FISH HANDLERS RECEIVE WAGE INCREASE AT ONCE
Waterfront fish handlers gain a structured raise after a conference led by James J. Phelan. Attendees included John F Stevens J Frank O H are and Matthew J ice, with scale says 25 percent for under 11, 20 percent for 16 to 22, 15 percent for 22 to 25, 10 percent for 25 to 30, and 5 percent above 30 weekly. overtime set at 4 cents per hour.
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James J. Phelan
John F. Stevens
J. Frank O'Hare
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Matthew J.ice
The
Food Administration
Gleason Enters race to oppose Senator Tetler
Representative Nesbit Gleason of Andover filed for nomination as a candidate for the Legislature. He will oppose Senator James R. Tetler of the fifth Essex senatorial district for the office Tetler currently holds.
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Nesbit G. Gleason
Andover
James R. Tetler
Fifth Essex
boxing setup for soldiers in England stadium
London report notes a vast stadium is being built to host boxing and athletic events for Allied troops, especially American soldiers. At an Aldwych Club meeting, Mr. Pemberton says the chief recreation of the American soldier appears to be fighting.
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London
England
Aldwich Club
Pemberton
Insulted Ireland by appointing James Campbell Lord Chancellor
T P O Connor condemns London despatch on Sir James Campbell’s appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland calling it an open violent insult to Catholics and Nationalists. He accuses the move of aligning home rule with Orange and Tory policy and endangering Irish freedom.
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New York
James Campbell
Ireland
London
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Mr. O'Connor
Ignatius O’brien
Edward Carson
Lloyd George
German Convicts to Be Separate Army Units
London reports a bill for the German Reich that would recruit convicts into a separate army corps not mixed with other troops and used in the most dangerous work. Emperor William reportedly opposed at first but was won over by Field Marshal von Hindenburg.
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London
Reichstag
Daily Express
Amsterdam
Emperor William
Soldier's Wife Runs Boston Hotel Elevator Amid War
Mrs Mary Twoomey joins six other women to operate elevators at Copley Plaza in Boston to free sailors for service overseas. She urges women to abandon fragile roles and take active, useful work during the war, criticizing the shrinking woman stereotype.
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Royal Air Force
Boston
Corps of Girls
Copley- Plaza
Mary Twoomey
Copley-Plaza
Mrs. Twomey
Copley Plaza
Austrian Is Held As Enemy At Worcester Museum
Ludwig Vogelsang, a 35 year old Austrian native living in Fitchburg, was arrested at the Worcester Art Museum while copying landscapes. He was turned over to federal agents and moved to Boston for detention. Vogelsang says he is registered with the Austrian consul general in Washington as eligible for military service. Police found sketches and pictures of major state business blocks in his Fitchburg rooms. He came to the United States in 1907.
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Worcester
Ludwig Vogelsang
Austria
Fitchburg
Worcester Art Museum
Federal Secret Service
Boston
Washington
Vogelsang
Reprisals Threatened By British Over German POW Sentence
London reports a German court martial sentence of seven months imprisonment for British officers held as prisoners of war. The British government denounces the move as a direct breach of The Hague agreement and asks the Netherlands minister in Berlin to seek removal of the sentence. If not, Britain warns it will interpret Paragraph 16 as the Germans have.
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London
Claustal
House of Commons
Netherlands
Berlin
May Use Oil on Motor Boats
Boats may use gasoline or kerosene oil while coal and fuel oil are banned for private yachts from June 1, 1918 to May 31, 1919. James J. Storrow, district fuel board commissioner, explains the residuum of crude oil defined as fuel oil and used in boilers for steam generation.
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Federal Fuel Board
James J. Storrow
Hoff man in court over attempted theft at parade
Louis Hoff man with a criminal record faced Central Court for allegedly trying to steal a few dimes from a coat fob pocket during the Ancients parade. He denied the act saying he would not risk an outside pocket for a small sum, while Judge Wentworth noted the evidence. Inspectors O'Neil Claflin and Alexander observed the case and arrested him.
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Louis Hoffman
Central Court
Wentworth
O'Neil
Claflin
Alexander
Joffman
Hoffman Receives Two-Year Sentence For Past Offense
In a case described with cautious detail, Hoffman was sentenced to two years after a prior history influenced the judgment. The report notes a newspaper held near the victim’s pocket during the incident as part of the witness description.
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Hoffman
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U. S
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O’connor
Hotel
Bessie Eastwood
May Joyce
June Permenski
Annie Haskell
Jordan Marsh
Company
Great
Orig
Milan
Smallwares
Aly
Bane
Assor
Togo
ARROW
Storrow
Gilchrist’s
Agassi
Norfolk
White Sea Island
S. Evinegheh Men’s Union
Armure
Gingham
Redeem Mer
Tcar
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