Plan Action On Lynching At Northeastern Federation Meet
More than 250 colored women will attend the Northeastern Federation of Women's Clubs annual convention at Potter Hall, Wednesday at 2 pm. The event will review suppression of lynching led by Florence Ray and issue a strong anti lynching statement. Prominent guests include Mrs. Booker T. Washington and Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin among others. The federation comprises 66 clubs across New England, New Jersey and New York with about 2000 members.
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Northeastern Federation of Women’s Clubs
Potter Hall
Florence Ray
Woodside
S. 1
Booker T. Washington
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
B. R. Wilson
Hanna Clyke Smith
Olivia Ward Bush
Dr. Courtney
A. R. Ridley
J. H. Lewis
W. H. Lewis
New England
New Jersey
New York
National
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Harvard Newsboys Fund Organized For Scholarship
The Boston Newsboys Union with 400 plus street vendors voted July 23 to seek business support for a Harvard scholarship fund. Contributions sent to Kidder, Peabody & Co. include 100 from Boston Herald, Boston Journal, Boston Transcript, Boston American, and 50 from Chase & Sanborn. Educational committee led by Nathan Sodekson with Thomas Mulkern, Harry Channon, Samuel Rubinovitch and Maurice Zaremsky.
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Harvard
Boston Newsboys’ Union
Hanover Street
Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston
Pos
Boston Herald
Boston Journal
Fasiedke
Christian Scientist Wife Claims Husband Not Dead in William Drew Case
Lynn August 6 William H Drew noted stere opticon slide maker collapsed on Atlantic street and died. His Christian Science wife Norma Drew at his side reads from Mrs Eddy and prays saying he will rise in three days. Undertaker says embalming confirms death. survivor includes son from first marriage. Drew led Boston church and owned two pews.
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Drew
South Framingham
Boston
United States
Charred Bones in the Ruins
In Warren on August 6 a fire killed Mrs. Lyman R. Hawkes and Miss Anna Skipper. Police search the ruins for remains, finding only small bone fragments. Officer James McKelligot reported a prowler near the site, and Hawkes suspects the blaze began with a match. The barn held tarred paper and hay on a long-standing scaffold.
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Warren
Lyman R. Hawkes
Anna Skipper
James McKelliget
McKelligot
Hawkes
Pastor Loren Clevenger resigns Bowdoin Square Baptist Church
The Rev. Loren A. Clevenger announced his resignation as pastor of Bowdoin Square Baptist Church to take effect at the end of September. He cited the church as a mission church with limited income, a drift into debt, and his salary cut by $500 a year ago as reasons for stepping down.
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Loren A. Clevenger
Bowdoin Square Baptist Church
Clevenger
Deacon Storey
Few Recruits for Militia
Officers of the militia urge authorities to attract recruits to the M. Y. M. amid a yearly decline. They blame the unattractive uniform and question why city youths would join an outfit that looks like street workers. They favor posters similar to New York to highlight benefits of the national guard.
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New York
National Guard
Alderman Bowen Welcomes A New Baby Son
Alderman Patrick Bowen and Mrs. Bowen of 1501 Washington street celebrate the birth of a son weighing 12 pounds. The neighborhood is festive and telegraph and telephone messages flood the Bowen home. Bowen says the welcome exceeds even royal fanfare. The couple were married last October.
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Patrick Bowen
Washington Street
Bowen
Post
Kansas Launch to christen battleship with water plan
Philadelphia Aug 6 The battleship Kansas will be launched Aug 12 at Camden by the New York Shipbuilding Co. Miss Anna Hoch will christen her with champagne despite Kansas reformers urging water. Proposals included Arkansas River water or John Brown's spring water. Governor Hoch favored crude oil from Kansas soil.
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Philadelphia
Kansas
Connecticut
Delaware River
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Anna Hoch
W. C. T. U. of Kansas
Arkansas River
John Brown
Hoch
General Grant Visits Newport Rhode Island Fort Adams To Inspect
Brigadier General Fred D. Grant commander of the department of the East arrived at Newport with Lt Colonel Valery Havard Lt Ulysses S Grant and Mrs Grant. He will inspect Fort Adams tomorrow following a large reception at Ochre Point hosted by Mrs James P Kernochan.
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Newport
R. I
Fred D. Grant
U. 8
S. A
Department of the East
Valery Havard
Medical Department
Ulysses S. Grant
United States Engineer Corps
Grant
Fort Adams
James P. Kernochan
Ochre Point
Problem for Wives and the 25 Cent Dinner Dilemma
Mrs. Emma Elderton challenges a 25 cent limit on meals amid a divorce case with W C Elderton proprietor of a Los Angeles Boston restaurant. He says he forks out for more by dismissing two waiters after claiming she sometimes eats 1.40, while a journalist recounts Boston restaurants offering 25 cent meals with limited variety and notes a 29 cent side of tea or salad as possible.
