Outrage Sermon Urges Black Self-Protection in Lynching Case
In Wilmington on June 28 Rev. Montrose V. Thornton preached to a packed First AME Church about the lynching of George F. White for killing Helen Bishop. He urged blacks to act as their own sheriff and juror, denouncing white civilization as a demon, while crowds flocked to the execution site, leaving cobblestones inscribed “Here is all that remains of White.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Montrose V. Thornton
First
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Tracy
Booker T. Washington
Robert A. Elwood
Chester
Penn
Philadelphia
Triple Petitti sisters wedding set for 7 PM at St Mark's
Ten marriages and ten christenings were held at St Mark's Italian Church in North Square. The three Petitti sisters, including Ipa, Emma, and Marta, were scheduled to marry at 7 PM this evening in a ceremony performed by Rev. John Balangero. the day saw rapid sequence of rites as residents followed the events.
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St. Mark’s
North Square
North Find
Petitti
John Balangero
St. Mark's Carew
Father Balangero
Jerome A. Petitti
Marriege
Balangero
Ipa Pectitti
John Crisafl
Emma Petitti
Saveriva R. Romeno
Marta Petitti
Joseph Prevetti
Hebrews Beaten After Assault at Chelsea Station
Jacob and Mark Scott rushed to Chelsea police claiming three men assaulted them causing severe injuries. They described the beating as if struck by a freight train. Police arrested W. C. White, J. H. Wight and W. H. Jones on assault and battery charges based on the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Mark Scott
Chelsea
W. C. White
J. H. Wight
W. H. Jones
Jackson residents venture out after dark for first time in months
In Jackson Kentucky on June 28 evening services resumed after months of fear. Tom Sharp, who ran a Saturday night shooting carnival, was captured by provost guards after a two mile mountain chase. Joe Crawford and Ea Thorp, accused of burning Owen's Hotel, were released on $1000 bail each.
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Jackson
Tom Sharp
Joe Crawford
Ea Thorp
Owen
Feast of Blessed Virgin Observed by Italians in North End
Italians in the North End celebrated the feast with a morning parade of Italian societies through principal streets at 10 o clock, followed by high mass at St Mark's Italian Church in North Square. Solemn vespers were held at 7 30 in the evening.
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North End
St. Mark's
North Square
Mr Haley Succumbs After Fall From Building
Richard H Haley died at the emergency hospital after falling from the third story of a new building at 154 Devonshire Street five days earlier. He was 40, left a widow and four children, and worked as a house smith at Hecla Iron Works in Malden. The body was sent home to 19 Avon Street, Malden, with his wife and relatives at his bedside.
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Richard HH. Haley
Hmmergency Hospital
Mr. Haley
Devonshire Street
Avon Street
Malden
Haley
Hecla Iron Works
One Killed and Two Wounded in Kentucky Feud Fight
In Breathitt County at Daisy Dell last night Hiram Bartel was killed while John Henry Hecker and Joseph Hecker were seriously wounded. Samuel and Silas Barnett were involved. The gathering at Miss Lelia Burns’s home led to a shooting after remarks about juror Burns Fitzpatrick. No arrests reported and shooter identities unknown.
Weaving veteran John Hannan drowns in Charles River
Newton report states John Hannan a Watertown weaver aged about 58 was drowned this morning while bathing in the Charles River. He is presumed unmarried. Local authorities listed no further survivors or immediate next of kin.
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Newton
John Hannan
Watertown
Charles River
Hannan
Our Jackies The Heroes Of Kiel Race Day Recap
Kiel June 28 The Emperor s yacht Meteor led from start to finish in Class A cruising schooners over 30 miles in a 10 knot breeze winning by 112 minutes with Empress Iduna 20 minutes back. Swan finished 312 minutes ahead but placed second after handicap. Betty VI was third. Navahoe won the cutter yawl race, Therese beat Commodore, Cicely upset Clara until protest over anchor rules. Orion won handicap cruisers ahead of Navahoe. Comet faded. Americans receive praise and welcome along Kiel s waterfront amid German curiosity over their cars and interpreters.
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Kiel
Iduna
H. W. Goelet
Swan
Gustav Stine
Training of Children and a Patrolman’s Bravery
At a high Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception Rev Father Mullan criticizes lack of religious instruction beyond Sunday services, urging parents to educate children in faith. In Boston, Patrolman W W Livingston is commended by Judge Emmons for bravely arresting William Wyman amid a hostile crowd, an incident detailed in the Post.
