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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1894

Page

5

Italians in Boston Seek Labor Protections From Padrone Abuses

A Boston committee moves to organize a labor protection society for Italian Americans facing padrone exploitation. Rev. Gaetano Conte notes progress while warning of fall delays. Proposals include a labor bureau led by a US manager with an Italian aide, a money transmission agent, and a society to defend Italian workers rights.

Gaetano Conte Italy Conte Committee of Investigation Tie Kidder, Peabody & Co American Express Company Society For the Protection of Boston Ible Charter Street

Left with the border. Family disappearance shocks Providence

William Carey of Fitchburg missing his wife Hannah and three children after returning home. The family and boarder Charles Mackie were found living at 78 Charles street Hackensack. Carey confronted Mackie last month. Mackie fled from the house and has not been seen. Carey sought reconciliation, but Hannah refused to return to Hackensack or surrender the children.

Providence R. I William Carey Fitchburg Mass Hackensack N. J Hannah Charles Mackie Mackie Mr. Carey Charles Street Carey

Man Survives Self Inflicted 34 Caliber Wound

Stillman Y Crosby of Attleboro fired a 34 caliber revolver to the right temple. The bullet traversed the brain, lodged near the parietal bone, yet Crosby remains conscious with memory and reason intact. He expects to resume work in a few weeks and the case will be written for medical journals.

Attleboro Stillman Y. Crosby Crosby Roberts

Open Marine Park Plea by 2500 Signers in South Boston

Citizens from South Boston and beyond petition park commissioners to extend Marine Park hours at Castle Island. They seek evening access on weekdays and Sunday amusements, arguing lighting and a reasonable closing time would aid working families. The board currently closes gates at sunset and last Sunday drew about 30 000 visitors during the day.

South Boston Marine Park Park Commissioners Castle Island Commercial Wharf Provincetown Cape Boston Attwood & Rich, Agts

New England Associated Press Elects Officers

The New England Associated Press held its annual meeting in this city yesterday electing John H. Holmes as President and secretary F B Whitney. The executive committee includes Holmes Whitney O Meara Clark Howland and R S Howland with Holmes also named as United Press representative and New England AP executive member.

New England Associated Press John H. Holmes Boston Herald F. B. Whitney Boston Transcript Stephen O'Meara Boston Journal Co. H. Clark Hartford Courant Howland Providence Journal The United Press New Hastern Associated Press

Jewelry Trade Booms in Attleboro as Orders Rise

Attleboro reports a strong jewelry business with manufacturers receiving orders from the West. Salesmen note good trade in the West and South. Most shops run full time and the outlook predicts a busy season as the dull spell ends.

Attleboro

Potatoes Land From Charlottetown on Florida Trips

Upward of 33,000 bushels Prince Edward Island potatoes have been landed by the steamer Florida in her last three Charlottetown voyages. Teams have filled carts at the Savannah dock for two weeks.

Prince Edward Island Florida Charlottetown Savannah

Manhattan Senate panel hears police corruption testimony

The Senate police investigating committee heard detailed testimony on alleged police corruption around New York piers and shipping: witnesses described passes for officers, payments to dock personnel, and alleged blackmail tactics involving ship dockside operations. Several officers faced questions about envelopes of money and duties at the riverfront.

New York Part 2 Superior Court Senate Police Investigating Committee Harry Hill Goff Senators Frank C. Earle People’s Line Albany Richard Burke James D’olier Maitland Kersey White Star Line Robert B. Ryan Spanish Transatlantic Company East River Connolly Peter L. McLaren Carter, Macy & Co Custom House Frederick Studel Elizabeth Street Sullivan Sloane Morris Mentz Strauss George T. Sheridan Grand Jury Merchants’ Hotel Lynch Smith Charles A. Beech

Witness recounts bribery and police corruption in New York

The testimony alleges push-cart workers pay weekly bribes for licenses and police harassment. A license holder claims mistreatment by officers and describes bribery of policemen for scissors and hats. The witness names pool rooms and policy shops, and a policeman denies paying to join the force. Adjournment set for tomorrow morning.

Devery Nassau Street Church Street New York Charles Delmage

Harvard Class Day Festivities and Tree Fight Night Revels

Historic Cambridge hosts Harvard Class Day with prayers, orations, poems, and music. The program includes Sanders Theatre events, a tree fight for flowers, band music, dancing in Memorial Hall, and illuminated yards. Special entrances and tickets govern yard and Memorial Hall access.

Harvard Cambridge Appleton Chapel Lyman Abbott Sanders Theatre D. D Herbert Conrad Lakin Worcester John Rathbone Oliver Albany N. Y Henry Chouteau Dyer St. Louis Henry Copley Greene Boston Mass College Yard Baldwin Memorial Hall B. G. Waters Glee Club Holworthy Law School Yard Thayer Weld Grays Stoughton Holden Matthews University Massachusetts

Sparring Over the Bicycle Railroad Bill Repealing the Subway Act

President Butler takes the floor amid a heated debate over repealing the Subway Act and the Bicycle Railroad Bill. Lawmakers clash on regulatory reach and public transit plans.

President Butler

Lowell license bill tests loyalties and reform

The Lowell license commission appointment fight unfolds with Ethel Foss and allies pressing for Foss to join the new board while opponents urge adherence to the law. House debate pits Hayes and Murphy against critics as the bill advances to a third reading amid related subway and street railway discussions.

Ethel S. Foss Lowell Foss W. H. S. Hayes Wentworth Weymouth Messrs. Hayes and Murphy Malone Greenfield Farley House McCarthy Charlestown Quinn Boston Matthews Hayes Russell Abbott Watertown Senate

Mt St Josephs Academy Holds Ninth Commencement

The ninth annual commencement at Mt. St. Joseph Academy Bright on featured a salutatory by Rose M Kenney a prize essay The Catholic Church and Women read by Mary Donovan and a oratorical by Mary A Davis Diplomas and gold medals were awarded by Archbishop Williams to several students including Mary A Davis Rose M Kenney and others Clergy present included numerous Reverend Fathers led by Fathers Maginnis Rossi Nagle OToole and many more

Mt. St. Joseph Academy Brighton Academy Rose M. Kenney M. A. Prendergast Mary Donovan Mary A. Davis Archbishop Williams Elizabeth Enwright Anna E. Reardon Helen Leonard Alice V. Reardon Constance Isella Alice Reardon Mary Reilly Mary A. Prendergast Elizabeth Madden Alice Reilly Anna Brennan Rose Berrill Mary Reardon Vida Roche Florence Leonard Thomas Maginnis A. J. Rossi R. Nagle L. O'Toole Frigliegettie L. J. Morris James O'Doherty J. Gallagher Father Sheedy Coughlan Father Heffernan Father Hooley

Manager Lothrop Cools Howard House With Entertaining Show

Lothrop endured the heat at the Howard and prevailed with a cool auditorium and an appealing bill. The program features living pictures variety burlesque and ballet for visitors during the recent torrid days.

Lothrop Howard

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