Federations of Labor Opens Largest U.S. Meeting
Scranton delegates gather for 21st annual American Federation of Labor session led by Samuel Gompers at St Thomas College hall. Key actions include seating disputes, creation of a separate Central Union for colored workers, and reports on union growth, finances, and strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
St. Thomas’ College Hall
Saveaton
United Mine Workers
Central Labor Union
Richmond
Central Labor Uition
John H. Devine
Gompers
Morrison
Lennon
Federation Direct
Federation National and International Unions
City Central Labor Unions
State Federations of Labor
Middlesex Bar Association Dinner Hosts Notables
Boston December 5 The Bar Association of Middlesex county held its third annual dinner at Youngs hotel with nearly 100 members present. Guests included Judges Barker Hammond Stevens Lawton Sheldon Speaker Myers Parker Moulton Hurd Bowman Richardson Burke Atwood Richardson and others. S K Hamilton welcomed attendees praising the year as 33 new members joined and expressing regret at Benjamin’s death.
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Boston
Bar Association of
Middlesex County
Young's Hotel
J. M. Barker
G W. Hammond
Supreme Court
W. B. Stevens
Frederick Lawton
H. N. Sheldon
Superior Court
Myers
House of Representatives
Merber Parker
U.S
Benjamin
Middlesex Bar Association Dinner Highlights Prominent Judges
The Middlesex Bar Association dinner featured Hon. J. M. Barker of the supreme court and Justice Sheldon of the superior court praising the bar’s strength and unity. Judge Barker recalled delays in Plymouth and lauded Worcester’s legal contribution while Herbert Parker pledged duty and discipline. A chorus performed classics and a commemorative song.
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F. Hayes
Bedford
Jeremiah Crowley
Lowell
J. M. Barker
Supreme Court
Judge Barker
Plymouth
Sheldon
Superior Court
Middlesex Bar Association
Justice Stevens
Fosburg
Ward 21
Herbert Parker
Hamilton
Worcester
Parker
Middlesex
Commonwealth
State House
H. P. Moulton
United States
J. F. Jackson
Board of Railway Commissioners
C. N. Harris
J J. Myers
F. C. Hurd
Frederick C. Lawton
Herbert Johnson
America
U. S
Stein
Kentucky
Messrs
Johnson
Kerr
Big Boer Capture in Three Columns
Pretoria dispatch reports the largest Boer captures in months as three columns seized 250 prisoners. Generals Bruce Hamilton near Ermelo Major Dawkins in Waterbury district and General Methuen in Northwest Transvaal each rounded up laagers with few casualties on both sides.
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Pretoria
Colummns
Bruce Hamilton
Ermelo
Dawkins
Waterbury
Methuen
Transvaal
Bound for Manila Transports Leave New York for Atlantic Crossing
In New York on December 5 the army transport Crook carried 341 men of the 11th Cavalry 885 of the 27th Infantry 40 hospital corps and 71 general cabin passengers as it steamed down the bay. The vessel was bound for Manila and by dawn planned to set its course across the Atlantic.
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New York
Crook
11Th Cavalry
27Th Infantry
Bay
Atlantic
Transport to Manila via Suez Stirs Crowds at Dock
A military transport bound for Manila by way of the Suez drew a large crowd of relatives and friends at the dock as it departed. The vessel will make brief stops at Gibraltar Malta Port Said Aden Colombo and Singapore before continuing its voyage.
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Manila
Suez
Gibraltar
Malta
Port Said
Aden
Colombo
Singapore
Mohair Cricketers Accept Plans for New Clubhouse
A meeting of the Molir cricket Club, held at the Odd Fellows temple, voted to accept Architect Millard F. Davis's clubhouse plans. Building will start soon near the old Jenness estate by Chelmsford street. Dues set at $2 for playing members and $1 for non playing. Delegates were instructed to back Zion and Billerica to join the Merrimack valley league at the upcoming convention. Arrangements were made for the fourth annual character and novelty ball on January 10, 1902 in Huntington hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molir Cricket Club
Odd Fellows Temple
Pres. Hmmphriss
Millard F. Davis
Jenness
Chelmsford Street
Merrimack Valley
Zion and Billerica
Merrimack Vailiey
Huntington Hall
Stop to Sparring Bout in New Haven Fight
In New Haven on December 5 the sparring exhibition between George McFadden of New York and Patsey Sweeney of Manchester, New Hampshire, was halted by Sergeant M C Hayes of the police after six rounds. The New Haven Athletic Club staged the event with five ounce gloves. no brutality, no blood, and no lasting marks were seen as the bout was stopped despite fast, rapid exchanges.
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New Haven
George McFadden
New York
Patsey Sweeney
Manchester
N. H
New Haven Athletic Club
M. C. Hayes
Chadwick Chosen Yale Football Captain
George B. Chadwick, a Yale junior from Brooklyn, was elected captain of the Yale football team for next year. He has played halfback for the varsity for the past three seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New Haven
George B. Chadwick
Yale University
Chadwick
Brooklyn
Gov Shaw’s Nebraska appearance silences hecklers with wit
The Detroit Free Press recounts Gov Shaw of Town using humor and steady temper in a hostile Nebraska meeting last year. A persistent questioner was once interrupted, and the governor quipped that he had pardoned worse fellows, ending interruptions for the duration of the talk.
