Commercial Travellers Hold Boston Convention
The New England Council of the United Commercial Travellers gathers in Boston with headquarters at the Quincy House led by Grand Junior Councillor Fred W. Southard. Delegates tour Revere Beach, attend a banquet at Mechanics' Hall, and hear remarks from Acting Governor Draper and Boston leaders urging temperance, ethics, and cooperation.
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New England Council
United Commercial Travellers
Boston
Quincy House
Fred W. Southard
George H. Condon
Pasadena
Cal
Faneuil Hall
George FE. Condon
Bangor
F. W. Southard
Manchester
N. H
John C. Gerry
Lewiston
Thomas V. Garvey
Bowington
J. H. Worthington
Providence
R. I
Grand Sentinel
B. F. Andrews
Portland
W. H. Nicholas
John R. Wilson
New England
Duileil
Sett
Quincy Mo
Chelsea
Revere Beach
Henry F. Marison
Wonderland
Park Square
Riverside
Mechanics’ Hall
U. Cc. T
Teel
Draper
George Gerald
Hibbard
Bernard J. Rothwell
United States District
Guy A. Ham
Charity
Temperance
NEW England Council OF United Commercial Travellers
Boston to Host First Missionary Exposition in 1909
Boston will stage the nation’s first missionary exposition in Mechanics Hall for two weeks in fall 1909. A street pageant with about 10 000 Sunday school children will precede the event, which is interdenominational and covers home and foreign missions. Rev Dillon Bronson urged a timely date to invite the President and Governor Guild to attend.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Dillon Bronson
The
Methodist Church
William E. Shaw
Masked holdup in daylight near marble quarries shocks Lee
George Wright, 19, was confronted by four masked men in white with revolvers on a wooded road near Marble street. He cried for help and two farmers opened fire, scattering the robbers who fled with a wagon. A posse pursued them toward Albany before losing the trail. The town of Lee remains alert amid fear of further attacks.
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Lee
Marble Street
George Wright
Wright
James Kelly
Vincent Rambo
Whitecaps
Rambo
Stockbridge
Albany
Threatening letters alarm Bedford residents in Westchester
Two prominent Bedford residents in Westchester county report receiving threats. One letter demanded 1000 dollars from George Raymond, a well to do Bedford farmer, with a warning to blow up his house with dynamite if the sum is not paid.
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White Plains
Bedford
Westchester County
George Raymond
Romance of St Mark's School Leads to Society Wedding
Lyman Delano of New York will wed Leila Burnett of Southboro at the Episcopal Church in Southboro. The couple met as youths at St Mark's School and Harvard, with families planning a quiet ceremony and a post ceremony breakfast at the Burnett estate followed by a charity bazaar in Brookline.
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ST. Mark’s School
Episcopal Church
Southboro
Lyman Delano
New York
Leila Burnett
St. Mark's School
Miss Burnett
Robert Manton Burnett
Massachusetts
Mr. Delano
Harvard
The
Victoria
St. Mark’s
Brookline
Holm Lea
Finor Burnett
Beacon Street
Ellis Bishop
Marriage No Longer Secret in Newburyport
Miss Martha Bruce age 19 and Daniel J. Kelleher age 23 slipped from Newburyport to Providence and wed May 27. They returned the same day, sought secrecy, but the union leaked out via a Providence notice shared with local friends. Bruce is daughter of Mrs Aadie Bruce of Jackson Street. Kelleher lives on Merrimac Street. Their romance began at the New England Telephone office where both worked.
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Newburyport
Martha Bruce
Daniel J. Kelleher
Providence
Mr. Mitchell
Miss Bruce
Addie Bruce
Jackson Street
Mr. Kelleher
Merrimac Street
New England
Bank Closes in Los Angeles Falls to State Inspectors
Consolidated Bank of Los Angeles failed to open and is now under state bank commissioners. Deposits totaled about 40 000 dollars. William H. Carlson serves as president of the bank.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Consolidated Bank of
State Bank Commissioners
William H. Carlson
Millionaire to Give Away Ten Million Dollars
C W Averill, heir to ten million dollars, plans to help 20 000 people with $500 each and extend aid to both good and bad alike. He aims to reach churches and individuals in New York or Chicago, with potential expansion to 20 000 more if successful.
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Averill
Los Angeles
Cal
C. W. Averill
Massachusetts
New York
Chicago
Nebraska Campaign Funds Linked to National Committee
A June 1 letter from William J. Sheehan to William J. Bryan alleges that money sent to Nebraska for the 1904 campaign was diverted from the Democratic national committee’s general fund. It claims Thomas F. Ryan contributed 15000 dollars and notes Bryan’s recent denial of knowledge of the transaction.
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New York
William J. Sheehan
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Democratic National Committee
Thomas F. Ryan
Bryan
Longevity Sisters Head to Visit in Indiana and Kansas
In Kokomo Indiana on June 15 Mrs Anna Bolton aged 104 plans to visit her son Hiram Bolton in the city for several days before proceeding to Ford Kansas to see her sister Mrs Eliza Wilson aged 116. Bolton believes the pair may hold world longevity records.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna Bolton
Hiram Bolton
Ford
Kan
Eliza Wilson
Funeral of slain worker sparks Paris strike riots
In Vigneux France on June 5 the funeral of a man killed in the clash between strikers and gendarmes sparked violent labor demonstrations. Thousands of Parisian workers then marched through many countryside sections, causing extensive damage.
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Vigneux
France
Foundations for Boston Opera House Soon to Be Laid
Foundations for the new Boston opera house will probably be laid next month and construction rushed to finish. Wheelwright and Haven, the firm chosen to erect the building, will have Haven back from Europe in three weeks after two months abroad studying continental opera houses. Eben W. D. Jordan returns from Pars, and final plans will be drawn with their input. At 87 Milk Street the office reported 120 000 of 150 000 needed has been subscribed, with names including Richard Olney Franklin Beebe Mrs Eben B Stanwood F S Sherburne John F Morse Jr Isaac C Copeland Alvin Sortwell A Shuman T Clarence Hollander Thomas Barbour John Shepard Elwin R Hutchinson F B Cutter Robert S Dodge and T G Bremer.
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Grand Opera
Boston
Haven
Wheelwright & Haven
Europe
Eben WD. Jordan
Pars
Milk Street
Richard Olney
Franklin Beebe
Eben B. Stanwood
F. S. Sherburne
John F. Morse, Jr
Isaac C. Copeland
Alvin Sortwell
A. Shuman
T. Clarence Hollander
Thomas Barbour
John Shepard
Elwin R. Hutchinson
F. B. Cutter
Robert S. Dodge
T. G. Bremer
Dr Williams Pink Pills Letter Contest Promises Prizes
The Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY offers 25 00 for the best MA letter on Why I Recommend Dr Williams Pink Pills due by June 13 1908 MA residents eligible. Second 10 00 third 5 00 and five 1 00 prizes for next best letters.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Massachusetts
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Weilhart & Ruhman K School
Lee Youth
ALL Bestea
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Ltt
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Weybasset Street
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New Bedford
Philadelphia
London
England
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Black Hand
Gsirelemaei
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Fifth Ave
Fats
Straws
Hapcedon & Lynch
Washington
Globe Theatre
Hanover
Blackstone St
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