Murder at Cranston brewery stirs Jealousy
Oscar Steinbach a 36 year old Cranston brewery worker was shot and killed by Frederick Hoffman a 51 year old fellow laborer amid jealousy over higher wages and Hoffman’s drinking. Hoffmann captured after a chase by Cranston officer Trainor. Hoffman wounded as he resisted arrest. Steinbach left with a wife and one child while Hoffman had a wife and four children.
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Providence
R. I
Oscar Steinbach
Molter’s Brewery
Cranston
Frederick Hoffman
Hoffman
Steinbach
Patrick Trainor
Cranston Police
Strike settlement eyed as arbitration proposed
March 26 report that a board of arbitration may settle the Lynn strike between the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and the Knights of Labor. Judge John W. Berry has proposed terms to the Knights of Labor, now under consideration, which could end the dispute pending board decision.
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Lynn
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Knights of Labor
John W. Berry
Teamster Fatally Injured In City Street Collision
John Banks a 318 Eighth street teamster was knocked from his seat by a car at First and G streets yesterday forenoon and suffered a fracture of the skull base. He lies at City Hospital and will probably not recover.
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John Banks
Eighth Street
First
G Streets
Hurdy Gurdy Girls Rally to Denounce Paper Claim
About 200 hurdy gurdy owners and players gathered at 26 Commercial Street to protest a Boston paper claim that hurdy-gurdy workers earned only a small monthly wage. Speakers, including six hurdy-gurdy girls, denounced the report and defended the padrone system as a mine.
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Istreet
Boston
Dominic A. Grosse
Salvator Romana
Land Bill Well Received in London
The Irish land bill drew mixed reactions with Ulster landlords opposed to compulsory sales. Nationalists welcomed ministerial support for state aid and potential self government, while Asquith urged a concordat approach to Ireland and England. Lord Londonderry praised the bill as Wyndham outlined provisions including arrears removal except for the prior year.
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London
Wyndham
T. W. Russell
Ulster
William O'Brien
Ireland
Asquith
St. Albans
England
Lord Londonderry
Skipton
Yorkshire
Somerville Approves 157 500 Budget Boost for City Projects
At a Somerville Board meeting Mayor Glines proposed funded debt appropriations totaling 157 500 for sewer work schools parks and buildings. The plan includes 25 000 for sewers 5 000 for Bingham School addition 6 000 for Prospect Hill observatory and 18 600 for the Ward 3 engine house. Also 15 000 for highways 8 800 for Thorndike Street subway 16 000 for sidewalks 20 600 for paved gutters 7 000 for Prospect Hill Park and 8 350 for Columbia Street property plus 18 000 for playground improvements. A separate 500 was set for Addie Russell’s damage claim.
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Somerville
Glines
Ward 7
Prospect Hill
Engine House
Ward 3
Thorndike Street
Columbia Street
Poplar
Broadway
Laighton, Higgins
Sargent
Elevated Railroad Company
Cross Street
Henry Miller Company Enjoys Marion Buzzards Bay Outing
Henry Miller and his theatrical company toured Marion yesterday arranged by Richard Harding Davis. The party included John Drew and many notable performers and officials. The visit featured a matinee of The Taming of Helen with Davis absent during the curtain calls. Local schools and shops closed for the town holiday as the troupe proceeded to Boston with a Park Theatre performance planned.
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Henry Miller
Marion
Buzzard's Bay
Richard Harding Davis
Helen
Miller
South Station
John Drew
Mummy
Humming Bird
Morton
Selten
Percy Lyndall
John Flood
E. Lovat Fraser
Meriam
Juliet
Romeo
Davis
Sippican Brass Band
Merian Bruce
Boston Athletic Association
Criterion Club
Our Alley
Boston
Park Theatre
Ten Thousand of the Hebrew Race in Chelsea
A mass meeting organized by the Young Men's Hebrew Association of Chelsea aims to reorganize the Hebrew Young Men's Association and outline work for Chelsea’s 10 000 Jewish residents. The event, at Eagle Hall on Winnisimmet street, features speakers including S H Borofsky Godfrey Morse Max Mitchell Alderman Edward Bromberg and others.
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Young Men's Hebrew Association of
Chelsea
Hebrew Young Men's Association
Eagle Hall
Winnisimmet Street
S. H. Borofsky
Godfrey Morse
Max Mitchell
Jewish Charities
Edward Bromberg
Boston
8. Bloomberg
Horace M. Kallen
The
Sons and Daughters of Zion
Bishop Usher
Dedham
Vriedman
H. S. Shoher
W. Barron
England
Pittsfield
Downey decision backed by local Wood Workers' Union 24
The ruling in the woodworkers and carpenters dispute favoring P. J. Downey has been endorsed by the local Wood Workers' Union 24. The union publicly supports the decision and urges members to respect the outcome.
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P. J. Downey
Union 24
Central Labor Union talks draw new members at lodge event
Secretary Abrahams of the Central Labor Union spoke at Machinists' Hall last night. The talk highlighted union growth with 17 percent new members joining the organization.
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Machinists
Machinists’ Hall
Abrahams
Central Labor Union
Concert and Basket Party for British Veterans Held
The British Naval and Military Veterans hosted a concert and basket party for about 200 guests at the corps rooms in Park Square. Officers Courtenay and Black greeted visitors as baskets sold for good prices, with Mrs. W. Y. Cole winning for the prettiest basket. A dance followed in the Arcade Halls under Captain Williams.
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Corps
Park Square
Great Britain
America
Corporal Holmes
C. S. Courtenay
Black
W. Y. Cole
W. C. Pepperill
C. H. Williams
D.S. Crawford
William Trainor
A. P. Hepworth
Williams
Veterans Surprise Banquet for Chelsea G A R Post
Theodore Winthrop Post 85 members of the G A R in Chelsea were surprised by Women's Relief Corps No 10 last night. They were guided to a hall for a musical and literary entertainment followed by a banquet. Mrs Lizzie Venables chaired the organizing committee.
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Theodore Winthrop
Chelsea
Women’s Relief Corps No. 10
Lizzie Venables
Sand wagon blockage halts city traffic for half hour
A wheel broke on a sand wagon blocking a line of electric cars from the Old South Church to Haymarket Square yesterday afternoon just after 3 o clock. After attempts to move the wagon a beam was placed between the wagon and an electric car and the wagon was freed with the car’s aid. Within five minutes traffic resumed normally.
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Old South Church
Haymarket Square
Koch Lung Cure Promoted By German Government Endorsed
The Koch Lung Cure offers inhalation therapy for catarrh asthma bronchitis and consumption using the Tuberculine formula. Endorsed by Germany and Prof Koch the treatment is available at 361 Boylston Street Boston with free consultation and a home treatment option.
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Prof. Koch
Boylston St
Boston
Koch Lung Cure
Koch
Forger Skinner Hunted Over Boston Bond Scam
The article details Skinner’s fraud involving Easthampton bonds issued for school purposes. He forged duplicates, substituted brown copies for green originals, used forged signatures, and attempted to redeem coupons while selling the forged notes as collateral. Authorities pursued him as he fled toward Boston after exposure.
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Boston
Skinner
Savings Bank
National Bank of Redemption
Easthampton
Alleged Forgeries Involving Town Notes Suspected
The article asserts he forged town notes totaling between $50,000 and $75,000 and may have diverted the proceeds. It states he kept securities entrusted to him to sell without accounting and notes the extent of irregularities remains uncertain.
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