Marble Workers Convene in Sixth Annual Meeting
The sixth annual Marble Workers' International Union convention opened in Boston at the Marble Workers' Union Hall. Delegates from 28 cities gathered as San Francisco reported a policy against handling non labeled finished material. The convention urges locals to inform employers that non label marble material will not be set by union workers. No evening session Wednesday due to a mass meeting at 18 Kneeland Street.
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Marble Workers’ International Union
Boston
Providence
Toledo
Montreal
Buffalo
San Francisco
New York
A. F. of L
Kneeland Street
Girls Demand Higher Wages at Paine Memorial Meeting
About 600 cigar factory strippers gathered at Paine Memorial building to push for wage increases demanded by the Cigar Factory Strippers Union. A minority may strike as some firms have agreed to the raise, with others expected to announce concessions soon. The dispute affects 2300 Boston cigarmakers who will boycott non union workers.
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Paine Memorial Building
Boston
John Harrington Dies at Home in Somerville
John Harrington, longtime Somerville resident and former Cambridge marble dealer, died yesterday morning at his home 47 Cedar Street. He was once active in local politics and helped found St Joseph's Church before attending St Catherine's parish after its establishment.
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John Harrington
Somerville
Cambridge
Cedar Street
Harrington
St. Joseph's Church
St. Catherine’s Parish
Boston Visitors Arrive in Paris for Herald European Edition
Paris offices of the Herald European edition record June 3 registrations including Charles H. Cross, Mrs. Forest Smith, C. Spooner Fultz of Boston Co. H. Alard, Mr. Farrington, Mrs. EF. H. Baker of Cambridge, M. H. Whitehouse, R. S. Fisher, and Thomas Robertson of Portland.
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Paris
The
Herald
Charles H. Cross
Forest Smith
C. Spooner Fultz
Boston
Co. H. Alard
Farrington
EF. H. Baker
Cambridge
M. H. Whitehouse
R.S. Fisher
Thomas Robertson
Portland
Rainy Dispute in Jamaica Plain Over Wall Damage
Mrs. Philomena May of 98 Forbes Street files a bill in equity against Rev. Joseph E. Barry owner of a shed. She seeks an injunction to stop rain from dripping onto her stone wall after a gutter installation led to fence damage. Barry says the shed existed before the wall.
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Philomena May
Forbes Street
Jamaica Plain
Joseph S. May
Joseph May & Co
Equity
Joseph E. Barry
Stop Kissing Baby Experts on Consumption at Atlantic City
Atlantic City, June 3. Three thousand physicians discussed preventing tuberculosis in infants. Franklin Dye urged a national sign Dont kiss the baby to guard milk safety and infant health. Dr W H Mayfield condemned kissing as a major infection risk beside the house fly.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Franklin Dye
New Jersey Commission On
Losis
W. H. Mayfield
St. Louis
Test No 3 Know Boston contest heats up in Boston Post
Answers to last Sunday's Know Boston test arrive rapidly as more contestants enter. The next test will feature seven photographs with the second image printed today. Harvard student Leonard Withington, though raised in Honolulu, won fourth prize and has studied Boston history intensely.
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Boston
Leonard Withington
Harvard
Honolulu
Daily Post
Know Boston
Bates
Eeeren
Mass
E Post
Princess and daughter aboard White Star liner Romanic to Saratoga
Two Italian royals travel with the White Star liner Romanic into Charlestown in a voyage marked by calm seas to Azores followed by heavy head winds and a 12 hour harbor delay. The ship carried over 1850 passengers including Greek and Portuguese travelers and notable Boston residents. A May 2 charity on board raised 20000 dollars.
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Charlestown
Campereali
Signorina Anna
Italy
Boston
Naples
Azores
Rome
Thomas Henry
Henry
Helen Mycue
Chelsea
James H. Hinsdale
Elizabeth W. Hinsdale
W. Robbins
Robbins
Lilian Whiting
Injunction Bars Newton Union Interference in Labor Dispute
Judge Fessenden in the equity division issued a temporary injunction restraining members of the Carpenters District Council of Newton and several carpenters unions from interfering with workers at M. Frank Lucas Wentworth Lister Co and Burnham Brothers after strikes since May 1 over wage demands. Defendants listed include Martin L. Chivers H. R. Roble Charles S. Nelson William B. McCrudden Asa F. Leavitt James Orr Charles H. Bryson John J. Heald and D. A. Raymond.
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Fessenden
Superior Court
Carpenters’ District Council of
Newton
Carpenters
M. Frank Lucas
Wentworth Lister Company
Burnham Brothers of
Martin L. Chivers
H. R. Roble
Charless. Nelson
William B. MecCrudden
Asa F. Leavitt
James Orr
Charles H. Bryson
John J. Heald
D. A. Raymond
British Aid Deserter Case Tangles Alaska to Britain
Colonel Henry A. Greene seeks War Department action to force return of Sergeant Buell who deserted Fort Seward Alaska and fled aboard the British steamer Princess. The ship's captain refused arrest at Katehikan Alaska on May 14 and sailed to a Canadian port. Greene asks Washington to prompt a British government demand for Buell's return and captain's punishment.
