Lowell Textiles Refuse 10 Percent Wage Increase
Lowell March 15. The Lowell textile council 29,000 cotton operatives’ wage request was refused by seven principal mills. A conference is planned, unions will meet, and the executive committee seeks direct talks. The agents’ reply cites mill costs, dividend trends, and rising material costs as reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Lowell Textile Council
Sunday Post
R. F. Conroy
James P. McDonald
J. P. McDonald
Lowell Textile Councr
New England
Merrimack
Hamilton
Appleton
Fremont
Suffolk
Lawrence
Boott
Massachusetts
Southworth
Waterbury Strikers Prepare to Fight Injunction
Waterbury strikers of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company pledge to fight the injunction issued by Judge Elmer. W D Mahon of the American Association of Street Railway Employees arrives with Treasurer Orr to consult with the strikers and national board about pursuing legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahon
Elmer
Train crash separates heavy freight. no injuries reported
At Randolph on March 15 the rear portion of a heavy extra freight derailed and crashed into the forward section near the North street bridge. Six cars wrecked. coal and box cars scattered. no injuries, two engines involved, tracks blocked but forward section cleared hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
North Stoughton
North Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Odd Cigars Plea for Flavor and Aroma
The text argues for choosing cigars by aroma and flavor rather than appearance. It cautions that eye appeal cannot replace taste and urges enjoying the true sensory qualities of a cigar.
Boston & Northern railway to promote from within
Lynn March 15. The Boston and Northern street railway weighs a new superintendent after H C Page resigns to Pittsfield. Prospects favor promotion from the ranks with a salary of about 3500 yearly as several men who began as motormen or conductors are under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Foster
H. C. Page
Post
Woman Falls to Death From Outward-Bound Car
An unknown fashionable woman about 45 died after falling head first from a Newton and Alliston car near Beacon and Rowley streets just before eight. She tripped on her skirt as she alighted and struck the ground hard, dying about 30 minutes later at City Hospital. Her body lay in the morgue awaiting identification. She was 5 feet 4 inches, 125 pounds, dark complexioned, wearing a dark skirt black sacque red and white striped waist a marten fur tippet and a black hat with feathers.
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Newton and Alliston
Beacon and
Rowley Streets
H. A. Perry
Beacon Street
Was Burglary a Dream in Malden Mystery
In Malden on March 15 Reverend George S Chadbourne and family left home briefly. A man, entering with a key, tried a roll top desk. Friehofer fired a shot after him and the intruder cried I am done for and collapsed. No bullet hole or missing items found. suspect fled before officers arrived.
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Malden
George
Chadbourne
Fairmount Street
Belmont Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Friehofer
Friehofer
Gray and White
Party War in Somerville Forms Andrew Jackson Club
Democrats in Somerville clash over Union Square leases as Bacon Hall hosts a new Andrew Jackson Club. Officers elected include President W. J. Cunningham and Secretary Joseph A. Haley. A meeting of barred Democratic Club members is set for this evening in Bacon Hall.
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Somerville
Bacon Hall
Andrew Jackson Club
Union Square
W. J. Cunningham
Michael Donovan
Jeremiah J. Murphy
Joseph A. Haley
Michael Ryan
Democratic Club
Duelling Exhibition in Paris Sparks Mixed Wounds
Eight gentlemen fought with unbuttoned swords in Neuilly near Paris in a private enclosure. Four were slightly wounded as 150 spectators watched including Santos Dumont and Maxime Dreyfus. Police were misled into thinking a fencing match with buttoned foils. Organizers say the event demonstrates the harmlessness of duels.
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Paris
Neuilly
Santos Dumont
Maxime Dreyfus
Robert» Charvey
Ex Mayor Samuel A. Green Celebrates 73rd Birthday
Boston figure Samuel A. Green, former mayor, marked his 73rd birthday yesterday with congratulations from many well wishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Samuel A. Green
Boston
Boston-born Thomas J Richardson Dies in Washington
Washington reports the death of Thomas J Richardson a Boston native born in 180 who after marrying in 1861 left active practice of the Inn and traveled widely in Europe for 14 years dedicating himself to art and parchment studies He spent his summers in Cohasset Massachusetts.
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Washington
Thomas J °. Richardson
Boston
Alderman Endorses Father John’s Medicine For Bronchial Ailments
Alderman T F McGahan of Amsterdam New York touts Father John’s Medicine as the best cure for grip bronchial trouble and as an appetite builder. He says it relieved his choking daughter in two bottles and praises its nourishment and safety from stimulants morphine or other poisons.
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T. F. McGahan
John
Amsterdam
N. Y
Forbes St
L MEN JOIN BY HUNDREDS AT BRODBINE HALL MEETING
Hundreds of L men converged at Brodline Hall in Boston with 500 more joining the Boston Elevated branch of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees. Sessions ran from 9 PM to 3 AM with leaders from Lynn and Quincy guiding the drive to finalize unionization within two weeks. Speakers urged membership and outlined future demands for shorter hours and a 2.50 dollar daily minimum wage.
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Brodbine Hall
Albany
Dover Streets
Boston
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America
Fred EK. Weed
Lynn
William Kelly
Quincy Street Railway Union
Money ready for Germany money ready for Germany
The first payment due to Germany under the Washington agreement was deposited in a safe at the treasury and will be paid on the German minister Herr von Pelldram's order. He is due to arrive next Tuesday. Government troops from Margarita Island attacked rebels at Caner, were repulsed, and after three hours recaptured the town, guns and Mausers, and took 68 prisoners with 39 wounded.
