Women at Electrical Convention Opens in Boston
More than 300 delegates from the United States and Canada attend the opening of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers convention at Faneuil Hall. The session features remarks by Mayor Fitzgerald and AFL leaders, with committees formed for credentials rules and internal reports. delegates spend the afternoon sightseeing.
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United States
Canada
Internaional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Faneuil Hall
Mabel Leslie
Grace Romeyn
Nettie Depew
Schenectady
N. Y
Margaret Quinn
Springfield
Mass
Telephone Girls’ Union
L. J. Libby
Lynn
Annie E. Molloy
Mary C. Meagher
May I. Matthews
Bessie Breen
Julia S. O’connor
Boston
Telephone Operators’ Union
James O'Connell
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Commission of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
Samuel Gempers
A. F. of L
O'Connell
Electrical Workers’ Organization
Fitzgerald
McNulty
James T. Moriarty
Boston Central Labor Union
William Wilkens
The
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Home Beauty Parlor Tips and Do It Yourself Remedies
A reader column offers simple at home beauty formulas from lotions to tonics and hair care. It features recipes using spurmax glycerine parnotis canthrax cryptos kardene quinzain and olive oil with steps for moisturizers cleansers and tonics aimed at facial reduction eye care hair health and skin care.
New England Child Chosen for 150000 Panama Exposition Prize
The article profiles 13 year old Chester Prior of West Newton who is among children selected to compete for a 150000 prize at the Panama Exposition Nations. It notes his ambitions to be a doctor reporter or traveler, his athletic hobbies, schooling, family duties, and plans to work a year before college.
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New England
Chester Prior
River Street
West Newton
Boston
University ‘Medical School
Andrew Prior
Newton Sealer
Henry Havelock Pierce
OPEN AIR BOY ANDREW PRIOR SON IN NATURE LIFESTYLE
Mrs. Prior aims to raise Chester and his 7 year old brother Kenneth as close to nature as possible. She rejects rigid systems and schedules and diets, preferring to follow the boys natural inclinations.
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Andrew Prior
Newton Sealer
Pyramid Pile Remedy Sample Offer at Home
A newspaper ad promotes Pyramid Pile Remedy claiming quick relief from piles. It urges sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan for a prepaid sample in plain wrapper, warning against surgery and doctors’ fees.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Sex Secret in Plant Life Revealed at Meeting
Sir Oliver Lodge told the British association in Birmingham that plant sex determination may hinge on sap changes at stem junctions where male and female flowers diverge. He questioned what happens in that little plant and suggested physiology may explain why some humans are born boys and others girls.
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Birmingham
Eng
Oliver Lodge
British Association
Sunday Court to convene weekly in Chicago
Municipal Judge John A. Mahoney announced that court will be called to order every Sunday morning at six o'clock. The reform aims to address filth and sanitation concerns in the South Clarke Street police station cell room, spurring new administration of justice.
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Chicago
John A. Mahoney
Clarke Street
Wiormape
Er Ia
Bald Headed Politician Finds Hair Growth Secret
A Western politician famed for baldness appeared with a full head of hair, claiming a home remedy. He said mix one half pint water, one ounce bay rum, Barbo Compound, and fourteen ounces glycerine, apply to scalp two to three times weekly to promote growth, prevent dandruff, and darken faded hair.
Missing 18 Year Old Josesa McPhee Sparks Local Search
Mrs. Thomas Alward reports her daughter Josesa B McPhee missing from her Gorham New Hampshire home since August 25 She fears Josesa is detained in Boston or nearby She sent letters claiming an excursion with two young men and another girl and later said she was injured in Lancaster Massachusetts and planned to seek work in Boston Also noted is a separate legal attachment against Samuel A Segee and Charles H Bates over police records and a pending case involving Edgar M Brown charged with manslaughter in his father Edward Brown's death.
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Lancaster
Mass
Boston
Revere
Suffolk Registry of Deeds
Samuel A. Segee
Charles H. Bates
Board of Assessors
Mr. Segee
Supreme Court
Arthur C. Pendergast
Bates
Segee
Pelletier
Superior Court
Suffolk County
Edgar M. Brown
Magnolia Street
Dorchester
Roxbury Court
Edward B. Brown
Brown
Hayden
Inquiry into Wells wreck inshore disaster
Washington dispatch reports Assistant Secretary Sherman Allen demanding by telegraph that Captain Joseph York the George W Wells wrecked on the Hatteras shoals substantiate or withdraw his charge that a life saving combination forced sale of the wreck for 800 dollars.
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Washington
Sherman Allen
The
Treasury Today
Joseph York
George W. Wells
Hatteras
Auto Crash Victims In Court Bid Over Slaughter Charge
Warren S. Tomer remains unconscious after the Concord crash that killed Mrs Frances Lawrence. Driver Carlton H. Tomer, hurt, could not appear in court but may be brought before police court Tuesday on manslaughter or related charges with police claiming intoxication and reckless driving.
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Warren S. Tomer
Frances Lawrence
Concord
Deaconness’ Hospital
Carlton H. Tomer
Tomer
Ballroom shooting ends in fiancee tragedy at San Francisco
At a crowded ball in San Francisco Joaquin Rios forced through dancers to shoot his fiancée Frances Gargin three times and then shot himself. An ambulance crash injured Jacob Diger nie, another Mexican returning from the ball. All three are said to be near death.
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San Francisco
Joaquin Rios
Frances Gargin
Jacob Digernie
West Virginia Coal Strike Probe Ends as Report Due
Senate investigation into the West Virginia coal strike closes its hearings. A formal report is anticipated in about three weeks with no further testimony expected.
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W. VA
Washington
Senate
West Virginia
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Douglas
Pykaresl Post
Ll. Douglas
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Home Beauty Parlor
Etty Dean
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Imogene
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Priscilla
Chester
Highland Athletic Association
Classical High School
Edward G. Perry
Sir Oliver Lodge
Honey
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Point Saphyaes
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International” Service
International Motor Company
Broadway
57Th Street
New York
Mack Motor Truck Co
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
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