Boston Strike Spreads Among Inside Telephone Men
Reports say 12 000 inside telephone men joined the Boston strike in solidarity with girl operators over wage demands and bargaining rights. Organizers warn of a general strike if breakers are not halted, noting no local calls across the metropolitan district.
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Strike breakers en route to Boston from New Jersey
Worcester Mass April 16 Officers of the local telephone operators union received word this afternoon that a train load of strike breakers from New Jersey would arrive in Boston tonight. Operators from Connecticut towns enroute Boston passed through Worcester today in automobiles.
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New Jersey
Boston
Connecticut
Boston Telephon e Operators Strike Parade and Pickets
Boston telephone operators strike disrupts metropolitan service as 17 year old applicants sought. Union leaders and Tumulty urged wage settlement talks with Mr Driver, while operators held peaceful rallies and picketed exchanges.
Hughes Denies He Was Bought for Carson Martin Bill
Former Supreme Court Justice Charles E Hughes publicly denied claims that he was paid to back the Carson Martin bill. He said he was asked by four life insurance companies to represent them at public hearings and argue constitutional points, but received no fee or bill. He emphasized no further contact with legislators beyond the hearings.
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Supreme Court
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Thompson
New York
Whitman
Albany
Carson- Martin
Justice Hughes
Traction
Equitable
New York Life
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Metropolitan
Boston telegraph office strike tests operator hiring
Miss Julia O Conner head of the operators union says striking for what is believed right while Boston telephone workers face a dispute. Early newspaper ads show few applicants as the company publicizes hiring and training needs, with picket captain Mary Ilva noting long preparation times for new operators and no immediate job expansion.
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Julia O'Conner
Boston
Thomas P. Feeney
Mary Ilva
Orderir Giras
Batoon
Praise for Wilson as France lauds peace efforts
Paris reports high French praise for President Wilson’s peace drive. The Petit Journal credits his statesmanship for conference results, conciliation of just claims while preserving core Wilsonian principles. Echo de Paris lauds his equity toward France, with France satisfied. Petit Parisien praises his passion for France’s rights and lasting friendship.
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Wilson
Petit Journal
Echo de Paris
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Petit Parisien
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Mrs Hearst Buried San Francisco Funeral Rites Held
Mrs Phoebe Apperson Hearst was laid to rest with two services in California. A private home service at Hacienda del Paso de Verona Pleasanton included her son William Hearst, his wife, and many friends. A public service followed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco officiated by Bishop William Ford Nichol of California.
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
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Pleasantoin
William Hearst
California
San Fran
Grace Enone Ee Ee
Noted Forger Re-arrested in Springfield Mass
The police claim Sidney G. Patten alias John Martin, alleged to be a notorious forger who escaped Leavenworth six months ago, was arrested in Springfield after a Texas trip in which he allegedly stole a uniform and used bad checks.
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Leavenworth Penitentiary
Sidney G. Patten
John Martin
Leavenworth
Patten
Texas
Arony Pines
Ecks
Mistiorea
Connecticut Opera Strike Rumor Declared Untrue
Fragmentary report from Connecticut notes an apparent opera service strike claim being circulated. Officials say there is no inter service disruption or strike expected and that operators were en route to locations, though the message remains unconfirmed.
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Opera
Italians Press for Fiume in Peace Talks as Rome Vows Stand
Paris dispatch reports Premier Orlando warned President Wilson Italy will topple if Fiume is not ceded. Italians demand adherence to the London pact and refuse compromise, threatening withdrawal to negotiate with Austria if needed. German delegates to meet at Versailles around April 25, with speeded signing urged by the Big Four.
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Germans Privately to be Received at Versailles
Paris April 16 German delegates to the peace conference will be received privately by the council of 16 at the Trianon Palace Versailles before a conference session. A draft treaty will be shown. President Wilson is understood not to wait for final signatures. Small powers will be called in at the plenary session.
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Council of 16
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Versailles
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Wilson invites German envoys to peace conference
Paria April 16 President Wilson wrote the invitation to the German delegates and sent it to Weimar by courier. About 200 German representatives are slated to attend. Diplomats say a treaty should be signed within two weeks after delivery, barring rejection. Terms likely to remain unpublished until an executive session if read.
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Wilson
Weimar
Connecticut House Postpones Day Bill Again
Hartford April 6 The Connecticut house again failed to obtain a two thirds vote for the state prohibition amendment to the constitution, missing passage by 10 votes after a 149 to 89 tally. A week earlier the measure failed by five votes, then was reconsidered and set for noon today. The senate received a favorable railroad committee report on a right of way rule for electrical lines and condemnation. The senate approved travel funds for the roads committee and advanced an automobile bill reconciling old laws with added provisions. The body also extended time for several railway and bond issues and utility projects including Middletown Chester rail line and New London school bonds.
