Bates Appeals to Strikers in North Brookfield Meeting
The Board of Trade in North Brookfield heard Hon. T C Bates of Worcester urge strikers at E and E Batchelder Co shoe factory to return to work, claiming orders exist to keep the plant running for four months. Deputies showed no shift, while workers held firm on grievances including salary cuts and contract system removal. The board asked Batchelder Co to delay factory closure decisions until Wednesday to allow more time for employee consideration.
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North Brookfield
Board of Trade
E. & E. Batchelder Co
T. C. Bates
Worcester
Bates
J. L. Sewell
First Congregational Church
B. & A. Batchelder Company
Boston
Coe
Direc
Shorter Hours Proposed by Boston Lumber Workers Union
The Lumber Teamsters and Handlers Union seeks a nine hour day five days a week and eight hours on Saturday starting May 1, with no wage reduction. The move, endorsed by the Building Trades Council, includes serving notices to Boston lumber firms and urging central union consolidation.
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Lumber Teamsters
Lumber Merchants of
Boston
Bullding Trades Council
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
J. Pickering Putnam
Frank Parsons
Lumber Teamsters’ and Handlers’ Union
Derrick Men's Union
Freestone Cutters Win Wage Increase in Boston
The Freestone Cutters Union of Boston secured a wage rise after July 1 to 44 cents per hour. Several conferences with employers led to a negotiated compromise from 40 to 45 cents, with a 4 cent increase accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freestone Cutters’ Union of
Boston
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Union Holds Meeting
The Sanitary and Street Sleoning Depart ment Workers Union 6064 A F L held a crowded Sunday meeting at Wells Memorial 987 Washington Street with five new members initiated. Delegates named to the Central Labor Union include J J Downing P H Shaughnessy T Hannon D Donan J F Manning P Gallagher M Heffernan M J Otis T McNally. The annual picnic is set for Tuesday July 30 at Centennial Grove Essex. The union voted not to issue a souvenir this year citing Superintendent Eeler’s permission and noting that any souvenir is a guard against cheap imitations.
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Sanitary and_ Street Sleoning Department Workers’ Union
Wells Memorial
Washington Street
Central Labor Union
J. J. Downing
P. H. Shaughnessy
T. Hannon
D. Donan
J. F. Manning
P. Gallagher
M. Heffernan
J. Otis
T. McNally
Centennial Grove
Essex
Eeler
Amy
College Heads in Court
In police court President Seth Low of Columbia University General Thomas I James of Lincoln National Bank President Daniel C Gilman of Johns Hopkins University and Secretary William Beebe of Columbia testified on Rosie Raymond alias Professor Sandys swindle The bank lost 200 and the forged letter alleged by Gilman was presented Raymond held on 3000 bond for each count He was arrested in New Haven for a Yale College scam attempt.
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New York
Sethlow
Columbia University
Thomas I. James
Lincoln National Bank
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
William Beebe
Pool
Rosie Raymond
Low
James
Beebe
Raymond
Sandys
Gilman
New Haven
Hadley
Yale College
President Diag to Return in Fortnight for Congress Message
Mexico City dispatch notes President Diag plans to return within a fortnight to preside over next session. Reports say he is steadily gaining strength as Congress opens next month.
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Mexico City
Oficial Gezette
Diag
Congress
Providence Laborer Attempts Suicide Twice Then Conditions Set
Patt Foley a laborer of 1058 Wien Street twice attempted to take his own life by leaping into traffic this morning. He was restrained by a spouse and has been adjudged insane and will be committed tomorrow.
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Providence
Patt Foley
Wien Street
Fights Over City Hall Plums Highlight May 1 Terms
Republican leaders contest appointments as terms for city department heads expire on May 1. Key fights center on the Election Commission, Board of Health, and four Board of Assessors seats. Ex Senator Hutchinson and ex Representative Saunders vie for the election commission with Hutchinson backed by machine forces, while Wheeler and Pilsbury appear likely to be retained. Alpheus Sanford is favored for Superior Court clerkship and Willard seeks renomination as clerk of the Superior Civil Court.
