Labor's Cause Gains in Past Year Highlighted by Boston Unions
The piece surveys Boston labor leaders who credit shorter hours lower costs and wage gains as key benefits of the year. Frank O'Hare notes hours cut and wage increases. Henry Abrahams highlights an insurance bill and eighthour movements. M J Devitt cites wage boosts and ninehour days. Local unions prepare for Labor Day festivities with prominent organizers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Henry Abrahams
Cigarmakers’ Union No. 97
M. J. Devitt
New York
John J. Collins Longtime Boston Glazing Leader
John J. Collins born August 28 in Boston. He attended public schools, started an apprenticeship in glazing, and became president of the glazing trades organization since its founding in 1895. He represents the union in the Building Trades Council, where he has served as vice president for two terms and is its current president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Collins
Boston
Mr. Collins
Building Trades Counciil
Collins
Local Youth Active in Fraternal and Civic Circles
The passage highlights a young man active in many groups, including Pere Marquette Council K of C where he is deputy grand knight, Division 6 A O HL, City Point Catholic Association, and a Central Labor Union delegate. A student of economic movement, he is noted as a fair debater and persistent, rapidly progressing despite limited schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Marquette Council
K. of C
A. O. HL
City Point Catholic Association
Centralbar Union
Collins
Economic Movement
Joseph Post a Leading Figure in East Boston Labor
Joseph Post born in Ward 2 East Boston in 1870 attended Adams School and trained as a wire worker. He joined his trade union in 1897, later serving as president and now acts as vice president of the Building Trades Council where he was a union delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Post
Building Trades Council Division
Ward 2
Boston
Adams School
Mr. Post
Building Trades Council
Post
Birth of Daniel J. McDonald Chelsea native and printing union leader
Daniel J. McDonald born August 14 1872 in Chelsea Michigan educated at Williams School began as a pressman with Orves Lithographic Printing Company and was charter member of Pressfeeders Union No 2 in 1880 He later helped form Franklin Associates No 18 Independent Printing Pressmen Union serving as president for two years He represented No 18 as delegate at national conventions in Detroit 1906 Syracuse 1897 and Cleveland 1898 being elected second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. McDonald
Chelsea
Mays
Williams School
Orves Lithographic Printing Company
Pressfeeders’ Union 2
Franklin Associates 18
Independent Printing Pressmen’s Union
McDonald
No. 18
Detroit
Syracuse
Cleveland
British Seamen and Firemen Strike to Begin Today
London Sept 8 The great strike of the Seamen and Firemen's Unions is expected to begin today. Some fear a prolonged stoppage would disastrously affect British shipping. Demonstrations in Cardiff Hull Bristol and Liverpool drew large crowds as unions adopted resolutions to strike unless wage increases are granted.
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London
Cardiff
Hull
Bristol
Liverpool
Sabors and Firemen’s Union
British Seamen Strike Likely To Spare Boston Trade
Boston ports expect little immediate disruption as the Seamen and Firemen's Union strike unfolds across Britain. Captain Edward Thomas of the Cestrian notes few British unionists aboard liners and predicts crews can be replaced by shore staff, with alien sailors potentially filling vacancies and pay scales varying by ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamen and Firemen’s Union
Great Britain
Boston
Europe
Edward Thomas
Cestrian
Thomas
Thbree
Britain
Campania
Leader of the Strikers Faces Parliament Battle
J Harrilson M P for Middlesboro, a central figure in the strike, opposes ship owners who seek to ignore the union with 90 000 members. Born 1838 Sunderland he rose from seaman to sailors society leader and political candidate amid libel attacks by ship owners. He is described as a forcible speaker and bitter rival to owner interests.
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J. Harrilson
Middlesboro
Sunderland
Great Society
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
McDonald Re elected Leader Of Labor Groups In Indiana And New England
The resident was re elected to a post in Indianapolis last June and belonged to the shorter hour conference at Syracuse in October 1808. He was named general organizer for the New England States a year ago and reelected for a second term last June. He serves as a delegate to the Central Labor Union and Allied Trades Council, where he was secretary treasurer since 1895 and reelected in July 1897. He is connected with Charlestown Council No 303 K of C Division 64 A O H James E Hayes Literary Club St Catherine T A Society and the Clover Club.
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Indianapolis
Syracuse
New England
McDonald
Central Labor Union and Allied Trades Council
Charlestown Council
K. of C
James E. Hayes Literary Club
St. Catherine's T. A. Society
The
Clover Club
Sunday liquor raids sweep several city homes
Early Sunday officers of Division served search warrants for liquor at multiple addresses. In 24 Corey Street Michael O Halloran the six gallons of lager were seized. James Hall's game house yielded three pints. Margaret Haley next door had seven gallons. Mary Feeny of 3 A Street South Boston reported 3 3 4 gallons beer and 1 1 2 pints whiskey. Mary Keefe at 48 West Fourth Street faced seizure of 1 1 2 gallons lager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eariy
Mary Keefe
West Fourth Street
Causes of the strike cited by a British mercantile marine official
An official familiar with the Coens cited the long buildup to the sailors and firemen strike in the British mercantile marine. He warned that ship owners ignore seamen needs, relying on foreign crews to cut costs, undermining national interests and safety. He noted recent gains in wages and conditions, yet warned old practices return when pressure eases.
