Massachusetts Barbers Converge Vows Licensing Bill Action
The state union of journeymen barbers held its fifth annual convention in the city and planned legislative steps to license barbers. Delegates favored a uniform Saturday closing hour and re elected officers including Dwyer and Boshang. They condemned lawmakers who blocked the license bill and adjourned to attend a baseball outing in Haverhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Journeymen Barbers of
Massachusetts
General Court
Joseph J. Dwyer
Michael Boshang
Worcester
Philip A. Ward
South Framingham
William LaBell
Gloucester
L. A. Moran
Haverhill
Haverhill Union
Barbers Union Sets 10 PM Saturday Closing Rule
In several cities union barbers faced mandatory late Saturday hours. The state association convention voted to push closing at 10 PM on Saturdays and will seek referendum approval from affiliated unions. Chris Mellen of Boston was elected president and received a life size portrait from Frank X. Noshhing of the International Barbers Union for promoting the barbers license bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conention
State Branch
Chris Mellen
Boston
Frank X. Noshhing
The
International Barbers’ Union
Fishing Pier Activity and Market Prices Report
Boston fishing vessels moved to the South Boston fish pier with light fares. The opening market is expected to mirror Saturday’s prices as prices remain low. Swordfish and salmon show movement with swordfish at weekly low and salmon abundant from the provinces. Japanese crabs remain scarce in Boston waters. Coast patrols and customs officers inspect motor boats, with Captain C N Tuckett reporting 120 boats checked. United Fruit ships Simon and Sixaola dock at Long Wharf, bringing cargo and passengers as forts draw crowds of visitors.
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South Boston
New England
Boston
Charles N. Tuckett
Guards
United Fruit
Simon
Long Wharf
Bocas del Toro
Havana
Sixaola
Revolt Within Knights of Labor Barricaded at Charlestown Meeting
Boston & Maine Freight Clerks Assembly halted a threatened secession as Master Workman F. J. Hallisey pledged reforms. The Boston & Maine Freight Handlers' Union pressed officials to honor existing working rules amid unrest over recent changes and wage delays. Unionists also sought to avoid strikes while addressing grievances at other city labor groups and planned a New Bedford convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor
Boston & Maine Freight Clerks’ Assembly
Charlestown
F. J. Hallisey
Boston & Maine Freight Handlers’ Union
Coal Club
Boston Joint Council of Municipal Employees’ Unions
James E. Phelan
R. T. Kernachan
Fred J. Steel
Timothy Reardon
New Bedford
Boston & Maine Railroad
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Teamsters’ Union
Adjustment Board of Freight Handlers
Union &C
Boston & Albany Railroad
Landman Claims No Foreign War Vessels Near Harbor
The Landsman states he did not see any foreign warships outside the harbor and believes vessels kept under cover, only guarding steamships that appeared suspicious. This account suggests heightened vigilance without direct sightings.
Shipping News Arrivals and Departures List For Steamers and Tugs
A lengthy shipping notice records arrivals of Steamers Sixadla Glenn Havana and Bocas de Toro Prince Arthur Kinney Yarmouth N S Calvin Austin Mitchell St John NB Howard Chase Norfolk Quan tico Thacher City of Augusta Borum Savannah and others in port. It also lists tugs International McGoldrick towing barges Preston Neshaminy Honey Brook and L W C Co Nos 7 8 9 plus Cohocton Ampere and more, along with schooners Edward J Lawrence Kreger Marguerite and David Wallace. Several vessels are named with destinations and towage details. saile d ships include Keeling Prince George Governor Dingley City of Philadelphia Stockton Springs and Leader New orders noted.
