Suburbs Prepare for Boston Preparedness Parade
Boston events unfold with Lt Col Buck organizing divisions for a Saturday parade. Key figures include Collector Billings Surveyor Maynard and likely Andrew J Peters. Engineers Club and many firms join the line along with state lodges and local clubs.
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Q Ban Darkens Gray Hair With Simple Application
Advertisement claims Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer turns gray or faded hair to an even dark shade. It promises glassy, lustrous, soft hair with no dyeing, is harmless, ready to use, and priced at 50 cents for a large bottle. Sold at Liggett Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston Cambridge and Chelsea with mail supply option.
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Railroad Employees Demand Fixed Joining Time for Parade
A New Haven railroad workers representative met at headquarters and stated at least 1500 men employed by the company would join the demonstration if a definite joining hour could be set. The issue centers on aligning march hours with workers' schedules.
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New Haven Railroad
Melrose to Lead 500 in Boston Get Ready Parade
Mayor Charles H. Adams will head a 500 strong Melrose delegation in Boston with the full aldermanic board and department heads. Prescott leads the group. Melrose Plattsburg unit of 60 will march. Adams says Boston spirit will exceed New York's and Melrose will show stronger civic zeal.
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Preparedness Parade Draws Boston Area Mayors Support
Waltham Mayor Eben J. Williams plans to ask the Board of Aldermen to officially note the Boston parade and aims for hundreds of Waltham marchers. Newton Mayor Edwin Childs also backs military preparedness with public participation. Cambridge Mayor Rockwood pledges strong Cambridge representation and will mobilize civic and military groups for the event.
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New England
Cambridge Business Men's Training School Joins Parade
The Cambridge Business Men's Training School with about 100 members will march under officers from Company A Eighth Regiment M V M. Captain Thomas F Brown will designate the leaders while Captain H Dwight Cushing directs drills. Captain Richard W Sutton aims to recruit more Cambridge organizations and many participants are business leaders.
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Daisies and Peaches Face Off In High School Girls Baseball
Lexington High School girls resume play this afternoon at Lexington Athletic Field after a week’s vacation. The Daisies captained by Ruth Hubbell won the first game while the Peaches led by Helen Wilkinson seek a surprise to even the series. Coach Claire Wyman Ryder, out with measles, plans to return today.
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Chicago Americans win Peel trophy in Western soccer final
The Chicago Americans defeated Joliet Steel 2 goals to 1 to capture the Peel trophy emblematic of the Western soccer championship in Chicago.
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Mexican bandits fire on Seventh Cavalry near Temosachic
Thirteen troopers of the Seventh Cavalry were fired upon near Temosachic yesterday and one man wounded. The attack is ascribed to bandits hiding under a bridge near the town, a few miles southeast of Madera on the Mexico Northwestern railroad.
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Mexicans shadow American northward advance in border report
A small group of Mexicans trails the US columns as they move north, claiming to chase the Gringoes from Mexican soil. Locals hide or disarm when Pershing’s men near, with two theories: Carranzistas staging retreat or bandits sniping. First notice of American troops this far south. prior reports set the southern limit at Namiquipa, far north of Temosachic across the Sierra Madre.
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Troops Back Funston's Border Force Await Action
General Funston commands about 50 000 troops on the American side of the Rio Grande awaiting Mexican initiative. Colonel Sibley’s detachment, credited with rescuing Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne, has not yet reported south of the river. The border force remains inactive pending further developments as the Sixth Cavalry moves toward the Big Bend and militia units mobilize.
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Carlstrom Aircraft Bought for National Guard Border Duty
The twin motor aeroplane used by Victor Carlstrom to fly from Newport News to New York in four hours one minute was purchased by the Aero Club of America. It will be presented to the National Guard of New Mexico now on border duty along the Mexican frontier.
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Newport News
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Plan to Liberate Former Sultan Rumored
Geneva dispatch cites Constantinople sources claiming a plot to free former Sultan Abdul Hamid is under way and that his guards have been strengthened. The pension is noted as reduced to $1250. Hamid, deposed in 19, was imprisoned at Saloniki in Villa Latini. Earlier reports claimed he regained freedom and lived in Smyrna.
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Leet Wins Western Interclub Cup Race at Speedway
William A. Leet of Omaha wins the Western Interclub cup race for non professional drivers of the Middle West at the Chicago Speedway. The 70 mile event used two heats run yesterday with the final today. Frank Warren finishes second.
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Advertisement Cured of Worms Auburn Maine
An old advertisement notes a remedy claim claiming cure for worms in Auburn Maine. The brief item lists Bu Fae as part of the assertion and lacks further details.
Opposition to Farrar Named Melrose Park Faces Protest
In Melrose a plan to name a Grove and Myrtle streets park after Geraldine Farrar meets strong opposition from prominent club women and local former schoolmates. The Park Commission delays a decision as critics urge naming the space Horace Mann Park to honor the educator and avoid the temporary fame of Farrar.
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Labor Court Ruling Provokes Unanimous Union Protest
Boston Central Labor Union passed resolutions protesting the Supreme Court ruling on the 1914 labor anti injunction act. The measure, written by Chief Justice Rugg, declares the act unconstitutional and challenges the judiciary committee and the governor who signed it as lacking knowledge of constitutional law.
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Boston Body Endorses Judicial Election and Reform
A Boston group urges judge elections citing human fallibility of justices and calls for reform. It backs a one day off in three for city workers, condemns England over Irish executions, and opposes prison-made goods in city departments. Labour figures Jennings and councillors are commended for budget hearing efforts.
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Stenographers Union Plans Open Meeting on Purpose
The Stenographers Bookkeepers Accountants and Office Employees Union Local 14965 A F of J invites all interested to an open meeting at the Women's Trade Union League Hall 919 Washington Street to clarify their aims. The group says its purpose is to standardize hours and wages and seeks support from office workers.
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Open Meeting on May 23 at Women's Trade Union League Hall
Alma Wiesner and Lillian Gola invite all interested workers and skeptics to an open meeting on Tuesday evening May 23 at the Women's Trade Union League Hall 919 Washington Street. Frank H McCarthy organizer of the A F of L will speak along with suffragist lawyer Jennie Loitman.
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Memorial monument dedication for Edmund P Ward by Brewers Workers Union
Special meeting of the Brewers Workers' Union executive committee will dedicate a memorial monument at Calvary Cemetery for Edmund P Ward longtime union secretary. The ceremony is at 2:30 Memorial Day afternoon.
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Telegraphers Ordered to Defer Any Action
William T. Yetman, secretary of the Boston local, received orders from International President S J Konenkamp to defer any drastic action in the dispute with Western Union. The directive, issued in Chicago, halts moves until federal conciliator Roland B Mahany of the Department of Labor can conduct an investigation.
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Mechanics Refuse To Equip Bank Cars In Strike Action
Union mechanics at Roste and Maine shops refuse to title six cars sent to Billerica for housing strike breakers. The workers declined to perform the task, blocking efforts to ready vehicles for use during the ongoing labor dispute.
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Building Laborers Discuss New Wage Scale
A wage scale proposing 421 2 cents per hour to start June 1 was discussed by Building Laborers Union 223 yesterday afternoon. The committee reported on talks with the Master Masons Association and noted another employer conference is planned for this week.
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Master Masons’ Association
Beecher Griffiths Set for Fourth Bout at Armory
Johnny Griffiths of Akron Ohio and Willie Beecher of New York clash for the fourth time at the Armory AA show tomorrow night. Each encounter has been fiercely contested and close.
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New York
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