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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1909

Page

9

Bowling League Records Set in Greater Boston

Readable statistics show top scores from Greater Boston lanes last week. Clark of Boylston and Moore of Thelma tied for best single string at 135, while their three-string totals reached 346. City League records include Wisdey and Federal League marks of 551 and 983 single strings respectively, with Tuttle recording a league record 616 in the Gilt Edge League.

Greater Boston Clark Boylston Moore Thelma West End Noddle Moore Thelma Ted Wisdey Tuttle Newtowne Federal

Bakers' Supply League Standings and Averages

The league reports team records Won Lost and total pinfall for teams including Logan Johnson & Co and A. Knights & Son with high individual averages led by Campbell 93 DeMayer 92 Mitchell 90 Murray 90 Nissan 88 Knights 87 and Tripp Moody Moore Mattern among others.

Cuohy Somerset Madison Seee Trimount i Oo. H Aee Tilden Samoset Tudor CE Wee Sen Wee Wens South Boston Association Reknor Eye BS Puritans Prenner Hicke Mellin Dieckfost Orr Kiley Coffey Campbell Horrigan Tyohys Arkins Reee Madisons Fe Peninsulas Tigers Tae Independents Ooo Warrens Blake Collins Wilfert & Co Walter Lowney Ain Net & Twine Co Bicknell & Fuller C Gifford Wood Carr Co Papel Ruft Meter Co Een Elec Logan, Johnson & Co A. A. Knights Son FA Omron OO Ering DeMayer Mitchell Murray Nissan Knights Tripp Moody Moore Mattern

Sought Bride Found Graft Case Stirs Cambridge

John Neumeyer, three months married to Annie Oullette, seeks wife back from her mother Mrs. Charles J. Oullette of North Cambridge. The mother offered to board the couple for 2.50 a week citing overseers aid. Case to be investigated by authorities and before Judge Almy. Neumeyer, in his early twenties, works in a Boston can factory.

Charles J. Oullette Sherman Street North Cambridge Oullette John Neumeyer Annie Oullette Sargent Street North Cambridge Chelsea Ouillette Henry H. Winslow Overseers of the Neumeyer Almy Boston

Thief Steals $500 From Lawrence Store Near HQ

A sneak thief entered the IL. A. Moore Company's Lawrence shop and got away with 500 dollars in cash and checks. Police believe an employee left the door unlocked. the store sits close to police headquarters in a busy, well traveled area.

Lawrence IL. A. Moore Company

No Pardon Sought by Labor Leaders Protest

Bay State Lodge of the Brotherhood of Carmen passed resolutions opposing a pardon for Gompers Mitchell and Morrison. The lodge says asking for a pardon implies guilt, asserts no wrong was done, and urges workers not to be humiliated by seeking clemency for the labor leaders.

Gompers Mitchell Morrison Bay State Lodge Brotherhood of Carmen

Labor Lodge Resolutions Protest Government by Injunction

The Bay State Lodge Brotherhood of Carmen of America denounces judge made laws as unconstitutional and declares full support for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison while opposing pardons for them. It notes communications to labor groups and mentions officer elections including P J Cronin James Harrington and others.

Samuel Yompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison Tribunal Bay State Lodge Brotherhood of Carmen of America Gompers Mitchell Morrison Organized Labor Boston Central Union State Branch American Federation of Labor Roosevelt International Carworkers’ Association of the A. F. of Samuel Gompers thatAve Ofds Carman P. J. Cronin James J. Harrington

Plans Mass Meeting In Protest Of Gompers Sentence

Boston Central Labor Union arranged a monster mass meeting to protest the sentencing of Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the A F L C I President John J Hynes named a committee to organize the event The union endorsed the Boot and Shoe Workers Union stand in the dispute with W I Douglas Shoe Co A special committee was set to probe alleged gar bage and sewer department wage abuses reporting at the next central meeting.

Boston Central Labor Union Samuel Gompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison A. F. of L John J. Hynes Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union W. I. Douglas Shoe Company

Labor Unions Elect Leaders and Plan Actions in Boston

Hugh J. Sweeney is elected president of the Paperhangers Union with officers named A I Witte Albert Bearse C W Lothrope S J Lance C W Scott James Truland and delegates to the Painters District Council. A protective labor league is being discussed, while Sousa will lead a 400 musician concert for the Boston Musicians Protective Association at Mechanics Hall on January 17. Various unions meet for wage talks elections and community efforts including the Longshoremen Trade Council and the Brewery Workers Union 14. Theatrical Stage Employees begin a Canada organizing tour, and Italian Laborers fund earthquake relief. Boston Journeymen Barbers hold a major installation with portraits awarded to leaders.

