SONS OF REVOLUTION MEETING AND BANQUET IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati held a successful meeting and banquet at Young's Hotel with 45 members present. Winslow Warren presided and the book of records was used for the 178th time after 120 years. Four new members were elected along with two by attendance. Officers and committees were named, including Warren as president and Lothrop as vice president. The banquet featured informal speeches.
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Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
Young’s Hotel
Winslow Warren
Book of Records
John Homans
Boston
Frank Bowman
Philadelphia
Harold Kendall Bullard
Medford
Lewis Halsey Holden
Waterbury
Conn
George Edward Blake
Wakefield
N. H
Benjamin T. Rice
Worcester
Thornton K. Lothrop
David H. Haskins, Jr
William F. Jones
Arthur Greene Everett
Horatio A. Lamb
John Collins Warren
James Gardner Vose
D. D
Charles Upham Bell
John G. Hayward
John C. Palfrey
Frederick A. Whitwell
Moorfield Storey
Prentiss Cummings
Amory A. Lawrence
Charles E Jackson
Gamaliel Bradford
John E. Winslow
Miles Delivers Independence Day Oration in Philadelphia
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles fronts a July 4 crowd in Philadelphia delivering a long speech praising American liberty, the founding fathers, and the Civil War's outcomes. He credits Cuban and Filipino fighters in the Spanish American War and urges steadfast adherence to the Constitution and a peaceful yet firm global role.
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Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Columbia
Earth
New World
Hancock
Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Sherman
Livingston
Washington
Concord
Savannah
Saratoga
Hutan Springs
Ticonderoga
Brewton’s Hill
Bennington
Yorktown
Allen
Gates
Arnold
Stark
Putnam
New England
Sullivan
St. Clair
Middle Colonies
Lees
Virginia
Marion, Greene and
Moultrie
Carolinas
Atlantic
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Steuben
Pulaski
Kosciusko
Republic
Mars
Great Republic
Celebrations and Reflections On July Fourth Doings
The Boston Post lauds a three day Fourth of July celebration with superb weather and smooth official ceremonies. It notes the casualty list, praise for civic order, and defends college athletics while urging academic standards for varsity members.
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Conry
Amnesty Proclamation Alters Yet Maintains Philippine Subjugation
The July 4 amnesty proclamation invites Filipinos to surrender for immunity from past insurrections while requiring oath to the United States and recognition of U S sovereignty. It ends military rule, places civil administration under a Washington-appointed commission, and likens the move to a Pretoria surrender. The plan still denies self-government without full consent of the governed.
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Europe
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Republic
Great West
Neacce
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Spain
Manila
Santiago
Porto Rico
Havana
Gulf
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Washington
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Civil Commission
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Congress
Cost of Philippine War Exceeds 170 Million Says Secretary Root
Secretary Root told Congress the army cost 170 326 686 for the Philippine War, a figure that omits Spain’s 20 million purchase price and other long term expenses. He notes thousands died from tropical diseases and many veterans require pensions, arguing the balance of benefits remains unclear.
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Root
Philippine Islands
Spain
Secretary of Wars
America
Phillips Andover cribbing linked to Princeton athletic aims
An implied connection is discussed linking cheating at Phillips Andover Academy exams to Princeton University's push to bolster athletic teams. The piece argues that no responsible person will endorse such an implication and questions the association.
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Phillips Andover Academy
Princeton University
Princeton
Andover
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vacation Season Opens As Summer Takes Real Shape
The article notes a slow start to summer with disappointing beaches and cool skies. It marks the Fourth of July as a turning point and predicts better vacation prospects in early July for those remaining or planning trips.
Demure Lady Recounts Shirley Gut Note on Nahant Cruise
A Boston bound Nahant boat tale describes a young woman detailing Shirley Gut geography to a skeptical companion. The piece blends city life vignettes including politics, transit, and night scenes along Beacon Street with local commentary.
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Nahant
Shirley Gut
Patrolman Thorne Arrests Unknown Lady Drunk
A brief police blotter entry dated yesterday notes Patrolman Thorne arrested an unknown woman on a drunken disorderly charge. No further identifying details are provided.
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Thorne
Bingville Gossip Tales From Jed Perkins Visit
Jed Perkins returns from the city with tales of a talkative horn device a fancy light bulb method at a store and a wild Atlantic Ocean trip. He describes a loop the loop ride at Cony Island and a cheeky animated wagon with gum tires that puzzled him during the Bingville evening.
