Holyoke, Mass

[From the Brooklyn Eagle, 16 June 1901, page 59.  And this, a winning victory for the workers. How times change — or do they?]

Watertown, NY., June 15.—The headquarters of the United Brotherhood of Paper Makers of America, which are located here, received notice to-day by telegraph that the strike at Holyoke, Mass., has been declared off, favorable to the 3,000 employes, giving them sixty-five hours a week and an increase of wages.

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[Adapted from the Adams County News, Gettysburg, PA; 23 Jan 1909]

Pittsburg, Jan. 21.– The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at its annual meeting awarded twenty-six medals, $14,750 in cash and pensions aggregating $565 per month for deeds of valor investigated since the last meeting of the commission last October.

The cash awards made by the commission since its organization in May, 1905, amount to $163,452,26 and the pension allowance $16,550 annually.

Among those whose deeds of heroism were rewarded by the commission are two full-blooded Indians living on government land.

Among the awards made are the following:

A silver medal and $250 were awarded to John J. Kennedy of Holyoke, Mass., father of John F. Kennedy thirteen years old, who was drowned in an ineffectual attempt to save Edward A. Pellissier, Jr., ten years old, July 6, 1904.

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[In part from the Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent, 12 March 1923, “Ambitious.”]

Leo McNulty

Holyoke, Mass.—Leo McNulty, attending Rosary high, a small local parochial school has ambitions.  He wants to become an athletic star at Notre Dame, where he becomes a freshman next fall.

Meantime, McNulty is practicing up for such a time.  The results to date are promising to say the least.

McNulty is serving his second year as captain of the school basketball team, which has won more than 30 straight victories.  Last season he threw 209 floor baskets, leading 30 high school and academy teams.

He was rated the best scholastic quarterback in New England last fall. As an outfielder and slugger he’s a big part of Rosary high’s baseball team, too.

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[A vast fortune in 1915.  Article adapted from the Adams County News, Gettysburg, PA.  Published 17 July 1915, page 3.]

Unexpected Fortune Suddenly Comes to W. E. Huntington.

While looking for work in Hagerstown, W. E. Huntington, formerly of Holyoke, Mass., received news that a fortune of $64,000 was awaiting him in Holyoke.

He was officially informed that the trust estate of Zachariah Huntington, of Holyoke, a relative of Mr. Huntington, has expired, and the lawyers who are settling up the estate have eposted the funds in bank and filed with the court the list of sales of real estate owned by the elder Huntington to the amount of over $100,000, and they have asked for a distribution.  It is reported that one of the heirs has been ruled out and the court will pass on the claims of the other heirs, there being two remaining, including W. E. Huntington, and allot them their shares.

Mr. Huntington, since going to Hagerstown several months ago, has been working at anything he could find.  He came from Salem, where he had lost his household goods in a fire, and asked for credit at a furniture store and got it.  Huntington and wife are now ready to take life easy.

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[adapted from the 16 December 1882 edition of the Holyoke Transcript.]

At Springfield yesterday Marty Connor of this city was found guilty of adultery and was sentenced to the House of Correction for ten months.  William Rogers for stealing Jerry Doody’s overcoat is to stay where overcoats are not needed for one year.  Sylvanus Crozier November 1st had but eleven days more to serve in jail on a sentence but he was tempted to escape and did so but wasn’t shrewd enought to keep away.  He now goes to jail for four months.  Finnessey and Shugrue stole a team from the Dows in this city in October.  Finnessey turned state’s evidence and Shugrue was convicted.

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