Boston Circus Arrives With Big Show For Weeklong Run
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros circus reached Boston at 6:30 am to set up tents and prep for today’s street parade. The cast includes John L. Sullivan the elephant, Boston the baby elephant, two baby camels Hoboken and Columbus, and animals like hippos bears yaks and more. Two daily performances will run this week with a grand parade this morning and many acts including Prodigious Porthos and Diavolo looping the loop.
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Adam Forepaugh
Sells Bros
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Igger
John L. Elephant
John L. Sullivan
Hoboken
Columbus
Tropics
Diavolo
Emmons Claims City Cleared of Drunks in Speech
Judge Emmons told the Young Men's Hebrew Association that police have abolished the drunk problem citywide. He cited reforms and police work, shared stories, and noted his travels in a hack to lectures after defending his meeting with Bob Fitzsimmons.
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Judge Emmons
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Bob Fitzsimmons
Admiral Dewey Praises U S Navy Tools and Men
Admiral George Dewey delivers a toast at the Order of Founders and Patriots of America banquet praising the U S Navy. He says ships officers and enlisted men are the cream of the world and predicts the United States will have the best navy in years to come to protect rights rather than aggress.
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George Dewey
Order OF Founders and Patriots OF America
Marriage a Harbor or a Rock, Says Rev Stockdale
The Rev. Allen A. Stockdale told Berkeley Temple listeners that marriage mirrors a harbor or a rock for a ship. He warned that marrying for mere beauty leads to hardship, while tested love yields safety and mutual happiness through fidelity.
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MR. Stockdale
Allen A. Stockdale
Berkeley Temple
Maritime notes and arrivals at Long Wharf and nearby ports
Among 171 passengers on the steamer Boston from Yarmouth four destitute fishermen are named. Captains Truebridge and Greenleaf are highlighted with new commands and postings. Vessels like the Wompatuck Atlas and the Tecumseh are tracked alongside fishing boats M. S. Ayer and Olivia Sears and a new launch nearing completion for Hon. A. F. Sortwell.
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Boston
Long Wharf
Yarmouth
Charles Mason
William Mason
Caroline Vought
Vinal Haven
Thomas Powers
John Hughes
Mary G. Powers
T Wharf
Truebridge
Victoria
Pacific
New London
Minnesota
Puget Sound
Navy
Philippine Waters
Wompatuck
Charlestown Navy Yard
Standard Oil Company
Philadelphia
Bayonne
N. J
Atlas
Oil Company
Wilmington
Del
Orenthal Greenleaf
Calvin Austin
St. John
N. B
Eastern Steamship Company
Commercial Wharf
Ransom_B. Fuller
Kennebec
Bath
A. F. Sortwell
Cambridge
Wiscasset
M. S. Ayer
Olivia Sears
Patrick Sullivan
Notice of Transfer for Copper Company Meeting
Notice hereby given transfer to be closed on Monday May 16th 1904. Meeting to be held June at the court. Secretary WM G Cefeller announces.
Shipping News: Miniature Ascan and Arrivals at Peddock Island
Shipping notices list arrivals May 16 including Porto Rigo Heresy Tabor Fajardo San Juan and Bosnian Hamburg and many others with merchandise and passengers. Vessels departed and towed barges from South Amboy Port Johnson Philadelphia Salem and Newport News with crews and cargo.
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Porto
Rigo
Heresy
Tabor
Fajardo
San Juan
P. R
Peddock’s Island
Bosnia
Ger
Nepperachmidt
Hamburg
Patterson, Wylde
Idaho
Loveridge
Hull
Eng
Ae Ay
Sanderson & Son
William D. Tpetwolle
Jones
Pale
Gibraltar
Pheipe Bros
Iano
Stanwood
Yarmouth
J. F. Masters
Kershaw
Baltimore
Norfolk
M. Graham
Necher
Mace
Wing
H. F. Dimock
Baker
Newee
H. M. Whitney
Huron
Ingram
Secke
Brunswick
Charleston
William P. Clyde
Dingley
Allan
Portland
Ley
Rockland
Pierce
Bangor
Kennebec
Blair
Bali
Gloucester
Godfrey
Eureka
Plummer
Newport News
Slass
Bustle
Dover
Beverly
Bizarre
Anthony Iy
Be River
Nellie R
Sullivan
Metegan
Woodbury
Iron Port
Tlan
Stedmers’ Formation
Glasgow
Ees
Liverpool
Philadelhian
London
Seaboard
New York
Teaner
Philadel
Lintichardson
Sterling
Braddock
South Amboy
Portenport
Nantas Ds
Harrisburg
Salem
Philladelphia
Florence Wine Company Opens New Store on Washington Street
James A. Williams, longtime distributor of Kirk's Old Crow Whiskey, opens a Florence Wine Company store at 1895 and 1897 Washington Street. The shop promotes Kirk's Old Crow as the best healthful whiskey and offers case goods bottled ale and lager with competitive prices. Located near the Northampton Street L station in the South business district.