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Emma Elderton
W. C. Elderton
Boston
Los Angeles
James
Elderton
Dr Mann Wins Tennis Cup at Old Home Week
Cotuit, Aug. 6 The Rev Alexander Mann rector of Trinity Church Boston and favorite from the start defeated 26 contestants to win the old home week tennis tournament silver cup in a final against Alton Churbuck by scores 5 4 7 8 7 6 6 4.
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DR. Mann
Cotuit
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Boston
Alton Churbuck
London ghetto welcomes Mrs Phelps Stokes Rose pastor visit
Mr and Mrs James G Phelps Stokes visited Mrs Stokes childhood scene in London on Aug 6. They drove to Calvert avenue Shoreditch and walked to 7 Chanbord street Bethnal Green to see her uncle Samuel Devine and family. Crowds gathered as police restrained them. Later they visited 17 Black Lion Yard Stepney where Rose Pastor lived. The visit was unexpected and not recognized by residents.
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London
James G. Phelps Stokes
Black Lion Yard
Stepney
Rose
Mrs. Stokes
Shoreditch
Mr. Stokes
Murder by Bogus Detectives Ends In Fatality
Loretta A Phiffer, 20, dies after two men posing as detectives abduct her and her fiance Nichols Mountry in North Bergen. Police pursue suspects while Mountry recalls offering money and the ransom tale. autopsy finds murder.
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North Bergen
N. J
Loretta A. Phiffer
Nichols Mountry
Mountry
Little Coney Island
Launch and Yacht Collision Near City Point
Defective steering gear caused the launch Venture II owned by J. Murray Watts to collide with the sloop Saturn near the life saving station City Point. Venture II, speeding at 13 knots, ripped away the Saturns bowsprit and shrouds while the Venture suffered extensive damage including a torn stack and gasoline tank. Watts ordered repairs and the Saturn to be towed back for fixes, with a new steering gear to be installed before future trials.
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Venture II
J. Murray Watts
Swasey, Raymond & Page
Saturn
L. Schlegelmilch
City Point
Venture ST
Neponset
Watts
Boothby admits taking seven thousand dollars
Berlin New Hampshire August 6 Winborn A Boothby city clerk and treasurer who tried to kill himself by laudanum left a note to city officials claiming a discrepancy of 7000 dollars or more in his accounts He said he took the money mainly from funds for police fire and street departments An agent for the bonding company arrived with counsel and more developments were anticipated tomorrow.
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Berlin
N. H
Winborn A. Boothby
Boothby
St Patrick's T A Outing at Ponkapoag
The St Patrick's Total Abstinence and Literary Society and guests enjoyed boating fishing and music at Ponkapoag yesterday. A female participant fainted during a lake race and was rescued from danger by Thomas Jones who acted quickly. The event was organized by George C Norton Joseph F Cussen Henry Brady Thomas F Phelan Patrick H Gallagher and Thomas L Power.
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St. Patrick's
Ponkapoag
Thomas Jones
George C. Norton
Joseph F. Cussen
Henry Brady
Thomas F. Phelan
Patrick H. Gallagher
Thomas L. Power
Bostonian Card Party Raided in Medford
Police broke up an Italian card party on Governor's Avenue near the Medford Club and arrested two men Antonio Torrana 23 Nassau Street Boston and Silvesta Gara Endicott Street Boston under Chief Holmes and Sergeant Ewell.
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Medford
Governor’s Avenue
Medford Club
Antonio Torrana
Nassau Street
Boston
Silvesta Gara
Endicott Street
Holmes
Ewell
Chinese Take to Autoing in Chinatown Craze
A motor craze grips Chinatown as a group of prosperous Chinese laundrymen, led by Chung Yung of Columbus Avenue, arrive in a touring car bought from a Lowell man for 700 dollars. The crowd surrounds the owner as police disperse the gathering. Chung Yung wears goggles and gaiters and appears versed in auto details.
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Chinatown
Harrison Avenue
Post
Chung Yung
Columbus Avenue
Lowell
Pump Pond for Drink Relief in Spencer
Aug 6. Town officials decide to move a Boston bought pump to Shaw Pond to force water into the regular supply. Fears Shaw Pond will be exhausted and may not refill.
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Spencer
Boston
Shaw Pond
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Alderman Bowen
Gov
W. C. T. U. Water
the Post Young Woman
Phelps Stokes
Mt Most
Seite
Prince ST
ST. Patrick’s
T. A
Gramps
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Sanford
Sanfords
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Washington St
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