City Should Hire Jobless Says Church Leader
Reverend Henry A. Atkinson, secretary of the Social Service Commission of the Congregational Church, urged Boston University School of Theology listeners that cities should employ the unemployed, pay standard wages, enforce standard conditions, and provide loan money to workers.
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Henry A. Atkinson
Social Service Commission
The
Congregational Church
Boston University School of Theology
Right to Work Debate Calls for Immediate Aid and Reform
Mr Atkinson warns that misguided efficiency, sickness, and a lack of independence erode employment. He cites rising urban hardship, chronic unemployment, and able workers unable to secure jobs. He urges church involvement, immediate relief, better lodgings, and help aimed at improving long term conditions.
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Mr. Atkinson
New York Women Push for Women on Police Force
A group of women led by Miss Alice I. Woodbridge of the Women's Prison Association urged the Assembly cities committee to recommend passage of the Wisner bill to employ women on the New York police force.
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Albany
N. Y
Alice I. Woodbridge
The
Women's Prison Association
Assembly Cities Committee
Wisner
New York
Bostonians Divorced Both Now Remarried
Mrs. H. Ernest Rogers and Robert Addams wed in Florida after Rogers and Mrs. King separated. Rogers then married 17 year old Agnes Dixon of Calais, while Addams and Mrs. Rogers honeymoon on a decorated houseboat in Florida.
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H. Ernest Rogers
Robert Addams
New York
Calais
Brookline
Addams
Miami
Fla
Scimitar 3d
Rogers
Miss King
Beacon Street
Hingham
Bar Harbor
Agnes Gertrude Dixon
Walter L. Dixon
Miss Dixon
George F. Dawson
Methodist Church
St. Stephens
New Brunswick
Florida
Robert, Addams
Agnes M. Dixon
Calais, ME
MarceAu
Headmaster Clay Dead Roxbury High School Leader Dies
Charles Marsh Clay longtime Roxbury High School headmaster died at the Warren Hotel Roxbury after a month of illness. He led the school for over 25 years and belonged to the Massachusetts Schoolmasters Club Headmasters Association of Boston National Educational Society and the Roxbury Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his brother Benjamin B Clay and sister Mrs Morgan H Sternburgh of Rochester New York.
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Charles Marsh Clay
Roxbury High School
Warren Hotel
Warren Street
Roxbury
Massachusetts Schoolmasters’ Club
Headmasters’ Association of Boston
National Educational Society
Masonic Lodge of
Benjamin B. Clay
Morgan H. Sternburgh
Rochester, N. Y
Strike of weavers ends at Cochoco Woolen Mills Rochester
The two week strike by weavers at Cochoco Woolen Company mills in East Rochester ended after a conference led by Labor Commissioner John Davies. The company agreed to fix objectionable working conditions and the workers waived wage scale demands.
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Rochester
N. H
Cochoco Woolen Company
East Rochester
John Davies
Esmeraldas Captured by General Plaza in Ecuador
Despatches report General Plaza seized Esmeraldas on the northwest coast from rebels. No fighting details are provided. The item includes an unrelated casual advert for Himer Amend’s remedy.
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Esmeraldas
PLAZA
Guayaquil
Ecuador
City budget curtailment sparks protests from department heads
City department heads told the City Council that Mayor Curley’s cut to annual estimates will curb city services. They claim he reduced funds so much that departments cannot run efficiently with the amounts allotted.
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Curley
Donovan
Edward F. McSweeney
Board of Consumptive Hospital Trustees
Consumptives’ Hospital For Children
McSweeney
Missing Man's Body Dismembered and Buried After Dispute
In a chilling confession chain, four men linked to an Armenian jewelry salesman Shamlian's death in February describe a quarrel over a $20 bill that led to murder and dismemberment. They cut the body with knives and a meat saw, packed it into three bundles, and buried them after several failed concealment attempts.
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Barbarian
Frye Village
Zakian
Shamlian
Ardanian
Takdarian
West Andover
Hey
Lawrence
Man Confesses Secret. Murder Revealed by Shamlan Relative
A man confessed a hidden secret at Haver Hill to Shamlan's brother-in-law. The brother-in-law informed authorities, leading police to disclose the murder.
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Haverhill
Shamlan
Jewel theft probe follows missing $700 in jewels
Mattapan resident Mr. Shamlian vanished after leaving his Boston store for Lawrence on Feb 9. He carried a leather handbag said to hold about $700 in jewelry not recovered. Police search continues as family awaits word and body return from Lawrence. He leaves a widow and two children, with relatives in Mattapan Dorchester and Troy.
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Shamlan
Hiawatha Road
Mattapan
Alice
Lawrence
Boston
Lawrence, Mr. Shamlan
Armenia
Shamlian
M. M. Shamlian
Ile
Mr. Shamiian
Henry
Josephine
Martin
Dorchester
Troy
N. Y
Marash
Asia Minor
Mr. Shamlian
Azadian
Shawmut Avenue
Joseph Gulesian
Members Dedicate Self Built Club and Class Room
The Al-Fa' Club of Roslindale Congregational Church dedicated a new club and classroom built entirely by member labor in their spare time. The project reflects community effort and church activity in Roslindale.
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Roslindale Congregational Church
Two Women Win Concord School Board Fight
In Concord the annual town caucus saw two women secure victories for the School Board. Victoria Wood and Ella T. Emerson led the ticket while Edward B. Cargil Wilford Wheeler and Thomas Hollis were defeated.
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Concord
Victoria Wood
Ella T. Emerson
Edward B. Cargil
Wilford Wheeler
Thomas Hollis
Gannon Accused of Assault and Potatoes Attack in Divorce Court
Mrs. Lydia L. Gannon testified before Judge Raymond that her husband James J. Gannon assaulted her in their Summer Street restaurant. She said he beat her with suspenders and threatened to kill her after she refused to rise and light a fire.
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Lydia L. Gannon
Summer Street
Raymond
James J. Gannon
Gannon Divorce Case Details Abuse Claim and Threats
Mrs Gannon seeks a divorce in this city alleging an abusive marriage with her husband whom she and he ran a Roxbury restaurant. She testified to fire lighting disputes turning violent with thrown potatoes and punches. She said he attempted to choke her after stealing money in 1913, while Miss Thayer corroborated scars and a death threat.
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Thayer
Gannons
Dudley Street
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