Victor Talking Machine Company Declared Illegal
Federal Judge Augustus N Hand signed a final decree declaring the Victor Talking Machine Company an illegal restraint of trade. The ruling bans its distribution agreements that limited sales regions and imposed product usage restrictions. About 110 wholesale distributors and 7000 retail dealers are affected. The court found the company restrained trade in machine records and appliances nationwide.
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New York
Victor Talking Machine Company
Augustus N. Hand
United States
Watertown Papermakers End Strike After Return to Work
About 2000 workers in Watertown New York and at St Regis and Degrasse paper plants end a two day strike. They return to work today and reject a plan to stay on the old wage scale until July 1 under FTC terms.
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Watertown
N. Y
International Paper Company
St. Regis Paper Company
Degrasse Paper Company
Federal Trade Commission
Navy Seizes Commonwealth Pier for Overseas Shipments
Boston will become a port for overseas shipments as the Navy Department takes over Commonwealth Pier. The move, long under discussion since Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood became district commandant, gained approval after Captains Charles C. Marsh and James P. Parker presented plans in Washington showing the benefits of the transfer.
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Boston
Navy Department
Commonwealth Pier
Spencer S. Wood
First
Naval District
Charles C. Marsh
James P. Parker
Washington
Navy Decides on Expanded Pier Facilities for Recruits
Officials credit strong rail links to the pier for a favorable decision. Secretary Daniele signed authority to proceed after discussions with Washington, enabling a swift ship supply run to Europe. New York’s congestion spurs plans to convert the pier into a receiving ship and expand training sites at Hingham and Bumkin Island to hold 100 more recruits.
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Navy
Daniele
Washington
New York
Boston
Europe
Army
First Naval District
Hingham
Bumkin Island
Boston & Albany Telegraph School to Open in Springfield
The Boston & Albany Railroad will establish a free telegraphy school in its Springfield office building under Assistant Superintendent S. H. Clark. The program opens today and will admit both women and men, with priority to relatives of the railroad’s employees.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Springfield
S. H. Clark
Poston & Albany
Telegraph School Applications Sought by Railroad Manager
Applications showing age and any qualifications will be received by the manager of the Telegraph School for the Boston and Albany Railroad at the Granite Building in Springfield.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Granite Building
Springfield
Funeral services for Miss Patricia Smalley held in Everett
The funeral of Miss Patricia B Smalley a Boston businesswoman with Kimball Building offices will be held this afternoon at Speare's undertaking rooms Everett Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery Malden She is survived by a brother.
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Patricia B. Smalley
Boston
Kimball Building
Speare
Undertaking Rooms
Everett
Woodlawn
Malden
Smalley
Germans Busy at Zeebrugge After Raid
London May 3 reports say Germans are actively repairing Zeebrugge damage at the Belgian coast naval base. The channel remains blocked by two sunken vessels and the sunken cruiser Thetis at the shoal edge complicates dredge and harbor clearance. Admiral Jellicoe congratulates Admiral Keyes on the raid.
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London
Zeebrugge
Thetis
Jellicoe
Keyes
Indictments Return Disloyalty Charges Against 82 Individuals
Federal grand jury in St. Louis returned indictments charging 81 men and one woman with disloyalty. Among the named is Dr. Charles H. Weinsberg, former president of the Missouri German-American Alliance. Twenty six IWW members are also indicted.
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ST. Louis
Charles H. Weinsberg
Missouri
The
German-American Alliance
Catholic Church Notes and Upcoming Devotions in Dorchester
The Sewing Guild of St. Gregory's Church Dorchester forms a Red Cross unit with talks by Mrs Colin McDonald and Mme Dupriez. Devotions span St Mary Charlestown St Teresa North End and St Stephen North End for Polish parishioners. Confirmations scheduled at multiple churches next week. Trinity Sunday arrives in three weeks. St Mary's Infant Asylum festival at Horticultural Hall today. Feast days listed for Monday through Thursday with various saints.
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St. Gregory’s Church
Dorchester
Red Cross
Colin McDonald
Mme. Dupriez
Dupriez
St. Mary’s Church
Charlestown
St. Teresa's Church
St. Stephen's Church
North End
St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Horticultural Hall
Funeral of Rev Dr James Todd at Fourth Presbyterian Church
The funeral for Rev Dr James Todd was held yesterday afternoon at Fourth Presbyterian Church South Boston where he served the pulpit for 12 years before retirement. The edifice held about 1000 mourners including delegates from Boston Presbytery Gate of Temple Lodge Masons Clan Farquharson Oss Scots Charitable Society. Eight church elders served as bearers and interment followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery Dorchester in the family plot.
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Pastor Todd
South Boston
James Todd
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Boston
Gate of
Temple Lodge of Masons
Clan Farquharson
Ss. C
Scots Charitable Society
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Dorchester
Liberty and Freedom Bond Appeal Urges Public Support
A civic campaign urges citizens to buy bonds as a stand for liberty. Officials promote patriotic duty and financial backing to sustain government projects and national resilience.
Governor Urges State Action on Croix de Guerre Honor
Governor McCall urged the Legislature to adopt a fitting resolution acknowledging France’s Croix de Guerre decorations awarded to Massachusetts troops in the old Second Regiment and old First Corps Cadets. The message was referred to the committee on rules for action to be recorded by the state.
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McCall
Republic of France
Massachusetts
Second
Old First Corps
Committee On
Help Our Soldiers Over There Buy a Bond Today
A wartime appeal urges readers to support troops by purchasing war bonds. The message frames bond sales as crucial to defeating the enemy in France and asks citizens to act now for the war effort.
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Massachusetts
National Food Administration
Washington
Eindicott
Endicott
France
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