Race Across Continent Tests Doctor and Patient
A Boston business man Lyman R. Mace battles dropsy in San Francisco with Dr. JO G Cilley racing to reach him. Mace, a Mason of high rank and former Fitchburg station restaurateur, awaits surgery that may save his life as the doctor hastens by the fastest Western train to the bedside.
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Boston
JO. G. Cilley
Cambridge Street
Lyman R. Mace
Benedict Street
Somerville
San Francisco
California
Mace
Fitchburg
Union Station
Dropay
Mason
Dr. Cilléy
Cilley
Cashman
Zorio
Amesbury
Boccargio
Loemuin
Kennedy
Sargent
Muir
Hurst
Shea
Morgan
Philippe
Zorlo
Dunn
Monument Honors First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Dead
At Spottsylvania Court House Virginia on May 19 a large monument to the dead of the First Massachusetts Regiment of heavy artillery was dedicated. Surviving members arrived from Fredericksburg with friends and citizens attending. Speakers included Colonel Nathaniel G. Shatswell Colonel J Payson Bradley Major Charlies Burrows and Colonel C B Watson ex Confederate. The 15 ton New England granite sarcophagus bears MASSACHUSETTS and honors 398 men who fell May 19 1864. The event closed with America and a bugle reveille before the group moved on to further battlefield monuments.
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Spottsylvania Court House
Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery
Harris
Fredericksburg
Nathaniel G. Shatswell
Washington
J. Payson Bradley
Boston
Charlies Burrows
New Jersey
C. B. Watson
Twenty-fifth
North Carolina
Grymes
Massachusetts
America
New England
Seay
Tyler
Ewell
Wilder
Teres
Chancellorsville
Hill and Berty fly to Boston from Portland
Doctor Hill and Berty from Washington D C traveled through Portland on a rapid trip to Boston to catch the 5 pm express back to Washington. This morning at Rangeley fishing grounds he learned of the death of Secretary of the Treasury Gages wife. The 280 mile run from Rumford was completed in four hours and a half.
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Hill
Washington
Portland
Berty
Washington, D. C
Boston
Rangeley Fishing Grounds
Ringling Bros Circus Arrives in Boston Amid Rain and Parade
The Ringling Bros show lands in Boston with a grand arrival of trains and canvas, elephants and giraffes in a city yard under wet skies. A huge parade rolls today at 9 and a week of performances promises aerialists, riders, elephants, clowns, and lively ground vendors to delight small boys and their elders.
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Boston
Ringling Bros
Huntington Avenue
Arkers
Frankfurt
Funn
One Mills
Chicago
Dan
Murray Expanded Powers Redefine Cambridge Police Structure
Chief Inspector Murray of Cambridge gains greater independence from district captains as the criminal investigation department defines its powers. The change, effective yesterday, places Murray in charge with direct supervision over assistants from districts 1 2 and 3. Several transfers were announced during roll call to support the new arrangement.
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Murray
Cambridge
Cambridge Department of Criminal Investigation
Dickinson
J. A. Cox
J. A. Cox Is Aptavtes From District 1, Lieutenant H Jones
Fcer
P. F. Hurley
Thomas One
George J. Mahoney
Cer Ed. Horrigan
Malden Police Department Names New Edgeworth Officer
Malden police announce changes with Patrolman Dowd reassigned from Maplewood Ark Reserve to Edgeworth. Officer James will assume Dowd's patrol duties as the principal feature of the reshuffle.
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Malden
Belayeres
William A. Dowd
Maplewood Ark
James
Dowd
Edgeworth
Philip E. Stanley Dies Reporter for Boston Herald
Philip E. Stanley, a reporter on the Boston Herald staff, died at his home in Lynn from a hemorrhage of the lungs. Funeral services will be held at the house tomorrow at 4:30. Burial will be in Phillips, Maine.
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Philip E. Stanley
Boston Herald
Columbus. Avenue
Lynn
Phillips, Me
Springfield Foundry President Henry Beker Dies Suddenly
Henry Xx Beker aged 67 president of the Springfield Foundry died suddenly of heart failure tonight after prolonged illness and trouble.
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Springfield
Henry Xx. Beker
Springfield Foundry
Mrs Potter Palmer Nominated As Ward 3 Alley Inspector
Chicago society leader Mrs Potter Palmer is offered a volunteer inspector post for Ward 3 to assess alleys and garbage boxes. She questions the qualifications and is told to identify varied materials at sight, with no uniform and a genteel approach on Lake Shore Drive. Public reaction hints at cautious approval.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Goldizer
Italian Nation Awaits Heir in Rome
Rome reports the nation waiting for Queen Helena to give birth with the administration at a standstill. Betting favors a boy, while newspapers discuss the pending arrival with notable indifference to the mother.
