Pastoral Play Revival Aids Elks Fund at Manchester
A revival of Shakespeare on the Masconomo House lawn at Manchester by the Sea will present A Midsummer Night's Dream, under the Boston Protective Order of Elks, to benefit the Elks monument fund. George W. Floyd leads the committee. stage design features growing trees and a grassed exterior scene. 720 chairs and private boxes, with 25 calcium lights and locomotive headlights, await an expected strong turnout. The cast includes Mrs. Agnes Schoeffel, Miss Lillian Russell, Nat C. Goodwin Jr, Forrest Robinson, and J. B. Booth among others, with John Braham conducting Mendelssohn’s music. A special train and Proms concert precede performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masconomo
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Shakspere
Agnes Booth-Schoeffel
Actors’ Fund
Boston Protective Order of Elks
Monument Fund
Mt. Hope
George W. Floyd
Boston Music Hall
William P. Prescott
Boston Theatre
Schoeffel
Floyd
Lillian Russell Deton
Marie Jansen Helena
Genevieve Lytton
Annie Proctor
Mamie Ryan
Daly’s Theatre
New York
Botton
William Owen
E. H. Sothern
J. B. Booth
Charles Reed
Lilliag Lee
Rosa
Rance
William H. Seymour
Boston Museum
Canton
Penn
Boston
Park Theatre
Manchester
J. D. Carson
Chicago
Frank Pease
Buffalo
Eddy
Prida’s Crossing
Russell Sturgis
I.S. Robertson
Injunction Granted In Boston Council Hack Bill Row
Boston Supreme Court granted an injunction restraining the city treasurer from paying bills for back hire contracted by common council members on May 30 and June 4. Judge Knowlton issued the order after Bailey was notified. The case highlights an unpublished opinion by Corporation Counsel Nettleton disputing council carriages for the Fourth of July and warning that the contingent fund cannot cover private carriage expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Harding
Citizens’ Association
Boston
Common Council
Knowlton
Bailey
Nho
Nettleton
Peters
City Messager
Died in Salem Accidents and Boiler Purchase Report
John Monsett died at the hospital after his legs were crushed by cars at Danversport. Jane Kelly also died at the hospital after being struck by a Marblehead train. The public property committee contracted J O'Brien for two thirty horse wet boilers for Bentley and Hin http schools at about 900. About one hundred Good Templars of Essex held a union picnic at the Willows with many lodges represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SaLem
Sprcvar
John Monsett
Danversport
Jane Kelly
Marblehead
J. O’brien
Good Templars of
Essex
Willows
New Trains Offer Quick Boston Providence Run
Two stops separate Boston and Providence with travel times of one hour and fifteen minutes. Departures from New York and New England depot at foot of Summer Street occur at 9:25 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., with return trips from Providence at 1:00 p.m. and 6:44 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Providence
New York
New England Depot
Summer Street
Real estate market shows brisk activity in suburbs
The week features several notable sales including Daniel Johnson estate properties to John Quincy Adams et al at 48 and 45 High street for 70000, and Knox street lot to J Shea for 11200. Numerous lots and dwellings change hands across Charlestown Roxbury East Boston and Chelsea with values listed and new construction plans reported.
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High Street
Daniel Johnson
John Quincy Adams
John Bickum
Knox Street
Ferdinand Street
J. Shea
Barton Street
Dennis Farren
Kk. Carney
James Murray
Long Meadow Street
Batchelder Street
Emery & Small
Paris Street
Swanson & Murray
E. H. Baker
Dorchester Avenue
J. Clerc
Chester Street
South Street
South Boston
Thomeson Baxter
Broadway
R. Provan
City Point Mutual Aid Association
O. D. Dana
East Boston
Pembroke S. Huckins
Webster
Blossom Street
C. H. Walcott
J. Gould
William H. Hollis
Bloomingdale Street
Carmel Street
Charles Howard
Washington Avenue
Silk Street
John H. Osgood
W. Bryden
Charlestown
Cyrus
Elizabeth Stephens
P. McGattigan
Dorchester
John ‘Jt. Kimball
D. A. Munro
van Winkle Street
Luther White
Minot Street
Washington Place
N. W. Holt
Thomas Wigglesworth
Milk and
Oliver Streets
Bell Telephone Company
Jennie Collins Life Work Remembered in Boston Roster
One year after Jennie Collins death, the New England Helping Hand Society gathered at 12 Carver Street to recall her charitable life. Speakers praised her energy at Bottin's Bower, her factory and tailoring beginnings, and her unbounded heart. Flowers from the Boston Flower Mission and local florists accompanied tributes from Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Smith, Rev. Young, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Collins
New England Helping Hand Society
Carver Street
Helping Hand Home
Bostin
Boston
Casey
Jennie
Boston Flower Mission
Ae Florists
Ruggles, Calder
Twombley
Rogers
Church Universal
Dora Bascom Smith
Phibe Carey
George H. Youn
Abraham Lincoln
Arion A. McBride
Boffin
John A. Hobbs
Humane Society Print Shows Lifesaving Legacy and Medal History
A Massachusetts Humane Society report describes a deluxe pamphlet with lifeboat programs, station sketches, and a roll of officers since 1785. It recounts bravery awards from silver to bronze medals, lists notable rescues, and outlines captain codes guiding life saving operations.
