Shoe War Not Yet Settled Secession Edges Toward Expansion
Lasters plan to form a dual boot and shoe workers organization as the State branch disapproves independent unions and contract breaking. The W L Douglas Company is praised for honoring its contract while a hostile body calling itself a trade union challenges craft unity. The article defends a single international craft union and warns duality would destroy it.
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Lasters
Boot and Shoe Workers
Vampers
Treers
W. L. Douglas Company
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Strike Talks Fail To Settle Brockton Laster Issue
Milford Oct 15 The Brockton shoe lasters strike remained unsettled after a morning meeting between John I Tobin president of the International Boot and Shoe Workers Union and a committee from the strikers The State branch of the A F L convention continued its 22nd annual gathering with 15 hours spent on two resolutions regarding the strike without a resolution being adopted
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Milford
Brockton
John I. Tobin
International Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
State Branch
A. F. of L
Cylinder Head Halts Express Near Newton Station
The South Western Express No 49 traveling from Boston to Chicago at 50 mph halted when a cylinder head blew off near Newton station on the Boston and Albany line shortly before 5 p m today. The train stalled until 6 p m when a spare engine was dispatched from Boston to haul the wrecked locomotive to Newtonville freight yards.
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Newton
Southwestern Express
Boston
Chicago
Boston & Albany
Sargent
Newtonville
Witnesses Describe Dan Kiley Pink Pellets Effects
Richard Morrissey of Westfield testifies he stood in line as Bartlett men with pink tickets entered the theater and mocked him. Ex Representative Nelson Sherburne of West Springfield notes issues about state convention credentials with only one received from the State committee.
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Bartlett
Richard Morrissey
Westfield
My Town
Nelson Sherburne
West Springfield
Bartlett Whitney fight moves to decision by ballot law commission
The ballot law commission aims to finish work today to render a Thursday decision on the Bartlett Whitney contest. Whitney supporters express confidence after hearings and affidavits from delegates in Springfield, while measures allow the defeated Democratic nominee to withdraw independent papers if needed.
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Whitney
State House
Earthquake Shakes Central New England Area
A quake struck central New England last night at 7 05 affecting areas to Portland Maine and Lawrence Massachusetts. The tremor was not felt in Boston.
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New England
Portland
Lawrence
Boston
Earthquake Shakes Lowell. Panic in Syrian Neighborhood
An earthquake struck Lowell at 7 05 PM sending a loud explosion like roar and rumbling. Police say it caused panic in parts of the city, notably the Syrians housing area. Crockery shattered and residents ran into the streets while phones at police headquarters overloaded with inquiries. One man slept in the open after fearing a repeat San Francisco tragedy. Lamps toppled but no fires occurred.
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Lowell
W. R. Pew
San Francisco
Lawrence Earthquake Shakes City Center Streets
An earthquake rattled Lawrence on October 15 at 7 12 PM, with the tremor traced from Londonderry New Hampshire along the Merrimac. Residents on Prospect Hill and Power up ran from homes as police and neighboring towns reported felt shocks and inquiries poured in.
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Lawrence
Londonderry
N. N
Merrimac
Prospect Hill
Power Till
John J. Sullivan
N H
Manchester
Malden Nurse to Wed Doctor in Boston Ceremony
Miss Sarah Alvada Mosher of Malden will marry Dr. John Ewen Gillis in Boston at 8 p.m. The couple met during her illness when he cared for her. The Rev. James Alexander will officiate at the First Presbyterian Church. A reception follows at 45 Willard street Malden hosted by Mrs. John B. Carter.
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Sarah Alvada Mosher
Malden
John Ewen Gillis
Boston
James Alexander
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Mosher
Willard Street
John B. Carter
West Somerville
McGill University
Montreal
Four Men Injured in Brookline Auto Wreck
In Brookline last evening four men were thrown from a speeding car on Cottage Street near a sharp curve. The victims were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition. Driver Crowley, owner of the car from Everett, and the three passengers, reportedly New York business men led by Mr. O Leary, could not be immediately identified.
