Long fight ahead as Granite workers and employers hold firm
Boston March 4. The granite industry remains suspended across New England after the Granite Manufacturers' association refused to ratify a Barre Vermont eight hour day agreement with the Barre Granite Cutters' National union. The barrier could lead to a withdrawal from the New England association, prolonging the dispute and labor tensions. The Quincy branch defends the eight hour standard and notes many firms already pay higher wages, arguing workers deserve their share amid rising costs and dangerous work conditions.
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Boston
Mar
New England
Granite Manufacturers’ Association of New England
Association Rooms
Granite Manufacturers’ Association of
Barre
Granite Cutters’ National Union
New England Association
Barre Association
Quincy
United States
Commonwealth
New England States
Quincey
Puerto Rico Debate Topic at Yale Harvard Contest
Plans for the Yale Harvard debate in New Haven on March 30 are nearly complete. The issue asks whether Puerto Rico should be included within U S customs boundaries with Harvard taking the affirmative. Judges include T B Reed Henry Van Dyke and G W Pepper.
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New Haven
Harvard
United States
T. B. Reed
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
G. W. Pepper
University of Pennsylvania
Minerva May Have Foundered After Steamship Adrift
Norfolk Va March 4 Yesterday afternoon the revenue cutter Onondaga arrived after a week of fruitless searching for the Spanish steamship Minerva helplessly adrift without coal. The crew suspects the Minerva may have foundered or been carried north.
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Norfolk
Onondaga
Minerva
Smallpox at Yale Freshman Class
G W Perkins of Grand Rapids Michigan a freshman at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School is ill with smallpox in New Haven Conn March 4. The case raises concern as the disease may spread among the Sheffield School students and near campus.
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New Haven, Conn
G. W. Perkins
Grand Rapids, Mich
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Wreck Attempt Aimed At New Jersey Train
A deliberate wrecking attempt occurred near Portsmouth New Jersey as a passenger train left Hampton. The engine jumped the tracks after 655 PM and another car was derailed further along. Witnesses noted objects placed on the rails to cause the derailment.
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Portemouth
N. J
Heston
Hampton de
Suppo red Burglars Anbe ted Norwich Conn Mareh
Supposed burglars in Norwich Connecticut are mentioned in a garbled March entry. Named individuals and details are unreadable, leaving only partial references to names and ages.
Three Suspects Held in Eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island Burglary Ring
Three men, residents for about a year and now in custody, are suspected of involvement in a string of burglaries across eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. Originating from Westerly, Rhode Island, they recently based in Norwich. When officers moved in, one attempted to draw a revolver. A search of Sanders room uncovered a complete burglar’s outfit. however no stolen plunder from the recent crimes was found.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Westerly
R. I
Norwich
Sanders
Labor unions hold large meeting on wage scales
The Typographical union met in Building Laborers Hall with the largest turnout in union history. A five member committee was appointed to add wage scale details and revise the constitution. A $10 donation to the Allied Printing Trades council was approved and new members were admitted. The Allied Printing Trades council also acted, granting labels to several firms. The Retail Clerks association held a preliminary Leather Workers hall meeting with about 70 attendees and fifty signed the roll, aimed at building a strong, cohesive group for shorter hours.
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Mahoney
Allied Printing Trades Council
Sunday Telegram
F. A. M. Towbin, Lawler & Co
Retail Clerks’ Association
Leather Workers Hall
Trades and Labor Council
Albert Neal
Boer War talk at Savoy raises humane fund
Joseph Smith presented a Boer and Briton narrative at the Savoy theatre for the Humane Society. Stereopticon views depicted Cape Colony Natal and the republics, with a rapid sketch of colonial settlement and war causes. The mixed audience clapped or hissed leaders while the lecturer kept proceedings calm and engaging.
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Savoy Theatre
Joseph Smith
Humane Society
Cape Colony
Natal
Smith
Britain
South Africa
Mr. Smith
Still Missing Mary Emma Cook Seeley in North Chelmsford
Mary Emma Cook has been missing from North Chelmsford since February 11. A Citizen reporter gathered local accounts from friends and relatives who suspect she may be in Boston after claiming marriage to a Boston man. Parents hope for news within days as inquiries continue.
