Gen Appleton Heads S. A. R. Presidency in Contest
Philadelphia May 3 The Sons of the American Revolution closed their sessions with Gen Francis Henry Appleton of Massachusetts defeating James Denton Hancock of Pennsylvania for the presidency after a spirited contest.
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Philadelphia
Sons of the American Revolution
Francis Henry Appleton
Massachusetts
James Denton Hancock
Pennsylvania
the Sons of the American Revolution
Andrew Mack Endorses Father John's Medicine for Health
Andrew Mack, a renowned artist, recalls using Father John's Medicine since boyhood to rebuild strength. He touts its blood and nerve nourishment, gentle laxative effect, and safety as not a patent medicine with poisons. He claims fifty years of use and prevention of consumption.
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Andrew Mack
Father John
Young Women Life On 250 A Year Stirs Boston Debates
The Post receives a flood of letters debating Edward Atkinsons claim that a working woman can live well in Boston on 250 a year. Readers dispute dinner costs ingredients stove rental and dining room charges with practical comments on budget cooking and house expenses. Some letters challenge the series and its assumptions while others defend the concept and urge clear accounting of every expense.
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The
Post
Edward Atkinson
Boston
Hasty Pudding Club stages Machiavelli at Jordan Hall
The Hasty Pudding Club presented Machiavelli at Jordan Hall featuring Aertsen and Hall. Cast included A. Hutchinson as Machiavelli and W. P. Sanger as Petrarch with noted performances by Field and Tilden among others. costumes and scenery noted.
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Hasty Pudding Club
Machiavelli
Jordan Hall
Leland B. Hall
Guillaem Aertsen, Jr
Marmaduke Tilden, Jr
R. Clipston Sturgis, Jr
A. E. Hutchinson
Prince Niccolo di Bernardino Machiavelli
Tupper
W. M. Tilden
Harvard
G. H. Field
B. Joy
Young Women Test Edward Atkin son's Way
A reader comments on a newspaper article about Edward Atkin's son and experiments with home built ovens. The writer describes a tin oven coated with asbestos and adds a tip to use a tin lamp chimney with mica to ease soot cleanup if the glass breaks.
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Edward Atkinson
B. Markoe
Controversy Over Dinner Costs and Hidden Eggs
A reader argues the $1.68 dinner bill omits items like eggs and spices used by Miss Davidson. A second letter defends reported prices, noting eggs were not in the pudding recipe and prices came from major grocers and a Bromfield street butcher.
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Bromfield Street
L. Lois Davidson
Dinner materials list vs custard recipe discrepancy
A reader notes a contradiction between Mr. Atkinson’s dinner materials listing an egg and the cornmeal custards recipe stating three eggs were beaten. They request explanation why the materials list should not claim three eggs to be correct.
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Christine M’leod
The
Westland
Boston
Employers' Association Aims to Stop Strikes Violence
George B. Hugo of the Boston Employers' Association outlines the national group, pledging to curb labor union abuses. He cites armed confrontations and says the tactic is to counter with equal force, praising Chicago efforts and signaling work to start by June 1 with secret member networks.
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Employers’ Association
George B. Hugo
Boston Employers’ Association
Hugo
National Association
Chicago
Zimmermann
Citizens’ Industrial Association of America
Dead and a Myth in Boston Labor Plot Claims
Henry Abrams of the Boston Central Labor Union denounces a published story alleging 1000 nonunion employers in Boston join a combined effort with the employers association to crush trade unionism. He challenges the piece to name specific employers or provide credible evidence of such a widespread scheme.
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Parry Association
Boston
Henry Abrahams
Boston Central Labor Union
Employers’ Association of Boston
Unions Stay Strong Despite Employer Plot Claims
A Boston labor scene debate dismisses claims that 12 bottlers’ bosses organize to crush unions. Observers say unions are here to stay, elevating workers, while anti union efforts by a few employers have failed and many leaders refuse interviews.
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Boston
Death of Mrs Howard Thompson of Hyde Park
Mrs Howard Thompson wife of a Hyde Park selectman died this afternoon after a lingering illness. She had returned from Boothby Hospital where she had been confined for some time about a week ago.
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Howard Thompson
Hyde Park
Boothby Hospital
Debs Heads New Industrial Union in Chicago Rivalry
Eugene V. Debs confirmed he will lead the Industrial Union, a new labor group to be launched next week in Chicago, as a rival to the American Federation of Labor in Terre Haute Indiana.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Industrial Union
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Labor union notices and upcoming meetings around Boston
News items report various union activities in Boston area circles including a July 4 picnic for News Wagon Drivers 259 at Caledonian Grove, wage scales for Boston Elevator Constructors 4 effective June 1, a death benefit plan adopted by Stablemen 10 663, and delegates from Bartenders 77 Waiters 80 to the Hotel and Restaurant Employees convention in Kansas City starting May 8. Also noted are upcoming meetings for Boston Electrical Workers 103 and Boston Central Labor Union, remarks by General President George Dunn of Boiler Makers 431, compliance complaints by Meat Cutters 4 Charlestown firms, Housesmiths 995 Washington St gatherings, painters assembly 1849 leadership talk by Michael J. Kenney, and new officers for Hat Trimmers 1849.
