Three Woburn men die in finish daub explosion at Foucar plant
Three married Woburn men Homer Danforth 36 Joseph Peters 35 and Enoch Curtis 62 died after an explosion in the Foucar Leather Company kettle room just before 1 am. Danforth and Peters had formed a partnership two weeks earlier and were preparing to start finishing leather. Curtis aided them and was engulfed in flames as the daub boiled and reduced with naphtha.
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Woburn
Foucar Leather Company
North Woburn
Choate Memorial Hospital
Homer Danforth
Joseph I. Peters
Enoch Curtis
Danforth
Peters
Curtis
Demand 54 Hour Law Enforcement Across Boston Hotels
Thomas G Connolly seeks grand jury action after alleging widespread violations of the 54 hour workweek law in Boston hotels. He sent a letter to District Attorney Pelletier claiming evidence of long employment hours for female cooks at major hotels. Parker House officials denied violations and pledged defense. union meetings yielded no concrete action.
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Pemberton Square
Boston
State House
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Thomas G. Connolly
Pierce
J. Reed Whipple Company
Connolly
Parker House
Letter to Governor Foss from Hotel Workers union attorney
Attorney Connolly of the International Hotel Workers Union Local 6 drafts a letter to Governor Foss at strike headquarters. He outlines a meeting with a committee, and asks why Boston restaurant and hotel managers have not prosecuted for violating the 58 hour work week rule for women and children under 18.
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Governor Foss
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International Hotel Workers’ Union
Herlow
State House
Jophanus H. Whitney
Whitney
Boston
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Merriam
Harlow
International Hotel Union
Prisoner Sherer Pardoned, Then Dies in Escape Plot
The article recounts Alexander J. Sherer, once pardoned and granted parole, returning to Charlestown State Prison. He vowed to die or be killed, recounting a history of burglary and multiple arrests. Sherer’s pardon followed warden Bridges’ recommendation amid a pattern of attempted reform and relapse.
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Charlestown State Prison
Alexander J. Sherer
Charlestown
Newburyport
North Shore
Foss
Cc Ppet
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Lehots Ae
Keendah
Maennsetts Avenue
Cambridge
Tremont Street
Malden
Orison
Derrick Arm Snaps at Halifax Sugar Refinery
A derrick arm broke at the Woodside Sugar Refinery in Halifax N S Sept 12 dropping eight workers from a 60 foot height. Three men were instantly killed and one or two others were dying or believed to die.
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Halifax
Woodside
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