Freight Conductor Dies by Suicide After Arrest in Larceny Case
Framingham reports John I. Willis a New Haven freight conductor and longtime church deacon shot himself after midnight following arrest with seven coworkers on charges of stealing merchandise from freight cars. Police recovered two wagonloads of sugar shoes and railroad property from Willis's home as investigators pursue thousands of dollars in alleged thefts.
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Framingham
John I. Willis
New Haven Railroad
Arlington Street
Willis
Treaty ratification debate resumes in Senate vigor
The Senate, with unanimous consent, reopens the Versailles treaty ratification fight after a pause. An irreconcilable foe sparks the new phase as the chamber lays aside legislative business to press the treaty once more.
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Washington
Senate
Women Voters Parley Seeks Big Pack Regulation Pledge
Chicago Feb 16 The League of Women Voters will urge the Republican and Democratic national conventions to pledge support for Kenyon Kendrick and Anderson bills regulating the meat packing industry. The group also discussed high living costs and workers rights including minimum wage 44 hour week and night work bans for women. Susan B Anthony centenary events were postponed to tomorrow.
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Chicago
League of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Kenyon-Kendrick-Anderson
Raymond Robins
Committee On Protection of
United States
Shipping Board auction proceeds amid holiday clash
Senators and shipping magnates faced delays and debate as the Shipping Board auctioned 30 former German liners. The White House, Senate, and District Supreme Court weighed in while presidents of major shipping firms bid tens of millions for the ships.
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Washington
White House
Senate
District Supreme Court
Great Shipping Companies
Shipping Board
Divorcees May Not Remarry in Austrian Churches
Report from Vienna says a Der Morgen item claiming Pope sanctioned remarriage for divorcees is false. The paper’s February announcement misrepresented priests who allegedly urged divorcees to wed with a registrar, implying future church approval.
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Vienna
der Morgen
United States
Romie
Sinn Fein critics speaker visit to Boston faces crowd
Ulster mission members visited the State House and were greeted in the Senate and House. William Coote MP met Governor Coolidge as the group, with Rev C Wesley Maguire and Rev Louis Crooks among others, denounced Sinn Feiners and any Irish republic.
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Ulster Mission
State House
Senate
House
William Coote
M. P
Coolidge
C. Wesley Maguire
Louis Crooks
Thomas Milligan
Boston
Edward Hazelton
William Corkey
A. Wyllie
Great Britain
South Tyrone
A. Wyllie Blue
Belfast
Symphony Hall
Sinn
Ville d Alger Fire Search Fails for 141 Lost
Paris reports no survivors found as navy announces search for the steamer Ville d Alger from Feb 6 fire 100 miles off Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Vessel of 4857 tons carried 91 passengers and a crew of ? with incomplete casualties listed.
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Paris
Ville d’Alger
Reunion
Indian Ocean
Ministry of the Navy
Ville d'Alger
Trains from Canada Hampered by Snow
A Vermont blizzard trapped a Montreal to Boston train in snowdrifts from night until afternoon. The halted train joined the New England States Limited at St Johns Que and was rerouted via St Albans to White River Junction. An extra train formed at St Albans served as the first section of the limited.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Quebec
Montreal
Boston
New England States Limited
St. John’s
Que
St. Albans
White River Junction
Marblehead Votes In First License Since 1880
Marblehead voters approved licensing today by a margin of 546 to 449 after 40 years without a license. The sole contest concerned the surveyor of highways, won by S. Fr. Capman. The Board of Selectmen retained their seats unopposed.
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Marblehead
S. Fr. Capman
Board of Selectmen
Cough Drops Made From Boston Specialist Formula
A box sits on the table and is used during the night to ease irritation and ensure a good night’s rest. Each box costs 10 cents.
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Boston
Allies Reject German Plan For Leipic Trial Of Accused
The Allied reply to Germany’s note maintains Leipic as an option for trial but flags Germany’s failure to meet Articles 228 to 230 of the peace treaty. Allies insist they may exercise treaty rights as they see fit and will avoid intervention in Leipic proceedings.
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Acree
Germany
Leipsic
London
Submarine Blockade Report and War Anniversary Notes
Germans began a submarine blockade by sinking a British collier without warning in 1915. A year ago Marshal Foch announced renewal of armistice terms at the Peace Conference. New York colored troops return from war, marching on Fifth Avenue.
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Marshal Foch
Treves
New York
Fifth Avenue
Fair Warmup Ahead for New England Forecast
Forecast for southern New England calls for fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with a gradual rise in temperatures. Northern New England sees partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Vermont and New Hampshire warming more on Tuesday. A low pressure system moves east of Lake Superior and is expected to merge into the eastward system within 24 hours. Light snow has occurred in northern New England and warmer conditions are expected east of the Mississippi. Winds along the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift to fresh westerlies.
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Washington
New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Lake Superior
Mississippi
Atlantic
Sanity Peake
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Ait
Warm trend seen after cold snap with possible snow flurries
The forecast suggests a rise in temperatures today with increasing cloudiness. A chance of snow flurries is indicated for tonight.
Public to Get Voice in Roads
Final agreement on railroad reorganization legislation was reached by House and Senate conferees. The compromise keeps core features while modifying the labor provision to create a federal appeal board of nine members, balanced among employees employers and the public, appointed by the President.
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Washington
House
Senate
Labor Provision Marks Redraft of Earlier Agreement
The updated labor clause effectively revises the prior terms, signaling a near rewrite of the original agreement. Details indicate substantial changes in obligations and scope, with implications for parties involved and future enforcement.
Famous old organ factory burned in Springfield fire
The J. W. Steers Organ Company, among the nation’s oldest, burned completely in an early morning blaze. The wooden 1861 era building housed the factory and contents, with losses estimated at about 100000 dollars as flames spread in several sections.
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Springfield, Seb
J. W. Steers Organ Company
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