Labor Men Lively Many Unions and Assemblies Meet
A Labor Day parade briefing dated August 13 1892 lists staff appointees for the chief marshal and notes a Wednesday Aug 16 meeting at headquarters 595 Washington Street to finalize parade arrangements. Building Trades Council adds talk of penalties for the House Furnishers' Union and elects parade officers with headquarters 699 Washington Street inviting union members to report and register counts for the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Agnis
L. A
D. A
Henry R. Alexander
Martin McMahone
Daniel Perry
Olin McDougall
Washington Street
Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council
M. J. Podder
John G. Clinkard
Building Trades Council
House Furnishers’ Union
Keith's
Bijou
James P. Dolan
Cornice Makers
John Shea
Steamfitters
D. F. Manyhan
John Keohane
Building Laborers’ Union No. 15
John Dermody
The
Lathers
John T. Burns
Plumbers’ Union
State R. of L. Alliance elects officers in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Knights of Labor Alliance met at 987 Washington street and elected J. H. Burke as president, Harry Dunerdale as vice president, James Foley as recording secretary and treasurer. A debate on child labor led to instructions to present the issue to Governor Russell. Delegates from Stable Men's Assembly 6627 accused Forman Bradley of Johnson's Eliot street stable of union discrimination, with resolutions adopted. New assemblies formed in Lynn East Boston Webster Norwood Marlboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State R
L. Alliance
Massachusetts Knights of Labor Alliance
Washington Street
J. H. Burke
Marlboro
Harry Dunderdale
Boston
James Foley
Charlestown
Russell
Stable Men’s Assembly
Forman Bradley
Johnson
Eliot Street
Committee On Organization
Lynn
Webster
Norwood
Plumbers Convene in New England for Union Campaign
A New England plumbers union convention met in St Andrew's Hall with delegates from Fall River New Bedford Lynn Boston Lowell Fitchburg Worcester Springfield and Holyoke Massachusetts Hartford New Haven Waterbury Connecticut and Providence Rhode Island. Timothy J Collins of Fall River presided and William T Brown of Lynn was secretary. Rules were adopted and forty six delegates planned a vigorous organization drive across the region as membership grows and the union remains in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
St. Andrew’s ‘Hall
Fall River
New Bedford
Lynn
Boston
Lowell
Fitchburg
Worcester
Springfield
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Hartford
New Haven
Waterbury
Connecticut
Providence
Rhode Island
Timothy J. Collins
Union 77
William T. Brown
Union 56
Union 23 pressmen settle differences at 994 Washington Street
The United Garment Workers meeting at 994 Washington Street yesterday reported an amicable settlement of pressmen differences and that Union 25 will stay in its former position. A delegate’s report to the Trades Council was received and accepted, and membership rose by twenty in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Garment Workers
Washington Street
Mrades Council
Will Parade 1000 Strong By Building Laborers Union No 6
Building Laborers Union No 6 met at Caledonian Hall and elected Robert White as commander for the parade. They will turn out 1000 men, and a delegate from the locked out shirt makers spoke, with $25 donated. Delegates to the district council were D Loeveit, S Jakin, J Eisenberg, and W Sewartzer.
Freight Handlers Elect New Commander at Local Assembly
Freight Handlers Assembly No. 5572 met at 53 Hanover Street to elect Thomas Coveny as their parade commander. The group appropriated thirty five dollars for sick benefits and initiated twenty five members with twenty three more proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly No. 5572
Hanover Street
Thomas Coveny
Minneapolis Fire Toll and Island Losss Rise High
Crowds watched a slow moving flatboat rescue river residents as flames raged on Nicollet Island. Three firemen were injured while fighting the blaze and losses climbed with estimates around 175000 and over 1000000 for E W Rackus Co. Mrs Selene was reported burned to death and a charred boy's remains were found in the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Selene
Death of veteran Boston police officer William M. Watts
William M. Watts, father of Captain William B. Watts of Station 3, died at his Dorchester home after a long police career dating to 1860. He served at Station 5, earned a pension in 1891, and spent his last decade as a special officer. He was 66 and connected with multiple fraternal and relief organizations. Funeral plans to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Watts
William B. Watts
Sidney Place
Dorchester
Portland
Watts
Mt. Taber Lodge
East Boston
William Parkman Commandery
Knights Templars of
Royal Arch Chapter
Oriental Lodge of Odd Fellows
Royal Society of Good Fellows
Eastern Massachusetts Relief Association
Highland Association
United Order of the Golden Cross
Beacon Light Commandery
Police Relief Association
Girl Who Won’t Flirt In Summer Time
Fragment from SCENES AT NANTASKET describing a search for a missing girl on a beach. Lovers whisper vows as waves roll in and wash away their russets, leaving the scene without discovery or rhyme.
