Westinghouse Strike Ends at Pittsburg Plant
May 9 Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company workers at East Pittsburgh ended a strike that began April 22 aimed at an eight hour day. The company refused demands and warned that employees must be in place to keep benefits from the pension and compensation plan. The stoppage cost the workers about $1.67 million in wages.
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Ers
Westinghouselectric Manufacturing Company
East Mittsburg
Werr
Thirty Boston Schoolboys to Farm at Weston Scene
Thirty Boston schoolboys and a dog named Bill are developing a one acre plot on Joseph Roberts estate at Cherry Brook Weston. The boys harrowed the field as part of an in progress farm project with the dog assisting in a playful, wily manner.
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Weston
Boston
Joseph Roberts
Cherry Brook
Bill
Boston Public Schools Farm Program For Angell Pupils
Miss Helen A Roberts leads a new farming program at the George T Angell school Roxbury for 90 backward pupils. The plan, approved by Superintendent Dyer, uses a Roberts brother farm plot with 30 selected boys to learn profitable agricultural methods during four farm days weekly. Proceeds from half the harvest fund next year’s expenses.
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Helen A. Roberts
George T. Angell
Roxbury
Boston
Bill
Miss Roberts
Helen Mead
Dyer
Angell School
Cherry Brook
Farm program mentors urge focus amid playful pupils
Miss Roberts notes the boys show interest in Bill chasing crows and farmyard frolics, while the farming education benefits them. Recesses limit play before 3 4. The plan aims to extend work to add more bars, requiring extra subscriptions. Land is plentiful for five times the current number of workers.
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Bill
Miss Roberts
Smoke talk for horse lovers heats up parade week
The Work Horse Relief Association clarifies the event is open to all drivers stablemen and horse enthusiasts. Tickets available at 15 Heacon street. The smoke talk occurs Friday at Paine Memorial Hall. A government horse exhibit from Charlestown navy yard and Naval Hospital in Chelsea, plus child ridden ponies, is planned, with a Boston Cambridge rivalry for a prize from Dr Bolger of Cambridge.
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Work Horse Relief Association
Heacon Street
Paine Memorial Hall
United States
Charlestown Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Boston
Cambridge
Bolger
Boston Man Is Made Manager of Keith Circuit
John F. Royal, a Boston native and former Boston newspaper man, has been promoted from Cincinnati B. F. Keith Theatre manager to the Keith house manager in Cleveland Ohio. Announcement came from New York offices as Royal takes charge of a major Cleveland venue on the Keith circuit.
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Cincinnati, CO
John F. Royal
Boston
Mass
Cincinnati
Keith House
Cleveland
Ohio
Royal
New York
Keith
Cleveland Theatre
Folders Prompt Arrest in Downtown Literature Case
Orders were issued for the arrest of a man and two women accused of passing out four page folders promoting birth control in the downtown area. The trio, described to officers after complaints at City Hall avenue station, are linked to similar literature once circulated in New York where Emma Goldman was arrested. Descriptions were provided to the arresting team.
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City Hall Avenue
New York
Emma Goldman
Lady of the Big House review praises Lon don novel
A contemporary critique lauds the work as of large significance and unquestionable interest executed with fine finish and flourish. The reviewer calls London a master writer of real men and notes the Fifth Edition is priced at $1.50.
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London
124 Killed in Direct Line Dublin Riots
Dublin riots caused 124 deaths and 389 wounded with nine missing, Premier Asquith told Parliament. Casualties split among Army officers and soldiers 17 killed 46 wounded others. Royal Irish Constabulary 12 killed 25 wounded. Dublin metropolitan police 3 killed 3 wounded. Royal Navy 1 killed 2 wounded. Royal Volunteers 5 killed 3 wounded. Figures cited in Lords by Field Marshal Kitchener clarified as Ireland wide.
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London
Dublin
Royal Irish Constabulary
Asquith
House of Commons
Royal Lish Constabulary
Royal Volunteers
House of Lords
Warl Kitchener
Ireland
Famous paintings at Fogg Museum highlight new steamship line
The article notes plans for a transatlantic steamer service between Houston and Votrograd Russia with three ships of about 2000 gross tons each. It lists paintings including Meleager and Atlanta and The Lace Maker as part of the Harvard Museum display, joined by a Rembrandt and a Hals. Kenny Goldman of New York donated the pictures to Harvard.
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Ew Steamship Company
Fogg Museum
Houston
SeRtevda
Mose Museum
Roslindale Couple Wed At German Catholic Church
Miss Martha Sybert daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sybert of Roslindale married yesterday to Thomas Murray in a nuptial high mass at the German Catholic Church Shawmut Avenue. Rev Joseph Faber S J rector of the church performed the ceremony.
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Martha Sybert
Joseph Sybert
Roslindale
Thomas Murray
Shawmut Avenue
Joseph Faber
S. J
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Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Shell Mak
Royal Society
Germantown
Oxford
Jordan Marsh Company
Rice & Hutchins
Filene’s
Franklin St
R.A White Co
Maison de Beaute
George T. Angell School
Jack London
Chicago
Petrograd
This City
Vetrograd
Russia
Murray
Sybert
LEA & Perrins
Hubert Street
New York City
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Pictorial Review
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