British Troops Starving in South Africa Exposed
London reports reveal British soldiers in South Africa are starving as supply lines falter under Lord Roberts. Correspondents cite weak marches and heavy sickness, with estimates of about 6000 British deaths, wounds, and captures monthly. Public anger targets war office red tape and mismanagement as the Transvaal conflict drags on.
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London
South Africa
Pretoria
Roberta
A. G. Hales
Daily News
British
War Office
Lord Salisbury
London Standard
Sy Lee Atill
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Second Labor Parade Set as Record Breaker
The Second Division of the Labor Day parade is shaping up as the largest yet, with Daniel D. Deegan as marshal and Mark B. Mulvey commanding the Building Trade delegates. Carriage and Wagon Workers will join the first division, and numerous unions including Amalgamated Carpenters and Iron Workers are listed in parade order.
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Carriage and Wagon Workers
Building Trades Council
Daniel D. Deegan
Mark B. Mulvey
Inquiry Into Eight Hour Law For Municipal Employees
At the regular meeting of the Boston Building Trades Council the secretary was directed to seek from Attorney General Knowlton an opinion on whether the eight hour law for municipal workers also covers contractors and day laborers. A committee was formed to solicit funds for Chicago trades union strikers. Another group considers a cooperative building plan for future discussion. Credentials received included Amalgamated Carpenters Branches 1 and 2, Structural Iron Workers, Wire Workers, Carpenters 3 and 3% Carpet Upholsterers.
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Boston Building Trades Council
Knowlton
Chicago
Amalgamated Carpenters
East Wind Cools Boston as Heat Breaks
A northeast wind arrives after a record heat spell in Boston with temperatures dropping from 90 to 59 as Sunday brings fall weather. Shifts in attire and mood follow, beach plans cancel, and business crowds adjust while hospitals and police report relief from heat cases.
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Mercury
Labor group forms committee to approach railroads
A labor organization organized a committee to wait upon the New York & New Haven and Albany railroads to address a grievance they claim against both lines. The group plans a courteous approach to employees and voted to parade on Labor Day wearing campaign buttons. Thirty five members were initiated yesterday.
Building Laborers Union Parade Plans With 700 Makers
Building Laborers' Union No 15 voted to parade and will field at least 700 men in line. The Hibernian Band of meson has been engaged for the occasion.
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Building Laborers’ Union No. 15
Hibernian Band of Meson
Coal Teamsters Elect New Local Officers
The Coal Teamsters yesterday chose Patrick J. O'Toole as president and Patrick Murphy as vice-president. W. W. Berry became recording secretary, John J. Riley secretary treasurer, John Fitagbone conductor, and John Flynn warden. O'Toole was also elected a delegate to the international convention in Detroit.
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Patrick J. O'Toole
Patrick Murphy
W.W. Berry
John J. Riley
John Fitagbone
John_ Flynn
J. O'Toole
Detroit
Marriage license kept in dispute by Potterger suit
In Rehrersburg Pennsylvania Jacob Potterger sues Register of Wills Levi Mabrey for issuing a marriage license to his minor son Clinton to wed Miss Clara Bertram. The suit, first of its kind in Pennsylvania, challenges parental consent rules and cites the mother's approval and the minor status as core issues. The case proceeds as the wedding date nears and a defense affidavit is prepared.
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Penn
Jacob
Potterger
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Levi
Mabrey
Clinton
Berks County
Pottergers
Clara M. Bertram
Pottelger
Register
D. N. Schaeffer
Reading
Ding
Miss Bertram
Clinton Potterger
Register Mabrey
Heat records across the nation as city temperatures peak
Across the country temperatures dipped lower than Saturday with Washington posting 98 degrees during the peak heat. Philadelphia hit 100 and St. Louis 90 while Chicago 80 and New York 94 marked a hot day in several cities.
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Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Albany
Portland
Eastport
Nantucket
Mass
Destructive Glens Falls Fire Ignores Citywide Losses
A massive early morning fire in Glens Falls, New York, caused over 100000 in damage across multiple factories including Heffron Linehan and D Robertson Co. The blaze spread from a shirt shop to the Glens Falls Electric and Gas plant and other buildings, plunging the town into darkness and displacing numerous workers with widespread economic impact.
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Glens Falls Portland Cement Company
Heffron & Linehan
Rugge
Glens Falls Electric and Gas Company
Lowell Dye House Fire Suspected Incendiary Blaze
A large wooden dye house at the Merrimack Woollen Company in the Dracut Navy Yard burned in two sections early this morning. The unused building contained machinery and tanks, with an estimated loss of $5000 covered by insurance. It is the fifth suspicious fire in Dracut in recent months.
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Lowell
Merrimack Woollen Company
Dracut Navy Yard
Dracut
Fire destroys lumber mills at Musquedobit Harbor
A blaze swept the extensive Sutherland mills at Musquedobit Harbor thirty miles east of Halifax destroying no sutherland mills with little insurance coverage noted.
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Alifax
Sutherland
Musquedobit Harbor
Halifax
Italian 88 Arrested in Worcester Street Stabbing
Leominster Aug 12 Italian 88 Patriaca Sas silo of Worcester was arrested for an alleged murderous assault on James Clifford in Worcester street row last Friday. Clifford stabbed in the abdomen is in a critical condition. Lassie denies the cut but admits being in the crowd and knows the real offender. He was traced to relatives in town and arrested as he prepared to leave on an electric car.
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Leominster
Patriaca Sassilo
Worcester
James Clifford
Clifford
Lassie
Varioloid Sufferers Moved To Smallpox Hospital In Lowell
Joseph and Paul Deguay aged 13 and 8 were removed from 2 James Street to the smallpox hospital this morning suffering from varioloid. Their father Andrew joined them later. The rest of the family remained in the quarantined tenement due to illness and other causes.
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Lowell
Joseph
Paul Deguay
James Street
Andrew
Open Air Meetings Begin in Cottagh City
The Baptist Vineyard Association starts its 2nd annual open-air meetings in Wayland Grove temple. Rev. Dr. Daniel Epardson, the “wheelchair evangelist,” leads evening services. Prof. E. M. Johnson and Charles R. Brown lecture on biblical topics each weekday forenoon. Rev. Dr. F.B. Gregory of Baltimore will lead this year’s meetings.
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Cottagh City
Baptist Vineyard Association
Wayland Grove
Daniel Epardson
E. M. Johnson
Crotereological Seminary
Charles R. Brown
D. P
Newton Theorical Seminary
FB. Gregory
Baltimore
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