Chelsea Rent War Near End
Public opinion influences a Chelsea rent dispute as landlords faced scrutiny from residents. Reverend H. W. Stebbins organized house to house canvassing, with lawyers at the police station offering free aid to tenants facing rent raises. The Chelsea inquest into the fatal fire continued with 50 witnesses, while Emmanuel Relief House opened to aid victims.
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Chelsea
H. W. Stebbins
Stebbins
Chelsea Square
Boston
Station House
Chelsea Court House
Neal
State Force
David M. Hudson
Cary Avenue
Emmanuel Relief House
Emmanuel Church
Crescent Avenue
Second Street
Beck Vetoes Upheld by Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Mayor Beck sustained in two vetoes at Chelsea Aldermen meeting. He blocked a grease rendering license for John Lawlor and vetoed funds for revising building laws. Junk license applications totaled over 100, with a committee vote to revoke all existing junk licenses and allow withdrawal of all applications. Next full board report expected Thursday night.
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Chelsea
Beck
John Lawlor
Lawlor
Breath
Cook
Delano
Chelsea relief fund total rises to $292260 76
The treasurers Lee Higgin son Co report funds raised to last night total 292 260 76 dollars, up from 289 017 60 dollars previously acknowledged.
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Chelsea Relief Fund
Messrs. Lee, Higginson & Co
Perelli faces Neil Olsen in finish catch-as-catch-can bout
Manager Farren promotes a high profile Walt street week bout between Perelli and Neil Olsen. The two rivals have long clashed and now meet Wednesday night to settle old scores with likely rough action and a decisive finish.
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Farren
Perelli
Neil Olsen
Gather in New York for Saint Patrick's centennial service
Prelates from the United States and Canada arrived in New York for the Saint Patrick's Cathedral thanksgiving service amid the diocese centennial celebrations. Cardinal Gibbons led the arrival, meeting Archbishop Farley and Cardinal Logue of Armagh at Madison Avenue.
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Ireland
Baltimore
Monsignor Falconio
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Monsignor
Bruchess
Montreal
Ryan
Philadelphia
Glennon
St. Louis
O’connell
Boston
Blenk
New Orleans
St. Paul
Moeller
Cincinnati
Burke
Albany
Gabriels
Ogdensburg
O’connor
Newark
McFaul
Trenton
Fitzpatrick
Erie
Annie Leary
Fifth Avenue
New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St Rose Parish relief work aids Chelsea sufferers
St Rose parish led relief after the Chelsea fire establishing a information bureau under the Society of St Vincent de Paul and supply stations managed by Knights of Columbus to locate relatives and distribute food and clothing to about 400 families.
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Chelsea
St. Rose Parish
Thomas F. Cusack
Bureau of Information
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Spencer Avenue School
Williams Street
Knights of Columbus
Father Cusack
Grady
Quinlan
Welch
Fegan
Crescent Avenue
St. Rose
Egan
Doherty
Fitzpatrick
Kimball
John Driscoll
Dr. Dwight
Hardy
Tilley
Kelley
McMurray
Mr. Elliot
Miss Burton
Miss Hayes
J. D. Murphy
St. Francis de Sales
Charlestown
Roche
Everett
Wise
Horgan
Immaculate Conception
Sullivan
St. Peter and Paul
James Shannon
Bernard Brennan
Joseph Cronin
William Cassidy
John Kelliher
Edward Magee
William Doherty
William McCarthy
Tenney
Malden and Melrose Gas and Electric Light Company
Winthrop
Agnes G. Daley
Roxbury
Eleanor Atwood
West Roxbury
Catherine Horgan
Mary F. O’maley
Mary Moran
Abbie Foley
Mary Deane
Mary A. Redican
Mary Sylvia Redican
Cambridge
Quirk
East Boston
Slavin
Dorchester Centre
Grant Night Echoes Patriotism At Middlesex Club
At the Hotel Brunswick the Middlesex Club held Grant night with speakers praising Civil War era leaders and urging readiness for war as a peace guarantee. Notable quotes credited Major General Grant Corporal Tanner Colonel Anderson and Rev P S Henson as voices shaping patriotic sentiment in Boston.
