Nonantum Worsted Case Spurs Worker Letters Debate
The Nonantum Worsted Company defends discharges of McCain and Harile, saying they were let go to reduce machine shop staff, not for signing a letter to Boston papers. Ballantyne disputes details, while workers describe low wages and large immigrant labor, noting many signers were French Canadian or Armenian.
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James L. Ballantyne
Nonantum Worsted Company
Boston Press
Mr. Ballantyne
McCain
Harile
Sunday Post
Hardie
Boston
McCann and
Ballane Tyne
Newton Machine Company
Declines Italian Ambassadorship from Van Alen
A New York letter dated Newport reveals J J Van Alen has refused the appointment as ambassador to Italy. He cites campaign contributions and political philosophy, noting his decision is final and not to invite further misrepresentation. President Cleveland had urged reconsideration, affirming his fitness and the propriety of the selection.
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New York
J. J. van Alen
Gresham
Newport
R. I
Cleveland
Democratic Party
van Alen
Washington
Italy
Remembered the Dead at Boston Elks Memorial Service
The Columbia stage hosted Boston Lodge of Elks for a memorial service naming nine deceased members. Organist Howard M Dow led, candle lit ceremonies honored Walter Emerson and nine others while the Quintette Club performed Hear Our Prayer and Nearer My God to Thee.
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Columbia
Boston Lodge of Elks
Howard M. Dow
Quintette Club
Joseph Ll. White
William H. Rider
J. B. G. McElroy
Joseph L. White
Thomas W. Henry
George Wilson
Herber Johnson
Nat Childs
Frank Mordaunt
Mr. Rider
R. R. Riseau
Walter Emerson
Charles W. Thomas
Charley Hoyt
Henry F. Hall
Edward Walker
Charles P. Gleason
Charles P. Palmer
Robert Kelly
Henry Prude
Daniel J. Hart
Cocking Main at Hingham Reported
About seventy five spectators watched Rockland cocks defeat Hingham roosters in an old barn near Queen Anne's corner South Hingham. Roughly $1000 changed hands on the result with seven birds from each town entered but only five mains completed.
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Rockland Cocks
Hingham Roosters
Queen Anne's Corner
South Hingham
Hingham
Rockland Rooster
Rockland
Italian cabinet list nears final form in Rome
A Left cabinet slate appears nearly complete with Giuseppe Zanardelli to lead the interior and Paolo Boselli as finance chief. Pietro Vacchelli would head the treasury, Alessandro Fortis public works, Niccollo Gallo education, Francesco Cocca Ort u or Guido Baccelli agriculture, Baron de Riseto posts and telegraphs, Barattieri governor of the Red Sea colony as foreign minister candidate. War and justice posts unset. An Extremist manifesto attacking ex Premier Giolitti circulated tonight.
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Rome
Giuseppe Zanardelli
Paolo Boselli
Pietro Vacchelli
Alessandro Fortis
Niccollo Gallo
Francesco
Cocca-Ortu
Guido Baccelli
Baron de Riseto
Barattieri
Red Sea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brig W. R. Hutchins Ashore Off Cornfield Light
New London reports Brig W. R. Hutchins of New York ashore at Cornfield Light with seven feet of water in her. Bound from New York to Danemora, she struck after mistaking Cornfield Light for Horton's Point. Lumber deck cargo washed overboard. Wrecker T. A. Scott with tug Alert and barge Diver at work. skipper says deck damage, salvage possible.
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New London
W. R. Hutchins
New York
Cornfield Light
Danemora
Horton’s Point
T. A. Scott
Alert
Scott
Twenty Five Years in Melrose Pulpit at First Congregational
The Rev. Albert G. Bale completed twenty five years as pastor of Melrose’s First Congregational Church. A memorial sermon was held this morning and a reception is planned tomorrow night. The church dates to 1848 and now serves nearly 400 members with a small Sunday school. Bale actively engages in Melrose welfare matters.
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Melrose
Albert G. Bale
First Congregational Church of
Evangelical Society
Bale
Absconding Salem bank teller in $500 theft mystery
Salem reports no clues as to Clar ence Murphy, teller at Salem Savings Bank, who vanished Saturday morning with $500. Police and officials say no new leads, but note potential losses in the books and possible wider irregularities. Investigations focus on the carriage escape, Boston searches, and the wife’s relatives as clues fail to materialize.
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Salem
Clarence Murphy
Salem Savings Bank
Post
John W. Hart
Manning
Boston
Murphy
Bank teller in Portsmouth theft suspect flees through window
Clarence Murphy, a bank clerk suspected of skimming deposits, vanished after fleeing via a back window. Witnesses say he crawled over a shed, ran through an alley, and headed north toward Boston as inspectors track his movements and his wife.
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Murphy
Marblehead Trial Set Over Thirty Six Mile Course
The Marblehead cruiser trial is scheduled for Wednesday over a 36 nautical mile course from Stratford to Saybrook ranges. Escort vessels include Kearsarge Vesuvius Dolphin and light house steamer Fern with supporting ships from New York and Newport expected hourly. Naval board members will meet at Crocker House and review the course before inspection.
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New London
Conn
Marblehead
Stratford
Saybrook Ranges
Kearsaree
Vesuvius
Dolphin
Fern
Markeeta
New York
Fortune
Newport
Naval Board
Crocker House
George J. Belknap
P’. H. Cooper
R. B. Bradford
Eaneer A. W. Morley
Rod. Apress
J. L. Reamy
Belknap
Cooper
Reamy
Montgomery
West
Detroit
Pettigrove House Fires in Calais Me Destroyed Hotel
A 2 am blaze in Calais Me destroyed the Pettigrove House on Main Street, with adjoining dwellings. five granite workers from St George and nearby villages suffered injuries or disappeared in freezing conditions. Armstronge broken back and fatally injured, Hooper broken leg, Jones shoulder bruised. Kennedy and Moore missing likely lost. Property losses at Pettigrove House 5000, furniture 1900. other burned dwellings include a Hall dwelling at 2000 and Harvey dwelling at 600. Fire officials from four towns aided. cause undetermined. An unrelated notice offers Post World’s Fair Portfolios Nos. 1-3 and announces No. 4 coming Thursday.
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Calais
Pettigrove
Main Street
William Armstrong
James Hooper
John Jones
Peter Kennedy
John Moore
St. George
N. B
Armstrong
Hooper
Jones
Kennedy
Moore
Pettigrew
John Prescott
Frank Pettigrove
Augusta Hall
S. B. Berry
E. B. Harvey
Hiram ‘Allen
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Heaper Lymbel
Sam
New York Herald
Backwater
Bunker Hill
A. G. van Nostrand
Banker Hill Breweries
Charlestown
Mase
Russell
Boston Elks
Columbia Theatre
Teler of
Worth Andover
Briggs Street
Portsmouth Steamship Company
H Hotel
Pettigrove House
the Post
A. Bc
Yvenings. Low A Co
Eliot Street
Paris Table Desk
Paine’s Furniture CO
Canal ST
New England
Maine
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Eastport
Fost
King’s Bohemian Beer
Lanewge Ae
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