Building Trades Brace for Possible Citywide Strikes
Two thousand Boston area tradesmen allied with the Building Trades Council await final union decisions on eight hour days or higher wages. Demands include eight hours for 400 bridge and structural workers, Saturday half holidays for 500 lumber workers, Saturday half holidays for 9090 wood workers and upholsterers, and a nine hour day for about 3000 machinists. If not granted by May 1 to May 2, leaders warn of strikes in Boston and suburbs. The council also endorsed Hood Rubber Company strike, with nominations for president and officers and delegates to the I T U convention.
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Boston
Building Trades Council
Hood Rubber Company
Watertown
Half Holiday Demanded by Boston Lumber Locals
The Teamsters and Handlers Local 112 demand a Saturday half holiday and union recognition for Boston area lumber dealers. A planned strike on May 6 hinges on dealer agreement, with union members to vote next Sunday after further meetings.
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Boston
Teamsters
Local 112
Typographical Union 13 Names Officers in May Ballot
Nominations were made at yesterday's meeting at Wells Memorial Hall for Typographical Union 13 officers to be voted on May 15. The session also noted the retirement of President David X.
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Typographical Union
Wells Memorial Hall
David X
Cancer Cause Proposed by Dr Harvey R Gaylord
Buffalo physician Dr Harvey R Gaylord declares in advance of May publication that cancer is caused by a microscopic protozoan parasite. He reports experiments injecting serum containing the organisms into dogs and guinea pigs to produce cancer and claims organs and blood from cancer cases contain many protozoa. He envisions a vaccine or serum to prevent or cure cancer, outlining diagnostic and treatment prospects for further research.
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Harvey R. Gaylord
Buffalo
N. Y
Drayford
American Journal of Oe Medical Sciences
Gaylord
Pfeiffer
Reed
Wood workers win Saturday half holiday in Boston
Boston woodworkers won a Saturday half holiday starting May 4 after Irving and Casson granted the demand without wage cuts. A. H. Davenport & Co with 150 workers also granted the concession, and union leaders expect most firms to follow to avoid a strike.
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Boston
Irving & Casson
A. H. Davenport & Co
Labor union notes and upcoming events in Boston area
Hood Rubber strikers visit Boston unions as 260 women dressmaker workers plan a shirtwaist party in Cambridgeport. Machinists lodge to hold a smoke talk at Wells Memorial building. A. F. of L. union holds a regular meeting at Library Hall. Centennial Grove picnic set for July 30 with union endorsements. Grocer clerk union adopts resolutions opposing Sunday store openings bill as Senate considers it. Early closing movement reports growing success.
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Boston
Wells Memorial Building
Greater Boston
Hood
Watertown
Prospect Hall
Cambridgeport
Sanitary and
A. F. of
Centennial Grove
Hood Rubber
Tnion
House
Senate
Mystery in Asphley's End Ends in Suspected Murder
William Asphley 58, a boarder at 1415 North Seventeenth Street, found dead with a bullet wound in Fairmount Park near the Girard avenue bridge. His daughter Nellie, a 35 year old boards member, was found dead in her room. police cite departure to collect a large sum as strong indication of foul play.
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Philadelphia
Penn
William Asphley
North Seventeenth Street
Fairmount Park
Girard Avenue
Cecelia B. Town
Amnie Smith
Nellie
Lockhaven
United States Rubber Company
Boston
Asphley
Accidents in Cambridge Hurt Three on Street Cars
Three Cambridge accidents left men thrown from front platforms of street cars. John Forbes of North Cambridge suffered a bad head cut after a Hampshire street line crash. John B Kennedy of Belmont lost balance on a Waverly line car. Thomas McDonough of South Boston was also injured, with one arm likely crushed.
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Cambridge
John Forbes
Hampshire Street
John 8. Kennedy
Belmont
Thomas McDonough
West Broadway
South Boston
Brainerd Examined by Boston Doctors in Portland
Dr. Jelly and Dr. Lane of Boston examined George H. Brainerd in Portland today at the defense request. The State will have two physicians present tomorrow to conduct their examination as part of the case.
