Arbitration deadlock drags on as transit strikes strain ridership
Governor names third arbitrator amid carmen and trustees stalemate while service surges. New Haven and Boston & Albany adjust timetables, dispatching 176000 extra riders and deploying 30 police at gates. Emergency five trip tickets sell fast as hourly and special services run to Mattapan Dorchester and Forest Hills.
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New Haven
Boston & Albany
Trainor
Midway
Boston
Mattapan
Dorchester
Dedham
West Roxbury
Forest Hills
Contested Third Arbiter Sought in Boston Streetcar Standoff
Governor Coolidge backed by carmen leaders and Elevated trustees as they seek a third arbitrator to resolve the wage dispute delaying streetcar service. Names from 20 options were forwarded while talks continued at City Hall and State House with Ford and other Massachusetts figures discussed as possible picks.
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Coolidge
Lst
Carmen
Quincy House
State House
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour shows Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made with herbs gathered at peak season. Solvents extract medicinal properties, utensils and tanks are sterilized, and the product pasteurized and bottled. Letters from women attest to restored health from the remedy for female ills.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Deadlock Ends Not as Governor Proposes 20 Names
After hours of talks the governor failed to break the stalemate over appointing a third arbiter for the local board in the Carmen Strike. A list of 20 names was submitted in hopes of selecting a third member to sit with James H. Vahey and J. Ware Barnum as streetcar traffic remains halted since early Thursday.
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Carmen
Vahey
H. Ware Barnum
Board of Arbitration
James H. Vahey
J. Ware Barnum
Oppose Ratifying Shantung Clause Urged by Trustees
The American Defence Society trustees adopted resolutions urging the U S Senate not to ratify the Shantung settlement in the peace treaty. Charles Stewart Davison, chairman, calls granting Shantung to Japan a monumental folly with possible serious practical consequences.
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Shantung
New York
United States Senate
American Defence Society
Charles Stewart Davison
Japan
Rush-day record for Boston and Maine exceeds prior marks
The Boston and Maine Railroad set new records for commuter service with nearly 160 000 passengers carried, surpassing 148 000 from Thursday. Despite 33 extra trains, delays remained under two minutes, and North Station remained crowded but less congested than the day before.
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Trustees Halt Boston Strike Talks After Evening Wait
After a long wait the Boston Elevated trustees left 101 Mills Street for home without hearing from Mr. Vahey or the Carmen's Union strike committee. Chairman James F. Jackson said they would consider acting on Governor's list of 20 names for a third arbitrator, but no decision was made. Jackson left open the possibility of accepting Acting Mayor Ford or any Governor suggested candidate.
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Ford
Arbitration Board
Quincy House
Messrs. Reardon
Shine and
Vahey
Boston Street
Carmen's Union
Barnum
Boxford
Ogburn
Massachusetts
Boston
John H. Reardon
Thomas M. Shine
Matthew J. Higgins
William J. Timmins
Charles M. Clarke
John J. Cronin
Timothy J. Mahoney
Powers
Charlton Ogburn
the Elevated
Jackson
Carmen’s Union
Mills Street
James F. Jackson
Winthrop Coffin
State House
Record-Setting Extra Trains at South Station
South Station handled more extra trains yesterday than ever before. A Thursday high of 207 extra movements plus the usual 643 daily departures set a world record for passenger stations. Total extras yesterday were estimated to exceed 275.
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South Station
Jack Williams
Post
Special Service Today Orders Begin to Appear
A fragment notes that an order began to appear, signaling a developing sequence of actions. The readable text hints at an early stage in an organized effort or program, with no explicit dates or actors specified.
Generals Liggett and Dickman Assigned to Western and Southern Commands
Washington July 18. Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett and Major General Joseph T. Dickman have been ordered to assume command of the Western and Southern Departments on their arrival from overseas. Major General John F. Morrison, presently commanding the Western Department at San Francisco, will command Camp Lewis, Washington.
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Washington
Hunter Liggett
American Army of Occupation
Germany
Joseph T. Dickman
Fourth Army Corps
John F. Morrison
Western Department
San Francisco
War Department
Camp Lewis
Wash
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