Firemen Save Old Ironsides After Navy Yard Blaze
Firemen and Marines battled a blaze at the Navy Yard injurying three hours of fighting. The Old Constitution building suffered heavy damage estimated over 25000 dollars while the rigging loft and upper floors burned. Fireboats sprayed the vessel Constitution to prevent destruction. Slate and debris fell as flames spread through the drafting rooms and rope and turpentine fueled the fire. An investigation will determine cause and loss.
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Construction and Repair Department
Navy Yard
Construction Department
Marine Guard
Constitution
H. J. Hirshinger
Board of Investigation
Alps Aviator 10 Awarded Ten Thousand Dollars
The aviation committee overseeing the Alpine crossing has granted $10,000 to George Chavez the Peruvian aviator who was injured during the most dangerous section. Chavez is reported in satisfactory condition by doctors.
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Milan
Aviation
Alps
George Chavez
Chavez
Rare Bargains in Travel Bags and Cases Sale
Unusual value odd lot sale offers traveling bags in all grades with large price cuts. Men’s bags drop from 10.00 18.00 to 15.00 80.00 and many items now priced from 2.75 to 28.00 with several lines below cost. Imported umbrella carrying cases reduced from 24.00 to 6.75 and other bags and accessories discounted.
Longshoremen Back John Quinn for Governor's Council
At an overflow Provident Longshoremen's Union meeting, wage scale requests were postponed to the next session. President James Dempsey and the executive board were authorized to act if needed. Sick benefits of 50 were approved and five members were admitted or reinstated. The union endorsed John Quinn Jr. for the Governor's council, praising his family firm as employers of union longshoremen for over four decades.
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Provident Longshoremen's Union
James Dempsey
John Quinn, Jr
Freight Handlers Plan to Hold Ball
Daniel Daly and John R. Dalton were elected a special committee in connection with its ball by New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Freight Handlers Assembly 628 yesterday. The ball will be at Bethesda Hall, Dec. 8. The annual reports show the local stronger financially and in membership than ever before. Sick benefits paid yesterday totaled $75. A special order for every member to attend the next meeting was issued.
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Daniel Daly
John R. Dalton
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bethesda Hall
Trade unions set winter hours and meetings in Boston
The system board of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employees held a season opening with speakers M J Powers and T J Murphy. A one hour less per day winter schedule starts Oct 1. Water Works Union delegates P J Gorman Timothy Casey and William Carr head to Worcester for the national convention on Oct 2. The N Y N H R R Freight Clerks Assembly 1067 changes meeting to Mechanics Hall South Boston meeting on second and fourth Sundays. ten new members added yesterday.
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System Board of Adjustment and Arbitration
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
M. J. Powers
Chicago
T. J. Murphy
Boston
Wells Memorial Building
Water Works’ Union
P. J. Gorman
Timothy Casey
William Carr
National Federation of State
Worcester
N. Y
E. of L
Mechanics’ Hall
South
Wedding Bell Haste in Norwood Impacts Post
John H. Hayes aged 23 and Helena McMunn aged 11, both of Norwood, married early evening by Rev. Father Corrigan at the Norwood rectory. The couple rushed to Boston in an auto to inform parents via the Post, with newsboys at their respective homes to be first to learn parental reaction.
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John H. Hayes
Helena McMunn
Norwood
Father Corrigan
Boston
Market Street
Washington Street
Tufts Scholarship Awarded at Progressive Self-Educational Club
Samuel N. Elkins of 18 Ashland Street West End received a full year's Tufts Medical School scholarship funded by the Progressive Self-Educational Club. Louis Sternberg presented a $150 tuition check as the certificate to attend the upcoming year. The event drew 400 attendees at North Bennet Street Industrial School.
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North Bennet Street
Samuel N. Elkins
Ashland Street
West End
Tuftis Medical School
Louis Sternberg
Mr. Elkins
Lynn
Wells
Blossom Street
Myer Bloomfield
Civic Service House
Leo Kahn
Harvard University
Bessie Edelstein
Catholics In Conference Promotes Charity Aims
Washington September 25 The National Conference of Catholic Charities was inaugurated with Cardinal Gibbons and other dignitaries present. The cardinal, honorary president, urged that organized charity ranks above all other efforts and vowed to relieve poverty as a lasting mission.
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Washington
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Cardinal Gibbons
Mgr. Falconio
London
Blacksmiths Signal Wage Rise Plan in New England
The Blacksmiths Territorial District Council heard a report from the international office announcing a wage increase for all union blacksmiths in New England. International Vice-President W. J. Dougherty reported from Maine on organizing efforts across the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads and urged immediate local campaigns with delegates from Boston, Brockton, Taunton, Quincy, Lynn, and Norwood.
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Territorial District Council
International Office
New England
International
W. J. Dougherty
Dougherty
Maine
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
J. W. Kline
Book and Job Men New Wage Scale Ready
Boston Typographical Union 13 met yesterday and received a progress report from the wage scale committee for the book and job branch men. The new scale will become effective next week. Donations were made to several unions including Cleveland Hungarian Typographical Union San Francisco Labor Council New York Ladies Garment Workers Union and Columbus Ohio Street Carmen's Union.
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Boston
Cleveland
Hungarian Typographical Union
San Francisco Labor Council
New York Ladies’ Garment Workers
Columbus
Ohio
Carmen’s
Boilermakers Lodge 431 Considers Union Dues Increase
The executive board discussed the referendum to raise International Union dues. Boston unions will vote by early October. They recommended appointing the executive committee to manage trade and cooperative business between meetings. Affiliation with the Metal Trades Council was deferred to October. Six membership applications were approved.
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Boilermakers
Lodge 431
Boston
Metal Trades Council
Team Drivers Admit Seven at Union Meeting
President Harry J. Jennings of the team drivers district council spoke at yesterday's Team Drivers Union meeting. Seven new members were admitted and reports from agents showed good progress in organizing work. The group reaffirmed its condemnation of ex-Alderman Fred A Finnegan for voting for the Northern Avenue bridge tracks while a Board of Aldermen member.
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Harry J. Jennings
Team Drivers’ District Council
Team Drivers’ Union
Fred A. Finnegan
Northern Avenue Bridge
Aldermen
Longshoremen Wage Talk Sails Toward Final Meeting
The OConnell Assembly heard a progress report from the joint committee on the proposed wage increase for port longshoremen, with a full representation anticipated at tomorrow's meeting. Six new members joined and sick and accident benefits were approved at $35.
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O'Connell Assembly
Split within New York Republicans over convention platform
Saratoga N Y September 25 The Old Guard and progressives clash over platform direction at the State convention with direct nominations a focal point. Roosevelt forces seem to hold a plurality but a 40 vote swing could shift control as state committee debate looms.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Sherman-Roosevelt
State Committee
Sherman
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Lloyd C. Griscom
New York County Committee
Cornelius V. Collins
Rochester
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
Louis F. Payn
Chatham
Griscom
Old Guard Claims Secure Ground in Committee Action
The old guard asserts it remains entrenched in the committee to vindicate its actions amid aspersions from Colonel Roosevelt’s supporters who accuse them of harassment and intent to embarrass the colonel.
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Old Guard
Roosevelt
Archbishop O Connell Assists at Cathedral Mass
Archbishop O Connell assisted at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross mass with Reverend Crane as celebrant and deacon Scanlan from St John s Seminary Brighton as sub deacon. The archbishop then visited the school to inspect a proposed new building.
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O'Connell
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
John J. Crane
Michael J. Scanlan
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Charles J. Sulelivan
James J. Redican
William B. Finnegan
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