Would Not Live With Him Dedrick Attempts Suicide in Charlestown
A 37 year old Charlestown man, Thomas Dedrick, tried to shoot himself on the steps of 886 Main street. He reported he wished to die after losing his job and his wife refused to return. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dedrick
Main Street
Charlestown
McPherson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dedrick
Cambridge Street
Cambridgeport
Mr. Dedrick
Mullen
Rowley
East
Cambridge
Coveney
Providence
English Golfer Beaten in Newport Match
In Newport Illinois on July 17 W F Davis defeated W Parks Jr ex British champion by one hole in a nine hole course played four times over a day. Davis won $100 while Parks earned $26. Parks led early in the third round by one, but Davis passed him in the fourth.
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Newport
R. IL
W. F. Davis
W. Parks, Jr
Great Britain
Davis
Parks
Excursion from Boston to Narragansett Pier Saturday
A special train from Park Square station of the New York New Haven Hartford line departs at 9 15 am Saturday July 20 and returns by 8 pm. Narragansett Pier offers a mile long white sand beach superb ocean views and ample hotels making it a premier summer resort with tickets on sale at No 8 Old State House and Park Square station at a low round trip rate of 1 2.
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Boston
Narragansett Pier
Park Square
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
No. 8
Old State House
Park Square Staten
Salisbury results show multiple seat gains and losses
The report lists Liberal and Conservative tallies across districts including Tower Hamlets Bow and Bromley Bermondsey Swansea Oxford Leeds Lancashire Camberwell Rotherhithe Lime House Dewsbury Hull Glasgow Middlesbrough Stepney Glasgow St Rollox Hull Leeds Paisley Gravesend Dulwich Leeds central Peckham Merthyr Tydvil and other divisions with margins, gains or losses, indicating Liberal losses and Conservative gains in many areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Hamlets
Bow and Bromley
Lionel Holland
J. A. M. MacDonald
Southwark
Bermondsey
A. Lafone
R. V. Barrow
Swansea Town
J. T. D. Lewellyn
R. D. Burnie
Oxford
Viscount Valentia
T. H. Kingerlee
Leeds
W. L. Jackson
H. S. Baines
Lancashire
W. Southport
George N. Curzon
Herbert Naylor-Leyland
Camberwell
North
Major Dalbiac
E. H. Bayley
Mr. Palmer
Dalbiac
Bayley
Rotherhithe
C. MacDona
Ambrose Pomeroy
Hull
J. R. Firbank
Clarence Smith
Glasgow
College
J. Stirling Maxwel
Sir C. Cameron
Middlesborough
H. Wilson
Colonel Sadler
Mill End
S. C
Harrington
J. Haysman
Stepney
W. H. Dickinson
East
Thomas R. Leaty
J. D. Power
Whitechapel
S. Montague
W. H. Porter
Paisley
W. Dunn
G. Smith
Dulwich
J. B. Maple
Mr. Clarke
Gerald W. Balfour
Ireland
Lenf. Jones
Peckham
F. G. Banbury
Clements
Merthyr Tydvil
D. A. Thomas
W. Pritchard Morgan
H. C. Lewis
Allen Upward
Alfred Davis
Evan Lewis
Thomas
Mr. Morgan
B. F. Williams
Police Promotions Change Ranks in City Stations
General Order No 279 announced at roll call last evening promotes Sergeant William O Libby to lieutenant at Station 7 after Kendall’s death. Patrolman Edwin Piper becomes sergeant, Walter E Bruce promoted to sergeant at Station 9, and several patrolmen named as reserve officers for Station 16. Promotions effective Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police
William O. Libby
Kendall
Edwin Piper
Special Street Squad
Libby
Walter E. Bruce
John W. Doherty
George L. Pendleton
John Flynn
Jeremiah J. Haggerty
Frederick Heath
Matthew Kingston
Thomas McTrennan
William J. Noonan
Patrick J. O'Neil
Charles B. Ryan
John J. Smith
Wheeled Endeavorers Ride Concord Pilgrimage in 1900s Boston
Three hundred Christian Endeavorers wheeled from Boston to Concord for a Lexington and Concord excursion. The route traced Paul Revere’s ride with a large, well-decorated convoy passing Medford West Medford and Arlington, receiving welcomes, speeches, and a lemonade lunch.
