Strike Talk Prompts Conference on Bay State Railway
More than 200 members of Local 240 of the Amalgamated Association met in Chelsea to discuss company service cuts and a new meeting today in Boston presided over by International Vice-President Patrick J. O'Brien. Workers say the company broke a 1916 agreement and doubt coal shortage claims while alleging unnecessary service reduction.
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Bay State Street Railway Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Boston
Chelsea
Melrose
Maplewood
Revere
Low’s Hall
Patrick J. O’brien
Hold Toney as Draft Evader
Fred Toney, pitcher for the Cincinnati Nationals, and Jesse Webb, Davidson County tax assessor, both arrested in Nashville on charges of conspiring to evade the selective draft law. Bonds set at 2500 each for March federal court appearance. Webb allegedly filed a false affidavit while Toney’s exemption claim was denied locally and referred to federal authorities.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fred Toney
Cincinnati Nationals
Jesse Webb
Davidson County
United States
Webb
Toney
Germans Drive Back British Outposts Near Ypres
Haig's headquarters reports a local enemy attack near the Ypres Staden railway. The Germans briefly pushed back Allied posts on a 70 yard front under heavy artillery. Night actions intensified near Gheluvelt and Poelcapelle with continued bombardment.
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London
Haig
Ypres-Staden
Gheluvelt
Poelcapelle
Fight over accepting dry nation ratification in legislature
The battle over the prohibition amendment heats up as Massachusetts lawmakers prepare for a new session. Anti-Saloon League leaders plan district organization, while labor backs local option. both sides target middle voters as debate over immediate ratification versus summer deliberations intensifies.
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Arthur J. Davis
Massachusetts Anti- Saloon League
Massachusetts Council For National Prohibition
Washington Street
Boston
Hiquor
Senate
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition Push Opposed by Labor on Local Option Plan
The statement argues against national prohibition urging local option as the solution to the liquor problem. It cites 325 000 brewery workers at risk and claims prohibition would destroy Massachusetts industry, reduce tax revenue by 4 000 000 and leave 55 000 job losses while endorsing a regulated local license system with local control.
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John J. Kearney
Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ International Alliance
International League of America
Boston
England
Massachusetts
Congress
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Dog Law Fight Draws Mass Support
Hundreds of dog lovers and humane groups mobilize to oppose a preliminary draft of a new Massachusetts dog law. Club presidents and breeders condemn the bill as unfair and say they will campaign against it at hearings and in public forums.
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Massachusetts
Humane Societies
Bradford
Turpin
Brunswick Fox Club
Clarence Morse
New England Beagle Club
Bay State
Waltham
Mass opposition forms against draft dog bill in Massachusetts
Critics call the draft unnecessary and aimed at sheep protection while blaming farmers and politicians. They argue climate land value pasturage and limited sheep knowledge drive declines and vow activism led by Mrs. E H Seagrave and the Ladies Dog Club to canvass districts and attend hearings with Mrs Henry S Bush of the Ladies Kennel Club joining the effort.
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William Peterson
Massachusetts
Prussia
Bay State
E. H. Seagrave
Ladies’ Dog Club of
State House
Henry 8. Bush
Ladies’ Kennel Club of
Controversy Grows Over Breed Legislation Davis Dog Case
At the upcoming hearing critics prepare to influence legislators against a dog related bill. Owners, friends, and supporters rally to oppose the measure, vowing to fight it with all possible means.
Woodsman dies after accidental shooting at Vermont lumber camp
Harve Baker shot himself in remorse after an accidental gun discharge killed Mrs. John Secor at a Somerset lumber camp owned by Deerfield Lumber Corp. Baker, who had been on a hunting trip, died later in Wilmington. Secor, the camp manager, had left for Albany to seek help when the tragedy occurred.
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Wilmington
Harve Baker
John Secor
Somerset
Walter E. Howe
Baker
Deerfield Lumber Corporation
Secor
Albany
N. Y
Canadian flier killed in 400 foot Fall
Cadet A. Ross Harrison of the Royal Flying Corps was killed today at Everman when his aircraft fell 400 feet. Harrison, born in Kingston Ontario, had enlisted in Canada and came to Fort Worth two months ago to finish training.
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Fort Worth
Tex
A. Ross Harrison
Royal Flying Corps
Everman
Harrison
Kingston
Ont
Canada
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