Rev William F Gannon SJ Former Boston College President Dies
The Rev William F Gannon SJ former president of Boston College died Monday night at St Joseph's Hospital Philadelphia after paralysis two attacks. He served at the Church of the Gesu and was 57, widely known as an educator.
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Jesuit Scholar and Boston College Leader Dies
Born in Cambridge March 31 1859 he studied in public schools then joined the Jesuit order at Frederick Maryland. He taught at Holy Cross College Jersey City and Fordham before ordination in 1891 and led the Eastern province missionaries from 1899 to 193. He served as Boston College president from 1908 to 1907 and was known across the clergy. His brother Thomas J Gannon SJ was Eastern province provincial and now serves in Rome as American assistant to the General.
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Leaders Debate Constitutional Convention Proposals in Boston
Harvard’s A Lawrence Lowell and union leader Henry Abrahams urged a 1917 constitutional convention at the Economic Club of Boston. Abrahams pushed for initiative referendum judges recall capital punishment tax on vacant land and longer legislative terms while Lowell warned elected judges may bow to livelihood concerns. State Sen Wells and Sen Ellis opposed the move. Charles W. Bird urged remodeling the aging constitution to fit modern needs.
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Endeavor to Avert Strike in Cotton Mills
In Fall River on October 31 a conference between Cotton Manufacturers' Association executives and textile council unions sought a compromise to avert a strike by 35,000 mill operatives. The unions demanded a 10 percent wage increase, rejected previously by George H. Hills. The unions had threatened to strike on November 6.
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