President Roosevelt in Kansas amid carriage incident and corner stone
President Roosevelt's Kansas trip included a near incident as a man Murphy tried to mount his carriage but was knocked off by a mounted policeman. The president then attended a corner stone ceremony for the railroad Y M C A building in Topeka with 12,000 spectators and a large guard escort.
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Topher
Kan
Roosevelt
Topeka
Bailey
Harvard
Mudge
The
Santa Fe
United States
Copeland Hotel
Company A
Kansas National Guard
Copeland
Bailes
Infant found drowned near Laconia dam. suspect arrested
The body of a female infant about five weeks old was found in the Winnipesaukee River at the Lak a Company dam in Lakeport. An autopsy ruled drowning as the cause. Rose Finley, a hosiery mill employee, was arrested on murder charges.
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Laconia
N. H
Winnipesaukee
Laka Company
Lakeport
H. S. Beckford
Belmont
W. D. Veazey
Rose Finley
Boy Caught Between Cars Laughs It Off
Felix Dousley of 73 Stearns road Brookline rode a bicycle on Boylston street and was caught between two cars after his wheel slipped. He showed calm when freed, bearing a deep cut above the left eye a skinned hand a bruised cheek and a broken wheel. He walked home insisting he was not badly hurt.
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Felix Dousley
Stearns Road
Brookline
Boylston Street
Cambridge Dance Party Showcased Pettes Pupils
A pretty dancing party was held at Union Hall Cambridge last evening under the auspices of Miss Georgia Pettes. The event featured fancy dancing by children who were pupils of Miss Pettes.
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Union Hall
Cambridge
Georgia Pettes
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Health Benefits
An appeal touts Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for female weakness and fatigue. A Peoria Illinois testimonial from Mrs Gladys Riblett claims twelve years of lung trouble and near death, with six bottles restoring strength, weight, sleep, and overall health.
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Paine
Gladys Riblett
Peoria
Ill
Newton High School golf first round results at Brae-Burn
The first round of the Newton High School golf tournament was completed at Brae Burn golf links in West Newton. Matches included M Stanton defeating M Stone 2 up, FP Mulaney over D Whittemore 5 up 4 to play, J Leary over R Norton 1 up, A Chamberlain over M Kimball 2 up, J Waters over L Coffin 1 up, W A Hickox over G King 6 up, and D Manning over H F Tilton 6 up 2 to play.
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H. F. Tilton
Immigrants on Saxonia Arrive in Boston After Long Atlantic Voyage
Immigrants aboard the Saxonia arrive in Boston with 23851 passengers on the ship. Among them seven year old James Tobin and six year old Mary Tobin travel alone to join their mother in Amerika. Officials note the children’s brave arrival and the crowd nearby as relatives and ship staff assist them.
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James Tobin
Mary Tobin
Saxonia
Billings
Jim
Mary
Boston
Ireland
Amerika
James Grancham
William
Ferry Street
Lawrence, Mais
May Day Strikes Reach 100000 as Wages Climb
Leaders attribute widespread wage gains to higher living costs and firm unionization in major centers. Skilled unions list workers by trades and numbers while employers push for a separate laborer wage scale. Boston bakers and Everett chemical workers report gains, with carpenters in Boston area pressing a $3 a day minimum.
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Everett
Wilmington
Carpenters’ District Council
Boston
Higher Pay for 11 950 Workers In Boston Wage Increase
Trade union leaders in Boston say about 11 950 workers received a wage rise yesterday totaling roughly 100 000 dollars monthly. The move boosts earnings for a large portion of the local labor force.
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Trades Unionists
Boston
Engineers Win Boston Strike As Harbor Workers Quit
Marine engineers in Boston gain an increase after a labor dispute while about 10 of the 200 men employed at the harbor walk off the job, signaling broader tensions in the marine trades.
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Marine Engineers of
Boston
Engineers Win Wage Increases Amid Labor Talks
Ten engineers resign from the Boston Towboat Company and other firms after wage demands were not met. Several firms raised pay by 10 to 16 percent, including the Metropolitan Coal Company and the Ross Towboat Company, while Suffolk Towboat kept the requested scale. The article notes union support from Calvin Austin of the Eastern Steamship Association and reports on the Burns medallion project at a Burns club meeting.