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Caracas
Germany
Herr von Pelldram
Margarita Island
R 3
Caner
Comedian John Shea Ends Life at Home in Lynn
Comedian John Henry Shea aged 29, known for his stage work and lighthearted manner, died by suicide at his home at 29 Norton Street amid an extended battle with grip. He ate dinner with his parents in good spirits before he walked to his room and slit his wrists with a razor. His mother, Mrs. Shea, found him dead when she opened the door at around 2 PM.
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Lynn
Sally
John Henry Shea
Norton Street
Shea
Funeral On His Birthday In Chelsea For Charles Shaw
Charles Shaw last of six men who formed the first Cigarmakers Union in the country died at his home 166 Spruce street Chelsea on what would have been his 78th birthday. Born in New York he lived in Chelsea most of his life and was well known there. He leaves a widow.
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Charles
Shaw
Spruce Street
Chelsea
Lce
New York
Chelsea Man Chases Wife and Child in Liquor Fiend Rampage
John Barry of Chelsea caused a long police chase at 1 30 Sunday morning after returning home drunk and pursuing his wife and young child through several streets as the wife screamed.
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John Barry
Chelsea
Forecast for Boston and nearby region
Forecast calls for partially cleared skies over Boston and vicinity with mild conditions. Monday will be cooler than Tuesday, which brings warmer air and a fresh south wind.
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Boston
Vicinity
Worth Knowing About Father John’s Medicine
Doctors prescribe Father John’s Medicine as a tonic and body builder and have for 50 years. It is not a patent medicine.
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Father John
Whitaker Wright floated 11 firms ending in crash
The report lists eleven companies floated by Whitaker Wright that ultimately failed in a major financial collapse, detailing the grand total involved in the episode and the scale of the ruin across the ventures.
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Whitaker Wright
Recalls for Inquest on Edwin L. Burdick Murder
Witnesses from the Burdick home in Buffalo are set to be recalled at tomorrow's inquest before Judge Murphy. Dr. Marcy, Katy Koenig, Marion Burdick and others may testify if time allows. district attorney plans further calls including Mrs Hel l and Dr Howland as needed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Burdick
Edwin ’L. Burdick
Murphy
Marcy
Katy Koenig
Marion Burdick
Will
Jertrude B. ‘Paine
Meyer
Reed
Hackmen
Mvch
Hill
Howland
Cyclist Dies After Collision With Police Wagon
Private John Cox stationed at Fort Rodman collided with a police patrol wagon while riding a bicycle in New Bedford on March 15. He sustained injuries and died from the crash.
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New. Bedford
John “Cox
Fort ‘Rodman
Two Alarms At Somerville Fire End With Horse Injury
Yesterday two fire alarms sounded in Somerville as a car fire on the Mystic branch of the Boston and Maine railroad caused $600 damage. While crews fought that blaze, Cambridge Engine 3 and Hook and Ladder 2 responded. a Somerville Hose 5 horse was killed when struck by a truck, dragging a horse and wounding its side as Medford street and Somerville avenue turned, and the grass fire at the old asylum grounds was controlled.
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Somerville
Mystic
Boston & Maine Railroad
Cambridge
Cambridge Ladder Company
Medford Street
Somerville Avenue
Asylum
Child Dies Crossing Track in Northampton
Agnes Duftney, five, daughter of George Duftney, was killed while attempting to cross a track in front of an electric car on the Northampton road as she played with another child tonight.
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Northampton
Agnes
George Duftney
Two Big Hauls in Springfield
Two large hauls of silverware and jewelry were made by thieves tonight in Springfield. In the home of G Wood Taylor at 179 Clarendon Street $1000 worth was taken. In the home of Harry W W Haskins at 133 James Avenue the haul was worth a substantial amount.
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Springfield
G. Wood Taylor
Clarendon ‘Street
Harry W.W. Haskins
James Avenue
Woman Found Dead by Own Action at Gold Fish Lake
Providence reports the body of a woman found by her own action at Gold Fish Lake near Roger Williams Park. The deceased is believed to be Mrs Mary McCoughill, resident of the Little Sisters of the Poor home in Pawtucket.
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Providence
R. I
Gold Fish Lake
Roger * Williams, Park
Mary McCoughill
Tome
Little Sisters of ‘the Poo
Pawtucket
Boiler Makers Plan 10 Percent Pay Increase
Boiler Makers' Unions Nos. 9 and 250 will present a new wage schedule to Boston employers before April. The plan calls for a 10 percent wage rise and involves about 1000 workers in the Boston area.
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Boston
Recorder Brown of Pittsburg Dead
Recorder J. O. Brown of Pittsburg died suddenly this afternoon after tendering his resignation to Governor Pennypacker on Friday.
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Recorder Brown
Pittsburg
Penn
J. O. Brown
Pennypacker
Arrest of London promoter Wright in New York
J Whitaker Wright dubbed the $60 million London promoter is arrested on his arrival by La Lorraine in New York. He faced charges of colossal fraud with associates including nobility, and backed by two central office detectives. Wright had spent years in the United States, and a companion named Miss F Browne traveled with him. He claimed to be a friend of King Edward and sought to avoid publicity.
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London
New York
Smash
J. Whitaker Wright
England
Hooley
Wright
Lord Dufferin
United States
Havre
Central Office
Tombs
Ludlow Street
F Browne
King Edward
M. Andreoni
Mile
Andreoni
J. W. Wright
F. Browne
Whitaker Wright
London and Globe Finance Corporation
Miss Browne
Barlow
United States Marshals
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Waterbury
Kuro
Cuba
Thomas F. Richardson
Thompson's
Spa
Washington Street
Needon
London and Globe Finance
British-American Corporation
Standard Exploration Ee
le Roi Mine
Caledonia Copper
Nickel Corporation
le Roi No
Rossland Great Western Ee
Kootenay Exploration
Baker Street
Waterloo
Loddon Valley
Vai
Mike
Capitaliza
Tion
Pittsfield
Mass
McKinley
Bryan
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