Strikers Clash As Olneyville Protests Turn Violent
Providence May 3 The Olneyville Strikers plan charges against Officers Hanna and Dary after police clubs and threats during a confrontation. William Walsh of the Atlantic mill strikers says a treasurer, with $200, led a crowd through Manton avenue. Walsh and a woman treasurer claim no part in the scuffle or in the fight against non union worker James Whipple. The Saranac Mill runs today. Saxon and Riverside stay on strike. Geneva Mill remains idle. Olneyville striker numbers grow.
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Olneyville
Hanna
Dary
William Walsh
Atlantic Mill
Manton Avenue
Atlantic Delaine
Walsh
Hhreeback
James Whipple
Atlantic
Saranac
Saxon
Riverside
Geneva
Baltimore Coatmakers Strike Expands To Threaten Garment Makers
The real struggle in the Baltimore coatmakers strike starts as contractors align with workers to press for a 50 percent price increase from clothiers. If wholesale clothiers resist, trousers and vest makers may join a sympathy strike by early next week. About 20,000 workers could be out within two or three days. Meetings are planned for tomorrow night to decide next actions.
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Baltimore
Mass Meeting Mobilizes Support for Gossamer Workers
A large crowd gathered at Wells Memorial last evening to back striking gossamer workers from Hyde Park and other plants. Speakers Frank K. Foster Harry Lloyd Albert A. Carlton and Thomas Tracey urged solidarity amid strain on the Dudley Rubber Works Boston annex on Atlantic Avenue. The Central Labor Union of New York and others signaled a boycott of Dudley Rubber Works and Hyde Park Gossamer. A State Board of Arbitration will convene at Hyde Park on May 12.
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Hyde Park
Frank K. Foster
Harry Lloyd
Albert
A. Carlton
Thomas Tracey
Boston
Atlantic Avenue
Dudley Rubber Works
Central Labor Union of
New York
Lockhart Iron and Steel strike opens union clash in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on May 3, 6000 to 7000 workers face a union battle as non union men are used and the Amalgamated Association presses for restoration of the amalgamated wage scale. Officials warn of bitter warfare unless the scale is signed, with Carnegie Homestead likely spared.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Lockhart Iron and Steelompany
Carnegie
American Waltham Watch Factory Plans Three Week Vacation
A notice posted yesterday after noon states the factory will shut Friday night June 23 for vacation and reopen July 22, granting three weeks off. Workers welcome the plan, which is one week shorter than last summer’s break.
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American Waltham Watch Factory
Hat Factory Strikes in Amesbury for Higher Wages
About forty first sizers at the Merrimac Hat Factory walked out this morning demanding raises. The workers are mainly Russians and Poles. The plant continues operations and the strike is not expected to disrupt output.
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Amesbury
Merrimac
Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Seek 15 Cent Wage Increase
In Youngstown Ohio on May 3 workers in Mahoning Valley furnaces await a 15 cent daily wage raise. The region hosts the world's most significant blast furnaces, underscoring the impact of any wage move on industry.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Bricklayers refuse ten hour day in Lowell strike
The union bricklayers employed by the Hamilton Company refused this morning to work ten hours for a day’s pay. They are supported by the local union in Lowell.
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Lowell
Hamilton Company
West End Railway floor men back Journeymen Barbers union
Last evening the floor men of the West End Railway Company endorsed the union label and voted to support no shop that did not display the union card.
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West End Railway Company
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
Scarlet fever outbreak hits Waltham with three cases
Waltham health officials had praised progress against contagion when three scarlet fever cases appeared in the Westberg family on Ash Street. The illnesses affect very young children, signaling renewed vigilance for public health authorities.
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Waltham
Westberg
Ash Street
WEW England Piano Co Warerooms Ad
WeW England Piano Co at 200 Tremont St Boston invites buyers to visit its warerooms for the largest assortment of pianos and easy payments. The notice promotes renting options and stresses quality and variety.
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WEW England Piano CO
Tremont St
Boston
Suburbs Exhume 100 Bodies Ahead of Reinterment
Under Engineer Emerson the burial of bodies exhumed by subway workers continues at right angles to the original graves. About 100 bodies in large cases, half sized cases, and small boxes await reinterment in the Vaults. Eight tombs remain uncovered with more graves possibly found.
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Emerson
Subway
Park Square
Frederick Adams
Boston
Post
Boylston Street
Charles Street
Meehan
Quincy Club Plan Moves Toward Country Club Home
Circulation among 400 to 500 prominent locals supports forming a Quincy country club with a mansion on President's Hill valued at 47 000 dollars. A 15 member committee will canvass for members, with initial funds estimated for running costs and furnishing.
