Message Found Reveals Murder Confession of Charles Herzig
A note left by harvest hand Frank, presumed dead, asks to inform his mother and claims Charles Herzig murdered Lizzie Grombacker in Mahoning county. The letter says Charles Sterling was hanged for that prior crime and asserts Herzig is the real killer. A search for Herzig's body has so far failed.
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Minot
N. D
Catherine Herzig
Girard
Frank Byer
Hidden Wood
Frank
Charles Herzig
Mr. Byer
Charles Sterling
Lizzie Grombacker
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Murder of Lizzie Grombacher Echoed in 1870s Trials
In Youngstown, Ohio, Lizzie Grombacher was murdered in 1874. Charles Sterling, a tramp, was hanged for the crime in 1877 after two trials and proclaimed his innocence to the end.
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Youngstown
Lizzie Grombacher
Charles Sterling
Sterling
Machinists Convene at Faneuil Hall on Labor Strikes
The 11th convention of the International Association of Machinists opens at Faneuil Hall with talks on avoiding needless strikes. David L. Mahan presides. Francis J. Clarke discusses Massachusetts union conditions. James O'Connell reports on the past 27 months and union growth through amalgamation.
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International Association of Machinists
Faneuil Hall
Daniel A. Whelton
David L. Mahan
Boston Machinists
Charles R. Sterling
Francis J. Clarke
A. F. of
Massachusetts
Mahan
James O’connell
Fanéuil Hall
O’connell
Milwaukee
International Association of Allied Metal Mechanics
Auto traps shut in Massachusetts courts pace a day of fines
A statewide rush of speed enforcement yielded 27 auto law violators. Leicester Constable James A. Quinn led eight arrests, collecting bail fees and fining motorists from Boston Worcester Newton Milton Hingham Dedham and Quincy courts. Several cases continued or forfeited due to incomplete details.
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Massachusetts
James A. Quinn
Leicester
Quinn
Waterloo
Emil
Neal Rantoul
Boston
Gilbert E. Chandler
Cambridge
Alfred R. Butler
George T. Paton
Clarence E. Blakeley
Royal R. Sheldon
Howard F. Eaton
Quincy
Hingham Court
William Carter
Needham
William Pembroke
Arlington
Albert F. Bigelow
Brookline
Burdett Loomis
Boomed Trade Arrests Man Over Stolen Goods
Simpson D. Whittemore of Tremont street alerted police after goods vanished from his store and little money appeared. Officers watched Arthur J. Foster of Waltham street pawn items valued about 200 dollars, with total disappearances around 500 dollars.
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Simpson D. Whittemore
Tremont Street
Arthur J. Foster
Waltham Street
Foster
Dr H H Chase Named Everett Park Commissioner
In Everett on September 11 the Mayor appointed Dr H H Chase to the Park Commission. He also named Miss Pauline Freeman trustee of the Parlin Institute.
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DR. Chase
New Everett
Everett
H. H. Chase
Park Commission
Pauline Freeman
Parlin Institute
Runaway Horse Dragged Brighton Woman Stopped
Mrs. Mark Halpin of 86 Beacons Street Brighton was mounted in a carriage when a runaway horse dragged the vehicle about a hundred yards before Henry Holland halted the animal yesterday.
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Mark Halpin
Beacons Street
Brighton
Henry Holland
Bankers Will Not Run Equitable Sayings
Equitable to cut loose from banking houses and divorce insurance from politics. New management pledges annual audits by unbiased accountants and retrenchments of over 600000 yearly on a 15000000 investment. Policy holders and agents to be protected. politics to be kept out of insurance.
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Equitable
Equitable Life outlines new policy under Morton at agents outing
President Morton addressed 750 Equitable Life agents at Manhattan Beach outlining a conservative honest administration. He said directors will be policy holders, business-like methods prevail, and economy will protect policy holders while investments be of highest character. The society will avoid ties to banks and seek the best securities at low prices.
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New York
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Manhattan Beach
Morton
Gage E. Tarbell
George T.wilson
W. A. Day
Equitable
Mr. Morton
Colored voters assert rights in Somerville primary candidacy
William D. Johnson, leader of Ward 7 colored voters, plans to present a ticket of colored men for delegates to the Republican State convention at the Luce law primary. He runs an employment bureau at 14 Cottage avenue and argues blacks deserve fair treatment beyond election season.
