Waitresses' Union No. 112 Backed for Higher Wages
Ressie Irving business agent of Waitresses Union No. 112 in Boston argues abolishing tips would raise efficiency and wages. She notes tips declined 75 percent with living costs, union members now earn 10 to 15 dollars weekly with meals, dues fund sick benefits, and the group seeks education and housing standards.
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Ressie Irving
Waitresses’ Union No. 112
Boston
Miss Irving
Kinston
Back Bay
Williams Treatment advertised for uric acid relief
An advertisement claims The Williams Treatment cures kidney and bladder diseases rheumatics and other ailments due to excessive uric acid. It offers a free 32 dose bottle if readers cut out the notice and mail their name and address with a 10 cent postage payment to The Dr W A Withiamse Co Department T7398 East Hampton Conn.
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Williams
Pbpicense
DW. A. Withiamse Company
Dept
P. O
East Hampton
Conn
Civil service reform urged for prohibition enforcement
In letters to the editor Elizabeth Tilton of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League argues for removing law enforcement appointments from politics. She cites differing proposals from the National Civil Service Reform League and the National Anti-Saloon League and calls for a winter law to safeguard enforcement.
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Congress
Marsh
National Civil Service Reform League
National Anti-Saloon League
Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League
National Anti- Saloon League
Elizabeth Tilton
Women's Committee
The
British MP Jailed for Sedition Confirmed by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals confirmed a six month sentence for Lieutenant-Colonel I Estrange Malone Liberal MP for seditious utterances. The charge cited a London Albert Hall speech promising bloodshed to achieve a British revolution and noting: what are a few Churchills or Curzons on lamp posts compared with the misery of thousands.
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London
I. Estrange Malone
House of Commons
Court of Appeals
Albert Hall
Pick Wife by the Way She Walks
A playful guide labels women by their gaits. The piece contrasts the cautious slow walk of a vampirelike figure with a trip-hammer henpecker and a lazy stride, praising the easy elastic gait of the ideal wife with knees forming a 45 degree angle each step.
Walk Reflects a Wife's Character Says Dr Christian
A London cable reports Sir Baden-Powell advising men to judge a wife by how she walks. Dr Andreas Christian explains the signs: low heels show calm problem solving, a middle heel indicates nagging traits, and a long trip hammer stride signals weariness or little travel. He damps the myth of inscrutable women.
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Andreas I
Christian
London
R. S. Baden-Powell
Boy Scouts
Pr. Christian
Sir Baden-Powell
Dr. Christian
Revival of trolley car service urged by Massachusetts mayors
The Mayors' Club of Massachusetts seeks revival of trolley service in affected communities. A proposed measure would prompt the Legislature to direct the Department of Public Utilities to study needs and decide if public convenience requires restoration. If restoration is deemed necessary, the operating company may be compelled to provide service. The group aims to avoid past hostilities in restoring transit.
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Mayors’ Club of
Massachusetts
Department of Public Utilities
Establish School at Boston City Hospital
The Boston school committee formally creates a hospital school at Boston City Hospital to educate pupils sidelined by injuries. Three classes will operate under Mrs. Mellugh at Mason Street headquarters and join the Dwight district with an afternoon Lyman district kindergarten planned for Feb 1. The panel sidestepped salary petitions for eyesight classes.
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Boston City Hospital
Thompson
Boston
Mellugh
Mason Street
Dwight
Theodore Lyman
Helen L. Smith
Sarah M. Lally
School committee backs new teacher assignment plan
Chairman Jane of the school committee approved a plan assigning Caroline McAloon McHugh as the teacher in charge of about 0 scholars after investigation. The move is endorsed and expected to improve instruction.
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Caroline McHugh
Caroline McAloon McHugh
Jane
Thug Warned Lady Then Robbed by Escort
Mrs. Katherine L. Gabbons of Cleveland left her diamond rings at friends before theater. Her escort John Burke warned her of footpad danger and later the rings vanished. Burke was arrested, released, and then rearrested after police found the rings in his possession.
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Chicago
Katherine L. Gabbons
Cleveland
John Burke
Burke
Churchill Accepts Post as Secretary of State for the Colonies
London report states Churchill the war minister has unofficially agreed to become secretary of state for the colonies succeeding Viscount Milner who resigned January 7.
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Churchill
Colonies
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Viscount Milner
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Orang
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National Biscuit Co
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Curtis
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Maine
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Goodwill Laundry
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