Man abandons wife and children at Ellis Island amid fears
New York dispatch reports Mrs W Alexander and four children detained at Ellis Island for want of funds while head of family, Alexander, is in Boston running a tailor shop in South Boston. He allegedly fled after learning of his wife’s arrival, with friends arranging care for the family. Immigration officials hope to release the wife and children. Alexander is said to have left his shop at 66 East Broadway and not returned, with his sister claiming past estrangement and that he sent for his sister to come to this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Alexander
Ellis Island
Boston
Alexander
Boston Immigration Bureau
Senner
Immigration Bureau
Post
East Broadway
Alexander Avas Areina
Red-Hot Brookline Chase Ends With Arrest of Griffin
Daniel Griffin driver for Sidney Cushing of Boston outran police in Brookline driving a mustang at high speed. A companion fled after a dispute. Griffin dodged officers until his horse crashed into a telegraph pole, leaving him suspended by his clothing before arrest. Cushing notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Griffin
Sidney Cushing
Boston
Barthold Schlesinger
Brookline
Griffin
Corey
Donohoe
Sewall Street
Mr. Cushing
Public Library to Open by Feb One
Trustees say the new Public Library will open to the public by February 1 in ready departments. The old building on Boylston St will close within a week to ten days. About half the books have already moved to the new building and removal work continues rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah H. Benton
Post
Public Library
Boylston Street
Suit to foreclose mortgage on Senator Martin home
TOPEKA Kansas January 8 Suit filed in the United States Circuit Court to foreclose a mortgage on the Capitol Square home of United States Senator John Martin. The property valued at about four times the mortgage amount faces possible loss after extended financial pressures on the senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
United States
John Martin
Capitol Square
Waltham Labor Rally to Be Held at Park Theatre
A grand labor rally organized by the Waltham Central Labor Union is set for Thursday evening at the Park Theatre. Speakers include Hon. Robert Howard of Fall River, Harry Lloyd, and Charles G. Wilkins of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Waltham Central Labor Union
Park Theatre
Robert Howard
Fall River
Harry Lloyd
Charles G. Wilkins
Boston
American Tool and Machine Co Shafting Hangers and Pulleys
The American Tool and Machine Co of 302 Federal St Boston offers shafting hangers and pulleys along with general machinery and mill work services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
American Tool and Machine CO
Federal St
Boston
Poverty and Republicanism At Banquet In Philadelphia
The Young Men's Democratic Association marked its fifteenth annual banquet at Saint George's Hall honoring Andrew Jackson and the New Orleans victory. Speakers included William F. Harrity, William L. Wilson, Benton McMillan, and others among a crowd praising moderate taxation and Democratic principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Young Men’s Democratic Association
Saint George’s Hall
Jackson
New Orleans
William F. Harrity
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
Benton McMillan
Tennessee
United States
White
California
Doe
Morgan
W. E. Morgan
Preston
Isadore Strauss
New York
Wilson
Congress
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Senate
America
América
McMillan
Fitzgerald at Manchester Inflation Speech on Land and Wealth
Congressman elect John F. Fitzgerald spoke at the Jackson Day banquet in Manchester blasting the protectionist era. He argued wealth consolidation harms democracy, urging honest taxation and strict anti trust monetary reform to fulfill the 1892 Democratic mandate. He cited vast fortunes and rising poverty as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Congress
Jackson Day Celebration Ends Surprisingly With Cannon Accident
Jackson Day in Portland was managed by A D Sweet with a cannon salute that burst on the third discharge, injuring no one. A public meeting followed at City Hall with a small turnout featuring musical and literary exercises and speeches by Llewellyn Barton of Portland William Dickey of Fort Kent and Peter C Keegan of Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Jackson
A. D. Sweet
City Hall
Llewellyn Barton
William Dickey
Fort Kent
Peter C. Keegan
van Buren
London Meat Traders Protest Reduction of Beef Allowance
A London mass meeting of meat traders led by Sir A. K. Rollit denounced American shippers plans to end the customary one pound per quarter allowance for shrinkage on refrigerated beef. Traders warned of action to protect meat prices and pledged joint measures with the butchers' society and Central Meat Market Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. K. Rollit
Butchers’ Society
Central Meat Market Association
McKinley's Gall for Aid in Ohio Miners Plight
I N Coleman and J G Riley spoke for subdistrict No 1 miners of Perry Athens Hocking and Muskingum to Governor McKinley in Columbus. They described ten thousand miners with six thousand unemployed and destitute, urged state aid, and noted fifty thousand in the district lacking food or fuel as wages at the best mines average under a dollar daily. The Governor gave a sympathetic hearing and a fundraising call will be issued with citizen committees to receive and disburse aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
