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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1912
Page
6
John Redmond told supporters at a private meeting he fully accepts the government Irish home rule bill and expects its passage through Parliament by early September barring unforeseen events. Redmond spoke in London on March 29 signaling strong backing and a swift timetable for enactment.
An advertising feature extols TIZ foot bath claiming instant happiness for tired feet. It depicts a “happy TIZ man” who previously suffered corns bunions and swelling, praising the product as the sole remedy. The ad notes 25 cents a box and distribution by Walter Luther Dodge & Co. of Chicago with store endorsements.
In Philadelphia on March 29, speakers at the American Academy of Political and Social Science annual meeting praised and criticized United States Steel Corporation during talks on Competition and Combination in Commerce and Industry.
Raynal C Bolling of the Steel Corporation spoke on efforts to better employee welfare while Samuel Gompers warned of future trouble with workers. Gompers urged unions to use the ballot, noting low wages and fear to organize as big combinations form. Barton of Portsmouth represented New Hampshire at the gathering.
Vandals mutilated the Admiral Farragut statue in Madison Square New York removing the sword strap. This follows a prior similar act of vandalism less than a year ago.
Timothy W. Coakley was discharged from the Pierce Farm observation ward at 5 pm after four days confinement. Doctors Bond Dewey and Lane refused to seek permanent commitment as an insane patient, their examination not showing signs of insanity.
Dr. Lane visited Mr. Coakley in the Austin farm ward shortly before 4 pm. Coakley and his sister Miss Annie I Coakley with friends then left for an awaiting car. An alienist report followed during seven days of observation under the 1911 act.
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson urged that women’s suffrage would prompt tariff revision while Malden suffragettes gathered under Mayor George L. Farrell who spoke in favor of granting women the vote. Everett Rep Fred R. Greenwood also backed referending the issue to state voters on the ballot.
Tonight winds up double Legal Stamp anniversary week at Wolf's My Clothier corner of Hanover and Portland streets. To get double stamps with all master purchases is a great deal. Today is the last day of the anniversary week. Double stamps given with every purchase all day.
The coal wage crisis widens as 170,000 anthracite workers are ordered to suspend work from April 1 after failed talks and a two day deadline. Union chiefs in Scranton Hazelton and Shamokin press for a 20 percent rise while noting high risk and low annual pay. A plan to shift to smaller increases in both bituminous and anthracite fields is being considered by union and operators.
The Saturday Evening Traveler weekly supplement attracts hundreds of new readers with bright timely articles and pictures. This issue features a marriage discussion with Brockton and Boston commentators, fashion layouts, a Parisian gowns spread, a “Betrothal Catechism” and Mary Boyle O'Reilly stories. It also includes a women page cooking class, fraternal and military news, church notes, Celtic updates, and Dr Gifford's Week End Wisdom.
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