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Sixadla
Glenn
Havana
Bocas de Toro
Prince Arthur
Kinney
Yarmouth
N. S
Calvin Austin
Mitchell
St. John
N. B
Howard
Chase
Norfolk
Quantico
Thacher
Philadelphia
City of Augusta
Borum
Savannah
Bunker Hill
Crowell
New York
H. F. Dimock
City of Rockland
Linscott
Bath
Camden
Rawley
Bangor
Bay State
Strout
Portland
Middlesex
Wider
Malden, Brown
City of Gloucester
Limekin
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Tugs International
McGoldrick
Preston
Neshaminy
Honey Brook
Ages
Scranton
Totman
Hoboken
Chenango
Cohocton
Ampere
Pewouragerst
May
Goodwin
Maurice River
Elizabeth
Lynn
Waltham
Hammond
Lansford
Allentown
Providence
Newport
St. George
Taunton
Tacony
Wallace New York
Quinn
Salem
Western
Lennon
Guttenburg
Cadossa
Forest Belle
David Wallace
Edward J. Lawrence
Kreger
Marguerite
Babbitt
Keeling
Prince George
Melting Pot for Russian Red Cross Gifts
In a St Petersburg dispatch, Dowager Empress urging relief funds prompts jewelry donations to the Red Cross Society. Rings watches bracelets purses and silver utensils are arriving by post. Grand Duke Constantinovich contributed three rings including a relic of St Barbara patroness of warriors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Reuter
Red Cross Society
Constantinovich
St. Barbara
Railroad Chief Darius Miller Dies in Montana Park
Chicago, Aug 23. Darius Miller, president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, died suddenly at Glacier Park Montana after an appendicitis operation. Born 1859 in Princeton Illinois he rose from stenographer to railroad executive and became president in 1910.
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Chicago
Darius Miller
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad
Glacier Park
Mont
St. Paul
Seattle
Great Falls
Miller
Mr. Miller
Princeton
Ill
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
Auto Crash Injures Woman Near Nantasket Beach
Seven occupants of a car owned by George A. Proctor of Roxbury escaped serious injury when the steering gear failed and the vehicle crashed into a telegraph pole on Nantasket Boulevard near Nantasket Beach. Mrs. F J Seener was injured, taken to Sturgis Hospital Allerton. Edith Clark fainted and was hospitalized. driver Eli Brooman unharmed. Others in the party were Mr and Mrs Jameson, their mother, and Miss Ida Seener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Proctor
Millmont Street
Roxbury
Nantasket Boulevard
Nantasket Beach
F. J. Seener
Springfield Street
Sturgis
Allerton
Edith Clark
Eli Brooman
Harry Jameson
Ida Seener
Maryland Steamer Crew Rescued After Mine Sinking
A Lloyds dispatch from Copenhagen says the crew of the steamer Maryland, which struck a mine in the North Sea and foundered on Friday, have arrived in Ostend. Earlier reports had said all hands were lost.
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London
Lloyd’s
Copenhagen
Maryland
North Sea
Ostend
Local Painters Offer Paper Hanging and Painting Services
Advertisement listing contact details for M. J. Liner and S. Spizer offering paper hanging painting and whitewashing at various rates. Includes addresses in Everett and Boston and telephone reminders. Provides job guarantees and postal requests.
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M. J
Ferry St
Everett
Minot St
Boston
Williams & Co
Northampton St
S. Spizer
Green St
Hay
Probate Notices Involving Webbs And Colsons In Boston
Massachusetts probate notices announce wills for Wilber J Webb and Elizabeth Pray Colson. Cited heirs and trustees must appear at Boston court in September 1914 and respond before hearings. Notices call for public posting in the Boston Post and delivery to all interested parties. Legal witnesses include Judge Robert Gran and Robert Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Elizabeth Pray Colson
Boston
Lafayette R. Chamberlin
Robert B. MacTea
Bostos
Boston Post
Robert Grant
Esquire
John R. Nichols
Probate cites Julia Schumb estate for letters testamentary
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate notice announces that Louis Schumb seeks letters testamentary for Julia Schumb's estate. Court in Boston, Suffolk County, sets Sept 3 1914 at 10 am to show cause. Public notice by posting weekly in Boston Post and mailing to known heirs required a week before hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Wilber J. Webb
Boston
Mary B. Webb
Boston Post
Robert Gran
Esquire
John & Nichols
Uffolk
Julia Schumb
Louis Schumb
Robert Grant
John R. Nichols
Proposals Sought for Naval Supplies in 1914
Proposals will be received at the Navy Department Washington and opened after 10 a m September 1 1914 to furnish at the navy yard Boston Mass naval supplies including hardware firesland round iron under schedules 7161 166 7184 Applications should indicate desired schedules and blank proposals available from the Boston pay office or the bureau Samuel Gowan Paymaster General United States Navy 8 12 14
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Navy Pay Office
Bureau
Gamuel
Gowan
U N
Washington
Death notices from Boston area Aug 22 1925
Death notices list many local residents with dates and funeral details. Names include Catherine Tresilian Bryan Faith Cavanagh Elias Clark Elsie Clarke Jane Crane John P Dever Joseph W Dizel Ellen Donnelly Agnes T Eliott Albert B Franklin Mary A Fuller Jaeger Anna E Keegan Mary Keegan Elise Keepers John Keegan Cecilia Blais dell Barbara Kraft Elizabeth Lynch Mary Murray Mary Nee Ellen F O Harel Lila Pope John Ryan James P Segreve Mary Etta Shepherd Michael Sughrue Margaret Ann Sumpter Frances Taylor Ethel C Waugh with burial venues, mass times, and residence addresses in Roxbury Dorchester South Boston Readville Medford Charlestown and Newton.
