Walsh Reed in Al League Protest In Tremont Temple
A large crowd packed Tremont Temple and Tremont Street in Boston for an overflow protest against the peace treaty and the League of Nations as returned by President Wilson. Senators Walsh of Massachusetts and Reed of Missouri condemned the league as a breach of faith toward those who died. Extra police were on hand as the hall filled well before the meeting.
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Tremont Temple
Tremont Street
League of Nations
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
James M. Reed
Missouri
League
Wilson
Foreign cash collapse hits New York markets
Today's serious disturbances on the Stock Exchange and leading commodity markets feature a 25 percent rate for demand loans and time funds near vanishing point as government deposits face further withdrawals amid the worst foreign exchange crash in New York history.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Committee Deal Sets Wage Questions to Federal Board
House and Senate committees reach agreement on a provision requiring compulsory submission of wage issues to a federal board appointed by the president. An anti strike clause is dropped from the bill, easing labor dispute rulings within the framework.
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House
Senate
Washington
House Representatives
Joint Conference Committee
Boston Police Honor Fallen Officer With Fund Drive
Boston police stations paid tribute to the first officer killed in the line of duty by contributing to the Post Clancy Fund. Officers and the public donated hundreds of dollars to support the fund as a memorial gesture.
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Boston
Post Clancy Fund
Emily Knowles recounts love affair and departure
Emily Knowles told a Post reporter her tale of giving herself to Perley R. Spiker who said he was unmarried and would marry her. She described him as her first and only sweetheart and said he revealed, the night before he left England, that he could not marry her. Continued on Page 4 First Column.
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Fall River
Emily Knowles
Post
Perley R. Spiker
England
Boy Dead Girl Hurt In Coasting Accidents
Clyde Dunn 13 and Thelma Bonengen 13, both of Waltham, were victims in coasting accidents on Plympton Hill. Dunn died instantly after colliding with a double-runner. Bonengen suffered two broken legs when another large sled overtook her.
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Clyde Dunn
Plympton Street
Waltham
Thelma Bonengen
Dale Street
Plympton Hill
Dunn
Waltham Hospital
Railway Executives Seek 30 Percent Rate Increase
Congress will be asked to approve a 30 percent rail rate rise as executives press for changes to the Cummits bill. The plan replaces the anti strike clause with a compulsory wage dispute submission to a federal board appointed by the President as Congress moves toward private railroad control on March 1.
Murray's Restaurant Announces New NYC Location Heads
M. H. Cox vice president and general manager announces permanent relocation of Murray's Restaurant to New York City at 228 West 42d Street. Edward M. Marlowe joins as assistant manager, bringing experience from New England hotels clubs including Point Shirley Club, promising a cordial welcome to visitors from New England.
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M. H. Cox
Murray’s
West 42d
New York
New York City
Edward M. Marlowe
New England
Point Shirley
Messrs. Cox and
Marlowe
Sterling Slumps as Markets React to Global Credit Tensions
Demand for sterling fell to 3.19 dollars, down 14 cents from yesterday and 51 cents from last week. The pound’s value has dropped more than a third from pre war levels, while French Belgian and Italian remittances also hit new lows. London gold and silver premiums rose with higher New York exchange at Canadian points, and a broad stock market decline followed, led by General Motors and several major industrials. About 1,750,000 shares changed hands, the largest since last November’s crash, with bonds slipping to new lows as liquidity tightened.
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London
New York Exchange
General Motors
Stutz
Studebaker
Chandler
Pierce-Arrow
Mexican
Pan-American Petroleums
Texas Company
Middle States
Oil, Crucible
Republic
Bethlehem and Gulfbeatne Steels
Baldwin Locomotive
Worthington Pump
American Woolen
American Tobacco
Lorillard Tobacco
Associated Dry Goods
Profit sharing talks eyed for ship operators
The Shipping Board considers a profit sharing contract with steam ship operators. Commissioner Thomas A. Scott said a New York meeting will discuss terms with the American Steamship Owners Association and the United Steamship Operators Association to finalize the plan.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Thomas A. Scott
New York
The
American Steamship Owners’ Association
United Steamship Operators’ Association
Prominent Railroad Official Dies in California
Santa Barbara reports the death of a well known railroad leader, former president of the Santa Fe system. Born in Dorchester, he died yesterday following surgery.
