City Employee Campaign Contributions Defended by Democrat
A leading Democrat and former official argues that city employees may voluntarily contribute to party funds without crime. He cites past practices, notes contributors from government offices, and asserts Democrats can rely on allied interests like banking houses to fund legitimate campaign expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Republican State Committee
Postmaster Hibbard
Surveyor McCarthy
Boston
Republican City Committee
Democratic Party
Dead Man Mistaken for Charlestown Neighbor in Drunken Errors
A man arrested for drunkenness died in a city station cell after being misidentified as Jerome Hurley of Charlestown. The real Hurley, a Long Island teamster, was found alive at his home, while the Charlestown man’s family mourned him briefly. A brother later confirmed the误 identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick
Dedham Street
Jerry Hurley
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Clarke
Jerome Hurley
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Long Island
Labor's Demands on Legislature in Massachusetts
Organized Labor of Massachusetts with 48 delegates in the state AFL outlines its 1907 legislative agenda. Proposals include overtime, eight hour work limits, streetcar work hours, boiler inspections, and public holiday for election day. Brandeis spoke on industrial insurance. plans to pursue stronger factory inspection and police staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor of
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of l
Wells Memorial Hall
Senate
Women's Trade Union League
Edward Cohen
Driscoll
Frank K. Foste
P. F. Sheehan
State House
Cohen
Boston
State Branch
Friends of Organized Labor
Organized Labor
State
Free Employment Bureau
Family Saved From Flames at Watertown Fire
In Watertown a two and a half story building at 819 Mt. Auburn Street caught fire around 4 30 this morning. Cambridge officer Harrigan arrived, forced entry, woke occupants, and saved a wife and their four year old child from the blaze. The rescues followed by Mazza guiding his wife to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Harrigan
Cambridge
Mt. Auburn Street
East Watertown
Frank Mazza
Hebrews Rally Opposes License in Chelsea
More than 1000 Hebrew voters gathered at a Walnut Street synagogue under the Independent Hebrew League to urge a no license vote. Saloon keeper Louis Marget defended liquor sales on the public platform, while Judge Willard Trowland countered that saloons are political hubs causing trouble.
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Chelsea
Independent Hebrew League
Walnutst
David Rabenovitz
Louis Marget
Fie
Willard Trowland
Chélsea
Six Day Race Opens at Madison Square Garden
Twelve thousand fans pack Madison Square Garden for the six day team race. Riders from American and European teams start amid crashes and a world record pace of 26 miles 1 lap in the first hour, led by McDonald then Moran.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Vanderstuyrt
Vanoni
L. Georget
A. J. Clark
Floyd McFarland
Hugh MacLean
Eddie Root
James Moran
A. W. McDonald
Samuelson
Downing
M. Bedell
Floyd Krebs
Schle
F. J. Galvin
Louis Mettling
Ellis and McFarland
Mystery of Warren Church Lingers Over Boston Tragedy
Warren Church, son of Herbert Church of South Framingham, lies near death at Boston City Hospital after a fatal gas asphyxiation claimed Miss Anna Willett. Police pursue rumors of crime while an undertaker plans to move Willett’s body to Oldtown, Maine.
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Warren’ Church
Herbert Church
South Framingham
Boston City Hospital
Appleton Street
Anna S. Willett
Boston
Willett
Gertrude Coleman
Beck Bay
Undertaker Crosby
Warren Street
Crosby
City Hospital
North Station
Oldtown
Criminal Courts of
Massachusetts
Church
Labor Notes Leaders Elected to Boston Unions
Thomas J. Molkern was elected president of Boston Newsboss Protestive Union. James J. English became business agent for Boston Bartenders Union 77. Edward J. Trainor named chief carman of Bay State Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen. Officers include first vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and guards with multiple names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Molkern
Boston Newsboss
Lyman J. Cohen
Alec Hershenson
Maurice HH. Zaremsky
Charles Frasco
Nathan S. Soderson
Richard W. Garrity
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston Bartenders’ Union 77
James J. English
Richard W. Kennedy
J. T. Downey
John P. Sweeney
Martin Z. Mattimoe
R. H. Carney
J. J. Cragrove
Cornelius Newman
M. J. Quinn
Edward J. Trainor
Bay State Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen
Thomas Saddler
Fred Muller
Bancroft Responds to Cold Car Complaints and Heat Delays
State police and district attorney prepare to enforce heat laws on streetcars as Bancroft explains power expansions. He cites new stations and generators but acknowledges outages and delays in delivery. Passengers report ongoing cold cars amid rush hours while officers promise compliance and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Moran
Grand Jury
Bancroft
L’’ Road
State House
Scramble for Alderman Seats Headlines City Election
City race centers on aldermen with 45 candidates for 13 seats. Democrats hope to win at least 10 of the Aldermen, while Republicans aim to clinch seven seats to control the board. 149 council candidates narrow to 75 elected. Democrats hold a 46 to 29 council edge. Gallivan seeks re election as street commissioner with Democratic forecast of a 20 000 vote majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Fitzgerald
James A. Gallivan