Cardinal Gibbons Silver Anniversary and Career Overview
Cardinal Gibbons marks twenty five years since his elevation to bishop with a planned October 1 celebration aligning with the archbishopric anniversary. The article traces his life from birth in Baltimore through studies in Ireland and Baltimore, priestly ordination in 1861, roles in the Baltimore area, his rise as bishop of Richmond, then archbishop of Baltimore, and finally his 1886 elevation to cardinal. It also explains his limited jurisdiction as cardinal and his status as American primate without wider episcopal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
James Gibbons
United States
Ireland
St. Charles College
St. Mary’s Seminary
Kenrick
Spalding
Cancellarius Assistens
North Carolina
Richmond
Bayley
Rome
Gibbons
Cardinal McCloskey
Carnegie Trouble Over Ends at Carnegie Mills
Pittsburg August 13. The long labor dispute at the Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third street Carnegie mills, which began over a year ago, is settled amicably. A Monday settlement is reported. hundreds who joined the 1892 strike will return to work after a Friday meeting where the strike was declared off. A petition seeks removal of the ban and restoration to former positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-third Street
Carnegie Mills
Carnegie
Cholera Cases Rise as Quarantine Ratified in S I
Health Officer Jenkins reports fourteen cholera cases and quarantine measures at Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. Two suspects, Maria Reno and Pasquale de Padre, await transfer as weather allows. Bacteriological tests confirm Giuseppe Adamo with cholera. Caiolo, Paolao Mariani and Georgius not yet ill. Hospital census shows 14 cholera patients, 3 noncholera, 1 convalescent, 2 suspects on Hoffman Island. All patients improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. I
Jenkins
Hoffman Island
Swinburne Island Hospital
Maria Reno
Pasquale de Padre
Guiseppe Adamo
Francisco Caiolo
Paolao Mariani
Georguis
Weather Prophet Brings Cool to New England
The top of the post office weather observer proclaims a cold snap arriving from the west. An east wind chills Nantasket shores and inland streets as the thermometer dips to 68 degrees. forecasts promise even temperatures and rain this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Missouri River
Bac
Nantasket
Lightning Havoc in Nashua City Storm
A fierce thunder shower swept Nashua New Hampshire on Aug 13. Electrical balls filled the air and thunder roared as lightning struck James H Blake residence on Berkeley Street tearing off plaster. The Arlington Schoolhouse chimney was smashed and Boston communication was cut late evening. Telephones burned out and rain caused several hundred dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
James H. Blake
Berkeley Street
Arlington School
Boston
Cholera Toll Mounts in Italy and Bucharest Areas
Fourteen new cholera cases and six deaths were reported in Brahilov yesterday while Soolina recorded twenty four new cases and eleven deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Brahilov
Soolina
Gold brick swindle hits farmer Fisher in Canton
Canton Illinois August 13 The gold brick swindle was carried out on a wealthy farmer named Fisher who lost 7500 dollars as three men fled the scene after the scam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, Ill
Fisher
Missing Man's Body Found Near East Boston Bridge
Thomas Carroll, while rowing near the sea wall by the Revere Beach Lynn railroad bridge at East Boston, found the body of Micheliello Antoseo an Italian man aged 22 who had drowned near the stone wall a few days earlier. Antoseo was married and resided on North Square. The body was recovered and identified with the help of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carroll
Sea Wall
Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
East Boston
Micheliello Antoseo
Antoseo
North Square
Stone Wall
Perry Davis Pain Killer Promised Quick Relief for All Ailments
An old household remedy claim urges every family to keep Perry Davis Pain Killer for accidents and sudden illness. It asserts instant relief for pain from cramps dysentery and burns, and proclaims the remedy soothing yet curative as the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Fatal Electric Car Collision Kills Boy in Fall River
In Fall River at 7.55 pm an electric Globe Street car No. 90 struck three boys on an extension carriage on Fourth Street. Horse killed. Thomas Morris 13 died. Frank Kelliher 11 injured. Charles Keyes 11 severely injured. Motorman Charles Russell and Conductor Gregory detained. Witnesses say no warning was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Globe Street Railway
Charles Russell
Gregory
Fourth Street
Wade
Carryall
Thomas Morris
P. P. Morris
Frank Kelliher
Division Street
Charles Keyes
James Street
Providence
Dolan
Ninth annual Pines festival draws biggest crowd yet
