Pension plan drafted for Boston & Maine workers
A cooperative pension fund proposal plans retirement on half pay from age 60, compulsory at 65 after 30 years, and half pay for disability after 10 years. Both employer and employee contribute 1 percent, fund overseen by a three member board. Louis Brandeis and attorney Rich assist in preparing the bill for the railroad committee.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Canal Street
Boston & Maine
Co-Operative Fund
Railroad Corporation
W. S. Keay
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
C. S. Mitchell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Railroad Committee
Louis Brandeis
Attorney Rich
Boston & Maine Road
Go 10 Theatre Honeymoon Ends In Cambridge Marriage
A secret wedding in Cambridge linked William Volk, 21, and the 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lester. They wed last Monday and plan a theatre honeymoon with frequent visits to the playhouses. Mrs. Lester will house them until they can learn to keep house. Julius Meyers, a justice of the peace, officiated.
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Cambridge
William Volk
Charles EK
Lester
Watson Street
Shoe workers win at Lynn strike resolution
In Lynn on February 8 the strike by pullers over and machine operators at Creighton & Co. was settled. Mr. Creighton agreed to a pay raise of 141 cents per pair for two grade levels. Sixty men had been out since last Thursday.
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Lynn
Creienton & Co
Creighton
California Faces Japan Tension Over Perkins Clash
California legislators lean on Perkins to explain Washington stance as Tokyo patience frays. The issue shapes Sacramento politics while the federal government weighs constitutional options to respond if a state acts against a treaty. The anti Japanese resolution faces likely committee setback or rejection.
California Senate defers action on anti Japanese measure
California Senate votes 25 to 5 to defer the report on executive communications. Senator Anthony of San Francisco urges action on prohibiting Asiatic immigration with a resolution to extend the Geary act to Japanese Koreans Hindus and other Asiatic races and to oppose naturalization for Japanese aliens.
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Sacramento
Marco Anthony
San Francisco
Senate
Committee On Executive Communications
J. B. Sanford
Congress
Anthony
Sanford
California
Pacific Coast
State of
Senate Delays Land Prohibition Bill To Judiciary Committee
Carson Neb January 8 The assembly bill barring Japanese and Chinese from acquiring lands or acting as corporation agents reached the Senate today The body sent the measure to the judiciary committee rather than to the federal relations committee as in the Assembly pairing the bill with other measures without immediate action.
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Carson
Neb
Jen
Assembly
Senate
Federal Relations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt Telegram Defends Pacific Coast Policy Against School Bill
President Roosevelt issues a long telegram to Speaker Stanton of the California Assembly defending federal policy toward Japanese immigration and schooling. He argues the aim is efficiency with minimal friction and warns a school bill would cause harm and breach treaty obligations. He urges continued policy if immigration trends remain favorable and notes potential federal action if changes occur.
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Washington
Pacific Slope
Roosevelt
P. A. Stanton
California Assembly
Stanton
Knt
Kahn
California
Fr. I. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Speaker
Theodore Roosevelt
Japan’s Antimonial Ore Acquisition Stirs Trade Fears
New York reports Japan has gained early access to antimonial ore mines on the Pacific coast via a syndicate with American and Japanese partners. China has halted exports from Yangtse ports at German prompting, aiming to bolster its army and navy. German advisors warn the ore could be vital for high explosive manufacture in any potential war.
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New York
Japan
United States
Pacific
China
Yangtse
Lawmaker seeks bans on Japanese and Chinese workers in same buildings
Lincoln Neb Feb 8 Representative Jerry Howard of Douglas county introduced a House bill prohibiting Japanese and Chinese workers from being employed in the same buildings or in the same company with White men. Howard cites conditions in South Omaha where Japanese laborers work in packing houses and argues for eradication of these practices.
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Lincoln, Neb
Jerry Howard
Douglas County
House of Representatives
Howard
South Omaha
Morality Aid and Prosperity Debate by Jesuit Lecturer
Rev. John H. O'Rourke urged that state and church have different aims and warned against conflating sainthood with material progress. He cited Belgium as a religious yet prosperous model and argued true prosperity requires intellectual and moral development, not economic gains alone.
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John H. O'Rourke
S. J
Chickering Hall
Massachusetts State Council
Knights of Columbus
Belgium
Brown's Bronchial Troches Sold Only in Boxes
For hoarseness coughs asthma and bronchial troubles use Brown's Bronchial Troches sold only in boxes. Avoid imitations.
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Brown
Maritime Safety Provisions for Vessels and Crew
The bill includes wireless apparatus and operators on certain ships. Lifeboats must launch within two minutes. All passenger carrying steam and motor vessels are subject to inspection. Sail vessels 300 gross tons plus to be inspected. No officer may command the deck watch unless off duty four hours prior. Half of the deck crew must speak and understand English.
