Highway Bills Fail In Senate After House Rejection
The State Senate rejected 13 highway bills mirroring the House move to kill three dollar appropriation measures. Some senators urged merit, but the bills were ordered back to the General Court for reference. The Bay State Street Railway fare hike to 6 cents was admitted for consideration. The Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission bill to spend 50000 for the 80th landing anniversary moved to third reading amid economy concerns. The tour workers bill report was rejected, likely dying in conference.
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State Senate
Senate
Bay State Street Railway Company
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Committee On Conference On
Three-starred flag given to Cocheprat
New York May 11. Vice Admiral Paul Cocheprat boarded a naval launch to the New York navy yard when a French admiral's three starred flag broke out aft. It marked the first time the American navy honored a foreign commander with such a flag. Cocheprat, recognizing the gesture, was touched.
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New York
Paul Cocheprat
New York Navy Yard
Cocheprat
America
Boston ready to welcome hero of Maine and Joffre visit
Boston plans two days of ceremonies for Marshal Joffre and French mission leader Viviani. A children’s gift fund for French orphans nears $175000 while Boston honors Joffre with parades, speeches, and a public Braves Field presentation.
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Hero of
Maine
McCall
Curley
Jules Jusserand
Lansing
Tumulty
Wilson
Lodge
Canada
Joffre
Viviani
Dominion
Massachusetts
France
Papa
Mary Curley
Marshal Joffre
Boston Common
Soldiers’ Monument
Braves Field
M. Vivian
Forbes
Frederick H. Prince
Graves Field
Walter E. Hapgood
Special Aid Society
Flamand
M. Viviant
Public Library
City Club
British Labor Heads to Talk in Washington
Samuel Gompers, head of the Advisory Commission committee on labor, has organized meetings for British labor and welfare representatives to meet 400 American labor and capital delegates in Washington. The English visitors have been in daily talks with the committee's executive group, sent by the British government at Gompers' request to Premier Lloyd George.
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Washington
Great Britain
Samuel Gompers
Committee On Labor
Advisory Commission
Council of National Defence
Gompers
Lloyd George
Jews urged to aid Russia's future by American support
Louis E B Kirstein of William Filene Sons urged American Jews to back the Russian government to ensure liberal reforms for Russian Jews. He spoke at the Central Y M H A of Boston during the fourth day of a 4000 membership drive at the Quincy House. 622 names were added that day, bringing total to 2415. Henry Levenson presided with Albert Hurwitz Herbert Lewis and Samuel Markell as speakers.
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Louis EB. Kirstein
William Filene Sons Company
America
Russia
Kirkstein
Central Young Men’s Hebrew Association of Boston
Quincy House
Henry H. Levenson
West End Y. M. H. A
Albert Hurwitz
Herbert Lewis
Samuel Markell
New England Men Leave for Plattsburg Training Camp
Two trains from South Station carried the first half of about 200 New England men to the Plattsburg training camp. A patriotic band played as hundreds of family members waved farewell in a quiet, somber departure. The second group leaves tomorrow night to complete the quota by Monday.
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South Station
New England
Flattsburg
Freight Embargo Declared by Maine Central Railroad
The Maine Central Railroad announced a freight embargo on all cargo except foodstuffs due to general congestion from strikes. Striking railway workers held a mass meeting and demanded a wage increase, with T. K. Condon of Boston, second vice-president of the union, speaking.
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Portland
Maine Central Railroad Company
American Federation of Railway Workers
T. K. Condon
Boston
Secret of lens glass found by U S Bureau of Standards
Washington May 11 The Bureau of Standards announced a discovery of a method to make optical glass used in field glasses rangefinders and periscopes ending dependence on Germany. Secretary Redfield called it essential to the nations military services. Two and a half years of work led to the breakthrough with plans to expand equipment and production to meet government needs.
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Germany
Bureau of Standards
Redfield
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