East Boston Tunnel Nearing Completion in Six Weeks
Workers push the shield toward Atlantic avenue as 6 tons of clay are removed. The west drift nears the State street shaft with both ends within about 10 feet. It will take six weeks to clear dirt on the Boston end before opening. Compressed air is used only for operations and driving the shield. The tunnel remains dry and air quality improved since the explosion.
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East Boston
Atlantic Avenue
State Street
Boston
Post
East
Harvard Class Bespeaks Nine Year Courtship
Nine year old romance from Harvard class origins blossoms as Harringtons unite, tying a long standing relationship to a formal Benedict Harris union. Details remain constrained to a retrospective note in the campus record.
Bride of Senator Harrington Ties Knot at St James Church
Miss Winifred Claire Wolff, a North End schoolteacher, married Senator Arthur Harrington last night at St James Catholic Church on Harrison Avenue. The Charlestown native and state legislator met Wolff as a Harvard student nine years earlier and their romance progressed from a chance meeting to courtship.
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Arthur Harrington
Charlestown
St. James’s Catholic Church
Harrison Avenue
Winifred Claire Wolff
North End
Harrington
Harvard
Cupid
First Hit at Boston Postoffice Dr Draper’s Place Abolished
The Boston postoffice abolished the two year old postoffice physician position held by Dr. Alex L. Draper of Milton. Officials said no legal provision covers such a post and duties were deemed unnecessary. Draper defended his work noting vaccination drives and reduced absenteeism, with 1500 employees vaccinated during the smallpox scare and a substantial effort beyond standard hours.
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Boston Postoffice
Dr. Draper
Boston
Post Office
Washington
Alex L. Draper
Milton
Draper
Postoffice
The
Post
Post Office Department
Hibbard
Quiet wedding blesses in Charlestown on Monument Avenue
The marriage ceremony conducted by Rev. Father William P McQuaid was private with close relatives. A wedding breakfast was held at the bride’s parents home at 69 Carver Street. The couple will tour and settle on Monument Avenue Charlestown where a 100 piece silver service from the Legislature awaits.
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William P. McQuaid
Carver Street
Katherine Wolff
Charles H. D. Murphy
Charlestown
Julia E. Duff
Monument Avenue
Bates's Assistant Secretary Weds in Cambridge Ceremony
Charles J. Brown, assistant private secretary to Governor Bates, married Miss Margaret M. Leonard yesterday morning at Sacred Heart Church East Cambridge. Nuptial high mass was celebrated by Rev Father Horgan. A reception followed at the bride's home with Miss Mary Elizabeth Callahan of Dorchester as maid of honor.
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Bates
Charles J. Brown
Cambridge
Margaret M. Leonard
Elizabeth M. Leonard
Willow Street
Brown
Sacred Heart Church
East Cambridge
Father Horgan
Mary Elizabeth Callahan
Dorchester
Mr. Brown
Francis T
Dr. A L Draper Loses Office Under Federal Cutbacks
Dr. A L Draper, physician for the Boston post office, learned yesterday that his office has been abolished by Washington officials. His annual pay was $1200, with comparable salaries listed for other cities: New York 1800, Chicago 1600, Philadelphia 1500, and Washington 1700.
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A. L. Draper
Boston Post Office
Washington
Draper
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Payne abolishes postoffice physician positions
Postmaster General Payne issues an order effective June 30 1903 to abolish the physician roles in post offices. The move targets a small group whose jobs lacked legal authority and drew scrutiny amid the post office investigation. Some offices paid about $1700 annually for mere sinecures. One man in Washington held a salary for over a year with few duties.
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Washington
Payne
Post Office
Bride wears chiffon picture hat amid lilies and roses
The maid of honor wore mould colored pongee and carried white roses while the bride wore a picture hat. Among gifts was one from Governor and Mrs Bates. Mr and Mrs Brown depart by afternoon train for Bar Harbor Maine to spend their honeymoon.
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Bates
Mrs. Brown
Bar Harbor
Farren Desmond McDevitt Wedding at St Francis Roxbury
Miss Lulu Gertrude Desmond daughter of Mr and Mrs John J Desmond Roxbury and Mr James McDevitt Farren were married Tuesday evening at St Francis de Sales Church rectory by Rev Father Harrigan. Bridesmaid Miss Mary Gertrude McNamara best man George William Fay. The couple will reside at Winthrop Mass after a July 10 homecoming following a wedding trip to New York and Washington with a private reception at the bride’s Weston Street Roxbury home attended by family and local notables.
