Boston Bartenders Local 77 Accepts New Weekly Wage
Members return to work under a fifty five dollar week wage scale of twenty five dollars per week a voluntary rise despite a non expiring contract to January 1919. More than fifty four shops sign the wage and closed shop demand from Carriage Wagon and Automobile Workers Union 9 with a forty four hour week. Labor leaders head to St Paul for AF of L meetings while others attend conventions. Lumber Teamsters report a favorable new agreement with most yards already under the scale.
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Boston
Harry Jennings
Boston Central Labor Union
St. Paul
Minn
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
James T. Moriarty
International Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Building Trades Department
A. F. of L
Lumber Teamsters’ Tion
Boston Labor Leader Declines Burke Vote for Schools Chief
Henry Abrahams secretary of the Boston Central Labor Union and labor representative on the Boston School Committee announced from Boston City Hospital that he would not cast his vote for Jeremiah E. Burke to fill the superintendent vacancy created by Dyer's resignation. The school board meeting is set for this afternoon and Abrahams will be brought to the gathering by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
Boston School Committee
Boston City Hospital
Jeremiah E. Burke
Dyer
Mr. Abrahams
Mr. Burke
Labor Committee
Burke
Abrahams
Abraham
F. W. Thompson
John F. Stevens
A. L. Rafter
Thompson
Labor Movement of
New England
Pink Pills touted as cure for nervous headache woes
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as relief for women with headaches faintness and dizziness claiming a West Grove Pennsylvania woman improved after six months of weakness and a year and a half of sickness. The piece promotes the pills as nerve nourishment with two free books and details price and purchase options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vandegriff
West Grove
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Plapao rupture remedy promises free home trial
A historic ad claims seven thousand deaths yearly from rupture and promotes a self treatment called Plapao with a pad that supposedly fits in place without straps. The copy urges readers to send their name to Plapao Co in St. Louis for a free trial and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plapao CO
St. Louis, Mo
Free Trial
Plapao and
The
Informa
Deaths Willett and Kennedy in Roxbury and Walpole
Willett Albert D. of Walpole died suddenly June 2 at 80. Funeral at his Main street residence Wednesday at 2 p m with train from Boston to Walpole at 12 10 p m. Kennedy Lillian M. Sullivan wife of John T. Kennedy died June 2 Roxbury. Funeral from 21 Waumbeck street Wednesday with time to be announced.
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Willett
Walpole
Albert D. Willett
Main St
Boston
Kennedy
Roxbury
Lillian M
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Marx Spitz
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Royal Worcester
White Millinery
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