No Home No Money No Hope for Danish Immigrant Family
Nils Christiansen and his wife with six children face deportation to Denmark after medical examiners determine one child is mentally deficient. The family had saved for years to reach America aboard the Saxonia, but the rejected child ends their land journey. The couple resolve to return together, trusting work and family will sustain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nils Christiansen
Commissioner of Immigration
Denmark
Dane
America
Saxonia
East Boston
Great Pen
Nils
One Reserved Locker For Bath House Officials Promptly Claimed
Patrons at the L Street bathhouse crowded in for lockers as only one reserved locker exists for the bath house commission. Superintendent Kelley said no lockers were removed and noted demand exceeds supply on warm days. The Mayor threatened an investigation after a Post expose, while Kelley defended the current arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Street
Post
Kelley
Too High Toned To Help Wife In Non Support
Severo Gil a New Bedford bartender is accused of failing to support his wife after a one night honeymoon. Probation Officer Williams tried to reconcile the couple but failed. Gil began providing some support. Judge Milliken continued the case to Aug 10 warning of possible house of correction if he lapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Severo Gil
Milliken
Third District
Williams
Gil
House of Correction
Knights Templars Depart for Saratoga Parade
More than 250 Knights Templars from Boston and nearby towns left North Station on a special train to Saratoga for the Grand Commandery triennial conclave. A second departure carried Sir Knights and staff, with about 20 commanderies expected from Massachusetts. The parade is set for tomorrow with 11 divisions and over 100 bands. Massachusetts Knights number around 1000 in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Knights Templars
Boston
Saratoga
Grand Commandery of the
United States
Boston & Maine
William Parkman Commander
East Boston
Sir Knights
Joseph Warren
Roxbury
Patience
Grand Commandery
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Masonic Temple
E. Bentley Young
Charles I. Litchfield
John B.munroe
Walter
Boston & Albany
Boston Common Crowds Enjoy Music Fight and Lost Boy Mystery
A busy Sunday on Boston Common drew nearly 20 000 visitors. The band conducted by Adamo played popular numbers including Love Me and the World Is Mine while a running fight drew crowds and two patrolmen. A lively mix of religious exhortations filled the Charles Street Mall as a lost boy was found munching peanuts with a friendly colored boy after a large volunteer search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Adamo
Tremont Street
Charles Street
Old Scratch Mystery Spreads Across Boston Ridicule
Reports describe a widespread rash blamed on moths and caterpillars near Boston. Residents report itching and unusual signs like scratching and treated remedies, with rumors of a social “old scratch” order spreading through suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the
Boston
Many Sports for St Stephen's Reunion at Oak Island Grove
The St Stephen's Church North End reunion and garden party at Oak Island Grove on Wednesday July 17 promises a record turnout. Committee head Hon Henry St Fitzgerald outlines events including baseball, blind man's buff, pitching quests, running races for boys and girls, boat race, potato race, shoe tying, and a pie eating match with multiple chairmen handling each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Church
North End
Oak Island Grove
Henry St. Fitzgerald
James IF. Moriarty
John O'Hare
Blue Hills Lure Writers at Amateur Press Convention
Delegates from the National Amateur Press Association gathered for a three day convention, staying an extra day for an excursion to the Blue Hills. Attendees include notable alumni now in AP, publishing, literature, and journalism such as Charles S. Diehl William Terhune Burton Stevenson George Day Frank Roe Batchelder Minna Irving Roy Greene Sam Stinson Frank Dempster Sherman Joseph Dana Miller William Downes and Charles Gettemy. The group will reconvene next July in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Amateur Press Association
Blue Hills
Charles S. Diehl
Associated Press
William L. Terhune
Boston
Burton E. Stevenson
George E. Day
Frank Roe Batchelder
Minna Irving
Roy Farrell Greene
Sam 8. Stinson
Frank Dempster Sherman
Joseph Dana Miller
William Howe Downes
Charles F. Gettemy
Bureau of Labor Statistics of
Massachusetts
Milwaukee
Dorchester Catholic Club Pop Concert This Evening
The Catholic Club of Dorchester will hold a pop concert and dancing party at Hendries roof garden Franklin Field this evening. The committee will be onsite to supervise and welcome attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Club of
Dorchester
Hendries
Roof Garden
Franklin Field
Dorchester Club Plans Benefit Concert For Building Fund
