Five Big Packers Pay $27 136 Fines
The Armour Packing Company Cudahy Packing Company Hammond Packing Company Swift Co. and Schwarze Child and Sulzberger were fined 5000 each for violating anti trust law. Through attorney Frank Hagerman they mailed 27136 in fines and costs to the State Supreme Court before the due date.
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Kansas City
Missouri Packing Companies
Frank Hagerman
State Supreme Court
Armour Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Swift & Co
Schwarze, Child & Sulzberger
Dougherty Publishes A Pocket Guide To Self Reliance
Representative Thomas B. Dougherty of Danvers issues a small circular printed in red white and blue titled A Safe Guide for Young and Old Men to Follow. It urges self reliance discipline civility and virtue with maxims about honesty industry sobriety and loving country and God while avoiding vice and excess.
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Thomas BE. Dougherty
Danvers
Welch Roache Couple Wed In South Cove Ceremony
The marriage last evening united Michael J. Welch a leading South Cove youth with Miss Mary F. Roache of Somerville at No 6 Noanet Street Their reception drew a large turnout including Billy Troy P Barton Toby Lyons and a host of friends Ex Senator John Quinn Jr John L Donovan and Lawyer Joseph Sullivan attended along with prominent ward and Somerville figures.
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Michael J. Welch
South Cove
Somerville
Mary F. Roache
Noanet Street
Billy Troy
P. Barton
Toby Lyons
John Quinn, Jr
John L. Donovan
Joseph Sullivan
Ward
Methodist Minister Transfers Reach Somerville Churches
The First on Bow Street and the Broadway Church in Somerville receive new pastors. Rev. George W. Skene returns to the First after six years away, replacing Rev. George Butters who departs for a year in Europe. Rev. George H. Clarke of Chelsea takes the Broadway Church pastorate. Both preached first sermons on Resurrection lessons.
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Somerville
Bow Street
Broadway Church
George W. Skene
George Butters
Europe
George H. Clarke
Chelsea
Pittsburg Hit by Cloudburst and Lightning
A sudden cloudburst struck Pittsburg Pennsylvan ia on April 12 causing flash floods that flooded basements and streets. One man was killed by lightning and many buildings were struck. Streetcar service was largely halted and Wilkinsburg reported water pouring through the valley. Residents sought higher floors as the sky darkened and heavy rains poured down.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Wilkinsburg
Buffalo Bloodshed Stuns City With Fatal Shootings
A chaotic night in Buffalo N Y ends in multiple deaths and injuries. A 51 year old man, Joseph Kwastkowski, shoots his landlady and his own son then resists police with a stiletto. Other victims include a 9 year old boy, a woman named Mrs Tekla Wolinski and several bystanders. Police recover the gunman after a fierce arm barricade and a closet standoff. Additional cases include George Denning found dead from poison after a marital dispute, Marie Beers dying from morphine, Bertha Vaughan gravely ill from vitriol and Blanche Murphy with laudanum after a quarrel. Lawrence Ratajczak shoots and kills John Nowak ages unknown as officers weigh manslaughter or murder.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Kwaitkowski
Kwaitkowski
Gan
George Denning
Denning
Salvation Army
Marie Beers
Bertha Vaughan
Blanche Murphy
Lawrence Ratajczak
John Nowak
Hye
Rare Glass Exhibition at Jordan Marsh Boston
A fourth floor display at the Jordan Marsh Company showcases rare cut glass mounted glass and art objects from abroad. Highlights include Libbey glass, Delft ware, Wemyss and Danish pottery, English Doulton, and French bronze pieces with a diverse array of bejeweled mounts and a unique frog cuspidor in majolica.
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Jordan Marsh Company
Boston
Libbey
Abram French Company
England
Europe
Delft
Holland
Royal Denmark
Vienna
Berlin
India
Miss Florence Cramp to Wed Theodore Pell of New York
Philadelphia society announces the engagement of Miss Florence Cramp daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward S Cramp of 1936 Spruce Street to Theodore Roosevelt Pell of New York son of Mrs Howland and a great nephew of Mrs Walden Pell Pell has been a frequent winter visitor to Philadelphia and is noted as an expert tennis player Miss Cramp is a longtime social favorite with extensive foreign travel and Newport summers It is a match linking prominent New York and Philadelphia families through a forthcoming marriage period
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Miss Cramp
Philadelphia
Mr. Pell
New York
Florence Cramp
Edward S. Cramp
Spruce Street
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Cramp
Washington
Newport
Charles H. Cramp
Pell
Howland
Walden Pell
Paris
East Boston Carnival Ball Plans Highlight Fund Drive
East Boston executive committee meeting reports on the May 8 Lyceum Hall ball with Governor Bates as guest. Daniel W. Gallagher chairs the ball committee. 3000 tickets issued to fund the Horribles for July Fourth. A coaching parade and Winthrop Carnival entries are planned along with a large trade division.