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Portland
Jelly
Lane
Boston
George H. Brainerd
Brainerd
One Grade Ale From P. B. Promoted by First-Class Dealers
Advertisement proclaims a single premium grade of P. B. ale with emphasis on quality over multiple variants. It urges first class dealers to adopt the brand as the sole offering.
Van Nostrand of Bucker Hill Breweries in Charlestown
A. G. Van Nostrand associated with Bucker Hill Breweries is listed in Charlestown records. The note references his connection to the Charlestown brewery scene and local business.
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Bucker Hill Breweries
Exhibition of wireless telegraphy at New England Wireless Co
Yesterday an exhibition in Boylston building rooms demonstrated wireless telegraph transmission. A sender and receiver connected by copper plates used earth as a conductor, with air suspended plates transmitting electrical waves across distances reportedly exceeding a hundred miles. Partitions did not interfere with signal transmission.
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New England Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company
Boylston
Hotels Quiet as May Licenses Near
Sunday passed without incident as second class hotels prepare for the May 1 license year start. Many inns have licenses ready, but several Division 4 hotels still lack saloon permits amid objections and police pressure. The Imperial on Washington and Dover remains among major establishments without licenses.
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Hayward
Elmwood
Avery Street
J. James and Brodbine’s
Beach Street
Rockland
Harrison
Harrison Avenue
Centre
Washington Street
Weares
Italy
Paul Revere
North End
Police
Imperial
Washington and
Dover Streets
Leo J. Logan
Kelcher & Co
Barnes Lecture Urges Catholic Education Reform
Boston College hosted Dr. Francis J. Barnes who argued for religious influence in schooling. He criticized secular systems for moral decay and urged moral education, warning that non sectarian colleges can undermine Catholic faith and values.
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Boston College
Francis J. Barnes
George Patterson
W. G. Read Mullan
John J. Ryan
Monsignor Magennis
W. H. Witzpatrick
John D. Dunn
Monsignor Mage
Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Catholic College
Life of Peter Rosegger Featured in Boston Lecture
Professor von Jagemann of Harvard spoke in Turn Hall Boston on Peter Rosegger, highlighting the Austrian poet’s moral earnestness, simplicity, and humor. A German-American audience heard about his rise from Styrian peasant son to literary figure, with readings from his works.
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von Jagemann
Harvard University
Boston Turn Hall
Peter Rosegger
Boston
Symphony
Turn Verein
Roseg~ger
Styria
Rosegger
Boy’s kidnapping tale shocks Boston area
Mrs Anna Watts of 12 Davis street tells Captain Pullen that while her 14 year old son William Fairclough played near home a stranger abducted him toward Cambridge. The boy says police escorted him back from Cambridge to Boston, but Cambridge police deny the incident.
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Anna Watts
Davis Street
Poeereey
Pullen
William Fairclough
Cambridge
West Boston Bridge
Boston
Colored Baptists of Boston Honor Rev John Jasper
In Morning Star Church a large gathering of eastern Massachusetts colored Baptists remembered Rev. John Jasper with eulogies and speeches. Clergymen including Rev. P Thomas Stanford and Rev. C G D Taylor spoke on virtues and Jasper life while Rev J Allen Kirk praised elder preachers.
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Boston
Morning Star Church
John Jasper
Justin D. Fulton
W. H. Scott
Baptist Conference
Father Jasper
P. Thomas Stanford
D. D
Lu. D
Cambridge
C. G. D. Taylor
J. Allen Kirk
Death by own action in Bostonian cottage tragedy
Fred Dixon was found hanged by a towel from a stair banister at his Great Hill cottage on Houghs Neck. The former Bostonians stage actor and summer resident of Houghs Neck had possibly been living in Boston. His widow is with the Bostonians in the West.