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William D. Johnson
Somerville
Luce Law
Cottage Avenue
Post
President Roosevelt to use chairs from Portsmouth talks
Roosevelt will sit in the same chairs used by M. Witte of Russia and Baron Komura of Japan during the Portsmouth treaty signing last Tuesday afternoon in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
M. Witte
Baron Komura
Labor union reports growth and benefits amid strikes
The union cites 150 new lodges since the last convention and 463,844.66 paid in strike benefits, with death and sick benefits totaling over 300k. It defends shop controls and apprenticeship work while noting increases in strike pay and shorter workdays despite employer opposition. Nathan Cole’s seating was rejected by a vote 218 to 80.
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Allied Metal Mechanics’ International
Grand Lodge
Daniel Roderick
Chicago
Nathan Cole
Hoboken Union
New York
Brooklyn
Cole
Hobokens Union
Fight Over Lieutenant Governor Nominee Splits Republicans
In a lively intra party clash Republicans feud over Lieutenant-Governor candidates Judge Fred Hall and Eben Draper. Hall campaign chief Isaac Hutchinson warns the state convention will resist Back Bay influence while Draper aides deny Boston party ties. No official comment from Draper headquarters or state committee.
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Fred S. Hallotee
Eben S. Draper
Hopeale
Draper
Hall
Boston
General Draper
Frank Haynes
Judge Hall
Isaac P. Hutchinson
Commonwealth
Back Bay
Republican Party
Hutchinson
Republican State Committee
Mansfield
Tom Talbot
Typos Strike Declared in Indianapolis
President James M. Lynch of the International Typographical Union orders unions nationwide to press for an eight hour day with strikes if refused. A strike has begun in Indianapolis with 150 members ordered out.
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Indianapolis
James M. Lynch
The
International Typographical Union
Elevator Constructors Union Opens Fourth Annual Convention
The International Elevator Constructors' Union began its fourth annual convention in Rathbone Hall with International President Feeney presiding. Delegates from Boston to Toronto gathered as committees were named and a fraternal greeting planned for the Machinists’ convention. The meeting will run ten days.
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International Elevator Constructors’ Union
Rathbone Hall
Washington Street
International
Feeney
Philadelphia
J. C. McDonald
Boston Elevator Constructors’ Union 4
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Buffalo
Toronto
International Association of Machinists
Faneuil Hall
Two men sentenced to two years for B and E
Peter Hines and William Taggett were convicted of breaking and entering. Before the Superior Criminal Court yesterday they each received a two year sentence in the House of Correction.
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Peter Hines
William Taggett
Superior Criminal Court
House of Correction
Curleys Face Lively Opposition in Ward 17
The Tammany Club in Ward 17 shows strength yet faces dissent as the Curley family seeks a ticket with ex-Congressman McEttrick as Tom Curley’s running mate. Ex-Councilman Glynn also seeks a place, backed by prominent ward voters, especially younger men.
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Tammany Club
Ward 17
Curley Boys
Jim
T. F. Curley
McEttrick
Tom Curley
Theodore A. Glynn
Fellon Man Saved His Life By Falling
Frank Donovan fell about 40 feet into a ves sel hold and saved his life by landing on another man. He escaped with a fractured arm while Cornelius Callahan aged 42 received slight contusions. Both were taken to the Relief Station in the same ambulance.
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Frank Donovan
Cornelius Callahan
Donovan
Callahan
Labor union notes and meetings in Boston area
Professor Frank Parsons of Boston University Law School addresses Boston Newsboys Union on education value. Various unions report elections, dues, strikes settled, upcoming meetings, and planned events across Labor District Assembly 30 Boston Locals, including the Carpenters, Machinists, Firemen, Marble Cutters, Horseshoers, and Waiters unions with dates and locations in November and December.
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Frank Parsons
Boston University Law School
Boston Newsboys’ Union
International Union
William O’hearn
Boston Carpenters’ Union
Timothy Healy
New York
Firemen’s Union
Boston
James J. Sexton
Horseshoers’ Union
Union 5
Paine Memorial Hall
Marble Cutters and Letters
Union 50
Blackstone Street
John H. Carr
Philadelphia
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union 7 Bricklayers’ Union 3
Stone Pointers’ Assembly
K. of L
Building Trades Council
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17
People’s Legal Security Company
Waiters’ Union 80
Washington Street
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Watchword of Machinists
John J. Keegan
Fifth International
George Preston
Washington, D. C
James O'Connell
Walter Ames
Kansas City
Atlanta, Ga
National Organization
Constable’s
Pitts-Kimball Co
Ston School OF Piano Tung
Ashington St
Marchant
Cal
ACT Ny
Tucgaay
Elevator Constructors’ Union
Curleys
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LABOR
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