Arbitrator chosen to settle Boston & Northern Old Colony dispute
Bishop William Lawrence agreed to act as arbitrator over wages for more than 500 motormen and conductors on the Boston and Northern and Old Colony street railways. The case stems from a proposed 1 cent per hour cut effective Oct 1 and a desire for a flat 28 cent rate, with the existing nine year raise to 25 cents. John R. Graham represents the companies and George A. Rose represents the workers.
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Board of Arbitration
Boston & Northern
Old Colony Street Railway
William Lawrence
John R. Graham
Quincy
George A. Rose
Mansfield
Law Would Foster Graft Opposition Sees Lodging House Bill
Mrs Angelina Post leader of the opposition to licensing lodging houses and public parlors spoke at the Parker Memorial meeting. She said the public and the commission faced hostility and warned the bill would breed espionage falsehood hypocrisy graft and other evils.
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Angelina Post
Parker Memorial
Lodging House Commission
Commission
Whitney May Become East Boston Company Director
Rumor in financial circles says the East Boston Company will reorganize and Henry M. Whitney will join its board. Brokers quietly buy up shares, bidding well above current quotes. yesterday stock closed at 81-8 with some holders offered as high as 12 for their shares.
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East Boston Company
Henry M. Whitney
Peace Among Teamsters Ends Long Split in Chicago
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Teamsters of America reunite after a two year division dating to 1906 over New York delegates seats. New York delegates had objected to Shea's policies during the 1905 Chicago strike. The merger restores unity within the labor group.
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Chicago
Woman Identified in Insanity Case at Cathedral
Edith Bucklin, a stenographer who boarded on Hanson Street, was identified by police yesterday as the insane woman who created a commotion at the cathedral on Thursday. A library clerk found her name in a book, and authorities pursue her relatives as the motive remains unclear.
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Combe
Edith Bucklin
Hanson Street
Iicinity
Library
Ikrlin
Perone
Edwin Booth Relics Sold at Auction in New York
Two hundred fifty pieces of Edwin Booths theatrical wardrobe and near that many items of furniture and bric-a-brac from his collections were auctioned in New York. The sale drew fewer than a hundred spectators and fetched low prices. The consignor was Mrs Edwin Grossman the tragedians daughter who plans to reside abroad.
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New York
Hadwin Booth
Secarcely
Edwin 300Th Grossman
Funeral of Francis J. Douglas
The funeral of Francis J. Douglass formerly with the Boston Globe was held at 4 45 p m yesterday at the Massachusetts Crematory Chapel Forest Hills cemetery. The Rev Reuben Kidner conducted services with musical selections by John P Whoriskey and organ by Frank P Sibley.
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Francis J. Douglass
Boston Globe
Massachusetts Crematory
Forest Hills Cemetery
Reuben Kidner
Trinity Church
John P. Whoriskey
Frank P. Sibley
Noted Explorer Weds the Niece of Mayor Hurley
Salem reports Raymond Newcomb a noted naturalist and Smithsonian associate, 57, marrying Katherine Hurley in Boston under Catholic rites. The couple plan to live in Salem after a new house is built, with Mrs Newcomb active in Catholic charitable circles and Newcomb famed for Arctic exploration and the Jeannette crew.
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Hurley
Salem
Congress
Russia
Sweden
Raymond Newcomb
Salem Board of Health
Katherine Hurley
Civic Federation of New England: Easley Speaks on Unification
The executive committee met at Parker House with Ralph Easley praising Mitchell for Board of Conciliation work and outlining plans for the national meeting in New York on Dec 14–15. Frank McCarthy noted labor gains in employer dialogue. Hayes Robbins granted six months leave as the federation expands civic collaboration.
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Civic Federation of New England
Parker House
Ralph Easley
Easley
New England
John Mitchell
National Association
New York City
Federation
Frank McCarthy
Lucius Tuttle
Hayes Robbins
Robbins
Finance Commission
Commission On Industrial Education
Commission On Old Age Pensions
Committee
Henry Abrahams
N. D. Brandeis
George W. Brown
James R. Crozier
Dennis D. Driscoll
John Golden
Charles S. Hamlin
John Mason Little
A. P. Loring
Norman E. McPhail
W. Ll. Pierce
Thomas Sherwin
J. L. Richards
P. H. Sweet
Edmond F. Ward
W. C. Winslow
Mr. Easiley
Frank B. Tracy
H. C. Metcalf
Tufts College
H. W. Roberts
John B. McPherson
Jarrett Seeks R R Commissioners Ruling on Fine
Henry M. Jarrett of Dorchester, general manager of the Boston fire patrol, intends to ask railroad commissioners for a ruling on the $5 fine he paid in Dorchester District Court after refusing a second fare on a South Boston Fields Corner car. He said the real terminal is Meeting House Hill and noted other passengers were carried beyond Park Street without extra fare.
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Henry M. Jarrett
Dorchester
Boston Fire Patrol
Dorchester District Court
South Boston Fields
Jarrett
Meeting House Hill
Park Street
National University of Ireland Named
Dublin December 4. King Edward issued letters patent constituting the new university as The National University of Ireland. The title, long debated, was settled today.
