Hadley Heads Royal Arcanum
The Royal Arcanum closing session at the American House adopted a resolution to make the supreme council more representative. New officers: Grand regent Walter H. Hadley, grand vice regent James T. Shaftoe, grand secretary Herbert Boynton, grand treasurer William L. Kelt, grand chaplain Robert Sweet Jr., grand guide George H. Wiley, grand sentry Charles Rose Jr., grand trustees Charles E. Stumcke, John W. Brittan, Hugh Walker.
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Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council
Walter H. Hadley
James T. Shaftoe
Herbert Boynton
William L. Kelt
Robert Sweet, Jr
George H. Wiley
Woman Dies in Naphtha Fire at Home
Mrs. Rose Polonetski 41 living on Ohio Street South End died in a naphtha blast when a stove overheated and ignited. Her son Nathan 1 and two younger brothers Louis and Myer were rescued from the flames and treated for smoke. The family ran a cleansing business in the basement and several trousers were drying when the explosion occurred.
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Alfred Brittany
East Canton Street
South End
Brittany
Rose Polonetski
Ohio Street
Nathan Polonetski
Louis
Myer
Morgan Memorial Chapel
Shawmut Avenue
Steve
Market greens and cucumbers rise and fall in prices
Green peas sold for 1.25 peck but failed to attract buyers. Market sellers promoted their own greens while dandelions spinach and beet greens at 25 and 20 cents a peck drew more interest. Cucumbers dropped from 25 cents each to 10 and 15 cents.
Boston unions raise funds for San Francisco craft workers
The Boston Cigarmakers Union 97 donated 1000 to San Francisco cigarmakers. Unions in New Britain and Philadelphia approved strike applications. August Naglemacher elected to fill a vacancy on the executive board. An amendment urged that license holders not hold office or distribute labels. Journeymen Free Stone Cutters Association sent 25 for California relief and urged immediate 2500 from international. Boston Stationary Engineers Union 16 gave 100 and offered California brethren further aid. Boston Lithographers' Union contributed 200.
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Boston
San Francisco
New Britain
Conn
Philadelphia
August Naglemacher
International
Journeymen Free Stone Criters’ Association
California
Wage strike looms as workers seek 50 cent rise
Insulator and Asbestos Workers demand a 50 cent daily wage increase. current pay is $3. Chelsea Central Labor Union officers include President James Blythe and vice president Henry Williams with multiple union representatives. Governor Guild praised for boosting sewerage engineers’ wages.
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Insulator and Asbestos Workers’ Union
Chelsea Central Labor Union
James Blythe
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union 97
Henry Williams
Carpenters’ Union
John Noonan
Teamdrivers’ Union
J. W. Keegan
Lathers’ Union
A. B. Outrem
Painters’ Union
Jack Lapp
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
Messrs
James J. English
Boston Bartenders’ Union
M. Cosgrove
CG. Loring
Carmen’s Lodge
John F. Stevens
Journeymen Free Stone Cutters’ Association
Governor Guild
Boston Stationary Engineers
Central Labor Union Executive Board
Greater Boston District Council of Electrical Workers’ Unions
Michael Birmingham
Carl W. Olin
William McSorley
Cleveland
Wood
Evans Marble Company
Baltimore
Christian Science Church
Suffolk Bank
Protest Planned Over Seizure of Two U S Vessels
Washington officials prepare a protest to Britain over the seizure off Newfoundland of two American fishing schooners from Gloucester. Secretary Root says Canadian laws cannot supersede the 1818 treaty granting U S fishermen right to fish where the vessels were seized. Gloucester owners identify the vessels A E Whyland and Elector and say the seizure follows a local Newfoundland law conflicting with the treaty.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Root
United States
Gloucester
A. E. Whyland
Elector
Captain Dugan Celebrates 41 Years in Boston Police
Captain Joseph Dugan, a renowned police veteran, marked his 41 years with the Boston police force. He recalls past major crimes, touts improved crime trends due to better methods, and comments on public perceptions of young women and shopgirls.
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Green
Joseph Dugan
Police Headquarters
Boston Police Department
Captain Dugan
Boston
Andrew Mack to Sing at Cambridgeport Church Benefit
Tomorrow evening in Aquinas Hall Cambridgeport a sacred concert aids the new church of the Blessed Sacrament. Rev Father Crowe presides with Boston artists joining in the program. Irish singer and actor Andrew Mack has volunteered his services for the occasion.
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Aquinas Hall
Cambridgeport
Church of the Blessed Sacrament of
Cambridge
Father Crowe
Boston
Andrew Mack
Sheehan Named to Two Humane Society Boards
Joseph A. Sheehan former School Board member is appointed to the boards of the American Humane Educational Society and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to fill the vacancy caused by Mayor Collins death.
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Joseph A. Sheehan
The
American Humane Educational Society
the Society For the Prevention of
Collins
Loving Cup Presented to Boston City Treasurer Crocker
City Treasurer George Uriel Crocker, who retires May 1, receives a silver loving cup from the treasury clerks. Pay-seer John D. Carty made the presentation. Cup inscription notes Crocker’s service as Boston treasurer and the warm esteem of his treasury associates.
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Crocker
John D. Carty
George Uriel Crocker
City of
Boston
Treasury Department
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