Boston Inspector Probes Burlington Chinese Immigration Ring
Inspector from Boston investigates alleged illegal entry schemes involving Chinese merchants led by Sam Wah Kee and others. The case centers on bogus partner cards, batch arrivals, and reliance on biased witnesses at Burlington and Montreal, with ties to Boston firms and government officials.
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Boston
Converse J. Smith
Treasury
New England
Burlington
Scharf
New York
United States
Hitchcock
Joe’’ Miller
Smalley
Colonel Smalley
New York World
Sam Wah Kee Auch Shing Company
Eard
Montreal
Agent Smith
Sam Wah Kee
China
Post
Sam
Yee
May
Chinatown
Land of Flowers
Custom House
Federal Building
Cleveland
Russell
Quincy
Matthews
Robinson
State Committee
Josiah Quincy
Coveney
Vermont
Mr. Quincy
Colonel Coveney
Tragic finds and injuries by city hazards
An 8 year old boy Richard Donnelly died after falling from Burnham's wharf in South Boston as William Simpson and George M Flynn found him at 8:15 pm. A three month old infant found in a Lenox street carriage was sent to the Chardon street home. A four year old boy James Rooney was injured by a milk wagon near Tremont and Whitney. Five year old Martha Kerstings died from severe burns at City Hospital after her clothing caught fire from a gas stove at home.
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William Simpson
George M. Flynn
South Boston
Richard Donnelly
Burnham’s Wharf
Ninth Street
Vale
Eighth Street
Reilley
Division 12
Lenox Street
Highlands
James Rooney
Whitney Street
Roxbury
Tremont Street
Whitney
Martha Kerstings
City Hospital
Porter Street
Shamrock Hurling Club Faces Boston Challenge
Manager William McCarthy of the Shamrock Hurling Club spoke yesterday on a challenge from the Boston Hurling Club. He cited business pressures and said no Shamrock players are in the game on the Common except bona fide club members, promising a decisive answer on the New England championship after a few weeks.
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William McCarthy
Shamrock Hurling
Boston
McCarthy
Shamrock
New England
Honored Captain Sullivan Weds Miss Crowley in Back Bay
Captain Daniel T. Sullivan of Shamrock Hurling Club married Mary A. Crowley yesterday at St Cecilia's Church Back Bay. Rev John Downey performed the ceremony with John J Hickey as best man and Nellie Flynn bridesmaid. A large Shamrock Hurling Club turnout presented a marble clock. Reception followed at 188 West Third Street South Boston with numerous club members and guests in attendance. The couple will reside at home after Aug 1.
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Daniel T. Sullivan
Shamrock Hurling Club
Mary A. Crowley
St. Cecillia’s Church
Back Bay
John Downey
John J. Hickey
Nellie Flynn
West Third Street
South Boston
James J. Graham
William McCarthy
Mark B. O’shea
John J. O'Sullivan
Denis O’sullivan
John J. Knox
Cornelius Callaghan
John J. Hayes
Bartholomew O’sullivan
James Keohone
Daniel
Michael J. Young
Julia Canniffe
Mary White
Margaret O’sullivan
Mary Hallahan
Julia Sweeney
Margaret Daly
Mary Sweeney
Nellie Casey
Margaret Hallahan
Hannah Crowley
Theresa B. O’mahoney
Margaret Coughlin
Hannah Sexton
Mary McGovern
Margaret Fogarty
Nellie Kerrigan
Julia Keely
Bridget Lawton
Teresa Liston
Maggie O’rourke
Julia O’connor
Mary Hayes
Margaret O’connor
Katherine Crowley
Cain
Daniel Frank
Flaherty’s Career and Prison Record Revealed
Martin Flaherty, alleged shooter at the South Boston House of Correction, is described as a disreputable figure with a prior unsavory record but no major convictions. Officer McCaffrey commended at times yet exposed to danger. Flaherty’s altercation occurred near Colton street in 1892. His three year term has about a year and three months remaining. he lives with his grandmother at 48 West Second Street.
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Martin Flaherty
South Boston
Matthew Connolly
McCaffrey
Colton Street
Flaherty
West Second Street
New Bedford Weavers End Twenty-Two Week Strike
In a Weavers' Union meeting at New Bedford the No 6 Wamsutta Mill strike, lasting twenty two weeks, was declared off and a committee will seek terms from Mr Kent for workers to return.
