New England Industry Faces Short Time Work in 1908
North Atlantic factories anticipate 200k to 250k workers on short time early in 1908 as cotton and woolen mills curtail output 25 percent from Christmas to March 1. The American Woolen Company will keep a four day week. wool, cotton, and shoe trades show mixed recovery and restraint. Banks mostly steady, few closings, outlook brightening though revival unlikely before after the presidential election. Cities like Providence Manchester and Portland see varied conditions with some districts doing well.
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New England
American Woolen Company
United States
Boston
Providence
R. I
Keene
Claremont
N. H
Worcester
Gardner
Waltham
Uxbridge
Manchester
Laconia
Portland
Lewiston
Fitchburg
World briefs from Tehran to Buenos Aires across Dec
The Shah reassures British and Russian ministers he will not abolish the constitutional regime and will cooperate with Parliament. In Potsdam thirteen Christmas trees stand for the imperial family. The Düsseldorf coal syndicate lists a 12 month price rise. West Indian delegates plan an agricultural conference January 14 in Bridgetown. Lord Howe’s Shakespeare folios failed to meet expectations at £2025 top. Nine firemen injured in Langeld Bros. blaze in Wilkes-Barre. Austral wrecked off the Uruguayan coast after Charcot expedition years ago.
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Teheran
Berlin
New Palace
Potsdam
Dusseldorf
Bridgetown
Barbados
London
Lord Howe
Shakspere
Wilekesbarre
Globe Dry Goods
Langeld Bros
Buenos Ayres
M. Charcot
Rev Gordon Accepts Call to Auburndale Pastorate
Newton December 22 The Rev William C Gordon of Westfield Second Congregational Church has accepted a call to lead Auburndale Congregational Church and will begin January 15 The church had no regular pastor since Rev C M Southgate resigned Gordon born Ware 1865 pursued Yale BA 1888 served Plymouth Congregational Indianapolis 1901 and Michigan City First Congregational before teaching at the University of Chicago where he earned a PhD
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Newton
William Co. Gordon
Second Congregational Church
Westfield
Auburndale
C. M. Southgate
Mr. Gordon
Ware
Yale
Plymouth Congregational Church
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Ind
University of Cicago
Special County Dub Association Meeting Held in Rathbone
A special meeting of the County Dub Association was held last night at Rathbone 694 Washington Street with C. F. Forrester presiding. Brady, chairman of the ball committee, reported final arrangements for the first grand annual ball to be held at Knights of Honor Hall 730 Washington Street on Thursday night March 2.
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County Dub_ Association
Rathbone
Washington Street
C. F. Forrester
Brady
Ballee
Knights of Honor Hall
Fashington Street
Lining Up for Fight Over State Democratic Control
The race for control of the State Democratic organization will begin soon as George Fred Williams, leader of the radical Bryan forces, returns from Europe. By January 1 both factions will be lined up for control of the state organization.
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Democratic
George Fred Williams
Bryan
Europe
Controversy Over Massachusetts Democratic Headship Edges Toward Clash
Josiah Quincy signals broad Democratic support for Bryan, while Williams denounces a Bryan faction in the state. Feeney and Kiley push to shape the State committee, backing Fitzgerald’s potential reorganization aims. Prospective slate includes Williams Moran Douglas and Bartlett, with plans split between radical and conservative factions.
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Massachusetts Democracy
Josiah Quincy
Bryan
Williams
Quincy
Daniel J. Kiley
John P. Feeney
Feeney
Kiley
Fitzgerald
Friends of
Moran
Douglas
B Bartlett
Bartlett
Hughes Boom Falls Flat in Massachusetts
Efforts to float Governor Hughes of New York for President meet little support in Massachusetts. A Hughes envoy met a prominent Republican leader who gave an unflattering report. Senator Lodge backs Taft while Senator Crane opposes Hughes. A majority of the congressional delegation and the State committee favor Taft.
