Labor leaders warn against wage cuts amid postwar reconstruction
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor says workers will oppose wage reductions as reconstruction reshapes labor. He cites rising living costs with Bureau of Statistics data showing gains of 2 percent since last July, 15 percent year over year, and 70 percent over five years 1913 to 1918. He asserts the right to live must come first. Rat-tail braid decorates new waists and dresses this season.
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Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
United States Bureau of Statistics
Government folds down rents near shipyards during war
At the National Housing Conference in Boston the labor department described profiteering rents near Bath Maine, with 60 percent excess rents cited. The New London plan allows testimony by owners and tenants and, if needed, public disclosure via newspapers. Joseph D Leland of the United States Housing Corporation outlined postwar housing for workers near industrial centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Housing Corporation
National Housing Conference
Copley Plaza Hotel
James Ford
Department of Labor
Bath
Ford
Joseph D. Leland
Mauretania Sails From Liverpool With Many Passengers
The Cunard liner Mauretania departed Liverpool for New York carrying a large passenger list. Early in the war the ship served as a hospital ship for the British government.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
New York
Boston Area Briefs War Injuries and Local News
Lieutenant Harold D. Bornstein of the 144th Field Artillery recovers from influenza in a French hospital where he met Lieutenant James McDevitt of the old Ninth Regiment who is laid up with a broken back from Chateau Thierry. Joseph J. Carabbio aged 84, Boston’s oldest Italian resident, dies at 60 Canterbury Street Dorchester. funeral Thursday at Sacred Heart Church. Mrs Mizzi Urban of Boston granted a decree nisi and $100 weekly alimony in a Suffolk Superior Court divorce suit against Joseph Urban now of New York. John A. Minahan resigns from Brookline police, appointed to building department as enclosure inspector. Mrs Lillian M. Glover, widow of Clarence Glover shot in Waltham, must pay $2,055 to Mary Coulthurst for legal services. Miss Helen L Sumner weds Dr Robert M Woodbury in Washington. both long-time colleagues. Yeston Tap at 134 Court Street ordered to close doors from 11 p m Nov 20 to 6 a m Dec 6 for license violations.
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Harold D. Bornstein
144Th Field Artillery
France
James McDevitt
Old Ninth Regiment
Chateau Thierry
Bernstein
Boston
Joseph J. Carabbio
Canterbury Street
Dorchester
Sacred Heart Church
North Square
Mizzi Urban
Joseph Urban
New York
Suffolk Superior Court
Urban
Lillian M. Glover
Nelamarre
Waltham
Clarence Glover
Mary P. Coulthurst
John A. Soulthurst
Funeral Services for Edith R Carberry
The private funeral for Edith R. Carberry wife of William Carberry and niece of Sir Edward Clouston of Montreal was held yesterday in Fairview Cemetery Hyde Park chapel with Rev William H Dewart of Old North Church presiding.
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William Carberry
Edith R. Carberry
Sir Edward Clouston
Montreal
Fairview Cemetery
Hyde Park
William H. Dewart
Old North Church
Situation in Berlin Reaches Critical Stage
Reports from London state Germany's internal crisis has intensified as the Socialist republic and the Soldiers and Workers Council hold power in Berlin while opposition grows outside the capital.
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London
Germany
German Socialist Republic
Soldiers’ and Workmen's Council
Berlin
German regions reject Berlin dictatorship and form independent republic
South Germany including Württemberg Baden and Bavaria refuse to submit to Berlin rule and a Northwestern German republic with Hamburg as capital forms. Prussia shows growth of anti Berlin Soldiers and Workers Council sentiment. Munich press says federation or split from Berlin could emerge if national assembly is rejected. London papers highlight a deal between the Soldiers and Workers Council and the government seen as overthrowing the Ebert Haase union and aligning with Russia.
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Germany
Wurttemberg
Baden
Bavaria
Berlin
Hamburg
Prussia
Neuste Nachrichten
Munich
Empire
London
Marconi Company to Oppose Navy Control of Wireless
Edward J Nally vice president and general manager of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America says the firm will fight government ownership of wireless systems. He plans to consult in Washington with Congressional Committees and Navy officials about the proposal.
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New York
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Navy Department
Charles Alexander
Merchant Marine Committee
House
Edward J Nally
Marconi Company
Washington
Tribute Dinner Honors War Work Leaders in Boston
City and state leaders plus a neighboring country paid respect to James J. Storrow Henry B Endicott and the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety at a tribute dinner in the Boston City Club. They praised the 26th Division of the U S Army the 101st Regiment and Colonel Logan.
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James J. Storrow
Henry B. Endicott
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Boston City Club
Commonwealth
26Th Division
U. S. Army
101St Regiment
Logan
Halifax
Mr. Endicot
Mr. Storrow
New England
Endicott
Boston
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Public Safety Committee
Germany
McCall
England
George S. Smith
City Club
Peters
Coolidge
G. Fred Pearson
Storrow
Endico
101St
Edward L. Logan
Mr. Endicott
Rainbow
War Department
National Guard
Washington
State
Pearson
Halifax Chronicle
Massachusetts
John Endicott
Harry A. Garfield
U. S
John Alden
H. B. Endicott
Exchange Club
Great Safety Organization
State House
Mr. Ratshesky
Phelan
Halifax praise for Endicott and Storrow in war effort
Halifax leaders salute H B Endicott and J J Storrow for guiding the state war safety committee amid influenza losses, labor capital cooperation, and the Bordeaux to Chateau Thierry fight. Governors and local officials praise, while warning against Bolshevik threat and postwar labor demands.
Fourteen Boston grocers found guilty of profiteering
The Massachusetts food administration convicted fourteen Greater Boston grocers of profiteering and other violations of food regulations and imposed penalties commensurate with each offence.
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Massachusetts Food Administration
Greater Boston
Bond Market Snapshot and International Rates Notes
The fragment provides a snapshot of bond market figures and foreign notes including references to New York, St. Paul, and Canadian values. It mentions U K of Great Britain, France, and Edison public references with partial figures such as 97% and 1. % values, indicating a historical market listing and rate context from 1931 era.
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Eis
Mil& St P Gnl
Cm&st P
Wy &P Wye
Canada
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Christian Hess
Rudolph Mann
Synthetic Patents Co., Inc
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Bureau OF Sales
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Boston Post
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John A. Minahan
S Brookline
Board of Selectmen
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Stephen Burke
Helen L. Sumner
Children’s Bureau
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Sumner
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Yeston
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