City Men Plan For Big Parade
Boston Joint Council of City Department Employees Unions to march as a sub division of the Labor Day parade. Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Teamsters voted to parade with the council. Officers Greaney Hannon Burns Kane Farrell Burns and Brown named to confer with arrangements. Meeting at Vernon Hall Roxbury to set details. Greaney chosen as delegate to the national Brotherhood of Teamdrivers convention in Indianapolis in October.
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Boston
Vernon Hall
Roxbury
William P. Greaney
Teamdrivers’ District Council
Greater Boston
Brotherhood of Teamdrivers
Indianapolis
Phone Talk Averts Strike at Touraine Hotel
A telephone conference between Hotel Touraine Assistant Manager Staples and International Hotel Workers Union General Organizer Blochlinger resolved a cooks and waiters dispute yesterday. Grievances were adjusted and no strike occurred.
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Hotel
Touraine
Staples
Blochlinger
International Hotel Workers’ Union
International head freight men guest speaker at union meeting
P. J. Flannery of Chicago international president of the freight handlers and clerks spoke to Boston and Maine Freight Handlers Union 5572 yesterday afternoon. The group recently shifted allegiance from the K of I to the A F of L.
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P. J. Flannery
Chicago
Boston & Maine
Governors Foss and Whitney Condemned by Steam Engineers
The executive board of the steam engineers’ unions condemned Governor Foss for not appointing a chief engineer under a 1906 act. General Whitney, head of the State police, drew similar censure for allegedly interfering in boiler inspection by appointing an acting chief.
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Foss
the Steam Engineers’ Unions
Whitney
Longshoremen to Form Council Across Atlantic Ports
Delegates from Montreal Halifax Newport News and other major unions totaling over 6000 longshoremen will convene in Boston on Tuesday September 24 to organize a council for offensive and defensive conduct.
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Montreal
Halifax
Newport News
Boston
Labor unions elect officers and plan Labor Day events in Massachusetts
Joseph C. Hemon of Salem was elected president of the Massachusetts State Council of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers. Jules Vanderwall of Holyoke was chosen vice president and Edward N. Kelley of Boston Union 72 was reelected secretary treasurer. Reports show most firms comply with the eight hour rule. The Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 promised a 25 cent daily wage increase for city workers, with payroll changes expected early next month. Leather Handlers Union 14102 will hold a Tabor Day smoke talk at Orenta building Roxbury. Boston G L A executive board will meet to set two special matters and labor leaders must attend for parade positions.
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Joseph C. Hemon
Salem
Massachusetts State Council of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers
Wells Memorial Building
Jules Vanderwall
Holyoke
Edward N. Kelley
Boston Union 72
Cement and Asphalt Workers
Ben Franklin Assembly
R. of
Rourke
Public Works Department
Assembly
Union
A. F. of L
Printers Decry Coal Dealers With Legislature Call
Boston coal dealers were condemned for price increases. The Boston Typographical Union 13 will seek aid from legislators and organized labor to back the resolution adopted yesterday, urging redress of the issue.
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Boston
Organized Labor
Boston Typographical Union
Government should own the coal industry says union meeting
The union favors government ownership of coal and urges Massachusetts to pass a price control bill. It rejects claims organized miners cause high coal costs and notes James M. Lynch spoke in Boston about union campaigns. Lynch praised label use on school texts. Members invited to a Church of the Advent service on Social Righteousness and a donation to the Suspender Makers' Union was announced. Ten new members joined and a partial report from the recent international convention was issued.
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Massachusetts
International
James M. Lynch
Boston
Cambridge
William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Suspender Makers’ Union
All Los Angeles judges decline Darrow second trial
Los Angeles Aug. 25 All of the 12 Superior Court judges in Los Angeles county refuse to preside at the second trial of Clarence S Darrow the Chicago lawyer charged with jury bribing in the McNamara murder case.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
McNamara
Memorial Monument Contract Set for Monaghan Grave
A contract for a monument at the grave of the late Frank B. Monaghan in Calgary cemetery will go to a Quincy union firm. The tribute is planned to be in place by November 1 for the official dedication.
