Gompers Plans Stop in State for Bryan Campaign
Democratic State committee leaders met at Quincy House with Samuel Gompers to secure a Labor Federation speaker for Bryan. The session set Oct 1 for the convention at Faneuil Hall, named Meaney to lead the executive committee, and elected 14 committeemen-at-large amid conservative shifts.
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James W. Synean
Democratic State Committee
John F. Meaney
Quincy House
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
Gompers
State Committee
Synan
Bryan
Kern
Andrew J. Peters
Littlefield
Maine
Meaney
Blackstone
George T. McLaughlin
Sandwich
Messrs. Meaney
John McGrath
Worcester
John F. Shea
South Boston
P. F. McCarthy
Boston
Joseph P. Lomasney
Faneuil Hall
Plymouth
Thomas H. Buttimer
Hingham
Gaston
Mrs Ada L Erskine loses 40 pounds in forty days with Rengo
A Battle Creek Michigan resident Mrs Ada L Erskine reports dramatic weight loss after forty days on Rengo. She details weight and measurements before and after, praising strength and energy gains. The letter promotes Rengo with prices and distributor lists in Detroit and Boston locations.
Malto Fruto Offered as Natural Constipation Cure
An advertisement touts Malto Fruto as a natural remedy for chronic constipation and weak nerves. It promotes a free trial, fruit juice ingredients, and candy like consumption, with full size packages sold at drug stores and prepaid mail offers from the Rengo Co. in Detroit.
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Rengo Co
Rengo Bldg
Detroit
Mich
Multo-Fruto
Gompers Backs Bryan for Presidency
Samuel Gompers told a Post reporter he supports Bryan for the presidency. He said Bryan represents his views, has studied party platforms, and urges organized labor members to read the platforms and follow the political development to decide in the fall election.
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Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
Friends of Organized Labor
Gompers Endorses Democratic Platform for Labor
In a public address, Samuel Gompers frames organized labor as seeking justice in the workplace and nationally. He advocates voting for the Democratic ticket, cites Bryan as aligned with labor principles, and rejects Taft while urging unity among workers to advance labor rights and platform promises.
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Organized Labor
Hisgen
Taft
Bryan
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Federation
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Chicago
United States
Labor
Chafin Accepted Prohibition Party Nomination Promising Victory
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago accepted the Prohibition party presidential nomination at Music Hall, Chicago, in a large audience. Professor Charles Scanlon of Pittsburg delivered the formal notification noting the party’s enduring principles. A. M. Thatcher of Boston performed party songs as Chafin criticized Republican and Democratic campaigns and urged unity for Prohibition.
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Chicago
Music Hall
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition Party
Chafin
Prohibition
Charles Scanlon
Pittsburg
Scanlon
A. M. Thatcher
Boston
Boy Starts Church Fire in Exeter
Exeter New Hampshire August 18. Six year old Clarence Videll confessed to setting a fire at St Michael's Church on Central Street. Damage estimated at fifty dollars. Father John Finen and police interviewed the boy and then notified his father William Videll. No further action planned due to the boy's age.
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Exeter
N. H
John Finen
St. Michael's Church
Central Street
Clarence Videll
Videll
William Videll
Saugus Tax Rate Jumps on New Assessor Figures
Saugus residents face a higher levy as the Board of Assessors announce a tax rate increase from $17.80 to $23.80 this year. Real estate valuations decreased by $538,509, reducing total valuation to $5,127,515.
Chelsea Faces Higher Tax Rate Amid State Burden
The board of control proposes adding an $11 000 state tax to Chelsea’s levy, lifting the rate to 21.35 dollars, a 55 cent rise from last year. Edward Connolly, 70, was knocked down by a horse in Highland Place while feeding it and suffered a fractured shoulder, treated at City Hospital.