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Grant
United States Service
Frederick D. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Draper
Commonwealth
James Tanner
New York
Edward Anderson
12Th Indiana Cavalry
Hensen
W. H. Dyer
Club
United States
Appomattox
F. D. Grant
Boston
P.S. Henson
Middlesex Club
Hotel
Brunswick
Two Strikes Threatened By Boston Trades Unions
Boston unions for structural iron and housesmiths threaten strikes Friday if wage increases are not implemented. About 70 percent of employers are signaling acceptance. unions seek 5 to 8 cent raises raising rates to 50 and 88 cents per hour for specified crafts. AFL leaders grant Boston cigar factory strippers union full strike authority to press a settlement with a major Boston cigar maker.
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Boston Bridge and Structural Iron ‘Workers and
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Boston
A. F. of L
Wells Memorial Building
American Federation of Labor Executive Board
Veto fight over court house fire-proofing loan stalls in aldermen
Republican Aldermen with Ellery Clark and Curley failed to muster two thirds to override Mayor Hibbard's veto of a 35000 loan for fire proofing court house records. The vote was rescinded and the issue tabled for the week while other actions included debate over selling the municipal auto and shifting highway funds and a poll tax revenue study.
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Board of Aldermen
Ellery Clark
Curley
Court House
Cotton
Baldwin
Donnelly
Timilty
Hibbard
Special Commission
Sewer Department
Fitzgerald
Finigan
Statistics Department
City Clerk Priest Sacks Six Salaries in Department Shakeup
City Clerk John T. Priest discharged two staffers and cut the pay of six department employees yesterday. Among those fired was John F. Corcoran who earned 900 dollars yearly, and Miss Anna McAvena of Charlestown who earned 1000 dollars. Salaries cut included Edward F. McLaughlin from 1400 to 1200, John B. Cadigan from 1300 to 1200, Thomas J. ONeil from 1900 to 1000, John D. Carmody from 1900 to 1800, John L. Cates from 2000 to 1800, and Catherine Kelly from 1200 to 1100.
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John T. Priest
John F. Corcoran
Martin Lomasney
Edward Donovan
Donovan-Fitzgerald
Anna McAvena
High Street
Charlestown
Edward F. McLaughlin
John B. Cadigan
Thomas J. O'Neil
John D. Carmody
John L. Cates
Catherine Kelly
Wage scale accords set for Boston 1908-09 carpenters
Eight of twelve wharf and bridge carpenters firms sign the wage scale and working agreement. Boston Steamfitters Union 22 votes to establish a Saturday half holiday year round starting this Saturday. Agreement between Carpenters District Council and Master Builders' Association adopts the former wage scale and joining agreement for 1908-09.
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Boston Wharf and Bridge Carpenters’ Union
Boston Steamfitters
Carpenters’ District Council
Master Builders’ Association
Boston Heiress to Wed Baron in Denmark
Miss Elizabeth Sothern Ridgley, a Boston heiress reputed to own millions, travels from Los Angeles to San Francisco to join relatives before meeting Baron Rudolph Eustance of Denmark in New York and marrying at his home in Denmark in October. She notes no special romance to the engagement.
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San Francisco
Cal
Elizabeth Sothern Ridgley
Boston
Rudolph Eustance
Denmark
Los Angeles
New York
Ridgley
Couple Held for Burglary in Worcester
Worcester police arrested Maria A. Gabbler aged 19 and Oscar F. Carlson alias Carl Swenson aged 28 after they allegedly stole jewelry and clothing valued near 1000 from E. H. H. Smith of Bridgeport Connecticut. Gabbler remains at Station 1 Worcester while Carlson is jailed in Woonsocket Rhode Island. They had just obtained a marriage license at City Hall and planned to wed at the Finnish Baptist Church with Rev. Matthew Easelstrom later this week.
