Beautiful Electrical Pageant Closes Charlestown Celebration
Over 75,000 spectators witnessed a grand electrical parade ending the Charlestown celebration. The 16 float spectacle along a Boston Elevated route featured elaborate period scenes and lush illuminations, reviewed by Chief Marshal Bagley around 11:15 p.m. in Sullivan Square.
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Charlestown
Boston
North
Columbus
Bahama
San Salvador
Sullivan Square
Rules Committee Probes Westminster Chambers Matter Inquiries
The Rules Committee investigates Westminster Chambers corruption charges with five witnesses present behind closed doors. Speakers Myers and Newton clash over clerks and corporate ties while other House actions include votes on municipal lighting, a reform school, bath houses, and the sale of Central Massachusetts railroad. Senate moves proceed on judges' salaries and Worcester grade crossings, with veto, civil service, probation costs, and park commission matters noted.
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Massachusetts House
Committee On Rules
Andrew J. Bailey
Samuel Elder
Osborne Howes
Messrs
Wood
Elder
Bailey
Myers
Howes
Boston
Hart
Suffolk Boys’ Reform School
Ere Beach
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Boston & Maine
Dean
Brookline
Wilson
Newton
Senate
Supreme
Worcester
Westminster Chambers
Lott
Suffolk
House
Maxwell
Metropolitan Park Commission
Boundary Line Change Between Brook Line and Newton
An adverse report on the petition of 8. B. Pearmain for further gas regulation was placed sixth in tomorrow's orders, and the case of the Haverhill Gas Securities Company was placed seventh.
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Brookline
Newton
B. Pearmain
Haverhill Gas Securities Company
New England Sails Today From Charlestown Docks
The Dominion liner New England, Captain James McAuley, departs Hoosac Tunnel docks at Charlestown at 4 p m for Queenstown and Liverpool with 1216 aboard. The list includes 20 saloon, 300 second class and 6% steerage passengers. Among noted passengers are Mrs Theodore Lyman and many Boston residents.
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New England
James McAuley
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
North Adams Deaths Report Two Fatal Accidents
In North Adams two people died this afternoon. Mrs Buel G Cole of Adams died after jumping from a frightened wagon on West Main Street. Frank Bougeau, 14, was crushed by a coal cart wheel while playing on barrels. Mrs Margaret M Rumiley died of apoplexy at her home.
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North Adams
Buel G. Cole
Adams
West Main Street
Gee
Hazy June Disaster Leaves Dozens Hurt and Dead
A June 19 report from DOR AG Rer details a disastrous incident in which 50 peasants were fatally hurt and numerous others injured. The narrative mentions military involvement and a figure named Duran Lekah amid chaotic events and a national emergency atmosphere.
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DOR AG Rer
Ula
Duran Lekah
Russian Forces Attack Pekin Report Confusion
A fragment reports Russian forces attacking Pekin amid confusion over a death claim regarding a son. The readable text provides no clear dates, sources, or verified details beyond the alleged assault and the family’s doubt about a death.
France to send 4200 troops to Taku and naval force
Paris reports the French government will have 4200 troops at Taku when reinforcements arrive, with two thousand reaching by July 3. A cruiser division is dispatched forming a strong naval force of seven cruisers, four gunboats, and a despatch boat.
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Paris
Taku
France
4000 Russians Sent to China Stir Diplomatic Tide
Secretary Hay reports Russia will send 4000 troops from Port Arthur to Taku as European powers weigh joint action in China. Germany and Britain back Japan's order to restore order, while Britain readies regiments from India. Tokyo concerned with safeguarding legations as Pekin relief remains unconfirmed. Lord Pauncefote met Hay for talks on the crisis.
