Federal workers switch parties to save jobs
Under the Wilson administration federal officeholders in the city begin shifting from Republican to Democratic affiliation to preserve their positions. Several have declared they will quit the GOP, with one already changing enrolment with the Board of Election Commissioners. The man lives in Ward 14 and works in the customs service.
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Wilson
Republican Party
Board of Election Commissioners
Customs Service
Grand Trunk Talks Fail to Secure $6,000,000 Financing
Boston observers say a Grand Trunk commitment to a Providence Palmer extension remains unlikely after a Hotel Touraine conference. Officials previously raised funds in London for another western line but caution that financing is still unresolved.
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Touraine
Providence- Palmer
Rhode Island
London
Alberta
Boston
Rhode Island Road Rescue Talks at Grand Trunk Conference
Rhode Island officials seek 36 million to fill gaps in the Palmer Providence line, a largely noncompetitive branch. Vice-President Reynolds and President Chamberlin led yesterday's gathering with other Grand Trunk and Southern New England officials. Reynolds disclosed former president Hays kept his financing plans private while meeting with Governor Foss later.
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Palmer- Providence
M. M. Reynolds
Providence
E. E. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk
Chamberlin
Reynolds
John S. Murdock
New England
Cy Warman
George N. Jones
Fitzhugh
Vermont
Warman
Remick
New Yampshire
Hays
Governor Foss
Rhode Island Aid Plan for State Guaranty of Bonds
Governor Pothier announced after a meeting with city officials that Grand Trunk Railway head Edson J. Chamberlin would discuss financing the Southern New England branch with the General Assembly. A 25 member committee will study the proposal to have the state guarantee $6,000,000 in bonds, with a resolution expected to empower the governor to act.
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Providence
R. I
Edson J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Railway
General Assembly
New England
Pothier
Grand Trunk
Bay State seeks facts on secret war negotiations
Representative Martin Hays of Brighton said he would offer in the House an order calling on the adjutant general's department for information about secret negotiations between the adjutant general and the War Department in Washington.
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Martin Hays
Brighton
Adjutant General’s Department
Department
War Department
Washington
Massachusetts Readiness Speech Calls for Official Military Report
Mr Hays urges an adjutant general report on Massachusetts military preparedness amid potential Mexican invasion. He praises President Taft, says Massachusetts will back him and the new president. The plan seeks information on state resources and War Department correspondence, hinting at possible state tax implications.
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Massachusetts
Mexico
Hays
Taft
National War Department
Lowell Girl Weds New York Advertising Man
Miss Mollie Johnson of Lowell has wed Mr. George Ingraham of New York, an advertising man. The couple met five years ago at the J. C. Ayer Company office where Miss Johnson worked and Mr. Ingraham represented Paul Block, Inc. of New York.
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Lowell
Mollie Johnson
New York
George Ingraham
J. C. Ayer Company
Bennett Confirmed as Highway Head in Hartford Vote
Hartford, Conn February 25 The Senate confirmed Governor Baldwin's pick Charles J. Bennett of Hartford as highway commissioner by a 31 to 3 vote. Bennett succeeds J H MacDonald of New Haven who remained in charge after the 1911 Senate failed to confirm several appointees.
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Hartford
Conn
Baldwin
Charles J. Bennett
Senate
Bennett
J. H. MacDonald
New Haven
Mass railroad bills advance with proposed enlarged commission
A committee on railroads in Massachusetts held twelve bills, including a public utilities measure. Nathan Matthews outlined a bill to implement the governor’s message, proposing an enlarged railroad commission with mandatory powers to carry out the governor’s intent for this year.
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Massachusetts
Committee On Railroads
Public Utilities
Nathan Matthews
Transportation bills seek separate commissions and rail upgrades
The speaker argues against a single general commission for all public services and against court supervision of rate setting. He notes other bills proposing four tracking of the Boston and Maine line between Boston and Haverhill and its electrification as part of transportation policy.
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Boston & Maine
Boston
Haverhill
12 000 A Year Stints Child DeWitt Case
New York Feb 25 An income of 12000 a year is deemed insufficient for 14 year old Helen A DeWitt by a referee who urged the surrogate to grant 20000 annually The girl daughter of William P DeWitt inherited 300000 eight years after a 1000000 inheritance from her mother The request cites social life travel abroad education and staff such as a maid and governess as reasons for more funds.
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New York
Helen A. DeWitt
William P. DeWitt
Suffragists Hike to Washington From Baltimore
In Baltimore on February 25 suffragists held open air speeches in business districts then gathered at a theatre where General Jones and followers spoke. They planned a hike to Washington, aiming to reach Laurel, Maryland by nightfall. Cardinal Gibbons received them during the day. The next Post features Easter fashions and spring garden planning.
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Jones
Washington
Laurel
Cardinal Gibbons
Paris
Next Sunday
Whitman resigns as head of Arlington Mills at Lawrence
William Whitman, after 11 years as president of Arlington Mills, Lawrence, retires from the presidency as of yesterday. He says growing business demands require a chief executive who can devote full time to general supervision of the corporation.
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William Whitman
Arlington Mills
Lawrence
Arlington mills appoint Franklin W Hobbs president
Franklin W Hobbs, long tied to the Arlington mills, is elected president of the Arlington mills corporation succeeding Mr Whitman who will remain as senior partner at William Whitman Co. A H Chamberlain becomes treasurer and Eaton Pierce is named clerk as several directors and an auditor are chosen. In Boston, labor tensions rise as garment workers plan a possible general strike led by International President Samuel Rosenberg and Vice President Mitchell amid union expansion.
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Boston
William Whitman & Co
Arlington Mills
Franklin W. Hobbs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
New England Trust Company of
Co. Eaton Pierce
George E. Bullard
Livingston Cushing
Robert H. Gardiner
James R. Hooper
George E. Kunhardt
Charles W. Leonard
William K. Richardson
Richard S. Russell
George M. Whittin
William Whitman
Robert J. Dysart
New York
International
Samuel Rosenberg
International Executive Board
Mitchell
Rosenberg
John Beazley Webb
Garment Workers Strike At Atlas Manufacturing Company
About 80 members of the Ladies' Garment Workers' Union walked out at the Atlas Manufacturing Company in Washington Street. They fault the owner for firing H. Miller, a shop organizer, and demand his reinstatement before they will return to work.
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Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Atlas Manufacturing Company
Washington Street
H. Miller
Miller
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Restores Natural Color
A local pharmacist touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple 50 cent solution to gray hair. It darkens evenly, removes dandruff and itching, and claims to restore grass and lustre after one or two applications without looking like a dye.
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M.J. McCellum
Shoals, N.C
Wyeth
No Change in Garment Workers Strike Says Leader
The president stated no new shops signed up yesterday in the garment workers strike. Strike benefits are being paid daily at 724 Washington street.
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4Ern
Washington Street
Senators Reject 720 Dollar Postal Salaries In Favor Of 800
Washington February 25 Senate overturned its post office committee and voted out all 720 salaries for postal clerks and mail carriers. The chamber accepted the House’s 800 minimum salary standard.
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Washington
Senate Tonight
House
German Aviator Bruno Wernigen Dies in Fall at Hangelar
Cologne reports Bruno Wernigen, a German aviator, fell from 200 feet at Hangelar near Bonn today and was killed. His death notes a fatal air accident near the Bonn area with no surviving witnesses.
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Cologne
Germany
Bruno Wernigen
Hangelar
Bonn
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