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Worcester
E. H. H. Smith
Bridgeport
Conn
Maria A. Gabbler
Oscar F. Carlson
F. A. Johnson
Carl Swenson
Miss Gabbler
Carlson
Woonsocket
R. TI
Anarchist Steve Toth Arrested in Colorado for Austria Extradition
Steve Toth, described as an anarchist and alleged plot suspect in the assassination of Emperor Francis Joseph, was apprehended in Cokedale, Colorado and moved to Denver for extradition papers. An Austrian agent had tracked him from Austria, and Toth admitted a warrant but denied involvement in the assassination plot.
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Trinidad
Col
Steve Toth
Francis Joseph
Cokedale
Denver
Austria
Toth
Ex Representative Michael Gaddis Dies After Illness
Former Councilman and ex State Representative Michael Fe Gaddis died yesterday after noon at his Roxbury home 82 Highland Street. The Democrat suffered acute pneumonia following an operation. He was married to Mrs Goodwin of Roxbury who died years ago leaving a son Michael E.
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Michael Gaddis
Michael FE. Gaddis
Highland Street
Roxbury
Gaddis
Miss Goodwin
Michael E
Mayor Hibbard Rotates City Appointees In Surprise Moves
Mayor Hibbard named 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans to 35 posts in a move that surprised politicians. Nine of the 11 new appointees are Republicans, with key reshuffles including Water Commissioner Welch’s forced resignation and Street Commissioner Hannan’s $1000 salary increase to $5000. Everett won appointment as Building Commissioner, while other posts like Corporation Counsel Babson and Health officials saw late changes.
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Hibbard
Board of Aldermen
William J. Welch
Water Department
Welch
Hannan
Street Commission
Arthur G. Everett
Boston
Board of Appeals
John Rooney
Rooney
Fitzgerald
Everett
W. Prentiss Parker
Babson
Charles Slattery
Frederick O. North
North
R. Clipston Sturgis
William FE. Hannan
Arthur B. Everett
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue
John A. Roon
Samuel Carr
Thomas Dwight
Public Library
Charles B. Woolley
Thomas A. Mullen
Jacob R. Morse
Beacon Street
Christopher P. McCaffrey
Chandler Hovey
Fairfield Street
John E. Potts
William C. Brooks
Waldorf Street
Philip Greely
Statistics
F. Spencer Baldwin
Boylston Street
Republican
Charles F. Folsom
Workingmen’s Loan Association
John §. Slater
Worcester Square
Freeman QO. Emerson
John H. Colby
Wellington Street
Margaret J. Gookin
Seaver Street
W. P. Derby
John J. Murphy
John H. Donovan
J. Alfred Mitchell
Children’s Institutions
John O'Hare
Charles R. Brown
John F. O’brien
William Jackson
Samuel H. Durgin
Conrad J. Rueter
William P. Fowster
Thomas M. Babeson
George E. McKay
Patrick J. Green
Frederick P. Cabot
Simon Hecht
Charles FE. Stratton
James H. Smyth
George W. Morrison
Edward W. McGlewen
James H. O’neil
Horatio G. Curtis
John 3H. Gilman
Charles H. Slattery
Robert F. Clark
Harvard Faces uncertain week as Bates duel looms
Harvard opens a tough stretch with Bates College, hoping to rebound from injuries. Outfielders Dana Pounds and Keefe will anchor the grassy area while Aronson and Leonard sit. Lineup shows McCall Bridges Wilder Sipe Burns Simone Stone Jordan Dana Boothby Currier Harriman Phinney.
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Harvard
Bates College
Crimson
Aronson
Leonard
Bates
Dana
Pounds
Keefe
Harvey
Burnell Simone
Ward Espeee
Stone Perpvoy
Jordan Dana
Seeeeeed
Boothby Currier
Lara
Ehidis
Keahy Bento
Harriman
Phinney
Spring Shoes in Window Display at Local Store
Foot of Washington and Brattle streets shows a shoe display highlighting spring styles with emphasis on low shoes in black and tan. Notes calf leather for cool comfort and variety of lasts and toe shapes. Features strap and buckle ideas and prices at 3.00, 3.50, and 4.00. Brand lines include All America and Educator shoes.
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Washington
Brattle Streets
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