Boston Aldermen Veto Fails to Excite Spectators at Meeting
Mayor Curtis again vetoes an order granting Bay State Pneumatic Tube Co. permission to lay underground conduits in Boston streets for mail transport. City Solicitor Babson deems the order invalid, noting the company is not an abutter and lacking statutory authority. Alderman Dever tables the gas main order as four vetoes and a Finance Commission report await action at the next meeting. A holiday for Veteran Fireman's Association members attending Hartford tournament is approved.
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Curtis
Bay State Pneumatic Tube Company
Boston Post Office
Galvin
Allen
Committee On
City of Boston
City Hall
Bay Staté Pneumatic OE Airm
Boston
Devonshire
Edwin U. Curtis
Dever
Finance Commission
Alderman Presho
Veteran Fireman’s Association
Hartford
Conn
City of Boston Opinion on Street Use by Bay State Pneumatic
Boston city law opinion states that state law and charters govern street rights. It holds municipal boards cannot grant exclusive private use of public streets for underground conduits, except abutters hold limited fee rights. Board of Aldermen may only set permissible uses within charter and statute limits.
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City of
Boston
Office of Law Department
Beacon Street
Edwin A. Curtis
Board of Aldermen
Bay State Pneumatic Deliverympany of
Legisature
Dillion
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Finest $15 Blue Serge Suit From Browning King & Co
A Boston clothier warns buyers that wool quality varies and hidden defects show with wear. The ad promotes the $15 Blue Serge Suit for style and durability, claiming superior fit and finish among men’s wear. Browning King & Co., the largest clothiers in the world, at 700 Washington Street, advertises clothing for men, boys, and children.
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Boston
Browning, King & Co
Washington Street
Con
Parson’s Death Attributed To Natural Causes
Medical Examiner Harris conducted an autopsy on Howard S. Parsons of Charlestown after his death at Massachusetts General Hospital. Samuel D. Thompson of Bunker Hill faces assault charges in connection with the case, which remains pending. Indications suggest Parsons died of natural causes, possibly during a fit, with official findings to be reported to authorities.
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Harris
Howard S. Parsons
Charlestown
Parsons
Massachusetts General Hospital
Samuel D. Thompson
Bunker Hill
Forecast for Tuesday in New England and eastern New York
Air Washington reports forecast for Tuesday with fair skies for New England and eastern New York and northwest winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Foreign Man In East Boston Club Is Detained
A man around 30, described as acting strangely, caused a stir at the East Boston Athletic Association rooms during a crowded picnic day. Members Joe Reilly William Cotty and Janitor Holmes struggled with him before he was removed to Station 7. He spoke no English.
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East Boston Athletic Association
Joe Reilly
William Cotty
Holmes
Autograph Letters by Gladstone and Longfellow for Sanderson Academy
Auction items at a two day fair in Ashfield include autograph letters from William E. Gladstone and Henry W. Longfellow. The letters once belonged to Professor Charles Hilet Norton of Harvard University and are donated to aid the academy. Bids may be submitted by Archibald D. Flower, a Sanderson trustee, for those unable to attend.
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Ashfield
Sanderson Academy
William E. Gladstone
Henry W. Longfellow
Charles Hilet Norton
Harvard University
Archibald D. Flower
Fifth Regiment Company B Plans Concord Labor Day Shoot
Cambridge notes that Company B of the Fifth Regiment met at its armory with Captain E. E. Mason presiding. They voted to hold a Labor Day shoot at Concord if the range is secured, with prizes for each marksman class. A committee led by Captain E. B. Mason and including Sg t F. J. Brennan Corporal L. J. McDonald and Privates Early Gilman and Zelck will arrange details.
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Cambridge
Fifth Regiment
E. E. Mason
Concord
E. B. Mason
F. J. Brennan
L. J. McDonald
Early
Gilman and Zelck
Uniforms and Flags Exhibition Details by FLACS and Allies
An item describing Official Flags of Knights Templars and a wide range of regalia including bunting banners band uniforms and drummers uniforms for Sherwood Foresters Knights Templars Loyal Orange Lodge and related organizations with a central headquarters for FLACS of all nations and UNIFORMS of every description.
