Brookline Man Sees Wellman Ahead of Pole Flight
J M Longyear Brookline millionaire returns from Spitzbergen where he spent weeks with Walter Wellman and his five man party. He visited July 7 after hurricane damage to balloon shed. He saw the airship cabins, expects expedition to succeed in reaching the North Pole aboard the specially equipped craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitzbergen
Wellman
North Pole
J. M. Longyear
Brookline
Walter Wellman
Bohemian
Mr. Longyear
Mr. Wellman
Seasick Remedy Promoted in Montreal Claim
Seasickness cured instantly by Mothersill's Seasick Remedy claims. Montreal chemist Milton L. Hersey certifies sample analyzed shows no opium morphine cocaine alkaloids or chloral. Boxes priced 50c and 1.00 with mail order to Detroit company and lists multiple local sellers in Boston area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Ll. Hersey
Montreal
Province of
Quebec
Mothersill
Mothersill Remedy Co
Cleland Bldg
Detroit
Mich
Jaynes Prog Co
Washington Street
Hanover
Bedford
Warrenton
Summer Street
South
Theodore Metcalf Company
Tremont Street
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Lewis & Co
Portland Street
Bomb for a lord narrowly escapes death in Ireland
Lord Ashtown, a landlord with west Ireland estates, slept at his Glenahiry hunting lodge when a bomb exploded at 2 am, shattering the exterior and injuring no one. He believes peasants from the west staged the attack while police were away in Belfast. Parts of the device and three fired fuses were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clonmel
Ireland
Lord Ashtown
Glenahiry
West of Ireland
Belfast
Gloucester 10 holds gala day for Puritan site memorial
Gloucester August 14 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will deliver the oration at the unveiling and dedication of a bronze memorial designed by Eric Pape marking the first settlement site of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Stage Fort Park. The 40 foot tall boulder, 100 feet long, bears a 10 by 6 foot tablet weighing over 1600 pounds, largest in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eric Pape
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Stage Fort Park
Half-moon Beach
New England
Dismissal of Aid Claim Over Drowned Lithuanian Man
Superintendent Kelley of the L Street Bath denies claims that Lithuanians in South Boston faced discrimination after Teofil Karinouski drowned in the channel Monday afternoon. Reported witnesses August Edre lmas and Peter and Jasper Christian said they were unable to get assistance. Kelley says they received keys at 4 15 pm and searched for the body after 5 30 pm, delaying notification until 6 30 pm due to being foreigners. The superintendent began grappling for the body but stopped at nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
L Street
Boston
Teofil Karinouski
Bowen Streets
Edrelmas
Boston Street
South Boston
Peter
Jasper Christian
Bath
Karinouski
Tar Paper Plant Fire Sparks Citywide Chelsea Blaze
Aug 14 Chelsea faced its worst fire scare as Chapman and Soden tar paper works burned to the ground. A dwelling and several others caught fire from flying embers. Fire Commissioner Wells and Boston fire units offered aid. Firefighters battled dense smoke while residents crowded the scene. some houses suffered damage and temporary injuries occurred among crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Chapman & Soden Company
Chelsea Department
Wells
Boston Department
Boston
H. A. Spencer
Chelsea Fire Department
West Third
Summer, Spruce and
Maple Streets
West Third Street
Rosenfield Bros
Summer Street
Spencer
Cassidy
Chapman & Soden
President Will Not Intervene In Telegraphers Strike
Reports from the telegraphers strike describe efforts by New York interests to secure union conditions for operators and high offers to lure workers away. Attendees noted the situation is firm, with bankers and newspapers backing national intervention, while some ex Western Union workers report lucrative contract offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
New York
McGarty
Cure of Dandruff and Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
Arbert J. Robinson of 200 Fenimore St Brooklyn N Y reports years of scalp dryness hair loss and persistent itch. After trying many products he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills in January and within weeks itch eased and scalp cleared with new hair growth. He urges others with similar troubles to try the safe permanent remedy. March 26 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althoug
Arbert J. Robinson
Fenimore St
Brookelyn
Tae
Babies on Fire Skin Cure Ad Promotes Instant Relief
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a fast-acting skin cure for infants and children with eczema rashes and irritations. It claims instant relief and better sleep, asserts safety under U S FDA rules from birth, and lists prices and packaging along with Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole proprietors and an offer of a free Cuticura Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Props
Aston
Telegraphers Strike Quietly Shakes Boston Work
Boston telegraphers strike enters second day with about 600 operators out. Western Union reports 90 on duty with 40 women, while Postal Telegraph cites 49 at work, amid boycotts, auto transports for women and protests by strikers. Union leaders claim gains and coordinate with Chicago talks as brokers and newspapers eye leased wires.