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Post
James A. Williams
New York
Kirk
Washington Street
Florence Wine Company
Williams
Northampton Street
Elevated men grumble over extras pay scheme
Dorchester Division 3 elevated conductors and motormen protest a pay method that withholds extra pay. A promised bonus to the division superintendent allegedly led to delaying extras, with two sets waiting five hours for spares. Officials will be approached.
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Division 3
Dorchester
Tip Cart Drivers Demand Higher Pay and Recognition
Business Agent Peter H. McNeally told the union last night that Sand and Tip Cart drivers will meet with the Team Drivers' District Council scale committee within 10 days. The union seeks union recognition a 10 hour day a $2 daily minimum for two horse carts and overtime. Seventy eight applicants were obligated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter H. McNeally
Sand and Tip Cart Union
Team Drivers’ District Council
Labor Union cites violations of weekly wage law at state prisons
The Central Labor Union adopted a resolution claiming Sections 62 and 63 of Chapter 106 of the revised laws require weekly pay for state and city workers and allege widespread violations in city and state institutions, notably Massachusetts State Prison. Copies were ordered sent to Governor Bates Prison Commissioner Pettigrove and District Police Chief Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Massachusetts State Prison
John L. Bates
Pettigrove
Prison Commission
Police
Shaw
Single fare proposal discussed for Chelsea Boston route
A committee of the Boston Central Labor Union was appointed to study establishing a single fare between Chelsea and Boston. Fletcher Osgood of the Chelsea East Side Association addressed the meeting.
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Boston Central Labor’s Union
Chelsea
Boston
Fletcher Osgood
Chelsea East Side Association
Striking Boston Bakers Seek Jobs Across Cities
More than 50 striking bakers plan to leave Boston this week for Providence New York Concord and Manchester in search of work. They express confidence in winning and note many restaurateurs and stores demand union labelled bread.
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Boston
Providence
New York
Concord
Manchester
Five Malden Painters Fined for Scabbing Action
Painters' District Council reports 200 master painters in Somerville and 21 in Cambridge signed a union eight hour day and $2.80 minimum wage. Five Malden painters were found guilty of strike breaking and fined heavily. Resolutions passed on the death of Michael P. Carrick, former secretary treasurer of the brotherhood.
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Painters’ District Council
Somerville
Cambridge
Malden Painters’ Union
Michael P. Carrick
Brotherhood
Junkmen Advise All To Become Citizens
Boston Junk Collectors Association voted at its meeting yesterday that every member who is an alien should take out naturalization papers at once. Officers installed include President Arthur B. Jacobs and Vice-President Morris Marcus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Junk Collectors’ Association
Arthur B. Jacobs
Morris Marcus
Davis Adlestein
B. R. Miller
Seceyve Welseman
Jacob Eatein
Labor delegates condemn bill targeting employment fees
Boston Central Labor Union delegates condemn Senate Bill 1341 and Senator C B Sullivan for proposing an intelligence office license requirement. They warn the measure would allow keeping fees and hinder proving efforts to obtain work, urging defeat of the “vicious” bill and praising the Hapgood bill withdrawal.
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Sullivan
Boston Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union of Boston
Committee On Probate and Chancery
C. 8
Edison Company Billed to Hire Only Citizens
The Boston Central Labor Union passed a resolution urging the Edison Electric Company to employ only citizens. Copies will be sent to the Aldermen as part of the resolution.