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Boston Towboat Company
Metropolitan Coal Company
New England Dredging Company
Calvin Austin
Eastern Steamship Association
T. I.winsor
Suffolk Towboat Company
Ross Towboat Company
Subway Laborers Strike Halts New York Construction
About 25 000 subway workers mainly Italians walked from Harlem to Washington Square as a citywide labor stoppage intensified. A separate accord between railroad marine engineers and marine departments averted a broader New York Harbor tieup. The Team Drivers Union of about 4000 also struck for higher wages while builders settled pay and shorter hours.
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New York
Harlem
Washington Square
New York Harbor
Railroad Marine
Marine Departments
Team Drivers
Kosmos Club Elects Officers In Wakefield Meeting
The Kosmos Club held its annual meeting in Wakefield with large attendance. Officers elected include President Mrs. Ida Farr Miller, vice presidents Mrs. Rose N. Whitten and Miss Elizabeth M. Greenwood, recording secretary Miss Elizabeth A. Driver, and corresponding secretary Mrs. Martha T. Blanchard.
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Wakefield
Kosmos Club
Ida Farr Miller
Rose N. Whitten
Elizabeth M. Greenwood
Elizabeth A. Driver
Martha TF. Blanchard
Francis A. Mansfield
Etta Fish Tingley
Julietta S. Clapp
Mary J. Burbank
Mary E. Gowing
Delia C. Bouve
Anna W. Forrest
Myrta E. Knight
Corrina Bailey
Edith L. Cary
Mary E. Cate
Louise FE. Walton
Josephine P. MacQuinn
Emily R. Pearson
Susan E. Lepper
Katherine R. Richardson
Eliza EF. Ingram
Edith EF. Foster
Rosa A. Perkins
Emily F. Tay
Helen J. White
Florence J.stearns
Blanche H. Doane
Hannah H. Paine
Grace C. Wiley
Mary A. Peirce
Carrie L. Tobey
Prospect Club May Party Draws City Officials in Somerville
The Prospect Club of Somerville held its third annual May party at Union Hall drawing over 80 attendees including Mayor Glines Aldermen Higgins McCarthy ex-Alder Reynolds School Committeemen Flynn Bennett and Representative A P Vinal. Mayor Glines contrasted Brickbottom with Powder House Park in a speech as John Diggins presented a black ebony cane to Club President Cole. John C Donahue supervised dancing and LL W Cole chaired the reception committee.
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Prospect Club of
Somerville
Union Hall
Glines
Higgins
McCarthy
Reynolds
Flynn and
Bennett
A. P. Vinal
Brickbottom
Powder House Park
Cole
John Diggins
John C. Donahue
LL W. Cole
Cosmopolitan Burns Club of Boston Elects Hugh Cairns President
The Cosmopolitan Burns Club of Boston held its annual meeting last evening with heightened aims as sculptor Hugh Cairns, designer of several statues of the ploughman bard, was elected and installed president.
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Burns Club of
Boston
Hugh Cairns
Bard
Power Station Men Dismissed in East Cambridge
All but four or five of the men employed at the East Cambridge power station of the Boston Elevated Railway were discharged last night. Rumor says the Boston and Maine Railroad may gain control and tear the plant down to make a freight yard including the Revere sugar refinery. Discharged workers may be rehired at the Harvard Square power house. The plant housed valuable machinery and featured the county’s tallest glass house chimney.
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East Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Revere
Harvard Square
Commonwealth
Lorimer's Friends Await Call as Tremont Temple Pastor
A prominent church member said Dr. Lorimer will be called as pastor by Oct 1 but friends will wait for temper to cool. Temple moves amid two factions with one blamed for blocking Samuel Perrin’s life deacon bid. Deacon Jamieson and his wife receive dismissal letters and plan to join Madison Avenue Church. Delegates named for Baptist convention and an amendment shifts trust funds to three trustees.
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Lorimer
Tremont
Temple
Dr. Lorimer
New York
Madison Avenue
Baptist Convention
Messrs
Oliver M. Wentworth
Hassett
Eddy
Simpson
Marks
Rhodes
Hilton
Haseltine
Harmony Chapter 60 Hosts Unmatched May Festival
Harmony Chapter No. 60 O E S held a May festival in the Town Hall to a reception of praise. The program featured elaborate fancy dancing by the youth under Miss Adelaide Collins guidance. Social dancing followed until midnight.
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Wakefield
Adelaide
Collins
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