Yes Vote Forging Ahead Across New England Ballots
New England groups from Boston to Colby College in Waterville join many voters in boosting Yes on the League of Nations ballot. Reports show 6492 Yes to 1229 No with large club and fraternity participation and personal letters praising the referendum.
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League
Wilson
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Association of Nations
Mexico
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The
Redeemer of Mankind
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Alpha Tau Omega
Boston Post League OF Nations
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Voters across New England weigh League of Nations
Readers from Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and Connecticut share views on joining the League of Nations. Opinions range from strong support to staunch opposition, with calls for restraint and justice and mentions of Ireland and Wilson Lodge and the Versailles outcome.
One Man to Inspect 75 Freezers in Corruption Trial
Gardner Poole, president of the Commonwealth Ice and Cold Storage Company and Bay State Fishing Company director, testified at the trial of 30 men charged with conspiring to unlawfully raise fish prices during war. He said he saw on the Commonwealth pier consignments shipped from the Pacific coast but could not specify the total misappropriated amount.
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Commonwealth Ice and Cold Storage Company
Bay State Fishing Company
Maine
Commonwealth Pier
Pacific
Edward of England
Boston
Bowdoin Square
Revere House
Copley Plaza
Fish experts testify on price and cold storage practices
The testimony covers a Bay State Company underselling claim at the pier, differences in salaries between Bay State and Commonwealth Companies, and expert qualification on fish. John F. McDonough describes 75 state freezers with minimal inspection, 16 000 pounds of halibut, 2000 rounds of sole shipped to Dirigo Fish Company, and a Boston East freezer with 2 000 x pounds capacity governed by ownership records.
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Boston
Sanderson
State House
Arrest Pratt Under White Slave Act in Mobile
Earl Pratt also known as Allen P Hill was arrested at the county jail on charges of violating the Mann white slave act. A Boston warrant filed by the Department of Justice alleges Pratt transported Lillian P Hill from Hyannis Massachusetts to Miami Florida and then to Mobile. The couple were previously arrested in January with Pratt fined 500 dollars and six months on an adultery count. The Volunteer Prison League helped secure the girl’s release and she returned to Boston.
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Allen P. Hill
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Department of Justice
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Lillian P. Hill
Lillian Fay
Hyannis
Mass
Miami
Florida
Volunteer Prison League
Revere House Deemed Nuisance in Prostitution Case
A Boston Equity Court ruling finds the Revere House used for prostitution and lewdness with a legitimate hotel business intact. The decision, awaiting final decree, could close the Bowdoin Square hotel. owners face increased scrutiny under 1914 act.
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Harrison
Revere House
Brown
Equity Court
Community fund drives keep U S Employment Service offices alive
As federal funding ends, citizens and local governments volunteer to sustain Employment Service offices. St Paul leads in private support with Chicago welfare groups close behind. Oregon and Washington labor groups pledge to keep offices open to place returning veterans. Texas Senate approved 35000 dollars to fund offices until July first as House expected to follow.
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Senate
House
Dorchester Draft Board Member Indicted on Bribery Counts
Elias Saklad a Dorchester lawyer and Local Draft Board 17 member was indicted on 19 counts for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes to influence exemption decisions. He pleaded not guilty and posted 3500 bail. The case involves relatives and several registrants including Henry Seidler Harry Rubinovitz and Samuel Warnick.
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Draft Board 17
Dorchester
Federal &Land Jury
Saklad
Samuel
Federal
Fay&ton Street
Henry Seidler
Leyland Street
Seidler
Merchants & Miners to Resume Boston to Baltimore Service
The Merchants and Miners Transportation Company will resume service between Boston and Baltimore starting Monday March 31. For now one round trip weekly will operate from Boston due to light traffic, with plans to return to a full schedule soon as demand grows, announced by the Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.
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Norfolk
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Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
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