Gompers Addresses Boston Labor Inquiry On Injunction Bills
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrives in Boston to address the Massachusetts Legislature on anti injunction and labor bills. He discusses government control of telephone and telegraph systems, support for the telegraphers strike, and readiness to counter legal moves by the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Massachusetts
Gompers
Organized Labor
Boston
Norfolk
Arthur M. Huddell
Henry Abrahams
Philip H. Sweet
Boston Central Labor Union
Edward Cohen
A. F. of L
Washington
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
National Manufacturers’ Association
J. W. van Cleave
St. Louis
Bail graft scandal denied by bail commissioners
Bail commissioners insist they earn only two dollars a day while denying graft. The Post reported officials at Charles Street jail influencing bail decisions via privileged commissioners. Jail staff allegedly passed cards to prisoners, steering bail cases to favored individuals, with a system where card turnover could shift beneficiaries.
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Charles Street
Post
Bail commissioners in Boston face fewer cases and rising doubt
A interview with veteran bail commissioner John P. Reynolds notes fewer bail cases today, wages capped by more summons and recognizance, and widespread belief that graft claims are unfounded. Other officials in Boston describe who handles most work and emphasize honest dealings before elections.
Patrolman Quirk Given Punishment Duty for Drinking
Commissioner O Meara sustained the police trial board finding against Patrolman Harry Quirk of Back Bay for intoxication. He is reprimanded and assigned six hours of punishment duty, to be split as two or three hours daily, and will be transferred to Charlestown station due to extenuating circumstances.
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O'Meara
Police Trial Board
Harry Quirk
Back Bay
Charlestown
Man Falls From Moving Car In Newton Incident
Newton August 26 William Mulholland 27 of Winchester street Newton Highlands jumped backward from a swiftly moving electric car to retrieve his hat and struck his head. He was unconscious and taken to Newton city hospital where doctors said there was small hope for his recovery.
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Newton
William Mulholland
Winchester Street
Newton Highlands
Newton City Hospital
Fined Everett Man for Cruelty to Unfit Horse
In District Court this morning Judge Bruce fined Abraham Yaffee of Everett $50 for driving and beating a horse unfit for service. Yaffee was arrested in Everett.
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Maiden
Bruce
Abraham Yaffee
Everett
Yaffee
Four Generation Photographs Call for New England Families
Four generation photographs of families with four or more living generations are invited for publication in the Post. Selected photos will be sent to President Roosevelt in a neatly bound volume.
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New England
Post
Roosevelt
Appendixine Co
70Th St
New York
Jaynes Drug Co
Boston
Waterfront Fleet Lands 27 Vessels at Fish Pier
A Saturday night total of 27 vessels reached the fish pier, led by the Good Luck with 18,000 fresh mackerel. Swordfish and groundfish meals contributed to mixed arrivals, with specific boats named, and prices listed for haddock, cod, pollock and other fish. The Devonian brought 108 cabin passengers and 10 cattlemen after an eight day voyage, while liners Saxonia and Canadian were en route with hundreds of passengers expected. The report notes arrivals at Mystic wharf and Sierra Leone paths, with more names and figures printed in yesterday’s Post.
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Seinor
The
Stranger
Rita A. Viator
Henrietta G. Martin
Esther Gray
Robert C. Harris
Actor
Leyland
Devonian
A. W. V. Trant
Grand Junction Docks
East Boston
J. E. Rothwell
Rothwell
Edmont Rothwell
Longwood
British Isles
E. C. Shipman
Pentecost
Cunard
Saxonia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Boston
John S. Emery & Co
State Street
Boston Barkentine Antioch
Leland
Sierra Leone
Leyland Line
Canadian
Bullock
Numidian
Allan Line
Glasgow
Moville
Mystic Wharf
Officers Story of Assault at Roxbury Court
In Roxbury Municipal Court Officer Silas Kingsbury testified about an attack by four men at the corner of Hunneman and Fellows. He described being beaten while arresting Bath, resulting in injuries keeping him from duty for two months and a crowd of about 500 surrounding the scene.
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Roxbury
Silas Kingsbury
Hunneman
Fellows
Michael J. Bath
Patrick Horrigan
John O’brien
Michael Connolly
Bath
Leo A. Rogers
O'Meara
Palmer
Bath and Connolly
Kingsbury
Harrison Avenue
Hunneman Street
Indian Territory Corners Heat With Sun Popcorn
Washington reports that Indian Territory experiences extreme heat described as sun popped popcorn and sun hatched eggs. A census department official notes kernels on corn explode in hot fields and that the sun herself hatches broods, illustrating record heat in the region.
