Axe for Cemetery Trustees
Mayor Hibbard plans to seek the resignations of Boston cemetery trustees after a Finance Commission report. He directs city counsel Babson to obtain cemetery land purchase data and requests a transcript of the commission hearing for guidance.
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Hibbard
Finance Commission
City Hall
Nathan Mathews
Boston Finance Commission
Babson
G. A. Hibbard
Thomas M. Babson
Corporation Counsel
Sir
Boston
Nice Romance at Gloucester
Gloucester July 24 The announcement that a marriage license was issued at Providence to Peter J. Cox and Miss Alice M. Jacobs of this city stirs their friends The groom is 32 and works as a National Biscuit Company salesman He is Irish born and recently arrived in the country The bride is 22 and a Gloucester High School graduate She is Capt Solomon Jacobs daughter and her mother Mrs Jacobs was surprised by the Providence wedding note The fishing craft Alice M Jacobs named for the bride by Captain Jacobs was burned in a past fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Providence
Peter J. Cox
Alice M. Jacobs
National Biscuit Company
Ireland
Gloucester High School
Solomon Jacobs
Jacobs
Order Arrest in Payrow Case Sparks Police Manhunt
Police issued a regional alert for William Geary known as Red Geary and George Leak in connection with the murder of Mrs. Emma Payrow at 200 Columbus Avenue. Vermont sightings are suspected. motive believed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Payrow
Columbus Avenue
Dugan
Wattesterday
New England
William Geary
Red Geary
George Leak
Vermont
Leak
Grandest Review at Quebec Ever Held in the Dominion
The Prince of Wales led a grand review of 23 000 troops on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. He then transferred the battlefield to the government as a permanent memorial and attended gala events at the Parliament buildings with Vice-President Fairbanks and Lord Roberts. American sailors from the New Hampshire drew cheers in the crowd at the review and on board the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Plains of Abraham
State Hall
Wolfe
Montcalm
Northwest
New Hampshire
Order of the Garter
Lord Roberts
Bobs
Prince
Fairbanks
America
Parliament Buildings
Senate
Delegates to Independence League convention head for Chicago
New England and Vermont members of the Independence League depart for Chicago to back Thomas L. Hisgen at the national convention. Delegates from Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Maine are listed with party leaders and traveling contingents along with family members joining in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
The
Independence League
Chicago
Thomas L. Hisgen
A. Baker
Bingham
C. Lester Ames
Bridgton
G. T. Merserve
Maddison
Messrs. Sculley
Kendall
Harden
Brown
New Hampshire
James H. O'Neill
Cranston
R. L
James J. Dunn
Riverside
R. I
Francis Mereweather
East Providence
Francis F. Reavey
Providence
Percy J. Cantwell
Arthur Smith
Lincoln
William M. Peacock
Pawtucket
Peter O’connor
Newport
Vermont
Q. S. Backus
Brandon
Independence Party
Albany
Massachusetts
West Springfield
William N. Osgood
Lowell
Richard J. Talbot
Springfield
George S. Whitbeck
Northampton
William Crosbie
Worcester
B. G. Bagley
Fitchburg
Dennis J. Ring
Cambridge
J. A. Kenney
Boston
J. H. Noble
Haydenville
George W. Curtis
W. A. Pierson
Hudson
B. H. Harrigan
Haverhill
FE. Butterworth
Somerville
H. E. Waldstein
Emil Breiteneach
John J. Monahan
Malden
C. O. Power
Charles B. Drewe
Hanover
Abraham Pearlstein
Messrs. Ricker and
Bennett
Hisgen
Crosbie
Mr. Hisgen
F. Gray Co Sells All-Wool Boys Suits at $1.90
Wash and Hanover store offers all wool boys suits for ages 8 to 16 at 1.90 with two pair pants included. Sizing and stock linked to $8 and $4 price tier. Local ad notes availability at F. Gray Co. shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Gray Co
Wash
Hanover
Ady
Fr Mullan Seeks Rest From Jesuit Leadership
Fr W G Read Mullan S J, president of Loyola College Baltimore, retires from active duties due to a long nervous breakdown. He will be relieved by Fr Francis Xavier Brady S J. Mullan departs for Woodstock College Maryland for recuperation. Boston College president Fr Thomas I Gasson announces Fr John Colgan, long affiliated with BC, is gravely ill in Poughkeepsie with paralysis and may not recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Read Mullan
S. J
Loyola College
Baltimore
Father Mullan
Boston College
Francis Xavier Brady
Philadelphia
Loyola
Boston
Jesuit House of Studies
Woodstock College
Maryland
Thomas I. Gasson
John Colgan
Poughkeepsie
Auto Knocks Down a Boy Near Home
Six year old Thomas O'Connor of 3 Bunker Hill court was struck as he played in the street and knocked senseless. Driver B L Norton rushed him to a nearby physician where he was found to have only severe cuts to the head and no broken bones. The car belonged to James Hunnewell of 289 Beacon street.