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Rome
Helena
May Strike Looms for New York Machinists Amid Peace Talks
May 19 Morgan, New York. Machinists discuss a strike possibility in New York City and nearby areas as talks with unions and employers continue. Reports note about half the city’s machinists may accept a nine hour day and wage increases, with pockets of resistance at Garvan Machine Company Hoe Works and General Incandescent Arc Light in Manhattan and Worthington Pump Works in Brooklyn. International Federation union members consider aiding the effort.
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New York
England
J. P. Morgan
New York City
Sark City
Garvan Machine Company
Hoe
Grand Street
General Incandescent Arc Light Company
Brooklyn
Worthington Pump Works
New Jersey
Isaac
Amalgamated Social Federation Union
Chinists Threaten General Strike Over Eight Hour Day
Three thousand workers including drillers engineers tool sharpeners and mechanics in the Rapid Transit Tunnel threaten a general strike Tuesday seeking higher wages and an eight hour work day.
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Rapid Transit
Labor Walkout Looms at San Francisco Iron Works
A mass walkout by machinists at Union Iron Works and Risdon Iron Works in San Francisco is anticipated tomorrow. A San Francisco labor council memorial to President McKinley argues that Congress may abandon the exclusion law, cites employer employee tensions, and urges expansion while reinforcing the Asiatic exclusion doctrine.
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San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Risdon Iron Works
San Francisco Labor Council
McKinley
Congress
Buffalo machinists to strike Lehigh Valley system
In Buffalo New York about 1200 organized machinists employed by the Lehigh Valley railroad will strike tomorrow after a meeting tonight. The walkout involves the entire local workforce in the city and reflects wider labor tensions affecting railroad shops.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Denver Concedes Demands After Threatened Strike
The Denver manufacturing machinists avert a strike as local NMTA members grant nine hour day and wage scale demanded by the Machinists Union.
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Denver
National Metal Trades’ Association
North End melee leaves three wounded in street brawl
In a fight over $1.02 at 32 North Street a bakery worker Ceriaco Zorio was stabbed, shot in the left thigh, and two others cut. Francesco Philippo and Joseph Boccazzo also injured as police chased suspects. assailant fled into harbor. Amid labor unrest, broader strikes ripple Hartford and surrounding cities with thousands idle.
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North End
North Street
Ceriaco Zorio
Joseph Boccazzo
River Street
Haverhill
Francesco Philippo
Clarke Street
Hanover Street
Zorifb
Zorio
John Cashman
Boston
50 000 Men Strike Today Seeks Shorter Hours
A large machinists union meeting reports 50 000 workers prepared to strike at noon if a demand is not posted by 10 am. G E B McNeill outlines unions' history of gains and recognition from railroad systems and government. Boston area shops already adopting ten hour workdays as the strike proceeds.
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Wells Memorial
G. E B. McNeill
Labor Agita
United States
Chicago
Ill
Cleveland
Paterson
N. J
Navy Yards
Boston
Instructions to Machinists During the Boston Strike
The executive committee issued strict conduct rules for striking machinists in Boston. Members must avoid threats or violence, refrain from congregating near troubled factories, report daily to their shop committee, and be prepared for picket duty. Access to shops requires permission and an I A M member escort, and conversations with firm officials are restricted unless authorized.
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Boston
Executive Committee
I. A. of M
Eight Hour Movement Sparks Boston Area Strike Wave
A large group of workers backs a push for an eight hour day urging firms to grant the demand. Strikes spread to Consolidated Fastener, Holmes & Blanchard, Blanchard Machine, and others across South Boston to Dorchester, with Wells Memorial Hall as the rallying point and pickets planned to start.
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Tor
Consolidated Fastener Company
South Boston
Golding Manufacturing Company
Fort Hill Square
Holmes &Blanchard
Charlestown
Blanchard Machine Company
Harcourt Street
Wison & Morrison
Cambridge
Poland Laundry Company
Kemble Street
Paine’s Engine Company
Dorchester
George Lawley Sons
Atlantic Works
Loyaa Rya
Machine Conny
Pee Street
Oor
Best Reynole & Co
Fort Ar i
Tarbett & Phemister
Atlantic Avenue
Tennae Street
Lombard Water
Goverfi
Whittier Street
Roxbury
Valve ‘Company
Neponeet
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
East Bi
M Cc
Fifle
Statement for the Strikers by W H Walsh
The text records W H Walsh, business agent of the International Association of Machinists, addressing the strike. It notes the union's stance in the city and references recognition and potential negotiations at a key time. The fragment suggests union leadership and collective action amid labor tensions.
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Association of Machinists
Association of Maate
Atce
Strike movement claims eight percent shops adopt shorter day
A movement reports success in eight percent of local shops with a shorter work day. The group asserts the effort is deliberate not rushed and foresees a sharp fight ahead. Members representing about sixty percent of the craft say they regret the strike but support the demand.
