Street Labor Union forms from Boston strike leaders
The South End strikers in Boston elected officers at Caledonian Hall and formed the Street Labor Union after vowing to uphold the union, strike when ordered, and not work under the nine hour day for $2. Earlier, the march from Northampton Street to Columubus Avenue drew a diverse crowd while meetings debated resistance to wage cuts and longer hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Caledonian Hall
Eliot Street
John White
J. J. McNulty
J. J. McCarthy
John Woods
Central Labor Union
Messrs
Reardon
A. A. Carleton
Street Labor Union
Northampton Street
Columbus Avenue
Federation of Labor
Henry Abrahams
Frank K. Foster
Bosto
Mr. Casey
The
Building Union
F. Thompson
A. T. Selberstein
Thomas Brophy
T. L. Noonan
White
Nevins
McNulty
Post
Boy’s triple murder near Beaver Falls shocks town
In Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on Monday an 17 year old Frank Graham set a blasting powder fuse near a ground hog hunting site. Burgess Reed 16 James Reed 14 and James Carney 11 were nearby and died from severe burns within hours. Graham fled as the town organized a manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Penn
Homewood
Frank Graham
Burgess Reed
James Reed
Smith Reed
James Carney
Graham
North Abington Rail War Ends In Injunction Victory
A mob clash in North Abington centered on a grade crossing dispute between the Rockland & Abington Street Railway and the Old Colony line. Police and fire crews fought stones and hose attacks as rail workers clashed with residents. Judge Bond later issued an injunction, ending the confrontation with the street railway backed by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Moore Mullen
Bardwell
Halstrick
Griffin
Plunkett
Rhodes
Pratt
Bond
Superior Court
Big Corporation
Rockland & Abington Street Railway Company
Old Colony
Supreme Court
Street Railway Company
Kelley
Street Railway
Swords
North Avenue
Boston
J. C. Sanborn
Subor
North Abington
E. C. Allen
Street Railway Clash Delays Crossing at Boston Road
Marches and violence erupt as New Haven line workers clash with street railway crews over crossing rights. Police arrest Patrick Griffin after wire cutting. special trains bring three hundred workers. Obstacles, barricades, and a street fight ensue amid effort to complete the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. P. Reed
Board of Selectmen
Russell
Hollis
Patrick Griffin
Selectmen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Corporation
Boston
Consolidated Road
Consolidated
H. B. Russell
I. C. Woodman
Town clash as rail dispute erupts into brawl
Joseph L Greenwood chairs board as opposition army clashes with Consolidated road employees led by John C. Sanborn. Roadmaster Bryant and Detective Basie join in resisting street railway interference. A manhunt ends with two warrants served at the village lockup amid broken heads and a chaotic scene. The town rouses as officers Russell and Hollis are attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Wright
Sons of Italy
Sheriff Cushman
Grace
Sanborn
United States
Bryant
Bailey
Chief Wade
Wade
Bond
Moses N. Arnold
Donnybrook
Consolidated Road
John C. Sanborn
Christopher T. Basie
Ers Russell
Injunction Sought in Abington Street Railway Conflict
In North Abington a dispute between the street railway and the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad led to a court session before Judge Bond. W J Coughlin for the street railway filed a bill asking the railroad be enjoined from obstructing construction and from interfering with the street railway on North Avenue in Abington. C F Choate Jr represented the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Abington
Bond
Superior Court
W. J. Coughlin
Street Railway Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
North Avenue
Abington
C. F. Choate, Jr
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Judge Grants Temporary Injunction for Street Railway
After a lengthy hearing Judge Bond granted a temporary injunction sought by the street railway company opposing the grant and asking for more time before the matter is passed upon.