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City Hall
Board of Strategy
Election Commission
Board of Health
Board of Assessors
Isaac Hutchinson
Sanger
Illiam Wright
Hutchinson
Saunders
Ward 11
Wheeler
Hart
Pilsbury
Berwin S
Berwin
John P. Dore
Pilsburyh
Charlestown
Swallow
City Committee
Presho
Dore
Chairman Sanger
Ceeee Paul
Ward 10
Stevens
Alpheus Sanford
Dorchester
Superior Court
Messrs
Daly
Hitchborn
Maguire
Comins
Mortain Hatch
Hatch
Pillsbury
Superior Civil Court
Joseph A. Willard
Bar
Willard
Smany
Religion In The Schools Celebration Closes In Revere
A union church service in Revere marked the 20th anniversary of preaching there. Rev W J Murray led afternoon services for children, Rev N S Burbank presided at evening exercises, with Miss Cecil Harris and Miss Blanche Harris performing. The Rev Joseph P Bixby spoke on twenty years of preaching and Rep Frederick O MacCartney urged ministers to address political issues impartially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
W. J. Murray
N.S. Burbank
Cecil
Blanche Harris
Hattie Litchfield
Joseph P. Bixby
Revere Evangelical Institute
Frank A. Hill
State Board of Education
Frederick O. MacCartney
Rockland
Metropoliltan
Fogartys Arrive in Boston from Ireland on Dominion Line
Thirteen Fogarty family members aged two to four and adults aged 48 to 50 arrived Saturday in Boston aboard the Dominion liner Commonwealth from Liverpool. They came from Cashel Ireland to Jamaica Plain to join friends, bearing a roll of 1250 and receiving a formal immigration greeting.
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Boston
Ireland
Patrick Fogarty
Immigration Office
Commonwealth
Liverpool
Cashel
Ire
Military Funeral for Sergt James J Coyne in Woonsocket
Thousands filled the streets for the largest funeral in Woonsocket history as Sergt James J Coyne of Company M Forty sixth United States Volunteers died in San Francisco after service in the Philippines. His body was brought home to be escorted to St Charles Church before burial at St Charles Cemetery with a volley and taps.
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Woonsocket, R. I
Woonsocket
James J. Coyne
States Volunteers
San Francisco
St. Charles Church
St. Charles
Great ovation for Kropotkin in Boston gathering
A diverse crowd packed Paine Memorial Hall for Prince Peter A. Kropotkin’s talk on anarchism hosted by Boston Anarchists. Edwin D. Mead chaired with praise, while Kropotkin defended anarchism against State socialism and highlighted liberty, and recounted persecution of anarchists by governments.
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Paine Memorial Hall
Prince Peter A. Knopotkin
Boston
Kropotkin
A. H. Simpson
Edwin D. Mead
Mead
Prince Kropotkin
Lowell Institute
Atlantic Monthly
London
Woodchopper stabbed in Watertown drunken fray
Thomas Tracy woodchopper of Felt's mills was stabbed on Court Street by Jim Rosero Italian section hand from Sanford Corners with a clasp knife during a drunken fray. Tracy hospitalized. Rosero is under arrest.
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Watertown
N. Y
Thomas Tracy
Felt’s Mills
Court Street
Jim Rosero
Sandford Corners
Tracy
Colonel Charles J Arms Dies In Providence Hospital
Colonel Charles J Arms formerly of East Greenwich died Saturday morning at Rhode Island Hospital after a week there. Born June 9 1841 in Norwich Connecticut he was a Yale graduate of 1863 and served in the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteers during the war.
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Providence
R. I
Charles J. Arms
East Greenwich
Rhode Island Hospital
Arms
Norwich
Conn
Yale
Connecticut Volunteers
President praises Fitzgeralds' 'prettiest children' at inauguration
A Washington visit by Congressman John F Fitzgerald and family drew praise from the President who called the children the prettiest seen at the White House. The youngsters accompanied their parents to the inauguration and roamed the House floor as members crowded to greet them. Speaker Henderson and others joked about the children's looks, amid the welcoming entourage.
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John F. Hitzsgerald
Washington
White House
House of Representatives
MckKinsley
Mtte Agnes
Henderson
John
Renee
Tee Tans
E. Chickering
Congressman Fitzgerald
Mckinsey
Agnes
Thomas Acton Fitzgerald
Miss Rose
Li Hung Chang Near Death Amid Boxers Revolt
March 10 report says Li Hung Chang is gravely ill with life said to hang by a thread. Boxer leaders remain defiant and fears grow of renewed resistance as Chinese generals muster tens of thousands to oppose arrest near Ning Hsu.
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Phein
Li Hung Chang
Lan Chau
Tung Fu Hsiang
Prince Tuan
Ning Hsu
Prince Ching
Earl Li
Pekin
Lian Fu
Fortune for Those He Hated In Gilman Will Row
Bridgeport Conn March 10 The estate of George F Gilman valued from his Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company ventures may go to relatives he despised if no will is found The 74 year old childless widower built wealth from tea retailing after starting in leather He owned Black Rock property and horses and never drove himself
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Bridgeport
Conn
George F. Gilman
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Maine
Black Rock
Strange Life of G. F. Gilman and His House of Art
The article portrays G. F. Gilman as a powerful patron in New York with a lavish estate including 18 houses. It details his fear of death, strict social control at his home, and famous visitors such as Mme Nordika and Elizabeth Bisland. It notes his wealth, bitter family litigation, and his opulent Waldorf Astoria appearances with ensembles and concerts.
