Confer With Labor Men Over Wages In Wartime Market
FALL RIVER Feb 20 The Manufacturers Association met to discuss the wage question and adopted a resolution condemning frequent agitation as detrimental to market stability They called for a committee to confer with labor representatives and seek an equitable wage basis to avoid conflict The executive committee includes S B Chace Rounseville T E Waterman G H Hills and J E Osborne
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Fall River
Manufacturers' Association
Ss. B. Chace
Rounseville
T. E. Waterman
G. H. Hills
Evas Escapade Arrests 14 Year Old Thief
Police Inspector McKay arrested Eva May Edgerly of Wolaston aged 14 in the city on a charge of stealing diamonds and jewelry valued at unknown amount from her mother four weeks after she disappeared. She pawned the items in Boston for far less than their value and used the name May Lawrence there. Police say she is stage struck and was found at the stage entrance of a Boston theatre when arrested.
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McKay
Eva May Edgerly
Wollaston
Boston
May Lawrence
Cause Deacons of Warren Ave. Baptist Society to Confer
The Deacons of the Warren Ave. Baptist Society plan a meeting next Tuesday to discuss rumors about Pastor Rev. J. K. Dixon and his wife. Deacon Hall has summarized investigations and says no resignation has been requested. Dixon, praised for eloquence and force, has friends defending him amid rumors of domestic troubles.
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Warren Ave
Deacon Hall
Board of Government
Weather Outlook From Washington on Feb Twenty
Forecasts for Tuesday call for fair weather in New England and eastern New York with continued warmth. Fresh southerly winds expected Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing warmer temperatures across the region.
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Washington
New England
New York
Professor Stephen Sentenced for Pardee Hall Fire
Prof Stephen was convicted Saturday of setting fire to Pardee Hall at Lafayette College and was today sentenced by Judge Scott to nine years in prison in Maaston Pennsylvania on February 20.
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Maston
Penn
Stephen
Pardee Hall
Lafayette College
Scott
Postal Agent Spicer’s Body to Be Sent Home
Colonel Thomas was yesterday notified by Louis Kempner, who succeeded the late Walter I Spicer of Boston as postal agent at Santiago, that Mr Spicer's body would be sent home.
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Colonel Thomas
Louis Kempner
Walter I. Spicer
Boston
Santiago
Spicer
Khedive Rejoicing Over Heir Born at Montazat
Alexandria reports the Khedive has a son born at Montazat. Citizens celebrate the birth as the heir to the throne.
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Egypt
Alexandria
Khedivfeh
Montazat
Meeting of the Second Baptist Society in Vestry
An upcoming gathering of the Second Baptist Society will be held in the vestry on February 28. Charles E. Ladd serves as Clerk and will oversee the proceedings.
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The
Second Baptist Society
Charles E. Ladd
Troubled doors at Warren Avenue Baptist Church reveal rumor tale
The Warren Avenue Baptist Church faces a looming meeting to confront rumors about Pastor Rev. Joseph K. Dixon and his wife. A story of domestic strife has divided a 400 to 500 member congregation, spurring investigation by Deacon Hall and church leaders.
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Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Second Baptist Society
Joseph K. Dixon
N. Y
Long Island
Mr. Dixon
Five Bullets Fired at Somerville Woman in Fatal Attack
Walter J. Mower walked into the Somerville police station and confessed I shot my wife. He claimed sickness with grip influenced the act as Mrs. Mower fell after being shot in the neck and shoulder. The couple, living at 82 Marshall street, had a 2 year old child.
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Walter Mower
Somerville
Marshall Stahnet
Mower
Walter J. Mower
Dennis Kelly
Tne
Kelly
Marshall Street
Gilman Square
Mrs. Mower
Frank P. Meserve
Mrs. Meserve
Testimony on Beef Quality and Extract Use at Inquiry
Testimony before the Board of Inquiry described canned roast beef for troops as stringy tasteless and unpalatable. General Miles defended his statements claiming misquotation and noted plans to investigate via proper channels. Officers Minor and Jackson testified the beef lacked nourishment and was unsuitable for soldiers.
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Board of Inquiry
Miles
War Commission
Porto Rico
New York
Army
Charles H. Minor
Sixth Infantry
Henry Jackson
Third Cavalry
Charles W. Minor
Minor
Miles court of inquiry opens with Miles as first witness
Washington reports the Miles court of inquiry began in the Lemon building with ceremony calls to the President and Army commander. General Miles and three officers testified. Miles defended himself over meat quality allegations and the use of the term “pretence of an experiment.” Other witnesses corroborated claims of unsatisfactory beef, noting stringy, unpalatable meat and possible use in beef extract.
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Washington
Miles Court of
War Investigating Commission
Lemon Building
Miles
Frank Michler
Davis
Commissary-General
Commissary Department
Adjutant General
War Commission
General Miles Endorses Cattle Supplied to Troops in Tropics
General Miles, questioned by Colonel Davis at the War Commission, favored feeding troops with refrigerated beef from cattle sent to Porto Rico. He recalled historical use of cattle from Arizona Texas and Mexico and noted Spanish forces sourced meat locally. He warned the rapid slaughter and night killing could provide ready meat for soldiers next day.
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Miles
War Commission
Davis
General Miles
New York Journal
New York Herald
Tropics
South
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
Porto Rico
Hee
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Hanover Street
S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington and Hanover Sts
Evas Escapade
Marshall ST
Winter Hill
Lamson
Hubbard
Bedford and
Kingston Sts
Washington St
J. K. Dixon
Kodo
Hall
Dixon
Joseph Sawyer
Commonwealth Avenua
E. P. Hall
St. Nicholas Hotel
Province St
Bromfield St
City Hall
Grippe
Merrill
Bullard
H. P. Benson
Columbus Ave
Columbus Avenue
M. BE. O'Connor & CO
Props
J. J. Marlow
Mgr
Nelson A. Miles
Fifth Corps
Porto Pico
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