Bombay riots resume as mobs seize Bombay city
London dispatches say Bombay is in mob control with troops powerless. Mosques destroyed and many massacred as Europeans panic. Troops guard public buildings while the Governor seeks instructions. Hindu holiday coincides with fears of Mahometan violence. 3000 troops held in readiness for instant service. Royal displeasure noted over local authorities' negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bombay
House of Commons
Poonah
India
Queen Victoria
Ocean liner Berkshire Sinks Coal Barge No. 4
A collision near Sabin Point Light at 3 15 pm sank Norfolk & Western Coal Barge No 4 in thirty feet of water. Berkshire of Providence and Norfolk line guided by Captain Hooper escaped serious damage and proceeded south. Barge crew of five and several hundred tons of coal aboard. no lives lost. Barage valued at 15000 with coal worth 5000, both insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Sabin Point Light
Ocean Line
Berkshire
Providence and Norfolk Line
Hooper
Norfolk & Western Railroad Company
Baker
Norfolk
Wilkesbarre
Burnett
Labor Day Parade Prep Boosts City Unions Size
Chief Marshal Martin J. Padden and division chiefs met at 595 Washington Street last night to hear reports from participating organizations. Officials expect the parade to be the best yet, crediting larger union memberships and several new unions formed in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Padden
Washington Street
Pastor Thompson Defends Self In Church Trial
In Brockton Aug 16 ex Pastor N B Thompson of the South Congregational Church, Campella, delivered a three hour defense before a large audience. He condemned accusers methods, questioned church procedure, and alleged personal ruin from rumors. Prosecution resumes tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
N. B Thompson
South Congregationa
Campella
Washburn
Congregational Church
Copeland
Thompson
David Alden
West
Dr. Berry
Portland
Hotel Clifford
Mr. Thompson
Henry M. Dexter
Swift
David
Alden
Foul Play Suspected in Paxton Barn Incident
Worcester August 16 Lawrence Trainer farm hand about 45 was found unconscious in the barn of employer Joseph Barclay Paxton between Rutland and Spencer with concussion to the brain a blackened ear and a bruised head State Detective Murray and Medical Examiner Keefe visited the site and both suspect foul play promising further investigation Trainer is not expected to recover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Lawrence Trainer
Joseph Barclay
Paxton
Rutland
Spencer
Murray
Keefe
Trainer
Monument to mark ex President Harrison buried in Crown Hill
Barre Vermont August 16 the Hinsdale Granite Company won a $5000 contract to cut a Barre granite monument for ex President Harrison to be placed at Mrs Harrison’s grave on Crown Hill Indiana Marr Gordon will carry out the work after a competitive bidding among forty firms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Marr & Gordon
Harrison
Crown Hill
Ind
Hinsdale Granite Company
Laborer Dies After Quarry Fall at Gloucester
Jacob Jacobson, a Bay View Granite Company laborer in Gloucester, fell 40 feet in a quarry yesterday suffering internal injuries and multiple fractures. He reached Massachusetts General Hospital at 3:15 PM and died at 9:30 PM. He was 40 and leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Jacobson
Bay View Granite Company
Gloucester
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bamburg Sliney Unite In South Boston Church Nuptials
Mr Fred E Bamburg and Mrs Delia Sliney wed at Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston yesterday in a simple ceremony conducted by Rev Robert J Johnson. Mary Clancy was bridesmaid and William Costello groomsman. The couple plan to reside at 749 Broadway after a White Mountains Vermont honeymoon and held a reception at Tonti Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Bamburg
Delia Sliney
South
Boston
Gate of Heaven Church
Robert J. Johnson
Mary Clancy
William Costello
Tonti Hall
FE Street
Poisoned by creosote accident harms South Boston child
Three year old Elizabeth Clifford of 411 West Second street South Boston is in critical condition at City Hospital after swallowing creosote from a vial left on a table. Her mother, briefly away at about 6 30 last evening, found her in agony and rushed her to doctors who sent her to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Clifford
West Second Street
South
Boston
City Hospital
tcDonald
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Lucy &. Dame
