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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1904

Page

6

Court Vacates Marriage Linking Four People In Entangled Case

Mrs Rose Stearns seeks to set aside a Massachusetts annulment granted to Joseph G Stearns secretary of the Old Colony Trust Co for the claim the divorce of her first husband George M Lincoln was invalid. Lincoln has remarried and the Stearns marriage is challenged, with questions over status and rightful spouses.

Joseph G. Stearns Old Colony Trust Company Ros Mr. Stearns Rose Lincoln Mrs. Stearns

Plan for Shoe School Wins Karl Engel a Medal

Lynn August 7 Karl Engel a Lynn shoemaking student won a gold medal from Emperor William for his plan to establish a shoe trade school in Germany. His proposal envisions a self supporting factory school with 40 students taught by expert foremen and a superintendent, with free admission for scholars.

Karl Engel Lynn William Engel Germany Mr. Engel America

Lynn shoemaker wins prize for German shoe industry study

The Lynn shoemaker earned a medal from the Emperor of Germany for a treatise on improving the status of the shoe business in Germany. Although across the Atlantic, Mr. Fagel entered the contest and won the coveted prize. He proposed that the school consist of.

Lynn Germany Fagel Atlantic Fatherland

Record Day at Nantasket Beach Reaches New Attendance

Nantasket witnessed a record Sunday with crowds swelling to about 25 000 at Nantasket Point. An estimated 100 yachts lined the Point pier while Charles H Foster blamed Park Commission discrimination for shutting his photograph cars on the reservation.

Nantasket Charles H. Foster Nantasket Point Point Pier Foster Park Commission

Padronism Alleged on Boston Schoolhouse Work

The Boston Central Labor Union heard a report from its investigating committee accusing the Boston Schoolhouse Commission of tolerating padrone labor practices. Contractors allegedly paid noncitizens $1.50 to $1.75 for 9 to 10 hour days, with workers paying padrones for jobs and receiving little or no return. The committee, aided by Italian workers, urged abrogation and a fairer system, and the union urged letters to Congress for the Western Federation of Miners statement. New delegates joined from 10 unions as the group endorsed the iron moulders strike and planned support for Somerville tube workers.

Boston Boston Schoolhouse Commission Boston Central Labor Union Brooklyn C. S. U Congress Western Federation of Miners Colorado Somerville

Chicago unions back the strikers in major show of support

Chicago labor unions led by the Chicago Federation of Labor pledged moral and financial backing for striking Butchers’ Union members at the stock yards. Members will contribute weekly to aid strikers and families while the walkout against packers continues. Donnelly said national labor groups back the campaign and predict eventual victory.

Michael J. Donnelly Butchers’ Union Chicago Federation of Mr. Donnelly United States

Neighbors' Accusations End With Turpentine Incident

Mrs Delia Emery 34 of 45 Hale street told her husband she wanted to end the trouble to her character allegations and then drank turpentine in the kitchen. She staggered to the floor unconscious and was taken to Relief Hospital in serious condition. Police called it an accident.

Delia Emery Hale Street Joseph Emery Relief Hospital

Dead at Her Lover's Door in Fairfield

Antonia Castasek, 20, of Jersey City, was found dead on the steps of a Fairfield house where her former suitor Antoine Fabryk boards. Medical examiner says death from oxalic acid poisoning. Cause appears to be suicide after a quarrel and failed reconciliation attempt.

Bridgeport Conn Antonia Castasek Jersey City Fairfield Antoine Fabryk Fabryk

Peacemaker killed in Nova Scotia town

Windsor N S Aug 7 The jury in the inquest on the death of Nelson Dill found he died by a sharp instrument in the hands of William Heely. It is claimed Dill intervened in a quarrel between Harry Dill and Heely and was stabbed through the heart by Heely who used a pocket knife Heely is under arrest.

Windsor N. S Nelson Dill William Heely Dill Harry Heely Fleely Errest

Park Men to Call on Wayor for Dept Funds

The Park Department Employees Assembly of the K of L made a committee to visit Mayor Collins and aldermen seeking to transfer funds to prevent another layoff. About four weeks ago 48 workers were laid off due to lack of appropriation for construction or new work. The assembly will parade Labor Day.

Park Department Park Department Employees’ Assembly K. of L Collins Assembly

Lumber dealers said to hire non-unionists in Boston

Executive board of the Lumber Handlers Union 112 held a session last night and heard a complaint that several Boston lumber yards employ non-union workers. A special meeting is expected this week to address the issue and decide on next steps.

Boston

Painters Call Outsiders as Boston Slows Work

The Paint ers' District Council reports dull painting activity in Boston and nearby areas and decides to inform painters elsewhere. Malden and Cambridge unions report strong standing as a committee is formed to promote the union label.

Boston Painters’ District Council Malden Cambridge Painters’ Union

Team Drivers Vote $1000 to Aid Tube Workers

Boston Team Drivers Union 25 at its Brodbine Hall meeting yesterday recommended to the next meeting an appropriation of 1000 dollars to the striking tube workers of Somerville. The union plans to parade Labor Day with 6000 members in line and uniforms will be distributed at the next gathering.

Boston Brodbine Hall Somerville

Hat Makers Talk Strike In Boston Over Closed Shop

Boston cloth hat and cap makers threaten a general strike if the Cloth Hat and Cap Makers Union does not sign the closed shop agreement by noon today. The union has clashed with employers over open shop policy. National Organizer Hinder of New York is in town directing union affairs.

Boston Hinder New York

O Connell Assembly 7174 Amid Labor Day Parade Plans

Multiple labor union activities across New England include O Connell Assembly 7174 admitting candidates for membership at Roughan Hall and arranging for the Labor Day parade. The Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance and Bartenders International League of America held their third 1904 quarterly meeting at 164 Canal Street with 10,000 members in 42 unions in New England.

O'Connell Assembly E. of Roughan Hall Patrick Dwyer New England International Alliance International League of America Canal Street James Butler Hartford Robert A. Callahan Boston Springfield Boston Garment Workers’ Union 1 Clothing Manufacturers of Cornelius P. Shea International Brotherhood of Team Drivers Shea William Wheeler Lynn Retail Clerks’ International Association International Executive Board St. Louis Plymouth Rock Lodge International Association of Car Workers Jay Pollard Western Federation of Miners Tron and Brass Chippers’ Union Building Laborers’ Union Labor Day Committee Boylston Street Expressmen's Union

Eighteen and a death by own action

Eva De Costa of 93 West Cedar street comments on Teresa Blake who took poison Saturday night and died at City Hospital yesterday forenoon. Blake had recently moved from Lawrence to Boston with two friends, reflecting a life of decline. She had attempted morphine poisoning six weeks earlier at a negro boarding house on Ohio street, and on Saturday evening, with Fred Bell, walked home to Ohio street where she grew worse. She was taken unconscious to the City Hospital around 11 pm, dying yesterday morning after two hours of care. Her body was identified by Patrick Connors and Mrs De Costa, though her father John Blake of Lawrence had not yet seen it.

Eva de Costa West Cedar Street Teresa Blake City Hospital Teresa Lawrence Boston de Costa Viola Jones Grant Place Ohio Street H. A. Bell Fred Bell H. J. Williams Miss Blake Fred Bell Patrick Connors Rayford Jones John Blake

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