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New Bedford
Weavers’ Union
Wamsutta Mill
Kent
Meigs Considers Boston Elevates Rail Plan Campaign
Captain Joe V Meigs returned from a week in the East and arrived from Lowell to discuss the coming election on Boston rapid transit. A conference with friends and ex representative Willard Howland is planned to map a campaign. Meigs supporters favor ward meetings and a possible public stump tour in support of his elevated railway system.
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Joe V. Meigs
Lowell
Boston
Willard Howland
Friends
Captain Meigs
Meigs
Everett Aldermen table plan for Shute Library commission
At last evening’s meeting the board tabled the mayor’s order to appoint five commissioners for the Glendale district Shute Public Library project. A request to petition the State Highway Commission to designate Broadway or Main street as a State road from the Boston line to Malden line was referred to the streets committee to consult the city solicitor on legal hearings.
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Everett Board of Aldermen
Shute Public Library
Glendale
State Highway Commission
Broadway
Main Street
Boston Line
Malden
Committee On
Franklin A O H Division 8 Elects New Officers
A largely attended meeting of Division 8 A. O. H. in Franklin elected William G. Cody as president Francis Murphy as vice president William H. Smiddy as recording secretary Bernard Callahan as financial secretary Lawrence E. Morrissey as treasurer Timothy Murphy as sergeant at arms Denis Fitzgerald as sentinel and Cornelius O Donoghue as corresponding secretary for the forthcoming term.
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Franklin
William G. Cody
Francis Murphy
William H. Smiddy
Bernard Callahan
Lawrence E. Morrissey
Timothy Murphy
Denis Fitzgerald
Sentinel
Cornelius O’donoghue
Dull Market Holds With Courage and Hope
A dull market session closed with pronounced irregularities as stock liquidation continued and long Chicago, Burlington & Quincy stock appears to be rising. The Pullman arbitration stance is seen as a test of individual rights while bonds show mixed movements and freight totals drop sharply year over year.
Industrials Celebrate Safe Return at Equity Union Rooms
At the Equity Union rooms last night the Industrials held full sway and capered about with gleeful delight at the good time they were having. It was their grand entertainment, given as the official announcement of their safe return, and they rendered all the popular songs of the day, while they kept a constant eye on the door to size up the number of dimes that were drifting that way. Everybody said it was a success, and all are happy.
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Equity Union
Waltham Board appoints new Inspector of Plumbing
The Waltham Board of Health appointed A. Lincoln Moody practical plumber as successor to E. N. Quinn, dropped earlier for department retrenchment. The office salary is $1000. The Great Northern Railway resumes work after a week long strike, with Mr. W. W. Fordham and others credited for reopening.
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Waltham Board of Health
E. N. Quinn
A. Lincoln Moody
Great Northern
Great Northern Railway Company
W. W. Fordham
Park urged to keep Castle Island open daily
Arthur H. Wilson of 64 East Broadway, South Boston, writes to the Post urging park commissioners to keep Castle Island open to the public from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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Arthur H. Wilson
East Broadway
Boston
The
Post
Park Commissioners
Castle Island
Boston Stock Exchange Daily Market Report
Official report details the day’s highest and lowest prices and the closing figures with bid and asked prices. The July 10 report lists intraday highs and lows, final settlement, and market activity for the Boston Stock Exchange.
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Boston Stock Exchange
Am Cot Oil
Atchison Ae
Canadian Pac
Eee
Ches & Ohio
Chicago GaSic
Esscocss
T274
D&e G
Erie
Ia Lake Shore
Louis & Nash
Missouri Pac
Alb & Ch
NY & NE
Ctfs
NY O& W
Nor Pac
Northwestern
Pacific Mail
Rich & WP
Rock Island
Southern Pac
SE Paw
St P & Om
Tenn Cc&ts
Texas Pac .S
Wabash
Who&Leb
Front of Water Front Sees Ships Refit and New Parasite Find
The three masted schooner Frank W Howe of Boston had her bottom examined after colliding with Edward F Marshfield and will be cleaned and painted. City of Bridgeport in dry dock to receive a new wheel, Lancastrian's master change brings seven day twenty hour Boston to Liverpool run, fastest freight time. A two foot whale sucker fish, a parasite of whales, with flat head and adhesive head, was brought ashore by the Actress off Cape Cod for display by fish dealer Mr McManus.
