Foss Boom Shelved in Democratic Labor Debate
Worcester October session of the Massachusetts State AF of L sees E Gerry Brown of Brockton press for a Foss gubernatorial bid while Thomas M Nolan urges a labor candidate. Debates over Mansfield and Draper prompt calls for a prompt activity committee report and a monument fund for James H. Mellen.
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Worcester
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
American Federation of Labor
Brown
Thomas M. Nolan
Boston Typographical Union
Fred S. Kneeland
Boston
Kneeland
Labor Records and Convention Ruling on Fosss and Mansfield
The labor record of Eugene N. Foss was condemned and Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston was told by action of the convention that he is not the representative of the State branch A F of L. No such position obtains and if it did obtain the State branch officers through their executive board would voice their sentiments.
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Gerry Brown
Brockton
Foss
Brown
Organized Labor
Draper
Boston
Eben
American Federation of Labor
Frederick W. Mansfield
Eugene N. Foss
Wilson
Machinists’ Union
State Federation
Boston Central Labor Union
Durnin
James W. Wall
Worcester
Michael D. Collins
Cambridge
Frank M. Bump
Raynham
James 5. Menzie
Lawrence
James W. Powers
Fall River
Dennis Ss. Driscoll
St. Louis
Charles A. Cullen
Worcester Central Labor Union
Emmitt T. Walls
Sara A. Conroy
Patrick Mahoney
A. F
McCall Renominated At Somerville Convention
Congressman Samuel W. McCall was renominated for a record eighth time at a City Gen Hall conven tion in Somerville. Robert Luce praised McCall and urged continued GOP strength for the Senate election and state redistricting likely yielding another Republican congressman.
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Samuel W. McCall
Citigen Hall
Gilman Square
Somerville
Robert Luce
McCall
Luce
United States
Woman Traps an Insane Man From Walpole Sanatorium
Albert B. Wilson, an insane escapee with a history of attempted homicide, was captured at Miss Mary Bayfield’s boarding house in Concord Square after eluding guards at Walpole sanitarium. He had remained at a window during a standoff in Jamaica Plain before police and Dr. George B. Coon recaptured him and sent him back to the sanitarium.
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Albert B. Wilson
Walpole
George B. Coon
Miss Mary Bayfield
Concord Square
Wilson
Spanish War Veterans Hold Ball in Revere
Revere town hall hosted the first annual ball by Spanish War Veterans camps led by Commander Ernest Acker and Miss Pauline Potter of Cambridge. The event featured 76 couples with George N. Toward of William B. Eaton Post 199 and Mrs. Toward among the organizers and guests.
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Revere
John A. Chisholm
Ernest Acker
Pauline Potter
Cambridge
George N. Toward
William B. Eaton
Forrest N
Cooks Plan Mass Meeting to Strengthen Union
A mass meeting of chefs cooks and culinary helpers will be held tomorrow evening in John Winthrop Hall 446 Tremont Street to bolster the cooks union. Labor leaders will address the gathering.
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John Winthrop Hall
Tremont Street
Star of the Sea Church
Brown
Revere
James J. Brown
Winthrop Avenue
Carmody
Roxbury
Charles F
John J
Minnie Carmody
Chipman
Brookford Street
Dunn
Charles H
Joseph
Ann S. Dunn
Andrews
Conant Street
Mission Church
Fuller
East Boston
N. Hlayward Fuller
Masonic Hall
Meridian Street
Winter Harbor
Jamaica Plain
Everline Maria
Melvin G. Fuller
Pond Street
Worcester
Mansir
George D. Mansir
Huntington Avenue
McGann
Patrick J
Peter and
Mary McGann
John Sheehan
Charles St
St. Joseph's Church
Chambers Street
Merry
William H
Helen Mary Hilger Merry
West Newton Street
Immaculate Concepsion Church
True
Wellfleet
Abbie Vaenett True
Edward L. True
Everett
P. m
P. m. Whyte—At South Boston, Oct. 11, George Hi
Lottie Whyte
Waddendorf
Seventh Street
Cotter
Somerville
James
Marie Cotter
Conewell
St. Catherine's
Italy closes doors to Portuguese refugees
A semi official Rome communication reports Italy has adopted measures to prevent religious orders expelled from Portugal from settling in Italy.