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Quincy
Fred Dixon
Great Hill
Hough’s ‘Neck
Dixon
Bostonians
Hough's Neck
Boston
Germans Battle Chinese at Great Wall siege reports
Berlin reports from Count von Waldersee detail four engagements against Chinese forces under General Liu near the Great Wall from April 23 to 24 with heavy fighting and multiple WIA. Cavalry and infantry commanders Ledebur, Hoffmeister, Wallmerich, Huehlenfels drive the enemy back, with several officers wounded and men killed. French forces not engaged.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Pekin
Kettler
Great Wall
Ledeburs
Hoffmeister
Wallmerk
Huehlenfels
Wall
ai-Shan-Kwan
Nuehlenfels
Idieutenant Richert
Drewells
Chinese forces hold line as German brigade repels attack
From Pekin report on April 28 General Kettler states Chinese troops did not leave the province until forced. His brigade met the enemy on April 23 inflicting heavy losses while German casualties were one officer and three soldiers killed and twenty eight wounded. Chinese moral severe as Li Hung Chang questions Lui Kwang Ting disobedience.
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Ku-Kuan
Wallmerich
Fuesterberg
von Iessel
Baillaud
Kettler
Pao-Ting-Fu
Huelénfel
Pekin
Huo-Lu
Li Hung Chang
Lui Kwang Ting
Twelve Weddings Solemnized in Italian Colony Mass
In one day, twelve marriages were celebrated by the parish pastor. Seven couples wed at St. Mark's Church in North Square with rice showers marking the ceremonies. Couples included Generoso Ricco with Giovaninna Di Pasquale and Caesare Corrieri with Leonilda Manni among others. At St. Leonardo's Church five marriages were performed and eleven children baptized.
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St. Mark’s Church
North Square
Generoso Ricco
Giovannina di Pasquale
Caesare Corrieri
Leonilda Manni
Luigi Santiani
Leonardo Nobile
Carlo Feretti
Luigia Bono
Generoso Ciampa
Lucia Trincatella
Silvestro Pirani
Augusta Farlavena
Crescenzo Merola
Maria Constantia
St. Leonardo’s Church
Monster steam yacht Alvina to visit Boston harbor
A giant twin screw steam yacht named Alvina, built at Wilmington Delaware, is heading to Lawleys yard in South Boston for outfitting before a world tour. Owner Charles Fletcher of Providence leads a party of friends. the vessel measures 215 feet overall and cost $250,000. Built under A B Chesebrough, she is described as a floating palace and will thrill New York Yacht Club members when she enters Boston Harbor.
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New York
Lawley’s Yard
Boston
Charles Fletcher
Providence
R. I
Alvina
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
A. 8. Chesebrough
New York Yacht Club
Death by Gas At Leverett Street Hotel
George F. E. Green, aged 55, was found dead from gas asphyxiation in a Leverett Street hotel room. He checked in late last night, and the proprietor discovered him unconscious after midnight. Salem authorities, unable to locate a match, search for his friends. He carried only a few cents and left few clues.
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George FE. Green
Tinkham
Green
Leverett
Leverett Street
Salem
Specialists in Chamber Furniture Ad
Morris Murch & Butler of 42 Summer Street claim four good reasons to buy chamber furniture from them. They state they are specialists in the line the most complete New England selection the lowest prices and direct-from-supplier savings.
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Chamber Furniture
Morris, Murch &. Butler
Summer Street
New England
John Kelley Injures Head At Home Incident
John Kelley residing at a residence on Porcelain Place collapsed near a stove during Sunday night hours and sustained a scalp wound while at home. He is temporarily staying at Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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John Kelley
Porcelain Place
Massachusetts General Hospital
Beers Still Active in London War Update
Lord Kitchener drives Boers in the Cape frontier while the Kroonstad area sees Boer raids derailing two trains and capturing twenty five men of the Prince of Wales's Light Horse before freeing them. Travel route details and pamphlet offer follow.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Kroonstad
Prince of Wales’s Light Horse
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