Sunday on the North Shore featured a busy scene from Great Head to the Pines. The ninth annual musical festival opened with Innes's Thirteenth Regiment Band and the Lynn Cadet Band, plus six famed soloists. Bands will perform all week, Crescent Beach hosted thousands, and the Naval Brigade Band played two outdoor concerts. Police detained two intoxicated men despite Revere lacking licenses, and Oswald Kaneen was arrested on a gambling charge after a beach encounter. The Winthrop Yacht Club minstrel show promises a strong lineup for tomorrow evening. W. D. Willis, once of Boston and now in New York, is vacationing with John C. Kerrison at Calton Villa Beachmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Shore
Great Head
the Pines
Thayer
Innes
Thirteenth Regiment Band
New York
Lynn Cadet
Wilder
Liberati
Short
Cunard
Cornet
Sturtevant
Amireau
Shawmuts
Maidens
Press
Everetts
Thirteen Regiment
Germania
Lynn Cadets
Crescent Beach
Naval Brigade
Revere
Wood
Oswald Kaneen
Nickle
Cr. Coleman
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Boston
George F. Coleman
Clonakilty Cottage
Beachmont
Winthrop Yacht Club
Fionar
Goultbons
E. R. Buffinton
Eugene Ireland
Tambos
A. W. Torrey
George FE. Mack
F. L. Torrey
BE. E. Randall
Henry Hayden
F. H. Richardson
M. C. Morse
H. G. Flinn
A. W. Chesterton
A. L
Bothnia Carries 450 Passengers From Liverpool
The Cunard liner Bothnia arrived from Liverpool with 450 passengers including 32 cabin 146 second cabin and 272 steerage. cabin list names Miss Bell L A Coerne Mrs L W Conant Miss Grace L Conant J W Conant Miss E Cross Miss Farmer Miss Alice B Gould Miss Julia H Gulliver H Hamilton Mrs Hamilton Mrs W M Hunt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Liverpool
Miss Bell
L. A. Coerne
L. W. Conant
Grace Ll. Conant
J. W. Conant
E. Cross
Miss Farmer
Alice B. Gould
Julia H. Gulliver
H. Hamilton
Hamilton
W. M. Hunt
Ann Regmenien
Sonie Jewett
Keefe
W. A Iney
C. Murphy
W. B. Murph
Raney
John FE. Russell
Rissatl
Lillian V. Sampson
Dexter Smith
John Thackray
Thackray
A. B. Underwood
Underwood
Anna Underwood
Stephen Whelan
Whelan
W. F. Whitney
C. Whitney
Italian naval schoolships in New York harbor
Three Italian warships Vittorio Emanuele Amerigo Vespucci and Flavio Gioja lie in the North River ready to sail for Tangiers after about ten days. Vittorio Emanuele is 204 feet long with 22 guns and a 350 sailor crew. Amerigo Vespucci and Flavio Gioja carry 18 guns each with 90 midshipmen. all are three masters and resemble sailing vessels. One middie of Vittorio Emanuele is brother to Alexander Salvint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vittorio Emanuele
Amerigo Vespucci
Flavio Giloja
Flavio Gioja
Vittorio Sometuiele
Alexander Salvint
Minister Hoard Homeward Bound
Hon Augustin Hoard United States minister to Corea arrived in San Francisco aboard the City of New York yesterday. He has resigned due to ill health and is en route to his Massachusetts home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Augustin Hoard
United States
Corea
New York
Rumors and fog clash bail on harbor water front
In a Boston harbor dispatch the H F Dimock rumor faces doubt after Acacia sinking. The KE Shaw versus Longfellow hearing reveals a near collision with warnings issued. A Winthrop parade plan, coal tonnage cuts, and a leaky Boston Charger arrival add to a foggy day of maritime mishaps and crowded harbor excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Steamship Company
H. F. Dimock
Chatham
Dimock
Boston
New York
Golding
United States
KE. P. Shaw
Boston & Winthrop Line
Longfellow
Shaw
Winthrop Line
Winthrop
Bath
Taunton
Goodell
Tuticorm
Rio Janeiro
Apple Island
Ship Channel
Nix
Worcester
Putnam
Boston & Lynn Steemboat Company
Lynn
Bird Island Flats
Alley
Wyman
John Ohlsom
Furness Line
Durham City
Jacobson
Pier 3
Charlestown
London
George’s Island
Bug Light
Cable to Isles of Shoals Nears Completion
Portmouth news says all preparations are complete for laying a four mile underwater cable from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals. Promoted by Shoals hotel men and landowners, the project costs about 10080 dollars. Knowles & Co of Boston built and will supervise the lay. The cable aims to boost Shoals as a vacation spot and improve regional business ties. completion is expected in one day with celebratory banquets and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Isles of Shoals
Funeral services for Dr. J. A. Latimer held in East Cambridge
Hundreds gathered at 57 Otis Street for the late Dr J A Latimer funeral conducted by Rev Samuel Hodgekiss with a Masonic service and Verdi Quartet music. Burial followed at Cambridge Cemetery with pallbearers from Putnam Lodge Cambridge Royal Arch and Post 57 G A R. July saw 26 fire alarms, 9 caused by fireworks. total estimated property loss $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Latimer
Otis Street
East
Cambridge
Samuel Hodgekiss
