Bourgogne Inquiry Seeks Safer Ocean Lanes After Collision
Halifax dispatch reports the court of inquiry absolving the Cromartyshire in the July 4 collision with the French liner Bourgogne. It urges new international routes for fast passenger steamers from New York to Europe and calls for strict fog speed rules.
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Halifax
N. S
Lne
la Bourgogne
Cromartyshire
Sable Island
W. H. Smith
KK. N. R
Canada
Deloncle
New York
Europe
Sandy Hook
Fastnet Rock
Ireland
Scilly Islands
Smith
Suburbs Fire Protection Recommendations From National Board
National Board of Fire Underwriters inspected suburban Boston areas and issued a statement of recommendations. Reforms include fire limits for frame buildings, fireproof roofing in Winchester Stoneham Arlington Everett Waltham Medford and Revere plus new hose wagons hydrants and additional fire companies and chemical engines. Endorsed improvements target Hyde Park Wyman school central stations and extended officer terms.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Boston
Winchester
Stoneham
Arlington Everett
Waltha
Medford
Everett
Hancock Street
Broadway
Wyman
Revere
Hyde Park
Expedition to Find Bodies of La Bourgogne Victims
Halifax July 28. The steamer Hiawatha sails on a cruise to recover bodies of La Bourgogne disaster victims. She will visit Sable Island and cruise Grand Banks in search for remains, fitted out by Judge John F. Dillon and W C Perry for their loved ones.
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Judge Dillon
W. C. Perry
Halifax
N. S
Hiawatha
la Bourgogne
Sable Island
Grand Banks
John F
Militia Officers Examined Across Multiple Companies
The State militia examining board certified officers for Battery A and provisional militia units. Promoted officers include Morse Adams Gray Weymouth Smith Perry Dunham Bowdoin Munroe Cummings Chase Ballard Breen McCarthy Redmond Cordis Norton Frye Clapp Moulton Smith. Charles L. Young failed to pass despite prior political prominence. Captain Egbert I. Clapp, Civil War veteran, earned passage despite disability.
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State Militia
William E. Morse
William G. Adams
Seventeenth
Springfield
Dwin R. Gray
Fred T. Weymouth
Willie B. Smith
Eighth
Orange
Arthur E. Perry
Zaccheus C. Dunham
Edmund E. Bowdoin
Eighteenth Company
New Bedford
John D. Munroe
James G. Cummings
Charles E. Chase
Thirteenth Company
Fall River
Willis D. Ballard
Twentyfirst
Holyoke
Jo Breen
Eugene A. McCarthy
Thomas H. Redmond
Twelfth Company
Lawrence
Thomas F. Cordis
Paul J. Norton
Alexis Everett Frye
Twentieth
Gloucester
Egbert I. Clapp
Henry A. Moulton
Leutenant
Clinton F. Smith
Northampton
Charles L. Young
Seventeenth Company
Young
House of Representatives
Clapp
Admission Push for 150 plus Bar Applicants in Massachusetts
More than 150 applications for admission to the bar of the United States courts for the district of Massachusetts are on file. Hearings will be held on August 2 and 16. The surge follows the new bankruptcy court authority. Lawyers admitted to the state bar for a year may qualify. others face a federal law knowledge exam.
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United States Courts
District of Massachusetts
United States Circuit Court
Bankruptcy Court
United States
United States Court
Explosion at Samaritan House Wreck in Charlestown
Building Inspector Camrell reports the Charlestown Samaritan House wreck was caused by an explosive not structural weakness. Isaac Blair of the department suspects dynamite. Several inspectors concur that an explosive caused the disaster. one man died and several injured.
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Samaritan House
Charlestown
Camrell
Isaac Blair
Fogbound Harbor Delays Scramble of European Liners
Thick fog kept Boston harbor busy as liners struggled to sail. Captain Stanwood steered the Boston out to Yarmouth on schedule while the St Croix reached St John under Captain Pike. Lambent fog delayed vessels including the Commonwealth headed to Buenos Aires and several freighters and liners shifted course or anchored.
