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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
4
The 10th anniversary of St Augustine's Cemetery Improvement Association was observed in the cemetery chapel with prayers and a requiem mass. Right Rev D O'Callaghan preached that the dead are too soon forgotten and urged beautification of cemeteries. Archbishop Williams was expected but unable to attend. his parents are buried there.
The summer timetable takes effect Sunday June 15 with several service changes. A new Boston to Cohasset through train departs 3 10 p m and Plymouth return at 9 10 a m Saturday Plymouth departures shift to 1 10 p m with return at 8 10 p m Hyannis Wood’s Hole and Cottage City trips run 9 08 a m to 2 07 p m with intermediate stops. Additional adjustments include a 1 38 a m Boston Hyannis service, a 2 p m Saturday Stone to West Barnstable Provincetown and Chatham branch train, and a Monday Provincetown return to Boston at 12 noon. A 4:38 p m Boston Saturday train connects to Chatham. Chatham to Boston trains add a 6 28 a m Monday departure. Taunton and New Bedford service via Mansfield shifts and a New Bedford Taunton return at 9 41 a m and 10 20 a m respectively. Saturday Needham train extended to West Medway with other minor schedule tweaks noted in timetables.
A Melrose man, W W L Wedge, has held the so called inspector of fireworks post for five years, though duties require only two days’ work yearly on Bunker Hill Day and the Fourth of July. The office, discovered in City Hall, is described as a sinecure with unclear salary, while Wedge continues to verify fireworks bills and ensure the city “gets its money’s worth.”
Helen H Mc Donald known as Helaine Hadley, famed for Quincy Adams Sawyer in Boston, wed George Cc Giles in Haverhill after securing a license on May 24. The couple, connected to Albany and New York society, plan to resume the play in New York next September.
Robert O. Harris was arrested by Patrolman C. E B. Byrnes in a rear yard on South Street Somerville at 5 AM Tuesday after a desperate struggle when cornered. The charge is not specified in readable text.
Harris is charged with larceny from an unknown person after 55 plugs of tobacco were found on him at arrest. Police describe him as an old offender, difficult to photograph, claiming Rochester as his home. He will be arraigned in Somerville Police Court this morning.
A shopper praises Gilchrist Companys June white sale stores offering high quality shirt waists musling underwear petticoats corsets dresses sacs skirts suits and more. A New York message dated June 6 reports Gilchrist accepted 60 cents on the dollar for its entire stock explaining the extraordinary bargains fueling the event.
In Medway on June 12 Frank Cullen a shoemaker Frank Velucia a conductor on the Medfield and Medway street railway and Charles Mann an insurance agent were arrested by Officers Howard usher and Fish for an assault on Patrick Duffy who died at 11 45 p m from his injuries. They were given a hearing before Judge Doe at Franklin and held for the grand jury after pleading not guilty.
The Boston & Albany railroad offers special round trip rates to Poughkeepsie for June 21 events, valid June 20 and 21 with return through June 23. Fares are 6.90 dollars via Chatham Hudson and New York Central or via Albany and New York Central. Enhanced June 15 service boosts travel appeal. agents distributed tickets and folders for the occasion.
The change in time of the Col orado Special via Chicago and Northwestern railway lets travelers from New England reach Colorado points with only two nights en route. Favorable round trip rates now on June 21, 22 with tickets and information at Northwestern Line office 368 Washington street.
Boston plans a new Franklin Square House to be opened July 15 as a home hotel for self supporting young women. The 26 room house will offer board, lodging, heat, light, and care with weekly rates from 3.50 to 6.50 for residents and daily rates from 1.25 to 1.50 for transients. The project aims to provide a home like hotel for women with concert access, a library, gym, and social spaces, led by Rev. George L Perin and with Mrs. Susan B. Bangs as superintendent. Public support includes notable subscribers and a $100,000 fundraising goal.
President Roosevelt will arrive in Boston on June 2 depending on Congress timing. He will be escorted to the Hotel Somerset then travel to Cambridge for University commencement exercises and a dinner at the New Alumni Clubhouse. The dinner at 6:30 includes three speeches and a U S salute with attendances invited from Governor Crane Mayor Colli and Harvard’s President Eliot.
Barnstable June 12 R W Perr and Emmanuel Bernado who escaped Barnstable jail last Tuesday night were brought back today. They were seaboruned while trying to reach a Vineyard in a dory.
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