Governor Foss Refuses Extradition Policy Ruling
Governor Foss plans to refuse extradition for two garment workers, Nathan Berman and Louis Brooks, charged with destroying property and intimidating workers during a strike. He conferred with Sherman Whipple and may announce his decision today. Connecticut authorities seek the men. Ohio precedent is unclear, and local women garment workers have urged rejection of the requisition.
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Foss
Connecticut
Sherman Whipple
Ohio
Nathan Berman
Louis Brooks
Move Own Ashes in Somerville
Somerville residents must haul ashes and rubbish to the sidewalks for removal as the health department reverts to the old practice. The Board of Aldermen backed the change to save about $5000, reversing a year of back yard waste disposal by health workers.
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Somerville
Health Department
Board of Aldermen
Faulkner Will Leaves 18000 To Housekeeper Isabel Blake
The late Dr. George Faulkner of Jamaica Plain bequeaths 18000 to his longtime housekeeper Isabel Blake. Other staff receive smaller sums, with the bulk going to Faulkner Hospital. The will, filed yesterday, names executors Charles P. Bowditch and Alfred Bowditch.
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George Faulkner
Greenough Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Isabel Blake
Faulkner Hospital
Faulkner
Michael Mahan
Elzapneth J. Campbell
Prince Edward Island
Boston
Charles P. Bowditch
Alfred Bowditch
First to Have Girl Clerks Benjamin F Hamilton Dies
Benjamin F. Hamilton of Saco Maine longtime dry goods merchant and pioneer in employing female clerks died at his home yesterday morning Born February 20 1819 at Waterboro He started in Carles Corner then co founded a Saco shop with his brother later retiring in 1900 He helped establish York Institute and Thornton Academy served as first board president Survived by two sons Dr Harry F Hamilton and Robert W Hamilton and a brother Samuel K Hamilton
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Benjamin F. Hamilton
Saco
Waterboro
James M. Burbank
Carle's Corner
Alonzo Tramilton
Boston
New England
York Institute
Thornton Academy
Harry F. Hamilton
Robert W. Hamilton
Marlboro Street
Samuel K. Hamilton
Wakefield
Stranded Passengers In Queenstown As Irish Railways Strike
Sept 22 Queenstown is cut off as two hundred passengers including White Star Cedric and Arabic travelers are stranded due to a general strike on Irish railways called by the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. No trains are running and mail dispatches halt as officials cannot forecast when service will resume.
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Queenstown
New York
Boston
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Steel Men Amid Panic
The New York stock market plunged into a wild selling spree as fears of United States Steel Corp dissolution spread. Reports of Canadian reciprocity defeat and broader unease triggered massive losses worldwide, marking a panic not seen since the Northern Pacific crisis a decade earlier.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Manning to Speak in O Connell s Ward
Congressman William F Murray and other leaders addressed rallies in five Boston wards for John P Manning seeking re election as clerk of the Superior Criminal Court. Manning spoke at Hibernian Hall Ward 5 and other venues, denying wealth claims and asserting legal compliance. Tonight the opponent s home ward hosts five rallies at Geneva avenue Westville street and adjacent areas.
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William F. Murray
Timothy J. Buckley
James A. Hatton
William H. O’brien
Central Labor Union
Boston
John P. Manning
Superior Criminal Court
Manning
Hibernian Hall
Old Franklin School
Cleveland Club
City Hall
Geneva Avenue
Westville Street
Glover’s Corner
Hamilton and
Bowdoin Streets
Sagin Hill
Dorchester Avenues
Upham
Wall Street in Turmoil Over Steel Corporation News
Officials of the steel company remained silent as rumors swirled about a dissolution plan. Attorney General Wickersham denied any arrangements or proposals to the Department of Justice. Wall Street rallied and then plunged as United States Steel led a storm of trading, with 717,800 Steel shares changing hands, a record for the era, amid the day’s overall 1,393,600 share total.
