Women Push 48 Hour Work Week Bill in Massachusetts
Two hundred women led by Miss Julia S. O'Connor testified at a State House hearing before the joint committee on social welfare urging a 48 hour work week for women. Opponents from manufacturing associations argued against extending limits, while speakers from unions and reform groups pressed for protections and shorter hours. Dr. Richard Cabot and professors from Harvard and Wellsley attended, as did prominent activists including Rose Schneiderman.
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Julia S. O'Connor
Women’s Trade Union League
State House
Joint Committee On Social Welfare
Farnsworth
Worcester
Manufacturing Associations and Commerce Chambers
Massachusetts
John P. Meade
Massachusetts State Branch
A. F. of
Edward S. Alden
Holyoke
Joseph J. Warner
Taunton
Irving Fleming
James Whitehead
Fall River
Rose Brennan
Edith M. Howes
Consumers’ League of
Francis J. Duffy, Jr
New Bedford
John P. Fallon
Leone Baker
Boston
Roger Sherman Hoar
Mary E. Me
Everett
A. A. Mills
Fall River Merchants’ Association
Robert M. Mahoney
Salem Chamber of Commerce
Leon J. Conlon
Worcester Chamber of Commerce
William W. Davis
Massachusetts Hotel Association
E. S. Stevens
Textile Industrial Association
Edward S. Pinkerton
Richard B. Stanley
Holyoke Central Labor Union
Harvard Magazine editors celebrate eighteenth anniversary dinner
The Harvard Illustrated Magazine marked its 18th anniversary with a dinner at the Hotel Lenox attended by past and present editors. Dr Hersey of Harvard English and Burton Kline spoke. Robert C. Kelley was installed as president and head of the new editorial board.
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Harvard Iinustrated
Hotel Lenox
Dr. Hersey
Harvard English Department
Burton Kline
The
Transcript
Robert C. Kelley
Real Flesh Builder Sargol Promises Weight Gain
An old advertisement claims thin people gain 10 to 25 pounds per month using Sargol tablets. It asserts the product rebuilds digestion, improves blood, and delivers fat-making material from meals to the body. Each package contains 49 tablets and is sold by local pharmacists with a money-back promise.
War caution eases as armed ships issue looms
Government officials weigh Germany and Britain claims over armed merchant vessels and potential U boat actions as the German and Austrian policy shifts threaten U S neutrality. State Department officials say defensive armament is allowed but anticipates no immediate crisis, while noting British practices and Italian ship movements. Congress gives limited attention as diplomats await Germany’s note and future U S replies.
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Great Britain
Lansing
Germany
United States
England
State Department
Austria
Zwiedenek
von Bernstorff
Congress
Capitol
Cooper
Wisconsin
Foreign Affairs Committee
Why Tolerate Catarrh Ad Promotes Scott Emulsion
An advertisement urges readers to treat chronic nasal catarrh by cleansing with warm salt water, applying vaseline at night, and taking Scott's Emulsion after meals. It claims Scott's acts through the blood to feed tissues and soothes mucous membranes, noting it contains glycerine and contains no alcohol. The ad is from Scott & Bowns of Bloomfield New Jersey and is dated 15-30.
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Scott
Scott & Bowns
Bloomfield
N.J
Gillis seeks return of his presents and money
A court heard that Gillis had supported Miss Antointe van Hall and later Mrs. Carper, giving $200 to fund a mortgage and leaving small tokens in her home. Letters from 1913 reveal intimate plans and affection as Gillis pressed for marriage and repayment.
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Gillis
Wilden Bank
Carper
Donahue
Boston
Ohio
Ralph Mulligan
Youngstown, O
Gus
A. A. Gillis
Nettie
Sullivan's Job Held Up By City Council
The City Council postponed final action on Mayor Curley's appointment of John J. Sullivan as constable in the registry department pending Civil Service Commission guidance on legality. The role, with duties handling birth statistics, carries a $1200 yearly salary.
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Curley
John J. Sullivan
Democratic City Committee
Registry Department
Civil Service Commission
Kenny
Sullivan
Scout Rumor of Mansfield Marriage
Rumors claim Harry K. Mansfield former Ferncroft Inn proprietor and defendant in a breach of promise suit may marry a New York woman other than Elizabeth Ryan. His Salem lawyer Michael L. Sullivan dismissed the talk as idle gossip noting Leap Year possibilities but stating Mansfield gave no marriage news.
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Harry K. Mansfield
Ferncroft Inn
Elizabeth
Knights to Stage Exhibition Drill at March Ball
The Bishop Cheverus Assembly of the Knights of Columbus will present a military drill in Symphony hall on March 6 during the ball night. Knights have trained with the manual of arms for weeks to show preparedness with special lighting and a 25 piece orchestra.
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Cheverus
Knights of Columbus
Symphony Hall
Butler of Harvard dies in Exeter
William R. Walker known as Butler Walker, longtime Harvard Square cafe proprietor of Butler’s Crimson Spa, dies of pneumonia in Exeter New Hampshire. He led the Red Top sandwich legacy, ran a popular campus hub from Plympton to Clifton streets, and leaves a wife two brothers and a sister. One brother, Frederick Walker, is a Cambridge letter carrier.
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William R. Walker
Harvard
Walker
Harvard Square
Butler
Frederick Walker
Cambridge
Gunmen Beat and Rob Lone Women in Eastern Massachusetts
A pair of women were assaulted and robbed by gunmen who fled the scene while crying for help. Neighbors contacted authorities and nearby hospital staff treated the injured as an eastern Massachusetts police-wide alert went out. Boston officers Connors and McDonough from the Back Bay station assisted at the scene.
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Auburndale
Massachusetts
Boston Police
Connors and McDonough
Back Bay
Police warn lookout for two men with suitcases
Officers were alerted to watch for two Negroes carrying suitcases. Half an hour later they stood at Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street observing all inbound cars from Newton.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston Stret
Newton
Nims Square Named in West End in Honor of Civil War Captain
The City Council voted to name the area near South Russell and Cambridge streets Nims Square to honor Captain O. F. Nims who led the Second Battery of Massachusetts Light Infantry in the Civil War and later ran a drug store in the area. Martin Lomasney and Rep. John I. Fitzgerald supported the move.
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Russell and
Cambridge Streets
Nims Square
O. F. Nims
Massachusetts Light Infantry
Martin Lomasney
John I. Fitzgerald
Old Ward 8
Witek Trio Concert in Jordan Hall
The Witek Trio Anton Witek Vita Witek and Josef Malkin performed in Jordan Hall. They played a Beethoven trio Op 70 No 2 and Liszt variations among a varied program. Malkin earned particular praise for the Bach suite and Strauss sonata, with Mrs Witek lauded for her piano performance.
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Witek
Anton Witek
Vita Witek
Josef Malkin
Jordan Hall
Beethoven
Praeludium
Ottokar
Novacek
Schubert
Liszt
Alkan
Bach
Richard Strauss
Malkin
Strauss
Girl’s Hand Caught in Embossing Machine at Local Factory
Jessie Cameron of 1496 Turnpike Street Stoughton narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when her left hand was caught in the gearing of an embossing machine she tended at the George E. Keith Shoe Company factory 288 A Street South Boston. The middle finger was badly crushed and she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Jessie Cameron
Turnpike Street
Stoughton
George BE. Keith
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
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