Woburn Youth Dies From Electric Arc Accident
Frank Harkins 17 son of Daniel J. Harkins of Woburn was electrocuted while playing near an electric arc light pole on Bryant street. He touched a charged wire and completed a circuit, receiving 2500 volts. He died at Emergency Hospital after efforts to resuscitate him. The tragedy followed the loss of a daughter in the family two weeks earlier.
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Woburn
Frank Harkins
Daniel J. Harkins
Bryant Street
Harkins
Wells
South Boston Burglaries Alarm Police
A surge of burglaries in South Boston over recent nights has left police uneasy. Officers at Stations 6 and 12 were urged at roll call to intensify patrols and watch for suspicious strangers. A Linden Street resident reported a man hiding behind a tree before an entry attempt, then fled at dawn after being observed. Other breaks have been reported, but thieves remain at large.
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South Boston
Linden Street
Negroes to be Sent Away From Lebanon Plant
The Twelfth Regiment reached Lebanon, Pa., as Sheriff Oppen Haver says soldiers are needed if the colored workers stay at the plant. Superintendent Culliney says the negroes will be sent away tomorrow.
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Lebanon
Oppen Haver
Culliney
Republicans Name Congressmen Today in Mass Nomination Bouts
Five Massachusetts Republican congressional races unfold today. In the third district Worcester figures loom as Sen David Manning faces ex mayor Rufus B Dodge. Sixth district contenders include Capt A P Gardner, Edward P Shaw, with ex mayor John M Raymond as a dark horse. Eleventh district pits Col Melvin O Adams against Eugene N Foss amid reciprocity and coal talk. In Boston’s new district William S Greene of Fall River battles David F Slade for the nomination. Fourteenth district offers William C Lovering of Taunton versus Gen W W Blackmar of Hingham, Lovering seeking a fourth term.
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Massachusetts
David Manning
Rufus B. Dodge
Worcester
Thayer
A. P. Gardner
Henry Cabot Lodge
Edward P. Shaw
Newburyport
John M. Raymond
Salem
Col
Melvin O. Adams
Eugene N. Foss
Boston
William 8S. Greene
Fall River
David F. Slade
William C. Lovering
Taunton
W. W. Blackmar
Hingham
Lovering
Foss Campaign Parade and Speech Rally in Boston
The Foss campaign drew thousands in a torchlight parade through Jamaica Plain and Dudley Street, with factory workers from Sturtevant Blower Works and Plant Shoe Works. Mayor candidates, police escorts, and bands accompanied Foss and James Carr as crowds cheered while a torchlight procession unfolded and a Dudley Street Opera House rally followed. Foss argued for tariff revision by the Republican party, aligning with President Roosevelt, and urged unified support across wards for an overwhelming victory.
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Arthur A. McGill
John W. Silva
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James Carr
Dudley Street Opera House
Guildrow
Friends of the
Boston
7Th
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Logansport
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Republican Party
11Th
Friends of the Tariff
Powers
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Foster
Vermont
Great West
Fairbanks
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Hoar
Coal Trust
Beef Trust
Steel Trust
Combine
Leadership call to voters to guide the district to victory
A pledge to let the people lead the contest and district to victory. The speaker rejects bosses and urges citizens to exercise independent thinking and guide the district with intelligence and power. The emphasis is on democratic leadership and collective effort.
Error in Advert for Ward Districting Reads Wrong Ward
The political advertisement for Eugene N. Foss in the Republican bid for Congress yesterday wrongly labelled Ward 13 as part of the 7th district. It should read Ward 12 Precincts 1 2 3 4 and 6 with other wards 10 11 18 19 21 22 23 and 25 in the district.
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Congress
Uth
Congress May Investigate The Coal Strike
Washington September 23 Congress will be asked in December to open an investigation of the anthracite strike. Labor groups citizens associations and various labor bodies are urged to unite to press a request Congress cannot ignore. Knights of Labor committee backs the plan to reveal law violations and monopoly control in Pennsylvania coal fields with government sale at cost as a possible outcome.
