Boston City Council Faces Disruption Over Healey and Bordman
Boston's city council clashed as Councilman Healey attempted an amendment directing $1500 for medical aid in East Boston South Boston and Charlestown, challenged by President Kiley who ruled it out of order. After a lengthy appeal the measure passed along with a loan bill and a $4500 bath house item for women on K Street. The session saw bouts of disorder with Linehan and Monaghan objecting to proceedings, Messenger guards called to restore order, and a unanimous honorary resolution favoring Captain Bordman Jr for a medal of honor in battle.
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Vieve
East Boston
South Boston
Charlestown
Kiley
Healey
K Street
Linehan
Bordman
Murphy
Boston
Bordman, Jr
United States
Monaghan
Riley
Husband Seeks Wife After Long Advertisement in Middletown
A. Charles Holmes, a widower with a $16 monthly pension, posted a bold notice seeking a loyal, clever woman for a good home. After sorting through 500 applicants over months, Miss Canfield of York was chosen and wed last night, with Holmes declaring the lengthy search worthwhile.
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Middletown
N. Y
A. Charles Holmes
Miss Canfield
York
Babes In City's Care At Boston Amid Family Strife
Two 1 year old babies Gladys A Demming and Royal B Demming, children of Horace B Demming of 112 Boylston Ave Jamaica Plain, have been placed in the care of Boston's trustees for poor children. Their mother is at City Hospital and the father has not supported them. The husband was recently assaulted in January.
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Babes
Gladys A
Ming
Royal B. Demming
Horace
Lemming
Boylston Avenue
Jamaica Plain
City of Boston
City Hospital
Demming
Officer Charles W. Brown Dismissed After Hearing
Charles W. Brown, a veteran police officer, was dismissed from the force following a disciplinary hearing. He was found guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the police department.
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Charles W. Brown
Police Department
Force
Are
Call Yeatardly
Ballet Girls Panic as Fire Ravages Cherry Blossom Grove
A major blaze at Cherry Blossom Grove sent 12 200 people fleeing in a frantic rush, leaving ballet girls in disarray and a scene likened to a moving picture. Fire crews and stage carpenters work to restore the damage with no reported serious injuries. Julia Mackey fled from a dressing room in her petticoat as the alarm rang, and escorts clashed amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Blossom Grove
New York
Pelarere
Julia Mackey
Thirty poisoned after St James picnic in Halifax area
A Char lottetown despatch reports thirty people became ill from canned goods at a St James picnic. All will recover though several narrowly escaped death, including J. B. Patton of Halifax who is improving this morning.
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Halifax
N. 6
Charlottetown
West End Man Sentenced for Typewriter Theft
G Osborne Grant of West End, born in British Guiana, was jailed for six months by Judge Wentworth for taking a typewriting machine valued as property of the Manhattan Campanr. The case showed Grant offered a check of the estate of the deceased as payment, with evidence supporting the unlawful act.
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G. Osborne Grant
British Guiana
Wentworth
Manhattan
Grant
Atead
Moonlight Bass Point Excursion Offered by St James Council
St James Council K of C invites members to a moonlight excursion to Bass Point Nahant on Monday evening in July. The event aims to provide a social outing with proceeds supporting council activities and charitable efforts.
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Bass Point
Nahant
St. James Council
K. of C
Fog Delays Trial Of Variag In Philadelphia Harbor
The Russian cruiser Variag's trial trip in Philadelphia is postponed to noon due to fog. The ship remained off Lewis wharf with crowds but no visitors allowed aboard as officials keep proceedings secret. Baron Fersen and Captain Sargent met aboard, while Cramp and officials noted plans for a later trial in September 1901.
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Variag
Philadelphia
Lewis Wharf
Baron Fersen
Cramp
Arief
Sargent
Washington
Secretary Long Delivers Navy Day Address in Framingham
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long spoke at Mont wall during the New England Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly, stressing the navy as a peaceful civil arm and praising its modern training, morale, and readiness. He highlighted reforms in sailor life, training ships, and the force’s role in Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines while noting ongoing construction of battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats.
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South Framingham
Montwait Naval
New England Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly
John D. Long
Boston
L. M. Palmer
Edgar Potter
Framingham Board of Trade
Kendall Hotel
Long
Assembly
Montwall
Congregational House
Board of E
Massachusetts
Yiong
Curtis Guild, Jr
Secretary Long
B. B. Johnson
Waltham
Johnson
Framingham of Trade
Guiild
Navy
United States Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Sampson
Manila
Santiago
United States
Charlestown
Spain
Cassard
Indiana
Constellation
Newport
Rathbone Arrest Linked to Cuban Officials Appraisal
Secretary Root denies ordering Rathbone's arrest in Cuba and says General Wood did not issue court orders. The Bristow report, routed to Wood by email, informs Cuban authorities and the postal law prosecutions. Wood and acting Cuban postal chief Fosnes began steps to bring Rathbone to Cuban judicial attention.
