Probe starts as union election graft charges loom
General President John F. Tobin alleges corrupted ballot inspectors and a bought election at the Boot and Shoe Workers Union convention in Toronto. Thomas B. Hickey and Charles P. Murray face treachery claims while Brockton Lasters and Cutters unions are tied to the alleged scheme.
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Toronto
John F. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Thomas B. Hickey
Charles P. Murray
Brockton Lasters’ Union
Brockton Cutters’ Union
Hickey and Murray
Lasters’ Union of
Brockton
Hickey
Tobin
Walter M. Edmunds
Haverhill
Lynn
Boston
Murray
Bug expert in Concord faces amateur alienists in Eddy case
In Concord New Hampshire on August 16 Dr H H Hopkins of Buffalo, hired to study possible delusions in relation to Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, was assaulted by locals who dubbed him a buggist and seized him, denouncing amateur alienists while he protests the scrutiny and stays on Main Street.
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Concord
N. H
Eddy
H. H. Hopkins
Buffalo
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Great Fleet of Warships to Welcome President at Provincetown
Provincetown Aug 16 Cape Cods tip end buzzes over the coming Pilgrim Monument ceremony with the President and a North Atlantic squadron. At least 10 battleships plus Evans Connecticut Georgia New Jersey Minnesota Virginia Rhode Island Illinois Kentucky Kearsarge Alabama are to fire salutes as Roosevelt dedicates the monument. The Newport Massachusetts Naval Brigade may join and a reception for fishermen could interrupt the program. An early Mayflower arrival, 10:45 dock, then Town Hall ceremony and a 40 minute address precede a banquet. crowds are expected to be enormous and rail and harbor facilities strained.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod
Great Pilgrim Monument
United States
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
Cape
Davis
Bob’’ Evans
United States Navy
Connecticut
Uncle Sam
Evans
New York
Georgia
New Jersey
Minnesota
Virginia
Rhode Island
Illinois
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Alabama
Bay State
Newport
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Governor Guild
Boston
Gloucester
James B. Connolly
Provincetown Harbor
Great Republic
New England
Army
Navy
Town Hall
Grant
Cleveland
Sachusetts
Senator Lodge
Congressman Lovering
Oyster Bay
Cape Horn
Pacific
Labor Men Have No Speakers On Anti-Injunction Bill
President Arthur M. Huddell of the Boston Central Labor Union said the labor men would have nothing further to offer on the anti-injunction bill until Samuel Gompers arrives on August 27. Grenville S. Macfarland was unable to attend and attorney Roger Clapp for the employers could not fill the time next week. No hearings will occur until Aug. 27, with next week reserved for a schedule of special bills for referral.
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Arthur M. Huddell
Boston Central Labor Union
Recess Committee On Labor
Grenville S. Macfarland
Huddell
Samuel Gompers
Roger Clapp
Band Concert at Great Blue Hill Delights Boston G A R
Post 68 G A R band from Boston led by Harry Betteney will perform a program of 8 or more pieces at Great Blue Hill. The concert is set for Saturday August 17 from 4 to 6 pm with a rain date of Sunday. Local tradition holds the event as a highlight for music lovers.
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Great Blue Hill
Post 68
G. A. R. Band
Boston
Harry Betteney
Robbery claim at Purdy Co shoe store in Cambridge Street
James McCarthy of Staniford Street West End was arrested after an alleged robbery at H. L. Purdy & Co. on 49 Cambridge Street. Clerk Charles F. Johnson says $23 vanished from the drawer, $19 later returned, and McCarthy allegedly handed over the money to a police officer near Stamford and Greene streets.
