Unions Seek Wage Talks With Washington Officials
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Telephone Operators' Department await word on when wage and bargaining conferences will be called. Boston representatives may join Miss Julia O Connor in presenting demands after a $16 seven year max expired last midnight. A new scale from $10 to $22, with the top reached in four years, was offered last August but stalled after multiple Boston and Washington meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Telephone Operators’ Department
James P. Noonan
Brotherhood
Julia , O'Connor
Washington
New England Council of Telephone Workers
Mary Mahoney
May June
Boston
Connor
Ie Committee
Etiquette Questions About Cars And Valets
A discussion on calling a six cylinder auto the car or the auto and how ownership shifts speech from autos to my car or my motor. It notes etiquette versus pride and describes a valet’s expected duties from bath to bill paying and in room service.
Col Haskell thanked for gift of gymnasium
Colonel Edward Haskell of Newton Centre Massachusetts state chairman of the northern Baptist laymen campaign to raise 6000000 dollars received a letter from Shanghai Baptist College head thanking him for the gymnasium gift made earlier and dedicated in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Haskell
Newton Centre
National Committee of the Northern Baptist
Shanghai Baptist College
Doughboy Letters Find $10,000 Job Hope Amid Broadway Notes
A former Doughboy writes his mother from New York City about chasing a $10,000 job, avoiding $5000 offers, and bargaining with a trance fortune teller. He recounts army saluting rules, encounters with an officer on Broadway, shopping in Fifth Avenue stores, and plans to send a surprise purchase home as the series continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom
Broadway
Gen
J. J. Pershing
M. P.s
M.P
No Man’s Land
N.Y
5Th Ave
N. Y
St. Ave
Whitinsville
Wolworth
Aviator Husband Returns to Dolly’s Big House Party
Over the weekend a large house party at Dolly’s celebrated the long awaited return of her aviator husband from France. He arrived Wednesday. Dolly, recovering from a cold, greeted him with handkerchiefs and atomizers as guests socialized and plans for attire were described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
France
Advice from Mildred Champagne on a love conflict
A reader asks about a married man she loves who is older and well regarded but with a wife at home. Mildred Champagne warns readers to avoid entangling themselves, urging the woman to stay out of the man's problems and seek a simpler future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Pet
Love Is Blind at Winter Toboggan Party
At a frosty party a dozen youths rode a toboggan in laughter and shouts. A back couple, arms around, slid from the sled and ended up seated together on the ice in a moment of playful romance.
Birthday Bio Briefs: Henry Draper Pioneer of Science
Bio briefs recount Henry Draper born March 7 1837 in Virginia. He hailed from a notable family with John William Draper advancing photo chemistry and Daguerre process improvements. Henry shifted from medicine to science, built a telescope with a 1512 inch aperture, photographed the moon, and discovered solar oxygen before his 1882 death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Draper
John William Draper
Daguerre
John William
Daniel
America
John Christopher
Henry
Virginia
New York
Government Urges Chaplain Corps Reform in Army
Washington March 6 The General War-Time Commission of the Federal Council of Churches urged an efficient chaplain service and army-wide harmony in reorganization. It urged a 1 chaplain per 1200 men ratio, opposed 1 per 2000, and sought promotion eligibility to colonel for chaplains. Copies go to President Wilson and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Baker
William F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Diocese of
Wilson
29 000 Draft Violations Found in Washington State
Federal investigators in Olympia report about 29 000 cases of technical violations of the selective service law. Clarence L. Reames says several hundred of the cases will be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Olympia, Wash
Clarence L. Reames
United States
Reames
Lithuanians in eastern Prussia seek aid to unite land
Reports from Kovno state Lithuanians living in eastern Prussia have asked the entente powers for protection of their material interests against Germany. They demand that the East Prussia region inhabited by Lithuanians be disjoined from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Prussia
Kovno
East Prussia
Germany
Stoughton Girl to Wed Navy Band Man
Miss Agnes M. Stueper of South Stoughton formerly of Dorchester is engaged to marry Redmond J. Fitzgerald of Dorchester who has just returned from France with the United States Navy Jazz Band of Boston. The engagement was announced by Mr and Mrs William Stueper of South Stoughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Stoughton
Dorchester
Redmond J. Fitzgerald
France
William Stueper
Agnes M. Stueper
United States Navy Jazz Band
Boston
Crusade to Stop Begging by Men in Uniform
Police and military officials launch crackdown after many complaints about soldiers and sailors begging in the business district at night. Two discharged soldiers Leo Burke and William Ott faced Judge Murray on vagrancy charges, were reprimanded and held in bail of 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Leo Burke
William Ott
Murray
Central Court
Household Hints for Reusing Old Window Shades
Use faded shades by soaking off coloring in warm water, boiling in suds, and drying in air or on grass. Cheesecloth shades become white. pink-dyed shades make beds or padding. worn ones serve as dusting pads after kerosene soak. Mrs M B Purcell of Springfield shares practical repurposing ideas from discarded materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Purcell
John Street
Springfield
Pay Boost for Postal Telegraph Employees
The Postal Telegraph Company announced a flat 10 percent wage increase for its St. Louis workers dating from January 1. The raise is said to apply nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph
ST. Louis
The
Postal Telegraph Company Today
Poslam Promises Skin Relief Advert
An advertisement touts Poslam as a remedy for itchy skin and disorders. It claims rapid healing with a small amount applied overnight and daily use for toilet and bath, urging readers to request a free sample from Emergency Laboratories at 248 West 47th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 47Th St
New York City
Dr Williams Pink Pills advertised as nonalcoholic tonic
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a non alcoholic tonic that builds up blood and strengthens nerves. It claims gradual improvement in appetite color and energy, cites testimonials from Framingham Massachusetts and St Albans Vermont, and offers three free reference books with purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Frank Thomas
No. 152
Concord Street
Framingham
Mass
John Lakeland
Dunning Street
Brunswick
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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Julia
O'Connor
Miss Alice Stuart
Col. Haskell
Hayes
Grove’s
Paris Medicine Company
Jaxative
By Neal R. O’hara
Dorothy
Mildred Champagne
Wilhelmina
Jordan Marsh Company
Corps OF Chaplains
Stoughton
A. H. Siena
Manchester
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