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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
5
Ute ee yA unions express progress in a Boston strike with broad business support. Officials claim 17 compositors remain, a figure disputed as exaggerated. locals say most workers are women not recognized as printers by unions or employers.
Cambridge publishers and jobbers will not strike as smaller shops accept the union eight hour day. The University Press, Riverside Press and Ginn Publishing Co plan to grant the eight hour day soon, avoiding a strike. J. Frank Facey’s shop signed earlier, two more signed recently, and three others granted the request.
Chicago February 1 five hundred members of Typographical Union No. 16 vote unanimously to go to jail during their strike to save the union from a thousand dollar fine assessed by Judge Holdom. Their attorney says the fine must be paid and cannot be served in jail.
An Ohio woman living in Barberton, age 40, recounts years of stomach illness and reliance on doctors and morphine. After two years consuming Grape-Nuts twice daily she claims full health, no medicines, ability to eat freely, and improved mental sharpness, endorsing the product from Postum Co. and inviting readers to read The Road to Wellville.
A Boston sales class advises buyers to treat merchandising as a science. Patrick A. O’Connell urges study of departments, styles, foreign trends, and supplier reliability. Emphasizing planning, honesty, accuracy, and stock balance, he warns against graft, overstocking, and overreliance on others’ judgments.
The piece remarks on Candlemas and forecasts cold February with potential shifts in weather. It cites January 1871 style records from the Post Office weather station under Colonel J. W. Smith, noting daily highs and lows, a January average maximum of 43.2 and minimum 28.2, an overall average of 35.7 degrees, and a record not equalled in Boston since 1871.
Lady Grey wife of Sir Edward Grey the foreign secretary was thrown from a trap while driving near Ellingham Northumberland this afternoon and sustained concussion of the brain Lady Grey is now unconscious.
Charles Shepard postman at Dorchester station married Miss Alice Taylor, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Swallow, at the Brookline Methodist church parsonage. The match sprang from a romance sparked by Shepard’s late wife’s five year old daughter, Gladys, on a summer outing. The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at 23 Richfield street, Dorchester, with Miss May Thompson as bridesmaid and Fred W. Ball as best man.
The Merchant Tailors' Exchange in Bellevue votes to form an Eastern network to track bad debtors and share information on customers and new styles. L. D. Starbird and others lead a committee to organize, travel the New England and middle Atlantic states, and plan further meetings to discuss new styles.
Nearly 200 Hebrew immigrants declared their intentions to become United States citizens at a Federation of Jewish Fraternal Organizations meeting. Fees were paid by the applicants, with additional donations from many prospective citizens to support the effort led by Max Mitchell, Louis Gordon, Walter Isadore, Robert silverman, M. Saxe, J. Goldberg, and M. Wad.
In East Cambridge Charles L. Tucker, condemned for Mabel Page's murder, remains calm despite a death warrant served to Sheriff Fairbairn. Jailers expect his nerve to endure, noting he is a lad of iron who meets the worst without flinching. He may receive counsel or a visit from relatives before any execution steps.
Honolulu February 1. Reports say the federal government is studying sites for a large garrison possibly 15 000 to 20 000 troops. The aim is acclimation to tropical camp life or readiness near the Orient in case of trouble with China. Availability of camping grounds is uncertain.
Medford February 1 Mayor Dwyer says he will oppose a bill introduced by Representative Frank L White to amend the city charter. The measure would give the Board of Aldermen power to remove the mayor and is seen as a move by political enemies following a quarrel.
There was little opposition to creating a single headed Savings Bank Commission but banks, co operatives and trust firms objected to having the commission’s expenses paid by banks. Henry Parkman argued that an $8000 a year commissioner is wasteful and a $600 clerk could tally cash, and he favored five examiners to properly inspect banks.
Palm Beach Florida February 1. Three motor boat races were held with George Ginras' "23" delivering the day’s feature. The final event saw the boat finish fourth after a long 15 525 statute miles run, clocking 1 42 17 from scratch as the winner was Coo in 1 49 55 with a near five mile handicap. Nine boats started and Comet won the first event and the "Twentieth Century."
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