Civic Committee Reports On Lowell Strike Crisis
The civic committee appointed in March to avert a mill strike in Lowell reports to Acting Mayor Badger. They met mills officials and textile leaders, urged wage increases, and coordinated with the Lowell Textile Council to prevent factory idling that would affect 17,000 workers and $125,000 in weekly wages. A Boston meeting with treasurers discussed possible raises, with results pending and continued efforts promised.
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Civic Committee
Badger
Lowell
William E. Badger
Sir
City Hall
Messrs
William Rafferty
Joseph Ashton
Robert Conroy
Patrick Sheridan
D. J. Morrow
Michael Dugan
J. P. McDonald
Textile Council
Messrs. Pollard
Fifield
O'Sullivan
Lilley
O’sullivan
Boston
Charles L. Lovering
Massachusetts Cotton Mills
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Eliot C. Clarke
Boott Cotton Mills
Charles B. Amory
Hamilton Manufacturing Company
Alphonso §. Covel
Tremont and Suffolk Mills
Clifton P. Baker
Lawrence Manufacturing Company
Alexander G. Cum
Mass
Massachusetts Cotton Mills and Merrimack Manufacturing Co
Hamilton Manufacturing Co
Alphonso S&s. Covel
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
Lawrence Manufacturing Co
Alexander G. Cumnock
Appleton Company
Citizens’ Committee
General Committee
C. S. Lilley
A. G. Pollard
Geo. W. Fifield
Humphrey O’sullivan
Humphrey O'Sullivan
Separate Support Hearing in Daniels Case Returns
The adjourned hearing in the Rozella W. Daniel versus Joshua Daniels case proceeded before Judge George F. Lawton in probate court. Witnesses described alleged abuse and Daniels claimed truthfulness within limits while medical testimony outlined Mrs. Daniels severe physical condition.
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Rozella W. Daniel
Joshua Daniels
George F. Lawton
Robert C. Paradis
Daniels
Fay
Paradis
Edw. W. Trull
Drunk in Court as Father and Son Clash in Lowell
In a Lowell police court morning session, William Murdock senior and junior, both charged with drunkenness, declared guilty. Deputy Welch identified the father and son, noting their close resemblance. A trio including James Johnson and Thomas Riley faced similar charges with sprinting escapes and travel plans. Other cases included Patrick McCabe sent to the State farm and Napoleon Legare fined for larceny after pawning a loaned sum.
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Hadley
Deputy Welch
Judge Hadley
Welch
Murdock
William H. Shane
Murdocks
James Johnson
Thomas Riley
James
Boston
Lowell
Hig Honor
Bumps
Worcester
Thomas
Patrick McCabe
Manchester
State Farm
John Lumney
Curran
Creamer
Sumner
Napoleon Legare
George
Griggs
Legare
Patrick Kenney
William Brown
Patrick McAuliffe
Providence
R. I
CLOSE VOTE MAY YET LOSE REPUBLICAN VICTORY LOOMS
Portland dispatch notes corrected returns to 1 a m show Governor race margins: Furnish Republican lead by 8 over Chamberlain with Curry Malheur Harney counties still missing. Legislature tilts Republican. Multnomah County mostly GOP with two Fusion successes.
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Portland
Ore
Chamberlain
Furnish
Curry
Malheur
Harney
Geer
Senate
House
Multnomah County
Striking Motormen Shrink Providence Trolley Service
Providence Rhode Island June reports show only about one third of United Traction and Electric cars running as strike effects spread. Most traffic shifted to steam trains and buses with 25 of 800 union men at work and 400 cars operating overall. Police protection kept disturbances minimal despite vandalism in Pawtucket. The Central Trades and Labor union calls for a boycott and many expect workers to abandon the union and resume driving.
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Providence
R. I
United Traction and Electric Company
Pawtucket
Central Falls
Providence Central Trades and Labor Union
Traction Company
End of Chicago packinghouse strike brings partial victory
Chicago observers note the packing house teamsters strike ends after a secret Grand Pacific hotel conference. Packers pledge no union discrimination and adopt a wage scale two cents below demand. Teamsters stay off labor on Labor Day, full time pay to leaving barn, luncheon deduction. next conference to formalize ratification.
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Chicago
Packing House Teamsters
American Railway Union
Packers
Teamsters
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago Packers and Packing House Teamsters
Carter H. Harrison
State Board of Arbitration
Joseph C Kimball Lowell Lawyer Dies at City Farm
Joseph Chellis Kimball once a noted Lowell lawyer and Latin scholar died at the city farm after years of adversity. Apoplexy caused his death following the loss of his wife and daughter. He was 72, born in Canfield New Hampshire, and taught at Mount Pleasant school before practicing law in Lowell. He authored arithmetic and algebra texts and defended Thompson in a landmark defamation case. The city farm plans to bury him with his wife and daughter in Hildreth cemetery.
