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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1921
Page
5
Chicago December 2 The United States Railroad Labor Board readjusted clerical pay rates across New England railroads cutting payrolls by about 1 million dollars. The change makes hourly wages identical for clerks whether they work six or seven days a week.
The decision, effective Dec 18, affects five roads including Boston & Maine and New Haven Hartford. It says Rule 4 applies only to weekly or monthly paid workers. daily paid clerks stay on their daily rate, lowering seven day workers to match six day colleagues. It notes prior unequal pay from Rule 66 and the adjustment by the board.
The Chapel Street Baptist Church on Chapel Street in East Gloucester was destroyed by a fire that started near the furnace and spread through the building. Pastor Rev. John B. Wilson estimated the loss at 50,000 dollars.
Sciatica is inflammation of the sciatic nerve arising from various causes and often persisting for years. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to correct blood diseases causing nerve disorders and provide relief beyond pain. The pills are sold by druggists or mailed postpaid by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. for 60 cents a box with a free booklet available.
An 83 year old man testifies his rheumatism improved after using a method from The Inner Mysteries of Rheumatism. The advertisement urges readers to request the free booklet by mail from MH, P. Clearwater, in Maine, promising no charge and urging sharing with friends.
Prime Minister Lloyd George remained in touch with Sinn Fein reps as Michael Collins met him and Sir Robert Horne. Sinn Fein delegates have left London to confer with the Dail Eireann cabinet in Dublin on the latest settlement proposals for the England Ulster Ireland conflict.
Sinn Fein delegates return from London skeptical of cabinet proposals as traders landowners and officers debate renewal of armed strife if a truce ends. Officials warn clashes between the Irish Republican Army and Crown forces remain possible, while some fear government moves could alienate international sympathy.
Hindy the Postcat seeks a buyer for a ruby spaniel donated by Mrs. J. C. Mc Hugh at the Angell Memorial Hospital bazaar to aid the animals. Purchasers face a rigid canine rearing test by Dr. Rowley, with price refund if they fail. The sale runs today with luncheon, dinner, gifts, and a musical finale.
In Portland Maine December 2 the National Leather Company won approval for a major reorganization. Stockholders voted to cut capitalization from 30 million to 7.5 million by canceling common stock to offset about 21 million in losses from deflated product values. They also approved issuing 15 million in preferred stock to raise added capital.
E H Newman delivered the third Newman lecture in Symphony Hall on Iceland and Spitsbergen. Starting from St Johns Newfoundland the talk traced the Faroe Islands Iceland and Spitsbergen detailing northern phenomena such as the midnight sun. The afternoon session repeated the same subject for listeners.
The article traces Herbert Rawlinson rising from circus and stage to film success. He played in The Black Box serial and starred opposite Anita Stewart in Playthings of Destiny and Priscilla Dean in Conflict. He stands six feet, with brown hair and blue eyes, and is married to Roberta Arnold, rising stage actress in The First Year.
United Studios Inc completes a takeover of Robert Brunton controlled studios in New York and shifts major units to Los Angeles. Talmadge sisters, Eugene OBrien, Elaine Hammerstein, and others join Joseph Schenck and L. J. Selznick as leaders. Vitagraph and Fox plan most future productions on the Coast due to milder climate and 40 percent lower costs.
Harry Myers joins Doris May in her third Robertson Solo production Boy Crazy. Ormi Hawley, famed from the Lubin era, appears in The American Prince. An all-star Goldwyn cast led by Richard Dix and Irene Rich headlines Poverty of Riches with Leatree Joy John Bowers and others.
A fragment hints at a royal acknowledgment titled The King's Honored, referring to a prior regal figure. The brief text suggests ceremonial recognition and historical context without full details.
Ann Forrest, Paramount's blonde leading actress, appears at court in Copenhagen before King Christian of Denmark. She is visiting her old homeland while finishing the London production Love, a Redemption directed by John S. Robertson.
A. G. M Dorchester Arthur House man Ben Willetts in Clay Dol lars with Eugene O'Brien. May McAvoy Realart star in Hollywood. Rudolph Valentino separated from wife Jean Acker and to make pictures at Lasky studio. Tom Mix married Victoria Forde. Milton Sills married with a daughter and new film Miss Lulu Bett. May McAvoy born in New York City. Prunella Hall of the Boston Post addressed for questions.
The city will pay about 86 cents per cubic yard for snow and ice removal. Bidders estimate 33 to 48 cents per cubic yard depending on dump sites. City Hall weather forecasts cannot confirm if costs will match last year's $40,600 expenditure.
A summons for A. S. Black president of the New England Theatres Corporation which ran the Rialto theatre was issued by Coroner Mix. Also summoned were Chief Robert T. Hurley state police Police Superintendent Philip J. Smith and Fire Marshal W. B. Perkins. The inquiry focuses on construction safety devices and licensing as officials spar over responsibility. There were no deaths and patient conditions varied from extreme to improving.
Nicol a Carella received a 16 year term for the killing of James Rufrano in a Providence saloon after a quarrel over a woman. Judge Hahn handed down the sentence in Superior Court.
Mary Smith of Peacedale Rhode Island credits Tanlac with restoring her daughter's health after years of decline. The 11 year old girl improved quickly after starting Tanlac, gaining fifteen pounds, returning to meals, sleep, and cheerful activity. Tanlac is distributed by International Proprietaries Inc and sold in Boston by Liggett Drug Stores.
An ambulance from the Dudley street police station driven by Fred Rooney collided with a car driven by Louis B. Lingenmeyer Jr of 47 Beach Glen Roxbury as it exited Terry Street onto Tremont Street injuring neither driver. The impact sent the car across the sidewalk into a doorway at 1228 Tremont Street. The ambulance rear and car rear fenders locked in the crash.
Moosehead Lake at Bangor Maine is closed to navigation due to a cold snap. The winter seas have frozen much of Maine's largest inland water, with last year’s closure occurring on December 10.
New York reports Mrs. Lillie Gross was held without bail on charges of treating her eight year old granddaughter like a dog. The complaint says the child was hidden under the house, made to sleep on a coat beside a dog, kept in a coal bin in rain, beaten and underfed, and sent to beg. The prisoner denies disorderly conduct.
Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford departed Detroit for Muscle Shoals Alabama to inspect nitrate and water power projects the Detroit manufacturer plans to lease from the government.
A wireless message reports Captain Frazier of the Carrie Clark rescued by the steamer City of Agra after six men were aboard two coal barges that broke away from the tug Neptune while en route from Norfolk to Boston. Frazier is the sole survivor and will be landed at Trinidad or transferred at sea. Names of the five missing seamen are not available.
The Right Rev Mgr Joseph G Pinten Vicar General of the Marquette diocese was appointed bishop of Superior Wisconsin by Pope Benedict.
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