Steamship Clerks Endorse Dock Strike Solidarity
Transatlantic Steamship Wharf Clerks Assembly 1648 K of L voted to stand with longshoremen in their strike on the Merchants and Miners dock. They will not handle Baltimore and Norfolk steamers freight until the dispute is resolved. Clerks may destroy light-bale cotton transfers to European ships and may fund strikers with 100. Team Drivers Union and Boston Central Labor Union expressed sympathy.
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K. of L
Baltimore
Norfolk
Saint Francis Xavier Service Draws 4500 at Cathedral
A Mass in honor of Saint Francis Xavier drew upwards of 4500 attendees at St. Xavier Cathedral yesterday afternoon under the Society of the Propagation of the Faith. Archbishops and priests led solemn vespers as Boston College theologian Thomas I Gasson delivered a sermon on missionary duties and global church obligations.
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St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Missions
Society of the Propagation of the Faith
R.vs. John Brophy
P.J. Chapin
James A. Walsh
Society
Henri de la Chapelle
O. M
E. J. Dolan
Lynn
T. J. MacCormack
F. X. Dolan
Holy Father
Pius X
Candidates in the Bartenders Union Elect Officers
Three hundred bartenders met at 45 Eliot Street and backed bartenders union officials for Bartenders Union 77. Officers include John D. O'Brien for president and Patrick Gallagher as second vice president, with Edward F. Colbert as secretary treasurer and James J. English and Martin J. Mattimoe as business agents. Election set for December 18 at 164 Canal Street from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Independent candidate Joan J. White seeks a business agent post.
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Eliot Street
Union 77
John D. O’brien
William J. McCarthy
Patrick Gallagher
Edward F. Colbert
James J. English
Martin J. Mattimoe
P. H. Sullivan
Cornelius Newman
Robert Carney
Canal Street
Joan J. White
Boston Expressmen's Union Funds Plan to Open Union Offices
The Boston Expressmen's Union 307 moved to defeat a suburban express trust by forming four general express offices staffed only by union drivers. The plan targets four key points and aims to steer business to companies employing union drivers. A union committee will later urge trade unions to route goods exclusively via union drivers.
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Suburban Express Trust
Boston Expressmen’s Union
General Express
Expressmen’s Union
Boston
M'Kenzie Re elected President for 21st Consecutive Term
Patrick Mc Kenzie unanimously re elected president of the Park Department Assembly for the 21st time. Timothy Sullivan wins 22nd term as party official. A committee was appointed to seek fuller employment from Mayor Collins through at least Christmas for the group.
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M’kenzie
Park Department Assembly
K. of L
Patrick McKenzie
Timothy Sullivan
Collins
Painters Plan Mass Meeting December 29
The 40 painters unions in the district council of Eastern Massachusetts vote to set up an organizer office with Boston headquarters. A mass meeting at Wells Memorial Hall in Boston will be held Thursday night December 29 to establish a uniform initiation fee for all district unions.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Wells Memorial Hall
Linehan declared by unions for Board of Aldermen
Cement and Asphalt Laborers Union 1 yesterday unanimously endorsed Frank J Linehan a Bricklayers Union 3 member for the Board of Aldermen Similar action was taken by Boston Longshoremen Union and K of L
Local 397 Meat Cutters Meet at Canal Street Site
A meeting of Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 397 is set for this evening at 164 Canal Street where many will be initiated. Charlestown Local members are invited to attend and several prominent speakers will address the gathering.
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Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Canal Street
Charlestown
Made War on the Saloon Chelsea Churches Campaign No-License Rally
Chelsea clergy led mass meetings urging voters to restore no-license status. At 3:30 p.m. Universalist Church heard ministers including Rev. A. H. Nazarian preside and speakers such as Rev. R. Perry Bush Rev. J. A. Higgons Rev. Philip A. Frick Rev. F. W. Bake man and Y M C A secretary Moggee. Evening at Horace Memorial Baptist Church featured William Martin rubber plant owner and R. E. Gartels shoe factory owner urging to drive the saloon from Chelsea along with City Treasurer Thomas B. Frost Rev. W. A. Robbins C. B. Warner P. C. Wolfer and R. E. Hersom.
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Chelsea
Universalist Church
A. H. Nazarian
Mt. Bellingham
F. W. Bakeman
Moggee
Horace Memorial Baptist Church
William Martin
R. E. Gbartels
Thomas B. Frost
W. A. Robbins
C. B. Warner
P. C. Wolfer
R. E. Hersom
C L U Demands Union Standards For Tunnel Work
Boston workers demands eight hour days for all tunnel and subway contractors. wages to meet craft scales and laborers paid at least 25 cents per hour. delegates authorize executive to seek state AFL cooperation and to enforce labor laws on tunnel and subway projects. funds to be provided to carry out actions.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Boston Transit Commission
A. F. of L
Executive Board
New Offi cers Chosen By Meagher Literary Asso ciation
The annual election of officers for the Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association at Independence Hall Lowell street resulted in Daniel M. Flynn as president Patrick J. Clemens as vice president Patrick Kelleher as recording secretary Charles McCarthy as financial secretary James Friel as treasurer Thomas J. Devane as sergeant at arms and P J Kelleher as chairman of the literary committee A smoke talk is planned for Sunday evening December 18 with a program of musical and literary selections and speeches.
