Bakers devise new picketing system
Boston workers describe a novel strike tactic that expels non union bakers from town via a highly organized network. Pickets identify disguises and recruit ready sympathizers while railroad stations and docks become staging points for targeted detentions and transport to union headquarters and distant cities. The piece portrays the method as more efficient than prior tactics and details specific processes, talks, and threats used to secure compliance with union goals.
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Boston
Woodcutter Edward Jordan Killed by Fallen Tree
Brockton May 8 Edward Jordan a wood chopper was pinned by a fallen tree and died in the Norwell woods. He was about 60 years old leaving a widow and six children. The accident likely occurred yesterday and the body was found early today.
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Brockton
Edward Jordan
Woodchopper
Norywell
Leaves
Boylston Congregational Church Marks Dual Anniversaries
The Boylston Congregational Church Jamaica Plain celebrated its 25th anniversary alongside the 35th for the Sunday school. Past and present members gathered as Rev S Sherborne Mathews attended as a visitor. A hymn by Warren Archibald opened the morning, with papers read on school origins. In the evening Dr Henry W Broughton Rev Mathews N G Nickerson and Lincoln F Crowell spoke to a large crowd.
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Boylston
Congregational Church
Boylston Congregational Church
Jamaica Plain
Sherborne Mathews
Warren Archibald
Henry W. Broughton
Dr. Mathews
N. G. Nickerson
Lincoln F. Crowell
Dorchester Funeral for Mrs Ellen F Reardon
Ellen F Reardon wife of Michael J Reardon of Mt Bowdoin Dorchester will be buried from St Peters Church this morning at 9 o clock. She lived in Dorchester for nearly 50 years and was well known to longtime residents. She leaves her husband four sons James P Carrie John F William L and two daughters Agnes G and Henry all prominent in local circles.
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Dorchester
Ellen F
Michael J. Reardon
Mt. Bowdoin
St. Peter’s Church
James P
Carrie
John F
William L
Agnes G
Henry
Washington Bar Protests Roosevelt Appointment
The District of Columbia bar met and protested Roosevelt's choice of Wendell Phillips Stafford of Vermont for the District Supreme bench. A committee will draft a bill in Congress to require half the district judges be residents of the city. Local salaries total $60,000 yearly, with district citizens paying half but receiving $12,000 on the bench.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Wendell Phillips Stafford
Vermont
Congress
Maguire Club Begins Summer Smoke Talks
At the first smoketalk last evening the Maguire Club of Ward 21 heard Hon. Joseph H. ONeil address 300 members on life in Washington. President Michael I. Day presided. The entertainment series is led by James T. Kenney, Frank L. Byrne, Joseph Mellyn, James Fleming Jr., and Edward Ryan.
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Maguire Club
Ward 21
Joseph H. O'Neil
Washington
Michael I. Day
James
T. Kenney
Frank L. Byrne
Joseph Mellyn
James Fleming, Jr
Edward Ryan
Russians Lose 2394 Men in Yalu Fight
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports heavy Russian losses at Kinlencheng during the Yalu engagement. Major General Kashtalinsky wounded. Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments suffer severe casualties including several officers, with hundreds killed or wounded and many left on the field. Russian batteries and machine detachments sustain heavy losses. no Japanese prisoners taken, but seven officers and 679 men remained on the field.
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Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Zassalitch
Kinlencheng
Kashtalinsky
Selventh
H. B. Tcherbachoffsky
Japanese report bury 1400 Russians after Yalu battle
Tokyo says General Kuroki reports Russian casualties at Chiutiencheng on the Yalu River rose after last Sunday's clash. About 1400 Russians buried, 603 wounded in field hospitals, total casualties likely over 2500. More than 300 prisoners en route to Matsuyama for processing, expected Wednesday.
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Tokio
Kuroki
Chiutiencheng
Yalu
Matsuyama
Viceroy Alexieff Slightly Wounded at Port Arthur
May 8 report says Viceroy Alexieff was slightly wounded before leaving Port Arthur as Japanese forces closed the lines of communication.
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Muchwang
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Loss of Feng Wangcheng and heavy death list depress Russians
St Petersburg May 9 Two official des patches increased Russian depression. Japanese capture of Fengwangcheng on May 6 underlined by reports of 2397 troops killed wounded or missing in the Yalu fighting. Zassalitch retreated in line with Kuropatkin orders to avoid rear guard clashes while Kuroki arranged a two directional approach and batteries, signaling a planned large battle.
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Fengwangcheng
Zassalitch
Yalu
Kuropatkin
Feng
Geeral Kuroki
Seedy Hat Receives Union Upgrade for Clear Conscience
A man wearing a hat without a union label is given a new union hat and told that the proper insignia allows him to respect himself and act with a clear conscience. The exchange ties to a broader push by workers and retailers to align apparel with union loyalty and ethical branding.
