Woman self-immolates in fire bid near Portsmouth
Mrs Susan Dowaliby a 55 year old resident, attempted to kill herself by setting clothes aflame with kerosene in El Paso connected business losses. She was found by neighbor Mrs Alexander Dawson, treated for burns, and remains between life and death at Portsmouth Hospital.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Susan Dowaliby
Portsmouth Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Frank J. Flanigan
Texas
Alexander Dawson
Dawson
Dowaliby
Lorimer Again After Senate
Chicago May 20 local political circles report William Lorimer plans to run for the United States Senate under the direct election law at the end of Lawrence Y. Sherman’s term. Lorimer supporters say a preliminary organization is forming and he will campaign across every county to vindicate himself.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Initiative defeated by House vote in constitutional referendum
The amendment proposing initiative and referendum was killed in the House with 143 voting for and 86 against. House leaders Chan ning Cox and John Sherburne led the opposition. A nine vote swing would have passed it, and a reconsideration fight is expected to be close today.
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Channing Cox
John Sherburne
Massachusetts Teachers Get Three Year Contracts Bill
A new tenure of office bill for Massachusetts teachers was substituted in the Senate allowing school committees to offer three year contracts after which salaries cannot be reduced except for inefficiency incapacity or conduct unbecoming. The measure moves toward Gov Foss with some opposition and amendments killed. Doctor Dentists and state officials discussed appointments and nurse staffing at state institutions with calls for higher pay to attract male nurses and improve positions.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Fisher
Naphen
Natick
Foss
George A. Maxfield
Holyoke
William W. Marvel
Fall River
C. W. Hale
Springfield
Owen J. Egan
Montague
Boston
House
George DL. Tuttle
McLean Hospital
State Board of Insanity
State House
Sarah E. Parsons
Massachusetts General
Tuttle
Parsons
Death by steak choking at South Boston home
James E. Callahan aged 63 died at his residence 562 East Second Street South Boston after a piece of steak became lodged in his throat during supper, causing asphyxia.
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East Second _ street
Boston
James E. Callahan
Head protests nine hours in eleven hours act
President William A. Bancroft of the Boston Elevated Railway Company protests the nine hours in eleven bill for street car men. He says passage would require employing 1700 more men than at present.
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William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Bancroft
Boston Carmen’s
Boston
Railway wage talks warn nine in eleven hours impossible
The Boston Elevated Railway Company and the Boston Carmen's Union warn that a nine in eleven hour rule would force massive crews and hinder rush hour service. President Bancroft argues cars must run for passengers and schedules cannot be factory like, needing about 1700 extra workers to cover hours.
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Bancroft
Boston Elevated
Carmen
Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Carmen's Union
Carmen to Be at State House Today
Hundreds or thousands of street car workers from across the state are expected at the State House this morning to push for the nine in eleven hours bill to replace the committee’s adverse report on street railways.
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Carmen
State House
Committee On Street Railways
Legislature urged to uphold nine hour workday law
The article quotes officials arguing hours of labor should be settled by conference and arbitration rather than legislature. It supports keeping the nine in 12 hour standard and the compromise act as enacted, claiming the new law clarifies and enforces schedules to favor the company and workers, noting no other state or city has matched such duration limits.
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Boston Carmen's
Boston
Pulmotor Rescues Malden Man From Gas Suicide
Charles Slesin berg of 303 Bryant street Malden attempted suicide by inhaling gas in his home yesterday. His wife discovered him with a rubber tube in his mouth and gas pouring from the tube but a pulmotor applied promptly saved his life.
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Charles Slesinberg
Bryant Street
Malden
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