The Colonial Rage Exhibition at Paine Furniture
A noted rise in Colonial architecture fuels demand for furnishings. Paine Furniture Company hosts an exhibition of Colonial wood mantels showcasing early and late period characteristics. The display is worth visiting for enthusiasts.
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Paine Furniture Company
Ended Endeavorers Leave Maine Visitors Dwindle
The Christian Endeavorers show on the streets waned with less than 5000 outsiders remaining in the area chiefly from New York and Pennsylvania. Most from New England states returned home, Massachusetts residents staying, while others dispersed. Departing traffic swelled depots, graveyards opened by health board drew thousands, tents on the Common stayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavorers
New England
Union Station
Board of Health
Cut This Out And Come Quick For Fine Clothes Sale
Readable ad fragment promises deep discounts on men’s dress pants and suits. Mentions English Serge and Clay Suits, Cheviot Suits, and coats with prices slashed. Indicates store hours and opening date, but text is partially garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montes
Endeavorers Ride Through Lexington to Concord on 48 Mile Route
The Endeavorers traveled with lemonade. flags marked tablets along the route. In East Lexington an escort offered guide services to all historic sites with a hour stop. They started for Concord at 12 15 and reached Boston about 6 30 after 48 miles. Eleven ministers joined the line from various regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Concord
Boston
Delegation of 20 Christian Unionists visits Plymouth
Steamer Baltimore from Boston brings a 20 member Christian Unionists delegation to Plymouth. They dined at the Universalist Church and visited local sights, with plans for a service at Plymouth Rock canceled due to limited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Baltimore
Boston
Universalist Church
Plymouth Rock
Worcester Excursionists Attend Grocers and Butchers Meet
A party of over three thousand ex cursionists gathered at the Worcester beach under the Grocers and Butchers Association auspices. About 2500 rode the first boat, aided by the Worcester Brass Band, with nearly 1000 swimming despite cold weather. The Massachusetts American Electric Light Association held its annual reunion at the Atlantic House with officers named. A special New York, New Haven & Hartford train brought the group for an inspection of the new electric system, followed by a luncheon and music. The Morrill Leather Company of Boston plans a complimentary dinner next Saturday for a firm member A T Gaessien, with about sixty attendees from that guild.
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Grocers’ and Butchers’ Association of
Worcester
Worcester Brass Band
Massachusetts American Electric Light Association
Atlantic House
F. A. Gilbert
Boston
Theodore C. Bates
C. S. Edgar
Edison Company
Coggswell
Fitchburg
C. C. Fry
Lynn
Richardson
North Adams
J. L. Almy
Salem
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Music Hall
Morrill Leather Company of
A. T. Gaessien
Widow of East Boston Victim Urged Support Fund
An editorial in the Post urges raising a fund for the destitute widow of John W. Wills, the East Boston victim. It notes 117 dollars collected to date from Boston charitable contributions, aims to ease the family’s hardship, and lists several donors and amounts toward the Webster Avenue home support.
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Post
East Boston
John W. Wills
Boston
Webster Avenue
I. Sutton
Mrs. Wills
Dea Eeeseers
M. Hilli
Massachusetts Clothing Company
Bernard M. Wolf
John H. M
Hee UC E Eer Teak Begaceman and Comertior
Donation to Mrs Wills relief fund from South End Boston
To the Editor of the Post: In closed you will find $1 for the relief fund of Mrs. Wills. You are always the first to assist in a good cause. Your kindness to that poor widow cannot but be RRR or by all good citizens in her present trouble and need. South End, Boston, July 17, M. M.
Massachusetts Clothing Co donation to Mrs Wills relief fund
Bernard M Wolf of Boston sends a $10 check to be added to the relief fund for Mrs Wills and family. He asks the recipient to include the amount in the ongoing fundraising for their aid. The letter is dated July 17 and bears the sender's Massachusetts Clothing Company letterhead.
