Statue dispute continues over Public Garden display plan
The Art Commission and Park and Recreation Commission argued for hours at 8 Beacon Street with City Planning Board. Tensions rose as park officials opposed a Mall of Fame in the Public Garden and rejected forced action by the Art Commission citing a $10 000 rearrangement cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Commission
Park and Recreation Commission
Park Department
John H. Dillon
Charles Gibson
Thomas Allen
Charles D. Maginnis
Alexander Stelmert
Art Department
Park Commission
Beacon Street
City Planning Board
Ralph A. Cram
Dillon
Gibson
Salem Work Oversight and Finance Updates
Notes on supervision of Salem construction work and a new superintendent starting Monday in London. Also reports a slowly rising relief fund with $606,242.54 previously and $606,505.00 total after recent subscriptions from multiple congregations towns and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orwell
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Boston Prepares For Second Heat Wave
Boston endures a hot spell pushing near 68 degrees as mothers and babies gain relief. Forecasters warn a new heat wave will grip the city tomorrow, threatening additional high temperatures and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tod
Man Wanted in Calgary for Forgery Arrested
Reginald Macdonald, sought in Calgary Canada on forgery charges, was arrested in Revere on complaint of Acting British Consul Francis O'Meara. His brother Herbert M. Macdonald was arrested the day before on a similar charge. Both men are wanted in Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Macdonald
Calgary
Canada
Revere
Francis O’meara
Herbert M. Macdonald
Manhattan Shirt Sale at The Continental Boston
The Continental advertises a Manhattan shirt sale at its Washington street corner location in Boston. Shirts priced from 1.50 to 5.00 dollars with discounted sale prices shown. New stock this season is highlighted as the best selection in the city.
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Manhattan
Continental
Washington
Boylston St
Boston
Advt
Straw Hats 95 at The Continental ads sale
Clean up last days of straw hat sale at The Continental. Straw Hats priced at $1.50 and $2.00 now selling for 95 cents. Open Saturday evening for purchases.
Continental Clothing House Ad Notice
B. V. D.s 35c or 3 for 1.00. B. V. D. Union Suits 70c. Manhattan Shirts 1.15. All out 2.00 and 1.50 straw hats, choice. Continental Clothing House, Washington and Boylston Sts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. V. D. Union
Manhattan
Continental Clothing House
Washington and Boylston Sts
Protests on Blonde Superiority and Mixed Marriages
Letters respond to Dr. Blackford’s theory that blondes are superior. Paul Mazur argues struggle and brunette heritage can equal blonde traits. Alice Rogers-Moore favors “opposites” marriages for balanced offspring, urging harmony of blonde leadership and brunette strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine M. H. Blackford
Paul M. Mazur
Harvard
Miner Chipman
New York
Betwen
Alice Rogers-Moore
Wuthering Heights
Winsor Avenue
Watertown
Earth
Thomas Dreier
Blondes versus brunettes debate stirs notable letters
Miss Blanche K Wheeler questions blonde efficiency amid unemployment. Mazur, Blackford, Chipman and Rogers-Moore weigh hair color, climate, and race in a provocative discussion on biology, temperament, and the diversity of the American population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche K. Wheeler
Mazur
Miner Chipman
Dr. Blackford
Tropics
90 Factories to Curtail Work in Fall River
In Fall River Massachusetts delegates from 90 textile mills agreed on a curtailment plan. Mills will idle tomorrow with many more closed next week affecting around twenty thousand workers. Officials cited overproduction and market demoralization after the cotton exchange shutdown amid European crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Cotton Exchange
Protest Dublin Deaths and Irish League Fund Drive
New York July 31 resolutions by the United Irish League condemn the Dublin killings and criticize U S postage stamps marking a century of peace. The group reports Irish societies nationwide have raised funds toward a $500,000 goal to arm volunteers, with $130,000 already reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dublin
United Irish League of
United States
Great Britain
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Boston
Columbus
Wheeling
W. Va
United Irish League
Johnson Faces Bond Forfeit After Conviction
Chicago July 31 Jack Johnson the heavyweight champion, convicted of violating the Mann white slave act must appear in Federal Court next Friday or his appeal bond of 15000 will be forfeited. He has fled to France and cannot attend. The Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial on certain counts and resentencing on guilty points. He has already forfeited a 30000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
France
Circuit Court of Appeals
Attorney Shrigley Not in Accident With Reckless Driver
Boston attorney Alfred FR Shrigley clarifies he was not involved in the July 19 Hingham auto crash. Wilfred R Shrigley was arrested for reckless driving and removing registration numbers from a car, causing mistaken belief the attorney was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred FR. Shrigley
Boston
Hingham
Wilfred R. Shrigley
Shrigley
Meeting to protest insurance rate increases in Boston
A protest meeting is set for the old aldermanic chamber at City Hall at 2 PM next Monday to oppose drastic insurance rate hikes proposed by the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters. Mayor Curley called for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Board of Fire Underwriters
Aldermanic Chamber
City Hall
Curley
Darling Appointed New Prison Warden
Edward A. Darling, a 26 year State prison clerk, named warden succeeding Benjamin F. Bridges who ended 21 years as warden. Darling assumes duties this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Darling
State Prison
Benjamin F. Bridges
Charlestown
Darling Named Deputy Warden. Bridges Policies Set
The appointment of Mr. Darling over 100 applicants narrows to Nathan D. Allen and Darling. Darling will carry out the Bridges era policies at the prison and has attended every execution. Born in New Orleans on March 19, 1869, he moved to Leominster in 1878 after his father’s death and was educated at Leominster High School and a local business college. He worked as a clerk in the Bureau of Labor at the State House before taking the prison clerkship. He served under Wardens Haynes, Lovering and Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan D. Allen
Darling
General Bridges
New Orleans
Leominster
Leominster High School
Bureau of Labor
State House
Haynes, Lovering and Bridges
Empress of Asia Chartered for Possible War Service
The Empress of Asia, a 593 by 65 foot Canadian Pacific liner, chartered by the British Admiralty at Hong Kong for potential wartime service. She may receive guns and war equipment. she recently set a Pacific record from Yokohama to Vancouver in eight days eight hours. Her sister ship Empress of Russia is at Vancouver.