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Frank W. Howe
Boston
Edward F. Marshfield
Burnham
Howe
City of Bridgeport
Simpson
Muir
Liverpool
Boston Light
Kinsale
McManus
Atlantic Avenue
Cape Cod
Naval Brigade denies New York cruiser practice for a week
The Naval Battalion of Boston is not to have the cruiser New York for a week as rumored. Mr. L O Garrett says New York and Boston battalions will practice in the same week, with New York presenting a silver service to the ship. Practices will last three days, and no ship has been assigned yet.
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Naval
Boston
New York
L. O. Garrett
Naval Brigade
Shipping News Arrivals and Towing Details Listed
Shipping news reports arrivals at port including Steamer Lancastrian from Liverpool, State of Maine from St John New Brunswick, City of Bangor from Bangor, Portland from Portland, George A. Chafee from Gloucester, and towings by Gladiator with barges George Moon and Samuel Kk. Other vessels include Schooners Clifford from Arecibo, Benjamin C Frith from Turks Island, Lizzie B Howard from River Herbert, Genius from Le Cain, Richard from Mete an, William K Park from Norfolk, and Lancaster from Philadelphia towing Kohinoor. Also Elihu Thomson and Roman listed with Philadelphia tows and Liverpool traffic.
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Lancastrian
Muir
Liverpool
State of Maine
Colby
St. John
N. B
City of Bangor
Ingraham
Bangor
Portland
Snowman
George A. Chafee
Godfrey
Gloucester
Gladiator
George Moon
Samuel Kk
Spring
New York
Clifford
Ham
Arecibo
P. R
A. Winsor & Son
Benjamin C. Frith
Thomaston
Fales
Turks Island
L. Davenport
Lizzie B. Howard
River Herbert
le Cain
Clementsport
F. Richard
Thibodeau
Metean
William K. Park
Lake
Norfolk
Lancaster
Robinson
Philadelphia
Kohinoor
Elihu Thomson
Hanson
Merriam
Roman
Lewis
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Play Partners
Burlington Port
Sullivan
Franklin A. O. H
Burlington & Quincy
Pullman Company
Atchison General Mortgage
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Mercantile Trust Company
Union Trust Company
Atchison
Chicago
Chicago & Northern Pacific 1St Trust Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paulists
Chicago & Pacific
New York, Ontario & Western
Northern Pacific
St. Louis Southwestern Ists
New York & New England
Odell
Loring
New England Treasury
West Shore
Reading
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Reinhart
Atchison, Topeka & Sante FE Railroad System
ST. Louis & San On Railway
SYS
York Boston
NEW York & NE
England Railroad Company
Manhattan Trust Company
Nassau Street
New York City
OLD Colony Trust Company
Ames Building
Mass
John I. Waterbury
Henry W. Cannon, T. Jefferson Coolidgre, Jr
the Industrials’ Entertainment
Nmioney
Weinman & Co., Stock and Grain Brokers
State St
N. Y
R. R. Construction
BAY State Construction CO
Phosphate
Florida
R. R. Company
Charles A. Rocers
Pearl St
Waltham
Cia&syoss
LE & St L
West End
Steer
Z & Are
Bost & Troy
Ciresy
Ny&ne T R
Cates Va
Een
Union Pac
Eeee
Maverick
Ata Eee
San Diego
Am Bell
Dom Coal
Eree
U_ S
Western Union
Westinghouse
St Wayne
Batopilas Mining
Newport Land
Pt Lang
Occ
Cumberland & Osceola Mining
McKay & Bigelow Heeling
Ener
LOS Witt
Tous Cvs
Dunkin Mining
National Tube Works
NEW York Stock
Traders’ Stock Exchange
Devonshire Street
GANT
Shipping News
Pr. Hallock & Co
Dr. Hallock & Co
Dr. Hallock
Court St
White Star Line
Royal Mail
Queenstown
Teutonic
Majestic
E.g
BEA, Adams & CO
Corner Broad St
Red Star Line
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
A. Adams & CO
Warren Line
Kansas
Otoman
tAngloman
Sachem
Sagamore
Michigan
Fitchburg
Charlestown
Warren & Co
Milk Street
