Strikers Scare Lynn Waitresses In Front Of Wyman's
In Lynn on May 2 two prominent waitresses Miss Margaret McManus and Miss Elizabeth Holden narrowly avoided arrest after a scuffle sparked by a taunt from a restaurant manager during a strike. Police officer Peabody intervened and Mrs. Wyman opposed prosecution, as local restaurants sign the strikers' demands boosting morale among leaders.
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Margaret M'Mannue
Dorothy Florencho Buttry
Annied Mahan
Lynn
Miss M’mannus
Wyman
Last Nigh Mahan
Margaret Penny
Lillian M’govern
Mary Abbott
May Phase
May Coffin
Lucy Cliff
Mary Gushub
Caleb F. Peabody
Margaret McManus
Tudor Street
Elizabeth Holden
Putnam Place
Union Street
Bents
Munroe Street
East Boston Hospital Bill Advances in City Council
The act to establish a City Hospital branch in East Boston moves to the Common Council after a 12 to 1 Board of Aldermen vote. Senator Taylor supports the plan with the East Boston Citizens' Trade Association backing. The measure allows issuing bonds up to 100000 dollars at 4 percent interest within the debt limit.
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City Hospital
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Frothingham
Taylor
East Boston
Branch Hospital
Church Alliance Eyes Earlier Bake Shop Closings
The Church Alliance plans to close bake shops earlier on Sundays and stop afternoon openings, aiming to free workers the rest of the day. Rev Kimball of St Stephen’s arch leads the effort sparked by Max Henry Newman’s Boston Post article.
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Church Alliance
Max Henry Newman
Boston Post
Mr. Kimball
St. Stephen’s Arch
Striking Stone Cutters Granted Concessions
One hundred fifty stone cutters at Croch Island near Stonington returned to work after a strike for a 20 cent daily wage rise or outdoor work. No wage increase was granted but employers agreed to build additional sheds to reduce outside labor.
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Rockland
Crotch Island
Stonington
Workers strike at Lake Quinsigamond amusement park
Worcester reports a strike by men at the Lake Quinsigamond amusement park over the absence of a district business agent’s visit and the use of non union labor on the job.
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Worcester
Lake Quinsigamond
Fire destroys 1000 acres of Maine woodland
A blaze near Day's siding on the Boston and Maine railroad one mile east of West Kennebunk Me burned about 1000 acres of woodland and partly destroyed about 150 cords of cord wood and a small barn.
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Kennebunk
Boston & Maine
Hospital May Use Eminent Domain Under New Act
The hospital may purchase or seize real estate by eminent domain if the measure passes with two thirds approval in both council chambers. The act becomes effective upon formal acceptance by the councils.
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Hospital
Council
Police listing work advances in Boston districts
The Boston police listing room at Station 16 under Deputy Superintendent James H. Coulter reports progress with 18 clerks listing buildings. In Back Bay an irate resident objected to taxpayer polling. officers say evasion hampers counts. Captain Gaskin’s report notes 4000 buildings checked around City Hall with 150 listed. West End timing lags North End for final reports.
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Station 16
James H. Coulter
Police
Coulter
Back Bay
Boston
South Boston
East Boston
Gaskin
City Hall
West End
North End
Spring Health Advice Warns Against Poisonous Medicines
In temperate days, readers are urged to be cautious about sun exposure and to guard against spring illnesses from decayed ground vegetation. The article recommends Father John’s Medicine as a safe food medicine to strengthen the body and cleanse the stomach without poisonous drugs or acids.
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Father John
Mares Hurt In Mysterious Stable Attack
A horse owned by Daniel J. Kelley on Harris street was found with a dozen cuts to the back and rump after an unknown assailant entered the Highland avenue stable last night. The attack, attributed to a possible maniac, involved a sharp stable hook. Inspector Greenleaf leads the investigation as a motive remains unclear.
