Three Hundred Westfield Foundry Workers Strike
Three hundred employees of the H. B. Smith company foundries struck at Westfield causing 700 more to be laid off as plants close. Strikers demand an eight hour day and higher wages. they cite 10 to 14 hour shifts with many earning about 1.75 dollars 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
Edward A Hawley Retired From Hyde Park Fire Service
Edward A. Hawley, who joined the Hyde Park fire department in 1873, is retired on a $700 pension with Mayor Curley’s approval. After Hyde Park’s annexation to Boston, Hawley became a member of the Boston Fire Department.
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Edward A. Hawley
Hyde Park
Curley
Boston
Hawley
Boston Fire Department
Mary Pickford Describes Long Wait for Belasco Interview
A memoir fragment recounts Mary Pickford's yearlong pursuit of an audience with director David Belasco. She endures repeated refusals and dreams of acting glory, while family members sustain her through a hot summer and exhausted hopes.
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Manana
Mother
Kate
Min
Wandy to shop theatrecoers, and Business Men Otel Avery
Wandy plans a shopping trip related to theatre workers and a business meeting with Otel Avery in the city.
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Wandy
Rescued Girl Locked in Office by Officer Kelly
A caller appealed to police just before 7 pm about a girl trapped in an office at 53 Corn Hill. Officer Joe Kelly climbed a ladder in disguise to help Miss Fanny Zager of the Cornhill Office and House Cleaning Co. She was lowered to safety and praised for his bravery.
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Mr. Belasco
Mary Pickford
Morris
Law, Kelly, Andrews
Welch
Cornhill
Fanny Zager
Cornhill Office & House Cleaning Company
Joe Kelly
Miss Zager
Kelly
Officer Kelly
Two Attaches Plead With Miss Zager To Descend
Two male attaches of the firm approached from a vantage point with a ladder to the window and begged Miss Zager to come down to earth but she refused to risk the dizzy rungs or a plunge to the ground.
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Miss Zager
Germany Tightens Passport Rules, U.S. Informed
Washington dispatch reports Germany’s new policy requires Americans to present birth certificates or naturalization papers when applying for a visa and passport. Count von Bernstorff relayed the instruction to the State Department, signaling stricter documentary proof for travelers.
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Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Washington
State Department
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