City Council Hears Loan Bill on Street Improvements
The Common Council eyes a $60,000 borrowable balance and considers a $406,000 street loan. Debate centers on a Seaver Street wall removal with value estimates from $50,000 to $80,000. Dorchester alderman notes Elevated Railway interests and other wards are represented in the amended bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom”’ Doherty
Boston
Seaver Street
Draper
Curley
Dorchester
Doyle
Police Pursuit Over Charlestown Bridge Seizes Two
Inspectors Rooney Wolf and McAuley chased two alleged express thieves in an electric trolley car. The men, William Brown alias Alexander Beach and Arthur White, were captured after a pursuit through City square. Brown and White, claimed strike breakers, had been pawning underwear in a South End shop. About $260 in property was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Charlestown Bridge
Rooney
Wolf
McAuley
City Square
William Brown
Alexander Beach
Arthur White
Brown and White
Johnson & Co
Charlestown
Jackie’s Body Found Afloat Off Lewis Wharf
A Navy uniform clad sailor’s body was recovered near Lewis wharf yesterday. A aluminum key tag reading G. R. Kienzie U S 8S Han cock was found in a pocket. Medical Examiner Magrath believes death from drowning. The Hancock ship is currently in southern waters. no missing report matches the name. The man is estimated around 28, 5 ft 6 in, brown hair, smooth shaven.
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Lewis Wharf
United States Navy
Jackie
G. R. Kienzie
U. S
Hancock
Navy Yard
Magrath
North Grove Street
Contempt case against John Kennedy delayed to Friday
The contempt proceedings against John Kennedy of Team Drivers' Union 25 were postponed by Judge Hammond in the Supreme Court and rescheduled for next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kennedy
Team Drivers’ Union 25
Hammond
Supreme Court
Judges Fessenden and White To Preside At McGraw Trial
Judges Fessenden and White have been assigned to preside over the first degree murder trial of Robert McGraw charged with killing Benjamin Farwell. The trial is scheduled for July 15.
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Fessenden
White
Robert McGraw
Benjamin Farwell
Eddy Master Yet in Doubt
Judge Edgar Aldrich of the United States Court has not decided whether to accept the master appointment to inquire into the mental condition of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy of Concord New Hampshire. He declined to discuss the case and said hearings would be fixed only after acceptance.
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Edgar Aldrich
United States Court
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Concord
N. H
Parker House
Aldrich
Will Burn Mortgage At Columbus Club Tonight
The Columbus Club in Dorchester plans a double celebration with a miniature bonfire to burn the $13,000 mortgage on the building. Mayor Fitzgerald is expected to apply the torch if health allows, while Peter F. Hanley has set an entertainment program. The grounds will be illuminated and members and friends are invited.
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Columbus Club
Dorchester
Fitzgerald
Peter F. Hanley
Friends of the
Boy survives 25 foot fall from Brookline window
Six year old John Costello fell from a third story window at home and landed in the yard. He was unharmed by bones, though he complained of back and stomach pains. Sister screamed, Mrs Johnson carried him inside, Dr Cohen ordered rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Costello
John P. Costello
Taber Street
Brookline
Lansa Case Continued as Victim Fights for Life
Tomaso Lansa, an Italian, faced a Municipal Court on assault with intent to kill. A continuance was granted until Monday as the injured man, Luigi Tedesco, lies in hospital with poor prospects of recovery after being shot in the groin at 159 Salem Street following a quarrel. The defendant is held in $5000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomaso Lansa
Maxey
Station 2
Sansa
Luigi Tedesco
Salem Street
Tedesco
Boston Custom House Sets Yearly Customs Record
The Boston port posted a new peak in fiscal year duties with $28,176,885.75 total receipts through the Custom House, up by $839,682.76 from the previous year. Duties alone reached $27,859,977.99, plus $316,907.76 in miscellaneous receipts, the largest yearly totals ever recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lyman
Local man fined for street handbill distribution
Eli Patasnick of 385 Cross street was fined $10 by Judge Parmenter yesterday for distributing handbills on the street. A man named Lewis had previously been fined $5 for the same offence, with Patasnick noted as the employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Patasnick
Cross Street
Electric shock kills Augusta man adjusting lamp
Henry Doyon of 9 York Street Augusta died after receiving an electric shock while tightening an incandescent lamp to its socket. The incident occurred July 2 in Augusta Maine.
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Augusta
Henry Doyon
York Street
Premium new Cuba Big Brother cigars advertised
Ad copy touts New Cuba Big Brother CIGARROS as the best premiums from a leading New England jeweller. Each ten cent box includes one coupon for a 15 minute Havana flavor smoke, claiming superior quality and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Cuba
Havana
Tragic Dorchester Woman Crushed in Tremont Street Accident
Mrs. William C. Hawkes, 55, of Dorchester, lay in a crowded Tremont Street street for about 20 minutes after an accident involving a wagon horse near the Park Street subway exit. An ambulance arrived later from Relief Hospital, as police delayed and neighbors aided her to a sidewalk before hospital transport.
