Pythians Hold Impressive Camp Near Boston City
General Stobbart visits Supreme Chancellor Barnes at Hotel Somerset as thousands of Pythians march through Boston. Weekend camp hosts 2200 tents with mats of Japanese lanterns and a vast civilian crowd including 500+ from Massachusetts and hundreds from Connecticut.
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Stobbart
Canada
Massachusetts
Bay State Knights
J. W. McBride
Bay State
Barnes
Hotel Somerset
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
District of Columbia
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maryland
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
Virginia
Dexter C. Perkins
C. H. Manchester
Texas
Boston
Post
Richardson Co Announces Major Boston Price Cut Sale
William H Richardson Co at 388 Washington St launches a large price reduction sale to clear summer stock. Alfred Benjamin & Co. suits and men’s wear, hats under Chick Fox, and a wide range of clothing and furnishings are reduced as the firm plans a new fall stock and claims the greatest sale in Boston history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul P. Walsh
Seattle
Wash
Charles D. Pfafflin
Colorado
J. D. Sloan
Tennessee
Massachusetts
R. H. Haughton
New Brunswick
Calvin Austin
Alfred Dodge
State Street
William H. Richardson Co
Boston
New England
Washington Street
Alfred Benjamin & Co
New York
Chick Fox
Richardson
Richardson Co
Badge design by Col Chauncey Hoyt gains camp honor
The badge features Mt Washington the K P seal order colors and Daniel Webster portrait. About 17000 to 18000 cups of coffee were consumed in the camp mess tent. Dorchester High School girls met General Stobbart who joked about Harvard. General Stobbart 30, six feet three inches tall. Knights visited Revere Beach amid renewed West resort fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Hoyt
New Hampshire
Harvard Improvement Association
General Stobbart
Revere Beach
Dedication and Ceremonies at Camp Joseph H Lyon Event
A schedule lists events from 4 p m dedication by Supreme Chancellor Charles A Barnes to 8 p m vaudeville in camp. Highlights include transfer of camp to Major-General Arthur J Stobbart, flag raising, welcome addresses to Massachusetts by Governor Guild and Boston Mayor Hibbard, and Pythian Sisters exemplifications at King Solomon Temple No 63 and Lynn Temple No 3.
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Joseph H. Lyon
Charles A. Barnes
Arthur J. Stobbart
Massachusetts
Governor Guild
Boston
Hibbard
King Solomon Temple No
Pythian Sisters of
Lynn Temple No
Pythian Sisters
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Warships on display show growth of US Navy history
At Charlestown navy yard a historical pageant features ships from Revolutionary times to the present. Frigate Hartford, cruisers Olympia and Chicago, and monitors Arkansas and Nevada highlight eras from Old Ironsides to modern coast defense.
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United States Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Knights of Pythias
Hartford
Olympia
Chicago
Arkansas
Nevada
Farragut
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Florida
Ericson
Navy Yard
Constitution
New York
Sampson
Santiago de Cuba
Cervera
Birmingham
Salem
Pythian Sisters Gather for 10th Biennial in Boston
Delegates from New York Colorado Texas Ohio Oklahoma Michigan Kansas Washington British Columbia Utah Florida California Oregon and others arrive at Hotel Brunswick for the opening of the 10th biennial. Prominent sisters include Mrs. Josephine Hall Hudson Mich and Mrs. May Holton Sioux Saint Marie Mich with several regional leaders attending. Committees meet today ahead of the first business session tomorrow and the Wednesday officer election featuring nine elective posts.