Runaway Girls Held by Philadelphia Society
Despatches from Philadelphia report Hattie Dimock and Hattie Williams, the Boston runaways, are detained by the Society for the Protection of Children. The Williams girl’s mother asserts her daughter was never at the Marcella Street Home and questions the detention, saying funds were provided for a trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hattie Dimock
Hattie Williams
Boston
Society For the Protection of Children
Marcella Street
Williams Jrl
Boiler tampering threatens Rialto building at milk and Devonshire
Engineer George Mason found the boiler at the Rialto corner of Milk and Devonshire tampered with during the night. Water exhausted, furnace hot, and kerosene odor. a boiler explosion was avoided by timely discovery. Police seek the culprit while the building’s janitor is away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Milk
Devonshire Streets
George Mason
Sunday religious services and meetings schedule
Sunday services and events across churches and groups listed for Boston area. B Y M Christian Union at Union Hall 18 Boylston St features Edmond Dooley address on Pacific Coast development with music by Lay Hui and Nellie Thomas. doors 7:15, program 7:45. Nanrasket Beauce Church Temperance Society meets at the Rink 2:30 and 7 p.m. Evang Association of New England plans a Common meeting at 3 p.m. with J Spenceley and J J Rich. Tremont Temple hosts Strangers Sabbath Home with Rev George C Lorrimer preaching at 10:30 a.m. on The Completion of Redemption and 7:30 p.m. on Politics in These Times. Sunday school at noon. Also Tremont Temple 3 p.m. address by L S Townsend on The Burning Question. B Y M Co A at Union grounds Dartmouth St and Huntington Ave 5:30 p.m. with Hon E A Morse speaking. 5:15 p.m. brass band music. B Y M Co A. A. Young men meeting 4:30 led by George S Avery. 3 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. nightly in tent by Gettysburg Cyclorama. Christadelphian Bible Lectures Chandler Hall 18 Essex St 10:45 a.m. on Hell Where It Is and What It Is. 7:30 p.m. The Atonement. All welcome, no collections.
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B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Edmond T. Dooley
Boston
Boys and Girls’ Aid Society
San Francisco
San Diego
Cal
Pacific Coast
Everett Lay Hui
Nellie
Thomas
Nanrasket Buacu
Church Temperance Society
Oue Evangelistic Association of New England
Fingstatt
J. Spenceley
J. J. Rich
Tremont Temple
George C. Lorrimer
D.D
Chicago
Townsend
Premont Temple
George S. Avery
Myron Db. Fuller
Messrs. Avery and Fuller
Gettysburg Cyclorama
Chandler Hall
Essex Street
Hell
Washingtons Defeat Bostons in close league clash
Washingtons beat the Bostons 2 to 1 as Whitney outpitched Radbourn and two timely Washington hits produced the decisive runs. Morrill tripled to start the scoring for Boston in the second, while Wilmot drove in the tying run for Washington in the sixth, with Shoch scoring on a fielding misplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy
Wilmot
Shoch
Myers
Wise
Fuller
Donnelly
Washingtons
Morrill
O Mack
O'Brown
Whitney
Klusman
O'Tate
Bees Ee Ae Sacree
Ceee Boston
Cee
Oek
Bostons
Brown
Mack
O’brien
Tate
Hi Fuller
Radbourn
Valentine
Philadelphia
Phillies
Giants
Delehanty
New England League Plays Tie and Wins Across Cities
Lowell and Worcester battled to a tie as Burns pitched superbly with bases loaded in late frames. Morgan Murphy excelled behind the plate and Cudworth made a stellar fly catch. Salem defeated Manchester 29 to 6 on heavy hitting led by Carney’s injury sparking a weak center field. Portsmouth edged ahead 6 to 1 in a close game highlighted by Canavan and Leighton’s plays and Willis pitching.
