City Council Sets Public Hearings on Curfew and Fire Department Rules
The City Council committee planned public hearings on May 24 at 4 p.m. to decide curfew measures and whether "shorties" may join the fire department. Fire Commissioner Daly urged a minimum height of 5 feet 7 inches and weight 140 pounds, though a 5 foot 4 inch height option was proposed. The council rejected police park conduct rules and street loitering changes, tabling a $2000 Municipal Athletic League appropriation for next meeting.
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Municipal Athletic League
Fads and Fashions Highlight Elegant Lingerie and Trimmed Gowns
Paragraph points describe new lingerie blouses with frills and striped silk bags paired with striped suits. Scallops on house gowns, striped ribbons on hats, and natural feather quills appear in plaid and ombre colors. Foulards taffetas and twisled silks lead trends with gilt buckles and bold belts.
Bill Takes Defence of Employers
Representative Amos Saunders presented to the commission on workingmen's compensation a bill wiping out all employer defences unless the employer joins a large insurance association.
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Commission On Workingmen’s Compensation
Plan for Workmen's Compensation Debate Chooses Saunders Act
The commission failed to agree on a form last summer and fall. A New York Court of Appeals decision made any English style act unconstitutional. The Saunders act mirrors New Jersey and other states. Defenses include negligence, fellow servant fault, and assumed risk. Current action rests on common law and the liability act. The Saunders act offers injured workers up to 10 dollars weekly for six years.
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New Jersey
Promoters of Unions Fired in Government Service
Washington May 9 Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart testified before a House Civil Service committee that clerks were discharged from the government service for union organizing activity. The workers at the St Paul office were dismissed as insubordinate yet capable. Oscar F Nelson president of the National Federation of Postal Clerks and dismissed in Chicago was cited as a witness and would appear again tomorrow.
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National Federation of Postal Clerks
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Lee Named Confederate Commander In Virginia In 1861
Fifty years ago today May 10 1861 General Robert E Lee was assigned to command the Confederate forces in Virginia after leading the Virginia State militia. The note compares Lee and Grant, tracing their West Point education Mexican War service and early underappreciation before Appomattox. It also hints at Lee's jealousy of rivals and ambition for supreme leadership.
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The St. Louis Riots Fifty Years Ago Commemoration
The Boston Post recalls the May 1861 St. Louis clashes. Federal troops under Captain Lyon ordered General Frost to surrender Camp Jackson, surrounding the Missouri militia with six thousand volunteers and field pieces, prompting a surrender after a formal demand.
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Camp Jackson Clash Ends in Camp Jackson tragedy
About 800 men in camp and a city crowd on leave. troops laid down arms and marched as prisoners. Rocks and pistol fire from the crowd injured Captain Blaubenske and sparked a transfer of fire, killing upwards of 20 including two women and several children. Missouri rumors differ on who fired first. Some say missiles provoked the volunteers while others deny it. several troops have been arrested.
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General Banks in War Stories Time Reference
General Banks was president of the Illinois Central railroad when war broke out and was then known as ex Governor Banks. He hurried home as hostilities began and helped form early volunteer regiments in Illinois, later commanding the Department of Annapolis under General Butler fifty years ago.
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Walker plans 100 million for Boston waterfront growth
Speaker Joseph Walker urged a national and state commitment to 100 million dollars for developing Boston's waterfront at St Augustine's Lyceum banquet. Mayor Fitzgerald and leaders backed pursuing modern piers and Commonwealth lands development in South Boston.
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No Yielding to Lomasney Opposed by Boston Charter Group
Massachusetts Senate receives a letter from the Boston Charter Association stating firm opposition to any change in the Boston city charter. Rumors of a compromise to aid Lomasney bill are denied as untrue. The piece notes Lomasney aims for a larger city council as amendments look doomed. A separate account describes a shooting threat and a dying woman aided by priests at St. William's Church.
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Matthews shot his wife then killed himself
Officers found Matthews dead in his flat with a revolver in hand after the wife had been shot and the trio fled toward the house. The scene showed Matthews across the bed with the gun.
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Bill Moves to Abolish Strait Jackets in Insane Hospitals
The committee on public charitable institutions reports a bill to end the use of strait jackets in insane hospitals. Dr. L Vernon Briggs heads the petition for better care of the insane, which has sparked strong debate in the Legislature.
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Senate Passes Peaceful Persuasion Bill After Vote
The peaceful persuasion bill was ordered to a third reading in the Senate by 12 to 18 after a 13 to 13 tie on a rising vote. The measure allows pickets to talk with strikers provided no law is broken.
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Trolley Bill Fight Sparks Labour Clash in Legislature
The proposed trolley bill limits worker hours to nine in eleven. On a 26 member committee the measure drew 11 dissenters. Backers warn of a big labor war ahead in the Legislature.
Sherwood Heads 24th New England Order Convention
About 200 members of the New England Order of Protection gathered in Iford Hall for the 24th annual supreme lodge convention. Reports from committees were heard and officers elected, with a net membership of 68,000. Elected officers include David J. Providence as supreme president and T. Daniels of Maine as supreme guardian, along with other named officers and trustees.
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