East Boston tunnel work advances under Atlantic avenue
Workmen dig the East Boston tunnel beneath Atlantic avenue for a link from State street to Noddle Island. A large excavation at State street shows the arch and a station for Elevated connections while temporary supports lift a settling pillar a full inch as crews prepare to restore alignment.
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East Boston
Atlantic Avenue
State Street
Harbor
Noddle Island
United Fruit Company
Boston
Sharon Sanitarium Fire Fears Stir Town Efforts Save Institution
For two days Sharon and nearby volunteers fought a stubborn blaze threatening the sanitarium behind the building. Dense pine woods and heavy smoke hampered crews as trenches were dug and timber cut. Inmates remained calm with matron Hodges stating the facility is not in danger and care is assured.
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Sharon
Sharon Sanitarium
Tolman
Canton
Sanitarium
Lathrop
Griffin
Massacre of Smerdash Village by Turkish Forces
Reports from Monastir describe a brutal Turkish bombardment and massacre at Smerdash south of Lake Prespa. Over 200 villagers killed including women and children as 309 homes burned, with survivors fleeing or captured and mutilated. 1500 villagers sheltered in the mountains.
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Monastir
Turkey
Smerdash
Lake Presba
Chalalaroff
Boy Incendiary Arrested in Lawrence
Lawrence June 4 The police have arrested George Nicholson aged 15 who is said to have confessed starting the fire at the brewery and igniting hay in a shed behind John Shea grain store on Lowell street and a shed behind Jidd hardware store on Cross street.
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Lawrence Lawrence
George Nicholson
John Shea
Lowell Street
Jidd
Cross Street
Roberts Sued Over 4000 Claim by Boston Industrial Home
Thomas D. Roberts former superintendent of the Boston Industrial Home is sued for 4000 by the home. Roberts’s property was attached Wednesday evening as the corporation asserts the debt relates to his tenure. Officials refuse comment and Roberts has sailed to England but is expected back for the court action.
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Thomas D. Roberts
Boston
Roberts
England
At the Observant Citizen Sky Echoes Earlier Yellow Day
The Observant Citizen notes a sky appearance resembling the 1881 yellow day but with less superstition, possibly due to smoke clues. Bronze statues of General Hooker and horse arrive in sections for assembly, while the Liberty Bell visit and a theater drama reference are mentioned along with several Boston social notes.
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State House Park
Hooker
Long Island 10 Wait for Mayor Collins
Long Island news notes the Common Council vote to delay an investigation into the almshouse poisonings until Mayor Collins returns. Howes pushes for an immediate inquiry. Democrats oppose, with some breaking ranks. Other city business includes a halted appropriation and a call to appoint resident physicians for East Boston, South Boston and Charlestown.
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Common Council
Long Island
Collins
Mrr. Howes
Board of Aldermen
Almshouse
Howes
Tuan
The
Post
Curtis
Stacey
McGrady
Ward 13
Bridget Tobin
Curran
Curry
Messrs. Gove and Webber
Mystic Flats
Charlestown
Carter
Ward 2
East Boston
South Boston
Wood
Ward 21
Roxbury
Lynn Gloucester and Chelsea Schoolboys Hold Annual Field Exercises
The Chelsea Gloucester and Lynn High School battalions parade as a regiment in Chelsea today with a full schedule from 11 a.m. review by Mayor Willard to 8 p.m. military ball at Armory Hall. The roster includes Colonel George R. Smith and others from Lynn and Chelsea. The march, drills, banquet, and ball conclude the day of active ceremonies.
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Gloucester
Chelsea
George R. Smith
Frank W. Lufkin
Lynn English
Charles RB
Lufkin
Edward Co. Story
Cal
Bugler
Clarence
Douglass
Chelsea Square
Willard
E. F. Endicott
Harry W. James
Second Street
Carter Street
Armory Hall
Chelsea High School
Lynn and
Police Watch Drunk Transport Shifts After City Order
Last night police rigidly enforced a new city order targeting drunken passengers. Officers in Bowdoin square and multiple divisions halted outward-bound Cambridge and South Boston cars, making several arrests and fining a few for intoxication.
Three Drunken Passengers Arrested in Quincy Report
Quincy police, led by Chief Hayden, watched Boston cars at the transfer station from 9 p.m. to late night. Only three men were found intoxicated enough to arrest, signaling a drop in car drunks since tougher enforcement.
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Charles Olsen
Philip McKenna
Providence
R. I
Bowdoin Square
Cambridge
McDonald
Fisher
Hennessey
Captain Peabody
North End
Captain Cain
Burgess
Forest Hills
Hyde Park
Dedham
Norwood
acCarthy
Flanagan
Boston
Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Roxbury
Station 19
Roxbury Crossing
Division 18
West Roxbury
Chelsea
Neponset
Quincy
Hayden
Quincy Square
Labor Notes on Local Union Elections and Meetings
The Grocery and Provision Clerks Union 160 elected officers led by President John J. Tobin with Nicholas Nally and Arthur W. Clarke as vice presidents. Delegates to the international convention include Tobin Quinn and F. T. Molin, with alternates Neale Scott and D. Nally. The Boston Cigarette Makers Union organized with Martin Griffin as president and Nellie Olsen as vice president. The Boot and Shoe Workers Union donated 100 for New York strikers. A Chelsea meeting plans a machinists union under Machinists Union 264 guidance.
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Grocery and Provision Clerks’ Union
John J. Tobin
Nicholas Nally
Arthur W. Clarke
H. Joseph Quinn
Bartholomew O'Connor
William Rotherguide
John P. Dennis
Guardian
Patrick Murphy
Tobin
F.T. Mblin
Albert Neale
Charles T. Scott
D. Nally
Cigarette Makers’ Union
Boston
Martin Griffin
Nellie Olsen
Harry E. Hartick
Mary Woods
John Ashjram
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
New York
Chelsea
Machinists’' Union 264
Griffo Disqualified for Foul in Canole Bout
Martin Canole dominated Kid Griffo through the early rounds at the Gladiator Athletic Club in Fall River. In the fourth round Griffo deliberately butted Canole to avoid a knockout, was disqualified by referee Stanton Abbott, as Canole pressed a strong attack from the opening bell.
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Fall River
Martin Canole
Kid Griffo
Philadelphia
Gladiator Athletic Club
Griffo
Canole
Stanton Abbott
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