No Increase by Shuberts Declares No Ticket Hike
Lee Shubert returning to New York after visiting Boston for Susan Lenox opening at Arlington Theatre and not planning $5 theatre seats. He notes Arlington prices of 1 and 1.50 and says Shubert houses will keep current pricing. He blasts $5 as a joke and warns against speculators driving up costs, citing Floradora and Winter Garden pricing as proof.
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New York
Lee Shubert
Boston
Shubert
Susan Lenox
Arlington Theatre
Plymouth
Wilbur
Booth Theatre
Shuberts
Messrs. Lee
J. J. Shubert
J. ©. Huffman
George W. Hobart
A. H. Woods
Thomas Dixon
The
Arlington
Mr. Shubert
Winter Garden
Defeat of Hays Bill to Shorten Boston Mayor Term
Representative Hays of Brighton failed to substitute his bill for a two year term for Boston mayor by one vote as the House rejected the motion 44 to 45. The Metropolitan Affairs Committee recommended referral to the next General Court with Democratic floor leader McDonnell backing the measure alongside other Boston members.
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Hays
Brighton
House
Boston
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
McDonnell
Notable Novels Selected From Famous Authors at All Book Stores
A curated list features works by Charles Dickens Mark Twain William Lloyd Thackeray Rudyard Kipling Nathaniel Hawthorne H G Wells Walter Scott Conan Doyle Robert Louis Stevenson Jack London Margaret Deland Gilbert Parker James Barrie Blasco Ibanez and others available at all bookstores.
A Library In Themselves
A remark praising good fiction notes that any reader gains a solid education by reading. It argues every public library, school, college library and well-equipped private library should possess a copy.
Notable Condensations by Historic Authors Listed
Ex-President Taft Librarian Bolton Librarian Belden James B Connolly Mary Wilkins Freeman Basil King Irving Bachellor Richard H Dana Carolyn Wells Caroline Ticknor John Kendrick Bangs Prof Wm F Harris feature in a collection of brief literary condensations. The pages note esteemed names across American letters and historical publishing circles, suggesting a curated digest of concise biographical or critical snippets.
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Bolton
Belden James B. Connolly
Mary Wilkins Freeman Basil King
Irving Bachellor
Richard H. Dana
Carolyn Wells
Caroline Ticknor
John Kendrick Bangs
Wm. F. Harris
Loyal Coalition Responds to Gallivan Attack in Boston
The Loyal Coalition led by President Demarest Lloyd issues a formal reply to Congressman James A. Gallivan’s attack upon arrival in Boston. The Boston Post prints both sides of the dispute as a matter of standard practice.
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Loyal Coalition
Demarest Lloyd
James A. Gallivan
Boston
Boston Post
Loyal Coalition Critics Question Sinn Fein Policy
Congressmen Callivan and Tague are called to account by the Loyal Coalition for a cable to Premier Lloyd George seeking political prisoner releases. The group accuses them of avoiding core issues, calling their remarks platitudinous, and argues such talks should be handled by the executive through the State Department. The piece condemns comparisons with Ireland and urges focus on American problems.
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Callivan
Tague
Loyal Coalition
Lloyd George
Ireland
Sinn
Anderson
Isoston
House of Representatives
Department of State
Sinn Fein
Germany
Irish Republic
America
Wheaton Girls To Give Norton Pageant
The May pageant and festival, written by Edith F Symmes, will be held at Wheaton College Norton. A three episode production covers Nortons founding Wheaton College and an Indian attack plus Civil War scenes with Mrs Wheaton portrayed by John Alexanders portrait reproduced.
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Wheaton College
Norton
Edith F. Symmes
Stoughton
Wheaton
John Alexander
Dockmen's Strike at Savannah Ends as Majority Return
The coastwise longshoremen strike at Savannah and Clyde lines, started March 15 over wage demands, ends with most workers returning to work. Strikebreakers hired this week have been discharged and the majority of regular men have come back.
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Savannah and Clyde Lines
Profit sharing urged to improve capital labor relations
Dr John A Ryan of Catholic University told Boston College upperclassmen that profit sharing is essential to better relations between capital and labor. He argued the old system cannot continue and workers must receive more in the future. Mayor Peters was absent after a relapse following a Thursday appearance.
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John A. Ryan
Catholic University
Washington
Boston College
University Heights
United States
Dr. Ryan
Walker McCaffery
S. J
Dean McCaffery
Catholic Welfare Society
Peters
City Hall
Massive Australian Lamb Cargo Reaches Boston in Armagh
The British steamer Armagh arrived from Sydney Brisbane and Wellington with a record lamb shipment of about 250000 carcasses totaling seven million pounds. Unloading began at Commonwealth Pier and half the meat is meant for local use while the rest heads to New York. the cargo also included 17103 bales of wool 2326 hides and 58 casks of pelts valued around 8 million dollars.
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Australia
Boston
Armagh
Sydney
Brisbane
Wellington
Commonwealth Pier
South
New York
Helen and Warren tale stars in next Boston Sunday Post Magazine
In this installment of Mabel Herbert Urner's Helen and Warren series, Helen endures social oblivion caused by her husband. The Boston Sunday Post Magazine promises an engaging continuation with the couple at its center.
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Helen
Mabel Herbert Urner
Warren
Boston Sunday Post
Fisherman Breaks Up as Gloucester Schooner Wrecked
New York April 30. The fishing schooner Norma from Gloucester Mass bound for this port went aground Wednesday on shoals between Long Beach and Point Lookout Long Island and is breaking up. All rigging has been stripped and she lists to seaward. Practically all cargo about 5000 mackerel is a total loss.
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New York
Norma
Gloucester
Mass
Long Beach
Point Lookout
Long Island
May events and talks around town schedule
Today features a Boy Scouts parade at 10:30 a.m. and a campaign clean-up. Julia Stim son speaks on Army Nurse work at 12:30 p.m. Women’s City Club. Luncheon at 1 p.m. Twentieth Century Club with Frank V. Thompson and Angela Patri. May festival at Charlestown navy yard 3 p.m. and May Day labor meeting 8 p.m. at Franklin Union Hall. Readings of war poems at Women’s City Club. 18 p.m. concert by Glee and Mandolin Clubs at Bray Hall.
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Julia C. Stimson
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