May End Franklin Contract May End Franklin Contract
The contract for the Franklin Union project tied to the Franklin fund and Carnegie donation may be withdrawn by the board of fund managers after the Suffolk grand jury indicted six Boston men connected to Woodbury & Leighton for allegedly coercing workers to violate the eight hour law. Indictments also implicate Deer Island officials in related cruelty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Union
Franklin Fund
Carnegie
Woodbury & Leighton
Board of “Fund
Boston
Dennis D. Driscoll
American Federation of Labor
Daniel MacInniss
Daniel F. Lord
Suffolk Grand Jury
House of Correction
Deer Island
Park Department
Edward Kane
Perkins
Orrin Pray
Martin
Moran
Hugh Lee
Martin Learmed
James R. Gerrish
Victoria Hotel
Broadway
Revere
John H. Forger
Forger
Pray
To Get More Strength from Your Food
An ad style health note promotes Cascarets for constipation by exercising bowel muscles. It argues undigested food poisons the blood if not cleared. The tablet is sold for ten cents a box by Sterling Remedy Co, with the CCC stamp.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Italian Feast Marks Blessed Virgin Celebration in North End
The Italian population observed the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Help of Christians with services at St. Leonard of Port Maurice and a large parade through Prince Street North Square and North Street. Marchers from Taurasi carried banners, laid flowers at the shrine, and a band concert accompanied ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
North End
Prince Street
North Square
North Street
United States
Taurasi
Great Thunder Storms Sweep Three States
Thunderstorms struck multiple sites across three states causing minor damage. In Saco the I H Towle canning factory the Saco House and residences of Lin nell Fletcher King were affected. A Bradley street tenement in the city housed Andrews and Clough.
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I. H. Towle
Saco
William F. Linnell
Moses Fletcher
Cyrus King
Bradley Street
G. W. Andrews
Daniel W. Clough
Thunder Storm Wrecks Property in Derry and Chester
A severe thunder storm caused major damage in Derry and Chester New Hampshire. Lightning struck William J. Kingsbury's Park Avenue residence starting a small fire. nearby John A. Hazelton's barn in Chester was struck and burned with most contents lost. Roads washed out and floods rose as a three and a half hour electrical display accompanied heavy rain.
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Derry
N. H
William J. Kingsbury
Park Avenue
Chester
John A. Hazelton
Lightning Burns Exeter Corner Farm Destroying Livestock
A lightning strike at W. H. Crowell’s Exeter Corner farm in Maine set buildings ablaze this afternoon. The fire ruined a fine pair of driving horses a thoroughbred bull and five pigs with a total loss of about 5000 dollars and 1000 dollars insured.
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Bangor
W. H. Crowell
Exeter Corner
Unendurable Humidity Clamps City as Heat Prostrations Rise
Heat waves push residents to beaches and parks with 80s and mid 80s humidity. Crowded Common and Public Garden reflect the stifling day. Two men overcome by heat, James Carmody and Joseph Cowan, seek hospital aid. Forecaster warns of more hot days ahead.
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James Carmody
Pearl Street
Brookline
City Point
Carney Hospital
Joseph Cowan
Democratic Leaders Weigh Whitney and Bartlett in Governor Fight
Boston political scene focuses on Whitney merger stance versus Bartlett anti merger. Key figures Josiah Quincy McNary Donovan O Connell and Hearst rumors swirl as Bartlett gains Independence League backing while Mayor Fitzgerald hedges. Race promises bitter, with convention decision pivotal and national attention teased by past rivalries.
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Shakspere
Henry M. Whitney
Charles W. Bartlett
Fitzgerald
Whitney
Josiah Quincy
McNary
O'Connell
Bartlett
House
General Bartlett
William Randolph Hearst
Eral Bartlett
Boston
Abington
James Donovan
Grenville S. Macfarland
Democratic State Committee
Independence League
John P. Feeney
John B. Moran
Skellig Mohr
Kerry
Governor Guild
O’connell
Great throng at Revere Beach breaks attendance records
Revere Beach attracted an estimated 200000 visitors in day and evening crowds. Buses and extra B and N cars ferried people to the resort while boulevard businesses, including restaurants and photo studios, reported heavy business. The State bath house provided 8700 bathing suits as 209 deaf and mute spectators shared a long sign language conversation.
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Revere Beach
Lightning Strikes Homes in Portsmouth Area
A series of lightning strikes hit multiple homes in Portsmouth and nearby towns. The Lyons house on Atchinson Street suffered fire damage of about 200 dollars after a bolt pierced the roof and window, Major Arch’s residence on New Castle Street had 500 dollars in damage, and other families on Bennett Street saw chimneys demolished. The Daniel Cook barn in Kittery lost its cupola, and Rye First Christian Church’s steeple was badly damaged.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Lyons
Atchinson Street
Miss Lyons
Mrs. Lyons
David Arch
Newcastle Street
John Crowley
Robert Churchill
Bennett Street
Daniel Cook
Kittery
Rye
First Christian
Cambridge men deny church fire charges
Two Cambridge men Benjamin E Buck and W A McSorley deny allegations they caused church fires and demand a mayoral investigation after Chief Bunker allegedly linked them to the blazes at Broadway Baptist Church on July 4. They dispute the chief notes and recall events during the alarms and fire response.
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Cambridge
Bunker
Cambridge Fire Department
Broadway Baptist Church
Benjamin E. Buck
Broadway
W. A. McSorley
Thayer Chemical Company
Silas Darling
Buck
McNamee
Combination 2
McSorley
Darling
Chief Bunker
Brennan
Crowds Seek More Water Fountains at Revere Beach
A Boston Post report laments water access at Revere Beach where 75 000 to 100 000 visitors must trek long heats for scarce fountains. It describes distant basins, crowded spouts, and costly soda stands as families with children endure a harsh sun for thirst quenching.
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Revere
Revere Beach
Death Valley
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Franklin
Deer Island Cases
Mary Scarpa
Josephine Tougone
Mary Fabrizio
Maine
Stirling
John A. Kelcher
William S. McNary
John A. Sullivan
Joseph F. O'Connell
Daniel T. O’connell
John W. Cummings
Fall River
Martin Lomasney
W. F. McClellan
The
Democratic City Committee
Jim Donovan
Mr. Whitney
William Sarsfield
Boston & Maine
New Haven
State Committee
Whitney-Barnett
Gaston
Charles S. Hamlin
Castoria
Carters
Wenes
Iver Pills
the Post Young Woman
State Bath House
Chase & Sanborn
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