Bunker Hill Day Celebrated by Thousands in Charlestown
Charlestown celebrated Bunker Hill Day with a massive parade and open houses. Thousands filled streets to cheer sailors from the battleship Illinois, the New York Ninth and Boston Ninth units, while Mayor Fitzgerald and city officials observed from a reviewing stand. The parade featured coast artillery, Charlestown militia, Hibernians, Foresters, Unity Guards, Davitt Guards, and veteran groups with the Charles town High School Cadets closing the line.
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Illinois
Charlestown Navy Yard
Gottfried Blockinger
New York Ninth
George F. Tighe
Charlestown
Boston
City Square
Catholic Literary Union
Bunker Hill Monument
Fitzgerald
James P. Maloney
The
Union
Maloney
James H. Casey
Lowell
M. J. Donovan
John J. Sullivan
P. E. Keyes
Keyes
Fire Department
Patrick J. McArdle
Andrew T. Wilson
Roger F. Scannell
Hibernians
Unity Guards
Foresters
Unity and
Davitt
Charlestown Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Tub “Charlestown
Abraham Lincoln Camp
Sons of Veterans
Charlestown High School
Electrical Parade Delights Charlestown with 16 Illuminated Floats
The Charlestown Bunker Hill Day parade closed with 16 dazzling electrical floats lit by 10 000 lamps. Floats titled Dawn Pearl Among the Flowers Wave of Happiness Spring Fern Wild Rose Daisy Goldenrod Lily Autumn River of Content Flight of Time Night and more drew thousands of spectators along a route from Bunker Hill to Sullivan Square. 10,000 lamps and 200 costumed young women accompanied the Fifth Regiment Band and Waltham Band in cars.
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Charlestown
Warren Bridge
Charlestown Bridge
Fifth Regiment
Waltham Band
Mother of Pearl
Flora
Ara
John M. Pitman
Dana Cormerafs
Frank E. Bagley
William H. Oakes
James PD. Coady
James M. Ginty
Mark KE. Smith
Bernard J. McCarron
Daniel L. Mahoney
Content
Relief Workers Busy After Large Number of Accidents
A series of accidents near Boston led to hospital treatments for nearly 50 injured by fireworks, cannon crackers, and stray bullets. Notable cases include six year old John Higgins shot in the head by a railcar placed cartridge, Charles Ferguson losing three fingers, and multiple gunshot wounds across Charlestown West Somerville East Boston Roxbury and Somerville with several in serious or precarious condition. Police seek the responsible youths.
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John Higgins
Hampden Street
Roxbury
Charles Ferguson
Main Street
Charlestown
Ferguson
John Davis
Cedar Street
West Somerville
Wellington Street
South End
Robert Redding
Frank A. Harding
Austin Street
John J. Davis
Sullivan Square
Caucillo Joudan
Parmenter Street
John Marks
Bowdoin Place
No note to president on Bunker Hill fund meeting defeat
At the June 17 Bunker Hill Monument Association gathering in the Hotel Vendome Ernest Marshall proposed sending a vote of thanks to President Roosevelt for purging political life of corruption, but the motion was defeated amid calls to keep politics out of the patriotic group.
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Ernest Marshall
Bunker Hill
Man Who Defended Sister Dies In Revolver Duel
Joseph Tortello of East Boston, 34, wounded in a duel at his home last Tuesday night, died at Relief Hospital after his brother in law John Storri of Orient Heights was killed. The dispute arose when Storri’s wife left him for Tortello’s brother. Tortello received two gunshot wounds to the abdomen.
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Joseph Tortello
Bennington Street
Boston
Inlaw
John Storri
Whitby Street
Orient Heights
Relief
Sgorri
Tortello
Judge orders disbarment of Malden lawyer Wheeler
Judge Fox in the Superior Court yesterday ordered the disbarment of Fayette W. Wheeler of Malden a member of the Suffolk bar for inducing a 71 year old woman to sign notes totaling 20000 through misrepresentations.
Man Loses Fingers Lighting Firework Blast in Charlestown
Charles Surguson, 45, of Main Street Charlestown, was injured yesterday when a cannon cracker exploded as he showed his son the proper way to light it. He suffered the loss of three fingers and a thumb on his right hand.
