Moyer and 38 Indicted in Copper Miners Conspiracy
Charles H. Moyer and 37 Western Federation of Miners officials and members were indicted for conspiracy connected to the copper miners strike. Warrants were issued for 38, bonds set at 1000, with several arrested and released. Indictment covers preventing workers from pursuing their lawful avocation and depriving laborers of property and rights.
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Houghton, Mich
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
P. H. O’brien
Houghton
Calumet
Moyer
C. E. Mahoney
Western Federation
J. C. Lowney
Guy Miller
W. P. Davison
KankolLerzich
The
Autoists Seek Pleasant Dinner Stop In Warm Hotel
Drivers thawing out after a cold spell plan a relaxant stop at a well appointed hotel. A hearty chicken dinner is touted as the main attraction before resuming their journey.
Tufts College Rivalry Sparks Riot and Kidnapping
Boston area scenes of chaos as Tufts freshmen and sophomores clash across Cambridge and Dorchester. Sophomores win the fight and host a Riverbank Court Hotel banquet after a daylight incident that included the kidnapping of sophomore president Henry Stafford and a mass police presence.
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Henry L. Stafford
Orleans
Harry Cadman
Arlington
Edward Terhune
Dorchester
Barron Watson
Bernard
East Hall
Tufts College
Mattapan
Drayton Street
Nelson Dempsey
Botwind
FB Roche
South Boston
Herbert Armstrong
Cambridge
James Holden
Roxbury
Julian Cross
Sophs
Riverbank Hotel
Sophmores
Sophomore and Freshman Attack at Riverbank Court Hotel
In the Riverbank Court Hotel corridor, sophomores attacked several students including Max Tennis C B Town Benjamin Golden Charles Upton Zachary Taylor Michael Hunt. A porter hit Lewis with an axe and Upton was injured. Police and bystanders crowded as a plan to seize Elliott Heyes arose amid reports of attempted murder.
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Boston
Tufts College
Riverbank Court Hotel
Cambridge
Robert Lewis
Washington, D. C
Charles Upton
Arlington
Riverbank Court
Max Tennis
South Boston
C. B
Benjamin Golden
Elkins
West Va
Zachary Taylor
Michael Hunt
Somerville
Lewis
Upton
Summer Street
Elliott Heyes
Winthrop
Illinois Central to Put Women on Gates
Illinois Central Railroad plans to replace male gatemen with uniformed gatewomen. The new gatekeepers will perform the same ticket collection punching and inspection duties as the men, reflecting a shift in employment practices announced in Chicago on January 15.
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Illinois Central
Gates
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Oldest New Hampshire boarding house keeper dies
Mrs. Sarah J. Henry, who ran a boarding house longer than any other woman in New Hampshire, died in Manchester today. Her 61 Spark Street establishment had operated continuously for 55 years, a city tradition.
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Manchester
N. H
Sarah J. Henry
New Hampshire
Spark Street
Gillett Denounces Bryan in War Speech
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts assails Secretary Bryan in a war speech in the House predicting intervention in Mexico as the sole outcome of current U S policy. The exchange follows his critique of Bryan during the session in Washington dated January 15.
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Mexico
Washington
United States
House
Gillett
Massachusetts
Bryan
Recognition of Huerta Critique by Mr Gillett on Policy
Mr Gillett argued early recognition of Huerta would have quieted the Mexican turmoil. He warned that wartime excuses cannot follow eloquent peace speeches and criticized the State Department as a sinecure. He also denounced the shift in U.S. China policy and the move to recognize the Chinese republic.
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Huerta
Gillett
State Department
China
Chinese Republic
O'Meara Targets Boston Rowdies and Street Hoodlums
Commissioner O'Meara cites street corners as a pathway to crime and criticizes Boston's lack of police power over loiterers. The report notes 81 767 arrests for all offences, 54 951 drunkenness arrests, 8190 automobile violations, 22 deaths, 485 injuries, and 549 058 lodging-house admissions including 69 672 at one Washington street house.
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O’meara
O'Meara
Boston
Washington Street
State to buy Boston & Maine stock and Central division extension
Legislation to allow the state to take or purchase stock in the Boston and Maine Railroad now held by a holding company and to extend the Massachusetts Central division was filed yesterday. The petitioner is Herbert F. Keith of Framingham.
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Boston & Maine
Railroad
Massachusetts Central Division
Herbert F. Keith
Framingham
State plans 35 million bond issue for rail lines and exchanges
The state will cancel stock and take bonds for the value, total 35 million guaranteed by the state. 27 million goes to the exchange, 2.5 million for Central Massachusetts extension through southern Berkshires, 5.5 million for Boston and Maine railroad improvements. 15 directors to be appointed and elected, with nine by stockholders. A Farmington valley line extension to Becket is required.
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Massachusetts
Berkshires
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine
Farmington Valley
Western Massachusetts Street Railway
Becket
Chance For Licenses Aims At Lotting Chelsea Sun
A bill to apportion liquor licenses by lot in Chelsea leads state house liquor legislation. Chelsea resident John L. Murphy files the petition and compares juror selection to choosing people to decide liquor pot matter. Representative Benjamin F. Haines proposes a linen collar rule requiring three flax-thread folds per item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
State House
John L. Murphy
Benjamin F. Haines
Medford
Arrest All Strike Heads Initiate Strong Cape Policy
In Cape Town on January 15 the government acts sharply against the strike movement. The entire executive of the railway and harbor employees societies in Cape Town and Pretoria are arrested. Leaders across the union are in custody as authorities anticipate a return to normal service within 36 hours across three provinces.
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Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Trades Federation
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Death of Jeremiah J. Sheehan in North End
In the North End on January 15 Jeremiah J. Sheehan died. Funeral from 222 Commercial Street Monday January 19 at 8 30. Solemn high mass at St Stephen's Church Hanover Street at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited. Savannah Georgia and Philadelphia Pennsylvania papers please copy. Tate member of Thomas Francis Meagher Branch Irish National Foresters.
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Winter Garden
TUFTS
Hite Co
R. H. White Co
Rowdies
Chance For Licenses
African Movement
Rey
American Ammonia Co
State Street
Resinol
Baltimore
Donnelly- Johnson
OAK Hall
BGT
Jake
Lick
Horlick
Sander Orn BC
Saat Tan Beds
Exc van Camp’s Soups
Lee
Brookside
Western Brand
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