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Bryan
Somerville
Catherine Tresilian
James Bryan
Borial
Cavanagh
Boston
Faith
John
Margaret Cavanagh
Clark
Elias
Esther Clark
Wabeno St
Roxbury
Temple Chabal Sholam
John P
Catherine Dever
Gormley
Brookline
Reno St
Mission Church
Dizel
Joseph W
Elizabeth Dizel
Tooley
West Fifth St
St. Augustine’s Church
A. m. Eliott
Agnes T
Francis M. Eliott
Marcella St
All Saints’ Church
Centre St
Franklin
Melrose
Albert B. Franklin
Prospect St
North Station
Fuller
Dorchester
Mary A
Elisha W. Fuller
Mascot St
Jaeger
Hyannis
Anna E
Charles V. Jaeger
Corey St
West Roxbury
Providence
R. I
Keegan
John Keegan
Marshfield St
James J. Sullivan
Rockville Park
St. Joseph’s Church
Circuit St
Cambridge
Mary Keegan
Tremont St
St. Mary’s Church
Malden
Elise
Gerhart L. Keepers
Waterman Chapel
Washington St
Kelly
John T
Catherine
Greenwood Memorial Church
Washington and
Dakota Sts
Kraft
Barbara
Ferdinand Kraft
West Canton St
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Ave
Cecilia Court
Lynch
Elizabeth
Joseph
Mary Lynch
Beelan
Norfolk Ave
Murray
Mary
Edward Murray
Miley
Austin H. Connell & Son
Dudley St
St. Philip's Church
Harrison Ave
Bridget
Canavan
Flagg St
SS. Peter and Paul's
O'Hare
Ellen F
Gate of Heaven Church
S Olson
Medford
Carl FB. Olson
Pope
Charlestown
Lila J
Harry N. Pope
Warner
Theresa McGinnis
Miller St
Warren St
Waltham
Ryan
Bridget Ryan
Partridge
Portsmouth St
St. Mary’s of the Annunciation Church
Norfolk ‘St
Holy Cross Cemetery
Segreve
Newton
James P
Agnes Segreve
Higbee
Crescent Sq
Church of Our Lady
Garden City Lodge No
Michigan
California
Shepherd
Readville
Mary Etta
Wesson
Broadway
Woodlawn
Everett
Taylor
Frances Taylor
William Taylor
St. Peter's Church
Sumner St
Apm
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Labor Meeting News
Barbers OF State
Ain
Blac
Ergood
Ioney
Wifry
Bgood
Coot
Wifie
Tre Sheskhore
Tee
LABOR
Shipping News
RED Cross
C. B
H. S
Wilson Bros
Post
U. S
Gee ‘Wapramtald St
Florista
BR. Mil
A. Lowenstein & and
Ash Ee
Ee Marks & Chester
Col
Dudley Sq
Max Keezer
Mass. Ave
Harvard
Groot
Keezer
Columbus Ave
Globe Loan Company
Bacons
Wash. St
Adams House
C.n.cole
School St
Hamilton & CO
Summer St
Lene ——E
Kilby Loan CO
Kilby Street
State St
Bedford Loan Co
Workingmen’s Loan Association
Robert Treat Paine
Treas
Beacon St
Fowler & Co
Chelsea Investment Co
Marks & Avery
Colonial Loan Co
Milk ST
J. Y. Schooner
HUB Loan CO
Devonshire St
McNamara
the Post
Long Island Sound
South Station
Fall River Line
Col. Washington and
Court Sts
Fort Hill
Metropolitan Line
Eastern Steamship Co
Maine
the Provinces
Piaot Line
Halifax
P. —_ E. I. Yarmouth Line
Merchants & Miners Line
Great Lake
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co
Europe
Main
Marsters
Bostow