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Lowell
Worcesters
Lowells
O’connell
Burns
Wheelock
Kelly
Hamilton
Worcester
Morgan Murphy
Clare
Toffling
Meister
Cudworth
Polhemus
Oldestet
SALEM
Manchesters
Staib
Will
Carney
Salems
Gassinks
Manchesterg
Cleveland Baltimore game ends 3 to 2
In Cleveland, Baltimore loses 3 to 2 as the Cleveland team defeats the Baltimore club. In St Louis, Kansas City loses 5 to 18 against St Louis with wide scoring margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Baltimores
Clevelands
St. Louis
Kansas Citys
City Hall Notes and Loans Bid Accepted
The Mayor will convene a 1 p m Monday meeting of the board of aldermen to authorize the city treasurer to advertise for an $800,000 Suffolk court house loan at 4 percent for thirty years. The common council will meet in concurrence with the aldermen. The only Cochituate water loan bid, from W u Quintard of New York, offered 10048 or 100,125 for $100,000 at 3 4 percent delivered in New York and was accepted. The street board requested an order to lay out Hobart street in Brighton from rocks to Faneuil street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Suffolk Court House
Common Council
W.u. Quintard
New York
Turner
Board of Street Commissioners
Hobart Street
Rocks
Faneuil Street
Brighton
Yacht Club Promotes Seafaring Comforts and Supplies
Yachting parties and excursionists planning bay trips are told to contact Joseph E. Doherty & Co. at 273 Federal Street for seasickness remedies and mature, pure beverages. They advertise Old Grow whiskey five years old for 275 dollars, plus California wines and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Doherty & Co
Federal Street
California
Federal St
City Notes From Harrison Avenue And Harbor News
City notes report Charles Donovan from the Sullivan Circus handling a loaded revolver. it discharged injuring 10 year old George Beamis in the groin. The steamer Hondo crew reports a thief stole 52 dollars and clothing from a passenger. Lieutenant Fred I Dinsmore died of heart disease on duty at 86, leaving a widow. Moonlight harbor excursion planned on the Longfellow with the Boston Y M C A and American Watch Band. Civil service examiners tested candidates for customs house examiner. eight appeared for the practical test. Pain's Pompeii show canceled due to pyrotechnics injury, rescheduled tonight and next week except Monday. Patrolman Cunningham resigns from Station 3. Crowds expected at Point of Pines for Fall of Tunis fireworks and Sunday concerts under J Thomas Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Donovan
Sullivan Circus
Harrison Avenue
George Beamis
Long Wharf
W. H. Bailey
J. 8. Nes
Battery Wharf
Civil Service
Custom House
Police signal boxes in Dorchester district list
Thirty signal boxes have been placed in Dorchester at locations including Hancock and Commercial streets Dudley and Boston Stoughton and Thornley Crescent avenue depot Savin Hill depot Dorchester avenue and Commercial Union and Commercial Harrison Square depot Dorchester avenue West End railroad stable Pope s Hill and Neponset avenue Ashmont and Adams Neponset depot Codman and Adams Dorchester avenue and Washington Codman and Washington Rockville and Milton avenue Ashmont depot Shawmut depot Bellevue and Trusl Onley and Bowdoin Four Corners Washington street West End railroad stable Harvard station Harvard and Blue Hill avenue Blue Hill avenue Oakland Garden Dorchester station Forest avenue station Mattapan station Mt Bowdoin station Morton and Blue Hill avenue
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Dorchester
Dorchester District
Hancock
Commercial Streets
Dudley
Boston
Stoughton
Thornley
Crescent Avenue
Savin Hill
Dorchester Avenue
Commercial
Union
Harrison Square
West End
Pope’s Hill
Neponset Avenue
Ashmont
Adams
Neponset
Codman and
Washington
Codman
Rockville
Milton Avenue
Heavy Rainfall Brief Shower Tops Boston Weather
A heavy brief shower yesterday in Boston lasted eighteen minutes from 2 12 p m to 2 30 p m delivering .62 of an inch of rain. The storm tracked from Lake Superior on the 18th toward the St Lawrence region and on to the east. Eastport Father Point Buffalo Quebec and others registered substantial amounts as the edge of the system passed. The signal service bureau forecast clearer cooler weather for today.