Railroads
Boston & Maine
R.R
City Ticket Office
Washington St
Corner State St
Union Station
Augusta
Sundiva
Bar Warrior
Concorn
N. H
Upper Roads
Lewiston
Manchester
Halifax
Provinces
Saturay
St. Stephen
St. Andrews
North Conway
Intervale
Glen
Crawfords
Fabyana
Twin Mountain
Whitefield
Jefferson
Grand Trunk Rrebs
Maine Central
Wiscasset
Rockland
Quebec
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest
Bar Arbors
Millbridge
Joneaport
Machiasport
Eastport
Calais
Tremont
Astrology
J. F. Johnson
Tremont Row
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Dedham
of Norfolk
David B. Sears
Brookline
Hyde Park
Fred H. Fowler
Suffolk
Samuel Fessenden
Court House
Pemberton Square
Robert E. Maguire
Herbert T. Townsend
Middlesex
East Cambridge
S. B. Dibble
West End Supply CO
George H. Ryther
Cunard Line
Cunard Wharf
East Aston
Pavonia
Cephalonia
Catalonia
Scythia
Bothnia
England
Ireland
Scotland
Alexander Martin
Concord
Plymouth
Littleton and
Fabyans
Lebanon
White River Junction
Bristol
Claremont
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Newport
Sherbrooke
Norwich
Manover
Thetford
Bradford
Newbury
Montpelier
Warlington
Boston Air Line
American Line
Southampton
London
Havre
International Navigation CO
Bowling Green
Les H. Palmer
Old State House
Baltimore
Vaffic
Mad
Fitchburg Railroad
Causeway Street
Hoosac Tunnel
North Adams
Williamstown
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Utica
Binghamton
Hornellsville
Elmira
Syracuse
Rochester
Watertown
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Points
Fast Express
Winghamton
Pacific Express
Lake Champlain
Keene, Bellows Falls
White River Jct
Rutland
Whitehall
Fort Edward
Glens Falls
Plattaburgh
Adirondacks
St. Albans
Malone
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
And
Canada
Vario
Suffet
Lowe
Coutseols elMmployers
Washinton Street
Caseway Street
J. R. Watson
Boston & Albany Railroad
CAER
Wagner
IL. S
M.S. R
M.C. R
Sleper
Toledo
Wagner Buffet
Michigan Central Ik
Michigan Central RK. R
Lenaves
Chicgo
Wadner
M. Cc. RR
Hartford
New Maven
Springfield Linc
New York Limited
Springfield
Kneeland St
Gen
Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Line
Spartan
Central Wharf
Parthian
Charleston
Savannah
Wilmington
West
F. P. Wing
B. Sampson
Mgr
State Street
Fiske Bldg
New England and
Savanna
Lewis Wharf
Eveheywy
New York & New England Railroad
Metropolitan Steamship Company and
Sound Lines
Ocean Steamship Com
Washington & St
Barnard
Agts
Atlantic Ave
Yarmouth Steamship Co
Yarmouth
N.S
Nova Scotia
J. F. Spinney
W. H. Eaves
Washington Street
Raymond & Whitcomb
Thomas Cook & Son
Washingcom Forest
John G. Hall & Co
Chatham Street
Spruce Lumber
Alpheus M. Stetson
Kilby Street
Clark
Cestice Normanpien
E. WM. Gahan
Columbus Ave
Hill
Tremont St
Cor
Northampton
Gerrude Fayne
Boylston St
American Bell Telephone Company
William R. Driver
Black Wonder Gold & Silver Mining CO
International Trust Co
Board of Directors
Joseph H. Allen
Treas
Massachusetts State House
Charles Brigham
Beacon Hill Place
John D. Long
C. Everett, Clark
WM. Endicott, JR
State House
New Flaven and
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Park Square Station
Philadee Via
PHIA
Bal Anster Ste
Washington
Maryland
Colonial Express
Federal Express
York Haven
Fall River Line
Bay State Limited
Shore Line Express
Gill Edge
Midnight Express
Shoreline
Providence
Stonington
Fall River
bNew Bedford
Kneeland Street Station
Abington
Duxbury
aNewport
Bedford
Provincetown
Theatham
Boston & Albany
Marlboro
Fitchburg and
Leominster
Warior
Old House
Park Square
Kneeland Street
L. H. Palmer
Geo L. Connor
E.G. Allen
A. D, Kendall
Paas
Trafic
Pass
Onghlse Gig Agency
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