Back Bay Women Rally to Picket in Garment Strike
Prominent Back Bay women join the International Ladies Garment Workers Union picket line as support from the Women’s Trade Union League grows. A mass meeting at Faneuil Hall is planned to explain strike conditions, bail for arrestees, and fund provisions.
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Faneuil Hall
Back Bay Society
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Women’s Trade Union League
Boston
Boston C. L. U
Josephine Casey
Lady Garment Workers’ Union
Warrenton Street
League
Labor union asks for labor member on Civil Service Board
Delegates of the Boston Central Labor Union pass a resolution urging Governor Foss to appoint a labor representative to the Civil Service Commission. The measure cites the commission’s workload in rating machinists and laborers. The report notes an endorsement of the Elevator Operators and Porters' Union wage scale and lists new delegates from multiple unions.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Foss
Civil Service Commission
Pelletier
Leather Handlers
Boston Mailers
White Rats Actors
Boston Musicians
Laundry Workers
Stereotypers
Web
Longshoremen
United Garment Workers
Delegates Back May 1 Eight Hour Day for Elevators Trade
Delegates endorse a proposal to grant the eight hour day to all machinists repairing and constructing elevators in Greater Boston on May 1 and pledge support. They claim employers in Boston and nearby violate a state advertising law requiring labor trouble be stated in help ads. A resolution calls on publishers to ensure ads indicate labor disputes and to refuse ads from struck shops unless compliant. Vice-President Byrnes of the Boston and Maine and New Haven railways will discuss The Railroads and Labor at the next meeting, with Councillor Watson to speak on State Institutions at the following gathering.
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Boston
Byrnes
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Watson
General Strike Urged By Labor Leader At Franklin Forum
Morrison I. Swift urged a one day general strike of all trades to equip labor with bargaining power. He argued single craft strikes fail by raising prices, while a united action could force capitalists to curtail profits for a decent living. He spoke as Cardinal O Connell praised charity supporting St Elizabeth hospital project in Boston.
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Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Morrison I. Swift
Humanist Forum
Franklin Union
Boston
Bureau of Labor
Deep Sea
American Federation
O’connell
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Portland
America
Sisters of St. Francis
St. Elizabeth
Cardinal O Connell praises Catholic Charities progress
Cardinal O Connell told about 1500 members of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Society at St Cecilia's Back Bay that after five years of effort Catholic charities are on their feet and most diocesan debts are cleared He urged members to give what they can with moral support and prayers first and avoid relying on billionaire donors.
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St. Elizabeth’s
Elizabeth
Angels of Mercy
Cardinal O’connell
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Society
St. Cecilia’s Church
Back Bay
Mayor Responds to NineYearOld's Letter
Bowdoin school fifth grader Evelyn Goldberg, nine, pressed Mayor Fitzgerald for a reply. The mayor's secretary forwarded a reply, and Evelyn wrote again unhappy with a previous signatory. He then wrote a personal note praising her writing and spelling, setting aside official duties.
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Fitzgerald
Evelyn Goldberg
Bowdoin School
Mission opens with near two thousand women attend
Nearly 2000 women attended the opening of a week long retreat at the Church at the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Avenue last night. Services included the rosary a sermon by Rev Peter K Cusick S J and benediction.
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Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
Peter K. Cusick
S. J
Labor Union Updates and Charters Across Boston Area
Reports detail formation of a district council for tile layers and mosaic workers with D. J. McCarthy as president and J J Connolly as secretary. Initiation fee hold set until March 15 for telephone operators. A 500 member insurance writers union charter issued. Shoe repairers in Boston receive Boot and Shoe Workers charter with James O Neil as president and Charles Kenney as secretary. Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers State conference set for New Bedford on March 10 with Buxton representatives listed. Machinists District Executive Board 19 backs eight hour day for elevator work in Greater Boston shops affecting about 200 workers.
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International Union
Local 22
D. J. McCarthy
J. J. Connelly
William Salvine
Mosaic Workers
Knights of Labor
Assembly
Shoe Repairers
Boston
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
James O’neil
Charles Kenney
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
New Bedford
Buxton
John Dailly
Edward Russell
Union 3
Patrick J. Walsh
Stone Masons
Union 9
M. J. Shea
Bricklayers’ Union
Machinists’ Union District Executive Board
Machinists
Union 264
Greater
Poslam Claims Quick Relief For Facial Blemishes
The advertisement states Poslam clears facial blotches and blemishes within a day or two, stops itching, and treats eczema acne and rashes. It promotes Poslam Soap for daily use and claims purifying scalp and hair health with products sold by druggists at 50 and 25 cents respectively. Free samples offered from Emergency Laboratories, 32 West 25th Street, New York City.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
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Maurice Ketten
uEere Ey
Labor News
Emily G. Balch
Wellesley College
New York
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Rose Schneidermann
Gertrude Barnum
Abel Mitchell
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Mitchell
International Executive Board
International Treasury
New York Cloak Makers
Leon R. Egges
Boston Ladies’ Garment Manufacturers’ Association
New England
New England Magazine
The
New England Magazine Company
Pope Building
Childr Bloe
Temple Pl
Aby Shepard Norwell
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Brighton
St. Cecelia
M. J. Splaine
Association
Catholic Charities
Debs Free
Paris
LABOR
Red Man
Earl & Wilson
GMC
General Motors Truck
Pontiac, Michigan
Boylston Street
United States
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