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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1902

Page

2

Chase and Sanborns Coffees Recommendation Held Back

A fragment notes strong recommendations for Chase and Sanborns Coffees that could not be withheld, reflecting editorial urgency about endorsing the brand.

Crown Pawning Rumor Fails to Move Portugal Crowds

In Lisbon on October 5, reports claim King Dom Carlos pawned his crown and the minister of finance hypothecated the regalia but crowds greet the monarchs with cheers. The king’s salary cuts and delays for subaltern officers are noted, yet Dom Carlos remains the popular idol as reverence for crown and sceptre fades.

Lisbon Portugal Finance Dom Carlos Donna Amelia Avenida

Suit Against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Jonas Williams of Rockland Massachusetts, executor of George Williams who died in Rockland last November, sues Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for five hundred dollars. The insurer delays payment arguing Williams died of consumption. W R Coughlin represents plaintiff. case to be tried in the December term of the Superior Court.

Jonas Williams Rockland Mass George Williams Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Williams W. R. Coughlin

Turkeys Given Away by Dock Square Furniture House

For nearly twenty years Messrs Holmes Luce and Co. and successors to C H Robinson Co offer a free live turkey with every range sold from October 1 to the day before Thanksgiving. The promotion, showcased by live birds in the window and advertised in daily papers, continues as a liberal annual incentive alongside standard price ranges.

Dock Square Messrs. Holmes, Luce & Co C. H. Robinson & Co

Bowditch and Stone Wed in Jamaica Plain Home

Miss Selma Bowditch daughter of Harvard professor Henry P Bowditch and Dr J B Stone of Marlboro street were married at the Bowditch residence on Pond street Jamaica Plain Saturday.

Selma Bowditch Henry P. Bowditch Harvard University J. 8. Stone Marlboro Street Bowditch Pond Street Jamaica Plain

Ben Hur illustrated lecture draws large Union Hall crowd

A Benjamin Hur tale told by Cyrus Weekes of Lynn Mass held a large audience at Union Hall Young Men’s Christian Union last evening. The stereopticon views, especially the vivid chariot race, captivated attendees.

I'nion Hall Hriatian I

Unions Plan Testimonial for Late John F. O Sullivan

Massachusetts labor groups set up a testimonial fund honoring John F. O Sullivan, recently deceased organizer and officer of the American Federation of Labor and fourth vice president of the International Typographical Union. A 10 member Central Labor Union committee seeks donations and explains the needed tribute. The fund treasurer will be named shortly.

Organized Labor Massachusetts John F. O’sullivan American Federation of Labor International Typographical Union Central Labor Union O’sullivan

Their Stand Commended by Boston Labor Union

The Central Labor Union passed resolutions praising President Roosevelt and President Mitchell for their recent stance. It voted to attend a mass meeting on the ball grounds next Sunday addressed by Mitchell and to cooperate with Pennsylvania central labor bodies in testing the state law forbidding dual ownership of coal mines and railroads. A committee will confer with H. W. Chaplin, who issued a pamphlet on legal remedies to resolve the coal situation.

Boston Central Labor Union Roosevelt Mitchell Central Pennsylvania H. W. Chaplin

Move to Organize Gaelic Athletes

Joseph Cavanagh of Buffalo met Senator Victor J. Dowling and James E. Sullivan to plan an Ameri can Gaelic athletic association. He aims for state open championships in spring and a national title in fall, with Buffalo Syracuse and Albany teams aboard. Cavanagh will sail to Ireland to arrange an invasion of this country with a team of hurlers and football players.

New York Joseph Cavanagh Buffalo Victor J. Dowling James E. Sullivan Cavanagh Syracuse Albany Ireland

Death of Baron Sherard Castles at London

London report announces the death of Castel Sherard 1%h Baron Sherard aged 96 born 1849 in London. The peerage holder died after a long life connected with British nobility and public service.

London

Parker Relapses in London After Illness

Dr Joseph Parker pastor of City Temple in London experienced a sudden relapse after a period of illness and was unable to preach today.

