Mayor to hear Burke case at Deer Island
Mayor Peters will personally investigate James H. Burke’s ouster as master of the Deer Island House of Correction. Penal institution commissioner David B. Shaw says Burke was discharged on justifiable grounds, while Burke calls it a frameup. Shaw filed formal removal notice with the mayor after a public hearing. If Shaw’s charges fail and Burke is proven efficient, Peters may reinstate him.
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Peters
David B. Shaw
Penal Institution
James H. Burke
House of Correction
Deer Island
Burke
Shaw
Army Horse Classes in Work-Horse Parade Obscure rules and weights described
To the Editor the Boston Work-Horse Relef Association outlines army horse classes for Memorial Day parade open to all. Cavalry horses must be 148 to 152 hands, 1100 pounds maximum. light artillery 151 to 161 hands, 1150 to 1400 pounds. heavy artillery 41400 to 1700 pounds with sturdy bone and heart to endure.
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Boston
John E. Madden
Henry C. Merwin
Bond Drive Appeal Presses Readers to Buy More
A terse wartime appeal urges citizens to buy bonds to sap enemy manpower. The message stresses urgency and civic duty to support the war effort today.
Elevated Bill Progress in Massachusetts Legislatures
Legislative committees reported partial success in aligning a relief bill for the Boston Elevated Railway with Governor McCall. Minor details remain before final passage and gubernatorial approval is expected.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
McCall
Governor Signals Cautious Support in Transit Trustees Debate
Lawmakers refine a bill on Cambridge subway control with Governor McCall's stance guiding changes. The draft includes a 10 year public management plan with Eminent domain rights and robust financial conditions, including $3,000,000 preferred stock and board eligibility tweaks.
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Ways and Means
McCall
Benjamin Loring Young
Boston Elerated Company
West End Company
Board of Trustees
Prolific Protestant Sermons Schedule Updates Across Churches
The report lists multiple church events including sermons by D D Rodgers of St Stephen's College at the Church of the Advent and by Rev William Har man van Allen in Washington. Corporal Harry Welcome to speak at St Pauls Cathedral about the Army in France as he returns from front. A Harvard Medical Unit farewell service anniversary is planned at Cathedral Church of St Paul with remarks by Rev Arthur W Moulton. The union services at Central and First Churches feature Rev W L Sperry with vesper by Rev C BE Park.
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Rodgers
D. D
St. Stephen’s College
Annandale
N. Y
Church of the Advent
William Harman van Allen
Washington
National Episcopal Cathedral
van Allen
W. E. Soule
Rochester
N. H
Harry Welcome
France
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Corporal Welcome
St. Paul’s
General Pershing
George L. Stair
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Harvard Medical Unit
Cathedral Church of
St.Paul
Arthur W. Moulton
Lawrence
Malcolm Peabody
W. L. Sperry
Central Church
First Church
C. BE. Park
Boston Businessman Charged With Defrauding Government
Stanley D Forbes of Swampscott was arrested on conspiracy to defraud the United States government. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $1000 bond for a later hearing. Allegedly he had a contract to supply 60 000 tents and shipped 920 tents previously rejected.
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Stanley D. Iorbes
Boston
Swampscott
United States
Hayes
Forbes
Bride Seeks Annulment Over Military Desertion Record
Alice R. Lambert files for annulment in Suffolk County Superior Court alleging Henry W. Lambert hid two years in a guardhouse at Fort Sheridan before their March marriage. She learned of the desertion when he disclosed the past after the wedding proposal. The note ends with a political exhortation about bonds.
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Henry W. Lambert
Fort Sheridan
Alice R. Lambert
Rhode Island Governor Orders Universal Employment Requirement
Providence May 3 Governor Beeckman ordered all able bodied male residents ages 18 to 50 to seek regular employment for at least 36 hours weekly under penalties for noncompliance. Colonel George H Webb state commissioner of industrial statistics to supply details. Legislature authorized action due to wartime needs.
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Providence
Beeckman
George H. Webb
State Commissioner of Industrial Statistics
Edison Workers Get Ten Percent Pay Hike May First
Boston Edison Company announces a ten percent wage increase for all employees earning under three thousand dollars a year, effective May 1, in response to war conditions.
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Boston Edison Company
Maine to Aid Y M C A Huts for France
Maine Governor Milliken convenes a conference to bolster Y M C A huts and overseas workers in France. John Sherman Hoyt and Oliver B Reynolds, just returned from abroad, will speak at the Governor's mansion in Augusta. A cable from Dr John R Mott will be read. Today also marks the final day to buy Liberty Bonds.
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New York
Milliken
Maine
France
John Sherman Hoyt
Oliver B. Reynolds
Augusta
War Work Council
John R. Mott
Europe
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