Church of the Ascension
Putnam Lodge
Verdi
George T. Martin
Philip Greely
W. I F. Hunter
Harry B. McAdam
George H. Taylor
Drowning funeral and garden party plans noted
At St Patrick's Church Dudley street relatives of John E Lynsky Jr gathered for his funeral service after his drowning at Jefferson Massachusetts. Rev Father Aiken delivered a moving eulogy and burial occurred at Calvary. A garden party for the House of the Angel Guardian was organized for August 26 at Amory Grove with committees appointed and strong reports. An Evangelistic Association outdoor meeting at Washington and Bartlett streets drew a large crowd led by Rev E E Davidson and singing by Brother True.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Church
Dudley Street
John E. Lynsky, Jr
Jefferson
Mass
Father Aiken
Calvary
Amory Grove
House of the Angel Guardian
Evangelistic Association of New England
Washington and
Bartlett Streets
E. E. Davidson
Brother True
Boston Couple Wed in Monument Hall Ceremony
Miss Lena Solomont and Isaac Rich mond of Boston were married last night by Rev Wolf Barron with Rabbi Margolius. Ceremony at Monument Hall witnessed by relatives and friends. Best man Paul Levis and brides maid Miss Jennie Solomont. Banquet and dancing followed with J Weiner as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Solomont
Isaac Richmond
Boston
Wolf Barron
Margolius
Monument Hall
Paul Levis
Jennie Solomont
Ancing
J. Weiner
Thornton Bank Officials Arrested In Shelbyville
Shelbyville Illinois August 13 a great sensation followed the arrest of bank proprietor Thomas M. Thornton stockholder J T Herrick cashier D Billet and ex cashier W W Thornton of the Thornton Bank which failed last week on embezzlement charges filed by a depositor who was the complainant and seeking restitution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville, Ill
Thomas M. Thornton
J. T. Herrick
D. Billet
W. W. Thornton
Thornton Bank
Chelsea police raid policy shop led by Mary Powers
Chelsea police extended their policy crusade with a raid on a policy shop run by Mary T Powers at 88 Fourth Street. Agents seized policy slips and books, and at Marcellus B Sanborn’s printing press on 128 Winnisimmett Street, slips and books were taken. Arrests included Frank Rand James H Smith Charles White George F Martin Peter Kiley Frank C Colback and James Blandford for presence with gaming implements. Illegal liquor sellers were also identified at multiple addresses including James S McGillivary Marion M Rudolph John Ames and Allen Clark with small liquor quantities found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mary T. Powers
Fourth Street
Marcellus B. Sanborn’s
Winnisimmett Street
Frank Rand
James H. Smith
Charles White
George F. Martin
Peter Kiley
Frank C. Colback
James Blandford
James S. McGillivary
Broadway
Marion M. Rudolph
Second Street
John N.ames
Allen Clark
MISS GOULD'S DEBUT IN NEW YORK SOCIETY
New York society circles are excited over Miss Helen Gould, the richest girl in America, making her debut next winter. Though not of typical debutante age, she has never been out and has been in mourning. She is a brunet with dark hair and shifting eyes, strong features softened by her mother’s traits, and a graceful figure. She is described as the greatest heiress in America as she appears today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Gould
America
Miss Gould
Prominent G. A. R. Man Dead in Bristol Bathing Accident
Providence Aug 12 Thomas Buck levy a prominent G A R member died of apoplexy while bathing at Bristol today. He was about 50, left a widow and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
Geranium
South Yarmouth
Hatsell Crosby
United States
Providence
Thomas Bucklevy
Bristol
G A. R
On-to-You News enters race for public favor
The On-to-You News debuts as the latest candidate, priced at 1 cent with advance payment required. Farmers note the crop is laid by and wonder if it will pay the mortgage, as observed in the Atlanta Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Shrewd Father News From St Botolphs
A quirky entry notes a father granting a bow-wow request to his daughter at St Botolphs and the next day his action causes sorrow as it keeps all the young men away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Botolph's
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Marshal Padden
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U. G
Nion
Sixteenth
Massachusetts Regiment
Rowe’s Wharf
Hood
W. Kendall
Hoon
Minneapolis
Nicollet Island
E. W. Rackus & Co
Hill and Dale
Neptune
Italy
Melchans Johnson
Johnson & CO
Baste
Boston Furnace CO
Blackstone St
Adowe
Bothnia
Minister Hoard
Gable
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Bryant
Kind
Williams
Williams & Cetwten
Garfford, Gy
Wheeler & CO
Ufacturers
Hanover
Beaton
Roxbury
BARK
EAD Albany
Col
Deqhim
Boston Veterinary Hospital
Aeavag Kett
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