General New England Bakers Strike Deferred
The Massachusetts State branch of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union voted to defer a general strike for New England bakers. Delegates from Boston and many cities supported leaving the decision to the executive board, which will meet in Boston next Sunday. Names of cities include Boston Worcester Cambridge Fall River Salem New Bedford Lynn Brockton Lowell Lawrence Holyoke Springfield Concord Nashua Portland Bangor Providence Pawtucket Woonsocket and others.
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New England
Massachusetts
Bakery and
New Bedford
Lynn
Brockton, Lowell
Lawrence
Holyoke
Springfield
Concord
N. H
Nashua
Manchester
Portland
Bangor
Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Fierce Fighting at Fengwangcheng Reports Japanese Victories
Reports from Kinchau Bay and Foochau Bay describe severe fighting as Japanese forces capture towns, destroy rail lines, and encircle Port Arthur. Heavy raids force Russian withdrawals toward Haicheng while 10 000 Japanese soldiers land at Kinchau and Pitsewo.
Meteor Sighted Over Charlestown Church After Curate's Death
Parishioners returning from St Francis de Sales Church in Charlestown witnessed a meteor pass over the church at about 2 am with a loud noise and a shower of sparks, shortly after the curate Father Driscoll was reported dead.
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St. Francis de Sales
Charlestown
Father Driscoll
Widener's Horses Win at Morris Park Warm-Up
Joseph E. Widener's steeplechase string shows top form with Dona hue winning two races for Widener at Meadowbrook and Caller prevailing in the New York steeplechase, defeating Lavator. Rider Jimmy Mara breaks a collarbone but eyeing June Country Club meeting with strong following.
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Joseph E. Widener
Country Club
Morris Park
Donahue
Mr. Widener
Meadowbrook
Coligny
New York
Caller
Lavator
Jimmy Mara
Mara
America
Brookline
Isle of Spice rehearsal ends with coffee and doughnuts
At the Globe Theatre last evening B C Whitney's musical company rehearsed for the Isle of Spice premiere. About 200 sandwiches 10 dozen bananas and oranges two pies and two coffee tanks were shared in the smoking room. The chorus in Japanese costumes laughed chatted and enjoyed the feast as the principals joined in. Will Armstrong led cheers for Whitney.
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Globe Theatre
B. C. Whitney
Isle of Spice
Mr. Whitney
Blanche Buckner
Gus Weinburg
Toby Lyons
Denman Maley
Will Armstrong
U. S. Treasury Faces $40 Million Deficit Forecast
Washington May 8 A $40,000,000 deficit is projected for the end of the current fiscal year as receipts yesterday totaled 1,568,000.80 while expenditures reached 1,630,000. The government added 161,999.79 to debt. Year to date receipts total 461,449,340.46 and expenditures 461,743,598, leaving a deficiency of 295,258.62.
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Washington
United States Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Jubilant Tokio Demonstration Honors Japanese Victories
In Tokio on May 89 p m a vast display celebrated Japanese army and navy wins. Tens of thousands marched past the imperial palace bearing lanterns banners and flags. Dozens of American and British flags were waved by people of all ages. It was described as the largest demonstration ever seen in Japan.
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Tokio
Imperial Palace
Foreign, War and Navy Departments
Japan
Death of Michael Burke Found in Room at 18 Tyler Street
Michael Burke, 65, was found dead in his room at 18 Tyler Street last night by landlady Annie Pye. He leaves three daughters in Dorchester and a nephew named Burke in East Cambridge, working in the rubber business. Burke had only been in the city two weeks since the Whiting Manufacturing Co of Whitinsville closed.
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Michael Burke
Tyler Street
Annie Pye
Dorchester
Burke
East Cambridge
Whiting Manufacturing Company
Whitinsville
Chase and Sanborns Package Tea Varieties
Get acquainted with one of Chase and Sanborns Package teas a Colong Ceylon and English Breakfast. Be sure to get the kind you drink. We guarantee the quality.
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Colong
Ceylon
Kuropatkin says Russians withdrew letting Japanese take Fengwangcheng
General Kuropatkin reports that Japanese forces occupied Fengwangcheng after Russian troops withdrew. Telegram dated May 7 notes cavalry and advance guard movements toward Dalian, with two Japanese divisions advancing by the Painnin road and a third by the Ai River valley, posting batteries to pin our troops.
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Kuropatkin
Fengwangcheng
ST. Petersburg
Zassalitch
Dalian
Entries For Work Horse Parade Close May 15
Entries for the work horse parade close May 15. Expect similar numbers to last year despite a hard winter reducing horse condition in Boston and vicinity. Not less than 400 entries expected, parade three to four miles long, prizes and certificates explained as independent. horses must be in good working condition with green or soft horses discriminated against.
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Boston
Prize Awarding Prefers Older Horses in Races
The decision outlines that prizes will favor older horses when all factors are equal, while certificates are described as the alternative reward. The text specifies the criteria guiding prize distribution and the role of certificates in the program.
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