Crescent Beach Bath House Price Sparks Public Outcry
The article reports near 30 000 people visited Crescent Beach with only about 200 bathers due to a 2½ cent bathing suit and bath house fee set by metropolitan park commissioners. Residents decry the price as exclusionary and call for immediate action to lower costs and restore public access.
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Crescent Beach
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Neptune
Bath House
Boston
Cambridge
Chelsea
Lyng
Herbert West
Gentry Sets New Mile Records at Granite State Park
Dover New Hampshire August 3 Over 7000 watched as Robert J. runs 1 mile in 2 06 1 4 breaking the state track mark and later John R. Gentry drops to 2 04 3 4. Adonis wins two heats in the 2 20 pace but A B L Wrevel quicker in third. 2 25 trot halted by darkness.
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Adonis
Ll. Wrevel
Hibernian Fete Honors Roslindale Chaplain in Menton Hall
In Forest Hills Division 40 AOH hosted a reception for Rev. John F. Cummins of Roslindale. Seven hundred Hibernians attended from divisions 19 and 25, presenting souvenirs from Ireland and a painting of a 1798 rebel. Speakers urged unity and Irish nationality.
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Menton Hall
Forest Hills
John F. Cummins
Roslindale
Thomas H. Flynn
Hibernians
Waltham
Newton Lower Falls
Father Cummins
Ireland
Blarney Castle
Wexford
Thomas” H.* Flynn
T. C. Harrington
D. J. O’leary
Thomas C. Harrington
Division 40
J. F. Kelly
C. C
St. Joseph’s Church
Roxbury
Thomas W. Flood
Order of Hibernians
Joseph Ryan
Thomas J. Gallagher
Thomas B. Clifford
John A. Ryan
Division 1
C. J. Keyes
J. F. Madden
Martin J. Curley
Representative Kelcher
Newport Fetes North Atlantic Squadron Parade and Illumination
Newport Rhode Island prepares a patriotic spectacle with New York and Boston decorators, naval ships led by Rear Admiral Sicard including the New York Brooklyn Indiana Massachusetts Maine and others. Secretary Long will join from New London aboard the Dolphin as the fleet maneuvers to Portland and return for a grand landing and review by the Rhode Island governor.
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Newport
R. I
New York
Boston
Naval Committee of the House
Rhode Island
North Atlantic
Tompkinsville
Sicard
Brooklyn
Indiana
Massachusetts
Maine
Long
New London
Texas
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Portland
North Atlantic Squadron
Navy Department
Republicans Call for Honest Candidates in 1898 Campaign
Speakers urge loyalty to Chicago platform and Republican values as Massachusetts party leaders push for candidates of sterling character. They condemn maneuvers by rival factions and defend a square deal to secure victory in 1898 while denouncing gold Democrat influence and party subversion. Francis P. Curran denounces Populist and Democratic crossovers and demands accountability for Democratic State committee actions.
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Matthewses
Quincys
Clevelands
Republican Party
Chicago
Massachusetts
Sterling
William Jennings Bryan
Henry R. Legate
Humberr
Mr. Legate
Democratic Party
Francis P. Curran
Woburn
Democratic State Committee
Boston
Chamber Maid Cynthia Harris Dies of Heart Disease
Cynthia J. Harris 53 a widow and eight year Hotel Sudbury chamber maid was found dead in her bed yesterday morning fully dressed. Dr J Howard Parker suspected heart disease but referred to the medical examiner for final ruling. Medical Examiner Stedman confirmed heart disease as the cause.
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Cynthia J. Harris
Hotel
Sudbury
Sudbury Street
J. Howard Parker
Tinkham’s
Stedman
Charlestown Man Hurt Cutting Head Through Glass
At 6 30 last evening Michael Crotty of 514 Medford Street Charlestown stuck his head through a pane of glass and was badly cut about the face during some domestic infelicities according to the police blotter at Station 15.
