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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
9
Wonderland at Revere Beach attracts huge crowds as Beachey the airshipman and other features thrill visitors. Free tickets printed by Sunday Post will be distributed tomorrow and again Monday and Tuesday, drawing large numbers after May 30 peak demand.
Beachey delivered a stunning display of aerial mastery yesterday in near perfect conditions. He climbed gracefully above the boulevard and lagoon, circled and dipped with precision, then landed without disturbing a sleeping infant as spectators watched in awe. Wind permitting, he plans daily flights at Wonderland, though the engagement is brief due to high costs and other bookings.
The Flames and Hardy the king of the air headline the attractions with Mlle De Joro among the acts. The new 10,000 dollar music court hosts the First Corps of Cadets band every afternoon and evening.
Deacon Hall hosted members from several councils for an exemplification of the third degree for a large class of candidates from Back Bay Council 331. The ceremony, led by D. D. Williams A White and suite, drew frequent applause and was praised as one of the finest exhibitions in the area.
Lewiston Me May 31 male spinners held meetings to demand a ten percent raise and asked national headquarters for approval. Loom fixers formed a committee to meet mill agents tomorrow to push their wage request.
Adams May 31 The Renfrew Manufacturing Company today announced a five percent advance on Monday next. The firm makes colored cotton goods and employs about 1000 workers. Berkshire mills and the Greylock plant had a ten percent raise last Monday.
The Grand Trunk Central Vermont Route offers low summer trips to Canada and the West. For the American Institute of Instruction meeting in Montreal July 14 a round trip from Boston is 9.90 with low rates from New England. For the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles July 8–12 a Boston round trip is 79.50 with stopovers. For the Christian Endeavor Convention in Seattle July 10–15 the round trip is 80.50 final return Sept 15. Rates open to the public. Contact T H Hanley at 360 Washington St Boston for full quotes.
Following M. C. D. Borden’s example, mill owners in Lowell Holyoke Lawrence Adams Exeter and other towns post notices of wage hikes. About 40 000 workers receive roughly a five percent rise, effective Monday or the following week.
Notices posted in Lawrence announce a wage increase for June 10 at Pacific Mills with about 6000 workers and Everett Mills with 2000 to 3000, likely near five percent. Atlantic Mills posted similar notices and Pemberton and Methuen may follow tomorrow.
The Lowell mill agents association secretary W S Southworth sent a long message to textile workers denying a 10 percent rise. At a Lowell Textile Council meeting delegates voted unanimously to accept a five percent increase and avoid further wage quarrels for now. No strike discussion occurred and workers showed near unanimous support for any improvement.
Exeter New Hampshire May 31 Employees of the cotton mills of the Exeter Manufacturing Company in this town and Pittsfield were notified today that they would be given a 5 percent wage increase beginning June 3. Five hundred workers are benefited.
The Lyman Cotton Mills in Holyoke will raise wages by five percent next Monday. The plant employs 1400 workers across the mill complex located in Holyoke.
Notices were posted in the four cotton mills of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company in Dover New Hampshire announcing an advance of 5 percent to take effect Monday. The corporation employs about 2500 persons.
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad enacts summer timetables starting Sunday June 2 with a slate of new trains and local parlor car service. Service expands across Boston Plymouth Scituate Hyannis Provincetown Chatham and Woods Hole routes. New weekday and Sunday departures broaden coastal connections and midweek through services.
Beginning Sunday June 9 two additional Sunday trains with parlor and dining cars will operate bidirectionally between Boston and New York via Shore line. Trains depart Boston at 7 a.m. and New York at 5 p.m., arriving at 3:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. respectively on a five and a half hour schedule.
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