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Lulu Gertrude Desmond
John J. Desmond
Roxbury
James McDevitt
Farren
St. Francis de Sales Church
Father Harrigan
Mary Gertrude McNamara
George
William Fay
Weston Street
Michael J. Desmond
Chamber of Commerce
Nellie G
Mary Desmond
New York
Washington
Winthrop
Mass
Alice Roosevelt Reaches Oyster Bay
Miss Alice Roosevelt arrives in Oyster Bay after visiting friends near Boston and is driven to Sagamore Hill. Clarence H. Mackay, head of the Pacific Commercial Cable Co, will meet the President to plan the formal opening of the Pacific cable from San Francisco to Manila on the Fourth of July.
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Oyster Bay
Alice Roosevelt
Boston
Sagamore Hill
Clarence H. Mackay
Pacific Commercial Cable Company
San Francisco
Manila
Body of Mrs Hopkins Identified After Sea Loss
A brother in law identifies a body found off Rockport as Mrs J H Hopkins, the woman who reportedly died by her own action after leaping from a Portland boat last Sunday night. The body will be brought to Boston for interment as officials note quick recovery is remarkable.
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J. H. Hopkins
Portland
Rockport
Hopkins
Boston
Gloucester
Roxbury Garden Party draws crowd at St. Francis de Sales
About 2000 people attended the St. Vincent de Paul Society garden party at Apollo Garden in Roxbury. Activities included afternoon games and an evening dance in the pavilion. A baseball game saw St. Vincent A. A. defeat English High School second 8 to 4.
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St. Vincent de Paul Society
Church of St. Francis de Sales
Roxbury
Apollo Garden
St. Vincent A. A
English High School
Testimony of Science Cures at Mechanics Hall Meeting
About 8000 attendees filled Mechanics Hall and surrounding areas for a Christian Science testimony meeting led by Professor Herman S. Hering. Speakers from Manila to London shared 50 testimonials on healings from dissipation to blindness, praising Christian Science's curative claims and the press’s liberal coverage.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Exhibition Hall
Herman S. Hering
BE. A. Kimball
Chicago
Manila
Australia
Canada
England
Far West
Ewing
Massachusetts
Mr. Kimball
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Comstock
Neb
Auy Victoria Murray
London
Manchester
Riley
Frank Riley
George D. Sanborn
St. Joseph
Hanna
Postmaster General awards money order blanks contract
Postmaster General Payne selects Paul Herman of Rutherford New Jersey as the money order blanks printer from 14 bidders. The contract, valued between 800000 and 350000 for the next fiscal year, aims to save about 45000 over four years despite opposition from Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Company and United Typothetae of America. Superintendent Metcalf was dismissed recently over alleged bid withdrawal interference.
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Washington
Payne
Paul Herman
Rutherford
N. J
Herman
Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company
New York
United Typothetae of America
Metcalf
Money Order Bureau
Medal of Honor for Bravery Awarded to Patrolman Graham
Patrolman Thomas G. Graham received the Division 5 Medal of Honor at roll call, the first for a Division 5 officer. The bronze medal bears two dates Sept. 5, 1902 and Feb. 24, 1903, marking two acts of extraordinary courage in which Graham was wounded and still captured criminals on Dwight Street and near the City Hospital.
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Thomas
Graham
Emmons
Police
Dwight Street
Govan Sneed
City
Station 5
South End
Reliance Sails Fastest Race In New Cup Course Record
Reliance set a new cup course record of 3 hours 9 minutes 83 seconds on Monday. Constitution finished within four seconds of that time, with the old defender 22 seconds behind. The trio faced windy conditions, with Reliance excelling in windward work and sail handling, especially near Point Judith. Sir Thomas Lipton observed from the Erin as the finish approached Sandy Hook.
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Columbia
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Sandy Hook
Constitution
Barr
Reliance
Committee
Rhodes
Narragansett
Point Judith
Relance
C@institution
Oldfield Column Highlights Today’s Automobile Challenge
The Oldfield column notes a local automobile track challenge today in New. Readers are urged to follow events at the track and learn more about participants and outcomes as the day unfolds.
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Oldfiel Columb
Minority May Invoke The Law Over Brimstone Corner Sale
Park Street Church members oppose the sale of Brimstone Corner property and discuss possible legal action based on alleged defects in meeting calls. A vote of 47 to 1 approved the sale, but critics say meetings were improperly called and members were not properly notified.
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Park Street
Brimstone Corner
Pepper named ancillary receiver for Bay State Gas
Judge Lacombe in the United States District Court appoints George W. Pepper as ancillary receiver of the Bay State Gas Company on July 1.
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New York
Lacombe
United States District Court Today
George W. Pepper
Bay State Gas Company
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