May Day Labor Troubles Break Out As Expected
May day labor unrest breaks in unevenly across cities. Connecticut sees about 1000 building trades on strike. Waterbury rail conductors enter day 111 with only one returning. National action threatens 50,000 workers in Boston and major building trades amid wage and hours disputes.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Greenwich
Stamford
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Philadelphia
Boston
Bakers
Lathers
Bridge
FOR SALE ADS AND WANTED HELP ITEMS
Classified notes include a brown pacer for sale weighing 900 pounds at 448 Stevens Street, a Barnes White Flyer wheel for sale at 43 Methuen Street, and a young lady seeking a stenographer position with bookkeeping experience at 104 Charles Street. An old refrigerator is wanted at this office.
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Stevens Street
Methuen Street
Charles Street
Good Enough Good Enough Shoes at Close Prices
O'Sullivan Bros. Co. FEET FITTERS at Opp City Hall touts 1903 oxford shoes priced at $2.00 as better value than prior year, noting continual improvement and large sales with small profit margins under motto Good Shoes at Close Prices.
Brother of ex-Police Justice McMahon slain in New York
James Edward McMahon, 37, brother of ex-Judge Daniel F. McMahon, was found murdered in a West 150th Street vestibule with a cleaver wound and neck marks. Police note footprints, a struggle, and possible robbery. McMahon had been seen in Harlem hotels between midnight and 1 am. His brother is a Tammany Hall leader. no motive is clear.
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New York
James Edward McMahon
Daniel F. McMahon
West One Hundred and Fifty-third Street
McMahon
George E. Mischke
Harlem
Brady
Building Department
Tammany Hall
Cold Wave Hits Northeastern States With Sharp Temperature Drop
May 1 reports from Schenectady and Utica reveal temperatures plunging from the mid 80s to the 30s, with gale winds and freezing points reached in parts. New York and Philadelphia also show a dramatic 40 plus degree fall from near 90 to the 40s as May arrives.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Ballston
First day of no license in police court
Eleven drunks were arraigned in the police court this morning from the late license regime. Judge Hadley ran a brief session as the roll was taken. Several locals and visitors were fined or sentenced to jail or probation. A lengthy assault case involving Annie Bell ended with a guilty verdict and a $20 fine.
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Hadley
Hugh McKenna
John J. Driscoll
David Maloney
Frank O'Rourke
Boston
Virginia Provencher
Lawrence
Fanny Duffy
John Meehan
John D. Casteret
John J. Farrell
State Farm
Nora McCoy
Elizabeth M. Campbell
William R. Burnett
William J. Hamilton
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
George H. Hart
Donaldson
Burnett
Hamilton
Hamiton
Nicholas Klovis
Phil Dwyer
Annie Bell
Simon Kovalsky
Dennis J. Murphy
John J. Harvey
Annie
Simon
Block
Murphy
Harvey
Roosevelt Visits Kansas City Missouri May Day Festivities
President Roosevelt spends five hours in Kansas City and two hours in Kansas City Kansas, greeting over 20 000 school children who waved flags and sang America. He speaks at Convention Hall to an 18 000 seat crowd, then lunches at the Baltimore hotel with 140 guests.
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Kansas City
Roosevelt
Kansas
West
Convention Hall
St. Louis
America
Harvard
Daughters of the Revolution
Reed
Baltimore
Evans
Hime
United States
Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
The
President's Kansas City Speech and School Parade Plans
The Commercial club in Kansas City Missouri hosts events on May 1 1903 with ceremonies in Kansas City Kansas. The President will deliver a second speech at Huron Place and later review 8000 school children and visit the stock yards.
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Commercial Club
Kansas City
Kas
Huron Place
Stenographer Absence Delays Superior Court Session
In Boston Superior Court the forenoon session is delayed due to no official stenographer and no substitute. Plaintiffs in two cases face postponed jury instructions as a stenographer is needed for Buckland and Barrett versus Boston and Northern Street Railway.
