Soft coal substitutes urged as coal strike persists
The article outlines practical options for households facing high anthracite prices, highlighting gas stoves, coal oil stoves, wood where delivery is feasible, and especially soft bituminous coal as a cheaper alternative. It warns of chimney soot risks and advises periodic chimney sweeping while noting limited electricity adoption. It also reports Rev. Daniel Evans urging protections for miners and higher wages amid strike tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Great Britain
Mandamus, Not Receivership, Seen as Coal Remedy
Colonel Horace N Fisher argues mandamus from Attorney General is the public remedy to force anthracite coal mines to mine and distribute coal. He warns receivership risks broader economic damage and notes miners lack corporate standing. urges court action to protect shareholders and the public.
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Horace N. Fisher
Attorney-General
United States
Pennsylvania
Anthracite Trust
Samuel L. Powers
Newton
Sunday Post
Boston
Colonel Fisher
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Fisher
Congress
Chandler
New Hampshire
Treasury Orders Coal Right of Way Through Customs
The Treasury Department directed collectors to give coal shipments priority at ports. It urged prompt delivery and to resolve any doubts in favor of coal importers, noting a large quantity of coal being imported.
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Treasury Department
Washington
United States
Aldermen Push Arbitration Call for Coal Operators
Boston aldermen unanimous in resolutions urging coal operators to accept arbitration to settle Pennsylvania coal region troubles. They back public opinion, demand prompt production and distribution, and endorse the mayor and press in seeking a swift, satisfactory solution.
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Kelly
Board of Aldermen
Pennsylvania
Board of al
Dermen
Boston
Man Intervenes As Woman Attacks With Hat Pin
Paul Scott of West Concord Street intervened when a quarrel outside a Chinese restaurant escalated. A young woman attacked Scott with a hot hat pin, stabbing his eyelid near Beach Street by the L station before he was treated at the Emergency Hospital.
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Scott
Paul Scott
West Concord Street
Beach Street
L Station
Odell Orders Second Regiment to Guard Hudson Valley Rail
Governor Odell issued an order directing the entire Second Regiment, spanning Troy to Plattsburg, to be on duty to protect Hudson Valley Railroad Company property during an ongoing strike that has lasted several weeks.
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Albany
N. Y
Odell
Troy
Plattsburg
Hudson Valley Railroad Company
Five Men Sought in Cambridge Slugger Death Case
Cambridge police seek five young men who may shed light on the death of Miss Agnes McPhee killed by a blunt instrument. Autopsy by Medical Examiner Snow cites extensive skull fractures. Miss McPhee's body moved to her aunt’s home at 376 Maverick Street East Boston for funeral Wednesday.
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Cambridge
Agnes McPhee
Jack the Slugger
Snow
Miss McPhee
Stephen V. McNeil
Maverick Street
Boston
McNamee
Cloyes
Harbor Yields Yet Another Unknown Body
The Watchman crew recovered a second unknown man from the harbor near Central wharf. The corpse, about 45 years old, 5 feet 8 inches, 200 pounds with a sandy mustache, wore a black sack coat, black trousers and a black outing shirt. No foul play signs. sent to North Grove street morgue for ID. fifth body found in 10 days with two identified.
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Central Wharf
North Grove Street
Colored Woman Fights Officer After Domestic Outburst
Letty Lee, 24, a colored woman, shouted at residents of 94 Village Street. Patrolman Frazier entered the home, was struck and scratched. He used force to detain her, sending the woman to Station 5 for handling.
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Letty Lee
Village Street
Frazier
Division
Letty
Lee
Jamaica Plain Man Stabbed in Family Quarrel
William Mundo, 34, of 176 Howard Avenue stabbed Philip Nickerson, 29, at 7 St. Mark's Street Jamaica Plain in a family quarrel. Dr Woodward treated a non fatal back wound and Mundo is at large as police search for him.
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Philip Nickerson
St. Mark’s Street
Jamaica Plain
Nickerson
William Mundo
Howard Avenue
Woodward
Mundo
Coal Strike Attracts Berlin Attention
Berlin observers note growing interest in the U S coal strike with newspapers siding with miners and denouncing operators. The Frankfurter Zeitung denounces operator attitudes as lunacy and warns of the vast power of a 70 million strong population.
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Berlin
United States
Frankfort Zeitung
Europe
Unidentified Elderly Woman Injured After Fall at Market Street
An unknown elderly woman with a fractured shoulder and scalp laceration is being treated at City Hospital after falling down basement steps at 48 North Market Street yesterday. She could not provide identifying details to hospital staff.
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City Hospital
North Market Street
Prominent figures split on coal strike settlement options
Leaders and politicians including Cardinal Gibbons Senator Allison Bishop Spaulding Senator Kearns Senator Tillman Mayor Maybury Governor Savage Mayor Bookwalter Comptroller Grout and others urge arbitration. Some call for state or federal seizure while praising military support and mass meetings as means to end the strike and resume coal production.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Dowd Denies Interview On Street Dept Investigation
The Post report alleging Alderman Dowd considered an inquiry into street department hiring and firing is denied by Dowd who says he gave no interview to papers. The story cited a Sunday Hickory Club interview and mentions a 129 discharged men awaiting Civil Service commission review.
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Post
Thomas H. Dowd
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Dowd
Hickory Club
Roxbury
Dowd
Doyle
City Hall
State House
Civil Service Commissioners
DETERMINED TO FIGHT THE UNION AT ALABAMA MINES
The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company directors endorse their officers for resisting the striking Alabama miners. President Bacon says the strike stems from union internal differences, not wages or terms, and will be short.
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New York
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Alabama
D. H. Bacon
Julia O'Brien Found Safe in Mattapan
Julia O'Brien who vanished from her home at 7 Maple Street Sunday night was located yesterday in Mattapan.
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Julia O’brien
Maple Street
Mattapan
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