Conductors to Get More Pay on Lehigh Valley
In South Bethlehem Pennsylvania a conference between Lehigh Valley Railroad General Manager Maguire and conductors' committee yields wage and schedule changes. A ten hour day replaces two, raising passenger conductor pay to 3.90 daily from 8.80, through freight to 3.30 from 8, and local freight to 8.85 from 3.55. About 1200 conductors will benefit.
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Bethlehem
Penn
Maguire
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Fire wrecks author's home at Riverside New Rochelle
Lincoln Steffens, famed magazine writer, and his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs Botescu, spent hours tearing apart the Riverside house near New Rochelle to reach a chimney fire. Two maids sprayed a weak stream from a garden hose as firemen battled through four miles of snow. Damages are estimated at 5000 dollars.
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New York
Lincoln Steffens
Botescu
Riverside
New Rochelle
Insures Its Men Gratis at Philadelphia Transit
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company board approved $500 free life insurance for all employees and a $20 monthly pension after two years of service once the employee reaches age 65. A new wage scale takes effect July 1, 1910, raising motormen and conductors from 22 to 23 cents per hour, with a further one cent hourly raise every two years.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Symphony concert at Symphony Hall features Tilly Koenen
The 20th public rehearsal of the season showcased Sibelius Symphony No 2 Ah Perfido Brahms Serendeo The Tambourine Player and more. Dutch soprano Tilly Koenen appeared as soloist in her first Boston recital this season while Max Fiedler’s composition debuted on a symphony programme.
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Symphony Hall
Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius
Beethoven
Brahms
Strauss
Max Fiedler
Er Ists
Hugo Wolf
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Tilly Koenen
Boston
Mr. Fiedler
New St Mary's Star of the Sea Church Opens
The first mass at the new St Marys Star of the Sea Church in East Boston will be celebrated today in the finished basement. Located on the Saratoga street lot with Moore street frontage, the gray brick Romanesque structure features white terra cotta trim and a Celtic cross. The sanctuary measures 72 feet and includes a marble altar with domed ceilings and timbrel vaults.
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St. Mary’s Star of the Sea
Boston
Saratoga Street
Moore Street
Miss Morgan Backs Striking Aists for Rights
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of Pierpont Morgan voiced strong support for the strike by the Aist girls seeking union recognition. She spoke at a New York conference today affirming heartfelt sympathy and hope for success in securing their rights.
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New York
Aist
Anne Morgan
Pierpont Morgan
Discover Charter Flaw Raises Nomination Redress Issue
Boston hearing on candidate Thomas F. Curley reveals the charter lacks redress for disqualification due to election board errors or misunderstandings. The Ballot Law Commission dismissed Curley petition over forgery and certification issues and he plans to seek a mandamus from the Supreme Court to remove his name from the ballot.
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Boston Fine Law Commission
Thomas F. Curley
Election Board
Curley
Frederick M. J. Sheenan
Supreme Court
James Curley
Beautiful water lily embroidery design for centerpiece
Prominent craft feature in Next Sundays Post showcases a water lily motif suited for an embroidered centerpiece. Offers design notes, color ideas, and stitching tips for a refined floral display.
Recovery Effort Underway For Davis Palmer Crew
Yesterday vessels and divers worked to recover the five masted schooner Davis Palmer crew from 40 feet of water in Broad Sound. Captain Alfred Sorensen led the search with tug H C Splane and the Muriel lighter as divers cut through rigging to aid a submarine search while locals checked Winthrop shores for drowned survivors. John Olsen the veteran diver descended three times to inspect the wreck and the yawl boat davits but the tangled sails and lines blocked a clear answer.
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Phos Oy
Davis Palmer
John Olsen
Hull
Broad Sound
Alfred Sorensen
H. C. Splane
Muriel
Winthrop
Opera Singers Leave Tonight For Monumental U S Tour
The Boston opera company departs tonight on a record setting five week tour covering Pittsburg Chicago St Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati and Springfield The two special trains carry 300 staff and performers in multiple cars with interpreters eight languages spoken and chefs for nation specific food schedules」です
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Boston Opera Company
Boston
America
Der
Metropolitan
Manhattan Opera
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Springfield
Henry Russell
Theodore H. Bauer
Russell, Constantino, Bonin
Sulphured Fruit Fatein Students
California researchers report sulphured fruit is not injurious when eaten regularly. Dr Alonzo P Taylor of Stanford heads the study for Roosevelt appointed referees amid the dispute with Chief Chemist Wiley. A 14 student poison squad increased weight after months on sulphur cured fruit.
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Berkeley
Cal
California
Alonzo P. Taylor
Stanford University
Washington
Taylor
Roosevelt
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Foss and Vahey Decline Boston Mayoral Campaign Role
Both James H. Vahey and Eugene N. Foss decline to go on record about Boston mayoral race after Governor Guild demands. Vahey says he told Storrow and Fitzgerald he would not take sides and was assured his stance is acceptable. Stor row campaign exec committee formed at Storrow HQ with Thomas L. Livermore as chair, Henry A. Frothingham secretary, William M. Prest treasurer. Stor row camp claims ex-Councilman John J. Driscoll of Ward 9 joins.
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James H. Vahey
Eugene N. Foss
Boston
Guild
Vahey
Mr. Storrow
Fitzgerald
Storrow
Thomas L. Livermore
Henry A. Frothingham
William M. Prest
John J. Driscoll
One Day Cure for Cold by E W Grove Signature Ad
Advertisement touts Bromo Quinine laxative named after E W Grove with a claim to cure a cold in one day and a price of 25 cents, promoted as used worldwide.
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E. W. Grove
Deaths in Roxbury and surrounding towns
Obituaries list multiple deaths with funeral details across Roxbury Medford North Attleboro Nahant and East Boston. Entries include Mary Doherty Walter Dowling Edwin Follett Harriet Hinds John Hobbs Roger Lamont Marion Lamont James Neville Catherine Perkins Louisa Tarr Patrick Tierney and Josiah Wilder with service times and church names where provided.
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Doherty
Roxbury
Mary
John Doherty
Turner
Harrison Avenue
St. Philip's Church
Dowling
Walter
John J
Caroline S.paneer
Hobbs
Dorchester
John H. Hobbs
King St
Rie
Nahant
Roger Kfililae
Flash Road
St. Thomas
Lamont
Marion G
Jessie OC
Angus Lamont
Centre St
Cape Breton
Neville
Boston
James J
Ellen A. Neville
Neptune Avenue
St. Mary's Star of the Sea
Los Angeles
Cal
Lexington Street
Portland
Tierney
Patrick T
Ellen Quinlan Tierney
Centre Street
Newton Centre
Church of the Sacred Heart
Wilder
Josiah Wratt Wilder
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Yale
B. Hu
Unter & Co
Summer Street
THE
Boston Tailoring CO
Powers & Johnson
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Revere House
Bowdoin Square
Evanktin
FOSS
Edit Ede
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Imark-Down Sale
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Glastenbury
Cor. Beach
Ashburn-Crosby
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