I. N. Coleman
J. G. Riley
Perry
Athens
Hocking
Muskingum
McKinley
Hill Poison Case Inquest At Stoughton Private Inquest Held
Avon January 8 Inquest into William Hill's death was conducted in the District Court at Stoughton before Judge Marden. Witnesses described unhappy family relations and alleged Mrs Hill's mistreatment. A package of zinc sulfate found in Hills closet was burned by Mrs Hill. Mrs Hill's whereabouts remain unknown. detective located her in Cambridgeport under an alias. William Dewhurst is sought as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
William Hill
Marden
Stoughton
Benjamin F. Butler
Hills
Pratt
Clairmount Street
Cambridgeport
Dewhurst
William Dewhurst
Corea Proclaims Independence At Ancestral Temple
London dispatch reports the Corea king visited the ancestral temple and formally declared the kingdom's independence yesterday in Seoul. The move marks a pivotal shift in Corea's political status as foreign attention concentrates on the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central News
Seoul
Corea
Letter Carriers Annuity Association Forms In Boston
About 200 letter carriers attended the initial meeting organized two weeks ago with Mark T. Hatch as temporary chair and Peter J. Hutchinson as secretary. The group plans to contact carriers in other cities to rally support and spur similar clubs nationwide to influence Congress on forthcoming legislation. A second meeting is planned to elect officers and draft bylaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark T. Hatch
Peter J. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Boston Association
Congress
Association
Gompers Talks Gently on Debs and Burns Visit
Samuel Gompers ex president of the A F of L speaks to working girls at 264 Boylston Street about future tasks. He mentions returning to his trade, editing a Sunday labor page, or writing a weekly syndicate letter. He discusses Knights of Labor merger prospects and Debs and Burns, noting court restraint and cross Atlantic labor exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Boyston Street
A. F. of L
Labor and Reform Press
Knights of Labor
Mr. Gompers
Burns
Debs
John Burns
United States
Gompers Lecture To Women At Labor Event
Samuel Gompers, ex-president of the American Federation of Labor, lectured women at the Industrial and Educational rooms on Boylston Street detailing labor dignity and rights. Attendees included Foster, Miller, and union representatives. the talk emphasized organized labor, unemployment, and the role of government and strikes in advancing workers’ shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eors
U Tion of Labor
Samuel Gom
Tomyers
Foster
John Tatives
George Miller
Labor unions urged to organize to avert strikes
A speaker warned that locomotive engineers, cigarmakers, and the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners suffer fewer strikes due to better organization. He urged workers to organize to gain justice and criticized politicians and the Pullman Company for neglecting wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigarmakers
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Pullman Company
Pew's Fish Case in Gloucester Defends Free Herring Entry
A New England Associated Press representative sought comment from William A. Pew, Gloucester customs collector, on free entry for herring from Newfoundland. Pew cited 1890 Treasury rulings, said duties would ruin the Gloucester fish trade, and asserted broad liberal policies support free entry for American fisheries products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
New England Associated Press
William A. Pew
Newfoundland
T. Aubrey Byrne
United States
Boston
Washington
Department
Pew
Byrne
Treasury
Philadelphia
New York
General Martin Declares The Police Help Street Problem
General Martin says police assistance will aid in solving the street problem. Chairman Towle objects to the plan, urging caution and debate on policing strategy.
HERRING MEN FEEL BLUE
Gloucester dated January 8 notes D A Wilson and Lewis H Giles from Newfoundland with salt and frozen herring, cargoes entered as American production, but past years show slim profits and foreign competition dims the winter outlook. banquet speakers push new streets and coordinated action to ease congestion. General Martin urges road, wharf, and warehouse expansion with police aid and industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
D. A. Wilson
Lewis H. Giles
Newfoundland
Pew
Ten bodies found in Delavan House ruins
Albany reports ten bodies recovered from the Delavan House wreckage with five located today expanding a deadly ruin search into a continuing tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, Jan
Delavan House
Bowling men s work at multiple clubs and matches
Data lists bowling scores by club and location including Allston-998th Artillery 2417 and 2237 at Allston club, Lynn-Oxfords 2886 and Melrose High lands 2364, Brockton-Campello 2116 and Brockton 2098, Chelsea-Reviews 2309 and Arlington, Everett-Melrose 2532 and Everett 2364, without a coherent narrative.