Hugh J. Sweeney Paperhangers’ Union A. I. Witte Albert Bearse C. W. Lothrope S. J. Lance C. W. Scott James Truland J. Truland Painters’ District Council Boston Boston Musicians’ Protective Association Sousa Boston Musicians’ Protective Association 9 A. I. of L Mechanics’ Hall Boston Cigarmakers’ Union 97 Faneuil Hall H. Traiser of Traiser & Co Louis D. Brandeis New Metal Trades Section Boston C. L. A Machinists Wells Memorial Building W Longshoremen’s Trade Council Reaaghan Charlestown John Stephens William Dempsey William Furbush James M. Lynch Typographical Union Expressmen’s Union SO7 Express George H. Brooks Brewery Workers’ Union 14 Fritz Flentje Joseph Wueher Ambrose Lehr Konrad Young Ageryt Fritz Hesse Arthur Weber Albert Liehbacher JosephkKeshirer Rudolph Keller John Woelflein Mathias Heiler Rudolph Goeller Peter Metzer George H. Bock Jacob Haerle Amond Walner Fritz Hesse, Sr Louis Reusch John J. Barry Canada Paul Street Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union 229 Boston Journeymen Barbers’ Union Barbers’ Hall Christopher H. Mallen Charles E. O'Donnell John B. Manganaro Union

Auto Theft Suspects Caught After Medford Pursuit

Medford police, acting on Providence warnings, arrested O. J. Crowley and Leroy A. Staples of Providence after recovering a stolen touring car. The youths, about 19, were found at 99 Riverside street Medford in a room hired yesterday. The car was recovered in a West Medford garage.

Medford Providence Ewell O. J. Crowley Leroy A. Staples Riverside Street West Medford Union Station Boston

Gift scheme brings arrest in police impersonation case

Police say two men posed as officers to collect a testimonial fund. James Daley, 47, of 209 Kilton Street Dorchester, and Michael J. Kenney, 31, of 175 Chambers Street West End, were arrested Saturday night after a $1 donation led to an undercover chase in Scollay Square.

Captain Peabody Station 3 James Daley Kilton Street Dorchester Michael J. Kenney Chambers Street West End Fanny Woods Auburn Street Peabody Scollay Square

Poisoned candy sent to Mrs Webb sparks mystery at home

Mrs. Webb reports arsenic found in candy sent to her home and a prior suspicious milk jar incident. She blames a woman intent on breaking up her marriage, with a pen pal style letter and a front-door window sighting cited as corroborating clues. Police hold the case as it unfolds.

Webb

Miss Oakes Escapes Poisoned Candy in New Year's Threat

Florence Oakes of Winchendon says she narrowly avoided death on New Year’s Eve after being offered poisoned candy sent to her mother Mrs. George M. Webb of Pawtuxet Rhode Island. Mrs. Webb opened the package and noticed a white substance on a chocolate then called her husband and chased the messenger but could not catch him. Webb and Oakes’ mother are distressed by the life threatening act.

Winchendon Florence Oakes George M. Webb Pawtuxet R. TI Oakes Miss Oakes Mrs. Webb

Connolly Attempts Suicide in Roxbury Despair Over Ill Wife

Jeremiah A. Connolly of 760 Huntington Avenue Roxbury slashed his throat with a razor and inhaled gas after a bout of despondency over unemployment and his wife’s illness. Neighbors raised the alarm, Patrolman Rooney rescued him, and he was rushed to City Hospital where doctors said he would recover.

Jeremiah A. Connolly Huntington Avenue Roxbury Rooney Station 10 Connolly City Hospital

Flynn of Cambridge Withdraws From Race

Cambridge candidate Michael Flynn resigns from the Democratic mayoral race due to illness after examination by Dr. F.E.A. McCarthy. The physician ordered withdrawal from the campaign.

Flynn Cambridge Michael H. Flynn FE. A. McCarthy

Good Government Association comments on city election outcomes

The Good Government Association laments low voter turnout yet calls aldermen Whelton Timilty Curley and others' elections oddly gratifying. The editorial notes 60 percent did not vote and explains the seven vote limit per voter in electing 13 aldermen, praising McCullough and Burroughs alongside others.

Good Government Association Whelton Timilty and Curley City Affairs Messrs. Whelton Curley Timilty McCullough Burroughs Association

Deadlock Feared in Curley Anderson Contest Today

A Republican caucus chose George W Anderson for Board of Aldermen chair, needing two Democratic votes to win. Democrats back James M Curley, with Attridge and O Hare opposing. Aboard vote today could end in a deadlock. Republicans also supported Edward J Leary for city messenger and John F Dever for city clerk, both Democrats.

