Town leads to divorce in Worcester case
In Worcester on February 12 Sarah Ahearn stayed in Charlton with her lover Charlton rather than join her husband John H W Ahearn. The couple wed January 22 1912 and lived in Charlton before John’s move to Millbury. He sought Sarah’s return to Webster and received no reply. She would not contest the divorce unless child support was ordered. Judge Lawton granted a decree for desertion.
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Worcester
Sarah Ahearn
Charlton
John HW. Ahearn
John
Sarah
Millbury
Webster
Ahearn
Coal Arrives. Boston Sees Hope for Coal Shortage Relief
Coal operations in Boston proceed with ships and barges delivering bituminous coal to Newburyport and the Edison and LL firms. Officials promise four carloads daily for three days, with hopes of resumed normal delivery by week’s end despite heavy snowfall and railroad delays.
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Iron Queen
Newburyport
Maryland
Boston
Lincoln Wharf
Edison Company
W. T. LaMoure
New England
U. S&s. Railroad Administration
William W. Wee
LaMoure
South Station
Washington
James J. Storrow
Mr. Storrow
Storrow
New Haven
Westmoreland
Greater
Grain Shortage Threatens New England Food Supply
Boston grain dealers warn of an imminent shortage with no grain for sale by tomorrow. A. Irving Merigold of Whittemore Company cites railroad embargoes and snow disruptions forcing reliance on horses for fuel and food distribution, risking dairy stock and potential herd slaughter if unaddressed.
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Boston
A. Irving Merigold
Whittemore Company
Roslindale
West Roxbury
Dorchester
Brookline
New England
Railroad Administration
Merigold
Union chiefs plan White House wage talks with Wilson
Union leaders led by B M Jewell EK Manion and Timothy Shea prepare for a White House conference with President Wilson on wage demands. Directors argue against immediate pay hikes due to federal control ending and pending legislation. Unionists fear a negative outcome while some anticipate a general strike by 300000 maintenance and longshore workers if talks fail. York New Haven Hartford line backs Barker’s strike stance with a Phoenix Hall meeting set for Sunday.
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Hines
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
EK. J. Manion
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Timothy J. Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mr. Hines
Wilson
Mec. Hines
Railroad Administration
White House
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Maintenance of Way
A. S. Barker
J. P. Malloy
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven Shopmen Talk Strike Readiness
New Haven workers belonging to the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers declare readiness for a strike amid contract talks with local employers in New Haven. The union notes organize demonstrations and plans to press demands for better wages and job protections.
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The
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
New
R R Shopmen Seek Fair Proposition in Wage Talks
Detroit February reports indicate officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railway Shop Laborers will give any fair proposal from President Wilson serious consideration in the wage dispute. Barker says a conciliatory stance will be taken if negotiations resume, with a strike possible next Tuesday if demands are rejected.
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Allen ©. Barker
Wilson
Barker
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