Harvard Yale and Princeton deny exclusive Big Three policy
Major Fred W. Moore of the Harvard Athletic Association rejects any exclusive athletic policy with Yale and Princeton. He says Harvard plans the same schedules as before and seeks cooperation rather than exclusivity. He emphasizes mutual benefit from shared rules and long association with Yale and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Moore
Harvard Athletic Association
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Springfield
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Post
Moore
Bandit and Girl Elude Dragnet in Boston Case
Boston police led by Captain Dailey Chief Tucker and Special Officer Sheehan questioned several men after an auto theft tied to a shooting in Chelsea last Thursday night. An abandoned car found on Woodlawn Street near Bruno garage was deemed a joy ride theft, not the gun incident.
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Matthew Dailey
Hanover Street
Frank W. Tucker
Chelsea Department
Timothy Sheehan
Boston
Woodlawn Street
Chelsea
Bruno
Deininger
Five Boston Motorists Held in Hartford for Gas Refusal
A Boston five seater loaded with four pistols and four number plates was stopped in Hartford after refusing to pay 14 gallons of gas at Warehouse Point. Passengers named Ferrone Allen Harris and Ryan, plus driver Walter Marfleet, were arrested. Miss Kochersperger owned the car. Somerville police report Marfleet’s prior non support arrest.
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Boston
Deininger
Dorchester
Greater Boston
Hartford
Warehouse Point
Conn
Walter Marfleet
Somerville Avenue
Somerville
Lawrence Ferrone
New York
John R. Allen
Charles Harris
Joseph Ryan
Union Square
Harvard Fencing Team Schedules Ten Contests
Manager Ordway of Harvard fencing has arranged a list of ten foil meets for the season. The slate includes clashes with Yale, Pennsylvania, Bowdoin, and Columbia along with the intercollegiates and other college duels.
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Ordway
Harvard
Yale
Pennsylvania
Bowdoin
Columbia
Johnson and Ainsmith end Washington battery era
The Detroit trade sending Eddie Ainsmith to Detroit breaks up the Washington battery of Johnson and Ainsmith. Picinich succeeds Ainsmith to handle Johnson, with Griffith showing confidence in the young catcher to catch the famed pitcher and maintain the team’s speed and accuracy on the mound.
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Eddie Ainsmith
Detroit
Johnson
Ainsmith
Washington
Street
Griffith
Picinich
Walter
Eer
Charley Street
Philadelphia
Poison Gas in Warfare to Remain
Brigadier-General Amos A. Fries, head of the Chemical Service of the American Expeditionary Forces, says poison gas will have a permanent place in warfare. He describes its use as "the most humane method of fighting if both sides are prepared for it," in a quoted interview in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.
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New York
Amos A. Fries
Chemical Service
American Expeditionary Forces
War Gas Debate: Fries Endorses Limited Use in Future Battle
An article reviews General Fries’s view that chemical warfare cannot be eliminated despite calls for international ban. It compares gas to gun powder's early use and cites a periodical interview claiming gas causes lower casualties than bullets, while noting gas could aid policing and humane aims in certain conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fries
France
Annual Checker Tourney at Revere House Feb 22
The Boston Checker Club holds its annual February meeting at the Revere House with players from Greater Boston and all New England. Substantial prizes go to top scores, plus several events for all grades. The knockout J. J. Lannin tourney will attract interest and Simeon Crumb will present a simultaneous exhibition on the 3-8 cross.
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Boston Checker Club
Revere House
Greater Boston
New England
Simeon Crumb
American and French Boxing Champs Prepare One-Five Round Bout
Joe Lynch the American light heavyweight contender and Criqui the French bantamweight champion have signed to fight in a 15 round bout before the National Sporting Club of France. The contest is set for February 28 with a $3000 purse.
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London
Joe Lynch
Jimmy Wilde
Criqui
National Sporting Club of
France
Rip Van Winkle Opera Set for Chicago Debut
The Chicago Opera Company will stage Rip Van Winkle as an opera early next season in Chicago. Dramatist Percy MacKaye and composer Reginald DeKoven will collaborate on the folk opera with lyrical melodic opportunities and legendary appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Chicago Opera Company
Percy MacKaye
Reginald DeKoven
Charlestown Boy Fatally Struck by Auto
Robert Waldron twelve of 312 Hathorne Square Charlestown was killed when an automobile struck him opposite the Naval Hospital Chelsea yesterday afternoon. Caminio Capobiano of 4 Phipps Place Boston facing manslaughter charge, swerved to avoid the boy but hit him. The taxi owned by Joseph Stagnaro of Fleet and Hanover streets Boston.
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Robert Waldron
Hathorne Square
Charlestown
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Caminio Capobiano
Phipps Place
Boston
Broadway
Capobiano
Frost Hospital
Joseph Stagnaro
Fleet
Hanover Streets
Two Alarms For Somerville Fire At 45 South Street
Fire damaged a two story brick building at 45 South street Somerville occupied as a macaroni factory and a bake shop. Loss set at 5000 dollars. The first floor housed Michael Capodulopo owner and bake shop proprietor Philip O'Dessa. Two alarms were sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
Somerville
Michael Capodulopo
Philip O’dessa
Gas Expert Holbrook Dies of Acute Indigestion
Pittsburg Feb 16 David Oliver Holbrook 47 a leading natural gas expert and head of the U S Food Administration natural gas division died today of acute indigestion. He served as secretary treasurer of the American Natural Gas Association president of the Natural Gas Supply Men's Association and vice president of the Dayton Pipe Coupling Company.
