Hebrew Children Celebrate Chanuka at Faneuil Hall
About 1200 Hebrew children gathered at Faneuil Hall for a Chanuka celebration hosted by the Zionist Council of Greater Boston. Max Mitchell and J. de Haas spoke on Chanuka's history and the meaning of Christmas to Christians, urging loyalty to their festival.
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Faneuil Hall
Zionist Council of
Greater Boston
Max Mitchell
J. de Haas
Mr. Mitchell
Hle
Tiberty
Four More Kieran Suits Filed in Pettsburg
Dec. 27 in Pettsburg, four suits were filed in the U S Circuit Court by Edward Boisseau of Ontario against Fidelity Funding Company and P J Jieran former president. Four churches are involved with total issued money reaching 187000 dollars.
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Pettsburg
Fidelity Funding Company
P. J. Jieran
United States
Edward Boisseau
Province of
Ontario
Can
Churchesere
Inspectors Scare City Employees Over Civil Service Checks
Laborers in Boston complain of inspectors from the State Civil Service Commission and Finance Commission, plus spies linked to Mayor Hibbard, threatening job security. Charles Warren of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission says inspectors are routine to verify proper wages and duties and deny any city coordination with the mayor.
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State Civil Service Commission
Finance Commission
Hibbard
Charles Warren
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Boston
Civil Service
City civil service inspector spooks workers at Cow Pasture station
A State Civil Service Commission inspector visited the Cow Pasture sewer pumping station with 70 workers present, inspecting ratings and duties. Employees describe two visits, note wage differences, and expect suspensions, amid broader concerns about retrenchment in city street departments.
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State Civil Service Commission Force
North Adams
Sewer Department
Civil Service
South End
Roxbury
Street Department
Hibbard
Merson
Merchant William Ritchie Injured Slipping on Grape Skins
WARREN Penn Dec 27 William Ritchie a prominent merchant suffered severe injuries after slipping on grape skins in front of a church following a Sunday school crowd. His face struck a guard rail gouging one eye and lacerating the other.
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Warren
Penn
William Ritchie
Tie
Odd mixup of family ties in East Finley townships marriages
In Washington Pennsylvania on December 27 two East Finley families show entwined relations after a sequence of marriages. Henry Dillinger, widowed, marries housekeeper Maria Richmond whose daughters Lucy and Jennie join the Dillinger household. Lucy marries Dillinger son David, Maria marries Henry, Jennie marries Charles, and the three families now cohabit the elder Dillinger home.
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Washington, Penn
East Finley
Henry Dillinger
Maria Richmond
Charles
David
Lucy Richmond
Rhine wreck claims four in Frankfort harbor tragedy
In a southwest gale the 100 ton Rhine sank after striking a harbor pier at Frankfort. Captain Henry Hanrath Julius Dorry Charles Kibby and Gus Strautkel perished. The cabin clock stopped at seven when the boat broke apart near home.
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Frankfort
Mich
Henry Hanrath
Julius Dorry
Charles Kibby
Gus Strautkel
Van Cleave Warns on Labor Legislation and Taft Administration
James W. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, outlines the group’s fight against labor bills and anti trust tweaks, warning Congress may pass injurious measures. He praises a progressive Taft administration and predicts no class hatreds or criminal influence entering the White House.
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James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
American Industries
National Council For Industrial Defence
Congress
Taft
White House
Venezuelan acting president may seek Castro extradition
Cable despatch reports Venezuela's acting President Don Juan Gomez may demand extradition of President Castro. Officials foresee German consent issues and State Department opposition under the political offense rule, noting precedent of avoiding extradition for political crimes to avoid war risks.
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Washington, D. C
Caracas
Senor
Don Juan Gomez
Venezuela
Castro
Germany
State Department
United States
Secretary of State
Death Takes Last of Fort Sumter Defenders
MIERIDEN Conn Dec 27 John R Doran believed sole survivor of Major Anderson s band at Fort Sumter died suddenly at his home He was an Ireland native who came to America and joined Battery First U I Artillery at the war s outbreak He served seven years after the war and settled in Mieriden where he married He leaves a widow six sons and two daughters.
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Mieriden
Conn
John R. Doran
Anderson
Fort Sumter
Doran
Ireland
America
Charleston
S. C
U. I. Artilery
Mary Daley case ruled natural death not suicide
Medical Examiner George B Magrath announced Mary Daley died of natural causes from edema of the brain and kidney trouble. Autopsy found no poison or suicide link despite prior threats. she died at Relief Hospital after being found in a room on Hancock street. The National Casket Company claimed the body and sent it to Rochester NY. relatives listed.
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Mary Daley
George B. Magrath
National Casket Company
Rochester
N. Y
Magrath
Miss Daley
Relief Hospital
Abraham Bernstein
Hancock Street
New York
Bernstein
Richard Daley
Orchard Street
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Washington
Post
Ey Birt
Oia Wow
Sis
Peter Thompson
Pesche
Shuman
Massachusetts
New England
R. H. Stearns & Co
van Cleave
U. S
Amadon
Washington St
Bromfield
Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Portland Sts
Washington Street
Friend St
Union St
Faneuil
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britaco
Adware
the Sudbury
STS
People’s Credit Company
Cor
Winter
Rockwood, McCintyre & CO
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