Sneak Thieves Plague Boston Police Districts 9 11 and 16
Boston police in Roxbury Dorchester and Back Bay report a two month surge of house robberies and sneak thefts with over 100 cases at Station 9 alone and few arrests. Officers mount plainclothes patrols while stores pawnshops are watched for stolen goods. detailed incident log cites multiple break-ins across addresses in Dorchester Roxbury and Back Bay, with dates from October to January and several jewelry and cash losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Dorchester
Back Bay
Boston
Station 9
Eldridge
Hurley
Station 4
Dudley Street
Christiana Berresheine
Prescott Street
Christiana
William W. Kohn
Lawrence Avenue
Harry Keyes
Harrison Avenue
William A. Lord
Frank Redfield
Eustis Street
George E. Nims
Cliff Street
George Palmer
Maywood Terrace
W. J. Carroll
Blue Hill Avenue
W. H. Gleason
Ruthven Street
Henry O. Wolfson
Walnut Avenue
Frank M. Smith
Humboldt Avenue
Joseph Nichols
Charles W. Robinson
Burton Avenue
A. E. Howes
Winthrop Setreet
George W. Bixby
Howland Street
Anna Yarrington
John Doneghey
Kennard Street
Daniel Madison
Washington Street
J. Crowell
Samco Street
Alice W. Reashoe
Huntington Avenue
Julia Gill
Fairmount
Westland Avenue
H. H. Gage
Boylston Street
Thomas Higgins
Norway Street
Annie B. Warren
St. Oe Street
Frank Cavanaugh
Herbert Dudley
Commonwealth Avenue
New Bedford Weavers Face Wages Strike Threat Across Mills
The article details growing wage cuts and fines faced by weavers and spinners in New Bedford, with 9000 workers affected and up to 40 000 dependents at risk. A mass meeting, arbitration efforts, and national union support frame the potential strike set for next week, amid local warnings of severe economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Weavers’ Hall
Purchase Street
New Bedford Mills
New Bedford
Board of Trade
S. A. Brownell
Isaac B. Tompkins
Robert F. Raymond
Brownell
Kilpatrick to Race Tinder in Two U S Events
Charles Kilpatrick of Albany world record holder for the half mile has signed for two races with Irish runner George Tinder. The first half mile is set for January 22 at Lynne England and the second three quarters of a mile on January 29 at Avon Under Lynne. Both matches pay $250 a side. Kilpatrick states he is in good form and that E C Bredin has accepted a 600 yard challenge but prefers to race in the United States next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Charles Kilpatrick
George Tinder
Lynne
Eng
Avon-Under-Lynne
Kilpatrick
E. C. Bredin
United States
Balds Exhibition Program Seeks Racy Races in New Year
P H McDonald, manager for E C Bald, visiting Albany says Bald will ride paced exhibitions next season. He plans twenty to thirty men under contract throughout the year and will feature a number of important match races on the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
P. H. McDonald
E. C. Bald
Bald
Scollans Case Set to Renew Trial Next Week
The Brighton contractor William Scollans, tried in June in the Superior Criminal Court for illegally taking 1065 from Boston, faces a retrial a week from today after a jury failed to agree. The indictment lists seventeen counts of defrauding the city over ten months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scollans
Brighton
Superior Criminal Court
Boston
Scollans
J. Richard Mulvey
Strike Support Discussed by National Mule Spinners
The executive committee of the National Mule Spinners Association met at 724 Washington Street and voted to permit strikes by male spinners in New Bedford and Lowell. Present were Michael Duggan of Lowell. Ross and O'Donnell. Robert Howard. George Byron. J. W. Batley. Jeremiah McAuliff. James Murphy. James Fallen. and other officials. The New Bedford and Lowell delegates outlined city cases and expressed the spinners wish.
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New Bedford
Lowell
National
Lawrence
James Murphy
Taftville
James Fallen
Rhode Island Spinners
National Union
Munyon Remedies Advertise Cures for Colds and Catarrh
The Munyon Remedy Company promotes separate cures for diseases with free medical advice and trial treatments. Testimonials from John Millen and J F Norton claim relief from chest colds and catarrh after using Munyon's products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Norton
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
Munyon
Munyon Remedy Company
Ann Tm
Evans Will Leaves Philadelphia Museum Gift From Dr Evans
Paris reports the American dentist Dr Thomas W Evans bequeaths 20 000 000 francs to Philadelphia for a museum bearing his name with clothes and decorations on display and a statue costing 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 francs in a public square. If Philadelphia refuses the bequest the fortune goes to his heirs.
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Paris
the Figaro
Thomas W. Evans
Philadelphia
Dr. Evans
Labor Meetings and Union Activity Across Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Federation of Labor met in this city to discuss textile worker plans and a South Carolina factory proposal offering workers a share of earnings. The meeting also covered organizing efforts in Worcester and Lowell, plus posters and lithographers unionization and nine hour demand by book and job printers. Barbers seek a statewide license law and a warning against unauthorized souvenir solicitations closes the report.