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National University of Ireland
Dublin
Edward
Credit Automobile Fur Coats and Coats at Boyle Bros
Credit men Boyle Bros at 853 Washington street advertise fur coats for automotive use and cold weather wear. They offer cash or credit and promise quick account setup within a week. Prices listed include a Raccoon Coat at 65 dollars and a Dogskin Coat at 18.75 dollars. Store hours extend to 9 pm on weekdays and 10:30 pm Saturdays.
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Boyle Bros
Washington Street
Pfaff Will Case in Cambridge Sees Divorces and Dower Deals
Sensations erupt in the Pfaff will hearing as Christine Cass faces divorce papers from Samuel Bogart who cites a 1897 New York marriage as legal. Testimony reveals Cass signed 34 releases of dower for 5100 to bar future claims, while Bogart contests the North Dakota divorce as valid. Judge MelIntire to rule.
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Pfaff
Cambridge
Christine L. Cass
Roxbury
Samuel Berry Bogart
New York City
Bogart
Gerard Bement
Cass
North Dakota
New York
San Antonio
G. W. Anderson
Mttophes
Fe. C. Cool
Gass
MelIntire
Labor notes from Boston unions outline fund solicitations and new officers
George H. Thornton warns Bricklayers' Union 8 members about swindlers seeking funds for an alleged sick and death benefit. John T. Walsh reports inquiries from business leaders. no funds or books are being solicited. New officers named for Piano and Furniture Movers' Union and Wood Carvers central committee are listed, with Mayor Hibbard invited to a New Year’s mass meeting. Stationary Engineers' Union 16 reports 120 new members admitted since November 1 after organizing efforts.
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George H. Thornton
Bricklayers’ and Masons’ Union
Bricklayers’ Union 8
John T. Walsh
Boston
Walsh
Piano and
George I. Tagen
Charles Collins
Harry Smith
Henry Dryson
Thomas J. Minihan
Richard McCarthy
Lawrence Dickie
Hibbard
Wells’ Memorial Building
Boston Lodge of Wood Carvers
International Wood Carvers’ Association
Central Committee
Washington Street
Thomas J. Lodge
George J. “Hill
Frank Bishop
Thomas W. Stignes
Henry A. Heydacker
Charles W. White
Lodge
William R. N. Whelan
Stationary Engineers’ Union 16
Tariff Debate Intensifies Over Free List Hides
Frank P. Bennett accuses the Ways and Means Committee of planning to place hides on the free list while farmers unite against concessions He argues for blanket protection and criticizes William Whitman for seeking high duties on wool products He predicts a Democratic Congress in two years if Congress blocks Taft's tariff revision policy.
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Ways and Means Committee
Frank P. Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Tam
Taft
Congress
William Whitman
Whitman
Brodeur Girl in Hiding Sparks Family Dispute
Worcester relatives of Adeline Brodeur deny reports of foul play or restraint. Sister-in-law Mrs. Frederick Brodeur says Adeline is not missing and is hiding in Boston to avoid marrying George Edwards. Edwards says he will search Worcester for her and hopes she returns to marry.
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Worcester
Adeline Brodeur
Allston
Frederick Brodeur
Post
Adeline
South Framingham
Boston
George Edwards
Edwards
Miss Brodeur
Detective tracks embezzlement case ending in arrest
Philadelphia stringer reports George Williams a city detective tracked a embezzlement case for three weeks leading to the arrest of waiter William Moore suspected of stealing money from his employer.
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Philadelphia
George Williams
William Moore
Moore
Boston considers two sites for new City Hall
Two potential locations are proposed for Boston's new City Hall. One option uses the current Museum of Fine Arts site on the east side of Copley Square. The other would place the building on the MIT site from Berkeley to Clarendon on the west side of Boylston Street.
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Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Copley Square
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Berkeley
Clarendon
Boylston Street
City Hall Site Debate Favors Park Square Over Copley Square
Mayor Hibbard weighs two sites for the new City Hall with Park Square favored for central location and light. Copley square offers 95 000 sq ft valued at 1 619 000 while Park square 193 000 sq ft priced at 1 500 000. Finance Commission review pending. Sylvester Baxter lauds Copley square.
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Hibbard
Park Square
Copley Square
Finance Commission
Art Museum
Boston Merchants’ Association
Sylvester Baxter
Metropolitan Improvement Commission
Warlike Rumors Still Heard in Austria
In Vienna on December 4 two steamers of the Hungarian Croatian line carrying troops left Fiume under sealed orders and two more were to follow. Their destination is believed to be Cattaro, a Montenegrin Adriatic port near Austrian territory, as war rumors circulate.
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Vienna
Fiume
Cattiro
Austria
Adriatic
Montenegro
Morse-Made Clothing Showcases Value Supremacy
An incomplete sample highlights Morse-Made Clothing's perceived value superiority through its craftsmanship and materials, signaling strong brand positioning despite limited context.
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Whitney
Peace Among
Teamsters
Edwin Booth
Francis J. Douglas
Emma Hurley
N. E. Civic Federation
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Jake Springs
LABOR
Turkeys
Obadiah MacIntyre
Landaff
N. H
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No. Market St
Wolf’s
My Clothier
Hanover and
Pontant Streets
Bennett
Brodeur
Bamber’s
Scollay Square
Gov
Cornhill
Wolf's
Hanover
Portland Streets
Berman’s, Tailors and Designers
Hanover St
Copley
City Hall
Adams Square
People's Credit Company
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