Night at West End Hotel Reveals Smallpox Case
A patient at Massachusetts General Hospital ward was found to have smallpox after arriving from Worcester. Dr McCollum isolated him, notified the Board of Health, and the hotel and hospital staff were vaccinated while investigators traced the man’s movements in Boston.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
McCullom
Smallpox Hospital
Worcester
Bowdoin Square
McCullum
Board
Board of Health
Boston
Fall River Police Bill Passes House After Long Debate
The House endorsed the Fall River Police Commission bill after hours of wrangling. W. J. D. Bullock of Fall River led the measure as Moran of Fall River urged a public vote on amendments. Other actions covered licensing boards for liquor, street railways, caucus amendments, and a rejection of a theatre minors bill.
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House of Representatives
Fall River
Moran
House
Darling
Sullivan
Boston
Bullock
Cronan
Suffolk
Senate
Committee On Election Laws
Kendrick
Cape
Milton
Middlesex
Board of Railroad Commissioners
State House
Malden, Melrose and Stoneham Street Railway Company
Medford
Somerville
Committee On Judiciary
Women Writers Dine at Parker House Gathering
The New England Women’s Press Association held a luncheon at Parker House with 100 attendees. Miss Katherine Eleanor Conway chaired after Miss Winslow left, featuring essays and poems by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Grace L. Bawn, Elizabeth M. Gosse, and others including Alice Kent Robinson and Flora Vaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House
New England Women’s Press Association
Helen L. Winslow
Katherine Eleanor Conway
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
New London
Grace L. Bawn
John Boyle O'Reilly
Elizabeth M. Gosse
Salem
Hawthorne
M. FE. Blake
Myra 8. Potter
Alice Kent Robinson
Sylvester Burton
Benjamin, Cole, Mia
Edwin Whipple
Mise Flora Vaning
Luce To Speak On Wealth And Depression At Local Church
Robert Luce will address the distribution of wealth and its relation to the financial depression at the Unitarian Church this evening. Proceeds benefit Associated Charities as tickets indicate a large, representative audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Luce
Unitarian
Associated Charities
Fire damages brick block on Washington Street
Box 22 lifted shortly after 2 yesterday for a blaze in the basement of the brick block at 2792 Washington Street. Fire started among oil barrels. Damage estimated at 00. Building housed the Boston Branch grocery store owned by Zona A. Andrew.
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Washington Street
Boston
Zona A. Andrew
Patriots Day in Lexington and Concord Observances Planned
The article outlines Lexington and Concord Fourth of July style events for Patriots Day. A drum corps parade, a Town Hall children’s meeting, Hancock Church services with Governor Greenhalge escorted by G A R and naval brigade, a reception at the Old Bel fry Club, and a Salem Cadet Band performance on the common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Lexington and Concord
Hancock Church
Lexington Industrial Society
Greenhalge
G. A. R. Corps
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Old Belfry
Salem Cadet Band
Concord to Celebrate 119th Anniversary Observances
Concord plans a grand town hall ball and full day of events for the 119th anniversary including a parade by the G A R post a 100 gun salute a barge race on the Charles and bells chiming from morning noon and night. Notables visit Boston and various church services and lectures support charity efforts with concerts and receptions across several venues.
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Concord
G. A. R. Post
Concord Independent Battery
Boston
Charles
Old North Church
Paul Revere
Christ Church
Old Colony Guild
Daughters of the American Revolution
Old South Church
Samuel Eliot
Edward Channing
Edward Everett Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Daughters of the Revolution
Ruby Parlors
Beacon Street
Man Found Unconscious in Somerville After Job Hunt
James Neagle of 12 Hull Street started seeking work Tuesday morning. He was found unconscious near Fitchburg crossing in Somerville around 1 am and taken first to the police station, then to Somerville Hospital where hot water treatment revived him. He cannot recall the prior twelve hours and says such attacks occur before. he was later discharged to his North End home with wife at his side.
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James Neagle
Hull Street
Somerville
Nuauce
Neagle
Fitchburg
North End
Solons Praise Progressive Colored Cartoon Feature
State legislators eagerly welcomed a new colored cartoon from the Post, calling it bright and corker. Leaders from Charlestown to Holyoke commend its enterprise, popularity, and promise to continue, noting it draws regular readers while remaining politically neutral but appreciated for honest effort.
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Hayes
Charlestown
W. H. S. Hayes
Lowell
Corker
Dick Sullivan
Post
Bill’ Hayes
Benjamin C. Harvey
Springfield
Senator Buckley
Holyoke
Kendrick
Cape Cod
Controversy Over Carriers Uniforms Contracts
A local correspondent branded as Justice attacks the award of mail carrier uniforms to Oehm & Company of Baltimore and Feichimer Brothers of Cincinnati, claiming favoritism to out of town firms and a higher price. Loomis of Continental Clothing questions the Western fabric origin and notes Dover Woollen Mills in New Hampshire supply a high quality cloth, while no contract safeguards quality. He argues the lack of a binding quality clause and potential overcharges, with 24,000 pieces to be produced for spring and summer.
