Findings Against Wage Increase In Fall River Report
Gov. Douglas released conclusions from the Fall River textile strike inquiry. He notes the January to April period did not warrant a wage rise, cites a required margin between cloth price and unmanufactured cotton to fund a five percent raise, and outlines seven questions used to assess margins, including costs, dividends, depreciation, and production figures from mills and spindles.
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Boston
Wm. L Douglas
Fall River
Gov. Douglas
Gov
Douglas
Nathaniel B. Borden
Manufacturers Committee
James B. Tansey
Textile Council
Charles F. Pidgin
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Death by Own Action Declares Lyman in Doctor Office
Wilbur S. Lyman, estranged from work and family, sought shelter in Dr S P Smith 81 Merrimack street. He died from inhaling gas fumes after sleeping in the office while facing business failure and heavy gambling debts. The coroner to continue review.
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Wilbur S. Lyman
Dr.s. P. Smith
Merrimack Street
Wilbur Lyman
Edward Lyman
Wilder Street
Bigelow Carpet Company
Hfe
Hildreth
Lyman
Dr. Smith
Butter and grocer ads mix in fragmented notice
Fragmented OCR ad copy highlights butter prices and grocery specials in Houston and Green Mountain markets. The readable items mention 50 cent TOES, 13 cent packs, and various label fragments, suggesting a brief retail listing rather than a full article. The text preserves brand-like fragments and regional pricing cues.
Plans for the Fourth Delay and Afternoon Meetings
Aldermen plan to shift City Hall meetings from night to afternoon to improve efficiency. The July 4 committee will meet soon to discuss preliminaries, with Chairman Fairweather calling a session. The mayor’s liquor analysis report and auditor race notes are included, along with Ennell street school plans and remarks about city hall attendance.
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Fairweather
Board of Aldermen
Rockefellar Resolution Amended and Adopted by Congregationalists
The General Association of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts opened its second day with a praise service and discussed amendments to the constitution. A two thirds vote and unanimous consent were required for nonessential votes, and several committee recommendations were adopted or revised, including changing auditing rules and permitting reports through channels other than the secretary. The session also considered social card parties for gambling and stock speculation, adopted a broader resolution on gambling, and sent warm greetings to Rev. J M Greene.
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General Association of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts
Committee On Labor Organization
Thurston
Wm. E. Wolcott
Mr. Thurston
Bacon
John M. Greene
Matinious
Dr. Greene
General Association of the Congregational Churchies of
Massachusetts
J. M. Greene
D. D
Eliot Church
Lowell
Cause of Christians
Christ
Calvin M. Clark
Haverhill
A. E. Cross
Boston
C. F. Swift
Fall River
Geo. E. Cope
Land
Worcester
Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union
Samuel Usher
Cambridge
Usher
Massachusetts Home Missionary Society
The Rockefeller Resolution Adopted in Church Policy
The final Rockefeller Resolution directs Congregational churches and their representatives to give due weight to the moral and social effects of accepting donors whose character or business methods are in question. It states that action toward such donors must consider public morals and the church’s role as a moral and spiritual leader, with responsibility on officials and missionaries alike.
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Congregational Churches
Yachts Toe the Line in Transatlantic Race Start
The Ocean cup race from Sandy Hook began at 12.15 p.m. with Alsa leading and stars like Hildegarde Atlantic Endymion Hamburg Thistle Fleur de Lys Sunbeam Apache Utowana and Valhalla following the line. Utowana later finished first at 12.57.30 while Valhalla struggled and did not cross until 1.25. Winds were light and variable, with improved visibility after fog cleared and preparations underway for windward work aboard the fleet.
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Hildegarde
Atlantic
Endymion
Hamburg
Thistle
Fleur de Lys
Sunbeam
Apache
Utowana
Valhalla
New York
Sandy Hook
Navesink
Long Island
Sandy Hook Bay
Hook
Jersey
New York Bay
Lord Brassey
Gompers May Settle Strike Amid Chicago Talks
Chicago May 17 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is central to the teamsters strike talks. He arrives to seek peace while workers demand arbitration which employers refuse. Gompers meets labor leaders and says he acts only if commissioned. Two non union drivers arrested after a shooting at a school, eight year old Enoch Carlson killed. Coal deliveries to public schools halted pending calmer conditions.
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Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters
Gompers
Briggs House
Shea
National Labor
Dunne
Jesse Ballinger
James Jones
Enoch Carlson
Peabody Coal Company
Carlson
Board of Education
Compulsory Education Department
Marx Will Be Hanged Tonight in Connecticut
Hartford May 17 Gershon Marx Colchester farmer condemned for the murder of farm hand Pavel Redicki will be hanged tonight at the state prison at Wethersfield. The death warrant was read by Warden Garvin and the arrangements for execution after midnight are complete. Marx protests his innocence and has refused to acknowledge knowledge of the death.
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Hartford, Conn
Gershon Marx
Colchester
Pavel Rédecki
Wethersfield
Garvin
Marx
Rodecigi
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cures for Scrofula Ailments
Advertised claims state scrofula and related wasting diseases plus cutaneous catarrh fade with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The text touts permanent cures and fasanteaghedian symptoms, presenting a medical patent remedy tone.
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Hood
Goodwin Granted a Pardon by Governor's Council
Boston May 17 A long affidavit from the prisoner was read at a pardon hearing for Henry M Goodwin of Lawrence who is serving life for the 1885 killing of Albert De Swan The pardon committee voted to recommend a pardon and the governor's council granted it amid the proceedings
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Boston
Henry M. Goodwin
Lawrence
Governor’'S Council
Goodwin Iis
Albert de Swan
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Green Mountain
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Graves
Ennell Street
John R. Shea
Casey
Cheney
Knights of the Beach
Billy Delmage
Mr. Delmage
Oyun
Middlesex Trust CO
Rockefeller
L. W. Bacon
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N. J
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Goodwin
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