Lawson withdraws from Boston Chamber of Commerce contest
Thomas W. Lawson withdraws from the Boston Chamber of Commerce presidency race sending a letter to Albert K. Tapper. Remaining candidates are Henry M. Whitney and Frank A. Noyes with potential shifts of Lawson supporters. About 1000 members vote next Tuesday for president and four directors. expected near full turnout after years of low participation.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Albert K. Tapper
Henry M. Whitney
Frank A. Noyes
Noyes & Colby
Lawson
Noyes
Whitney
E. F. Clapham
Clapham
E. P. Knight
Senator Lodge
Mr. Clapham
Chamber
Henry L. Cobb
George Bray
H. J. Wood
John Wylde
Mark Shultis
Gardner E. Murphy
Fall River Strike Drives State Aid Costs Rise
The Fall River strike forces the State Board of Charity to seek 10000 more than last year, bringing total aid to 40000 this year. Since the strike began nearly 7000 has been spent on strikers lacking residence or citizenship, with the heaviest aid week on Oct 24. Dr. Lewis reports heart wrenching scenes including a boy with bleeding feet from improvised footwear.
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State Board of Charity
State Board
Lewis
Overseers of
Greeks Refused to Replace Strikers in Fall River
State Board of Charity warned 48 Greeks at Fall River station may become public charges. A cotton broker allegedly brought 60 Greeks to take striker jobs. 18 accepted milder terms, 42 refused and were shipped back to New York. State agent vows deportation for future arrivals if they cannot find work.
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State Board of Charity
Joshua F. Lewis
State Adult Poor
Fall River
Lewis
Charles H. Carr
New York
State House
Golden on alien labor sparks strike rhetoric
Golden, president of the United Textile Workers of America, says during a River Fall interview that once the strike ends he will try to keep skilled union workers away from mills hiring Greek labor and push treasurers to run mills with foreign labor to test their prosperity.
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Fall River
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
Parker Loses Dog Foxy Believed Found Near State House
Senator Fordis C. Parker of Springfield and chairman of the ways and means committee reports his 12 year old fox terrier Foxy missing since Monday night. The dog, near blind, bears Parker's name on the collar and may be returned at Kensington Park Roxbury, his home, or at the State House.
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Fordis C. Parker
Springfield
Ways and Means Committee
Foxy
Parker
Kensington Park
Roxbury
Candidate Davis Welcomed at White House
Former Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, a recent Democratic vice presidential candidate, called on the President who greeted him cordially and invited him into the office. They discussed mutual personal interests in a pleasant chat.
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Washington
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Davis
Mr. Davis
Good Government Association Campaign Finances Report
The Good Government Association filed its expense report with City Clerk Donovan through treasurer Amory Eliot. Total receipts 16417.28. liquidation costs 2365.60. expenditures 13784.78. balance 267 after debts. Notable payments include 2000 to Laurence Minot for a loan, rent 83.33 monthly, secretary Edmond Billings 333.33 monthly, stenographer 48 monthly. 115 contributors gave 1 to 3, total subscribers 616. Major donors: Charles E. Cotting 1360, Joseph Lee 1000, Minot 500, Graves 500, Jackson 200, Moors 200, Warren 200, Higginson 200, Ward 200, others listed.
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Good Government Association
Amory Eliot
Donovan
Laurence Minot
Association
Edmund Billings
Charles E. Cotting
Joseph Lee
George H. Graves
William H. Lincoln
Mary G. Pickering
Charles C Jackson
Jerome Jones
J. B. Moors
Samuel D. Warren
Henry L. Higginson
Amory Lawrence
Francis Skinner
Ellen F. Mason
George A. Gardner
Edward A. Filine
John Shepard
Dr. Morton Prince
J. Reed Whipple
Carter, Rice & Co
Andrew C. Wheelwright
No Trace Yet Of Miss Nellie Dwyer
Fitchburg report on January 11 notes ongoing search for Nellie A Dwyer who disappeared from Boylston Street last Saturday. Officers Whittemore and Hartnett scoured the Nashua River area without results while inquiries elsewhere fail to reveal her whereabouts. Descriptions were circulated to 75 police departments to locate her if she left the city.
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Fitchburg
Nellie A. Dwyer
Boylston Street
Whittemore and Hartnett
Nashua
Miss Dwyer
Property Tax Vote Proposed Law In State
A measure to require property tax payment for voting in town meetings seeks legislative passage. B M Lauderkin of Saugus petitioned lawmakers to bar non taxpayers from voting on public money expenditures.
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B. M. Lauderkin
Saugus
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