Strike 13 Carriage Workers Ready to Strike in City
A major conflict between labor and capital erupts as carriage workers announce a 9 hour day, 8 hour Saturday, and 10 percent raise for piece work, prompting a citywide strike. Union headquarters open at 45 Eliot street, with support from International Union of Carriage and Wagon Workers and other affiliates planning financial aid if needed.
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P. A. Vieval
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International Union of Carriage and Wagon Workers
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Racing program resumes at Guttenbure track
The March 26 program lists six races with entries incl maidens and selling events across distances from four and a half to six furlongs. Notable horses include Blue Bird Minnie Brown Pisacoit Adalgisa filly Julia Servitude Simaron Hoey Blackburn Woodchopper Nativity Polydora Double Cross Sorrento Sir George Aunt Jane Lallah Sir George Rhone Van Wart Spartacus Glenlochy Flarimore Craft Transit Character Padre Midget Tommy Dixon Spot Apollo Barrientos Shamrock King Solomon Glen Spray Lasota Minnesota Eudora Shake pee George C Glenall Paradise Iceberg Argenta Rose Howard Mirthwood Paradise etc.
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Guttenbure
N. J
Itkens
Blue Bird
Minnie Brown
Pisacoit
Charlie R
Pink H
Adalgisa Filly
Julia
Servitude
Simaron
Napoleon
Nanny Gentry
Columbus
Carroll J
Lady Mansfield
Fun
Annie G
Little Tug
Nettie
Evelyn Carter
Lea
Vietta
Hoey
Blackburn
Woodchopper
Text
Thiers L
Aunt Jane
Lallah
Sir George
Rhone
van Wart
Spartacus
Glenlochy
Flarimore
Craft
Transit
Character
Padre
Midget
Tommy Dixon
Spot
Apollo
Arizona
Little Pint
Barrientos
Austral
Shamrock
King Solomon
Glen Spray
John Lackland
Beck
Lasota
Picidine
Minnesota
John R
Eudora
Summit
Lady Washington
Magee
Pathway
Harry Hinkson
Fair May Welding
Brighteyes
Rocket
Minden
Captain McChesney
Haytienne
Shakepee
George C
Glenall
Mirthwood
Montreal
General Gordon
Paradise
Iceberg
Argenta
Andrew D
Rose Howard
Houri
Crocus
Verbena
Mollie V
Silence
Bellecourt
Gray Rock
Palmyra
Startle
Lomax
Jardine
Sir Jim
Ptolemy
White Wings
Athletics Exhibition and Club Events Ahead in Boston Area
An April 19 Mechanics Hall event, led by Neil Doherty, features high jumping, kicking, and pole vaulting to aid the Working Girls Home. Dorchest er Athletic Club plans a monster cross country run on Fast Day. Cambridge Club hosts a dancing party April 13. Tremont Club outdoor games set for June 17, possibly away from Boston. Garcelon Sayer and Baker show sprint promise. Gloucester meet on Decoration Day attracts strong sprinters. N E A A U and Interscholastic Association expectations hinge on Hoyt and Stevenson in pole vault and low hurdles.
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Dorchester Athletic Club
Joe Cross
Tommy Conley
John Wren
Billy Clark
Hill and Dale
Cambridge Athletic Club
Union Hall
Harry Hodgkins
Tremont Athletic Club
Boston
Garcelon
Sayer
Baker
McCormieck
The
Trimounts
Gloucester
Hoyt and
Stevenson
Mass Bicycle Club Hosts Auction and Banquet Highlights
The Massachusetts Bicycle Club held a basket auction at its club house on Saturday night with about forty members attending. Edward C. Wade acted as auctioneer as baskets filled with lunch goodies drew bids before a field narrowed to Mr. Kennedy. The Chelsea Ramblers celebrated a seven-year club milestone at the Quincy House with officers named and great expectations for riders like Quinn.
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Hach
Edward C. Wade
Garrett
Mr. Kennedy
Chelsea Ramblers
Quincy House
George E. Willey
Arthur F. Hersom
W. O. Johnson
W. F. Coye
James T. Stormont
C. G. Littlefield
George N. Walker
W. H. Douglas
C. W. Cahill
L. Henry
C. W. Still
Quinn
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Captain Isfort
Press
Pease
Lincoln
French
Wilbite
Pressey
Fisher
Gibson
Haigh
Melvin
Grout
Balch
Raphel
Moore
Snow
Montgomery
Denning
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Reservoir
Wade
Dennett
Harry Marsh
Arnold
Kimball
Plummer
Savage
Burnham
Merrill
Cade
Ralph Plummer
Frank Marsh
Marvin
Ryder
Hill
Peter Berle
Jack Fecitt
Roxbury Club
New Jersey
Feeitt
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Chicago
Boston
Massachusetts Division
McCusker Challenges English Champion Nuttall for Global Swim
American swimmer James L. McCusker issues a $5000 side bet against English champion Joe Nuttall for a one mile swim in England or the United States. McCusker seeks $500 expenses to travel to England and will sail promptly upon accepting and posting costs. Backers promise substantial funds, with aims for a late July or early August match.
