Peninsular Hotel at City Point Faces Threat of Removal
South Boston Citizens' Association studies whether to destroy the Peninsular Hotel and nearby shanties to add land to the park system. The Wave Cottage and Seaside Pavilion stand on the block owned by Mrs Broderick, with a small section owned by Mr R A Adams. Opponents say removing the hotel would eliminate the only Sunday alcohol sales point in the area.
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Peninsular
South Boston
City Point
Peninsular Hotel
Irish land bill amended brings 130000 tenants under act
London June 19 Chief Irish Secretary Wyndham submitted a new clause to the Irish land bill. The measure would bring about 130000 non judicial and future tenants within the act’s scope. It is believed the concession will form a basis of compromise between Nationalists and the government.
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London
Wyndham
A Thousand Years Hence A Boston Sinking Forecast
A city engineer explains that Boston is slowly sinking relative to the sea, at about an eighth of an inch annually. He notes extreme tides occur rarely, predicting little risk to future generations, while parts near Back Bay and South End remain low but protected by surrounding high land.
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J. R. Freeman
Boston
F. M. Miner
City Engineer's Office
Post
Washington Street
Charles River
Freeman
State Water Board
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Back Bay Station
South End
Dover
Dwight Streets
Back
Haymarket Square
Boston man in Paris buncoed by sharper
Charles Dixon of Boston fell for a Paris bank swindle when a sharper convinced him of a fake inheritance claim. Dixon paid $2800 and handed over a bag said to hold diamonds as security for his wallet. The bag held pebbles. Dixon and police pursue the con man.
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Paris
The
Petit Journal
Charles Dixon
Boston
Mass
Dixon
Lawn party in Dorchester to aid Daly Industrial School
A lawn party will be held today from 10 a m to 10 p m on the grounds of Daly Industrial School at Pope's Hill Dorchester. The committee has arranged sports dancing vaudeville and other amusements to raise funds for the institution's operations.
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Daly Industrial School
Pope’s Hill
Dorchester
Spieg el Aged 67 to Funeral Services Sunday
In this city June 12 August S Spiegel aged 67 years 8 months 20 days funeral services from his late residence 141 Eliot street Sunday June 21 at 2 p m Relatives and friends invited to attend New York papers please copy
Will contest over Arioch Wentworth estate reaches court
Hearing in Suffolk County courthouse before Judge Harmon, over the roughly seven million dollar Wentworth estate, examines two wills from 1887 and 1903. Key witness accounts describe the father’s alleged mental decline, dyspepsia, odd behavior, and suspicions against his daughter Mrs. Willoughby Stuart, wife of the former British vice consul.
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Arioch Wentworth
Harmon
Essex County
Suffolk County
Wentworth
Willoughby Stuart
Benjamin Prince
Stuart
A. C. Clark
L. M. Clark
J. B. Beale
Thomson
Poland Springs
Swampscott
Mr. Wentworth
Knox Upholds Moody in Galveston Disregard Cabinet Meeting
Washington reports Attorney General Knox endorses the government’s right to ignore a Virginia injunction and press the Galveston gunboat project. The Cabinet backed Moody, aiming to launch next Monday if feasible, while awaiting Justice Department guidance and avoiding forceful intervention.
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Washington
United States
Court of Virginia
Galveston
Trigg
Richmond
Knox
Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
Chancery Court
Moody
Virginia Court of Chancery
Bowles
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Mayor McNamee Refuses Diploma To Absent Student
At Wellington School graduation Monday night Mayor McNamee declared that unless Irwin Co. Loud of Cambridge who was absent receives his diploma from him, the diploma will not be awarded. Reported that a graduate had said he would not take his diploma from the mayor.
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Mayor McNamee
Irwin Co. Loud
Cambridge
Wellington School
Master Loud
Koch Lung Cure Promises Cure for Lung Diseases
Advertises Koch Tuberculine and Inhalation apparatus as a universal cure for consumption asthma bronchitis and catarrh with Boston office at 361 Boylston street. Testimonial from Stephen Ballas of Roxbury claims complete cure in under three months and free consultation with home treatment available.
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Stephen Ballas
Weston Street
Roxbury
Mass
Boylston Street
Boston
Koch
Pope snubs pres and Loubet visit likely postponed
June 19 The Wiener Tageblatt reports all attempts to obtain a public audience with Pope Leo XIII by President Loubet have failed. Private reception talks also failed. It is likely that Loubet will delay his Rome trip until 1904.
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Vndpnna
Wiener Tageblatt
Pope Leo
Loubet
Rome
Carpenters' Council Ends In A Tumult
Newton June 19 The Carpenters District Council meeting at Nantum Hall debated the master builders offer after a two hour session. No settlement on the strike. Employers proposed 2.30 to 3.00 daily wages based on ability. some sought a minimum eight dollars, others urged ending the strike. Frictioned votes adjourned the session with a next meeting set for Wednesday.
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Newton
Carpenters’ District Council
Nonantum Hall
Alec G. Nicolson
Waltham
Watertown
Needham
Liberty Bell Cracked mocked as higher citizenship lesson
At Roxbury Latin School graduation Rev. Dr De Normandie said the cracked Liberty Bell in Philadelphia symbolized higher liberty and citizenship amid Boston enthusiasm. Other speakers included Rev John Lindsay and Edward Hale. Large crowd filled corridors and windows as selections by the school orchestra opened the ceremony and Anna Cabot Lowell bequest gifts were awarded.
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Roxbury Latin School
James de Normandie
D. D
Board of Trustees
Boston
Philadelphia
John S. Lindsay
Edward Everett Hale
Emil F. Haberstroh
Anna Cabot Lowell
Boy missing diploma questioned by mayor in class
The boy was absent and would not receive his diploma until he spoke with the person who held it. A student named Master Lord, a sergeant in the Boys Brigade at the Free Will Baptist Church, explained he attended to set an example and would visit Mayor McNamee to explain his absence.
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Boston
Washington St
R. H. White Co
Oxford
Lord
Post
Free Will Baptist Church
Harvard
Inman Streets
Cambridge Protest Meeting Condemns Kishineff Massacre
Mayor McNamee presided at a Cambridge mass meeting by the Trebrews to condemn the Kishineff massacre of Hebrews in Russia. Speakers included Professor Lyman of Harvard Rev J Henry Dockrey John P Leahy Simon Alexander and Isaac Nessard. Resolutions call out Russian authorities for inhumane brutality and defend freedom of conscience.
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Mayor McNamee
Trebrews
Cambridge
Russia
Professor Lyman
Harvard
J. Henry Dockrey
John P. Leahy
Simon Alexander
Isaac Nessard
Kishineff
Protest Resolutions Demand Czar Protection and Actions
Citizens protest massacres and barbarous assaults on life and liberty. They demand humane protection from the Czar and urge President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay to act, forwarding copies of the resolutions to these leaders.
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United States
Roosevelt
Hay
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