Striking Merrimack Laborers Seek Higher Wages
Sixty workers on the Merrimack Manufacturing boiler house project walked out demanding 1.50 a day, from 1.35, after learning Boston peers earned 2.00. The job, awarded to Eastern Expanded Metal of Boston, may take four weeks. about half the 120 workers joined the strike.
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Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Merrimack Company
Eastern Expanded Metal Company
Boston
Lowell
McNeil
Courier-Citizen
Worthen Street
Taylor
Cavalry Denies Panama Transfer for 16th Regiment
In San Francisco on November 21 Col William Wallace commander of the 16th cavalry denied reports that the unit, just back from the Philippines and at the Presidio awaiting transport East, is to be sent to Panama.
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San Francisco
16Th Cavalry
Philippines
Presidio
Panama
William Wallace
Yale Harvard Eyes Second Place In Stall Stadium Clash
Cambridge November 21 Yale and Harvard meet in the new stadium to decide second place behind Princeton. Attendance nears 40 000 with ticket sales around 75000 dollars. Weather ideal and betting slight with Yale slight favorite. Lineups given for Harvard and Yale with officials listed.
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Cambridge
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Charles River
Amherst
Dartmouth
Boston
Rates on Rail Freight To Drop For Exports Soon
New York dispatch reports freight rates on steel rails for export will be reduced in a day or two. The cut matches the 33 1 3 percent reduction ordered earlier by traffic officials of the Trunk line and Central Traffic associations. The revised tariff now includes rails after an earlier exclusion under the special iron and steel tariff. A meeting in the second week of December will review domestic rate adjustments by rail committees.
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New York
Herald
Seattle’s Queenan and Seiger Draw In 20 Round Fight
Vancouver report says Perry Queenan of Seattle and Charles Seiger of New York fought 20 rounds to a draw before a large crowd. Queenan had the edge in most rounds of the bout.
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Vancouver
B. C
Perry Queenan
Seattle
Charles Seiger
New York
Queenan
Thanksgiving Dinner Grocers and Local Ads
An OCR fragment lists Boston area grocers and addresses including C G Coburn Mammoth Road W J Hardy Co 119 E Merrk St H W Locke 381 Bridge St F D Munn Son 15 Bridge St Ranlett Grocery Co Dutton Street and Broadway G G Read Central and Church Street Russell Boynton 575 Merrk St Also notices a year old barred Fymours Rock hens for sale at 118% Lawrence Street and a lost item on Lakview Avenue near Grove Street with a reward or inquiry to finder.
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Boston
Middlesex St
C. G. Coburn
Mammoth Road
W. J. Hardy & Co
E. Merr
H. W. Locke
Bridge St
F. D. Munn & Son
Lawrence Street
Marroquin Opposes Panama Seizure in U S Colombian Ties
President Marroquin declares the United States has long opposed secession and affirms safety guarantees for U S citizens in Bogota. He cites a Panama isthmus treaty and condemns U S marines actions while urging friendship, commerce, and mutual interest with the United States amid the crisis.
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Bogota
Colombia
Marroquin
Associated Press
United States
Beaupre
United States Senate
Panama
Globe
Confederate States
Pacific
Washington
Americas
Court Rules for Defendant in Chelmsford Quarry Injury Suit
In a superior civil court ruling before Judge Maynard, defendant Perley A. Carkin prevailed over John H. Raymond. The suit claimed damages for injuries from a derrick fall at Carkin’s quarry in Chelmsford. The court found the derrick imperfectly equipped and the defendant not liable.
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John H. Raymond
Perley A. Carkin
Maynard
Mr. Carkin
Chelmsford
Tenants in Tyler street block corrected in court note
The court corrected a report that Regan and Turcotte girls were tenants four days in the Hill block on Tyler street and received men. They were there only one night and had no callers. Mr Hill had suspected they were runaways and notified police. the girls were taken into custody.
