Riot among Suffolk square sewer workers in Malden
In Malden Suffolk Square, about 150 Italian sewer laborers struck turning violent with stones and bricks. Police arrested two leaders Detto Romalda and Antonio Sharapa for disturbing the peace as fights and property damage erupted. workers secured protection as dawn approached with more guards promised.
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Malden
Suffolk Square
Foreman Blue
Joseph Clavio
Drew
Clavio
John Drew
Jim Gannon
Salem Street
Detto Romalda
Antonio Sharapa
Brockton Price List Released by Cutters Union
The executive officers of Cutters Union No. 35 publish a city price list for boot and shoe factory cutting work. Rates range from 25 cents for sorters to 2.75 dollars for sample and general cutters, with apprentices at 1.50 after three months. The scale claims to be 10 percent below prices from ten years ago, but enforcement details were not provided.
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Brockton
Cutters’ Union No. 35
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International Union
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Sea Moss Farine Descriptive Package Ad
A brief ad touts Sea Moss Farine as tooth friendly nutritious and economical. The 25 count package yields 16 quarts for various dessert dishes and notes receipts accompany each package from grocers.
Maria S Barberi Appeals for Commutation in Sing Sing Case
Lawyer Amos H Evans said the condemned murderess Maria S Barberi enjoys a comfortable Sing Sing cell and seeks Holy Communion. She reports promises by Father Ferrell and Father Maguire, with a broken promise cited. Evans will not let petitions delay the legal fight, planning Court of Appeals action first, then an executive appeal if needed.
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New York
Amos H. Evans
Maria Sbarberi
Sing Sing
Auburn
Father Ferrell
Father Maguire
Evans
Morton
Court of Appeals
Woman's Rescue League calls to commute Maria Barberi's death
Boston league resolves to urge Governor Morton to commute Maria Barberi's death sentence to imprisonment. They condemn male seduction as a cause of immorality and urge humane treatment in New York prisons, sending copies to the governor and press. Separately, Brooklyn tailors' strike devolves into violence as about 1000 protesters wreck sweatshops on Siegel Street before police intervene.
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Woman’s Rescue League
Maria Barberi
New York
Dominico Cataldo
United States
Woman's Rescue League of Boston
Levi P. Morton
Maria*Barberi
Massachusetts
Charlotte Smith
Woman's Rescue League
Martha Adams
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Siegel Street
Emanuel Silverstein
No Pardon Money Needed for Maria Barberi Case
Michael Barbella and Countess di Brazza Savorgnan head the pardon committee and write to Italians in Boston urging sympathy and petitions in the next five days. They state no money is required and report broad support across the country for Maria Barberi’s pardon.
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Michael Barbella
Countess di Brazza-Savorgnan
Maria Barberi
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Equal Suffrage Needed for Maria Barberi Case
A reader letter urges equal suffrage now to prevent execution of Maria Barberi. The writer argues women can guard honor, condemns past oppression, and cites Mary Livermore’s views, claiming voting rights would curb debauchery and protect women in this public matter. Everett, July 29.
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Maria Barberi
Mary Livermore
Everett
Kempner's fugitives found in Montreal hideout
Montreal July 29. Joseph Killoran Allen and Russell, the postoffice robbers who escaped from a New York jail three weeks ago, are known to have taken refuge in Montreal with a gang of East Side smugglers. Exact location not disclosed. Canadian secret service officers have the matter in hand.
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Montreal
Joseph Killoran
Allen and
Russell
New York City
East Side
Secret Service
Clothing Contractors Mutual Protective Association Membership Grows
The association presided over a meeting where more than forty new members joined. It rejected claims that the group lacks majority contractor representation and unanimously adopted a plan to grant workers a ten hour day for five days and a nine hour day for the last day with regular pay at the existing scale under conditions to determine who is entitled.
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See
Grandmother at 31: Mrs James Austin’s Surprising Family Tale
A Boston woman, Mrs James Austin, reveals she became a grandmother at 31 years and six months after a teenage marriage and early childbearing. Her daughter married before 15, had a first baby before 16, and Mrs Austin’s four younger children came before she was 21. She questions early marriages but notes gains like a teacup set.
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James Austin
Saratoga
Austin
Jordan, Marsh & Co.’s
Fall River Brakeman Killed in Freight Yard Accident
Fall River dispatch reports Owen Welch a 35 year old brakeman was killed about 11pm in the freight yard below the Ferry Street depot. He attempted to cut off the rear car of a freight train and fell under the wheels as two cars passed over him.