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Daniel J. Kelley
Harris Street
Highland Avenue
Inspector Greenleaf
Braley Child Murder Mystery Deepens In New Hampshire
Danbury New Hampshire authorities pursue a dark and baffling case of 2 year old Elwin Braley's disappearance. Theories shift toward murder with a wounded earlier Braley child cited. Dr L V Knapp recalls a right ear bruise and lack of autopsy, while family statements hint at foul play. Relatives describe tension at the Braley home as investigators weigh potential suspects.
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Danbury
N. H
Elwin Braley
Braley
Ernest
Sadie Braley
L. V. Knapp
Dr. Knapp
Braleys
Pelletier Elected State Deputy of Knights of Columbus
Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston was reelected State deputy as the Knights of Columbus held their convention in Lawrence Encampment Hall with over 250 delegates from 125 councils. The annual report cited growth in councils, membership, and charitable giving, noting 950 councils, 15 165 members, $283 994.27 in death claims, and a $2101.39 contribution to St Vincent de Paul Society plus 33 clothing cases. Two new councils were established Ozanam 912 North Cambridge and Elder 927 Chicopee Falls.
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Joseph C. Pelletier
Boston
Knights of Columbus
Pelletier
Horgan
Lawrence
James E. Dunleavey
Springfield
John H. H. McNamee
Cambridge
Nevada
Philippine Islands
Massachusetts
Stang
St. Vincent de Paul Society of
Fall River
Ozanam
North Cambridge
Elder
Chicopee Falls
Moosehead Ice Clears for Regular Steamer Runs
Moosehead Lake ice broke up at Kineo Maine allowing the regular steamer to resume trips to Greenville Junction. Early fishermen gathered as the sport is expected to start tomorrow after the thaw.
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Kineo
Moosehead Sake
Greenville Junction
Burglar loot found near Munroe station in post office break
May 2 Lexington report details a post office safe blown open at Munroe by burglars. A chamois bag containing 8.91 of 23.59 remaining locked money and most of 30 in stamps were recovered. Police followed a trail to Woburn, while a coat with a revolver, mask, and nitro was found nearby.
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Lexington
Munroe
Boston & Maine Railroad
Palmer
Lexington Police
Woburn
L. H. Lawrence
Mr. Austin
Dorchester Druggist Fires At Burglary in Dorchester
William H. Weed proprietor of the Gibson pharmacy on Parkman Street and Dorchester Avenue fired at a burglar during a 3 a m break in. The thief cut telephone wires and bored the door lock before fleeing leaving a dress suit case two jimmies and a bit behind. Police seek a man with a bullet wound.
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William H. Weed
Gibson Pharmacy
Parkman Street
Dorchester Avenue
Mr. Weed
Weed
Four Bennington men held as witnesses in Bartlett murder case
In Bennington Vermont four young men are held as witnesses in the inquest into the death of Doc Bartlett after a late Saturday night with Bartlett last seen leaving Allen's saloon in Walloomsac. Doctors report cerebral hemorrhage with signs of a brutal beating and dragging of the body from an unknown struggle.
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Bennington
Bennington County
Doc Bartlett
Bartlett
Hoosie Falls
N. Y
Edward Sweet
James Kelly
Arthur Debell
Johnson Wonderland
Bank
North Bennington
Allen
Walloomsac
Kelly
Debell
Sweet
Wonderland
John Kipp
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Douglass Corning
Mr. Corning
Peabody
E. B. Hospital
Branch
Chickering
Senator William Taylor
East Boston Hospital
Quinsigamond
Maine
the Hardware Man
Cor
Portland
Sudbury Sts
New England
Epar Clothings On Credit
Central Coal Co
Liberal Commission
D Wharf
Albany St
Tremont
W. E. Porter
Tremont St
Haymarket
Back Bay District
Dr. Lee V. Knapp
Elwin
Sadie Call
Sheriff Murray
Conlin
The
Moosehead
Dorchester
Vorenberg
Vorenberg’s
Washington, Hanover & Elm Sts
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