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Boston
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
State Street
Postal Telegraph
James J. McGarty
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Richardson
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union Angers New York On Major Decision
In New York on August 14, officials announced a significant decision by J to end or alter a key policy. The move drew attention from industry observers and prompted quick comment from market watchers.
Vanderbilt roads refuse to aid break strike by handling business
Co Hammond of the New York Central said for the Vanderbilt roads that the lines will not assist Western Union or Postal by directing railroad operators to handle commercial traffic, a stance believed to reflect position across the systems involved.
Railway Telegraphers Pledge Their Support
E. J. Manion of New Haven general chairman of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers says commercial telegraphers will have moral and financial backing from railroad telegraphers in their battle. He notes operators on the New Haven road are under a contract signed by their committee and railroad officials on June 29, 1907, and will uphold it with assurances from officials that they will do likewise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Manion
New Haven
Surprise Telegrapher Worker at 74 in Boston
An elderly Boston woman, 74, applied for a telegraph position at Western Union’s District Office, 109 State Street. She insisted on work amid a strike, was assigned a desk, and proved adept at sending messages, prompting manager Allan Woodle to praise her skill. Her name was kept private per her request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Woodle
Western Union Telegraph Company
State Street
Labor Day Parades Embrace Local Unions Across Boston Area
Building Laborers' District Council unions Locals 6 18 15 33 88 Boston Local 10 Cambridge Local 17 Brookline and Local 19 South Boston join the parade with the Building Trades Council. Wood Workers' Union 109 votes to parade with the council. Carriage and Wagon Workers' Union 9 also votes to march. Electrical Workers' Union 104 endorses the commercial telegraphers strike. Boston Central Labor Union endorses the telegraphers strike. Boston Pattern Makers' Association to play Providence local in a baseball game at Franklin Field on Saturday August 31. James J. English of Boston Bartenders' Union 77 takes a three week vacation. Thomas Francis Mooney will act as business agent during absence. Wood Wire and Metal Lathers' Union 72 admits entire shop force previously outside since 1899. Franklin Fund board matters and Foster resignations discussed. Had dell and others expected to confer with Mr. Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Laborers’ District Council
Building Trades Council
Boston
Cambridge
Brookline
South Boston
Wood Workers’ Union
Boston Pattern Makers” Association
Providence
Franklin Field
Boston Central Labor Union
Franklin Fund
Irrank K. Foster
Franklin Fund Board of Trustees
Arthur M. Haddell
Mr. Foster
S. A
Unday
James J. English
Boston Bartenders’ Union 77
Centre Sandwich
N. H
Thomas Francis Mooney
Electrical Workers’ Union
Carriage and Wagon Workers
Swordfish Jabbed Ship in Fiery Battle at Sea
The crew of the Mabelle Leavitt spotted a swordfish forward on the starboard side. Striker S P Nolan harpooned the fish but it struck the hull and dragged the vessel, then fought for five hours before the monster was brought alongside. The fish weighed 562 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabelle Leavitt
S. P. Nolan
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Aav Adam Reelee
Sion
Swefert
Butler’s
ING Dental
Washington, Cor
Ares
Tle
Sarah Finklestein
Real Gottfried
Philip Isenberg
Loughlin Brennan
Boston Hierated Railroad
R. G. Post
Western Union Company
Telegraphers’ Union
N. Y
W. A
Hough’s Neck
Quincy
South End
Commercial Hall
Russell
Wesley Russell
Chicago
Smail
General Executive Board
Small
National Executive Board
P. T. Haggerty
Mr. Haggerty
George Cunningham
North
Post
Telegraph
Stock Exchange
The
Agines
Boris
Gingham
Hamburg
Woodle
LABOR
Leavitt
T. H. Midgley
Midgley Block
Kalamazoo
Micch
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