Trainmen Renew National Loyalty at Memorial Services
In Philadelphia on June 10 officials of railroad brotherhoods renewed pledges of loyalty to the nation. Theodore Roosevelt led as chief speaker at the annual memorial services attended by members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Order of Railway Conductors the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Telegraphers from the East.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Railroad Brotherhoods
Theodore Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of
Order of
East
Unity of labor and national service urged by leaders
J. B. McDonald of the trainmen backs unity with the government and willingness to suspend union rules at President Wilson's call for universal freedom. Colonel Roosevelt proposes a citizen army modeled on France and assigns officer roles by merit, stressing strict discipline and no social divides in duty.
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J. ©. McDonald
Brotherhoods
Wilson
Roosevelt
Graduation at Tech Tuesday showcases government service leaders
Technology's senior class near full attendance at graduation and class day. About 20 of 350 have joined government service. Exercises at Augustus Lowell Court start 2 30 with Dr Maclaurin delivering the address. New flagpoles cost 5000 each, gifted by classes of 1885 and 1891, mounted on marble bases with Tiffany bronzes.
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Technology
Plattsburg
Augustus Lowell
Massachusetts Avenue
Maclaurin
Institute
Corporation
Bosworth
Tiffany
H. P. Talbot
J. A. Curtin
duPont Court
Labor News Union Men Subscribe for Bonds
Members of Web Pressmen's Union Local 3 in the city press rooms will subscribe 20000 dollars for Liberty Loan bonds. The pledge was announced yesterday by Edward F. Mc Grady president of the Boston Central Labor Union and representative on the State Committee on Public Safety finance panel.
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Web Pressmen’s Union
Local 3
Edward F. McGrady
Boston Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
State Committee On Public Safety
Boston unions rally for $20,000 bond fund drive
President McGrady and Michael A. Murphy launch a city tour to urge workers to back a bond fund. Subscriptions reach $14,150 with unions and members voting to boost total by June 15, including Local 25 Truck Drivers and Chauffeurs pledging $5,000 and Local 68 Coal Teamsters $2,000.
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McGrady
Michael A. Murphy
Boston
East Boston
Charlestown
Roxbury
Local 25
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Public Works Department
Wine Clerks’ Union
Bartenders’ Union
May Strike Looms Over Freight Handlers and Clerks
Railroad freight handlers and clerks threaten strike if demands are not met. Boston and Albany workers say their terms are satisfied and strike declared off after securing a 2 cent daily wage boost to 2.50, affecting local terminal staff in Boston East Boston and Cambridge.
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Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Wells Memorial Hall
Boston
Cambridge
Mrs Gay Gives Rare Books to Harvard
Harvard College library receives a gift of more than 1500 volumes from Mrs Josephine Spencer Gay of Brookline, supplementing a prior gift from Mrs Gay last October. The set includes many valuable editions deemed priceless.
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Harvard College Library
Frederick Lewis Gay
Josephine Spencer Gay
Brookline
Shall America Win Liberty Bond Drive Now?
A call to action urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds to support the war effort. The appeal highlights national urgency and frames bond purchases as a civic duty and financial instrument.
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America
United States Railroad Commission Arrives in Irkutsk
The U S Railroad Commission to Russia led by John K Stevens arrived at Irkutsk, Siberia, for a brief stay before visiting Krasnoyarsk and Tomsk to inspect. Minister N V Nekrasoff said the commission has already rendered important service, notably recommending a Vladivostok locomotive workshop.
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Petrograd
London
United States Railroad Commission
Russia
John K. Stevens
Irkutsk
Siberia
Krasnoyarsk
Tomsk
N. V. Nekrasoff
Stevens Commission
Vladivostok
Joffre and Viviani Plan US Visit Report
Paris reports the government intends a detailed report to both chambers on negotiations with the United States. Marshal Joffre and M. Viviani, joined by other mission members, may address both the Senate and the Chamber in a joint session at the Versailles Palace.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
United States
M. Viviani
Marshal Joffre
Versailles Palace
German General Among Prisoners in Hazebrouck Captured by Soldier
Report from Hazebrouck says a German general was among prisoners passing through yesterday. He was said to be captured single handed by a British soldier.
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Paris
Hazebrouck
France
Rev John D O Keeffe Celebrates First Public Mass
The Rev. John D. O Keeffe ordained by Cardinal O Connell celebrated his first solemn high mass at SS Peter and Pauls Church South Boston. An 8 oclock Corpus Christi procession followed with 60 parish school children and he led the benediction.
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John D. O'Keeffe
Cardinal O'Connell
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
West Broadway
Boston
Father O'Keeffe
Lilac Day Highlight at Wentworth Institute Grounds
Petrogad reports Lilac Day at the Wentworth Institute Grounds on Huntington avenue features lilacs from many regions and a special display of trepe peonies from Holm Lea and Lady Washington palegonias. The day coincides with Wilson notes on US war aims and Russian reactions noted by Novoe Vremya.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Wentworth Institute
Huntington Avenue
Holm Lea
Charles Sargent
Washington
Peasants Seize Hunting Grounds of Ex-Czar
Peasants in Lisino village Tsarskoye Selo district have expropriated the hunting preserve and lodge of former Emperor Nicholas, reported by the Bourse Gazette via London.
You won't feel right without your share of the Liberty Loan
An advertising line urging readers to participate in the Liberty Loan drive. It emphasizes civic duty and collective support for war financing.
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Liberty Loan
Flower Show Decks Rhododendrons and Wistarias in Bloom
This week features a series of special days honoring popular flowers with extensive rhododendron and wistaria exhibits in full bloom for the first time since the show opened. Their rare coloring should heighten the colorful spectacle.
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