Boston raises tax rate to 14.70 under pay as you go policy
Mayor Hart defends a 1900 Boston tax rate of 14.70 up from 13.10, citing recent State House legislation and a shift to pay as you go. He promises no tax increase beyond what residents approve, noting debt limits and Met Park loan assessments. Total valuations rise to 1.129 billion with real estate at 802.49 million and personal property at 226.64 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Boston
Quincy
Post
State House
Charlestown Man Arrested Over Unsound Horses and Missing Money
Daniel R. Felch, 36, of Charlestown, was arrested for larceny of 150 dollars after purchaser George W. Thain claimed two horses sold as sound and matched proved defective. Thain paid 10 dollars down and 140 later, with a promise of a refund if unsatisfactory. The case heads to Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel R. Felch
Cordis Street
Charlestown
George W. Thain
Walk Hill Street
Mattapan
Inspector Cleary
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Thain
Felch
Cadets' Ladies Day at Boxford Camp Ends With Parade
Aug 17 at Boxford Second Corps Cadets held drills and two hours of practice. Lieutenant Clark served as officer of the day and Dyer as officer of the guard. After Topsfield visit the corps rode a special train back to camp, closing with battalion parade. They return tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boxford
Topsfield
Marshal Deegan Names Staff For Labor Day Parade
Daniel H. Deegan, marshal of the Building Trades Council division, announces appointed staff including Chief of Staff Charles McDonald Carpenters Union 218, aide-de-camp Joseph H. Post Wire Workers Union, aides A J Murphy Painters Union 11, William Taylor Carpet Upholsterers, William J. Fitzgerald Sheet Metal Workers, Charles J. Gallagher Carpenters Union 38, James McLaughlin Electrical Workers 103, George N. Gunther Woodworkers 24, I Young Elevator Constructors Union, John Kenny Steam Fitters Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Deegan
Building Trades Council
Charles McDonald
Carpenters’ Union
Joseph H. Post
Wire Workers’ Union
Aids
A. J. ¥. Murphy
Painters’ Union
William Taylor
William J. Fitzgerald
Charles J. Gallagher
James McLaughlin
Electrical Workers
George N. Gunther
I. Young
Elevator Constructors’ Union
John Kenny
Steam Fitters’ Union
Boston Post Photo Contest Attracts Resort Images
The Boston Post offers weekly prizes of 10 5 and 3 dollars for summer resort photographs with news value and human interest. Entrants must include title and name and address on back, await non return, and can be amateurs or professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Emple
Casey Nooks
Sunday Post
Hotos
Saturay
Sumoe
the Post
Tragic Falls Claim Two Young Lives in Providence
Gladys Gertrude Monahan aged 12 is dead after a fall from an attic window on Tockwotten street. John Shea, 18 months, survived a fall from a second story window on Trenton street without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Gladys Gertrude Monahan
J. J. Monahan
Tockwotten Street
John Shea
Trenton Street
Arsenic Fatality Linked to Fear of Testifying
Townsend August 17 Melvin Adams aged 2% used arsenic to end his life amid fear of being forced to testify in a divorce case pending in local court. The tragedy raises questions about pressures on witnesses and child safety in domestic disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Melvin Adams
Iron Workers Strike Over Higher Pay Demands
Sixty iron workers in Boston have quit as part of a wage dispute with Boston Steel and Iron Company. The stoppage affects three buildings and threatens about 600 workers if the strike spreads. The union seeks 331 8 cents per hour and is backed by the Building Trades Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Steel and Iron Company
Webb
Ditson
Washington Street
Westland Avenue
Hemenway Street
Parker
Miltom
Building Trades Council
Stage notes recount losses and comings for the season
Blanche West loses a diamond and emerald ring overboard during a Pinafore performance and awaits lake dredging to recover it. E B Jack promotes Roland Reed’s Museum season starting August 27. Hilda Spong returns to lead Frohman stock company in Chicago from August 27. John E Kellerd nearly drowns during a lake swim with Bessie Clarke. rescuers save them. Florence Gardner signs with Waldron and Bryant Trocaero company after Palace Theatre run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche West
