Robbery Follows Shawmut Avenue Fire At Apartment
After a blaze at 26 Shawmut Avenue, the Carrolls on the second floor found silverware and wedding gifts missing from their flat valued at $50. Police and fire crews saved residents and pets, with Officer Gaffney and Curtis Sulham lauded for rescue efforts as investigations begin into the fire and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
Shawmut Avenue
Milford Street
Craven
Dobson
William P. Gaffney
Tremont Temple Eyes Rev. P. S. Henson as Successor
Tremont Temple members favor Rev. P. S. Henson D D of Brooklyn N Y as likely replacement for Dr Lorimer. Henson praised as popular pastor and capable administrator and preacher with broad experience. Rev W J Williamson of St Louis also considered a possible selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
P. S. Henson
D. D
Ofrooklyn
N. Y
Lorimer
Henson
W. J.williamson
St. Louis
Brotherhood Lodge Installs Officers After Session
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen Bay State Lodge 102 met at Union Hall with members from East Cambridge Braintree Quincy Readville Brockton and Dedham. Eighteen applicants took the obligation and three degrees. eight more applications were received for next meeting. Michael Kemmitt retired as president after three terms and reviewed union progress. Officers installed included Edward J. Trainor president William Nye vice president J R Fitzgerald recording secretary P J Cronin financial secretary John Drysden treasurer George Bush sergeant at arms Gustavus Smith chaplain Owen Hagan. J R Fitzgerald elected delegate to the national convention in St Louis in September with P Cronin as alternate. The session ended with a reception and collation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Trainor
William Nye
J. R. Fitzgerald
P. J. Cronin
John Drysden
George Bush
Gustavus Smith
Owen Hagan
St. Louis
P. J
London Honorary Artillery Guests Visit Boston
Secretary of State Hay orders courtesies for the Honourable Artillery Company of London arriving on the Mayflower October 2 as guests of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston. Lieutenant Colonel the Right Honourable Earl of Denbigh leads. Events include visits to Providence and West Point, with receptions at Horticultural Hall and Symphony Hall and a return banquet at Hotel Somerset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Honourable Artillery Company of
London
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston
Earl of
Honourable Artillery Company of London
Armory
Avenue
Providence
R. I
First Light Infantry
British Naval and Military Association
Fall
Horticultural Hall
Symphony Hall
Honourable Artillery Company
West Point
New York City
Washington
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Country Club
Victorian Club
Hotel Somerset
England
Child Hurt After Rolling From Fire Escape
George Donini a 12 year old boy of 43 Portland Street is at the Relief station with contusions to the head and internal injuries after falling from a home fire escape while seeking relief from the heat yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Donini
Portland Street
Two Fatal Lockjaw Cases Tied to Toy Pistols
Fall River reports Antone Pellet, 12, dying at City Hospital from lockjaw after a hand injury from a July 4 pistol shot. An anti-toxin treatment failed. Exeter records John Dobson, 13, also succumbing to lockjaw after a July 4 hand wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Antone Pellet
Exeter
N. H
John Dobson
Increase in Drunk Arrests Reported Over Week
An uptick in drunken arrests was reported. The prior week recorded 141 arrests, rising to 177 by 8 am yesterday. Of the recent total 66 were non residents while 111 were city residents.
Hinckley Thrown From Carriage After Runaway
John Hinckley of 44 Union Park street was jolted from his carriage at Glendale street and Columbia road. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and serious injuries to head and body. By-standers stopped the horse. Hinckley was taken to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hinckley
Union Park Street
Glendale Street
Columbia Road
Hinckley
Glenway Street
Mr. Hinckley
Labor Union Divides Into Separate Laborer Body
The Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers' Union voted to split into two bodies after a wage dispute. Laborers will form their own union to better secure conditions. temporary officers include Timothy Egan as president and John McAvoy as vice president. A Sunday session at Union Hall will draft by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artificial Stone and
Union Hall
Timothy Egan
John McAvoy
John O'Donnell
J. H. Johnson
James Coffey
John B. Buckley
Laborers’ Union
Sanitary Department Union Plans Picnic After Meeting
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Employees' Union held a Wells Memorial meeting where 32 applicants were admitted and officers reported strong finances. President Gallagher former President Dowing and Secretary Shaughnessy spoke on union plans, with Charles McCance providing music. Centennial Grove picnic tickets total 2940, indicating a highly successful excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary and
Wells Memorial Building
Treasury
P. Gallagher
Dowing
P. H. Shaughnessy
Charles McCance
Centennial Grove
Boston Bartenders Rule to Maintain Business Agent Post
