Federation delegates gather at Pittsburg convention
New England delegates arrive for the 25th annual American Federation of Labor meeting in Pittsburg. They back Frank K. Foster as fraternal delegate to the British Trades Council and anticipate endorsing Roosevelt railway policy while opposing Chinese and Japanese immigration.
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Pittsburg
Penn
New England
American Federation of Labor
Frank K. Foster
British Trades Council
David Goldstein
Waltham Central Labor Union
Pittsfield
H. T. Walls
Brockton
Canadian Labor Congress
Fort Pitt
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Charles Stelzle
Machinists’ Union
Plymouth Rock
Brotherhood
International
Bay State
Brodbine Hall
Car Workers Troubles Lead to Charter Request
The Plymouth Rock Lodge of Carworkers revealed that many of its members have applied for a charter from the International Brotherhood of Carworkers, the dual union to the association, signaling a major labor shift.
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Plymouth Rock Lodge
Plymouth Rock
Lodge of Carworkers
International Brotherhood of Carworkers
Association
Union Activity Includes Donations and Admissions
Wreight Handlers' Assembly 628 and K of L donated $5 to Carney Hospital and discussed re admission for Union 70 members with 18 applications reported yesterday. A Freestone Cutters' Union meeting is set for Friday at Jefferson Hall to act on a trade matter.
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Assembly
K. of L
Carney Hospital
Union
Freestone Cutters’ Union
Jefferson Hall
Provident Longshoremen’s Union
Merchant Steam Lightering Company
Citizens’ Club
Appleton Hall
Edward J. Donovan
Fred J. Kneeland
Boston Longshoremen’s Union
Fitzgerald
Wesley A. Goodwin
Union 74
Washington Street
John F. Fitzgerald
Michael Costello
Boston machinists approve 9 hour day
The American Watch Tool Company has granted the nine hour day to its machinists and employees, announced at the Boston Lodge of machinists meeting last night.
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American Watch Tool Company
Boston Lodge of Machinists
Fire destroys 110 cottages at Acton Park camping grounds
A fire at Acton Park near Indianapolis destroyed 110 summer cottages and their contents this afternoon. The blaze swept the grounds burning every cottage with a total loss estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Acton Park
Vermont Farmers Chase Robbers In Rural Shootout
Ranchers and a farmer son pursued two men believed to be Proctor post office robbers after a daytime ambush near Mill Village and Vershire. The bandits fled in a wagon, a shot was fired, and the horse bolted. Authorities issued warrants and a $1400 reward. deputies suspect the fugitives headed toward the New Hampshire line.
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Rutland
Proctor
Mill Village
Vershire
Vermont Marble Company
New Hampshire
United States
Whitetaker
New Hampshire Line
Brookline Divided Over Plan for 200th Anniversary Celebration
Brookline residents voice mixed views on a proposed 200th anniversary celebration planned by a citizens committee. Supporters praise a simple dignified event while critics call the plan exclusionary and inadequate, with remarks from town leaders, merchants, and residents.
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Brookline
George S. Morrison
Thayer Street
Horace James
John A. Sinclair
First Presbyterian Church
Brookline Bi centennial Memorial Services End with Banquet
Brookline churches held commemorative services for the town's bi centennial with flags and choirs. The First Parish Church near the original meeting house hosted a service attended by current and former residents. The night ends with a 6 o'clock Town Hall banquet presided by Captain R F G Candage, featuring speakers from state and local offices and the judiciary.
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Brookline
Walnut Street
R. F. G. Candage
Guild
Commonwealth
Daniel A. Whelton
City of
Boston
James M. Codman, Jr
Ted Hon
Samuel J. Elder
James de Normandie
Judge Dunbar
Bench
Message to Y. P. A. C. Artists from the Children's Editor
A letter from the children's editor urges Y. P. A. C. artists to value art and civilization. It notes art preserves culture and refines character, citing a lecturer’s view on art enriching life and music.
Uncle Jack Story Portraits by Sherry and Salfe
No 1 by George Sherry of 106 Minden street Roxbury features a pleasing rendering titled Uncle Jack Telling a Story. No 2 by Ellsworth M Salfe of 20 Clifton Portland Me presents an original sketch noted as ne.
