Independent Oil Dealers Stand Against Monopoly Pressure
A fragmented affidavit page shows Massachusetts oil companies in and around Boston including Somerville Chelsea Malden Everett and Watertown. Residents claim independent dealers resist Standard Oil pressure and urge fair play while expressing support for independent brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gland Oil Company
Oorage Yards
Fitchburg Railnow Square
Somerville
OIL Company
Chelsea
Emore & CO
Boston, & CO
Boston
Speare, Sons & CO
Company
Malden
Somer
Post
H. H. Rich
Catholic Teetotalers Hold Boston-Area Delegates Meeting
A hundred delegates from Catholic Total Abstinence Union in the Boston archdiocese meet at Union Hall Brookline for a quarterly convention. President Rev James T O Reilly urges prompt payment of overdue dues to empower the board. Discussions focus on discipline and rules, missionary work, and temperance literature dissemination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Archdiocese of Boston
Union Hall
Brookline
James T. O'Reilly
Lawrence
Board of Government
Father Morris
James J. Judge
Scranton
Penn
J. H. Conley
Conley
Joseph Sheehan
Cambridge
Board of Government County Directors
Legislar
The School Question at Boston Public Meetings
A large People’s Temple gathering advocates public schools and municipal reform. Speakers Rev E S Wheeler Rev W W Ramsay D D and Rev Dr John Galbraith condemn city actions funding parochial schools and urge voters to support loyal defenders of free schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Temple
Committee of One Hundred
Wheeler
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Friends of Parochial Schools
Massachusetts
W. W. Ramsay
Young Ladies Charity Aims for Record Year in Boston
A Boston reform effort by AIDS THE SICK and the Young Ladies Charitable Association previews a busier year with new Young Men's Auxiliary. The December fair at East Armory aims to surpass prior efforts, while the home for free consumptives expands as demand grows and funds reach over 18 000 in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ladies’ Charitable Association
Berkeley Hall
East Armory
Boston
Miss Power
Children’s Hospital
Burrell
Archbishop Williams
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Cleveland
Russell
United States
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Frederick I. Knight
Thomas Dwight
John G. Blake
Edward O. Otis
Charles D. Fillebrown
Putin
Vincent ¥. Bowditch
Joh B. Moran
Thomas J. Gargan
Congress Opens Third Session With Tariff and Nicaragua Talks
Washington December 2 The House convenes for the fifteenth month session with no firm agenda beyond possible action on the Nicaraguan canal bill and a pool proposal for railroad passenger and freight traffic. Debates may also touch on banking currency reform and the commission proposal by Comptroller Eckels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commierce Commission
Williams
Ricks
Unied States Court
Northern District of
Ohio
Sayers
House
Busine
Senate
Schofield
Batcheller
General Schofield
Ordnance Board
General Batcheller
Fortress Monroe
Jones
Arkansas
Harris
Finance Committee
Canada
Senate Finance Committee
Bluefields
Morgan
Nicaragua
Frye
Washburn
Congress
Arizona
New Mexico
Faulkner
Washington
Comptroller of Currency
Eckels
Labor meeting voices union boycott over city paper
Central Labor Union meeting admitted new delegates from the National Union of Bookbinders and granted floor to a Waltham group. Delegate John Cooney urged action against advertisers in The News, calling for a boycott of cigars and urging locals to oppose liquor controllers, as union officials pressed for timely solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
National Union of Bookbinders No. 16
Waltham Central Labor Union
Waltham News
John Cooney
Waltham Typographical Union
Boston
Yaierenon
Cooney
Mewes
Arthur Isa
Cigarmakers’ Union
Bes Made
New
North End Fire Kills Family as Stove Explodes
Fire at 18 North Square, near Hotel Itama, claims Roma Cella and his child while a second child survives. Police, morgue, and medical examiner cases follow. A community fund moves to aid the widow and two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmonds
W. H. Allen
Commercial Street
Dr. Ferrari
Allen
Box 13
Egan
North Grove Street
Harris
Roma
Washington
Cella
Fleet Street
Hanover Street
J. A. Egan
North Square
Officer Allen
Thomas Cully
Itama
DeFilippo
Lucido Cappozzoli
P. Pastini
Tremont Street
Marciano di Pesa
Nicola Cella
Brady for Curtis Urges Boston School Board Vote for Reform
