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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
2
Gompers urges workers to endure fatigue for the republic and wartime ideals while calling employers to council and partnership. He says workers must give their all and be fair to ensure victory in the war.
Samuel Gompers told the United Mine Workers convention that a universal seven hour workday should replace the sporadic coal and fuel controls during the war. He defended government leaders, urged rapid adaptation, and warned labor would not sacrifice Lebens standards to enrich the few while stressing democracy over autocracy. He also labeled Bolsheviks as extreme maximalists seeking rapid sweeping change.
The Commonwealth spent 70,836,791.54 during the year ending November 30, 1917, leaving a year end balance of 12,251,959.50. This represents an increase of 788,410 over the December 1, 1916 balance of 11,463,549.89, per the State Auditor's report submitted to the Legislature.
The body of Thomas H. Baxter a 67 year old watchman at the Essex Lumber Company mill in Lynn was recovered from the ruins after a blaze that destroyed the plant early yesterday.
William A Light of Lebanon Maine, aged 76, plans to marry Minnie Young 63 of Lewiston after a yearlong courtship sparked by a newspaper ad. Light, thrice widowed, will wed in a South End rectory and move to his Lebanon farm for a winter-to-home union.
Colonel William B Thompson, head of the American Red Cross Mission to Russia, told a Rocky Mountain Club dinner in New York that unrest in Austria-Hungary's war plants shows Bolshevik inspiration. He said the Russian democracy fires central powers and Germany alike, hinting at a possible lasting peace without German aims.
The Executive Council approved a contract to build a replica of Boston's Old State House on the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. Cost is $38,707 funded by the 1917 Legislature, with large wings planned for the structure.
Advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla with Peptiron and Hood's Pills as a joint regimen. It claims benefits for blood, nerves, and digestive organs, aiding scrofula rheumatism anemia and nervous conditions, with pills offering mild laxative support.
Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, ex Red Cross head in France and now on General Pershing's staff, warned Americans in New York tonight of Germany's atrocities. He called the German army brutal and beastly and predicted severe suffering for American troops.
Major Murphy cites German cruelty toward women and children and predicts Allied soldiers will endure similar suffering unless the war ends with sacrifice and total effort. He asserts Germany remains victorious as of now and warns peace based on current terms would favor Germany.
A speaker warns of German dominance across Europe and the world. He asserts Germany controls Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria, and subjugates Serbia and Romania while amassing vast slave-waged labor. He argues only by defeating Germany with allies now can there be any hope for the future.
Former Shipping Board chair William Denman testified to the Senate commerce committee that 6 000 000 tons of allied shipping losses are a hopeful estimate for the year. He called 7 000 000 tons production a scientific dream and noted British reports omit non British ships and non submarine or mine related losses.
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