Victory in House for Labor Men
Washington November 14 rail way workers won a complete victory in the House by substituting their plan for compulsory arbitration in the Esch railroad bill and defeating the committee plan. The measure would authorize six boards and commissions to settle labor disputes with no strike penalties, and the effort to extend Interstate Commerce Commission authority over car service prompted a major clash over states rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Sweet
Republican
Iowa
Minnesota
Eacn
Railroad Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Esch
Texas
Ilowa
Station Fire Damages Springfield Mail Terminal
Fire at the Union passenger station in Springfield caused thousands in damage and gutted the railway mail terminal post office. First class mail was saved, but parcel post sacks and second class mail were destroyed or water damaged, requiring rebuilding of a large north-side section of the double station.
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Springfield
Union
Goat Grazes In Daisy Pasture Amazes Bay State Conductor
Brockton, Nov 14. A goat grazing in a daisy studded pasture astonished Alexander Watts a Bay State conductor yesterday morning. He plucked a full blown daisy and a bursting bud as proof for the doubter. The sight followed his earlier pick of a rose and dandelions from the same farm near the Easton line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Alexander Watts
Bay State
Cloth theft convictions in Maynard District Court
John Baluc of Railroad street Maynard was found guilty of larceny of cloth from the American Woolen Company mills in Maynard and fined $50 in the Concord District Court yesterday. He paid the fine. Charles Zalus of Railroad street Maynard was found guilty of the same charge and his sentence was continued until this morning.
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John Baluc
Railroad Street
Maynard
American Woolen Company
Concord
Charles Zalus
Ontario Premier Drury forms coalition cabinet
The Ontario government today moved to a new coalition cabinet under Premier Ernest Charles Drury. Drury and his ministers were sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Hendrie at Government House shortly before noon.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
Ernest Charles Drury
Sir John Hendrie
Government House
Beasts From India Arrive In New York For Transport
A shipboard menagerie from India was unloaded at Commonwealth Pier and moved to freight cars for Louis Rhue of New York City. Twin elephants Frieda and Paul led the procession, Laughing Jack the hyena joked for onlookers, and several leopards perished en route. Monkeys were prepared for Rockefeller Institute research. Edna Dowd posed with honey bear Pypel.
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India
City of Manila
Commonwealth Pier
Louis Rhue
Grand Street
New York City
Frieda
Paul
Rockefeller Institute
Edna M. Dowd
Broadway
Chelsea
Pypel
Today’s Boston Events List for Morning to Evening
A busy schedule in Boston includes lectures at the State House Tremont Temple and Twentieth Century Club. Edward W Schuerch speaks on The Pilgrims and A M Rihbany on The Future of Syria.
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State House
Old South Church
Edward W. Schuerch
Massachusetts Teachers’ Federation
Tremont Temple
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Luther R. Fowle
Constantinople
A. M. Rihbany
Syria
Twentieth Century Club
League of Catholic Women
John J. Mahoney
Moissaye Olgin
Lorimer
Earle R. Potter
Boston Art Club
Fancut
Cold halts air flight from Mineola to Cleveland
The Handley Page plane started from Mineola for a non stop flight to Chicago but landed at Mt Jewett Pennsylvania due to intense upper level cold. Vice Admiral Mark Kerr sent a telegram stating water trouble from the cold forced the landing and that repair crews would install an extra pump and resume to Cleveland for refueling tomorrow.
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New York
Handley- Page
Mineola
Chicago
Mt. Jewett
Penn
Miller Reese Hutchinson
Mark Kerr
Cleveland
Mrs. Susan Locke Merrifield Buried in Arlington
Mrs Susan Locke Smith Merrifield age 90 a longtime Arlington resident died Tuesday. She was buried yesterday afternoon in Mt Pleasant Cemetery Arlington after funeral services at her home 284 Broadway Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Locke (Smith) Merrifield
Arlington
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Broadway
Lynn Clerks Vote Strike Over Store Negotiations
Practically all clerks in Lynn retail and department stores will strike at 11 this morning unless owners open negotiations. Workers decided on final action at a last night meeting. Merchants refused to issue a statement at their own gathering.
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Lynn
Retail Clerks Union
Burches
Lynn retail clerks threaten broad strike amid wage demands
Restaurant workers plan walkouts adding to unrest as Lynn clerks unionize and push pay scales. Demands include minimum weekly wages from 12 to 30 for various department roles with experienced clerks seeking higher pay while strike threats loom across clothing, furniture, and hardware stores. Police protection sought to keep stores open.
Equal pay and shorter hours demand from union workers
Female clerks demand pay parity with men while shipping and receiving clerks seek minimum weekly wages of 30 dollars. Window trimmers ask 20 for inexperienced and 388 for experienced men. Card writers demand 25 for inexperienced and 45 for experienced workers. They demand 8 30 a m to 6 p m hours, early closing on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and a 1.5 hour lunch with no wage deduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tailors’ Union
Steamer Rams into Schooner Off Portland
The British schooner Annie Conley was abandoned after the steamer Ransom B. Fuller stove in her side. Captain Thebedeau and three crew were rescued by the Fuller and brought to Portland. The collision happened after the Fuller left Portland on its Boston run. The Conley, carrying lumber, was bound for Meteghan, Nova Scotia, and Boston.
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Portland
Annie Conley
Ransom B. Fuller
Thebedeau
Fuller
Boston
Conley
Meteghan, N
Hard cider brings boost to Marlboro liquor trade
Marlboro liquor saloons report a sudden rise in sales as hard cider appears on shelves. The beverage is said to have a strong kick with many intoxicated on the streets and several arrests. Dealers note federal authorities do not object to retailing hard cider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Deer hunting season opens in New Hampshire
Manchester November 14 hunters from across the state prepare as deer season opens tomorrow at sunrise and runs to December 16. Each hunter may take two deer per county and no more than two for the entire state.
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Manchester
N. H
Geraghty Suits to Be Heard Next Month
Mrs Julia French Geraghty sues for separate support against her husband known as Handsome Jack Geraghty and Jack Geraghty Jr seeks custody. A Newport R I December session likely hosts both petitions together, following a conference between counsel Frederick Wingersky and Stephen J Casey.
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Julia French Geraghty
Jack’ Geraghty
Jack
Jack, Jr
Newport
R. I
Frederick Wingersky
Geraghty
Wingersky
Stephen J. Casey
Providence
Roxbury break suspect arrested in jewelry robbery
John Cottes alias John Harris, 172 Springfield Street, South End, was arrested by Inspector Conboy of the Dudley Street station for alleged involvement in a burglary at 883 Humboldt Avenue. The break yielded $26 in jewelry, and police suspect ties to other recent robberies.
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John Cottes
John Harris
Springfield Street
South End
Inspector Conboy
Dudley Street
George N. Barnell
Humboldt Avenue
Cowboy
Cottes
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Canada
Mems
Franklin Park
Tony
Edna May Dowd and
Pyel
Miss Dowd
Symphony Hall
Hans Kronold
Grace Hoffman
Coloratura
Percy Hemus
HFA
Pathe Records
Pathe
Hallet & Davis Piano Co
Distributors of
Pathe Phonographs and Records
Boylston Street
Bridgeport
Tain
Grand Central Terminal
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Ore
San Francisco
Revere
Women’s Club
Congregational Church
N. Y
Lynn Army OF Workers
Roxbury
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