Patriotism Dominates Charlestown Day Celebrations
Charlestown marked Bunker Hill Day with parades and floats depicting 1776 1861 and 1898 as crowds filled Elm and Bunker Hill streets. The procession featured the new Municipal Band, Cuban patriots, naval veterans and diverse civic and military groups amid colorful bunting and patriotic pageantry.
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Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Gettysburg
Bay of Manila
Boston
Dewey
Hobson
Army
Navy
Nove
Bunker Hill Street
Elm
E. N. Catlin
E. H. Carter
Luke Smith
Kearsarge Naval
Record crowds at Crescent Beach on June 17
Crescent Beach drew about 2 000 people by 6 oclock with no disturbances. The bath house saw over 1 000 bathers and manager Gilman called the day a great record, noting the greeting by police was courteous throughout.
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Nantasket
Nantasket Beach
Coney Island
Boston
Weyler
Lehigh
Perkins
Charlestown
Crescent Beach
Metropolitan Police
Bath House
Gilman
Forty-Niners Hold Tenth Annual Election at Revere House
The original forty-niners elected Samuel Snow for president with James H. Bennett as treasurer and George G. Spurr as secretary. Delegates from New England pioneer groups attended, a resolution praised the US expansion, and a range of patriotic performances followed the dinner.
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Revere House
Samuel Snow
James H. Bennett
George G. Spurr
Charles B. Hazeltine
David A. Hodgdon
Simon B. Corliss
John B. Gillette
W. H. H. Hall
John W. Russell
Henry F. Daly
Joseph S. Brown
W. Cranston Taylor
Stephen B. Perkins
Marchal
Solomon S. Rowe
George W. Slade
James R. Cotter
Josiah R. Richmond
New England
San Franciso
Spain
United States
Women Celebrate Bunker Hill Chapter Birthday in Charlestown
The Bunker Hill Chapter held a celebration in Memorial Hall Charlestown marking its second birthday. Miss Brazier the regent presided and welcomed guests. Mrs Richard Blackmore Jr led the audience in America with music by J Hallett Gilberte. The regent noted the granite shaft and nation wide commemorations.
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Daughters of the Revolution
Boston Common
Daniel Manning
Paul
Edward A. Horton
A. A. Berle
Mary Elenore Bolton
Marie Ware Laughton
L. A. Turner
Volunteer Aid Association
Paul Revere
Horticultural Hall
Christ Church
Bunker Hill
Memorial Hall
Charlestown
William Lee
Insurgents Close in on Manila Town Defenders
Manila dispatch says insurgents surround the town and attack the walled area. They have cut the water supply though the city still has wells. Fighting lines run along the sea front as Americans stay out of the attack.
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Betsy Ross
America
Spain
Manila Bay
Uncle Sam
Cervera
Weyler
Alphonso
Sagasta
Don Carlos
London
Madrid
Daily Mail
Manila
Despair in Madrid as Manila reports siege strains
June 13 dispatch from Captain-General Augusti warns of a grave situation in Manila with troops entrenched along block houses. Desertions weaken resistance and threaten retreat to the walled city as communications with the provinces remain cut and aid from the peninsula is sought.
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Madrid
Manila
Augusti
69 Arrests In Charlestown During Bunker Hill Day
Charlestown recorded sixty nine arrests between 6 PM Thursday and 12 AM Friday during Bunker Hill Day. Most were for drunkenness and city ordinance violations such as discharging firearms. Police report the day was unusually quiet for serious crime.
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Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Fire at Sumner Street storehouse sparks two alarms
Two alarms were rung for a rear Sumner Street fire in East Boston at 7 58 and 8 08 PM. The one story building owned by Hill and Wright and used by Thomas Hay as a storehouse burned heavily before a second alarm deemed needless. Loss estimated under $300.
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Sumner Street
Boston
Hill & Wright
Thomas Hay
Native Bias and Fortified San Juan Reported After Tyrian Voyage
Fred Wilson aboard the British steamer Tyrian describes breached fortifications at San Juan after Sampson’s bombardment. Natives claim American troops will receive aid and welcome lands, while Spaniards defend harbor and observe American ships. Wilson notes Spanish threats and local sentiment toward Americans.
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Fred Wilson
Tyrian
San Juan
Sampson
Post
Terror
Wilson
Ponce
Porto Rico
Thieves Net $1000 From Three Dorchester Homes
Thieves robbed three Dorchester houses yesterday afternoon. The homes of George M. Jack at 81 McClellan Street Harry G. Dottford at 79 McClellan Street and Dr. Kingsley at 58 Esmond Street were all hit. They reportedly took cash but left silverware and jewelry behind.
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Dorchester
George M. Jack
McClellan Street
Harry G. Dottford
Dr. Kingsley
Esmond Street
Field Day at Franklin Field Honors Wells Memorial Institute
Franklin Field near Franklin Park hosted a Wells Memorial Institute field day yesterday. Organizers Edward Morrissey Percy Sutherland John Gaffney John Conway and Edmund Billings led events with Miss Lizzie Holland and Miss Marie Will winning the potato race and sack race. Edmund Billings won the tennis prize and the People’s Institute edged Wells Memorial 6 to 5 in baseball.
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Franklin Field
Franklin Park
Wells Memorial Institute
Edward J. Morrissey
Percy Sutherland
John J. Gaffney
John C. Conway
Edmund Billings
Lizzie Holland
Marie Will
People’s Institute
Ae Wells Memorial
Reader pleads against cruelty of high overhead reins
J. M. Greene of Dorchester Massachusetts urges editor to condemn the practice of high overhead horse reins. He argues it causes brain and spinal diseases in horses and inflicts suffering on a patient animal. He challenges excuses about shaking off bits and calls for universal opposition to cruelty.
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J. M. Greene
Woman’s suffrage plea on wartime vacancies
A letter from M A of Boston, dated June 14, 1898, argues that women should take active roles and fill vacant seats when Europe’s war begins, asserting he needs a rest as well as others.
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Post
Europe
M. A
Boston
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