Three Running for Delegate in Massachusetts Labor Fight
Massachusetts delegates forecast a lively contest for delegate to the national AFL convention in Seattle as three vice-presidents vie for the seat. Nominees are John J. Fenton of Boston John W. Powers of Fall River and William S. Driscoll of Springfield. No other actions were taken though several resolutions were debated. further motions are expected tomorrow.
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Fall River
Massachusetts
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Wash
John J. Fenton
Boston
John W. Powers
William S. Driscoll
Springfield
Six Destroyers Ordered by Secretary Daniels
Washington Sept 16 Secretary Daniels announced conditional awards of contracts for six torpedo boat destroyers Nos 57 to 62. Two go to New York Shipbuilding Co at 825000 each, two to William Cramp & Sons at 881000 each, one to Fore River Shipbuilding Corp at 861000, and one to Bath Iron Works at 884000. The ships will be the largest of their class to date.
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Washington
Daniels
New York Shipbuilding Company
William Cramp & Sons’ Ship & Engine Building Company
Philadelphia
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Mass
Bath
Tron Works
Mrs. Navis Dies From Gas Range Burns in Lowell
Mrs. Margaret Navis aged 72 died at St. John's Hospital from burns suffered while lighting a gas range at her home 10 West Ninth street Monday afternoon. She passed away this morning with her family at her side.
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Lowell
Margaret Navis
St. John’s Hospital
West Ninth Street
Better Babies Contest to Be Held in West Newbury
West Newbury to host a better babies contest at Grange Hall with about forty contestants. Four physicians from West Newbury Haverhill and Newburyport will judge on a thorough eugenic standard, starting at 1 pm as part of the Grange fair. Entry interest runs high with Newburyport Haverhill and Amesbury expected to contribute participants.
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West Newbury
West Newbury Grange Hall
Haverhill
Newburyport
New England
Amesbury
Grange Hall
Eugene Dunn
Helen M. Chapman
Livestock Show Scoring Applies to Children Participants
The judging follows livestock show scoring with defects counting against a child regardless of appearance. Winners receive bronze medals for the first two prizes and eight certificates are prepared for others.
Two Workers Close to Death in Trolley Car Collision
Two Boston elevated railway workers escaped injury as a Boston bound semi convertible electric car struck their repair wagon on Belmont Street Belmont, killing a horse and badly damaging the wagon. The workers jumped to safety moments before impact. Two pages of news pictures from electrotype plates are listed for next Sunday’s Post.
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Boston Elevated Railway
Belmont Street
Belmont
Boston
Carmen's Convention at Milwaukee Advocates Labor Reforms
Milwaukee September 16 William B Wilson Secretary of Labor addressed about 1000 delegates at the Carmen's Association annual convention urging greater labor union strength shorter work hours and stricter child labor laws during the ten day gathering in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William B. Wilson
Carmen's Association
League Opens Fall Meeting at American House
Boston Central Council of the United Irish League of America will hold the first fall meeting tomorrow night at the American House. The O Callaghan memorial is planned as one of the items on the agenda.
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Boston Central Council
United Irish League of America
O'Callaghan
Hoosier Club Drives Rush on Kitchen Cabinets
Fifty women rush to enroll in the Hoosier Club on opening day. Cabinets delivered for $1.00 with weekly dues of $1.90, promising time saved and less walking as the modern labor saving kitchen cabinet is shown and set up with no extra cost beyond the initial dollar.
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Hoosier Club
Hoosier Company
District Attorney Orders Investigation into Drowning Death
District Attorney Higgins directed State Officer Silas Smith to probe the death of Margaret Fallon, 19, whose body was found in Tufts College reservoir. Medical Examiner Durrell ruled drowning, but family fears of violence prompted the DA to intervene. Smith will continue the inquiry with no new developments reported.
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Higgins
Silas Smith
Margaret A. Fallon
Tufts College Reservoir
Durrell
Smith
Family claims Miss Fallon murdered after Winter Hill car row
Motorman L Barney recounts a 2 a.m. car ride with Miss Fallon and several young men. She was seen near Willow Bridge and Winthrop Street before her body appeared in the reservoir. Family disputes police suicide ruling and cites bruising and throat marks.
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L. Barney
Winter Hill
Medford
Willow Bridge
Winthrop Street
Medford Hillside
Tufts College
Miss Roselion
Margaret
Barney
the Post
Arlington Centre
Boston
Willow Avenue
Miss Fallon
Counterfeiter Schmidt’s Deepening Criminal Case Unfolds
The article details Schmidt in a widening case tied to a counterfeit ring. Dr Ernest Arthur Muret faces $5,000 bail on gun possession as authorities link Schmidt to a West 134th Street flat with imitation $10 notes. Detectives pursue motives and possible kinship between Schmidt and Muret amid insanity claims.
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Father Evers
The
Tombs Prison
Schmidt
West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street
Ernest Arthur Muret
Muret
Federal
Secret Service
Bertha Zech
Dr. Muret
Chicago
Old Man Forces Marriage Plan Then Elopes With Rival
A Massachusetts girl testified that an older man, Mr Caldwell, used a brougham driven by Caldwell to woo her, proposing marriage in June 1912. After months of plans and a diamond ring, Caldwell married Maude Taylor of Dorchester on August 29 while the Mason girl was away. The Mason family then moved from Garrison Hall to 160 Longwood Avenue as the court case unfolds.
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Caldwell
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Maude A. Taylor
Dorchester
Mason
Old Orchard
Taylor
San Antonio
Tex
Blue Hill Avenue
Provincetown Skipper Manuel Ventura Dead at Sea
The funeral was held in Provincetown for Manuel Fereira Ventura master of the Provincetown trawling schooner Nettie Franklin who died at sea last Saturday off Chatham. Born in St Michaels Azores 61 years ago he lived in Provincetown for 23 years and is survived by his widow and three children. He commanded the Harvester and the Nettie Franklin and was well known in Boston fishing circles.
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Provincetown
Manuel Fereira
Ventura
Nettie Franklin
Chatham
Mr. Ventura
St. Michaels
Azores
Harvester
Franklin
Boston
A Day With Frohman
Gertrude Lynch profiles Sir Charles Frohman in a Sunday Post Magazine piece about the famed theatre impresario. The interview paints a portrait of the man behind Broadway hits and U.S. stage success, exploring his views on actors, productions, and the future of theatre.
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Frohman
Gertrude Lynch
Next Sunday Post
Roxbury Woman Mrs Davidson Publishes Schmidt Letters
Mrs. Davidson now of Manchester New Hampshire distributes copies of letters written by Hans Schmidt. Schmidt confessed to the murder of Anna Aumuller, a victim in the Hudson River tragedy, and he had a correspondent in Roxbury native Mrs. Davidson formerly of 64 Ruthven Street.
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Boston
Davidson
Beech Street
Schmidt
Germany
Hamburg
New York
Manchester
N. H
N. EH
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Fludson River
David Davidson
Ruthven Street
Roxbury
Pneumatic Mail Network Planned Linking Stations and Cambridge Post Office
Massachusetts Congressmen push a large pneumatic tube network connecting North and South stations to the post office with rapid mail pouches, plus similar tubes to the new Cambridge post office.
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Massachusetts
Cambridge
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Pride of Aden
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