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Italy
Rome
Portugal
Cushing Renominated for Governor's Council
At the Republican convention in Wees leyan Hall Captain J Stearns Cushing was renominated for Governor's Council. He has held the position for the past year as the party’s candidate.
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Weesleyan Hall
J. Stearns Cushing
Cushing
Turtle Wins Out Pittsfield in Berkshire Senate Nomination
A Berkshire senatorial district GOP convention renomined State Senator William Turtle of Pittsfield after a warm contest. Turtle received 21 percent of the votes with Homer A. Hall of North Adams getting 21 and Walter L. Tower of Dalton two votes.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
William Turtle
Homer A. Hall
North Adams
Walter L. Tower
Dalton
Pape's Diuretic Promises Kidney Relief and Bladder Health
An older advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims rapid relief from back pain urinary issues and related symptoms, with claims of fixing dropsy and diabetes and urging readers to consult physicians or druggists for purchase.
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Bright
Colonel Edwin H. Woods Dies After Long Illness
Colonel Edwin H. Woods, former Boston Herald Company president and founder of the Boston Hotel and Railroad News, died at 9:45 p.m. at 379 Commonwealth Avenue after months of illness. He served in the Civil War, helped modernize newspaper circulation, created the Herald duplicate plant and special trains, and led the Boston Herald into prominence. He was 76, born October 6, 1843, survived by his wife and two sons.
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Edwin H. Woods
Boston Herald Company
Boston Hotel & Railroad News Company
Commonwealth Avenue
H. M. Jernegan
H. M. Jernegan, Who Was With Him Last Night. Colonel Woods
Boston
Boston Herald
Hotel and Railroad News Company
Dock Square
Fortieth
Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment
Miner's Hill
Virginia
Charles Russell Lowell
EH Company
Seventh
Massachusetts Regiment
Boston Tigers
Joseph Warren Lodge
Free Masons
Poston Herald
Herald
Edwin C. Bailey
Colonel Woods
New England
RB. M
Newspaper Publishers’ Association of America
Boston Hotel and Railroad News Company
Wet Preselee
Moskowitz Urges Label to Defeat Sweat Shops
Dr. Henry Moskowitz of New York urged dry goods retailers at the New England Dry Goods Association meeting to avoid sweatshop garments and sell only items made under proper conditions for living wages. He urged labeling on every garment to inform the public and noted health and social costs of sweatshop clothing, praising reformers and highlighting recent New York cloak and suit workers’ strikes. The address included remarks on immigrant workers, fair wages, and the retailer’s role in improving conditions.
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Henry Moskowitz
New York
New England Dry Goods Association
Dr. Moskowitz
Russia
Cloak and Suit Workers
Brandeis
Boston
A. Lincoln Filene
John Thomas
Obituary of Col. Woods longtime Boston civic figure
The Boston Common Council veteran and 1887 appointee as assistant adjutant general on Governor Ames's staff with the rank of colonel, a member of the Algonquin Club Boston Press Club and Hull Yacht Club, leaves a wife and two sons Walter H. Woods of Brookline and Captain Frederick L. Woods of Swampscott.
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Boston Common Council
Ames
Algonquin Club
Boston Press Club
Hull Yacht Club
Walter H. Woods
Brookline
Frederick L. Woods
Swampscott
Poslam Promises Quick Skin Relief for Various Disorders
A Providence man reports rapid healing using Poslam for a widespread skin disease, saying within two weeks he was renewed with no blemishes. The ad asserts Poslam stops itching fast and restores skin, recommending it for eczema acne tetter salt rheum piles and minor blemishes. It is sold in trial 50 cent jars and regular $2 jars at drugstores nationwide with a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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George Perkins
Providence
R. I
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton’s
West Twentyfifth
New York City
Samose Promises Flesh Gain Through Proper Food
An advertisement promotes Samose as a flesh forming food that aids natural digestion and tissue building. It claims nine of ten people should use it for healthy weight and offers a money back guarantee from Houghton & Dutton. Price is five cents plus postage.
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Houghton & Dutton
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