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British Mercantile Marine
Great Britain
Plimsoll
Paddy Wester
Seamen
Remen’s
Britain
Prisoners Escape as Spanish Recount Hard Filipino Treatment
Reports from Manila describe widespread escapes by Spanish prisoners and tales of harsh conditions among Filipino troops. Insurgents seize contraband items, seize rice hidden in bamboo, and enforce limits on rations. British subjects receive cautious respect amid threats of bombardment. A Filipino spy in Calamba dies after resisting capture. the Kansas Regiment boards barges for return to the United States aboard the Tartar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Dagupan
American
Secret Service
Calamba
Washington Regiment
Ares
Kansas Rgiment
United States
Tartar
German Celebration Marking 25th Anniversary of Boylston School Verein
Members of the Boylston School Verein held a Saturday to tonight anniversary event at their club house including a dramatic entertainment and a grand ball. Officers include Karl Braun president Curt Sahr secretary and others. a silver loving cup was presented to Braun with Curt Sahr delivering the speech. A committee led by Braun Biesenbach Lahr Bohn Magnitzky Strauss Hetzer Moeller Gramlich Bayer Schwetzer organized the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston School Verein
Karl Braun
Carl Biesenbach
Curt Sahr
William Krauth
H. A. Hetzer
S. Moeller
H. Brautigan
Gottlieb Rothfuss
Curtahr
Adolph Schubert
Curt Lahr
C. Bohn
G. Magnitzky
J. Strauss
G. Gramlich
L. Bayer
J. Schwetzer
Close of the Church Vacation Season of 1899
Boston pastors resumed pulpits after the vacation, with large congregations at Tremont Temple and Trinity Church. Many ministers returned from travels to begin new year services, while others announced post vacation dates and potential successions at local churches and congregations across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tremont Temple
George C. Lorimer
Europe
Lorimer
Trinity Church
B& Winchester Donald
Newport
R. I
George L. Perin
Shawmut Avenue
Roblin
Second Universalist Church
Columbus Avenue
Shawmut Baptist Church
McElveen
Echo Lake
Samuel Lane Loomis
Union Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Church of the Messiah
John McGaw Foster
Gloucester
J. M. Beebe
D. E. Towle
Unitarian Church
Longwood
Temple
Tremont Street M. E
Lindsay
St. Paul’s
Saratoga
George A. Gordon
Old South Church
John Duckson
Arlington Street
Thomas van Ness
Second Church
Herrick
Mt. Vernon
Short Lobsters Seized in Nantasket Visitor Day
Nantasket on September 3 saw steady crowding from steamers, rail and trolley for a brighter seaside day. Lobster inspectors visited hotels over the weekend, finding about ten short lobsters per establishment amid liquor troubles in the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket
Seeker for Work Killed by Train Near Williamstown
A man identified as James Keaton of Woonsocket Rhode Island died after being run over by a Witchburg train one mile east of the depot in Williamstown at 2 o'clock this morning. Investigators question whether he slept on the tracks or rode the train and fell off. He had come here to look for work.
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Williamstown
Sept
James Keaton
Wooasocket
R. I
Jiminez Leaves for Santo Domingo Presidency Bid
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, the Santo Domingo revolutionary aspirant, departed Caimanera aboard the Georges Croise for Baracoa then Port au Prince and finally Puerto Plata where he is eagerly awaited.
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Cape Haytien
Juan Isidro Jiminez
Republic of Santo Domingo
Caimanera
Georges Croise
Baracoa
Port Au Prince
Puerto Plata
Quiet Day at Revere Beach Concerts and Crowds
A calm day at Revere Beach with a small crowd and two band concerts on the boulevard. About 1400 bathers with 1100 men. good turnout at Point of Pines for a Lynn Cadet Band concert. rustic theatre performances by Pauline Hall and Raymon Moore. Manager Neill plans a strong week ahead led by Pauline Hall.
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Revere Beach
Bat House
Point of Pines
Lynn Cadet
Rustic Theatre
Spire Struck By Lightning Hurts Maine Church
Lightning struck the spire of the First Congregational Church in Ellsworth Maine causing a fire. Firemen narrowly escaped injury from falling steeple. Loss exceeds 1500 dollars covered by insurance. Interior and furnishings badly damaged by water. The church, over fifty years old, is a noted Maine architectural example.
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Ellsworth
First Congregational
Maine
Feast of St Augustine Observed at St Augustine Church
The St Augustine Church for colored people held the last day of the Feast of St Augustine bishop of Mippo with early communion at 7 30 and morning prayer at 8 30 A solemn procession of choir acolytes and priest with incense and lights followed by mass and sermon at 9 30 The procession also featured in the children s service at 3 p m The evening arch service concluded the festival.