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Stanwood
Boston
Lewis Wharf
Yarmouth
N. S
International Line
St. Croix
S. F. Pike
St. John
N. B
Hamburg
Furness
London
Feuward Dock
Lee
Cunard
Cephalonia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Canada
Charlestown
Barnstable
Long@wharf
Jamaica
Gloucester
Strathaven
Elliot
Baltimore
Norfolk
Noank
Conn
Herman Winter
Nickerson
India Wharf
Vineyard Sound
Pawnee
Jacksonville
Charleston
Cumberland
Commercial Wharf
Commonwealth
New England
Buenos Ayres
Arbitration Board Awards Half-Cent Increase for Hurley & Cashman Shoes
The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation orders Hurley and Cashman of Lynn to pay a half cent more per pair for shoes with ground cork and canvas inner soles. The workers had demanded one cent per pair.
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State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Hurley & Cashman
Lynn
Kittie Mitchell Dares Audience Member at Sans Souci
Kittie Mitchell called out a man in the Sans Souci audience and challenged him to the stage. The man, later identified as Canfield of Around the Town, joined her as the orchestra hit up the Bowery specialty with the East Side costumes. Mrs. Jack Gardner and Mrs. Bud Appleton watched from adjoining boxes.
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Louis Baer
Pauline Hall
Boston
Music Hall
Willis Sweatnam
al Leach
Three Rosebuds
Kittie Mitchell
Austin &Stone’s
the Sans Souci
Miss Mitchell
Canfield
Rain Causes Delay of Roxbury Lawn Party at Guild Street
The Home Circle Lodge I O G T postponed the Roxbury lawn party at 21 Guild Street due to rain. Music by an orchestra will run from 7 to 11 PM with refreshments served by lodge young ladies. Arrangements committee includes Annie Lynch C Blanche Mooers Florence E Lord Mrs Nicholson Eric C Nissen and F I Tibbets.
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Guild Street
Roxbury
Home Circle Lodge
Annie Lynch
C. Blanche Mooers
Florence E. Lord
Nicholson
Eric C. Nissen
F. I. Tibbetts
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Porto Rico
Miles
Harrison Av
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Pyusplvic
Boylston
Castle Square
Robert Mantell
Keith's
Norumbega Park
Huntington Avenue
Point of Pines
Manila
George Fuller Golden
Casey
Keith’s
Times
Palace Theatre Music Hall
Tom Sharkey
Lewiston
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John Dupree
Robinson
Mabel Stewart
Somerville
George Henry Hammel
Cambridge
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Boston Theatre
Palace Theatre
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Justin& Stone
Philadelphia
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Sans Souci
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National Cadet Band
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ST. Louis King
Digby
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Rigby
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S. S. St. Croix
Coastwise Service
Steamore
State of Maine
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Eastport
Lubec
ST. Andrews
Campobfna
Washington Street
E. A. Waldron
Geu
Charles River Park
Cigarette
American Cycle Racing Association
Society
National Track Team Association
Heard’s
Hotel Touraine
Geo. H. Smith
Geo. Henry Hammel
Jubilee
Boston & Gloucester
North Shore
NFW
Cape Anh
Columbus Orchestra
City OF Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
State St
P. S
BE. S. Merchant
Gen. Mgr
Model Playhouse
Robert Mantel
Idaltene Cotton
Nick Long
Symphony Orchestra
Albert L. Guille
En Bloom
Jane Cooper
Geo. Fuller Golden
Mazazani Mazett
AL. Leach
O'Rourke
Burnett
Nellie VY. Parker
Owen
Generail
Orchestra Circle
Bessie Bonehill
John Kernell
Tremont St
Tele
James Schonberg
Tremont
Oxford
Doors
Provincetown
Longfellow
John Smith
North Pier
Cape
Atwood & Rich
Bass Point
Nahant
Lafrivain
Naval Brigade
Lincoln Wharf
Lieturn
von Nahant
Pr . Lane
N. E. Agt
Wash. St
NO Park
Zoological Garden
Rustic Theatre
Gorman
Cosmopolitans
Music Court
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