Labor union debate over outsiders on Mooney Billings panel
At a Boston Central Labor Union meeting in Wells Memorial Hall a heated clash developed over seating outside representatives with the Mooney Billings committee. The motion failed overwhelmingly as leaders from multiple unions warned it would undermine the A F L and inject radical influence.
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Central Labor Union
Boston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Hall
A. F. of L
Mooney
Mooney committee debate prompts seating motion
Aaron Welleman of Boston Cigar makers Union 97 opened the rumpus after presenting his report as Mooney committee chairman and moved to seat delegates not affiliated with the C. I. U. or the A. F. of L. Norman H. Tallentire of the International Workers Defence Tongue supported Mooney and Warren Billings in a spirited plea for broader representation.
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Aaron Welleman
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union 97
Mooney Committee
C.l. U
A. B F. of
Norman H. Tallentire
International Workers’ Defence Tongue
Mooney
Warren Billings
Saved My Life Says Man in Winnie Henry O Hanley
Belfast Maine resident Henry O Hanley writes that Dr True s Elixir saved his life and praises the medicine as a family laxative worm expeller that tones the stomach moves the bowels and expels worms. It claims many children suffer worms and lists signs including deranged stomach swollen lip offensive breath pale face and itchy areas. The ad urges readers to get Dr J F True Co Auburn Maine and notes the product has been on the market for over 60 years.
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Henry O. Hanley
Cross St
Belfast
Maine
Dr. True
J. F. True & Co
Auburn, Maine
Labor Unity Moves and Labor Union Activities in Boston
Trade Union College trustees report a confidence vote for professors at a Boston Central Labor Union meeting. Carpenters in Boston plan to build houses on owned land, using deposits from union members. Joint organizing drives were announced by Stationary Engineers locals 664 and 263. Lumber Teamsters ratified arbitration wage scales. North and South Terminal Lodge adds 200 members. Horseshoers seek a 44 hour week amid strikes. Railway Express drivers expand Local 538 membership. Navy yard Blacksmiths discuss striking to end piece work.
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M. A. Murphy
Trade Union College Trustees
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston
Joseph F. Twomey
Carpenters’ District Council
Geater Boston
Twomey
Lumber Teamsters’ Union
Board of Arbitration
North and South Terminal
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Dexter Hall
Wells Memorial Building
O'Donnell
Horseshoers’ Union 5
Railway Express
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Union 105
Navy Yard
Argument on Fiume claim leads to stabbing
Police say an argument over Italy’s claim to Fiume led to knife wounds. Joseph Ferelli, 30, of 62 Homer Avenue is in Cambridge Municipal Hospital in critical condition. Antonio Pullano, 39, and Fasquale Cardillo, 30, of Homer and Holworthy Avenues, are under arrest and charged with carrying revolvers without a permit.
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Italy
Fiume
Joseph Ferelli
Homer Avenue
Cambridge Municipal Hospital
Antonio Pullano
Fasaquale Cardillo
Holworthy Avenue
Hosea Pardon Aldrich Dead After Long Illness
Hosea Pardon Aldrich a longtime inventor of shoemaking machinery died at his Somerville home aged 84 after a long heart illness. Funeral set for 3 p m tomorrow at the residence with burial in Norway Maine.
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Hosea Pardon Aldrich
Mt. Vernon Street
Somerville
Norway
Sermon Attacks Husbands and Wives in Matrimonial Wreckage
Rev Cortland Myers at Tremont Temple denounces stubborn husbands and snapping wives as he concludes his In the Matrimonial Wreckage of Boston series. He likens Nabal to a miser and a drunk and urges young women to beware and men to learn courtship kissing after marriage. He calls quarrels hellish and urges reconciliation and practical affection.
