Municipal electric plant urged to save city $400000
Boston labor leaders call for municipal ownership to cut arc lamp costs from 175 to 75 dollars annually and argue a city plant would cheapen light fuel and air. They warn the Edison contract could be arbitrated before Aug 20 to secure big savings and outline steps to undercut gas company profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
L. W. E. Kimball
Boston Central Labor Union
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Labor unions set actions across Boston region
The Boston Central Labor Union approved a $50 contribution to New Bedford streetcar strikers and elected John E. Potts to represent the group at the Wage Earners' Club. Boston unions plan Labor Day parades with gold-beater and painter groups also voting. 2000 Team Drivers members participate.
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Central Labor Union Division
Ram Carmen
Star of the Fast Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America
Bay State Lodge
Railroad Carmen of America
Jefferson Hall
Dover
Albany
Cement and Asphalt Workers’ Union
Building Trades Council Unions
Hay and Grain Teamsters
Foundry Employees’ Union
Boston Central Labor Union
John E. Potts
Central Labor Union
Wilbur Braggins
Kansas City
Boston
Frank H. McCarthy
American Federation of Labor
Canal Street
Dennis D. Driscoll
Painters’ District Council
Massachusetts
Team Drivers’ Union
Italian in Bathhouse Attack Sparks Boston Street Scene
Pantuesco, 36, Italian resident of 601 2 South Margin, fought with a knife in a Charlestown bathhouse on Warren Bridge. He struck Thomas Carpenter and John Horty, sending them to Relief Hospital with minor wounds. Patrolman McTeague placed Pantuesco under arrest. he faces assault with a dangerous weapon in Charlestown Court. Carpenter lives at 824 Saratoga Street East Boston Horty at 40 Pleasant Street Charlestown.
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Warren Bridge
Charlestown
Pio Pantuesco
Thomas E. Carpenter
John Horty
Carpenter
Horty
Pantuesco
McTeague
Station 15
Charlestown Court
Pantuescn
Harty
Pantuosco
South Margin Street
Saratoga Street
Boston
Pleasant Street
Fire at Ward 11 Club Tied to Overheating Heater
A fire at 40 Charles Street damaged the Ward 11 Democratic Club building, owned by Joshua Lovett trustees. Fire crews found the blaze at 5:15 a m and kept it from 5:15 to about 6 a m. The loss was estimated at 2500 dollars with the official report citing an overheated water heater as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 11
Democratic Club
Charles Street
Joshua Lovett
Fog Delays Philadelphia Steamer Indian Arrival at Central Wharf
Dense fog along the coast delayed the Philadelphia line steamer Indian by about 12 hours. The ship encountered fog near Long Island Saturday afternoon and anchored off Vineyard Sound and Handkerchief Lightship before finally proceeding to Cape Cod. About 100 passengers endured the lengthy delay with good humor. Captain Thacher steered for safety, keeping the vessel anchored as fog persisted into Sunday morning.
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Cape Cod
Philadelphia Line
Central Wharf
Long Island
N. Y
Thacher
Vineyard Sound
Officials to Respond to Moran on Pure Food Violations Evidence
Dr Charles Harrington secretary of the State Board of Health and Warren P Dudley secretary of the State Civil Service Commission are expected to issue extended replies today to District Attorney Moran. Moran had asked for any evidence of pure food and civil service law violations and said he had read stories that Harrington was gathering such evidence in Suffolk county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harrington
State Board of Health
Warren P. Dudley
State Civil Service Commission
Moran
Harrington
Suffolk County
Dwyer Arrested for Threat to Alderman Enwright
James F. Dwyer a contractor with a Fellsway West office was arrested on a warrant charging him with threatening bodily harm to Alderman John W. Enwright in Medford. Enwright says he saw a bloodied man near Dwyer’s place and heard Dwyer tell an Italian worker to strike him. police report a grievance over a permit dispute.
