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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
2
A veteran stenographer defends workers against improper advances by employers. He attacks the author of a Boston letter for praising his own sex and argues many women suffer indignities. He urges the paper to publish his critique to inform H. T. R. of current events.
Austria-Hungary reports its steamer Dubrovnik was struck by two torpedoes from an enemy submarine on May 9 at 10:30 am. The ship carried 19 passengers including women and children. three women’s bodies were recovered and four crew and four passengers are missing.
Concord New Hampshire May 17 Mrs Marguerite Paul Carpenter of Boston set to testify in the high profile divorce suit filed by Major Ralph G Carpenter of Wolfeboro. The elder Carpenter testified about family quarrels and care of the boy Ralph Jr detailing alleged tensions between the couple and the wife known as Quita.
A Boston dispute among stenographers erupts after union members push a "moral clean up" campaign in offices. Dorothy H. Shean of Dorchester defends employers, saying conditions are among the best and denies widespread kissing or harassment. The Stenographers Union cites goals to standardize wages and hours, while Shean argues against low pay and praises the profession's dignity.
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