Private employment agencies oppose State control bill
About 250 private employment offices in the state, including 125 in Boston, unite to oppose Senate passage of House bill 2694 granting control to the State Board of Labor and Industries. Herbert Parker acts as counsel for the agencies, directing the opposition as the bill reaches the Senate Ways and Means Committee after House approval.
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Boston
Senate
House
State Board of Labor and Industries
Herbert Parker
Ways and Means Committee
Bill faces Supreme Court challenge over constitutionality
The bill has drawn opposition and changes, with agencies arguing it would be unconstitutional if enacted. The House approved the measure by 11 votes, and opponents say they will press the matter to the Supreme Court, challenging the provision on board of labor authority.
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House
Supreme Court
Board of Labor and In
Opposition to State control on employment agencies debated
The bill would set maximum registration and service fees and create a state board with authority many argue it lacks. Opponents say it would bankrupt private offices, cost taxpayers and municipalities, and force extensive reporting while excluding certain agencies and limiting agency disclosures to customers.
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Dustries
Ice Strike Averted in Boston Area
Ice Wagon Drivers' Union members gathered at 995 Washington Street were ready to vote for an immediate strike but were deterred after New England Civic Federation officers and other business leaders secured concessions from major ice firms. Immediate talks will review grievances to seek an amicable settlement.
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Boston
Washington Street
New England Civic Federation
Gasoline Gas and Dolly Dim Ple Comics Highlight Sunday Post
Readers can expect a festive feature in the forthcoming Sunday Post with the Gasoline Gas strip and Dolly Dim Ple cartoons celebrated alongside other lighthearted fare.
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Dolly Dimple
Mediation Reaches Agreement on Mexico US Peace Plan
Mediators at Niagara Falls plan to sign within days all protocols of the peace plan between the United States and Mexico except the provision on the make up of the provisional government. The mediators aim to have the whole plan ready for informal talks with Huerta and constitutionalist delegates who will choose a provisional president and cabinet.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Mexico
Mediation Efforts Near Mexico Peace Settlement
Before conferences, mediators and American delegates near completion of work. Mexican factions will decide the peace plan while Huerta delegates stay out of informal talks. Villa reportedly supports US mediation aims as protocols to settle the US Mexico dispute are expected to be signed within days.
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New Orleans
Carranza
Washington
Huerta
Villa
United States
MEN RALLY FOR SUFFRAGE AT NEW HQ
Four men to every woman attended a meeting at the Equal Franchise committee headquarters at 16 Federal Street. Speakers included Professor Charles Zu yblin, Mrs Dunbar Evans, the Rev W R Lord, Mrs Guy Currier, Mrs G P Morris and Miss Margaret Foley arguing for equal suffrage in 1915.
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The
Equal Franchise Committee
Federal Street
Charles Zueblin
Dunbar Evans
W R. Lord
Guy Currier
G. P. Morris
Margaret Foley
City plans 150 new streets cost over 1.25 million
City officials expect construction of about 150 private ways and streets this summer as part of a broader plan mounting to over 1.25 million dollars. The Mayor and street commissioners listing projects include East Boston Dorchester West Roxbury Roxbury and South Boston avenues with costs ranging from 12 800 to 325 000 and a current 100 000 available for work. In Jamaica Plain the Holm Lea estate jewel robbery at the F W B Russell house deepens with entry likely through a second story window using a gardener’s ladder as two young children slept nearby.
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F. W. B. Russell
Holm Lea
East Boston
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Roxbury
City Proper
South Boston
Hyde Park
Brighton
F. W
Child dies after fall from three story window
Annie C. Ross a 3 year old daughter of Mrs Mary Ross of 1207 Dorchester avenue died at City Hospital last night from injuries suffered when she fell from a three story window at 1211 Dorchester avenue on Monday night. The child sustained a fractured skull and multiple injuries.
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Annie C. Ross
Mary Ross
Dorchester Avenue
City Hospital
Secrets and burglary at Russell home in New Hampshire camp
Police outline a break in at the Russell residence with a gardener’s rake found in the basement laundry window and a torn mosquito netting entry. A ladder used to reach the second story allowed access near Mrs. Russell’s jewelry in the bureau while the two Russell girls slept on an open-air porch. Detectives Angell and Eagan investigate for the police and an insurance private agency seeks gem recovery.
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Russell
Mrs. Russell
Mr. Russell
New Hampshire
Angell and Eagan
Police Headquarters
Series on Famous American Duels to Start Next Sunday
The next issue of the Sunday Post Magazine will feature a series of stirring stories about famous American duels. The feature aims to explore pivotal confrontations in U.S. history through dramatic narrative and historical context.
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Sunday Post
Widow Sues Glover Estate Over Laundry Business Conflict
Mrs. Annie W. Hill of Waltham files a $6000 suit in Middlesex Superior Court against the Clarence F. Glover estate. She seeks $5000 for alleged assault at Glover's Waltham laundry on July 27, 1909, and $1000 in a tort action. She alleges delays to Hill Laundry bundles and false reports to harm business. claims Glover seized her and caused injuries.
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Annie W. Hill
Waltham
Clarence F. Glover
Judge Brown
Middlesex Superior Court
Brown
Glover
Hill Laundry
Wellesley
Hill
Child Dies While Bathing at West End Beach
Dennis G. Powell aged five died at West End Beach Portland after being overcome while bathing. Authorities believe heart trouble caused the death as the child was not in a dangerous position.
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Portland
Dennis G. Powell
West End
Miners Riot In Butte Hall Amid Shootings And Explosions
Deputies faced a violent clash as seceders from the Miners Union attacked Miners Hall in Butte. Ernest Noy was killed, J H Brune and Charles Kramer were wounded, and dynamite blasts rocked the building as authorities scrambled to restore order.
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Industrial Workers of the World
Maheriff Driscoll
Ernest Noy
Montana Demurrage Bureau
J. H. Brune
Miners’ Hall
Brune
Charles Kramer
Los Angeles
Driscoll
Union Hall
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Stewart
Tnion Hall
Studebaker SIX Quality Cited In Test Claims
The copy claims silence, road handling, smooth vibration-free operation, light weight, great strength and sturdiness as proven by laboratory tests and material heat treatment. It attributes these to precise manufacturing and heat-treated steels, promising a Studebaker Proof Book detailing methods.
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Studebaker
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