Shipping Strike Expands as 50 000 Sailors Join Walkout
New York July 14 The United States Shipping Board strike deepens as 50 000 seamen plus thousands of stewards cooks and other workers join the coastwise strike. Union officials say the closed shop is the central issue while the board seeks to end the disruption with wage and hours concessions. International Marine Engineers President William S Brown telegraphs from Buffalo that his union will join if demands are unmet. The steamship association warns raises now would harm US merchant marine overseas trade.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Steamship Association
William S. Brown
The
Marine Engineers
Buffalo
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Proposals Fail to Settle Coastwise Shipping Dispute
The American Steamship Association, controlling 75 percent of coastwise shipping, announced today that its proposals failed to secure a settlement.
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American Steamship Association
Vate Owners Told to Concede Similar Pay Rate
Report notes Vate owners are urged to accept a comparable wage level to benchmarked workers amid ongoing labor discussions. The administration signals possible steps if wage parity is not achieved, highlighting impact on operations and staff morale.
Boston Sinks Into Standstill as Seamen Strike Nationwide
Thousands of International Seamen's Union members in Boston walk off ships after rejecting mediation. At midnight crews abandon American vessels, halting coal and food deliveries to the port and threatening rising prices amid a broad strike stretching from Galveston to Maine. Eastern Steamship Lines alone agrees to full demands.
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International Seamen's Union
Boston
United States Shipping Board
Galveston
Maine
Eastern Steamship Lines, Incorporated
Daylight Saving Will Continue Indefinitely After House Vote
Washington July 14. The daylight saving plan to move clocks forward in March and back in October will be continued indefinitely after the House failed to override President Wilson's veto of a 33 million agricultural bill. The vote was 247 to 185 against passing the measure over the veto, with urban and rural members split on the repeal. Senate leaders signaled no move to repeal, and the failure to overturn the veto blocks further action this session through March 1921.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Marriage Intentions Listed for Boston-Area Couples
A long list of marriage intentions shows names and details for numerous Boston area couples. Each entry pairs a bride and groom with ages occupations and street addresses, noting widowed or divorced statuses where given.
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Georgette
Magrane
Palm Beach
Hamburg
Chambray
Jergens
Armour
Burrill
Seeeerenee
Magrane Houston
Sport Milan
Union
Roxford
New York City
Broad St
Nantasket Line
Provincetown Line
Savannah
City of Montgomery
City of Rome
Clyde Line
Chippewa
Merchants & Miners
Howard
Ontario
Maine Coast Steamship Company
Mohawk
Massasoit
Mahoning
Lake Gaspar
Seneca
Lake Ennis
Northern Wave
Covedale
Cotdoven
Niseko
de Valle
Goodyear
Welt
Neolin
Amr
Aca
Brrains
sMagrane Ffouston
Shetland
Germantown
John J. McGee
Charlestown Navy Yard
Elouise Law
Norcross Pl
South Boston
Esten .S. Fox
Palmer St
Roxbury
Agnes M. Conroy
Preble Libbey
Rose St
Dorchester
Martha Clement
Joseph Sello
Charles St
Sarah R. Goldstein
Domenico Mazzo
Greenwich St
Carmela Donato
Peter J. Murphy
Main St
Charlestown
Catherine L. Driscell
Short St
Salvatore Virga
Liverpool St
Antonetta Caputo
Havre St
Harry Chaimson
Dental
Devon St
Kiva Warhoft
Albert Steiumann
So Chan- Wier
Iillian K. Curran
John A. Marshall
Peterboro St
Marion L. Whiting
Saline
Murray
Aaron Litvinchock
Manchester
N. H
Etta Riseman
Auburn St
John M. Breslin
Brenton St
Mary Fr. McGonagle
James H. Angell
Teamster
Seaveraie
Bertha
Charter St
Rosa Riccobene
Barry Flaherty
Foreman
Hyde Park Ave
Rostindale
Anna R. Walsh
Cook
Venniman Rd
Brookline
Louis Alere
Laver
Salen St
Lucy Leferte
Chapel St
Newton
John F. Mahoney
Fuller St
Eva B.turner
Warren Ave
George N. Cory
Washington St
West Roxbury
Najeeby G. Zaidan
Barrett Holt
School St
Mary Corcoran
Lewis BL
Colgate’s Talc
Colgate
E'S Baby
Broadway
Artemis C. Psatha
Minot St
Dominick Girardo
Concetta Pierni
Ritutt
Philip Morris
Call For Hilip Morris
Bond Street Cigarettes
Edward
Vage
Analax
McK c. Fe
Ea Ckie
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