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Ready
Tate Confident of Winning Machinists Shorter Day Fight
Robert Tate, chairman of the organizing committee, said last evening the effort for a shorter workday is gaining momentum. Encouraging reports from Boston shops bolster optimism that the drive will prevail soon. The movement argues for an eight hour day with wage parity, opposing nine hour norms amid rising cost concerns.
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Robert Tate
The
Machinists
Boston
Jovery
Organizin Committee
International Machinists strike order to nine hour day
Washington may 19 The strike order of the International Machinists takes effect at 7 tomorrow affecting about 50 000 men. Workers are told to refuse to work in shops without posted nine hour day notices. Some firms in St Louis and New Orleans have already agreed to the demands and scattered reports from other cities show support for the men.
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Washington
International Order of Machinists
O’connell
Firma
St. Louis
New Orleans
Weingt
M Navy Yard
Philadelphia
John K. Keegan
International Association of Machinists
Connecticut Report On Statewide Mental Health Reform
A fragmented note from New Haven outlines a state level effort to address medical and social services reforms. It references officials and boards seeking to implement changes and notes concerns about funding and timelines.
Scranton Mill Workers Reject Nine-Hour Day Plan
In Scranton Penn today 3000 workers from the Dickson Manufacturing unit joined by Scranton Belt and Nut Works staff refused a nine hour day with arbitration. They reject offers from the Allis Chalmers combine and Zehnder presidency, threatening a strike tomorrow.
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Scranton
Penn
Scranton and
Wilkesbarre
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Alliis- Chalmers Combine
Scranton Belt and Nut Works
Zehnder
Fore River Shipyard Foresees No Machinists Trouble
Quincy officials say Fore River Ship and Engine Company expects no trouble with machinists after granting demands two months ago. Superintendent Wellington cites agreement, while Tubular River and Stud Company also cuts to fifty four hours weekly for 200 machinists. About 1200 workers are employed in the plant.
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Quincy
Fore River Ship and Engine Company
Wellington
Mellen Bray
Tubular River and Stud
Cleveland Machinists Strike Reach Wider City Impact
In Cleveland Ohio a large union machinists strike expands as about twenty nine factories may be affected and roughly 1200 workers idle. Eleven smaller concerns have agreed to pay union scale with reduced hours, avoiding a strike for their workers.
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Cleveland, CO
No Strike in Lowell Says New Local Union
May 19 report indicates no machinists strike in Lowell. The local union is small and youthful, with a minor share of the craft’s members in the city. The nine hour movement letter from Washington drew no attention.
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Lowell
Washington
Providence machinists threaten mass walkout in Rhode Island
About 600 machinists plan to strike tomorrow morning in Providence. They target two shops the Corliss engine works and Providence Engineering Company in the North End. If initial accessions fail to succeed more workers may join, potentially extending to 2500 machinists citywide.
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Providence, R. I
Corliss’ Engine Works
International Power
Providence. Engineering . Company
Workers to Strike at Plainfield Plant Tomorrow
New York May 19 At Plainfield 2 J it is expected tonight that, when out of 1200 employed will go out tomorrow morning whinists are to strike the plant over wage disputes and working conditions.
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New York
Plainfiel 2. J
Settlement Likely In Jersey City Strike
May 19 A 600 machinists in Jersey City threaten a strike over working hours and minimum pay. Locomobile Works Marion area employs about 50 skilled workers and foremen. A nine hour day and $2.50 minimum demand was pressed two weeks ago. company officers met with a committee and offered no immediate reply. A decision is expected tomorrow morning.
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Jersey
New York
Jersey City
Reme
Marion
Strike action disrupts local shop in Concord May Day
A brief note indicates a machinists strike affecting a local shop in Concord New Hampshire on May 1. The sentence hints at a temperate spread of disruption with workers and industry reacting to the action.
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Friend
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Pension
Carner North Sa
Boys Paradise
Ringling’s Circus
Philip E. Stanley Dean
Mrs. Potter Faimer
M'Kinley
Castoria
Juan
Republican City Committee
Arthur P. Russell
J. W. Johnson
Michael J. Murray
George N. Swallow
Isaac P. Hutchinson
T.D. Roberts
Messrs. Johnson, Hutchinson and Roberts
Hecrford
Waterbury
Bridgeport
New Britain
Ansonia
Derby
New Haven
Winchester Arms Cony
Sargent Cony
Marlin Arms Company
New Haveneck Company
New London
Norwalk
Waleti
Tate
O'Connell
Connecticut
New
Haven
SIO
Clothing Credit System of America
Washington Street
Jordan's
Wilmington
Del
Machinists’ Union
Cleveland Machinists
Providence
Plainfield
CONCORD _ NCORD
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Beeton & Pennne
Tempora
Hubmec . CO
B. Bebby
Evaniaga
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