Boston Telephone Settlement Brings Bonuses and Reforms
Mayor Fitzgerald praises a resolution of the telephone strike as Chamber of Commerce leaders Storrow and Fitzpatrick orchestrate steady good will. The new agreement awards girls bonuses after two years, raises pay to 100 at year ten, adds a one hour lunch and creates a six member adjustment committee with three chosen by workers and three by management, plus a right of appeal to the general manager.
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Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Storrow
Fitzpatrick
Boston
Wage rise and appeal rights under Boston Metropolitan district agreement
The decision grants the general manager power to modify committee rulings while the committee can appeal to the company president. Effective dates are set for June 1 and April 21 with coverage for Boston Metropolitan district operators. The package increases pay by one or two dollars weekly based on tenure and ends forced split shifts for those with over ten months tenure. Trade unions hail union recognition as a significant victory.
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Boston
Duchess of Connaught Undergoes Major Operation
The Duchess of Connaught was operated on at Clarence House this morning by William Arbuthnot Lane. The operation was severe but the duchess bore it well and remains in as good condition as possible. She has suffered from peritonitis during her stay in Canada, with the duke serving as governor-general.
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London
Duchess of Connaught
Clarence House
William Arbuthnot Lane
Guy's Hospital
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
Duke and Duchess of
Woman Finds Stolen Jewels in Lewiston Lodging House
Stolen jewelry valued at about 500 dollars was recovered by Lewiston police. Mrs. Honore Horrigan found the recovered items wrapped in a March 30 Boston News newspaper in a third floor lodging house at 127 Main Street. John Gillan was arrested and to be tried. The break involved a large cut of glass from a display window on a busy street.
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Lewiston
Honore Horrigan
Boston
Main Street
R. C. Barnstone
John Gillan
C. H. McCarron
A Fool and His Money serial in Post Magazine
The Sunday Post Magazine continues George Barr McCutcheon’s charming serial A Fool and His Money. Next week’s instalment is billed as one of the best yet.
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George Barr McCutcheon
Sunday Post
Minister Quits as Wife Sues
The Rev James Pike Chadbourne of Walnut Street M E Church has withdrawn from the ministry and an announcement will be made today by the New England Methodist Conference. His wife Mrs Mae Anna Chadbourne files for divorce, having lived apart from him for eight years and held roles in several New England institutions.
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James Pike Chadbourne
Walnut Street
M. E
George A. Chadbourne
Malden
New England Methodist Conference
People’s Church
Columbus Avenue
Mae Anna Chadbourne
New England
Woman Seeks Divorce Alleging Desertion During Marriage
Mrs Chadbourne testified she filed for divorce on desertion grounds and sought financial provision. She described marital strain from 1902 union at the Chadbourne home in Malden and alleged cruelty and interference with church plans. She said she supported charges against her husband at a Boston Methodist Conference.
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Methodist Conference
Boston
Franklin Square House
Chadbourne Divorce Suit Filed in Suffolk County
Mae Anna Chadbourne sues James Pike Chadbourne for desertion in Suffolk Superior Court. The libellant seeks alimony as no children exist. Chadbourne has faced prior charges in Orient Heights Franklin Field's Corner and Roxbury.
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Chadbourne
Dorchester
Suffolk County Superior Court
Mae Anna Chadbourne
James Pike Chadbourne
Orient Heights
Franklin
Mass
Field's Corner
Roxbury
Car Men Seek Higher Wages and Better Working Conditions
A committee from the Street Car Men's Union presented wage increases, working hour schedule adjustments, free transportation passes, and other improvements to Boston Elevated Company officials. Business Agent Nesdale reported at yesterday and last night’s meetings, and a conference was requested to be arranged later.
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Boston Elevated Company
Nesdale
Separation Denied By Mrs Lefty Flynn In New York
Mrs. Lefty Flynn denies reports she and Yale full back Flynn are separating. She says Flynn is not in Europe but in Canada and confirms she recently reunited with him before planning another trip while he pursues civil engineering.
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Lefty
New York
Lefty” Flynn
Irene Claire
The
Clorus
Yale
New Haven
Claire
Irene Leary
Holyoke
Mass
Cornelius Leary
New Life Preserver Demonstrated At Brookline Bath
Wellington Richardson of Cambridge shows a ring neck life preserver with two front pouches and a larger back pouch. The wearer inflates the devices to float upright, the back buoyancy guiding proper swimming position.
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Brookline
Wellington G. Richardson
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Denials and anger amid New Haven story surge
The speaker objects to a New Haven story printed in the papers and vows to continue denying the claims. He laments the journalists and wishes Mr. Flynn were present to hear his responses as he remains angered by the coverage.
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New Haven
Les
Will leaves $300000 trust for widow and heirs
The will of John Cashman of Quincy, builder of the Provincetown Pilgrim monument, filed at Dedham, leaves $300,000 in trust for his widow with $3000 annual income for life. After her death eight children receive $300 yearly while estate income allows, then remaining funds are divided among the children.
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John Cashman
Quincy
Provincetown
Dedham
Cashman
Fownes Leads Qualifying Round at Pinehurst Golf Meet
Henry C. Fownes of Pittsburgh shot 74 to lead the qualification in the mid-April tournament at Pinehurst. C. L. Becker of Auburndale trails by one stroke with 80, while Robert Hunter of Stamford sits two back.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Henry C. Fownes
Pittsburg
C. L. Becker
Auburndale
Mass
Robert
Hunter
Stamford
Lowell Secures Major Contract as Courthouse Architect
New York on April 10 reports Guy Lowell selected from 22 competitors as architect for the New York county courthouse. Lowell, Harvard alumnus and cousin of President Lowell, trained in New York and Boston where he designed the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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New York
Guy Lowell
Lowell
Harvard University
New York County
New York City
Boston
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Councilman Curley Held as Robbery Suspect
William H. Curley a 38 year old former Boston Common Council member living at 151 Centre Street Roxbury was arrested on a robbery and assault and battery warrant. Authorities allege he and two companions attacked J Barbeau in a Providence court on March 27 and stole $1. Curley reportedly had been drinking.
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William H. Curley
Boston Common Council
Centre Street
Roxbury
Curley
Province
J. Barbeau
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Claims Gray Hair Vanish
An advertorial touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home remedy to darken gray hair naturally in a night. It promises dandruff removal and reduced hair loss and urges buying the ready-made tonic from drug stores with “Wyeth's” branding.
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Wyeth
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Charles R. Sargent
Boston Post
Brown-Sargent Company
Atlantic Avenue
Sargent
George F. Sargent
Manchester
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S. D. Brown
Hoston
Hurley
Hartford, Conn
Warren Brothers Company of
MacDonald
Senatorial Committee
John Hurley
John A. Judge
Warren Brothers Company
J.P. Chadbourne
Mr. Chadbourne
H. Harrison Co
Washington Street
Cor. Beach
HARKO
American Woolen Company
Best
S. H. Harrison Co
S.H. Harrison Co
Union Hat Cos
Old Reliable Union Hat Co
Hanover Street
Union St
Cc. L. Becker
Vorenberg
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American Woolen Mills
Otis Underwear
American Mills
Norfolk
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