Board of Aldermen George W. Anderson Anderson James M. Curley Curley Attridge O'Hare Edward J. Leary City Messenger John F. Dever

Thomas T. Hines of Lynn Dies of Pneumonia at 64

Lynn January 3 Patrolman Thomas T. Hines died at his home 40 Rogers Avenue tonight from pneumonia at age 64 after a brief illness. He served on the force nearly 20 years and was a morning shift house officer. He married the daughter of Patrick Lennox, a Morroco manufacturer, and traveled with the Lennox family in summers. A Civil War veteran, he belonged to Post 5 GG 4 RR. A widow and one son survive.

Lynn Thomas T. Hines Rogers Avenue Hines Patrick Lennox Lennox

Somerville Fireman Mills Reinstated by Mayor Grimmons

Charles F. Mills, suspended for assaulting a 70 year old man, is reinstated by Mayor Grimmons and moved from Ladder 2 to Engine 4 in West Somerville. He was fined 40 dollars in Somerville Police Court on December 19 for assault and battery on Aaron Jacobs of Dorchester.

Charles F. Mills Somerville Grimmons West Mills Wentworth Aaron Jacobs Dorchester Fire Department

Schools Reopen After Christmas Vacation Today

The Christmas recess ends today as public school pupils return to classes at 9 AM. Previous congestion at year start has eased and all students who want to attend can be admitted.

Woman Dies of Hydrophobia After Horse Bite Incident

Ruby Green of near Newburgh Moultan area died from hydrophobia contracted in an unusual way. A mad dog bitten a horse owned by her father, the horse later went mad and was shot. An abrasion on her left wrist became infected around the horse.

Moulton Ala

Everett man identified in Boston suicide case

Everett residents believe George Stevenson of Walnut Street committed suicide in Boston. He had not been seen since Saturday and was described as despondent from unemployment. Relatives will travel to Reston to confirm the identification.

Everett Boston Walnut Street George Stevenson Reston

Chinese Merchants Petition San Francisco Consul Over Assaults

Chinese merchants in Port Townsend allege unprovoked brutal assaults by artillery fort soldiers on Puget Sound. They petition the Chinese consul in San Francisco for relief, asserting their race is being targeted.

Port Townsend Wash Puget Sound San Francisco

U S Fleet Anchors at Suez in Three Lines

Naval authorities arrange a clear canal passage for the battleships. Groups enter the canal on successive days with mooring at Port Said to coal. Ships carry provisions for Italian earthquake sufferers and will distribute aid through Culgoa and Yankton. Arrival at Messina is due January 8 or 9.

Connecticut Vermont Kansas Minnesota Port Said Louisiana Kentucky Ohio Missouri Virginia Wisconsin Kearsarge New Jersey Rhode Island Georgia Nebraska Italy Sicily Navy Department Sperry Culgoa Yankton Messina

United States Fleet to Pass Suez Canal in Historic Test

A large American fleet will transit the Suez Canal as a new power balance test in the Eastern Mediterranean. The voyage involves 16,000 ton vessels like the Connecticut class, canal depth updates, tolls around 1.47 per ton, and Port Said preparations with no shore leave.

Suez Canal Mediterranean Balkans United States Europe Menzaleb Baliah Timsah Bitter Lakes Suez Canal Company Canal Administration Suez Mt. Sinai Menzaled Marah Port Said

Meagher Association Installs Its Officers

The Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association installed its officers for the year at its hall 164 Canal street with Patrick J Colbert as president The board from the previous year was re elected A varied programme of literature and music followed with attendance from South Boston Plymouth Neponset Worcester and Milford A delegation will visit Neponset next Sunday for a reception for A O H President Matthew Cummings

Thomas Francis Meagher

Steffens Denounces Graft Across New England

Lincoln Steffens spoke at Ford Hall on Other People's Graft saying Rhode Island is not the worst New England state and that Congress fails to represent the people. He cited corruption in New England states and San Francisco, noting labor’s betrayal there but praise for the rank and file. Audience asked questions about Massachusetts morality and why business leaders slow to reform graft.

Boston Ford Hall Lincoln Steffens Mr. Steffens Rhode Island New England New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Congress Washington House of Representatives Senate Steffens San Francisco Labor Massachusetts

Resignation Shocks Congregation of Clarendon Street Church

Pastor Minifie offers no future plans beyond itinerant work or evangelistic meetings. He states he may yet take another pastorate while denying inside trouble, as members express disbelief and vow to seek reasons for his departure. He arrived from England in 1907 amid a history of short pastorates at the church.

Dr. Minifie Post a_ Post Clarendon Street England Newport Spurgeon T.e Clarendon Street Church

Anson Flower Dies in Watertown Banker Aged 66

Anson R. Flower aged 66, special partner of Flower & Co. bankers of New York, died suddenly at his Watertown home after eight weeks of ill health with heart trouble. He is survived by his widow of Watertown and a brother. Flower retired from active interest after his brother Governor Roswell P. Flower died in 1899.

Watertown N. Y Anson R. Flower Flower & Co Bankers New York Flower Roswell P. Flower

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