Labor to Be Represented at AFL Convention in Boston
Boston central labor leaders vote to urge the American Federation of Labor to hold its annual convention in Faneuil Hall in November. A committee of union officials will appear at State House hearings conducted by the Labor and Capital Commission. New delegations join from Engineers, Painters, Electrical, Brewery, Garment, and other unions as a painters and hardwood finishers dispute is postponed until November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
State House
Labor and Capital Commission
Frank K. Foster
Typographical Union
John H. Cashman
Painters’ Union
Michael Birmingham
Electrical Workers’ Union
Edmond F. Ward
Brewery Workers’ Union
H. J. Quinn
Henry Abrahams
Cigarmakers’ Union
Engineers
Goopers
Glass Workers
Journeymen Tailors
Electrical Workers
Garment Workers
Brewery Workers
Water Department Employees
Caremakers
Firemen's Union
Reception to Heffern and Drivers’ Union Delegates
The Team Drivers' Union 25 held a reception for Thomas Heffern a charter member who has not missed a meeting since organizing and who was transferred to Market and Commission House Drivers' Union. Five members Hartnett Grady Duffy Murray Buckley were elected delegates to the Massachusetts State AF of L convention in Worcester. The union logged 42 applications and initiated 30. Sympathy was sent to John H. Sullivan's family after his death in the Lowell explosion. Meetings in Brodbine Hall will distribute parade uniforms this month. Hartnett and Tobin depart for the national convention at Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Team Drivers’ Union
Thomas Heffern
Market
John H. Sullivan
Lowell
Sullivan
Brodbine Hall
William Hartnett
Daniel Tobin
Niagara Falls
Gardner Wood Workers Organize Union
Gardner August 2. The Gardner union of the Woodworkers International Association, chartered a week ago, was organized today with officers elected and installed. About 700 members heard addresses by Thomas Bean George Casey William McCarthy Walter E Tucker and O P Chronquist of the Boston District Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Gardner Union of the Woodworkers’ International Association
Thomas Bean
George Casey
William McCarthy
Walter E. Tucker
O. P. Chronquist
Boston District Council
Labor unions plan receptions and meetings around Labor Day
Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers' Union voted not to parade Labor Day but to hold an evening reception at Union Hall and invite Cement and Asphalt Laborers' Union members. Cement and Asphalt Laborers' Union formed a committee to arrange the event. Pawers' Union 1632 of K of IL voted to parade Labor Day. Park Department Assembly K of L schedules a special meeting Aug 14 to plan Labor Day activities and boost the organization. Expressmen's Union reports admitting 67 applicants and adds new members from two local express firms. Building Laborers' Union 15 admitted 29 applicants with winter entertainments and a arranging committee. Stablemen's Union 10,663 admitted 20 applicants. telegraph messenger boys relocate to Wells Memorial building with a Friday Aug 14 meeting.
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Union Hall
Cement and Asphalt Laborers’ Union
Pawers’ Union 1632
K. of
Park Department Assembly
K. of L
Stablemen’s Union
Telegraph Messenger Boys
Wells Memorial Building
Gorman Won’t Admit Being a Candidate
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman of Maryland returned from Europe aboard the New York and said he is not and never has been considering anyone as a potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. He stressed that the good of the party matters, while noting no quarrel with Cleveland and predicting tariff reform, economy, and honesty in office as key issues. He called himself merely a soldier in the ranks for the party’s next campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Europe
Cleveland
Gorman
Tucker Arms Throat in Jail Attempt During Burglary Trial
Patrick Tucker, held in Litchfield county jail, tried to kill himself by cutting his throat. He had been awaiting burglary trial after allegedly entering Mrs Morse's home, stealing 72 dollars, and threatening two women including his wife and the landlady. Medical aid saved his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Conn
Patrick Tucker
Tucker
Morse
Ministers Order Doctors To Report Tuberculosis Cases
