Ten Per Cent or Nothing Ultimatum in Lowell Textile Strike
In Lowell the Textile Council faces a strike after nappers carders beamers and weavers vote unanimously for a 10 percent wage increase. The unions plan to back the council with national and local labor bodies while arbitration remains a possibility and the clock ticks toward a Monday morning action.
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Lowell
Textile Council
Palmer
State Board
Council
Messrs
Tansey and
Hibbard
United Textile Workers
American Federation of Labor
Tansey
Fall River
Cheig
Jules Duchesne
T. P. Cahill
Lawrence
National Association of Textile Workers
Duchesne
Philip Burke
Loomfixers’ Union
Cahill
Thomas Burke
Carders
Nappers
Joseph King
Beamers’ Union
Patent Remedies Promoted for Lung and Skin Aids
Advertisement notes Father John's Medicine to improve flesh tone and vigor with no weakening stimulants. Lung Kuro advertised as a quick cure for coughs and colds. The Foster Heel and The Friction Plug endorsed as products to buy and justify the overall line.
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Father John
Dual meetings of L line workers over union discharges
Motormen and conductors of the Elevated railroad held secret and public dress code protests in Boston last night. A union meeting near Dover Street outlined grievances accusing the company of discharging over 200 workers for union ties, with divisions in Forest Hills Field’s Corner South Boston and West Somerville cited. About 1000 employees gathered at Dudley Street Opera House as the session opened under restricted press access.
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Elevated
Dudley Street Opera House
Motormen and Conductors’ Union
Post
Boston
Brighton
Field's Corner
Medford
Clarendon Hill
Somerville
Harvard Square
Cambridge
North Cambridge
Dover Street
Forest Hills
Field’s Corner
South Boston
West Somerville
Maine
New Hampshire
Burdick Widow’s Testimony Highlights Pennell Ties
In Buffalo court the widow Mrs Burdick testifies about her relationship with Arthur R Pennell. She denies making duplicate keys and reveals Pennell pledged bonds and life insurance to support her after Burdicks death. The district attorney questions her about Pennell's influence and papers linking him to her.
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Elmwood
Burdick
Edwin L. Burdick
Pennell
Atlantic City
Buffalo
New Haven Meeting Sought Over Rail Wage Demands
President Hall of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad will invite trainmen and conductors to talks with directors to discuss the day’s board action. Grievance committee seeks higher wage per mile and shorter daily hours, aiming to reduce shifts from 13 to 10 hours and align daily pay with shorter hours. If unsatisfied, hearings and negotiations for a compromise will follow.
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New Haven, Conn
John M. Hall
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York
Hall
Mrs Stockton Arrested After Cambridge Shooting Incident
Bradford Stockton of 16 Somerset Street Cambridge testified at Station 2 that he would not go home unless his wife was arrested for shooting him. An officer arrested Mrs Stockton at the family home, delaying arrest at the time of the shooting due to her impending confinement and childbirth.
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Merrimack Street
C. H. Conant
Board of Trade
Lowell
Howe
Carders
Conroy
Lilley Avenue
Textile Council
Southworth
Justice Murphy
Mr. Coatsworth
Mrs. Burdick
Mr. Burdick
Bradford Stockton
Somerset Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Hospital
Stockton
Forecast for Boston and vicinity this week
Boston and vicinity get fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday with a colder turn Wednesday and Wednesday night. Brisk westerly winds expected across the period.
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Boston
Injunction Sought Against Chicago Coal Trust
Ten Indiana coal companies and ten individual operators are restrained by Judge Johl sa at in the U S Circuit Court from continuing their price and output coordination. They must show cause by April 6 why the order should be made permanent. The defendants faced prior state court charges of price rises and output limits linked to the Chicago coal famine last winter.
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Chicago
Indiana
Johlsaat
United States Circuit Court
Illinois
Mrs Burdicks Testimony Signals Complex Affair Ties
Witness accounts reveal tangled relations among Mr Pennell Mrs Burdick and Mrs Pennell. Burdick pursued multiple women while Pennell feared divorce revelations and warned of scandal. The testimony notes prior familiarity with the Pennell home and inconsistent actions after renewed contact.
Extracts From Pennell Letters To Mrs Burdick
A sequence of romantic letters reveals Pennell insisting on love despite fate. He pleads that Alice cannot be his, laments missed opportunity, and longs for a private reunion that would make life and death seem equal. The tone is passionate and fatalistic about their doomed romance.
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Pennell
New York Central Control Shifts Within Elite Interests
Report from New York State says control of the New York Central has moved to a Rockefeller Pennsylvania Morgan coalition while Vanderbilt ownership remains substantial. Direction of operations changes hands though Vanderbilts keep influence and property interests intact.
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New York
New York Central
The
Tribune
William K. Vanderbilt
Rockefeller-Penn
sylvania-Morgan
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilts
Vanderbilt Family
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Robert
E’ Conroy
Michael Duggan
John P
Textile Union OF
Central Labor Bureau OF the Mill Operatives
Edward M¢ Keon
Deligate
State Board of Arbitration
Charles D. Palmer
Richard P. Barry
Warren A. Reed
Mr. Palmer
McDonald
Ashton
McKeon
Duggan
Berry
City Hall
Goodby
Kuro
Dudley Street
Lal
Len
Parnell’s
Buffalo, N. Y
Suspense
New Haven
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Chicago Coal Trust
Arthur
Allce
N. Y. Central
Vanderbilt
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