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Washington
Hay
Port Arthur
Taku
Pekin
Europe
Japan
China
Yokohama
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
London
India
Chefu
Russia
Lord Pauncefote
State Department
Endymion Reports Taku Forts Engagement and Captures
The Endymion reports that Taku forts opened fire at 1 am on June 17. After six hours the forts were silenced and occupied by allied forces. Reinforcements were landed to storm the forts, with Algerine Fame and Whiting engaging the river force and the two torpedo boat destroyers capturing four Chinese torpedo boats.
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London
Admiralty Office
Endymion
Tau-Kun-Tau
Taku
Algerine
Fame
Whiting
Unclear Casualties Delay Reports From Taku Mission
Casualties of the Algerine are described as slight while losses of the storming party and others remain unknown. A Chinese second-class cruiser with an admiral's flag is detained outside Taku by allied admirals. No information on Commander-in-Chief Seymour’s return to Tien Tsin had been received by 2 p.m. on June 17. The speaker states intention to sail forthwith for Taku.
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Taku
Seymour
Tien Tsin
Whitford Loring Wedding at Eliot Church Newton
Edith M Loring daughter of Newton residents married Edward D Whitford son of Waltham residents at Eliot Congregational Church Newton. Rev Edward G Atkinson presided. About 600 guests from Boston Newton Waltham Reading and Allston attended. Reception followed at Hunnewell terrace Newton.
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Eliot Congregational Church
Newton
Edith M
E. D. Loring
Edward D. Whitford
George H. Whitford
Waltham
Whitford
Harvard
Boston
Reading
Allston
Edward G. Atkinson
Eleanor M. Loring
Ruth Sanderson
Rachel Drake
Dorothy Loring
Robert A. Whitford
H. M. Aldrich
Joseph Wiggin
Malden
Joshua Spd
George Beal
Edward I. Loring
William H. Loring
Hunnewell Terrace
Frazer Babbit Wedding at Franklin Street Church Somerville
Miss Margaret Frazer and Albert Babbit wed at Franklin Street Congregational Church Somerville with Rev. Leslie Moore officiating. Ushers included George Ash ley Arthur Kendall Louis Wellman and Fred Brown. Bride wore white satin with duchess lace and pearls, bouquet of Bride roses and white sweet peas. Reception at 49 Main Street after bridal tour to Niagara Falls and New York.
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Margaret Frazer
Albert Babbit
Franklin Street Congregational Church
Somerville
Leslie Moore
Hubert W. Wallace
George Ashley
Arthur Kendall
Louis Wellman
Fred Brown
Alice Rowe
Roxbury
Joseph Howes
Beverly Robertson Weds Lt Charles Ropes in Beverly Home
Margaret Linton Robertson daughter of Mrs Helen Robertson and Lieutenant Charles Fisher Ropes of Salem, a Second Corps of Cadets officer, united in marriage at the bride’s mother residence 23 Pond street. Rev FE Butler conducted the ceremony with the bride escorted by her brother Lt Robert Robertson and sister Miss Amy Robertson. a reception followed.
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Beverly
Margaret Linton Robertson
Helen Robertson
Charles Fisher Ropes
Salem
Second Corps of Cadets
Pond Street
FE. C. Butler
Quincy
Second Corps
Robert Robertson
Amy Robertson
Smith Rich Canobie Late Is Wedding Notice
The June 19 wedding of Ralph Smith of Charlestown and Miss Ethel Rich daughter of Mr and Mrs Edmund F Rich formerly of Somerville was held at the bride’s parents home. Guests included friends from Boston with mage Chester Johnson serving as best man and Ethel Belyea, a bride’s niece, as maid of honor.
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Canobie
Ralph Smith
Charlestown
Mis Yrtie F. Rich
Edmund F. ‘Rich
Somerville
Boston
Chester Johnson
Ian Ethel Belyea
Cambridge Graduates at Rindge and Roberts Schools
Last evening the Rindge Mania Steining School and Roberts Grammar School in Cambridge held graduation exercises in the new Latin school hall. Mayor Champlin delivered a brief address and awarded diplomas to sixteen graduates.
