Total Abstainers Meet at Worcester Convention
The 27th annual Catholic Total Abstinence Union gathering drew many delegates including numerous women from Boston area societies. Officers were elected, resolutions urged sobriety and lawful limits on liquor, and delegates were chosen for the national Pittsburgh convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Total Abstinence Union
Knights of St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
East Cambridge
Boston
Charlestown
Stoughton
West Quincey
North Cambridge
Woburn
Brockton
Edwin Mulready
Rockland
J. T. Mullen
B. L. Barrett
Otho T. O'Leary
Mqnor
Suffolk County
C. F. Sheehan
Thomas F. Phelan
Lawrence E. Murphy
Miss Frazier
Norfolk County
T. J. McGarry
Brookline
P. J. O'Keefe
Middlesex County
Edward FT. Slattery
Lowell
David A. Ryan
Mt. Auburn
Patrick Casey
Wakefield
Plymouth County
Bernard M. Pettee
William RK. Dwyer
Essex County
William J. Gayron
Lynn
John T. Mullen
Pittsburg
Penn
Otho T. O’leary
Annie Sullivan
Melrose Lays Corner Stone of Carnegie Public Building
The cornerstone of Melrose Carnegie Public Library was laid this morning with Mayor Butrick presiding. Attendants included Mayor John Larrabee, student singers, and a choral performance by Melrose public schools.
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Melrose Library
Melrose
Carnegie
Tierare
Buttrick
Boreas City
Tsilka, Ellen Stone companion, arrives in America
Mme Tsilka, the companion of Miss Ellen Stone during a 172 day captivity by Bulgarian brigands, has arrived in the United States with a child born to Mme Tsilka. She cited dangerous conditions in Macedonia for educated people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme. Tsilka
Ellen Stone
America
Macedonia
Chicago Claims Fastest Typewriter and Handsomest Woman
In Chicago on April 20 Miss Mary B Pretty set a record by typing 20 400 words in six hours with near zero errors and reading from a closely written manuscript. The city also touts the handsomest woman in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Mary B. Pretty
May 2 Breakfast Honors D A R Notables at Hotel Tuileries
A May breakfast at the Hotel Tuileries on May 2 at noon will honor Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Mary Livermore, Mrs. Samuel Eliot, and other Massachusetts D A R leaders. Honorary vice-president-general Mrs. Rebecca Warren Brown and honorary State regents Mrs. Roger Wolcott and Mrs. KB Everett Holbrook are noted officials, with tickets handled by Mrs. Frederick Warren and Mrs. Fanny B. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Tuileries
Massachusetts Society of the
Julia Ward Howe
Mary Livermore
Samuel Eliot
Rebecca Warren Brown
Roger Wolcott
Everett Holbrook
Massachusetts
Frederick Warren
Commonwealth Avenue
Fanny B. Allen
Webster Street
West Newton
Lanterns, Daughters honor Paul Revere at Old North Church
April sunlight filled the Old North Church as the Paul Revere Chapter D A R gathered in Easter finery to remember the patriot. Mrs Masury Robert A Woods and Rev Paul Revere Frothingham spoke on Revere ideals and citizen work for youth. Music included organ and harp solos by local artists. A street chorus outside teased visitors with local lore for a nickel.
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Old North Church
Paul Revere
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles H. Masury
Robert A. Woods
Paul Revere Frothingham
Masury
Revere
Mr. Wood
Frothingham
C. H. Humphrey
Harriet A. Shaw
Lottimade
R. Mackay Whitehead
Salem Street
Weary Willies Described by Police Inspector in Boston
Police Inspector George Patterson labeled tramps as three classes the criminal the vagrant and the panhandler. He cited an average arrest rate of 40 to 60 tramps monthly with a 120 maximum and 20 minimum and warned of a Brooklyn beggar trust using cripples and the deaf to beg for the men behind it. He also alleged child coercion in Boston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
George Patterson
Women's Association
Brooklyn
Boston
Sons of the Revolution Hold Annual Banquet in Boston
The Sons of the American Revolution gathered at the United States Hotel for their annual banquet. Dr. Francis H. Brown chaired the event, with Edwin Wharfield of Baltimore and others at the head table. Wharfield praised the preservation of revolutionary memory and Maryland’s contributions. Reverend Horton honored Admiral Belknap and reflected on civic virtue, legislature scenes, and enduring resolve from Lexington and Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Hotel
Francis H. Brown
Edwin Wharfield
Baltimore
Nathan Warren
Charles A. Adams
Lowell
George Crawford
U. 8
S. N
E. A. Horton
James Faxon
Charles M. Green
C. A. Staples
Boston
Maryland
Annapolis
Stewart
Washington
Lincoln
Robert KE. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
KE. A. Horton
Admiral Belknap
Army
Miller
Horton
Jeremiah
Lexington
Concord
New York Trusts Move to Cut Ties With Clearing House
Two or three leading New York trust firms consider severing all links with the Clearing House Association after Union Trust Company. Continental Trust and New York Security and Trust are near final, with United States Mortgage and Trust also likely to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Trust Companies
Clearing House Association
New York
Union Trust Company
Continental
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Jordan Marsh CO
Otton Tucks
Hamburg
Lawn
Nainr
Consumers’ League
Women’s Union Suits
Cheviot
Madras
Berar
Jordan Marsh
Lori
Coats
Lustre
Loto
Liberty
Maurice Dinneen
Malden
James F. Dooley
Hyde Park
Willam T. Cassell
Warner
Brown
London
Prince
Countess Russell
William Brown
Portsmouth
Prince Arcrobald Stuart de Modena
Earl Russell
Somerville
United States
Baby
Summit, N. J
Providence
R. I
Miles J. Dailey
Wilkesbarre Pier
J. Medina
Tremont St
Mnesecale
Erdatueane
Tremont Street
Inspector Patterson
A. Micarthur CO
Cornet
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