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Boston
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence
Father Point
Eastport
Buffalo
Quebec
Signal Service Bureau
Wells Fargo to Open Ocean to Ocean Express Office in Boston
Wells Fargo and Co express will on August 1 open an office in Boston enabling direct connection without transfer from Boston to their lines reaching San Francisco City of Mexico and intermediate points. Vice-President Valentine of San Francisco has appointed R H W Dwight of this city as superintendent. The principal Boston office will be at 67 Franklin corner Arch street, sharing space with the National Express Company. The through line enhances contact with the Erie railroad system and the West, and is described as the only line reaching from ocean to ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express
Boston
San Francisco
City of Mexico
Valentine
R. H. W. Dwight
Franklin, Corner Arch Street
National Express Company
Erie Railroad
Great West
Ocean
Three Pacers Vie For Becon Park Trotting Title This Afternoon
Beacon Park hosts a three horse race with Lady Wilkin Hy Wilkes and Allen Maid. They have met often with close finishes including a Mystic Park meet where Allen Maid led early then fell to Lady Wilkin by a nose in heat three. Hy Wilkes later beat them at Beacon after long contest. Each pacer reportedly capable of under 2 20. A second event features eight entries in a likely tight affair. Horses called at 8 o'clock sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Park
Lady Wilkin
Hy Wilkes
Allen Maid
Mystic Park
Fyn
Morse to Speak on The King's Highway at YMCA Grounds
The Hon Elijah A Morse of Canton will deliver an address Sunday at 530 pm in the YMCA pavilion Huntington avenue and Dartmouth street on The King's Highway A song service with brass band music begins at 515 pm Admission free George S Avery a noted evangelist will conduct a young men's meeting at the YMCA building at 430 Sunday Myron D Fuller will sing at this service open to all young men A special service for young men is set in the Gospel Tent behind Gettysburg Cyclorama Sunday at 3 pm Evangels Avery and Fuller will hold evening meetings all week in the tent open to the general public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah A. Morse
Canton
Young Men’s Christian Association
Huntington Avenue
Dartmouth Street
King’s Highway
Georges. Avery
Myron D. Fuller
Gettysburg Cyclorama
Walter C. Douglas
Avery and Fuller
Curran Seeks Clerk for Appraisal Office
Assistant Appraiser M. P. Curran, secretary of the custom house civil service board, asked for a clerk to aid in codifying applicant examination papers but was refused due to insufficient funds. Curran would stay in his job if an assistant were provided. Previously Collector Saltonstall also sought authority to appoint a clerk, but that request was denied for the same reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Curran
Custom House Civil Service Board
Curran
Saltonstall
Sunday Concert on the Common by Germania Band
A Sunday afternoon program by the Germania Band, forty musicians, features Wagner and Rossini pieces, including Grand March from Tannhauser and Conductor Wilhelm Rietzel leading selections from Macbeth and Stabat Mater, plus various overtures and solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germania Band
America
Hossini Flowers
St. Petersburg
Kinloch of
Kinloch
Qcca
Paulifox
Patrol—Boulanger
Libelle
Ys Mtrauss
Gee Wilhem Rietzel
Boston Supreme Court cases on city bills and attachent actions
July session highlights include Knowlton et al v City of Boston where a demurrer to an injunction bill was overruled and no injunction issued pending hearing H L Harding and Albert C Burrage represent complainants Gray v Gogin involves contempt in violating an injunction and a purge repayment agreed upon Nathaniel Hathaway habeas corpus petitions claims unlawful restraint arrest and alleged writ alteration discussed with discharge agreed by counsel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Knowlton
J. Francis A. Osborn, Jr
City of
Boston
Common Council
H. L. Harding
Albert C. Burrage
John Gray
Thomas Gogin
Lucius W. Cram
Cram
Gray
M. Storey
Frank Burgess
O. S. Gray
Nathaniel Hathaway
Charles A. Rogers
Sangamon
J. L. Powers
T. J. Morrison
Municipal Court Proceedings and Contested Assaults
