Disorder at East Boston Hospital protest meeting in Spelman Hall
A large crowd gathered in Spelman Hall to protest Mayor Collins veto of the East Boston Hospital bill. Police intervened to avert a riot as Alderman Linehan warned he would prosecute disruptors. Speakers blamed councilmen McDevitt and Fitzgerald for betraying ward trust and urged support for the hospital.
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South Boston
Spelman Hall
East Boston Hospital
Linehan
Daniel T. Lydon
Thomas McDevitt
Florence Fitzgerald
Leo F. McCullough
Boston
Taylor
Collins
Jim Donovan
John J. Douglass
East
Missing Brides and Grief Cling to Haverhill Families
Mrs. Arthur Williams, 18, wife of a noted Haverhill photographer, mourns her baby’s death as grief weighs on her mind. Mrs. Allen Derby, 18, wife of a Haverhill shoe worker, is now in Lynn as authorities search for the missing bride. No cause of departure could be ascribed.
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Arthur Williams
Haverhill
Baby
Allen Derby
Lynn
Will of J Montgomery Sears Likely Entered for Probate Soon
A Sears family member assures a Post reporter the rumored lost Sears will is false and that it remains safe and will be offered for probate in Suffolk county court within days. Officials and Hutchins & Wheeler declined to confirm details amid circulating reports of a contested document and large fortune.
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Sears
Post
Suffolk County
Back Bay
Hutchins
Hutchins & Wheeler
J. Montgomery Sears
Sears, Jr
State Street
Massachusetts
Local Boston Forecast Comes With Showers and Fall Likely
The Boston area expects showers on Wednesday with a shift to cooler fall conditions by Thursday. Forecasters warn of damp streets and light winds as the change moves through.
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Boston and Vicinity
Temperature Yesterday at Thompson's Spa
The record notes yesterday's temperature at Thompson's Spa, 219, with Ima Pinch using Allen's Foot-Ease to soothe discomfort.
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Thompson’s Spa
Ima
Allen
German Crown Prince's marriage vows obedience pledge
In Berlin on June 6, the future Empress Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin accepted the vow to "obey" as part of her marriage ceremony with Crown Prince Frederick William. The officiating clergyman asked both, and the prince answered affirmatively before the duchess.
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Berlin
America
Germany
Frederick William
Dryander
Cecilia
Crown Prince
DR. Dryander
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Royal Wedding in Berlin Marks Grand Ceremony
The June 6 royal wedding in Berlin featured a lavish ceremony with 21-gun salutes across Prussia and naval stations. In the chapel, hundreds attended the Lutheran service, including 60 to 70 royal family members from Germany and beyond.
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Berlin
Prussia
Europe
Germany
Resignations Add To Equitable Crisis On Board
Three more directors quit the Equitable Life Assurance Society raising total resignations to ten since troubles began. A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and John A. Stewart of United States Trust Company stepped down, joined by John Sloane. D. O. Mills plans to resign tomorrow along with H. C. Frick and others.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
John A. Stewart
United States Trust Company
John Sloane
Banking and Trust Company
D. O. Mills
Alexander
Mills
Equitable Board
H.c.frick
E. H. Harriman
T. Jefferson Coolidge
M. E. Ingalls
Jacob H. Schiff
Cornelius N. Bliss
Douglas to Take Vacation Amid Political Speculation
Brockton June 6 Governor Douglas says his letter to Chairman Flaherty covers his stance. He will not discuss re election plans or future party policy beyond supporting Democratic candidates. He and Mrs. Douglas will take a ten day vacation and then spend summer at Monument Beach.
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Brockton
Flaherty
Democratic State Committee
Douglas
Post
Thayer
Monument Beach
Executive Department
Four Chelsea Children Reported Missing Near Chelsea Bridge
Four Chelsea children aged 4 to 6 years old vanished yesterday noon. Chelsea police and nearby towns launched searches up to dawn with no trace. The Poles, from Eldredge and Michael Corey streets, were last seen near the water front. one parent speaks little English.