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Dedham Street
O’lalor
Emmons
W. W. Livingston
Mr. Livingston
Wyman
Boston
Livingston
William Wyman
Dartmouth Street
Two Raids in Chinatown Net Fourteen Detained
Yesterday Chinatown saw only two raids. In the forenoon four men were arrested for gambling. In the evening Sergeant Canney and two officers took six more for being present where gaming implements were found. Furniture and gaming gear were taken to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmons
Chinatown
Canney
Officer buys liquor in North End raid on poker game
Police from Station 1 on Hanover Street raided a residence at 55 Friend Street early Sunday. Officer Sternberg bought a drink from Louisa Bronia, aged five, and arrested her for liquor law violations. Special Officer McDevitt found four men playing poker and Sternberg watched. those four and three others present were charged with gaming or being present with gambling implements. All were later bailed.
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North End
Sternberg
Hanover Street
Friend Street
Louisa Bronia
McDevitt
Ducer Sternberg
Clyde Walker Dawson Drowns in Cape May Bay
Clyde Walker Dawson assistant agent of the Board of Children's Guardians of the District of Columbia was drowned today. He lived at Linden Maryland and leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
Clyde Walker Dawson
Board of Children's Guardians of
District of Columbia
Linden
Skiff Capsizes in Silver Lake. Two Men Drown
Richford Vermont June 28 A skiff with four men capsized on Silver Lake Franklin last night Edward Conklin 25 and William Dixon 30 drowned.
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Richford
Silver Lake
Franklin
Edward Conklin
William Dixon
Four men robbed a Chelsea night lunch wagon
At about 4 AM yesterday four men named John O'Brien George Steele John R McNeil and T C McCarthy broke into a night lunch wagon at Broadway and Cabot street Chelsea to satisfy a hunger for frankfurts. Patrolmen arrived as they ate and arrested them.
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Frankfurt
Broadway
Cabot Street
Chelsea
John O'Brien
George Steele
John R. McNeil
T. C. McCarthy
Lynn Man Grateful to the Police of Revere
John Bowen of 10 Pearl Street Lynn slept under a tree in Revere Marshes. He awoke to find his gold watch missing after seeing a youth nearby. Officer James Stewart recovered the watch from 16 year old Joseph Vida at his Revere home on Eastern Avenue.
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John Bowen
Pearl Street
Lynn
Revere
Bowen
James Stewart
Joseph Vida
Eastern Avenue
Joseph Cullen Injured After Leap From Moving Car
Joseph Cullen aged 25 of 6 Eutaw street Boston fell from a moving car in Maverick square as it rounded Sumner street curve. A team at the end struck him, causing severe injuries to the face and body.
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Joseph Cullen
Eutaw Street
Boston
Maverick Square
Sumner Street
Sermon by Rev R J Campbell at Harvard Church Brookline
The Brookline Harvard Church was crowded for Rev R J Campbell of City Temple London who spoke on the value of personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. He urged religion based on personal experience, using St John xv as his text.
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Harvard
Brookline
R. J. Campbell
City Temple
London
Mr. Campbell
Jesus Christ
Long Term Prisoner Faces New Theft Charge in Springfield
Adolph H Itsgen, after four years six months in Essex county penitentiary for a $3.12 theft, is brought to Springfield to stand trial for allegedly obtaining $2 by posing as a pension officer.
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Trenton
Adolph H. Itsgen
Essex County
Springfield
Bridges Reopen Between Kansas City S After Flood
Bridge traffic resumed across the Kansas River at noon as two Kansas Citys reconnect after four weeks of flood disruption. Officials say stronger higher roadways will be built to withstand future floods. rain upstream caused a four foot rise overnight.
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Kansas City
Kansas River
Kansas Citys
Millstream Crew Entries for Chelsea City Regatta
The Millstream Boat Club of Chelsea enters an eight oared intermediate crew for the July 4 city regatta with Thomas McArdle as bow and seven others including Patrick Doherty Dennis Dinneen Thomas Ahearn Chester Foy Edward Fitzgerald John Ryan and John Lehman. The junior four will be formed from four intermediates: Thomas Ahearn Edward Fitzgerald Chester Foy and John Lehman.
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Millstream Boat Club
Chelsea
Thomas McArdle
Bow
Patrick Doherty
Dennis Dinneen
Thomas Ahearn
Chester Foy
Edward Fitzgerald
John Ryan
John Lehman
Engagement of J K Winer and Miss Cantovich
J K Winer and Miss Dera Cantovich became engaged yesterday at Cantovich home 33 Albion Street. A large number of friends joined the couple for a pleasant evening. The wedding date is set for September 6.
