Changes In Car Service In Boston Elevated Lines
The Boston Elevated Company announces changes effective tomorrow affecting Spring Hill Somerville Walpole and North Cambridge lines. Walpole limited stop service will run during rush hours between Grove Street and Forest Hills with specific inbound outbound passenger rules. The Somerville line reroutes between Spring Hill Kendall Square via Union Square Hampshire Street and the Union square to River street extension. North Cambridge changes shift Porter square to River street station routing via Inman square Prospect street Central square Pearl street and Putnam avenue with preserved rush hour service to Central square.
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Boston Elevated Company
Spring Hill
Somerville
Walpole
North Cambridge
Grove
Washington Streets
Forest Hills
Walpole Line
Grove Street
River Street
Inman Square
Prospect Street
Central Square
Pearl Street
Kendall Square
Union Square
Hampshire Street
Webster Avenue
Green Street
Sullivan Square
Washington Street
Porter Square
Prospect Street Central Square
Putnam Avenue
Roxbury Crossing
Salem fire area gains first permanent dwellings
Frames for two houses rise in the burned Salem district near Lafayette street signaling reconstruction. Five new building permits issued by the Rebuilding Commission as relief funds totalling $3898.75 were acknowledged by Gardiner M. Lane, treasurer of the Salem relief committee.
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Salem
Lafayette Street
Rebuilding Commission
Gardiner M. Lane
State Street
Salem Relief Committee
Patrolman Halts Fire At Boylston Street Duo
Early this morning Patrolman Boyd of Back Bay stopped an incendiary from firing a five story brick building at 280 Boylston Street. The intruder had smashed entrance glass at 282 Boylston Street and set fire to curtains. Had the blaze gained headway it would have endangered a premier shopping district.
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Boylston Street
Boyd
Back Bay
Lawyer Williamson of Augusta Hills Commits Suicide
Augusta Me July 30 Joseph Williamson a prominent Democrat and lawyer in the firm Williamson Burleigh and McLean cut his throat in his office during a melancholy episode stemming from indigestion. He leaves a widow daughter of United States Senator Edwin C Burleigh and two sons.
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Augusta
Joseph Williamson
Williamson, Burleigh and McLean
United States
Edwin C. Burleigh
Will Deport Chinese Actor Lew You Ordered
Lew You, a Chinese actor arrested in Springfield for unlawful entry, was ordered deported yesterday by U S Commissioner Hayes after pleading guilty. You entered the United States via San Francisco in 1903 as a Chinese merchant and will be sent to China via New Orleans under the act restricting Chinese actors as laborers.
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Lew You
Springfield
United States
Hayes
Lew
San Francisco
China
New Orleans
Ministers Gather and Visitors in Massachusetts News
Dr. R. S. MacArthur, president of the Baptist World Alliance, preaches at Tremont Temple and will address a union ministers meeting in Pilgrim Hall Boston on Aug 3. Rev William R Polhamus of Ohio receives a public reception at Greenwood Union Church Wakefield.
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Union Ministers
Pilgrim Hall
Boston
MacArthur
Baptist World’s Alliance
William R. Polhamus
Ohio
Wakefield
Greenwood Union Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Dr. Polhamus
Candidate Frank Plans Film and Vaudeville Campaign
William C. Frank, a Democratic Labor candidate for the Legislature, announces a novel campaign using moving pictures and vaudeville. Frank is a business agent for the Moving Picture Operators' Union and outlines the plan to feature cinema and stage acts in his bid.
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William C. Frank
Mr. Frank
Moving Picture Operators’ Union
Ward 22 Plans to Win House Seat Program Detailed
A local candidate from Ward 22 unveils an elaborate programme to capture the House seat. The plan outlines campaign steps, messaging, and organizational build to secure victory in upcoming elections.
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House
Post Cane Holder Dies in Winchendon at 97
William Goodnow age 97 holder of the Boston Post cane died recently in Winchendon. He was among the town's oldest residents and cherished the cane presented to him. His daughter Mrs. M W White of 148 Elm Street notes he was one of the oldest recipients of the cane.
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Winchendon
William Goodnow
Boston Post
M. W. White
Elm Street
Life Term for Mrs Wakefield is Set in Murder Trial
New Haven CT July 30 Mrs Bessie J Wakefield was found guilty of second degree murder in the Connecticut Superior Court after seven hours deliberation for the killing of her husband William O Wakefield at Cheshire on June 3 1913. The verdict carries a life sentence and Judge Joel H Reed is to pronounce sentence tomorrow morning.
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New Haven
Bessie J. Wakefield
William O. Wakefield
Cheshire
Connecticut
Joel H. Reed
Wakefield guilty of first degree murder, retrial ordered
Mrs Wakefield was found guilty of first degree murder at her first trial and sentenced to hang but a retrial was ordered by the Supreme Court of Errors. James Plew, the actual murderer, was recently hanged for the crime. The state alleged that Wakefield aided in killing her husband. In court she wept beside her father Frank Webster and later remained somber at the county jail.
Wife will aid Jones at trial in New York
A Boston woman Mrs Jones wife of Arthur D Jones an electrical engineer 414 Ashmont street arrives at police headquarters with a baby and says she has a telegram from her husband asking her to come to help him. He has been arrested and is held in jail.
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New York
Jones
Arthur D. Jones
Ashmont Street
Boston
Husband Abduction Case Ties to New York Couple
Mrs. Jones, 18, reveals marital woes as Arthur Jones is jailed in West Side court prison. He and Miss Gladys Lewis were arrested in an apartment at 51 Manhattan Avenue on a charge of abduction. Miss Lewis is detained as parents Mr and Mrs John Lewis arrive to press prosecution.
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Arthur
Gladys Lewis
Manhattan Avenue
Miss Lewis
John Lewis
Jones
Fire wipes out Gardner Block destroying shoe firms
Haverhill July 30 fire destroyed the Gardner Block housing about a dozen shoe supply firms. The loss was estimated at $20,000 with several firemen slightly injured.
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Haverhill
Gardner Block
Manhattan Shirt Sale at The Continental Boston Ad
The Continental in Boston offers Manhattan Shirts with prices ranging from $1.15 to $3.55 and new stock this season. Shoppers may select at the Washington corner Boylston Street location with the best selection in town.
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Manhattan
Continental
Washington
Boylston St
Boston
Advt
Straw Hats 95c Sale At The Continental
Advertises straw hats selling for 95 cents during a clearance at The Continental. Cleans up last days of sale with hats priced at 95c to $2. Open Saturday evening.
Continental Clothing House Ad Finds Bargains
Bargains at Continental Clothing House on Washington and Boylston Streets include B V D undergarments at 35 cents or 3 for a dollar, Union Suits 70 cents, Manhattan Shirts 1.15, and straw hats 95 cents from the sale of $2.00 and $1.50 lines.
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Manhattan
Continental Clothing House
Washington and Boylston Sts
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