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Massachusetts Federation of Labor
South
North Carolina
John Hanaford
Daniel Connors
Dennis Dill
John O’brien
L. A
K. of L
Thomas J. Coveney
John Regan
Michael Hallissy
James Mahoney
John Lynch
Patrick Lynn
D. A. No
John Harrington
Daniel Daly
Wells’ Memorial
James J. Murphy
No. 6
New York
James E. McLoughlin
Second District
Journeymen Barbers
Massachusetts
Bennet Street
Jacob Rhienstadter
Boston
James Bryne
J. D. Pierce
G. H. Lord
Executive Council
The
Post
American Federation of Labor
Actress to Join Cape Cod Fleet Amid East Boston Activity
The fishing schooner Actress owned by Thomas Mc Manus of East Boston was moved to a Chelsea bridge berth for winter quarters. A crew of twelve is planned to sail for Cape Cod as the vessel is fitted for shore fishing. Nearby, five large ocean liners arrive from Europe while pilot boats cruise the area in search of prizes. The Nova Scotia schooner Sir Hibbert arrives with 590 bags of cocoanuts, amid reports of a captain assaulted onboard. Longshoremen anticipate a rush before winter with heightened shipping to the South and live lobster shipments resuming from the Provinces.
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Actress
Thomas McManus
Chelsea Bridge
Border Street
Boston
George’s
la Have Banks
Gloucester
Maine
North Side
Alver
Sheffield
Cape Cod
Europe
Cunard
Pavonia
Liverpool
Aslan
Scandinavian
Glasgow
Johnston
Barrowmore
London
Ambria
Hamburg
Coquette
Boston Light
Jim Reid
America
Tom Cooper
Columbia
Lowe
Liberty
Nova Scotia
Sir Hibbert
A. H. Refuse
Port Morant
Jam
Salem
Long Wharf
Elias Blackford
David L. Refuse
Stanwood
Lewis Wharf
Yarmouth
N. S
Fruit Company
Hannibal Hamlin
Fort Warren
Resolute
Hamlin
Treasury Department
Crandell & Son
East Boston
Lunenburg
Prince Edward Island
West Indies
Debate Over Canada Trade Treaty At Boston Meeting
Boston Longshoremen's Trades Council delegates denounced the Dingley bill based treaty plan with Canada. They argued the pact benefits only Canadian forestowners and does not aid American workers, urging instead commercial treaties with Europe or England to boost foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Longshoremen’s Trades Council
Webster Hall
Boston
Canada
Europe
England
America
United States
Laplanders Set to Sail for Klondike Gold Fields
Copenhagen dispatch reports a large Laplander expedition preparing to sail for New York from Copenhagen Christiana and Tromsoe. They will travel to the Klondike in sledges drawn by reindeer seeking gold. The venture signals hopeful prospectors joining a broader rush in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
New York
Christiana
Tromsoe
Klondike
Local Assembly of Musicians Initiates Six New Members
The Local Assembly of Musicians 313 at Blatchford Hall held its regular meeting yesterday. Six new members were initiated. D M Workman Hurley and D S T Canning addressed the gathering and were pleased with the local progress. Canning received an ovation after his remarks.
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Assembly of
K. of L
Blatchford Hall
D. M. Workman Hurley
D. S .T. Canning
Canning
Local Deaths Notice Board Chronicles Jan 7–9
Death notices from Savin Hill Dorchester Roxbury and Cambridgeport list Hope W Closson age 19 daughter of David B and Caroline M with funeral Jan 11 at 1 pm. Margaret Donnelly aged 91 with funeral at All Saints Roxbury Jan 10 9 am. Sarah A Sowden widow of James aged 63 funeral Jan 11 10 am All Saints Ashmont. John B Taft Cambridgeport funeral Jan 11 2 pm. M M Mahoney 1 year 6 months 21 days daughter of Daniel J and Mary Ann funeral Jan 11 2 pm. Relatives invited. Burial private. Flowers not requested.
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Providence
Sowden
Dorchester
Sarah A
James Sowden
All Saints’ Church
Ashmont
Norton
Mass
A Taft
Cambridgeport
John B. Taft
Mahoney
M M. Mahoney
Daniel J
Mary Ann Mahoney
Jefferson Street
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Weston and
Cabot Streets
John McLeod
Edwin F. Hasenrich
Mountford Street
B. Kelley
Batavian Street
Fred Maxwell
Station 11
Warner B. Butler
Rosedale Street
Richard FE. Edes
Northern Avenue
William H. Brewster
Wales Street
Ross
Executive Committee
New England
Penney
County Street
Ashley
St. James Catholic Church
James F. Clark
Shimuel Ross
National Union Committee
Rbitration Committee
A. Brownell
R. F. Raymond
Samuel Ross Thising
State Board of Arbitration
National Association
New Bedford Spinners
Lowell Spinners
Dover
Lewiston
Fall River
Robert Howard
Eddie Bald
Mulrey
Scolland
George W Lord
Dennis Sullivan
Stevens
Mr. McLaughlin
C. J. Hood & Co
John Millen
Hancock St
Tremont Temple
Capital
S. A. Fuller
Building Trades Council
George Gunther
Carpenters
James H. Casey
James Leonard
George Williams
Frank Disney
Frank Lloyd
Luther B. Turvey
Cornelius Coughlin
al. Foss
Charles Knox
William Pierce
George H. Lord
State Branch
A. F. of L
New Union
American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Arch Street
Michael Tootle
Local Assembly
Ted Fanes
Phover
Commonwealth
John F. Nickerson CO
Commercial St
Goodwin & OO
Manever
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