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J. K. Winer
Dera Cantovich
Albion Street
Two Men Arrested for Breaking and Entering in Corning Street Theft
Frank Connors aged 42 of 17 Northfield Street and Nathan E. Gillen aged 53 of Greenfeld were arrested by Station 5 officers for breaking and entering a Corning Street home and stealing lead pipe valued at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Connors
Northfield Street
Nathan E. Gillen
Greenfeld
Station 5
Corning Street
Emmons Recognizes Ideal Officer in Livingston
Patrolman W. W. Livingston of Division 5 has earned Judge Emmons's praise as a cool clever and conscientious officer. Assigned less than a month ago to the station he now serves, Livingston received the distinction during last Friday night roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Livingston
Division 5
Judge Emmons
Boy Jumped Before Car in Dorchester, 6-Year-Old Injured
Harold Godfrey, age six, of 8 Harvard Terrace Dorchester, was struck as he crossed Dorchester Avenue about 8 pm. An inward bound car could not stop in time and knocked him onto the track. Taken to Carney Hospital with a crushed right elbow, three crushed fingers on the left and internal injuries. His condition is serious.
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Harold Godfrey
Harvard Terrace
Dorchester
Dorchester Avenue
Carney Hospital
Vanderheyden Dies On Stamford Town Farm Friend Of Roscoe Conkling
David L. Vanderheyden of Stamford, age 73, died at the town farm today from heart disease. Once a prominent Utica, New York citizen, he moved here 15 years ago and squandered his fortune, living on town aid. Vanderheyden claimed to be a personal friend of Roscoe Conkling.
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Stamford
Conn
David L. Vanderheyden
Vanderheyden
Utica
N. Y
Roscoe Conkling
Marriage in Union Park Hall Ends With Lodge Gift
In Union Park Hall last evening the marriage of Joseph Weiner and Miss Yaffa took place with Rabbi Kaplan officiating. The bridegroom received a candle holder as a presentation from his Starlight Lodge 58 Knights of Pythias brothers, with a committee of Benjamin Silverstein, Louis Ganz, Maurice H. Regowsky, Maurice Bornstein, John Williams, Maurice Lowenstein, Louis Rosenstein, Charles Feinberg, Max Goldstein, George Teibb, and Joseph Simmons completing the group.
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Union Park Hall
Joseph Weiner
Miss Yaffa
Rabbi Kaplan
Starlight Lodge 58
Knights of Pythias
Benjamin Silverstein
Louis Ganz
Maurice H. Regowsky
Maurice Bornstein
John Williams
Maurice Lowenstein
Louis Rosenstein
Charles Feinberg
Max Goldstein
George &. Teibb
Joseph Simmons
Drug Store Burglary Arrests in East Toston
Police allege Nicholas J. Gilgillo and Charles J. Fouhy broke into J. J. McVey’s drug store at Sumner and Cottage in East Toston last night, stealing 50 cents in money and postage stamps valued at the same amount. They were arrested and charged with the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas J. Gilgillo
Charles J. Fouhy
J. J. McVey
Sumner
Cottage Streets
East
Toston
Freight Handlers' Assembly Elects Officers for Term
The Freight Handlers' Assembly 628 Knights of Labor met at Brodbine Hall to elect officers for the new term. Elected were Master workman James Donovan, worthy foreman Patrick Crooke, secretary John R. Dalton, financial secretary Patrick Dooley, and treasurer Timothy Dolan. Twenty applicants were admitted this period and 16 remain to be acted on at the next meeting. The Sewer Department Employees' Assembly 1621 issued tickets, and the secretary reported the group has grown to 260 members, with 70 new admissions in the last two months.
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Assembly
Knights of Labor
Brodbine Hall
James Donovan
Patrick Crooke
John R. Dalton
Patrick Dooley
Timothy Dolan
Sewer Department Employees’ Assembly
Coal Teamsters Elect O'Toole Delegate at New Hall
The Coal Teamsters Union 21 met in its new Wells Memorial hall and elected Patrick S. O'Toole as delegate to the Massachusetts State AFL, to attend the Worcester gathering on October 6. The union admitted 60 applicants and planned full ranks for the Labor Day parade.
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Coal Teamsters’ Union 21
Wells Memorial
Patrick S. O'Toole
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Worcester
Busy Day in Labor World in Pittsburg Penn
A day of widespread labor activity with over twenty unions meeting and acting toward craft betterment. Machinists cut wage demands from 15 to 10 percent and will delay strikes if talks succeed. moulders possibly strike July 1. Union leaders reported strong growth, no major friction, and plans to nominate a school committee candidate to push union label on textbooks in Boston. One member group elected delegates to the American Federation of Labor.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Henry McMahon
Arthur G. Davis
Frank M. Flanagan
Boston
American Federation of Labor Convention
Boston Bartenders Endorse String of Union Actions
One of the largest initiations in Boston Bartenders' Association history saw 70 applicants obligated and 1160 in dues received. The group endorsed 387 national amendments, backed the cigarmakers’ appeal, approved Pathfinder stamped union label whiskey, and planned a pre election dance with a committee on the hall. International Organizer Kennedy reported touring Vermont and New Hampshire. Business agent election postponed.
