Miners Convention Faces Crucial Wage and Hours Debate
Hazleton Pa May 14 The general convention of the United Mine Workers of America for Pennsylvania's anthracite fields opened with divisions over whether the current temporary wage and hour strike should become permanent or whether miners should return to work and wait for better times. President Mitchell kept silent on guidance as delegates weighed a strike versus return to work amid uncertainty and mounting opposition to a permanent work stoppage.
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Hazleton
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Valley Hotel
Hanna
National Civic Federation
W. B. Wilson
United Mine Workers
Civic Federation
New York
Plumbers End Their York Strike For 50 Hour Week
Journeymen plumbers return to work in York after a week long strike over an eight hour day. The union accepts master plumbers offer of 50 hours per week at 88 cents an hour, ending a standstill that kept Middle street firms idle. The Monday morning reopening follows a late night meeting and a conference with both sides.
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Middle Street
Barrister’s Hall
Garvey Replaced as Health Yard Foreman Delays Handing Over
Thomas F. Garvey remains in charge of the health department yard until Monday morning as Thomas H. Muldoon takes note of his new duties. Muldoon visited the board of health office and spoke with Agent Knapp to begin his assignment and review the running order.
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Thomas F. Garvey
Health Department
Thomas H. Muldoon
Muldoon
Board of Health
Knapp
Mrs Worthen Celebrates 83rd Birthday At Home
Mrs George W Worthen marked her 83d birthday at 752 Merrimack Street with a near dozen guests and out of town friends attending a luncheon. She remains active, bright, and engaged in daily life as she was thirty years ago. Frank M Brogan held the insurance on J H Beaulieu's bakery stock and fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Worthen
Merrimack Street
Worthen
J. H. Beaulieu
Frank M. Brogan
Firmin Aims to Lead Haitian Revolution Amid Turmoil
Port au Prince May 14 Admiral Killick sails with Hayan warships Crete Pierot and Toussaint L Ouverture backing Gen Firmin who heads the northern revolt. Northern forces seize Cape Haytien Port de Pax and Gonaives collecting duties. Protests from the National Bank and diplomatic corps. A clash with southern troops looms. Foreign warship absence unsettles settlers. Gen Sam embarked on Olinde Rodrigues and allied diplomats remain ashore. Prisoners freed, streets parade amid fears of looting. Provisional Boisroudanal government struggles to assert control with police and magistrate backing a citizen corps to restore order.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Killick
Haytien
Cape Haytien
Crete
Pierot
Toussaint L’ouverture
Firmin
Paris
Port de Pax
Gonaives
Gen. Firmin
National Bank
Kingston
Jamaica
MM. Fouchard
Seneque Pierre
Gen
Sam
Olinde Rodrigues
Gen. Sam
M. Depresse
Pension Changes From April 25 Issuance Massachusetts
Washington May 14 The following pension changes result from the April 25 issue Massachusetts names include Patrick Dwyer Lowell $8 James D Sullivan East Weymouth $10 Nathaniel High Marblehead $8 Sewall J Clark West Medway $12 Warren Bailey Lynn $12 Special account April 29 Albert S Whittier Lynn $30 Chas H Stone Campella $40 Original widows Mary P Rowell Lawrence $8 Catherine Colvin Lawrence $8
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Washington
Massachusetts
Patrick Dwyer
Lowell
Increase
James D. Sullivan
East Weymouth
Nathaniel High
Marblehead
Sewall J. Clark
West Medway
Warren Bailey
Lynn
Albert S. Whittier
Chas. H. Stone
Campella
Mary P. Rowell
Lawrence
Catherine Colvin
Costello Family Receives Six Nesmith Street Homes
Six houses and lots on Nesmith Street were deeded to the Costello children. Deeds filed this morning list Mrs Jennie T Sullivan Rev George A Costello Mrs Katherine L Hennessy Miss Annabel Costello Thomas F Costello and Miss Susan A Costello as recipients. Consideration noted as one cent and other valuable considerations.
