Party Split Over Child Labor Bill in Senate Debate
In Washington on July 21 the child labor bill backed by President Wilson sparked a Senate clash as Sen Hardwick accused Republicans of party politics. Gallinger and Borah challenged constitutional questions and a 12 hour debate limit was proposed but blocked by Sen Swanson who pressed ahead with the naval bill.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
Gallinger
Senator Gallinger
Senator Borah
Senator Hardwick
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Borah
Swanson
America
The
Fatherland
Love Letters Found in Old Hotel Post Office Case
Hundreds of unclaimed love letters stored at the American House hotel are being auctioned with furniture and furnishings. Clerk Nickerson notes the envelopes keyly smell of perfume and bear feminine handwriting. Some letters date back decades while others are recent. bidding was lively with twin beds selling for $50 as the sale resumes this morning.
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Post Office
Nickerson
American House
Diamond from the Sky novelized in negative review
The magazine weighs in on Roy L. McCardell’s $10,000 serial The Diamond from the Sky, arguing the screen thriller fails on paper, praising the author’s genius yet noting moving pictures still outpace literature. It also lauds Cameron Mackenzie’s Mr. and Mrs. Pierce and critiques preparedness debates while praising Bangs’s tribute letter to Richard Harding Davis.
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Roy L. McCardell
Bar Harbor
Carranzaville
McCardell
Jarr
Chaplin
Columbus
Thackeray
Laura Jean Libbey
Dobbs
Rowlaw College
Mrs. Pierce
Mr. Mackenzie
August Metropolitan Magazine Review Praises Morris and Davis Tribute
The August issue of Americas Greatest Magazine is praised for strong fiction by Gouverneur Morris and George Randolph Chester. It highlights Arthur Reeves and Mary Cholmondeley alongside a heartfelt tribute to Richard Harding Davis, praising Morris for humane writing and enduring literary standards.
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Cosmopolitan
Gouverneur Morris
Mr. Morris
Rawraw
George Randolph Chester
Wallingford
Arthur Reeves
Craig Kennedy
Sherlock Holmes
Cis
Hughes
Mary Cholmondeley
Frederick S. Greene
Richard Harding Davis
Morris
Telegraph Manager to Retire on Pension
Ashton G. Saylor, general manager of the Eastern Division of the Western Union Telegraph Company, will retire on voluntary pension Sept. 1. J. C. Willever announced the decision, noting nearly 50 years of service from messenger boy to his current post.
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Ashton G. Saylor
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. C. Willever
Saylors
New York City
A Company of Sixth Regiment Ordered to Duty Tour
Wakefield unit A Company of the Sixth Regiment receives orders to begin its annual duty tour on August 6 at Edgartown camp grounds in Martha's Vineyard, Texas border deployment viewed as unlikely.
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Wakefield
Texas
Camp Grounds
Edgartown
Martha’s Vineyard
Worried Over Coal Business
P J Garvey of Philadelphia, vice-president of the Employers' Title & Trust Company, warns coal dealers about uncertain deliveries. He notes existing mine supply is ample now but future coal availability remains unpredictable due to labor and other conditions affecting the industry.
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McGarvey
Philadelphia
Employers’ Title & Trust Company
Coal dealers worried by mine labor conditions in Philadelphia
P. J. McGarvey county president of the A. O. H. in Philadelphia says coal dealers fear the coal supply due to labor troubles in the mines. He adds that no guarantees can be given amid the unsettled situation.
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P. J. McGarvey
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Plans for Hebrew Free School erected in Roxbury
Directors of the Intervale Street Hebrew Free School completed plans for a new Hebrew high school in Roxbury. The institution will be the first of its kind in New England, focusing on Jewish literature history and the Talmud. A fund‑raising committee led by M Silton was appointed to finalize financing.
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Roxbury
Intervale Street
Hebrew Free School
New England
M. Silton
Boston Elevated road finances to be probed in September
A legislative inquiry into the financial condition of the Boston Elevated road is planned for September. The special recess commission met and chose James B. Noyes as secretary and Lieutenant-Governor Calvin Coolidge as chairman.
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Boston
James B. Noyes
The
Transit Commission
Calvin Coolidge
Ten Boys Stand Trial After Fourth Prank
Ten boys aged 13 to 16 faced arraignment before Judge Wentworth in Somerville Police Court for the night time break in at Morris Lerberg’s store at 580 Broadway. They were found guilty of breaking and entering and their cases were continued to July 25.
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Wentworth
Somerville
Morris Lerberg
Broadway
Mayor Overruled in Dinter Reinstatement Case
Lowell judge orders John J. Dinter reinstated as police messenger at former salary and powers. Dinter had been removed by Mayor O'Donnell in January who deemed the post unnecessary and abolished it. The City Council upheld the Mayor, leading to the police court ruling.
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Lowell
John J. Dinter
Thomas Enwright
Dinter
O’donnell
Civil Service
Enwright
Jews to Study War Relief Work Abroad
A five member Jewish committee will be sent abroad to study conditions in warring eastern front countries and review methods of relief fund distribution. The delegation follows a $400000 appropriation for Jewish relief in Russia by the Joint Distribution Committee, which has dispersed over $4 million. Rev. Dr. Judah L. Magnus will lead the group and depart soon. other members are unnamed.
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Russia
Joint Distribution Committee of
Jewish Relief Funds
America
Judah L. Magnus
Kehillah
Job Not Lost By Enlisting
Boston official denies a fire department layoff claim involving John J. Earl of the Ninth Regiment. Secretary Charles O Power states Earl resigned from the department effective June 13 after sending a letter from St Louis while on leave, not due to enlistment for Mexico border duty.
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John J. Earl
Ninth Regiment
Boston Fire Department
Charles O. Power
Curley
Texas
Earl
Power
Massachusetts
Veterans From Chelsea Visit Portsmouth Yard
A group of 18 Civil War veterans from the National Soldiers Home in Chelsea Mass visited Portsmouth Navy Yard. Many served in the navy and enlisted at Portsmouth on famed wooden ships that defended the Union, never returning to the reservation since their wartime service.
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Portsmouth
Nica
National Soldiers
Chelsea
Mass
Navy Yard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
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