Services Held for Mrs Margaret Long
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Long of 286 Bunker Hill Street were held yesterday at St Francis de Sales Church Charlestown. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Thomas J McCormack with deacon Rev George H Quigley and subdeacon Rev William H Walsh, with several priests in attendance. Delegations from Mrs Longs affiliated societies attended and pallbearers included Judge Charles S Sullivan Hon William S McNary Daniel V McIsaac John Kiggen Hon W A T Fitzgerald and James H White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Long
Bunker Hill Street
St. Francis de Sales’ Church
Charlestown
Thomas J. McCormack
George H. Quigley
William H. Walsh
Wiliam S. McNary
Daniel V. McIsaac
John Kiggen
W. A. T. Fitzgerald
James H. White
New York Adopts Two Hour Ahead Official Time
New York officials announce that daylight saving time will place official New York time two hours ahead of Chicago starting next Sunday at 2 a.m. The change, kept in effect by the Legislature, will shift hours for stock and cotton exchanges and banks nationwide.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
New York Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New York Adopts Official Time for Summer Schedules
New York markets plan to switch to summer time under a state law. Railroads adjust commuter timetables while standard time remains for long distance schedules. Banks courts churches theatres and many businesses urged the public to observe the change.
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New York
William F. Morgan
Merchants’ Association of
Strikes in Canada Fall Over Fiscal Year Ends
Ottawa reports strikes in Canada for the year ending March 31 1919 totaled 18 with four under three days causing an estimated 763 341 lost working days down from 1 184 970 the prior year. The labor minister’s report notes the reduced strike days and shorter durations in 1918 19.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Wage Demands Of 2,000,000 Railroad Workers Opened For Consideration
Washington march 2 3 formal consideration of the wage demands of the two million railroad workers began today by the joint wage board formed yesterday by the conference committees. Leaders said they would study all claims to prevent repeat disputes but no specifics on initial items were given. Chairman Whiter noted no public statements until progress is made.
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Washington
Joint
Railroad Administration Boards of Adjustment
Whiter
Paderewski Sees Pope in Private Audience
Former Polish premier Paderewski was received in private audience by Pope Benedict in Rome. The Pope expressed pleasure at meeting the man who helped establish the Polish state and discussed Poland’s grave postwar problems with Cardinal Gasparri.
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Holy See
Poland
M. Paderewski
Cardinal Gasparri
Sweet quits bid for re election on Republican national committee
Lewiston Maine March 23 A J Sweet Republican national committee member from Maine announced his withdrawal from any contest for re election with no further action planned.
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Lewiston
A. J. Sweet
Republican National Committee
Maine
Miss Pierson Engaged to Edward FitzGerald
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Helena Frances Pierson of Brookline to Edward FitzGerald of Cambridge, a Post staff member. Miss Pierson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Wrankl L Pierson, and Mr FitzGerald graduated from Boston College in 1914 and served as a lieutenant at Camp Deven during the war. No wedding date yet set.
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Helena Frances Pierson
Brookline
Edward FitzGerald
Cambridge
Miss Pierson
Wrankl L. Pierson
Leominster
Sacred Heart Academy
Boston University
WitzGerald
Boston College
Camp Deven
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Welter D. Murphy
Order of United Commercial Traveler of America
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Ohio
N. Y
Shreve, Crump and Low Company
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Paderewski
New England
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Vilene
Filene
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AGS
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Malil
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