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Thomas Costello
Nesmith Street
Court House
Jennie T
Dr. Sullivan
Charles P. Smith
George A. Costello
Frank K. Stearns
Katherine L
J. Joseph Hennessy
Alice A. Stott
Annabel Costello
C. E. Morse
Thomas F. Costello
J. C. Irish
Susan A. Costello
Soston
Lifeboat of Camorta Picked Up in Bay of Bengal
A Rangoon despatch reports a lifeboat from the British steamer Camorta, overdue from Madras, recovered at latitude 15.30 N long 96 E in the Bay of Bengal. The Camorta was said to have 650 passengers aboard.
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London
Rangoon
Madras
Bay of Bengal
Camorra
Ordination Service At Wesley Pentecostal Church
An ordination service is set for this evening at 7 20 at the Wesley Pentecostal church Runels building Merrimack square. The candidate is Mr Loudan A Harriman a former Lowell machine shop clerk now evangelist with notable success who has accepted a call to a holiness church in West Somerville MA Rev John N Short pastor of the Berean Pentecostal church Cambridge will preach the ordination sermon All friends invited.
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Wesley Pentecostal Church
Runels_ building
Merrimack Square
Loudan A. Harriman
Lowell Machine Shop
West Somerville
Mass
John N. Short
Berean Pentecostal Church of Cambridge
WINE BIBBERS REPEATERS SENTENCED IN POLICE COURT
Judge Hadley sentences repeat offenders to probation and suspended terms at the state farm and workhouse. Several defendants face fresh terms or reform through institutions after drunkenness and parole violations. Mary McNally is sought for missing testimony in a assault case. Annie Holmes is sent to Lancaster Industrial School for misconduct.
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State Farm
John J. Ducey
Hadley
John
Dracut
Martin Haskell
Catherine Smith
Sherborn
Thomas F. Dolan
John TY
Bet White
Rose Bradley
Thomas Cox
Anne Fahey
Mary McNally
Annie Holmes
Lancaster Industrial School
Havemeyer Gift Boosts Bryn Mawr Fund Effort
Henry A. Havemeyer of New York subscribed 20000 dollars to Bryn Mawr College’s 250000 dollar drive to meet John D. Rockefeller’s conditional grant for a dormitory and heating and electric plant. With 200000 dollars already raised by trustees and alumni, the funds will finance a library and lecture room.
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Philadelphia
Henry A. Havemeyer
New York
Bryn Mawr College
John D. Rockefeller
Roach declines to treat with Chicago labor federation
May 14 in Chicago President John M Roach of the Chicago Union Traction company refused to negotiate with officers of the Chicago Federation of Labor regarding unionizing workers on the north side street car lines. Federation leaders say they will push harder to organize the men while aiming to avert a strike.
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Chicago
John M. Roach
Chicago Union Traction Company
Chicago Federation of Labor
Forest Fires Rage in Rhode Island Woods
Foster Centre Rhode Island May 14 Great forest fires in Foster township caused heavy damage to owners. A six square mile area burned before a large force stopped the flames. Total loss estimated at 17000 to 20000 dollars.
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Foster Centre
R. I
Foster
Free Baptists Open Session Of 20th Massachusetts Convention
The 20th annual Massachusetts Association of Free Baptist churches opened at Mt. Vernon church with a ministers conference. Officers elected included Rev. A. C. Thompson as president and Rev. A. L. Gerrish as vice president. Delegates from multiple cities attended as reports from member churches were read.
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Massachusetts Association of Free Baptist Churches
Mt. Vernon
A. C. Thompson
D. D
Worcester
A. L. Gerrish
Brockton
H. Lock
Lively Fire Destroys Beaulier's Bake Shop
A morning blaze in the cellar of ex-Alderman John Beau lieu's bake shop on Tilden Street started when an oil stove heated fat and ignited. Fire fought by Box 25 crews. smoke and flames subdued with water. Building owned by Charles Johnson.
