Thousands of Boston Workers Parade on Labor Day
Seven thousand unionists marched through Boston to the Common to appeal to President Wilson and Congress for government ownership of coal mines. The event honored Colorado miners with a mass meeting denouncing mining region abuses and urging federal action.
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Boston
Wilson
Congress
Colorado
Charles Street
Parkman Bandstand
New England
Frank H. McCarthy
American Federation of Labor
Harry G. Dunderdale
Boston Central Labor Union
Europe
Massachusetts
Secretary of Labor
John W. Brown
Mr. Brown
Peter W. Collins
Central Labor Union
Fred J. Kneeland
Dennis D. Driscoll
Samuel Zorn
John J. Kearney
William Wilson
Boston Parade Shows Peaceful Industrial Mood
Ideal weather drew hundreds of thousands to view a wage earner march in Boston streets. The parade, though small by recent standards, signals calm and harmony across local industries.
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Boston
Mayor greets suffragists after parade at City Hall
The parade head reached City Hall and the rear guard passed as the Mayor waved to marchers. He handed a rose to Mrs Teresa Crowley, while suffragists praised him as a friend of their cause. Some Coal Hoisting Engineers Union members refused to be reviewed and left the line. He recalled a Labor Day parade decision by the AFL leaders noting a union vote to parade. He defended pursuing lowest bids for city contracts and urged support for cheap supplies.
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City Hall
Curley
State House
Annie Molloy
Women’s Trade Union League
W. & A. Bacon
R. H. White
Boston Boot and Snow Workers’ Union
Bromfield
Washington Streets
Union 74
New England Gas and Coke Company
Everett
Deer Island
Berkeley Street
Columbus Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Dedham Street
Shawmut Avenue
Dover Street
Washington
Teresa A. Crowley
Bay State
Cobb
Federation
Von Haesler Two Days Past Due in Paris War Report
Paris dispatch notes the Matin says Field Marshal Von Haesler vowed to reach Paris by Sept 6 after Germany declared war. The aged marshal warned he would blow his brains if unable, but the Matin quips that dinner is ready and only brains are missing.
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Paris
Germany
von Haesler
Mystery Stranding of British Cruiser Warrior Baffles Diplomats
Washington reports a Berlin wireless saying the British cruiser Warrior was stranded possibly after a fight with Goeben while escaping the Bosphorus. Diplomats question neutrality, Turkey’s status, and whether war has begun. no official confirmation from Ankara or London.
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Washington
Berlin
Goeben
Bosphorus
Breslau
Dardanelles
Bosphorous
Turkey
Constantinople
A. Rustem Bey
Great Britain
Report Col. Gordon Missing in France
London reports Colonel W. E. Gordon of the Gordon Highlanders missing in France. A Victoria Cross recipient from the South African war, he earned the honor by under heavy fire attaching a rope to a threatened gun and attempting to save it with his men despite wounds.
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London
W. E. Gordon
Gordon Highlanders
France
Gordon
Russians Victorious Against Austrians
Petrograd reports the Russian general staff stating that near Rava 32 miles northwest of Lemberg in Galicia Russian forces press engagements while Austrian troops retreat toward Kholm. Russians claim prisoners and captured artillery trains. five hundred Austrians are hospitalized with dysentery weakening the enemy.
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Petrograd
Rava
Lemberg
Galicia
Kholm
GIVES POSITIONS OF THE FRENCH DEFENCE
A Bordeaux dispatch reports German forces advancing Septem ber 5 with the first army attacking at St Soupplets and Senlis evacuated. The second army pushes toward Chalons from Montmirail to Chalons while the fifth reaches the road Possesse Triancourt and Thiancourt. The 20th corps fights at Gerbeviller against the sixth army.
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Washington
Bordeaux
Coulommiers
Epernay
St. Soupplets
Oureg
Senlis
Montmirail
Chalons
Bussy
Possesse
Triancourt
Thiancourt
Argonne
Gerbeviller
Priests Serve as Officers in French Army
Paris dispatch reports more than 15,000 priests now serving as officers, sub-officers and enlisted soldiers in France. Several hundred priests from orders expelled from France have returned to join the military.
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Paris
France
Pomeroy Reaches 38 Years Behind Bars
Notorious Charlestown lifer Jesse H. Pomeroy completed 38 years in prison last night. He is in good health and shows keen interest in European war developments as reported in the daily papers.
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Pomeroy
Jesse H. Pomeroy
Charlestown
Ife
German Attack On Antwerp Repulsed
Antwerp dispatch reports Belgian forces repulsed a German assault on the southern Antwerp area at Cappelle-au-Bois. The rout left thousands of German casualties and retreating troops toward Vilvorde, six miles northeast of Brussels, as Belgian artillery inflicted deep losses. Belgian losses are described as not numerous.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Antwerp
Cappelle-au-Bois
Vilvorde
Brussels
Przemyśl Fort in Galician Front likely to fall
Reports from Russia indicate surroundment of Przemyśl fortress, 50 miles west of Lemberg, as a major loss for Austria in Galicia. Its fall would remove the last Austrian stronghold there and open a path for a Russian advance toward the East Prussian front.
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London
Russia
Przemsyl
Lemberg
Galicia
Froner
Mayor Curley Receives Warm Labor Day Parade Welcome
Mayor Curley drew a large crowd as he rode through the Labor Day parade. He accepted a bouquet and was cheered by marchers while reviewing from the municipal stand with City Councillors Woods and Watson and several department heads.
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Curley
Woods and
Watson
City Hall
Poslam Safe Heals Ailing Skin Quickly
Poslam relieves itching burning and irritation in skin conditions as a preliminary to longer treatment. The antiseptic soothing remedy promises comfort upon first application and aims for permanent relief after disease is mastered. Poslam Soap sold for daily toilet use at 6 or 15 cents.
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26Th Street
Pathfinder sinking toll rises with 242 missing
London Sept 7 The casualty list for the cruiser Pathfinder shows four killed and 13 wounded after striking a mine in the North Sea. Two hundred forty two men remain missing as officials release the night’s figures.
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London
Pathfinder
North Sea
Pathfinder Destroyed Off Scottish Coast in Mine Explosion
The Pathfinder blew apart after hitting a mine about 10 miles northeast of St Abb’s Head Scotland during a coast patrol. A torpedo boat destroyer and St Abb’s lifeboat rescued crew. eight officers were dead or missing and two were wounded.
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Pathfinder
St. Abb’s Head
Scotland
Eyemouth
St. Abb
Naval Base
Peake
Remarkable Rheumatism Recovery Reported for Varne-sis
J E Willett of Lowell Mass reports twenty years of rheumatism eased after using Var-ne-sis. He credits stronger knees, disappearance of stiffness, and freedom from pain after a few weeks. He recommends the remedy and notes physician advice and a Boston office for free consultation.
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J. E. Willett
Fourth St
Lowell
Mass
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Boston
Boylston St
Riker-Jaynes
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William Koch
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