Militias Readied in Lawrence as Mills Open
Troops under arms at six this morning await a mayoral call amid fears at the town mills opening. Authorities warned the police may be unable to manage the situation.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1912
Page
1
Militia Readied as Lawrence Mill Strike Escalates
In Lawrence on January 14, authorities prepared three militia units including an artillery battery to back police at the mills when work resumes tomorrow. Strikers vowed to surround each mill with pickets and distribute multilingual circulars. A mass shutdown was urged but not enacted as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Family Tragedy as Blaze Claims Four at Leverett Street
A fire at 153 Leverett Street trapped Mrs Catherine Connors 50 her daughter Mrs Mary Logue 25 and Mary s children John 12 and Julia 18 months on the attic level of a 3 12 story brick dwelling. They suffocated before flames reached them as lamp explosion sparked the blaze. Firemen found the victims and the lower-floor occupants escaped to the street. property damage was about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Connors
Mary Logue
John Logue
Julia Logue
John
Julia
Leverett Street
Tragic Fire Claims Four Sleepers on Upper Floor
Patrolman Fitzpatrick rescues two children as a lamp fire in a double attic room causes the death of Theresa M Taylor, J Francis Taylor, James Taylor, and his wife. Victims found side by side, suffocated after smoke and flames consumed the bed. bodies taken to North Grove street morgue.
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Fitzpatrick
Joy Street
Theresa M. Taylor
J. Francis Taylor
James Taylor
North Grove Street
Domestic tragedy leaves two dead in Arcadia shooting
W D Moore shot and killed his father in law J R Robinson at the Robinson home in Arcadia after a young man caller visited his separated wife. Robinson's son John L Robinson then fatally shot Moore and wounded the son.
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Tampa
Fla
W. D. Moore
J. R. Robinson
Robinson
Arcadia
Here
John L. Robinson
Hitchcock to Push Government Telegrapgh Takeover
Postmaster General Hitchcock will urge Congress to acquire the nation’s telegraph lines and run them as part of the postal service. He has studied government and foreign systems and plans to present the proposal soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Hitchcock
East Boston Chosen For Grand Trunk Terminal Site
City officials port directors and business leaders favor Jeffries Point East Boston as the Grand Trunk terminal location. The Bank petition filed at the State House and the eight day Men and Religion Forward Movement campaign began across Greater Boston with evangelical church services drawing thousands in New England.
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MEN and Religion Forward Movement
The
Grand Trunk Railroad
Jeffries Point
East
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
State House
Men and Religion
Greater Boston
Forward Movement Today's Programme Highlights Faith Events
The schedule lists a 10 30 a m union meeting of ministers at Park Street Church led by Bishop John W Hamilton, a 12 10 noon mass at Park Street Church with S B Carter and Fred B Smith, a 6 30 pm grand opening banquet at Tremont Temple with seven minute speeches by Fred B Smith Charles Stelzle R A Waite M A Henline Yu tad Minakuchi John H Elliott James R Smith, plus noon roundups at East Cambridge roundhouse American Tool Company Hyde Park and Boston Woven Hose Company led by Lawrence Greenwood and Rev M Shepler.
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Union Meeting of
Park Street Church
John W. Hamilton
S. B. Carter
Fred B. Smith
International Quartet
Tremont Temple
George E. Briggs
Charles Stelzle
R. A. Wait
Cambridge
Church campaign mobilizes clergy laity and youth
Clergymen laymen and church boys form a vast army shaping a campaign projected to span five years. The effort emphasizes broad participation and sustained outreach across the parish and community.
Happiest Wife in Opera Will Sue
Mme Schumann-Heink, famed as the happiest wife in opera, has separated from her husband William Rapp. She admitted the estrangement in Paris plans but said there were no quarrels or scandal and that her children compelled the choice to go on with her career, while he remains in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
William Rapp
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Planters Hotel
Schuman- Heink
Mme. Schuman-Heink
Rapp
New York City
State Minimum Wage Commission Seeks Wages for Women
The Minimum Wage Commission report, due to the Legislature, proposes appointing a three member inquiry panel to study women’s wages. A bill would create a wage board of six employers, six employees, and three others with authority to set minimum wages after hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minimum Wage Commission
Question of Constitutionality Explored in Legislative Powers Report
The report debates the bill's constitutionality and cites several cases to show that the Legislature may grant the requested powers.
Madrid Cabinet Resigns Under Canalejas Premiership
Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet led by Premier Jose Canalejas y Mendés resigned today, marking a major political shift as the government steps down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Jose Canalejas Y Mendés
Confidant Reveals Richeson Associations In Probe
Two letters in District Attorney Pelletier’s office show Clarence V T Richeson had a comrade intimate with his relations to certain young ladies. The letters are guarded closely. If tried they might reveal a sensational light on another man in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelletier
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Mystery Deepens in Richeson Case as Police Seek Key Acquaintances
Police widened a nationwide hunt for the facts in the Richeson case to identify a confidant who knew his relationships with several women involved. The probe sought who accompanied Avis Linnell to a doctor and who was close enough to Richeson to be trusted with critical information, aided by letters recently recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richeson
Avis Linnell
Militia Briefing Arrives as Lawrence Striker Talks Continue
Adjutant General Pearson arrived from Lowell to confer with Mayor Scanlon and Police Chief Lynch. He advised against calling out the militia unless police cannot cope. About 250 militiamen will report to the armory at 6 p.m. in uniform and ready to act if the mayor issues a precept, with blank forms supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Lawrence
Lowell
Scanlon
Lynch
Boston and Maine Freight Handlers Vote to End Sympathy Strike
The Boston and Maine Freight Handlers Union, which had joined the longshoremen strike in solidarity, voted unanimously to rescind the action last night and return to work today. Master Workman White said no questions would be asked as workers report at the usual hour. Longshoremen and clerks had also gone on strike last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Freight Handlers’ Union
White
Ryan
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