Flour Sack Clothing Sparks Testimony in Arbitration
Motorman Daniel W. Cahill testified at the Bay State Railway Arbitration Board hearing in Tremont Temple about his children wearing flour sack clothes. He buys a dozen sacks to save money and his wife sews them after bleaching for their four children. Witnesses from across the state spoke of poverty on streetcar wages under oath.
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Daniel W. Cahill
Bay State Railway Arbitration Board
Tremont Temple
Bay State
Cahill
Joseph C. Pelletier
Arbitration Board
Motorman Cahill testifies on wage hardship and family needs
District Attorney Pelletier leads arbitration as Cahill recounts debt, cold winters, missing overcoat, worn shoes, and tight budgets. He describes raising children on flour-sack clothes, improvised repairs, and prayers for fair wages to cover food education and basic health.
Ice Cutters Mobilize 300 Men on Cape Pond
Cape Pond Ice Company hires 300 workers to harvest ice for two weeks on Cape Pond and Fernwood Lake. Payroll reported at $10 000 as the project proceeds.
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Gloucester
Cape Pond
Fernwood Lake
Giants Say Good-By On Everybody's Page
The Post announces the Giants fare well on the upcoming Sunday page. Joe Toye contributes humorous verses about the team and its members.
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Post Giants
Joe Toye
Unusual gathering of New England college presidents referenced
The article notes remarks by Brown Harvard Tufts Williams and Delaware College leaders at a meeting of college presidents. It covers debates on liberal education fraternity systems admission for freshmen and the influence of teachers and editors in modern life.
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New England
George G. Wilson
Brown
Department of International Law
Harvard
Sons of Brown
Major Edgell
Faunce
Bumpus
Tufts
Garfield
Williams
College
Rowland H. McLaughlin
Mitchell
Delaware College
Wilson
United States
Harvard Celebrity Toasted At Banquet Following Hague Conference
Wesley F. Monk, class of 1896, elected president of the Sons of Brown for the next year. William V. Kellen, Ralph V. Harris, W. F. Pearson, and R. F. Tift named officers and committee chair. Cambridge and Princeton references appear in a broader college jest about presidential futures.
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Hague
London
Garfield
Harvard
Solomon Levi
Charlie Towne
Cambridge
Europe
Princeton
Wilson
White House
Brown
Wesley F. Monk
Sons of Brown
William V. Kellen
Ralph V. Harris
W. F. Pearson
R.F. Tift
Home Night Speakers at Boston College Alumni Event
Cardinal O Connell is expected among speakers at Home Night by Boston College alumni in the college high school gymnasium. Undergraduates, students and alumni attend, with Rev C W Lyons S J BC president Governor Walsh and Red Sox president Lannin among the speakers.
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Cardinal O'Connell
Boston College
C. W. Lyons
S. J
Walsh
Lannin
Red Sox
Halyhood
Reduction Affects Older City Letter Carriers
About 50 seasoned letter carriers in the downtown mail collection section face annual pay cuts of 100 to 200 dollars due to the Post Office Department's new economy policy announced by the current administration.
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Post Office Department
Carriers Face Pay Cut Threat for Mail Collecting Roles
The article notes that while many carriers earn $1000 or less as collectors, a subset of veteran mail runners who found higher duties burdensome were allowed to continue collecting mail. In total, over 170 carriers serve as collectors, but about 50 are said to be facing reductions.
Post Office Notice on Carrier Salaries and Collection Duties
The department directs that collectors be limited to carriers earning $100 or less per year. Carriers with salaries above $1000 per annum who are deemed unable to perform delivery work will have their salaries reduced. Those earning over $1000 who wish to continue collection work must submit written consent to a salary reduction. an immediate reply is requested.
Young Men's Political and Social Club Formed in Dorchester
Boston youths from all 26 wards gathered at John J. Sawtelle’s home on Lauriat s avenue Dorchester to organize a new club with headquarters in Dorchester. Officers include President John J. Sawtelle First Vice President Nat Wheeler Second Vice President Charles McLeod Recording Secretary William A. Burns Assistant Recording Secretary John Miller Treasurer Charles P. Wonderly Assistant Treasurer Henry P. Burns Financial Secretary A Joseph Walsh Assistant Financial Secretary Timothy J. O’Hare.
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Boston
John. J. Sawtelle
Lauriats Avenue
Dorchester
Young Men's
John J. Sawtelle
Nat Wheeler
Charles McLeod
William A. Burns
Janitor Arrested in Wiscasset Mail Theft Case
Chief Letherman reports Wilder F. Merrie a janitor at the Wiscasset Maine post office was arrested on a mail theft charge. The arrest followed a complaint from Postoffice Inspector Pierce.
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Letherman
Wilder F. Merrie
Wiscasset
Maine
Postoffice
Pierce
Worcester Leaders Hear Trade Opportunity Address
Major F O Keefe of Boston urged a joint Worcester Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Publicity Association meeting on foreign trade potential for the United States New England and Worcester. He cited markets opened up and urged local merchants and manufacturers to act to secure their share. He said Worcester should maintain a proactive role on the global commercial map and noted regional prosperity benefits for nearby cities including Boston.
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Worcester
Major F. O'Keefe
Boston
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Worcester Chamber of Commerce
Worcester Rotary Club
Worcester Publicity Association
Bancroft
Major O’keefe
United States
New England
Springfield
Lowell
Lawrence
New Bedford
Community groups vow steady Worcester future
A draft line from a public speech emphasizes confidence for Worcester's future, appealing to the Chamber of Commerce the Rotary Club and the Publicity Association as well as business and working people. The quotation frames unity and progress for the city.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
The
Publicity Association
Worcester
Ram
Marquette Society Selects Debate Team at Boston College
The Marquette Debating Society of Boston College names finalists for public speakers John P. Flanagan Clarence D. Horrigan Francis X. Quinn Warren Cleary and Francis Shields with alternates Robert J. Fitzgerald and Vincent Murray The public debate is set for March 18 at old Boston College Hall.
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Marquette Debating Society
Boston College
John P. Flanagan
Clarence D. Horrigan
Francis X. Quinn
Warren Cleary
Francis Shields
Charles Toomey
Robert J. Fitzgerald
Vincent Murray
Old Boston College Hall
Father John's Medicine Promoted as Safe Cold Remedy
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a safe alcohol and drug free cold remedy suitable for the whole family. It claims over fifty years of wholesome success and guarantees its safety for throat and lung issues.
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John
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