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Medford
James F. Dwyer
Fellsway West
John W. Enwright
Dwyer
Alderman Enwright
Malden
Enwright
Fire at East Pine Knot colliery causes heavy damage
A large fire at the East Pine Knot colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company near Pottsville Pennsylvania destroyed several small buildings and six boilers. The loss was estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Pottsville
Penn
East Pine Knot
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Enthusiastic A. O. H. Meeting in Hi berian Hall East Boston
Suffolk county A. O. H. reports 122 delegates attend in Hiberman Hall. John H. Dillon presides as president and Alderman James M. Curley reads national reports showing 700 new members this year. Attendees include Martin J. Joyce Richard J. Dwyer and Cornelius J. Corcoran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Dillon
Suffolk County
James M. Curley
Alderman Curley
Matthew J. Cummings
Martin J. Joyce
Richard J. Dwyer
Cornelius J. Corcoran
Killed by Electric Car In Bath Lewiston Route
Ernest Gee of Sabattus, a Lewiston hotel clerk, was fatally struck by an eastbound electric car near Bath after dropping a package. One leg was severed and the other crushed, necessitating amputation. he died en route to Lewiston hospital. He was 30 and unmarried.
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Brunswick
Ernest Gee
Sabattus
Lewiston
Bath
England Welcomes Harvard Oarsmen To London Race
The Harvard crew visits England and faces Cambridge in an eagerly awaited race. London papers hail the contest as epoch making and suggest an annual Oxford Cambridge and Yale Harvard series may grow from this visit. The Cambridge crew is backed by the blue committee and Harvard plans limited early testing.
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London
England
Harvard
Cambridge
R. C. Lehmann
the Tribune
The
Daily Telegraph
Blue Committee
No Trace Of Woman Patient In Conn Abduction Case
Providence Illinois reports no new clues in the escape of Mrs. Egbert Simmons from Dr Edwin S Viall s Enfield Connecticut sanitarium. A revolver was shown to a nurse and she was forced from a buggy by a man posing as Mrs Simmons brother. Police in Springfield and the city are investigating as Mr Simmons lingered out of town awaiting word on his wife.
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Providence
R. IL
Egbert Simmons
Edwin S. Viall
Enfield
Conn
Wilbraham
Springfield
Sanders
Forrest
Lutgrove
Mr. Lutgrove
Mannering
Pulp mill burned at Dudley Brook Island Farms
The pulp mill at Dudley Brook in Farms, owned by Mattawamkeag Lumber Company, burned early today. Investigators think the fire started in the fire room and damage is estimated at 10000 dollars, with about half covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Brook Island
Farms
Dudley Brook
Mattawamkeag Lumber Company
Farewell to Tommy Devine From Boston Telegraphers
About 60 Boston telegraphers gathered at the Quincy House for a farewell dinner honoring Thomas C. Devine assistant chief operator of Western Union who sails tomorrow for England to serve as secretary to Harvard eight in the Thames race. The event featured the Mozart quartet and a gift travelling bag from his Western Union colleagues.
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Boston
Quincy House
Thomas C. Devine
Western Union Telegraph Company
England
Harvard
Thames
Tommy
Devine
Western Union
The Cruise of the Conqueror excerpt chapter scenes
In this installment Evie Lutgrove navigates danger as Forrest and Sanders help conceal Lutgrove is alive. A harbor chase, masked meeting, and tense reunion unfold with the Motor Pirate Motive and the Mist crew watching for signs of danger. The scene ends with a promise of continuation tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie
Lutgrove
British Channel
Mannering
Sutgrove
Forrest
Inspector Forrest Warns of Impending Aid for Lutgrove
Forrest of Scotland Yard warns that Lutgrove will need the Mist and its engineer within the next 12 hours. Sanders reacts with skepticism as Evie confirms Forrest as Lutgrove’s old friend and ally.
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Evie
Scotland Yard
Forrest
Lutgrove
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Washington Street
LABOR
Life IN
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Havre Street
East
Hope
Tommy” Devine
Motor Pirate
G. Sydney
the Post Publishing Company
Street & Smith
L. C. Page & Co
Edith Withington
Miss Withington
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