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Michael Crotty
Medford Street
Charlestown
Fatal climb ends in fall from pole at Eastern avenue corner
Nine year old Lougia Pierilla of 5 Luther Place climbed an electric light pole at the corner of Eastern Avenue and Commercial Street at 9 o clock last night. He fell about twenty feet and struck his head, was found unconscious, attended by Dr. Bickford, and taken to City Hospital where surgeons found a fractured skull. Recovery is doubtful.
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Lougia Pierilla
Luther Place
Eastern Avenue
Commercial Street
Bickford
City Hospital
Twenty Boxes of Cigars Found in Street
Lieutenant Enright of Station 6 seeks an owner for twenty boxes of high grade cigars found on a street by a district officer yesterday. The cigars likely came from a stolen express wagon and the police aim to recover value without keeping or smoking them.
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Enright
Station 6
Charlestown Boy Run Over By Pedlier Wagon
Walter Roache a five year old Charlestown boy was run over by a pedler s wagon driven by Henry Peckett opposite his home at 21 Bainbridge street yesterday afternoon. His jaw was broken in two places and he suffered severe head injuries. Dr Gallagher attended him and he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Walter Roache
Charlestown
Henry Peckett
Bainbridge Street
Gallagher
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennie Wallace leaps from window to avoid arrest
Patrolman Lailer and two colleagues surrounded 45 Pleasant street last night to arrest Jennie Wallace on a default warrant for being idle and disorderly. She leaped from a rear window and suffered a fractured spine, being carried to City Hospital in critical condition.
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Orlando B. Sailer
Station 3
Pleasant Street
Jennie Wallace
West End
Lailer
Pleasent Street
Bullock
Pierce
Jennie
Lailor
Prices for wringers and carpet sweepers advertised locally
Column lists Colby wringers at 38 dollars and 3.50 percent, ball bearing wringers at 4 4.60 7 and 8 dollars, combination roll wringers from 1.3 to 2.50, Bissell carpet sweepers 1.2 to percent. American Wringer Company on Arch Street between Franklin and Summer Streets offers repair specialty services.
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Colby
Bissell
American Wringer Company
Arch Street
Franklin
Summer Streets
Not to Run Quincy's Campaign Sparks Democratic Rally
A Massachusetts Democratic meeting features speeches by William H. Baker Sprague’s opponent, urging loyalty to the party and opposition to gold Democrats. Speakers include George Carbee, Clinton E Hobbs and A C Drinkwater, who recalls General Butler era and critiques Cleveland and tariff policy. The talk emphasizes unity and party declarations.
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Quincy
William H. Baker
Sprague
George Carbee
Melrose
Clinton E. Hobbs
Everett
A. C. Drinkwater
Democratic State Committee
Chicago
Wilson
Dingley
Bryan
Drinks Wrater
The Turners Promote Utah Kidney Beans Discovery
A Boston era advertisement touts Utah Kidney Beans credited to THE TURNERS of Philadelphia as kidney regulators curing urinary and bladder troubles. It mentions related products Po-Melia and Luctle Liver Turn plus a long list of local agents across East Boston Cambridge Boston and surrounding areas.
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Utah
Philadelphia
Boston
Bean & Harris
Constolly & Davis
A. H. Copley
Choate Drug & Chemical Co
A. J
G. E. Coleman
Linus D. Drury
Fred C. Greene
Wm. B. Hunt & Co
A. D. Mowry & Co
M. J. McIntire
Daniel Stowell
F. H. Talcott
Tessier Bros
G. A. Garratt
Woodbury Company
Cambridge
Cahill’s Pharmacy
Maurice O'Donnell
Geo
M. Olive
Reycroft Pharmacy
O. H. Adams
J. S. McGillivray
Brighton
W. Warren
Allston
S. M. Moore & Co
Worcester club asserts control over conventions in 1878 discussion
A Worcester meeting features a veteran Democrat praising Butler and denouncing Collector Warren’s calf skin versus hide argument. President Doherty closes with a vigorous pledge that the club can influence Worcester and other Democratic conventions.
