Strike Extends to More Hotels Today
Strikes spread to several Boston hotels as porters and bellboys join in demand for a $5 monthly raise for women staff. Managers report most male demands met, but deadlock over female wages persists with multiple hotels including Touraine, Georgian cafe, Copley Plaza, Parker House and Lenox drawing in unions. Police keep order as arrests number seven at one disturbance.
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Touraine
Copley Plaza
Back Bay
George Bogogas
Wellington Street
James Lowes
Pleasant Street
Frank S. Jordan
Walden Street
Charles Alexander
Theodore
Church Street
Peter Ete
Bay View Place
Boston
Arthur Donaldson
Canton Street
Bamber
Washington Street
Copley Square
Station 16
Dodge
Parker House
Young’s
Whipple
Edgar Pierce
Blocklinger
Pierce
Whipple Hotels
Blochlinger
Thorndike
Somerset
Brewster
Adama House
Lenox
Porters Strike Amid Hotel Row at Copley Square
At Young's a noon exodus of porters in sympathy with Touraine workers sparked disruption. Copley Square and Copley Plaza Hotel became the focal points last night as seven men, identified by police as crowd leaders, were arrested on disturbing the peace charges.
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Young's
Touraine
Copley Square
Copley Plaza Hotel
Strikers Back at Georgian Proprietor Dodge
Proprietor Dodge of the Georgian met a four member committee of his own employees who are members of the International Hotel Workers Union. The talks aimed to settle terms after a strike action and reached an agreement.
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Dodge
International Hotel .Workers’ Union At
Hotel Strike Spread Across City With Multiple Households
At Parker House 275 employees walked out. Copley Plaza dishwashers quit. Touraine bellboys and porters struck. Youngs porters joined. Georgian saw an agreement signed last night with half of 80 employees returning today. Vendomer management signed the general agreement with the union workers.
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Parker House
Copley Plaza
Touraine
Young’s
Vendomer
Georgian hotel strike ends with near total concession
After last night’s talks, Hotel Georgian workers agreed to return to work with management conceding most demands. About 20 to 30 employees returned before 11 pm and the remainder planned to resume today. A 381 3 percent waiter pay raise remained unresolved while other terms include ten hour days for men and nine for women, paid meals, and no discharge without cause.
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Dodge
Blochlinger
Hotel Workers’ Union
Thomas G. Connolly
Mr. Biochlinger
George H. Barbieri
R. Wyman
John Joyce
C. de Louis
Franklin Thormann
M. Cantaheuhe
Pagientince
Boston
The
Georgian
George A. Dodge
Hotel
Edward Blochlinger
New York
Bell Boys Quit Touraine in Sympathetic Walkout
Fourteen of sixteen porters at the Hotel Touraine walked out at 1 45 pm yesterday. By 10 pm bellboys joined the strike in sympathy. The two nonunion porters at the checking room quit at midnight. Management faces demands from the porters.
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Hotel
Touraine
Defies Strikers Back President On Hotel Settlement
Edgar Pierce of the J. R. Whipple Company released a statement detailing a Parker House meeting with Bloch linger and Connelley. He cited written agreements endorsed by both management and employee representatives, noting that waiters and cooks approved settlements while dishwashers’ demands were later considered before a strike was called. Public inconvenience was expected briefly as replacements would fill strikers’ positions.
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Edgar Pierce
J. R. Whipple Company
Parker House
Blochlinger
Connelley
Werell
Edgar Pierge
Roosevelt Classifies Voters by Progressives Support
Jamestown North Dakota September 6 Colonel Roosevelt divided voters into two groups in his speeches those for and those against the Progressive party He described the opposing camp as allied with Wall Street privilege and bossism urging a reformist stance.
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Jamestown
N. D
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Wall Street
Roosevelt speaks to farmers at Island Park in Fargo
The Progressive leader criticizes Woodrow Wilson's stance on an interstate industrial commission and urges North Dakota farmers to back his party on tariffs. He traces parallels to 1864 and warns that any non supporter aids Wall Street and political bossism.
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Woodrow Wilson
North Dakota
Fargo
Roosevelt
Island Park
Pilgrim Plan Gains Steam at Plymouth Democratic Meeting
Democrats formed a local club in Plymouth with strong turnout and state party figures present. Chairman Riley discussed plans to organize clubs across Massachusetts while speakers included Lt Governor candidate Mr Walsh and Congressman candidate Thomas C Thacher who were warmly received.
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Plymouth
Riley
State Committee
Walsh
Thomas C. Thacher
Congress
Pilgrims Lessons on Cooperation and Democracy
The speaker argues that Pilgrims taught civic government and cooperative industry, urging adoption of cooperative buying and public markets to lower living costs. He links faith and equality to American ideals and cites Mayflower compact democracy, pledging to run strongly in 1912 and trusting the people to decide.
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Thacher
Plymouth
Europe
Provincetown
Boston Herald
Fourteenth
Richardson Reappointed Amid Chelsea School Board Storm
The Chelsea school committee affirmed the appointment of H Herbert Richardson as a master in the Chelsea public schools after a stormy session in which one member claimed Richardson had been railroaded into the position. He had failed of reappointment in Cambridge and was offered Chelsea work after being elected July first.
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Chelsea
Richardson
Cambridge
Robert Harney
Edward H. Lowell
Harney
Martin Ford
Richardson Retains City Appointment After Solicitor Opinion
The solicitor Harry W. James concluded that the chairman erred in applying strict parliamentary law. He stated Richardson was legally elected, suggesting the city must pay his $1800 salary or face court. Harney then withdrew his motion, leaving Richardson in office.
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Harry W. James
Richardson
Harney
Jordan Marsh Field Day At Lexington Park
The Mutual Aid Association of Jordan Marsh Company stages its annual field day at Lexington Park with track events, a buyers versus superintendents baseball game, dancing, luncheon, and a fireworks display funded by the firm. Proceeds aid the association’s needy cases before the board of government.
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Mutual Aid Association of Jordan Marsh Company
Lexington Park
Board of Government
Association
Harrison Sale Offers Fall Overcoats at Half Price
The Harrison sale advertises last season's fall overcoats at half retail. Men's black unfinished worsted and thicket overcoats with silk lining are priced at 9.75, down from 18. The ad lists S. H. Harrison Co. at 666 to 672 Washington Street, corner Beach.
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Harrison
S. H. Harrison CO
Washington Street
Corner Beach
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