg
Coffey
Ottawa
Laurier
Lomasney
Matthews
Quincy
John R. Murphy
Patrick A. Collins
Collins
Frothingham
George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
Thomas J. Kenny
Washington Street
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