Death by own action pact aboard tug Annie R Wood
Two men, one in U S Marine uniform and a civilian, jumped overboard from the tug Annie R Wood en route from Newport to Fort Greble and drowned. The uniformed man is believed to be Private Benjamin G Steenerson, son of Congressman Halvor Steenerson, though identification is not confirmed. the other man is thought to be John M McIntosh awaiting discharge. The incident is suspected to reflect a death by own action pact aided by the overcoat slipping.
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Newport, R. I
United States Marine Corps
Annie R. Wood
Newport
Fort Greble
Benjamin G. Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
Minnesota
John M. McIntosh
Steenerson
Two Men Drown After Jumping From Newport Tug
Just before the tug left Newport for Fort Greble this afternoon two men asked to accompany Captain T. W. Rich. One wore a uniform. both appeared mildly intoxicated. They jumped overboard off Conanicut Point. the uniformed man resurfaced briefly before being dragged down again. Despite life preservers and searches, neither man was found.
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Newport
Fort Greble
T. W. Rich
Captain Rich
Conanicut Point
Suffragettes Alter Parade With Quiet Walk In New York
In New York on a Friday afternoon about 2000 people gathered as eight suffragettes, led by Mrs. Borrmann Wells, chose a quiet walk along Broadway from Union Square to Twenty Third Street and to Manhattan Trade School after Police Captain Young refused to permit a formal parade. Miss Roddie Minor voiced frustration at the contrast with uniformed heckling Salvation Army members marching with banners and brass band.
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New York
Broadway
Union Square
Roddie Minor
Salvation Army
Third White Half Price Sale Opens at R H White
The R H White Company begins its third mammoth half-price sale this morning. Following prior fierce sales in June and December, executives promise better bargains than ever as overstocked and bankrupt manufacturers sell stocks at about 50 cents on the dollar. Entire departments feature new merchandise at half price.
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R. H. White Company
Railroad Blacksmiths Oppose Piece Work
William J. Dougherty of Buffalo announced to Blacksmiths Union 209 at 45 Eliot Street that organized blacksmiths on the New York New Haven and Hartford and Boston and Maine systems unite to resist the managements attempts to implement piece work or bonus pay.
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N. Y
William J. Dougherty
Buffalo
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Modest man of millions seeks bonds in Boston bids
The Boston bidders led by A. E. Reid and Stephen L. Tingley bid eight million dollars for state bonds at 104. The Massachusetts Loan & Guaranty Company, with Reid and Tingley, could win about four and a half million, threatening to outpace the Morgan syndicate. Treasurer Charles A. Baldwin, a Cambridge auditor, describes assets as limited and notes others back the bid.
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Boston
A. E. Reid
Stephen L. Tingley
Baldwin
Morgan Syndicate
J. P. Morgan & Co
First National Bank
The
National City Bank
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Massachusetts Loan & Guaranty Company
Messrs. Reid and
Post
Mr. Baldwin
Reid
Mr. Tingley
Tingley
New York
Post Office
McLeod
Calumet & Nevada Company
New England Goldfield
Cambridge
G. Tainter
Charles A. Baldwin
Commonwealth Hotel
Bowdoin Street
Frank E. Baldwin
Postal Telegraph Company
Navy Defends Battleship Designs Against Critics
A defense of American battleship programs addresses criticisms of the Kearsarge and Kentucky classes, noting design choices, gun placements, armor, and torpedo protection. Admiral Converse argues ships are not inferior to foreign vessels, cites improvements, and emphasizes that higher weight and better armament balance practicality and progress.
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Converse
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Indiana
Sea of Japan
Man Found Dead and Bound in River at Lonely Spot
The murdered man, about 30, 5 feet 10, 175 pounds, was cast in the river with tied legs using a white clothesline. Autopsy set for 10 am tomorrow. Medical Examiner Hurd leads the inquiry with local doctors. The finder's name is Mr. Griffin of a residence near Chain Bridge.
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Hurd
Post
Griffin
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Deer Island
Firemen Likely to Win on Hour Off and City Holidays
The Board of Aldermen is expected to reject the mayoral recommendations to repeal the one day off in five for firefighters and the half holiday on Saturdays for city employees. Firemen campaign with aldermen, and Alderman Ellery H. Clark plans to oppose repeal. The move to cut Saturday holidays is also seen as doomed.
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Board of Aldermen
Ellery H. Clark
Committee On Public Improvements
Mayors hearing on labor issues at Central Labor Union meeting
The Boston Central Labor Union denounced Mayor Hibbard's plan to strip city workers of the Saturday half holiday and backed union newsboys. Delegates urged anti-injunction stances, opposed specialized education bills, and demanded political accountability and citizens’ rights to amend the constitution.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Hibbard
Boston
Central Labor Union
Newsboy
Newsboys
Insurance Commissioner
Cohen-Dris- 7
United States
Labor notes outline union meetings and wage talks
Labor notes list multiple union events in the Boston area. Wages and contracts discussed include 1908-09 scales for minster painters and painters union 709 at 166 Washington street, and talks by Louis D. Brandeis to Sheet Metal Workers 17 at Hollis Hall.
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Minster Painters and Painters’ Union
Brookline
Washington Street
Thomas J. Minihan
Boston Land
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Hollis Hall
Charlestown Navy Yard
Chelsea Street
Brockton Culinary Alliance
Michael ©. Roche
Journeymen Horseshoers
Cee A& New Union of Horseshoers
Pawtucket
State Branch
Wells Memorial Peg Reer
Cartiage and Wagon Workers’ Union 9
Aleeal
Josmermen Kerg
R. B. Freis
Pion
Centy Sunny Poe
Parang
Carpenters
Hanover
Hanover St
A. F. of L
John T. Walsh
Bricklayers' and Masons
Uni 0
Boston Bricklaw Union
Brockton
Morse claims innocence amid indictments and European voyage
The article reports Morse facing indictments over notes for 100000 dollars each tied to ex Chief Justice O'Brien and a 1000 share stake in the National Bank of North America. Morse says he feels fine and will confront charges, while a separate breach action seeks 200000 dollars in Lawrence, Mass. He describes his European trip as rest and a bid to settle creditor claims.
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Mr. Morse
Morgan J. O'Brien
Court of Appeals
Morse
Mercantile National Bank
O’brien
National Bank of
Europe
England
New York
Jerome
Roosevelt boxing controversy at Harvard remembered
Edward C Bilis of this city presents Harvard amateur lightweight boxing controversy about President Theodore Roosevelt in the 80s. Harvard graduate Hiss claims Roosevelt’s bout outcome and criticizes his boxing skill, noting Roosevelt took punishment poorly and appeared ludicrous.
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Roosevelt
Harvard
Edward C. Bilis
Hiss
Cribb Club
Hicks
Hemenway
Cambridge
Emmons Blaine
New York
Why Grow Weak Why Grow Weak
Men who are weak lose heart unable to see hope for the future. After spending large sums for treatment that fails they despair and sink into gloom. There is help for all such men in Dr. Greene's Nervara offered free consultation at 34 Temple Place Boston.
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Dr. Greene
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