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James McCarthy
Staniford Street
West End
Joy Street
H. L. Purdy & Co
Cambridge Street
Charles F. Johnson
Johnson
McCarthy
Stamford
Greene Streets
Station 3
Wants Calumet & Hecla Valued Higher
Wellesley Aug 16 That Arthur Hunnewell s estate taxed too low is claim of Job Monigan one of the Board of Assessors He says Hunnewell owned 1213 shares of Calumet & Hecla stock on May 1 valued under 400000 but should be 1031000 He also says Schuyler S Bartlett held 26 shares valued about 10000 but should be 21000 Monigan seeks a writ of mandamus directing two other board members to raise the assessments The matter will be heard on Aug 29
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Wellesley
Arthur Hunnewell
Job Monigan
Hunnewell
Calumet & Hecla
Schuyler
Bartlett
Monigan
Flavius J. Lake
Frederick H. Kingsbury
European heiress travels to claim 6 million fortune
Miss Annie King Gilman, once a Springfield resident, sails from Harare to claim her portion of a 6,000,000 estate left by her father. The inheritance was structured so all siblings must appear to receive shares. Gilman avoids relatives while maintaining a substantial fortune in her own name.
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Springfield
Annie King Gilman
Harere
Miss Gilman
Connecticut Pair Wed At 2 In The Morning
In New Britain Connecticut Charles J. Anderson of Stamford and Ella A. Bloom a former nurse wed at 2 AM today The groom is 36 and the bride 23 The Swedish Lutheran Church Reverend Ostin conducted the ceremony without complaint The bride kissed Colonel C W Hendrie the only witness after the ceremony
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New Britain
Conn
Charles J. Anderson
Stamford
Ella A. Bloom
Anderson
Miss Bloom
A. J. Ostin
Boston saloon keeper eludes pastor during paint inquiry
Aug 16 Malden reported Rev. John Norberry could not locate J. O'Brien the Boston saloon keeper who wrote asking for rates to paint his barroom. Norberry searched the district but found no sign of him. yet he witnessed Beach Street Boston where women entering saloons and receiving liquor displeased him.
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Malden
J. O’brien
Boston
John Norberry
Pentecostal Mission Church
Norberry
O'Brien
Beach Street
Mr. Norberry
Stewardess Dies on Docking Steamer Lobo
Mrs. Stevenson, a stewardess, collapsed and died of heart failure on the deck as the steamer Lobo from the West Indies tied up at St. John New Brunswick on August 16.
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ST. John, N.,. B
West Indies
Stevenson
Campbell's Friends Rally Behind Campbell for DA Nomination
Supporters of John R. Campbell assistant clerk of the Suffolk Superior Court mobilize in Dorchester. A Ward 20 canvass suggests at least 1000 voters pledging support in the Democratic primary. Campbell, a Boston native, has spent 45 years in the city and is seen as a capable public official.
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John R. Campbell
Superior Court
Suffolk County
Dorchester
Edward J. O'Neil
Blakeville Street
Ward 20
Mr. Campbell
Campbell
Boston
Gas Explosion at Consolidated Plant Claims First Death
Parker Morse 37 of Watertown dies at City Hospital from injuries suffered in the Consolidated Gas Company plant explosion at Massachusetts avenue and Girard street in the South End. Two other workers on the dangerous list are James Morgan of Desmond place and Patrick Kilroy of Jamaica Plain. Five more men were removed to City Hospital with severe burns and are resting comfortably.
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Consolidated Gas Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Girard Street
South End
Parker Morse
Watertown
City Hospital
James Morgan
Desmond Place
Patrick Kilroy
Jamaica Street
Jamaica Plain
Forced to Draw Pistols in Vernon Street Riot
On Vernon street Roxbury officers protecting two girls were forced to draw revolvers after a surge by the Forty Thieves gang during an 8:30 pm riot. Patrolmen Lyons and Carlstein were assaulted with bricks and mud while pursuing rioters. three young men were detained on suspicion as a police detail continued the investigation and expected arrests by morning.
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Vernon Street
Roxbury
Tom Lyons
Carlstein
Division 10
Lyons
Father O’brien
St. Francis de Sales’ Church
Dark Dorchester Bridge Autos Crashing Again
A second accident at Granite Avenue bridge Dorchester cites alleged city neglect for poor lighting at night. A. C. Hawes and wife injured when his 20 horsepower car struck the draw. Earlier, a large touring car owned by Harold Young crashed into a milk wagon, injuring occupants and killing a horse after its legs were broken. Citizens complain of inadequate illumination for bridge users.
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Granite Avenue Bridge
Dorchester
Boston
A. C. Hawes
Harold Young
Ashmont Street
Frank W. i Snowlton
Elm Farm Milk Company
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