City Council Adopts Printing Plant Purchase Amid Heated Debate
The Boston Common Council narrowly backs the majority printing committee report approving the Cashman plant purchase after two hours of speeches. Saunders accuses opponents of religious bigotry and political gain while O Callaghan and others defend the deal and urge restraint against attacks on officials.
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Common Council
Meffibers
Kiley
Ward
O'Callaghan
Ward 3
Commanttee 3N
Cashman
Mr. O'Callaghan
Saunders
Jonathan Lane
Lané
Executive Department
Bryant
Council
Kinney
Chapman
Boston
Wood
Boston Harbor
Veteran Firemen
Philadelphia
Boston Veteran Firemen’s Association
Council Passes Veto Override On Police Payment and Sewer Fund
The council overruled the mayor’s veto to appropriate 300 dollars for police pay during last year’s extra registration. An order by Councilman Do Cal Laghan sought 500000 dollars for sewer improvements and passed with two dissenting votes amid ongoing uproar. The meeting adjourned at 11 45 p m after a late night session until September 2 next.
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Do’ Callaghan
Body of John Taylor Found Floating in Halifax Lake
Word from Dartmouth near Halifax reports that John Taylor, a steward and crew member of the battlentine Herbert Fuller, is believed drowned after being found in a Halifax lake. Taylor had rejoined the Fuller after the July murders and recently returned to Halifax following a Buenos Aires voyage and heavy drinking.
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John Taylor
Halifax
Dartmouth
Halifax Harbor
Batlentine
Herbert Fuller
Taylor
Fuller
Buenos Ayres
New York
Firemen Cry Fraud in Vergennes Hand Engine Contest
In Vergennes Vermont Horicon from Plattsburg N Y won first prize in the hand engine event Boxers from Burlington took second Torrents of Barre finished third A protest charged fraud over the Steamer Hose first prize and the executive committee is considering the matter.
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Vergennes
Horicon
Plattsburg
N. Y
Burlington
Torrents
Barre
Steamer Hose
Winooski
Knights of Fairhaven
T. P. Donahue
John Smith
H. Wang
Storm Rips Sw Section Damaging City Institutions
A fierce wind and rain storm hit St. Louis on June 4 damaging the southwestern city including the poorhouse where seven five inmates sheltered in a demolished building. Bricks crashed among crippled residents but few injuries occurred. The insane asylum faced terror but suffered little damage.
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ST. Louis
Insane Asylum
$10 000 Alimony Awarded in Connecticut Divorce
Ratcliffe Hicks, Canfield Rubber Company president and former Connecticut gubernatorial candidate, divorced Isabelle Wormer of Chicago after a separation. She sued for cruelty and desertion. Hicks allowed default, yielding $10 000 alimony. He states charges were untrue but preferred separation at any price.
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New York
Hicks
Representative Cooke Dies in Chicago Hotel
Jae Washington June 24. Representative Edward Dean Cooke of Chicago collapsed from heart disease at 5 AM in his Cochran Hotel room. A native of Iowa he was 48 and educated in Dubuque public schools before graduating from Columbian University School.
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Washington
Edward Dean Cooke
Chicago
Cochran
Cooke
Iowa
Dubuque
Columbian University School
Harvard Class Day Bids Farewell in Toast to 1897
Harvard seniors mark Class Day with a morning procession to Appleton Chapel and a literary program led by R H Stevenson Jr. Herbert Schurz delivers the ivy oration while the class recalls four years of advisers, athletics, and campus mischief across Memorial Hall and Memorial corridors.
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Harvard
Old Holworthy
Baldwin
Appleton Chapel
Francis G. Peabody
Sanders Theatre
Holworthy Hall
Cambridge Street
R. H. Stevenson, Jr
Boston
J. H. Choate, Jr
New York
Herbert Schurz
Carl Schurz
Glee Club
King Charles
Charles
John Harvard
Péthen
Corporation
Memorial Hall
Foxcroft
Ie Ge
Marliave’s
Adams House
Goen
Ome
James Edgar Gregg Recites Title From Harvard Ode
James Edgar Gregg of Colorado Springs Colorado recited his self written title and it was sung by the class to the tune Fair Harvard as they set out on the next song and dance on life’s stage.
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Total Abstinence League
Cupid
Secret Service
Dunster
Lynn
Baccalaurii Harvardiensis
University
Dr. Sargent
Recorder
Ike
James Edgar Gregg
Colorado Springs
Col
Harvard
Harvard Old Elm Day Celebrates Flower Scrimmage
High spirits and class rivalries marked the Harvard Old Elm Day events as seniors and graduates gathered around the flower elm. Spreads at Hasty Pudding and Pi Eta halls fed the crowd, while honors lists highlighted top scholars and performers amid the tree ceremony and seasonal cheers.
