New Convertible Observation Cars Largest to Run on Boston Streets
The Boston and Northern and Old Colony Street Railway Companies will soon put the largest cars ever seen in Boston streets into operation. Built by J. G. Brill Company, these 45 foot 10 inch long green convertibles run 35 mph and feature open to closed transformations, large air spaces, two steps, and a motorman in a private vestibule cab. They debut between Dudley Street and Quincy and later run Boston to Lowell, Lawrence and Salem.
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Boston
Boston & Northern
Old Colony Street
J. G. Brill Company
Philadelphia
Merrimac
Dudley Street
Quincy
Lowell
Lawrence
Salem
Stork Causes Southbound El Train Hold Up in Boston
A Boston elevated train was halted at Northampton street around 4 20 pm as Mrs Evangeline Dean of Somerville went into labor en route to Roxbury. Passengers evacuated the car while a doctor arrived after about 30 minutes and an ambulance carried mother and healthy newborn to City Hospital. Both mother and child were reported progressing well by nightfall.
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Boston
Northampton Street
Evangeline Dean
Somerville
Roxbury
Prisoners Escape Jointly While Transferred Near Whitehall
Two prisoners, William Norton and O A McGinn, linked by irons, escaped from Sheriff Enos B Fish while being transferred from Essex County jail to face burglary charges at Benson. They fled into the woods near Whitehall New York as officers pursued them tonight.
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Rutland
Enos B. Fish
Whitehall
N. Y
Fire at Libby's stables drives Chelsea residents into streets
Flames roared through Libbys livery stable on Summer Street Chelsea just before 1 am sending hundreds from tenement houses into night clothes. Two alarms called Chelsea fire department who battled northeast winds. By 1 15 am chief said blaze under control and not spreading to adjacent homes.
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Libby
Summer Street
Chelsea
Chelsea Fire Department
Secend
Strike Looms After Conference on Atlantic Wharf
Morning meeting between Metropolitan Steamship Co officials and 200 striking longshoremen on Atlantic avenue could trigger a general waterfront shutdown. Steamship President Calvin Austin to respond to demands to reinstate four discharged men and readmit the 200 strikers, with Knights of Labor Assembly 30 backing the strike and pledging to halt water front activity if needs be.
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Metropolitan Steamship Company
Atlantic Avenue
Calvin Austin
The
Steamship Company
Knights of Labor
District Assembly 30
Labor unions plan city meetings and Labor Day parades
A Newton city employees mass meeting tonight in Hibernian Hall aims to form a union. Bricklayers' Union 38 votes to parade on Labor Day with an 800 to 1000 man turnout. Election results include Boston Machinists' Lodge 264 executives Thomas O'Brien and Daniel Fitzgerald and delegates from Elevator Constructors' Union 4. The new Boston Musicians' Union 157, colored membership, is organized. Parade leadership features Arthur M. Huddell marshal and Knights of Labor chief marshal Michael O'Meara.
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Newton
Hibernian Hall
Bricklayers’ Union 38
Thomas O’brien
Daniel Fitzgerald
Boston Machinists’ Lodge 264
Boston Musicians’ Union 157
Boston
John ©. MacDonald
John Swanson
Walter Murphy
Rufus Remick
Albert Dunk
Big Coal War May Be Waged In Boston This Winter
Metropolitan Coal Company withdraws from the Boston Coal Club prompting a predicted price war. The club, a social body, is said to regulate Boston area prices while the Metropolitans’ exit affects about one third of Boston coal business. State license suspension for price increases was lifted after a court ruling. The motives for withdrawal remain unclear as price cutting looms.
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Boston Coal Club
Metropolitan Coal Company
The
Coal Trust
Boston
Metropolitan
Albert C. Betteley
Vicinity
Secretary of State
Superior Court
New York
Charles F. Hughes
Legislative Committee
Rock of Gibraltar
United States
Woman Falls Three Stories in Charlton Hotel
Mrs. Reba Robst of Philadelphia, 35, staying with her husband and child at the City Hotel, reportedly leapt or fell from a three story window. She fractured her spine and was rushed to Worcester Hospital where doctors feared her injuries might be fatal. The removal of the screen sparked speculation of a deliberate jump, though no motive was given. The family had been guests for several days.
