Suffragettes Reach Stockport in Five Mile March
The suffragette army marching from Hudson to Albany halted in Stockport at 1 pm. Explosive cheers and a near miss from a shotgun greeted the walkers. a skyrocket celebration nearly struck Surgeon Dock. Evening talks and debates followed by a bonfire. Dr James T Gallagher of Charlestown, author of The Leprechaun, is ill with appendicitis at Carney Hospital and will be operated on by Dr John Bottomley. Gallagher, active in Home Rule groups and Irish societies, was taken ill Christmas Day and brought to hospital. Adamson’s Cough Balsam advertised as a remedy.
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Stockport
N. Y
Albany
Sulzer
Hudson
Dock
James T. Gallagher
Charlestown
Carney Hospital
John Abs Bottomley
Gallagher
William McDonald
John O’brien
United Irish League of America
Philadelphia
Charitable Irish Society
the Irish Historical Society
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Knights of Columbus
Dynamite Case Trial and Labor Conspiracy Lawyers Clash
The jury hears closing arguments in the dynamite conspiracy case tied to the Los Angeles Times explosion. Prosecutors invoke a senator’s stance against the alleged conspirators while defense notes emphasize lawful union activity and individual liability.
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Charles W. Miller
United States
John W. Kern
Kern
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Miller
Iron Workers’ Union
Anderson
Boston Faces Big Shortage of Coal
Boston faces a coal shortage as no coal has been mined since Christmas. Authorities warn that heavy weather could curb shipments, risking a famine in Boston and New England. Anthracite scarcity, rising prices, and a federal probe are noted amid a local inquiry by the United Improvement Association.
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Boston
New England
Means
Schmid
United States
Wickersham
United Improvement Association
Beacon Street
Dewey Celebrates 76th Birthday Quietly at Home
Washington Dec 26 Admiral George Dewey hero of Manila Bay marked his 76th birthday with a quiet celebration. Friends said he looked as fit as an ensign and credited riding and avoidance of midnight banquets for his health. He added that no man should attend banquets to stay young.
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Washington
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Plumbers 10 Oppose Raise In Wage Talks
Boston A F of LL building trades department will meet tonight to finalize plans for January 1 when wage scales rise for several unions. Master plumbers oppose a 49 cent daily raise to 5.20, while Insulators and Asbestos Workers veto a 25 cent offer and push for a 60 cent daily increase.
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Boston A. F. of
LL. Building Trades Department
Plumbers and Insulators
Asbetos
Insulators and Asbestos Workers’ Union
East Boston tunnel toll dispute prompts public demand
Representative-elect Thomas J. Giblin releases figures alleging toll collection costs in the East Boston tunnel exceed justified expenses. He criticizes city officials for unequal manning, cites duct payments, and urges the mayor to explain and possibly remove tolls, shifting burden to general tax levy if justice isn’t restored. Boston December 26, 1912.
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Thomas J. Giblin
East Boston Tunnel
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Mass
Elevated
East Boston
Law Department
Transit Commission
Boston Elevated Railway
City of Boston Fire Department
Debate Over Rail Service Standards on New Haven Line
Boston Chamber of Commerce official David O. Ives urges a standard of comparison for New Haven rail service amid shipper complaints. Testimony covers monopoly issues, sound-line competition, supplier bids, and regional procurement to boost New England industries. The hearing resumes at 10 a.m. at the Federal building.
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David O. Ives
The
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New Haven
New England
Buckland
Prouty
Ives
Mr. Ives
Bridgeport
Edmund DP. Codman
Boston
Fitchburg Road
H. A. Fabian
Mr. Codman
Mr. Fabian
New Haven Road
Keith Car Manufacturing Company
Salamore
Laconia Car Company
New Hampshire
Boston & Maine
Keith
Bradley Company
Worcester
Wasson Company
Springfield
Laconia Company
Barney & Smith
Dayton, O
Barnum & Richards
Limerock
New Home for Chinese Club in Boston Chinatown
Papers pass for sale of 14 Tyler Street in South Cove marking another transfer in Boston's Chinatown. Wah Chong Lung men purchase the property to use as their East headquarters. Wong Gee, noted Boston-Chinatown leader, elected to direct affairs of the club.
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Tyler Street
South Cove
Boston
Wah Chong Lung
Wong Gee
Pacific Coast
Taft Leaves Panama Zone on Arkansas Voyage
The Arkansas carrying President Taft sailed from Colon at 6 o'clock this evening for Key West. Colonel Goethals joined the Delaware which accompanied the Arkansas. The ships expect to reach Key West Sunday with Taft due in Washington Tuesday. Taft expressed pleasure at his Panama visit and said he would appoint the civil governor and subordinate officials on his return.
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Colon
United States
Arkansas
President Taft
Key West
Goethals
Delaware
Washington
Taft
Panama
Lung Trouble Yielded To This Medicine
A Kentucky man, Bettersworth, credits Lockman’s Alterative with curing a six month cough and night sweats after ineffective treatments. The testimonial praises the medicine for bronchial and lung trouble and urges others to seek its use before late stages. It notes the remedy contains no poisons or habit forming drugs and lists available druggists.
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Lockman
Bettersworth
Bowling Green
James Deering
Glasgow Junction
Hickman
A. C. Bettersworth
Eckman
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Hekman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Boston Workingmen’s Clothing Store Sale Ad
A busy Boston store advertises a wide range of workingmen’s clothing and accessories at deep sale prices. Items include leather bags, suitcases, heavy underwear, wool stockings, heavy leather winter shoes, rubber coats and boots, gloves, hats, and fur lined gear. Large quantities and mail order options are emphasized.
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Boston
H. CO
U. H. CO
wWe
New England
UNION
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California
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Labor
Structural Iron Workers
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
American Bridge Company
International
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Edward Clark
Cincinnati
William J. Burns
Hockin
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Treitmoe
Minnesota
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Fatima
Dewey
Manila
E. Boston Tube
Giblin
Mellen
Ford & Kimball
Louis D. Brandeis
Fabian
Federal Building
Tyler St
Oregon
Northwest
Charles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Portland Association
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Ont
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Union Street Tunnel
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