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Hughes
New York
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Taft
Crane
Union Hat Company Holds Big Christmas Sale
A busy store at the Hanover and Union streets corner in New England reports steady trade despite tight money markets. The Union Hat Company offers a wide range of working clothing and up-to-date goods with 20 years of honest dealings and large markdowns for a sale running through Christmas Eve.
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Union Hat Company
Hanover
Union Streets
New England
Mark Downs
My Dear Santa A political plea from John Moran and friends
A quirky 1920s letter fragment shows John F Fitzgerald asking Santa for tools to fix a failing machine and John B Moran warning of a grand jury with a civil tone. Frank J Linzhan requests support to oppose the Fin Com, urging stand-by support.
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Santa
Bill McClellan
Bill
John FF. Fitzgerald
Santa Claus, Esq
Fin
Frank J. Linzhan
Melrose Debates High Prices for Farrar Concert
Melrose residents question $3 to $5 tickets for soprano Geraldine Farrar in aid of Melrose Highland Church. The singer returns to her hometown with Met Opera ties, and committee chair Chester B. Shepard says demand is high and the event will be socially and financially successful.
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Melrose
Melrose Highland Church
Geraldine Farrar
Conred
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Miss Farrar
Boston
United States
Symphony Hall
Chester B. Shepard
Millionaire's Wife Flees With Horse Show Expert
New York society is stunned as the wife of a wealthy oil heir elopes with Harry S. Brenchley, a coaching expert and horse show trainer. They sailed from Hoboken on Dec 7 under aliases, with the wife’s mother seeking reconciliation from the husband who remains abroad.
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New York
Harry S. Brenchley
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Brenchley
Loselon
Paris
England
Elopers
Hoboken
Fires and meetings mark Charlestown and East Boston day
A basement fire at 182 Main Street Charlestown caused about 25 dollars damage. A first floor tenement fire at 132 Paris Street East Boston caused about 50 dollars damage. A cigar lighter caused 20 dollars damage to furniture at 339 Meridian Street East Boston. Boston College alumni plan a meeting in the college building to organize a broader alumni gathering for Newton. The St Alphonsus Association in Roxbury hosted a large smokers event with 200 attendees. A health note advises treating coughs or sore throats. Brown's Bronchial Troches are advertised as a safe aid.
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John McPherson
Meridian Street
East
Boston
Boston College
Newton
Dear Santa Children Ask for Soothing Syrup and Balloon
A reader letter asks Santa for soothing syrup to calm a child and to bring a large balloon. The author laments noisy children and wishes for life on a farm with a big family, signing Martin M. Lomasney and Jerry Watson respectively.
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Santa
Jerry Watson
District Attorney Moran to present Codman street land case
John B. Moran will present to the grand jury the Commonwealth versus John Jones et al. The defendants are presumed to know something about the Codman street land deal.
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John B. Moran
Grand Jury
The
Commonwealth
John Jones
Codman Street
City officials summoned to testify in district attorney probe
Mayor Fitzgerald and brother Henry deny summons service while a crowd of political figures awaits grand jury questions at the district attorney's office. Among those summoned are James H. Doyle William Berwin Charles H. Slattery and J Alfred Mitchell. The focus includes the Codman street land deal and the flagstone contract.
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Fitzgerald
Brother Henry
Grand Jury
James H. Doyle
William Berwin
Charles H. Slattery
J. Alfred Mitchell
Codman Street
Finance Commission
New England News Roundup From Millers Falls to Clinton
Reports from Miller's Falls deny shutdown plans at the Miller's Falls Company while John Russell Cutlery in Turner Falls suspends operations indefinitely. Other items note horse accident near Buffinville, clergy obsequies in Hudson, Whitinsville fire alarm test, a horse trade swindle in Uxbridge, Northampton Cutlery two week shutdown, ice fishing mischief in North Brookfield, Ida La Pear injured in Oxford, and Warden Dooley facing court on assault charge.
