Not Russell Declines Run for L A W Presidency
William E. Russell declines the presidency of the League of American Wheelmen citing business burdens and time constraints. Governor Russell’s letter expresses gratitude while noting inability to devote required time. George A. Perkins states ambition to run, while Isaac B. Potter of New York is cited as a third candidate. The piece tracks past L A W seating patterns and hints at a vigorous season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Russell
League of American Wheelmen
George L. Sullivan
Massachusetts
Billy” Russell
League
West
Hines
Perkins
George A. Perkins
W. E. Russell
Russell
Mr. Luscomb
Tom Sheridan
Chicago
A. C. Willison
Maryland
Dixie Hines
Isaac B. Potter
New York
Red Berry Club’s Boston Harbor Outing Ends in Lively Fun
The Red Berry Club held a two-way harbor trip from East Boston aboard the Excelsior to Calf’s Island. Notables including Congressman John F. Fitzgerald and ex-Senators Patrick Kennedy and William Buckley joined a day of swimming, contests, and singing, with Sullivan beating Fitzgerald in a 100 yard dash and McClellan winning the fat man's race. Dinner and songs followed, ending with a return to East Boston after nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Berry Club
Boston
Sisters
Red Berryites
Atlantic Works
Excelsior
Calf’s Island
John F. Fitzgerald
Patrick J. Kennedy
East Boston
John J. Sullivan
Island
Johnny Coogan
William Pitt Buckley
Holyoke
Blackstone
Coke
Neptune
Dick Sullivan
Sullivan
Iitzgerald
William F. McClellan
Coughlan
Con” Murphy
Fred Fitzgerald
Don” Murphy
Two Lives in Maria Barberi Trial Debate Roils New York
Letters to the Post weigh the Barberi case and the death sentence amid calls for justice and consistency. Readers from Boston and Charlestown condemn sympathy for the convicted woman while defending harsh punishment for the betrayer, arguing law and public opinion diverge by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maria Barberi
Goff
Maria
Cataldo
the Post
New York State
North
Mary Livermore
Salem
Roxbury
Worcester
New England
South
London
DIXIE
Boston
Post
Maria Barber
Mary A. Livermore
Charlestown
Reunion of the Third Regiment Association in Bridgewater
The Third Regiment Association held its reunion today at the G. A. R. Hall in Bridgewater. Officers remained unchanged on the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Third Regiment Association
G. A. R. Hall
Pratt-At Maien July 24 Abby F widow Pratt
Abby F Pratt, widow of Joseph A Pratt, aged 80 years, passed away on July 24 at Maien. The obituary notes her late husband’s name and her surviving status. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A Man Believes in Mrs Liver More
A Boston South End letter writer defends Maria Barberi and Mrs Liver More, arguing high minded men condone her act of killing a betrayer over protecting a woman’s honor, insisting the conviction is unjust and praising the Italian girl’s actions.
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Post
Mrs. Livermore
Maria Barberi
Winthrop Steamboat Trouble and Local Socials in Winthrop
The Winthrop Steamboat Company faces trouble as the steamer Winthrop struggles in shallow water despite channel deepening. The O E Lewis needed tow after hitting an obstruction. A social evening at Neptune Avenue honored Edward Callender the visiting lawyer. Beachmont churches held a united picnic with four electric cars serving Lily Pond, and local families enjoyed a festive gathering.
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Winthrop Steamboat Company
Winthrop
O. E. Lewis
Boston
Tom Munroe Murphy
Neptune Avenue
Edward Callender
Pembroke
Crest Avenue
John Miller
Hanover Street
Robert D. Ireland
Miller
Beachmont
Lily Pond
Reverend Arthur Brooks Leaves $200000 to Mrs Statement
New York dated July 25 reports the Rev Dr Arthur Brooks bequeathed all testator property valued at 200000 dollars to a Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Brooks
Mrs Wills Fund Growns With Community Support
A citywide effort to aid Mrs. Wills and her children gathers momentum as Councillor Sullivan and Hon. P. J. Kennedy lead a Lyceum Hall lecture by Congressman Fitzgerald to raise about 300 to 400 dollars. East Boston Longshoremen’s Association, North End, and Charlestown groups back the drive and demand tickets as Maguire and other citizens join to ensure success. The Murphy ball for the fund moves to next Friday at the Casino in Revere, aiming to raise several hundred dollars. list of donors includes James Jeffrey Roche, Rev Edward E Clexton, P. McCarthy, and others, totaling 224 dollars so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
North End
Charlestown
Patrick Maguire
Sullivan
Kennedy
Murphy Ball For the Post Wills Benefit Fund
Revere
Mistaken Death Rumor Grips Russian Hebrew Colony
Mrs Liansky of the Russian Hebrew colony died at 4 Lowell Street Wednesday morning with her newborn child dead. Physicians later argued she was alive, provoking a trance rumor and a public uproar. Both bodies were interred at Adath Israel Cemetery in Dedham yesterday afternoon. Medical Examiner Harris planned to view the body but accepted the attending doctors’ statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liansky
Lowell Street
Adath Israel
Dedham
Harris