The Boston Bartenders Association voted almost unanimously to keep Thomas F. Mooney as business agent. He has served three years as agent and four years earlier as financial secretary, continuing to handle member employer disputes. The union, flourishing, includes nearly all Boston bartenders with a stable treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bartenders’ Association
Thomas F. Mooney
Ars
Boston
Local Labor Notes from Bricklayers and Related Unions
Joint committees of Unions 3 and 27 report bricklayers satisfied with the strike for a cents an hour raise and see no need to answer the Master Masons Association. Carpet Upholsterers Union notes many new members as draft nears full organization in Boston. Boston Gratary and Provision Clerks Union 160 bids farewell to president John J Tobin business agent H Joseph Quinn and delegates bound for the national convention in Zanesville Ohio tomorrow with Culkin acting in Quinns absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Masons’ Association
Boston
Boston Gratary and Provision Clerks’ Union 160
John J. Tobin
H. Joseph Quinn
Thomas J. Giblin
Zanesville
P. J. Culkin
Weber Speaks On Hebrew Status In Russia At Chautauqua
John B. Weber of Buffalo, former immigration commissioner, addressed the Hebrew Chautauqua in Atlantic City on the plight of Jews in Russia. He described Jews as aliens and targets of oppression under autocracy, urging U S protest and highlighting the moral and legal rights to oppose Russian policy. He urged patience with refugees and stressed a hopeful future for their children as American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
John B. Weber
Buffalo
N. Y
Port of New York
Congress
Europe
Russia
Weber
United States
Relief fund totals rise in Kishineff aid drive
The Kishineff relief committee reports 192,500 roubles from America and 363,700 roubles from Russia, bringing total receipts to 736,500 roubles with 461,500 roubles spent. Projected future expenditure is at least 350,000 roubles. One rouble equals 51.6 cents in American money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Kishineff Relief Committee
America
Russia
Bas
Six Alarm Fire at United States Hotel Causes Flurry
Firemen battled six alarms last evening with three false. real damage under $100. An awning on the United States Hotel third story ignited by a discarded cigar caused excitement as guests fled in heat. Fire was confined to the awning. no serious injuries reported and alarms proved largely false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Sulham
Angora
Marka Tevriz
Hugh O’brien
Boston
David Peyser
United States
Charlestown
Myrtle Street
Kate Robinson
W. Marshall
Engine 8
Hancock School
Prince Street
Salem Street
Morris Fish
Tim Healy Sheds Gift Hat After Ten Years
Tim Healy reveals he wore a new silk hat sent from Alexandria Louisiana after a parliamentary scuffle in 1893. He kept it for a decade but discarded the gift saying the old topper had become a familiar joke and the hat size was never provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tim Healy
House of Commons
Healy
Corporation of
Alexandria
Mr. Healy
Louisiana
Bernhardt Urges American Theatre For Paris
Mme Sarah Bernhardt says Paris lacks an up-to-date American-style theatre and urges American capitalists to finance a commodious venue worthy of world class artists. She cites Baltic and German theatres as luxurious models and notes the demand from Americans in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Paris
Berle Preaches in His Old Pulpit After Resignation
The Rev A A Berle former pastor of Brighton Congregational Church preached at Union Park Chicago for the first time since resigning last October. He urged unity between intellectual training and spiritual discipline, warning that not all mental powers are vital and stressing moral development, conscience, and godliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Congregational Church
A. A. Berle
Union Park Congregational Church
Chicago
James
Harvard
Sunday Sabbath Sermon Fears Loss of Moral Tone
The Rev M D Kneeland at Roxbury Presbyterian Church warns that Sunday golf and other Sabbath relaxations threaten open saloons gambling and Sunday baseball He argues reverence for the Sabbath protects property values citizenship and the nation's moral foundation urging keeping the day sacred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Kneeland
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Revere Beach
Ethics of the Trusts and the Trades Union sermon
The Rev. A. C. Dixon, at Ruggles Street Baptist Church, warned wealth may corrupt character and condemned capital combinations and unions that crush individuals. He cited Cornelius Vanderbilt and urged religion in labor talks to curb strikes and unfair lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Dixon
Trust
Trades Union
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Dixon
Federation of Labor
Man hurt after bicycle plunge from building staging
Aidan McNeil, a helper for the American Express Company on Albany Street, fell from a staging during additions to a stable around 6 30 yesterday morning. He sustained a broken right arm and body contusions and was taken to Emergency Hospital. He lives at 26 Dean Avenue Roxbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McNeil
Mr. McNeil
American Express Company
Albany Street
Blondin
Dean Avenue
Roxbury
Anglo Saxon versus Latin race clash at Boyne anniversary
