Yardman Aims at Scottish Earldom After Century-Long Duel
Adam Maitland, a Kerr thread mill yardman aged 54 in Ali River, seeks the title Earl of Lorrisdale in Fifeshire, Scotland, with an estate valued at $2,000,000. The case hinges on missing records of Richard Maitland who died in New York City, while an American forger was jailed 18 months for attempting to claim the fortune.
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Ali River
Kerr Thread
Richard Maitland
Earl of
Adam Maitland
Preston
Eng
J. B. Jessam
First Presbyterian Church
New York City
Maitlands
Fifeshire
Scotland
Granite Tie Up Feared as Quarrymen Strike Spurs Idle Mills
Quincy March 7. Quarries and granite manufacturers hold back from action prompting fears of a larger tie up. If unresolved within a week, non union workers may be brought in, risking further unrest. 4000 workers could be idle as yards run down amid labor union support and financial assistance from the Central Labor Union.
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Quincy
Central Labor Union
Chelsea Mayor Leads Raid on Liquor in Chelsea
Mayor Edward E. Willard led a liquor search in Chelsea aiming at persistent locations. Officers seized full bottles of ale at Frank P. Brennan’s Second street stable after repeated earlier attempts. William P. Drury appeared at police headquarters about 7:30 a.m. and stayed only a few minutes.
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Edward E. Willard
Chelsea
Frank P. Brennan
Second Street
Brennan
William P. Drury
Demand for Ten Hour Day Sparks Boston Bakers Strike Threat
Boston bakers 1300 strong threaten a boycott of beans and bread if masters refuse a 10 hour workday. Unions Nos 4 4 63 154 organize a 15 member committee, with support from International Bakers and Confectioners Union and local labor groups. Health board may be asked to push for better shop conditions amid long hours reported, including workers sleeping in shops.
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Boston
Bakers
International Bakers and Confectioners’ Union
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Union 4
Union 45
Union
Board of Health
Chickering
Boston Bakers’ Unions
T. Erb
W. Lutz
P. J. Wolfe
A. O. Cullymore
J. Robertson
B. Hoffman
G. W. Anthes
A. Flynn
Marshall Thompsons Cake Walk Celebrates Birthday in State Style
The Legislature hosts a cake walk on March 17 at Oda Fellows Hall North Russell and Cambridge streets. Marshall Thompson the political mascot presides in a grand outfit with a Hi Henry cap and tall hat. An orchestra plays patriotic tunes Die Wacht am Rhein The Wearing of the Green Yankee Doodle. Invitations go to Governor Crane Lieutenant Governor Bates President Soule Speaker Myers Mayor Collins and others. Dancing runs 9 pm to 3 am with overcoats checked and police presence arranged.
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Marshall Thompson
Marshall
House
Senate
St. Patrick
Oda Fellows’ Hall
North
Russell
Cambridge
Third House
Prince Albert
Crane
Bates
Soule
Myers
Collins
Michael P. Curran
J. Otis Wardwell
John T. Burnett
M. O. Adams
Gaskin
Handsome souvenirs from Prince Henry banquet
Guests praised the after dinner cigars served by Hyneman Bros. at the Prince Henry banquet. The prince received a seal skin case bearing Boston’s seal, while each guest got a Russia leather case with embossed seal and inscription. Royals and Prince Henry’s cigarettes bore coats of arms in gold.
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Messrs. Hyneman Bros
Milk Street
Boston
Russia
Prince Henry
Miss Hull of Newton Selected to Christen the New Torpedo Boat Hull
Marian Hollingsworth of Wilmington Del informs Acting Secretary Darling that Miss Mabel Hull will sponsor the torpedo boat Hull being built and soon launched. She is daughter of George Allen Hull of Newton Mass and a second cousin to Commander Hull of the navy after whom the vessel is named.
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Hull of
Newton
Washington
Marian & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
Darling
the Navy
Mabel Hull
Miss Hull
George Allen Hull
Newton, Mass
Commander Hull
The
Navy
President Roosevelts Cabinet Requests Silence on Meetings
At a cabinet meeting on March 7 1933 President Roosevelt urged members not to discuss meeting contents with newspaper reporters. He said matters he deems proper should be public and that he will handle public disclosure going forward.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Find Post in Corner Stone at Charlestown Church Rubble
Lewis Segel found a leaden box in the corner stone of the Winthrop Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in Charlestown. The 7 by 10 by 6 inch cavity held historical papers including copies of the Charlestown Journal and the Boston Post from 1848, church minutes, aldermen records, letters, sermons, a prayer book, and a copper cent dated 1847.
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Winthrop Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Monument Square
High Street
Charlestown
Lewis Segel
Allen Street
Charlestown Journal
Boston Post
Board of Aldermen
Cholera Breaks Out as Pilgrims Reach Medina
Cholera has broken out among pilgrims in Medina Arabia. One hundred ten deaths attributed to the outbreak as authorities battle the spread. The report from Constantinople dated March 7 notes the serious toll among those visiting the prophets city.
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Arabia
Constantinople
Medina
Prophets’ City
Apollo Club Finishes Concert Run With Aristophanes Series
The Apollo Club in Chickering Hall presented its final concert of the season featuring The Birds of Aristophanes sung by the club for the first time. Soloists Hitchcock and Shirley performed two groups of songs, with varied repertoires from Nevin Chadwick and Beach. The program closed with Foote’s The Farewell of Hiawatha, showcasing the club’s refined training under Emil Mollenhauer.
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Apollo Club
Chickering Hall
John K. Paine
Birds of Aristophanes
Hitchcock
Dear Land of Mine
Margaret R. Lang
Ethelbert
Osgood
Picardie
Emil Mollenhauer
Arthur Foote
Hiawatha
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Sunday Post
Mother Goose
Fatty Felix
the Flipp Boys
Bad Boy Muggsy
Cook
Edward Everett Hale
Jack
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