Labor Men Protest City Contractors Wage Hours
Representatives of the Central Labor Union urged the mayor and City Hall to pay union wages to all trades workers on city contracts and protested contractors paying workers more than eight hours a day.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
7
Representatives of the Central Labor Union urged the mayor and City Hall to pay union wages to all trades workers on city contracts and protested contractors paying workers more than eight hours a day.
Eduardo M. de Almeda son of Jaime M. de Almeda vice consul of Portugal was arrested at East Cambridge Courthouse on a secret indictment for larceny of 570 dollars from Guilheme Vieira of Lawrence. He pleaded not guilty and was jailed on 1500 dollar bond pending trial in Superior Criminal Court. The alleged theft occurred in Lowell last October.
De Almeda denied consular agent status as Vieira alleges the draft to Azores failed funds. Case moved from Lowell to Middlesex grand jury with secret indictment. Arrested in East Cambridge after capias, Judge McLaughlin rules state jurisdiction. bonds set at 1500 dollars. Residences at Somerville cited. prisoner to seek sureties at East Cambridge jail.
The International Spinners' Union opened its annual convention with delegates from every textile district. Sessions at 724 Washington Street reviewed district trade conditions and reports, including General Secretary Samuel Ross detailing grievances adjusted.
A Marlboro New York mother reports her daughter’s scalp eczema healed in four days after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The account cites a large crust and itching, notes initial failure with a different remedy, and promotes Cuticura with a 32 page skin booklet from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
Cambridge mayor J Feawara Barry and consulting engineer Henry B Seaman rode a work train through the new Cambridge subway. Barry praised rapid progress and the stations interior, noting few sharp curves and many emergency exits. Also aboard were G A Kimball engineer, Harry B Nann, and Matthew C Brush.
The jewels from American actress Belle Elmore, whose murder led to Dr. H H Crippen’s execution, were auctioned in London. Total bids neared $800 with a single brilliant ring selling for $325, while the Flaming Sun brooch tied to Crippen’s trial fetched $100.
Investigators are examining the future marriage of Emma Eames and Emilio De Gorgoza amid questions raised about the wedding plans and related arrangements. Officials have not released further details.
New York Sept 14 Archbishop of Paris ordered a new inquiry into the marriage of opera star Emma Eames and Emilio de Gogorza. The couple wed in Paris last summer after rumors and denials.
The inquiry investigates whether M de Gogorza was legally single in the church's eyes, hinging on whether his first marriage to Mme de Gogorza was civil or sacramental. The following communication from the sources sets the context for the deliberation.
The British steamer Levat from Singapore sells a 150 pound Borneo orangutan to Colonel Frank P. Stone before homeward voyage. Natives trapped the animal after witnessing a battle with a crocodile and lured it into a pit.
Trapping succeeded when the animal stepped on the trap covering and fell into the hole. It was lured into a large cage and sent to Singapore, loaded on the Lovat. The vessel reached port from the Far East on Tuesday and departed on its return voyage yesterday.
In New London on September 14 a special 68 mile purse race saw the Escoplane Hazel, 16 feet long and 10 horsepower, owned by A. E. Smith of Brooklyn, defeat Frank J. Gould’s steam yacht Helenita, 185 feet long from Huntington, with Hazel finishing in 2 hours 55 minutes and Helenita at 8 seconds to the winner.
Allcock's Plasters claim relief and cure for backache with no substitutes. Guaranteed claims emphasize being unlike any other plaster.
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