The Rev. Mr. Crane proclaims the Anglo Saxon race will prevail over the Latin, praising Bible teaching and Protestant England. About 900 in attendance at the church, with 500 Orangemen in uniform and 400 congregants, as the Boyne battle anniversary celebration proceeds amid applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
France
Republic
England
North America
Root Confers With President At Sagamore Hill
Secretary Root visits President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to discuss departmental matters likely including army contracts the Alaskan boundary and Philippines issues before Root sails for England to oversee the Alaskan Boundary Commission. He may stay through tomorrow evening. Roosevelt attends morning services with daughter Ethel and greets old acquaintances after church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Root
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Ethel
Philippines
England
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Presbyterian Church
Christ Episcopal ,Church
Burglaries Reported Across Cambridge
Cambridge police report multiple recent burglaries. George T Briggs’s home on 335 Columbia Street was robbed around 4 50 yesterday morning, with silverware marked G T B and $20 stolen. Manuel Bethan’s 8 Hampshire Street store had a door panel broken but the thieves fled. Robert D Orchard’s 88 Berkshire Street house was entered and a silver watch chain and bloodstone ring taken. Mrs Lundquist of 114 Tremont Street reported a late Saturday night break in and a large sum of money stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
George T. Briggs
Columbia Street
Mr. Briggs
Manuel Bethan
Hampshire Street
Robert D. Orchard
Berkshire Street
Lundquist
Tremont Street
Water Works Men Demand Fulfillment of Promises
Boston Water Works Employees' Union met and admitted 21 applicants and named a committee to plan the annual picnic. The group stated that city water department officials have not fulfilled promises and urged prompt action by department representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Water Works Employees’ Union
City of Boston Water Department
Lawson schooner proves dividends despite critics
The seven master Thomas W. Lawson has completed seven trips in seven months since loading at Baltimore and transferring to the Norfolk and Newport News route, earning $36,160 in dividends and an estimated $62,124 yearly. Officials note improvements in harbor ships and port facilities as new customs offices and a sunlit Long wharf structure rise, while other vessels like Chandler, Winnisimmet, and Ethelwold navigate repairs and cargo deliveries amid busy harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
John G. Crowley
Lawson
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Chandler
Hamlin
Long Island Sound
Long Wharf
Emily
Fred Stubbs
Uncle Samuel
Comfort
Treasury Department
Dominion-Atlantic Railway
Customs
State Street
Narrows
Ethelwold
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Central Pier
Admiral Dewey
Columbian
Masters
Grand Junction Pier
Boston
London
Morgan Combine
Montreal
Philadelphia
New York
Cape Ann
City of Gloucester
Gloucester
Philadel
Phia
King Philip
Prince Arthur
Yarmouth
St. Croix
St. John
N. B
Nantucket
Chattahoochee
Old Dominion
T Wharf
Nellie G. Angams
John A. Allen
Evelyn L. Smith
Liverpool
Warren
Michigan
Bynon
Charlestown
Frank Rafferty
New York City
Chichester
Lewis Pier
Jacksonville
Charleston
Florence
Barry
Wales
Furness
Rotterdam
Landsman
Shipping News Miniature Almanac July 13
Readable almanac style shipping brief with arrivals and sailings. Lists steamers Michigan Eynon Prince George Polar and others with cargoes and passengers to various ports, plus dawn and sunset data and tides. Notes Chatham and Boston shipping movements and a weather note on the Michigan voyage to Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Eynon
Liverpool
Warren & Co
United States Torpedo Boat
Dale
St. Croix
Thompson
St. John
N. B
C. K E. Laechler
Prince Arthur
Kinney
Yarmouth
N. 8
J. F. Masters
Nantucket
March
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
Indian
Thacher
Philadelphia
Frank P. Wing
Kiowa
Chichester
Jacksonville
Charleston
New York
William P. Clyde & Co
Chattahoochee
Lewis
FE. H. Downing
Old Dominion
Burton
Toy 8
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
Mass
City of Gloucester
Ober
Nottingham
Tingle
Port Johnson
BR. R
Newburyport
C. W. Morse
Hansen
Forest Belle
Ellenville
Thomas L. Parker
Scranton
Pierce
Hoboken
Chemung and Hatteras
George M. Winslow
Natty
Clara
Edgewater
N. J
Eckley
Salem
Tacony
Ritson
Qettysburg
Cummings
Newburgr
Catawissa
Sansen
Mark Hammond
Pallas
Kemp
Portland
Schooners Evolution
Bowdrot
New
Richmond
P. Q
Emma E. Potter
Walker
Clementsport
Bonnie Doone
Hayes
Anna
McLean
Harold Ll. Berry
Hanna
Kennebec
Smith
Cailed
Wind Northwest
Prince George
Polar
Louisburg
C. B
Underwriter
Montreal
Boswell
Datisie
City of Montreal
Newport News
Gettysburg
Eagle Hill
Kalinia
Oak Hill
Lackawanna
Pohatcong
Dunlo
Malvern
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Edward Carroll
Carroll
Post
Kingston Knitting Company
Kingston Street
Gilbert Craven
George Ramos
Adams Express Company
Theodore Goulin
Hill & Dunshee
DR. Henson
Brooklyn
Carmen's Union
Labor Union
DR. Berle
Kneeland
Trusts and Trade Unions
Shipping News
Chatham
Horatio Haff
Seaboard
Kerstaw
Agore
Seal
Monarch
Phi
North Star
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