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Chelsea
Hewey
Corey
Chelsea Bridge
Water Front
Metropolitan Police
Revere Beach
Revere Town
Crash in Boston Injures Four. Switch Misplaced
A collision near Dorchester avenue and West Sixth street between a Mattapan outbound car 471 and East Cambridge car 811 injures four seriously and shakes a dozen. The crash, caused by a rarely used switch reportedly moved by vandals, left splinters on the street while motormen were uninjured. Passengers panicked as cars remained on rails. Conductors 1170 and 56081 presided.
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Dorchester Avenue
West Sixth Street
Mattapan
East Cambridge
Photographer Fears Bride May Seek Stage Life
Arthur Williams, a Haverhill photographer, asks police to locate his wife who disappeared a fortnight ago. She left behind an American Express clothing order and sent belongings to Northampton. He suspects possible stage involvement after seeing a traveling actress with her and notes no quarrel. He travels next to Springfield to search. clues point to Springfield, Newburyport, Lawrence, Northampton, and Pittsfield.
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Haverhill
Arthur Willams
Williams
American Express
Northampton
Springfield
Pittsfield
Lawrence
Newburyport
Susan Merrow
Floods Swamp Fond du Lac In Historic Wisconsin Flood
Heavy rains drove Fond du Lac into a historic flood state as the Fond du Lac River De Nevue Creek and branches swelled, submerging 19 streets. Water flooded basements factories and hospitals with damages around 100000 dollars in town and more countywide.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
de Nevue
Moore & Galloway
Clark Manufacturing Company
Dahlman & Cooper
Eldorado
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Wisconsin Central
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Paul
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Rail Traffic Delayed by Heavy Rains
Wisconsin rail traffic suffers disruptions and property damage across Manitowoc Barron Chilton Sheboygan Falls Janesville and other points as heavy rains push rivers higher delaying train service and causing damage.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Manitowoc
Barron
Chilton
Sheboygan Falls
Janesville
Wisconsin
Mutiny Aboard Cunard Steamer Ultonia Offloads Crew
A Fiume dispatch reports mutiny on the Cunard steamer Ultonia during the voyage from New York amid a strike by firemen and coalers over six hour watches. Austrian sailors refused to replace strikers provoking clashes with English officers. Mutineers were jailed while remaining crew were forced to work as stokers and firemen. The Altonia left New York May 11 and reached Fiume June 4.
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Vienna
Fiume
Cunard Line
Ultonia
New York
Steamer Vesta Rescues Schooner Ralph Eaton Near Newport
In a squall off Block Island and Point Judith the Gloucester schooner Ralph Eaton and her crew were endangered while seining for mackerel. The fishing steamer Vesta from Bristol, captained by Curtis, rescued Captain William McDonald and 15 crew members, bringing the Eaton to Newport.
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Newport
R. I
Vesta
Curtis
Bristol
Gloucester
Ralph Eaton
William McDonald
McDonald
Block Island
Point Judith
Cook
Eaton
Brookline Man Crushed By Car on Moving Train
Terence F. McGrath, 42, of Brookline Massachusetts, was fatally injured in Providence when his foot slipped while boarding a moving train. He was dragged under a car and his left leg was crushed, amputation performed at Rhode Island Hospital, where his prognosis remained grim.
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Brookline
Providence
R. I
Terence F. McGrath
Mass
Boston
McGrath
Rhode Island
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ACI
South
McCullough
United States
Russia
Manila
J. M. Sears
Pa Pony
Washington Street
Empress of
Equitable
Fr. John
Tos
Helen Broginsky
Eldredge Place
Antone Bolansky
Michael Corey
Bronic Slivansky
Nellie Kellett
East Eighth Street
Emma Hickey
Frank Gallant
Perry Street
Gertrude Foulsham
Moseley Street
Dorchester
Fears Bride
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