Lowell Mill Strike Threat Premature as Agents Ready to Confer
Mill operatives in Lowell threaten a 10 percent wage rise to end starvation wages. If demands denied by week’s end 20 000 workers may strike, paralyzing 2 mills and idleing all cotton production. Textile Council plans Thursday talks with mill agents while pledging unity across unions and regions.
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Mowell
Lowell
Alocal Textile Council
United Textile Union of America
Textile Council
Southworth
Boston
Massachusetts Mills
R. F. Conroy
The
New England
Dover
N. H
Nashua
Lowell Mills
Conroy
King
McDonald
Joseph Ashton
Michael Dugan
Jules Dushene
N. J. Cote
Edward McKown
John W. Burt
Borden
Fall River
MacDonald
Jules Deglise
John Donohoe
Carders and Pickers’ Union
Loomfixers’ Association
Cotton Weaver
Wife Slain Husband Sought In Fall River Case
In Fall River on March 17 Mrs. Angela Chabot was found dead in an alley near her home with throat cut. Police pursue husband Amadee Chabot after a bloody $2 bill surfaced at a railroad station. Ring and 77 dollars on the body suggest no robbery.
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Fall River
Angela Chabot
Amadee Chabot
Boston
Chabot
Flintville
Angela Tremblay
Omer Beauregard
Pleasant Street
Beauregard
Traveling salesman backs Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A St Louis hardware representative touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a daily crutch for his stomach while on the road. He cites heartburn headaches and cost efficiency noting he spends about fifty cents monthly versus cigars. He credits his doctor and druggist for recommending the remedy and claims it keeps his digestion in first class order.
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Stuart
St. Louis
Josh
Autopsy Details in Chabot Murder Case
Police report indicates Mrs Chabot was attacked in an alley after being lured from her restaurant. The throat was cut and she bled to death after being dragged behind a building. Her husband, seen near the scene and at the store last night, is of good reputation but remains unlocated.
Fitchburg Weavers to Go on Strike
Fitchburg mill workers at Parkhill Manufacturing Company with about 300 weavers in A and B mills walked out this afternoon over wage demands. They produce plain and fancy gingham paid by the cut. The company offered a five cent per cut raise, which was refused. No conference request has been made.
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Fitchburg
Parkhill Manufacturing Company
Pennell
Burdick
Fall River to Host UTA Special Meeting on Lowell Mills
Secretary Albert Hibbert of the United Textile Workers calls a Fall River committee meeting for next Monday to discuss the Lowell mill situation and strikes in Manville and Woonsocket. Union officials here believe Lowell operatives deserve the wage increase.
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Fall River
Albert Hibbert
United Textile Workers of America
Lowell
Manville
Woonsocket
R. I
General Miles Photographed by Chickering Studio Visit
Lieutenant General Miles dined with the Mayor at the Hotel Somerset then visited Elmer Chickering’s studio at 21 West Street and had his portrait taken. He praised Chickering’s world wide reputation as assurance the photos would be the best he ever had.
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Somerset
Miles
Elmer Chickering
No. 21
West Street
Catarrh Soothed by Dr Agnew Powder Proclaimed Miracle
An elderly man cured of catarrh after fifty years with Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder is cited as proof of the remedy's power. George Lewis of Shamokin Pa declares the cure miraculous and the relief comes in about ten minutes.
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Agnew
George Lewis
Shamokin
Cuticura Skin Cures Promised for Infant Skin Ailments
Advertises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as relief for eczema psoriasis and scalp conditions in infants children and adults. Claims immediate relief and permanent cure with purity safety economy, asserting validation by strong evidence.
Oldest coaster captain seen at South Boston evacua tion day
Among the thousands who visited South Boston yesterday to witness the evacuation ceremonies Captain Patrick Britt of the Mary I F Pike, tied up at Beverly, appears to be the oldest skipper of a coaster in New England. The day drew little attention from shipping interests though several vessels decorated for the event. A fleet of fishing schooners delivered large haddock and cod catches with prices listed. The Squanto arrived halibut from Newfoundland while the Lamberga prepared for a 7000 mile voyage to Buenos Aires. News of the deaths of shipwrights John P. Thorsen and William McCormack was noted with funeral plans. The Dominion line announced a Montreal to Avonmouth summer service.
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South Boston
Patrick Britt
Mary IF
Seminole
Boston
Joseph F. Lutkins
Viola
Galatea
Laura Enos
Agnes V. Gleason
Sea Fox
Philomena Manter
Monarch
Flirt
Mattakeessett
Hmerald
Lizzie M. Stanley
Haddock
Joseph F. Lufkins
Shore Haddock
Squanto
Arnold & Winsor
Newfoundland
Lamberga
McDougall
Buenos Ayres
Union Wharf
John P. Thorsen
Truma
West Indies
New York
Cuba
Cunard Steamship Company
William McCormack
Byron Street
Dominion Line
Montreal
Avonmouth
Bristol
Eng
Shipping News Mini Almanac March 18 Arrivals and Clearances
Maritime brief lists arrivals and clearances of steamers and schooners with cargoes and passengers, naming vessels such as Consuelo Watson Hull Eidsvold Marks Lamberga Carrie Winslow Melrose Harriet C Kerlin and more, plus wind, tides, and sun data. Includes advertisement for Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne.
