New Storm Labor News Holds Back Coal Fleet
Fifteen hundred words? No. Five? The item reports fifty thousand tons of coal in Maybrook yards awaiting shipment to New England as shortages bite. Four thousand tons owned by New Haven railroad. remaining coal to Connecticut and Massachusetts. Two hundred carloads passed yesterday toward affected cities. Three Boston conferences to secure bituminous coal to avert industry crippling and public institution cuts. State officials, railroad administrators, and major shippers to meet at State House, South Station, and Storrow’s office.
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Danbury
Conn
Maybrook
N. Y
New England
New York
Boston
State House
South Station
James J. Storrow
Railroad Administration
Mr. Storrow
State Street
Berger Has Moral Aid Or L A Berger Has Moral Aid
The Boston Central Labor Union passed a resolution urging Congress to seat Victor L. Berger as representative from Wisconsin's fifth district. The 62 to 35 vote supported the measure, while an amendment to delay until AFL action failed 52 to 47.
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Congress
Victor L. Berger
House of Representatives
Wisconsin
Boston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Building
American Federation of Labor
Boston Faces Coal Crunch and Labor Row Amid Snow Blizzard
The city braces as coal supply tightens and ships face delays from a late blizzard. Storrow warns heatless days unlikely, but securing vessels is the priority. Schools receive limited coal to stay open. 14 500 tons arrived with tugs Brandon and Guilford. Labor unrest flares as Central Labor Union hears from acting Mayor Moriarty and unions push back against department stores backing anti union actions. A Blind and Cripples' Union speaker promotes support while tickets go on sale for a March 11 whist party.
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Mr. Storrow
Mr. Storow
Charles Sumner Bird
Walpole
Boston
William T. Keough
Sub Coal
Brandon
Guilford
Norfolk
Vineyard
Provincetown
Organized Labor
James T. Moriarty
Central Labor Union
State House
Allies for Vigorous Control of Dardanelles
Paris reports from London say the allies will maintain vigorous military and naval control over the Dardanelles straits. Experts will discuss control methods tomorrow. Marshal Foch will represent France.
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Paris
London
Dardanelles
Marshal Foch
France
Grove's Laxative Brom Quinide Preventative Ad
An old advertisement urges taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets for colds grip or influenza prevention. The box is marked with E. W. GROVE'S signature, emphasizing a preventative approach.
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E. W
Grove
Labor notes report strikes and wage talks in New Haven
Labor notes describe the New Haven strike called off indefinitely after a special MOW meeting at 724 Washington Street. Leaders warn a strike may occur soon if no quick decision is reached, with wage disputes also shaping actions by Freight Handlers and Lumber Teamsters unions. The Sprinkler Fitters and Helpers union sets new wages, and social events include the Women’s Bindery Union ball on April 13 and a whist party March 1 hosted by the Waitresses Union, with new members added weekly.
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International
Barker
Detroit
New Haven
Washington Street
Washington
New Haven Road
Wells Memorial Building
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
International Longshoremen’s Association
Lumber Teamsters’ Union
Local 869
Women's Bindery Union
A. F. of L
Boston
Cambridge
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Mary EK. Meehan
Mary Coyne
Mary Wood
Minnie Carroll
Mary Morley
Little Walks About Boston on War and the Boylston Family
The piece reflects on the Jersey prison ship horrors and their toll, then recalls Richard Boylston's genealogy. It highlights Edward Boylston’s Revolutionary service and imprisonment, and celebrates Nicholas and Ward Nicholas Boylston for Boston ties, Harvard bequests, and contributions to libraries, prizes, and Boylston Market.
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Richard Boylston
Edward Boylston
Prookline
Mass
Livingston Sugar House
General Sherman
Ward Nicholas Boylston
Reston
Ward Hallowell
Nicholas Boylston
Turkey
Syria
Palestina
Egypt
Parbary Coast
France
Flanders
England
London
Boston
Boylston Medical Library
Harvard
Boyston Market
Copley
Nicholas
Challenge Counsel in Socialist Cases in Albany
Albany Feb 15 The assembly judiciary committee counsel investigating the five Socialist assemblymen are accused of failing to produce testimony showing that the Socialists sought to realize their doctrines by force or violence in a statement issued by the suspended members tonight.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Bolsheviki On Polish Front Shadow Peace Talks
A heavy Bolshevik concentration is reported along three points of the Polish frontier as Warsaw and Moscow pursue peace talks possibly in March. Poland demands severe territorial guarantees and restitution including railway cars and locomotives, art, books, and historic objects seized during past decades.
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Warsaw
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Germany
Diet
Deaths and Funerals in Boston Area Notices
Deaths include Katherina I. McNeil nee Orr in Mattapan on February 15. Funeral from 577 Norfolk Street on February 18 with solemn requiem at St. Angela's Church. Relatives invited. carriage funeral. William H. Ry er of North Reading dies February 14 at age 73. private services set for February 17 at his residence near Commerce Park and Haverhill Streets.
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M’neil
Mattapan
Katherina I
Haverhill Sts
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Berger Has
Moral Aid
Moriarty
Jennings
P. Harry Jennings
Clearing House Parcel Delivery Company
Fred Andrews
Tremont Street
Local 394
Richard Garrity
Edward C. Mercier
Blind and Cripples’ Union
Ile
Ellis’ Hall
Astragaws
Oscassis
W. H. Phelps & CO
Washington St
Adams Sq
Main’ Hall & Carter
LABOR
BY William Justin Mann
Jersey
Brooklyn Ferry
Boylston
Harvard College
John Quincy Adams
Bolsheviki
Bond Bread
Rae
Bond
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Ady
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