Bloodshed Feared in Clinton Labor Conflict at Wachusett Dam
About 300 Italian laborers marching with revolvers forced workers at Winston Bros. & Locher to quit the Wachusett dam site in Clinton. Police and reserve officers girded to guard the reserve, while contractors warned noncompliant workers of arrest. Wages and graft fears sparked the strike, with a California Italian enclave at the quarry site.
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Clinton
Metropolitan
Winston Bros. & Locher
Wachusett Dam
O'Toole
Metropolitan Water Board
O’toole
Clinton Land
Metropolitan Police
Post
James O. Winston
Wayland
Gable
California
Winston
Immorality charge shocks Long Island institution inquiry
At a City Council investigating committee hearing on Long Island institutions a inmate Patrick Doyle alleged immoral conduct by staff, prompting a debate over press presence. Doyle testified privately, accusing two doctors and two nurses, while nurse Matilda King faced a lengthy cross examination after a patient received a potassium dose. Witnesses described abuse, poor meals, and medical neglect dating back two years, with several inmates dying after or during treatment.
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City Council
Long Island
Patrick Doyle
Nolan
Bradley
Board of Aldermen
Bresnahan
Collins
Conway
Star Chamber
Fred Robinson
Mrs. Lincoln
Miss Morse
Mr. Dobbins
Grainger
Alderman Bresnahan
East Boston
Thomas McGonagie
Matilda King
McGonagle
Lincoln
Alderman Nolan
Miss King
Cox
Charles Wadleigh
Sheehan
Frederick Finn
Roche
Finn
Lane
Knowlton
Bernard F. Toner
William W. McWatt
McWatt
Thomas McGonagle
Hartwell
Woman Rescued After 300 Foot Fall in Yosemite Crevasse
Mrs Johns of New York, staying in Yosemite Valley, was found on a steep ledge in a Sentinel Dome fissure after a 300 foot fall. Eight rescuers, aided by ropes and a stretcher, pulled her to safety despite extreme weakness and exposure. Dr Maurice A Brown aided the relief team. she later expected to travel to Japan.
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Yosemite Valley
Cal
Potter
Mrs. Johns
Maurice A. Brown
Alameda
Mr. Potter
Fair Forecast for Boston and Nearby on Warm Days
Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday calls for fair weather in Boston and vicinity with cooler showers in north and east Maine. Expect rising temperatures Thursday with fresh west winds and fair conditions across New England.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
Late Bulletins On The Popes Illness
Rome reports from July 14 and July 15 give medical updates on the pope. The July 14 bulletin notes a quiet day with low mood, pulse 88 and weak, respiration 32, temperature 36.08 C, and gradual weakening. Subsequent updates through July 15 describe tranquil sleep interspersed with difficult breathing and periods of restlessness and drowsiness.
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Rome
Mazzoni
Pope Leo XIII Nears End Amid Repeated Relapses
Rombe July 15 report details a renewed rally in Pope Leo XIII’s condition after delirium and weakness. He slept briefly, received four cardinals, and spoke of his impending departure. Doctors admit uncertainty about timing while noting progressive decline and possible causes.
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Rombe
Leo
Monsignor Bissett
Lapponi
Pope Leo
Rossoni
Mgr. Angeli
Vatican
Mayor vetoes bill to pay damages to Farwell brothers
A veto message from Boston's mayor denounces an alleged bid to rob the city and questions the influences on the Legislature and representations to the City Council regarding a claim by Alder man Fred W. Farwell of Ward 16. The veto note notes Farwell and his brother in the wood business amid changes to railroad routes near their wood yard.
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Fred W. Farwell
Farwell
Old Colony Division
N. Y
N. H
New South Bay
Farwell Wood Yard
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PUFE
ST. Peter’s
Heliopolis
Caligula
Wachusett
Abyss
New York
Yosemite
Farwell Bros
Mayor Collins
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