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Consuelo
Watson
Hull
Eng
Bidsvold
Schlyden
Louisburg
Co. B
Kershaw, Howes
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
State of Maine
Ompson
Portland
City of Gloucester
Ober
Gloucester
Nottingham
Tingle
Port Johnson
Salem
Canadian
Liverpool
Bostonian
Manchester
Eidsvold
C. B
Marks Lamberga
Buenos Ayres
Carrie Winslow
Melrose
New Orleans
Malcolm Baxter, Jr
Brunswick
Harriet C. Kerlin
Alaar Nei
Five Men Chase Adams Family in Quincy Assault
In Quincy at midnight Saturday Mr and Mrs William Adams and daughter Sadie Adams aged 20 were attacked by five men near Center Street. William Phelan helped subdue a assailant who targeted Sadie. Police link the suspect to Kronst and Crobeck jailed in Dedham for the Peterson murder.
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Quincy
William B. Adams
Sadie Adams
Fred Peterson
Adamses
Centre Street
Station’ Street
Miss Adams
Dedham
Peterson
President Invited to Hawaii for Extended Western Trip
An urgent invitation asks the President to visit the Hawaiian Islands during his western trip and to arrange wireless telegraphy so the steamer carrying the presidential party stays in daily communication with the mainland and Hawaii for continuous updates on national affairs. The note expresses strong hope that plans will allow a Hawaii visit.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Roosevelt Not Yet Invited to Hawaiian Visit During Western Trip
Washington reports President Roosevelt has not received an invitation to visit the Hawaiian Islands on his current western itinerary. White House officials say a stop would please him but would disrupt the schedule, making an immediate visit impractical. He hopes to visit at a future date to satisfy Hawaiian wishes and his own.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hawaiian Islands
White House
Alleged Graft Debate Marks Swampscott Meeting
Swampscott town meeting adjourned after a heated debate over a new road from Fissex to Columbia streets. Wilmot R. Hastings attacked the project as a private-profit scheme, interrupted by others, then silenced by a point of order. Total appropriations listed include Selectmen 6500, highways 11700, schools 23600, health 8500, police 500, street lighting 8000, fire 5750, poor 3300, street watering 3500.
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Swampscott
Fissex
Columbia Streets
Wilmot R. Hastings
Walsh Row Hangs as Board of Registrars Tie
In Lynn on March 17 the Board of Aldermen delayed James J. Walsh’s confirmation as a Democratic Registrar of Voters. Democrats object that Walsh backed Mayor Eastham’s December election and threaten to seek court intervention if the Mayor demands approval.
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Lynn
James J. Walsh
Board of Registrars of Voters
Board of Aldermen
Walsh
Eastham
Wholesale Grocery Clerks Form New Union at Civic Service House
The Wholesale Grocery Clerks Union establishes headquarters at 112 Salem Street after a strike at Standard Grocery Company at Richmond and Fulton. The union seeks charter from the Federation of Labor and aims to reinstate all strikers, including a discharged man earning eight dollars weekly, with 7 am to 6 pm shifts and overtime at double rates.
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Wholesale Grocery Clerks’ Union
Civic Service House
Salem Street
Standard Grocery Company
Richmond and
Fulton Streets
Federation of Labor
Union elects officers and adopts nine hour day schedule
The Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers' Union elected officers led by President H. Hanson and Vice President F. P. McGrath. It adopted a nine hour day schedule with finishers at 45 cents per hour, helpers 32 cents, and laborers at a reduced rate, plus daily foreman and overtime rates, with time and a half after 6 pm and double time on Sundays and holidays.
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Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers’ Union
H. Hanson
F. P. McGrath
J. Dorkins
C. Smith
M. Casey
J. Reilly
Arbitrators Fail At Amesbury Again In Carriage Strike
Amesbury March 17 The State Board of Arbitration visited to settle the carriage workers strike ongoing since the start of the year. Separate talks with the Carriage Workers Union and Carriage Manufacturers Association failed to produce progress.
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Amesbury
State Board of Arbitration
Carriage Workers
Carriage Workers’ Union
Carriage Manufacturers’ Association
Peruna Promised Cure for Catarrh in Bronchial Tubes
The ad style piece touts Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh and bronchial catarrh before lungs, citing letters from Col J Madison Cutts and Sylvester E Smith praising its effects after exposure to rain and cold. It frames consumption as evolving from catarrh and urges readers to take Peruna early rather than consult a doctor.
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Col. J. Madison Cutts
Virgina
James Madison
U. S
Stephen A. Douglas
George A. Douglas
Albany Ave
Green Island
N. Y
Peruna
Sylvester E. Smith
Utah
Chestnut Street
St. Louis
Peruna hailed as preventive and restorative remedy
A testimonial praising Peruna as a cure and protector against illness. George A. Douglas credits the medicine with driving disease from his body and restoring strength, advising readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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George A. Douglas
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohio
Burdick Murder Suspect Named by Partner Witness
Charles S. Parke testified Burdick’s business partner blamed Arthur R. Pennell for the divorce turmoil and possible murder. Parke said Burdick feared Pennell, carried a revolver, and believed the death grew from the divorce fight.
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict in Brewer Case
The coroner's jury in Brewer returns a sealed verdict in the William A. Deering death case. A key question was the identity of a woman who visited a hardware store and bought cartridges for the revolver found at the scene.
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Deering
Bangor
William A. Deering
Brewer
Socialists to Dance Fourth Annual Ball in Boston
The West End branch of the Socialist party in Boston hosts its fourth annual ball at Minot Hall this evening.
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West End
Socialist Party
Boston
Minot Hall
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