From Boy in Mill at 11 to Head of American Woolen Co
The article traces William M. Wood born April 5 184 to Edgartown Martha's Vineyard rise from poverty to president of the American Woolen Company. Born to a cobbler father and a scrub woman mother, Wood left school at 11 to work in mills then banking before returning to industry. He became superintendent at Washington Mills in Lawrence and later led the American Woolen Company after aligning with Dr. Frederick Ayer and marrying Ayer's daughter.
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Lawrence
William M. Wood
The
American Woolen Company
the Woolen Trust
Mr. Wood
Pease’s Point Way
Edgartown
Martha’s Vineyard
Captain Henry Pease
Martha’s, Vineyard
Fayal
Jacintho
William Jacintho Wood
Henry Pease
Pease
New Bedford
Wood Bey
Valentine Pease
Vol” Pease
Old North
Jenney Street
William M Wood
Andrew Pierce
Wameutta Mills
Cannonville Grammar Scheel
Garp
America
Thoy
Wamsutta Mills
Lawrence Mills
J. A. Beauvais
Dr. Pierce
Washington Mills
Frederick Ayer
Ayer
Thomas Sampson
Wash-ington Mills
New England
Bargain Bonanza at Union Hat Co Sale Event
Thrifty shoppers are invited to a major sale cutting prices on winter merchandise. Men and workers goods including coats shoes hats rubbers and trunks are offered at large discounts with many items under traditional values across leather wool and rubber products.
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Edward Derby
UNION
Harvard
Wright
Portrait of Lawrence Textile Magnate Amid Labor Strife
A leading figure heads the American Woolen Company and dominates mills in Lawrence affected by strikes. The executive, earning about 100000 dollars yearly, also holds stakes in Pierce Manu econ of New Bedford National & Providence Worsted Mills and Merchants National Bank. He splits time between Boston Andover and owns a Cuttyhunk summer home. His siblings and mother have different residences in New Bedford and Woburn.
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Pierce Manuecon Company
New Bedford
National & Providence Worsted Mills
Merchants National Bank
Fairfield Street
Boston
Andover
Cuttyhunk
Woburn
Bread for Strikers Arrangements by Boston Bakers
Boston Master Bakers' Co operative Association reports thousands of loaves to be distributed to striking workers. Preparations are completed and distribution plans will commence to aid affected families.
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Boston Master Bakers
Co-operative Association
Bread relief plan in Lawrence mill strike crisis outlined
A committee led by Rob ert Rausch and FE H Harzbecker reported dire conditions in Lawrence and arranged a bread distribution program. Five leading bakers will supply bread to holders of relief tickets issued by the Central Labor Union relief committee, with loaves allocated by family size.
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Bak Co-operative Aabeertion
Lawrence
Robert Rausch
FE. H. Harzbecker
Jamaica Plain
Central Labor Union of
Relief Committee
Acquitted In Murder Case In Pittsburg
John Pippskin was acquitted by a jury in Pittsburg after being charged with murdering coal operator David L. Steen en route to his mine to pay employees last September.
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Pittsburg
John Pippskin
David L. Steen
Birth of Daughter at Melrose Home 1912
Mr and Mrs W L Lossond announce the birth of a daughter at their home 15 Irving street Melrose Massachusetts on February 1 1912.
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Irving Street
Melrose, Mass
Middlesex Court No
Bret Martin King
Pemineanes
Crafts Street
Newtonville
Church of Oura
Albert L. Moore
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