Roxbury Italian Murder Scene Shocks City
Phillippo Dandrea, 43, of Roxbury, was shot and killed by Gaetano Oteri at Tremont and Vernon streets amid a debt dispute. Oteri claims self defense. A hazardous crowd subdued him after a chase. $600 cash, a dirk, and a pistol were found on his person. The dead man’s son witnessed the aftermath as his mother faced distress.
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Phillippo Dandrea
Terrace Street
Roxbury
Tremont
Vernon Streets
Gaetano Oteri
Dandrea
Tremont Street
Oteri
Vernon Street
City Hospital
Joseph
Cottage Place
Daniel Kenney
James McDonald
Kenney
Carr
Daniels
Brickley
Idandrea
Fleet Street
Boston
Post
Station 10
Resolutions urged action on coal crisis at mass meeting
A mass meeting in Meriden under the Economic League adopted resolutions addressed to Governor Stone of Pennsylvania. They warn that ongoing miners strike raises coal prices and reduces supply, risking deaths from cold. They petition to start mines via a receiver if possible, or by martial law and military possession in the state's name.
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Meriden
Conn
The
Economic League
Governor Stone
Pennsylvania
Stone Sends Cavalry Into Coal Regions
Harrisburg Governor Stone ordered the Sheridan Troop of Tyrone to report to General Gobin for duty in the anthracite strike region. The unit left Tyrone by special train to reinforce the Thirteenth Regiment at Olyphant, while the Governor's Troop of Harrisburg and the Second Philadelphia City Troop stay on duty at Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Stone
Sheridan
Tyrone
Gobin
Olyphant
Philadelphia City
Shenandoah
Troops in Lackawanna County Mobilize for Cavalry Request
Onel Watres commander in Lackawanna asked General Gobin for cavalry. The Sheridan Troop of Tyrone has been ordered out by the Governor and left Tyrone this evening to report to Colonel Watres of the Thirteenth Regiment early tomorrow. The general stressed no new outbreak, noting the collieries involved are far apart and cavalry can cover ground faster than infantry.
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Onel Watres
Lackawanna
Gobin
Sheridan
Tyrone
Watres
Thirteenth
Troops Restore Order as Watres Tightens Grip in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania Colonel Watres and the Thirteenth Regiment pressed eight hour days to restore order in Lackawanna county amid sporadic unrest. Soldiers faced fatigue from long night marches while police and strikers clashed. A high constable of Olyphant was captured after a nighttime pursuit, and Hungarian suspects in a Grassy Island murder were identified in Hoboken with plans to be brought back to New York for trial.
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Scranton
Penn
Watres
Thirteenth
Lackawanna County
Sheridan
Grassy Island
Company A
Michael Gaughan
Olyphant
New York
Schadt
Hoboken
James Winston
Barre labor drive aids striking miners with funds
In Barre Vermont on September 28 contributions from labor men total $200 and have been sent along. An estimated $50 more is expected to be raised in the coming week to support the striking coal miners.
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Barre
Gloucester Clergymen Call For Arbitration Over Coal Strike
Gloucester clergymen addressing the coal strike urged compulsory arbitration or government ownership of mines as a way to avert further conflict. The mass meeting was arranged by a citizens' committee and focused on both anthracite regions and consumer homes.
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Gloucester
Citizens’ Committee
Coal Shortage Sparks Socialist Push in City Meeting
Speakers at a public gathering decried coal shortages and railroad congestion, urging government ownership of coal mines. They attacked President Roosevelt and officials while pressing for Socialist tickets to secure affordable coal for the poor amid winter fears.
Appeal for Miners Boston Relief Committee Urges Aid
Boston and Massachusetts citizens are urged to aid striking Pennsylvania miners. The appeal highlights starving families, dangerous work, and unresponsive mine owners. Contributions may be sent to Dr. George W. Galvin on Kingston Street, through the Boston Committee of Relief for the Striking Miners.
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Boston
Massachusetts
George W. Galvin
Kingston Street
Greorge
E. M Neill
Marthia Moore Avery
William N. Osgood
Boston Committee of Relief
Coal Oratory on Boston Common Draws Large Crowd
Outdoor speakers on the coal strike dominated yesterday’s gathering on Boston Common. The discussion centered on the coal situation with other questions given lower priority. A large crowd clustered around Mr. W. Curtis on the Charles Street mall as the event continued.
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Boston Common
W. Curtis
Charles Street
Coal Wharf Could Be Leased For City Storage
A shipping official said Boston could lease at least one coal landing wharf, the old gas wharf off Commercial Street, unused since four masted schooners stopped coal shipments. He suggested 100,000 tons plus could be dumped and stored by a municipal or disinterested party.