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Mary Emma Cook
North Chelmsford
Citizen
Gir
Georgenger
Ethel Ranger
Lowell
Rupert Ripley
George Shaw
Cook
Boston
Battle of Spion Kop cited as dramatic annotated war action
London correspondent reports long front-line dispatches reveal a highly planned Tugela crossing and an arduous Spion Kop assault. It chronicles Buller’s Jan 11 to Jan 25 maneuvers, the ascent chaos, heavy Boer resistance, and Churchill’s reflections on the retreat and costly lessons.
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London
Buller
Tugela
Spion Kop
Chieveley
Winston Churchill
Lyttleton
Potgieter
Ladysmith
Trichard
Daily Mail
Corp
Tobin
Standard
Bill
Kopjje
Kopje
Times
Eolon Kop
Fusiliers
Neerites
Woodgate
Warren
Mr. Churchill
Charles Warren
Col. Thorneycroft
Hans
Churchill
Vaal Krantz
Splon Kop
Home Life of a Naval Woman Explored in March Life Feature
Anna A. Rogers discusses the duties of naval wives in the March Woman's Home Companion. She notes the choice between loyalty to husband and care for children, the long separations of cruise years, and the solace found in letters and children. The piece contrasts income, station, and the wives who adapt by finding housing and sending word to their husbands.
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Anna A. Rogers
Iite
Navy
Dracut Democrats Sack Candidates At Quiet Meeting
Dracut Hammer club of 20 to 25 Democrats met in a former Martin Farrell liquor store and voted to drop Canney Kiernan and McManmon from selectman and treasurer races, backing Nicholas Gallagher instead. Republican town committee gathered at Selectman George Stevens’ Sladen street home to discuss town meeting plans. Flood damage work at the paper mill halted by high water. Collins mills to resume today. A Hillside church temperance rally led by W C T U featured Rev. W A Bartlett arguing against licenses and urging a yes vote on Monday. The meeting closed with singing and remarks from Mrs. Hutchinson and Frank Murphy.
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Dracut Hammer Club
Martin Farrell
Canney
Kiernan
McManmon
Nicholas Gallagher
Selectman
Republican Town Committee
Geo. H. Stevens
Sladen Street
Bachman Hose House
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Hillside Church
Silas R. Coburn
Arthur Colburn
W. A. Bartlett
Kirk Street
Lowell
Bartlett
Colburn
Hutchinson
Highland Quartette
Frank Murphy
The
America
Funeral Services for Ephraim Elliott Held at Home
Funeral rites for Ephraim Elliott were conducted Saturday at the family Home on High Street with Rev J F Allen and Rev E C Bartlett officiating. Apollo quartet sang three selections and floral tributes appeared. Burial followed in Centre cemetery. arrangements by J B Currier's.
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Ephraim Elliott
High Street
J. F. Allen
Worthen Street
M. E
Lowell
E. C. Bartlett
Central Congregational Church
Chelmsford
Apollo Quartette
Messrs. Wi
North Chelmsford
Harvey 8. Greene
Chelmsford News Briefs On Debates and Delays
Mr Joseph Carpenter returns from Bridgewater after several days. A washout delayed Stony Brook railroad travel Friday morning and electric car service near the Sleeper estate Saturday. North Chelmsford members plan a debate with West Chelmsford. The Second Congregation church junior league met in the vestry Sunday afternoon. Many locals attended the Boston Sportsman show Saturday. Mrs Thomas Adams remains very weak at her Main Street home.
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Joseph Carpenter
Bridgewater
Stony Brook
Stewart Mackay
Arthur H. Sheldon
North Chelmsford Debating Society
West Chelmsford Society
Concord River Flood Impacts River Street Centre Area
The Concord river rose Saturday night to four feet above normal, flooding the dam area. Water covered the causeway and a bridge road near River Street, with Faulkner Manufacturing bracing gates and building a temporary dam behind their wool store. Minor leakage occurred at Talbot Mill basement. no major damage reported.
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Concord
Faulkner Manufacturing Company
Talbot Mille
Fred van Bese
Hilthuret
Onin
TIFT VANCE CO Inventory of properties for sale
TIFT VANCE CO offers a NH village hotel with 40 rooms and 30 boarders at 2000. a pool room candy and tobacco store with milk room. a restaurant near the depot priced 350. a Troom cottage with barns on 9000 feet near Lawrence street priced 1500 with options. two tenements near Bunting mill. building materials rising. stock at invoice price.
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Tift, Vance & CO
Central St
N. H
Depot
Troom
Lawrence Street
Bunting Mill
Tift
Vance
Central
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