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Carmine Gonta
Prince Street
Conta
Charles Surguson
Main Street
Charlestown
Boston Fire Department Sets Record with June 17 Blaze Spree
The Boston fire department fought two bell alarms and two still alarms within 24 hours, marking its liveliest June seventeenth in history. A two alarm blaze at the Back Bay auto station behind Stanhope and Berkeley streets caused over 100000 in damage, while other fires totaled under 2000 each.
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Boston Fire Department
Back Bay
Stanhope
Berkeley Streets
Treasurer honored for 24 years service at Hibernian Hall
In appreciation of his faithful services as treasurer of Williams Court M C O F for 24 years Thomas Arthur was presented with a morocco bound leather den set at Hibernian Hall East Boston last night Chief Ranger Michael J Shannon made the presentation speech which was fittingly replied to by Mr Arthur A banquet and speeches followed.
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Williams Court
Thomas Arthur
Hibernian Hall
Boston
Michael J. Shannon
Arthur
Pocket picked on outward subway at Public Garden
Michael Morrison of 44 West Cedar Street reported to Back Bay station police that at the Public Garden entrance a thief stole his $135 from his pocket while boarding an outward bound subway car yesterday.
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Michael Morrison
West
Cedar Street
Back Bay
Public Garden
Fatal fall injures man at 426 West Broadway
David Barry aged 42 fell from a second story window at the lodging house 426 West Broadway South Boston last night. He landed on the sidewalk and sustained serious injuries according to police report.
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West Broadway
Boston
David Barry
Fire damage at unoccupied frame building on Canterbury and Neponset
Early last evening boys reportedly set a fire that partially destroyed a vacant one and a half story frame structure owned by Patrick Meehan at Canterbury street and Neponset avenue. Damage was estimated at 250 dollars.
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Boston
Clarendon Street
Kenneth A. Skinner
Fulton Street
John Lyons
Hyde Park Avenue
Michael Wirley
Corwall Street
Dolan Heirs
Solar Manufacturing Company
Sackville Street
George W. Emerson
Osgood Street
James Asdy
C. F. Barnes
Still
Leverett Street
Jacob Menfe
Savin Hill Avenue
Bernard Higgins
Ruggles Street
Michael I. Resman
Weston Street
Mary Fisher
Brighton
Cambridge Street
Bolton Street
B. T. Warkims
Klinorowski
Decatur Street
City Mission
St. Stephens’ Church
I2 Street
Philip Thorner
Patrick Meehan
Canterbury Street
Neponset Avenue
Cars Crash Panics in Metheun After Collision
Two electric cars collided at Pelham and Barker streets injuring more than twenty people. Motorman James Webster of Derry New Hampshire broke a leg and internal injuries but no one is in critical condition. Webster was taken to Lawrence General Hospital for several weeks of treatment.
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Methuen
Canobie Lake
Pelham
Barker Streets
James Webster
Derry
N. H
Southern
New Hampshire Street Railway System
Webster
Lawrence General Hospital
Show Manager Under Arrest
William Block was arrested on mesne process by Deputy Sheriff Fennessey for owing Morris Largey and intending to leave the State, opening another chapter in the financial difficulties of the Coming Thro the Rye company yesterday afternoon.
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Rye” Company
William Block
Fennessey
Morris Largey
Oth Regiment Veterans Entertain New York Visitors
After Charlestown parade, Company G Ninth Regiment NY National Guard were hosted informally by Company G Ninth Regiment MV M Veteran Association at the W Lexington street armory. Major Fitzgerald expected but absent. Captain McCafferty led exercises and remarks from Doherty Leary Baldwin Newton Oakes. Visitors’ officers Tighe and Ploak spoke. They plan to return to New York today.
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Charlestown
Lexington Street Armory
Ninth Regiment
New York National Guard
Veteran Association
Fitzgerald
M. J. McCafferty
Thomas M. Doherty
Ford
Leary
Baldwin
Newton
William Oakes
George C. Tighe
Charles Ploak
New York
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Co. F. Adams
KE. E. Hale
S. Lincoln
Winslow Warren
F. H. Lincoln
F. H. Brown
Cartridge
Ball
Little Chap
Thomas Watson
Howard Street
Mehan
Temple Street
Somerville
Robert C. Reading
Sister
F. W. Wheeler
Navy Yard
Barry
Edward M. Gallagher
Joseph A. Dennison
J. J. Sullivan
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