Quincy Faces Debt Revelation in Boston Bankruptcy Case
Josiah Quincy former Boston mayor, living at 82 Charles Street, filed a schedule in United States District Court showing total liabilities of 262119 and assets of about 416500 after a creditor petition. Secured creditors include Lincoln Richardson Sharp Brooks tied to colonial and mining stock. unsecured creditors span Theodore Miller Mary Bates J. Ginville and many others across Boston New York and surrounding towns. Promissory notes and securities amount to 16450 in notes 80000 in stocks and bonds and 350 in household goods. Notable notes include Stuart notes repudiated by Mrs. Stuart and several smaller dealer notes. assets include 50,050 in stocks and bonds across twenty concerns from King Solomon Mining to Broad Street Bank shares.
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Josiah Quuincy
Boston
Charles Street
United States District Court
AL V. G Lincoln
Robert J. Richardson
Oto Sharp
John Brooks
Colonial Ile Company
Union Trust Company
Great Northern Railroad
Canada
W. FE. Barrett
International Belanger Ring Spinning Company
Theodore S. Miller
N. Y
Mary FE
Bates
Brookline
J. A. Ginville
Jon GB. Pilling
Lowell
Guy Major
C. H. Poole
John EF
Duncan Boston
J. J. Costello
American School Furniture Company
R. A. Woodnut
Salem
N. J
Tlenry F. Cottle
A. FE. Childs
TI. C. Wallace
Thomas A. Mullen
M. FF. Clarke
Nellie G. Prescott
Randolph
Stuart
Aniseh Wentworth
Willoughby H. Stuart
J. W. Bates
A.S. Willoughby
Bay State Verge Company
van Houten Jewelry Company
John W. Cawley
King Solomon Mining Company
Broadwaay National Bank of Boston
Lowell Greek child slave claims spur state probe
Lowell authorities and Greek leaders demand a state police investigation into child labor and forced immigration after a 9 year old boy known as Banos and later Kas Fantas was found working in a mill, alleged to be a victim of trafficking from Greece. The case echoes the Dover NH mill fire and involves Greek families at the Race Street settlement.
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Pan Aiotis
Lowell
Fuyytas
Dover
N. H
Po Hce
Tremont
Suffolk
Banos
Race Street
Kas Fantas
Boston
New York
Regis
Fantas
Greece
Lowell Hospital
Indignation Over Child Labor and Immigrant Deception in Boston Mills
Interview with a Post representative highlights actions pending over Fantas charged with school law violations and alleged immigration fraud. Labor leaders condemn child slavery and call for thorough mill investigations as Greek children are alleged to be employed at ages far younger than legal limits.
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Boston
Panaiotis Funtas
New York Department
Funtos
Billings
Fantas
New York
Flias
Trene Fantas
Greece
Cape Cod Night brings Cape Codders to Neponset church
More than 100 Cape Codders from Boston and vicinity gathered at Trinity Congregational Church Neponset for the third annual Cape Cod Night. Speakers from Harwich Wellfleet Chilmark Nantucket and other towns praised the Cape’s landscapes and history while bugle calls opened the program.
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Cape Cod
Cape
VA. US
Wabash
C. H. Cahoon
Harwich
Lorenzo D. Baker, Jr
Wellfleet
Mayhew
Chilmark
S. T. P. Cornish
Wollaston
Ellenwood B. Coleman
Nantucket
Chaptain G. EB. Cutler
United States Navy Guard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston Seamen's Bethel
M. Belle Moore
Ruth B. Henderson
Lucile McConville
Charles H W. Washburn
Trinity Church
Dedham Pair Marry on Providence Train After Quick License
William Walsh 25 of Hast Dedham and Judith Waters 21 of Hyde Park wed at midnight after a quarrel and unlicensed planning. Clergyman learned no license. City Hall clerk issued one and performed the marriage about 15 minutes before midnight. They stayed overnight in Providence and returned to East Dedham to reside with Walshs.
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William Walsh
Hast Dedham
Judith Waters
Hyde Park
Providence
Frank Fl. Decker
East Dedham
John P. Walsh
Dedham
Thomass. Waters
Boston
Mr. Walsh
Blizzard Hits Germany with Storms and Floods
Violent storms lash western and southern Germany with hail and snow. Factories unroofed at Essen burying workers, a Jena railroad workshop collapses burying 50 men with five in dangerous condition. Rhine rises seven feet at Cologne as heavy rain floods lower towns.
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Berlin
Germany
Essen
Jena
Rhine
Cologne
Terrific gales sweep northern Europe disrupt ships and coast
Tremendous gales with snow hail and thunderstorm hit northern Europe today. Widespread property damage fatalities and shipping casualties reported. Vessels detained at Liverpool include the liners Teutonic and Haverford.