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Congress
Central Labor Union
Knights of Labor
Pennsylvania
Troops Sent to Lebanon in Steel Strike Calm Effort
General Gobin ordered the First Battalion of the Twelfth Regiment to Lebanon to aid the sheriff in maintaining peace during the five month iron and steel workers strike at the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company. The battalion, previously at Shenandoah, arrived with Colonel Ent. Negro workers recently hired to restart mills provoked tensions among strikers, causing ongoing disturbances.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Gobin
Balloon Driven Ashore In France Safe Landing
Count de la Vaulx’s balloon Mediterranean was driven ashore safely at Capite between Villeroi and Les Salines after beginning from Palavas near Montpellier to cross the Mediterranean.
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Paris
Montpellier
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Capite
Villeroi
Les Salines
Palavas
France
Bookcase Coupon Offer For Boston Post Readers
A limited number of bookcases will be given free of charge to Boston Post readers who respond promptly. The coupon opposite will be known as the Bookcase Coupon and should be sent in immediately.
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Bost Ten Post
Wyoming region unrest sparks troop call and strikes
In Wyoming region disturbances intensify as sheriff confronts outbreaks and deputies seize control. Carpenters at Conyngham mine flash revolvers, a stray bullet wounds a boy, deputy Kessler is jailed for shooting, dynamite threats at Plymouth are thwarted, and two non union workers are assaulted. Coal and iron police restore order. clergy urged to pray for peace and federal equity action against coal barons.
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Joseph Harrison
Plymouth
Warrior Run
Hughestown
Pittston
United States
People's Alliance
Unrest at Lebanon iron plant as guard protects workers
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on September 23 crowds filled the streets and the American Iron and Steel Company plant sat under guard amid tense hostility toward arriving colored iron workers from the South. A local man was wounded by a bullet fired by an unknown assailant.
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Lebanon
Penn
American Iron and Steel Company
Lowell Aldermen urge press to help settle coal strike
The Lowell Board of Aldermen, in a regular meeting, adopted resolutions urging the press of the United States to take measures to settle the coal strike and prevent calamity for the poor. The resolutions further called upon the authorities to act swiftly to avert hardship.
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Tlowell
Anthracite Dutied Under Dingley Law Debate
Washington reports that anthracite coal remains dutiable under the Dingley tariff though critics mock free coal resolutions. The tax of 67 cents a ton applies to coal under 92 percent fixed carbon. Authorities say hard Pennsylvania coal runs around 94 percent while Welsh coal rarely hits 92 percent. The 1898 Coles case prompted a reexamination of Dingley language and its tariff philosophy amid Senate debate.
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Washington
Treasury
Pennsylvania
Board of General Appraisers
Charles P. Coles
San Francisco
Senate
West
President’s Cincinnati claim on anthracite duties debated
The passage notes a revived question over placing anthracite coal on the dutiable list while keeping some free. Mr. Allison concedes that anthracite with under 92 percent carbon would stay free, despite the President’s Cincinnati statement that anthracite is free, a point gaining attention.
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Allison
Cincinnati
Quiet Peace Returns as Troops Stand Guard at Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 23 the Thirteenth Regiment’s deployment quieted rioting strikers. A fatal ambush occurred in Olyphant injuring two non-union workers. Soldiers reportedly beat two foreigners. they face court martial. Priceburg district patrols found no major trouble.
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Penn
Olyphant
Bert
Charles London
Jefferson Township
Grassy Island
Kambeck
Priceburg
City committee forms five member panel for monster meeting
The Socialist city committee at the regular meeting last night appointed a committee of five with William Mailly as secretary to arrange a monster meeting on Sunday Oct. 19. The event will be addressed by Mother Jones of the Miners union and all proceeds will go to the striking miners.
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Socialist City Committee
William Mailly
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