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Montreal
Pacific
British Admiralty
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Railroad Officials Indicted in Rebating Case
Three indictments were returned by a federal grand jury against officials of the New York Central lines the O'Gara Coal Company the Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railroad the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad and the Chicago Indiana and Southern Railroad. The charges allege rebating practices connected to coal shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
New York Central Lines
O’gara Coal Company
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company
Indictments Allege Conspiracy in Interstate Commerce Violations
The cases target W C Brown John Cartansen Richard M Huddlestone and others from New York Central Lines the O Gara Coal Company and several railroads including Jake Shore Michigan Southern and Lake Shore. Three indictments cover 211 and 112 counts each alleging Elkins Act violations and improper freight credits and tariffs across coal shipments.
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W. C. Brown
John Cartansen
Richard M. Mhuddlestone
New York Central Lines
Thomas J. O'Gara
O'Gara Coal Company
William A. Brewerton
Jake Shore
Michigan Southern
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago, Indiana and Southern
O’gara Coal Company
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Chicago and St. Louis
Thomas J. O’gara
Dynamite Explosions Break Windows Near Readville Train
Explosions on the New York New Haven and Hartford line near Fairmount Station Hyde Park last night shattered several coach windows on a Readville bound train. Police suspect mischievous boys placed the dynamite on the tracks. The blasts occurred about 300 yards south of the station just after 7 p.m., frightening many passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Fairmount
Hyde Park
France bans export of grains and farinaceous foods
Paris reports the French Finance Ministry announces a prohibition on exporting grains and all farinaceous foods due to rising wheat prices global harvest fears and wartime contraband measures. Belgium and Germany had taken similar steps today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Ministery of Finance
France
Belgium
Germany
Wilson to Meet Railroad Men Today
President Wilson in Washington conferred with Judge William L. Chambers and Judge Martin A. Knapp of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation to avert a 55 000 engineer and fireman strike on 98 Western railroads before meetings with railroad managers and workers tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
William L. Chambers
Martin A. Knapp
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
President Seeks Railway Strike Settlement Amid War Strain
The President plans to appeal to both employers and employees to avoid a strike due to wartime needs and western crop movement. Managers meet at 2 pm and employees at 5 pm with mediation board members to follow. Judges Chambers Knapp report failed negotiations. arbitration under Newlands law considered. Over 31 million people live along affected rail lines and many workers would lose jobs if a strike occurs.
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Europe
West
Mediation Board
Judge Chambers
Judge Knapp
Mr. Wilson
Chicago
Boat Fire Injures Man on Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester July 31 James Wright of 20 Prentice street is dying at City Hospital after a motor boat exploded its gasoline tank on Lake Quinsigamond. Wright had just pushed off from the float when the tank exploded and the boat sank as he tried to extinguish the flames. He was pulled from the water badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
James Wright
Prentice Street
City Hospital
Lake Quinsigamond
Wright
Irish Volunteers of Roxbury Enlist 300 More for Home Rule
The Irish Volunteers of Roxbury met at Hibernian Hall with over 300 new members joining, bringing total volunteers to 1000. Officers spoke as the group cheered, then marched to Fenway Playground for a military drill led by former U S non commissioned officers amid 1900 sympathizers observing.
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Irish Volunteers of
Roxbury
Hibernian Hall
Fenway Playground
United States Service
Greek Colors Hoisted on Battleship Idaho
Greek colors were hoisted today at Villafranche on the former American battleship Idaho which with the Mississippi was sold to Greece. The Idaho crew was transferred to the Maine. A Greek crew is en route to Hampton Roads to take the warship to Mediterranean waters.
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Washington
Villafranche
Idaho
Mississippi
Greece
Maine
Newport News
Hampton Roads
Mediterranean
Boston Medicos Tribute Highlights Low Disease Fatalities
United States Public Health Service bulletin lauds Boston hospitals and medical fraternity. It lists disease fatality rates per 100 cases across eight large cities, noting Boston leads in several categories with the lowest death rates or fewest deaths, including diphtheria scarlet fever smallpox and tuberculosis. Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Chicago and St Louis follow in various rankings.
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United States Public Health Service
Boston
Ieee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Penn
New York City
Chicago
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Washington Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
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St. Mark's Episcopal
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Boston Medicos
John F. Fitzgerald
OAK Hall Clothing CO
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