Bell Telephone Plans Broad Pension for All Employees
The Bell system announces a nationwide pension plan covering 175,000 workers across Bell companies. It adds benefits for illness, accidents, and death and replaces an earlier pension system. Eligibility includes age and years of service with a flexible, democratic fund administered by employee committees.
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Bell System
Theo N. Wall
Bell Companies
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Terms of Telephone Company's Pension Plan
A 60 year old man may retire after 20 years service. A 25 year man may retire at 55 if the company elects. Women retire five years younger than men. Pension equals 1 percent of the average pay for 10 years times service years. A 25 year 2000 salary case yields 500 yearly pension. No pension below 20 dollars monthly. Disability pay: full for 13 weeks, then half pay up to six years. Temporary disability pays full 13 weeks then half pay. Widow or dependents get three years salary if death on job. Outside sickness or accident death limits: maximum one year salary for 10+ years, half salary for five to ten years. Maximum payment is 2000 dollars.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Company
America
London
New York
Auto hits two driver held after Cambridge crash
Guy H. Chrysler twenty eight of 8 Gardner Street Allston was arrested by Cambridge police for operating under the influence after his heavy touring car struck Albert E. Hetu and his wife on Massachusetts Avenue at Charles River Road. Hetu was seriously injured and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Mrs. Hetu treated at home. The crash occurred about 5 p m as Chrysler’s car sped toward Boston, jumped the curb and hit the hotel wall before hitting Hetu as he jumped aside.
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Guy H. Chrysler
Gardner Street
Allston
Cambridge
Albert E. Hetu
Harvard Street
Sculptor and Bride Home from Liverpool Voyage
Rk. H. Reechin an Italian sculptor and his bride Miss Anna Diaz arrived from Liverpool aboard the Devonian. They met in Paris where they studied art and both speak French though he knows no Spanish and she no Italian.
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Rk. H. Reechin
Liverpool
Anna Diaz
New York Schools Ordered Upgraded for Fire Safety
The fire prevention bureau ordered improvements in 587 school buildings in New York to guard against fires. Only 60 of the inspected schools fully complied with safety rules, with some ignoring basic precautions like outward opening doors.
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New York
Fire Prevention Bureau
Friends Urge Dean to Run for Speaker
The friends of Representative Charles Dean of Wakefield have urged him to seek the speaker’s post. A formal announcement of his candidacy is expected in a few days.
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Dean
Charles Dean
Wakefield
Griscom Dies at 72 Chairman of International Mercantile Marine
Clem ent A. Griscom, chairman of the board of directors of the International Mercantile Marine Company, died at his home in Haverford near Philadelphia at 5 30 this afternoon. He was 72 years old.
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Philadelphia
Clement A. Griscom
International Mercantile Marine Company
Haverford
Here
Griscom Dies After Weeklong Illness at Sea Trade Pillar
Longtime shipping magnate Mr. Griscom, crippled by brain congestion, dies after a week of illness. He led the International Navigation Company and helped form the International Mercantile Marine Company with J. P. Morgan, serving as president and later chairman. A director of United States Steel, Pennsylvania Railroad, and other financial houses, he leaves a widow three sons including Lloyd Griscom of New York and two daughters.
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Griscom
International Navigation Company
J. P. Morgan
International Mercantile Marine Company
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lloyd Griscom
New York
Italy
Stransky Elman Delight New York Philharmonic in Symphony Hall
The New York Philharmonic Society conducted by Joseph Stransky with Mischa Elman violinist delivered acclaimed readings yesterday afternoon. The concert featured Weber Overture Burying Faurr not Beethoven Fifth Symphony Strauss Feuarsnot Liszt Tasso and Brahms Violin Concerto with Elman mastering its demands.
