Thunderstorm Rips Boston Area With Fire and Damage
A severe thunderstorm blackened Boston and neighboring towns with lightning causing property damage across several streets. In East Boston Manning Lent narrowly avoided harm as a bolt struck floors below, while churches in Dorchester and a West Roxbury residence caught fire. Newton schools faced alarm chaos from a sulphur-smell incident as bolts struck homes. Malden suffered pipe bursts and power losses with telecom wires and a fire at the electric station.
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Jupiter
Boston
Weather Bureau
Manning Lent
Lexington Street
Mr. Manning
Unitarian
Dorchester
Shawmut
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Mary Moylan
West Roxbury
Newton
Sarah Boyie
Adams and
Middle Streets
Waban
Gguickly
Malden
Boylston Street
Malden Western Division
H. A. He’en
Miss Dora Caro Weds Max Rubin at Minot Hall
Miss Dora Caro niece of A Levi married Max Rubin last evening at Minot Hall corner Washington and Springfield. About 300 guests attended a banquet after which toastmaster Robert Levi and many others spoke. Among attendees were Simon Marcus Marcus family members and numerous Cohen and Levi relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Caro
A. Levi
Max Rubin
Minot Hall
Washington
Springfield Streets
Robert Levi
A. Marcus
A. A. Cohen
Mark Stone
I. Cohen
M. Shenfield
L. Selig
Sol Shenfield
Moses
A. 8. Cohen
Nettie Cohen
Italian arrestee Christiana Turco granted July 6 case continuance
Christiana Turco appeared before Judge Ely on the North End assault and battery case involving Vincenzo Castellucci and Roberto Silvino with a razor. The hearing was continued to July 6 with bond set at 300 dollars.
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Christiana Turco
North End
Vincenzo Castellucci
Roberto Silvino
Ely
Royal Blue Fabric Sale Touts Yacht Race Theme
Ae Wn and Co offer a sale at 20 dollars a unit featuring special temen attractions. The item is made of Royal Blue ge a fabric linked to this season's international yacht races.
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Ae Wn & Co
Knappe Admits Guilt In Bank Embezzlement
Springfield June 21 A Chicopee National Bank assistant teller charged with embezzling 49000 was arrested quietly Wednesday and held in 30000 bail after being brought to Boston for a hearing. He confessed saying he had turned over assets to creditors and cited large stock losses through Clark Ward & Co. and diverse canoeing society ties.
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Springfield
Chicopee National Bank
Boston
United States
Fiske
Charles Street
Knappe
Clark, Ward & Co
New York
Peer
American Canoe Association
Springfield Canoe Association
Connecticut River Canoeists’ Association
Calla Shasta Canoe Club
Winthrop Social Club
Springfield Camera Club
Ferdinand Knappe
Ewer
Tragic Death by Self Inflicted Wounds at Sawyer Street
John N. J. Myhre 50, a former Vose Piano Co employee, was found dead in his room at 57 Sawyer Street with a razor wound to the throat. Married, he recently faced unemployment and a deserted home life after returning from work to find his wife gone. his body is to be buried by the city if unclaimed. He leaves an 18 year old son in Germany and friends in Cambridge.
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John N. J. Myhre
Sawyer Street
Myhre
Vose Piano Company
Roxbury Crossing
Menia Jacobson
Draper
Jones
Lagrange Street
Germany
Cambridge
Witness Erskine Accuses Officers of Drunken Conduct at Island Hearing
Erskine testifies under cross examination that officers including Stanwood Danahy Sprowle Spaulding Cook and Ward were intoxicated at the island during 1891 1892 and that he drank with Weaving and Young of the National Construction Company He retracts some charges but asserts liquor presence and disorder linked to Gerrish and city officials. Alderman Lee presses for specifics while Proctor probes past conduct and riots tied to the police, prisoners and management.
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Alderman Lee
Erskine
Young
National Construction Company
Weaving
Gerrish
Firskine
Everett Erskine
Mr. Riley
Mr. Proctor
Charles J. Prescott
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Erskine
Proctor
Alexander C. Morrill
Ryerson
Black
Upton
Newell
Lawyer Proctor
McHugh
Jenks
Florida
Deer Island
Stanwood and
Danahy
Sprowle
Spaulding
Cook
Wiliam Ward
Island
Alderman Hallstram
Lee
Mr. Ryerson
Ferris Wheel Inventor George Ferris Shifts Bases
George Washington Gale Ferris, creator of the Chicago World’s Fair wheel, divides his time between Pittsburgh and New York. A frequent Engineers Club attendee, he remains modest and well regarded for his engineering skill. His daring Chicago project met heavy stress, yet he perseveres amid the move to New York with obstacles to overcome.
