Busy boy returns $500 reward after finding bag
Charles C. Gross an 18 year old Chepachet farmer found a wealthy Providence woman's handbag with jewels after it dropped from a car. He returned it and was awarded 500 in cash after Mrs. Eleanor Brown of 97 Williams Street Providence identified the owner and the police arranged the handover.
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Providence
Charles C. Gross
Eleanor Brown
Williams Street
Brown
Pomfret, Conn
Chepachet
Gross Farm
Young Gross
Mrs. Brown
Knit Goods Workers Hear of Wage Board Nomination
A Knit Goods Workers meeting at the State House chaired by Miss Mabel Gillespie exposed alleged factory recruitment tactics that target women aged 20 to 25 while bypassing those 16 and under. The session aimed to explain the minimum wage board and invite nominations from the workers.
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State House
Mabel Gillespie
Minimum Wage Commission
State commission forms seven member wage board for sweater workers
The State commission voted to establish a seven member wage board to hear the knit goods workers case, with sittings to begin this month. Reports from eight sweater factories in Massachusetts show 67.2 percent of women earned under 12 a week and 76.7 percent under 18, while many under 16 faced overtime and low wages amid unionization attempts.
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State Commission
Wage Commission
Massachusetts
Speed Away Pimples With Poslam Treatment Ad
An advertisement touts Poslam for pimples promising rapid improvement. It urges nightly application over eruptions and notes potential widespread benefits and uses. Free samples are offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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West 47Th Street
New York City
United States Steamer Yosemite Loosed Off Ireland
The U S Shipping Board steamer Yosemite, 4041 tons net, leaving New York on August 19 for Liverpool, is reported off Carnsore Point Ireland not under control. The incident involves a U S government vessel in distress reporting status.
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London
United States Shipping Board
Carnsore Point
Ireland
New York
Liverpool
Bound and Then Robbed at Somerville Laundry Shop
Hop Sing, 70, owner of a Somerville laundry on 123 Washington Street, was attacked, bound, and gagged by two young men who rifled the cash drawer, taking about $4. The assailants fled as Sing lay injured with a head wound and bruises, later freed by a passerby. Police note evidence of kicking and a back room binding.
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Hop Sing
Washington Street
Somerville
Sing
Singhas
Meat dealers face force plan by commission
Continued from first page the article states authorities intend to use force to ensure meat dealers appear Monday as the commission seeks to question them.
Meat Prices Debate Probes Packers and Retailers
Yesterday’s hearing heard from a meat dealer urging fish use to offset high beef costs while others blamed demand for higher prices and waste. Witnesses challenged packers’ price cuts, with claims of profiteering and complex price spreads from range to Boston markets.
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George N. Chamberlain
Boston
Morris Company
L. H. Rhodes
Allston
E. F. Barrett
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Busy Boy
U. S
Lyons
Prusy Saior
Boston Wholesale Millinery Co
Omie, Blake
Malden Store
Pleasant Street
Lowell Store
Merrimac Street
Mr. Willard
Morris
BE. F. Barrett
Janeuil Hall
George H. Derby
Arlington
Fomerly
Cambridg
Adams Melrose
Mr. Dert
Furthe
Swift & Co
Barrett
Willard
Commission
Orin M. Lowe
Fitchburg
Chicago
Swift Company
Liberia
C. D. B. King
George S. Chase
Cambridge
Lancaster Street
Mr. Chase
Uae
Nujol Laboratories
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
B’ Way
N.Y
Wujo
Andrew J. Peters
Rgston
Nest
Nepet Urea
Pasar
Janet
Nal
Aa Ube
Ans
Ree
Emerson Shoe Stores
Summer Street
Hanover and
Court Sts
Boston Post
Liberal Commission
Rochester
Gine
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