Road Workers Push Nine-Hour Day in Nine-Hour Stretch
Pioneer Federal Labor Union members met at Caledonia Hall to adopt resolutions demanding a nine-hour workday within an eleven-hour span for street railway staff in cities over 100,000. They warned President Whitney the current agreement is being misread and evaded and considered voiding it. The union also urged a shoe boycott against Bouve Crawford until disputes with Lasters' Protective Union are resolved and extended fraternal greetings to Lynn & Boston Railway workers to join the American Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Federal Labor Union
Caledonia Hall
Ball Committee
Commonwealth
Whitney
West End Road
Bouve-Crawford Shoe Co
Lasters’ Protective Union
Lynn & Boston Railway
Boxing Night at the T A C Club Exhibition
The Trimounts club house hosted 350 for the second weekly boxing show. Staged bouts included Riley versus Dwyer, colored fighters Walcott and Johnson, Pudista pair, Raveney and Faise, and a crowd-pleasing amateur bout with Connelly and Goodman. Denny Kelliher led as MC, G Edwards timed events, and President Hill noted near completion of Feb 8 plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Riley
A. Dwyer
Walcott
Johnson
J. Pudista
Cross
Raveney
Faise
Powers
Degras
Tommy Connelly
Goodman
Hagan
Young
Condon
Denny Kelliher
City Point C A Ball Lights Up South Boston Night
City Point Catholic Association hosted its second grand ball attracting about 250 couples. Grand march led by President Henry Naphen and wife, with Brigadier General Corcoran and Miss Hurley and John A. Collins and wife among the guests. J Manley Pieper and assistants oversaw the dances. Mayor Matthews and several officials attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
City Point Catholic Association
South Boston
Henry Naphen
John A. Corcoran
Alice Hurley
John A. Collins
J. Manley Pieper
Matthews
Cunningham
Russell
Wheelwright
Galvin
Flood
Leary
M. J. Moore
Discovery claims cure all blood diseases with guaranteed results
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as superior to elixirs and tonics, promising money back if no benefit. Claims to cleanse and purify the entire system, curing skin, blood, and scalp diseases from eruptions to serious conditions like scrofula, boils, goiter, and enlarged glands. Warns against worthless substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Question of Peace or War Still Unsettled
Washington reports say Blaine Elkins and Tracy conferred at the White House on the Chilean dispute and the President's forthcoming message to Congress. Yorktown sails from Valparaiso with refugees, while Gherardi's squadron moves. naval moves hint at possible war readiness and planned use of monitors at Norfolk for possible deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blaine
Elkins
Tracy
White House
J. W. Foster
Congress
State Department
Navy Department
Army
Evans
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Callao
Chile
United States
Navy
Seley
Ramsay
Gherardi
Port Au Prince
Philadelphia
Concord
Kearsarge
Port-au-Prince
Soley
Department
John Elder
Straits of Magellan
Mercy
Naval Academy
James River
Richmond
Norfolk Navy Yard
Passaic
Navy Yard
Ajax
Carronicus
Mahopac
Manhattan
Wyandotte
South Richmond
Richmont
Secretary of the Navy
Graham
Norfolk
Possession of the Straits of Magellan strategic in war
The Straits of Magellan offer vital strategic value in wartime by providing a coal rich, fast route to Valparaiso. Four Chilean warships nearby underscore the importance of control for safe passage, rapid sailing, and a ready coal and supply rendezvous, with the narrow channel aiding defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Terra del Lacy
Atlantic Entrance
Capes Virgin and
Espiritu
United States
Chileim
Governor Russell demands surrender of Neefus in Dalton case
A wide range of city news follows. Governor Russell asks Governor Flower to hand over R. H. Neefus, now in New York, to Dalton authorities for a serious offence. The Hannibal Hanlin crew investigate Boo-Hoo Ledge after the Gallatin ran ashore in a snow storm. The Bowditch will be filed in Suffolk Probate, detailing $300 to the Boston Medical Society for medical library books with Edward Bowditch as executor.
