Mechanics of B M Strike Expands Across Regions
The B M workers strike spreads from Boston area to shops in Billerica Concord Lyndonville and Worcester with hundreds of machinists boilermakers and others walking out. Massachusetts Public Safety and labor leaders intervened but the union rejects quick settlement urging continued abstention from work.
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Mystic Docks
Springfield
Worcester
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Pollock
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Endcott
Quincy House
Endicott
Boston and Maine rail wage dispute ends in strike
A Boston and Maine railroad wage dispute led to a repair shop strike at 2 p.m. after workers refused to await a court presentation. The temporary receiver said he would present the case to the court and mediation sought a six cent per hour increase, though the railroad had proposed retroactive adjustments and noted comparing rates with nearby lines.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
James H. Hustis
Boston & Maine Reilroad
Striking Boston & Maine Workers Cite Failed Wage Talks
Striking B and M employees recount a wage dispute after a series of conferences from December to April ended with a small wage gain and changes in conditions. A reopening demand for eight cents an hour was refused, prompting about 60 percent to vote to strike if demands were unmet. A joint telegram to Labor Secretary William B. Wilson was sent to explain the situation.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
New England
Department of Labor
Washington
New Haven Railroad
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston
Bos
Federated Crafts
Boston & Maine System
Messrs. Hustis
Pollock
William B. Wilson
United States Department of Labor
Arbitration Visit Aided Steamship Labor Standoff
Rollin B. Mahaney was sent to the city to observe conferences, study conditions, and advise a compromise raise of six cents. Workers were to vote on the proposal, but company officials deemed it impossible and offered four cents per hour, triggering a strike.
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Rollin B. Mahaney
Boston Draft List Exemption Appeals Move Forward
Boston's appeal board moved to reconsider two cases of men certified for freedom on dependents grounds. It granted passports to Charles W. Koyle and Charles F. Morse for overseas Y M C A work, while weighing medical student exemptions under General Crowder's policy to enter the Reserve Corps or be discharged. The board planned further sessions and considered six dependency appeals along with other classifications.
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American Minister Maurice F. Egan Rapidly Recovering
In Copenhagen on August 31 Dr. Maurice F. Egan the American minister who recently had an operation is reported to be progressing satisfactorily toward recovery. The King and the Queen Dowager and Foreign Minister de Scavenius have telephoned or conferred, expressing pleasure at his swift convalescence.
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Copenhagen
Maurice F. Egan
Egan
de Scavenius
Scant Hope for Cheaper Bread Seen
An official report from Corby and Hoover outlines potential 10 cent 16 ounce bread, noting standardization challenges and a delayed program announcement. The Wheat Corporation will begin tomorrow, with seed wheat exempt from the price schedule as farmers need about 80 million bushels for planting.
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Hoover
Corby
Food Administration
Wilson
New York
Europe
United States
Wheat Corporation
Widow and fiancé arrested after Bangor party crash
Mrs Bradley of 2 Adams Street Bangor and Hart were arrested after a collision with Stearns and his wife. Bradley accused of driving while intoxicated and Hart charged with drunkenness. The couple, engaged for three weeks, were en route to Winchester where a wedding planned today. Both posted bail and will face Third District Court.
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Bradley
Joseph P. Merryman
Baltimore
Washington
Most forcible note cited by London newspaper
The Saturday Review calls President Wilson's note to Pope Benedict the most forcible state paper issued during the war, a bold assessment echoed amid Allied diplomacy and religious outreach.
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London
The
Saturday Review
Wilson
Pope Benedict
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