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Boston Partenders' Association
National Organization For Action
Tobacco Trust
Martin Mattimoe
John Maheegan
James Douglas
Richard J. Kennedy
Vermont
New Hampshire
Sullivan thanked by Boston Water Works union for cooperation
The Boston Water Works Employees Union 6326 of the AFL voted thanks to Water Commissioner Sullivan for his friendly handling of a grievance over department positions. A plan for worker promotions, not disclosed until conferences end, was praised. Assistant Water Commissioner Rosnosky also received appreciation.
Typographical Union in Boston Presses for Advance and Reduced Hours
The Boston Typographical Union 13 at its annual meeting urged seeking wage increases and shorter hours for book and job workers in Boston. The union reported strong finances, with its reserve fund doubled in the past year, and referred the matter to the executive committee after noting the group’s increased strength. Annual reports of retiring officers were discussed.
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Typographical Union
Boston
Boston Typographical Union 13
Executive Committee
Reinstated members lead lodge meeting New officers listed
Four old members were reinstated as initiation proceedings began. William Corcoran presided with a full slate of officers including master workman William Corcoran, worthy foreman James Dempsey, treasurer Daniel Leonard, recording secretary James H. Keenan, financial secretary William Cassells, inside sentinel Frank Cassells, outside sentinel Thomas Carey, judge Patrick J. Kelliher, and knight Patrick Murray.
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William Corcoran
James Dempsey
Daniel Leonard
James H. Keenan
William Cassells
Patrick Murray
Inside Sentinel
Frank Cassells
Outside Sentinel
Thomas Carey
Patrick J. Kelliher
New England unions back Groton boilermakers strike
Delegates from all New England boilermakers and iron shipbuilders voted in Boston to provide moral and financial support for Groton Conn strike leaders. The body reported rising membership and new charters in Worcester and Waltham, renewing efforts to unionize the crafts across New England.
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New England
Groton
Carpenters Council to Seek Higher Wages for Mill Workers
Representatives of the Carpenters Council plan to urge mill and shop owners to raise wages for employees. The committee will prepare a formal request and visit manufacturers soon. The council also announced officer posts led by W. D. McIntosh as president and H. M. Taylor as financial secretary and treasurer, with a large slate of officers and trustees from several unions.
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Carpenters’ Council
W. D. McIntosh
Roxbury Union
Stephen S. Prowse
Chelsea Union
A. M. Watson
Brookline Union
H. M. Taylor
Reading
C. A. McDonald
East Boston Union
Joseph Cahill
P. R. Kickham
Boston Union
P. S. Mulligan
A. B. Parker
Allston Union
P. J. Smith
A. H. Fowler
Dorchester Union
L. J. Smith
S. E. Eaton
A. M. Sinclair
T. W. Clark
District Assembly 30 Knights of Labor to meet July 19
District Assembly 30 of the Knights of Labor will hold its quarterly session at Wells Memorial on July 19 with an expected 105 delegates from the State. Assembly representations will be based on membership. The Longshoremen and Freight Handlers council will meet at Hibernian Hall East Boston on Sunday July 6 at 2 pm. Local Assembly 1202 Knights of Labor will meet at Hibernian Hall at 7 pm Sunday July 5. The Retail Dry Goods Clerks Union 796 organizing committee has started a fall campaign to unite Boston dry goods clerks in the union. The union will hold one meeting monthly in summer on the second Tuesday at 3 Boylston place. William J. Joyce, president of the Boston Building Trades Council, has resigned as president. William T. Fitzgerald of the Sheet Metal Workers Union and vice-president of the Building Trades Council has been promoted to the presidency.
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Knights of Labor
Wells Memorial
Council of
Hibernian Hall
East Boston
Retail Dry Goods Clerks’ Union
Knights of Labor to Run Lynn Shoemaking Again
Frank J. McGlove of the Knights of Labor District Council says Lynn will be in Knights of Labor control within 10 days as major shoe shops like Harney Bros and Nickerson Co pledge to rehire all K of L workers. He predicts eight smaller manufacturers will follow, restoring union shop status and opening big Lynn plants as Knights of Labor shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Knights of Labor
Frank J. McGlove
Knights of Labor District Council
McGlove
Sk. of L
Harney Bros
Nickerson & Co
Big Shops
Knights of Labor Assembly
Nickerson Company
James Holmes Behind Bars Again in New York Larceny Case
A Roxbury youth using the alias James Wallis was arrested in Boston and identified as James Holmes, wanted in New York on a larceny default warrant. Holmes allegedly stole from L. P. Hollander & Co. on Fifth Avenue on November 25, with prior trials ending in a hung jury. He was jailed in Boston, later held for trial in New York after a new arrest on a jewelry store flimming charge.
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James Wallis
Fulda Street
James Holmes
New York
Holmes
Walter Abbott
L. P. Hollander & Co
Fifth Avenue
Roxbury
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M. McCarthy
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