Boston Freight Strike Ends After Crane Mediation
Boston officials and labor leaders reached a settlement ending a four day freight handlers strike. Governor Crane, Mayor Collins and civic leaders brokered a conference with railroad chiefs to reinstate striking workers, while the Brine Company faced renewed scrutiny but was not central to the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ald Freight Transportation Council
Crane
Allied Freight Transportation Council
Gov. Crane
New York, New Hat and Hartford Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
UMS
Brine Transportation Company
N. Y
Building Trades Council
Boston Central Labor Union
Cox
Freight Transportation Council
Central Labor Union
Easley
Civic Federaon
W. Murray Crane
P.J. Collins
Collins
National Civic Federation
State Board of Arbitration
Hasley
New York
Young's Hotel
State House
Mayor Collins
J. Richard Carter
John Mason Little
Associated Boards of Trade
A. A. Lawrence
A. C. Farley
E. B. Wilson
E. H. Walcott
Merchants’ Association
Jerome Jones
George H. Leonard
Chamber of Commerce
Lucius Tuttle
Boston and Maine Railroad
Barnes
Boston and Albany Railroad
Chamberlain
New Haven
Hartford
Oscar F. Cox
Hartnett
Teamsters’ Union
Commonwealth
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Quiet Boston Waterfront Strike Passes Calmly
Boston on March 13 saw a peaceful strike day along the waterfront and wholesale district. About 19 735 union members reported striking while 10 000 additional idle workers were home. Police kept orderly patrols with only one minor arrest and no demonstrations occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Water Front
Brine
Congress adjournment eyed by June tenth
Washington March 13 Senator Hale a leading member of the appropriations committee and Republican steering committee said Congress would be prepared to adjourn for the session by June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hale
Republican Steering Committee
Washington
Hale
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Lord Pauncefote Visits Vanderbilt at Biltmore
Lord Pauncefote arrived in Asheville and is staying with Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt at the Biltmore estate. He is reported to be suffering an asthma attack and the visit is believed to aid his health.
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Asheville
N. C
Lord Pauncefote
Geo. K. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Grape-Nuts Aid Teacher in Recovery from Nervous Prostration
A Shelbina Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food and Postum Coffee with reversing two years of nervous breakdowns, back pain, swelling, and poor digestion. She reports restored health and clarity of mind, able to return to teaching, though she wishes her name not be published.
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Providence
Shelbina
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Miners Weigh Next Move After Wage Notice
Reports from Philadelphia and several Pennsylvania coal regions detail a posted notice extending current wage rates to April 1, 1903 with 60 days notice thereafter and local differences to be adjusted as before. Disturbances loom as Shamokin hosts a Tuesday convention to decide on strikes and possible action, while Wilkesbarre and Altoona report ongoing discussions between miners and operators under UMWA leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Shamokin
Strife in Norfolk Strikers Sparks Bricks and Gunfire
Norfolk Va March 13 The strike situation remains largely unchanged protests grew violent as bricks shattered car windows and a shot injured Private Bailey of Co I Tist regiment Emporia. Sergt Carr and Private Burgess were also wounded as five shots rang out. J F Ruth and John Olive were detained for questioning.
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Norfolk
Atlantic City
Bailey
Co. I, Tis
Emporia
Sergt. Carr
Co. I
Franklin
Controversy at House over Army Transport Service inquiry
A House military affairs panel debated a resolution seeking information on alleged irregularities in the Army Transport Service. Tennessee's Richardson introduced the measure asking reports from inspector-general officers Cham berlain and Mays. The panel, by party vote, struck the resolution and adopted a substitute seeking all known facts on the San Francisco to Philippines transport service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
Richardson
Tennessee
J. L. Chamberlain
M. F. Mays
Inspector-General’s Office of
Army
Transport Service
Hay
Virginia
Parker
New Jersey
Secretary of War
San Francisco
Philippines
Lynn Team Drivers End Sympathy Strike After Boston Settlement
The Lynn Team Drivers union suspended the sympathy strike after P. J. O Toole announced a Boston settlement. Drivers will return to work in the morning and may meet between 8 and 9 to hear reports. A second meeting at 12 30 will update on Boston and local conditions.
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Allied Freight Transportation Council OF
Boston and Vicinity
Lynn
Lynn Team
P. J. O'Toole
Boston
Met
North Atlantic Squadron Sets Sail for Caribbean Tour
The Navy Department announced the North Atlantic squadron led by Rear Admiral Higginson has departed from Colon bound for Port of Spain. After visiting Martinique Antigua Culebra it will return to Hampton Roads around May 1 with ships Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts and Indiana aboard.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Indiana
Higginson
Colon
Port of Spain
Martinique
Antigua
Culebra
Hampton Roads
Texas Thugs: Woman Accuses Gang of Drugging Men for Six Months
Beaumont reports a gang led by Mattie Bennett, a Black woman, drugging men at saloons and streets to rob them, with John Welsh arrested in Houston on her confession. She claims many victims, five bodies found near Neches River, and investigations span Beaumont. Police search for a man named Smith linked to recent murders and disappearances.