Vienna reports the Ministers require physicians to file written notices on all tuberculosis cases. They must record deaths by consumption, lung and throat tuberculosis, transfers between homes and hospitals, and any outsiders at risk. Relatives are not exempt from the reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
City of Rockland Crashes Into Rowe's Wharf
A Bangor Boston steamer, City of Rockland, rammed Rowe's wharf at 7:30 am injuring the end of the wharf, the nearby Nantasket slip, and a newsstand. Passengers, startled, feared a mid ocean collision while none were harmed. Damages approach $1,000 to the dock and around $800 to the wharf structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Rockland
Eastern Steamship Line
Bangor
Boston
Rowe’s
Nantasket Steamship Company
City of
Rockland
Rowe
Revere Beach Fery
Rowe’s Wharf
Lansang
Zionists Observe Memorial Day in East Boston
The Zionist Council of Greater Boston held a memorial day mass meeting at Ohel Jacob Synagogue in East Boston. Speakers, in English and Hebrew, urged Jews to unite, aid fellow Jews abroad, and join Zionist ranks while noting immigration, identity, and the need for a homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zionist Council of
Greater Boston
Palestine
Titus
Ohel Jacob
East Boston
Leo J. Lyons
Roumania
Lyons
United States
Russia
B. S. Albert
Flo
Czar
A. & von Sonnenberg
S. Margolies
F. Altman
M. Goldberg
Jacob Otter
Duke of Devonshire to Lead Opponents of Chamberlain Policy
London Aug 2 The Duke of Devonshire reemerges as a central figure in countering Chamberlains protective campaign with momentum in the Lords and speculation he may lead free trade forces. He is described as a potential free trade premier if the free traders prevail and could replace Balfour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Devonshire
Chamberlain
London
Great Britain
Lancashire
Balfour
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Lords
Mr. Balfour
Increase in Arrests of Women for Drunkenness Under Emmons Rule
Twenty one women were arrested Saturday night for drunkenness, the largest number since Judge Emmons began his crusade. Since July 12 the weekly arrests of women have risen from 15 to 19, with dealers warned to keep women out of saloons. Overall arrests fell to 186, down 12 from the prior week.
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Emmons
Rome Conclave Awaits Election as Smoke Signals Fail
In Rome the fourth ballot for the pope ends without result as smoke signals indicate failure. Crowds wait in the hot piazza while cards hail mass, provisions are checked at the wicket gate, and officials seek reliable means to notify the marshal of a conclave decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Prince Chigi
Cretani
Vazary
Sacred College
Father Palmieri
Camerlengo
Herrero Y Espinosas
Langenieux
Cardinal Herrero
Lapponi
Cardinal Cretoni
Cardinal Gotti
Gotti
Chigi
Mgr
Merry del Val
Great crowds see ruins in Lowell
Lowell August 2 crowds of about 75000 gathered to view the Riverside Park devastation. Spectators paid into the relief fund and brought substantial sums. Looting was prevented by police and militia while debris from wrecked structures drew eager shoppers. A horse collar piece drew a knife fight over a Stanley & Co. horse. Amid the chaos, transit struggled as cars ran late. the exhibit ended at 5 30 pm. Militiamen found remains in the ruins including parts of a skull, jawbone and scalp. The relief fund committee reports large likely contributions. John C. Burke elected treasurer with a slate of Lowell and Tewksbury officers. Company G Sixth Regiment contributed 63 dollars to the sufferers. Camp expected to break tomorrow night as weary guardsmen seek better accommodations. Noted military figures visited the scene including Darling, Sweetser, Cooke, Dewey, Talbot, Lindsay, Donovan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Riverside Park
River Street
Stanley & Co
John C. Burke
Albert C. Blaisdell
Tewksbury
Charles E. Howe
Harry R. Rice
George C. Wright
John C. Caston
Enoch Foster
Charles K. Darling
Warrens. Sweetser
Cyrus H. Cooke
Dewey
Thomas Talbot
William M. Lindsay
William M. Donovan
Convicts Still At Large In California Escape
Convicts escaped from Folsom prison remain at large after a deadly clash at the Grand Victory mines. Militiamen Festus Rutherford and W C Jones were killed. Jones previously served in the Philippine campaigns. Gill the guardsman shot through a lung is improving. Philip Spinger, a local resident who is deaf, was fatally shot by a picket. A posse later sighted four convicts near Lotus Webber Creek district. exchanges of fire occurred with no known results.
