Shaft to Firemen Unveiled at Forest Hills
The Firemen's Memorial Day featured the unveiling and dedication of a grand monument at Forest Hills cemetery. Boston dignitaries and 700 veterans and firefighters attended as the bronze figure of a fireman rose from a granite base with bas relief panels. The event included a ceremonial parade from Castle Square, prayers, addresses by city leaders, and floral tributes to fallen heroes.
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Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston
Barnicoat Veteran Firemen’s Association
Castle Square
Protective Department
Charitable Association of
Boston Firemen
Forest Hills
Forest Hills Square
John R. Murphy
John A. Mullen
Brown
Flanders
Samuel D. Parker
John Taylor
Benjamin Wells
Frederick J. Brand
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston Fire and Protective Department
Edward A. Bennett
John A. Collicott
Henry
Pike
James F. Hutchins
Squire S. Rogers
George M. Quimby
George Fitzimons
James J. Hughes
John Durham
John P. Lane
Walter McLean
John Doyle
Daniel Mahoney
Charitable Association of Boston Fire Department
Peter J. Kelley
Tenean Veteran Association
Robert Denvir
Charlestown Veteran Association
James A. Mitchell
Roxbury Veteran Association
Boston Veteran Association
Charles E. Lane
S. J
Josephine
Margaret McLean
Firemen Honor Deceased Chief Cheswell in June 1909
Boston firefighters led by Chief John Mullen march to Chief William Cheswell's grave. The ceremony united members, Veterans' Association, and civic leaders including Chief John O. Taber, Superintendent Samuel Abbott, and ex Mayor John F. Fitzgerald. The grave was perfumed with roses lilies and laurel as prayers were offered. Other cemeteries received details of the observance.
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Boston Fire Department
John R. Murphy
John Taylor
Boston Veterans’ Association
John Mullen
William Cheswell
Cheswell
Mullen
John O. Taber
Samuel Abbott
Thomas P. Bagley
Brown S. Flanders
Daniel F. Mahoney
John F. Fitzgerald
Mt. Hope
New
Old Calvary
Mt. Benedict
St. Joseph's
Tablet unveiled for Lynn Old Tunnel Meeting House
Miss Virginia L. Carr aged 6 unveiled a tablet commemorating the Second Meeting House of Lynn the Old Tunnel which stood on Lynn Common 1682 to 1827. Benjamin N. Johnson gave the dedication address Henry R. French accepted for the church Rev George W. Owen Arthur E. Santry spoke and Earl A. Mower read a poem Nearly 200 people attended outside the First Congregational Church as the choir led in America.
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Lynn
Old Tunnel
Thomas Rhodes
Virginia L. Carr
First Congregational Church
Chorus of 500 to greet archbishop at jubilee event
In the Cathedral of the Holy Cross rectory the general arrangements committee plans a 8 o clock meeting to organize a welcome home for Archbishop William H. O Connell and observe his silver jubilee. A separate music committee meeting will rehearse the vast chorus of 500 male singers from Catholic churches in Greater Boston for the celebration at Mechantes building on June 30.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
William H. O'Connell
Greater
Boston
Mechantes
Graveyard Plate Theft Charged In New York Bay Cemetery
John Zahn 38 of 34 Stevens Avenue Jersey City was held in 500 bail after grand jury action on a charge of stealing name plates from burial plots at the New York Bay cemetery.
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New York
John Zahn
Stevens Avenue
Jersey City
New York Bay Cemetery
Merchants' Association elects 89 new members
Over the past two weeks 89 new members were elected to the Merchants' Association. Many more applicants remain on the waiting list and will be considered at the upcoming board of directors meeting.
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Merchants’ Association
Board of Directors
Nanny the Indian Maiden Draws Many Marriage Offers
The Bliss ranch group from Oklahoma brings Nanny the Indian maiden and 70 Indians with cowboys to Boston for Miller Brothers Arlington's Wild West Circus. Nanny, under Uncle Sam's care, would bring a cash land dowry to a fiancé, yielding many marriage proposals. The show heads to Boston College grounds this afternoon with a large parade along Massachusetts Avenue.