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Knights Templars
Sherwood Foresters
Orange Lodge
FLACS
Fire damages Boston Times and music printers on Hawley street
A fire last night at 11 in a five story brick building at 22 Hawley Street damaged the top floor occupied by J Frank Giles & Co and the Boston Times. Firefighters faced ladder difficulties from electric wires. Total loss about 2000 dollars, heavy water damage to stock and machinery.
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Hawley Street
United States Fireworks Company
Boston Times
J. Frank Giles & Co
Music Printers
Spiritualists Elect Lake Pleasant Officers at Annual Meeting
Lake Pleasant Aug 19 The New England Spiritualists Camp Meeting Association elected officers unanimously. Abram H Dailey was named president with H A Budington J B Hatch and others as vice presidents directors and officers. The group plans an August next year camp meeting and denotes the debt free status after a $2500 auditorium is paid. Rival organizations failed to settle disputes amid ongoing litigation with 274 to 20 percent votes against any settlement.
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Lake Pleasant
New England Spiritualists’ Camp Meeting Association
Abram H. Dailey
Brooklyn
H. A. Budington
Springfield
J. B. Hatch
Jdr
Boston
A. 8. Waterhouse
Somerville
Albert P. Blinn
Fred Haslam
A. H. Dailey
BE. A. Smith
Brandon
D. P. Barber
Nashua
N. H
A. W. Caswell
Gardner
A. BE. Barnes
K. D. Childs
Marlboro
L. BE. Henry
Whiteside Hill
Greenwich
N.Y
Harmony
Methodists Open Union Epworth League Meeting at Worcester
At Sterling campgrounds Worcester hosts a union Epworth League convention for Boston North Boston South and Springfield districts. The opening day drew a large crowd with welcome by Rev. Dr George F Eaton and Miss Effie M Houghton. Speakers stressed Epworth League programs and relief work forming part of church activities.
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Worcester
Sterling Campgrounds
Epworth League
Boston North
Boston South
Springfield
George F. Eaton
Effie M. Houghton
Sterling
Luther Freeman
W. S. Haven
Brookline
Department of Mercy
Help
C. M. Hall
R. M. Paine
Clinton
Annie EB. Smiley
Ipswich
George 8
James Hellisay arraigned in Somerville Court on B & E and larceny
James Hellisay appeared in Somerville Court yesterday for arraignment on charges of breaking and entering and larceny from a building occupied by John B. Weat on Dana Street A 6. He pled guilty and was held under the grand jury.
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Somerville Court
James Hellisay
John B. Weat
Dana Street
Defenders and Vigilant Set for America's Cup Trial Race
The Defender and Vigilant prepare for the first trial race off Sandy Hook to decide who will challenge Valkyrie III for the America's Cup. Defender shows new spars sails and taut rigging while Vigilant sits at anchor awaiting the challenge. The race is ten miles to windward or leeward and return with a possible second race and a third on Saturday.
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New York
Sandy Hook
New Rochelle
Hattie Palmer
Taurus
Coney Island
Lord Dunraven
General Paine
Jubilee
Windward
Leeward
James D. Smith
Commodore Smith
Regatta
New York Yacht Club
Luckenback
Erie Basin
Valkyrie Compared With Defender In Ocean Cup Race
New York readers describe the Valkyrie as a larger, powerful vessel ahead of Defender in length and beam. They note eight foot deck-beam clearance, an estimated 18 to 20 foot draft, a square stern, and a practical interior with no frills. Expert yachtsmen deem Valkyrie the most formidable challenger yet.
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New York
Defender
Arthur Glennie
Canvin
Gedney’s
Prominent Law Student Arrested For Drunkenness
Pittsfield stage: Henry Fay of Great Barrington, a rising law student seeking Berkshire bar admission, was arrested Saturday night by Police Chief Pilon for drunkenness. He spent the night in jail, was bailed on Sunday, and pleaded not guilty in District Court today while entering a suit.