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John H. Beaulieu
Tilden Street
Charles Johnson
Honor to Taft public reception in Cincinnati
Alumni students and faculty of the Cincinnati Law School held a public reception for Judge William H. Taft Governor of the Philippines at College Hall. Taft departs tomorrow for Manila via Rome. As U S circuit court of appeals judge he organized the law department of the University of Cincinnati and served as dean and professor of real property from founding until his Manila appointment.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Law School
William H. Taft
Philippines
College Hall
Carpenter falls 24 feet at Varnum's Landing injuring left arm
George Keniston of 50 Fifth Street and a co worker were on a staging at Varnum's Landing when it fell this morning. Keniston sustained a compound fracture to his left arm and was transported to St. John's Hospital by ambulance. The other worker escaped injury.
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George Keniston
Fifth Street
Varnum’s Landing
Kenistoin
St. John’s Hospital
Volcanic Destruction Surges From St Vincent Eruption
Descriptions from Castries show the Soufriere eruption still raging with thunderous roar, miles of smoke and fire, and widespread destruction on St Vincent. St Pierre in Martinique reports ash streets and many dead, as relief efforts begin and migrants seek Dominica by boat. Officials announce 1600 dead so far, with 2 million tons of volcanic dust drifting to Barbados.
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Castries
Island of
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Kingstown
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Martinique
Kenneth
Moudlage
Basse Pointe
Macouba
Dominica
Fort de France
Windward Islands death toll from disaster rises
London reports from St Vincent describe devastation along the east coast between Robin Rock and Georgetown. Officials fear about 1600 lives lost, with many estates wiped out and a thousand bodies buried. Hospitals report heavy casualties while relief teams and medical officers are dispatched. The Barbadoes governor confirms further dire details from St Pierre, Martinique.
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London
Windward Islands
Robert Llewellyn
Colonial Office
St. Vincent
Robin Rock
Georgetown
St. Pierre
St. Lucia
Food in Plenty Aboard Dixie for Martinique Mission
New York May 14. The cruiser Dixie sails this afternoon carrying enough food to feed Martinique for a week. The army subsistence department assembled 900000 rations in 24 hours, with supplies from Philadelphia and local purchases. Cargo includes 200000 lb bread, 85000 lb flour, 900000 lb rice, 200000 lb codfish, soups, evaporated milk, clothing, tents, footwear, and 0000 dollars in medicine. Three army surgeons accompany the party.
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New York
Martinique
Dixie
Army Subsistence Department
D. I. Brainerd
Philadelphia
Church
J. R. Reilly
J. Clayton
White residents charged in attempt to force Black homesteader out
United States Attorney Speed has filed action against several white residents of Potte anatomie county for trying to dispossess Helen Bonner a colored woman of her Cleveland county home. They allegedly threatened to kill her unless she left the country after she won a federal homestead entry. The case emphasizes federal protection of Bonner's homestead claim.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Potte Anatomie County
United States
Speed
Helen Bonner
Cleveland County
Interior Department
Bargain on Remaining Bicycle Suits From Last Season
Auction notes 25 bicycle suits carryover from last season in odd sizes high grade fabrics priced originally at eight and ten dollars now marked down to clear stock to move quickly for shoppers seeking value and variety.
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Camorta
Fated Steamship
Disciples of
Omar
Havemeyer
Bryn Mawr Fund
Rockefeller
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Free Baptists
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W. J. Twort
Amesbury
Boston
Cambridge
Chelsea
Haverhill
Melrose Highlands
Somerville
Whitman
Paige Street
Chelmsford Street
Hadley Street
H. Lockhart
S. DB. Millin
W. A. Thissell
C. S. Frost
Hudson Square
High Street Free Baptist Church of
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Lewis Dexter
J. 8. Durkee
Beaulieu
Taft
Soufriere Mountain
Ade
Pierre
Hodgson
Barbadoes
Trinidad
Grenada
Carib County
Frederick M. Hodgson
British West Indies
U. S
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