Boston Trades Council Tackles Bias and Franklin Fund Plan
Bowker and Torrey marble cutters faced council charges over alleged American job preference, with Italians as replacements eyed. The Franklin fund dispute centered on directing money to a labor forum for Boston mechanics. The union notes endorsing a price list for paper hangers and Gunther’s victory as business agent accompanied new delegates from several trades.
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Bowker & Torrey
Building Trades Council
Franklin
Mechanics of Boston
Eee Trades Council
l#mechanics of Boston
Boston
S. A. Fuller
George Gunther
A F L Met Discusses Boston Setting Company Strike
The executive committee of the A F L met at Hotel Washington to discuss the Boston Setting Company strike with several firefighters present. President Pierce was tasked to issue a circular to labor groups urging support. Reparations were started to back the eight hour agitation. Forty two locals and two central bodies formed since the last meeting. Resolutions protested the Dingley tax on tobacco.
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A. F
Lmet
Hotel Washington
Boston Setting Company
Pierce
Firemen Strike for Shorter Hours and Higher Wages
Firemen employed by the Boston Belting Company went on strike Saturday demanding eight hour days instead of twelve and an hourly wage increase from 16 to a higher rate. Their positions have been filled temporarily by replacements.
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Boston Belting Company
Four Young Men Arrested for Gambling on Lord's Day
Early yesterday four youths aged 18 to 20 were arrested for gaming on the Lord's day at 305 Medford Street. Names given at Station 5 include Patrick Sheehan 19 William McCarthy 20 Joseph Riley 20 and William Egan 18. Four others aged 16 to 18 were arrested as present during the game. Police had suspected a local South End room served as a gaming club.
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Medford Street
Station 5
Patrick Sheehan
William McCarthy
Joseph Riley
William Egan
James Fidler
Isaac Kadetski
James Fitzgerald
Fred
Street Car Fares Adopted in Multiple Cities
Reports from Washington D C Terre Haute Quincy and Manchester outline a 5 cent street car fare with 24 tickets for 1 dollar or 6 tickets for 20 cents in Quincy. Free transfer systems are adopted and police and firemen ride free. Children under 6 ride free in Terre Haute.
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F. A. Lawler
Washington, D. C
Terre Haute
Ind
Quincy
Ill
Manchester
N. H
Burglar Flees After Window Entry on Morrison Street
Mr. Robert J. Flinn of Morrison street Jamaica Plain woke to a rear window break in his home yesterday. A thief stole $9 from the pocket of his garments left hanging in the hall as he slept. Flinn saw the burglar escape via the back door. description remains meagre.
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Robert J. Flinn
Morrison Street
Jamaica Plain
Tour to Washington and Old Point Comfort
Delightful four day journey by Royal Blue line to Washington Mt Vernon and Old Point Comfort Fortress Monroe with Philadelphia and a New York stopover. Price 29 50 covers all expenses. May 4 five day Washington capital tour at 27. Illustrated itinerary available from A J Simmons 211 Washington St Boston
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Washington
Old Point Comfort
Royal Blue Line
Mt. Vernon
Fortress Monroe
Philadelphia
New York
National Capital
A. J. Simmons
N. KE. A
Washington Street
Loston
Woman to Sell Middle Finger for 1000 Under Questioned Law
Grace Dinsmore of Binghamton arrives in New York to sell the middle finger of her right hand for 1000 to Mrs. Barton of Houston. The plan calls for a graft to another woman, with the operation scheduled for Monday at 2 pm. A physician cites Penal Code Section 200 on maiming but questions his liability, while Dinsmore insists she may proceed despite legal doubts.
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New York
Grace Dinsmore
Binghamton
N. Y
Co. V. Barton
Houston
Texas
Conservatory of Music
Boston
Waterfront Ship Activity and Local Cargo Movements
The Yarmouth arrives from Yarmouth with 170 provincialists and 635 crates of lobsters, while European apple shipments from this port decline. Victorian and Sylvania sail to Liverpool with 3347 barrels. posteman carries 385 barrels to London. Trojan Prince completes London to Montevideo voyage in 21 days 12 hours. City of New London and another liner near Hough's Neck to be burned for salvage. Chateau Lafite brings 1200 French fishermen to New York fisheries season.
