Boston Masters Seek Funds to Support Strike Amid Union Tactics
Report states 700 selected outside Boston and 300 Boston employers were asked to donate to sustain the strike against the Teamdrivers Union. Merchants’ appeal cites delays in shipments and notes the Employers’ Teaming Company has faltered, while Boston plans further disruption by importing experienced teamsters from the Provinces.
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Boston
Master Teamsters
Union
Boston Teamsters
Strick
Employers’ Association
Harrison Loring, Jr
Boston Merchants, Mill Agents
Master Builders’ Association
Masters’ Appeal
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Chicago
Merchants of
George’ P. T Stebbins
Teamsters’ Association
Pearl Street
Marathon Race Weather Looms as Clouds Bring Winds
Weather note shows runners bracing for today’s marathon amid cloudy skies. Forecasts for Boston and New England indicate increasing cloudiness with possible showers Friday night and Saturday morning, followed by clearing skies and westerly to northerly winds.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Boston Fire Chief Tests Novel Fuel Formula
Experiments using dampened ashes mixed with coal and oxalic acid and salt show bluish flames and intense heat in furnaces at the charity building. Chief Thomas Moore and John Elsmore’s method reportedly yields a strong fire with good condition after an hour. A private home trial also produced improved results.
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Boston
John Ellmore
Tech
Thomas
Moore
Charity Building
John Elsmore
Quake Death Toll Rising Reports From Chilapa
Dispatches from Chilapa Guerrero report 33 dead and 779 injured as ruins are cleared and a special commission lists 341 destroyed with hundreds more uninhabitable. Rain worsens refugee conditions while relief committees form in Mexico City and fears grow of a death toll nearing three figures. The great cathedral suffers a zigzag crack five to six inches wide, prompting universal regret.
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Mexico City
Chilapa
Guerrero
Nother
Chilpancingo
Marathon Race From Ashland To B A A Clubhouse
Report of today’s Great Marathon covering 25 miles from Ashland to the B A A clubhouse. 124 starters with about 20 000 to 200 000 expected spectators. finish around 3 PM. Course record 29 3 5 held by John J Caffrey of Hamilton Ont set in 1901.
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Ashland
Killy
Ede Ing Ater
Mately
John J. Caffrey
Hamilton
Ont
Boston Marathon Set to Start From Ashland At Noon
The Boston Athletic Association Marathon field gathers 124 elite distance runners at Ashland for a 25 mile dash to the clubhouse in Boston. The crowded start marks a potential record shakeup as top locals join Canadian and New York entrants.
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Boston Athletic Association
Ashland
Boston
John J. Caffrey
Canada
New York
Cambridge Hicks and others to lead three cities in race
Cambridge and Hamilton and New York will field strong runners. Hicks from Cambridge won the 1904 St Louis Marathon and placed high in 1904. Bob Fowler of Cambridge also ran in 195 Marathon and Athens Olympic Games. Michael Spring and Sam Mellor from New York are noted past winners and contenders with Fred Lorz also listed.
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Cambridge
New York
Hamilton
Ont
Hicks
St. Louis
Spring
Bob Fowler
Athens
Michael Spring
Sammy Mellor
Fred Lorz
McNary Light Bill Defeated In Boston Vote
The Boston light bill was rejected by the House in a 66 to 116 vote. Lomasney attacked Pattison over alleged Edison influence while Weeks accused McNary of political ambition beside Mayor Fitzgerald. Pattison argued against municipal ownership as Murray defended the bill.
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Boston
Publc
Wiliam S. McNary
Lomasney
Pattison
Edison Company
Weeks
Everett
McNary
Fitzgerald
Murray
Charlestown
Patriots Day in Boston and Vicinity Observances
Patriots Day activities in Boston include the Marathon from Ashland to Boston, a Concord salute, baseball games, band concerts, rifle exhibitions, and various meetings. Notable events feature the Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Revolution, Bay State Historical Society, and multiple minstrel shows and concerts across the area.
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Boston
Ashland
Paul Revere
Concord
Old North
Independent Battery
Robert E. Goodwin
Concord High School
Powder Point
Duxbury
Melrose Brass Band
I Company
Sixth Regiment
Lexington
Fife and Drum Corps
Nationals
New Yorks
North End Park
Whitehall
Sons of the American Revolution
Old Southeting “House
Societies of the
Daughters of the Revolution
St. Francis de Sales’ Church
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Council
K. of C
Chelsea Council
Malden
Clare Men’s Association
Roughan Hall
Dorchester Catholic Club
Dudley Street Opera House
Columbus Club
Mt. Vernon Council
Boston Brass Workers’ Union
Paine Memorial Hall
New England Federation of Natural History Societies
Court City
Everett
Foresters of America
Dorothea Dix Home
Bijou Theatre
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Maud Powell
Boston Lodge
Machinists’ Union
Odd Fellows
Electrotypers’ Union
Berkeley Hall
Jack
Jordan Hall
Frances E
Post's Swans in Public Garden Adopted
Mayor Fitzgerald ordered city forester D Henry Sullivan to prepare a flock of swans for Boston Public Garden pond as soon as weather allows. The Post suggested the idea to delight summer visiting children and ducks may face foliage-eating issues to decide later.
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Fitzgerald
D. Henry Sullivan
Boston
Judge Frees Woman in Death of Husband Case
In Houston Maine on April 18 a judge freed Mrs. Annie Dickinson, accused of complicity in her husband’s death. The judge ordered release from custody, stating a jury would have acquitted and that the case be not pressed, leaving the Mexican co defendant to face prosecution.
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Houston
Annie Dickinson
Dickinson
Spear
Acquittal Ends Bitter Smyrna Murder Trial Scene
Mrs Dickinson walks from the dock to a tense courtroom as Judge Spear clears her of murder charges and Attorney Shaw announces plans to call Jack Roberts to testify for the defense. The gallery and neighbors whisper, while Roberts studies the wall chart and Shaw questions public gossip’s role in the case.
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Dickinson
Shaw
Roberts
Smyrna
Millinery and clothing credit offered by Pru dential Supply Co
Promotional notice states millinery suits and family clothing available on credit from Pru dential Supply Co at 387 Washington St. The ad implies flexible payment terms with orders accepted as cash at leading stores.
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Pmco
Prudential Supply Co
Wshington St
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A.C
Ne Lindquist
BUTT
Cutler
Tom Longboat
Side Mercy
TESIS
J. J. McDermott
J. B McDonald
J. J. Cavagney
A. C
M'Nary
Patriots
Post
Judge Frees Woman
Mrs. Dickinson
Jack Roberts
Ed Dickinson
Thompson’s Spa
Avera
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