Court Martial Opens At Camp Dalton For Sergeant Perkins
The first court martial held on this field since hostilities began sat this afternoon in the mess house of the Army Christian Commission. Sergeant Perkins faces charges under Articles 40 and 62 for leaving his post without leave. The trial lasted about three hours and continues tomorrow with witnesses called by the defense. News from Spain says peace talks have little impact on expectations at camp as regimental fate and destination remain unsettled. The regiment shows steady drill, with payments to the band and dividends to companies from the post exchange while rain interrupts evening parade.
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Camp Dalton
South Framingham
Army Christian Commission
Stover
Kincaide
Gin@rat
Weaver
Perkins
Spain
South
Washington
War Department
Corbin
Catlin
Chamberlain
Goodyear Shoe Machine Company
Hanscom
Spencer
Grandy
Dalton
Converse
G. A. R. Day
Lakeview
New England Chautauqua Centre
Fifth
Chautauqua
Whitney
Chaplain House
Foster
Quartermaster Clark
Bateman
Post Exchange
Bugle
Cutting
Coleman
Cadets Barred From Parade With Arms in State
Governor Wolcott informs the High land Cadets of Montreal that they may not parade with arms in this state under the arms act. The cadets planned to join the Scottish celebration in Boston in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Boston
Wolcott
Highland Cadets
Ancients
May Lose an Eye in Pool Room Fight
Police quelled a late night fight at the Tennyson and Church pool room. Robert Walker aged 19 suffered a severe right eye wound and James B. Liggon aged 21 was jailed after being cut on the head. Walker reportedly jabbed by a billiard cue and Liggon accused of using offensive language toward a woman. Walker’s eye injury may endanger his sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station 4
Tennyson
Church Streets
Robert Walker
Fayette Street
City Hospital
James B. Liggon
Carver Street
Walker
Liggon
Married Fifty Years for Cochran Couple Observed
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Cochran was celebrated at 17 Parsons Street Brighton. A large crowd from Brighton Brookline and Newton attended with bridesmaid Mrs. Kate DeVoy Slavin and best man Maurice Wheeler among others from the original ceremony. The couple were aided by Mrs. Slavin and Mr. Wheeler as the parlor overflowed with ferns palms and flowers. Mrs. Cochran wore black satin with jet lace and ushers included J. W. McCanna Thomas Anderson Sidney Kimber Thomas Lee and George C. McCabe. Workmen presented Mr. Cochran with a gold headed cane amid many gold presents.
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William Edward Cochran
Parsons Street
Brighton
Brookline
Newtons
Kate DeVoy Slavin
Condon
Maurice Wheeler
Roxbury
Cochran
Park Department Picnic At Lake Walden Amid Rain
The Park Department and American Federation of Labor held their annual picnic at Lake Walden with about six hundred attendees. Rain halted most athletic events though a Franklin Park water boys win over the Willows 17 to 7 was recorded. William Quinn won the boys race, with James McKenzie second.
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American Federation of Labor
Lake Walden
the Grove
Franklin Park Water Boys
The
Willows
William Quinn
James McKenzie
Association
James B. Shea
Park Department
Boston
Norris
Bresnahan
George Jeffry
James McNeil
Stephen McCarthy
Patrick J
Roxbury Catholic Association Flag Raising Delayed
The Roxbury Catholic Association at Columbia Hall 363 Centre Street postponed last night’s flag raising due to weather. It will be held this evening at 8. Mabel Knox unfurls the flag gift from James J. Nolan. Jamaica Orchestra provides music with speeches by Alderman Salem D. Charles Representative John Bleiler John M. Minton and James A. Desmond. Committee chairman is Daniel J. Byrne.
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Roxbury Catholic Association
Columbia Hall
Centre Street
James J. Nolan
Society
Mabel
Fred I. Knox
Jamaica Orchestra
Salem D. Charles
John Bleiler
John M. Minton
James A. Desmond
Daniel J. Byrne
Blackstone Murderer Threats End in Tragic Family Killings
Bernard F. Boylan, drunk and enraged, killed his mother in law Mrs. Stephen Maroney and wounded his wife in Blackstone on Canal street then shot himself. Mrs. Boylan lies between life and death as doctors work to locate a bullet in her pelvic bone. Neighbors note years of abuse and threats prior to the deadly attack at 6 p m yesterday.
