Inquiry Into Wollaston Boiler Blast Suggests Choked Safety Valve
Railroad inspectors believe a safety valve diaphragm may have been choked causing excess steam to vent through a weak boiler point in the Wollaston explosion. A final report is due within two days as officials from the railroad commissioner and the New York New Haven Hartford line coordinate. State police could join if the findings are unsatisfactory.
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Wollaston
James Hennigan
Railroad Commissioner’s Office
Post
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Railroad Company
Neal
Shaw
Corbett Dodges Talk of Mayoral Bid and City Ties
An interview with attorney Joseph J. Corbett probes possible mayoral ambitions and city organization links. Corbett deflects questions, hints at silence and strategic moves, and references figures like Fitzgerald Donovan and Lomasney as the conversation winds to an abrupt closing.
Four Women Doomed to Hang in Separate U S Murders
Reports list four women convicted of murder with hanging sentences or pending appeals. Kate Edwards from Stouchburg Pennsylvania faced a Feb. 16 stay. Mary Rogers, repeatedly reprieved since 1903. Anna Valentina, linked to a New Jersey rival murder now in federal courts. Agnes Myers convicted for the Kansas City death of Clarence Myers with death penalty.
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Kate Edwards
Stouchburg
Penn
Grantea
Mary Rogers
C. J. Bell
Anna Valentina
Liberty
Agnes Myers
Kansas City
Clarence Myers
Frank Hottman
Public Hearing Set on East Boston Track Plan
The Boston Board of Aldermen voted to hold a public hearing Friday at 8 in the Aldermen's room on petitions by Edmund D. Codman et al trustees of the National Dock Trust to lay railroad tracks on East Boston streets. The hearing will review proposed tracks on Webster and Marginal streets and a grade crossing across Sumner Street connected to the Boston & Albany Railroad. The committee on railroads will hear all objectors with Aldermen Whelton, O'Toole, Linehan, Curley and Nolan presiding.
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Board of Aldermen
Edmund D. Codman
National Dock Trust
Boston
Frank Linehan
South
Linehan
Florence Fitzgerald
Ward
Sugar Trust
Committee On Railroads
Webster Street
Lewis Street
East Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Marginal Street
Said Street
Sumner Street
Boston Sugar Refining Company
Petitioners
Boston Tunnel Construction Company
Whelton
O’toole
Linehan, Curley and Nolan
Ex AFL-CIO Executive Council Opens in Scranton
The AFL executive council met in Scranton with Gompers and Mitchell among the members present. Secretary Morrison reported eight months ending May 31 with income 141 074 03 and expenditures 148 356 45 leaving 244 991 97. Per capita tax 70 901 52 funded 190 charters issued and statuses of unions and affiliates updated.
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Scranton
Penn
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Cigarmakers’ Union
James Duncan
Granite Cutters’ Union
John Mitchell
Mineworkers’ of America
James O’connell
Machinists
Max Morris
Retail Clerks’ Association
Thomas I. Kidd
Woodworkers’ Union
John B. Lennon
Journeymen Tailors
Frank Morrison
Typographical Union
A. Hayes
D. J. Keefe
William J. Spencer
Morrison
Central Labor Unions
International Trade
The
American Federationist
Textile Workers
United Garment Workers
Death Benefit Proposal For Tile Layers Union
General President Henry C. Rausch proposed reviving the union’s death benefit of 300 for a member’s family and raising the international tax by 5 cents a month to 60 cents. He spoke at the international convention at Langham Hotel. General Secretary Reynolds urged compulsory subscription to the official journal.
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Henry C. Rausch
Milwaukee
International Convention of the Tile Layers’ Union
Rausch
The
International
Langham Hotel
Reynolds
Allegheny
Penn
Journal
the International
Labor Trouble in Douglas Nahant Beach Bathhouse Case
Business Agent Peter W. Collins of Boston Electrical Workers Union 108 will send a detailed statement to Governor W. L. Douglas accusing Metropolitan Park Commission representatives of contract collusion on the Nahant Beach bathhouse project. He seeks an immediate hearing on the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter W. Collins
Boston Electrical Workers’ Union 108
W. L. Douglas
Metropolitan Park Commission
Nahant Beach
Collins
Boston Central Labor Union
Weavers Strike at Masin Stevens Woolen Mills
East Brookfield June 12 All 250 weavers at Masin Stevens & Co woolen mills walked out over fines for flaws in work. Fines include 3 cents per missed stitch and half a cent per yard for light weight fabric plus penalties for missing threads and reduced picks from 384 to 36.
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East Brookfield
Masin, Stevens & Co
Socialist Wing Sways Cigar Makers Vote In Boston Union
In Boston Cigar Makers Union 97 two thousand members vote today on deposing secretary Henry Abrahams after 12 years and on whether to bar him from a delegate seat to the Boston Central Labor Union. Charles Claus challenges for secretary. all officers to be elected.