Colonial Line
Georgia
Tennessee
Aspington St
Ortland St
Bowhn
Bowkex
Saddwra
Hyde Park
Jam
Plain
Roslindale
Brighton
South St
City
Aldis Owen
TNT
Libby & CO
Hartford St
Famous Lake
Grand View
Chapin Farm Agency
W. Snell
Farmington
Bridgewater
J. Howard Miller
Bridgewater, Mass
Chamberlain & Burnham, Inc
Chamberlain & Burnham
Long Street
John L. Bean
Columbian Sq
South Weymouth
G. W. Hall
New Hampshire
Mahoney Real Estated Agency
Mahoney
Rick
Boston Ave
Medford Hillside
Branden & Knowles
W. Somerville
Forest Hills Terminal
Congress St
tSe
Hill
Kalvey Paint Warehouse
Pearl St
Our New Spring
Breck’s
Leland Farm Agency
Naples
Long Lake
John L. Meserve
Columbia Park
Milton
Mes
Wollaston
A. E. Walker
Beale St
Quincy
Back Bay
Belvidere St
HENRY_A. BROWN
Albert Ammann
Tel
U. S. Rich
Main St
Kridyard
Chandler St
Peevriien Se
Oakes
School St. Tel
Ft. Hill
Bowdlear
A. Devenabize
Hamilton
Old South Church
Perfections
United
Hamiltons
Cor
Bromfield
Army OF United States
United States
Scollay Sq
Maggs
Firemen-Hawley Engineering School
Huntington Ave
Geo. H. Davis
St. James
Bowdoin Sq
R. C. Lawrence Leather ,O
Peabody
Hall
Washin St
Aldis Owen Hall
James Coyne E
M. EB
State Stham Engineering
Fats Owen
Haverhill St
Ryann, Co
Patterson
Rochester
N.Y
Kalos Stimdios
Hamilton Pl
R. R
Courtney
Tremont al
Randolys &O
A. Will Furnish Best Lebeau
Hamilton St
Pius X
MR. Earl
Publishers’ Syndicate Co
India St
Mutual Opportunities Exchange
Buffalo
N. Y
Headcock
Lockport
Tfe
Sycamore St
Milwaukee
Wis
Hawley Electrical School
Franklin Square House
Tine C. Swanson
E. Newton St
Lenox Jewelry CO
L. H. Burack &O
Bromfield St
Imperial Jewelry CO
Wash
Round & CO
ROY
Oxford
the Post Fyes
Lanka
Alberts
Helene L. Sweney
Hantington Ave
Pee A Stokell
School of Modern
Boylston St
Mrs. Heinsmann
Tremont Et
Randolph & CO
Washington, D. , CO
St. Bernard
Thenow & Son
Market St
ATLEN
Chelsea
Henry F. Miller
Chickering
Hallet & Davis
Simpson & Co
Guild
McPhail
Bluthner
Knabe
Washburn
Jacobs Bros
Arlington
Henry F.miller &Sons Piano Co
Chas. S. Norris
GieAyuto
Meyer Jonasson
Masonic Temple
Chas
Norris
Rythmedik
GEO
Lincoln Parker
Boylston
Wyman’s
J. S. Wyman
Blackstone St
Richmond
Victor Victrola Pennerais
Reco
Edison Diamond Disc
Complete Library of Records
GHO
Krakouer
Emerson
Estey
Steinway, Ivers & Pond
International Line
Central Wharf
Portland Line
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Cunard
Queenstown
Liverpool
Franconia
Laconia
Campania
Mauretania
Saxonia
Montreal
Plymouth
Andania
Ascania
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd
State Street
F. H
Atlantic City
N. J
Baltimore
Fiske Wharf
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
C. H. Maynard
Agt
Battery Wharf
City Ticket Office
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