Bowhead Saga From The Arctic Whaling Journey
The captain details a No. 2 journal shaft break forcing repair in a foreign port Victoria to keep crews intact. He describes securing promises from officers and crew, arming guards against shore boats, and planning a renewed voyage after repairs while facing press opposition and desertion pressure. The narrative ends with a promise to continue in tomorrow's Post.
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No. 2
Victoria
San Francisco
Point Reyes
Klondike
Arctic
Mrs. Lynch Builds Cart Business With Courage and Grit
Mrs. Lynch runs a carting and trucking venture, rising from household duties to lead the family business. She emphasizes health and courage, recalls rising before dawn to secure work, and notes wartime coal sales and a major setback when nine horses died, yet she returned to normal operations with sturdy western horses. Her pony Dolly, age 14, is a neighborhood staple.
Boston Widow Runs Tipcart Business With Five Children
Ellen Lynch of 627 Third Street South Boston says raising a family and operating a tipcart business for two decades after becoming a widow is ordinary not remarkable. Women tiring of housework or social life in Newport or Palm Beach might be surprised by her view of everyday resilience.
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Ellen Lynch
South Boston
Tipe
Newport
Palm Beach
Third Street
South
Boston
Self Made Business Woman Builds Family Enterprise
Mrs. Lynch rises from caring for five children and a small upcart business after her husband Timothy’s death to owning the house and a stable with sixteen horses and carts. She recalls starting with 470 Third Street, feeding horses at 5 am, and paying workers $9 a week versus today’s higher wages and costs. She rejects motor trucks, preferring horses, and notes rising prices for oats and hay as business expenses mount.
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Mrs. Lynch
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Pittsburg Carmen Return to Work After Walkout
Pittsburg August 28 The strike of motormen and conductors on Pittsburg Railways ended with a vote of 2882 to 408 for returning to work. Carmen accepted the National War Labor Board award of five cents an hour, though protested. They had sought a 12 cent raise.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Railways Company
Carmen
National War Labor Board
Berkshire Railway Co. Receivership Granted in Boston Court
General Manager C. Q. Richmond of the Berkshire Street Railway Company is appointed receiver for the Berkshire Railway by Judge Frederick Lawton in Suffolk Superior Court. The appointment takes effect upon filing a $25,000 bond as trolleymen resume talks on reopening profitable sections of the system after the August 9 strike.
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Pittsfield
C. Q. Richmond
Berkshire Street Railway Company
Frederick Lawton
Boston
English Play at the Copley Theatre Presents Clothes and the Woman
The Henry Jewett Players opened their season with Clothes and the Woman an English four act drama by George Paston. Robina Fleming a talented Bohemian author grows stylish and popular at a garden party and accepts none of the offers until a doctor lectures her about finding a real partner. The play features Jessamine Newcomb Viola Roach and E E Clive among others and runs through this week and next at the Copley Theatre.
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Copley Theatre
Henry Jewett Players
America
George Paston
Miss Horniman
Manchester
Eng
Robina Fleming
Rébina
Dr. Lenox
Robina
Jessamine Newcomb
Viola Roach
E. E. Clive
Cameron Matthews
Mary Hamilton
Leonard Craske
H. Conway-Winefield
Nicholas Joy
May Ediss
Nancy Stewart
Eleanore Ellis
Gladys Morris
Miss Morris
Life Rank for Gen Pershing
The House passed a bill to grant General Pershing the permanent rank of general in recognition of his war services. The measure goes to the Senate after 271 voting yes and 4 against. A resolution was adopted to form a committee for a joint session to welcome him back to the United States next month.
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Washington
Pershing
House
Senate
Connelly
Jones
Texas
Schall
Minnesota
Temple
Pennsylvania
Congress
General Pershing
United States
French Writer Ernest Dimnet to Speak at French Church
Abbe Ernest Dimnet of Paris will lecture at all services next Sunday at 8:30 10:30 a m and 7 30 p m in the French Church 25 Isabella street in aid of Louvain Belgium and Lille France universities damaged by the war with proceeds divided between them.
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Ernest Dimnet
Paris
Lowell
Isabella Street
Louvain
Belgium
Lille
France
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Advertisement Teaser
A tea spoonful in water with a dash of sugar relieves excessive thirst. Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a quick relief drink option.
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Horsford
New York Labor Men Back Ireland and Beer Law Change
The New York State Federation of Labor greeted Eamon De Valera in Syracuse with resolutions endorsing Ireland's national aims and urging U S recognition of the Irish republic. The convention also supported state legislation to interpret the prohibition law to permit beer and light wines manufacturing and sale.
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Syracuseeh
N. Y
New York
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