Massachusetts child labor report on scavenger work in Boston
The Massachusetts child labor committee releases a report detailing distressing scenes of children five to fourteen scavenging on dumps and markets across Boston and other cities. It calls for laws to bar children from dumps and restrict scavenging while noting enforcement challenges and partial remedies.
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Commonwealth
Massachusetts Child Labor Committee
United States
Massachusetts
Health Department
Secretary Bryan Heads to Asheville for Winter Stay
Secretary Bryan departed Washington for his winter retreat in Asheville North Carolina and will return Monday unless recalled. He plans a trip to Indiana in February and will address a Democratic banquet in Indianapolis on February 3 or 4.
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Washington
Bryan
Asheville
N. C
Indiana
Indianapolis
Injured boy in Roxbury collision while coasting
James Gallagher aged 12 of 74 George Street Roxbury was coasting on Woodward Avenue when he struck the rear wheel of a General Baking Company truck No B7759 at about 7 PM. He sustained a scalp wound.
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James Gallagher
George Street
Roxbury
Woodward Avenue
General Baking Company
Albany Street
Pilgrim Publicity Association Hosts Ladies Night New Year Party
Almost 300 members with wives and daughters gathered at the Filene store dining room for the Pilgrim Publicity Association annual Ladies Night and New Year’s Party. The event featured music, surprises, and a midnight finale with bells and cheers as the infant New Year appeared.
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Pilgrim Publicity
Filene
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Dinner of entertainment ends with red roses and jelly wine
The event directed by Carrol Swan featured lively acts without speeches. Guests enjoyed a wine toast that proved jelly, slapstick skits by Walter E. Anderton and others, a balcony singing surprise, and a Girls Chorus led by Swan. A mishap with a waitress led to a charity collection, then returned to support the Filene's Employees' Relief Association.
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Carrol Swan
P. F. O’keefe
Boston
Walter E. Anderton
Hero
Walter E. Smith
High Low
Henry Davis
James A. Parsons
O'Keefe
Filene’s Employees’ Relief Association
William J. Francis, Jr
Francis
Walter Anderton
Jimmie Parsons
Philip Kimball
A. J. Crockett
Immigrants Entering Boston Port Fall in 1914
Immigration data show 47,679 aliens admitted at the Boston port in 1914, about 4 percent fewer than 1913’s 83,013. Europe’s war reduces prospective citizens, with August to December totals down by 27,857 from 1913. Last month only 571 aliens were admitted, many crew from interned German steamers discharged as passengers.
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Immigration Office
United States
Boston
Europe
Appointed Postmaster by Grant, See Man Dead
Joseph C. Chaffee a longtime Lee resident died at age 86 in Lee Massachusetts He was appointed postmaster in 1874 by President Grant and served 12 years He also served in the State Legislature and was town Librarian owning the water works and engaging in local business ventures.
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Lee
Joseph C. Chaffee
Massachusetts
Chaffee
Old School
Grant
Harvard Prize Play Delayed to Thursday Matinee
The Harvard prize play Cammon Clay by Cleves Kinkeard was postponed from Monday afternoon. It will now be performed in a Thursday matinee with three additional matinees featuring White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Cleves Kinkead
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