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William C. Hawkes
Euclid Street
Dorchester
Tremont Street
Park Street
Relief Hospital
American Pneumatic Company
Henry Collins
Read Street
Roxbury
Peter Darne
Mrs. Hawkes
Station 4
Hawkes
City Hospital
Aldermen Outing Ends With Jump and Jests on Vigilant Cruise
East Boston alderman Duke Leary set a record as the champion jumper during the Board of Aldermen annual outing aboard the Vigilant. The group, sightseeing and joking from the wharf to Deer Island, praised the day as the best time of the year despite loan bill disputes and political tensions.
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Duke” Leary
East Boston
Board of Aldermen
Board of Health
Leary
Johnny Baldwin
Berwin
Battis
Wells
Orient Heights
Doyle
Finigan
Washington Street
Green Street
Forest Hills
Bell
Draper
Curley
Bill Woods
Brighton
John Lee
Flannagan
Archbishop Williams Vacation Trip With Bishop McQuaid
Archbishop Williams of Boston left the South Station last night at eight in the Beauvais sleeping car with Rev. Father Peterson to visit Bishop McQuaid in Rochester New York for several weeks. Father Peterson will accompany him until August. The affairs of the archdiocese will be managed by Archbishop O'Connell in his absence.
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Archbishop Williams
Boston
Beauvais
Father Peterson
Brighton Seminary
McQuaid
Rochester
N. Y
William H. O'Connell
Coal Receipts Heavy As Waterfront Fleet Arrives
The waterborne coal receipts were exceptionally heavy yesterday with 28 barges from Philadelphia Norfolk Port Johnson Hoboken and Perth Amboy in the arriving fleet. It is estimated that daily receipts reached nearly 40 000 tons.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk
Port Johnson
Hoboken
Perth Amboy
Two Bridgets Puzzle Nurses At City Hospital
Two patients in the same ward with similar names and looks caused confusion at City Hospital. Bridget Egan in Bed 2 and Bridget Farrell in Bed 4 resembled each other closely, delaying recognition by doctors and visitors. Both fell ill about the same time and were listed on the dangerous list together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Bridget Egan
Bridget Farrell
Body of infant found in Marblehead neck suit case
A decomposed infant's body was found under a plank walk at Marblehead Neck by water crew laying pipes. Autopsy indicates birth death, likely strangulation. Wound at neck with a handkerchief. newspaper dated May 2 wrapped the remains. Police and officials cautious. yacht linked to harbor inquiry.
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Marblehead
F. L. Ripley
Marblehead Neck
Shattuck
Atwood
Atwill
Pepper 10 Receivership Fee Approved in Gas Litigation
Judge Putnam approved a $100 000 fee for George Wharton Pepper as receiver for Bay State Gas Company of Delaware in the Rogers Lawson Kidder Peabody suit. Pepper recovered over $4 000 000 for creditors. Sherman L. Whipple was awarded $200 000 as counsel. Remaining funds face further litigation by income bondholders before funds exit the local court’s jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wharton Pepper
Putnam
United States Circuit Court
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware
Henry H. Rogers
Thomas W. Lawson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Pepper
Sherman L. Whipple
English and Belgian diplomats summering in Beverly
July 2 report notes English ambassador James Bryce and Mrs Bryce as guests of Katharine and Louisa Loring at Burnside Pride's Crossing. Belgian minister Baron Ludvic Moncheur occupies the small cottage at Hamilton, owned by Postmaster General George von L Meyer, opposite Rock Maple Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
James Bryce
Two youths fined for hanging effigy of Officer Norton
S. Neshulmey and Nathan Tirk were charged with a breach of city ordinances after hanging an effigy of Officer Norton of Station 2 across North Russell Street the night before the 17th. They appeared before Judge Parmen ter and paid $5 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Neshulmey
Nathan Tirk
Officer Norton
North
Russell Street
Judge Parmenter
Steamer Cartagena Breaks in Two Near Cape Sable
The wooden steamer Cartagena bound from Michigan to Boston with coal ran aground at Half Moon Ledges near Cape Sable. Identified today, the vessel broke in two and is expected to be a total loss. Captain Feifert led a crew of 14 to shore safely.
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Halifax
N. S
Half Moon Ledges
Cape Sable
Cartagena
Feifert
Michigan
Great Lakes
Boston
Cartagena grounded in dense fog off rocks
The cargo steamer Cartagena ran aground in dense fog and was driven onto rocks by heavy seas. Crew evacuated safely to shore as the ship broke in two from the cargo weight during the night. Built in 1901 at West Bay City and home ported in Duluth, she measured 1418 tons net, 241 feet long, 40 feet beam, 19 feet depth and carried freight only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartagena
West Bay City
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Open Wednesday Until 10 P M Closed Thursday
A local business announces winter hours noting open Wednesday until 10 PM and closed on Thursday. The notice signals a temporary schedule adjustment for the week.
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Doherty
Kennedy
Eddy
Lansa
Boston Custom House
Clara Hawkes
Sammy Morauuai
Deer Island
Atlantic Avenue
Bridgets
Iniilena
Bay State Gas
Rogers
Lawson
Clan-Na-Gael Eady
Oak Island Grove
Rovers
Alf. Shrubs
England
the Grove
Perilind
Rueter & Company
Ate Ann Porter
Adams Square
TSI Ate
Portland and
Sudbury
Sts
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