Drunken trio rescued from field near Brackett's boat house
In iWaltham on July 25 three drunken youths entered a boat at Brackett's boat house and later lay insensible in a field behind Pope's grain store. Chief McKenna and Sergeant Taft found two unconscious men while the third identified himself as Tobias J. Burke of Watertown. all three were locked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwaltham
Brackett
Pope
McKenna
Taft
Tobias J. Burke
Watertown
Missing Alberta Stewart, 14, Still Missing From Myrtle Street
Alberta Stewart, a 14 year old girl from Myrtle Street, disappeared Tuesday afternoon after sending a letter from Bowdoin School. Described as fair complexioned with blue eyes and light brown hair, four feet six inches tall, about ninety pounds. She had been living with her elder sister at 89 Myrtle Street since January 1894 and was last seen after leaving for errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Stewart
Myrtle
Anderson Streets
Newton
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Pugwash
Myrtle Street
Miss Stewart
Maggie
Belle Stewart
Park Street
Bowdoin School
O’hayes
Treasury refunds $77,131 in income tax payments
The Secretary of the Treasury directed refunds of 77131 dollars paid into the treasury on account of income tax to the entitled individuals and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Treasury
Funeral for Sewall H. Fessenden in Newton
The funeral of Sewall H. Fessenden was held today in Newton. Rev. John Archson conducted the services and burial followed at Forest Hills.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Unmatched Medical Cures
In combination and process Hood's Sarsé parilla allegedly holds unique curative powers. It is said to act on the blood making it pure and healthy, curing disease and restoring health with a record unmatched in medical history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Parilla
Blaine Family at Home in Augusta Maine
Mrs Blaine resides with children and grandchildren in Augusta and will stay through October. Emmons Blaine arrived to remain season. Beal to Newport, Damrosch active on The Scarlet Letter in Boston next February and planning next season's Wagner company tour with Klafsky and Ternina. $20,000 to be spent on costumes and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Mr. Damrosch
Idling
Boston
Wagner Opera Company
Mme. Klafsky
Hamburg
Mme. Ternina
Munich
Uniform Railroad Rates Report Delayed by Committee
Twenty five representatives of trunk lines and central traffic associations met in New York and appointed a committee which agreed on a report regarding uniform rates. The findings will not be released until a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trunk Lines
Central Traffic Associations
Jack Astor and his big yacht on Nourmahal voyage
Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor enjoy summer aboard the Nourmahal with Harvard classmate Jack and Mrs Jack Astor, among a social set including Winthrop Rutherford Center Hitchcock Hamilton Cary and R L Cottenet. Rutherford brings golf gear for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Astor
Bar Harbor
John Jacob Astor
Nourmahal
Jack
Harvard
Miss Willing
Philadelphia
Wintie Rutherford
Center Hitchcock
Hamilton Cary
R. L. Cottenet
Winthrop Rutherford
Mrs Astor Chaperones Young Party on New England Trip
Mrs Astor leads a merry youthful contingent along the New England coast during a planned weeklong stay at Bar Harbor. Miss Grace Wilson and Miss Alice Blight join the voyage while Mrs Astor remains the style standout in a light green silk waist and white yachting skirt. The Astor baby stays with Grandma Astor at Beechwood as Mr M Orme Wilson and family arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Mrs. Astor
Grace Wilson
R.T. Wilson
Ogden Goelet
Alice Blight
Bar
Bells on Huntington Avenue Stir Local Residents
Controversy over Westminster tubular bells at the First Church of Christian Scientists on Norway and Falmouth streets prompts a circulating petition to the Board of Health and Board of Aldermen. Residents complain of near continuous chiming from 6 a.m. to midnight since July 10, while church officials consider removing the belts if a majority agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Avenue
Norway and
Falmouth
First Church of Christian Scientists
Westminster
Board of Health
Board of Aldermen
Hatton
Christian Science Publication Society
Knapp
E. M. Holden
Norway Street
Post
C. H. Keith
C. A. Atkins
St. Paul
Norway Streets
American Legion of Honor
Misunderstanding at Boston Chamber of Commerce Examined
Rumor spreads through Boston that funds may be missing as officials await the annual book review. President Robinson insists no misstatement exists and notes routine biannual examination. Treasurer Cheney, ill and distant, denies knowledge of any misunderstanding and says records were in order before his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Robinson
Benjamin Hinckley
Cheney
Frederic N. Cheney
Waverly Street
Brookline
Chamber of Commerce
Preston
Race clash ends in $15 barber shop fine
Ferdinand Hantz owner of a Cambridge barber shop at 1112 Massachusetts Avenue was fined $15 by Judge Almy of the Cambridge Police Court for refusing to cut a colored man's hair. The plaintiff Lewis, brother of Harvard center William H. Lewis, testified the act stemmed from race. The court ruled that motive did not affect the penalty and the fine was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Hantz