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Abrahams
Boston Cigar Makers
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
Civic Federation
Charles Claus
Boston labor unions elect officers at recent meetings
Boston sheet metal workers union 17 names officers including president John J. Hynes and business agent John F. Kennedy. Detroit organizer J K Robinson arrives to set up headquarters and calls for a special Waiters Union meeting.
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Boston Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17
John J. Hynes
Frank K. Faulkner
Louis Harrington
Edward F. X. McCarthy
Harry O. Morton
Matthew Murphy
Onesime Decareau
Joseph Meachum
John F. Kennedy
J. K. Robinson
Detroit
Mich
Ladies’ Tailors’ Union
Boston Carpenters’ Union
Roderick McPherson
Colin W. Cameron
C. J. Gallagher
Daniel H. Degan
C. P. Sullivan
John E. Potts
Carpenters’ District Council
Tucker Exceptions to be Ready June 22
James H. Vahey, counsel for Tucker, conferred with the attorney general at the State House regarding the bill of exceptions in the Tucker case. He stated the exceptions would be ready and in shape by the June 22 hearing date, requiring both sides to have briefs prepared by then.
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Tucker
James H. Vahey
State House
Vahey
Militia Quartermaster Seeks Cavalry Horses in Boston
Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Wonson, division quartermaster for the July encampment of the State militia at Westfield, traveled to Boston to arrange securing a number of horses for cavalry use.
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Boston
Springfield
Charles F. Wonson
Westfield
Rain Coats for Gentlemen at Shuman Corner
Rain coats in inexhaustible variety at Shuman Corner. Waterproof garments for rainy days and stylish tops on cool dry days. Cut long and loose with or without belts, priced fifteen to thirty dollars.
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Shuman Corner
Six Ships Lost In War Game Off Baltimore
In a lower Chesapeake Bay exercise four torpedo boat destroyers led by Worden Whipple McDonough and Lawrence plus an unknown cruiser and the battleship Texas were sunk in a simulated battle to test fort defenses around Fort Howard Armistead Carroll and Poole’s Island. The night drill featured silent ships, mine detonations, and a fort firefight with rockets and searchlights marking the simulated losses.
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Baltimore
Worden
Whipple
McDonough
Lawrence
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Fort Howard
Armistead
Carroll
Knoll
Poole’s Island
Sailor Might Use Self-Defense in West Indies Killing
Gus Lee, a colored fireman on the cruiser West Virginia, goes on trial for manslaughter in the May 2 killing of shipmate Thomas Warren at Culebra West Indies. He may claim self defense as he was allegedly beaten when the fatal conflict occurred. The court martial at Charlestown Navy Yard adjourned to Wednesday with Judge Advocate Campbell presiding.
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Gus Lee
West Virginia
Thomas Warren
Culebra
West Indies
Charlestown Navy Yard
Post
Warren
Clarence W. Rowley
Campbell
Joseph G. Eaton
Selfridge
Harris
Tracy
Parmenter
Pierson and Bennett
Navy
Little
Marine Corps
Chandler Campbell
Florence McCambly denies signer role in East Cambridge license remonstrance
Florence McCambly states she did not sign the remonstrance petition opposing a license for extending a stable in East Cambridge. The dispute centers on who supported the petition regarding the new or enlarged stable facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence McCambly
Cambridge
Aldermen Urge Mayor to Enforce Non-Resident Ban
The Boston Board of Aldermen passed an order urging Mayor Collins to enforce the law against employing non residents in city departments. Alderman Linehan offered the measure citing alleged heavy use of workers from Everett Brookline Chelsea Watertown and other nearby towns. Curley claimed the school department is the worst offender with over 602216 dollars paid yearly to non residents.
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Board of Aldermen
Collins
Boston
Linehan
Curley
Everett
Brookline
Chelsea
Watertown
Thomas M. Babson
Pope as Governor Would Benefit Massachusetts
Letter to the editor endorses Colonel Albert A. Pope for governor praising his executive capacity public spirit and financial support to improve Massachusetts. The writer, a lifelong Republican, argues his leadership would attract residents and strengthen the state regardless of party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Pope
Massachusetts
John A. Andrew
Borden Candidacy Mentioned as Governor Possibility
Democratic leaders consider Matthew C. D. Borden of Fall River a potential governor candidate though his voting residence is unclear as he spends much time in New York. Party officials note he could appeal to labor and tariff reform voters, while Josiah Quincy doubts formal suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Co. D. Borden
Fall River
Mr. Borden
New York
Arthur Lyman
Democratic Executive Committee
Borden
Lyman
Josiah Quincy
MIT Professor Declines Columbia Dean Offer
Professor George F. Swain of this city declined the offer to become dean of the Schools of Applied Science at Columbia University New York. He is a civil engineering professor at MIT and a member of the Boston Transit Commission, bridge engineer of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, and chose to remain here.
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George F. Swain
Schools of Applied Science
Columbia University
New York
Swain
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Transit Commission
Board of Railroad Commissioners
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