Curtis Delivers First Report On Police Strike Actions
Police Commissioner Edwin A. Curtis condemns the strike as revolutionary and disloyal in his first annual report to the Governor. The 22 page document covers the walkout, Rule 3 restricting union affiliation, and the mayor and governor’s stance on not calling the State Guard. Conditions remained normal after Boston patrolmen deserted.
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Edwin A. Curtis
American Federation of Labor
Peters
State Guard
Boston
Secret strike plan hides in days before riot risk
Police, except for themselves, were at normal strength as riots seemed unlikely. The commissioner received no notice. Gereters moved with sudden secrecy, aiming to conceal their intentions to the last moment. Press reports lacked definite details and honed in on officers denying the word strike.
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Degerters
Two Whiskey Stills Seized in Chelsea
Internal Revenue Officers Weed, Kelley and William Crowley with Chelsea police seized two whiskey stills from Daniel Davis at 16 Walnut Street and Enoch Krasnow at 47 Elm Street Chelsea. They were arrested on charges of possessing an unregistered still. No liquor-making ingredients were taken.
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Internal Revenue
Weed, Kelley
William Crowley
Chelsea
Daniel Davis
Walnut Street
Enoch Krasnow
Elm Street
Chamber backs Clemen ceau as allies unite on Bolshevism
Paris dispatch reports the Chamber of Deputies voting confidence in the French government 458 to 71. Premier Clemenceau’s programme gained approval after his declaration on allied unity to crush Bolshevism his faith in Anglo French American pacts his Fiume solution and his accord with British Prime Minister Lloyd George.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Chamber
Fiume
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Christmas Party for Boston Children at Dispensary
Doctors and nurses, social workers and volunteers from the Betty, Be Good company hosted a merry Christmas for more than 300 children at the Boston Dispensary yesterday. Children gathered around a tree for storytelling and games with Santa Claus distributing toys and candy to each guest.
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Boston Dispensary
Santa Claus
McCall Declines Probate Judge Post From Coolidge
Former Governor Samuel M. McCall declines a probate judgeship offered by Governor Calvin Coolidge. He cites preserving political counsel and independence, noting the office would limit his ability to advise on critical times. The letter sparks anticipated chatter about delegates to the Republican national convention.
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Coolidge
McCall
Senator Lodge
Crane
Charles Sumner Bird
Frederick H. Gillett
Charles S. Baxter
Massachusetts
Erally
McCaf
Boston
Calvin Coolidge
State House
Mass
Middlesex County
Samuel M. M’call
Coal Operators to Abide by Presidential Wage Plan
Terre Haute Ind December 23 In a statement Phil H Penna spokesman for the central competitive field coal operators said they will abide by the commission appointed by the President to arbitrate prices and wages in the miners wage controversy.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wilson
Phil H. Penna
Amoskeag Manufacturing Announces 5 Percent Bonus
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester New Hampshire announced a five percent bonus for all salaried employees who did not benefit from the recent increase to operatives. Nearly 300 workers are expected to gain from the measure.
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Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Language of Brom Quinine Ad Promises Quick Cold Cure
Advertisement touts Laxa Tive Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cold cure in one day. Claims signature by FB and WS Grove. Product labeled 30c with the promise of rapid relief.
Auto Goes Under Ice Drowns Three in Strafford NH
Three men from Strafford were drowned when a car broke through the ice on Bow Lake in Strafford. Clarence Emerson Walter Davis and Edgar Huckins perished, while Harold Whitcher was rescued.
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Strafford, N. H
Strafford Bow Lake
Clarence Emerson
Walter Davis
Edgar Huckins
Harold Whitcher
Whitcher Sinks car after ice break on lake crossing
Whitcher, hired to ferry three others across a lake to a railroad station, navigated a thin ice patch on a return trip after dark. The car broke through the weakened surface and plunged into the water, Whitcher clinging to safety as rescue efforts began.
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Whitcher
Rescue at sea saves Whitcher as three others drown
Whitcher cried for help as three companions sank in sixty feet of water near the shoreline. Local residents formed a rescue line and pulled Whitcher from the icy edge to safety.
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Whitcher
Operators Ask Investigation Into Coal Industry
Washington dispatch says the Bituminous Coal Operators Association executive committee a nd mine owners from across the United States plan a general meeting to consider the strike settlement situation. The meeting location was not announced but is expected soon after Christmas.
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Washington
Palmer
United States
Judge releases Alexander Howat in Indianapolis
Alexander Howat president of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers of America was released from Marion county jail by U.S. District Judge A B Anderson. He agreed to join international officials in directing the district executive board to end all strikes in Kansas coal mines.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Tioowat
Kansas
United Mine Workers of America
Marion County
United States
A. B. Anderson
Howat
District Executive Board
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