Wellesley College Float Night Pageant Shines on Lake Waban
Wellesley June 16. Lake Waban hosts the Float Night pageant of college women. Elaborate decorations with Japanese lanterns and calcium lights frame a class crew parade. Elizabethan tableaux feature Neptune and Elizabeth, as Merrymakers sing with mandolins. The 1908 crew rows, band plays, and fireworks finish the celebration.
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Neptune
Amphitrite
Queen Elizabeth
Nereus
Waban
Lucile E. Hill
Rose Doonan
Quietest Night Before in Years in Charlestown
The Charlestown night before a major event was unusually quiet with tents, games, and sparing entertainment. Saloons closed at 11 pm and fakirs shut up, leaving Main Street deserted and the town’s usual bustle at a near standstill.
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Wan Square
Main Street
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Catholic Literary Union
Knights of Columbus
High Street
Charlestown Quiet Night Prompts Sparse Police Activity
Lieutenant Haydon J. Ringer reports Charlestown had an uneventful night with few arrests and rare fire alarms. A Provincetown sailor reunited with his missing seven year old son at the station. Fires on Tremont Street and Prospect Street caused minimal damage. Multiple arrests followed for firecracker violations, cow bell ringing, and a revolver discharge. One man also received medical attention after an eye injury.
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Haydon J. Ringer
Charlestown
Post
Michael Gillespie
Provincetown
Frank
Boston
John Sullivan
Tremont Street
Prospect Street
Frothingham School
Tritt
Patrick J. Kennedy
Cordis Street
Edward Moynahan
Main Street
Arthur Broman
Everett
Sullivan Square
John Crowley
Letter of affection sent to Rev Mary Baker G Eddy at annual meeting
The First Church of Christ Scientist held its annual meeting in the church extension auditorium yesterday afternoon with about 4000 members in attendance. A despatch of a letter of affection and greeting to Rev Mary Baker G Eddy was a feature of the proceedings.
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Mary Baker G. Eddy
First Church of Christ, Scientist
New Christian Science Officers Appointed in Boston
The church announces officers led by President Commander John Blish of Boston and welcomes new officers Judge Clifford P. Smith and Mrs Carroll Hoyt Powers. Reports show rising membership, strong finances, and widespread church activity from across the United States Canada and abroad.
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John Blish
Boston
William B. Johnson
Stephen A. Chase
Pall River
Clifford P. Smith
Mason City
Carroll Hoyt Powers
Brookline
Eugene H. Greene
Providence
United States
Canada
England
Germany
Panama
Blish
Mrs. Eddy
United States Navy
Indiana
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Asiatic
C.S. B
District Court of
Iowa
Superior Court of
Massachusetts
University of Iowa
Montana
Sioux City
Mother Church
Christian Science Church of
Board of Education
Leland Powers
Ples
Fred N. Foss
Hyde Park
Anthony Comstock
New York
Fritz Cracauer
Pittsfield
Metropolis
Edward J. McCormick
Lowell
Wallace J. Wells
Charles Davis
Michael O’brien
Charlestown
Charlestown Navy Yard
Celestino Forte
John Moynihan
Norwood
Celebrators wounded at relief hospital after fireworks incident
Twelve youths were treated for injuries including powder burns bullet wounds and a possible finger loss after a cannon cracker revolver and gunfire incident. Names addresses and injuries were reported including eye and hand wounds and one abdomen wound with recovery expected for most.
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William Stella
Charlestown
Antonio Breece
Meat Prices Jump as Beef and Chicken Soar in Boston
A Harrison Swan & Co. broker in Faneuil Hall market notes beef prices climbing sharply and chicken wholesale prices hitting unprecedented levels. Frozen chicken sells at 20 cents a pound, while freshly killed stock goes for 40 cents.
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Boston
Harrison Swan & Co
Faneuil Hall Market
Meat prices soar as western stockholdings hold cattle
The article notes rising beef and meat prices across markets with cowmen delaying sales. It cites Western ranchers profiting from paid mortgages and holding cattle, while New England faces deserted farms and high poultry costs. Faneuil Hall markets show beef up, sirloin from 25 to 30 cents, rump from 30 to 35, with forequarter roasts rising from 14 or less to 18 cents per pound.
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West
Chicago
Kansas City
New England
Faneuil Hall
South Boston Car Service Criticizes Old Fleet
A South Boston resident letters the editor faulting the city rail cars on the Forest Hills and Roslindale line from Dudley street. He claims South Boston gets the worst, oldest cars with poor service and long waits, noting a half hour wait at Broadway transfer and crowded cars. City Point signs the letter from South Boston dated June 16.