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Rindge Mania Steining School
Roberts Grammar School
Cambridge
Rindge School
New Latin School
Champlin
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Bloomington Business District
Fire discovered at 12 30 this morning swept Bloomington Illinois business section causing losses estimated over 1 000 000 Firemen were sent to battle the flames with two believed killed and two buried in the debris.
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Bloomington
Ill
Cty
Snlgsing
Sanity Declared in Lynn Elopement Case
Miss Anna C Thompson of Lynn was discharged from custody after doctors deemed her sane. Judge Berry ordered release following a morning examination. Frank E Hill, her alleged partner, had been sought after eloping last Saturday and was later found with his mother in Roxbury.
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Lynn
Anna C. Thompson
Frank Hill
Arlestown Navy Yard
Winthrop
N. B. Little
George Goodill
Frank E. Hill
Annie Thompson
Reading Street
Roxbury
Supay
Hill
John P. Toomey
Dudley Street
Toomey
Secretary John D Long Visits Naval Leaders on New York
The Honorable John D Long secretary of the Navy visited Rear Admiral Farquhar aboard the flagship New York then dined with Admiral Sampson at the navy yard. A boatman called Say John as Long stepped from the launch and joked about not helping him and Bill.
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John D. Long
Farquhar
New York
Navy Yard
Sampson
Philadelphia
John
Bill
City Brevities Recap of Local Crime and incidents
Edwin A. Rice's men's store at 1567 Washington street was robbed of $160 by two men yesterday forenoon. Dorchester resident George F. Doyle, a city collector’s office clerk, was discharged Saturday night at closing. William Young alias Frank Phillips drew a prison term of five to six years by Judge Hardy in Middlesex County for breaking and entering and receiving stolen property. Daniel Sullivan of 2% Poplar street Somerville was caught by a moving elevator, taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. George Brown, 14, fell from a wire at Grover's baseball field Mattapan breaking both arms and was taken to City Hospital. A gas stove at 151 Hampden street caused a 4 pm fire alarm. siding owned by George Andrews with P W McDonough escaping. Inspector Wolf arrested Mary Wiswell, 47, Wollaston, on powers openres with shoplifting in a department store. A fire alarm from Box 259 reported a blaze in an old wooden shanty at 24 Centre street Roxbury with damage unknown.
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Edwin A. Rice
Washington Street
George F. Doyle
Dorchester
William Young
Frank Phillips
Hardy
Middlesex County Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Aniel Sullivan
Poplar Street
Somerville
Twitchell & Champlin
Commercial Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
George Brown
Grover
Mattapan
City Hospital
Hampden Street
George Andrews
P. W. McDonough
Wolf
Mary Wiswell
Wollaston
Centre Street
Roxbury
Derrah Excursions Carry Over Nine Thousand Passengers
Derrah excursions operated on June 16 and 18 with more than 9000 passengers. On Monday forty two special carloads were dispatched to parks and Boston for picnic parties.
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Derrah
Boston
Mondey
Miss Helen Gould Visits Sailors at Boston Navy Branch
Miss Helen Gould with Admiral Sampson and officers visited the Boston Young Men's Christian Association naval branch at 136 State Street. Sailors from the warships enjoyed her presence as she watched a parlor ten pins display and inspected rooms aiding crew comfort.
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Helen Gould
Admiral Sampson
Navy Yard
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
State Street
Miss Gould
F.w.robinson
Charlestown
Charlestown Branch. the Visitors Went From There To the Admiral’s Launch
Milton Man Dies After Drinking Poison on Adams Street
A man appearing distressed asked for a paper at Granville Webster and J Albert Simpson homes on Adams street near the Quincy line. He collapsed on the curb, died before help could arrive, a bottle of carbolic acid found beside him. Police took the body to the station then undertaker. In his pocket were Boston Globe clippings with a legal notice signed John Monahan of Roxbury about duties under wife’s desertion.