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Coal Club of
Boston
Commercial Street
Plans for troops to escort restarted coal mines in Wilkesbarre
Sept 28. Military authorities Sheriff Jacobs and coal company superintendents held a meeting to discuss moving troops quickly to disturbance sites. Soldiers would guard workers if coal firms recruit, though police duty is not intended. Reports say some collieries may resume tomorrow, but verification is lacking. Strike headquarters predicts no change in the week ahead as strikers stay firm. The Ninth Regiment rested at West Side Park in rain, Sheridan Troop will join Thirteenth at Olyphant tomorrow.
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Wilkesbarre
Jacobs
West Side Park
Sheridan
Olyphant
Catholic Societies Urge Roosevelt to End Coal Strike
petitions circulated by American Federation of Catholic Societies urging President Roosevelt to use his good offices to settle the coal strike. Federation includes at least half a million members with bishops McFaul of Trenton and Mesmer of Green Bay serving as spiritual advisers. The request seeks non political help to achieve a settlement.
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New York
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Roosevelt
McFaul
Trenton
N. J
Mesmer
Green Bay
Wis
Gompergs Plea For Miners In Their Strike Victory
Samuel Gompers urges support for 150000 anthracite miners in Pennsylvania in week twenty of the strike. He stresses solidarity and financial aid to sustain miners and families, calls unions to fundraise, and urges labor press and associations to solicit contributions until a settlement or end of the contest.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Federationist
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Coal output by Wilkesbarre area firms on Sept 28
Wilkesbarre reports estimated coal production by firms totaling about 99 000 tons. Delaware Lackawanna & Western led at 47 200 tons followed by Erie 38 900, and smaller outputs listed for New York Ontario & Western 3 000 Lehigh Coal and Navigation 3 000 Delaware & Hudson 2 700 Lehigh Valley 1 700 Philadelphia & Reading 1 000 and other companies from 150 to 900 tons.
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Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Smith & Myers
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
ANG Arcana
Lykens Coal Company
Temple Coal and Iron Company
North American Coal Company
People’s Coal Company
Warnke Broe
Susquehanna Coal Company
Beddall Bros
Sliver Creek Company
Ais
St. Clair Company
Gta
Letalate Aia
Liewellyn Bros
Estimaisias Aa
Pardee & Co
Sanian Reina
Sterling Company
Baer's Agent Says No Coal Available for Boston
Telegram from Thomas M. Richards, General Coal Agent for Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, states no anthracite can be supplied to Boston due to ongoing miners' strike. Any reserve stock has been issued to nearby public schools. dated Philadelphia Penn Sept 27.
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Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Boston
Boston Post
Thomas M. Richards
Philadelphia
Penn
Coal Strike discussed in Boston pulpits yesterday
Boston pastors weighed the coal strike and remedies including government ownership of mines and arbitration. Speakers urged action to prevent widespread harm, criticizing both operators and miners and calling for courts of arbitration or state control to resolve the dispute.
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Boston
Fog and Winds Delay Coal Laden Vessels to Boston
Fog and light easterly winds continue to delay a large fleet of local schooners and southern lumber vessels bound for Boston. A southwest wind shift is anticipated, with tugs and barges mobilizing once it arrives, as port activity remains subdued and tug fleets idle for the winter amid shrinking coal deliveries and shrinking port traffic.
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High Water
Nobska
van Allens Boughton
Louise B. ‘Crary
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jennie French Potter
Clergymen Back Post Coal Relief Plan in Boston
Prominent Boston pastors endorsed the Post's winter relief plan for the poor. Revs Knight Perin Rowley Dixon praised the scheme, pledging help and urging civic support while noting the ongoing coal shortage and national strike as context for urgent action.
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Boston
Post
William A. Knight
Berkeley Temple
George Ll. Perin
Every Day
Franklin Square House
Francis H. Rowley
D. D
Comonwealth Avenue Baptist Church
A. C. Dixon
Ruggies Street Baptist Church
Losses in the coal strike up to date in Wilkesbarre area
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 23 the 20th week of the coal strike ended with estimates of losses totaling 123.22 million dollars. Losses include 47.5 million to operators, 26.3 million to strikers in wages, 11 million to employers aside from miners, and 6.5 million in other regional costs, plus 14.8 million to regional businesses, 8.9 million to external businesses, 1.4 million to mine maintenance, 550 thousand to troop costs, and 409 thousand for mine machinery.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
A Modern Store Opens With Large Glass, Skylights in Boston
The interior of Wolf's new store is decided with practical comfort in mind. From Hanover Street numbers 90 to 104 and Portland Street 1 to 7, a continuous stretch of immense plate glass show windows will run the facade. Four skylights totaling 1809 square feet will illuminate the rear, making it among the brightest stores in Boston.
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Wolf's
Hanover Street
Portland Street
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