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London
Europe
British Isles
Liverpool
Teutonic
Haverford
Playgrounds for City Children National Need Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt and Rep Henry Boutell urged municipal playgrounds within easy walking distance of every child in large cities at a Washington banquet. In a letter the president stressed the value of play for physical development and lawfulness, noting increased costs from longer schooling and earlier work age.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Boutell
Chicago
Washington Playgrounds Association
Strike on New Normal School Show Unity by Boston Trades
The Boston Central Labor Union building trades section called a strike at the Fenway Normal schoolhouse, pulling 200 workers from employment over non AFL affiliated laborers. Carpenters, sheet metal workers, iron workers, hoisting engineers, plumbers, and 15 bricklayers quit, signaling decisive enforcement of card recognition amid disputes with G A Fuller Construction Company. The action could have wide impact if not quickly settled.
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Board of Governors of Building Trades
Boston Central Labor Union
Normal
Fenway
American Federation of Labor
Board of Governors
Building Aces
Boston
Pasdeveneen
G. A. Fuller Construction Company
Unions Debate Joining Building Trades Section at Fenway
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Union 72 voted against joining the Building Trades section near the Normal School on the Fenway. Electrical Workers' Union 105 directed delegates to attend Friday’s meeting at Welly Memorial Mall. Marble Workers' Union 56 endorsed the Marble Cutters and Letters strike against C. KB, Wall & Co. Stablemen's Union 407 met at Wells Memorial to start 12 applicants and hear John J. O'Connell, Daniel J. Tobin, and J. J. Gillespie.
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Building Trades
Fenway
Electrical Workers’ Union
Welly Memorial Mall
Marble Workers’ Union
C. Kb, Wall & Co
Stablemen’s Union 407
Wells Memorial Building
John J. O'Connell
Daniel J. Tobin
J. J. Gillespie
Dr Porter develops household antiseptic healing oil
Dr Porter an old railroad surgeon spent years studying to create a convenient and efficient preparation for railroad employees and households to treat cuts burns bruises sores and skin diseases. He produced a remedy that any one can apply and that combines essential elements for scientific care of injured or diseased skin parts.
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Porter
Dr Porter Antiseptic Healing Oil Promises Deep Cleansing
An old railroad surgeon named Dr Porter claims his Antiseptic Healing Oil is unlike others. The remedy purportedly prevents infection by thoroughly cleansing wounds and sores and reaching the root of skin diseases.
Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Promoted
Healing Oil described as the most efficient preparation for healing injuries and skin diseases. It penetrates and antiseptically cleanses while forming an oily film that relieves pain and inflammation and aids new flesh formation without scars. Produced by Dr Porter the Old Railroad Surgeon and widely sold by druggists.
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Porter
Snow
Labor Picketing Bill Hearings Draw Mass Attention
The State House hearing room overflowed for debates on a bill by Rep Ross New Bedford allowing peaceful picketing during strikes and disputes. A separate Weeks Liverett bill would require picketer registration by local police. Dennis J. Driscoll led the session for the AFL with speakers including Edward Cohen and Henry Sterling, while Samuel J. Elder spoke for master builders opposing the bills.
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State House
Ross
New Bedford
William If. Weeks
Liverett
Dennis J. Driscoll
American Federation of Labor
Frank Ix. Foster
Weeks
Edward Cohen
Arthur Huddel
Gerry Brown
S<neeland
Henry Sterling
Driscoll
Samuel J. Elder
Fire destroys Rembrandt birthplace house in Leyden
A fire in Leyden consumed the house where Rembrandt was born thirty years ago. The building, long a pilgrimage site for art lovers, was completely destroyed.
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The
Hague
Leyden
Rembrandt
Mayor Admits Age Is 44 After Record Correction
Mayor Witzgerald acknowledged a miscalculation in his age after checking the registrar of births and deaths records which state a February 11 1865 birth date. If correct, he is 44, two years older than previously thought, with a bouquet of 42 roses sent by Alderman Woods on his anniversary.
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Witzgerald
Woods
Brighton
Municipal Register
Fitzgerald
Congressional
Mayor jokes about age and tenure in city race
The mayor laughs off a Municipal Register error about his birthday claiming 50 more years in office. He says he feels as fit as in college and has 20 years of experience, finishing 14 months as mayor with only five to six hours sleep per day. He warns Republicans not to view his age as a handicap.
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Boston Watin
Norwood Buys Electricity from Edison Company for Seven Years
Norwood has signed a seven year contract with Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston to supply street and commercial lighting. Gas lamps will be replaced August 1 and all light and power will be provided as soon as feasible. The town obtains the same prices and terms offered to private customers under equal conditions.
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Norwood
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Boston
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