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Union 259
Caledonian Grove
Boston Elevator Constructors’ Union 4
Stablemen’s Union
Boston
International League
Kansas City
James IT. Hickey
Robert A. Callahan
William H. Andrews
William H. Andrews From Bartenders’ Union 77
Ed Chick
Frank C. McDonough
Cornelius J. Donovan
Union 80
Boston Electrical Workers’ Union 103
Boston Central Labor Union
Wells Memorial Building
George Dunn
Indianapolis
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders
Boston Boilermakers’ Union
Charlestown
Architectural Iron ‘Workers
Washington Street
Assembly
Knights of Labor
Michael J. Kenney
Hat ‘Trimmers
Vida Macleaters
Mary Brotherton
Kate Mullen
F. Dockendorf
Cusick Injured in Ice Pick Attack in Jamaica Plain
James J. Cusick, 43, living at 76 Boylston Street Jamaica Plain, was struck with an ice pick handle during an argument by Peter O Rourke, 44, of 62 Bromley Street. Cusick remains hospitalized after the assault. O Rourke was arrested by Station 13 officers.
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James J. Cusick
Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain
Peter O’rouke
Bromley Street
O'Rouke
Station 13
NOT CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR SAYS DONOVAN
City Clerk Edward J. Donovan indicated he will not run for mayor this fall despite strong mentions. After a long talk with Ward 8 leader Martin Lomasney his friends plan no current mayoralty bid and Donovan reserves future candidacy.
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Edward J. Donovan
Martin Lomasney
Donovan
Hendricks Club
Whelton
Friends
Wong Inn Sues Over Late Picnic Eatables
Wong Inn a student at Northfield Theological School sues Ww. I. and J. W. Wescott for damages after ice cream coffee and other foods ordered for a Chinese picnic at Houghton's Pond on June 27 1904 failed to arrive by 1 15 pm. Judge Bond in Middlesex Superior Court reserved ruling.
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Wong Inn
Northfield Theological School
Bond
Middlesex Superior Court
Houghton’s Pond
Blue Hills
Wong
Ww. I
J. W. Wescott
Wescott
Wescott Company
Jamaica Plain
Chelsea Fireman Julius Hesse Dies at Scene
Julius M. Hesse, a Chelsea fire department call man attached to the ladder truck, collapsed and died yesterday afternoon while answering a fire alarm from Box 19. Heart disease is given as the cause. He was 68 and served 31 years with the department.
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Julius M. Hesse
Chelsea Fire Department
Hesse
Women Opposed to Suffrage Meet at Vendome
The Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Suffrage of Women held its annual meeting at the Vendome. A year’s work report praised pioneer Clara T. Leonard on the state board. Mrs. James M. Codman presided in Mrs. Guild’s absence as reports from Boston Weymouth Stockbridge Cambridge and Brookline were read.
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Massachusetts Association
Vendome
Clara T. Leonard
State Board of
Massachusetts
Guild
James M. Codman
Boston
Weymouth
Stockbridge
Cambridge
Brookline
Pierce Pupil Drops Dead in Auburndale
Willie Dignim a 15 year old pupil at Pierce Grammar School died suddenly while eating supper at home on Auburndale avenue. Heart disease is named as the cause. His mother Mrs Dignim fainted from the shock and had some trouble in being revived. He was loved by teachers and classmates and would have graduated in June. He was the youngest son of James Dignim a city employee.
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Auburndale
High Home
Auburndale Avenue
Willie Dignim
Pierce Grammar School
James Dignim
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Paris
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Christine McLeod
Lucrezia
Mr. Tilden
Pathos d’Artagnan de Marsac de Trop
Gascony
Cc. S. Bird, Jr
Laura
Sanger
W. P. Sanger
Alfred Dante Petrarch
S. C. Adams
Father Tedium
R. N. Baldwin
Guiseppe di Lutto
D. R. Ayres
A. BE. Chase
L. Delano
R. Grant
M. McBurney
P. A. Proal
W. F. Richmond
A. M. Scully
Gentlemen of Machiavelli
R. Amory
F. Burr, Jr
F. F. Colby
L. A. Pettibone
F. J. Sulloway
R. T. Wheeler
J. W. Burden, Jr
P. H. Burnett
J. H. Lathrop
D. A. Newhall
J. D. Nichols
A. J. D. Paul
D. Preston
L. T. Swaim
W. H. Poor
Atkinson
F. E. Gorman
Object
Abrahams
Debs
NEW Party
LABOR
Cusick
Plimpton-Hervey
Union St
Faneuil Hail
Washington St., Cor. of Ruggles
Bacon’s
Washington St
Arcade Shoe CO
Boots
Vici
Aese
Pierce
Vorenberg
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Washington, Hanover & Elm Sts
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