Worcester labor delegates eye 1909 convention site
Worcester figures prominently in labor notes as the city seeks nomination for the 1909 AF of L convention site. Local unions report growth and active campaigns across decorators, hatters, carpenters, machinists and retail clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
A. F. of L
Charles Cullen
Alexander Moir
Theorcester Central Labor Union
Decorator Glass Workers’ Union
Washington Street
Boston
Frank Kiernan
International Retail Clerks’ Protective Association
Chelsea
Dorchester Carpenters’ Union %86
Dorchester
Boston Machinists’ Lodge 264
James P. Mahar
Brooklyn
N. Y
United Hatters’ Union
Congress
Boston Hatters’ Union
Mahar
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Thomas Godlin
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Washington
Anna T. Rowan
O'Connell Faces Primary Challenge in 10th District
Reports say an independent Democrat and an opposition within the party threaten Congressman O'Connell’s bid for renomination. Senator Frank J. Linehan and General Hazard Stevens are named as potential rivals, with Senator Lodge backing Republican J. Mitchell Galvin. Linehan declined to comment on the report.
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O'Connell
Frank J. Linehan
Ward 13
South
Boston
O’connell
Lodge
J. Mitchell Galvin
Hazard Stevens
Hutchinson Knowlton Engagement Announced
Newton society circles buzz over the engagement of Miss Helen Sophia Knowlton to Maynard C. Hutchinson son of Mayor George Hutchinson. Miss Knowlton is the daughter of the late Attorney General Hosea M. Knowlton and a Radcliffe College graduate Class of 1908.
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Newton
Helen Sophia Knowlton
Maynard C. Hutchinson
George Hutchinson
Knowlton
Hosea M. Knowlton
Radcliffe College
Fultons Compounds Claim Cure for Chronic Brights Disease
An advertising notice touts Fulton’s Compounds as curative for chronic Bright’s Disease and Diabetes. It cites recovered individuals in San Francisco and Boston, including N W Spaulding Adolph Weske Carl Ziele Charles Engelke R M Wood Edward Short John A Phelps and others, claiming about 87 percent cure rate and urging readers to request literature. It ends with symptoms signaling suspicion of Bright’s Disease and where to send for information.
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Bright
Fulton
N. W. Spaulding
Spaulding Law Co
San Francisco
Adolph Weske
Carl D. Ziele
Pacific Street
Charles Engelke
Charles T.’. Wacker
Sixth Street
R. M. Wood
Wine and Spirit Review
Jaynes & Co
Washington St
Boston
Lynn Lasters Strike Intends Arbitration Amid Walkout
In Lynn on Oct 7 efforts for arbitration by Mayor Thompson and the Board of Trade failed to settle the Lasters strike. Joseph Caunt could not be reached. talks resume tomorrow morning. About 2,500 workers are idle with 120 shoe factories affected and potential synchronized factory closures.
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Boston
Union
A. F. of
A. F. of L
Lowell
Washington
di C
Philip H. Sweet
State Branch
Sweet
Lynn and
Lynn
Brookline Carpenters‘ Union
Salt Lake City
Watson
New England
New York
Brotherhood
Daniel H Deegan
New Building Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Cel
American Federation of the Labor
Thompson
Board of Trade
Arthur Caunt
Caunt Shoe Company
Joseph
Joseph Caunt
Mr. Caunt
Caunt
Walton & Logan
Hennessey & Thompson
Seymour & Jackson
Faunce & Spinney
Joseph Caunt Company
Knights of Labor
Porter
Balkan Crisis Sparks Hopes for Conference Unity
Paris dispatch notes Iswolsky’s remarks lift prospects for a three power conference on the Balkans. Diplomats allege a complex plot shunted old alignments, exposing Germany abandoning Turkey and Italy bargaining with Austria. Britain shifts to Turkey, aiming to outflank German influence and restore cohesion with France and Russia.
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Paris
M. Iswolsky
Balkans
Great Britain
France
Russia
Balkan
Germany
Turkey
Francis Joseph
Edward
Italy
Austria
Iswolsky
Montenegro Proclaims Independence Grief Over Austria Annexation
Cettinje Montenegro October 8 The Montenegrin prince issued a proclamation expressing sorrow over Austria's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and declaring the Berlin Treaty no longer binding to Montenegro especially Article 29 which restricted its freedom after the treaty violation.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Austria
Albania’s Defiant Albanians Resist Turkish Rule Through Generations
The article details Albania’s population of about 1.5 million with Muslims, Greek and Roman Catholic Christians, highlighting the warlike Arnaut chiefs of Ipek and Djakova. It recalls 1878 killings of a commission, the Albanian National League, and the 1881 forced dispersal of leaders by Turkish authorities, noting enduring defiance in a new generation.
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Montenegran
Ipek
Djakova
Montenegro
Albania
Pristina
Dervish Pasha
Salonica
Asia Minor
Arabia
Turkey
Montenegro's Long Fight and the Berlin Treaty
The article recalls Montenegro's historic wars with the Ottoman Empire, its defense by the Black Mountains, and its rise to a sovereign principality after the 1876 78 war. It notes gains at Antivari and the subsequent Berlin Treaty ceding land, provoking discontent in Montenegro and Russia.
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Cettinji
Montenegro
Kossovo
Black Mountains
Servia
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Greece
Bulgaria
Berlin
Antivari
Russia
Turkey
San Stefano
Albania Declares Independence From Turkey
Report notes that Albanian natives have proclaimed independence, breaking from Turkish control and signaling a new path for the Balkan state.
Wright Makes Three Flights At Le Mans With Passengers
Wilbur Wright completed three aerial hops at Le Mans with English aviators aboard as passengers, marking a notable display of early aviation prowess in France.
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LE Mans
Wilbur Wright
Auto Wreck Kills and Injures Local Residents
Two hurt in Cambridge street collision as a car strikes a buggy near the Emerson place in Winchester. Injured are Joseph Buckley, a Henderson street milk dealer, and his driver. both escaped with serious wounds after their buggy was smashed. F. P. Kendall and a young woman were in the auto. Authorities note Buckley and his man shouted warnings before impact.
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Winchester
Cambridge Street
Emerson Place
Joseph Buckley
Henderson Street
Arlington
Buckley
Sue
Mr. Buckley
F. P. Kendall
Charles Kendall
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