Dorchester’s prettiest maidens help at the annual minstrel show as part of a club benefit concert promising one of its best. Proceeds go to the building fund, with James McElaney Jr. serving as committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
James McElaney, Jr
Hypnotism Claimed in Fight Over Fortunes Will
Relatives of Bertha M Dolbeer allege hypnotic influence shaped her will and death. They filed affidavits in San Francisco courts seeking an appeal to annul the will and argue a conspiratorial plot. Evidence cites Miss Etta Marion Warren taking Dolbeer to hypnotist Ismar for influences before the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bertha M. Dolbeer
San Francisco
Waldorf-Astoria
Etta Warren
Miss Dolbeer
Dolbeer
Otto W. Pellago
Ismar
Bishop Turner Urges Emigration for Colored Americans
Georgia bishop and African Methodist leader at the New England Bethel conference urges colored people to emigrate to Africa or Liberia, denouncing U S racial discrimination and denying social equality as a solution. He cites barriers to travel, voting, and government jobs, predicting millions would move if steamers connected Southern ports to Liberia were established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
H. M. Turner
Georgia
New England Bethel
African Methodist Episcopalians
Charles Street A. M. E
United States
Bishop Turner
Europe
New York
Liberia
Lenox Gymkhana Games Draw Large Society Crowd
Lenox and Pittsfield society was largely represented at Gymkhana games on the Pittsfield Country Club grounds. Riding events featured entertaining stunts by Berkshire Hunt and Pittsfield equestrians for about 300 spectators. David T. Dana won the silver cup with five first prizes. Walter Livingstonen Cutting took second prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Lenox and Pittsfield Society
Pittsfield Country Club
Berkshire Hunt
Pittsfield
David T. Dana
Walter Livingston Cutting
Wild ride of Deacon Ward tests new horse
Deacon Charles S. Ward of Jamaica Plain tests a new trotter after church. The horse bolts on a wild cross country dash from Forest Hills through Roslindale Dedham Norwood Walpole and North Attleboro before a final stop. Ward sustains only arm strain and is treated by Dr Bryar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Ward
Deacon Charles S. Ward
Jamaica Plain
Allendale Street
Jamaica Parkway
Forest Hills
Deacon
Parkway
Roslindale
Dedham
Norwood
Walpole
North
Attleboro
Dr. Bryar
Probed Labor’s Wages and Public Ownership Reports
New York July 7 The National Civic Federation commission on public ownership and operation issues two reports after two years of study in the United States and Europe. Professor John R Commons of Wisconsin University argues for municipal ownership while J W Sullivan cites political rot in some cities under both systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Civic Federation Commission On
Europe
John R. Commons
Wisconsin University
J. W. Sullivan
Clothing Trades Bulletin of
Commons
Sullivan
Municipal ownership and labor influence in public utilities
The commission led by Charles L. Edgar examined gas water electric lighting and street railways in several cities. It found eight hour days in most municipal utilities for 10 to 15 years, while private firms varied. Commons favors organized labor and warns that political pressure remains a risk in municipalization.
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Commission
Charles L. Edgar
Edison Electric & Illuminating Company of
Boston
United States
Norwalk
Richmond
Commons
America
Atlanta
Sullivan
General Draper Attacks Bounty Bill Veto
Milford July 7 Civil war veterans of Company B Twenty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry heard General W F Draper brother of Lieutenant Governor Draper condemn Governor Guilds veto of the bounty bill He urged veterans to seek court action if constitutional grounds exist rather than rely on executive decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Twenty-fifth
Massachusetts Infantry
Nimpuc Park
W. F. Draper
Draper
Guild
Foot identity linked to medical student in Newport mystery
John Sweeney a medical student living in Bowenville and studying in Baltimore confessed partial responsibility for the mystery of a woman's foot that troubled Fall River and Newport for 72 hours He said the foot belonged to him before his brother boxed it and tossed it from a New York steamer last Tuesday night It had been kept at college for study during vacations and later returned to the sea by the box on Rose Island Newport where a watchman found it at a torpedo station magazine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
John Sweeney
Bowenville
Baltimore
Newport
Doherty
Station 4
New York
Sweeney
Rose Island
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Promised Land
Bathhouse Commission
ST. Stephen’s
Dochester Catholic Club
J. A. M’blaney, JR
Bertha Dol
Land of the Free
Famous
National Civic Commission
Gen. Draper
Sale
Macallar Parker Company
Washington Street
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