Three Hundred Westfield Foundry Workers Strike
Three hundred employees of the H. B. Smith company foundries walked out at Westfield on January 11, leaving 700 more idled as plants close. Strikers demand an eight hour day and higher wages, reporting 10 to 14 hour shifts with many earning about a dollar seventy five daily. The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation has been notified.
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Westfield
H. B. Smith Company
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
43 Years a Fireman Retires in Hyde Park
Edward A. Hawley, who joined the Hyde Park fire department in 1873, is retired on a pension of 700 dollars with Mayor Curley’s approval. After Hyde Park’s annexation to Boston he continued as a member of the Boston fire department.
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Edward A. Hawley
Hyde Park
Curley
Boston
Hawley
Boston Fire Department
Mary Pickford’s Delayed Interview with Belasco
A narrative recounts Mary Pickford’s long wait to meet theatre genius David Belasco. She endures repeated postponements and imagined encounters while living with relatives, clinging to a dream of entering Belasco’s company.
Rescuers Free Imprisoned Woman From Office Window
An appeal to police near 7 pm led Officers Law, Kelly, Andrews and Welch to 53 Cornhill where Miss Fanny Zager, a bookkeeper, was trapped after tenants left and barred the downstairs. Officer Kelly climbed a ladder, calmed her, and they descended to safety amid cheers and a rumor of a movie stunt.
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Law, Kelly, Andrews
Welch
Cornhill
Fanny Zager
Cornhill Office & House Cleaning Company
Joe Kelly
Miss Zager
Kelly
Officer Kelly
Two Attaches Reach Window to Aid Miss Zager
Two male attaches of the firm used a ladder to reach a window and urged Miss Zager to descend. She refused to climb the dizzy rungs or risk a fall.
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Miss Zager
Germany Says Birth Papers Needed for Passports
Washington January 11 State Department reports Germany will require Americans applying for visas to present birth certificates or naturalization papers as part of new passport rules announced by Count von Bernstorff.
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Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Washington
State Department
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Pop
Alf
H. B. Smith Co
Mary Pickford
McClure
Hope Long
Mr. Belasco
Manana
Mother
Kate
Min
Morris
Ruth H
Ireland
Albertine C
Martha H
Carrot Top
Daily Post
Sunday Post
E.W. Grove
Avery
Weber
Weber’s Shoe Parlor
OLD Reliable Shoe Store
Washington ST
Jefferson
Adams House
Spatioff
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
Washington & Csscrists
Oston
Victrola Department
IN & Esser Sts
Conton
Bacons’ Victrola Service
Victor Records
Victor Record
Harvey G
Boylston St
Syrae Rr
Victrola IV
Geraldine Farrar
Moving Picture
Next Sunday Post
Tremont Street
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company
Washington Street
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co
Washington Street and
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