Message to Editor on Widow Wills Benefit Request
A letter from Sutton dated July 16 at Boston requests information or action for the benefit of Mrs. Wills, widow of a man killed in East Boston.
Gove Returns to Lynn Bride-to-Be After Missing Groom
William H. Gove, who vanished days before his Lynn June 29 wedding to Barbara A. Duke, returns in frail health with memory restored. He recounts a journey ending in Lynnfield and Peabody before reuniting with his fiancée, who is jubilant as their postponed wedding is deemed imminent.
Forgery suspect Steele brought to Boston by inspectors
Inspectors Houghton and Harris arrived from New York with Owen Mott alias Maxey Steele who faces four forgery charges and as many counts of uttering forged checks. Steele resisted return to Boston, writ of habeas corpus was issued for July 2 but withdrawn. He and Richard O. Davis, jailed in Charles Street, linked to Fisher-Darlington gang alleged to have swindled Boston banks of 20000 with bogus cashier’s checks. Steele due in court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton and
Harris
New York
Owen Mott
Maxey Steele
Steele
Colonel Campbell
Boston
Morton
Campbell
Superior Court
Jefferson Market Prison
Houghton
Richard O. Davis
Charles Street
Fisher-Darlington
Baltimore
Davis
First National Bank of New Bedford
Boy Run Down by Train Loses Both Legs in East Boston
Eleven year old Royal C Mugford of 292 Chelsea Street East Boston had both legs crushed by a Boston and Maine train in the outer yards yesterday afternoon. Conductor John Bell was in charge. Mugford slipped while attempting to board near Brooks street and the last car passed over his legs. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where both legs were amputated below the knees. Doctors said his chances of recovery were doubtful at an early hour this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal C. Mugford
Chelsea Street
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
John Bell
Brooks Street
Mugford
Massachusetts General Hospital
Weavers Vote to Return at Hamilton Mills Over Rooms
In Amesbury on July 17 a strike among 375 weavers at Hamilton Mills neared end with a 48 to 46 vote to resume work if they receive their own rooms. A two person committee was sent to Agent M W Quinn who deferred to Overseer Yates who refused to decide. Quinn noted that about a third of 1710 looms were running and warned he would not discharge the operating workers. Strikers may return by Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Hamilton Mills
Bahan Hall
M. W. Quinn
Quinn
Yates
District Assembly 30 of the K of L Faces Suspension
Reports say District Assembly No 30 stands under formal suspension order from Washington, with officers denying full surrender while factions debate charter and property fate. Ex secretary-treasurer and ex-master workman dodge comment as Bishop asserts control powers and plans actions. A special meeting on the 30th will tally locals on surrender or reorganization proposals.
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District Assembly No. 30
K. of L
D. A. 30
District Assembly
No. 30
Michael J. Bishop
Boston
Washington
Collins
John W. Hayes
Order of the K. of L
Padden
Workman
Bishop
D. A
The Horsesmiths Strike at Flynn’s Works
The Horsesmiths Union continues a strike at James Flynn's works as committees watch trains and jobs to prevent out of town help. Officers say four men imported from New York were sent back, while Philadelphia reports six more will reach Boston today and be aided on arrival. Flynn demands sixty days to consider proposals, rejected by the Building Trades Council committees eager for settlement.
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James Flynn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Wages to be advanced at Riverside Mills on Aug 6
Notices posted at Riverside Mills Olneyville announce wage advances for August 6. Further particulars will be announced later.
