Bribery Allegations Dominate Revere Railway Hearing
Former Selectman John A. Staples probes bribery claims at the Revere Board of Selectmen hearing on Chelsea & Revere Street Railway Company petition. Several ex-members testify they faced offers of stock or money, with one recalling a past approach to influence votes. The board adjourns to consider the case after testimony.
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Revere Board of Selectmen
Chelsea & Revere Street Railway Company
John A. Staples
George Forbush
Staples
Board of Selectmen
Furbush
Selectmen
Forbush
Michael Sullivan
Benjamin F. DeButts
DeButts
Sullivan
Mr. DeButts
Alfred S. Hall
Selectmen’s
Mr. Hall
Arthur B. Champlin
Champlin
Weather Forecast for New England and Nearby States
Forecast for Friday calls for cooler air across Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Saturday remains fair with sunnier periods and light to moderate westerly winds. Western portions may be warmer with fresh westerly winds.
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Washington
Maine
Massachusetts
Engineers Strike Ends in Compromise in Boston
A Boston compromise ends the engineers strike after eight hour days and 55 cents overtime at Boston breweries. The International Union of Steam Engineers and Boston Central Labor Union sign the schedule, effective May 1, with eight hour days, overtime pay, and union membership required for brewery engineers.
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Quincy Granite
New York Central
Boston
Brewers’ Board of Trade
Central Labor Union
International Union of Steam Engineers of America
Ich
Central Labor Union of Boston
International Union of Steam Engineers
Boston Brewers’ Association
Engineers’ Union
Brewers of Boston
Co. F. Burkhardt
Sumner C. Stanley
John J. Murphy
Boston Central Labor , Union
J. Kneeland
Rank H. McCarthy
John F. O'Sullivan
Corless
Central Labor Union Committee
Brewery Workers’ Union
Hanley & Casey
Houghton
British Capture Brandfort Amid Delayed Kimberley Advance
Report from London May 4 states British forces captured Brandfort as they press a slow advance above Thabanchu. Boers resist along a 40 mile front through rugged country, preventing a northward move from Kimberley.
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Thabanchu
Kimberley
London
Brandfort
Brandfort Falls as British Move in South African Campaign
British forces under Lord Roberts press the line north of Thabanchu with 50 000 troops along a forty mile front. General Delarey and the Boers defend Brandfort as observers report evacuations and continued skirmishes near Kinburg and Ladybrand.
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London
Winburg
Lord Roberts
Thabanchu
Brandfort
Broadwood
Isabelfontein
Ian Hamilton
Jacobs Rust
Tucker
Karee
French
Rundle
Winston Churchill
Bloemfontein
Ladybrand
Boers Contested Across Forty Mile Bloems Front Line
Bloemfontein dispatch reports heavy skirmishing as Allied forces advance east of Bloemfontein. General Rundle holds a strong frontal position with heavier Boer guns while harassing fire continues. General Hamilton presses north and Highland Brigade engages near Val Krantz. General Tucker moves east.
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Brandfort
Tucker
Potes Carew
Hutton
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
Kinburg
Delarey
London
The
Standard
Thabancin
Rundle
Ian Hamilton
Highland Brigade
Val Krantz
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Liquid Air Refrigeration & Power Co. I Inc
Sudbury Building
Wildey Savings Bank
Boylston St
Philadelphia
E'Olund
Good Luck Novelty CO
Summer St
Congress Street
Eaa
Stove, Franklin
R.h.whiteco
John Meanny
McCarthy
Kruger
Birdseye
Thomas
Albany Street
Pike CO
Oxford
T. D. Baker Company
Harrison Ave
Cor
Kneeland St
Thabanciu
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