Longshoremen Strike Settled in Boston Port
The Boston longshoremen's six week strike for a 10 cent hourly raise ends. About 2500 workers return to their wharves tomorrow morning along with ship carpenters and stevedores. Negotiations praised by officials, with union recognition and future dispute handling left to mutual agreement.
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Boston
Grand Junction
Chamber of Commerce
Transatlantic Steamship Agents’ Conference
Longshoremen’s Trade Council
Abbotsford Hall
Charlestown
Hibernian Hall
East Boston
John BB. McPherson
New England Civic Federation
Seeker of Rare Plants Heads to Cuba for Easter Hunt
Henry Penn, famed Bromfield street florist, left yesterday for Cuba with Mrs Penn and Mr and Mrs W B Elliott. Elliott is described as New England's largest rose grower. Penn seeks special and rare plant varieties for Easter.
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Henry Penn
Bromfield Street Florist
Cuba
Seaboard Air Line
Mr. Penn
Penn
W. 8. Elliott
New England
Civil War Tone of Lunn Speech at Harvard
Mayor George R. Lunn of Schenectady called the Lawrence strike a civil war and a symptom of looming trouble, urging reform and democratic control of power. He argued government now serves big business, traced capitalism to feudal roots, praised the Pinkerton crackdown and water plant case, and urged democratizing moneyed power.
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Lawrence
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
N. Y
Emerson Lecture Hall
Harvard University
Mr. Lunn
Lunn
Abraham Lincoln
Rockefeller
Morgan
Carnegie
Socialist Party
Pinkerton
New York
Foss Strikers to Meet Elsewhere as Riverside Park Denied
Strikers will confer today with no meetings possible in Riverside Park after part owner Louis Pieper refused permission citing community risk. Militia accused of tearing down placards. a committee seeks punishment from Colonel Sweetser. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn spoke, urging aid for strikers' children.
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Riverside Park
Louis 8. Pieper
Sweetser
Weather Outlook for New York Next Two Weeks
Forecasts project unsettled conditions in New York and surrounding areas over the next two weeks if current patterns persist. Temperature ranges, precipitation chances, and potential storm activity will hinge on ongoing atmospheric factors and regional pressure systems.
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New York
Look for Blood Nights in Lawrence Strike Trial
Testimony at the Lawrence trial of Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Ettor recounts calls to violence and a mass meeting on Jan. 28 29 as witnesses place the leaders near rioting scenes. Prosecutors expect another day to finish their case with a ruling unlikely before Thursday.
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Lawrence
Arturo Giovannitti
Charles Bencardo
Giovannitti
Joseph J. Ettor
Anna LoPizzo
Bencardo
Ettor
Giovannitt
Uttor
Broadway
George Berthel
Etter
Central Labor Union Asks Mills to Confer on Demands
The Central Labor Union in Lawrence Feb 12 sends letters to mill agents offering to meet and present a unified set of demands from all strike classes. The union, allied with the AFL, acted independently of the Industrial Workers of the World which had opposed settlement efforts.
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James R. Menzie
Haywood Calls for Overthrow of Massachusetts Government
William D. Haywood, speaking at Faneuil Hall for the Lawrence strike, urged overthrow of Massachusetts government and attacked Governor Foss for low wages in foundries. He warned of a wider class struggle, praised Lawrence solidarity, and said mothers and children would be sacrifices if needed. A $134.30 collection was raised at the meeting.
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Charles Stewart
Cunard Line
Joint Conference
William D. Haywood
Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts Labor League
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Foss
Lincoln
Haywood
Boston
George III
America
Meyer London
New York
Cloak Makers
Mayor Scanlon
Labor Union Plan Faces Hurdles In Mill Dispute
The Industrial Workers of the World decline to meet workers individually, preferring a general mills committee. The Central Labor Union advocates a plan aligned with mill agents. If successful, questions remain how many unskilled workers will return, since many are IWW affiliated. Officials expect mill agents to grant conferences after their letter is received.
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Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Mittee
I. Ww. W
Reception Honors Monsignor Ronan at City Club
A Boston City Club reception honored Right Rev. Monsignor Peter Ronan of St. Peter's Church Meeting House Hill. The event, hosted by St. Mary's Infant Asylum board, included tributes from Rev. Thomas I. Gasson of Boston College and many local officials and clergy.
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Peter Ronan
P. R
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Boston City Club
St. Mary’s Infant Asylum
Thomas I. Gasson
Boston College
Rowan
Charles Logue
School House Commissioners
William H. Hardy
P. F. McDonald
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Henry C. Towle
Florence J. Halloran
Lynn
Hugh Blunt
Edward F. Kenney
St. Peter’s Church
Thomas McLaughlin
Francis Giblin
Bernard Carr
Thomas Duffly
Timothy Leary
Robert M. Merrick
John J. Madden
Thomas J. Giblin
Thomas Sproules
William J. Walton
Greene
Dover Point Bridge Endangered by Ice
Dover Point bridge on the Boston & Maine line is under close watch as ice chunks from Great Bay surge into the Piscataqua River. Workers fear the ice could strike the structure with force and cause it to yield.
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Dover
N. H
Dover Point
Boston & Maine Railroad
Portsmouth and Dover
Great Bay
Piscataqua
Restorative Treatment for Nervous Men
A purported home formula claims to quickly restore nervous exhaustion melancholia anxiety and related symptoms. It describes mixing syrups and tonics with no opiates and instructs daily doses after meals and at night, promising strong health and steadiness for men and women.
Expect 54 Arrests in Bomb Case Conspiracy
Indianapolis reports on the eve of indictments in dynamite conspiracy cases that 54 defendants are expected to be arrested, with arrests possibly tomorrow. Authorities suspect many officers in a labor union and one officer in two other unions are involved, with western defendants already named in Pacific coast prosecutions.
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Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pacific Coast
Labor leader indictments across multiple cities
A Boston labor leader and numerous others in New York Cleveland Detroit Chicago Peoria St. Louis Kansas City New Orleans Philadelphia Milwaukee Hartford Buffalo Cincinnati and Indianapolis are believed indicted. Six indictments involve men living in Salt Lake City and surrounding west.
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Boston
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Hartford
Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
Advert reads testimonials for Resinol Ointment and Soap as fast eczema relief. A Homestead Pa mother claims dramatic recovery for her one year old after using Resinol, urging daily hot baths and ointment. It lists uses for eczema, burns, pimples, ringworm and others and notes sizes 50 cents and a dollar with free samples by mail.
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Oigan
W. Edw. Dickson
Drugeasts
Reina Chemical Cr Ralto Md
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John B. McPherson
Dempsey
William F. Dempsey
Boston Provident Longshoremen’s Union
Longshoremen’s Committee
John H. Thomas
International Mercantile Marine Company
John Wylde
Hamburg-American Line
D. Miller Stewart
Wilson-Furness Lines
Timothy Quinn
John F. Cusick
George W. Brady
Michael Keavey
James Walsh
O’connell Longshoremen's Assembly
Adam McBain
John Fogarty
Noddle Island
H. W. Bowen
J. Burgoff
Schenectady, N. Y
Tremont Temple
Adams
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Earth
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
Mgr
Ronan
East
Eczema
Bock Beer
Harvard Beer
Harvard
Harvard Brewing Company
Commercial Wharf
Lowell, Mass
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