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Edison CO
Edison Electric Company
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston Labor Unions Rally Amid Job Drives and Meetings
A flurry of labor activity circulates through Boston as unions report applicant lists, pending responses from employers, and upcoming meetings. The Bakers, Blacksmiths, Laundery Workers, and Drivers unions announce signings, grievances progress, and scheduled gatherings, while a memorial union condemns a state bill affecting employment fees.
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Cement Laborers’ Union
Boston
Deilivers
Reevertent Workers’ Union
Bakers
Dennison House
Tyler Street
Boston Launde Workers’ Union 66
Znion
Quincy Street
Prgy Cracker ‘Bakers’ Union
Chelsea Central Labor Union
Hall
Park Street
Chelsea
Blacksmiths’ Union 209
William En
Ita
Pee Omer
Sempare
New York, New Haven & Eee Road
Hanover Street
Baltach Ahedal
Yeaterda
Aew
Areliver Shipyard
Suis Pers
Ton
Islature
Tollec
Pinnae
Arrak
U Union
Castoria Note Reflects Trusted Child Remedy Phrase
The line The Kind You Have Always Bought appears in a historic medicinal ad context noting Castoria. The phrase signals a longstanding product claim. The excerpt centers on consumer familiarity with a familiar pediatric remedy brand.
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Castoria
Pickett Shaft Unveiled At Forest Hills Memorial
Boston Central Labor Union conducts memorial at Forest Hills Cemetery for Frank Pickett monument dedication at 11 o'clock on Memorial Day. Tuna fund reaches $46 and closes May 21. Sixty eight unions contributed. program includes opening prayer by Rev Beal, unveiling by Miss Bertha Pickett, quartet, eulogy by Frank K. Foster, benediction by Rev Beal. All Boston labor unions invited to send representatives.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Frank 8. Pickett
Forest Hills Cemetery
L. Beal
Brockton
Bertha Pickett
Frank K. Foster
Boston
Vicinity
Marble Slate and Stone Workers Seek Higher Pay
Marble Slate and Soapstone Workers Union 1 voted to submit a second wage and hour agreement to employers. The union asks for a $2.50 daily minimum wage, a 26 cent increase, which employers rejected. A renewed demand was approved to take effect June.
Rubber Garment Workers' Union 174 Wins Strike at Purchase Street
After an 11 week strike, 7 percent of the workers will return to work at the Union Rubber Garment Company's works on Purchase Street this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubber Garment Workers’ Union 174
Union Rubber Garment Company
Purchase Street
Nine Veteran Policemen Celebrate Anniversary
At the Revere House Saturday night the Highty nine Club for officers appointed in 1889 held its annual banquet. Nine veterans shared fellowship and festive eating while Sergeant Byrne performed a humorous ditty about Revere Beach and Coney Island.
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Revere House
Highty-nine
Emmons
Sergeant Byrne
Station 10
Revere Beach
Coney Island
Byrne
Drew
Searles
Police
Douglas and
Wolf
Busby
Howell
Mullen and
Coffey
300 Sodality Members Attend St. Mary's Mass
In St. Mary's Church on Endicott street the 7:30 mass drew over 1000 communicants. Among them 300 were members of the Young Men's Sodality. A five week voting contest for a crayon portrait of the church rector will close on Wednesday evening.
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St. Mary’s Church
Endicott Street
Young Men's Sodality
Crap shooting flourishing in Charlestown district
Reported rise in shooting incidents in the Charlestown district with six months past arrests for shooting resulting in discharge for lack of evidence. No arrests since, and shooting persists in doorways and alleyways.
