56 Years in Masons Union Highlight Boston Delegates
About 2000 members of the Boston and Roxbury bricklayers and masons unions and 800 delegates to the Bricklayers and Masons International Union convention gathered at the Brodine building in Boston for a smoke talk and entertainment. John T. Walsh acted as toastmaster. Charles W. Kyle and John W. Moses, both charter members, were noted as the oldest attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Roxbury
John W. Moses
Portsmouth
Bricklayers’ Union
Welsh
Bowen
Dobson
William H. O’brien
Boston C. S. A
Thomas Maloney
Hartford
John Gill
New York
Charles Ruth
Oklahoma
Chairman Sullivan
Labor unions show incremental reinstatements and leadership shifts
Reported union actions cover reinstatement of delinquent members at 2.50, a Kansas City executive board meeting on Jan 25, growth notes from International President E. A. Franklin, and plans to strengthen craft organization in the West. Delegates chosen for Plumbing and Boston area unions, wage raise requests from Boston & Maine clerks, and leadership changes in Cabinet Makers, Mill Men, and Webb Pressmen unions are detailed along with amalgamation talks among related trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Sheehe
Daniel J. Coogan
George Baers
Plumbers’ Union 12
State Association of Plumbers
Lowell
James Smith
Board of
Boston & Maine Railroad Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
C. Ek. Lee
Cabinet Makers
Mill Men’s Union
Thomas Bean
William Fenton
Boston & Maine Railroad System
Canal Street
F. L. Pfister
Boston
Webb Pressmen's Union
John J. O'Hare
Edward Cunningham
Charles H. Wolfe
William J. Sullivan
William Wiley
Hold Out Hope for Gen Draper
Washington dispatch reports rumors of General William Draper worsening at his Connecticut Avenue home were contradicted as of 1 AM. A Post representative found the general had a relatively good day and a recovery remained possible unless new complications arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William Draper
Italy
Connecticut Avenue
Draper
Victoria League Lecture Tonight in Boston Hall
Professor F C de Sumichrast of Harvard will deliver an illustrated talk in Chickering Hall Huntington avenue this evening to benefit the Victoria League. The lecture, Canada under the French and English conquest, recalls Boston’s noted role in the colonial war on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. de Sumichrast
Harvard
Chickering Hall
Huntington Avenue
Victoria League
Canada
Boston
Vincent Club Girl Weds Louis Chapin in Boston Ceremony
Miss Julia Appleton Tuckerman, Vincent Club girl, married Louis Le Bourgeon Chapin of London yesterday at the Church of the Messiah. The pair will reside in London after a Bay State road reception, with Rev. Endicott Peabody officiating and many Vincent Club members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Appleton Tuckerman
Vincent Club
Louis le Bourgeon Chapin
Yale
Boston
Brookline
Endicott Peabody
John McGaw Foster
Chapin
London
New Haven
Bay State Road
Charles Fitzgerald
Madeline Appleton
Meyer
Washington
Ruth Nickerson
Dedham
Adelaide Jackson
R. D. Alsop
Brooklyn
N. Y
1200 Strike at Slater estate mills rocks Webster
Webster January 18. Under the 86 hour law effective January 1, 1200 workers walked out at Slater estate cotton mills North Webster at 2 pm. The spin ning rooms sparked the strike the biggest in 20 years. Resulting wage loss to Webster and Dudley about 8000 dollars weekly. A prearranged signal halted 2200 rooms. Strikers demand 58 hours pay for 66 hours work. Even employed women and children joined the exodus, cheering as they left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Slater Estate
North Webster
Dudley
Boston to become eastern port of entry for Chinese
A Commerce and Labor order from Washington designates Boston as the eastern port of entry for Chinese starting February 1. Three Canadian border ports Richford Vermont Malone New York and Portal British Columbia will be eliminated. The move will add about 600 Chinese entrants per year at Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Boston
Richford
Malone
N. Y
Portal
Pinchot Named Likely University of Michigan President
Detroit reports revive rumor that Gifford Pinchot former U S forester may head University of Michigan as successor to James B Angell who became president emeritus last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
University of Michigan
James B. Angell
Postal Camping Club Reunion at Intercolonial Hall
The sixth annual reunion and dance of the Postal Camping Club for Boston post office clerks and friends takes place at Intercolonial Hall on Thursday evening January 20. A strong committee led by Charles A. McGrath aims to make this event the best ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Postal Camping Club
Intercolonial Hall
Charles A. McGrath
Charles J. Fay
John R. McGinley
Matthew V. Callahan
John F. Ryan
John F. Norris
Daniel J. O’brien
John F. O’connor
Charles S. Linnehan
Cadum the New Skin Remedy Suppresses Itching Quickly
A chemist introduces Cadum as a universal cure for eczema and various skin diseases. The product supposedly relieves itching instantly, covers lesions with a thin film during healing, and contains no dangerous ingredients. Trial 10c size shown for testing, with larger 25c boxes available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadum
Banquet Marks 14th Boston Music Trade Assembly
The 14th annual banquet of the Boston Music Trade Association was held at the Hotel Somerset with leaders from the National Association of America National Piano Manufacturers Association and National Piano Travellers' Association in attendance. The Massachusetts Consistory Choir and Harvard Weber and Schubert quartets performed, and the assembled group heard notable orchestra playing while officers from all three national bodies were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Music Trade Association
Somerset
Boston Organization
National Association of America
National Piano Manufacturers’ Association of America
National Piano Travellers’ Association
C. R. Putnam
Burton R. Miller
John Anderson
Kirkland H. Gibson
J. Fred Powers
George A. Gibson
B. §. Payson
Winthrop A. Harvey
Georgel. Parker
