Boston Bankers Debate Adopting New Pension System
Boston bankers and officials weigh introducing New York style pension fund rules. Banks may require 2 1 2 percent employee contributions plus 2 1 2 percent from the bank, with retirement at 65 and half pay thereafter. Some presidents favor the move, others urge further study. Employees broadly back the concept.
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Boston
New York
New York City
Gordon Abbot
Bay State Trust Company
Old Colony Trust Company
Russell G. Fessenden
American Trust Company
5 State Street
Daniel G. Wing
First National Bank of Boston
George S. Mumford
Wilmot R. Evans
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank
Joseph H. O'Neill
Federal Trust Company
Germany
Yankees Cruiser Yankee Lifting Plan Faces New Obstacles
New Bedford March 1 The Ar buckle engineers preparing to float the cruiser Yankee long submerged in Buzzards Bay report new hurdles. They confirm the spar deck blew out on December 7 1909 and a 15 foot section of the half inch thick gun deck was forced out. Leaders now decide to use huge pontoons for lifting power.
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New Bedford
Arbuckle
Buzzards Bay
Reward Offered for Robbery and Shooting of Conductor
Providence March 1 A reward of 1000 was offered by the Rhode Island Company for the arrest and conviction of the three men who robbed and shot conductor Daniel P Coyle in Cranston on Monday night. Coyle is recovering at the Rhode Island Hospital.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Company
Daniel P. Coyle
Cranston
Coyle
Rhode Island Hospital
Boston Women Endorse Harem Skirt Over Divided Style
The Boston Political Club, a prominent city group of women, voted yesterday to name the controversial divided skirt the harem skirt. The endorsement aligns the club with the more sensational term amid prior riots and public excitement in Paris and elsewhere.
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Paris
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Boston Political Club
Women Debate Harem Skirt at Boston Political Club
Mrs Electra Sherman leads a discussion at the Boston Political Club on whether to adopt the term harem for the new style skirt. The motion proposes replacing divided with haven, with many prominent women weighing in on modesty, comfort, and fashion history.
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Electra M. Sherman
Newton
Sherman
Massachusetts Avenue
Flora D. Sampson
Savage
Ila C. Richards
Weymouth
Carol. Holborn
Oxford
E. M. Thayer
Westminster
B. J. Goodman
Associated Charities
W. E. Birdsall
M. R. Reilly
Gleasondale
Florence Phelps
Brighton
George A. Hibbard
Boston
Edna L. Spencer
Cambridge
Electra Sherman
Boston Political Club
Haven
Club holds mock town meeting with real warrant
The club's meeting ends with a mock town session using a genuine town warrant obtained from a suburban town clerk. Mrs Arthur W Savage chairs the proceedings with Miss Cora Colburn as moderator and Miss Edna L Spencer as clerk. Mrs Ella Richards of Weymouth reviews current events and praises President Taft.
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Arthur W. Savage
Cora Colburn
Edna L. Spencer
Ella Richards
Weymouth
Taft
Sing Good-Bye to Chapman
New York March 1 The steamship Lusitania docked at the North River carrying Rev. Dr. J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander bound for a Wales campaign. Crowds waved scarves and the Salvation Army band played as the chorus rose over the water.
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New York
Salvation Army
Lusitania
North River
J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles M. Alexander
Wales
Alexander
Chapman
Brookline Election Day Sees Board of Selectmen Races
Brookline voters choose town officers including the Board of Selectmen and school committee. Incumbents Bald win Cusick race. Dr. Cushing is favored for school commissioner while Drs Hayes and Channing also seek seats. William White also runs for re election. The contest focuses on Hayes versus White for the school post.
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Brookline
Board of Selectmen
George S. Baldwin
Walter J. Cusick
Arthur A. Cushing
Walter Channing
William H. White
Dr. Cushing
Dr. Hayes
White
Houghton Improvement Reported From Illness in New York
A. C. Houghton of North Adams Massachusetts, a cotton manufacturer, showed slow but steady improvement while seriously ill at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York.
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New York
A. C. Houghton
North Adams
Mass
Murray Hill
Change in Maine prohibition law predicted by Poland Springs guest
A. B. Ricker of Poland Springs predicts a complete change in Maine liquor laws and a constitutional vote next September favoring relaxation. He believes cities will overwhelmingly back the shift, with many older Republicans abstaining.
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Maine
A. B. Ricker
Poland Springs
Young’s
Mr. Ricker
Neal Dow
Labor view on wages at Boston and Maine hearing
Representatives of workers from the Boston and Maine railroad testified before a New Hampshire legislative committee. They warned that general wage cuts could trigger a major labor conflict, arguing rate increases on leased lines were needed and that restoring old rates might force wage reductions. Attorney Louis Brandeis questioned whether economies could avoid wage cuts, but received little clear guidance.
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Concord
N. H
Boston & Maine Railroad
Patrick J. Coyle
Boston
Station Agent Employees’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michael H. O'Neil
Nashua
Machinists
New Hampshire
Louis D. Brandeis
Navy appropriation bill grows to 126 million for ships
The naval appropriation bill is reported to the Senate. It funds two first class battleships, a submarine tender, and two gun boats with 126 million dollars, an increase of 1.19 million over the House figure. An eight hour workday applies to battleship construction only. A provision blocks payments to any firm that forms a restraint of trade with steel concerns.
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Washington
Senate
House
Stanley
Kentucky
Steel Trust
Navy Department
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