July 20 reports from Municipal Court include Harpy and Adams Jr bound over for the August term of the Superior part after assaulting the mate of the schooner Harbeson Hickman. Sarah Harvey’s case for driving over George Montigriffo delayed to August 3 with $10,000 bail. Roxbury continued Frank Early’s breaking and entering to July 24. Edward Austin fined $10 and costs for torturing a dog and appealed. James Riley held in abeyance on three assault and battery counts to appear July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpy
James Riley
Mate Snow and Kursch Fight On Harbeson Hickman
Mate Edward O. Snow and Kursch, sailors badly used in a harbor brawl aboard the schooner Harbeson Hickman, are recovering at City Hospital. Snow says Kursch struck him, a capstan bar struck Snow, and others attacked Kursch. both men likely survive with lasting injuries. Albert Koenig, arrested for Snow’s assault, waived examination and was jailed in $5000 bond awaiting grand jury action on a charge of assault with intent to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O. Snow
Kursch
Harbeson Hickman
City Hospital
Post
Snow
Albert Koenig
Mate Snow
Suffolk insolvency court grants some discharges
In Suffolk County Insolvency Court Judge McKim discharged joint debts of Albert F. Locke and Eugene A. Horton of A. F. Locke & Co., trunk makers. Discharges were also granted to Eastman, Sanderson, O'Brien, Goodwillie, Beaudette, Leach, and Beaudette. Discharges were refused for Helfrick, Manley, Simson, Stillwell, and Kennedy. Phipps and Russell had a meeting with no action. Hopkins and Kennedy had first meetings. Folsom and Prince chosen as assignees. Richardson assigned as retail dealer. liabilities around 60,000 with assets. Several other firms listed as insolvent. National and regional insolvencies total 228 this week, down slightly from last week. Pacific casualties remain high with 37 reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
McKim
Albert F. Locke
Eugene A. Horton
A. F. Locke & Co
Union Street
Che
Joseph H. Eastman
Mills Street
Roxbury
Frank E. Sanderson
Couscess Street
Richard A. O’brien
Paris Street
Boston
Winthrop
Walters. Goodwillie
Federal Street
Philogene E. Beaudette
Tremont Street
William T. Leach
Dorchester Avenue
George P. Helfrick
Dunlow Street
Horace A. Manley
Congress Street
Leo Simson
Paver
Atlantic Avenue
John A. Stillwell
Broadway
Chelsea
Pleasant Street
Malden
Theodore Phipps
George Russell
Phipps & Russell
Samuel C. Hopkins
Henry P. Kennedy
Washington Street
Hopkins Henry W. Folsom
Kennedy Winfield F. Prince
Charles R. Richardson
Detroit
Mich
B.S. Thurlow & Co
Deer Isle
Green’s Landing
insoleVelluy
Diamant
St. Louis
W.H. Wilson & Co
Ricelake
Wis
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
Pacific
Policeman Flaherty suspended over vacation assault claim
Policeman Flaherty of Broadway Station South Boston is suspended by Superintendent Small pending court action after allegedly getting drunk on vacation and assaulting two citizens. A warrant for his arrest is in Police Sergeant Peabody's hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flaherty
Broadway
South Boston
Small
Peabody
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Humane Society
The
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Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Heliotype Printing Company
Francis Parkman
Jonathan Amory
F. B. Crowninshi
Richard Hall
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Maggie Welsh
Thomas Lanigen
Stetson’s Wharf
Charles Nelson Fairchild
John Cummings Fairchild
New Park
Harold Nowell
Cora Robins
Jonn_H. L. Giles
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Starblehead
Mr. Giles
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Willard F. Stone
Bernard Campion
Albert Brown
Melville Gardens
Downer’s Land
Benjamin Sheridan Hinds
Hannah Lalley
East Cambridge
Nellie Louisa Mellen
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Thomas J. McLean
Charles Lindstrom
Lake Walden
Louis B. Weildon
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Spot Pond
Alexander W. Cormack
Elisha Rich
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James Pyle
Paris
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W. Baker & CO
Mass
Graves & Sons
Massachusetts Title Insurance Co
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