Finance Commission halts probe into ex Mayor Fitzgerald cash
The Finance Commission will not pursue further steps in examining ex-Mayor Fitzgerald private bank accounts. A report to Mayor Hibbard on the Schoolhouse Commission is planned amid disagreements over its recommendations. Kennedy alleges no leaks while Sullivan and others clash over alleged information leaks.
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Finance Commission
Fitzgerald
Hibbard
Schoolhouse Commission
Sughrue
Noyes
Runétitka
Morris, Moors, Kennedy and
Ernst
Kennedy
Commission
Farley
Sullivan
Boston
Mr. Sullivan
Mr. Kennedy
Matthews
Labor meetings update from Fromerville unions and locals
11 983 elected officers for Boston Gasfitters Union 175 delegates head to State convention of Pumbers Gas and Steamfitters and Helpers unions. Reports show flourishing affiliated bodies. District assemblies plan wage talks with steamship clerks and discuss Labor Day parades and outings across several locals including Bakers Blacksmiths and Teamsters.
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Fromerville
Michael Brown
Boston Gasfitters
Nion
Pumbers
Nions
United Association
Weeinenes
James Sheehe
Thomas L. Pratt
Patrick J. Mooney
Plumbers’ Union
Michael J. Sheehan
Boston Coal Teamsters’ Union
Indianapolis
Ind
Brotherhood of Teamdrivers
J. Sheehan
International Union
International
Detroit
District Assembly
K. of L
Roughan
Cener
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Noddle Island
Boyle O'Reilly Hall
Boston Bakers’ Union 7
George ¥Ares
P. J. McMahon
P. Treacy
Artin Greim
Gus Yeaser
A. Flynn
Jacob Taubold
Joseph A. Walsh
Lec T. Barnes
A. P. Lipschultz
Michael Connor
Martin Greim
Blacksmiths’ Union
International Adquarters
Churches in Danger? Aked Warns of Decline Century Ahead
The Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of a Fifth Avenue church linked to John D. Rockefeller, argues in Appleton's Magazine that without change churches will be deserted within a century. He says Christianity is losing public relevance and calls for the church to engage with social issues and practical life to survive.
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New York
Charles F. Abed
Fifth Avenue
John D. Rockefeller
Appleton
Dr. Aked
Labor unions seek eight hour day pledge from Boston candidates
A 100 member interview committee of organized labor will question all Boston primary and election candidates about supporting a national eight hour day and labor bills. Signatures will be demanded as sincerity proof, with a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall on August 9 to select interviewers. Mayor Hibbard won praise for vetoing a Union Freight railroad franchise. The central union also plans a fund appeal for the cigar factory stripper strike.
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Rio Grande Road
International
William J. Dougherty
Buffalo
N. Y
New Jersey
Boston
Edward J. Ryan
Eliot Street
Water Works Union
Bass Point
Wells Memorial Building
James McCaffrey
Patrick JF. Mullen
William J. Carr
Terrence L. McNulty
P. J. Corman
Thomas Teelin
M. Haley
Michael McCarthy
Timothy Casey
National Federation of State, City and Town Employees
Washington Street
Painters’ District Council
Greater Boston
Joint District Council
Board of Aldermen
Union Freight Railroad
Northern Avenue
John J. Fenton
Coal Teamsters
Union 68
William J. O’nell
Union 25
Eugene Mehegan
Market and Commission House Teamsters
John J. Sullivan
Lumber Teamsters’ Union
P. Je Daley
Carriage and Cab Drivers’ Union
Union
New Haven Railroad
Union 119
Guyer
Lamson & Hubbard
Knights of Labor, Inc
Thomas H. Canning
Patrick J. McCarthy
the Order
Washington, D. C
James Kehoe
Paving Department Assembly
Daniel Leonard
Ben Franklin Assembly
Organized Labor
New Zealand
Australia
A. F. of L
Boston Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union
Faneuil Hall
Thomas L. Wilson
Boston Machinists’ Union
Hibbard
Bishop Jagger Arrives in Lucerne for Pastoral Visit
Bishop F. A. Jagger of Boston, head of all American Episcopal churches in Europe, arrives at the Schweizerhof Lucerne to visit the American congregation and rector Rev. Dr Hall Williams. He travels from Geneva to London for the Pan Anglican conference before settling in Lucerne for a period.