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Holworthy
Harvard Corporation
Filot
Normal Art School Exeter Newbury graduation exercises
The graduation exercises and exhibit of Normal Art School students on Exeter and Newbury streets were held yesterday. Addresses were given by J Frederick Hopkins George H Conley A M Henry Batley George H Bartlett and Mrs Kate Gannett Wells. Diploma recipients included Public school class Jennie Ethelind Bailey Martha Sherman Bucknam Jessie Lane Burbank Freeman Burges Currier Harriet Maud Day Theodore Milton Dillard Adalena Rebecca Farmer Louisa Bartlett Frothingham Mabellé Monroe Hemenway Elizabeth Champney Hunne man Nancy Thompson Rolfe Bessie Jarvis Sanger Diploma A B and D Sara Tilton Bailey Annie Butterfield Thomas Heaton Cooper Alice Newbury Hall Lillian Matilda Hildreth Anna May Kimball Diploma A and C Frederick Herschel Curry Jennie Margaret Jackson.
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Normal Art School
Exeter
Newbury Streets
J. Frederick Hopkins
Hoan
George H. Conley
A. M
Henry
Batley
George H. Bartlett
Kate Gannett Wells
State Board of Visitors
Jennie Ethelind Bailey
Martha Sherman Bucknam
Jessie Lane Burbank
Freeman Burges Currier
Harriet Maud Day
Theodore Milton Dillaway
Adalena Rebecca Farmer
Louisa Bartlett Frothingham
Mabellé Monroe Hemenway
Elizabeth Champney Hunneman
Nancy Thompson Rolfe
Bessie Jarvis Sanger
Sara Tilton Bailey
Annie Butterfield
Thomas Heaton Cooper
Alice Newbury Hall
Lillian Matilda Hildreth
Anna May Kimball
Frederick Herschel Curry
Jennie Margaret Jackson
Final honors list in geology and mathematics and classics
Final honors awarded to John Mason Boutwell 97 George Buckman 3L 8 8 Albert Percival Chittenden 97 in geology. Mathematics honors include Walter Burton Ford 9 Edward Vermilye Huntington AB 189 26 Archibald Galbraith 99 James Hewins Jr 98 Arthur Valerius Augustus Bernard McCauley 99 George Nelson McDaniels 99 Robert Bowditch Stone. Highest second year honors go to William Deweese Cairns 97 Edwin Bidwell Wilson 99. Final honors in classics include Arthur Alexis Bryant 97 Herbert Thomas Rich AB 96 16. Second year honors in classics William Henry Paine Hatch 98 John Alvin Law
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John Mason Boutwell
George Buckman
Albert Percival Chittenden
Walter Burton Ford
Edward Vermilye Huntington
A. B
Archibald Victor Galbraith
James Hewins, Jr
Arthur Valerius Augustus Bernard McCauley
George Nelson McDaniels
Robert Bowditch Stone
William Deweese Cairns
Edwin Bidwell Wilson
Arthur Alexis Bryant
Herbert Thomas Rich
William Henry Paine Hatch
John Alvin Law
Worcester Tech Commencement Confers Fifth Degree on Class of Thirty-One
Worcester Polytechnic Institute held its annual commencement with the degree of LLB conferred on a class of thirty-one. Governor Roger Wolcott and staff officers attended and discussed modern scientific education. Awards from the graduates' aid fund went to Burton E. Hames Charles F. Day Edward E. Pease Ellery B. Paine Richard B. Earle and Edward L. Walker.
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Worcester
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Roger Wolcott
Dalton
Rockwood Hoar
Fred W. Wellington
Graduates’ Aid Fund
Burton E. Hames
West Upton
Mass
Charles F. Day
Edward E. Pease
Oxford
Ellery B. Paine
North Woodstock
Conn
Richard B. Earle
Edward L. Walker
Hopedale
Holy Cross Commencement in Worcester Honors 23 A B Grads
Holy Cross College held commencement exercises in Worcester with Rev John F Lehy S J presiding. A B degrees were awarded to 23 seniors while Governor Walcott addressed the graduates and noted the Holy Cross victory over his alma mater. A M degrees went to Dr John C Bassidy Boston Charles H Cosgrove Lowell and Dr Patrick A Grady Clinton Mass.