Miss West
E. B. Jack
Roland Reed
Hilda Spong
Daniel Frohman
Chicago
Ill
John E. Kellerd
Mr. Kellerd
J. I. C. Clarke
Lake Merrinold
Sullivan County
New York
Bessie Clarke
Florence Gardner
Palace Theatre
Waldron and
Bryant
Trocaero
Sunday religious services across Boston venues
Tremont Temple and many churches list Sunday schedules with sermons by MacArthur Savage Dickinson Herrick and others, plus "The Pre eminence of Christ" and "A Basket of Summer Fruit" themes. Special meetings at Berkeley Temple and Union Square. civic patriotic lectures and Bible readings accompany choir music and Sunday schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Humbrey Allen
Mesers
Boyd and
Canterbury
Elcome
Berkeley Temple
Charles A. Dickinson
D. D
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Old South Church
Third Church
Samuel FH. Herrick
Tennessee Pardner to Open Bowdoin Square Theatre Season
Special new scenery marks the opening of the Bowdoin Square Theatre season next Monday afternoon with Tennessee Pardner. Manager Magee reports a highly successful run of Two Little Vagrants at major Boston houses setting attendance records. Richard Golden stars in Old Jed Prouty to follow the opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Pardner
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Magee
Grand Opera House
Boston Museum
the Tremont
Richard Golden
Jed Prouty
Castlequare
Sydney Grundy
Mr. Castro
Grand Theatre
Roland Reed
Boston
Eleanor Merron
Tremont Theatre
Nex
Boston Theatre
W. A. Brady
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Howard
Noizzie B. Raymond
Artie All
Three Glissandos
Isham
King Rastus
Billy Kersands
Smart and Williams
Mallory Brothers
Brooks
Henry Lee
Keith's
Willits Family
Milo
Christina
Buoman
Adelle
Mazuz
Mazet
Armstrong Brothers
South
Richmond Crackajacks
Austin & Stone’s
Row Man
Walthour
Kreamer
Point of Pines
Nerumens Park
He International Vaudeville Company
Rustic Theatre
Nickelodeon
Parker
Big Adah
Sandy Lynch
Joe Cramer
Palace Theatre
Waldron
Bryant
Comedy Four
Melrose Brothers
Tommy Baker
Jacksons
Combination Park
Zeno
Carl
Lelliott
Clerise
Lester
Stevens
Ellene Jaqua
Crescent Gardens
Jules Levy
Kittie Mitchell
Stella Costa Levy
Neleta
Carlton Comedy Company
Bass Point
Larricain
Naval Brigade Band
Herr Karl Hampe
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles North
BE. N. Lafricain
Harry Brenton
Herr Kazrl Hampe
Thomas Senia
Postum touted as coffee alternative owner testifies health gains
A Monmouth Illinois resident endorses Postum Food Coffee claiming it ends sour stomach and nervous troubles caused by coffee. The ad cites Dr. McMillan of Sunbeam Illinois and Rev. W T Campbell praising Postum, notes proper boiling time of at least fifteen minutes, and mentions distribution by Postum Cereal Co. at Battle Creek Michigan. The piece also lists upcoming theater showings at local Boston venues and entertainment acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan
Sunbeam, Il
David Strong
W. T. Campbell
Second United Presbyterian Church
Monmouth
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Iakers
Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Gardiner Hearing Request After AG Review
Attorney General Davies after a consult with Deputy AG Coyne plans to ask the Governor for a new hearing on charges against Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner district attorney of New York County. Ansley Wilcox of Buffalo reports to the Governor and does not recommend removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Davies
Coyne
Asa Bird Gardiner
New York County
Ansley Wilcox
Buffalo
Severe Electrical Storm Rips Providence Homes
A severe storm hit Providence Rhode Island at 3 pm with lightning striking a dozen houses causing multiple fires. One home, owned by department store proprietor Thomas O Gorman, suffered thousands of dollars in damage as lightning followed electric wires to woodwork. The storm lasted about half an hour with heavy rain and wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Thomas O’gorman
Actress Mabel Bouton committed to State hospital