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Almy
Lewis
William H. Lewis
Harvard Centre
Holyoke Street
I. G. Seltzer
Sneak Thief Caught After East Boston Break-In
A thief ransacked Edward O Connell’s East Boston home on Liverpool Street yesterday morning. Cornered by a crowd, he was arrested by Station 7 officers. He claimed the name Edward Ward at the station but is believed to have used six aliases. suspected identity is Harry L Brigham. Police call the arrest highly significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O’connell
Liverpool Street
Boston
Station 7
Edward Ward
Harry L. Brigham
Boston man charged with stealing eighty dollars
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire July 2 A young man Edward Gill from East Boston is charged with stealing 80 dollars from his employer Clarence Prence a provision dealer at Kittery He has eluded arrest so far
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Portsmouth
N. H
Edward Gill
Boston
Clarence Prence
Kittery
Mrs. Emily F. Knapp dies in Cambridge at 87
Mrs. Emily F. Knapp wife of Rev. William H. Knapp of Brookline died yesterday afternoon at a relative's home in Cambridge. She was 87 years old. The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday forenoon in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily F. Knapp
William H. Knapp
Brookline
Cambridge
Attleboro Liquor Raid Returns to Town Tensions
In Attleboro two weeks of action against unlicensed liquor dealers led to twelve arrests and $1200 in fines in District Court. Last Wednesday a tense siege formed at Rev Henry Manchester’s house with armed confrontations by local authorities and threats to residents. Witness Steve Hatton and spotter George Thompson have been ordered to leave town.
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Attleboro
Henry Manchester
Mr. Manchester
Manchester
Merney
Manchester Place
Steve Hatton
George Thompson
Hand in a Bottle Haunts the Water Front Mystery
Keeper Gilkie at Sambro lighthouse found a large bottle with a preserved human hand in alcohol aboard. The hand, barnacle‑covered and long in water, raises questions about its origin and possible link to the Holmes case. Also noted: gun salute for ex Governor Rice’s funeral, and bids for the wrecked steamer Venetian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilkie
Sambro
Halifax
H. H. Holmes
T Wharf
Rice
Harry Lawrence
Pye
Mount Hope Asylum
N. S
Miller
Charlestown Navy Yard
Raleigh
Navy Yard
Hannibal Hamlin
United States
William F. Green
Gibraltar
New York
Holy Land
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Mt. Vernon Street
Old Man Thief Incident in Pawtucket
At 6 o'clock tonight William Aldrich, a gate tender near Pawtucket, was attacked by Henry McNamara of South Attleboro who tried to rob him. Aldrich, nearly 70, was beaten but defended himself and McNamara was later arrested. Aldrich's injuries may be serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. IL
William Aldrich
Henry McNamara
South Attleboro
Aldrich
Train collision at fair grounds switch injures fifteen
NORWALK Conn July. A northbound Danbury and Norwalk train leaving Norwalk at 6 08 p m collided with the southbound passenger due at 6 11 p m on the fair grounds switch. Fifteen passengers were aboard the single car wrecked but all escaped with slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Danbury
Fair Grounds
Dolly Adams At Home After Absence Talk With Family
Dolly Adams returns home and expresses regret for leaving. Her father and Ed C. Mitchell hold a private discussion with their children. They believe Dolly merely stayed away from home. Lizzie Burke reportedly remains in Melrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Adams
Ed C. Mitchell
Dolly
Lizzie Burke
Melrose
Lancaster Mills Spins Up After Six Weeks Down
The spinning room at the Lancaster Mills in Clinton reopened today after a six weeks and one day shutdown. The American Wringer Company at 13 and 15 Broadway Extension advertises wringers, mangles, spring beds, and carpet sweepers. Repairs on all wringers and sweepers are offered with prompt mail orders and telephone service via Tremont 764.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Lancaster Mills
Clinton
The
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
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Mass, Dental CO
Tremont Row
Dalf’s Island
North Shore
California
Gallien
Slanchard & Farrar
Paneun Han Savers
Glearance Sale
Washington St
Mrs, Wills
Wills
James Jeffrey Roche
Edward E. Clexton
P. McCarthy
George
J. Moturthy
Howe Etreet
Waltham
Procersa
Cunningham’s
Henry A. Mott
Ph. D
J. D
Try
Cunningham Mfg. Co
Kingston, N.Y
Sewall H. Fessenden
Blaine
Walter Damrosch
B. L. Fargeon
Popocatapetl
Old Mexico
Knights Templars
Stambuloff
Naval Reserves
Massachusetts Boys In Blue
London Theatres
Christian Scientists’ Church
HE Hails
East
Joseph Breck & Sons
North Market St
Esorts
Cape Cod
Central House
Eos
Starwich
Rinne Newopen
C.C. Baker
Maine
George Carter
Naskeag Point
M. E. Church
Bridge and the Pines
Groveland
Mass
Hull
East End
S. Kneeland
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