BUTCHERS APPEAL TO PRESIDENT OVER WAGE CUTS
Omaha reports Harding was urged by packing house employee representatives to intervene against a wage reduction and hours readjustment set to take effect March 14. Samuel Gompers was asked to go to the White House as the AFL leader to press for action.
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Omaha
Neb
Harding
Packing House
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
White House
Meat Cutters’ Union
Union delegates urge meeting on packers wage pact
Delegates from Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America voted to appeal to the President to forestall abrogation of the war time agreement with packers. The action affects 200000 workers and seeks to delay wage and hour changes pending Labor Department inquiry. The conference urged the President to compel compliance or place the packing industry under government control.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of
North America
Secretary of Labor
Union resolution threatens nationwide strike over 10 hour day
The document brands present owners and managers as a menace to government and society. A strike warning calls union officers to resist a return to the pre 1917 10 hour work day wage cuts and other harsh conditions. Dennis Lane says it authorizes a strike affecting all packing house workers in the United States and Canada unless President Harding acts.
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Hardins
Dennis Lane
Packing House
United States
Canada
Urges Fight For State Pensions In Boston
Payson Smith, state education commissioner, urged Boston school principals at their monthly Bellevue meeting to push for state pensions this year despite retrenchment plans. Currently Boston teachers receive $600 yearly city pensions with no cost to them. The bill would place teachers under a uniform state pension, with annual amounts from $400 to $1500 based on retirement contributions, including Boston teachers.
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Payson Smith
Boston
Bellevue
Massachusetts
Smith
Fear of Typhus Epidemic Overstated by Officials
Governor Cox and state health authorities say there is no danger of typhus spreading to Boston or Massachusetts. They stress that current disinfection measures plus enhanced equipment will prevent a nationwide epidemic, acknowledging only isolated cases might slip through quarantine.
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Gallup’s
Cox
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Mrs Van Horn Divorces Suit Filed in Dedham Court
Mrs Clara Van Horn of Brookline sues Isaac Van Horn now in Haines City Florida for divorce in Norfolk Superior Court Dedham alleging cruel treatment from 1920 to 1935 and asks alimony. Also Mrs Florence Colley of Brookline sues Richard Colley for divorce for cruelty dating 1915 to 1921 and seeks alimony and costs for libel prosecution.
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Clara van Horn
Brookline
Isaac van Horn
Haines City
Polk County
Florida
Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham
Omaha
Nebraska
van Horn
East
Longford Company of America
Exposition Building
Charles River Road
Cambridge
Florence A. Colley
Richard 8. Colley
Bath
Banger
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
St. Paul Street
Colley
L'Bel
National Fish Day Observed In Boston Dinner
New England marked the first National Fish Day with about 500 at a dinner joined by the Boston Fish Bureau the Luncheon Club and the City of Boston Hotel Association at the Somerset. The event praised Frank C Hall and featured fish themed decorations and speakers including Congressman Allen B Treadway and Arthur L Race.
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New England
Boston Fish Bureau
City of Boston Hotel Association
Hotel Somerset
Frank C. Hall
The
Somerset
George H. Willey
James R. Nicholson
Frank
Boston soprano Miss Landers wows European critics for future fame
Eminent musical authorities in France and Norway praise Miss Dorothy L Landers of Boston after months of recital work and study under Jean de Reszke. They predict a world audience for her debut with engagements lined up in Cannes and Paris. The 24 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs John N Landers is noted for French Norwegian and Italian singing and past recital success at Jordan Hall. She trained as an athlete swimmer in youth and aims to establish a lasting musical career.
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France
Norway
Dorothy L. Landers
Boston
America
Miss Landers
Jean de Reszke
Caruso
Cannes
Paris
Jordan Hall
de Reszke
Miss Janders
John
Governor outlines steps to keep typhus from ports
The Massachusetts Governor's office released a statement responding to alarm over typhus entering the state. It notes many letters from citizens and appeals to prevent what is seen as a potential epidemic, while stressing national health authorities remain firm in their stance.
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Massachusetts
United States
Proper Selection of Hats
Miss Abby J. Spear a millinery instructor at Simmons College presents guidance on choosing hat styles for different face shapes occasions and outfits. The guidance emphasizes harmony with attire and personal style.
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Abby J. Spear
Simmons College
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