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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
8
Post discloses Boston officials disputing claims of child workers amid calls for tighter laws. Officials from the State police Cambridge School Board and Boston School Board defend duties and press for legislative remedies while noting data gaps and enforcement limits.
Governor Guild and officials press stricter enforcement as census shows 22,389 children under 16 employed in mills and shops. Chief Pidgin and Chief Shaw clash over who investigates violations and prosecutes employers, with calls to strengthen statutes and school certificates.
Massachusetts labor leaders welcomed Chief Pidgin's report as backing their claim that child labor law violations are frequent. The comments came after the chief's findings, reported by Dennis D. Driscoll, secretary treasurer of the state labor group.
An excerpt notes that the Chinese greeting “How's Your Stomach” reflects a cultural emphasis on stomach health as the foundation of overall well being. It suggests that in many nations a morning greeting doubles as a health inquiry to gauge vitality.
Advertisement states Beecham's Pills sold in boxes for 1s in shops nationwide. The copy emphasizes availability and price, urging readers to buy locally.
Prominent women clergy and a lawyer comment on Chief Pidgin’s divorce statistics. The digest shows 54.11 percent of divorces by desertion, 42.17 percent by wives. men cite disloyalty in 38.86 percent, wives 18.61 percent. Women file 69.3 percent of bills, more than twice men. Interviews urge caution and policy changes to curb divorce.
From 1860 to 1904 Massachusetts granted 31 533 divorces 9688 to men 21865 to women. In 1904 1698 divorces were granted 6 53 per 100 marriages. Desertion unfaithfulness intoxication cruelty figures are given for men and women.
The article states the state centre of population moved about two miles southwest from Cambridge to Ward 25 in Boston at the corner of Brighton and Commonwealth avenues. It also recounts quotations on marriage fidelity and a call for a national divorce law, with remarks by Rev. James Reed on gender roles and divorce statistics.
In Washington Annie Adams mother of actress Maude Adams is barred from viewing Senator Arthur Brown’s body after a prior rift. Max Brown and his sister order the undertaker to deny her access while the wait for a ceremonial casket delays.
Everett Bexavage Elisha Brown and Owen Quinn two North Haven sportsmen were marooned for three days on a barren island ten miles offshore. Exposed to zero temps and a northeast blizzard they ate one old sea duck then drifted in a freezing wind until a passing schooner spotted their distress signal. Quinn was unconscious and may die from exposure.
Professor F C de Sumichrast head of Harvard French department is ill with a severe cold and missed class yesterday. He is reported not in danger and expected to recover in a few days.
German professor Schehnemann now at Harvard addressed graduates in Conant Hall on a new experiment in German academic life in the Royal Academy of Posen. He urged greater student freedom and increased student involvement in neighborhood affairs.
A House debate on salary raises, including cabinet pay to 12000, failed as the amendment was defeated 106 to 188. Speaker, Vice-President, and cabinet members faced backing from pro or opposed lines, with arguments on adequacy and public service appeal.
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