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Quincy
John Francis Adams
President's Hill
Theophilus Niles
Russell A. Sage
J. F. Merrill
Stephen O. Moxom
Louis A. Cook
Theophilus King
R. A. Sears
J. A. Gordon
State House
Boston Harbor
Blue Hills
Mr. Adams
Golf Club
Lawn Tennis Club
Coal Prices Lowered by May Circular Sales Agents
New York May 3 coal sales agents fixed May circular prices for several grades. Grate egg and chestnut set at 3.85 per ton while stove drops to 3.50. Western prices 4.60 for grate and 4 for others in Chicago and 3.75 for grate 3.90 for others in Buffalo. Prices take effect immediately as agents plan another meeting on May 28.
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Coods
Fisk & Goff
Pias
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Minstrel Show Planned by St Stephen’s Y M C A
St Stephen's Y M C A members prepare for their annual minstrel show to be held on Wednesday evenings May 15 at St John's Hall Moon Street. A chorus of thirty men and thirty women will perform with M J Lafferty as interlocutor.
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St. Stephen’s Y. M. C. A
St. John’s Hall
Moon Street
M. J. Lafferty
Charles Bonner
William Shea
Lacy Murphy
Josie Mahoney
C. J. Mahone
Trial resumes in Sanford will case readings of letters
The Newport Rhode Island trial hearings reopen at 9 30 am with Ives reading Mrs. Sanford's letters to Miss Genevieve Ward. Mrs. Sanford's mental state remained normal until a week before death on August 1. Her routine included reading driving walking in cold weather, copying from books, and daily music practice with no restraints on visitors and full table privileges.
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Newport
R. I
Sanford
Mrs. Sanford
Miss Kittie Knowles Receives Gold Watch Gift
Friends of Miss Kittie TM Knowles gathered in the vestry of the Church of the Unity South Boston last evening to-present her with a gold watch and chain. Rev. Mr Whitney, pastor, spoke warmly as she accepted the token amid congratulations.
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Kittie
Knowles
Somerville
Church of the Unity
Orchester Avenue
Boston
Miss Knowles
Whitney
Gas Explosion in Cambria Mine Causes Fatalities
Gas explosion today at the Cambria Iron Co mine in Johnstown Pennsylvania injures four men with two dead as a result of the blast. The accident occurred in the coal mine section and rescue efforts are ongoing.
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Johnstown
Penn
Cambria Iron Cay
Evel Ia
Boston Socials Sail to Europe on Cunard Liners
The Cunard Gallia sails from Boston at 4 30 PM with 75 intermediate 400 steerage and cabin passengers including William H Blerson Mrs Gillette and child Edward L Fuller and others. The Campania departs New York at noon bound for Liverpool carrying notable Boston figures such as H H Barrows Winfield Smith George D Bliss Eveleth Stearns Mosman and Chase among cabin passengers.
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Liverpool
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Gillette and Child
Edward L. Fuller
E. M. Hill
Wyman
Thomas Lindall Winthrop
Alanson Bigelow, Jr
George I. Tarr
S. N. Aldrich
F. E. Lancaster
F. A. Richardson
Dinjian
C. E. Maxwell
Koopman
Rodway
Fred Ackroyd
Joseph Kellewill
Mary Winthrop
Winthrop
Margaret Matheson
Campania
New York
Boston
H. H. Barrows
Winfield 8. Smith
George D. Bliss
R. H. Stearns, Jr
M. B. Mosman
P. C. Chase
Fourth-class Postmasters Appointed in New England States
Fourth-class postmasters were appointed today in Connecticut Webb's Mills Maine Webb's Mills Elmwood New Hampshire Elmwood May 3 1890s figures show replacements for resignations F H Smith Weatogue Clarence Winslow H P Morse and others named to fill vacancies in the Post Office Department.
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Washington
Connecticut
F. H. Smith
Weatogue
A. Roberts
Maine
Clarence Winslow
Webb’s Mills
Z. M. Gammon
New Hampshire
H. P. Morse
Elmwood
H. F. Robinson
Smallpox cases update at Newport New Hampshire
The Newport New Hampshire Board of Health reports no new smallpox cases as of May 3. The solitary previously reported case is convalescent and those exposed are monitored daily by health officials.
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Newport
N. H
Board of Health
Sea Moss Farine Receipts Include Dessert Uses
A 25 count package of Sea Moss Farine claims to yield 16 quarts for desserts and grocery receipts accompany the product. The notice highlights economy and nutrition while noting availability in grocers.
Train collision near Buffalo injures passengers
Lake Shore passenger train No. 2 crashed head on into a freight engine just beyond the city line in Buffalo. Both engines were badly damaged and the passengers were shaken up, with one reported injured.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Shore
City Line
Furniture mover’s cart and a rush at Paine ware rooms
The season brings hundreds of families moving homes and needing new furniture. Crowds fill Paine furniture warerooms on Canal street during the last ten days, rivaling their great sale crowds as old pieces no longer fit in new spaces.
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Paine Furniture
Canal Street
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