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George Washington Gale Ferris
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Engineers’ Club
Twenty-ninth Street
Death by Own Action Made Easy
A physician notes that poisoning by morphine or opium is facilitated when buyers use wholesale drug channels. He cites a man who easily obtained sixty grains of morphine from a wholesale department after being refused at a retail counter. The pattern shows addicts access drugs cheaper and more readily through wholesale outlets.
Testimony on Riots and Prisoner Clothing Theft Details
In cross examination Erskine admitted he held custody of stolen clothing taken from prisoners and traded for tobacco with National Construction Company employees. He described granting requisitions then having orders countermanded behind his back. The hearing paused after Alderman Lomasney questioned him and Erskine accused Officer Ramsdell of cowardice.
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Mr. Erskine
Hallstrom
Dr. Jenks
Florida
Erskine
Jenks
Lomasney
John Drew’s Pink Shirts Spark Youth Fashion Trend
The Philadelphia Times notes John Drew’s pink shirts with white collars and cuffs and a black satin bow have sparked a fad among about a hundred young men. The look requires collars and cuffs to be integral to the shirt, not detachable. Some accuse Drew of a practical joke on the city’s youth.
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John Drew
Tony
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Woburn Delays on Sewer Plans and Salary Increases
The Woburn Board of Aldermen postponed sewerage construction decisions again. The board aligned with the Common Council on raising salaries for assessors. An order to let the committee on the Cambridge Street School sell the old building was adopted.
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Woburn
Woburn Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Cambridge Street
Meonah Country Home Dedication in Medford
The Meonah Country Home at 10 Brooks Park was dedicated with an afternoon program led by Rev. J. H. Earl of Boston and readings by T. D. Roberts of the Boston Industrial Home. Boston clergy gave addresses and a benediction, with evening services and further remarks by Medford and Boston ministers. The home is praised for its rural retreat setting and park-like surroundings.
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Medford
Meonah
Brooks Park
J. H. Earl
D. D
Boston
T. D. Roberts
Boston Industrial Home
M. H. Gates
I. J. Lansing
Everett D. Burr
Ruggles Street
R. A. Washburn
B. A. Dean
South Medford
Maud Marshall
Superintendent Roberts
Mr. Barton
Shawmut Avenue Congregational Church
Mr. Abbott
Pretty Muslin Frocks Lead Fashion Line This Season
Muslin gowns appear in leading houses with jupons at the head of the line. Muslin is often figured over colored silks, especially rose color. The muslin skirt is separate from the silk underskirt for a lighter effect. Over skirts are long in front and round at the waist, with lace or insertion trims.
FALL RIVER LINE OFFERS EXPANDED SUMMER SERVICE
Trains connecting with steamers at Fall River in 80 minutes depart Park Square Station on weekdays at 6 00 p m and Sundays at 7 00 p m Steamers Puritan and Pilgrim with an orchestra on each are in commission Tickets and staterooms available at 3 Old State House corner of Washington and State streets Special Double Service daily will run for the summer starting June 28 with the Priscilla new Puritan Plymouth and Pilgrim in commission together Trains to Boston leave weekdays and Sundays at 6 00 and 7 00 p m
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Fall River
Park Square Station
Puritan
Pilgrim
Old State House
Washington and
State Streets
Plymouth
Boston
City Council Votes Overridden Veto on Offal Plant Near Hospital
The Common Council approved a garbage disposal amendment banning an offal burning plant within one mile of City Hospital. Debates centered on site approval, distance, and bids from New England Construction. Council leaders clashed over urgency, with the Mayor later vetoed items returned for Board of Aldermen concurrence.
