Vermont Towns Demand Jim Crow Cars for Colored Troops
Burlington and nearby towns press for Jim Crow cars as 1000 members of the 10th U S Cavalry prepare to be stationed at Fort Ethan Allen. Despite longstanding support for Negro rights, local sentiment shifts amid fears of lawlessness and boycotts, with Army officers predicting no major conflicts.
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Burlington
Winooski
Essex Junction
Vermont
D. J. Foster
Congress
Washington
10Th United States Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allen
Uncle Sam
First US attempt to halt strike fails in Pittsburg
Judges Ford and Brown sustain the Pressed Steel Car Company demurrer to the Public Defence Association of Pittsburg petition for injunction. The case aimed to enjoin the company striking employees and Allegheny county sheriff. The court thus allows the strike to proceed.
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Pittsburg
Penn
United States
Ford and Brown
Common Pleas Court
Pressed Steel Car Company
Public Defence Association of
Allegheny County
Court Declines to Force Arbitration Between Company and Strikers
The court refuses Public Defence Association requests to compel reemployment or a wage overhaul, ruling it lacks jurisdiction to intervene in private labor disputes. It only can address immediate strike related trouble and potential restraining orders against violence or property damage. The ruling sets a broad precedent affecting taxpayer funds and future labor cases.
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Public Defence Association
Dived Down Stairs Injures Roxbury Man
Michael Lambert aged 32 of 1 Newark Street Roxbury fell down stairs at home last night sustaining a fractured nose and forehead lacerations. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Michael Lambert
Newark Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Mary O’brien
Stone Street
Charlestown
Helen
Peter McGee
South Street
Dorchester
Freeport Street
Boston in 1908 Trade Report Shows Pessimism and Rising Living Costs
The British consul general’s year 1908 report on Boston’s trade and commerce notes rising living costs a 42 percent increase over seven years and a drop in port arrivals and tonnage. It cites higher rents and coal prices and only selective export gains while highlighting growing Far East trade and British supply opportunities in linens boat motors and jewelry.
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Boston
New England
Great Britain
Edward VII
Associated Charities
Somerville
New York
Far East
Germany
Attleboro
Taft Loses In Montserrat Club Tennis Tournament
Beverly July 20 The Taft family tennis reputation took another hit as Robert Taft was defeated in the Montserrat Golf Club tournament. The loss came in the men's singles against H. S. McKee, son of Allegheny City glass magnate M. McKee.
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Beverly
Robert Taft
Montserrat Golf Club
H. S. McKee
M. McKee
Allegheny City
Penn
Mrs Taft Skips Singles Then Sails Aboard Sylph
Miss Helen Taft did not enter the ladies singles and lost by default while present with Miss Eleanor Boelker. Later Mrs Taft and her sister boarded the President's yacht Sylph for a short sail to Marblehead, marking a notable sign of improved health after illness aboard Dolphin.
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Helen Taft
Lucy Blair
Chicago
Eleanor Boelker
Taft
Moore
Marblehead
Mrs. Taft
Priest Settles Labor Trouble at Standard Steel Car Plant
Butler Penn July 20 The four day strike at the Standard Steel Car Company works ended with a compromise settlement. About 3500 employees will return to work tomorrow morning after Rev Father F Beczewski of the Polish Catholic Church helped negotiate the agreement.
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Butler
Penn
Standard Steel Car Company
F. Beczewski
Thieves Hinder Pursuit By Tying Door In Waltham Heist
In Waltham on July 20 thieves trapped Antonio Luzzo and guests by tying a cord to screw eyes in the door and casing before ransacking Luzzo's home and stealing 255 dollars.
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Waltham
Antonio Luzzo
Luzzo
Boston Photographers Shine at National Convention
At the 29th Photographers Association of America session in Rochester New York Boston members show strong leadership. Notable works include Youth and Old Age by Barraud of Partridge Studio and a portrait of J L Withrow of Park Street Church. Barrows Hearn Richardson lead Boston entrants as awards await. Committee lists include W H Rowe and C W Hearn for improvements and resolutions in the drive toward a national congress.
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Photographers’ Association of America
Rochester
N. Y
Boston
J. L. Withrow
Park Street
F. R. Barrows
Congress
Barrows
W. H. Rowe
Philadelphia
W. H. Kodine
Chicago
George J. Parrott
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. F. Oliver
Baldwinsville
Mass
C. W. Hearn
G. W. Harris
Washington
Partridge
National Photographers’ Convention
Park Street Church
Steam roller crushes Dorchester man’s foot at city street
Michael Cameron of Leonard street Dorchester employed by the city had his right foot crushed by a steam roller in front of 60 Pleasant street and was taken to the City Hospital.
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Michael Cameron
Leonard Street
Dorchester
Pleasant Street
City Hospital
Library trustees allow extended book loans for summer
Trustees announced patrons leaving on summer trips may borrow books for a month or longer without renewals or fines, extending loan terms to accommodate travel plans.
East Boston Boy Drowns In Chelsea Creek
A five year old East Boston boy, James Keenan of 663 Saratoga Street, drowned after falling from the Chelsea Street Bridge into Chelsea Creek near the Metropolitan pumping station. Police recovered the body later, and an undertaker took charge.
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East Boston
Chelsea Creek
Charlestown
Dorchester
Nolice
James Keenan
Saratoga Street
Chelsea Street Bridge
Metropolitan
Boston
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A. Shuman & CO
Photographers’ Convention
Watertown
Madras
Star
Brownings, King & Co Clothing
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