Mrs J L Gardner Returns From Europe With Art Treasures
Mrs John Tu Gardner, the art connoisseur, is due back from Europe to her home. Many surprises are anticipated as she resumes her residence in Boston. Speculation runs about new discoveries that may stir art circles, following a summer of quiet at her Venetian palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tu. Gardner
Europe
Insane Miner Runs A Muck In Jackson Car Jolt
Elmer McNeal a demented coal miner armed with two revolvers shot passengers on a crowded trolley in Jackson Ohio December 9 killing Harry White mortally wounding J D VanAtta and severely wounding J K Kinnison superintendent of Jackson public schools. After being driven from the car by a window blast officers and citizens mortally wounded him in a running gunfight. He had twice been a patient at Athens Insane Asylum and was unknown to the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, O
Elmer McNeal
Harry White
J. D. VanAtta
Newark
J. K. Kinnison
Jackson
McNeal
Athens Insane Asylum
Accused of Theft of Seven Overcoats
Officers from Station 6 arrested Harold Quirk 21 of 312 Third Street and William Costello 19 of 207 Fo Street on a warrant for the alleged larceny of the entire stock of clothing broker Anthony Satkowski at 329 West Broadway. The seven overcoats were stolen a fortnight ago while the owner was away at lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Satkowski
West Broadway
Harold Quirk
Third Street
William Costello
Fo Street
Dead Train Snarls Boston Transit With Delays
A stalled southbound train on the incline between Boylston and Pleasant streets tied up four trains and hundreds of passengers for about ten minutes between 5 and 6 o'clock last night. Three trains stalled in the subway and one at Sullivan square strained surface car flow. A panic nearly occurred on the Haymarket to Scollay square leg when a passenger fainted after twenty minutes. The delay followed a jumper break between the first and second cars disrupting the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Beacon Street
Boston
Boylston
Pleasant Streets
Sullivan Square
Haymarket
Scollay Square
Gompers and Eliot Set for Civic Federation Debate in New York
The National Civic Federation annual meeting at Park Avenue Hotel will host a lively debate between Charles W. Eliot of Harvard and Samuel Gompers of the AFL over income and inheritance taxes Government by injunction and child labor are other topics. Prominent speakers include Andrew Carnegie August Belmont William D. Guthrie Archbishop Ireland Oscar S Straus N J Bachelder Franklin MacVeagh Melville E Ingalls and Nicholas Murray Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Civic Federation
Park Avenue
American
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Andrew Carnegie
August Belmont
William D. Guthrie
Archbishop Ireland
Oscar S. Straus
N. J. Bachelder
National Grange
Franklin MacVeagh
Melville E. Ingalls
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Overheated Boiler Sparks Fire at Medford Mill
Excessive boiler heat caused a blaze at the Shaw Rombly wood planing mills in South Medford. Damage estimated at about 2000 dollars. the loss is covered by insurance.
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Medford Mill
Medford
Shaw- Rombly
South Medford
Two Smacks Bring In Haddock And Pollock Front Page Note
Two trips reached the fish pier yesterday both on the Middle Bank. The Mary E Cooney landed 5000 pounds of haddock and the Ralph Russell 6000 pounds of pollock. The Cymric is delayed by heavy seas while en route from Queenstown and Liverpool with about 300 passengers and several cabin guests. A new marine view of the Orion tug joins the Boston Towboat collection at the customs house.
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Balota Tole Ua UN Bheiehal Coedana Eta Tinh An
Br Ale Arel Mikcacen
K. W. Res Eg Sreigsdi Nel
Cccoaias Sia Aika Boo Ea Tata Aah
Mary E. Cooney
Ralph Russell
White Star One
Cymric
Queenstown
Liverpool
Boston
Alice Smith
Elizabeth Silsby
H. Harris
Holmes Hinckley
Marcia A. Shaw
Walter A. Rosier
Lester C. Miller
Barbara Hinckley
R. A. Murray and Son
Orion
Joseph I. Kemp
Marine Division
Custom House
Dorchester Bay
Kemp
Shipping News Reeferees December Mini Almanac
Shipping data notes sunrise and sunset times, tides, and daylight length. It lists arrivals including United States battleship Kansas on trial, several steamers and tugs with cargos and passengers, later sailings from Caledonian to Philadelphia and Portland, and weather observations with wind directions and snows.
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United States
Kansas
Clase
Philadelphia
Lichtenfels
Fretrichs
Calcutta
Suez
Port Said
Algiers
A. C
G. W. Cochrane
Caledonian
Manchester
Eng
Penobscot
Bath
Santuit
New York
Catawissa
Silver Brook
Portsmouth
N. H
Nantasket Roads
Lizzie V. Hall
Highland Light
Carlisle
Pear Ridge
Portland
Stobescnin
Marlon
Searsport
Chatham
N. E
Gypsum King
Ontario
J. B. King & Co
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Brandeis
Louis D. Brandeis
Industrial Insurance
Wells Memorial Building
Ware
Malden
Bryant Street
Mary Hayes
Malden Hospital
Joe Copfey
Hugh
Laan
Iie
Belgium
Stol
A. M. McDonald
Somerville
Schlee
Bobby Walthour
Breton
Young Coffey
South Boston
G. Georget
Urban McDonald
Rupprech
South End
Chief Shaw
J. W. Moore
Division 1
Roxbury
Arthur W. Center
Division 2
Tremont Street
General Bancroft
Division 4
Eagle Street
East Boston
F. W. Damon
Division 5
City Point
I. H. Littlefield
Division 9
Allston
Boston H Elerated Railway Company
James J. Jackson
Bion J. Arnold
Chicago
Messrs
Stone and
William A. Bancroft
J. L. Gardner
Subway
Gompers
Eliot
Tug Orion
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