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Russell
Flower
R. H. Neefus
New York
Dalton
Hannibal Hanlin
Boo-Hoo Ledge
Gallatin
Henry I. Bowditch
Suffolk County
Boston Medical Society
Edward Bowditch
General Theological Library
Mt. Vernon Street
New Bedford
W. T. Dean
Henry Stager
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Cedar Grove
Old Colony
Dean
Plectric
Hanover Street
Leonard Pickering
Paris Street
East Boston
Eastport
Tenth
Johnnie Flood
John Stanley
Windsor Street
Hoseman McKinney
North End Union
Parmenter Street
Er. H. Goss
Paul Revere
Boston Architectural Club
F. R. Hart
Society of Natural History
Charles V. Riley
Drury
S. H. Scudder
North America
Martin Roeder
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Roeder
Royal Academy of Music
Dublin
Ireland
Boston Theosophical Society
Boylston Street
William Brunton
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Japan
D. D
L. K
L. A. Hall
Revere
Marian Hovey
James J. Putnam
Massachusetts
Minneapolis
West Hotel
Ratshesky
Rose Stanish
Downer Landing
Boston Druggists’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Chilean naval forces in Strait of Magellan described
The passage details Chilean ships stationed in the straits headed by the Almirante Cochrane, a 3500 ton English built vessel with five 8 inch Armstrong guns and torpedo tubes, plus the Huascar captured from Peru with two large Armstrong guns. It notes two other vessels around 2000 tons, eighteen knot speed, coal stores and Canet guns with Hotchkiss guns and torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Straits
Almirante Cochrane
Peru
White Ribbon Protest Telegram To Washington
A telegram from Newton Highlands dated January 20 requests rapid telegraph petitions from hundreds of thousands of women to oppose war with Chile. The message cites leaders like Miss Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, May Wright Sewall, Susan B. Anthony, and others urged to join a national protest against war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcano
Frances EF
Willard
Newton Highlands
Mags
Washington
Miss Willard
Harrison
Julia Ward Howe
Women’s Congress
New England Women’s Club
May Wright Sewall
Women’s National Council
Jennie Lozier
Sorpsis
Madame Demoresi
Women’s Club
Chicago
Susan B. Anthony
Down Grade Politics in Massachusetts Republicans
The Providence Journal notes Republicans in the Massachusetts Legislature resist police commission scrutiny. A prominent politician calls the body a Republican institution run to aid party aims by pressuring liquor dealers, reflecting a shift in moral perception as officials defend the pull of the commission amid Democratic opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Massachusetts
Boston
Commission
Duck Shoot Gaffe Sparks Farmer Tale in Harper’s Bazaar
A humorous exchange from Harper’s Bazaar recounts a hunter bragging about seventeen ducks in a single day. When asked if the ducks were wild he answers they were not exactly wild, but owned by a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Funeral of Prince Albert Victor of Wales in England
London dispatch reports the funeral of Prince Albert Victor of Wales heir to the throne held at Sandringham parish church and Windsor. The royal family and Household of the Prince of Wales attended except the Queen. Minute guns and funeral marches accompanied the processions to St George's Chapel where the service concluded with a kneeling tribute by the Prince of Wales before final interment at the memorial chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londoon
Prince Albert Victor of Wales
Duke of
Clarence and
Avondale
Prince of Wales
England
Sandringham Hall
Sandringham
Princess May
Tenth Hussars
Chopin
Leethoven
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
List of prominent New York trade groups and guests at a large event
A gathering hosted by numerous trade exchanges and chambers of commerce drew scores of influential organizers, including Maven Thousand Prodee and E. A. Durant Jr, with presidents, vice presidents, and members from Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Chicago venues. Entertainment ranged from speeches and boxing rounds to music, with a large committee handling arrangements and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
G. A. Kelley
J. B. Scott
Providence Board of Trade
C. H. George
J.C. Wyman
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
T. R. McGahan
W. H. Brawley
M. C
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Purcell
Norman W. Randolph
Milwaukee Chamber of
Chapin & Co
G. #. Harrington
Harrington
R. H. Mears
F. L. Ripley
L. W. Sherman
F. W. Worcester
C. W. Bradstreet
W. F. Berry
W. H. Foster
H. A. Grant
A. L. Green
George H. Holbrook
William Baker
H. Gleason
William B. Rice
Steamer City of Dundee Reports Fire Seen at Sea
The City of Dundee, arriving at Liverpool from Norfolk, reports on Jan 11 in latitude 44 43 sighting a large steamer burning fiercely near the water line. A sailing vessel was nearby and it is presumed survivors were boarding that vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorpon
Dundee
Liverpool
Norfolk
Cherabinsk village faces starvation as death looms
In Cherabinsk on January 20, males flee the area to avoid starving families. Unburied horse and cattle carcasses lie among human bodies. Food is scarce, only dry herbs remain. A traveler reported few had eaten for three days and all expected death as the village took the last sacrament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sv. Peterspurc
Cherabinsk
Ways and Means Panel Seeks Treasury Facts on Tariff
Washington January 20 The House Ways and Means Committee adopted a resolution requesting Secretary of the Treasury to appear at 10 a.m. Saturday January 23 to provide information on the nation's finances. Chairman Springer said knowledge of receipts and expenditures is needed before tariff action. The panel notes that deficits may shape tariff revisions and wants six month fiscal data and forecasts before deciding its course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
House Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Springer
Cleveland
Democrats Eye Convention Map From Key Cities
Washington dispatch notes Cincinnati and Milwaukee as the most confident in the race for the Democratic national convention. New York boosters claim to lead on the first ballot while St Paul Detroit and Kansas City delegations push their efforts. Senator Grice chairs a forty eight member committee meeting at noon tomorrow at the Arlington Hotel with most members present or represented by proxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
New York
St. Paul
Detroit
Kansas City
Grice
Arlington Hotel
Boston Chamber of Commerce minstrel show praised after snow siege
A Boston Chamber of Commerce afternoon minstrel program drew a packed crowd in the old Market Hall. Albert F. Fisher as interlocutor led a full cast including E. C. Howlett, William M. Barber, J. M. Aborn and E. S. Benedict, with a lively second half featuring Edgerly Benton and others in song, dance, and burlesque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Quincey
Chamber of Commerce
Albert F. Fisher
the Keystone
E. C. Howlett
William M. Barber
J. M. Aborn
E. S. Benedict
H. D. Reed
A. L. Rand
Charles M. Cox
E. F. Clapham
Charles H. Clapham
D. L. Smith
S. W. Bates
A. G. Phillips
Barber
Fisher
A. I. Fisher
Aborn
Len Harrison
Baby McKee
Mulvaney
Reed, Pease & Co
EK. S. Benedict
Chloe
Wm. M. Barber
KE. C. Howlett
H. A. Edgerly
L. C. Benton
Arthur V. Wallburg
T. Carl O’brien
William E. Spalding
William M
Death of Mrs. Sarah E. Howe once of Woman's Bank
Mrs. Sarah E. Howe died yesterday in a Tremont street boarding house after a life marked by fraud and fortune. Born Dec 1 1826 in Alexandria Va she became infamous as manager of the Woman's Bank and later attempted fortune telling in Boston and Chicago. She left $8 a month from the government and a Forest Hills Cemetery lot, with relatives notified of her passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Howe
Woman’s Bank
Tremont Street
South Boston
Pacific Loan Office
Garland Street
Washington and
East Brookline Streets
West Brookline Street
Augustus Russ
Howe
Charles Street
General Butler
John M. Way
Boston
Greeley
House of Correction
West Concord Street
Chicago
Panic in a Prison Sparks Fire at New York Laundry
Just after the 700 prisoners were locked in Panics erupted when a fire broke in the laundry shop of the south wing. The city fire department and reserve police contained the blaze to the origin building. Ten thousand dozen shirts were destroyed, owned by firms contracted with Hungerford and Paddock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aupa Aay
N.Y
Reserve
Hungerford and Paddock
Glances at Our Solons Senate Portrait of Henry Parkman
A portrait of Henry Parkman in the Senate describing his tall dignified posture and golden yellow beard. It notes his keen searching eye, disciplined speaking style, and habit of resting his elbow on the desk while watching proceedings. Parkman is a lawyer with independent income and chair of the Boston Republican city committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Henry Parkman
Parkman
Havana
Boston
Republican City Committee
Revenue cutter finds Boo-tioo ledge lacks buoy
From the Bath Times, the Gallatin, United States revenue cutter, struck Boo-tioo ledge and discovered it had no buoy. The report notes the ledge needed a buoy badly, and suggests that one will likely be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Times
Gallatin, United States Revenue Cutter
Defending Our Coast Monitors For Coast Defense At Boston
Monitors including the Nahant Nantucket and others are being prepared for coast defense. Commander Soley praises their low profile heavy armor and turret guns, noting two 15 inch guns and a possible assignment to guard Boston Harbor and the Charles Town Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montauk
Passaic
Jason
Nantucket
Nahant
Navy Department
Atelantic
Soley
Naval Battalion
Naval Academy
Capitan Prat
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mills Resigns Chairmanship of Interstate Commerce Panel
Washington January 20 Representative Roger Q Mills of Texas has sent a letter to Speaker Crisp resigning his chairmanship of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce He explains he is following his earlier stance against serving as second on the committee of ways and means and says he is willing to serve in the ranks but does not seek the chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Crisp
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Mills
Committee of Ways and Means
Hogarty Wins Big Billiard Match At Washington Palace
Hogarty defeated Sullivan 75 to 36 after breaking to a strong start with 28 consecutive pots at the Washington Billiard Palace. The crowd packed the venue as fans cheered the duel between Hogarty and Sullivan. McKenna and Coughlan are scheduled to play tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogarty
Sullivan
Washington Billiard Palace
McKenna
Coughlan
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J.C. Ayer
Whit
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City Point C. A. Ball
Arthur Dixwell
Tremont St
Prince Albert Victor
Wales
Sandringham and
A. Grant
Messrs
Cahoon, Green and Smith
Johnny Murphy
Jimmie Sweeney
Albert Dodge
Jarry D. Reed
E. C. Paull
R. H. Jenkins
Orin E. Sands
Maitre de Ballet
Bernard J. Rothwell
Ways and Means
the Treasury
Foster
W. A. Duddy
Boylston Si
Vork Sq. 1
The
Minstrels
the Woman's Bank
South End
Albany
Suffolk
Per Gallen
Blanchard
Farsar Bato
Doukequana di Faneuil Hauem
Boston Harbor
Town Navy Yard
Jonson
Ike Magic
Express
Johnson & CO
Mass
Barnard & OG Qarz Temple
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