National Association of Piano Dealers
E. H. Droop
Washington
D. C
L Ei. Clement
New York
Chicago
J. Harris Estey
Brattleboro
Harry Schaaf
William Tonk
Herbert W. Hill
Massachusetts
Harvard
Weber
Schubert
Nellie
Kentucky
Wacht Am Rhein
Toasts Honor Mr Crew of Piano Dealers Board
A gathering honored the absent Mr Crew, former president of the National American Association of Piano Dealers, with a parody of Dixie. Speakers praised the convention, urged honesty in advertising, and paid tribute to Mr Currier for long service on the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crew
National American Association of Piano Dealers
Payson
Decker
Edward Droop
Hall
Piano Travellers’ Association
R. A. Foster
Minneapolis
F. B. T. Hollenberg
Little Rock
Arkansas
Burton F. Miller
Boston
J. G. Gourley
Toronto
Currier
Toledo
Simple home remedy ends unwanted hair for good
A reader describes years of distress from facial and arm hair and failed depilatories. A friend’s remedy allegedly provided permanent relief, avoiding painful electrolysis, and offers details for a two cent stamp to address Caroling goldimanaieln in Providence for replication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroling Goldimanaieln
Vaughan Bldg
Providence
Mattapan Church to Dedicate Parish House
The Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan will dedicate its new parish house this evening led by Bishop William Lawrence. Architect Ralph A. Cram designed the English style building funded by Mrs. Horace A. Lamb in memory of her mother. It includes a meeting hall for 300, a kitchen, and rooms for women’s guilds and men’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Holy Spirit
Mattapan
William Lawrence
Oakland Street
River Street
Ralph A. Cram
Horace A. Lamb
Benjamin 8. Rotch
Lawrence
Alan McL. Taylor
Taylor
Quincy May Get Warships
The Argentine naval commission urged the government to authorize two 28,000 ton dreadnoughts to reach 22 knots with 12, 12 inch guns each. Contracts likely go to Fore River Shipbuilding Co. of Quincy Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Argentine Naval Commission
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Richard Harding Davis and Wife Separate After Long Marriage
The article reports that author Richard Harding Davis and his wife Cecil Clark Davis have lived apart and may seek divorce. Mrs Davis has hired Jerome Rand to handle her settlement. Davis is with George Young Baucle. The couple married May 4 1899 at St. Gabriel Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Jerome & Rand
West Sixty Seventh Street
Mr. Davis
Webster
George Young Baucle
Richard Harding Davis
Cecil Clark
St. Gabriel
Marion
J. M. Clark
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Farmington
A. H. Lee
Griscom
John Fox, Jr
J. D. Brodhead
R. H. Russell
Buzzards Bay
Ethel Barrymore
James R. Colt, Jr
Miss Barrymore
Motor Boat Show Promises Record Display
When the Mechanics Building doors open on the opening night of the national motor boat show this Saturday evening, the largest collection of motor boats motors and accessories will be on view. The emphasis this year is on affordable exhibits as popular prices draw in many buyers. Even those with limited means can enjoy the sport of millionaires.
Maude Adams to Present New Play at Hollis
Maude Adams returns to the Hollis on January 31 to perform Barrie’s What Every Woman Knows in a comedy show praised as her career’s finest comedienne opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Adams
Hollis
Barrie
Miss Adams
Not Guilty in Winchester Manslaughter Case
Santo Salamo, a laborer, was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Francesco Stavigliano after a fight in Winchester on November 21. The Middlesex Superior Court jury in East Cambridge delivered the verdict yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Salamo
Francesco Stavigliano
Winchester
Middlesex
East Cambridge
Train kills mother of six at Somerville Junction
Mrs. Frank J. Corey a mother of six was struck by an inward-bound express on the B and M Southern division at Somerville Junction and carried several yards. She lived at 31 Sycamore Street and died while hurrying to work yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Corey
Southern Division
Somerville Junction
Corey
Sycamore Street
Dorchester Charity Party Invitations Issued
Invitations went out this week for a charity party to be given by Miss May A Burke and Miss Ellen Tottie Lyons of Dorchester in Whiton Hall on the evening of Feb 2. Mrs Henry E Hagan Mrs John J Kennedy Mrs John I Sullivan and Mrs Richard Field will favor as matrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May A. Burke
Ellen ‘‘Tottie
Lyons
Dorchester
Whiton Hall
Henry E. Hagan
John J. Kennedy
John ‘I. Sullivan
Richard Field
Brookline Gymnasium Rules Out Private Club Privileges
J Leonard Mason physical director of the Brookline Gymnasium and Baths won a committee vote against granting private club privileges. The three votes bar special privileges, require the director to direct all tournaments, and restrict special permissions to the director, signaling a victory for Mason and defeat for the Brookline Swimming Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leonard Mason
Brookline Gymnasium
Mason
Brookline Swimming Club
Walter Channing
Bath
Gymnasium
Man Arrested in $3036 Larceny From Crawford Plummer Co
Alfred L West 35 of 69 Avon Street Somerville was arrested by headquarters inspectors on larceny charges involving 3036.18 taken at various times between February 15 and October 9 1998 from Crawford Plummer Co 581 Washington Street. He was arraigned in Municipal Court and held on a 5000 bond awaiting a February 1 hearing. Authorities hinted a female suspect may be involved and more developments are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. West
Avon Street
Somerville
Crawford, Plummer & Co
Washington Street
West
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Masons’ Union
LABOR
Gen.draper
Pinchot
Tremont Street
Hollis Street
Marceau
Co. R. Putnam
Train
Brookline Gym Committee
PCC Iue
Lae II
Sait Ccels
Ladies
Cravenettes
Priestle
Priestley
Ellape
Boston Raincoat CO
Jordan Marsh Co
Summer Street
Sitts
Weymer
Jay Mills
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