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Oehm & Company
Baltimore
Feichimer Brothers
Cincinnati
Boston
Loomis
Continental Clothing House
West
Dover Woollen Mills
Dover
N. H
Sawyer
Dover Mills
Burlington
Next Sunday's Post Plans Colorful Cartoon Expansion
A note previews a full page cartoon in four or five colors in next Sunday's Post. It promises an even better experimental cartoon than last Sunday's and urges readers to order in advance to ensure delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Archdeaconry Plan Divides Opinion in Massachusetts Diocese
Delegates to the Massachusetts Episcopal convention will decide on establishing five archdeaconries as proposed to ease Bishop Lawrence’s heavy duties. The conservative faction worries about risks, while supporters cite Bishop Potter’s success in New York and see the plan as a practical relief if well staffed.
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Massachusetts
Trinity Church
Lawrence
George S. Converse
John C. Brooks
Alexander H. Vinton
Arthur Lawrence
Edward A. Abbott
Messrs
F. W. Hunnewell
H. W. Bigelow
Richard Goodwin
Edward L. Davis
I Francis C. Foster
Potter
New York
Whiskey Trust annual meeting reports mixed six month losses and gains
The Whiskey Trust annual meeting opens with President Greenhut reporting a six month loss of 290 198 and six month net earnings of 1 017 142 totaling 726 944 for the year. Cash assets on hand total 3 212 389 after rebates leaves 1 204 818, bonds sold total 1 000 000 and 2 600 000 bonds held in trust to guarantee rebates. Directors anticipate legislative changes and pledge caution in safeguarding advantages for the company.
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Whiskey Trust
Greenhut
Busy day of events across city venues and clubs
Armory on East Newton Street hosts a daylong sale and social from 10 AM to 10 PM. Quincy Hospital ladies plan a donor home sale with entertainment and refreshments on Adams Street. Cathedral services at 8:30 with 500 ladies expected. Banquets by clubs including Shiel Literary Association celebrating its 35th anniversary. Various reunions and dinners at local inns. Theatre productions of Pharmie of Terrence and a Minot Hall masque. Sports events open with BAA cross country, sparring match at Music Hall, yacht club race at high water, barge races on the Charles, and league ball opener vs Brooklyn. public schools observe the day with town activities in Sudbury Acton.
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Shiel
American House
Old Sixth’s
Pepperell
Agassiz
Jamaica Plain
Tucker
Dartmouth
Pharmie of Terrence
Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Minot Hall
St. Augustine’s Y. M. C. A
T. J. Gargan
The
Republic
People’s Church
International Order of the King’s Sons and Daughters
United States Marine Band
Horticultural Hall
Grand Council
Royal Arcanum
Young’s
Knights’ Halls
Irvington Oval
Dorchester A. C
Walcott-Tracey
Music Hall
Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club
Charles
Charles River
Lafayette
West End
Rambler
Puritana
Burton
Brooklyn
South End
Street Railroad Nine
Whitehall
Lewis Wharf
Nantasket
Bethesda Hall
South Boston
Parlor
Berkeley Hall
Tried to Sell the Planet Fraud Case in Boston
Bertha Cooper and Jessie Lee pleaded guilty before Judge Braley in the Superior Criminal Court to obtaining property from Ida F. Carter of South Boston by pretence to fortune telling. Each was fined $100 for the scheme involving Venus the planet. Carter, a downtown bookkeeper, was visited about eight weeks ago and consented to have her fortune told. The pair took her watch and another piece of jewelry to hold until they received the promised Venus planet. They returned the items only after officers intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Cooper
Jessie Lee
Braley
Superior Criminal Court
Ida F. Carter
South Boston
Miss Carter
Venus
Hardy
Strange Death in Voluntown Claims Miss Wilson
Norwich reports a sudden death in Voluntown after Miss Wilson was found gasping for breath by her aunt Miss Fitch at about 4 am. The aunt awoke to a cat on the chest and, upon removing it, found Wilson dead within minutes.
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Norwich
Conn
Voluntown
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C.E. Osgood Co
Washington "Steel
Canterbury
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Farley
Merritt
Mclaven
Cutter
Taunton
Board of License Commissioners
Roxbury
Meyer
Commonwealth
Braintree Street Railway Company
Randolph Street Railway Company
Irwin
Northampton
Women’s Press Club
DINE
Summer St
Dudley Street Opera House
D. A. Merrick
S. J
St. Agnes’s Industrial School
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Mary’s Infant Asylum
Somerville Street
Solons
Beacon Hill
Bishop Lawrence
Mirs. Ober- Towne
Washington St
Winter
Bromfield Sts
General Grant
PRICE
Post Bldg
Hammond
William A. Hammond
Columbia Chemical CG
Washington, D. C
Emory Souther
Green St
B. FP. Larrabee & Co
Webster & Co
Warren Ave
Dudley’s Pharmacy
Park Sq
Boylston St
J. G.ons
Dartmouth St
City Hall
School St
F. H. Martin
Columbus Ave
Choate Drug and Chemical Co
Revere House
B. ¥. Bradbury
Sudbury
Acton
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