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Common Council
Sears
Ward 10
Colby
Ward 18
South End
Chickering Hall
Albany Street
Hall
Wardli
City Hospital
Board of Health
Patterson
New England Construction Company
Immaculate Conception Church
Swett Street
Griffin
Ward 13
Council
Whelton
Ward 8
Callahan
Yeas
Baldwin
Battis
Bradley
Briggs
Browne
Collins
Carroll
Coleman
Connor
Costello
Crowley
Davis
Donovan
Eagar
Holden
Jones
Keenan
Kelly
Leary
Lynch
Marnell
McCarthy
Miller
O’brien
Norris
O’hara
Reidy
Reinhart
Reynolds
Riddle
Shaw
Sullivan
Wholley
Wise
Alliston
Andrews
Bartlett
Berwin
Boyle
Gochran
Connorton
Fields
Fisher
Goodenough
Gormley
Hayes
Hurley
Lewis
Mahoney
Manks
McInnes
McMackin
Mitchell
Reed
Roche
Rourke
Ruffin
Smith
Tague
Wood
Board of Aldermen
Roxbury Fire Investigation Session and City Improvements
The Boston Common Council discussed playground funding in Ward 22 with a $1000 allotment and land purchases around Hancock school in Ward 6 using $36000 from Cushman schoolhouse funds. A five member docks and wharves committee was created to boost commercial welfare, while Roxbury fire inquiries were sent back to the fire department. William E. C. Rich led a West Roxbury grammar school delegation to the session.
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Board of Police
Christ Church
Parker Street
Huntington Avenue
Sewall Day Cordage Company
Cushman
Hancock School
Parmenter Street
O’brien
City Hall
Roxbury
Committee On Fire Department
Lynch
William E. C. Rich
Robert G. Shaw (Grammar
West Roxbury
Hospital Cyclers Race At Boston City Hospital
The fourth annual ten mile handicap road race for hospital bicycle clubs ended with Norman Savory winning in 30 minutes 20 seconds. Fred Brown and John Ingrane followed, while George L Johnson of the Press Cycle Club finished fourth on a borrowed wheel. The event featured post race festivities at St. Rose Hall with Louis Pasco presiding.
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Boston City
Norman Savory
Fred Brown
John Ingrane
George L. Johnson
Press Cycle Club
Robert Williamson
Johnson
Press Club
Reservoir Gate
James S. Gill
St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
Louis Pasco
Brookline High Holds Graduation at Town Hall
Fully 1000 people attended the Brookline High School graduation at the Town Hall last evening. Diplomas were awarded to graduates across three courses with prizes and medals given to top students including W N Magoun Katherine M Hall Mary Moloney Agnes Andrews Nathan R Wood and others.
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Brookline High School
Town Hall
Agnes Andrews
Irma L. Brown
Helen W. Potter
John A. Cousins
Ralph Walton Dunbar
Herbert I. Foster
Nathan R. Wood
Bertha F. Hirshberg
Charles M. Proctor
Clifford M. Swan
Herbert R. Chase
Frederick B. Stearns
Katherine M. Hall
Antoinette L. Hayes
Mary Moloney
Bessie C. Wood
James B. Nives
Fred B. Taylor
Secretary Howard Farewell Party On Eve Of England Trip
Tonight at Spinners Hall Fall River a large crowd gathered to honor Secretary Robert Howard of the Mule Spinners Association with a farewell party. He sails for England on the Gallia Saturday to visit textile centers and represent the American Spinners Union at an international convention, then proceeds to Paris before returning.
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Fall River
Robert Howard
Mule Spinners’ Association
Spinners’ Hall
Howard
England
Gallia
American Spinners’ Union
Textile Workers
Paris
Cambridge English High School Class Dance Reception
The Cambridge English High School Class held a reception and dance at the English High School Hall last evening. Principal Ray Greene Huling received. music was provided by the Cambridge High and Latin School Orchestra.
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Cambridge English High School
Ray Greene Huling
Cambridge High and
American Wringer Co. on Broadway Extension
The American Wringer Co. based at 13 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. It repairs all kinds of wringers and sweepers and attends to mail orders promptly, with telephone Tremont 764.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Free Medical Services At Hotel Pelham Offered
Dr. Dewey the specialist continues miracle cures for all diseases to all applicants before July 1. Examinations and medical attendance are free. Offices 7 and 8 Hotel Pelham 74 Boylston Street. Hours 9 to 1, 2 to 5, 6 to 8. Sunday 10 to 4. Closed Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
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Dewey
Hotel Pelham
Boylston Street
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