Heroic Alice Connelly Dies Shielding Brothers in Fire
At 36 Spring Street a family tragedy unfolded as a mother left the room to prepare the children's cots. Alice Connelly died at the hospital after shielding her brothers Amos and Thomas from flames caused by a lantern spill and matches. Amos remained perilously burned while Thomas escaped with minor injuries.
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Wall 4
Alice Connelly
Amos
Thomas L
Spring Street
Thomas
Alice
Mother
Bradford Speech at State House Exposes Meant Budget Flaws
A correspondent praises Gamaliel Bradford for exposing how the Ways and Means Committee handles state funds and criticizes political influence peddling in Massachusetts. The writer vows to distribute Bradford’s stenographic report and compares state procurement to Boston’s corrupt practices.
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Massachusetts
Boston
County of Commonwealth
Ways and Means
State House
Commonwealth
Gamaliel Bradford
Ways and
Bradford
Waltham Watch Company Lays Off Hundreds in Slow Times
E A Marsh of the American Waltham Watch Company confirms layoffs and reduced hours amid a downturn. Over 300 employees already dismissed with at least 75 on two weeks notice. Beginning Monday departments including machine and carpenter will shift to eight hours. The firm, with more than 4000 workers, cites falling demand for watches but vows to retain as many as possible.
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Mr. Marsh
The
Waltham Watch Company
Manchester martyrs noted at Boston Irish memorial
At a public memorial for Allen Larkin and O'Brien the Manchester martyrs, Hon. Thomas J. Gargan spoke on Ireland's long fight for freedom. He praised Irish courage, traced progress from emancipation to constitutional agitation, and discussed the Birrell bill and Irish leadership.
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Allen
Larkin
O’brien
Manchester
Boston
Ireland
Thermopyle
England
O'Connell
Allen Larkin
Birrell
John Redmond
T. P. O'Connor
Indorsement Refused by G. G. A. Over Mayor Candidate
The G. G. A. declines to endorse any candidate, citing a long standing platform and sufficiency of good Board of Aldermen contenders. Laurence Minot chairs the group with Edmund Billings as secretary, stating plans to publish candidate records and mail voter information while evaluating mayoral hopefuls.
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Board of Aldermen
Laurence Minot
Edmund Billings
Modox Co Appeals Loss Upholds Injunction
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals Boston affirmed Judge Brown Providence injunction against Modox Co in 1907. Court found the injunction order proper and sustained Brown's ruling in favor of Moxie Co.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Modox Company
Brown
Providence
Moxie Company
Centralize Urges Long Centralize in Boston Business
Henry C. Long president of the Westerners' Club urged centralization as essential to Boston becoming a leading national business center at a Credit on's Association dinner at Young's. Attending firms included Walworth Manufacturing, Jones McDuffee Stratton, Farley Harvey, Baldwin Robbins, Brown Wales, Carpenter Morton, Ainsley & Company, Reed Carter Rice, Thomas Kelley, Adams Chapman, A. C. Harvey, Jacob Dreyfus, Shot National Bank, Austin Walker, Plant, Hoyt Shoe, Tapley, Beacon Falls Rubber, Charles A. Thomas, Winch Bros, Brayton, Bigelow Dowse, Smith Patterson, Aorris Murch Butler, J L Fairbanks, Browning, Samuel Ward, Hewes Potter, Moon Snow, Twitchell Champlin, Banigan Rubber, Adams, Lovell Covel, Schrafft, Globe Optical, W L Douglas, Shawmut Bank, Kornfeld, Bailey, Boston Rubber, Ide, Boston Woven Hose Rubber.
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Boston
Henry C. Long
Westerners’ Club
Crediton's Association
Young
Walworth Manufacturing Co
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
Farley, Harvey & Comany
Baldwin Robbins Co
Brown-Wales Co
Hibbard Tours Eight Wards in City Campaign
George A. Hibbard spoke to large crowds as he visited eight wards last night. Republican HQs in wards seven nine eighteen fourteen fifteen sixteen twenty and twenty four were visited amid strong support, with Hibbard and Mayor Fitzgerald living in ward twenty four. About two hundred supporters greeted him at the last stop.
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George A. Hibbard
Hibbard
Fitzgerald
Hearst Held for Trial in Criminal Libel Case
William Randolph Hearst was held for trial by Justice Wyatt in the Court of Special Sessions on criminal libel charges filed by William Astor Chanler. Bail was set at 500 dollars and furnished immediately.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Justice Wyatt
Court of Special Sessions
William Astor Chanler
Hearst
Boston Business Leaders Form New Club For Sales Progress
A new Boston club formed at the American House aims to study applied scientific business methods and recognize salesmanship as a profession. Arthur F. Sheldon spoke on business education while Do. H. Waite presided and F. A. McLeod was named secretary. Directors include Carter, Price, Bollinger, Bond, Speare, Dawes, Skinner, Woog, and Sholar.
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Boston
Sheldon School of Commercialism
Arthur F. Sheldon
Chicago
Sheldon
Bis
Sheldon School
Do. H. Waite
F. A. McLeod
Messrs
George H. Carter
D. & L. Slade Company
Charles B. Price
Pettingell-Andrews Company
George W. Bollinger
Ward-Corby Company
Harold L. Bond
H. L. Bond Company
E. Ray Speare
Alden Speare Sons Company
H. N. Dawes
Nightingale & Child Company
R. A
Business Men for City Headed by Reform Candidate
A Jamaica Plain meeting at 77 Sheridan Street with about 35 attendees featured Independence League Mayor candidate John A. Coulthurst who urged municipal reform and a square deal. He pledged to appoint business leaders to department heads, apply civil service rules to subordinate posts, and restore merit promotions in the fire department.
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J. H. Nolan
Sheridan Street
Jamaica Plain
John A. Coulthurst
Independence League
Coulthurst
Fire Department
Russy
Two Suspects Arrested After Talbot Company Coat Heist
Wed night burglars forced open a doorway display case at 39 Washington Street Talbot Company and stole two Boston made overcoats valued at 25 and 30 dollars. The coats were later found in a second hand store and led to the arrest of two men, names withheld by police.
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Washington
Hanover
Elm Streets
Meltons
Oxfords
Cambridge
America
Vralaan Anmane Cie
Talbot Company
Washington Street
Boston Building Trades activity and union wage settlement
Twenty seven metal ceiling erectors conferred with Sheet Metal Workers Union 17 executive board to resolve grievances and threaten contract cancellation if breaches persist. James A Haley organized a Lynn roofers union as the Central Labor Union plans to unite building trades under one section and push a wage scale increase to 3.50 per day starting January 1 1908.
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Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17
Boston
Union 97
Building Trades
Central Labor Union
Morlis Hall
James A. Haley
Boston Building Trades Council
Lynn
Boston Roofers’ Union
Murtfeldt Co
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Cec. J. Raymond
Washington St
Waltham
Bio Watch Company
American Waltham Watch Company
E. A. Marsh
Gargan
Isle
Modox CO
Adler’s
Bostonia
Valutd
UMUTL
PSV
Stratford
NEW Club
A. F. Sheldon
Merit
Talbot
LABOR
Altro
Clupeco
Cluett, Peabody & CO
Manens
Importers Bazaar
Cornhill
Lewis’ Drug Store
Adams Square
Bazaar Ethrac
BEST
Griffin
IOC
Hennery
Evaninos
Cloaks & Suits
Watts
Petts-Vocel Company
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