Hamblin 'Ham' Allen recognized as oldest resident of Jay
Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere presented her grandfather with the Boston Post Cane on Monday during a celebration at the Town Office.
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Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere presented her grandfather with the Boston Post Cane on Monday during a celebration at the Town Office.
Lohud photographer Seth Harrison shows us the sights in Larchmont.
Coverage of the 1845 Allegheny Cotton Mill Strike that appeared in the Voice of Industry. Allegheny was a separate city in Pennsylvania until it became part of Pittsburgh in 1907. The strike, of mostly female textile operatives, started on 15 September and lasted until 20 October. Among other demands, the workers struck for a reduction in the hours of labor to ten hours. Although the strike was not immediately successful, it did eventually pressure the Pennsylvania state legislature into passing a ten-hour bill in 1848, which manufacturers then sought to undermine.
It has been more than 10 years since a Wilton resident has held the cane, and the Select Board made some adjustments to the application process.
Happy birthday to Herlda Senhouse, who is believed to be the oldest person living in Massachusetts.