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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
4
Advertises Resinol products for skin itching and eczema relief. Claims instant itching stops, improved sleep, and quick healing. Notes Resinol Soap and Ointment treat pimples dandruff sores and piles and are doctor prescribed for eighteen years, with samples available from Baltimore department.
Boston trustees propose turning the Old South Meeting House tower into an arcade to aid Washington Street widening. Doors would be removed and interior altered while exterior stays, with city funding and land damages to be approved.
Miss Davidson a noted suffragette of the Women's Social and Political Union died after being struck by the King's horse Anmer at a racecourse. She had earlier inspired militancy actions including barricades and attacks on political figures. An inquest is due Tuesday with funeral in London and WP SU participation anticipated.
The piece outlines expected passage of the home rule bill by the Commons amid Unionist opposition and Ulster resistance. It notes potential future amendments in financial clauses and predicts militant tactics may fade. It also covers a mass meeting in Boston supporting the Draper strike and barber workers with leaders like Howard, Mucci, Venanzi, and Dailey urging solidarity.
London reports the death of Dr N Forbes Winslow a leading lunacy expert who worked on major England and United States investigations over the last 25 years He was born in London in 1844 and descended from Edward Winslow of the Mayflower era He participated in famed cases including Whitechapel Old Kent murder Penge mystery and Mrs Maybrick He founded the British Hospital for Mental Disorders and was a lecturer and writer on insanity crime and hypnotism
Speech at a union meeting extols international solidarity and the Paterson strike. Speakers condemn police involvement, highlight low wages of Paterson workers about eight dollars weekly, and cite high mill official influence while noting dangerous working hours and child labor concerns.
I W W leader Patrick L Quinlan awaiting New Jersey sentence denounces Paterson during an afternoon speech on Boston Common. He attacks Paterson authorities and silk mill owners over labor conditions, calling the city the rottenest in the country and lamenting lack of public parks.
The Hub Barbers' Association offered a 62 hour week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and a weekly half holiday upon return. Journeymen would earn at least $18 weekly plus 50 percent of receipts over $20, with set prices for shave and cuts. The A F of L and I W W strikers sought $13 minimum and extra overtime pay.
Officers of Barbers Union 182 A F of L say they will supply barbers to employers whose A F of L workers have been frightened away by I W W strikers. They expect most A F of L barbers to return to work soon as I W W strikers vote to continue their industrial action.
Acting with Mrs. Storrow, thirty prominent Boston club women plan a women’s city club to rival the City Club for men. They aim to recruit 300 charter members by June 30 and hold a launch dinner on June 20. The project details include secretive formation, leadership from Miss Curtis, and a lease transfer consideration for new quarters near Somerset and Ashburton.
L. union 182 met yesterday to discuss the situation. It decided that any member who associates with I W W strikers in demonstrations or parades shall be fined 100 dollars and suspended from membership indefinitely. A conference with Greater Boston employers was announced for tonight at the union hall.
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