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Marix
Navy
Charles Karl
Department of Commerce and Labor
George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
W. S. Smith
President Roosevelt Proposes Sea Safety Code Plan
Roosevelt sent to the Senate the commission report on improving life at sea laws. The bill reorganizes and codifies existing statutes to better meet current needs and enhance maritime security. The President urges Congress to study and act on the proposal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
Congress
Vessel inspection rules widen coverage for ships and lifeboats
The commission including Rear Admiral Marix and Charles Karl expands inspection to all steam and motor passenger vessels and larger sail ships. Lifeboats must launch within two minutes, wireless telegraphy required, daytime deck watches must rest four hours, and long runs require three licensed engineers.
Roosevelt Urges Wireless Equipment Law for Passenger Ships
President Roosevelt urged Congress to require all ocean-going passenger ships to install wireless apparatus before adjournment. He called for swift action to ensure signaling capability at sea and for safety across the merchant fleet.
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Washington
Feb
Roosevelt
Congress
Potts Replaces Qualtrough at Washington Navy Yard
Captain T M Potts at the Washington navy yard is named to commend the battleship Georgia, taking over from Captain Edward Qualtrough who was suspended from duty after a Gibraltar court martial.
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Washington
T. M. Potts
Washington Navy Yard
Georgia
Edward Qualtrough
Gibraltar
Fleet 600 Miles Nearer Homeward Bound
Wireless reports from Madeira say the American battleship fleet is at latitude 34 32 N longitude 15 16 W at 4 PM. The fleet has covered about 600 miles of its homeward journey and the Connecticut reports all’s well with the fleet.
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Funchal
Madeira Island
Connecticut
Denman Thompson Still Seriously Ill
West Swanzey February 8 The aged actor Denman Thompson remains seriously ill at home with a comfortable day reported by a nurse though doctors caution he is not out of danger.
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West Swanzey
Nio
Denman Thompson
X Zalia Soap and Liquid Claim Facial Cure in Albany
Advert says X Zalia liquid and X Zalia soap cured a bad humor on Frank O Fo land of Albany in one week. It claims the products heal rashes or sores on face hands scalp or body and are sold at drug stores at 50 and 25 cents respectively.
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Frank O' Foland
Park Street
Albany
N. Y
Des Planches to Take Italian Leave in Spring
Ambassador Mayor des Planches plans a lengthy annual vacation from February through April or May and will return to Italy later in the spring. Madame des Planches will accompany him on the trip.
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Washington
Mayor Des Planches
Italy
Madame Des Planches
Lodge Plans Shape for Lodge Visit on Lincoln Birthday
The Republican legislative machine gears up for Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to speak on Lincoln's 100th birthday next Friday. Lawmakers and Lodge aides discuss Friday plans and the direct nomination bill and popular Senate selection, amid cautious speculation and party maneuvering.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Lincoln
Charles I.underhill
Somerville
Walker
Lodge
United States
Senator Lodge
James F. Shaw
Senators Lodge
Senate
Jis
Danvers Insane Hospital trustees block patient discharge reform
Danvers Insane Hospital trustees blocked Governor Guild's plan that no inmate be discharged without two alienists' joint approval and court consent. The Danvers report criticizes lax release methods, noting a 2 year-old incident when Mariac John Steele shot Edward Cohen and wounded Dennis J. Driscoll while awaiting an audience with Guild.
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Solon Bancroft
Samuel W. Hopkinson
Orville F. Rogers
Ada T. Brewster
George R. Jewett
Horace H. Atherton
Mary W. Nichols
Charles W. Page
Daltvers
Steele
Page
Kennedy submits Boston charter minority report to Legislature
John F. Kennedy a member of the late Boston Finance Commission has sent to the Legislature a signed copy of his minority report on the revision of the city charter.
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John F. Kennedy
Boston Finance Commission
City of
Boston
Old People Get Relief Claim For Aging Powers
Advertised remedy promises to restore vigor after age forty by flushing “poisons” from the blood with a mixture of Sar saparilla syrup Toris compound and whiskey. It claims relief from rheumatic pains in joints muscles and back after a few doses and urges regular use before meals and at bedtime.
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Plimpton-Hervey CO
Washington St
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Hanover
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Gillett
Perkins
Tokio
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
West
Mnass
U. S
Potts
Qualtrough
Madeira
United
Albany, N. Y
Planches’ Vacation
Rochester
Priestly Cravenette
Danvers
Insane Hospital
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Robbins S
Waltham, Mass
Talbot Co
Washington Stred
Py ‘Ize
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