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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1888

Page

5

Boston Stores Defend Working Girls Hours and Wages

Boston retailers defend treatment of female employees in a Post feature. Executives from Shepard, Norwell & Co and Jordan Marsh, along with R. H. White, Houghton Dutton, and others, describe elevator use, lunch rooms, seating, hours from 8 to 5 45, vacations with pay, and grading wages from six to fifteen dollars. They deny harsh discipline and note promotions for capable workers while disputing the article’s portrayal.

Post Shepard, Norwell & Co Winter Street Edward FE. Cole Cole Mr. Cole Jordan, Marsh & Co Jordan Mr. Houston R. H. White & Co Worth Messrs. Houghton, Dutton & Co A. A. Heald

Beverly Remains Undivided After Town Division Vote

Beverly crowds greet arriving delegation as news from the State House confirms the anti-division stand. Leaders claim the fight ends for now with no recon sideration possible, while Farms supporters vow to continue the battle. Fireworks and firing of guns mark the informal reactions as the town celebrates keeping its unity.

Beverly SpeciAu State House

Designer Arb Crocker Builds Home and Boat Shop in Cohasset

Captain Aubrey Crocker, famed for sloop Puritan and Mayflower in America’s Cup efforts, designs a quiet life. He has bought Border street land near Gulf River, plans a seaside cottage for family, and will add a large shop later to resume boat building back of the house.

Cohasset Aubrey Crocker John Bryant Shadow Madge Arb Border Street Scituate Gulf River Curhasset Harbor

What physical work can be done in our association without a gymnasium

At Concorp New Hampshire on March 16 the New England Y M C A conference of general secretaries heard W H Fuller Brattleboro VI read a paper on physical work possible without a gymnasium. The closing service at First Baptist Church featured several leaders including E W Watkins longtime secretary of the international committee of New York.

New England

Drowning Rumor In Alaska River Involves Missionary Sheldon Jackson

Intelligence from Victoria B C reports the drowning in the Skirma River Alaska of Rev Mr Sheldon Mrs Cunningham and two Indians. No further details available. It is thought the minister is the noted Indian missionary Sheldon Jackson in charge of Alaska Indian schools under government direction. The Vermont Democratic State committee met at Burlington and set May 10 at Montpelier for the state convention to elect delegates to St Louis and nominate state officers.

Victoria B. C Skirma River Alaska Sheldon Cunningham Sheldon Jackson Vermont Democratic State Committee Burlington St. Louis Montpelier

Boston Money Flows Amid Dividend Payouts and Market Shifts

Considerable funds move through Boston as pension and CB&Q dividend checks clear, with over $800,000 mailed to Boston area. Sterling markets soften with lower Bank of England rate and near equal sight and 60 day bills, while gold movement to Europe is not expected before May. Some regard Bell Telephone stock and related securities as promising, with 1886 net income at 20.13 percent and a March 27 annual meeting ahead.

Boston Chicago, Burlington & Quincy New York Bank of England American Bell Telephone Company Supreme Court Bell Company Middlesex Wit A.D Cambridge Boston Post Suffolk Theo. C. Hurd

Canada Refuses Piecemeal Free List Action

Ottawa March 15. Mr Rowell Canadian customs minister replies to Secretary Bayard that Canada will not grant free admission for a single article. The tariff act clause is general and reciprocity applies only when Congress places all listed articles on the free list.

Ottawa Ont Rowell Bayard Canada United States Congress

The Shaughraun and Local Theatre Listings Evening Shows

The list covers HOLLIS STREET with The Shaughraun, PARK THEATRE featuring McCaull Opera Company at 7, GLOBE THEATRE with Joseph Murphy at 7 45, BEASTON THEATRE with Margaret Mather at 4, HOWARD ATHENAUM presenting Daddy Nolan at 8, BOSTON MUSEUM screening The Bells of Haslemere at 8, GRAND OPERA HOUSE showing The Wages of Sin at 7 45, and CYCLORAMA venues presenting Battle of Bunker Hill and Battle of Gettysburg.

Hollis Street the Shaughraun Park Theatre Sn- Howard Athenaum Daniel Sully Daddy Nolan Boston Museum Bells of Haslemere Grand Opera House Tremont Street Bunker Hill Gettysburg

Auction Schedule For Saturday Sales

Today sales list includes Fruit Harris with 12 paintings by Harris at 12 o clock. Gideon Beck & Son present paintings at 2 30 p m. Leonard & Co. show carpets at 3 p m. On Saturday stocks offered by R L Day & Co at 11 80 a m and by Illancis Henshaw & Co at 12 m.

Horatio Harris Gideon Beck & Son Leonard & Co Stocks—R. L. Day & Co Illancis Henshaw & Co

Marriage Notices from Milan Zelin and Malden Mass

In Milan Zelin on March 13 a marriage occurs between Martin Milan and Mary Zelin recorded by Joseph Sworowski J.P. In Malden Massachusetts on March 14 Gustave Magnitzky officiates a marriage linking Landolin Muntz of Boston to Annie L Rehm of Malden.

Milan Zelin Joseph Sworowski J.P Martin Milan Mary Zelin Muntz

Deaths in area including Alden Allen Beckler and Phillips

Obituaries list multiple deaths in February and March across Boston area towns. Entries mention Abigail Alden of Duxbury aged 0 and others from Everett Salem Dorchester Charlestown Roxbury and Jamaica Plain with ages from under one to eighty nine, including Mrs Lucy Shepard and Gilbert Wheelock and Caroline Salkeld.

Alden Duxbury Mass Abigail Alden Ichabod Alden Allen Josephine Charlesa Allen Beckler Albion P. Beckler Blackhall Annie Josephine Blackball Currier Everett Sarah A. Currier Davenport Salem Lucy B. Davenport Dean Susan R Charles Dean Doane Charlestown Heman Smith Doane Dustin Ozro Dustin Flint Maplewood Mary E. P James Flint Lynn Fuller Auburndale Marian P. Fuloe W. P. Preble Portand Gardner Martin L. Bradford Mary M. Gardner Warren R. I. Ladd Dorchester Lilian Maud Ladd P. Ladd Mercier Anthony Mercier Mitchell South Boston Catherine John Mitchell Pettee Foxboro Lydia (Messenger Albert I. Pettee Phillips Framningham Abby Sney Rick Annie Millage Rice Salkeld Caroline F Jacob H. Salkeld Sargent Henry P. Sargent Somerville Daniel Richards Lucy B. Shepard Stover Joseph P. Stover Ageet

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