Newbury
Vermont
James B. Lawrie
District of
Bradford
Franklin Savings Bank
South Boston Savings Bank
Suffolk Savings Bank
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
Warren Institution For Savings
Boston Post
John W. McKim
Esquire
Ebenezer Gay
Maggie M. Norris
Toston
Thomas Dean
Commonwealth OF
Joan W. McKim
Ebenlzer Gay
Pleasant surprise for George Reardon at Roxbury home
A cheerful crowd gathered at 36 Langdon Street Roxbury Tuesday evening to present Mr George Reardon a handsome smoking set. Miss Mamie Irvin of South Boston spoke, Miss Maggie Reardon served a collation, and the Hmcalyptus Quartet of Charlestown provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reardon
Langdon Street
Roxbury
Mamie Irvin
South Boston
Maggie Reardon
Hmcalyptus Quartet
Charlestown
Arrested on an Old Charge
Patrick Gorman, 20, with no fixed abode, was arrested by Division 9 for alleged larceny of a coat and vest and two promissory notes valued at 34 dollars from Frank C. Tyler of 108 Fellows Street in December 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Gorman
Division 9
Frank C. Tyler
Fellows Street
Iowa Republicans Meet Nominate Governor on Second Ballot
DES MOINES Aug 16 F D Jackson was nominated for Governor on the second ballot at the Republican convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. D. Jackson
Reunion of the Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts in Worcester
The Thirty fourth Massachusetts Regiment Association held its annual reunion in Worcester on August 16. About one hundred veterans attended and were hosted by Captain Levi Lincoln, son of the late General W. S. Lincoln, who commanded the regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Thirtyfourth
Massachusetts Regiment Association
Levi Lincoln
W. 8. Lincoln
Maine milkman hangs himself in Auburn barn
Walter Gray of Paris, employed by Charles Stevens, a milkman in Auburn, hanged himself in Stevens's barn today while the latter was making his route. Gray had complained of illness in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Walter Gray
Paris
Charles Stevens
Auburn
Stevens
Gray
Lynn Democrats Banquet at Ward 3 Club on Chestnut Street
The Lynn Ward 3 Democratic Club hosted a banquet at their Chestnut Street headquarters with Henry B. Levering and Frank Jones among the guests. The event took place this evening and featured conversations and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Ward 3
Democratic Club
Chestnut Street
Henry B. Levering
Frank Jones
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Bowe
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B & Co
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Amerson Piano CO
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the Common
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North Dakota Milling Association
Grand Forks
No. Dakota
Jas. W. Goofrey
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LP. Hatton & CG
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Aundry—S
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Sargent Laundry Co
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Sargent & Ham
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A. E. Lynch
N. E. Phonograph CO
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Clumber
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Excelsior
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Goodrich
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J. N. Leach
L. Wetherber & Co
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Columbus Ave
Ehewes & Mayo CO
Cornhill
A. P. Boyce
Mrs. Harrison
Bamburg
Iowa
CIA
Blackstone St
Maine
DI. Geo.lang
Boylston ST
Washington
Dana W. Bennett & CO
Water St
Standard Accident Ins. Co
Detroit
Mich
Gro. H. Ricnamps, Ir., & Co
Bush
Felix
Frances KE. Willard
Briosh
Union
Weeks & Potter CO
GEO. C. Goodwin & Co
Henry H. Fernald
Cheever Newhall
Mortage
Dorchester
Cheever Newdall
John M. Rice
Wescott
South Weymouth Savings Bank
Bessie H. Trupant
Gilman TT. Trufant
Admr
Peter D. McCallum
Margaret M. McCallum
Lyman Gibbs & CO
Tremonthkow
T. Taylor
E. Co. Woodward
West St. Toston
Exchange Building
Westchester Park
Westland Avenue
WM. T. Nenan
Manut’r
Otis St
Cor
B. Kk
Brapnury
Lewis Jones & Son
Lagrange Street
Truehallenge U Ai BA Hella CO
Kingston St
F. Swan
Cornhill, Boston
Federal St. Sal
Lamson
Allen Bros., Mannufacturers
Bedford St. & Hubbard’s
Tremont Row
Scollay Ag
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