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Meagher Literary Association
Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association
Independence Hall
Lowell Street
Daniel M. Flynn
Patrick J. Clemens
Patrick Kelleher
Charles McCarthy
James Friel
Thomas J. Devane
P. J. Kelleher
Dyer Death Leads to Arrest in Rail Fatality Case
Rochester New Hampshire December 4 authorities arrested Richard Farrell of Lowell Massachusetts a musician on suspicion of involvement in the death of Herman C Dyer of Milton New Hampshire whose badly treated body was found on the Boston and Maine tracks near the station last night Ermitt late autopsy results withheld Farrell known to have accompanied Dyer yesterday when Dyer carried about 19 dollars and 46 cents remained in his pocket at the time of discovery investigators say a pistol shot was heard nearby around 6 PM the motive and exact circumstances remain under study Dyer 31 left Milton for work at a leather board factory and leaves a mother and three sisters behind while Farrell about 30 is unmarried and has resided in the area for five years
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Rochester
N. H
Herman C. Dyer
Milton
Boston & Maine Railroad
Richard Farrell
Lowell
Mass
Dyer
Farrell
Harry Hoyt
Here
Scott
Miss Clapp Converts for French Count in NYC Nuptials
Miss Devereaux Clapp will marry Count Rene du Temple de Rouge mont of Memellem France at St. Francis Xavier Church New York. She converts to Roman Catholicism to wed in his church and plans to live on the de Rougemont estates from the 11th century era. The wedding features Mlle. des Porte de la Fesse as maid of honor and two bridesmaids.
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New York
St. Francis Xavier
Devereaux Clapp
Rene du Temple de
Mlle. Des Porte de la
Fesse
Adelaide Spofford
Marion Haren
de Rougemont
Memei‘om
Miss Clapp
Hebrew Leaders Urge U S Support for Boston Schools
About 1000 Hebrew residents gathered at Faneuil Hall under the Public School Association banner. Speakers, including Rabbi Masliansky and Rabbi Shoher, urged voting for PSA school committee candidates, stressing education over politics and the duty to engage in public schooling.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Public School Association
Rabbi Masliansky
New York
Rabbi Shoher
Grafton D. Cushing
Charles G. Ames
Israel Thurman
David A. Ellis
H. S. Shoher
Heeler
Landlord says lodgers stole clothing and cash from home
Gosbed Baronian of 78 Harrison avenue accused two men, Harry Madge and Harry Jacques, of stealing clothing, warts, $35 and $20 from his house after two weeks as tenants. The suspects, with accomplice Flaherty, were found leaving at midnight and later arrested as police recovered their belongings. The men deny the charge and a court decision is expected today.
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Division 4
Gosbed Baronian
Harrison Avenue
Harry Madge
New York
Harry Jacques
Flaherty
Baronian
Jacques
Madge
Bishop Conaty's Father Dead
Patrick Conaty father of Bishop Thomas J. Conaty of Los Angeles and Rev Bernard S. Conaty rector of Sacred Heart Church died at the church presbytery in Worcester. Born in Ireland November 1 182 and came to America in 1880 he later married Alice Lynch in 1846. He lived in Taunton from 1849 and worked as an overseer at Taunton Locomotive Works for years.
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Worcester
Patrick Conaty
Thomas J. Conaty
D. D
Los Angeles
Bernards. Conaty
Church of the Sacred Heart
Ireland
America
Alice Lynch
Taunton
Taunton Locomotive Works
Bishop Conaty
Father O'Connor Court Formed in Worcester Mass
Father O'Connor Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters was instituted in Fenwick Hall Worcester Street with 25 charter members. Timothy B. Reardon presided as high chief ranger of Lynn and installed officers including Harrington Begley Foley O Leary Cassidy Foley Bagley Clifford. Delegations from Roxbury Dorchester Brighton Lynn Malden Newton Brockton attended and a banquet followed. The new court, named for Father O'Connor, will meet next in the Knights of St Rose building on December 13.
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Father O’connor
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Fenwick Hall
Worcester Street
Timothy B. Reardon
Lynn
Reardon
Harry J. Harrington
C. R
John Begley
John A. Foley
R. S
Katherine L. Harrington
F. S
Mary O’ Leary
Thomas J. Cassidy
S. C
E. M. Maguire
St. Helena Court of
Mary BH. O’connor
Hughes Court
Roxbury
Dorchester
Brighton
Malden
Newton
Brockton
Knights of St. Rose
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