Wanderer Edward Rooss Chronically Misadventurous One Man Folio
Edward Rooss is described as a wandering figure whose life spans Civil War service and multiple trades including pyrotechnics mechanic and farmer. He is detained in Beacon Street vicinity after being found swilling swill from barrels and accused of attempting to embezzle a water spout from a Back Bay mansion. Rooss claims to have spent his last 75 cents on a pistol for self defense later seized by enemies.
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Ross
Union
Beacon Street
Back
Board of Police
Wandering Edward Ross Faces Court On Vagrancy Charge
Edward Ross a 62 year old self described honest wanderer appears in court on vagrancy charges. He recounts a lifelong struggle with poverty wandering across towns, surviving on charity, and a brutal mugging in Boston that left him with stories of cobra attacks and a bottle of whiskey aiding his next drink.
Woman Dies After Electric Streetcar Collision At Saugus
An electric streetcar on the Wakefield and Stoneham line struck a buggy carrying Mrs. Johanna Varley of Lynn and her son-in-law James Powell. Mrs. Varley, 80, was thrown and died later at Inn Hospital. The horse blocked the car, and the motorman could not stop. Powell was uninjured.
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Saugus
Wakefield and
Stoneham Street
Johanna Varley
Lynn
James Powell
Farley
the Inn Hospital
Powell
70 Degree Day Draws Masses to Boston Parks and Common
A warm 70 degree afternoon drew tens of thousands to Boston parks and the Common. Crowds filled gardens and promenades as voters, cyclists, shoppers, and beachgoers enjoyed mild winds from the west. Mayoral agitation and social reform talk echoed along Tremont and Charles streets.
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Mercury
Revere
Frog Pond
Kennedy
Cold Day at Nantasket Beach Shows Quiet Social Scene
A brisk wind and cold air kept crowds small at Nantasket Beach while boats ran four trips and locals prepared for a larger Sunday surge. Wealthy riders and teams filled the parks with carriages as police kept pace with the restrained, yet bustling, fashionable outing.
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Nantasket Beach
Nantasket
Strike Today Pressure From Boston Pattern Makers Union
The nine hour day demand prompts a general strike by Boston area pattern makers. Some sixty five workers already out, with a mass meeting to gauge impact on firms including Lockwood, New England Structural, Barbour Stockwell, Blake, Wood Machine, Lawley, Goolyear Shoe Machine, Murray Fuller, Tregarth, Bertilsen Peterson, Fred Chase, Hawkins, and Whit tier Machine. Headquarters set in Wells Memorial building.
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Pattern Makers
Boston
Vicinity
Master Pattern Makers’ Association
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
New England Structural Company
Barbour, Stockwell & Co
George F. Blake
8. A. Wood Machine Company
Lawley Company
Goolyear Shoe Machine Company
Murray & Fuller
Tregarth
J. F. Bertilsen & Peterson
Fred Chase
Labor Council Hears of Planned Pattern Makers Strike Endorsement
The Building Trades Council was informed of a looming Pattern Makers strike and unanimously endorsed aiding the effort. A joint committee will discuss charges against Streets Wells over granite block contracts. Expulsions and reinstatement talks dominated Sanitary and Street Cleaning union meetings as two members were ousted.
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Building Trades Council
Central Labor Union
Streets Wells
A. I. of L
Phenix Hall
Quincy
Centennial Grove
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Bernard M. Wolf
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Edward Ross
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Randolph Kk
Colonel Mattson
F*rank
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George K. Hall
George Vau
John Shepard
Renna
George Ritchey
Peter
Frank G. Hall
KB. O. Fitch
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C. E. Hellier
Tallow
George Gilman
Houghson & Hutton
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Somerset
Sesor Kay
Davis
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