Hyde Park Gears Up for Labor Action at Two Plants
Governor Foss has interests tied to the push for better conditions and higher pay at the Sturtevant Blower Works and Becker Milling Company in Hyde Park. About 1800 of 2500 workers are unionized under AFL affiliations, with plans for a meeting tonight that could spark developments and possible strikes if Becker fails to budge.
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Governor Foss
Hiyde Park
Sturtevant Blower Works
Becker Milling Com
Becker Company
Hyde Park
Readville
Becker Milling Company
Separate handling of two plants at meetings
At two distinct meetings the authorities addressed operations involving two plants. Officials reviewed compliance, potential permits, and safety considerations to determine next steps. The discussions focused on regulatory adherence and closely monitored progress toward required actions.
Eastern railroads seek five percent freight rate raise
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio said the Eastern railroads will file a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission requesting a five percent advance in freight rates. The move seeks the reopening of case No. 3400, heard in 1910 when similar rate hikes were denied.
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New York
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willard
Maine Central Board Declares $1.50 Quarterly Dividend
The Maine Central railroad announces a regular quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share to stockholders of record June 16, payable July 1. The notice comes from Portland Maine with directors authorizing the payment.
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Portland
Maine Central Railroad
Randall to Be On Duty June 1
Frank T. Randall of St. Cloud Minnesota received official notice of confirmation by the Massachusetts Executive Council as chairman of the Massachusetts Prison Commission with formal acceptance expected from Governor Foss. He plans to leave the Minnesota reformatory May 31 and reach Boston by mid June to assume duties. The council vote was 7 to 2 with Collins and McGregor opposing a nonresident candidate.
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St. Cloud
Minnesota
John Sherman
Foss
Executive Council
Massachusetts Prison Commission
Boston
Collins
McGregor
Mothers' Day Observed Across the Nation in 1911
The May second Sunday honoring mothers grows in popularity from Boston to the border. Reports recount Miss Anna Jarvis's founding of the day and its spread through the United States and Canada as people wear flowers in memory of mothers and remember the aged with tributes. A court suit involving Dr. Howard A. Lothrop seeks payment for medical services to Clarence V. T. Richeson, a prisoner, detailing 27 visits and an operation performed at the Charles Street jail under Sheriff Fred H. Seavey.
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United States
Canada
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Howard A. Lothrop
Beacon Street
Belle A. Floyd
Winthrop
Fred H. Seavey
Superior Court
Lothrop
Richeson
Suffolk County
Charles Street
Seavey
A. Lothrop
Clarence V. Tl. Richeson
Elementary Teachers' Club Names Officers
The Poston Elementary Teachers' Club held its annual meeting at Huntington Hall. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Annie G. Scollard. first vice president Agnes Moore. second vice president A Harriet Haley. recording secretary Helen R. Campbell. corresponding secretary Caroline Winslow. and treasurer Ellen G. Hayden.
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Poston Elementary Teachers’ Club
Huntington Hall
Annie G. Scollard
Agnes*. Moore
A. Harriet Haley
Helen R. Campbell
Caroline Winslow
Ellen G. Hayden
Boy With Habit Of Running Away Cited By Police
Manchester police report 7 year old George McKinley of South Beech street was brought in for the fourth time in a month for running away. He was found in an empty tenement on Old Bridge Street road lying down for the night and was returned to his aunt.
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Manchester
N. H
George McKinley
South Beech Street
Old Bridge Street Road
J P Morgan Elected To Nickel Plate Board
J P Morgan was elected as director of the Nickel Plate and Lake Shore Michigan Southern railroads at the annual stockholders meetings in Cleveland Ohio, succeeding his late father. All other directors and officers were re elected.
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Cleveland, O
J. P. Morgan
Nickel Plate and
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroads
Reverend Charles Mead Dies at 72 in Oceanborne
The Rev Dr Charles Henry Mead a noted temperance lecturer died today at his Oceanboro home aged 72 He served as editor of the National Advocate in New York and was widely known in reform circles.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Charles Henry Mead
Tn Oceanbore
National Advocate
New York
Many Shifts in Fire Department Transferred and Appointed
Commissioner Cole announced a wave of transfers effective tomorrow within the fire department. Dozens of engineers and ladders move between units, with a second list detailing new appointments to Engine 5 through Engine 37 and various ladders.
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Cole
John P. Dowd
William J. Fay
James P. Donahue
Joseph W. H. Lavin
George H. Acres
Joseph ©. Allen
William J. Johnson
Wilam i. Rolfe
Joseph A. Hayner
Thomas F. Callahan
Francis J. Towle
George J. Schidel
George A. Varkoutan
Thos. P. Rossiter
Charles Willett
Teo Halder
Henry T. Hrooker
Thomas A. Dean
Michael J. McGonigle
Dent I. Benson
Francis A. Regan
John J. Brien
Frank J. Punch
Frank P. Toland
John A. Bittman
William H. Brock
Conelius J. Sullivan
James H.leonahue
James J. Crowley
Stephen J. Rader, Jr
Francis J. McTague
William J. Brooks
Foss Reappoints Edwin U Curtis to Metropolitan Park Board
Governor Foss reappoints Edwin U Curtis as a Metropolitan Park Commission member. Other reappointments include Frederick P P Fish of Brookline as chairman of the State Board of Education, Frederick W Hammond of Somerville, Mrs Ella Lyman Cabot of Boston, and a new county finance commission including Edward Bumpus Quincy William P Hayes Springfield and James W P Dwyer Leominster to apportion Suffolk County finances.
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Edwin U. Curtis
Metropolitan Park Commission
Foss
Frederick P.P. Fish
Brookline
Frederick W., Hammond
Somerville
Ella Lyman Cabot
Boston
State Board of Education
Mr. Fish
Edward ©. Bumpus
Quincy
William P. Hayes
Springfield
James Ww
PT. Dwyer
Leominster
Suffolk County
London Suffragettes Honor Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies hosted a May 7 reception in London in honor of Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt of New York, president of the International League of Women Suffragists. Millicent Fawcett presided as a large crowd of notable suffrage leaders attended.
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London
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
International League of Women
Millicent Fawcett
Forest Reserve Expands by 93000 Acres in Southeast
The National Forest Reservation Commission approved purchase of about 93 000 acres of mountain land across Virginia Tennessee North Carolina and West Virginia. This adds to roughly 600 000 acres acquired to date for the Appalachian and White Mountain forest reservations.
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Washington
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
National Forest Reservation Commission
White Mountain Forest
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