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Washington
Henry A. Greene
Tenth Infantry
Fort William H. Seward
Alaska
War Department
Greene
Buell
Fort Seward
Princess May
Katehikan
State Department
Woman Pill Doctor Denied Bail After Jail Stay
Mattie L. Kress, the first woman pill seller arrested by postal authorities, remained in jail after failing to post $1000 bail. She admitted marriage and birth in New York City, but offered little about her husband or past. She wept when asked about her pill business and claimed ignorance of the law.
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Charles Street
Mattie L. Kress
United States
Hayes
New York City
Boston
Detroit
Mattiell. Kress
Little Cripple of the East Side Gets Joy Ride Thanks to Neighbors
In New York on June 3 an 8 year old boy named George Freeman, paralyzed from the knees, rode a toy car for the first time thanks to neighbors who raised the money for the toy. His family bought the machine discreetly, surprising him with the gift after years of creeping. He attends the free school for crippled children on Montgomery street and shows notable brightness.
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New York
George Freeman
George
Free School For
Montgomery Street
Little Cripple
Postal crackdown targets women pill doctors ads
Chief Post Office Inspector Lawrence Letherman orders a broad campaign against women pill doctors who use the mails to sell their merchandise. Country weeklies and journals are urged to refuse advertising or risk denial of mail service. these doctors have resisted postal reform efforts the longest.
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Post Office
Lawrence Letherman
British Prime Minister to Wed Deceased Wife's Nurse
Rumor says Campbell Bannerman, aged 71, will marry the nurse who cared for his late wife Lady Campbell-Bannerman who died in Marienbad. The report sparks indignant talk in political circles with fears it could unsettle the Liberal Party.
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Great Britain
Boston Post
New York Herald Co
London
Campbell- Bannerman
House of Commons
Liverpool Courier
Liberal Party
Campbell-Bannerman
Marienbad
G. B
House of Lords
Girl of 15 Here with Mormons Detained at Immigrant Bureau
Jane Mitchell a 15 year old English immigrant arrived with a Mormon party on the Romanic and is detained at Long Wharf immigration bureau. She said she would go to sister Mrs C S Dickson in Salt Lake City Utah but ticket shows Symerton Illinois authorities require affidavit of relation and care before release.
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Jane Mitchell
Immigration Bureau
Long Wharf
C. S. Dickson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Symerton
Dynamite Blast in Mt Vernon Kitchen Injures Two Women
In what authorities label a Black Hand dynamite outrage, Eliza Maroney aged 60 and daughter in law Mary Maroney aged 35 were badly burned when a dynamite driven explosion tore through their Mt Vernon kitchen. The stove and room were demolished and both women faced serious, possibly fatal injuries.
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New York
Eliza Maroney
Mary Maroney
Mt. Vernon
Deputy Superintendent Hanscom Rears Illness to Critical Status
Police officials report Deputy Superintendent Orrinton M. Hanscom, recently stricken with a serious illness, has taken a turn for the worse. He was ill for several days, briefly recovered, then suffered another setback and is now in critical condition.
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Orrinton M. Hanscom
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary problems. It claims sediment in water signals kidney trouble and promises relief from back pain and frequent urination. Free samples and a book are offered by mail with the Binghamton New York address.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing _hamton
N. Y
Swamp-Root
Comet Discovered by Giacobini Observed From Kiel
Harvard College observatory received a cable from Kiel stating that Professor Giacobini at Nice discovered a new comet Saturday night. The celestial body was visible in a large telescope.
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Harvard College Observatory
Kreutz
Kiel Observatory
Giacobini
Nice
Major General Thomas K Ruger Dies at Home in Stamford
Maj Gen Thomas K Ruger U S A retired died at his Strawberry Hill home this afternoon from heart trouble. He leaves a widow and two daughters. Burial will likely be at West Point.
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Stamford
Conn
Thomas K. Ruger
Strawberry Hill
West Point
Maxwell Named Commissioner for New Haven Road Department
Mr. A. A. Maxwell, aged 49, appointed commissioner of real estate, rights of way and taxes for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company with headquarters in New Haven Conn. He has served as claims attorney in the legal department of the New Haven road in Boston since 1893 and formerly with the Old Colony Railroad Company in the same role.
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Maxwell
New Haven Road
A. A. Maxwell
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Conn
Boston
Old Colony Railroad Company
Boxing On Board Vermont Ships In Navy Yard Tourney
An evening boxing tournament aboard the battleship Vermont drew a large naval crowd. Highlights include a lively draw between Jack Wilhelm and Dave Mahoney, and a six round title bout in which Young Alroy defeated Sullivan of Tennessee for the North Atlantic squadron championship purse of 100 dollars.
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Vermont
Navy Yard
Jack Wilhelm
Dave Mahoney
Missouri
Peter Quinn
Tennessee
James Foley
Rhode Island
Quinn
William Hamilton
Henry Bartlett
Tim Ryan
Harry Davis
Ryan
Alroy
Sullivan
North Atlantic
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aimed at Nervous Debility
The advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous breakdown and related illnesses. It cites a Everett Massachusetts foreman who recovered after taking the pills, claiming restored weight strength and mood. The copy notes benefits including new blood and relief from rheumatism nervous debility indigestion neuralgia and partial paralysis. Pills sold by druggists or direct mail at 50 cents a box six for 2 50 by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
W. W. Munroe
Hazel Park
Everett
Mass
Boston
Dr. Williams
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Boston Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
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Harvard Dental CO
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William Whaten
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Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Kearney
Clonakilty
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