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Fall River
Owen Welch
Ferry Street
American Wringer Co Products and Repair Services
The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 16 Broadway extension, city, manufactures wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders are promptly attended to and telephone Tremont 764 is available for contact.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Electric Consolidation at General Electric Under Review
The General Electric Company with 800 workers in Harrison New Jersey Lynn Massachusetts and Schenectady New York weighs concentrating all interests at one site Schenectady is favored due to existing operations A Schenectady land appraisal meeting explored plans to boost output by 25 percent Proposals reportedly include 75 acres adjacent to a manufacturing center and a larger donation offer of 100 acres and 1 million dollars near a New York City area Depew near Buffalo is suspected as a possible new site Officials did not confirm any bonus land offers linked to Depew
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Newark
N. J
General Electric Company
Harrison
Lynn
Mass
Schenectady
N. Y
Orr
New York State
Depew
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Track Walkers Hurt In Forest Hills Railroad Tragedy
Three Italian laborers walking along the Providence division of the New Haven railroad near Forest Hills were struck between two trains. John Jallazo and Francis Aggestino suffered crushed legs requiring immediate amputation and internal injuries. James Patterson survived initially but is feared internally injured. All three were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after the incident.
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Providence
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Forest Hills
James O. Patterson
North Street
John Jallazo
Francis Aggestino
Jallazo
Aggestino
Dedham
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Patterson
Aggestine
Ex cup defender Volunteer arrives in Newport for cup races
The ex cup defender Volunteer reached Newport Rhode Island and will await the New York fleet. She is expected to enhance the Goelet and Drexel cup races though she may not match the latest entrants in this class of yachts.
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Newport
R. I
New York
Artist Reduces Horse Tails to Docked Tufts for Society Woman
A society woman challenges an artist about portraying horses as art. He reacts, then quickly repaints the scene by removing long tails and adding docked tufts, prompting the woman to exclaim that the new depiction is a picture worth having.
Tyrone Unionist petitions to unseat nationalist MP
London July 2 Mr Thompson the Unionist candidate in Tyrone middle division has begun a petition to unseat Mr Murnaghan the nationalist winner on the ground he is an alien naturalized US citizen. Murnaghan led Thompson by 1507 in a total poll of 6011.
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London
Thompson
Tyrone
Murnaghan
United States
Three More Districts Await Result in General Election
London July 29 With only three districts pending Donegal east division Londonderry south division and Orkney and Shetland the general election tally stands at 338 Conservatives 72 Unionists 176 Liberals 69 anti-Parnellites and 12 Parnellites. The Conservative Liberal Unionist majority is 158 subject to those outcomes.
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London
Donegal
Londonderry
Orkney
Shetland
East Donegal
House of Commons
Patriots Get a Warship in Cuban Expedition
A large Cuban expedition assembled in Philadelphia and sails for Cuban waters under Colonel Enrique Collazzo. The war vessel, able to match Spanish ships, ran at nearly 17.5 knots in four hours, with about five hundred volunteers enlisted, mostly non native Cubans. arms and ammunition were shipped from Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Enrique Collazzo
Spain Calls Reserves as Cuba Draft Intensifies
In Madrid on July 29 the official Gazette publishes a decree calling out the military reserves of the class of 1891. The action follows extraordinary drafts of troops for service in Cuba.
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Madrid
Official Gazette
Cuba
Fire damages Hamburg Grinding building on Province Street
A blaze on the top floor of a five story brick building at 5 to 13 Province Street, housing the Hamburg Grinding and Plating Company run by A E Mattheis, gutted the room and damaged machinery. Loss ~$5000 with water damage to S Singer & Co hat factory below. Building owned by J B McAleer. Cause not learned.
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Province Street
Hamburg Grinding & Plating Company
A. E. Mattheis
S. Singer & Co
Charley Answers With A Clove In The Game Snippet
A woman asks Charley a playful riddle about balls and a bat while they sit watching the game. He responds with a wary glance, then quietly adds another clove to his cigarette, keeping his thoughts hidden.
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Charley
Sanford's Ginger Propaganda Ad Phrase and Branding
An aged ad claims SANFORD'S GINGER protects travelers from impure water unhealthy climate and nervous weakness. It asserts superiority by pairing with French brandy and gin substitutes, urging readers to seek the familiar OWL trademark on wrappers and noting proprietors in Boston.
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Sanford’s. Ginger
Controversy over Hancock Memorial design in Boston
The Boston push for the Joan Hancock Memorial faces protests as the Executive Council backs J A Schweinfurth’s design over McKim chosen by a committee. Critics object to its resemblance to the Attacks monument, lack of artistic merit, and preference for native granite over Tennessee marble.
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Greenhalge
Executive Council
Wolcott
Charles F. McKim
New York
McKim
Controversy Over Hancock Memorial Design Emerges
The Hancock memorial in Granary Burial Ground draws criticism as Boston politicians and architects clash over the design. Thomas H. McDonnell of Quincy submits an alternative in contrast to the favored McKim plan. A bond offer for a cheaper design hints at protests ahead while state officials ponder action and mirror city hall practices.
Deaths and funerals in Dorchester Charlestown and Arlington
Death notices from Dorchester Charlestown and Arlington report James Bentham and John Dacey passing away in late July. Transcripts note immediate family, residence, dates and planned funerals with times and burial details.
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Henderson Street
St. M . Cece N R
Woburn
Denahey
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