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New York
Nathaniel Gilman
Blakely Hall
Mme. Nordika
Gilman
Isabel Irving
Elizabeth Bisland
Berry Wall
Eleanor Sedley
Elsie Brown
Gould Brokaw
Edith Collins
Waldorf-Astoria
Ike
Mr. Gilman
Japan Hurries Warships To Far East Tense Situation
Yokohama diary notes Hatsuse has orders to hurry to the scene. Japanese navy signals reflect the government’s concern over Manchuria and the broader crisis in Asia. Observers doubt Russia’s move, cite England’s Africa limits, and warn of Japan facing financial strain.
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London
Hatsuse
England
Yokohama
Daily Mail
Far East
Russia
Manchuria
South Africa
Germany
Japan
Corea
Germans Storm Gate Berlin War Despatch Reports Fiatry Action
Count von Waldersee reports from Pekin that Colonel Ledebur's column stormed a position on the Giese Wall eighty miles west of Fu on March 8 and captured two guns. The despatch from Berlin is dated March 10 and notes a successful assault during the ongoing conflict.
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Berlin
von Waldersee
Pekin
Ledebur
Giese Wall
Famine Decimates Indian Population by Census Decline
A census reports a famine driven population drop in India's worst districts totaling over 1.1 million. The stark two line telegraph from India underscores the scale of the humanitarian crisis.
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London
India
Kaiser Sends Regrets to Bavarian Regent on Eightieth Birthday
Kaiser William I dispatches his condolences and best wishes to Prince Luitpold on March 12 as he turns eighty. The note says the emperor cannot attend, his eldest son to represent him, praising the Bavarian regent as a distinguished comrade and hero linked to William the Great. Luitpold responds with deep thanks and regret.
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Eerlin
Luitpold
Bavaria
William
Germany
Willam the Great
Kaiser’s Wounds Healing Report From Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm’s wounds are healing. Eyelid swelling is subsiding and his general condition is satisfactory according to an official bulletin from Berlin dated March 10.
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Eerlin
wWilliam
Estate dispute over New York resident’s heirs and taxes
The text notes a resident of Bridgeport with annual income over a million, who avoided Connecticut taxes by claiming New York status. It highlights a legal clash between New York and Connecticut on half blood relatives, making his residency crucial for his heirs’ claims.
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Bridgeport
New Yorker
New York
Connecticut
Plague Sparks Malay Riot in Cape Town
Official plague reports show 22 deaths and 102 cases in Cape Town. Malays protested the removal of a Malay victim and alerted police as several contacts fled, threatening armed force if violence recurred.
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Cape Town
Playwright Gill Rejects 960000 Fortune for Love
William L Gill an actor with The Village Postmaster company rejects a hidden fortune of 960000 to marry Florence de Luce his fiancée and cousin of opera singer Zeke De Luce. The British granduncle’s will had earmarked 45000 to the couple and 45000 to the actor, but Gill chooses love over wealth and continues his performance career with his fiancée as a rising contralto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Williaml. Gill
Florence de Luce
Zeke de Lussan
Gill
James B. Gill
South Africa
Thornycroft
America
William L Gill
Miss de Luce
Castle Square Opera Company
Chicago
Village Postmaster’ Company
Mr. Gill
Chang Goon and bride diverge from Bromfield Street Church
Chang Goon and his wife Miss Hattie Hohenfeld did not attend morning services or the Chinese mission Sunday school yesterday. The Bromfield Street Church clarifies the romance did not originate there, noting the couple first met in a Chinese laundry nearby and that the young woman was not a member. Mrs Hohenfeld, speaking via her son, declined further comment and indicated the matter was resolved.
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Chang Goon
Hattie Hohenfeld
South Boston
Bromfield Street
M.be
Goon
Miss Bigney
Boston
the Post
Dorchester Avenue
Chang
Hay
Helen Hohenfeld
Countess Von Schlieben Trial Ends in Acquittal
Berlin moved to verdict after the trial began Friday. The Countess Von Schlieben was accused of setting fire to her villa to collect insurance. The court returned a verdict of acquittal at 2 30 this morning.
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Berlin
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Cashel, Ire
Sergt. Coyne
Hong Chang
Sian Fu
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M. Pichon
Paoting Fu
United States Signal Corps
S George
Blakely Malt
Kaiser Send
Prince Luitpold of
Kaiser
Taire Jouvin Suede
Best
R.H. Stearns
William L. Gill
Countess von Schlieben
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