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Detroit Free Press
Lord's Prayer Ruling Bans Prayer in Minnesota Schools
Attorney General Douglass upholds that the Lord's prayer cannot be used in public schools under Minnesota's constitution. The ruling cites section 16 of act 1, which states no person shall be compelled to attend or support any place of worship. The question came to Supt. Olsen of the Department of Public Instruction from a Morison county school director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Douglass
Olsen
Department of Public Instruction
Morison County
Hill says he will not resign G N railroad president
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern, declares he has no intention of resigning and will not give up his home in St. Paul. The statement appears in the Commercial Advertiser from New York dated December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commercial Advertiser
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul
Goa launch disaster drowns 140 devotees at shore
A Daily Express despatch from Bombay reports that during Goa’s St. Francis Xavier feast on December 3 a launch sank 60 yards from the shore, causing the drowning of 140 devotees. The incident occurred in the Portuguese city on India's west coast.
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London
Daily Express
Bombay
St. Francis Xavier
Goa
India
The Bonine Trial Testimony Focuses on Health
Washington observers report defense experts in the Lola Bonine murder trial concentrate on Mrs Bonine health at the May killing. Maurice Bonine recalls taking family washing to the laundress who testified about the garments. George W Thompson testifies he overheard Bonine, Bonine, and Ayres discussing chemistry and medical topics.
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Washington
Lolanda Bonine
James Seymour Ayres, Jr
Sonine
Maurice Bonine
Ayres
George W. Thompson
The
Kenmore
Spindle City Wheelmen Pick Officers For Year
The Spindle City Wheelmen annual election named Henry N. Peabody as president and EB Stillings as vice president. P F Kingsbury became recording secretary with R E Foster as financial secretary and H E Dahlberg as treasurer. Oswald O heirc1 was named trustee with re-elected Kingsbury Dahlberg and Casey among officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spindle City Wheelmen
Henry N. Peabody
EB. E. Stillings
P. F. Kingsbury
R. E. Foster
H. E. Dahlberg
Oswald O’heir
M. L. Dickey
al. Hoyle
H. Walley
L. O. Mason
A. Hallenberg
J. P. Bogers
Thomas Brown
George W. Casey, Jr
W. B. Dorr
Charles W. Halstead
W. Ireson
P. R. Monahan
J. J. Rafter
N. J. Smith
D. Watson
Kingsbury
Dahlberg
Casey
Lowell Militiamen Win Distinction in Waltham Drill
Lowell militiamen from Co. F Fifth Regiment M. V. M. earned distinction at a competitive drill in Waltham last night as the unit participates in a multi night fair in the city.
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Lowell
Waltham
Co. F. Fifth Regiment
Drill Contest Highlights Militia Talent in Lowell
The evening featured a competitive drill open to all state militia groups with thirty companies represented. Sergt Leslie J Wisner of Lowell won first prize, Corp James N Greig took third, and Corp R S Going placed fourth with honorable mention. The event drew local militiamen and civilian supporters including Harry Carr. Officers of Companies C and G attended a regimental officers banquet in Boston.
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Leslie J. Wisener
Lowell
Corp
James N. Greig
Sergt
Wisener
New England
Corp. R. S
Co. C
Harry Carr
Carr
South Armory
Boston
Booker Washington Welcomes Lowell Audience Tonight
A hearty Lowell welcome greets Booker T. Washington as he speaks, praising his work and urging fair play. The piece links Lowell’s cotton-powered past to the Civil War, noting local soldiers, a Massachusetts militia general, and the anti slavery era's legal battles that opened the road to freedom.
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Lowell
Booker T. Washington
Mr. Washington
North
Sumter
Abraham Lincoln
Militia
Massachusetts
Washington welcomed by Lowell at Civil War era tribute
The crowd hears an oration praising Union veterans and Afro American progress from antebellum reform to postwar citizenship. The evening emphasizes unity beyond party lines as Lowell honors Washington and the veterans who aided Butler at the Capitol and opened paths to Union expansion.
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Gen. Butler
Gould
Wagner
Weitzel
Richmond
Lowell
Washington
Butler
Capitol
North
Lincoln
Mississippi
Political shift in mayoral preference prompts questions
A paid notice questions why Republicans favored Jeremiah Crowley over Col J W Bennett and George E Putnam for mayor, and Dimon over Putnam last year. It asks why Wilson is now preferred to Dimon, noting Dimon’s prior support and Putnam’s experience, and whether Wilson without municipal experience can match Dimon’s honesty and record.
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Republican Party
Jeremiah Crowley
Col. J. W. Bennett
George E. Putnam
Dimon
Mr. Putnam
Mr. Wilson
Gen. Dimon
John C. Wilson
Geo. E. Putnam
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Federation OF Labor
Puff Sexgs, In Sands
Fandalabra
China
Thes Ss
BENCH
Eleventh Cavalry
Mohair Cricketers
Davis
Sweeney-McFadden
Schools of
Minnesota
Hardman
Morris & Hyde Cottage
Shoninger
Chickering & Sons
Hallet & Davis
Ring
Merrimack ST
Booker Washington
Voters OF
Sears
Durant
Opera
Central Street
N. Y
Diamonds
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