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Sir
Boston Elevated Company
Forest Hills
Roslindale
Dudley Street
South Boston
Broadway
City Point
One Man Shot In Cell Incident Involving Breece And Baccognalla
Antonio Breece 19 of 470 Commercial Street was shot in the abdomen yesterday. Cheribina Baccognalla 25 of 146 Cambridge Street, in custody, says the shooting was an accident and that a revolver discharged unintentionally in a room on Hanover Street near Parmenter.
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Antonio Breece
Commercial Street
Cheribina Baccognalla
Cambridge Street
Relief Hospital
Breece
Hanover Street
Parmenter
Baccognalia
Lennox Declared Insolvent by Jury in U S Court
Patrick Lennox, the Lynn moroc co manufacturer aged 80, was found insolvent by a United States District Court jury yesterday. He told the court he will appeal and was given 30 days to file his exceptions.
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Patrick Lennox
Lynn
United States
Lennox
Charlestown Prepares Bunker Hill Day With Flags and Bunting
Charlestown streets glow for Bunker Hill Day as public buildings and homes display Stars and Stripes and bunting. City Hall, Monument square Catholic Literary Union, Fire Engine 27, Armory, and Father Mathew Temperance Society boast large flag displays and patriotic murals for the parade celebration.
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Charlestown
City Square
Charlestown City Hall
of Trumbull
Bunker Hill
Paul Revere
Catholic Literary Union
Monument Square
Lexington Streets
Father Mathew Temperance Society
Bunker Hall Street
Tilt at C S A Banquet Sullivan and Vahey Debate Amendment
Sullivan urged broadening the Constitution to fit national growth and supported Roosevelt style changes with centralized power. Vahey argued against tinkering without public consent, upholding states’ rights and cautioning against one person altering the original framework. The Charlestown Catholic Literary Union observed its 138th Battle of Bunker Hill anniversary with a 400-strong banquet at the Waverly House.
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James H. Vahey
United States
E. Mark Sullivan
Catholic Literary Union
Waverly House
Charlestown
Sullivan
Roosevelt
Vahey
James P. Maloney
the Literary Union
John R. Murphy
James F. Maloney
John W. McMahon
D. D
Philo W. Sprague
John N. Cole
House of Representatives
George A. Hibbard
William J. Ennis
John A. Kelcher
Herbert S. Parker
John J. McMahon
Bunker Hill
Hibbard
Man fatally shoots self in wife's room
John J. Minihan aged 48 entered his wife’s apartment at 100 East Canton Street early yesterday morning and killed himself. He had been separated from his wife and four children and had been drinking heavily. About a year ago he attempted suicide by gas.
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East Canton Street
John J. Minihan
Minihan
Mayor Seeks Action on Teachers Pension Plan
Mayor Hibbard calls a special Common Council meeting to act on accepting the pension act for public school teachers. The Board of Aldermen already approved it unanimously, with potential opposition limited. Councilman Augustus McClennan objects that future retirees would get double the benefits of current retirees and opposes granting non resident teachers the same pension as Boston residents.
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Hibbard
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Augustus McClennan
Boston
Bunker Hill Day Events Across Greater Boston Area
All day events mark the Bunker Hill celebration with parades races commencements and church activities. Notable gatherings include the Twenty-ninth Regiment Association North Abington and the Charlestown parade with a navy yard salute and bells.
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Twenty-ninth Regiment Association
North Abington
Charlestown
Bunker
Navy Yard
Boston Theatre
Bunker Hill Association
Hotel Vendome
Indictments of Factory Superintendents Lead Fraud Case Sweep
A federal grand jury indicted Norman Thackeray of North Adams Tilden Stevens of Worcester and Amede Bellaire of Worcester for importing alien labor under the contract labor laws. Also charged were William I. and Harris A. Aiken for conspiracy to bribe a juror. Additional cases include Cunard negligence, burglary, fraud and counterfeiting across several states.
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Federal Grand Jury
England
Canada
William I
Harris A. Aiken
United States
Norman Thackeray
Arnold Print Works
North Adams
Tilden B. Stevens
Worcester
Amede Bellaire
Col
George B. Billings
Aurelio N. Leca
New Bedford
Old Leopold Morse employee dies after long service
Frank Hi Seavey, among the oldest in service at Leopold Morse Company, died yesterday. He began as a stock boy 24 years ago and rose to chief order clerk before illness forced retirement. He later returned to retail duties until his death. Funeral at 10:40 tomorrow from 67 Bartlett Street, Charlestown.
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Frank Hi. Seavey
Leopold Morse Company
Seavey
Bartlett Street
Arlestown
Founder of party dies in Jackson county
Eugene Pringle, president of the Jackson county bar and an early founder of the Republican party, died last night in Jackson of apoplexy.
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Jackson, Mich
Eugene Pringle
Jackson County
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