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East Boston Carnival Association
Paris Street
B. Fred Bates
Lyceum
Winthrop Carnival Association
Edgar F. Power
Jerome fails 10 prove graft in New York unions
The Central Federated Union graft committee read its report on District Attorney Jerome and alleged graft in building trades. It said Jerome could prove payoffs to call off grievances but lacked evidence to convict anyone of extortion. The committee found no NY labor official convicted of corruption and criticized the DA’s information as insufficient to brand labor representatives as corrupt.
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New York
Central Federated Union
Jerome
Organized Labor of
Loubet Heads to Algiers on Algeria Visit
Paris April 12 President Loubet leaves for Marseilles en route to Algeria with Fallieres Delcasse and Pelletan. A large French fleet welcomes him in Algiers as British Italian and Russian ships assemble. He plans to visit coastal and interior points through April 26 and meet the Sultan of Morocco.
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Paris
Loubet
M. Fallieres
Senate
Delcasse
M. Pelletan
Marine
Marseilles
Algeria
Wlysee Palace
Lyons
Jeanne d’Arc
MM. Fallieres
Pelletan
St. Louis
Algiers
Morocco
Napoleon III
France
Jeanne d'Arc
Tunis
LaGoletta
Lovbet
Bizerta
Edward VII
Ball in Lyceum Hall Tonight
The third annual ball of the East Boston Catholic Association will be held tonight in Lyceum Hall. It is the leading social event for East Boston Catholics with invitations sent to Boston Catholic societies and prominent citizens. The march will be led by President Dick J Dolan and his sister Miss Rose Dolan.
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East Boston Catholic Association
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
Boston
Ick J. Dolan
Roseolan
Veteran Soldier Algernon 8 Smith Dies at 69
Algernon 8 Smith, 69, Civil War veteran and former private in Company I of the Tenth Massachusetts Infantry, died yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea after being admitted last February from West Springfield.
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Algernon
Team Drivers Demand Promises From Donovan at Mass Meeting
The Democratic City Hall administration was denounced at a 2000 member mass meeting of nine Team Drivers' locals at Faneuil Hall. A committee led by Albert Young and C. P. Shea will visit Superintendent Donovan to press promises made to the Central Labor Union regarding Contractor P. O'Reardon. The gathering also discussed unifying the International and National Team Drivers' unions.
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Democratic Party
City Hall
Team Drivers’ Union
Faneuil Hall
James Donovan
Central Labor Union
P. O’reardon
O'Reardon
Donovan
Albert Young
C. P. Shea
T. J. Minihan
International Team Drivers’ Union
National Team Drivers’ Union
D. D. Driscoll
The
William H. Hart
Boston to New York Springfield Line Receives New Pullman Sleepers
Four new Pullman sleepers built for the Boston to New York Springfield line are now in service. Trains depart Boston at 11 15 p m daily for New York return trips from New York at 11 p m.
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Boston
New York
Springfield
Pullman Company
Hobos Fight At Lodging House Ends In Arrests
Four men including John Dolan Crutchey Egan Dennis J Murphy and Michael J Kelly clashed with Parson Flynn over pennies found under a mattress at Wayfarers Haven 102 Washington Street Flynn a gray haired hobo kept his coins hidden but two groups battled for the money resulting in Flynn's attackers being taken into custody by Patrolman Curtis Division 5.
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Flynn
Wayfarers’ Haven
Washington Street
John Dolan
Crutchey Egan
Dennis J. Murphy
Michael J. Kelly
Doran
Identified Man Who Died in Boston Airs Name John Niland
An unknown man picked up on Washington Street Saturday morning and died of pneumonia at Relief Station has been identified as John Niland of 38 Valley Street West Everett by a former landlady. He left behind a little son who is boarding somewhere in Boston.
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Washington Street
John Niland
Valley Street
West Everett
Boston
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