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Washington
Indian Territory
Agricultural Department
Census Office
Old Sol
Shipping News: Arrivals and Clearances At East Coast Ports
Aug ship entries show steamers Devonian and San Jose arrivals with cargos of sugar bananas and fruit, plus numerous tugs and barges listing ports from Liverpool to Portland. Several schooners and steamers cleared or sailed for Saint John, Yarmouth, Salem, and Perth Amboy with mixed freight and naval craft movements noted. entries reflect a busy Atlantic trade week with multiple destinations and cargoes.
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Devonian
Trant
Liverpool
F. Leyland & Co., Ltd
Marquette
Tribe
Antwerp
City of Augusta
Burroughs
Savannah
Pathfinder
Barbour
Norfolk
Ransom B. Fuller
Blair
Bath
Cobb
Strout
Portland
City of Rockland
Sawyer
Bangor
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
Mass
Daniel Willard
Nelson
New York
Joshua Lovett
Edith
Weehawken
Clara
South Amboy
Patience
Calhoun
Philadelphia
Saucon
Coleraine
Henry Clay
Nottingham
Bennett
Portsmouth
N. H
Salem
Port Johnson
Lehigh
Clark
Perth Amboy
Burden
Bizarre
Byssus
Baronet
Temperance Bell
Wilcox
St. John
N. B
RB. B. Hardwick
Berry
Clementsport
Annie
Doucette
Salmon River
Alma E. A. Holmes
Smith
Newport News
Percy Birdsall
Holmes
Eleanor A. Percy
Jewett
Baltimore
William Booth
Emmons
Port Reading
N. J
Margaret M. Ford
Webster
Florence
Mary E. Lynch
Dow
F. A. Smith
Barnes
Ipswich
Annie Gus
Kelly
Machias
Chester R. Lawrence
Beal
Rockport
Nile
Cooper
Black Island
Newport
Carlisle
Merriam
Silver Brook
Kimberton
Lykens
Philadelpo
Beechwood
Manheim
Bar Ridge
R. BR
Edgewater
Marion
Stroudsburg
H. EK. Thompson
Bridgewater
Samuel J. Goucher
Henry
Gettysburg
Mahanoy
Maple Hill
Lynn
Robert Pettis
Maria Webster
Southwest Harbor
Gold Hunter
Eastport
Stony Brook
Mary Louisa
Annie M. Preble
Moran denies seeking change of venue in Doyle case
District Attorney Moran stated that reports in Sunday papers claiming he planned to ask for a change of venue are unfounded. He said he has never asked for a venue change in any case and likely never will.
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Moran
Doyle
Doyle case promises fair trial for all, says district attorney
The district attorney stated that the Doyle case is a routine felony matter handled like any indictment. He emphasized that Doyle will receive a fair Suffolk county jury trial, relying on an honest grand jury and lawful procedures. If witnesses are found perjurers or truthful, the DA asserts duty is fulfilled.
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Doyle
Suffolk County
Commonwealth
Boston Police Await Captain Promotions Amid Vacancies
Lieu tenants in the Boston police department await promotions to fill four captain vacancies. Never before have so many stations been led by acting captains, reflecting a peak in interim leadership within the force.
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Boston Police Department
Indefinite postponement of police captain promotions
The article notes delays in promoting captains with acting captains at Stations 5 through 8. It predicts three of Ritter Hall Yetton Pease may become regular captains, with Hall possibly reinstated from Station 11 after a prior Tech riot reduction. A later four-sergeant promotion is expected amid a department shakeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritter
Forrest Hall
Lieutenant Yetton
Pease
Hall
Station 16
Tech
Station 11
Little Chicago girl freed from life sapping parasite
Mrs Ida Birdsall of 2138 Carroll avenue Chicago reports her 14 year old daughter Jessie suffered seven years from a nervous illness and poor appetite. After using Cooper s New Discovery the tapeworm left her system and the girl began to improve daily, with high praise for the medicine’s value.
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Chicago
Jessie Birdsall
Ida Birdsall
Carroll Avenue
Jaynes Drug
Cooper
Jessie
Mr. Cooper
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Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Johnnie’ McVey
Farley
Tombs
Worcester Street
Barnett
City
Nathan Barnett
Fred E. Cruff
Daniel Melisaac
Zoletti
North End
Oyster Bay
Guild
Bay State Navy
Draper
Revere Beach
Nautical Garden
Gerry Brown
Worcester
Brown
Senator Lodge
Senator Crane
Lodge
Fitzgerald
Old Orchard
Old North End
Revere
HOOD
House OF Hood
Jersey
H. P. Hood & Sons
Greater
Deliveries North Shore Resorts
SONS
Waltham
Alfred J. Gulliver
Charles F. Chase
A. J. Carr
Beatrice H. Carr
Haddock
Cool Hake
Pollock
Regin
Ren
Y. Phillips
Mary F. Silveira
Emily Sears
Etta Mildred
James and
Esther
Jennie
Maxwe Eoreernee
Shipping News
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Bagmen
Oressa Belle
Qari
Hagel B. Mosher
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Miss Jessie Birdsall
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