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Lucerne
F. A. Jagger
Boston
Europe
Schweizerhof
Hall Williams
Geneva
Jagger
London
Crusade on Junk Dealers Ends in South Boston Closures
South Boston police launched a strong crackdown on junk dealers in the district. Three dealers face charges and court appearances this week while several shops have been shut down. Investigators say former Chelsea men opened wholesale operations without licenses, believing none were required.
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South Boston
Chelsea
Peninsular
Junk dealers spark zoning clash in South Boston
In South Boston a clash erupts over Chelsea junk dealers. Captain Hall of Station 6 says thirty licenses suffice and no new permits will be issued unless a strong reason arises. Chelsea junkmen plan new sites on Second Street Dorchester avenue West First street and Silver street in a poor tenement area. P B Corbett, a large local landowner, condemns the expansion and warns of higher insurance rates and possible prohibitive costs, urging action to protect residents.
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Chelsea
Boston
Captain Hall
Station 6
Second Street
Dorchester Avenue
West First Street
Silver Street
P. B. Corbett
South
Turkish Army Revolt Spreads in Monastir District
Reports from Constantinople say about 7000 Turkish soldiers in the Monastir district have joined an open revolt and that 32000 troops have been ordered to the outbreak area.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Meagher Club Bids Farewell to Six Members for Ireland Visit
The Thomas Francis Meagher Club of Boston held a Canal Street meeting to send off six members sailing for Ireland next Saturday. Patrick J. Colbert presided and urged Irish freedom while the group wished a speedy recovery for John J. Teevens, the veteran South Boston Irish leader.
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Ireland
Thomas Francis Meagher
Boston
Canal Street
Patrick J. Colbert
Colbert
John J. Teevens
South
Malden Mourns Martin as Council President Drowns
Walter D. Martin, 30, Malden Common Council president, drowned at Lake Winnipesaukee. A Malden High and Boston University law student, he leaves a widow and two children. Flags will be half mast. Stephen Morse prepared to handle the remains.
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Malden
Walter D. Martin
Common Council
Lake Winnipesaukee
Malden High School
Boston University
Lemuel Martin
Garland Street
Martin
Unitarian Church
Stephen Morse
Boy 13 Drowns Bathing At Hill's Grove Hospital
Michael Boyle an orphan aged 13 employed at St. Josephs Consumptive Hospital at Hills Grove drowned while bathing near the village this afternoon.
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Warwick
R. L
Michael Boyle
St. Joseph’s Consumptive Hospital
Hill’s Grove
Grave Robbery Hearings Over Skeletons for Tobacco
In Baltimore two men faced charges of grave robbery at the Northwestern police station. Justice Tyson sent them to jail for action by the Criminal Court. The prisoners cited fifteen dollars as the price for skeletons with skull and crossbones available for a plug of tobacco in St. Peter's Cemetery on Lafayette avenue.
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Baltimore
St. Peter’s
West Lafayette Avenue
Justice Tyson
Northwestern
Tyson
Ring's Injuries Fatal After Train Collision in Mansfield
Daniel J. Ring, 40, of Mansfield formerly Roxbury, was struck by a train at Mansfield railroad station late Saturday. He died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ring worked in the Boston Elevated Railroad shops on Harrison Avenue.
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Daniel J. Ring
Mansfield
Roxbury
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ring
Boston Elevated
Harrison Avenue
M’carthy
Boston
Edward W
Owen
Hannah McCarthy
Mary A. McCarthy
Maverick Street
Church of the Most Ge Redeemer
McHallam
Brigget F
Daniel and
Garoet
Reg
Mission Church
Tremont Stre
Church of the Sacred Heart
Calvary Cemetery
Woburn
Missing 7-year-old Joseph Oliver traced to Newton Corners
Aged Waltham man reports his seven year old son Joseph H Oliver who left home at 9 pm yesterday has not been seen since being traced to Newton Corners. He recently recovered from a serious illness and walks with faltering steps.