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Santa Barbara
California
Ripley
Dorchester
Santa Fe System
Death of Santa Fe chairman Ripley shocks Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara obituary reports 1. P. Ripley, chairman of the Santa Fe railroad system, died this afternoon at 4 o clock in Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad System
Edward Payson Ripley Railroad Leader and Career Highlights
Edward Payson Ripley was a prominent railroad official serving as president of the Santa Fe system for many years. He began as a clerk in Boston and rose through roles in freight and passenger operations. He later became New England freight and passenger agent, then traffic manager, moving to Chicago as his duties expanded.
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Edward Payson Ripley
Santa Fe
Boston
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
New England
Buffalo
Chicago
New York Hit by Blizzard Paralyzes City
New York City faced its worst storm of the winter with heavy winds driving snow into drifts and disrupting trolley service. City crews with 150 snow plows and hundreds of workers fought to keep streets open, while attempts to mobilize 200 snow- hauling trucks were abandoned due to large drifts. Trains from Chicago and the West arrived one to five hours late.
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New York
New York City
Chicago
West
Thief Snatches Purse Near East Boston Tunnel Entrance
Mrs. Joseph Famclori reports a stranger grabbed her purse containing several hundred dollars as she stood at the Seol lay square entrance to the East Boston tunnel. The thief fled into the crowd after the snatch and was described by the caller.
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Joseph Famclori
Whitby Street
Boston
Seollay Square
East Boston
St Brendan Society Hosts 15th Annual Reception and Dance
More than 2400 people attended the St. Brendan Society annual dance in Hibernian Hall Roxbury including officers from various organizations and government levels. John Foley received a complimentary reception and Cornelius P. Collins served as reception committee chairman.
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St. Brendan Society
German Attack Fails in 1915 Borjinow Breakthrough Try
A 1915 note recalls a German assault with 100000 troops against Russian lines at Borjinow that failed. It mentions a Boston snow squall with thunder and lightning and records a Swedish steamer Sphynx sinking off Coquet Island near England.
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Borjinow
Boston
Hremen
Sphynx
England
Sweden
Coquet Island
Forecast for New England Snow and Cold Threat
Forecast for southern New England calls for snow on Thursday with colder air and a generally fair Friday in western areas. Northern New England remains fair and cold with slight warming Friday while eastern Massachusetts stays cool Thursday before some moderation. Storm warnings cover the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Delaware Breakwater with strong northeast to north winds and snow or sleet offshore and a disturbance near 150 miles southeast of the Jersey coast moving east-northeast.
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Washington
New England
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Eastport
Delaware
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jersey
Weather and Temperature Report Snapshot
Reported by Thompson's Spa with scattered numbers showing temperatures. Average yesterday was 30 with a high near 43 and a low around 28. A year ago yesterday the averages were 39 and 24 with variable readings.
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Thompson’s Spa
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Relief convoy victims may be natives not Americans
New York dispatch reports three relief workers slain near El Mall north of Aleppo on February 1. Vickery of the Near East relief committee says most transports and labor are done by natives, with 60 American staff in the region and 200 motor trucks in use between cities, with danger limited to outlying districts.
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New York
el Mall
Aleppo
V. Vickery
Near East Relief Committee
James Nicol
Beirut
Near East
De Valera to Be Granted LL D by Holy Cross College
Tammon de Valera president of the Irish republic will receive the degree of Doctor of Laws from Holy Cross College next Saturday. A multilingual student greeting is planned as part of the ceremony. He will be honored at a reception in Worcester hosted by Friends of Irish Freedom on Friday night.
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Worcester
Tamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Holy Cross College
de Valera
Friends of Irish Freedom
Government of Britain to Reduce Paper Money
London report says the government will cut paper money in circulation by 20 million pounds, per the Evening Standard. The move, announced this afternoon, aims to reduce currency in circulation across Britain.
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Government of
Britain
London
Evening Standard
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