London Joseph Parker City Temple

Furs Stolen Worth 2000 From Cambridge Shop

Marshall Larner’s fur shop at 938 Massachusetts avenue Cambridge was burglarized Saturday night or early yesterday. Over $2000 in furs were taken, all personal property of the proprietor. Among the losses are about 50 fur boas valued at 25 to 30 dollars each and 35 muffs at 25 dollars.

Marshall Larner Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge

Colonel Judkins Buried in Charlestown Funeral

The funeral of Colonel Charles M. Judkins a past colonel of Vicksburg Command No 15 U V V A was held yesterday afternoon from the residence of his daughter Mrs L M White 11 Lincoln street Charlestown. The burial was at Woodlawn.

Charles M. Judkins Vicksburg Command No. 15 U. Vv. A L. M. White Lincoln Street Charlestown Woodlawn

Cunard Co Raises Second Class Fares to America

London Oct 6 The Daily Express reports Cunard Steamship Company will increase second class passenger rates to America by five dollars. The move affects travelers seeking lower cost transatlantic travel and follows a series of tariff adjustments by major lines.

Cunard CO London Daily Express Cunard Steamship Company America

Monroe Club Endorses State and Local Candidates in Ward 11

The Monroe Club of Ward 11 met at Gaston headquarters on West Cedar. Ex-Alderman William F. Donovan presided as the group endorsed William A. Gaston for Governor John A. Sullivan for Congress William W. Clarke for the Senate and the ward’s House candidates. A campaign committee was formed to mobilize the vote and canvass the ward. The group also planned to contest later with the current ward committee for party management.

Monroe Club Gaston West Cedar Street William F. Donovan William A. Gaston John A. Sullivan Congress William W. Clarke Senate House of Representatives

Neponset Church Plans Coal Gift for Poor Parishioners

Father Murphy of St. Anne's Church announced a special collection at all masses in Neponset yesterday morning to buy coal for the needy members of his parish.

Neponset Father Murphy St. Anne's Church

Mrs J O Samuels Offers Kentucky Coal Lands to President

New York October 5. Mrs Johanna O Samuels former Nashville and Washington resident now in New York writes to President Roosevelt offering a tract of Kentucky coal land to be mined by the government without compensation during the strike. She says the property is idle and she incurs no expense or favors and will leave all details to the President.

New York President Roosevelt Johanna O. Samuels Nashville Moore Woman's Christian Temperance Woman's Christian Temperance Union Tremont &T Heston, Mans Isneton Jaynes & Co Wash, St Cor. Hanover Washington St Cor Warrenton

Cupid Unawed by Coal Strike Says Pastors

Dr William T Mc Elveen of Shawmut Congregational Church and Rev Herbert Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church dispute that the coal strike harms marriages. Mc Elveen says love will endure with gas or oil heat, while Johnson calls the claim absurd that the strike affects nuptials.

Cupid William T. McElveen Shawmut Congregational Herbert Johnson Warren Avenue Baptist Church

Roosevelt Confers on Strike Amid Miner Conference

President Roosevelt holds a three hour meeting with miners' leaders and Governor Stone as Cortelyou prepares statements. The talks aim to settle the strike with federal action ruled out and impracticable proposals rejected while feasible ideas receive consideration.

Strike Leaders Tighten Lines as Coal Strike Looms

In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Oct 5 The Washington conference between President Roosevelt coal operators and anthracite mine workers failed to yield a result. Strike leaders move to strengthen positions and prepare for operator attempts to break the strike. Illinois Miners Union President W R Russell arrives via Mitchell to discuss relief measures and possible fund increases. Walter F Weyle spends hours with Mitchell. officials say the visit was social, not substantive.

Wilkesbarre Penn Washington Roosevelt W. R. Russell Miners’ Union Illinois Mitchell Russell Walter F. Weyle United States Carroll D. Wright Mr. Mitchell Mr. Weyle Mr. Wright

Denies Operators Claims In Miners Strike Reports

Wilkes Barre reports six months into the strike show little change. Operators tell President Roosevelt 17,000 workers and 15 percent of normal coal is mined, but Mitchell disputes these figures and alleges inclusion of many non miners. He argues if 15 percent were true, coal should be sold at normal prices. Officials fear violence and plan for possible resumes, with district presidents meeting in Buffalo with manufacturers to seek plans. A WV strike at Kanawha and Hocking Valley ends with pay, nine hour day, weight pricing, and optional check weighman. Henry F. E. Tiepke visits strike headquarters.

