Peace Dove Has A Chill At New England Superintendents Meeting
The 84th New England Association of School Superintendents session at Latin School Hall focused on The Peace Movement. Dues disputes and record keeping caused a brief disruption before order was restored. Edwin D. Mead praised universal justice and peace, while John P. Finley lauded Wright brothers' aviation feats. Anna B. Eckstein urged a universal peace petition aiming for 200 million signatures for the 1914 Hague Conference.
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Warren Avenue
Dove of Peace
Edwin D. Mead
Eliot
Universal Justice and Peace
John P. Finley
College of the City of New York
Wrights Brothers
Tok Gordy
Springfield
Anna B. Eckstein
Paris Strike Loses Steam Amid Workmen Support
Paris May 14. Postal employees at a meeting adopted resolutions asking workmen’s organizations to unite for common causes. Union leaders promised immediate support and hinted at placing under the General Federation of Labor if needed. Postmen strike appears to be weakening as Chartres and Dijon strikers vote to return to work amid Parliament’s stance.
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Paris
M. Pataud
Electricians’ Union
M. Guerard
Railroad Men's
Revolutionary ’General Federation of Labor
Chartres
Dijon
Fireman Killed by Bridge Collision on Freight Run
G. H. Reed, a fireman on an extra west bound freight, was killed near Wells and North Berwick Maine after his head struck a bridge while taking a water measurement from the tender.
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Portsmouth
N. H
G. H. Reed
Wells
North Berwick
Death of Dr Thomas Hall Former Boston Physician
Lowell date May 14 announces the death at Chelmsford Centre of Dr Thomas Hall a retired Boston physician He is survived by a widow and one son Thomas an instructor in Harvard University
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Lowell
Chelmsford Centre
Thomas Hall
Boston
Thomas
Harvard University
Church Urges Tolerance Across Faiths at Episcopal Congress
Canon Hensley Henson urged tolerance toward other religions during the Episcopal congress at Tremont Temple. He argued that all faiths contain elements of truth and must lead toward Christianity by their own paths, while Melville K Bailey contrasted Catholic and Protestant vigor with the Holy Spirit shaping both unity and rigidity.
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Episcopal Congress
H. Hensley Henson
Tremont Temple
Melville K. Bailey
Grace Church
New York
Christendom
Houses Struck in Portland Amid Thunder Storm
Portland Missouri reports a heavy thunder storm that swept through the city this afternoon and early evening. Several houses were struck by lightning but only minor damage occurred. No injuries were reported.
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Portland
Mrs Rankin Hangs Self in Rochester Farm Home
Mrs Alice Rankin aged 46 wife of prominent farmer John J Rankin committed suicide by hanging in an attic room in Rochester New Hampshire today Her husband found the body and she left a note asking forgiveness from her husband and daughter Hazel.
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Rochester
N. H
Alice Rankin
John J. Rankin
Hazel
Mayor McClellan Vetoes Equal Pay Bill In New York
Thousands of women school teachers in Greater New York faced disappointment as Mayor McClellan vetoed the equal pay bill, repeating his action from the prior year.
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New York
Greater
McClellan
Searles Moves Tax Notice Says He Left Methuen
Tax commissioners report Edward F. Searles moved to Windsor New Hampshire before May 1 1909. They infer he may avoid personal property taxation for the year and question Methuen’s chance to tax his holdings under 1908 revision recommendations.
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Methuen
Edward F. Searles
Windsor
N. H
Japanese restaurant keeper beaten near Grand Central
A Japanese restaurant keeper named Funabiki Enkichi was badly beaten by a crowd near Grand Central station after a white man refused to share a subway seat. Police rescued him from the mob as the incident unfolded in New York on May 14.
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New York
Funabiki Enkichi
Grand Central Station
British aviation expert hails Wright brothers as leaders
Colonel James Templer of the British army arrived in New York and said the Wright brothers are head and shoulders above all other aeroplane makers. The report suggests Britain may test Wright aeroplanes as part of wartime aviation research.
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New York
Great Britain
James Templer
America
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Waltham Watch Factory Plans Retail Coal Trade
The Waltham Watch Factory announced plans to enter the retail coal business next week to benefit employees who keep house. It will limit sales to 3000 tons annually.
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Waltham
Byington Named Boston Fire Repair Shop Superintendent
Eugene M. Byington, supervisor of engines for the Boston fire department, is appointed superintendent of the repair shop to succeed former District Chief Alfred J. Porter.
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Eugene M. Byington
Boston Fire Department
Alfred J. Porter
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