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Boylan
Lawrence A. Boylan
Blackstone
Bernard
Mary Ann Maroney
Lawrence W. Boylan
Stephen Maroney
Catherine
Blackstone Mills Company
Maroney
Bady
Woonsocket
Two Men Charged With Robbing Harbor Police House
Two men were brought to police headquarters on a charge of stealing $68 worth of property from the harbor police house at 13 Liverpool Street occupied by Lieutenant Mareen on June 23. One suspect is said to have served time at the Concord Reformatory.
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Concord Reformatory
Liverpool Street
Mareen
Harbor Police
Hirsch Club Outing At l'orest Grove In Riverview
The sixth annual Hirsch Club outing at l'orest Grove Riverview Wal tham drew 50 attendees. A ball game Montifiore Club beat Lincoln Social Club 13 to 0, followed by dancing. Committee: Benjamin Seegel M Goldstein Samuel Pill. Music by Sigilman's Orchestra.
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Hirsch Club
L’orest Grove
Riverview
Waltham
Montifiore Club
Lincoln
Benjamin Seegel
M. Goldstein
Samuel Pill
Sigilman
Roslindale Priest Arranges Tammany Barbecue Trip
The Rev. Father John F. Cummins plans a New York trip to meet Richard Croker and arrange the Tammany delegation visit to Apollo Gardens Roxbury on the last Saturday in August. Guests listed include Mayor Van Wyck Congressmen Cummings McClellan Sulzer and more. Cummins also plans for a European novelty from London and welcomes Ancient Order of Hibernians members to the state summer festival.
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John F. Cummins
Roslindale
New York City
Thomas Francis Grady
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Apollo Gardens
Amory Street
Roxbury
Richard Croker
Lucania
Boston
Cummins
van Wyck
Amos Cummings
McClellan and
Sulzer
Thomas F. Grady
Asa Bird Gardiner
Jacob Cantor
Gilfoyle
John F. Carroll
Bird Coler
Timothy
Sullivan
Father Cummins
New York
Crystal Palace
London
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Commonwealth
Patrolman Cadigan Dead at 2 30 in Charlestown
Patrolman Daniel F. Cadigan of Station 3 died at his home 155 Chelsea street Charlestown yesterday afternoon at 2 30. The funeral is set for 9 o clock Thursday morning with a large delegation of officers expected. He was well regarded by fellow officers and the business community in West End district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Cadigan
Station 3
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
Cadigan
West Ind
Fire Destroys Dr Cullis Consumptive Home at Grove Hall
The old Dr Cullis Consumptive Home at Grove Hall was burned yesterday afternoon after being abandoned about a year ago when the new building was finished. The fire was set by mischievous boys, and the structure was consumed by flames.
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Dr. Cullis
Grove Hall
Body of Sergeant Hamilton Fish Jr. arrives for funeral
The body of Sergeant Hamilton Fish Jr. who was killed in the Quasina skirmish arrived in New York tonight. Funeral services are announced for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Quasina
Volunteer Aid Association branches send supplies nationwide
Twenty eight branches including Arlington Concord New Bedford Taunton Jamaica Plain and Roxbury organized to send in supplies. India street storehouse ships daily to hospitals while the war committee in Concord expands letter drives. Alfred Dumols sails with fifty tons of hospital supplies. a Texas cotton bale donated to aid the hospital corps moves through the War Department and Chamber of Commerce toward sale proceeds.
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Volunteer Aid Association
Charlestown
Andover
Edgartown
Concord
Wellington
Belmont
Hadley Falls
Allston
Lynnfield
Milton
Manchester
Rowley
Brookline
Roslindale
Roxbury
Magnolia
Allerton
Chestnut Hill
Swampscott
North Attleboro
Topsfield
Marblehead
Lowell
Dedham
Dorchester
New Bedford
Taunton
Jamaica Plain
India Street
Arlington
Woman’s War Committee
First National Bank of Concord
Alfred Dumols
Santiago
Texas
McKinley
Metropolitan Steamship Line
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New York Cotton Exchange
Hospital Corps
War Department
Quartermaster Hyde
Preston
Chamber of Commerce
Bay State Roster for Medical and Navigating Departments
The roster lists personnel for the hospital ship Bay State being fitted out by the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association. Names include medical staff led by Dr. Herbert L. Burrell and Dr. E. A. Crockett, navigators, engineers, stewards, and cooks with positions such as master P. F. Butman and chief engineer Charles Lindgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Herbert L. Burrell
E. A. Crockett
J. T. Bottomley
W. A.seabury
T. J. Manahan
C. L. Spaulding
Do. W. Gayford
Janet Anderson
Muriel Co. Galt
Anna M. Blair
Sadie Parsons
Sarah Frazer
S. Hooker
F. P. Dreese
L. L. Kemp
W. F. Byford
Peter Salveson
N. E. Nicho's
P. F. Butman
Charles Clare
William M
N. Carroll
Steward’s Department
Steward
F. J. Leonard
Cook
Louis Greaty
William Gardner
E. McApee
Harry Lepagle
Thomas Cronin
Transatlantic Fleet to Sail for Santiago Prisoners
Madrid via Paris July 26. The fleet that will bring home Santiago prisoners sails tomorrow. Captain Amnon, minister of marine, says Admiral Cervera's officers will not return with the Santiago prisoners and their return will be negotiated with the United States government.
