Supreme Lodge Opens with Welcome by Officials
The Supreme Lodge of the K of P formally opened at Somerset Hotel. Governor Guild and Mayor Hibbard addressed the gathering. A gavel carved from Old Ironsides knees was presented to Supreme Chancellor Charles A. Barnes by George E. Wragg of Mystic Lodge Chelsea.
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Supreme Lodge
K. of P
Somerset Hotel
Hibbard
City Hall
Boston
D. Sidney Woodworth
Ways and
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
George W. Penniman
Brockton
Governor Guild
Damon
Pythias
Sons of Massachusetts
State House
Hall of Flags
Charles A. Barnes
America
George E. Wragg
Mystic Lodge of
Chelsea
Mystic Lodge
Mass
Wragg
Insurance Department
State
Columbus Associates Embarkation Day Festival Draws Thousands
The Columbus Associates celebrated Embarkment Day with a 1000 strong parade through Little Italy and a mass gathering at Sharon Heights. Nearly 3000 attended a Massapong Grove picnic with notable figures from East Boston and North End. A Bennetts vs Grays baseball game drew 1700, ending 18 to 4 for the Bennetts.
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Knights of Pythias
Columbus Associates
Little Italy
Sharon Heights
Columbus
Massapong Grove
South Station
North End
Henry Fitzgerald
Daniel Mahoney
Edward Leary
East Boston
George Monahan
Santossuosso
Frank
Andrew Badaracco
End Bennetts
Boston Grays
Gladiators
Grays
Bennetts
M. Leverone
C. Marchi
Rights of Free Speech in Boston Police Action
Renowned figures including Henry S. Dewey condemn Boston police for stopping a Lettish meeting at Putnam Hall. They argue the act violated civil rights, constituted false imprisonment and assault, and stress the need for law, order, and a free press without suppressing public assemblies.
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Boston
Putnam Hall
Boston Post
Post
Henry S. Dewey
Municipal Court
Police Department
Commonwealth
Emma Goldman
Illinois
New York City
The
Brookline Rivalry Shapes State Political Contest
Brookline emerges as a high profile political battleground with Rep Norman H. White and Major John A. Curtin backing Rep Joseph Walker for Speaker. White and Curtin unite to support Walker amid local anti merger history and recent party tensions. Walker travels through Springfield and Northampton as he fights for the Speakership.
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Brookline
Norman H. White
John A. Curtin
Governor Guild
Board of
Selectmen
Joseph Walker
Curtin
White
Walker
Commonwealth
United States
Anti-Merger League
League
Grafton Cushing
Springfield
Northampton
Major Charles C. MacConnell Dies at 68 at Massasoit Hotel
Major Charles Curtis MacConnell U S A retired died at the Massasoit Hotel in Narragansett Pier Rhode Island at age 68 after several weeks illness. He served in the Civil War and was on General Sheridan's staff. He leaves a widow and one son.
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Narragansett Pier
R. I
Charles Curtis MacConnell
Massasoit
MacConnell
General Sheridan
Army of the Potomac
Robbery on New Haven train near Green Lodge
Four men robbed a passenger of 140 dollars after boarding a Boston bound electric car at Blue Hill avenue. Basso stayed on to Canton Junction to report the loss. Police from Canton and Dedham pursued leads but found no robbers near Green Lodge. Samuel Senft of New York was arrested at Stoughton and held for arraignment.
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Dedham
Basso
Canton Junction
Canton
Plunkett
Brown
Blue Hill Avenue
Galligan
Stoughton
Samuel Senft
New York
Handsome Floral Shield Honor for Supreme Chancellor
A mammoth four foot floral shield, emblematic of the K of P., was presented to Supreme Chancellor Barnes during the parade. It rested on a floral easel and was torn by a white dove, framed by red silk streamers with gold lettering welcoming him and naming The Inter-Trust Security Company.
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K. of P
Barnes
Inter-Trust Security Company
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