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Worcester
Holy Cross College
John F. Lehy
S. J
Governor Walcott
Commonwealth
Holy Cross
John C. Bassidy
Boston
Charles H. Cosgrove
Lowell
Patrick A. S&s. Grady
Clinton, Mass
Gold Discovery Sparks Boundary Dispute On Oak Point Island
Gold has been found on Oak Point Island in Rainy Lake raising a potential Great Britain United States boundary clash. Geological survey maps place the island in Canadian territory while the treaty of Ghent terms place it in Minnesota. Canadian patents issued to mining sites prompt American protests from prospectors.
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Duluth
Minn
Oak Point Island
Rainy Lake
Great Britain
United States
Geological Survey
Trunk in cellar seals fate of two young girls
In Henderson Kentucky on June 4 a trunk hidden in a Bordley Union county home trapped two sisters Laura seven and Jennie five while playing hide and seek. Their parents were away as the children crawled into the old trunk and the spring lock sealed the air tight tomb killing them.
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Henderson
Joseph Melton
Bordley
Union County
Laura
Jennie
Robbery Suspect Detained in Lally Case at The Tombs
William Riley aged 20 is jailed in the Tombs as an accessory in the noon June 12 holdup of Delia Lally bookkeeper for Barber and Starbird at 56 Bromfield street. A ransom note led to Riley’s arrest after inspectors tracked the sender, who promised to reveal the thief for money.
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William Riley
Delia Lally
Barber & Starbird
Bromfield Street
Spring Lane
Washington Street
Riley
Tramp Falls 40 Feet After Fire Escape Entry
In Marlboro three tramps sought lodging at Burke's block on Main street. McNamara of Milford fell from the fire escape about 40 feet and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where his injuries are reported fatal.
Suit of Blue Serge for Summer Wear Comfort Claim
The article asserts that blue serge offers greater solid comfort and satisfaction in summer wear than any other fabric. It emphasizes its suitability for warm weather and implies broad endorsement of blue serge as the preferred choice for summer attire.
Lovell Arms Makes Boston Fourth of July HQ
The John P. Lovell Arms Company converts its Washington street store into a one stop shop for Fourth of July goods. Shoppers will find everything needed for celebrations at prices lower than any other Boston seller. Located at 147 Washington Street.
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John P. Lovell Arms Company
Washington Street
Boston
John P. Lévell Arms Company
Society Belle dies by her own hand in Moore's office
Cincinnati society woman Miss Ada Stewart, engaged to Colonel Bob Moore, shot herself in his office after a quarrel. An inquest verdict was death by own action. The event occurred yesterday in Sisterville, West Virginia, and drew wide notice in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Wnquirer
Sisterville
W. Va
Ada Stewart
Bob Moore
McClintock renomination to Highway Commission
Governor Wolcott was absent from yesterday’s executive council meeting. Lieutenant Governor Crane presided. The sole nomination was the renomination of William KE McClintock to the Highway Commission.
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Wolcott
Executive Council
Crane
William KE. McClintock
Highway Commission
Juvenile Suits Reduced in Sale at City Stores
Retailers advertise juvenile suits and sailor and middy styles at four six and six dollar prices. Prices marked down from nine dollars. Shoppers urged to seize bargains on boys and girls apparel in local ads.
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Pi Eta
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J. A. Carpenter
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A. W. Sleeper
M. E. Stone, Jr
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H. C. Taylor
P. B. Thompson
H. T. White
W. Whitman, Jr
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F. B. Berry
H. A. Butler
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R. C. Davis
K. de Lattrie
J. L. Grandin, Jr
Son Odde
Edward Pearce Shaw
Eric Arthur Starbuck
John Sayword Galbraith
Chauncey Wray Hood
Clarence James Smerdon
James Butler Studley
Frank Alexander Kennedy
Carrol George Dolman
Albert Hitchings Newhall
Ralph Stout
John Alden Carpenter
Strong Perry Tatlock
William Warren Bell
Sidney Bradshaw Fay
Joseph Parker Warren
Arthur Messinger Beale
Norman Maclaren Trenholme
Prescott Orde Skinner
Clifton Daggett Gray
Eliot
Dean Briggs
Shaler
Beale
Hemenway
Higginson
Lehmann
Ewart J. Wendell
Worcester Tech
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Radcliffe
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Stoneham
Charles Gooch
North Street
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Carroll
James Carroll
Winslow Street
Roxbury
Minnie Finnerty
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Thomas Sutton
George Matthews
William Hogan
Albert Demlon
Kittie Carroll
le Roy
William E. Nibb
Dave Ryan
Marie Carroll
Washington St
Dhanis Congo
Brussbhls
Dhanis
Nile
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Congo Free State
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Lade
White Nile
Khartoum
Inwood
L. I
Merrick Road
Valley Stream
Long Island
Society
Macular Parker Company
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