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Pittsfield
Henry Fay
Great Barrington
Berkshire
Pilon
Nihilists Sink Barracks Explode in Toola Russia
A Trieste despatch says an explosion at Toola artillery barracks killed about 300, many officers among the dead. The barracks lay in ruins after undermining was found, with several arrests of suspected Nihilists implicated in the outrage.
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London
Daily News
Trieste
Toola
Russia
Denver Hotel Boiler Blast Kills Dozens in City Disaster
A Denver hotel collapse and boiler explosion at the Gumry Hotel on Lawrence Street early today left about twenty five people dead and many more injured or missing. Rescue crews battled flames as walls collapsed and a rapid search for victims continued amid shifting winds and heavy debris.
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West
Denver
Col
Gumry
Lawrence Street
R. C. Greiner
State Capitol
George Burt
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Wred Hubbard
Lisbon
F. J. McCloskey
Longmont
Will Richards
H. B
Peter Gumry
Charles Adams
James Murphy
Omaha
E. W. Howards
W. J. Blake
N. J. Carson
F. French
Gilpin County
G. R. Wolfe
Grace Wolfe
Lincoln
Neb
B. I. Lurch
Black Hawk
M. E. Letson
Joseph Munai
Alex E. Irwin
Fred Coleman
Nathan Burgess
Bud Hopkins
Elmer Pierce
M. EK. Letson
Roberts
J Rst
Burt
McMurray
Hogle, Church and Wilson
Surgeons’ Corps
Letson
Larimer Street
McMann
A. Lilly Blede Furniture Company
Clayton
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Rout
Capitol Building
New Manager at Park Theatre Charles Inslee to Run Season
Charles Inslee, Boston stage veteran and former Grand Opera House stock member, takes over as Park Theatre manager for the coming season under John Stetson. Beloved Belle Stokes of Mrs John Stetson's family tied the knot with Inslee years ago. Staff remains largely the same except James Blake departs to stage The Carnival of Venice.
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Park Theatre
Charles Inslee
John Stetson
Mr. Inslee
Boston
Grand Opera House
A. H. Dexter
Belle Stokes
Belle
Mrs. Instee
James Blake
Assault on Reserve Officer Ends in Street Fight
Reserve Officer Walter L. Weatherbee of Division 10 was attacked on Ruggles street around 11 pm by a crowd of youths. He suffered a broken nose and was attended by Dr. Perrin before being taken to City Hospital. The assailants fled.
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Walter L. Weatherbee
Ruggles Street
Perrin
Gity
Merchants Day Observance and Hand Engine Contest
In Waltham on Thursday, the Veteran Firemen’s Association hosts Merchants Day with a parade of visiting hand tub companies and a hand engine contest on the Common. Competing titles include White Angel, Salem, Baw Beese, South Gardner, Quinsigamog, Hopkinton, Nonantum, Newton, Okamakam esit, Marblehead, Red Jackets, Cambridgeport, Fountain No 4, Milford, N H Pepperell Watch City and Waltham.
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Cambridgeport
Fountain No. 4
Milford
N. H
Pepperell
Watch City
Waltham
Belmont Officials May Seek Court Injunction Over McLean Asylum
Aug 19 report says Selectmen and McLean Asylum trustees are watching each other with no moves yet. Town likely to seek Supreme Court injunction at Aug 27 meeting. Residents think trustees unaware of last Friday night affair, prompting heated discussion at town meeting.
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Belmont
McLean Asylum
Supreme Court
Mattress Luxury and New Hair Mattress Method
The article touts cross-tied laid hair mattresses that are luxurious and resist bulging, preserving sharp square sides over years of service. It explains a construction method with a preformed hair framework and folded tick, claiming greater durability at only modest extra cost.
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Penn
Bay State
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Thomas M. Babson
City Solicitor
Howard Parsons
Professor Norton
Oak Hall
North St
G. W. Simmons & Co., Clothiers
New England Association
Grand Jury
Pilot
Fay
Square
Valkyrie III
Chief Pilon
Deate
Seth Arnold
Gilman Brothers, Props
Boston, Mass
Nea Bucs
Banwaxp & Co
Etwak
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