Break in Longshoremen Strike Averts Wider Shutdown
John P. Mullen and William F. Dempsey return to Boston from New York as Atlantic Coast District leaders push for a quick return to work. Steamship companies set a Tuesday deadline for replacements on the Caledonian and Anglo-Mexican, while Nitonian crews have been replaced by strike breakers. The executive board stresses loyalty to the current agreement and urges members to resume work to block political motives behind the stoppage.
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Boston
New York
John P. Mullen
William F. Dempsey
Atlantic Coast
International Longshoremen’s Association
Caledonian
Themen
Charlestowns
Newark
Atlantic Coast District
New York City
Chelsea
Organized Labor
Satisfactory agreement secures benefits for organization members
A formal agreement is announced to improve the conditions for the rank and file of the organization. The signatories include Joseph P. Ryan as president and Bernard Cavanaugh, Bartley J. Conley, John P. Mullen, Otto Braun, William J. Riley, John Noonan, Benjamin Nichols, and William E. Dempsey in key officer roles across multiple cities.
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Joseph P. Ryan
Bernard Cavanaugh
Bartley J. Conley
Portland
John P. Mullen
Boston
Otto Braun
Hoboken
N. J
William J. Riley
Jersey City
John Noonan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benjamin Nichols
Baltimore
William E. Dempsey
Harding Seeks To Stop War In Mt Gilead Speech
Sen ator Harding urged the United States to lead in outlawing war and securing world peace during a Mt Gilead homecoming, saying partial League of Nations acceptance could require surrender of nationality. He pledged to avoid future battles for veterans and their descendants while guiding America’s conscience toward world disarmament.
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Marion
United States
Harding
Mt. Gilead
American Legion
League of Nations
America
Feeder strike in Greater Boston presses on
The second day of the vacation by feeders at major Boston printing houses showed no change. Ginn & Co Cambridge plant officials agreed to wage adjustments. Fifteen large plants have settlements. more expected by noon. Wright & Potter workers stayed on to avoid delays in ballots for the primary elections and received thanks from the Secretary of State.
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Greater
Boston
Ginn & Co
Cambridge
Wright & Potter Pliant
Secretary of State
Brennan Endorsed for House by Local 74
James J. Brennan of Engineers Local 74 was unanimously endorsed as labor's candidate for the House of Representatives from Ward 3 Charlestown at a meeting on 995 Washington Street last night.
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James J. Brennan
Engineers’ Local 74
Labor
House of Representatives
Charlestown
Washington Street
Woman in New Auburn Seeks Health Through Dr True's Elixir
A New Auburn Maine woman writes she suffered in silence due to pride and poor health. After using Dr True's Elixir she reports better digestion, clearer skin, and improved headaches. She urges others to try the laxative and not pretend to be fine.
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New Auburn
Dr. True
Cox charges perjury by GOP leaders in Chicago probe
Governor Cox assailed Republican leaders in a Kalamazoo speech over Senate inquiries into campaign contributions. He claimed denials of an $8,145,000 quota were lies under oath and urged Michigan audiences as he campaigned through Battle Creek and Lansing, referencing Newberry election fraud.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
Senate Committee
Cox
Pittsburg
Battle Creek
Michigan
Lansing
Newberry
Cox assails big donors and Harding at Lansing rally
Governor Cox addressed a large Lansing crowd quoting the Republican treasurer and the Barnes subscription list to attack big-business funding and alleged illegality of corporate contributions. He warned the Senate committee against purchases of the presidency, praised the League of Nations, and labeled Harding a standpat reactionary for shifting on the Hague tribunal and the league.
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Cox
Lansing
Pittsburg
Senate Investigating Committee
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Barnes
Senate Committee
Harding
League of Nations
Mothers of America
Germany
League
Hague
Antis suffer setback at capital in suffrage appeal
Washington Sept 3 Antis of woman suffrage won a temporary setback as they seek to appeal Justice Bailey of the District of Columbia Supreme Court ruling that refused an injunction to stop Secretary Colby from promulgating the suffrage amendment.
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Washington
Justice Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Colby
Chief Justice Denies Certification in Suffrage Appeal
Chief Justice Smyth of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals refused to certify the suffrage case to the U S Supreme Court without awaiting the appellate ruling. He said he lacked authority to certify under a Supreme Court rule that certification follows a final local appellate decision. Antisuffrage counsel plan to move Oct 4 to advance the case and seek immediate Supreme Court review.
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Smyth
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
American Constitutional League
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Cousins contest Methuen will as heirs grow
Heirs of late Edward F. Searles claim inclusion in a will that left a $50 million fortune to his secretary. Attorneys Healey and Healey filed appearances for William L. Searles of Lynnfield at the Essex County Court in Salem. Albert Victor Searles also filed, with a brother in Manchester, New Hampshire expected to join. The matter comes up Tuesday September 7 at Salem.
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Edward F. Searles
Methuen
Healey & Healey
Lynn
Essex County Court
Salem
William L. Searles
Lynnfield
Searles
Albert Victor Searles
William R. Scharton
Manchester
N. H
Brockton Tax Rate Rises to 30 9 Per Thousand
Brockton survives a record high tax rate for 1920 set at 30.90 dollars per thousand, reflecting a four percent jump from 1919. The total valuation stands at 60.63 million dollars with real estate up about 5.49 million. Mayor Gleason and city officials credit careful budgeting for the increase.
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Brockton
Gleason
Rhode Island Company Sold at Auction for 2200
The entire capital stock of the Rhode Island Company, formed to run trolley interests for the New Haven railroad, was sold today at public auction in Providence for 2200, a fraction of its original 24 million cost.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Company
New Haven Railroad
Miss Katharine Dowling Seeks Ward 16 House Seat
Roxbury Republican candidate Miss Katharine A Dowling at 318 Warren Street campaigns nightly through Ward 16. She appeals to women voters and urges them to support their sex, aiming to convert the female vote for state office nominations.
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Lady Astor
Katharine A. Dowling
Warren Street
Roxbury
Miss Dowling
Dowling Emerges as Key Speaker in Race for Votes
Descriptions of Miss Dowling portray her as medium height and strongly built with a sharp tongue and firm grip on her platform. She speaks nightly from the back of a car, delivering a persuasive message aimed at voters and unsettling rival male candidates.
Mrs. Alice Lothrop Funeral Held in Newtonville
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Higgins Lothrop, who died at her home on 46 Central Avenue Newtonville, will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church on Church Street Newton Sunday afternoon. Lothrop was nationally known for her relief work through the years.
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Alice
Higgins) Lothrop
Central Avenue
Newtonville
Immanuel Baptist Church
Church Street
Newton
Lothrop
United States
Police raid on Dorchester home yields liquor seizure
Fields Corner police raided the home of 49 year old David Kurido at 45 Bowdoin Street Dorchester and seized three gallons of whiskey and five quarts of mixed liquor. Kurido was arrested on charges of exposing and keeping liquor for sale.
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Fields Corner Station
David Kurido
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Kurido
Campaign to clean up studios targets New York villains
Assistant District Attorney Kilroe announced a crusade to reform drama studios after testimony by Emily Marceau an actress describing abuse by Smythe Addison former Metro director who was fined $20 for assault.
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New York
United News
Kilroé
Kilroe
Emily Marceau
Miss Marceau
Smythe Addison
Metro
Addison
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