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Milton
Granville Webster
J. Albert Simpson
Adams Street
Quincy Line
Simpson
Boston
John Monahan
Thornton Street
Roxbury
Champion Has Counsel in Maine Murder Case
George Champion, the suspect in the West Newfield murder, has hired former Biddeford mayor Charles S. Hamilton as counsel. Hamilton and Sheriff Thompson questioned Champion as he remained in Alfred Jail. Champion admitted blood spatter on his shirt could occur if blood dripped while bleeding from the nose, but offered no explanation for why his shirt spatter differed. His sister denied rumors about his second wife’s death.
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Alfred
George Chamde
West Newfield
Charles S. Hamilton
Biddefors
Thompson
Newfield
Champion
Wood Defends Cuban Treasurer Under Scrutiny
Havana June 19 General Wood releases a statement after expert accountants audited the treasurer's office since its inception last year. The office is in excellent condition and charges of extravagance in salaries to Americans are refuted as baseless. Highest salaries go to Cubans. Officers’ use of carriages is no greater than in the United States under similar conditions.
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Havana
Wood
United States
Woman's Era Club backed for federation admission
Mrs J St Pierre Ruffin, president of the Woman's Era Club, defends the club's right to join the General Federation of Women's Clubs after Milwaukee delegates refused her seat due to color. Boston meeting hears reports, with resolutions backing Ruffin and Indiana state? wait.
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Woman’s Era Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women’s Clubs
Milwaukee
Ruffin
National Organization
Boston
Era Club
Orthern
Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tammany Delegation to Attend Democratic National Convention
The Tammany executive committee arranged for about 400 Tammanyites to join the Democratic national convention in Kansas City. Delegates will travel on two special trains departing Sunday, July 1, from New York.
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New York
Tammany Executive Committee
Kansas City
Twentyfifth Anniversary of Rev John T Sheehan
June 19 at Ware marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Rev John T Sheehan with morning and evening services at the church and a noon banquet. About seventy five attendees included Sacbep Thomas D Beaven of the Ohigen diocese and Rev P J Garrigan of the Catholic University Washington DC.
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New Orleans
Carnival Association
Winter Hill
Main Street
Bunker Hill Street
Chelsea Street
City Square
Samuel Gilmore
Robert A. Reake
John J. Shields
John J. O’hare
John Hurley
Edward G. O'Hare
Bernard F. Hurley
Michael 8. Codire
Edward J. Carr
Florence J. Connelly
Terance F. McIntire
William F. Harding
F. H. Hayes
Giasticatus
Nereus
Star of Bethlehem
Cornucopia
Antonious
Peror
Nero
Tours
Martel
Charlemagne
Greenand
Thallars
Inquiry
Rules Committee
Bennett
Westminster
Bennett Vs
Saugus
Auditor’s
Ways and Means
Frere*t
Mr. Newton
Mr. Bennett
Theodore Lyman
F. Babealth
Apes Geiger
Oman Guiney
H. C. Hall
Onese
George c. , Crook
East Boston
Humphrey Alen
F.R. Atteaux
L. J. Baker Albert
Batchell
Bliss
Elizabeth
Henry Brown
A Para Carpenter
Mise Mae Carpenter
Kalesttoe
J. A
S Ae Lauriat
F. M. Linnell
Misa Alice Linnell
Mary A. Mackinnon
John Martin
S. Beb. Martin
Grace E. McCarthy
Thomas Minton
W. H. A. Wilburay
Menter
Senter
F. Tracy
A. D. Ward
J. W. Ward
W. 8
Warner
F. Whitwell
Natalie
Whitwell
H. D. Woods
Osar
Loring
Babbit
Frazer
Ropes—Robertson
Miss Thompson
Marine
Ino
JOR Marsh & Co
Miss Gould Rolls
Massachusetts
Biddeford
FR. Sheehan
Lowell
Edward McCaffrey
Merrimac Song Company
Hawmut
Tremont Street
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