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Madrid
Paris
Santiago
Amnon
Cervera
United States
Hobson Troops Home Greeting in Morristown
Lieutenant Hobson visited his sister in Morristown New Jersey tonight after arriving from New York. A large crowd gathered at the depot to welcome him with fireworks a cannon salute and ringing bells. He shook hands with hundreds on the way to the sister’s stopping place and will return to New York tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hobson
Morristown
N. J
Six Austrian Sailors Freed After La Bourgogne Tragedy Probe
In Havre on July 26 the six Austrian sailors from the wrecked La Bourgogne were released and the charges of cruelty dropped for lack of evidence. Two other sailors who acted bravely were recommended for rewards. the collision with Cromartyshire on July 4 near Sable Island, NS, caused more than 500 deaths.
European powers urged to act before uniting against war
The Post comments on the Paris Figaro claim that Europe should curb Commodore Watson's squadron and end the war. It advises asking Great Britain before moving European powers into a united front. The Novosti in Moscow calls neutrals to halt the Spain United States conflict and cites past intervention rights.
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Berlin
Paris Figaro
Watson
Europe
The
Figaro
United States
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Moscow
Novosti
Spain
Americans establish shorehold after Guanica landing
An official despatch from San Juan confirms an American landing at Puerto de Guanica. One Spanish officer was killed and three soldiers wounded. American forces with strong artillery have established themselves on shore.
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Madrid
San Juan
Puerto de Guanica
Lermond Nominated by Democratic Committee for Governor
In Rockland Maine on July 2 the state Democratic committee nominated Erastus Lermond of Thomaston for Governor and he signified acceptance of the nomination.
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Rockland
National Democratic Party
Erastus Lermond
Thomaston
Struggle Between Scovel and General Shafter In Cuba
Sylvester Scovel of the New York World recounts a tense clash with General Shafter in Santiago. After Shafter called for a guard to remove him from the roof scene, Scovel says a heated exchange followed and a slap led to Scovel’s expulsion from Cuba. He claims the general provoked the incident with harsh language and an army ploy to force his removal.
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Norfolk
Sylvester Scovel
New York World
General Shafter
Scovel
Cuba
Fortress Monroe
Santiago
Miley
Brave Soldier Dead on Governor's Island
Captain Benjamin H. Gilman of Company G Thirteenth Infantry died at his Governor's Island home of dysentery after returning from Cuba aboard the Relief. He weakened during the San Juan Hill charge and wandered the countryside for two weeks seeking food, declining hospital care to spare fellow soldiers.
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New York
Benjamin H. Gilman
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry
Governor’s Island
Gilman
Cuba
San Juan Hill
Worth
Red Cross
Siboney
Senator Morgan Seeks Unconditional Spain Surrender
Senator Morgan of Alabama criticizes peace proposals as submission by Spain and demands Spain surrender all territory under the flag. He calls for a separate treaty covering Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines and the Carolinas and Ladrone Islands with guarantees on war debts and a Canary Islands coaling station.
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Washington
Morgan
Alabama
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Carolinas
Ladrones
Canary Islands
Horrors of the Seneca Told by Surviving Sergeant
Sergeant George McNamara of Company C Sixth Massachusetts Regiment returns from Santiago de Cuba and recalls the Harsh Treatment of sick and wounded aboard the Seneca. He describes foul food and water and a nurse discovering unattended patients before relief arrived. He plans to report to Ponce after furlough ends August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
George McNamara
Massachusetts Regiment
Santiago de Cuba
McPartland to Meet Curran in August Title Bout
New York July 26 Kia McPartland will likely box Jimmy Curran for twenty five rounds at the Lenox Athletic Club on August 2. Jack Daly was initially set to fight Curran but is unavailable after illness.
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M’partland
Curran
New York
Kia McPartland
Jimmy Curran
Lenox Athletic Club
Jack Daly
O’rourke
McPartland
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