National Women's Trade Union League Convention Opens in Boston
Prominent women from the U S and abroad gather in Boston to open the National Women's Trade Union League biennial convention at Faneuil Hall. Delegates discuss shop health wage standards district organization protective legislation and fire and old age protections. New York 21 Chicago 24 Boston 17 St Louis five and other cities send representatives. Kodak films developed 10c a roll.
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Boston
Mass
Woman Worker
United States
National Women’s Trade Union League
Faneuil Hall
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
League
American Labor Movement
William H. O’brien
Central Labor Union of Boston
Dennis Driscoll
American Federation of Labor
Raymond Robbins
Stephen S. Wise
York
James Duncan
Father Gasson
Boston College
Gertrude Israel
Germany
Kaufmannischer
Verband Fur Weibliche Angestelte
Angelica Banabano
Italy
Eaders
St. Louis
New York to Surpass London in Population by 1916
New York is projected to overtake London in population between 1914 and 1916, per a federation of churches secretary. Including part of New Jersey suburban territory, New York’s population is about 6.5 million, 600,000 less than London, with New York growing three times faster.
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New York
London
Federation of Churches
New Jersey
New York City
Women leaders of league in Chicago and St Louis noted
Mrs Raymond Ribens of Chicago is league president with Mrs Mary Kenny O Sullivan as first vice president. Mrs D W Knefler of St Louis serves as secretary treasurer. All three are pioneers in the women workers movement and active in equal suffrage. Knefler is also noted for charity work.
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Raymond Ribens
Chicago
League
Mary Kenny O'Sullivan
D. W. Knefler
St. Louis
Women’s Union Labor Movement
Knefler
Grandpa Lanham’s Swing Business Starts in San Antonio
G H Lanham, 301 Zarramora street, who moved from St Louis for health reasons, began making swings after his granddaughter asked for one. The 79 year old inventor found steady demand as neighbors ordered more swings, with a patent application underway and plans to expand with horse and wagon deliveries.
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G. H. Lanham
Zarramora Street
Mr. Lanham
San Antonio
St. Louis
Supreme Court Rules Equal Parental Rights In Bequest
New York high court holds both parents have equal rights to a child by will. On a mother’s death the father’s claim remains intact and becomes absolute. The ruling centers on a contested bequest involving a wealthy beneficiary.
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Supreme Court of
New York
Two Special Trains to Garry Texas Elks Lodge Rally
Texas Elks charter two special trains and hire a forty two piece band to send 450 delegates to the grand lodge session at Atlantic City next July. They back Chas A Rasbury of Dallas for grand exalted rules succeeding August Herrmann. Culberson and Colquitt plan to attend if duties permit.
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Austin
Tex
General
Texas Elks
Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
Chas. A. Rasbury
Dallas
United States
Culberson
August Herrmann
South
State Treasurer warns of large deficit in Texas funds
In Austin on June 10 the state treasury reported dwindling general revenue. June 1 balance was 2,747,000 with 175,755 drawn since, a slim margin. A 232,000 deposit aided, and the treasurer urged depositories to supply 10,000 each, leaving only 315,000 available to run government to September 1.
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Austin
Tex
State Department
Frogs for Japan from Connecticut college
Kemoi onya a Japanese student who has just earned his diploma at the Connecticut Agricultural College departs for Japan today carrying a dozen large bull frogs collected from local ponds. He plans to propagate the species in Japan where native frogs are smaller and not edible.
Free trial offer for Plapao ruptured treatment pads
Plapao Laboratories of St Louis Missouri offers a free trial of Plapao pads for ruptures. The self adhesive pads require no straps buckles or springs and are marketed for private home use. Send for this marvelous treatment demonstration.
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Stuart
Plapao Laboratories
Block 49
St. Louis
Plapao
How He Did It At Dinner Tale From Military Order
At a Saturday dinner of the Military Order of Foreign Wars Captain Carlyle L Burridge recounted a man who returned home at cockcrow and faced an inspecting wife seeking how he bore a large forehead bump He claimed he bit himself describing it as a misstep with a blunt joke about matches remaining unknown in rural Italian regions.
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Military Order of Foreign Wars
Carlyle L. Burridge
Cockcrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Objects of the League
Kodak Films
Mission Finishing Co
Gibbs
Hurchman
Hay’s
Idaiy Health
Qos
Newark
BEXAR
THE
Agen Man
G. H. Danham
Rathskellar
Elite Cafe
Garry Texas Elks
Chas. A. Rosbury
FROGS
Japan
Coa
Rayae
Emerson
Dresden
Bbc
Ideal
Rollman Food Chopper
St. Royal
Sheffield
Mission Mantel
Stratford
Losoya Street
San Antonio, Texas
Pegce
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