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Providence
Riverside Mills
Olneyville
Mills named as first struck in Fall River bout
Fall River July 17 no official notice as to which mills will be struck next Monday but it is understood seven companies will be first sufferers. Wampanoag two mills Stafford two mills Merchants two mills Durfee three mills Union three mills Mechanics one mill King Philip three mills
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Fall River
Wampanoag
Stafford
Merchants
Durfee
Union
Mechanics
King Philip
Six workers strike for raise at Woodbury Bros factory
Beverly on July 17 six bottom finishers at Woodbury Bros struck for a dollar raise from $9 to $10 a week. A conference with the superintendent failed to grant the demand. The two leaders were discharged while others were offered rehire or discharge. They returned to work at the city’s largest factory, which employs nearly 2000 men at full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Woodbury Bros
Labor Union 6064 Picnic At North Weymouth
The Federal Labor Union 6064 A F of L sanitary and street cleaning department held its second annual picnic at Lovell's Grove North Weymouth. Proceeds fund the beneficiary and sick fund. Invited guests included Senator W H McMorrow Representative Thomas Fallon Superintendent Cram Phil A Jackson Major Young James F Halliburton P J Connolly Jere Watson Councilman Gaddis Representative Shaw and J P Claff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Labor Union
A. F. of L
Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department
Lovell’s Grove
North Weymouth
W. H. McMorrow
Thomas Fallon
Cram
Phil A. Jackson
Major Young
James F. Halliburton
P. J. Connolly
Jere Watson
Gaddis
Shaw
J. P. Claff
Four cutters return to Welch and Landregan shoe factory
Lynn July 17 four of the cutters who went back to Welch and Landregan's shoe factory yesterday afternoon after a strike ordered by the Cutters Union came out this morning. Their aim was to finish up remaining lots they were working on when urged to quit by Secretary Stevens of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Welch & Landregan
Cutters’ Union
K. of L
Stevens
James ONeil Improves After Narrow Escape at Franklin Brewery
James O’Neil sergeant at arms of the Central Labor Union is slowly recovering after a near fatal incident at the Franklin brewery. A benefit in his aid will be held at Carroll Hall Harrison avenue on Saturday to assist his medical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O'Neil
Central Labor Union
Franklin
Carroll Hall
Harrison Avenue
Five Burned in Ericsson Trial Accident at Sea
Five of the ten engineers aboard the torpedo boat Ericsson were severely scalded when a starboard low pressure cylinder wrecked on a Long Island Sound trial run. The injured include John Stransky and William Merwin of Dubuque Iowa, David Cody of Jersey City, and Joseph Hamilton and Austin Williams of New York. The ship returned to New London for treatment as investigators planned to remove the damaged cylinder and assess the break that halted the trial for weeks.
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New London
Austin Williams
New York
Ericsson
Morgan Iron Works
Cornfield Point
Bartlett’s Reef
Merwin
Stransky
Cactus
Goddard
Hatchett’s Point
Ericcson
New London Marine Hospital
Cody
Hamilton
Williams
R. N. Usher
Hopkins
Iowa Iron Works
Usher
Navy Department
Iron Works
Don Alonzo Finishes Third at Newmarket Selling Plate
London July 17 M F Dwyer sends Don Alonzo a 5 year old to Newmarket where he finishes third in a 168 sovereign selling plate for 3 year olds and up over five furlongs. Favour Royal wins, Son and Heir second. Montpensier and Rainey also ran.
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London
M. F. Dwyer
Don Alonzo
Newmarket
Favour Royal
Fave
Son and Heir
Montpensier
Rainey
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Washington St
Cor. Essex
Salisbury
Paul Ravere
Copley Square
Paul Revere
F. Holt
George L. Sullivan
Walter T. Littlefield
Joseph C. Stedman
Jamaica Plain
Clarendon Cycle Club
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Harry Thompson
Sidney R. Porter
Massachusetts
M. Clinton Bacon, Jr
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
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Delaware
Missouri
Canada
Harry S. Johnson
Boylston
Tremont
Winter
Water
Devonshire
Beverly Streets
Warren Bridge
City Square
Sullivan Square
Crescent Street
Somerville
Medford
John Barstow
Mystic Church
John Willis Baer
Perry
Baer
Craddock Mansion
America
8. C. Lawrence
Sitaych
West Medford
Episcopal Church
Arlington
Alewife Brook
Guanty
Plymouth Excursion OF
South Shore
Popular Clothier
Sutton
B. L. Tobacco
Cove
Barbara Duke
William H. Gove
Tme
Gove
Barbara A. Duke
Jackson Street
Miss Duke
Gore
Cincinnati
Lynnfield
Peabody
Mott
Assembly
K. L
Emmet
Shamrocks
Newmarket Races
Rueter & Co., Brewers
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