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Miller’s Falls
L. G. Gunn
Miller’s Falls Company
Turner's Falls
John Russell Cutlery Company
Oxford
Louis Napoleon
Buffinville
Grassy
Brookfield
William I. Phelan
Worcester
Holy Cross
Sacred Heart Church
Holyoke
John A. O'Connell
St. Mary's Catholic
Hudson
Charles G. Regan
Charles W. Regan
St. Michael's Cemetery
Whitinsville
Whitin Machine Works
Uxbridge
Henry Bush
Scadden
John T. Sutton
Woonsocket
Rf. I
Bush
Northampton
Northampton Cutlery Company
Bay State Village
North Brookfield
Harry F. Young
Ida la Pear
Dana Road
Clinton
Patrick J. Dooley
Clinton Town Farm
Andrew Maginnis
Maple Street
Three City Department Heads to Resign as Hibbard Takes Office
The piece reports that only three department heads James Doyle superintendent of streets Wire Commissioner Kennedy and James Nolan superintendent of public buildings have pledged to resign when Mayor-elect Hibbard assumes office. It notes Slattery the city treasurer may be replaced despite influence from his supporters and details the broad push by Republican non partisan circles to install new appointees.
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Hibbard
James Doyle
Kennedy
James F. Nolan
Doyle
Nolan
Charles H. Slattery
Fitzgerald
Slattery
Charley Slattery
Missing 17-Year-Old Lena Goddu Sought Across Cities
Worcester reports Frederick Goddu seeks his daughter Lena 17 and Lawrence Milne after their disappearance from Lakeside avenue Oct. 27. Milne, about 89, is suspected of eloping or taking Lena, with searches planned in Rochester St. Louis Cleveland and New York. The distraught father appeals for word from Lena to reunite the family.
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Worcester
Frederick Goddu
Rochester
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
Lena
Lawrence Milne
Goddu
Boston
Milne
Goddy
a _ Post
Lakeside Avenue
Post
Bishop Walsh Honored at Maine Silver Jubilee
In Portland Maine the silver jubilee celebrations for Bishop Louis S Walsh of the Catholic diocese of Maine began with a rectory reception and an evening program. Sunday school children packed Kavanaugh Hall for an entertainment and Frank X Callahan delivered an address to the bishop.
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Portland
Louis S. Walsh
Maine
Kavanaugh Hall
Frank X. Callahan
Dorchester Church Seeks Pastor to Reconsider Resignation
After Sunday services at Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester Professor R B Bruce of Boston University presented resolutions urging Pastor Rev George A Phinney to rethink his resignation set to take effect April 1 1908.
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Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church
Dorchester
R. B. Bruce
Boston University
George A. Phinney
Quaker City May Strike Threat Looms Over Transit
The Central Labor Union backs the Amalgamated Association in giving strike authority to the union executive if Philadelphia Rapid Transit does not meet demands. Motormen seek 25 cents an hour, a 10 hour day, and better conditions. Officials have imported 2000 strike breakers and mobilized police and fire units in anticipation of possible conflict.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Amalgamated Association
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Rapid Transit Company
Actors Rally Unions Against Sunday Shows in New York
The Actors' National Protective Union arranged for New York labor unions to join a protest to Governor Hughes. They oppose the International Artists' Lodge of Germany and the Variety Actors' Federation of England efforts to block legal Sunday performances in the city.
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New York
Actors’ National Protective Union
Hughes
International Artists’ Lodge of
Germany
Variety Actors’ Federation of England
Ex Pastor Charged With Embezzling Funds in Syracuse
Charles W. Arthur once a Congregational minister and two year assistant at the Syracuse Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children now faces arrest on grand larceny in the second degree for misappropriating about $1000 donated to the society while acting as its collector.
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Syracuse
Charles W. Arthur
Syracuse Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
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