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Regan and Turcotte
Hill
Tyler Street
EightYearOld Higgins Boy Injured In Home Yard Fall
John Higgins aged about eight son of Thomas H Higgins of 159 Cross street was taken to Lowell hospital this afternoon with a fractured left hip from a fall while playing in his yard. Ambulance attended and transported him.
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John Higgins
Thomas H.” Higgins
Cross Street
Lowell Hospital
Strike Threatened At Parsai c Steel Paterson N J
Fifteen hundred of Parsai c Steel Company workers at Paterson New Jersey vote to strike December 1 if a ten percent wage cut is enacted. Bridge men claim a one year no cut agreement.
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New York
Parsaic Steel Company
Paterson
N. J
Compers Elected to AFL Presidency in Acclamation
Boston telegram reports the 1907 annual AFL convention reelecting Samuel Gompers as president by a large majority after a roll call. Other officers chosen by acclamation include James Duncan, John Mitchell, James O Connell, and Max Morris, with nominations highlighting Kreft as Socialist alternative.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Trades and Labor Organizations
Milwaukee
Utah
Salt Lake City
Committee On
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Bottlers
Brewery Workers’ Union
Samuel Gompers
Kramer
Faneuil Hall
De _ Barrey
St. Louis
Ernst Kreft
Philadelphia
Kreft
Organized Labor
de Barrey
Kneeland
Needless Run Sparks Frantic Fire Call At Mer Rimack Street
A man raced into the Mer Rimack street engine house Friday at 7 30 p m claiming his home was on fire. Firemen investigated and found a defective stove venting smoke into the house. He fled the scene after misjudging the cause, giving the firemen a useless run.
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Merrimack Street
Lowell druggists report sales of Dr. Ayer's Family Medicines
On November fifth thirty Lowell druggists were asked to report on the sales of Dr. Ayer's Family Medicines during the past year. Each respondent provided a report, and J. Ayer Co. issued a summary of the findings.
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Lowell
Dr. Ayer
Court Gave Cunningham Ten Months The Limit
Edward A. Cunningham of Dracut an ex convict was tried in police court this morning and sentenced to ten months in jail for threatening his mother breaking glass and drunkenness Judge Hadley declared the limit in the case The trial showed pathos on one side and hardened criminality on the other Sisters Lizzie and Mary Cunningham testified to threats and a brick broken window Cunningham resisted arrest drew a revolver but was overpowered and jailed The judge condemned concealed weapon carry and urged stricter laws later other cases included Mary Danford William Earle Mary Stanton James Regan James Burns and Basilios Lasisiamis with varied minor sentences
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Edward A. Cunningham
Dracut
Hadley
Cunningham
Lizzie Cunningham
Mary Cunningham
Offeer Clement
John Street
Clement
Bumps
Welch
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tence
Mary Danford
William Earle
Mary Stanton
State Farm
Bridgewater
James Regan
James T. Burns
Basilios Lasisiamis
Basilios
General strike planned by iron workers casting nationwide effect
New York Nov 21 labor leaders say a general strike of structural iron workers will be ordered today across the country. about 20 000 men to be called out soon and at least 100 000 left idle. Frank W Johnston secretary of the International Association of Structural Iron Workers announces the move as a Navy general meeting is awaited and central control is expected to begin once the strike widens.
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New York
Iron League
Union of Housesmiths and Bridgemen
Structural Iron Workers
Frank W. Johnston
International Association of Structural Iron Workers
Navy
International Association
Finger Injury At Quinns Woodyard In Morning Incident
William Allen suffered a left middle finger cut by a circular saw at Quinns woodyard this morning. He received treatment at the Emergency hospital.
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William Allen
Quinn
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Ei-Azhar Sr
TEL
Lak View Avenue
Marrooquin
Raymond Vs. Carkin
Compers
American Federation
Socialists
John Mitchell
F. P. Moody
Dutton St
Ayer
Dracut Man
Mary A. Danford
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O’sullivan
O'Sullivan
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