Billings sworn in as port collector in Boston
Edmund Billings was sworn in as collector of the port of Massachusetts at a ceremony in Tremont Street. He nominated Eli Perry as deputy collector. Perry, a Republican, has 25 years in customs service and eight years as deputy in charge of the entry division. Billings, 52, succeeds Edwin A. Curtis and is the first Democrat in 16 years to hold the post after the recent reorganization of Massachusetts ports.
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Port of
Massachusetts
Edmund Billings
Washington
Eli Perry
Customs
Perry
Customs Service
Billings
Judge Morton
United States District Court
Edwin A. Curtis
Tremont Street
Boston
Charlestown
Springfield
Salem
Gloucester
New Bedford
Newburyport
Paul Revere Trust Company
Wilson League of New England
Good Government Association
Wells Memorial Institute
Curtis
Morton
Appointment of Mr Billings as port collector opens new era
Mr Billings is sworn in as collector of the port by Judge Morton and receives the oath sealed by General Darling. He thanks Mr Curtis for four years of service, while Curtis expresses regret at leaving. James C. Lyford and 500 customs men accompany the transition as Billings signs the transfer receipt and hosts a reception. Prominent importers call to pay respects.
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Morton
Billings
Charles K. Darling
United States District Court
United States
Curtis
Mr. Billings
Mr. Curtis
Customs
Edward G. Graves
Marts Gone in Malden
Malden city authorities ordered removal of sidewalk fruit and grocery stands along Pleasant and Main streets near Malden Square. Captain Foley announced displays must be moved indoors and all sidewalk fixtures cleared to ease pedestrian flow amid congestion.
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Malden
Malden Square
Rialto
Venice
Foley
Beating Woods to Capture Hold-Up Men
The American Optical Company factory in Lonsdale near Southbridge was robbed. Police and 1000 factory guards searched surrounding woods and marshlands as a dragnet expanded to nearby towns and trains. Fugitives fled into difficult terrain. had they acted earlier, they could have taken thousands in wages.
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Dwyer
American Optical Company
Lonsdale
Southbridge
Southbridge Police
City Messenger of Medford Dead
Michael A. Hernan aged 66 longtime Medford city messenger died at his West Medford home after several weeks illness. He was a prominent member of local lodges and was survived by his wife, three sons, and five daughters.
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City Messenger
Medford
Michael A. Hernan
Boston Avenue
West Medford
Hernan
Blanquet Seeks to Overthrow Huerta
In Mexico City a general mood signals major action as Huerta forms new Congress with Pronces as temporary Senate chair. Delegates in the Chamber of Deputies set credentials, while Huerta discusses potential U S intervention and a possible port blockade. Rumors place Wilson favoring a blockade and embassy retention amid tension with the United States.
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United States
Mexico
O'Shaughnessy
Huerta
Congress
Francisco Pronces
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Wilson
Mexico City
State Department
General Huerta
Bryan
Manuel Garza Aldape
Interior
Blanquet
U S Policy Keeps Calm Amid Mexican Turmoil
Washington officials say the United States will let the Huerta regime fall under steady pressure from financial boycotts and allied powers. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan deny embassy withdrawals or imminent crises, while Texas officials vow to defend citizens if Mexican actions threaten Texas.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Mexico City
Wilson
Bryan
O'Shaughnessy
Mr. O'Shaughnessy
John Lind
Véra Cruz
Mr. Lind
Texan Threats Telegram From Mexican Colony
A telegram from San Marcos Texas dated November 17 reports Mexican smugglers arrested in Carrizo Springs last September warn Governor Colquitt that 127 Mexicans will answer the whole Mexican people unless mercy is shown. The message notes 14 smugglers were seized and 11 await trial, and the Mexican colony protests the action.
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Colquitt
Texas
San Marcos
Austin
Carrizo Springs
Suffragettes End Meeting in Sheffield Disturbance
In Sheffield England November 17 suffragettes disrupted a Labor party no conscription meeting led by Socialist MP Philip Snowden from Blackburn. Stewards and male supporters clashed. several stewards were kicked and bruised. The meeting was abandoned after half an hour as police were called.
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Sheffield
England
Philip Snowden
Blackburn
Labor Party
City Club to Move to New Boston Home in Fall 1914
At the annual meeting the Boston City Club announced a new home on Somerset street and Ashburton place expected ready for occupancy in early fall 1914. The executive committee cited reciprocal club relations with 11 cities, improved finances, a profit exceeding last year by over 1600, a 4480 membership with 750 on the waiting list, and 1912 end membership at 3286. Reports noted more entertainments, plus 2400 volumes and 250 pictures owned. Board of governors elected: Horace Bacon, Charles L. Burrill, George W. Coleman, James E. Fee, R. H. Gardiner Jr., Louis E. Kirstein, James P. Munroe, Charles M. Rogers. Nominating committee chosen: J. Arthur Favreau, George R. Regan, Herbert F. Jenkins, John R. Simpson, Frank V. Thompson, Frank L. Locke, George B. Smith.
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Boston City Club
Somerset Street
Ashburton Place
House
Art and Library Committee
Board of Governors
Horace Bacon
Charles L. Burrill
George W. Coleman
James E. Fee
R. H. Gardiner, Jr
Louis E. Kirstein
James P. Munroe
Charles M. Rogers
J. Arthur Favreau
George R. Regan
Herbert F. Jenkins
John R. Simpson
Frank V. Thompson
Frank L. Locke
George 8. Smith
Lawrence Strikers Refuse Arbitration in Mill Fire Fight
Lawrence firemen led a citywide strike over an eight hour day. Some 850 licensed and 475 union members halted work, with 26 of 350 on strike licensed. Mills faced lockouts as arbitration efforts failed and a Chamber compromise offered a 60 hour week. Officials pressed for an eight hour day while strikers held firm.
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Broadway
John J. Cunningham
Boston
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Michael J. Haggerty
Munroe and Merrimac Paper Company
Textile Strike Looms as Firemen Balk at Eight Hour Day
Secretaries and mill owners clash over a potential general strike as textile workers, led by the Industrial Workers of the World, confront firemen who refuse to join. Firemen on strike could shut 12,000 workers in the Wood mill and 27 in the Washington mill, with 10,000 more across other mills potentially closing within a week. Police arrive to inspect for unlicensed firemen, threatening shutdown if replacements are not licensed within five days. Charities mobilize aid, fearing a broader lockout and heightened hardship for workers and families.
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Supple
Chamber
Industrial Workers of the World
American Woolen Company
Wood Mill
Ayer
Washington
Arlington, Pacific
Everett
Uswoco
Pemberton
Lawrence Dye Works
Farwell Bleachery
Kunhardat's
Six Calumet Miners Held After Mine Shooting
Six striking copper miners were arrested in Calumet Michigan after a Quincey mine shooting that wounded Deputy Sheriff Edward Barker and one striker. Sheriff Cruse said two more strikers were believed wounded but hidden by friends.
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Calumet, Mich
Quincey
Edward Barker
Cruse
Fire on Essex Street Grips Top Floor
A brisk blaze broke out on the top floor of a six story brick building on Essex Street shortly before 10 p m. Fire Chief Mullen dispatched crews who, aided by automatic sprinklers, quickly contained the flames. The fire started among trimmings in the workshops of M Callman a skirt and dress manufacturer. A large quantity of water was needed to quell the fire.
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Essex Street
Mullen
M. Callman
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