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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
5
Mayor Fitzgerald plans a review of the school parade at City Hall and has pressed for extra refreshments. He is a Boston Latin School alumnus and a former lieutenant in the school regiment, the first Latin School graduate to become mayor.
Edward O'Brien of Wolfeville Nova Scotia was robbed and beaten on Tremont street by two men from the South End. He was found unconscious by Patrolman Morrissey and taken to the station where Dr McQueeney treated him. O'Brien said the assailants hustled him into an alley, struck him with a whiskey flask, and stole $55.
From Buckland, Middlefield, Onset, Monroe Bridge, Somerville, Charlton, Paul Revere Lodge, B. of L. F., and from James M. Linscott and the employees of the Linscott Motor Company came enough yesterday to increase the San Francisco relief fund to $863,209.76.
In Everett May 24 a price cut from 10 to 5 cents for ice cream soda prompted a brewing druggists dispute. Judge Bruce issued summonses against Reuben A. Fash and Fred A. Spencer and K P Sargent Jr for conspiracy to impede Mitchell and Gaynor Company. The case centers on price cutting to boost business and alleged threats to cut off cream supplies.
Miss Emma Pilon sues Alfred Vigor for 15000 alleging he courted her in Pittsfield then left for another maid. Vigor, a wealthy Adams Street resident, plans to contest the suit. The other woman in the case, Miss Louise Marie Carity, is now Mrs. Vigor.
The American Federation of Musicians passed a resolution forbidding any member from accepting engagements with the United States Marine Band on its Europe tour this summer, with penalties up to 1000 dollars or expulsion. A second resolution bars members from playing with Indian bands on government protected reservations.
Representative Charles A. Towne of New York denounced President Roosevelt in a House speech during general debate on the diplomatic bill. He argued Democrats should control the government, claimed Roosevelt tricked Democrats, and said Democracy’s principles endure since 1896 with no need for free coinage.
Washington May 24 The Atlantic fleet blue jackets will not use the Provincetown grounds this summer and the athletic track and grounds there will be abandoned and sold. Admiral Evans plans Sunday headquarters at Rockland Maine to provide relaxation.
Giovanni Zocola and Guiseppe Persichini were brought before United States officers and charged with perjury before the U S Circuit Court jury. Zocola had earlier been arrested for attempting to pass counterfeit five dollar bills, under the charge pursued by Commissioner Hayes yesterday.
The Greater Boston District Council of Electrical Workers aims to extend jurisdiction to the state with a meeting in Quincy on Sunday June 3. Wage demands surface from the Boston Elevator Constructors Union for daily increases of 6 35 cents for mechanics and 50 cents for helpers as the current contract nears expiry on Monday June 2. Rose Scully sets headquarters for the day at the Central Labor Union. About 250 unemployed cigarmakers’ daughters are affected by a strike, while State Board of Conciliation head Ralph Supple plans a Women’s Trade Union League address tonight. Knights of Labor District Assembly 30 seeks closer ties with New York Central management and wage gains for freight handlers. One hundred car washers and cleaners with Boston & Maine organize as a local of the International Association of Car Workers. Upholsterers Union 53 donates to hardwood finishers and woodworkers unions on strike for a 44-hour week. Boston Newsboys’ Association to discuss paper-selling permits on the Common at Sunday’s meeting. John M. Casey, assistant secretary to Mayor Fitzgerald, is present.
The President sent nominations to the Senate naming postmasters including E H Clough of Manchester and G Brown of Montpelier along with nominees from Maine and New Hampshire.
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