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Nanny Good Bear
Bliss Ranch
Oklahoma
Nanny
Boston
Sam
Miller Brothers & Arlington
Wild West Circus
Boston College
Massachusetts Avenue
Miller Brothers
Bliss
Okla
Old Country
West
Revere Beach
Joe
Zach Miller
Joe Haskell
Washington
Dover
Harrison Avenue
Essex
Lincoln
High
Federal
Postoffice Square
Congress
State
Court
Tremont
Boylston
Park Square
Columbus Avenue
Community groups move to court over Cheverus School naming
At a joint meeting in Berkeley Mall yesterday the Non-Sectarian Society and the Women's American Protestant Alliance resolved to press their dispute with the school committee in court about naming the new East Boston grammar school after the late Bishop Cheverus.
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Society
Women's American Protestant Alliance
Berkeley Mall
East
Boston
Cheverus
Maine prison goods blamed for harming Thomaston carriage trade
S F Mac Alman former Thomaston overseer now in auto business accuses the state prison factory at Thomaston of undercutting local carriage makers with modern machinery under Warden Bernes Norton. He cites higher feeding costs, limited worker retraining, and prison output aimed at Boston and the West, with prison sales rising from about $100000 annual gross in his day to current higher figures.
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Maine
Thomaston
S. F. MacAlman
MacAlman
Bernes O. Norton
Smith
Thomas
Thomaston State Prison
Boston
West
Odd Fellows Field Day Planned for June 17 at Pines
Pines Odd Fellows from two lodges in Lynn and Cambridge will gather at the Point of Pines June 17 for a grand field day. The program includes athletic events hall games and inter lodge races tug of war rifle shooting trophies held by Cambridge and New England lodges the late parade carnival band concert and dancing.
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Lynn
Cambridge
Lyon and Cambridge
New England
Market Review and Its Outlook Points to Bullish Prospects
A week of erratic stock moves shows heavy liquidation blocking gains, yet strong underlying support and positive crop reports bolsters bullish sentiment. May railroad earnings rise 15.4 percent from last year, while industrial financing climbs with over 192 million in securitizations in five months, signaling rising prosperity and cautious optimism amid higher carrying costs and possible over speculation.
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Steel Corporation
Morgan
Paris
United States
Dunn
Boston man dies after fall at Bishop's Mills hatch
Matthew Kilduff aged 24 fell through a hatchway at Bishop's Mills 157 West Fifth street South Boston Saturday. He died at City Hospital yesterday. He lived at 898 Bowdoin Street Dorchester.
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Matthew Kilduff
Bishop's Mills
West Fifth Street
South Boston
City Hospital
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
Newport Tennis Girls Rebuff Rude Men
Newport June 13. Golf at Newport shows promise of popularity as early play draws young women to the Casino for both court and squash tennis. The girls persevere in veils, only eyes visible, peering out in an Oriental fashion, a habit believed to deter uninvited male spectators at past contests.
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Newport
Monolith Clock Plan for Peabody Square
The Art Commission weighs a cement monolith clock for Peabody square but fears cost exceeds the appropriation. It is studying cheaper erection options while considering the clock face.
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Peabody Square
Art Commission
Calendar for Today Ex-Dividend List
Ex-Dividend dates shown for Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Chicago Junction Calumet & Arizona Copper Range Consolidated Chicago City Bus meetings and Dallas Electric Corporation actions listed for today.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Ind & Louis
Ind. & Louis
Chicago Junction
Calumet & Arizona
Copper Range Consol
Chi
City Bus
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Josephine McLean
John A Mullen
Coalition
D.F. Yost & Company Mining Stock Brokers
State Street
Boston Telephone Main
Davis-Daly Estates Copper Co
J. A. Coram
Barnard
Congress St
Rostoz
Cheverus School
Wall
ODD Fellows Plan
Pines
RIC
Hard J. Burton & CO
Congress Square
William E. Soule
U. S
Dallas Elec. Corporation
Arizona
Atlantic Ae
Boston Consolidated Eee
Boston Corbin Peewee Eens
One
Butte Coalition Peewee N Tenons Ae
Calumet
Calumet & Heeda
Bso Asa OG
Tan AG
Slix St
lWy Daly West
East Butte
Franklin Ee
Costes
Ily
Granby
Greene Cananes Semen
Isle Royale
Lake Copper
Miami
Michigan
Nevada Settee
North Butte
Old Dominion
Superior
Rosto
Steee
Pittsburg
Trinity Ny
Utah Consolidated
Utah
Wyandot
Tosa
American Day Foundry
Anna Ae
Atchison
Baltimore &Olite
Brooklyn Rain Transit
Chesake & Ohio
Sol
Phar Hoa
Northwestern
Chicago
Colorado
Oe Big
Delaware & Hudson
Great Northern
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pacife
Oo & Western
Southern Railway
Southern Pavttleian
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Iho
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