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Brunswick
New York
Colorado
Texas
Ohio
Oklahoma
Michigan
Kansas
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Florida
California
Oregon
Niagara Falls
Boston
Josephine H. Hall
Hudson
Mich
May Holton
Sioux Saint Marie
Almeda Bowker
Seattle
Alice H. McCredie
Vancouver
Mary A. Brown
Chanute
Kan
Mary McCandless
Florence
Col
Lillian M. Thomas
Rossland
B. C
Lida
H. Palmer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Malvina Coffin
Mary BE. LeComte
Josie Nelson
Union City
Ind
Indian Chiefs Attend Convention of Catholics
Two full blooded Indian chiefs Big Horn Bear and Joe Red Willow travel from the Dakotas to speak for Indian needs at the seventh national convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies Aug 9 to 12 in Boston. Accompanied by plainsman Phil Wells as interpreter they will attend mass meetings in Symphony Hall and are hosted by Rev. Thomas I Gasson S J president of Boston College. Archbishop OConnell will preach the pontifical high mass opening the event and other speakers include Dr James A McFaul F D D Thomas H Cannon and Professor Thomas Dwight. Information desks will operate at North and South stations and Hotel Lenox with nurses from Dr Hughes on site.
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Big Horn Bear
Joe Red Willow
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Phil Wells
Dakotas
Symphony Hall
Thomas I. Gasson
Boston College
United States Treasury
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
W. H. O’connell
D. D
James A. McFaul
Trenton
N. J
Thomas H. Cannon
Chicago, Ill
Thomas Dwight
Harvard University
F. W. Heckenkamp
Quincy, Ill
Hotel Lenox
Hughes
Life Saving Fad Spawns Self Made Crews at Revere Beach
A column denounces popular life saving crews along Revere Beach formed by non swimmers who join for a dance funded boat and gear. It notes seasonality, disbanding before proper organization, and the odd practice of recruiting novices to row in boats near the Hotel Atlantic site.
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Revere Beach
Hollor
Revere Beach Draws 200000 Visitors on Summer Sunday
Nearly 200000 people flocked to Revere Beach on a sunny Sunday as trolley lines and the Narrow Gauge railroad added extra cars. Knights of Pythias and their friends joined the crowds while Revere lodges greet visiting brethren. State police officer Hardiman warned showmen to stop barking at the beach attractions.
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Revere
Revere Beach
Boston and Northern
Knights of Pythias
Pythians
Hardiman
State
Taft Statement Sparks Mixed Boston Legal Reactions
Boston lawyers split on Judge William H Taft remarks about equal justice for rich and poor made at Hot Springs and previewed for his Virginia Bar Association address. Several interviews note support for prompt justice while criticizing delays and uneven counsel access in federal and state courts.
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Boston
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Taft
Virginia Bar Association
Boston Post
John H. Casey
Engine separation clears tracks in Malden night scare
In Malden a locomotive detached from its train near Oak Grove station while waiting for the 10:31 train. Conductor Wilson and Engineer McDevitt kept the cars from colliding by throttling ahead, the train reaching Boston after the car and engine reconnected. No damage occurred and the cause remains unknown.
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Malden
Western Division
Boston & Maine Railroad
Reading Highlands
Wilson
Oak Grove
Washington Street Bridge
McDevitt
Boston
Boy 14 accidentally shoots sister 19 in Rensselaer
Albany August 2 Cornelius Burdick 14 playing with a shotgun at his parents home in Rensselaer opposite Albany fired and killed his sister Helen Burdick 19 instantly in a tragic accident.
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Albany
Rensselaer
Cornelius Burdick
Helen
Newport Excursion Leaves for R I on Aug 6
Dollar excursion to Newport Rhode Island departs Thursday August 6 with a special train from South station at 9 30 a m and from Back Bay at 9 34 a m Tickets are on sale at 562 Washington street.
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Newport
R. I
South Station
Back Bay
Washington Street
Young boy dies after 90-foot quarry fall in West Quincy
Wallace Hunter 15 of Grove Street West Quincy slipped from a boulder at John Cashman quarry during play with his brother. A blast loosened rock caused him to tumble 90 feet to jagged quarry bottom. His father retrieved the body and collapsed from exhaustion.
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Quincy
West Quincy
Wallace Hunter
Hugh Hunter
Grove Street
John Cashman
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Hotel Brunswick
Gilchrist Company
K. OF P
United States District Attorney
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Congress
Edward L. Logan
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National Starch Company
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