Fall River Wages Agreed To Drop 11 1 9 Per Cent
One third of Fall River mills have signed a wage reduction pact set to take effect Sept. 17. The plan would lower the current 19.8 cent cut to 18 cents, based on weaving 4x4s, with secrecy to avoid stockholder and buyer opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Seling Committee
Manufacturers’ Association
Border City
Shore
Union
Davol
Parker
Hargraves
King Philip
Flint
Arkwright
Bourne
Fall River Iron Works
Fall River Mills Weigh Wage Cuts to Aid Industry
Reports indicate mill owners in Fall River are considering wage reductions to revive the New England textile sector strained by weak demand. Many mills have shut temporarily, and if Fall River lowers wages other factories may follow, though no firm decisions have been made in Boston yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. D. Borden
New England
Orient
Fall River
Boston
Changes At The Post Office In Boston District
Postmaster Hibbard to appoint a superintendent of the floor over delivery and mails. Marcellus Field named to the position from assistant inspector of stations. Boston office to gain 170 new desks with 80 percent more working space. Everett station annexed to Boston district July 1. ten year lease set to start December 1. Central office to extend mezzanine gallery for vast benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Boston
Marcellus 8. Field
Everett
Died in Exile William H McNeil of Lancaster Banks Collapse
William H McNeil, once president of the Lancaster National and Lancaster Ravings banks, died in Hatley Quebec. He fled after a $200000 shortage in 188% and had lived in exile since. He left a son and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Lancaster National
William H. McNeil
Quebec
Hatley
McNeil
Young Duke of Manchester Declares Bankruptcy
The young Duke of Manchester is disqualified from the House of Lords due to bankruptcy. Despite rich relatives including the Duke of Devonshire and promises of a large allowance if he marries to suit family wishes, he has accrued heavy debts and is now before the bankruptcy court, with creditors pressing for settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of
Manchester
Consuelo Ysnaga
House of Lords
Duke of Devonshire
Miss Zimmerman
Cincinnati
New Boston police appoint fourteen as reserve officers
Fourteen civil service exam finalists were named reserve police officers by an order from police headquarters. Divisions include Martin Leonard, Michael M. Laffey, Joel Foss, Herbert L. Wingate, Thomas F. Dolan, Richard A. Fisher, Daniel P. Cameron, Michael Bowlen, James J. Murrin, Bernard J. Hoppe, John W. Forbes, Patrick J. Morrissey, Edward Griffin, and Frank M. Magee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sa Oe
Martin "Eonara
Michael M. Laffey
Joel Foss
Herbert L. Wingate
Thomas F. Dolan
Richard A. Fisher
Daniel P. Cameron
Boston Public Schools Open September 12 With Exams
The Boston public schools will open on Wednesday September 12. Entrance exams for Normal School and high schools will cover English language history geography arithmetic bookkeeping Latin for boys and girls with separate sessions at various school houses. Applicants must show good moral character and vaccination certificates. Thornton D Apollonio secretary of the school committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dartmouth
Appleton
United States
Warren Avenue
West Newton Street
Thornton D. Apollonio
Taunton Letter Carrier Arraigned on Theft Charge
Arthur K. White Taunton’s longtime post office carrier was arrested on theft and embezzlement charges and arraigned in Boston before Commissioner Fiske. Held on 1000 bail after waiving examination, White remains jailed. Authorities had suspected him since June 1 amid mail disappearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
Arthur K. White
Boston
United States
Waters
Fiske
Carrier White
Health Board Tightens Rules on Boston Milking Cows
The Boston Board of Health bans selling or using milk from cows brought into the city within forty eight hours and orders destruction of such milk within one hour of milking. This measure targets milking practices at the Brighton yard deemed a health risk to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Brighton
Boston
Burned Woman Dies After Oil Stove Explosion
Rose Jargobski aged 65 died at City Hospital in Worcester after burns from an oil stove blast at Winter street. Her mother and one year old baby leaped from a second story window and survived without serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Aus
Rose Jargobski
Joseph Jargobski
Winter Street
Undertakers Elect Officers at Massachusetts Association Meeting
The Massachusetts Undertakers Association adjourned its closing session after elections raising membership to 3 dollars. Officers elected include President Lewis L. Jones Boston, Vice Presidents Caswell Worcester Fay Wollaston Ford Weymouth, Treasurer Weston Bryant Charlestown, Secretary Franklin C. Graham Hyde Park. Executive Committee includes Waterman Boston Dickinson Springfield Reade Woburn Mullen South Boston Litchfield Cambridge Walton Wakefield. Ralph Houghton named delegate to Denver convention. A fish dinner at Bass Point closed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Undertakers’ Association
Lewis L. Jones
Boston
F. A. Caswell
Worcester
A. W. Fay
Wollaston
Henry M. Ford
Weymouth
T. Weston Bryant
Charlestown
Bass Point
Miss Mabel McKinley's Bridal Dresses Captivate Fathers Plans
Miss Mabel McKinley niece of the President prepares her trousseau for a planned September wedding to Hermanus Ludwig Baer. The ceremony will occur at Somerset Pennsylvania rather than the White House. Her wardrobe features a storm serge traveling coat with red silk trim and a Capuchin hood, a black bengaline going away gown, a white de sole wedding gown with a long train and Marie Antoinette bodice detailing, and a pale blue blouse under the going away gown with lace and velvet accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel McKinley
Trousseau
Messriedfern
White House
Miss McKinley
Abner McKinley
Somerset
Penn
Hermanus Ludwig Baer
Ecru
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Last Call
Woodstock Art Square
Fall River's
C. D. Borden
Labor Day
Stirling
Npire
Sts
Rogers
Emeries
Seth Thomas
Cloak Department
Kersey
M. Co. D. Borden
Borden
Ball River
M. 8. Field
Fife
Canada
Young Duke
Boyle Bros. Greenstore
Wash. St
South End
Board
Notics of
Extrancs
Health Board
Mabel Mkinley
Babe
Undertakers
Priva' H. Burnham
Sor
Renee
Troop I
Seventh Cavalry
Spitz Bros. & More
Summer ST
Southern Station
Tally
Belfer
Cuba
W. H. Burnham
Burnham
Miss M’kinley
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