Mills says factories are reasonably safe by student witness
Miss Edith Reeves of Vermilion North Dakota, a Radcliffe graduate fellow in economics, testified before the Massachusetts Factory Commission that her factory work across the state convinced her mills are reasonably safe. She lived and worked beside the mill girls, asking questions to better her understanding while others thought she sought a higher position. The hearing also featured petitioners and officials pushing for healthier, safer conditions, with commissioners named from various cities and institutions.
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Massachusetts Factory Commission
Reeves
Massachusetts
Mary Morton Kehew
Alexander Wilson
Charles S. Millett
Senator Apsey
John Golden
Fall River
Emily Balch
Wellesley College
Williams
Princess Rospigliosi Marriage Declared Void by Rota
The papal tribunal ruled Princess Rospigliosi marriage to Colonel Fred H. Parkhurst valid, rendering her later union to Prince Rospigliosi void. Born 1870 in New Orleans, she once lived in Washington, later moved to Rome and pursued a religious ceremony denied by church law.
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Rospigliosi
Mary Jennings Reid
Washington
Fred H. Parkhurst
Bangor
Mr. Parkhurst
Prince Rospigliosi
Rome
Sam- Pporecchio
Vatican
Parkhurst
Lady Maccabees Close Vermont Convention in St Johnsbury
The Lady Maccabees of the Word in Vermont closed their state convention with a public meeting marking Vermont’s most successful gathering. A new ritual was adopted as 25 members were initiated and state and national officers attended, including Miss Bena West and Mrs. Lillian M. Hollester from Port Huron, and Mrs. Cora B. Finn, St. Johnsbury state commander. A jewelled locket presentation to Finn followed by remarks by West Finn Tolman May and Frank O. French capped the evening.
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ST. Johnsbury
Vermont
Burlington
Barrehives
Bena West
Lillian M. Hollester
Port Huron
Mich
Cora B. Finn
Fall Causes Death Malden
Jacob D. Hook aged 87 of 24 Auburn street Malden died at Malden Hospital from injuries after falling downstairs at his home yesterday afternoon. He passed away this morning with the cause listed as complications from the fall.
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Malden
Jacob D. Hook
Auburn Street
Malden Hospital
Teachers Association Heads to Record-Breaking Convention
A SNAPSHOT PUBL DATURE TAKEN AT TEACHERS' HEADQUARTERS YESTERDAY hints at the largest convention in the association's history with wide attendance and notable coverage. Officials anticipate unprecedented participation and a packed agenda.
Boston Prepares for National Education Convention Wit h Large Attendance
The rubberneck wagons run busy as 40 000 teachers are expected in Boston for the National Education Association convention. Notables include Ella Flagg Young potential first woman president, with events at Harvard Stadium and the Old Art Museum hosting receptions and registrations. Various state and local headquarters are listed across Lenox Brunswick and Victoria areas.
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United States
National Council
Harvard
William Howard Taft
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Eben 8. Draper
John F. Fitzgerald
Departments of Education
Boston
National Association
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
National Education Association
Art Museum
Women's Voters’ League
Young
Mary M. Kehew
Edwin D. Mead
Stanley McCormick
Richard Cavot
John L. Bates
Ellen M. Richards
Katherine McGinley
Emma Gulliver
Arkansas
Lenox
California
Brunswick
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Victoria
Maryland
Michigan
Thorndike
Minnesota
Westminster
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nottingham
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New England States
Old Art Museum
National Executive Committee
Trinity Church
Copley Square
Clarendon Street
Programme for Today at National Council Meeting Morning Sessions
The schedule lists 9:30 a.m. introductory statements from Joseph Swain president of the National Council, with reports by James H. Van Sickle and William H. Maxwell on exceptional children and economic use of education plants. 2:30 p.m. discussions cover industrial education courses with Charles R. Richards and David Snedden, plus Elmer Ellsworth Brown on international cooperation and Frank Strong on yearly educational progress.
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National Council
Joseph Swain
James H. van Sickle
Baltimore
William H. Maxwell
New York City
Lewis H. Jones
Eliphalet O. Lyte
Charles R. Richards
Cooper Union
David Snedden
Boston
Charles H. Keyes
Hartford
Iowa
Elmer Ellsworth Brown
United States
Commissioner of Education
Washington
Frank Strong
University of Kansas
Boston Hosts National Education Association Convention
Boston proclaims itself a spotless town as the National Education Association gathers. During the coming week several hundred visitors will arrive in the city, with leading educators of the country among them according to the Mayor's request.
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Boston
National Education Association
Lowell Men Petition to Save Rivet’s Life
Governor Draper received petitions signed by Lowell businessmen urging commutation of Napoleon J. Rivet’s sentence from electrocution to life imprisonment for a case decided last week. The execution was scheduled for the week of July 24.
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Lowell
Rivet
Draper
Napoleon J. Rivet
Boston urged to keep streets tidy during Education Association convention
Visiting dignitaries will judge the city by its cleanliness. The Mayor asks all citizens to use receptacles for litter and for housewives to keep areas in front of homes tidy during the National Education Association sessions.
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Boston
National Education Association
Teachers at Navy Yard Fourth of July Visit
Inland state educators will tour the navy yard on the Fourth to see ships dressed with flags and pennants. Open daily 1:30 to 4 for inspection, with a special NEA day on the Fourth. Evening electric display and searchlight drill from 7 to 10, drill 8:30 to 9.
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Navy Yard
Made bonfire of wife's hats shocks Atlantic City
Atlantic City July 1 Elmer Byron a young man avenged a quarrel by burning his wife’s new summer hats. He tore up photographs of friends but the wife said the hats were the real loss. Byron faced a charge of malicious mischief in magistrate Jagmetty's court.
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Atlantic City
Elmer Byron
Rescue manicure at hotel blaze at Netherland
New York July 1 fire starting in excelsior in the basement of the Hotel Netherland on Fifth Avenue and Fifty ninth Street spread through several rooms. Patrons in the barber shop and cafe escaped to the sidewalk after smoke filled the area. One thin woman a manicure and three patrons were carried out through glass ventilators but no injuries reported.
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New York
Hotel Netherland
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Drop in Freight Rates on Lemons
Washington July 1 Freight rates on lemons from Southern California to eastern destinations were cut by the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1.15 to 1.00 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Washington
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft Meets Knapp On New Railroad Rate Laws At Beverly
President Taft held an important conference with Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Martin A. Knapp at the summer White House in Burgess Point Beverly to discuss the new railroad rate laws and their granted authority for suspending rate rules. Taft avoided comment on Albany events or Roosevelt.
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Taft
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Burgess Point
Knapp
Mason Building
Commission
Albany
New York State
Roosevelt
Bury heroine dog in cellar and rail rate reforms
The article notes railroads will face careful rate investigations by the commission to protect public interests. It reports Taft and Roosevelt’s Beverly meeting with discussion of peace programs, potential disarmament talk, and Roosevelt's possible leadership of a Peace Commission. Also announced: George Otis Smith named acting head of the Bureau of Mines and Taft’s vacation plans through July.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Africa
Peace Commission
George Otis Smith
Bureau of Mines
Smith
Geological Survey
Washington
Boston
Somerville
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