Memorial Day fund boosts Yankee Division graves tribute
Generous donations poured in yesterday for the Boston Post Memorial Day Fund to honor fallen Yankee Division soldiers in France. Contributions ranged from $6.85 to $28.50 from firms like Coleman-Robert Shoe Co and American Waltham Watch Co, with workers in various departments paying tribute to fallen comrades and officers.
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Carranza Surrounded in Puebla as Revolt Presses
A telegram from General Alvaro Obregon reported President Carranza was surrounded and in desperate straits at Rinconada near Esperanza station in Puebla state. Obregon said instructions allowed Carranza to leave the country in safety. Reports from American and Mexican sources noted revolutionists firming their position despite uncertainty over Carranza's fate.
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Revolutionaries claim General Tieguez jailed in Guadalajara
Announcement by revolutionary agents says General Manuel Tieguez is a prisoner at Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco, and that Generals Hernandez, Mendez and Garza, garrison commanders in the state, have placed themselves and their forces at the orders of the revolutionary government.
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Baseball Scores Logged With Rain Delays Across Leagues
In the American League no games were completed due to wet grounds yesterday. In the National League St Louis defeated Boston 9 to 3 while Chicago beat Brooklyn 2 to 1 and New York routed Cincinnati 6 to 0. Eastern League games were postponed for wet grounds.
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Tragedy Reveals a Life's Burden Across Early Years
Springfield May 13 Under the strain of laying bare the tragedies of her life from the first recollection to the fatal day she faced a profound personal ordeal. Continued on Page 18 First Col.
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Destructive Raids Hit Irish Barracks and Tax Offices
Dublin reports fifty police barracks destroyed in raids on Wednesday night. Twenty income tax offices were raided and documents burned along with seven courthouses. In Philadelphia Jimmy Wilde knocks out Battling Murray in the second round of a scheduled eight round bout.
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Freight Congestion Seen as Menace to Railroads
Congress asked to aid railroads in easing freight congestion to keep production moving and curb living costs. The New England situation cited with 226000 cars needed and 30000 cars halted, hindering movement and economic stability.
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Somerville Chauffeur Cragin Dies in Street Crash
Arthur D Cragin of 37 Gilman Street Somerville dropped dead while driving his light auto truck on Summer street near Summer and High. The truck crashed into another auto. Cragin was found unconscious and died at the Relief station. He worked as a chauffeur for Back Bay Electrotype Co. 172 Columbus Avenue for four years and is survived by a wife and three children.
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Sugar prices rise despite profit limits ruling
Despite Attorney General Palmer's limit on wholesaler profits to one cent and retailers to two cents, sugar prices continue to climb. A price jump occurred yesterday even as the order aimed to curb profiteering was issued.
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Sugar prices rise in Boston area despite DoJ campaign
In Somerville prices advanced from 22 to 23 cents per pound while Waltham dealers paid as high as 28 cents. Wholesale dealers reported 22 to 23 cents to retailers, from refineries at 19.5 to 21.5 cents. Independent Sugar and Eastern Sugar quotes show 22 23 and 20 21 1 2 to 22 1 2 cents. Raw Cuban sugar quotes at 19.50 per cwt. Possible price drops seem unlikely. United States District Attorney Boynton ordered an investigation into Greater Boston sales with threats of action for profiteering.
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Believes Pogrom Will Herald New Revolution
A speaker argues that the expected pogrom will trigger a broader revolution as the transportation system collapses and daily life grinds to a halt. The claim centers on nationwide breakdowns and rising unrest across major cities.
Russian Bolshevik Government Called a Ghastly Failure
Colonel Edward W. Ryan Red Cross commissioner for North Russia and the Baltic states says the Bolshevik regime is a failing social experiment. He reports from a covert Russia trip with the Esthonian peace delegation to the State Department. Russia cannot endure six months without foreign aid or chaos will ensue.
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Colonel Ryan Leaves Reval as Private Citizen
Colonel Ryan departed Reval on March 23 travelling as a private citizen with no official duties noted. Continued on Page 15-Sixth Col.
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Anniversaries and World War I Protests Mentioned
The item lists George Cooper born in 1840 and President Wilson's 1915 protest note to Germany over attacks on Americans. It recalls events one year earlier with German notes to Paris and a Berlin mob attack on the United States, plus a cloak strike in New York with thirty thousand workers stopping work.
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Forecast for Boston and vicinity shows cool, wet Friday
Forecasts for southern and northern New England predict cloudy cool conditions with possible rain Friday and improving fair, warmer Saturday. Winds shift from moderate to northwest offshore while Atlantic states report general rain and low seasonal temperatures.
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Cloudy but fair day with a cool night frost risk
The forecast calls for a cloudy day with generally fair skies. Expect a clear evening and night with little warming and a light frost possible tonight.
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