Old Colony Sues Boston For 620000 Over 1897 Crossing Relocation
City Hall details show Mayor Collins weighing a nearly 621000 claim by the Old Colony railroad against Boston for costs tied to abolishing the Dorchester avenue grade crossing and moving tracks. Officials discuss funding to cover potential liability while awaiting court action or a Supreme Court decision.
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Collins
Old Colony Railroad
Dorchester Avenue
City Law Department
Citizens’ Association of Boston
South
Supreme Court
Driven from the synagogue in the West End
A money changer and junk dealer was driven from the synagogue on Smith Court by Joy Street police after trustees and members of the tabernacle complained he desecrated the temple by running a junk and rag business in the annex.
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West End
Smith Court
Joy Street
The
Tabernacle
Young Man Honored as Civil Engineer at League Island Yard
William V. McMenimen of Cambridge, Tech graduate 08, receives a government appointment as civil engineer at League Island Navy Yard. At 20, he already earned several state commissions and worked for the Harbor and Land and Sewerage Commissions while at Tech. He is the son of William F. McMenimen, new sergeant of Police Station 3, born in East Cambridge in 1883.
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East Cambridge
William V. McMenimen
League Island Navy Yard
McMenimen
Moody
Philadelphia
Ser
William V. M’meinemen
Tech
Eral
Naval Service
William F. McMenimen
Police Station 3
Putnam Grammar School
Cambridge English High School
Institute of Technology
Harbor and Land Commission
Sewerage Commission
St. John’s Literary Institute
Kishineff Petition Strains U S Russian Relations
Washington July 2 The Kishineff petition has strained U S Russian relations with both governments signaling firm stances. Russia opposes sending the petition while the United States insists it will proceed, signaling potential friction over Jewish treatment in the czarist empire and official American representations.
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Washington
Russia
United States
State Department
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Rosebery Attacks Chamberlain in Lords Over Tariff Inquiry
Lord Rosebery, in the House of Lords, renewed the debate on preferential tariff proposals and attacked Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's programme. He questioned if any inquiry would be definite, organized, individual or collective, and whether results would be published.
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London
Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
Chamberlain
Hotel Strike at Three Boston Hotels Wins Wage Rise
A five minute strike at the Touraine Parker House and Youngs Hotel prompted owner J Reed Whipple to concede a wage increase of 45 dollars a month for an eight hour day. The firemen's committee of three led the action with President Sheehan Patrick Thornton and L Karlinsky presenting the case.
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Touraine
Parker House
Young’s
J. Reed Whipple
Lold
Boston Firemen’s Union 3
Sheehan
Patrick Thornton
L. Karlinsky
Passage of Commonwealth Liner Shipping 6000 Farewell Guests
The Dominion liner Commonwealth sailed from Boston bound for Liverpool and Queenstown with a record crowd of about six thousand passengers. Notables aboard included Rev Dr George Lorimer and family, Rev Henry Wilder Foote and wife, and Mr Philip Chase with spouses. Honeymoon couples and many others received flowers as arrivals poured in.
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Dominion
Commonwealth
Boston
Liverpool
Queenstown
George Lorimer
Lorimer
Henry Wilder Foote
Philip Putnam Chase
Marylebone Presbyterian Church
London
France
Switzerland
Foote
Henry W. Foote
King’s Chapel
Harvard Divinity School
New Orleans
Cope
Philadelphia
John S. Lindsay
St. Paul's Church
William G. Thayer
St. Mark’s School
South
Boro
Mass
J. J. O'Donovan
H. C. Meserve
W. Cambridge
Judge Emery
J. L. Fairbanks
George W. Pratt
Willam Leonard Shearer
The
Paine Furniture Company
William Sullivan
Municipal Court
J. Wylde
Patterson, Wylde & Co
Waterboy Triumphs in Suburban Renewal at Sheepshead Bay
Waterboy ridden by Odom won the Suburban Renewal at Sheepshead Bay before a 30 000 crowd, breaking the mile and a quarter track record by Salvator. Irish Lad finished second, Goldsmith third. Blues and others also ran. Time 2m 143 5s.
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Waterboy
Sheepshead Bay
Salvator
New York
J. B. Haggin
Odom
Trish Lad
Goldsmith
W. C. Whitney
Whitney & Duryea
Blues
Burns
Irish Lad
D. Burns
Redfern
Daingerfield
Bonnibert
Glenwater
Runaway Horse Dashes Through Brookline Harassing Woman
A runaway horse drawing a light runabout fled from Harvard Square Brookline last evening with Mrs. W. J. Clarke aboard. The horse bolted after the throatlatch loosening and overturned into Thayer and Waverly streets before crashing into a brick wall. Onlookers restrained the animal. the frail woman escaped unharmed though shaken, and the vehicle suffered minor damage.
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Harvard Square
Brookline
W. J. Clarke
Columbus Avenue
Mr. Clarke
Washington Street
Thayer Street
Thayer
Waverly
Davis Avenue
Amsden Place
Clarke
G A R Mates Present Colonel Walker an Easy Chair
Colonel Elijah Walker of Somerville marked his 85th birthday as Willard C. Kinsley Post 139 honored him with an easy chair. Members gathered at City Hall Annex Highland avenue and sent a home invitation. Comrade E H Marston led Walker to sit as cheers rang out while war songs and reminiscences followed.
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Elijah Walker
Somerville
Willard C. Kinsley
City Hall
Highland Avenue
Walker
E. H. Marston
Mr. Walker
Attempted suicide thwarted by quick police action
Arthur J. Connolly aged 27 of Dorchester attempted death by own action in a cell after being booked for drunkenness at the East Dedham street station. Patrolmen John J. Lane and Tim Keane halted his strangling with a coat slip tied to the cell door, and he was removed to the Tombs in a padded cell.