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George Sherry
Minden Street
Roxbury
Jack
Ellsworth M. Salfe
Clifton Glee
Portland, Me
Burglary at Kenyon Seminary Leaves Roommate Bound
At Gambier Ohio, a student found his roommate gagged and bound in their Besley Hall room after a burglary at Kenyon College. A note pinned to the bound student warned the intruders would return worse. Sheriff Clements and Officer Lewis investigated with no clues found.
Working Girls Home Burned By Incendiary
Crosbyside Hotel at Glens Falls New York near Lake George was burned to the ground. The property once owned by Mrs. Spencer Trask and George Foster Peabody was used as a summer home for working girls. Fire deemed incendiary and a male suspect was arrested.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Crosbyside
Lake George
Spencer Trask
George Foster Peabody
Cotton Warehouse Fire in Athens Destroys Stocks
A $100,000 fire swept through Athens Georgia burning a large Deadwiler & Co cotton warehouse. The blaze destroyed over 1500 bales of cotton and $20,000 worth of flax from Aboreen linen mills.
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Athens
Deadwiler & Co
Aboreen Linen Mills
Quiet Sunday in St. Petersburg Amid Jewish Tensions
Sunday passed quietly in St. Petersburg with no excesses reported yet Jews remain apprehensive. Martial law has been abolished in Kremenchug and Tiflis and their districts.
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ST. Petersburg
Kremenchug
Tiflis
Thorny Path to Freedom in Russia Darkens Reform Efforts
Nov 12 St Petersburg report notes reformers distrustful of government as Parliament nears. Leaders cling to ambitions, refuse office. Count Witte seen as capable yet avoided. Moderates form party to aid Witte. new education policy transfers imperial schools and $44.5 million endowment.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Count Witte
Prince Eugene Troubetskoy
Dmitri Shipoff
M. Gukehkoff
Moscow
Slovo
Party of Order
Russ
Zemstrosts
Ministry of Education
Gaelic revival topic at Knights of St Brendan meet
The Knights of St Brendan held their regular meeting at Paine Memorial Building yesterday with Jeremiah Carroll presiding. The Rev D J Finucane spoke on Irish Churches Their Place in the Gaelic Revival and M T Callahan gave a humorous address. Colonel Roger F Scannell presided at the social session.
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Knights of St. Brendan
Paine Memorial Building
Jeremiah Carroll
D. J. Finucane
Kerry
M. T. Callahan
Roger F. Scannell
Publisher Advocates Open Shop Over Closed Shop
George H. Ellis a publisher spoke at the People's Forum arguing for the open shop as the better method. He cited labor unions’ abuses and said open shops let employers and workers avoid dictation by union men.
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George H. Ellis
People’s Forum
Ellis
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Hanover Streets
F. Cray CO
Washington and Hanover Sts
Royal Elgin
Federation
Goldstein
Music Hall
Meridian and
Eutaw Sts
East Boston
School House
West Concord St
Prince School
Exeter St
Grant
Vermont
W. F. Humprey
Board of Selectmen
Joseph Walker
Charles H. Stearns
George W. Delano
Washingtonn Street
David C. Hickey
Brookline “Kickers
Abbotsford Hall
Hudson St
Franklin School House
Pleasant St
Concord St
Municipal Building
Roxbury Court House
Meeting House Hill
Schwaben Hall
Davachy
Winter Street
Gilchrist
Panama
Oxford
W. B. Corsets
W. B
Kelley
Dees
Georgia City
Carer
A. H. Copley Co
Columbia Rd
Dorchester
Bowdoin St
Nerbert L. York
Dudley St
E. C. Jernegan
Dearborn St
I. H. Putnam Co
Washington St
Rox
M. Gardner
Harrison Ave
F. H. Putnam Co
Langham
Huntington Ave
M. J. MclIntyre
FE. A. Ewell
F. M. Gardner
Tremont St
G. S. Cheney Co
Union St
Clark & Mahoney
Saratoga St
E. Boston
Prescott St
Prudential Credit Company
Pyerty
Eyre
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