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Cortland Myers
Tremont Temple
Boston
Nabal
Abigail
Dr. Myers
Red Cross Volunteer to Wed Army Officer
A church wedding will unite Miss Augustine van Wickle and Quincy A. Shaw Jr at South Church noon June 24. Van Wickle served as a Red Cross motor driver in the Women's Volunteer Motor Detachment and worked as head waitress at the Acacia Tea Garden during the flower show. Shaw, a former Harvard student, served as second lieutenant and later captain at Camp Jackson. Invites were issued by her parents Mr and Mrs W L McKee of Bristol Rhode Island. Attendants include maid of honor Anne A Wheeler. bridesmaids Nancy Ely Pauline Fenno Alice de Wolf Marie de Wolf Helen Pandee Winnifred Allison. Best man William Dexter. ushers George S Weld Ralph Pemberton Henry B Cox Henry G Crosby Ralph Shepley Henry P King Francis Parkman James Otis.
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Red Cross
Old South Church
Augustine van Wickle
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
van Wickle
Women’s Volunteer Motor Detachment
Boston
American Red Cross
Horticultural Hall
Harvard
Plattsburg
Camp Taylor
Camp Jackson
Guard Kept on Heiress at Curtis Hotel
Lenox May 18 The Widener family denies that 16 year old Fifi Widener is guarded at the Curtis Hotel to prevent marriage to a Philadelphia youth. Guests and local residents question the guards aid and insistence on her health reasons. Dr. E P Hale attends her throat ailment and two women attendants are present.
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Lenox
Joseph E. Widener
Philadelphia
Fifi Widener
Curtis
Fifi
Curtis Hotel
Miss Widener
E. P. Hale
Political crisis in Constantinople deepens after Smyrna action
Paris dispatch reports a political crisis in Constantinople following the arrival of Greek and allied forces at Smyrna. The Turkish grand vizier is said to have resigned, signaling possible government upheaval in the capital.
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Paris
Constantinople
Smyrna
Mailed in 1904 Received in 1919 Letter’s 15 Year Journey
A letter sent from St Louis on October 12 1904 to Miss Effie Pitts at Campbell House Lead South Dakota arrived April 25 1919. The recipient once worked as a waitress at Campbell House and later married. Her present address is unknown. The letter’s 15 year delay remains a mystery.
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Lead
S. D
St. Louis
Effie Pitts
Campbell House
William Campbell
Vega Fasca Falls Into Frog Pond Near Home
Three year old Vega Fasca of 178 Salem Street went to the Common with his two sisters aged 11 and 9 and fell into the Frog Pond yesterday afternoon. Neighbors helped rescue him without injury.
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Vega Fasca
Salem Street
Frog scare ends with rescue from hospital
Children investigate a supposed frog in the water near their home. Vega slips, falls into the pool, and is rushed to Relief Hospital wrapped in blankets. Neighbors and a policeman help reunite him with his father as sisters fear for their baby brother.
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Wega
Vega
Baby Vega
Police Find Deckhouse of Schooner Willard
The marine division found a deckhouse floating off Rikers Island identified as the Grace P. Willard of Westerly Rhode Island. Papers inside named Aldin B. Lewis of Southport Long Island as captain. no accident report for the schooner Willard has been received.
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New York
Marine Division
The
Police Department
Grace P. Willard
Westerly
R. I
Riker’s Island
Aldin B. Lewis
Southport
L. I
Willard
Moynihan Arrested After Wife Found Dead in Home
In Haverhill on May 18 Cornelius Moynihan was arrested on a technical charge after his 48 year old wife was found dead at their home. Police said she died of burns, apparently three or four days old, and Moynihan claimed she died this morning from burns suffered four days earlier with no medical care. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Haverhill
Cornelius Moynihan
Moynihan
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W. J. Flynn
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Arthur M. Huddell
Billings
Lawrence
Cc. L. U
Jennings
American Federation of Labor
Bona Fide Labor Movement
Welleman
Seattle
Agent Jennings
Man In
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Hosea Aldrich
Ari OF
Kissing
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Jordan Marsh Company
New England
Marsh Company
VENUS
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American Motor Equipment Co
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Mass
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Vermont
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Commonwealth Ave
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Portland
Fifield Brothers
Augusta
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L. A. Savage Co
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