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Connecticut House
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Senate
Committee On Railroads
Public Utilities Commission
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Chester
Knights of Columbus
Meriden
New London
Moodus
New Lonton
Waterbury and Mildale
Joseph and Wekerie Reported Killed in Budapest
A dispatch to the Petit Journal reported that Archduke Joseph and Premier Alexandr Wekerle were assassinated by Hungarian communists on orders from the Soviet government. The International News Service cited a Copenhagen-origin flare report and mentioned former Commerce Minister Szterenyi among the victims.
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Wekerie
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Budapest
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Alexandér*Wekerle
Petit Journal
Flar
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Copenhagen
Szterenyi
Fighting in Munich and Magdeburg Hostage Crisis
Dispatch from Copenhagen reports government troops bombarding Munich railway station as Spartacides barricade. A reign of anarchy with looting and many armed citizens killed. Street fighting continues. In Magdeburg, hostages seized as more government troops arrive.
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Copenhagen
Magdeburg
U. and Japanese Conflict in Russia Report Debate
Washington officials weigh releasing reports on General Graves refusal to aid a Japanese detachment in action. Government sources say no formal diplomatic channel used and decisions awaited from war and state departments.
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Russia
Washington
War and State Departments
W. 8. Graves
Five Cardinals pitchers injured in streetcar crash
Five Cardinals pitchers were hurt when their automobile collided with a streetcar on an avenue. One unnamed rookie was unconscious for about thirty minutes, while Ames suffered a bad cut and other players Morseman, Sherdell, and Meadows sustained head, leg, and other injuries in the crash near St. Louis.
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Cardinals Baseball Club
Jonk
Ames
Morseman
William Sherdell
Lee Meadows
Evening Press to Publish As Usual on Friday
The Evening Press will publish as usual on Friday, April 18, continuing its schedule. The note confirms normal operations for the upcoming issue and reassures readers of uninterrupted production.
Lloyd George Accuses Northcliffe in Commons Speech
Premier Lloyd George publicly broke with Lord Northcliffe in a Commons speech condemning the newspaper proprietor as vain and harmful to peace efforts. He cited Northcliffe papers as sowing discord among allies and tried to mend rifts with France and Italy while warning of media bias.
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KING
London
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Daily Mail
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Italy
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Northcliffe Usapers
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Northcliffe
May Tie Up Country as New England Tele workers strike
Boston April 16 John Morley president of the joint Council of New England Telephone Workers warned a nationwide wire service tie up looms. He cited a strike of 8000 telephone operators 12000 repair men and 500 cable splicers in New Eng. and noted commercial telegraphers unions were already voting. He said power workers may join and that Pacific coast and western operators asked about striking.
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John Morley
Joint Council of New England Telephone Workers
New Eng
Morley
Pacific’ Coast
Telegraph
New England
Floating Mines Still a Menace After Armistice
Washington reports floating German mines remain a danger to shipping. The U S S Oceana found and destroyed a mine far southwest of the Azores. Despite claims in German reports, many mines remain, prompting double lookouts on transatlantic voyages.
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Navy Department
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Ocean
Azores
Germany
Atlantic
Debark at Boston Signals Troop Movements
Rear Admiral Wootson of the First Naval District was told by the chief of naval operations that debarkation of troops from Kent Grant Mongolia Finland Manchuria Kroonland and Ripndam is underway. An Army wireless announced the Patricia will arrive noon tomorrow with a Yankee Division unit aboard. No word on the transport Winifredian.
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Kent Grant
Mongolia
Finland
Manchuria
Kroonland
Ripndam
Army
Patricia
Winifredian
Society Woman Fends Off Burglar in Taunton Home
Mrs Grace Hale Brabrook, a prominent society figure in Taunton Massachusetts, confronted a burglar in her bedroom today. She fought him, suffered a head blow, and pushed him down a stairway before he escaped through a window, leaving jewelry valued at several hundred dollars behind.
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Grace. Hale Brabrook
Music Teacher Miss Ethel Risedorf Drowns
In Willimantic on April 16 Miss Ethel Risedorf a famed local music teacher aged 38 drowned in the city reservoir on Mount James. Her body was recovered at 11 o clock last night after a period of ill health and delirium.
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Ethel Risedorf
Jamer Mountain
Risedorf
British Coal Strike Averted By Miners Acceptance Vote
London April 16 A national coal strike was averted as the Miners Federation votes to accept Justice Sankey's reform report by a large majority. The report urges multiple working condition reforms and broad support follows from the miners' endorsement.
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London
Justice Sankey
Premier Lloyd George Previews Next Peace Treaty
London reports Lloyd George says a complete understanding on peace issues will be reached by end of next week and the treaty presented to Germany. He defends the conference, notes sympathy for Wilson, and insists all pledges will be honored with firm indemnity terms. He rejects claims of anti American discord and hints Paris return if needed.
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