Cat's Food May Cost Boy Life In Dorchester Tragedy
Daniel Fitzpatrick eighteen of 18 Sydney street Dorchester lies on the dangerous list at City Hospital with a fractured skull after falling twelve feet from a third story railing while feeding a kitten. He climbed to the top floor to feed the cat and heard footsteps before the railing gave way. He managed to enter the house and collapse soon after reporting his injuries.
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Daniel Fitzpatrick
Sydney Street
Dorchester
City Hospital
Daniel
Central Labor Union Votes to Postpone General Strike
The Central Labor Union postponed a general strike to a special meeting next Sunday while awaiting the State Board of Arbitration report. Delegates debated action amid rain and crowding, with radicals pressing for immediate strikes and business leaders seeking settlement to avoid widespread disruption.
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Central Labor Union
State Board of Arbitration
Wells Memorial Hall
Frank H. McCarthy
Dunderdale
American Federation of Labor
Governor awaits state board report on carmen strike
The governor reads a forthcoming State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration report likely to favor the carmen. The board’s role is advisory. either side may reject its findings. The three commissioners have considered evidence and lean toward discharges tied to union affiliation while not opposing the union’s formation. The question remains whether the company should retain nonunion workers.
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State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Elevated
Central Labor Union
Foss
Fitzgerald Thave
James H. Vahey
Vahey
Baltimore
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Carmen
Breakers May Rebel Over Potential Central Strike
Salem street car barn workers threaten to refuse car operations if the Central Labor Union orders a general strike. About 120 Medford strikers include 24 married men with families supported by local union aid. Public donations exceed $100 daily via fundraisers and groceries for families.
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Salem Street
Boston
Central Labor Union
Medford Barns
Medford
Gun Carrying Charge Against Malden Conductor
William H. Poe of 15 Beacon Street Everett was arrested near 3 am by Malden police Patrolmen Sweeney and Lenehan on suspicion of carrying a revolver. He was taken off the night car on the Malden West Everett line and later bailed out by Elevated road agents. Poe faces arraignment in Malden District Court this morning amid a broader post strike dispute over weapons among Elevated employees.
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William H. Poe
Beacon Street
Everett
Sweeney
Lenehan
Malden
West Everett
Board of Aldermen
Frank Simpson
Poe
Auto Smashed by Car in Medford
An automobile owned by Theodore R. Belyea of Swan Street Arlington was left on Medford Street near Parallel Street when a Medford Hillside car struck it. Belyea was not aboard and escaped uninjured.
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Theodore R. Belyea
Swan Street
Arlington
Medford
Medford Street
Parallel Street
Belyea
Drowned on Building Roof in New York
Robert Kinsela died on a 12 story East Sixteenth street building roof after releasing water from a clogged drain pipe. His arm was caught by suction and wedged in the pipe as water forcefully pulled him under. Three companions tried to help but could not free him.
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New York
Robert Kinsela
East Sixteenth Street
Vermont Carpenter Dennis Is Found Murdered in Winooski
Winooski Vermont July 21 Frank Dennis a local carpenter was found murdered on West Allen street He appears to have been struck with a heavy instrument and slain A 48 year old husband and father of four. no arrest has been made
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Winoosky
Frank Dennis
West Allen Street
Dennis
Bucksport Men Drowned in Lake Lower Teddy Pond
Bucksport Mo July 21 Herbert Snow 35 clerk for a stevedore firm and Is Williams 26 telegraph operator at Maine Central station were drowned this morning when a boat tipped during fishing in Lower Teddy Pond East Orland seven miles away Lifeguards heard cries but both men sank and bodies remain unrecovered Snow leaves a widow and three children
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Bucksport
Herbert Snow
Williams
Elag
Maine Central
Lower
Teddy Pond
East Orland
Snow
Labor Meeting Urges Two New Ships Each Year
Delegates of the Boston Central Labor Union endorse Congress funding this year for two battleships. The charter list notes 560 members, Bill Posters and Billers' Union 17 backed a street carmen strike. Union votes also approve participation in a general strike if the Boston C L A acts. John E. Lyons elected business agent. The Sayers' Union 22 elected David J McCarthy president with J J Griffin as business agent. Samuel Halliday named vice president Jamieson Bone secretary Nelson Currie recording secretary George Handy warden.
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Fred Fay
Carmen’s Union
Patrick J. Sheehan
Fay
Boston Elevated Company
Central Labor Union
Boston C. L. A
John E. Lyons
Jamieson Bone
Nelson Currie
George Handy
Labor Delegates Back Naval Build and Public Ownership Push
Boston Central Labor Union delegates endorse two battleships this year and eight hour work on naval projects. They urge sending copies to state Senators and Congressmen and call the Massachusetts A F L to push public ownership of the Boston Elevated railway. New delegates join multiple unions.
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United States
Boston Central Labor Union
Massachusetts State Branch
A. F. of L
Boston
Brookline Painters and Decorators’ Union
Sheet Metal Workers
Unon
Typographical Union
Pants Makers
Laundry Workers’ Union
Cloak and Skirt Makers
Labor Day Parade Committee Elects Treasurer in Boston
The joint Labor Day committee of the Boston C L U and the A F of L Building Trades Department elected Austin P. Kaveney of the Boston Cigarmakers Union as treasurer. It reported that district committees favor a large representative parade and named subcommittees for finance regalia route music mottoes and more.