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Worcester
Butler
Warren
Doherty
Armitt’s Men Deserting as Pittston Strike Widens
In Pittsburg on August 3, strikers gain New York & Cleveland Company recruits, with Sandy Creek Turtle Creek and Plum Creek mines idle. Nearly half of stronghold diggers refuse work, others vow to quit after coal is cleared. Camp Determination reports company workers joining the move. officials note growing suspension and public sympathy boosts morale.
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Pittsburg
Penn
New York & Cleveland Company
Sandy Creek
Turtle Creek
Plum Creek
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Shoemaker Lieberman Fled Amid Stolen Vows
Chaim Lieberman, a 35 year old shoemaker and self described widower, lodged with Mrs. Berlin at 84 Salem street. He wooed the widow, but a wife surfaced with a legal certificate proving marriage to Lieberman. Promised to reform, he fled yesterday leaving both women.
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Chaim Lieberman
Berlin
Salem Street
Lieberman
New York
Directors Move to Lease West End to L Company
Committees from West End Street Railway and Boston Elevated Railway boards are negotiating a lease of West End Street Railway to the L company under the current year charter amendment.
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West End
Boston
L"” Company
Boston Elevated Railway
West End Street Railway Company
L Company
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Lowell man embarks for Klondyke regions leaving for a year
Frank Costello of Lowell 2% Fort Hill Avenue departs this morning to the Klondyke regions to study medicine and prospect for a year. He planned two companions but they withdrew at the last moment. He travels via Seattle.
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Frank Costello
Fort Hill Avenue
Lowell
Klondyke
Seattle
Cured of Nervous Debility by Wellington Doctor
J. E. Gregg of Roxbury Massachusetts, after two years of failed treatment for nervous debility and neuralgia with partial blindness, reports cure by Dr. Wilson at 18 Boylston Street. Office hours listed. claims many other references and free consultation. National Association of Physicians and Surgeons.
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J. E. Gregg
Winthrop Street
Roxbury
Mass
Amon
Wilson
Boylston Street
National Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Ten Eyck Honored in Boston Henley Victory Night
Boston and Worcester celebrate Edward Ten Eyck's Henley Diamond Sculls win with Mayor Josiah Quincy and Worcester boat club figures in Faneuil Hall. Speakers praise American sportsmanship, Worcester support, and Ten Eyck's father's guidance.
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Sons of
Massachusetts
Old Bay
Edward Hanlon Ten Eyck
Boston
Young Ten Eyck
Worcester
Henley
Ten Eyck
Britain
England
Park
Josiah Quincy
Quircy
Faneuil Hall
New York Yacht Club Cruisers Reach New London
The New York Yacht Club cruiser squadron arrived in New London, Conn., en route to Bar Harbor. The fleet raced 64 miles from Huntington Bay amid variable winds and fog, with starts delayed until wind built. Tomorrow’s races crown the vice commodore and rear commodore cups en route to Newport.
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New London
Conn
New York Yacht Club
Bar Harbor
Huntington Bay
Huntington
Newport
Brenton’s Reef
Notorious crooks nabbed on trains near Union Station
Inspectors Robinson and Abbott at Union Station arrested three famed criminals en route to Denver for weeklong races. George Hoffman known as a con man Funeral Hills and Kid Robinson face hearings with Chief Inspector Watts. Robinson is held as a fugitive while the others await further charges before likely railroaded out of town.
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Robinson
Abbott
Union Station
Denver
N. H
Watts
George Hoffman
Hills
Kid
Chicago
Lowell
Ind
Kid Robinson
Chief Watts
Frank Duffy
Sam McDowell
Jack Preston
Frigsy” Lyons
Kerosene's Victim Succumbs At Massachusetts General
Antonina Bovo, badly burned at her home behind 28 South Margin Street while trying to light a stove with kerosene, died at Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday afternoon after suffering burns since the incident yesterday morning.
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Antonina Bovo
South Margin Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
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