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Beaumont
Texas
John Welsh
Mattie Bennett
Houston
Welsh
Benjamin Pearson
Bennett
Neches
Bender
Kansas
Tex
Smith
Sabine
Georgia
Prince Henry Elevates US Visit Aboard Hohenzollern
The New York Times recounts Prince Henry's visit to New York where Miss Roosevelt nearly fell during the ceremony to name a vessel, sparking light banter about marriage timing. An orderly initially blocked Mayor Low, who explained his title to the German crew. a crewman clarified he is the burgomaster. The prince praised America remarking on the people's energy and ambition observed from opera to streets.
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Prince Henry
Miss Roosevelt
Allie
Mayor Low
Hohenzollern
City of
New York
Hoboken
Uilor
New York Times
Board of Health resists compulsory vaccination decree
New York March 13 members Dr Lederle Dr Doty and Police Commissioner Pat ridge attended a city board of health meeting. The board adopted a resolution declaring against compulsory vaccination in any form and stated that any Legislature bill forcing compulsory vaccination is unwise and unnecessary.
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New York
Board of Health of
Lederle
Doty
Patridge
Long-serving Plymouth Cordage worker dies in Kingston
William Haggerty of Kingston, aged 77, died today after 47 years of continuous work at Plymouth Cordage Co. He walked three miles to work and boasted of 85,000 miles traveled on foot to earn his living. Immigrant from Ireland arrived in 1854 and supported the Democratic ticket from Douglass to Bryan.
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Kingston
Mass
William Haggerty
Plymouth Cordage Co
Ireland
Douglass
Bryan
Methuen's Release Confirmed From Pretoria Dispatch
London reports a Pretoria dated dispatch stating General Methuen was brought to Klerksdorp today and is doing well. A medical examination for possible improvements is being considered as part of the update from Lord Kitchener.
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London
Pretoria
Lorditchener
Methuen
Klerksdorp
Kronprinz Wilhelm Passed Through Scilly Toward Plymouth
Scilly March 14 Kronprinz Wilhelm departed New York bound for Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen after completing a voyage. The note confirms the liner’s routing and status as it sails on schedule toward its announced ports.
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Scilly
Kronprinz Wilhelm
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Chicago to St Paul of Minneapolis Sleeping Car Offer
A promotional fare of $1.00 applies for a double berth in wrist sleeping cars on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The offer runs on specified days in March 1902 for train No. 1 departing Chicago at 6:30 p.m. Information available from coupon ticket agents or F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
ASTOF The Kind Te Lat Nays FZ EASY Signature
ASTOF The Kind Te lat nays FZ EASY isnt Cod Bears the an. The fragmentary text references a signature event and a group called ASTOF with unclear context and entities.
Clara Barton Heroic Nurse at Fredericksburg Battle
Captain Joseph Hamilton records Clara Barton’s fearless work during the Fredericksburg assault. Barton organized hospital corps and diet kitchens, exposed to Confed sharpshooters, aided wounded through the siege, and faced freezing nights by lighting fires and arranging heat with heated bricks. Her calm leadership steadied troops and saved lives across the brutal day and night.
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Fredericksburg
Miss Barton
Jackson
Stuart
Army of Wounded
Rappahannock
Joseph Hamilton
Woman's Home Companion
Rhodes private cable messages signal slim hope for recovery
London dispatches report private cable messages received by Cecil Rhodes’s friends suggest only slight hope for his recovery. The notice outlines uncertainty and indicates ongoing concern among associates in London.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Dr Johnson honored with stained glass window in chapel
Dr Johnson's long association with the Strand in London will be commemorated by installing a beautiful stained glass window in St Clement Danes chapel.
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Dr. Johnson
the Strand
London
St. Clement Dane's Chapel
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Governor Crane
Brine Company
W. Murray
R. M S.ssey
Civic Federation
Sean See
Unions of
Jeffrey Powers
Union
WM. Hartnett
Nasivers’ Union
Ralph M. Easley
Pauncefote
Altoona
Mary
William KE. Wilson
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Mitchell
Army Transport Service
North Atlantic Squadron
Cascara
HILUS
Kronprinz
Clara Barton
Rhodes
M. D
Doctor Brown
Lean
Sapolio
Gustave Dore
Dante
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson
N.Y
Uncle Sam
Electro- Silicon Co
Cliff St
Lowell Steam
Weed Street
George H. Maddocks
John McAskie
Spencer & Co
McAskie
MidAlas Atraet
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