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Placerville
Cal
Folsom
Grand Victory Mines
Festus Rutherford
W. C. Jones
Jones
Philippines
First Tennessee
Thirty-seventh
Volunteer
United States Infantry
Gill
Philip Spinger
Lotus
Webber Creek
Three Drownings Near Stamford Conn Reported
Stamford Conn Aug 2 three drownings occurred in this area within hours Arthur Keefe 30 unmar ried drowned this afternoon in harbor after cramps Thomas J Dinnan 8 son of Captain Dinnan on the Maid of Kent drowned while waiting for his father to return Last night John Farrarree 9 drowned in the Myannis River near Greenwich
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Stamford
Conn
Arthur Keefe
Thomas J. Dinnan
Captain Dinnan
Maid of
Crusade Against Quincy Magazines
West Quincy residents seek city action over two dynamite magazines near quarry road homes. About 8000 pounds of dynamite stored in a Bond Co. magazine cover 826 by 8 feet with iron protection. Forty houses housing 120 people lie within danger zone. council considers fire-proof storage ordinances, mayor cautious.
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Quincy
Quarry Road
West Quincy
Committee On
Harold JL. Bond & Co
Sacred College Composition by Nationalities
Rome Aug 2 The Sacred College nominally has 70 members but normally does not reach that number Currently 64 cardinals attend from nations including Italian 39 French 7 Austrian 5 Spanish 5 German 3 British 2 American 1 Portuguese 1 and Belgian 1 The list of cardinals present follows with names and titles not included in this excerpt.
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Rome
Sacred College
Camerlingo
Oreglia
Louis
Vannutelli
Serafino
Palermo
Capelelatro
Alphonsus
Capua
Moran
Patrick
Sydney
N. S.W
Langenteux
Benedict
Rheims
Gibbons
James
Baltimore
Eacre
Rampolla
Mariano
Aris
Richard
Francis
Mechelen
Belgium
Goossens
Peter
Gruscha
Anthony
Vienna
di Pietro
Angelo
Logue
Michael
Armagh
Vaszary
Claudius
Hungary
Kopp
George
Breslau
Perraud
Adolphe
Autun
Lecot
Victor
Bordeaux
Sarto
Joseph
Venice
Sancha Y Hervas
Cyriacus
Toledo
Svampa
Dominic
Dies
Bologna
Ferrari
Andreas
Spain
Cassanasy
Pages
Achilles
Bologne
Manara
Ferrata
Cretani
Serapio
Naples
Prisco
William
Rennes
Casall del Diego
John
Cassetta, Francis
Portanova
Januarius
Italy
di Bontife
Catania
Mathieu
Toulouse
Respighi
Richelmy
Tinus
Augus
Leo
Ferrara
Roschi
Julius
Polo
Cracowce
Puzyna
Bacilleri
Barthol
Omen
Verona
Macchi
Tallis
Steinhuber
And
Segan
Pierotti
Raphael
Vives Y 'Puto
Pele "Volpe
Francis A
Tripept
Aloysius
Cavaguis
Felix
Nocella
Cairchioni
Taliani
Ajute
Lisbon
How the Conclave Votes for Pope in Vatican Corridors
Rome Aug 2 The Vatican election machinery is described with guards, locked doors, and eight wickets for ballots. Cardinals and conclavists are sworn to secrecy as ballots are folded and deposited in a chalice on the chapel altar. The dean then publicly swears and casts his ballot before the others follow in order of precedence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Conclavists
Sacred College
Prince Ghigi
Mer. Cagiano
Mer. Bisleti
Ducal
Pauline Chapel
James Cardinal Gibbons
Christ the Lord
Hibernian Divisions Praying For Pope Leo XIII
State board of the A O H met at United States Hotel and adopted resolutions on Pope Leo XIII. A O H divisions were urged to offer special prayers for the pope's repose during August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
The
United States
Leo XIII
Wakefield Woman Ends Life Over Financial Woes
Wakefield August 2 despondent over inability to support her nine dependents Mrs Emma J Merrill drank carbolic acid to end her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Emma J. Merrill
Gaelic School Session Echoes on History and Nation
A Gaelic School session at 1151 Washington Street ended with a general meeting led by Superintendent P. J. O Daly. He read aloud in Irish from the second chapter of ancient Irish history outlining the Gaelic race and its role in European civilization and criticized public school histories for centering on England.
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Washington Street
P. J. O’daly
England
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Austria
Mark Levitt
Nantasket Steamboat Company
Levitt
Curtis
Rowe's Wharf
John F. Murphy
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Lagrange Street
South End Lane
South Boston
Harbor Police
Dudley Street
Roxbury Crossing
Dorchester
City Point
Jamaica Plain
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Back Bay
the Sacred College
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Salzburg
Coblentz
Valencia
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