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Washington
Root
E. G. Rathbone
Cuba
General Wood
Bristow
Fosnes
Cuban Postal Service
Rathbone
Building and Loan League selects J Warren Bailey president
CHOSE SOMERVILLE MAN INDIANAPOLIS Ind July 2 The Building and Loan Association League elected J Warren Bailey of Somerville Mees president New Orleans chosen as next meeting place Executive Council voted to advertise bids for removal of the Commonwealth building and buildings used by metropolitan water and sewer boards highway commissioners cattle commissioners comptroller of county accounts Vernon street to Bowdoin street or to Park street as that was running to Park street
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
Building and Loan Association League
J. Warren Bailey
Somerville
Mees
New Orleans
Commonwealth
Metropolitan Water and Sewer Boards
Highway Commissioners
Cattle Commissioners
Comptroller of County Accounts
Vernon Street
Bowdoin Street
Park Street
Boston brakeman discharged in Worcester man slaughter case
Edward P. Morrison of Boston was discharged in Worcester's Central District Court by Judge Utley after being charged with manslaughter in the death of Henry Denfor Worcester. Morrison, a brakeman on the Foresters' excursion train last Saturday, was accused of knocking Denford and causing a fatal fractured skull amid on train trouble.
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Worocester
Edward P. Morrison
Boston
Henry F. den Oforcester
Central District Court
Boston Anti-Imperialists Split Over Indianapolis Convention
Boston anti-imperialists repudiated a call for a August 14 convention in Indianapolis aimed at fusion with gold Democrats. Erving Winslow says the move was unauthorized by the broader anti-imperialist group, which had scheduled a August 15 gathering in the same city. Two rival conventions seem likely as both sides plan to attend.
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Boston
Indianapolis
Erving Winslow
Gold Democrats
Thomas M. Osborne
New York
William Everett
Massachusetts
Gordon Woodbury
Manchester
N. H
Winslow
Mr. Osborne
Osborne
Republican Campaign Opens in Bay State Weights
The Massachusetts State committee meets at headquarters to set caucus and state convention dates. VIP speakers include John B. Foraker Edward Wolcott and Governor Roosevelt as the campaign intensifies. The main contest is for State auditor with John W. Kimball Henry Turner and Samuel George. Turner’s camp questions Kimball’s prior success under tacit agreement.
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John B. Foraker
Ohio
Edward O. Wolcott
Colorado
Roosevelt
New York
National Committee
John W. Kimball
Fitchburg
Henry E. Turner
Malden
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Samuel George
Haverhill
Messrs
Turner
Kimball
George
Bryan Declines to Speak at Asbury Park Service
William Jennings Bryan will not deliver an address at a national service in Asbury Park New Jersey. He cites Sunday as his rest day and says he could not spare it for the campaign.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Asbury Park
N. J
Beach Auditorium
Herald Apenas
Fight at Guanica Reunion Banquet Held by Militia Company
The second annual reunion and banquet of Company A Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was held at the United States Hotel with thirty five present. Commander H E Fales led the event and presided over the after dinner speeches. A business meeting elected officers for the next year including Fales as commander Morrison as vice commander Hall as adjutant and Colonel E J Gihon of the Governor's staff as quartermaster.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Guanica
Cuba
United States
H. E. Fales
Company Association
E. Morrison
A. S. Hall
E. J. Gihon
Law and Moody Inspect Dog Bar and Sandy Bay Breakwaters
Gloucester July 26 Congressmen Moody and Law rence New England member of rivers and harbors committee visited to inspect Dog Bar and Sandy Bay breakwaters. They were accompanied by Captain Re G. F. dage surveyor for the British and French Lloyds and joined here by Congressman Roberts of Chelsea.
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Gloucester
William H. Moody
George P. Lawrence
New England
Committee On
Cuban Chaperones Arrive as Havana Teachers Tour Cambridge
In Cambridge yesterday the Cuban senoritas under Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulick issued new chaperone rules guiding callers and hours. Teachers toured Lynn with the State Federation of Women's Clubs, learned club operations, and posed for group portraits as their stay nears the halfway point after more than three weeks in the city.
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Cambridge
Alice Gordon Gulick
Lynn
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Prescott Inn
Rowe
State Federation
C. C. Sheldon
Gulick
Havana
Cuba
Senator Parry Hosts Cuban Teachers and American Guests
Senorita Lluy recounts a gala where Senator Parry entertained about fifty Cuban teachers and fifty American friends. The event featured repeated songs, including America and the Cuban Bayames, a full house, and ornate decorations. Attendees included William Sheldon, W. P. Brown, F. W. Williamson, and Luis Bartlette. Lluy also notes a disturbing tale of a boy named Oscar Denis seeking passage to Cuba, claiming to be twelve and from Cienfuegos, now at Havana’s San Jose Asylum. police contact details are requested.
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Senator Parry
America
William Sheldon
Natick
W. P. Brown
Winthrop
F. W. Williamson
Beaver Mills
Ont
Luis Bartlette
Placetos
Havana
Tam
Cuba
Oscar Denis
Cienfuegos
United Sates
Tennessee
Ioa
San Jose
Senorita Lluy
Stung by kissing bug in East Cambridge victim named
J F Powers of 47 North street East Cambridge was stung on the lip by a kissing bug. Doctor Koch dressed the injury at the Emergency Hospital. Powers is a draw tender employed by the city of Cambridge.
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Boston
J. F. Powers
North Street
East Cambridge
Koch
Powers
City of
Cambridge
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Browning, King & Co
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Sane
Dr. Everett
Bay State
Bryan
Ines
Senorita Sluy
Fair Cuban
Parry
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