Wilkesbarre Penn Roosevelt Mitchell Drifton Tomorow Buffalo National Association of Manufacturers Wilson Miners’ Union Kanawha and Hocking Valley Coal Company West Virginia Henry FE. Tiepke Industrial Statistics

Rhode Island Meeting With Mitchell Describes Stenographer Presence

A Rhode Island official met with Mr. Mitchell, accompanied by a stenographer, and spent about an hour discussing pending matters.

State of Rhode Island Mitchell

Chase Scores Operators in Boston Interview

Socialist candidate John C. Chase arrived in Boston and denounced coal barons for starving and underpaying workers. He urged arbitration of outcome not right and wrong, warned against trust influence in Senate, and said mine ownership by the people is inevitable, ridiculing President Baer’s partnership claim with God.

John C. Chase Boston United States Senate Baer The Coal Trust

Ohio labor group seeks weekly 10 cent AFL levy

The Ohio Federation of Labor plans a Cambridge meeting to push a resolution asking the American Federation of Labor to assess its 1,500,000 members ten cents weekly for the coal miners strike fund. If approved, about $150,000 weekly would be raised. Cleveland's United Trades and Labor Council adds $30 weekly to the anthracite strike fund.

Cleveland Ohio Federation of Labor Cambridge American Federation of Labor United Trades and Labor Council of

Vaudeville Benefit for Striking Miners

Three thousand people crowded a Cleveland theatre for a vaudeville benefit for striking miners. Net receipts were expected to reach about $2000 after counting.

Cleveland

Boston drug clerks seek union staffing and predictable hours

Boston drug clerks demand employment only by unionized clerks at druggists and a standard weekly schedule. They seek a 70 hour work week with two peak weeks at 76 hours during vacation season and the week before Christmas, plus one afternoon and one evening off weekly and time off on five of seven holidays.

Boston

LUMPLICATIONS IN COLUMBIA FEARED

News from Panama reports a shift after Rear Admiral Casey arrived aboard the Wisconsin. Officials fear Casey’s interpreted orders may block rail transport of Colombian troops and war matériel, challenging sovereignty and prompting a potential U.S. reconsideration. General Salazar rejects the prohibition and urges access. Casey will seek guidance from Washington.

Panama Colombia Salazar McLean United States Cincinnati Casey U.S. N Wisconsin Ehrman Admiral Casey General Salazar Washington

Coal Shortage Shuts Shenango Valley Steel Mill

Shenango Valley Steel Mill near Newcastle closed at midnight due to inability to secure coal for boilers. The plant employs about 1000 workers as coal shortages hit all local industrial plants in the Shenango valley.

Newcastle Penn Shenango Valley

Miss Rebecca Jackson and Robert Hallowell Wedding Guest List

Miss Rebecca Jackson daughter of Mrs. James Jackson will wed Robert Hallowell at Holy Trinity tomorrow at noon in Boston. Guests include President and Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter Alice Roosevelt, W. S. Cowles, and many prominent Boston families. Alice Roosevelt will visit Chestnut Hill during the stay. A breakfast will follow at the Jackson home.

Rebecca Jackson James Jackson Beckie Robert Hallowell Holy Trinity Roosevelt Alice Roosevelt W.S. Cowles Sears, Gardner, Sargent, Saltonstall Lee Higginson Cabot Tudor Dexter Hunnewell Endicott Merriam Amory Skinner Warren Coolidge Fay Shaw Agassiz Meyer Dixey Ames Norman Allan Appleton Fenno Blake Lees Chestnut Hill Boston Jackson Mrs. Jackson Europe Trousseau Fairfield Street Miss Jackson Philip Sears Juliette Higginson New York Newport Hallowell Smart Medford

Chicago drivers vote to strike over wage dispute

Chicago October 5 1400 members of the Railway Express Drivers Union vote to strike tomorrow if the teamsters joint council’s pleadings are not heeded. At a nearly unanimous meeting they call for an immediate strike against all Chicago express companies. The council urged a 10 day postponement.