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Joseph Chellis Kimball
Lowell
City Farm
Mr. Kimball
Canfield
N. H
Nashua
Mount Pleasant
Kimball
Mira Moriarta
Augustin Thompson
Thompson
Hadley
Crosby
Donlan
Hildreth
Master Teamsters Win in Great Labor War
Providence June 5 1200 striking teamsters end five week walkout returning to former positions on master teamsters terms abandoning demands for union recognition higher pay and hours. Strike caused lumber yard closures dock congestion and shipping delays while drivers faced violence from sympathizers with three assailants jailed.
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Providence
R. I
International Team Drivers’ Union
Hart Pleased With Harmony After NL Meeting
President James A. Hart of the Chicago National League club returned from New York and praised league harmony though upset by the decision to void two Chicago New York games. He denied any offer to Isbell or any other American League player this year.
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Chicago
James A. Hart
Chicago National League Baseball Club
New York
Hart
Isbell
Ministers Clear Rev. G. N. Howard Of Charges
Last Monday in Chelsea a large gathering of Free Baptist ministers reviewed charges involving a woman against Rev. G. N. Howard formerly of Melrose Highlands. They met in private session and adopted a resolution declaring that the specific charges raised by E. L. Merrill have not been sustained. H. Lockhart, Clerk of Conference.
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Free Baptist Association
Horace Memorial Church
Chelsea
G. N. Howard
Melrose Highlands Free
He Knows Consult Your Doctor Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Ad
An advertisement urges readers to consult a physician before using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for coughs. It presents a confident endorsement and directs following medical advice, with a promotional note attributed to PAL & AVERCO of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Ayer
Averco
Lowell
Mass
British remount commission to disband soon
Kansas City details say the British remount commission aiding the army in South Africa and India will be disbanded within days. Many officers stationed in Kansas City and Lathrop receive long leaves, with the Kansas City office staying open until next week as Colonel De Burgh departs for Washington.
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Kansas City
British Remount Commission
South Africa
India
Lathrop
de Burgh
Washington
London approves Herbert as ambassador to the United States
London reports a universal approval of Hon. Michael H. Herbert becoming ambassador to the United States after Lord Pauncefote. No dissent is heard and afternoon papers praise both Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne and Herbert for the choice and luck.
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London
Michael H. Herbert
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Lord Lansdowne
Herbert
Japanese Added As Language To Chicago University
Chicago June 5 Japanese becomes the latest language taught at the University of Chicago. Professor Yoshioka a Northwestern graduate has been chosen to teach. Several students plan to go to Japan as missionaries.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Yoshioka
Northwestern University
Japan
Pension changes from May 14 issue in Massachusetts
Washington report lists pension adjustments with names and towns. Abbott Johnson of Wenham, deceased, gains $12. John Hyde of Norwood and Richard B. Cornwell of Marlboro receive $12 and $8 respectively. Isiah Cushman of Abington gets $12. Rebecca D. Johnson of Wenham is an original widow with $8. Denize C. Regnier, mother of Lowell, marked for $12 amid war with Spain.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Abbott Johnson
Wenham
John Hyde
Norwood
Richard B. Cornwell
Marlboro
Isiah Cushman
Abington
Rebecca D. Johnson
Spain
Denize C. Regnier
Lowell
Textile school strike dispute unsettled but progress continues
The contractor Mr O Hearn said work on the Textile school is progressing as fast as before the strike after about 50 workers were at site, including 15 Boston men who have mostly returned. Unions fault lines surfaced in a late meeting with bricklayers censuring three defectors and warning fines, while Carpenter and Painter unions deny control, urging harmony and proper notification before action.
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O’hearn
Boston
J. F. Convery
Carpenters Union
J. B. Williams
Painters Union
Bricklayers Union
Look for Trouble as Boiler Makers Arrive in San Bernardino
San Bernardino California June 5 The Santa Fe company brought in a carload of boiler makers from the east last night and will set them to work today unless blocked by strikers. Another carload is expected soon. Strikers have been served with discharge notices and trouble is feared.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Santa Fe Company
Real Daughter of Revolution Dies at 99 in Orange
Mrs Bailey Bartlett an original Daughter of the Revolution dies of pneumonia in Orange New Jersey at 99. She was widow of Bailey Bartlett Jr of Massachusetts, son of T Bailey Bartlett a Continental Congress member and friend of Washington Adams and Hancock. Her father Moses Long also served in the Revolution.
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New York
Bailey Bartlett
Orange
N. J
Bailey Bartlett, Jr
Massachusetts
T. Bailey Bartlett
First Continental Congress
Washington
John Adams
John Hancock
Moses Long
A Fern Hunt for Worthen Street Baptist Sunday School
The Worthen Street Baptist Sunday school invites young people to a fern hunt this Saturday afternoon, meeting near the square at 2:30. Participants will bring baskets and trowels to collect ferns for Sunday’s Children’s Day decorations, with a likely crowded church both morning and evening.
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Worthen Street Baptist Sunday School
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Gon
Providence Teamsters
Conference of Ministers
Mr. Herbert
England
Chicago University
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