Missing American Optical executive in Worcester area
Clyde G. Hilton, managing director of foreign sales at the American Optical Company in Southbridge, disappeared after being admitted to Worcester Memorial Hospital for chronic appendicitis. He left the hospital about 8 pm claiming to get cigarettes, and has not been seen since despite search by relatives and associates.
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Man Killed Aboard Devonian In Mid Ocean Accident
A Boston man, Baward Follis, aged 42, died when the Leyland liner Devonian lost steering in a mid Atlantic gale. The ship, en route from Liverpool to Liver pool, was jolted by a mountainous wave as nearly 100 passengers avoided disaster. Follis died as the vessel neared Liverpool.
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Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance Bill Seen as Far Reachin
A forthcoming Massachusetts Legislature committee hearing will consider an unemployment insurance bill creating a self funding pool to provide weekly subsistence for workers out of work. The plan makes compulsory duties for workers and employers and envisages five regional divisions led by division heads under a general commissioner supervised by the Governor.
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Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance Bill Aims to Reduce Job Losses
A Massachusetts bill proposes shared weekly contributions by workers employers and the Commonwealth to create insured unemployment benefits. The plan, the first of its kind in the United States, would cover several industries and limit benefits to ten weeks per year with a six month setup period. It excludes minors clerks and public institution workers and emphasizes insurance over charity, with exemptions for sickness misconduct and labor disputes.
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John L. Saltonstall
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard University
Massachusetts Committee of Unemployment
Committee On Social Welfare
State House
Older Boys Conference Opens In Newton With Delegates
Six hundred forty delegates from seventy Y M C A. organizations attended the 26th annual Older Boys conference for Massachusetts and Rhode Island in Newton. The three day event began with a 4 PM service of preparation and a 5 30 PM banquet at the State Armory West Newton. Mayo r Edwin O Childs delivers greetings and Rufus H Bond gives the response. President Kenneth S Dale of Gloucester presides with Donald F Moore Newton as 1st vice president and Alexander Edward Newport RI as secretary. Lowell receives the efficiency shield. Rev Warren F Cook of New Britain CT delivers loyalty address.
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Edward M. Noyes
First Congregational Church
Newton Centre
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Donald S. Moore
Rufus H. Bond
Pawtucket
William G. Hamilton
Kenneth 8. Dale
Gloucester
Donald F. Moore
Alexander Edward
Newport
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Lawrence
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Pope Benedict III with Grip
Pope Benedict continues public audiences despite a two week grip attack in Rome. He refused to cancel appointments, showing resolve, even hosting Cardinal Mercier of Belgium for an hour and a half, who left reassured by the pontiff’s apparent improvement.
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Vatican
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Pope Benedict
Augustus W. Stover Dead in Charlestown at 81
Augustus W. Stover, longtime Charlestown resident, died at his home 7 Eden Street after a two week illness. He was 81 and had lived there 43 years. Stover served as treasurer of the Charlestown Five-Cent Savings Bank until retirement two years ago and held roles in local government and veterans groups. He chaired Ward 4 Republican committee in 1880 and 1881 and belonged to the Royal Arcanum Charlestown Veteran Firemen's Association Charlestown Improvement Association and Ensign Worth Bagley Camp USW.V.
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Charlestown Veteran Firemens’ Association
Custody Dispute Over Emma Baldwin In Probate Court
Emma Baldwin an 18 year old senior at the Girls High School faces a custody fight in Probate Court with both her father Albert F. Baldwin and her aunt seeking guardianship. The father previously stood trial in Superior Court on a charge of neglect to provide for his daughter and was found not guilty.
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Miss Baldwin
Albert F. Baldwin
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Guardianship Petitions For Emma Baldwin Before Probate Court
Two guardianship petitions are before the Probate Court, one by Emma’s father seeking custody and another by Josephine Bleiler, Emma’s aunt who currently cares for her at 4 Mechanic Street Roxbury. Emma testified of a brutal incident with her father in 1913 and described instability at home as her mother had died earlier. The hearing resumed Monday morning.
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Josephine T. Bleiler
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Roxbury
Emma Baldwin
Julia Bleiler
Harvard Musicians elect new officers for the year
Nearly 75 Harvard musicians chose Wildfred J. Brown of Plymouth as president Albert S. Coolidge of Pittsfield as vice president and Winfield B. Libbey of Lewiston Maine as secretary The sodality plans its annual banquet for March 6.
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Pittsfield
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Libbey
Lewiston
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