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Buckland and Barrett
Boston and Northern Street Railway
Victor H. J. Belisle
Cora E. Murphy
Peter A. Fay
John J. Pickman
Elliott Building
Middlesex Street
Murphy
Belisle
Fletcher Street
Waukenhose Manufacturing Company
Chas. E. Gee
Second Day Of Louisiana Purchase Exposition Dedication
The second day of the Louisiana purchase exposition dedication opened with fair weather and foreign nation greetings. Diplomats met at the St Louis club for a reception before touring the Liberal Arts building under military escort. Corwin H Spencer chaired the commerce committee as Rev Paul Swensson gave the invocation. Ex Senator John M Thurston led as president of the day.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Club
Liberal Arts
Corwin H. Spencer
Exposition Committee of Commerce
Paul Swensson
John M. Thurston
Married at last after interrupted wedding
Springfield May 1. Abraham Lincoln Chase and Miss Gladys A De Beer wed last night in their future home after a planned 5.30 ceremony at Christ Episcopal church was halted when a divorce record appeared. Rev H H Kelsey officiated at the Fourth Congregational church.
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Springfield
Hartford
Abraham Lincoln Chase
Gladys A. de Beer
Christ Episcopal Church
H. H. Kelsey
Fourth Congregational Church
James Goodwin
Mr. Chase
Chase
Miss de Beer
Mr. Kelsey
Train Derailment Near Columbus Injures Several
At 7 15 a m the Little Miami and Baltimore Ohio trains collided near a city crossing as one derailed into the other. The engine baggage car and a passenger coach left the track. Baggageman John Ganaher suffered serious injuries and was taken to Mount Carmel hospital. several passengers sustained injuries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Little Miami
Baltimore & Ohio
John Ganaher
Mount Carmel Hospital
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Featured Again As Remedy
Aharrowed voice notes that your grandmother's doctor ordered Ayer's Sarsaparilla for your father and the same old remedy appears today. The reference recalls J C Ayer Co of Lowell Massachusetts as the maker and tester of the product.
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Ayer
Reliance Reaches New Rochelle After Fast Wind Run
The Reliance completed a strenuous voyage from Bristol to New Rochelle during a windy overnight passage. The yacht navigated Long Island Sound with a southeasterly wind, was towed by Sunbeam to Glen Cove, and then moved to Premium Point near Iselin residence. A northwest wind now complicates any immediate departure.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Bristol
Reliance
Premium Point
C. Oiiver Iselin
Fisher's Island
Long Island Sound
Sunbeam
Glen Cove
Long Island
Boiler Makers Strike At Ayer City Plant
The boiler makers employed in Scannell and Whaley's Lowell works did not report for duty this morning. Forty workers struck for a three cent per hour raise, contending that peers in other cities earn more.
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Scannell & Whaley
Ayer City
Lowell
Liquor Drouth Begins Promptly on Schedule
The police board imposed liquor sale restrictions as night spots closed after 11. Affected venues include Reckingnam and German Cafe, with Waverley cafe to be shuttered for at least a year. Hotels face reduced profits. debate over druggist licenses to sell liquor ends with no licenses granted.
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Reckingnam
Waverley
St. Charles
Merrimack
Richardson
Fisher H. Pearson
Police Board
Lowell
Torrid Days in Mild Weather Underwear Shift
Readers are advised to ease into lighter clothing as temperatures rise. A medium weight merino garment is recommended for now, available in white or natural colors up to 50 chest, priced at fifty cents. A higher quality 80 percent wool option costs a dollar, while a lighter sixty to seventy percent wool Neglige shirt is offered at $1.50.
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Merrimack
NO SERIOUS TIE-UP IN HARBOR AFTER RAILROAD ENGINEERS DEAL
New York May 1 Following an agreed arbitration the threatened harbor tie-up did not develop today. Independent tow boats were idle but railroad tugs operated as usual. Towboat captains expect shipping to remain largely undisturbed.
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New York
Monastery Barricade Suppressed by Marseille Police
Police forces besieged and entered the Capuchin monastery in Marseille before daylight. Mounted gendarmes patrolled the streets as gates and doors were battered down and friars along with sympathizers were arrested inside the building.
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Marseilles
the Capuchins
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Florence Hayward
Thomas W. Cridler
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Ives
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C. A. Green
South Africa
G. F. Parker
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Hawkins Taylor
Cridler
Palmer L. Bowen
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J. C. Thompson
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Godfrey L. Carden
Machinery Department
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mase
Samuel P. Hadley
Adam
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