Gompers Leadership May Face Possible Resignation
At the AFL convention in Cincinnati delegates discuss a potential post reelection resignation of Samuel Gompers, the long time leader. Movement pressures favor Matthew Woll for secretary, with an eye to Woll becoming president if Gompers steps down.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor In America
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Labor
Matthew Woll
New York
Frank Morrison
Woll
Boston Divorce Alleges Clergy Indiscretions In Back Bay Death Case
Mrs Katherine G Boyer seeks divorce from Rev Francis Boyer former curate of the Church of the Advent Boston alleging indiscretions with Mrs Bernice Boucher the Back Bay beauty who ended her life after the preacher discarded her The filing frames a high profile church scandal in the Back Bay city district.
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Katherine G. Boyer
Francis Boyer
Church of the Advent
Boston
Bernice Boucher
Back Bay
Husband Demands Wife Earn Living For Family
Mrs. Virginia Irene Bigelow files for divorce from Benjamin F. Bigelow alleging cruel and barbarous treatment. She claims he struck and kicked her and urged her to earn money for the family by prostitution, which she refused. They married in April 1912 and lived together until December 1919.
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Virginia Irene Bigelow
William McElwee, Jr
Benjamin F. Bigelow
Proposal To Grade Beckford Street Presented
The Lehigh Portland Cement Company submitted a proposition to grade Beckford Street from Franklin Avenue to Butler Avenue. The work would cost up to one dollar per cubic yard with the city covering half the expense. Council is considering the offer.
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Council
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Beckford Street
Franklin Avenue
Butler Avenue
Rare Council Queries Highlight Unusual Complaints
Councilmen faced a variety of odd inquiries during a lull in the session. Lusk relayed a tip that a chimney might be falling and dangerous, Davies cited a dog bite case asking if reporting to the mayor was mandatory, and City Clerk C Ed Brown was pressed on weather questions and other seemingly foolish yet serious queries.
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Lusk
Davies
C. Ed Brown
Eagles Install Officers Monday
New Castle Aerie No. 455 Fraternal Order of Eagles installed recently elected officers at the Eagles Home on South Jefferson street. T. B. Iman served as installing officer. Chauncey Davis became junior past president. George Wyman was named president with George Zimmerly as vice president and A. Roy White secretary.
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Order of Eagles
Eagles
South
Jefferson Street
T. B. Iman
Chauncey Davis
George Wyman
George Zimmerly
A. Roy White
D. D. Clarke
Italy Guides Traffic Left In Cities Right In Countryside
In Italy the road rule varies by area with vehicles kept on the left side in large towns and on the right in rural areas, reflecting local traffic conventions and safety practices.
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Italy
Cave Men Given Five Months Work After Plea
Luis Locheras and Thomas Mattich pleaded nolle contendere to manufacturing liquor before Judge Emery. They were fined $500 and costs and sentenced to five months in the Allegheny county workhouse. The defendants were known as the cave men after being captured in a cave near.
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Luis Locheras
Thomas Mattich
Emery
R. L. Hildebrand
Allegheny County
Stills Found Hidden by Hillsville Men in Cave
County detective J. M. Dunlap reports that the men operated a still in a house and hid in a cave when not servicing it.
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Hillsville
J. M. Dunlap
Alleged Robber Is Taken In Pittsburgh
Jack Arlington an attach of the Rubin-Cherry shows was arrested in Pittsburgh on a warrant. He is accused with Charles Coleman of going upstairs at 909 Moravia street to change clothes and stealing jewelry from a room. Arlington will be brought back to face trial with Coleman.
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Jack Arlington
Moravia Street
Pittsburgh
Charles Coleman
Arlington
Coleman
Bronze Wants Games for Baseball Team
The manager seeks several contests as Bronze’s baseball team is without games. Call 570 to reach the baseball manager. The text also notes that the first lunacy laws in England arose in the reign of Edward III.
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England
Edward Ill
Must Release City From Damages To Get Improvement
City council continued the grading project on Liberty street between Atlantic avenue and the Seventh ward business area. Council members paused action awaiting property owners' releases for damages along the street before moving forward.
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Liberty Street
Atlantic Avenue
Seventh Ward
Mr. Lusk
Assault And Battery Case Before Court
The commonwealth case against Helen Panovitz charged with assault and battery was on trial before Judge Emery this morning. District Attorney R L Hildebrand led the prosecution with Attorney Thomas W Dickey defending.
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the Commonwealth
Helen Panovitz
Joe Dudovic
Emery
R.L. Hildebrand
Thomas W. Dickey
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