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New York Philharmonic Society
Joseph Stransky
Mischa Elman
Symphony Hall
Stransky
Weber
Elman
Rededicate Old Edifice Prompts West Roxbury Memorial Service
Prominent Methodist ministers and laity attended the re dedication of the Daniel Dorchester Memorial Church of West Roxbury. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes preached at the morning service with prayers and benediction led by Rev. Paul Smith. An afternoon organ recital preceded a joint past and present service led by Rev. Smith with several pastors participating. The day closed with a special evening service and church reception plus communion.
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Daniel Dorchester
West Roxbury
Edwin Holt Hughes
San Francisco
Paul Smith
Lonnie
Dillon Bronson
Brookline
E. H. Byington
Ten Cutters Patrol Atlantic Coast This Winter
Under President Taft orders the revenue cutter service will patrol the entire Atlantic coast from December to April to aid distressed vessels. Ten cutters will depart Atlantic ports on December 1 for a continuous cruise supplying provisions water and fuel and watching for SOS signals from burning grounded or sinking ships.
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Washington
President Taft
Revenue Cutter Service
Atlantic
United States
Navy cutter orders map cruising duties under weather stress
Captain E P Bertholf issues directives assigning the cutters to defined cruising zones from Eastport Maine to Fernandina Florida and including paths along Cape Hatteras Nantucket Shoals and Pamlico Albemarle sounds.
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Mach
E. P. Bertholf
Woodbury
Eastport
Portland
Androscoggin
Cape Ann
Mass
Itasca
Portsmouth
N. H
Nantucket Shoals
Acushnet
Buzzards Bay
Gay Head
Delaware
Onondaga
Cape Hatteras
Charleston
S. C
Cape Lookout
N. C
Fernandina
Fla
Chesapeake Bay
Pamlico
Albemarle Sounds
Hood Rubber Workers Rally in Cambridge Over Watertown Lockout
Between 2500 and 3000 rubber workers gathered at Institute Hall Cambridge to protest the Hood Rubber Company Watertown shutdown that left many jobless. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and other I W W speakers urged unity as Cambridge organizers plan a mass rubber workers meeting on the Cambridge Common.
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Industrial Workers of the World
Institute Hall
East Cambridge
Hood Rubber Company
Watertown
Rubber Company
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Lawrence
John J. Ballen
Boston
I. Ww. W
Rubber Workers
Cambridge
Vicinity
Guildo Mazzarello
Lynn
Charles Webert
John DeSilva
Leo Grickstos
Cambridge Common
How the Banks Serve the Public
Editor's note introduces a four part series on banking functions. The article explains domestic and international exchange, noting that money acts as a commodity to settle trades. It describes New York funds, par rates, London as a financial center, and the shrinking need to ship cash as settlements migrate to deposits and interbank transfers.
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Boston
New England
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
New
American National
Trolley Hits Mattapan Boy
Francis Killion aged 7 of 3 Mulvey Street Mattapan was struck by an inward bound Mattapan Dudley street car on the Blue Hill Avenue bridge at about 5 yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Dr Scannell at 715 Walk Hill Street with a fractured skull and later to City Hospital where he was placed on the dangerous list. Doctors expressed little hope for recovery.
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Francis Killion
Mulvey Street
Mattapan
Blue Hill Avenue
Scannell
Walk Hill Street
City Hospital
Ramon Corral Dies in Paris Former Mexican Vice President
A cablegram from Paris confirms the death this morning of Ramon Corral, former vice president of Mexico. His family remained at his bedside as officials noted the passing in Paris with mournful headlines from Nogales.
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Nogales
Ariz
Paris
Ramon Corral
Mexico
Charlestown Man Dies by Gas Poisoning
Timothy A. Cronin, 60, of 22 Main Street Charlestown, was found dead in a back room at 121 West First Street South Boston with gas cocks turned on. Authorities say he had been unwell and expressed being tired of life. Medical Examiner Magrath ruled death a gas poisoning.