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Frank B. Monaghan
Calgary
Quincy Union
Farley to Address Labor Rally in New York
In New York all Catholic Masses urged workingmen to join a labor demonstration at St Patrick’s Cathedral next Sunday evening. If Cardinal Farley can travel, he will address the meeting. Rev Luke Evers and Mgr Lavelle outline church aims to educate workers on capital and labor questions.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Luke Evers
St. Andrew’s Church
Cardinal Farley
Mgr. Lavelle
Pelletier to Attend Worcester Labor Day Tournament
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier accepted an invitation from James Noonan Worcester Central Labor Union to attend Labor Day events and the Sutton Lane grounds sporting tournament. He noted uncertainty about the forenoon arrival but pledged to attend the tournament regardless.
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Joseph C. Pelletier
James Noonan
Worcester Central Labor Union
Sutton Lane Grounds
Pelletier
Worcester
Carmen Will Parade 1800 Members in Labor Day Line
Executive officers of Boston Street Car men's Union report Labor Day parade plans nearly complete with 1800 carmen expected to march including 800 car and shop workers. Applications from L employees pour in and all 38 barns will soon be organized with several district meetings scheduled this week.
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Boston Street
Carmen
Wakefield Chief Fights Street Profanity Campaign
Police Chief James J. Pollard leads a citywide effort to curb profane language in public and near where women pass, with Malden District Court upholding the crackdown as fines and convictions follow. Andrew J. Tighe is elected delegate to the Steam Engineers convention in St Paul and, with A J Lambert, forms a committee to resolve a Dorchester wharf jurisdiction dispute.
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James J. Pollard
Wakefield
Malden District Court
Chief Pollard
Andrew J. Tighe
Dorchester Tunnel Section A to Finish by Jan 1
Dorchester tunnel Section A from Tremont to Washington street should be completed by January 1 at the current pace. The $250000 contract was awarded June 1 to Coughlin and Shiel Co for Park street station linked tunnel work. Engineer Patrick J. O'Brien notes night work limits speed. Section B expected to be let in about a month.
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Dorchester Tunnel
Tremont
Washington Street
Coughlin & Shiel Co
The
Transit Commission
Patrick J. O’brien
Park Street
Cambridge
Federal Streets
Fort Point Channel
Dorchester Avenue
Andrew Square
Washington
Otis Street
Summer Street
O’brien
Dorchester
Potatoes Sell At 25 Cents A Bushel Across State
Minneapolis reports show car load shipments of potatoes selling for 25 cents a bushel, the lowest price in years, reflecting the bumper crop's effect on household budgets.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Man Kills Self After Birth of Daughter in Chicago
Chicago August 2. Frank Novak shot himself after learning his wife had given birth to a daughter the third time. He expressed desire for a boy and died instantly.
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Chicago
Frank Novak
Revere Beach Draws Masses From Boston Heat Wave
A sultry day sent more than 100000 people to Revere Beach with 11am to late afternoon crowds, packed ferries and cars, ice cream parlors replacing amusement venues, and 6000 plus in the water. 58589 bath suits issued. no accidents and a child complains his mouth leaks after surf.
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Boston
Revere Beach
Old Sol
Metropolitan Bath House
Boston College Faculty Absent on Retreats and Illness
Several Boston College faculty members are away on retreats or visiting comfortingly for family illness. The president, Very Rev. Thomas I. Gasson S J, is absent conducting a Buffalo diocese priests retreat and expects to return Sept 6. Others on retreat include Rev. George De Butler S J and Rev. John A. Stedler S J at St Andrew’s on the Hudson and Rev. Francis P. Powers S J at Staten Island. Rev. Peter F. Cusick S J teaches at Georgetown College Md. Schooling attendees Junius A. McGehe S J from Canisius College Joseph S. Hogan S J from Loyola College and James F Beglan from Woodstock College join Boston College today. The St Andrew’s novitiate will host 13 novices from the Boston archdiocese the largest group from any diocese in the country.
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Boston College
City
Thomas I. Gasson
S. J
Buffalo
N. Y
George de Butler
John A. Stedler
St. Andrew’s
Hudson
Francis P
Boston
Junius A. McGehe
Canisius College
Joseph S. Hogan
Loyola College
New York
Philadelphia
James F. Beglan
Woodstock College
Poughkeepsie
Conductor Thrown From Car In Haverhill Fatal Injury
Roland Goodwin, a Bay State Street Railway conductor, was fatally injured when he fell from his moving car in Haverhill while collecting fares. He lost his grip on the guard rail on a curve, struck the pavement, and remained unconscious and senseless through the afternoon.
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Haverhill
Roland Goodwin
Bay State Street Railway
Remai
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Washington St
Farley
Sanfords
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North Station
Haymarket Square
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