Revere Beach Sunday Policy Under Fire at City Meeting
At Grand Army Hall a mass meeting by the Law and Order League urged redeeming Revere Beach from Sunday violations. Speakers included Hon. B. B. Johnson and Rev. J. FF. Brant who linked amusements and photography to law breaches, while Trinity Church pastor Rev. John M. Walker framed the issue as enforcement failure and called for state support for religious services on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Beach
Grand Army Hall
Law and Order League
B. B. Johnson
Waltham
J. FF. Brant
Cambridge
A. H. Childs
Johnson
Supreme Court
Revere
Walker
Eight Hour Demand Spurs State Union Action
At a State branch executive meeting Dennis D. Driscoll and Edward Cohen were chosen to approach the State police about alleged violations of street car worker laws. Delegations from Street Railway unions reported 16 to 18 hour shifts, with Lynn Salem and other road officials admitting the issue but citing a lack of qualified workers. President Clarke will form a committee to attend State Industrial Commission hearings and oppose trade schools, while a circular letter campaign to unions aims to press for an eight hour day starting Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Branch
A. F
Dennis D. Driscoll
Edward Cohen
Lynn
Boston & Northern
Old Colony
Boston & Northern Division
Salem
Francis J. Clarke
State Industrial Commission
Henry Sterling
Boston Typographical Union 13
Driscoll
Not to parade Labor Day decision from local Knights group
The longshoremen and transportation workers affiliated with District Assembly 80 Knights of Labor decided not to parade on Labor Day. The move was announced at a Roughan Building council meeting in Charlestown. District Secretary Treasurer John Regan was tasked to inform the Boston Central Labor Union and the Building Trades Council. The Knights formed the third division last year and were praised for their appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Assembly
Knights of Labor
Roughan Building
Charlestown
John Regan
Boston Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Knights
Retail Clerks Elect Lynn Man President
Delegates from nearly every city in the state met in Rockland for the annual Retail Clerks Union convention. Officers elected include President H. R. Jacobs of Lynn, vice presidents Herman Halderman Brockton W A Holbrook Haverhill Fay Aldrich Lynn I A Bissell Hyde Park Abraham Lelyweld Rockland, and secretary treasurer Herbert L. Bearce Brockton with sentinel John J. McGeary Lawrence.
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Rockland
Retail Clerks’ Union
H. R. Jacobs
Lynn
Herman Halderman
Brockton
W. A. Holbrook
Haverhill
Fay Aldrich
I. A. Bissell
Hyde Park
Abraham Lelyweld
Herbert L. Bearce
Sentinel
John J. McGeary
Lawrence
Labor Unions Move On Wage Demands And Events
Foundry Employees' Union 23 appointed a committee to press employers for a nine hour day and a $1 raise with overtime and holiday multipliers. Building Laborers' Union 15 plans an open house and Labor Day entertainment at Wells Memorial building. Electrical Workers' Union 104 named a council to attend the funeral of James Wilson at 452 Weeponset Avenue. A lineman, James Wilson, was killed on Blue Hill Avenue by contact with an electric wire.
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Foundry Employees’ Union
Iron Chippers
Lalorers’ Union
Wells Memorial
Electrical Workers’ Union 104
Timothy J. Murphy
Joseph Fowler
George McDonald
Walter Campbell
James Rice
William Reid
James Wilson
Weeponset Avenue
Tineman Wilson
Blue Hill Avenue
St Matthew's Dorchester Garden Party Rescheduled Tonight
The St Matthew's Church garden party in Dorchester, halted by rain Saturday, will continue this evening with tents and booths in place. Guards watch the leftover eatables and tables to restore Saturday's setup. Attendance pleased Fathers Power Cronin and Major Patrick F O Keefe, and rain checks and unused tickets will be honored.
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ST. Matthew’s
St. Matthew’s Church
Dorchester
Fathers Power and Cronin
Patrick F. O’keefe
Plans for Hoar Statue Considered in Worcester
Sculptor Daniel C. French met with Senator Hoar memorial trustees in Worcester to review site options for a statue honoring the late Senator. The group toured City Hall and Franklin Square, and a sitting figure before City Hall is the latest proposal. French will assess site and cost and report his recommendation.
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Worcester
Daniel C. French
Stockbridge
Senator Hoar
Henry A. March
Charles M. Thayer
Nathaniel Paine
City Hall
Franklin Square
French
Barrymore Engagement Follows Eight Year Pursuit
Miss Ethel Barrymore accepts Captain Harry Graham of the Coldstream Guards after an eight year pursuit by the Briton who is Lord Rosebery's secretary. The couple met at the Duchess of Devonshire's ball and kept close company through London society seasons.
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London
Ethel Barrymore
Harry Graham
Lord Rosebery
Miss Barrymore
Graham
Coldstream Guards
Sir Henry Graham
Houses of Parliament
House of Lords
England
Duchess of Sutherland
Duchess of Devonshire
Duchess
Coldstream
Captain Graham
Earl of Ava
Marquis of Dufferin
Earl
Sarong
Barrie
Alice
Cliftondale Father Vows Fight For Daughter Exoneration
Cliftondale father Samuel Hill declares he will fight to clear Gertrude 16 after New York detectives charge her with enticement at Sea Beach and arrest two sailors and Emma Mutting of Nashua. He says his daughter was lured away and will pursue justice against the men involved.