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Bingville
Jake Weathersby
Jed Perkins
Yaas
Silas Farnham
Barry
Jed
Silas
Sumbuddy
Deacon Bradberry
Cony Island
Newton Nowkeire
Boston and Maine Seeks Pennsylvania Coal Fields
Trustworthy authority states the Boston and Maine railroad plans to secure coal lands in the Susquehanna West Branch district near the Philadelphia and Erie line. The move aims to guarantee a fuel supply for New England rail traffic and reduce future coal transport costs by using its own system.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Pennsylvania
New England
Susquehanna West Branch
Philadelphia & Erie
Boston & Maine
Jersey Shore
Tidewater
Maryland
West Virginia
Fitchburg
New York State
Troy
Rotterdam
New York Central Lines
Delaware & Hudson
Corning
N. Y
Lackawanna
New York
Two Waitresses Killed by Boston Express at Greenwich
Nellie Riley and Jennie Price two young waitresses were struck and killed by the Boston express leaving New York at 4 o clock near the Greenwich station. The women tried to cross the tracks rather than use the underground passage. Riley, believed from Boston, had homes listed as 39 Norway street or 41 Shirley street Roxbury.
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Greenwich
Conn
Nellie Riley
Jennie Price
Boston Express
New York
Miss Riley
Boston
Norway Street
Shirley Street
Roxbury
Fires Keep West Roxbury Busy On Fourth
Firemen fought multiple blazes in unoccupied buildings across Boston with two alarms at 537 Fairview Street West Roxbury causing $2000 damage from firecrackers. Other fires included a Gardiner Street two story dwelling $700 loss and a King Street mill building $500 loss.
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Daniel Dewar
Fairview Street
West Roxbury
Gardiner Street
Gardiner Heirs
King Street
Miller & Co
Forest Hills Associates
Washington Street
Wadman Jones
River Street
Mattapan
Blanch Street
Dorchester
Ohere
Josiah B. Clarke
Marsh Street
Granite Avenue
New Heath Street
John Herman
South Street
Boynton
Heath Street
Columbus Avenue
Parker Street
Ruggles Street
Ash Street
Dorchester Avenue
Allandale Street
Linwood Street
Ferdinand Street
Worthington Street
Minot Street
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boylston Station
Canterbury Street
Boynton Street
Pleasant Street
Fairview Gither
Rainar
Rockwood Street
Ten Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Monument Street
Gardner Street
Pierce Square
Blanche Street
West Bay Street
New Week Street
Bowdoin Street
Rockingham Place
Blue Hill Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Bung Fong Soo Co
Compton Street
North Beacon Street
Mill Street
Meridan Street
Boston
Capen Street
Calumet Street
Chester and
Rockaway Streets
Wells Avenue
Melbourne Street
Firefighters endured record 17 alarms in 24 hours
Dorchester firemen battled 17 alarms from 8 a.m. to late night with many bonfires and urban blazes across streets including Dorchester, West Roxbury, and East Boston. Engine 18 rode hard, sourcing five fresh horses as crews logged a grueling day and night of continuous calls.
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S. Henry Hadley
Somerville
Hadley
Gertrude Edmands
Ruby Cutter
Boston
Dorchester
Mass Meeting Of Painters And Decorators At Center Hall
Sunday afternoon at Wells Memorial Center Hall the Painters and Decorators union plans a mass meeting attended by prominent labor leaders and the national officers of the organization.
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Center Hall
Wells Memorial Building
Neral
Two Men Arrested in Charlestown Oyster Store Burglary
Henry Sullivan and Edward Doherty were arrested by Division 15 officers for breaking and entering the oyster store of Charles Doherty at 24 Chelsea Street Charlestown and stealing property valued at $2.50.
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Henry Sullivan
Edward Doherty
Division 15
Charles Doherty
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
Smile of the Drug Clerk Wins Hearts and Shadows Cold Night
A prescription clerk with a ten year record for friendly smiles guards lives and business. One frigid night he locks himself out, faces a ghostly encounter by a doorway, retrieves a key from a wary night watchman, then reenters, drinks whiskey with quinine, and resumes his cheerful routine though forever chilled by the cold.
M'Kinley allies fail as postmaster shift favors Allen Mathews
Miss Harriet Gault, serving as postmistress, was rejected for reappointment despite Mrs. McKinley’s influence. President Roosevelt awarded the Pennsylvania post to Allen G. Mathews.
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Penn
Harriet Gault
McKinley
Roosevelt
Allen
Ice wagon driver injured stopping runaway horses
William A. Taylor, 34, of 47 Sullivan Street, broke his left leg when he leaped to halt a pair of runaway horses delivering ice on Compton Street. He was dragged under the wheels as the horses bolted before collapsing. He was taken to City Hospital.
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Wiliam A. Taylor
Sullivan Street
Taylor
Compton Street
City Hospital
No Trace of Clarke Boy Searched At Chebacco Lake
Beverly July 4 no trace of Miss Clarke despite a day of searching the Chebacco Lake woods by her father and six men. State officers report no new lines and will continue the search indefinitely while Malden police take no action on the Indian Joe sighting story.
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Beverly
Wilbur Clarke
Chebacco Lake
Malden
Joe
Malden Woods
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