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Allston
Artillery
Allston Club
Lynn
Oxfords
Melrose Highlands
Brockton
Campello
Germania Lodge Holds Fortieth Annual Ball and Banquet
The Germania Lodge of Masons hosted its fortieth annual ball and banquet at Odd Fellows Hall. Stuart's Orchestra performed from 8 to 9, with a grand march led by Sebastien Gahm and Anna Gahm, followed by Joseph Gahm and M Tischler, and then 100 couples. Noted attendees include Felix Kornfeld, Bernard Basch, L Basch, Otto Kramer, Hermann Ehlert, Nathan Basch, Conrad Hahn, Solomon Ehrlich, Adam Koch, Marcus Tischler, John Uitsch, Frank Bockelman, Carl Biesenbach, and many others including Mrs Gahm and Mrs Tischler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germania Lodge of Masons
Odd Fellowes
Stuart
Sebastien Gahm
Anna Gahm
Joseph Gahm
M. Tischler
Felix Kornfeld
Bernard J. Basch
L. Basch
Otto Kramer
Hermann F. Ehlert
Nathan B. Basch
New Charter Drafted by Municipal League Group
The Municipal League special committee is drafting a new city charter for submission to the league and likely to the Legislature this winter. The plan includes a 24 or 26 member Aldermanic body, end to Common Council, three year mayoral term, and single head departments for water, fire, and police. An Equalization Board may oversee city expenditures with five members. Louis D. Brandeis affirmed the charter contains league suggestions and committee members, including Capen, are diligently working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal League
League
Board of Control
Louis D. Brandeis
Post
Mt. Vernon Street
Italians Social Whirl at Columbus Associates Grand Ball
The third annual Columbus Associates grand ball for the Italian community was held at Turn Hall Middlesex Street with a large North End gathering. President Ralph Granara led the event with Joseph Piscopo Florindo Bianco and Joseph Venuto directing. a Hobbs orchestra opened the program and 100 couples led the grand march in honor of the Boston Post before a late night banquet and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Columbus Associates
Turn Hall
Middlesex Street
North End
Ralph Granara
Joseph Piscopo
Florindo Bianco
Joseph Venuto
Joseph Dagostino
Joseph Nazano
Hobbs
Boston Post
Patriciro
Victoria Caragnaro
Howard Dagestino
Louise Fopiano
Merry Sons
Italy
Charles Janini
A. Bianco
M. Venuto
J. Dagostino
BE. Dagostino
T. Dagostino
J. Piscopo
P. Arno
J. Nazano
E. Melillo
L. Vitale
F. Freemont
D. Fa Relle
Brookline Gas Co Sued In Equity Case
Camille Weidenfeld of New York sues Brookline Gas Light Company and others in the Supreme Judicial Court seeking to restrain pipe extensions beyond the Boston contract area and to hold some officers personally liable for alleged losses. Attorney A C Burrage notes the suit targets permits after Boston Aldermen asked the attorney general. Hearing date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Camille Weidenfeld
New York
Brookline Gas Light Company Et All
Boston
A. C. Burrage
Townsend Street
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Gilchrist & Co
Gilchrist
South Boston
Waltham’s
Fitzgerald
Roast Beef Defenders
Mkinley
Ohio
Corea Independent
Gompers
Joan Burns
England
Atlantic
P. G. McGuire
Trades _ Union Congress
Cardiff
Wales
Oce&ion
Gomis
Quincy
Frank K
William Mar
Sheehan
House
Frank McCarthy
Thomas F. Tracy
Spencer
John F. O'Sullivan
Atlantic Coast Seamen
Mann
Manufac Atere
Fie
Brotherhood of
Free Herring
General Martin
Teamsters
Chairman
Towle Objects
Bowdoin Square
Park Square
United States Hotel
Columbus Avenue
Tremont Street
Martin
Boston Harbor
Board of Aldermen
Police Department
Alden Speare
Associated Board of Trade
Union Station
Amos Towle
Tremont
State Street
Devonshire Street
Old State House
Sayward
A. P. Martin
W. H. Sayward
H. G. Jordan
Coal Club
H. C. Wellington
George D. Ayer
Expressmen’s League
Robert J. Kelly
Chelsea
Arlington
Everett
Melrose
Germania Lodge
Washington, Col
Essex
E.c.almy&co. Boys’ Clothing
Washington, Cor
Board On Expenditures
Boston's
Brookline Gas CO
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