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Boston C. L. U
A. F. of L. Building Trades Department
Austin P. Kaveney
Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
P. J. Sheehan
Stationary Firemen’s Union
Arthur M. Huddell
The
Engineers’ Union
William H. Walsh
Brookline Carpenters’ Union
Regalia
Cigarmakers’ Union
Charles Murray
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
John C. MacDonald
Elevator Constructors’ Union
G. Harry Dunderdale
Newswriters’ Union
James T. Moriarty
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Thomas J. Minihan
Yeamsters’ Union
Fred J. Kneeland
Painters’ Union
William Kobs
Bottlers and Drivers’ Union
A. A. Fales
U. A
Bath Department Employees' Union heads Timothy Kelley
Boston voters in the Joint Council of City Departments Unions elected Timothy Kelley president of the Bath Department Employees' Union. James J. Burns declined renomination after terms as president. Joseph P. Kilday was re elected financial secretary treasurer. John Mahan became vice president and Michael F. O'Brien was chosen recording secretary. The council endorsed a $2.50 daily wage for city laborers.
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Boston
City Department
Timothy Kelley
Bath Department Employees’ Union
James J. Burns
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Teamsters and Helpers’ Union
Joseph P. Kilday
Public Grounds Department Union
John Mahan
L Lamplighters’ Union
Michael F
Labor unions in Massachusetts push wage scale transparency
The State Council of Wood Wire and Metal Teathers orders all state unions to mail wage scales and working rules to the secretary and affiliated unions. Cambridge officers praise John T. Shea for resigning from Boston Elevated Railway in protest of anti union actions while several locals elect leaders and pledge aid to striking workers.
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State Council of Wood
Cambridge C. IL. U
John T. Shea
Boston Elevated Railway Company
James Finn
Thomas Hartnett
John Heffernan
Michael Sullivan
Daniel Coffey
John O’brien
John M. Sullivan
N. Y
Jere L. Sullivan
Carmen's
Hamilton Court
Charlestown
Fred Gilboy
TP. J. Manning
J. Regan
F. Boylan
B. Weaver
J. Collins
George W. Folsom
Metropolitan Park Commission
Greater
Boston
Boston Union of
International Office
A. F. of L. International Longshoremen's Association
Somerville Central Labor Union Forms Permanent Organization
The Somerville Central Labor Union completed its permanent organization yesterday and elected officers. Seven unions are affiliated with plans for four more at the next meeting. Officers include A J Doucet president and C W Erb vice president with several secretaries and trustees named.
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Somerville Central Labor Union
A. J. Doucet
Somerville Carpenters’ Union
C. W. Erb
North Somerville Carpenters’ Union
Malcolm McDonald
Somerville Painters’ Union
F. X. P. Quessey
Carpenters’ Union
Smith
Painters
Cook
Carpenters
Quessey
McDonald
Messrs
Finn
Steining
Glass Workers
Kelley
Lathers
Auto Hits Car Hurting Four
Four people were injured when an automobile crashed into a trolley car in New Haven. Richard P. Burns, driver and Parkville Hotel proprietor, has three broken ribs and a punctured lung. His sister Jennie Burns has internal injuries. Richard Nolan of Hartford suffers a wrenched back and bruises. Anthony Nader, trolley conductor from New Haven, has a broken ankle.
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New Haven
Richard P. Burns
Parkville Hotel
Hartford
Jennie Burns
Richard Nolan
Anthony Nader
Chauffeur Killed As Auto Hits Train Near Johnsonville
A freight train on the Boston & Maine railroad struck an automobile two miles north of Johnsonville. Chauffeur Barnard Mattison was killed, and three other occupants were injured but not fatally. The car, carrying residents from Bennington Vermont, was attempting to cross at Summit Switch before the train arrived. Mattison was hurled about 50 feet. one passenger was thrown over a fence.
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Troy
N. Y
Boston & Maine Railroad
Johnsonville
Barnard Mattison
Bennington
Summit Switch
Mattison
National Balloon Race Set for Saturday in Kansas City
About 12 balloons are expected to rise in the national elimination contest in Kansas City on Saturday under Aero Club of America auspices. The three winners will represent the United States in the Gordon Bennett cup international race in Stuttgart, Germany, next October.
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Kansas City
Aero Club of America
Stuttgart
Germany
Mrs Raffles Held After String of City Robberies
Philadelphia July 21 a pretty woman in Central police station is believed to be Mrs Raffles of the Tenderloin who robbed 22 residents of the red light district. Ralph Fisher of Germantown arrested her today and she is held on 500 bail. She used 22 aliases and vanished often delaying police.
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Philadelphia
Central Police Station
Bluecoats
Fisher Wa
Little Girl Dies From Ptomaine Poisoning
In Philadelphia on July 21 a two year old girl Jannie Posnok died and her mother Louis and two sisters Dora and Fannie were seriously ill after a meal in which chicken soup was the only common item. Fannie died at a hospital while the remaining family members were out of danger.
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Philadelphia
Jannie Posnok
Lizzie Posnok
Louis
Dora
Fannie
Man Drowns After Slip Into Open Sewer Pit
In Baltimore on July 21, John Schmitt aged 53 slipped from a riverbank near an open sewer and drowned due to rheumatism weakness. Earlier the same afternoon Alvin Johnson, 22, also drowned while swimming at a nearby river resort as waves battered him.
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Baltimore
John Schmitt
Here
Alvin Johnson
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