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St. Augustine’s
St. Augustine
Mippo
Artoe Evens Puevine Arch
Hebrew Democratic Citizens Association Formed in Ward 9
The Hebrews of Ward 9 form a Hebrew Democratic Citizens Association to educate and naturalize members. Elected officers include President Charles Moo gush and Vice President Wiliam Bornstein with Secretary Samuel Singer, Treasurer George Huffer, and Sergeant-at-Arms J Boo gush. Meetings are set for Friday evenings with lectures planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrews
Ward 9
Hebrew Democratic Citizens’ Association
Charles Moogush
Wiliam Bornstein
Samuel Singer
George Huffer
J. Boogush
Organ Ancien
Eens
Violin Binds Love in Wellsburg Marriage Tale
Eva Guilford wed Frederick Minor Gibbs in Wellsburg on August 22 after a period of music filled visits and a dramatic past. Mrs Guilford faced scandal tied to a Bridgeport murder case and fugitive flight linked to her mother, Dr Nance Guilford of Bridgeport.
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Elmira
N. Y
Eva Guilford
Frederick Minor Gibbs
Wellsburg
Miss Guilford
Nance Guilford
Bridgeport
Guileford
Nance” Guilford
Music and love triumph in a dramatic Illinois case
In a court tale of misled guilt, Eudora Guilford is cleared while her sweetheart Frederick Gibbs remains hopeful for theatre work in New York and Boston. Gibbs’s father posts bond for $10,000 as Old Nance pleads guilty and receives ten years.
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Frederick Walsh
Walsh
Old Nance
Eudora
Nance
Canada
Guilford
New York
Fourteenth Street
Gibbs
Keith
Boston Theatre Orchestra
Boston
Lynn
Central Labor Union Deliberates Over Hospital Plan
The Central Labor Union reviewed Dr. Galvin’s handling at Emergency Hospital amid claims of unfairness toward Brockton workers. A cooperative hospital concept with a mixed board was discussed, and actions were deferred to the next meeting. Resolutions condemned nonunion contracting and noted sympathy to local unions, with messages sent to Boston and Plymouth unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union
Galvin
Brockton
Building Trades
State House
Krockton
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Tobin
Andrew Mahoney
Metropolitan Water Commission
Lbor
Harry P. Nown
Quincy
Wells
Metropolitan Waters Board
Boston
British Trade Congress
Plymouth
Isngland
Ogue
Gio
Doogue
Gammon's Body Recovered From River Double Tragedy
The body of Daniel J. Gammon was found in the Little Androscoggin River near his home with a bullet wound above the temple, indicating suicide after shooting Martha Lovejoy who lies critically ill with no hope of recovery. Two revolver shots were heard nearby Thursday night.
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Paris
Daniel J. Gammon
Martha Lovejoy
Androscoggin River
Body Found On Track In Leominster Tragedy
In Leominster on September 4 Joseph Rovisse a local laborer was found dead on the Fitchburg railroad track near North Leominster with a severe head wound. A nearby freight train incident left an unknown man with a crushed left arm later taken to Buraban Hospital Fitchburg where surgeons amputated. The man gave New York as his home and his age is about 35.
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Leominster
Joseph Rovisse
Fitchburg
North
Revisse
North Leominster
Burban Hospital
New York City
Grover and Hamilton Marry in Milton Ceremony
At Milton on September 1, Hailla A. Grover and Miss Alfira M. Hamilton, both of Milton, were married by Rev. W. T. Perrin.
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Grover—Hamilton
Milton
W. WT. Perrin
Hailla A. Grover
Alfira M. Hamilton
Obituaries from Roxbury and Cambridge Hospital
Funeral notices list Richard T. Cashidy age 26 at Cambridge Hospital Thomas Cooney 51 Nellly Cunningham nee Meagher Allen H Oldham 89 St John’s Episcopal Church Roxbury services Tuesday at 1 oclock Jane Everton Roxbury widow aged 60 plus in memoriam
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Cassidy
Atlantic
Mass
Richard T. Cashidy
Cooaty
Cambridge Hospital
Thomas Cooney
Cunningham
Nellly Cunninghdyn
Meagher
Oldham
Allen H. Oudham
St. John's Episcope Church
Mt Street
Roxbury
Jane
Tienes
Everton
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LABOR
Perete
Mr. O’hare
Lees
Presi-Dent
Labor Movement
O'Hare
Catholic Association
City Point
Robert Fulton Council
Division 13
Ushers’ Literary Society
Thomas Hannon
Division
A. F. of
J. Hannon
Central Labor Uion
John J. Connolly
Chief Marshal
Marshal J. Frank O'Hare
J. Frank O'Hare
Central Labor Union Division
C. L. A. Division
Marshal Joseph Post
Marshal
D. J. M'Ponald
J. H. Wilson
Daniel J. M’donald
Donald
Cen, Jiminez
Puerto Pl Ata
Revere
Rv Preeben
Hanover
Eudora Guilford
Nancy
Calvin
Gammon
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