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John J. Lane
Tim Keane
East Dedham Street
Arthur J. Connolly
Dorchester
Connolly
Grape Nuts Food Promoted For Wasting Babies
A Washington mother credits Grape-Nuts with reviving her seven month old, once starving to death, after other foods failed. The text extols digestion and nourishment from the product, mentions Postum Co. and a $7500 cooks contest with 735 prize money.
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Washington
Marasmus
Maurice
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Lipton Saves Five Persons From Dismasted Yacht
In New York on July 2 five people were rescued from a dismasted catboat named Yankee of New Brunswick after a swift squall wrecked the vessel near Sandy Hook Bay. Sir Thomas Lipton ordered the Erin to launch boats and tow the wreck to safety, bringing aboard Jacob Ziegler Edward Ewing Mrs. E Smith and her two daughters Edna and Emma who were soaked and exhausted but unharmed. The Lipton crews acted quickly to save the crew as the storm raged and the yacht began to flood.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Yankee
New Brunswick
Jacob Ziegler
Edward Ewing
E. Smith
Edna
Emma
Sandy Hook Bay
Lipton
Sir Thomas
Mecca for Irish Americans as Fourth of July Field Day Planned
Thirty thousand are expected at Oak Island Grove in Revere for the United Irish Societies field day and picnic. A 100 member working committee reports ticket sales proceeds of 3647.25 and plans to award 2500 in prize money for sports events with many top athletes entered.
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Oak Island Grove
Revere
Patriotic Sons and Daughters of
Green Isle
United Irish Societies
Commonwealth
Hibernian Hall
Charlestown
Committee On Sports
Mayor Asserted Supremacy Over Police Promotions
In Cambridge speculation swirls around James L. McElroy who rose from patrolman to sergeant at Station 1 Brattle Square without a civil service exam unlike Sergeants McMenimen and Aylward. Mayor McNamee says the city charter gives him full control of the police force and the civil service commissioners have no role. He questions whether Sergeant Conry can be reduced without a hearing and notes uncertainty about Conry being a veteran due to no official record.
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Cambridge
James L. McElroy
Brattle Square
McElroy
Civil Service
McMenimen
Aylward
Civil Service Commissioners
McNamee
Conry
Gardner Earns Draw in Ten Rounds with McFadden
At the Tammany A C Gardner of Lowell fought George McFadden of New York to a ten round draw. Gardner blocked well and used sharp jabs while McFadden pressed the attack though the bout saw frequent clinching. Preliminaries: Sidney defeated Epps in two rounds. Lewis lost to Brooks in six.
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Tammany A. C
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
George McFadden
New York
Gardner
McFadden
Young Sidney
Young Epps
Toney Lewis
Young Brooks
Record Bathing Rush At Revere Bath House
Yesterday set a record at the State bath house with 1728 bathers. Of them 1101 were men, 496 women, and 131 boys and girls. manager Vatter reported in good humor as the crowd enjoyed the warm day in their regulation bathing suits.
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Revere Bath House
Revere
Neptune
Vatter
Heat Prostration Cases Reach A Dozen In City Hospitals
About twelve people were treated for heat prostration at several city hospitals yesterday. Most cases were not serious and patients recovered after brief treatment. Notable incidents included R. M. Helmer of New York who was hospitalized on Tremont Street, A. P. Herrick found unconscious at a Grove Creamery Company wagon, and Delia Merrill of Shepton Street who was prostrated near Field's Corner.
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R. M. Helmer
New York
Tremont Street
Helmer
A. P. Herrick
Cross Street
Somerville
Grove Creamery Company
Herrick
Delia Merrill
Shepton Street
Field’s Corner
Whitehall Boarding Masters Race On Fourth Of July
North End sailors boarding houses prepare for the whitehall race with veterans Joseph Conrad and David Hennessy among the entrants. Start from Lewis Wharf at 9 am, course to Apple Island Nixs Mate Ship Channel and back, four hours thirty minutes to finish or be declared no race.
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North End
Whitehall
Joseph Conrad
David Hennessy
Conrad
Hennesy
Lewis Wharf
Apple Island
Nix
Fire damages vacant South Boston building on West Sixth Street
A fire started in the basement of an unoccupied building at 797 West Sixth Street in South Boston. It reached the first floor before firefighters from Box 145 arrived. Cause unknown. damage estimated at $3800. The property is owned by West Boston Savings Bank.
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West Sixth Street
South Boston
The
West Boston Savings Bank
De Guichard Wins 20 Mile Race in Providence Coliseum
In a three cornered 20 mile race at the Coliseum, De Guichard triumphed over Stinson and Munroe with a time of 28 minutes 17 and 4-5 seconds. The event took place in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 2.
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Providence
R. I
Stinson
Munroe
de Guichard
Coliseum
Fire Dept Appointments and Meritorious Rescue
Aaron A. Tapp and Edward A. Whalen on probation become permanent. Hoseman Henry Brady of Engine Company 1 earns an extra day off for meritorious conduct during a June 27 rescue of a child at the Consumptives Home on Quincy Street.
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Aaron A. Tapp
Edward A. Whalen
Henry ¥. Brady
Engine Company 1
Consumptives
Quincy Street
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Aan
Charles W. Hearn
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Lad
Col. Walker
Erin
Civil Service Board
Tammany Club
England
Espanola
Clear
Havana
Lillian Russell
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Hoffman House
GEO. S. Harris & CO
Water St
Lipton S
Ceylon
Tua
South Boston Fire
Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lacrance ST
W. H. Carpenter
M. D
Boylston St
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