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Chelsea
Board of Control
Edward Connolly
Sumner Court
Highland Place
City Hospital
Fels-Naptha Promises Easy Washing in Any Season
The advertisement touts Fels-Naptha as a superior soap for quick calm washing in cool or lukewarm water. It claims no need for fire, hot water, or washboard and promises thorough cleaning even in a hurry. Instructions are simple and printed on the red and green wrapper.
Better Than a Help Wanted Ad
A humorous exchange on laundry help suggests solving fatigue by using Fels-Naptha soap. Anty Drudge jokes about needing a washwoman, while Anty recommends sending a postal to the grocer for Fels-Naptha. The dialogue extols the soap as superior to imitators, likening it to gold.
Mechanic Arts High School Annex Nears Completion
The Mechanic Arts High School annex, five stories with 26 classrooms and multiple specialized rooms, is near completion and expected to be finished by mid next month. The project, part of a broader remodel including the old building, will add capacity for over 1500 pupils and features fire-proof construction with red brick exterior and brownstone trim.
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Mechanic Arts High School
Carney Hospital House Physicians Honor Retiring Colleagues
The Carney Hospital house physicians held a dinner at Young's Hotel honoring retiring Drs. Frederic J. McIntire Joseph H. Kerrigan and John L. Lougee. New seniority and assignments were announced for Surgical Gynecological Ophthalmic Medical and Orthopedic sections with several doctors added as externes or juniors.
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Carney Hospital
Young's Hotel
Frederic J. McIntire
Joseph H. Kerrigan
John L. Lougee
William WB. Bernice
Thomas N. Roche
John A. Reese
Harold G. Carroll
Henry O. Lacey
Charles H. Kickham
Walter C. Jaynes
Oscar B. Gilbert
Archibald McK. Fraser
Frederick L. Lyons
Eugene A. McCarthy
George W. Howland
Arthur Payne Cornwall
Taft urged to ride relays or face animal cruelty charge
Boston horsemen demand Taft ride a heavy work horse or travel by quarter mile relay on saddle horses to avoid injuring mounts. Proponents include George T. Angell and George Smith who warn standard saddle horses cannot bear Taft’s 300 pound weight for long.
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Boston
William H. Taft
George T. Angell
George Smith
Post
Draper Hall
Mr. Taft
Stanley Kent
Kenny & Clark Stables
Park Riding School
Mone Held Without Bail In Murder Case
Livermore Falls Me Aug 18 The preliminary hearing before Judge Boothbay in Municipal Court found probable cause to hold Nicholas Mone without bail on murder charges involving James Scott with trial set for September courts.
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Livermore Falls
Boothbay
Nicholas Mone
James Scott
Mone
Mayor Hibbard Demands Morton Removal From Mt Hope
The City Finance Commission presses for the ouster of James H. Morton, Mt Hope Cemetery superintendent, after charges that Morton and ex-chairman Fallon sold city land in 1901 for 10 000, far above assessed value. Ex mayor Hart recalls council approval and silent knowledge of joint ownership.
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James H. Morton
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Hibbard
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Finance Commission
Morton
Falcon
Hart
Swampscott
Willam J. Fallon
Board of Trustees
Fallon
Hibbard Backs Finance Commission on Fisher Retention
Mayor Hibbard opposed the Finance Commission and supported keeping Secretary Horace B. Fisher at a salary of 2000. The commission sought resignations and pay changes for staff, including Charles H. Brown at 2000 and Charles H. Grueby reduced from 2000 to 1800.
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Hibbard
FIN. Com
SECY
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Rengo
Battle Creek
Adaml. Erskine
East Main Street
Ada L. Erskine
Jaynes D. Co
Houghton & Dutton Co
Emont
Beacon
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and Essex Sts
Woodward Drug Co
Tremont St
W. B. Hunt Co
Washington St
Mase. Ave
Cambridge
Pleasant St
Maldeneae Co
Port- di
Labor Movement
Saugus
Anty Drudge
Ela, Esate
Pcan Sruapcee
Ft A
Washburn-Crosby
Mayor Dooms Morton
Carters
Hungarys
Liz
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