Labor Leader Samuel Ross a Pioneer in New England Labor
Samuel Ross president of the National Spinners Association and longtime labor leader from New Bedford rose from bobbin boy to State Senator representing the Third Bristol district. He shaped labor law codification, backed the eight hour public works bill, and served as secretary of the United Textile Workers and chairman of the Legislature’s labor committee. His work improved wages and conditions for textile workers across the United States.
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Ruling favors Heinze in United Copper pools case
New York May 3 Judge Hough told United States District Attorney Wise he failed in a two days effort to connect F Augustus Heinze with the pools in United Copper stock in 1907. The DA abandoned attempts to put such evidence in the Heinze trial where he faces misapplication of bank funds and overcertification of checks to Otto Heinze firm.
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New York
Hough
United States
Wise
F. Augustus Heinze
United Copper
Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Otto Heinze
Legal clash over Heinze firm witness recalls fortunes
Attorney Wise pressed Max H. Schultze in a courtroom fight tied to Otto Heinze & Co. The judge ruled against most lines of questioning, noting no solid link to United Copper. Cross examination produced some favorable testimony for the defense.
Negro Race Has Best Eyes
Dr. J. L. Miner of Memphis told the American Ophthalmological Society in Washington that negro children show a higher average of normal vision and fewer refractive errors than white children. He attributed these findings to ancestry and noted less degeneration with age and fewer muscular eye defects among negroes. Cross eyes were nearly unknown in negros.
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J. L. Miner
Memphis
Tenn
American Ophthalmological Society
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Miner
Aged Cape Ann resident dies at 99 in Rockport
Gloucester May 3 John R Thurston native of Rockport and oldest Cape Ann resident died this afternoon at his Rockport home aged 99. An abolitionist and associate of William Lloyd Garrison Wendell Phillips Harriet Beecher Stowe and Abel Turner his petition helped repeal Massachusetts slave hunting law. Survived by a wife in her 90s married 70 years.
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John R. Thurston
Rockport
Cape Ann
Thurston
William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abel Turner
Massachusetts
Baldwin Locomotive Works Head Is Dead
John H. Converse president of Burnham Williams and Co died suddenly of heart trouble at his Rosemont home. Born December 2 1840 in Burlington Vermont he was an editor of the Burlington Times and a University of Vermont graduate. An Evangelical Alliance banquet in Boston highlighted his role in Rev Dr J Wilbur Chapman’s work.
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John H. Converse
Burnham, Williams & Co
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Rosemont
Mr. Converse
Burlington
John Kendrick Converse
University of Vermont
Burlington Times
Evangelical Alliance
Boston
Park Street
Park Street Church
Charles Hi. Moss
Alliance
Converse
J. Wilbur Chapman
Several Attempts Get Wife Divorce In East Cambridge Court
Maudla C Smith of Malden secured a divorce from Fred Russell Smith on grounds of desertion and cruel treatment in East Cambridge Divorce Court after repeated attempts over years. Mrs Mary B Fall, Malden mayor’s wife, testified for the plaintiff as the marriage, begun in Rockland Maine in 1895, faltered when Smith left. Judge Bell ordered weekly alimony for the plaintiff. Decrees in two other cases followed.
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Malden
Fred Russell Smith
East Cambridge
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Fall
Boynton Urges Pension for Widow of Gen. Howard
E. Moody Boynton urges a government pension for the widow of Major General Oliver Otis Howard, praising his 40 plus years of service, leadership at Gettysburg, his role in peace with tribes, and his vast Civil War campaigns. The letter argues Howard’s widow, now 78, deserves national recognition and support given his lifelong contributions to education, religion, and the nation.
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Ghirene
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Pelletier Favored by Melvin C Adams For DA Nomination
Colonel Melvin O Adams says he will not seek the Republican nomination for district attorney this fall. He states he supports giving Joseph C Pelletier the party nomination despite ongoing talk among Republican leaders.
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Melvin O. Adams
Joseph C. Pelletier
May Open Bars for Pulpwood
Washington reports growing interest as Canada nears adjournment and hints at a possible reciprocal pact. Quebec signals a willingness to remove pulp wood export bans in exchange for U S duties on print paper and free entry of mechanically ground wood pulp.
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Quebec
United States
Canada-US Reciprocity Talks Focus On Pulp Trade
Report from Washington notes U S understanding that Canada would welcome a reciprocity treaty and that Mann bill ideas to lower paper duties and free pulp wood may be discussed after Canadian Parliament adjourns. Early talks likely to tackle wood pulp and pulp wood terms.
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Railroad to Boom Salem Freight Center Plans Public
Salem May 3 Plans by the Boston and Maine railroad call for spending 3 million dollars to transform Salem into a major freight hub. The move aims to relieve Boston terminal congestion and uses Salem’s three-division geography. For three years the railroad has filled a mill-pond, the site of the proposed station.
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Salem
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Those Sudden Stabs in the Back Kidney Pain Cure Ad
An old advertorial claims sharp back and kidney pains signal sick kidneys. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a superior, single remedy to cure congestion and inflammation, noting 75 years of use and a Boston testimonial from Joseph P. Derby detailing prior suffering and recovery.
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Dean
Boston
Joseph P. Derby
H Street
Mass
War hero sought as bigamist in Pittsburg case
Colonel James T. Tetlow a former Army officer famed for San Juan Hill exploits and a decorated veteran of the Boer war is missing from Pittsburg. His new wife, Clara Jordon Tetlow, has filed suit alleging bigamy after taking out a license April 30 and marrying him last week. She says Tetlow also married her 18 year old sister here. The first Mrs Tetlow handed police data suggesting international military renown and Maine family roots. Tetlow reportedly in New York for a mounted sword contest with his latest bride.
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James T. Tetlow
San Juan Hill
Roosevelt
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Tetlow
Clara Jordon
Ethel Jordon
Maine
York
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