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James L. McCusker
America
Joe Nuttall
A. W. Cooke
Police News
Nuttall
England
McCusker
Captain Cooke
Neighborhood Club to Sponsor June Invitation Tennis Tourney
Newton March 26 The Neighborhood Club at West Newton plans an invitation tennis tournament in June to surpass last year's event. Accepted players include Clarence Hobart William A Larned of Cornell University and Hovey Malcolm Chase and Wrenn, ensuring strong competition at the club's West Newton courts.
Crescents Paddle At Whitehall Boat House Preparations Begin
It was not very cold for oarsmen who took a brief paddle at Whitehall yesterday. Enthusiasm runs high as crews prepare for an active season with early practices and light gear. The Crescents posted a raft yesterday, signaling progress at the boat house.
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Whitehalls
Crescents
Featherweight title match rumors swirl around Griffin and Dixon
Private information suggests a Griffin versus Dixon featherweight world title bout may occur this week as public pressure grows. Dixon’s manager is pressed by public opinion to allow a fight on terms Griffin accepts, while weight disputes spark broader changes to scales and Fair Play rules.
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Johnny Griffin
George Dixon
Dixon
Griffin
Jimmy Carroll
Alec Greggains
Greggains
Bob Fitzsimmons
Joe Lewis
England
Ted Pritchard
Bill Goode
Lewis
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Sullivan
Bob
Dick O’brien
Maine
Ganzel Contract Signals Boston Club Interest
Boston baseball boss sees Kalamazoo postmark and Ganzel autograph as a sign of renewed talent. Duffy opts not to sign. Warm spell stirs players while Haggerty load grounds crew for spring prep. Ned Crane flaunts gold headed cane as Washington street stroll signals optimism about local pitching and New England league hopes.
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President Soden
Boston Ball Nine
Kalamazoo
Charley Ganzel
Ganzel
Haggerty
Ned Crane
Washington Street
Ned
Post
Hogs and high rent stalk Chicago during fair months
Chicago faces a room shortage scare as eager visitors push rates for May through October. A Boston party sought near fairgrounds two rooms from May to November offering high daily rents. Responses quoted $7 to $9 a day for front rooms and $200 a month for connected rooms. Critics predict sharp comments as foreigners note extortion and locals seek cheaper options like beach camping or lake yachts.
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Chicago
Boston
Fairgrounds
Fifty-seventh Street
Witty quips and brief zingers from a humor column
A collection of light jests and aphorisms noting how success, marriage, truth, and charity are viewed in playful opposites. The items, including a Denver anecdote about a woman and a pun on eggs, weave social observation into quick quips.
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Denver
Inter-Oveau
To E. C. Morris Safe Company Boston Safes chosen after fire
In the big fire of Friday March 10 we had no safes but used three fireproof vaults for our books and papers. We request portable fireproof safes for temporary quarters and have chosen your safes for their proven performance. Please ship at once to corner Lincoln and Beach streets.
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E. C. Morris Safe Company
Boston
Lincoln and
Beach Streets
Pork and Beans and the Boston Light on Life
In a society discussion the critic mocks Mr Flower and his Civilizations Inferno, arguing that diet shapes intellect and that Boston society shows provincial tastes. The writer defends balanced recreation for workers and lampoons Puritan seriousness, noting lunacy in New England and contrasting sober views with worldly gaiety.
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Flower
Mr. Flower
Boston
New England
Newport
New York Society
NYM Crinkle Sums Up Two Reviews From New York
NYM Crinkle comments on Flower and McAllister notes, arguing Flower overreaches in praising manhood, while McAllister misreads New York society as Boston. The piece contends New York society is not enshrouded in a stygian spell but is rather lively and fragrant with macassar and civet.
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New York
Nym Crinkle
Mr. Flower
Mr. McAllister
Flower
McAllister
Boston
History of the Arena and Gideon Reed's Legacy
The Arena, a Boston institution, grew from Gideon Reed's wealth and charity. Reed, a Jamaica Plain resident and Spiritualist, funded early editions, while editor Flower steered it toward liberal reform. Reed also served as Paris representative for Tiffany & Co., with heirs later holding stock. On his death he left 1,000,000 dollars for charity, with his widow remaining in Jamaica Plain.
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Boston
Gideon Reed
Jamaica Plain
Reed
Flower
Paris
House of Tiffany & Co
New York
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