May Wear Caps 10 Aid Hatters Strike
District Assembly 30 Knights of Labor at its annual convention declared independence from outside bodies including the AFL and other groups. It called for ending municipal contracting and appointive offices, requested a hearing on metropolitan affairs, and formed a committee to study prison solitary confinement. Resolutions were presented to retiring president Patrick Maloney.
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Knights of Labor, Original
District Assembly
Original
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Patrick Maloney
Hatters Strike Solidarity Pledge Urges Caps as Default Headgear
Delegates of Boston 8000 longshoremen and clerks show sympathy with hatters opposing the discontinuation of the hat label. They pledge members to avoid hats without the United Hatters of America label and urge allied labor to adopt caps if needed. The district reports growth to 8000 members and plans state and federal labor action. An active push to draft wage and cost of living studies, plus a forthcoming bill, dominates prep for the next year. Elections for district officers are announced and a special executive meeting is set for next Thursday.
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National Manufacturers’ Association
United States of America
United States
Canada
State House
District Assembly
Massachusetts
Congress
Alexander Ryan
John Stephens
Michael O’meara
Lawrence Coleman
P. J. Driscoll
A. J. Norander
John R. Dalton
Martin J. Kelley
Roughan
Charlestown
C L A Tells Of Hospital Need
The Boston Central Labor Union urged the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital to establish a chronic disease hospital using more than five million dollars available. They stressed no link with Harvard Medical School and urged steps to dispel public suspicion. A resolution condemned employing women as waitresses where liquor is served.
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Suffolk County
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Harvard Medical School
General Court
The
Excise Board
Labor Notes Show Support for State Homestead Commission
The State AFL committee in Wells Memorial backs Rep James Hellen's plan to form a state homestead commission chosen by the agricultural commission and the AFL branch executive board to study suburban homes for city workers. Other items include pension bills, Lincoln's Birthday holiday, and notes on unions from Brockton to Boston with events in Hartford and Lynn.
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Wells Memorial Building
James H. Mellen
Worcester
Agricultural Commission
American Federation of Labor
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
Choral Union Opens Season Under Wodell at Symphony Hall
The People's Choral Union opened the season with F W Wodell conducting at Symphony Hall. Solos by Virginia Listemann and Janet Duff supported Gade's The Crusaders while Giuseppe Pico and George J Parker filled key roles. The chorus delivered crisp singing with strong final cantata passages amid well earned applause and a chorus benefit speech by Wodell.
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Symphony Hall
F. W. Wodell
Virginia Listemann
Jules Jordan
Barbara Frietchie
Whittier
Gade
Janet Duff
Giuseppe Pico
George J. Parker
Mortimer Howard
New York
Howard
Jacques Hoffmann
Hermann A. Shedd
Crusaders
Wodell
New Haven and N Y C Sign Terminal Agreement
New Haven Conn Jan 17 The contract between the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and the New York Central Railroad with Harlem as a party provides for use of Grand Central Terminal in New York City including below Fifty-ninth Street and Mott Haven yards. It is to be perpetual and the Central agrees to finish terminal improvements. The accord is viewed as favorable to New Haven for future access to New York and lower terminal charges.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
Old Harlem Railroad Company
Grand Central
New York City
New York Terminal
Fifty-ninth Street
Mott Haven Yards
New York Central
New Haven Company
Ocean tanker Navyahoe arrives to load 3,250,000 gallons for Europe
The Standard Oil barge Navyahoe, the world’s largest of its kind, arrived in Philadelphia in tow from London. It measures 450 feet, with six masts, and will load 3,250,000 gallons of oil for Europe.
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Philadelphia
Standard Oil Company
Navyahoe
London
Europe
Market Review and Outlook
A historical market overview notes a shift from bullish expectations to liquidation and cautious trading amid legal and regulatory uncertainties. It discusses the Erie Railroad bond plan, potential Supreme Court decisions, and government antitrust cases, while observing renewed optimism from improving employment, wages, and European investment.
Boston and Maine Bond Offering For Public Subscription
Boston and Maine Railway Company announces an $11,700,000 issue of 4.5 percent 20 year bonds offered through William A Read & Co of Boston and New York at 105.5. The issue funds refunding of short time notes and permanent improvements with an estimated annual saving of about $110,000. President Tuttle notes fiscal year 1908 income of $1,342,386 against $526,000 interest on the bonds.
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Landis
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Harriman
Wisconsin Central-Canadian Pacific
New York
Austria
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
William A. Read & Co
Boston
Boston & Maine
Tuttle
Boston & Maine Bonds Improve Amid Strong Five Month Net
The current fiscal year shows a large gain with net rising $307 686 from Sept 1 to Dec 1 about 11 percent. Five months earnings provide a surplus for dividends nearly equal to the full year’s requirements under Massachusetts law. The new bond issue must be included with any mortgage on Boston and Maine property and is a legal investment for savings banks in Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire and Connecticut.
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Boston & Maine
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Boston & Maine Railroad
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