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Yarmouth
EB. O. Smith
Lewis Wharf
Europe
Leghorn
Boylston
Africa
City of
New London
Nut Island
Hough's Neck
Quincy
Chateau Lafite
New York
Bordeaux
France
St. Malo
St. Ierre
Mig
Oldest Newburyport resident Abi gail Titcomb turns 96
Miss Abi gail Titcomb, Newburyport's oldest resident, celebrated her ninety sixth birthday with family at the home of her nephew, Hon. Albert C. Titcomb. Born in Newbury, she is a descendant of William Witcomb who settled in 1634, and her memory remains strong for her age. Her brother Judge Joseph Moody Titcomb, age 89, is her surviving sibling.
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Newburyport
Abigail Titcomb
Albert C. Titcomb
High Street
Miss Titcomb
William Witcomb
Newbury
Berkshire
England
Parker River
Joseph Moody Titcomb
Irish Fair Booth to Feature Earth from Ireland Counties
New York April 11 Irish Fair at Grand Central Palace opens May 10 with a unique exhibit plan. The Journal will bring soil from all 32 Irish counties to lay floorabed in its booth. Earth will be spread to follow county borders with walls and roof from Parnell estate timber and stones from Limerick fortifications Clontarf battlefield. Other features include peat bog display Donlough well water and a replica Emmet tomb plus lace and needlework exhibits and historic relics from Glen-da-lough and Innisfallen.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Ireland
New York Journal
Booth
Thomas McVeigh, Jr
Journal
National Federation of Ireland
Parnell
John Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Limerick
Clontarf
Tara
Avoca
Innisfallen
Robert Emmet
St. Thomas’s
Dublin
Donlough
Fair Fund
Michael Davitt
Donnybrook
McVeigh
Countess of Aberdeen
Glen-da-lough
Raleigh
William Penn
Blackrock
America
Archbishop Cooke
Lawmaker Proposes Bill Legalizing Ten Commandments
Representative C B Walters introduces a Kansas bill to make the ten commandments a legal code with penalties including fines and prisons. Critics call it a freak measure unlikely to pass as committee members joke about injecting fun into legislature while Walters remains earnest in support.
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Topeka
Kan
C. B. Walters
Walters
Hackney
Judiciary Committee
Tramp Still At Large In Botford Shooting Case
Dr J W Gordon of Newtown reports slight improvement in Caroline Booth the aged woman shot by a tramp in Botsford on Saturday He notes a chance for recovery if inflammation does not set in Clues remain scarce and two tramps are still at large
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Newtown
Conn
J. W. Gordon
Botsford
Caroline Booth
Unitarian Society Observes Fiftieth Anniversary in Woburn
ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY WOBURN April 11 The First Unitarian Society marked its 50th year with church services led by Pastor Rev Henry E Parker and other city pastors contributing to a sermon rich in history.
Jeannette Francois Arrives After 51 Day Passage
The Dutch four masted ship Jeannette Francois arrived from Delagoa Bay and was placed in quarantine. Captain Bleeker was found with beri beri and hospitalized after a six week illness. One death occurred aboard during the voyage with seaman Emanuel Nordmann buried at sea.
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New York
Delagoa Bay
Africa
Bleeker
Emanuel Nordmann
Norway
Ladies Norfolk Basque Waist Pattern No 6282
Use English tweed or wool for a durable travel waist with two piece sleeves and roll collar. Basque fits via under arm gore for smooth lines, buttons hidden, machine stitched finish, suited for various fabrics and outfits. Pattern No. 6282 offered by mail from New York publishers. expect a short delay.
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New York
Woodbury Facial Soap and Cream Advertised by John Woodbury
Woodbury promotes Facial Soap and Facial Cream as pure antiseptic medicinal products for clear skin and complexion. A sample costs 10 cents with a free book on beauty and skin treatment offered. John H. Woodbury, 11 Winter St., Boston.
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Woodbury
Mide Oy
John H. Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
Palm Sunday Services at Immaculate Conception Church
Palm Sunday services closed a young men's retreat with 900 receiving holy communion at 7:30 am mass. A 10:30 am high mass blessed palms and featured Passion readings, with no sermon due to length. Evening concert of Seven Last Words amid strong crowd and full seating.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Father Brownrigg
Father Reid
William Donnelly
William Byrne
Father Fargis
Augustine P. Duarte
Christ
Haydn
Whiting
William Herrick
Lon Brine
Liquor raid nets beer haul in Germantown house
Liquor squad led by Captain Borwn and Sergeant Faxon seized 1012 gallons of beer 84 bottles and two wooden cases from William Collis Rose Street Germantown district. Collis will be arraigned in court on Wednesday. The liquors were all found in the house.
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Borwn
Faxon
William Collis
Rose Street
Germantown District
Collis
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