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Brookline
Massachusetts General Hospital
Philps Leary
Henry Crowley
Cottage Street
Crowley
J&verett
George L. Francis
Post
New York
O'Leary
Algonquin Club
Boston Weather Forecast Fair and Mild
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with light westerly winds. Washington notes extend the forecast to New England and eastern New York with fair weather and west winds light to fresh.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Temperature Averages From Yesterday Reported
The record shows yesterday's average temperature around the 40s to 50s with a high near 48 and a low around 40. A comparison notes yesterday’s values close to those from the previous year.
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PRR
Geog
Goa
Farmers Petition Governor to Probe Dairy Trade
Worcester County milk producers filed a petition with Gov. Guild asking an investigation into out of state dairy conditions and a monopoly in transport by five contractors. The request comes as the committee led by General Charles W. Wood and others prepares to present sensational details to the governor within a week.
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Worcester County
Elmer Potter
Worcester
Farmers Threaten to Sell Unproductive Cows Amid Milk Prices
Farmers across the New England milk belt plan to sell dry cows as dairy profits shrink. In Newmarket New Hampshire two large producers estimated five months to convert one dry cow into beef, arguing Boston milk contractors pay 1 1/2 cents less per can after washing costs.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Newmarket
N. H
4 Post
Boston
Aise
Youths Exonerated After Quick Suffolk Court Verdict
Charles P. Callahan and Matthew L. Chille were found not guilty by a Suffolk Superior Court jury after a brief 15 minute deliberation. Lawyer James II. Sweeney led the defense, with friends standing by them as the case revolved around an attempted entry into Michael Cassidy's fruit store at 190 Dartmouth Street.
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Charles P. Callahan
Columbus Avenue
Matthew L. Chille
Greenleaf Street
Jast
Michael Cassidy
Dartmouth Street
Suffolk Superior Court
James II. Sweeney
Effect of Shock Plainly Felt Two Hundred Miles Away
A list of names including A. B. Monahen and Mrs. Monahan with several others such as George Justice John Bobo William Sherrill and Henry Harrington plus two unidentified bodies and a 7 year old, tied to an event described as a shock felt far away in Wilmington Delaware and New Jersey.
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A. B. Monahen
A. B. Monahan
James Biggs
Fred Cress
John Nevens
Edward W Nevens
Samuel Ingalls
Frank Ingalls
Susia Bishop
Willie Hodge
Explosion Destroys Fontanet Town Wrecks Dupont Plant
Fontanet Indiana is devastated by a Dupont Powder Company plant explosion. Death toll ranges 2 to 50 with over 600 injured. The blast levelled all buildings leaving a town of about 1000 in ruins. Survivors seek shelter under tents as state soldiers guard the scene.
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Fontanet
Ind
Dupont Powder Company
Powder Mills Explode Injuring Many in Sudden Blast
A rapid series of explosions ripped through a powder mill complex injuring workers and nearby residents. About 9,000 kegs of powder were stored in a magazine several hundred yards from the mills, and glass shattered two miles away where several farmhouses were damaged.
Social Telegraphers Union row sparks leadership clash
In Chicago on October 15 the executive committee suspended Sylvester J. Small from the Social Telegraphers Union of America while he claims to remain president. He warns no national convention will be held in Milwaukee on October 23 as leaders dispute the presidency and plan. Franklin Hall of Milwaukee is set to chair the event according to opponents.
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Chicago
Sylvester J. Sm
Social Telegraphers
Union
Small
Tomorr
Milwaukee
M. J. Reidy
Boston
Franklin Hall
Wheaton Yale Star Kicker Likely Out for Season
In Allentown Penn Sweet Marie and Maier Delmar shine in a lively show. Sam Langford defeats Jia Barry on points in Chelsea establishing a decisive victory in a competitive bout.
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Wheaton
Yale
Sweet Marie
Maier Delmar
Allentown
Penn
Sam Langford
Jia Barry
Chelsea
Father John's Medicine Endorsed for Asthma Relief
An advertisement from Michael Carroll of 6 Chatham Street Pontoo suc Miss. promotes Father John's Medicine as a remedy for asthma and colds, asserting its curative effects and urging readers with respiratory troubles to try it.
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Father John
Michael Carroll
Chatham St
Pontoosuc
Myss
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