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Thomas O’connor
Bunker Hill Court
B. L. Norton
James Hunnewell
Beacon Street
Bostonian Robert Flodson Jr Arrives in London
Boston resident Robert Flodson Jr registered at the Herald office in London on July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Flodson, Jr
Boston
Herald Office
F Gray Co Big Sale On Vacation Suits And Serges
F Gray Co offers vacation suits and blue serges in a big sale priced at 3.90 and 5.90. The advertisement lists Wash and Hanover as locations for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Gray CO
Filial reunion at immigration bureau moves Fresno family
Garabidian Bagdasarian from Fresno traveled across the continent to greet his mother and elder sister upon arrival from the old country. He produced money and affidavits showing their financial position and the trio was released promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Bureau
Garabidian Bagdasarian
Fresno
Cal
Garabidian
Western Reserve
California
Welch faces assault case over Quincy representative
William J. Welch, the attorney arrested for allegedly assaulting Representative Coombs of Quincy, declares a strong defense and is not worried. He was arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court and remanded on $200 bail with a continuance to next week for counsel and further steps. Reports questioning his sanity are denied.
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William J. Welch
Representative Coombs
Quincy
Municipal Criminal Court
Welch
Lightning Strikes Man Near Home in Bound Brook
In Bound Brook New Jersey during a heavy storm Frederick Wilson was struck by lightning near his home and killed instantly. Three other men in the party received several shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bound Brook
N. J
Frederick Wilson
Outing Pants at Three Dollars One Dollar
F Gray Company of Washington and Hanover advertises outing pants priced at three dollars and one dollar respectively, highlighting bargain clothing options in a brief classified notice.
No Blame Found in Bowman Drowning Probe
Park Commissioner Charles E. Stratton ended the life preserver inquiry with a brief report. The Bowman drowning remains a mystery as officials refuse to disclose details to the public. A promise is made to inspect life preservers daily henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Stratton
Robert H. Bowman
Park Department
Bowman
Park department vows daily life preserver inspections after Bowman death
The Fenway investigation reveals rotten life preservers and a failed earlier claim of safety. Park officials promise daily checks to prevent a repeat, while responsibility remains unsettled and observers question the adequacy of prior inspections.
New York welcomes Taft as he meets GOP leaders
Taft, en route to Cincinnati, shakes hands with district and state leaders in Greater New York and several prominent politicians. He calls the day one of acquaintance making and notes no political significance to the interviews. He plans no more visits to the city until after the election, returning to Hot Springs after Tuesday’s notification ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Greater
Parboiled Woman Dies After Alcohol Heat Attempt
July 24. Mrs Karolina Gotfiet, wife of John Gotfiet, was parboiled today while trying to heat alcohol over a kerosene lamp. She survived only a few hours.
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Ware
Karolina Gotfiet
John Gotfiet
New Constitution for the Catholic Church by Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X issued Sapienti Consilio on July 5 to reorganize church governance in America under Rome. The decree limits tribunals, relays most cases to new courts, and creates a cardinal congregation to oversee religious orders, marking a progressive shift with little impact on laypeople.
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Pius X
America
Rome
Universal Church
Func
Cardinals
Tribunal of the Holy Penitentiaria
Rotum
Signaturia
Supreme Court
Inquisition
Firecracker Misunderstanding Sparks Cambridge Panic
A chaotic late night on Chauncy Street ends with police responding to reports of gunfire. Witnesses described sounds from a band of men, but investigators found only boys firing surplus firecrackers, causing widespread alarm among residents near Harvard.
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Chauncy Street
Cambridge
Ephraim Emerton
Professor Emerton
Harvard
Station 1
University City
Goggs
Jamaica Plain
Emerton
Danny
Atrolmen Powers
Sheehan
Ireland
Odell
Winslow
McCabe
Largenton
Death of John G. Short founder of American Humane
John G. Short All, founder of the American Humane Association, died in Winnetka yesterday at age 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John G. Shortall
The
American Humane Association
Winnetka
Test for Salt Water Mains in Boston Fire Service
Fire Commissioner Parker announced a test of the high pressure salt water mains next Wednesday evening. The network along Atlantic Avenue to Postoffice Square will be evaluated using Engine 44 and the fireboat. Parker called the system essential for major city fire defense and noted the high cost of installing the pipes.
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Parker
Atlantic Avenue
Postoffice Square
Charles River
South Cove
Boston
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Sol Jacobs
Ours
Washington Street
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Dominion
ARROW
Mountain Hill
Earl Grey
Canada
MEN
Boys’ Suit Sale
FR. Mullan
Auto
Bostonians
F, Gray Co
Adv
F. Gray Co., Wash, and
Stratton
Fenway
Harvard Medical School
Post
N. Y
Taft
Waltham
South End Green Clothing House
Mark
Panama
Union Hat CO
Hanover St
Bamber’s
Scollay Sq. Cor
Cornhill
Cor. Portlenz
Sudbury
Sts
Keyes Provision Coo
North Street
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