Rev. James Boyd Brady spoke at People's Church urging Boston voters to back the Committee of One Hundred for school affairs. He warned that Romanist influence endangers free public schools and urged electing seven American, principled aldermen and a pro‑public school slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James Boyd Brady
People’s Church
Brady
Rice
Peabody
Seéay
Democratic
Bordman Hall
New York
Rome
Wetmore
Sunday Raids Seize Liquor Across Multiple Districts
Police raided numerous premises in divisions 3 6 7 10 and 15 finding lager beer whiskey wine and gin at several addresses. In twenty three raids eighteen yielded confiscations with several suspects cited for legal action and possible rearrests for tax violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Emeline Williams
Leverett Street
Mary Nagle
Merrimac Street
Ellen Morley
Emerald Street
Maggie Smith
Chapman Street
Lewis Henson
Northampton Street
Julus MecSeigal
Fay Street
Mary Connors
Genesee Street
Margaret Foley
Webster Street
David Wood
Bennington Street
John O’brien
Norwich Street
Ann McCue
Smith Street
Winifred Menthir
Tremont Street
John Hallessey
George Thompson
Ferrin Street
Thomas Lynn
Medford Street
Thomas Hallahan
Carey Street
John L. Leary
Alford Street
Waltham Police Raid House Seizes Whiskey Four Gallons Lager
In Waltham on Saturday night police seized whiskey and four gallons of lager from George Holmes at 90 Charles Street amid suspicions of illegal liquor sales. Grace Holmes Eva Hamilton and Blanch Gould were arrested as disorderly persons at Fitzgerald's block on Main Street and held for arraignment in District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
George Holmes
Charles Street
Holmes
Fitzgerald
Main Street
Police raid on former Peases Hotel stalls five card players
In Medford this afternoon officers raided the property once Pease's Hotel run by Miss Nellie Lowell collapsing a card game with thirty five men scattered about. Five men were arrested for gambling and liquor seized during the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Pease’s Hotel
Nellie Lowell
Police raid on Harrison Avenue uncovers fan tan game
Officers from Division 4 raided the house at 1912 Harrison Avenue and found three men involved in a fan tan game. They seized a lay-out two pointers dice cups counters cards tables and other equipment and arrested the players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 4
Harrison Avenue
Fan Tan
Yankee Savings Promotes Crecader Store Offer
A bold promotional note touts low prices at Crecader Store with assurance customers save money. Retailers claim honesty in advertising and promise items are as advertised to draw shoppers.
Great Bankrupt Clothing Sale At W Farnsworth Store
Bargains on men s overcoats ulsters and suits with money back guarantees and four day home inspection. Nobby dress coats long overcoats and various fabrics offered at deep discounts with numbers to guide shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobby Suite
Regent ‘Rock
Prince Albert
Wests
W. Farnsworth
Yankee MFC Co Store Hours at 91 Summer St Boston
The notice states the Yankee MFC Co at 91 Summer St Boston will stay open every night until 9 o clock and Saturday nights until 11. It warns there are no branch stores and the entrance is up five steps with a prominent electric sign at the ground floor location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer St
Circulation Prize Awarded Over Best Evidence of Paper Leadership
C W Pike of 1355 Washington Street Boston wins the $10 prize for supplying the best demonstrative evidence of Post circulation leadership. His affidavit details counts from Cambridge cars on Nov 26 27 and 28 and a final affidavit sworn Dec 1 1894 before Justice F K H Putnam. This notice appears with death reports from Northampton and Charlestown obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Pike
Washington Street
Boston
Isiington Street
Gk County
Tren
Frederiq
K H. Putnam
Justice of the Peace
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Byer
E, Company
OIL and Gasoline Ston
Ill
Everett
BOW Company
Box 50
Watertown
REY
Charlestown
Entiss
Oaigham
Ogre
Stannard
New England
G. A
F. J. Richard
Whipple
Catholic
Teetotalers
Committee of 100
House of Representatives
Myron B. Wright
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
Outhwaite
City
Crisp
Mr. Catchings
Messrs
Reed and
Burrows
Currency Commission
Barbers
Curtis
Dr. Brady
Italy
Spain
Portugal
New York State
Vermont
John Galbraith
Pilgrim Fathers
Free Church
Free School
Agen
George Kilb
ME Ford
Yankee
Summer Street
Yankee Mfc. CO
Pike
the Post
Dover
Washington Streets
Harvard Squire
West Boston Bridge
Harvard Square
Broadway
Washington and
Dover Streets
W. Pike
Nelqson
Horatio W. Mergan
Sey Coats
Ly Wold
Cee
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