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Wall Street
Steel Corporation
Wickersham
Department of Justice
E. H. Gary
Washington
Stock Exchange
United States Steel Common
Steel Common
Southern Railway
National Federal Directors urge end to burial at sea
At the Jay Atlantic CLT convention 500 delegates debated a proposed federal law to stop burial at sea. Resolutions were read urging state legislatures to join in the effort. No final action was taken as the annual meeting continued.
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Atlantic
CLT
National Federal Directors’ Association
Jane Relyea Receives 20000-Dollar Railroad Bond Fortune
Chicago on September 22 a city girl named Jane Relyea won 20000 in railroad bonds from Jacques Henri Belyea. He left the money as a dying request because she bore the same name as his deceased wife Jane. Relyea lives at 5540 South Park Avenue.
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Jane
Chicago
Jane Relyea
South Park Avenue
Jacques Henri Belyea
Fireless cooker incubator aids twins in Willows life support
In Willows California this September a fireless cooker used as an incubator helps sustain twin babies born a day or two earlier to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Pieper. The device, placed in separate compartments of the kitchen, provides warmth and care in a life threatening situation.
Tiny twins thrive on medicine dropper care
A boy born weighing two pounds and a girl at three pounds rest to recover. They are fed with a medicine dropper when not sleeping, under careful care to regain health.
Two Men Carrying Dynamite Injured in Scranton Street Blast
Two men in miners' garb ran into each other on a Scranton street and a blast followed. Michael Dochotch and Edward Bennovitch, both from South Irving Avenue, were hospitalized with burns and lacerations. Bennovitch may lose a leg after doctors found dynamite caps in their pockets.
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Scranton
Penn
Michael Dochotch
Edward Bennovitch
South Irving Avenue
Bennovitch
95 Mile Chisholm Trail Road Built In One Day
In Chickasha Oklahoma on October 2 a state roadway along the Chisholm trail route across the county will be built in one day by 1000 men and 150 teams. Every farmer and merchant is to participate or provide a substitute for the over 95 miles of road to be completed.
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Chickasha
Okxla
Chisholm Trail
Husband Hissless Wife Granted Divorce in Kansas City
In Independence Missouri Judge Walter A. Powell granted Mrs. Mary Lyle Willis a divorce from Archie C. Willis. The case cites her testimony that when she tried to kiss him he called her silly and told her to go away, leading to the decree.
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Kansas City
Walter A. Powell
Circuit Court
Independence
Mary Lyle —Willkis
Archie C. Willis
Powell
Crippled schooner Nellie Dixon docks for repairs
The fishing schooner Nellie Dixon tied at East Boston National docks yesterday to repair damage from a collision with a barge in tow of tug Paola early Thursday morning twelve miles below Boston Light. Harry Ellis, 18, son of Captain James Ellis, was thrown overboard but saved by the crew. The bow splintered as planking was driven in. Captain Harry McGoldrick of the tug offered help but was refused.
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Nellie Dixon
National Docks
Boston
Paola
Boston Light
Harry Ellis
James Ellis
Harry McGoldrick
T. W. OConnor Co. Files for Voluntary Bankruptcy
T. W. OConnor Co a dealer in doors and window sashes at 12 Haverhill Street filed for voluntary bankruptcy in U S District Court after a board vote acknowledging incapacity to pay debts. Treasurer Terance W OConnor reported liabilities of 14054 and assets of 2120.
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T. W O'Conner Company
Haverhill Street
United States District Court
Terance W. O'Connor
Gompers May Attend Hearings on Labor
Washington reports hearings on the government test of scientific shop management at Watertown arsenal near Boston will begin Monday. Secretary Morrison of the AFL telegraphed to President Gompers in San Francisco, with a federation representative possibly including Gompers attending.
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Washington
Wilson
House Labor Committee
Watertown Arsenal
Boston
Morrison
American Federation of Labor Today
Gompers
Federation
San Francisco
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