Mabel Bouton the New York actress was admitted to a state hospital for the insane at Middletown New York on August 17 according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Mabel Bouton
New York
State Hospital
Steamer Collision Near Halifax In Thick Weather
The Allan line steamer Grecian touched the steamer Carthagenian in dense weather in Halifax harbor. The Grecian hove to, landed a pilot, and proceeded uninjured for Liverpool via St. John's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Allan Line
Liverpool
St. John’s
N. F
Dillard Herndon Hanged in Washington for 1899 Murder
Dillard Herndon, 60, was hanged in Washington on August 17 for the murder of John Lovingood in October 1899. The drop occurred at 1:90 and the sentence was carried out in thirteen minutes. Police records indicate robbery as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dillard Herndon
John Lovingood
Herndon
Engineer Commits Suicide Attempt Aboard Tug Coast Wise
Chief Engineer Reuben Hammond tried to jump from the Coast Wise as it neared Providence Bay. Rescued and confined, he was later declared insane and committed to the State insane hospital. He is married to a Philadelphia woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Reuben Hammond
Coastwise
State Insane Hospital
Philadelphia
Democrats Unfurl Bryan Stevenson Flag in Franklin Falls
In Franklin Falls New Hampshire on August 17 the Democrats displayed a Bryan Stevenson flag amid band music and fireworks during a local event signaling support for the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Falls
N. H
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mayor Hart
Marshal Deegan
E. G. Woodberry
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Allied
Boyce Tupper
First Baptist Church of Philadelphia
First Baptist
The
Boyce Commonwealth
Cas
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Tremont Street
Cornelius
Savage
Hamilton, N. Y
Methodist
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
L. H. Dorchester
Aniel Dorchester
West Roxbury
Clara M. Drew
Christian Endeavor
M. E
Concord and
C E. Davis
S. F. Jones
Presbyterian
Union Square Presbyterian Church
Somerville
Y. P
Dewing
V Unitarian
Boston Common—Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Unitarian
Beacon Street Mall
Charles Street Mall
Ilda C. Hultin
C. Wicks
Cornet
MacArthur
Rome
Golos
Edna Hughson
Moses
Naaman
Elijah
Isaiah
Babylon
Jeremiah li
Holy City
New Jerusalem
New House of Israel
Haggai Il
Boston Common
Hancock Street
Everett
Patrick Mihan
L. I. Pingree
the Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Park Square
Liberal Forum
China
Thomas Stephenson
Avery
Gardiner
Mabel Bouton Insane
Carleton Dawe
Bryan
Point Pines
Sertrude Haynes Ie
Cushman, Holcombe & Curtis
Billy Carter Lynn
Cadet
Wei
Sat
Amerca
Fred’k V. Bowers
Fred Howard Musical Onologist
WARD
C& C Grotesque
Annie Wilmuth
Reed & Shaw
Condit
Gracie
Isham’s
Rastus
Lizzie B. Raymond
Artie Hall
Nantes
Nantasket Beach
United States
Park Commissioners
Theron D. Perkins
Rowe’s Wharf
Nantas
Ket
P. Cushing
Readville
Cilt Edce Racing
Connelly’s Adams House
Plymouth
SELOE
Winthrop Steamboat Co
Atlantic
Salem
Throp
Atlantic Ave
Tremont St
Tremont
Music Hall
Oxford
Oyeppey
R. Pacheco
Ue. Soc. Sc
Hox
Mr. Costello
Neva Harrison
George*w. Mager
Lessee
Aanager
JE Prouty
Keith
K. Emmett
Lottie Gilson
Collie
Jennie Yeamtans
Falke and Lemon
Gus Williams
Alice Shaw
Sa Vans
Payne Brothers
Wilson
Leicester
Biograph
Clara Morris
F. C. Harriott
Cester
Clou
Cape
North Shore
Cape Ann
City OF Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
Houston
Foot State St
Cincern
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat CO
Provincetown
Jape
Bay Line
Atatercoms
Jordan
R. Bacon
Gen. Mer
RB Ae
Ao Ose Bros
Jay Baker
City Ticket
Connelly’s
Adams House
Richmond
Austin
Stone's
Ireland
Lafricain
Naval Brigade
Lincoln Wharf
Ostrich Farm
A. P. Lane
E. N. Lafricain
Norumbeca
Andeine
Zoological Garden Rare Animal
Isles
New Brunswick
E. W. Davidson
Union Wharf
Commercial St
North Ferry
Union Steamboat CO
John Endicott
Ar Rim T
Snow's Arch
Pa A. Ra
Plymout P. M
Orchestra Musice
John B. Dupee
Treas
Atlas Stores
Congress Street
P. m
Thein
South Terminal
P. m. Joy
Chutes Grounds
Hantington Ave
Beata
Burwell
New Palace Theatre