Gompers Attacks Packers Plan On Industrial Democracy
Washington March 15 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor denounced Armour and Swift plans to implement Industrial democracy in their plants as part of an anti union campaign He warned the packers want to destroy trade unions that give workers representation and freedom and replace it with unabridged autocracy and power over employees.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
New Hampshire House blocks ban on divorces
The New Hampshire House of Representatives killed a bill that would have prohibited divorces in the state, reported from Concord on March 15. The vote blocks the measure, maintaining existing divorce legality.
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Concord
N. H
House of Representatives
New Hampshire
Penobscot Ice Clearing Opens Bangor Port
The Penobscot River freed its ice today allowing Bangor navigation with two notable early openings in 1903 and 1871 both on March 13. The port’s average opening is April 7 with Bangor Brewer ferry service starting today and Boston steamer service resuming April 4. The port was closed 80 days, the shortest period on record.
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Bangor
Penobscot
Brewer
Boston
Record Sealing Surge Reported in Gulf of St Lawrence
The schooner Viking reported by radio a record seal herd in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Byrd Rock in the Hagdalen Islands. It said 4000 seals were killed in three hours.
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Quebec
Viking
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Byrd Rock
Hagdalen Islands
First Woman Vice President In Life Underwriters
Mrs Florence E Shaal of Boston becomes the first woman elected a vice president of the National Life Underwriters Association as the New England conference opens in Ford Hall. More than 20,000 members are represented with women taking active roles alongside men, including Grace Coleman Lathrop and Lucy Morrill in leadership and committee positions.
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Florence E. Shaal
National Life Underwriters’ Association
New England
Ford Hall
Women’s Life Underwriters’ Association
United States
General Association
National Association
Florence B. Shaal
Boston
Grace Coleman Lathrop
New England Women’s Life Underwriters
Lucy M. Morrill
Congress
Heavy Bail Granted to Two In Roxbury Holdup Case
Charles Miller of Camden Roxbury and George James of Northampton South End were ordered held in 20000 each for the grand jury by Judge Hayden in Roxbury District Court after arraignment on robbing Lloyd R. Tripp of 3 dollars at 45 Worcester Street. A third suspect fled the Dudley Street station raid by leaping from a third story window.
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Charles Miller
Camden Street
Roxbury
George James
Northampton Street
South End
Hayden
Roxbury District Court
Lloyd R. Tripp
Worcester Street
Dudley Street
Wadsworth to Lead Foreign Loans Role at Treasury
Washington, March 15. S Parker Gilbert will continue as assistant secretary of the Treasury in charge of fiscal affairs. Eliot Wadsworth, nominated yesterday as an assistant secretary, will take charge of foreign loans, succeeding Nicholas Kelley.
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Washington
S. Parker Gilbert
the Treasury
Mellon
Eliot Wadsworth
Nicholas Kelley
Mixed shop policy debated by labor council leader
James A. Emery of the National Industrial Council of New York argued in a City Club speech that a mixed shop half union half unorganized is possible. He said labor attitudes force manufacturers toward either closed union or closed employer shops, citing the Boston building trades strike as proof that competition vanished and work halts until monopolies agree.
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James A. Emery
National Industrial Council of New York
City Club
Boston Building Trades
Mr. Emery
Forty Hours Devotion Across Archdiocese Churches
The Forty Hours devotion runs Friday morning March 18 to Sunday March 20 in multiple Boston area churches including St Josephs and St James in Boston St Mary of the Angels Roxbury St Peter and Paul South Boston Most Holy Redeemer East Boston St John the Baptist East Boston Immaculate Conception Stoughton St Lukes Waverley St Peters Cambridge St James Haverhill Annunciation Danvers and other parishes A panegyric on St Patrick will be preached at the Immaculate Conception Harrison Avenue and East Concord street at 9 am tomorrow Retreats for men at Dorchester Roxbury Immaculate Conception Boston St Marys North End and St Augustines Gate of Heaven also draw thousands each evening with an estimated 100000 men attending across the archdiocese.
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St. Joseph's
Boston
St. James
St. Mary of the Angels
Roxbury
St. Peter and Pauls
South Boston
Most Holy Redeemer
East Boston
St. John the Baptist
Immaculate Conception
Stoughton
St. Luke's
Waverley
St. Peter’s
Cambridge
Haverhill
Annunciation
Danvers
Cornelius A. Murphy
S. J
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harrison
Avenue
Concord Street
Dorchester
St. Mary’s Church
North End
St. Augustine’s
Gate of Heaven
St. Hulalia’s
Grain Elevator Burned In Rockville Fire Damages $100,000
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Rockville Coal and Grain Company elevator in the city center, causing about $100,000 in damage. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigated the blaze.
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Rockville, Conn
Rockville Coal & Grain Company
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Telep Fain
Wadsworth
Converse
America
Converse Rubber Shoe Company
Malden
Mass
New York
Amsterdam Avenue
Chicago
W. Jackson Boulevard
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Merry’s Garage
Glenville
Toby’s Garage
Middlesex Motor Co
Medford Motor Salk Morton & Co
Allen & Moody. . Battery
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Medford Malden
Newbury Street
Federal Street
St. Mary’s Street
Church St
North Avenue
M. B. Marston Co
B. F. Waldron & Son
Woburn Waban
Newton Highlands Union Auto Supply Co
Allstone Co
Watertoy
Cambridge Melrose
Mixed Shop
Canton Crepes
E.T. Sbattery CO
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Boston Common
Iston
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