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Pittsburg
Penn
David Oliver Holbrook
America
United States Food Administration
American Natural Gas Association
Natural Gas Supply Men’s Association
Dayton Pipe Coupling Company
Unions Plan Strike On Election Day In Chicago
The Chicago Federation of Labor approved a general strike for April 1, the municipal election day, to back the new labor party ticket. Milk drivers said they would strike but still deliver milk until midnight. post midnight no delivery. Talks aimed at suspending all streetcar service on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Mass meeting of North and South Lodge boosts 150 memberships
The North and South Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks held an open mass meeting at Car men’s Hall in Washington and Dover streets. About 150 membership applications were collected as the group plans regular meetings and an upcoming first Sunday in March event.
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Brotherhood of
Carmen's Hall
Washington
Dover Streets
New England
Frank H. McCarthy
A. I
P. Harry Jennings
Boston C. IL. A
J. D. Flynn
C. F. Casey
John J. Ford
B. & M. Board of Adjustment
Michael Curran
North and South Lodge
Michael Crowley
Boston Lodge
Paul Revere Hall
Mechanics’ Building
Convention Hall
Board of Censors
The
Carpenters and the District Council
Lowell
State Council
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Charles Sullivan
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Washington Street
Boston Navy Yard
Bergman
Navy Department
Washingon
Baker
W. J. Kline
Chicago
International
Fred C. Bolam
Vrack Tully
Watertown
International Federation of Draftsmen
Chase Hall
Cambridge
B. L. Jacobs
D. W. Holt
Railroad Signalmen of America
Academy Hall
Leverett Street
United States
Brotherhood
Maine Central
Boston & Albany
New Haven
Plans laid for Labor College in Boston meeting
The Boston Central Labor Union discussed tentative Labor College plans at a meeting. Dr George Nasmyth and Dr H W L Dana outlined the project, both noted for prior university positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Central Labor Union
Labor College
George Nasmyth
Cornell University
H. W. L. Dana
Columbia University
Boston meeting forms teaching committee for public lectures
Daniel Foley of Boston English High School addressed the gathering as delegates unanimously empower the committee to proceed. The list of proposed lecturers includes Roscoe Pound Harvard Law, Irving Fisher Yale, Zacharia Chafee Harvard Law, Felix Frankfurter Washington policy, Harold Laski Harvard Government, and others from Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia.
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Daniel Foley
Boston English High School
Michael A. Murphy
Arthur M. Huddell
P. Harry Jennings
Fred Kneeland
George Curran
Dennis D. Driscoll
Anna Bowen
John O’hare
John F. Stevens
Boston Elevated
Roscoe Pound
Law School
Harvard University
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Francis B. Sayre
Horace M. Kallen
University of Wisconsin
New School of Social Research
New York
Zacharia Chafee
Harold J. Laski
George Nasmyth
Cornell University
James MacKaye
City
H. W. L. Dana
Columbia University
R. F. A. Hoernle
Felix Frankfurter
War Labor Policies Board
Washington, D.C
Ratify Strike at Lawrence Indorsed by Boston Union
The Lawrence strike was yesterday endorsed by the Boston Central Labor Union after a heated debate. Cigarmakers Local 97 sponsored the resolution, Ime Kaplan addressed delegates, and Henry Abrahams and Aaron Welleman led the endorsement effort amid mixed votes and strong opposition to supporting unorganized workers without AFL affiliation.
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Lawrence
Boston Central Labor Union
Local 97
Executive Board
Ime Kaplan
Henry Abrahams
Aaron Welleman
Cigarmakers
American Federation of Labor
Delegates Named to Aid in Mooney Case
The New Bedford Central Labor Union urged a special AFL convention to decide on prohibition. Boston Central Labor Union endorsed the move and resolutions supported the New York carpenters strike and a Labor on Library Trustees board. A 10-member Mooney case committee was formed including Velleman, Kobs, Gillespie, Matthews, Van Vaarengck, McDonald, Jennings, Mullen, McIntyre, and Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Carpenters of
New York
Organized Labor
Board of
Library Trustees
Mooney
Aaron Velleman
William A. Kobs
Mabel Gillespie
Mae Matthews
John van Vaarengck
Johnn McDonald
Harry Jennings
Peter Mullen
Park and Recreation Department
Donald McIntyre
Jonathan Perry
Postal Clerks Hear Legislative Report at Boston Meeting
The Boston Post Office Clerks Association Branch 5 met at Longfellow Hall with President Barry presiding. The legislative report noted progress on Madden bill support. conferees not yet named. Letters will be sent to Madden and others. membership applications rose. thanks sent to Madden and National Secretary Gibbons.
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Boston Post Office Clerks Association
Longfellow Hall
Barry
Congressman Madden
Congress
Gibbons
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