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Cliftondale
New York
Gertrude
Coney Island
Emma Mutting
Nashua
N. H
Maryland
Sea Beach Palace
Samuel Hill
Main Street
Post
Fire at 92 Poplar Street Forces Narrow Escapes
A fire at 92 Poplar Street trapped women and children on three floors after starting in the basement at 12 35 this morning. Mrs Woronoss owner of a small shop and her six children on the first floor fled with others to the roof aided by neighbors and a sister. The Woulff family and visiting Maggotine narrowly escaped on the top floor with several residents aided to safety. Damage reported as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Street
Rebecca Woronoss
Eva
Daisy
Ida
Harry Sherar
Fire on Devonshire Street Damages 10000
A blaze at 287 Devonshire Street damaged Broderson Day hats factory and threatening the business district. The fire, started by unknown causes, prompted multiple alarms and was controlled after two hours with no serious injuries.
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Devonshire Street
Broderson & Day
Cheswell
Taft Party Heads to Kobe After Kioto Visit
Secretary Taft and party spent Sunday in Kioto and Kobe with a large cheering crowd at both stations. Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt received gifts during a waterfront reception in Kobe as the steamer Manchuria prepared to sail for Nagasaki. Captain Robert H. Noble of the Third Infantry greeted the party on arrival.
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Kioto
Taft
Kobe
Miss Roosevelt
Water Front
Manchuria
Nagasaki
Robert H. Noble
United States Infantry
Wright
Philippine Islands
Secretary of War
Homecoming of Mrs Harry Hollister Delights Parents
The parents of Belle Maxon report their Boston chorus girl daughter, now married to wealthy Harry Hollister, is enjoying life. She mentions an extended European tour and says she may visit home soon, bringing joy to her financially comfortable but proud family.
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Belle Maxon
Boston
Harry Hollister
Harry M. Hollister
Belle Miller Maxon
Tripe Causes Death of 23 Year Old Man in Fall River
Martin Travers, 23, was found dead in the Priscilla Club rooms in Globe Village after a piece of tripe lodged in his windpipe. An autopsy determined the cause of death. Travers was unmarried.
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Fall River
Martin Travers
Priscilla Club
Globe Village
Travers
Memorial services honor Judge Albion Tourgee in Boston
Eulogies praise Tourgee as a champion of colored Americans at Parker Memorial Hall. Clement G. Morgan lauded his Civil War valor and postwar dedication, noting his return to Greensboro to aid African Americans. Attendees included James H. Lew and John J. Smith among others at a Boston Suffrage League event.
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Clement G. Morgan
Albion W. Tourgee
Parker Memorial Hall
Boston Suffrage League
Citizens’ Committee
W. H. Scott
James H. Lew
Cambridge School Committee
8S. D. Redmond
Mississippi
Grandville Martin
Cambridge
W. W. Scott
Woburn
M. L. Harvey
Dorchester
J. A. Callis
Boston
W. E. du Boils
Atlanta
J. J. Smith
Leigh W. Carter
F. G. Snellson
London
Eng
Mr. Morgan
Tourgee
Bull Run
New York
Libby
Greensboro
N. C
John J. Smith
Wendell Phillips
Britain’s Bankruptcies Total 8631 for 1904
A Board of Trade return shows 8631 bankruptcies in Great Britain during 1904 with 487女性 failures. Total liabilities reached 60,086,357 dollars and estimated creditor losses stood at 45,371,780 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Great Britain
Cambridge Reform Club hears claim of presidential insult
Cambridge Reform Club meeting in Raymond Hall heard Isaac W. McArthur defend President Roosevelt from alleged insults after a Milwaukee brewery sent a barrel of beer. M. J. Cohen criticized the gesture as reprehensible, while club leaders urged restraint and cautioned against slander.
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Roosevelt
James Hicks
Cambridge
Cambridge Reform Club
Raymond Hall
Isaac W.l McArthur
Massachusetts
M. J. Cohen
Boston
Milwaukee
Europe’s Powers Tense Over Morocco and Congo Boundary Dispute
Paris and Berlin trade tense signals as fighting erupts over a Congo boundary clash leaving several dead. French and German flags rise amid renewed war memories while England weighs the spectacle of a French fleet and officers at Windsor as tensions grow.
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London
Germany
France
Morocco
Congo
Alsace
Lorraine
England
Palace
Windsor
Edward
Ias
Chinatown Gamesters Raided Two Times by Officers
Sergeant Canney and a squad raided Chinatown in two sessions. Fourteen Chinamen were arrested plus fan tan equipment seized. At No 9 Oxford Street seven gamblers were found with a fan tan layout. three escaped, later ten more were captured at Oxford Place. Liquor seizure followed at 382 North Street with four men charged for gambling on Sunday. eight gallons, two quarts of various liquors recovered.
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Canney
Chinatown
Oxford Street
Oxford Place
Joseph Garica
North Street
North End
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LABOR
Love
Charles Miller
Livingstone Place
Manhattan
George Brideman
Somerset Street
Philadelphia
Taft Party
Tripe
Miss Muffit
Britain
McArthur
Macallar Parker Company
Washington Street
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