Bachelors Seek Higher Wages Amid Hearings
James M. O'Brien former conductor and bachelor president of the Chelsea Carmen's Union testified at wage hearings for Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway employees. He argued single men need more money to stay neat and presentable. he cited grooming and front to attract a wife. O'Brien 31 and unmarried owns an automobile, earns about 20 for board, 20 for entertainment and incidentals plus 2 for rodman. Hayes Lawrence division manager denied instruction to target wage levels and discussed auto ownership among workers. his salary is 8300 and he has 2½ years with the company.
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James M. O'Brien
Chelsea Carmen’s Union
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
State House
O’brien
Hurlburt
John H. Hayes
Lawrence
Vahey
Courtgel
Hayes
Florence Hall
Hurlburt Hayes
Statement on wage debate for bachelor and married workers
The article discusses a wage thesis by O'Brien asserting the single man needs money as much as the married man. Chairman Ogden notes the bachelor conductor earns eight dollars a week, while the single man’s needs drive lower or higher pay. The piece outlines union leader Brien's stance on income roles.
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Ogden
The
O’brien
Brien
Labor hearings resume as Vahey to finish case
In response to questions from Hurlburt the witness said he did not receive orders to locate workers satisfied with their wages. Attorney Vahey said he would complete the men's case this morning before adjournment and hearings will resume at 11 o'clock.
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Hurlburt
Vahey
War Honors to Woman by Britain and Serbia
Springfield reports that the wife of Captain George C. Elsey, stationed at the army recruiting station, will receive medals from Great Britain and Serbia. The ceremonies occur in London when she sails August 14. A nurse in British service, she earned a British medal and a Serbian medal for tending officers in a hospital in Menton during the war. She was widowed by French ace Lieutenant Jean Ducruzel and later remarried Captain Hisey.
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Springfield
George C. Elsey
Great Britain
Serbia
London
Elsey
Tufner Tyrell
Royal Rifles
Mentone
Jean Ducruzel
Hisey
Berry Pickers in Autos Must Pay Tax
Western Massachusetts farmers levy a 50 cent tax on autoists who pick berries from hills laden with blueberries and blackberries. They threaten trespassing and theft prosecutions, arguing that drivers with autos can afford to pay for the privilege of loading up berries worth 80 to 85 cents a quart in the market.
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Springfield
Massachusetts
Col William R Driver Civil War Vet Dies at Beverly Hospital
Colonel William R Driver longtime AT&T treasurer from 1880 to 1914 died yesterday after a short illness at Beverly Hospital. A Civil War veteran he retired as a lieutenant colonel. His son William R Driver Jr now serves as general manager of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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William R. Driver
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Beverly Hospital
William R. Driver, Jr
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Driver
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Military Historical Society of
Massachusetts
Union and Algonquin Clubs
Boston
American Bell Telephone Company
New England Telephone Company
National Bank of Commerce
American Trust Company
Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company of Canada
Colonel Driver One of Beverly's Civil War Veterans Passes
Colonel Driver who lived at his Beverly summer home on Washington Street died after a full life of service. Born in 1839 in Beverly to David Driver he joined Lincoln’s volunteers in 1861 and served in all battles of the Army of the Potomac except Balls Bluff. He was discharged as brevet lieutenant colonel in 1865. He held multiple posts in business and civic life and left two children Eleanor Salisbury and William R Driver Jr.
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Driver
Washington Street
Beverly
David Driver
Boston
Lincoln
Army of the Potomac
Balls Bluff
Public Library
Loyal Legion
Ellen Elizabeth Brown
Eleanor Salisbury
William G. Rantoul
William R. Driver, Jr
Noted New Hampshire Railway Official Dead
Concord and Montreal railroad president Benjamin A. Kimball died at his summer home The Broads on Lake Winnepesaukee. He was 86, a Concord resident most of life, and served New Hampshire railroads for over 50 years. He helped prevent moving the state capital from Concord to Manchester and worked with Théodore N. Vail on multiple ventures. His son Henry A. Kimball passed away last year.
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Concord
N. H
Benjamin A. Kimball
Concord & Montreal Railroad
Broads
Lake Winnepesaukee
New Hampshire
Concord & Montreal Road
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine
Manchester
Kimball
Théodore N. Vail
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Vail
Henry A. Kimball
J Rupert Scott A Pioneer In Shoe Machinery Dies
J Rupert Scott longtime inventor of shoe machinery dies at his home 6 Saunders Street North Weymouth after a career with United Shoe Machinery Company which bought many of his patents. He had been retired for six years.
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J. Rupert Scott
Saunders Street
North Weymouth
United Shoe Machinery Company
Additional Parking Space for Autos on the Common
Boston officials plan to remove a sidewalk along Charles Street at Park Square Beacon Street to create space for about 150 cars on Boston Common. Mayor Peters and the street commissioners will approve Councilman Henry D. B. Hagan’s order, with some opposition from tree lovers.
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Charles Street
Boston Common
Peters
Henry DB. Hagan
Park Square
Beacon Street
Funeral Services for George H Chapin Held in Wrentham
Large crowds from Wrentham and nearby towns attended the funeral of George H Chapin proprietor of the Chapin Farm Agency He was born in 1841 and related to William Howard Taft His survivors include wife Mary Agnes Chapin a son George Halliday Chapin and three daughters including Maude Chapin Hudson who helped establish missions in Kashing China The service was conducted by Rev Melville Shafer with pallbearers from Wrentham and the body laid to rest at Forest Hills Cemetery
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Wrentham
Boston
George H. Chapin
Chapin Farm Agency
Melville Shafer
Congregational Church
Frances Weaver
Murray Winter
Nelson Croskill
Charles W. Pond
William Wallace
Forest Hills Cemetery
Shafer
Chapin
Uxbridge
Eunice Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
New England
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
The
Sons of Veterans
Mt. Hermon Lodge of Masons
Malden
Prudential Committee
Congregational Society of
Lfe
New England Agricultural
Massachusetts Horticultural Societies
Mary Agnes (Gribble) Chapin
George Halliday Chapin
Maude Chapin Hudson
Kashing
China
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Brockton
Britain
Gibney
Underprice
Perma-Loc Manufacturing CO
Perma-Loc Building
Wilkes Barre
Col. Driver
Telephone Company
New Hampshire Railway
Mline
Gilsum
Ebonite
Ulvaeus
Bayerson Oil Works of
Penn
Joseph Halilan
N. EB
Mer
Colonial Bldg
Masa
Hagan’s
Lot
Oxfords
Prince of Brogues
Washington St
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