Boston Fetes Fourth With Safe and Sane Plans Across City
Boston marks Independence Day with a broad “safe and sane” program featuring flag raisings at city playgrounds, free refreshments, games, picture shows, and band concerts. Mayor Curley leads ceremonies on the Common and Old State House with a reading of the Declaration by Carl F Maraldi.
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M. M. Eichler
Old State House
Boston
Marine Park
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Charles River
Franklin Park
Hach
Lynn
Walsh
Quiet Fourth in Boston Reported as Safest Night Yet
Boston celebrated the Fourth with a 65 foot torch near Locust Street ball grounds as flames lit the sky. Police reported eight city arrests for minor offenses and only nine fires causing $100 damage, marking the quietest pre Fourth Night in years.
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City Hall Avenue
Joy Street
Lagrange Street
Dedham Street
Back Bay
Bonfire Celebration Draws 50 000 in Dorchester
Fifty thousand residents from Dorchester and South Boston gathered for a midnight bonfire scene between Dorchester Avenue and the New Haven tracks. Congressman James A. Gallivan lit a 65 foot timber pile, with assistance from Orrin Hodgen Elmer Wentworth and George Paris, as crowds joined a band concert and parade through Ward 16.
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Dorchester Avenue
New Haven
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Joint Committee On
Locust Street
Gallivan
Orrin Hodgen
Elmer Wentworth
George Paris
New Haven Railroad
Chamberlain Stormy Petrel of Parliament
A portrait of Joseph Chamberlain, the English statesman who died, through A G Gardiner's analysis. The piece traces his rise and influence, clashes with Gladstone, and the turbulent legacy of his radical reforms and hard, masterful leadership. It notes his pride, alliances, and the dramatic shifts in British politics he triggered.
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Joseph Chamberlain
A. G. Gardiner
London Daily News
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Mr. Chamberlain
Europe
Empire
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Lord Hartington
Arthur Chamberlain
Rupert
Gladstone
Milk Street
London
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Disraeli
Citizen Chamberlain
Isse
Sir William Harcourt
Mr Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Herod
T. P. O’connor
Judas
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Esau
Peast
Beethoven
Jesse Collings
Sir Charles Dilke
Dilke
New England
Rince's Gardens
William C. Endicott
Salem
Mass
Cleveland
Mass Co Operative Hospital Offers New Nerve Cure Method
A Massachusetts cooperative hospital advertises a novel ard special methods for curing neuritis. The notice invites patients to call or write for treatment at 401 Marlboro Street near Mass Ava Office Mours from 9:40 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Massachusetts
Universal church idea proposed at Sagamore conference
Mrs Anna Garlin Spencer urged a universal church uniting Christians Jews Hindus and others at Sagamore sociological conference. The plan drew enthusiasm as Ford Hall open forum talks were promoted during the three sessions. Fifty or so members planned to start similar efforts in their states this year.
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Mary Kenney O'Sullivan
Open Forum
Saidofessor Spencer
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Sagamore
Anna Garlin Spencer
Meadville Theological Seminary
Ford Hall
Didier Wins From Wiley In 21 Mile Motor Pace
Didier, the French distance rider, defeated Wiley of Syracuse at the Revere Cycle Track in a 21 mile motor paced race. Didier led from the start and finished nine laps ahead as Wiley appeared tired from a prior race. A disturbance by Grant caused officials to remove him from the track.
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Aid
Georga Wiley
Syracuse
Leon Didie
Revere
Wiley
Didier
Grant
Donovan
Ree
How You Should Clothe Your Baby
A study backed by the United States Public Health Service offers infant care guidance. The Sunday Post features expert advice on dressing babies appropriately to promote health and comfort.
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United States Public Health Service
Sunday Post
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