Hoover mediated rail labor talks draw criticism
Chicago Jan 15. The conferences between railroad labor groups and leaders of the American Train Dispatchers Association under Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce were called an attempt to establish a super rail labor board. J G Luhrsen said the cabinet officer acts as intermediary between litigants before the labor board. He warned the public that the labor board’s authority may be overridden and questioned its function and Congress established record.
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Chicago
Association of Railway Executives
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
J. G. Luhrsen
American Train Dispatchers’ Association
Labor Board
Believe Arrest Near in Kingston Inn Death Case
State officers probing the December 13 death of Edward Cardinal at Kingston Inn anticipate arrests within a week. Two State police officers under Assistant District Attorney Kane pursue two gunmen. A defense lawyer also searches underworld suspects in Boston and New York.
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Plymouth
Edward C. Cardinal
Kingston Inn
Kane
Brockton
Boston
New York
France and Britain Not Far Apart
Paris reports show the Franco British pact talks at Cannes advanced. Briand pressed for staff coordinated measures and a 10 year extension and sought guarantees for Poland against Germany. Debats notes Briand aims for normal relations while Poincare favors ministerial study of affairs.
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Paris
Associated Press
M. Poincare
M. Briand
Cannes
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Great Britain
France
Poland
Journal Des Debats
Poincare
Briand
Europe
London
New York
Model Ship Replica Captures 18th Century Vessels
John F. Winters, a Roxbury resident, completed a full rigged ship model yesterday after months of careful work with a jackknife. The wooden miniature, enclosed in a glass showcase, was gifted to Daniel Winters, son of the veteran seaman. The 18th century style craft features wooden sails, cabins, wheels, masts, anchors, and fully equipped lower compartments.
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Roxbury
John F. Winters
Washington Street
Daniel
Daniel Winters
Young Winters
Queens
Jury Holds Fifty-Hour Session In Burch Case
Los Angeles January 15 The jury in Arthur C. Burch murder case was kept in the jury room for fifty hours until dinner at six o clock. They will reconvene for an evening session at 7 30 p m Judge Sidney N Reeve ordered them locked up until Monday morning. reports say balloting was nine to three against the defendant with women’s voices heard in the room.
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Los Angeles
Arthur C. Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Sidney N. Reeve
Robbed and Slugged by Bootlegger in City Hospital
Martin, who had been drinking before the assault, is in City Hospital with a suspected skull fracture after being robbed and slugged by a bootlegger.
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Martin
Bootlegger Attack Near Shawmut Avenue Shocks Medford Family
A newsboy, Willie Bush, and a girl named Gertrude Wacker saw the bootlegger and described him to police. Martin, who lived near 298 Shawmut avenue, was assaulted after leaving his room around 11. A whisky bottle was found, and he was left injured on a hallway bench. The bootlegger fled toward Waltham and Bradford streets after the attack, with Martin admitting he was drinking. Martin’s fur coat was found unbuttoned. His family reportedly lives in Medford.
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Willie Bush
Gertrude Wacker
Martin
Shawmut Avenue
Union Park Street
Waltham Street
Bradford
Medford
Moonshine Fatality Claims Chicago Man
Henry Boyd, a colored man of about years old, drank moonshine then dozed by a stove. Fumes from a pint bottle ignited, the bottle exploded, and Boyd burned to death while intoxicated.
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Chicago
Henry Boyd
Boyd
Wheeler Not Ready to Quit
Gloucester mayor Percy W Wheeler refuses to resign after a mass meeting of about two thousand residents. The resolution urged him to resign and called on the City Council to repudiate his statements on the fish industry and seek a health bill. The council is set to meet Wednesday evening.
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Gloucester
Percy W. Wheeler
Wheeler
Mexicans Duel in Havana Leaves Wounded Journalists
In Havana on January 15 L G Ballasteros Jr of Mexico City and Leon Ossorio dueled over published criticisms of Ossorio’s Mexico book. Ossorio had a slight wound while Ballasteros suffered a shoulder thrust and was hospitalized. the fight reportedly occurred a week earlier and only now leaked out after Ballasteros’s discharge.
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Havana
L. G. Ballasteros, Jr
Mexico City
Leon Ossorio
Mexico
Ballesteros
Ossorio
Britain to Aid Belgium in Military Pact
Brussels January 15 Premier Themys announced he had signed a provisional Anglo Belgian military convention promising defense by all British forces if Belgium is attacked. The terms will be presented the same day to both British and Belgian cabinets.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Themys
Belgium
Government Finances in World War I Era Reach Record Sums
Treasury figures show total receipts and public debt receipts from April 6 1917 to December 31 1921 exceeded 99 billion dollars each, with disbursements of similar totals. Net general fund balance stood at 488 million dollars on December 31 1921 after wartime finance activity.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Seaplane Missing After Flight From Miami to Bimini
Three passengers from Nazareth Pennsylvania and Montgomery Alabama vanished after leaving Miami on the seaplane New York bound for Bimini. Winds rose hindering search efforts as chasers and planes scoured the gulf. The craft carried life preservers and four days of food. the passengers were Shriners attending the Mahi Temple gathering in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
New York
Bimini
Gulf
Clinton Leopold
Nazareth
M. F. Kahn
H. C. Crenshaw
Montgomery
Ala
Culberson
Smith
Felix Garceau to reclaim maple syrup kettle
Franklin Connecticut: Felix Garceau a maple farmer had a syrup kettle seized as a still by federal agents. In Hartford court his guilty plea was erased to a nolo contendre. he was found not guilty and the kettle ordered returned by the government.
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Franklin, Conn
Felix Garceau
United States District Court
Hartford
Garceau
R. M. Douglas
Thomas
Nolo Contendre
Allston Youth George J. Doyle Dies of Lung Congestion
The body of George J. Doyle of 15 Raymond Street Allston was brought home from New York where he died Saturday. Doctors ruled the cause as congestion of the lungs. an overseas veteran who served 22 months with U S forces he had suffered illnesses from service abroad and had a serious operation a month earlier. His weakened condition likely led to his death after catching a cold.
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George J. Doyle
Raymond Street
Allston
New York
Doyle
United States
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