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Charlestown
American Tube Works Strike Likely If Demands Not Met Tonight
Somerville members of Local No. 5 of the International Association of Tube Workers vote unanimously to push for a one dollar weekly raise. If the company refuses by tonight, a strike is planned. Union officials report 62,000 dollars in the bank to fund a six month fight. company has orders to run two shifts for two years. President William J. Cunningham accuses the firm of unjust profits and threatens severed relations despite loyal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tube Works
Somerville
Local $O. 5
International Association of Tube Workers of America
William J. Cunningham
International Executive Committee
Clergymans $800000 Impounded by Suit
Andrew J. Sweetser of Bangor Maine seeks to break the will of his former wife Abbie R Dodge who died leaving $800000 to Rev Ahgus McDonald He contends $35000 foundation was taken by Dodge without his consent when she deserted him twenty years ago Sweetser now lives with his niece at 174 Broadway He has hired Judge Joan J Wood of Huroh SD as counsel The case promises a bitter contest Dodge who was a leading hotel woman in Bangor and Jacksonville built a fortune in hotels and health resorts and eloped with another man according to Sweetser He says Dodge met McDonald in Jacksonville where he led a small parish
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Lynn
Andrew J. Sweetser
Bangor
Abbie R. Dodge
Ahgus McDonald
Clara Jeffrrey
Broadway
Sweetser
Joan
Wood
Huroh
Dodge
Abbie Dodge
Jacksonville
Fla
Northwestern Railroad
Revere Boy Runaway Denies Parents Then Confesses
A 14 year old boy from Revere, known as John Dowd and later Charles Whitney, ran away to New York life after telling a sob story to a Stamford street boot shop crew. Relatives found him with police in West End. he admitted he fabricated his tale and claimed his parents were dead.
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Revere
John Dowd
John Barry
Stamford Street
New York
West End
Gayety
Dowd
Beautless
Charles Whitney
Delegates Depart for St Louis Biennial Women’s Clubs Meet
Sixty delegates left the South Station by a special train just before 8 o clock to attend the biennial convention of women s clubs in St Louis. Mrs Mary Alden Ward presided over the Massachusetts Federation delegation and Mrs Emeline C Ricker of the New England Woman s Press Association accompanied the group at the last moment. Husbands and companions gathered to bid farewell after final instructions and packing.
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ST. Louis
Convention OF Women’s Clubs
Emeline C. Ricker
New England Woman's ‘Press Association
Confer on Tech Alliance to Confer on Tech Alliance
Harvard and the Technology Corporation plan a meeting today to form a committee to discuss a potential merger in technical education. President Eliot supports the idea while President Pritchett cautions that no plan is outlined and details remain uncertain.
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Harvard Corporation
Technology Corporation
Eliot
Harvard
Radcliffe
Pritchett
Pastor Kirke Denies Involvement in Biting Incident
Rev J Allen Kirke of Morning Star Negro Baptist Church declares he will not be bullied and that he will tell his side in court. He comments on an incident where Conductor Joseph Woodland says a man bit a piece from his cheek after stopping a streetcar on Columbus Avenue. Woodland, injured, was at home and describes seeing a man beating a woman before leaping from the car.
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J. Allen Kirke
Morning Star Negro Baptist Church
Joseph Woodland
Columbus Avenue
Woodland
Kirke
Royal Blue line tour from Boston to Gettysburg and East
The Royal Blue line offers a Boston departure on May 20 with a weeklong itinerary including Gettysburg for three and a quarter days, Harper's Ferry, Washington, Philadelphia, and a Reading side trip plus Mt. Pennsylvani a climb. Lectures by Captain Minnigh accompany carriage rides with a total price of 82 dollars, excluding supper on the Fall River line. Contact Joseph P. Taggart for full particulars and itinerary.
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Royal Blue Line
Boston
Gettysburg
Harper's Ferry
Washington
Philadelphia
Reading
Penn
Mt. Pennsylvania
Minnigh
Fall River
Washington Street
Mass
FOUND CHILD IN THE SWAMP
In Winchester on May 15 police and fire crews searched overnight for three year old John J. Carroll of Cambridge street. Farmer Charles Parrington found the boy in a swamp around 9 pm, exposed and far from any path after being left in a dooryard at 4 pm yesterday.
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Winchester
John J. Carroll
Cambridge Street
Charles Parrington
Carroll
Tunnel full of big rats in Boston ferry tunnel
The Eastern Boston tunnel hosts hundreds of large rats since work began. Workers in the tunnel report battles with bold rats driven by hunger. A ferry employee was attacked and treated after a bite, and a Maverick square store reports infestation since tunnel completion.
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Boston
Maverick Square
South Ferry
Public hearings on medical college attendance at City Hospital
City of Boston announces a public hearing of the Committee on Hospital Department in the Aldermanic Chamber City Hall on Tuesday May 17 at 2 pm. The hearing considers permitting students of any incorporated medical college to attend lectures and clinics at City Hospital or other city institutions.
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City OF
Boston
City Hall
Aldermanichhamber
City Hospital
John F. Dever
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