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Waltham
Joseph H. Oliver
Newton Corners
Oliver
Cambridge Man Drowns Canoeing on Lake Boone
W Philip Brown 38 head bookkeeper at Blake and Knowles Cambridge drowned while canoeing on Lake Boone. He was with Frank E Tripp when their canoe capsized about 60 yards from The Only Club. Despite divers and medical aid, Brown died after the six minute water immersion.
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Hudson
W. Philip Brown
Blake & Knowles
Cambridge
Lake Boone
Mr. Brown
McDonald Cottage
Frank E. Tripp
Brown
Tripp
Walter O. Brown
John H. Peters
Edward Stanton
Fred D. Magnass
Halifax native Philip Brown a noted Boston musician
Waiter Philip Brown, a Halifax, Nova Scotia native who came to Boston from Dalhousie College fifteen years ago, rose from clerk to head bookkeeper at Blake & Knowles in Cambridge. A talented musician, he played at many society events and lived with J Albert Baumgartner at 406 Massachusetts Avenue, South End. He was unmarried and left a father and sister in Halifax.
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Philip Brown
Boston
Halifax
Dalhousie College
Blake & Knowles Company
Cambridge
J. Albert Baumgartner
Massachusetts Avenue
South End
Brown
Woman Swept by Surf at Collins Beach near Newport
Marie Dalbery a 33 year old New York cook employed by Charles F Hoffman drowned while swimming at Collins Beach near Fort Adams Rhode Island. A maid from the same house survived with a life preserver as Dalbery was drawn out by heavy sea undertow and cried for help. Captain Frank Parmley of Castle Hill lighthouse aided the maid but Dalbery died despite rescue efforts.
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Newport
R. I
Marie Dalberg
New York
Collins Beach
Fort Adams
Charles F. Hoffman
Miss Dalbery
Frank Parmley
Castle Hill
Drowned Boy Recites Final Message At West End
Harold Coffin twelve-year-old of 15 Blossom Court West End drowned while bathing in the Charles River near the West Boston bridge. He cried Tell me that I am in the current and can't get out as officers searched all day for the body. He left with Frank Swan and Willie Moore for a swim near Charlesbank, battled a strong current, and sank after his strength failed.
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Harold Coffin
Blossom Court
West End
Charles River
West Boston Bridge
Harold
Frank Swan
Willie Moore
Charlesbank
Joy Street
Harbor
Dives to death at Stevens Pond in North Andover
Wadid Nassiff an 18 year old Syrian from Lawrence dived at Stevens Pond striking his head on a rock and drowned while two companions who could not swim stood by. Police were notified after the body was recovered from the pond where a discoloration marked the impact. Nassiff had recently arrived in the country and had a brother in Canada.
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North Andover
Stevens’ Pond
Nassiff
Oak Street
Lawrence
Canada
Portland Boy Drowned In Punt Overturning
Portland Mo July 19 William F Cassidy 16 son of William Cassidy of 65 Waterville street drowned in the Stroudwater River this afternoon when a punt overturned Roscoe A Larochelle about the same age was rescued with difficulty and was unconscious when brought ashore
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Portland
William F. Cassidy
William Cassidy
Waterville Street
Stroudwater
Roscoe A. Larochelle
Woman Racing to Reach Home Expires on Train
Red Bank reports Miss Bella Bainton, daughter of John Bainton of Red Bank, died aboard a train in Creston Iowa while returning from Denver where she sought a TB cure. She grew worse last week and began the journey home.
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Red Bank
Bella Bainton
John 8. Bainton
Creston
Iowa
Denver
Marine Bye Bemeay hn Hye Tonic Soothes and Relieves Alling Byes
A brief note touts a tonic named Marine Bye Bemeay hn Hye promising relief from lingering aches. It claims soothing action for Alling Byes and suggests broad uses.
Lad Roy Gifford Drowns at Benoit’s Ledge
July 19 Benoit’s Ledge, Fall River reports Roy six year old son of Alonzo Gifford drowned after going beyond his depth while bathing. He could not swim and was unable to reach shore.
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Fall River
Roy
Alonzo Gifford
Benoit’s Ledge
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