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Charlton
Reba Robst
Philadelphia
City
Worcester Hospital
Graft Trials Delayed In Suffolk County Cases
District Attorney Moran announced delays in the graft and cement fraud cases linked to Chelsea Aldermen and the George W. Carr Company. He cited time constraints and court schedules, noting jail cases take priority and the ice trust trial will move to September.
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Harris
Moran
Chelsea
George W. Carr Company
Normal School Groupe Foundation
Ice Trust
Thomas W. Proctor
Superior Criminal Court
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Mr. Moran
Hub Photographers Win Best Portrait and Multiple Medals
The Photographers Association convention in Boston awarded John H. Gare the gold for best portrait by popular vote. The Byrd studio of Cambridge won the general portrait prize, Whitman studio Chelsea took landscapes, and many Silver and Bronze medals were distributed to New England and Atlantic participants. Elections named J. H. Evanoff president, Walter Marshall vice president, George H. Haskins secretary, and S. M. Holman treasurer.
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Photographers’ Association
John H. Gare
Boylston Street
Back Bay
Byrd Studio
Cambridge
New England
Provinces
Whitman
Chelsea
Wellesley Hills
Milton
Boston
Maine
Nova Scotia
Paul Revere Hall
J. H. Evanoff
Walter Marshall
George H. Haskins
Haverhill
S. M. Holman
Attleboro
Morris B. Parkinson
Whitman Studio
Kimball Studio
Concord
N. H
Aron
Joseph Thibault
Fall River
Immigrant Boy Escapes Detention House Through Roof
Francisco Santosarso a 16 year old detained after arriving from Naples escaped from the detention house roof using a wire net and a drain conductor. Police searched the North End without success. officials note this is the second escape in two months, both by roof access.
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Francisco Santosarso
Naples
Long Wharf
North End
United State
Santosafso
Razor duel at a Roxbury church picnic ends in injuries
At Amory street grove in Roxbury two men Edward Hamilton and John Boone dueled with razors after a quarrel. Both men were badly cut and bled when brought to the station. charged with assaulting each other.
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Amory Street Grove
Roxbury
Edward Hamilton
Hastings Street
Cambridgeport
John Boone
South
Russell Street
Girl Saves Father's Body From Dissection
Maiden Aug 23 report states William Donovan of Kaulback Street died July 20 at Bridgewater State Farm. His daughter Annie Chaison of Salem learned the body had been sent to Harvard Medical School for dissection and had it returned unmutilated after she arrived with friends. The planned operation was set for tomorrow.
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Maiden
William Donovan
Kaulback Street
Bridgewater State Farm
Annie Chaison
Salem
Harvard Medical School
Gets Back His Stolen U S Bond
Harry Clark, an alleged yeggman, was arrested in New York for the Ponkapoag Mass robbery at Billings Horton’s store. Robbers blew the safe and took two $1000 U S bonds, two $100 checks, about $150 in cash, and postage stamps. Bond No 23626 is traced to William Banks of Canton Junction, linking Clark to the crime.
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New York
Harry Clark
Billings & Horton
Ponkapoag
Mass
United States
Clark
Treasury
William Banks
Canton Junction
Bingville Barn Dance at Hough's Neck Tonight
The Bingville Barn Dance committee presents Leonard Concert Company at Brown's Hall Houghs Neck this evening. Rube's March concludes the concert. the event is billed as the season's highlight for the area.
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Hough’s Neck
Bingville
Brown's Hall
Leonard Concert Company
British Vets Return Home from Montreal Escort
British Naval and Military Veterans under Colonel Smith begin homeward journey from Montreal after a large farewell. The Highland Cadets led by Major Lydon escorted the Boneventure depot as over 5000 locals gave a hearty send off and Montreal vows to welcome the visitors again next year.
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Montreal
Smith
Highland Cadets
Lydon
Boneventure
Boston
Thousands of Sparrows Drown and Typhoid Outbreak
In Three Oaks Michigan the town faced a typhoid outbreak among about 1000 residents after health officials found thousands of dead sparrows clogging the water works standpipe. Nests atop the standpipe left young birds to fall in, apparently dying, causing contamination of the water supply.
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Three Oaks
Mich
Board of Health
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