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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
7
A sale offers a range from simple morning frocks to elaborate evening gowns with Parisian flair. Prices start low and go up to around ten dollars for the simpler pieces, with rare prizes at the higher end. Every dress comes direct from the makers.
Lingerie dresses, voile frocks, scalloped borders, and velvet girdles are described alongside street dresses resembling suits. Sketches highlight blouses with revers, Medici collars, paniers, and Premet tunics. Colors include black, green, blue, brown, garnet, and plaid silks.
Joseph Walker writes to clarify the April 28, 1914 Faneuil Hall meeting. He states there was no hostility and that the audience was earnest, orderly, and enthusiastic. He notes only one individual hissed briefly and that the resolutions passed by unanimous vote.
The Port of Boston Directors urge Massachusetts Senators Lodge and Weeks to propose a Senate resolution supporting refunds of tolls for American coastwise ships using the Panama Canal if the exemption is repealed. The April 28 1914 vote authorizes sending the resolution for Senate action.
Ellen Bridges, five, playing with a toy ship in a rain flooded gutter near 29 Cedar Street, slipped into the stream and was swept into a sewer hole. Workers tore up 50 feet of drain to reach her as others tried to help. Her mother, Mrs. Bridges, was away at a brother’s funeral in Brattleboro, Vermont.
The child’s playmates ran to her father Raymond Bridges with the story. He called police and fire departments for help but the heavy culvert top and tons of water indicated no rescue was possible. Her body was found last evening, caught on a projection in the drain.
Sensible dresses for girls described as plain linen outfits featuring a long tunic loose girdle and organdie collar with pockets. Colors include blue rose brown and white. Sketch 12.
Frederic J. Haskin credits Colonel William C. Gorgas with transforming the Isthmus of Panama from a pestilential death trap into a place where workers can live as safely as at home. The Panama Canal text notes tropical diseases are controllable and calls the book a vital read available at half price through Riker Jaynes stores.
The Ministerial Association plans an executive committee meeting to oppose the 18 pony licenses granted in Malden this year. Rev. William E. Dowty chairs the effort and seeks a plan of action in protest.
The State Board of Arbitration will resume hearings in Wakefield on the Haywood Brothers Wakefield Rattan strike. Delegates from Reed and Rattan Workers Union IW W, and the company plan to attend without summons. Joe Ettor will attend, with meetings set at Flanley Hall and Factory Field to press for higher wages and better conditions.
Yesterday marked the eighth day of a strike as Italian workers report dwindling funds yet remain resolute. Two women from the factory shaving department joined the Reed and Rattan Workers Union affiliate with the AFL and signed as members amid ongoing negotiations led by Advisor Caleb Howard.
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