Chicago Teamsters’ Joint Council Railway Express Drivers Joint Council

Troops Guard Glens Falls After Riot

Glens Falls New York, Oct 5. National Guard units guard the town after a four hour riot by sympathizers of striking electric railway workers. A squad protects the Hudson Valley electric railway power house and a bridge at Sandy Hill. Cars were stoned and stalled as non union workers sought police protection.

Glens Falls N. Y National Guard Hudson Valley Electric Railway Sandy Hill Electric Railway Cools Switch

Cars Must Move in New Orleans Today

New Orleans mayor demands trolley cars operate on all lines by 10 tomorrow morning as the company vows to run. Advertisements promise 20 cents an hour to motormen and conductors, seen as a concession. Mayor Capedeville meets police chief over car protection amid damaged trolley infrastructure and cut feed wires.

New Orleans Capedeville New Orleans Railway Company

Toomey Wheels Through the City in a Frightened Ride

Samuel Toomey of 9 Savoy Street unwittingly took a long drive after James F. Ryan handed him the reins. A chaotic chase followed as the horse sped through Savoy and Washington streets, with Toomey claiming he only intended to drive around the corner. Police stopped the scene near Washington Village. Toomey promised to steer clear of Ryan.

Samuel Toomey Savoy Street Division James F. Ryan Toomey Ryan Washington Street Station 6 O'Rourke John Lane Washington Village

Assault with Revolver Charged to Ross

Louis J. Ross aged 19 of Newton is held at Station M Brighton on a charge of assault with an unloaded revolver toward Thomas Ford of Brighton. Ford works on the Sawyer estate at 76 Ashford Street Allston. After trespassers disturbed the orchard, Ford ordered them out. Ross allegedly drew the revolver before Patrolman Muldoon arrested him.

Louis J. Ross Newton Station M Brighton Thomas Ford Sawyer Ashford Street Allston Ross

Boston Society Bride to Wed Edward Center in New York

Mrs. Cyrus G. Beebe of Boston will marry Edward Center of New York tomorrow at noon in Grace Church chantry. The engagement was announced after Mrs. Beebe and her two daughters returned from Europe. Center, a noted New York clubman, is familiar in Boston circles.

Cyrus G. Beebe Edward Center New York Boston Society Fashionable Graces Church City Jessie Hogg Charles R. Searle Eleventh Avenue Beebe Beebes Beacon and Gloucester Streets

Milford Dry Town After Pulpit Attacks

Milford, Oct. 56. The Rev. John P. Phelan urged action against illegal liquor sellers and derelict officers at his pulpit. Deputies Abbott Jenkins and ex-Liquor Officer Waters raided hotels and saloons but found nothing. Town leaders may revoke licenses if illegal activity is found.

Milford John P. Phelan J. Marry Abbott A. Jenkins Charles H. Waters Phelan

Police arrest four alleged Sunday card players at Tremont Street back room

Division 2 police raided a back room at 11 Tremont Street late last night and arrested four alleged Sunday card players. They were named Socrates Patterson of 73 Berkeley Street, George Gatson of 73 Berkeley Street, Marcus Viampanio of 18 Greenleaf Street, and S F Stamatenlo of 14 Hudson Street, along with one alleged spectator John Stavepsolz of 52 Richmond Street.

Division 2 Tremont Street Socrates Patterson George Gatson Berkeley Street Marcus Viampanio Greenleaf Street S. F. Stamatenlo Hudson Street John Stavepsolz Richmond Street

Labor Federation Opens Annual Session in Brockton

The State branch of the American Federation of Labor begins its annual session in Brockton to legislate for more than two hundred thousand wage earners allied with it. Sessions run at Hibernian Hall through Thursday afternoon. A Cambridge barber meeting at 638 Massachusetts Avenue yesterday decided to establish a local Cambridge chapter.

Brockton American Federation of Labor Hibernian Hall Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge

Bridge Collapse Delays Erie Freight Train at Meadville

The centre span of Buchanan bridge on the Erie railroad gave way this afternoon as a westbound freight train crossed. Two cars dropped into French Creek, with two more hanging over the piers, leaving the scene in disarray and delaying service.

Meadville Penn Buchanan Bridge Erie Railroad French Creek

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