40000 Men Attack London Suffragettes
The crowd at Hyde Park attacked suffragette leader Mrs. Drummond and other speakers with missiles and mud as police struggled to protect them. Miss Rogers collapsed amid the melee and two other rallies faced similar disruptions in London parks. The incident followed reports of a plotted abduction of Lloyd George, with officials increasing detective protection.
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London
Miss Rogers
St. Paul’s
Hampstead Heath
Sunday Journal
David Lloyd- George
Lloyd- George
Princess Mary Confirmed by Archbishop at Buckingham Palace
Princess Mary daughter of King George and Queen Mary was confirmed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the chapel royal at Buckingham Palace. The royal family and many palace staff attended as large crowds gathered outside to see Queen Mother Alexandra arrive.
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London
Mary
King George
Queen Mary
Archbishop of Canterbury
Chapel Royal
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mother
Alexandra
Labor unions push wage rise as Boston officials plan increase
Labor leaders in Boston announce that city workers may soon see a 2.50 per hour minimum wage after Mayor Fitzgerald signals department heads will implement the raise once the budget passes. Edward F. McSweeney of the Massachusetts Industrial Accident Board cites lives saved and sickness reduced through proper action. He urges clear enforcement of labor laws to cut industrial deaths and injuries. Other union activities include wage talks for Freestone Cutters, and upcoming appearances by union officials and delegates in Boston.
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Boston City
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Edward F. McSweeney
Massachusetts Industrial Accident Board
Boston Central Labor Union
McSweeney
Industrial Accident ‘Board
Industrial Accident Board
Lynn
Chelsea
Revere
Newton
Labor board actions and union complaints voiced at federation meeting
The federation meeting announced mayor Fitzgerald's action and endorsed Joseph A. Parks for reappointment to the Industrial Accidents Board and Cornelius J. Carmody for a proposed labor department board. Unions from Brookline Lynn Everett Somerville and Newton raised issues of non-citizen labor eight hour law violations and wage promises.
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Fitzgerald
National Executive ‘Board
Federation of State, City and Town Employees’ Union
Joseph A. Parks
Falk River
Industrial Accidents Board
Cornelius J. Carmody
Labor Department Board
Brookline
Lynn
Everett
Somerville
Aged Paper Maker Henry A Wheelwright Dies
Henry A Wheelwright, one of Beacon Hill’s oldest residents and a pioneer in state paper making, died at age 77 after years in a wheelchair. He helped found the George W Wheelwright Paper Company and inspired the naming of Wheelwright in Worcester County.
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Henry A. Wheelwright
Chestnut Street
Boston
Jerusalem Road
Cohasset
Beacon Hill
Mr. Wheelwright
George W. Wheelwright Paper Company
Wheelwright
Worcester County
Union Officials Meet Over Wage Scales And Charters
Journeymen Horseshoers' Union board met to prepare a special report and recommendation for tonight on May 1 wage scale requests. Boston unions discuss Webb pressmen strike and push for an international AF I charter. Boston Boot and Shoe Reporters' Union elected O Neil as president with new officers and delegates. Joint Council to hold a meeting at Vernon Hall. Elevators Operators and Porters set anniversary plans for March 27. Barbers report Antonio Anastasi of Wells Memorial building and local strikes.
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Journeymen Freestone Cutters’ Union
James A. Watson
John J. Attridge
City Payers’ Association
John J. Flynn
Boston
Waiters’ Union 80
Denver
Joseph ©. Laycock
John J. Kearney
C. J. Donovan
Joseph Pollard
James Cowan
Frank Donovan
Charles Yates
Martin T. Joyce
Massachusetts
A. S. of L
A. F. of L. Electrical Workers’ Unions
Boston ‘Telephone Operators’ Union
Journeymen Horseshoers’ Union Executive Board
Fitzgerald
George Haight
Chicago Web Pressmen's Union
Web Pressmen’s Union
Chicago
Web
A.F. of
Barbers
Antonio Anastasi
Wells Memorial Building
Tailors Union Grants Broad Power Amid Wage Demands
The Ladies' Tailors' Union votes to empower International President Rosenberg and International VP Mitchell to act in the wage and hour dispute. They demand a minimum weekly wage of 24 for tailors and 18 for helpers with an eight hour day, warning a strike if employers do not meet today. Separately 2800 Men’s Garment Workers union members hold an all night meeting with speakers Roewer Samuels Rosen and Zorn.
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Ladies’ Tailors’ Union
International
Rosenberg
Mitchell
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Josephine Casey
Margaret Scully
Men's Garment Workers’ Union
G. E., Roewer
Samuels
Max Rosen
Samuel Zorn
Cane fad for hub girls sparks street scene
A Young Boston woman in a spring suit with a cane drew crowd attention on Boylston Street near Berkeley. Her escort remained unseen as photographers captured the moment amid chatter that cane carrying may become a city fad for women.
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Boylston Street
Boston
Post
Berkeley
Boylston Streeet
Line Men 10 Meet Today Over 12 Hour Shift Negotiations
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers reports key talks today with New Haven and Boston & Maine officials over 12 hour shifts for about 1800 station agents. The unions seek a 10 hour day and a 110 percent wage rise, with Whaley of the New Haven Road poised to issue a final reply later today.
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New Haven
Boston & Maine Systems
New England
Mellen
A. R. Whaley
New Haven Road
International
T. M. Pierson
U. of R. T
Oklahoma worker fined for contempt of court
Bart G. Gordon, an employee of the State Asylum for the Insane at Vinita Oklahoma, was fined 25 dollars for contempt of court after he winked at a defendant while testifying in a federal court case in Joplin.
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Joplin, Mo
Bart G. Gordon
State Asylum For the Insane
Vinita
Okla
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