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Timothy A. Cronin
Main Street
Charlestown
West First Street
South Boston
Cronin
Magrath
Mt. Vernon Council Installation Tonight
The Mt. Vernon Knights of Columbus council holds its annual installation and banquet at the Columbus Club in Dorchester. District Deputy Gallagher will install officers including Arthur Gaggin G K John Keefe D G E Charles McEachern chancellor Matthew Curtin recording secretary Edward Curley financial secretary Peter Lanahan warden and B Frank Freeman treasurer.
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Mt. Vernen
Knights of Columbus
Columbus Club
Dorchester
Gallagher
Arthur E. Gaggin
G. K
John J.keefe
Charles J. McEachern
Matthew Curtin
Edward Curley
Peter F. Lanahan
B. Frank Freeman
Stone 2 Webster Earnings Statements
Tampa Ire Co. 1912 1911 earnings figure shows $62,989 and $56,840 with per share style amounts. Electric Co. 1912 1911 shows $11,482 and $10,075 with related totals and per share figures.
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STONE
Ire Co
Houghton County Electric Light Co
Paducah Traction and Licht Co
Brockton
Market Review And Outlook From A Shifting Economic Drift
Market trends show prices briefly rallying after the election but failing to reach yearly highs. Analysts foresee continued profit taking and slow trade, with tariffs and European uncertainty shaping next year. Copper demand remains strong domestically, with prices near year highs, while unfilled tonnage signals capacity, and confidence grows in long term finance and consolidation aimed at cutting costs.
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Europe
Bride From New York Drops Obey Clause in Vows
Mrs. Louis J. Schwartz of Minneapolis, formerly Miss Hilda Matzner of New York, initially refused to say obey in the marriage service but later indicated she would comply when questioned by a reporter.
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Minneapolis
Louis J. Schwartz
Louis J. Schwarts
Hilda Matzner
New York
Calendar for Today Dividends and Books Closings
Dividend and book closing notices list may include Atlantic Coast Line Railroad preferred United States Envelope preferred Georgia Railway and Electric international Harvester and St Louis and San Francisco with books open ex dividend and New York Dock closing dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
United States
Georgia Railway & Electric
International Harvester
Picture rights disputed over Mrs Schwartz voice line
In a telephone exchange, Mrs Schwartz insists JT cannot use her image without her husband’s permission, signaling a dispute over consent for publication. Her statement underscores marital involvement in personal image rights and potential legal implications for the publication.
Father Brett Speaks on Private Property at St Marys
The Rev. William E. Brett S J professor of economics at Boston College gave the second of six lectures at the St Marys Catholic Association building in Cambridge yesterday. An audience of 8048 heard his talk on The Key Ownership of Property.
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William E. Brett
S. J
Boston College
St. Mary's Catholic Association
Cambridge
Father Brett
Kees
Fragerty
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Spalding
Telephone Company
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Wellington A. Hardy
Hinckley Bidg
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QF Morgan
C.a.griscom
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Republic
Self
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Tampa
Baton Boug
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Ainating Co
Edison Electric I Rock
Cape Breton Electric Co
Columbus Electrice Co
Savannah
Abington Anc
Power
Pensacola
Rockland
Key West Electric Co
Houghton County Traction Co
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric
Northern Texas Electri Co
Eiectric Light Corpora
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Lowerle Corporation
Aonee
Galveston-Houston Electiric Co
All River Gas Works Co
Bross
National Shawmut Bank
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Devonshire and Water Lts
Independent Institution
James W. Renney
David Bates
Joseph H. O'Neil
Albion F. Bemis
Theodore G. Bremer
John. Burnett
Charles L. Burrill
Hiram M. Burton
Timothy KE. Burnes
William J. Carlin
John T. Connor Peter H. Corr
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John C. Heyer
SamUel A. Merrill
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Timothy J. Falvey
Thomas F. Galvin
John H. Gibbs
John ©. Heyer
Samuel Hobbs
Timothy E. Hopkins
Iranklin RE. Huntress
Arthur H. James
James W. Kenney
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Lawrence J. Logan James M. Morrison
Wilson
Congress
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St. Louis
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ST. Mary’s Assn
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