Bancroft Protest Deemed Unfair In Labor Hours Debate
A Boston Elevated Railway Company pamphlet on nine to eleven hour rules is denounced as misleading. The Boston Carmen’s Union defends a state law on hours and wages, arguing conditions vary by state and industry and reject legislative takeover.
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Fred Fay
James H. Vahey
Senate
Bancroft
House of Representatives
William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Massachusetts
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburg
New Zealand
New Mexico
Georgia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Committee On
House
Boston Carmen
Boston Carmen’s Union
Boston Carmen’s
Elevated
Amalgamated
Bay State Street Railway Company
Worcester
Springfield
Holyoke
Pittsfield
State House
Boston Carmen's
Boston
American Federation of Labor
Stay of Sentence in Bribery Case
New York June 3 A certificate of reasonable doubt was granted by the Supreme Court in the case of Stephen J Stilwell former State senator convicted of bribery last week and sentenced to four to eight years in Sing Sing. The certificate would allow Stilwell to remain free on bond pending appeal while a decision is awaited after Friday’s argument.
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New York
Supreme Court
Stephen J. Stilwell
Sing Sing
Stilwell
Gil of 19 to Attempt Boston Light Swim
Miss Annete Lenners of 205 North Avenue Wakefield, 19, announced she will attempt the Boston Light swim this season. A noted long distance swimmer she swam Lake Quannapowitt twice last year in 87 minutes, beating local records.
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Boston
Annete Lenners
North Avenue
Wakefield
Miss Lenners
Lake Quanapowitt
Miss Marie Collins to Wed Dr. H. L. Blunt in Yokohama
Miss Marie Rose Collins will wed Dr. Harry L. Blunt of Yokohama Japan on June 10 The confusion in a prior note over the groom’s name arose from a mistransposition Dr. Lionel Street of Yokohama was not the fiancé Miss Collins is visiting Dr Street as a guest while awaiting the wedding date with Dr Blunt.
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Marie R. Collins
DR. H. L. Blunt
Harry L. Blunt
Yokohama
Japan
Lionel Street
Marie Rose Collins
Patrick A. Collins
Street
Miss Collins
Boy Killed by Auto Truck in Salem
Salem June 3 George Deschene five year old son of Napoleon Deschene of 47 Palmer street was killed in front of his home tonight by an auto truck driven by Peter Markey who lived with the Deschene family the mother witnessed the accident from a window of the home.
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Salem
George Deschene
Napoleon Deschene
Palmer Street
Peter Markey
Deschene
Midnight Bell Tolling Mystery at Charles Street Jail
The clock bell atop the Charles street jail belfry stopped tolling for repairs and roof work. Sheriff Quinn promised it will resume ticking and tolling, with readers recalling Longfellow’s verse about the midnight clock, though this attribution remains debated.
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Charles Street
West End
Quinn
Longfellow
Defends Gov. Foss action in Barnes case letter says photo pass and weekly salary
A Boston reader argues that Gov. Foss approved Barnes’s access and continued half salary, countering strikers who claim favoritism. The writer states Freeman followed orders and that the governor’s visits to the plant included Barnes’s department, urging the public to see the matter clearly. Roslindale reader W. F. P. signed the letter.
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Sir
Boston
Jack Barnes
Barnes
Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Mr. Barnes
Roslindale
Jealous Wife Kills Husband in Quarrel
St Louis June 3 Mrs Hallie B Martin shot and killed her husband Charles L Martin an automobile salesman The shooting ended a quarrel in which she accused him of being attentive to another woman She said she fired as he advanced toward her with a knife
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ST. Louis
Hallie B. Martin
Charles L. Martin
Dorchester Boy Breaks Candy Case in Drug Store Raid
Assistant Superintendent Jereniah E. Burke questioned Dorchester High School students about the Walker-Rintels drug store raid. A student said the showcase broke accidentally under crowd pressure and a nervous clerk may have pushed a package into candy, toppling the glass shelves.
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Park Square
Walker-Rintels Company
Jeremiah E. Burke
Dorchester
Thomas
Burke
School hall hears call for truth in raid incident
About 550 students and staff gathered as Headmaster James E. Thomas urged honesty and asked witnesses to raise their hands. A group from a local drug store raid identified themselves, with 25 stepping forward. One boy admitted it was his elbow that struck the side of the storefront.
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James E. Thomas
Burke
Fire gut two building near Bowdoin Street in Dorchester
Six people were removed from adjoining homes after a blaze gutted the former Friendship Hall at 142 148 Bowdoin Street Dorchester. The unoccupied structure burned from first floor to roof and previous fire nearby suggests possible incendiary cause. Smoke and water damage affected nearby residences. Patrolman Michael Devin raised the alarm.
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Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Michael Devin
Friendship Hall
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Carmen
L. Head
Committee On Street Railways
Batiste
R. H. Stearns & Company
Gil
Annette Lenners
Charlestown
Boy
GOV. Foss
Paine
Paine Furniture CO
Paine Furniture Company
Canal St
North Station
Haymarket Square
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