West Boston Bridge Dedication Marks Old Home Week
Old Home Week will feature the dedication of the West Boston bridge costing about 3 million dollars. General Nelson A. Miles names Colonel Charles H. Cole as chief of staff and invites civic, veteran, business and industrial groups to participate in a parade. Mayor Fitzgerald hosts a luncheon with railroad representatives outlining promotional plans.
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West Boston Bridge
New West Boston Bridge
Fitzgerald
City Hall
Nelson A. Miles
Boston
Miles
Charles H. Cole
Old South Building
Gole Wil
W. A. Bancroft
Old South
Yodung'’s
Daughter fears for life amid New York divorce suit
Mrs Ethel Gillis Hager, wife of Gordon Hager, faces distress after learning of the divorce suit filed by his first wife. Her mother, Mrs E C Gillis of Winthrop, reports the daughter is prostrate and suicidal, and urges sanity and possible consequences for Hager. The interview details a shocked family reaction and hopes for restraint until trial conclusions.
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E. C. Gillis
Johnson Avenue
Winthrop
Gordon Hager
New York
Post
Ethel Gillis Hagers
Cohan Nolan Dispensation Divorce and Possible Civil Wedding
George M. Cohan and fiancee Agnes Nolan face a possible civil marriage due to Catholic dispensation delays. Cohan, recently divorced from Ethel Levy, and Nolan's family deny denial of a dispensation though none has been granted. No wedding date set. couple may wed by civil ceremony if ecclesiastical permission is not obtained. Mrs Nolan defends the pair amid public interest and notes delays can last months. The Nolans reside in Brookline and summer in Winthrop at a cottage on Trident avenue.
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George M. Cohan
Agnes Nolan
Brookline
Cohan
Ethel Levy
Miss Levy
Nolan
Winthrop
Trident Avenue
Doctors Say McCarty A Physical Marvel
Theodore McCarty, 32, of 50 West Third Street, South Boston, survived a 25 foot fall with 12 broken bones and lung hemorrhages. He was placed on the dangerous list but woke from coma and began recovering, prompting doctors to remove him from the list.
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City Hospital
Theodore McCarty
West Third Street
Boston
McCarty
Cambridge Subway Plan Favored For Two Stations
The Boston Elevated Railway Company filed plans with Cambridge City Engineer Lewis Hastings showing a two station surface car and subway route. The Harvard square and Central square locations would serve as stations with Kendall Square proposed by some opponents. Mayor Wardwell and project consultant William Barclay Parsons of New York weighed in on alignment and public meeting plans for July 10.
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Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Lewis M. Hastings
Wardwell
A. J. Daly
Kendall Square
William Barclay Parsons
New York
Mt. Auburn Street
University Press
Brattle Square
Harvard ‘Square
Little Common
Garden Street
Murray Street
Bennet Street
Eliot Square
City Building
Brattle Street
Harvard Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Lafayette Square
Main Street
Cambridge Bridge
Mayor Suffering From Erysipelas Sickness
Mayor Fitzgerald left the office yesterday afternoon for his home due to erysipelas. It is reported he will not return until Monday. Secretary Dolan attributes the illness to overwork and believes the attack was checked in time to avoid serious trouble.
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Fitzgerald
Dolan
The Fight of the Armstrong Privateer in Fayal Harbor
A ballad recounts the Armstrong privateer’s clash with three British warships at Fayal Harbor in the Azores. Reid leads a doomed defense with fourteen launches, repels the attack, and sinks the Armstrong after salvaging honor and live-and-die valor aboard.
Funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz Today
The Harvard Appleton Chapel service at 11 o clock honors Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz wife of Louis Agassiz. Rev. Samuel M Crothers officiates. Burial follows at Mt. Auburn beside Louis Agassiz. Julia Ward Howe’s tribute appears from Newport Rhode Island dated June 28 1907.
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Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Arlington Heights
Appleton Chapel
Harvard
Samuel M. Crothers
Cambridge Unitarian Church
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Louis Agassiz
Colonel Perkins
Church of the Disciples
Brazil
Julia Ward Howe
Newport, R. I
St Annes Lawn Party Set For Neponset Church Drive
Readied annual lawn and garden party to raise funds for St. Annes new church in Neponset. Rev James H Flannery oversees arrangements on site at the corner of Ashmont Street and Neponset Avenue.
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St. Anne's New Church
Neponset
Ashmont Street
Neponset Avenue
James H. Flannery
St. Anne’s Church
Lawn party at St Anne's Neponset aids church fund
Rev James H Flannery of St Anne's Church Neponset leads a lawn party today to raise funds for the church building project. Local parishioners and residents are invited to join in the fundraising event.
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ST. Anne’s
James H. Flannery
St. Anne’s Church, Neponset
Summer Fair Promises Games and Dancing for Dorchester
Prominent district men and Dorchester’s pretty girls will help run a morning dedicated to children. The afternoon features athletic contests including a baseball game between older boys and district men, plus attractions like flying horses and Japanese balls. Dancing both afternoon and evening.
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Dorchester
Estate feud sparks $1,000,000 claim in Hale dispute
In Haverhill two lawsuits seek to dissolve a Hale estate trust and recover fees and profits. Alfred S. Hayes claims at least 125,000 for services on the Hale will trust. Demelman accuses Bernard Bennett of sharing profits from loans tied to the estate. Temporary injunctions restrain transfers and a subpoena returns in August.
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Ezekiel J. M. Hale
Haverhill
Superior Court
Alfred S. Hayes
J. Frank Hale
Walter Scott Hale
L. E. Demelman
Bernard Bennett
Cambridge
Demelman
Herman Devos
Brooklyn
Frank L. Washburn
Melrose
Mr. Hayes
Hale
Mabel H. Kerrison
Lucy L. Howe
Hayes
Bennett
Winchester Graduations Highlight Class of 76 at Wadleigh
Graduating exercises at the Wadleigh Grammar School town hall drew nearly 1000 spectators. The program included essays by students, a dramatic reading, music, a fan drill, and diplomas presented by Headmaster Briggs to 76 graduates.
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Winchester
Wadleigh Grammar School
Town Hall
George H. Gutterson
Robert D. Leland
Kenneth F. Furber
Mabel G. Carlson
Hildegarde E. W. Gutterson
Brown Thrush
Annette J. Symes
Margaret Mason
Ernest von Evans
Miss Symes
Grace Hill
Newton
Ruth Carpenter
Briggs
Union and
Liberty
Malden White Sox to Meet Boston Library Bureau at Ferry Way
The Malden White Sox face the Boston Library Bureau this afternoon at Ferry Way Green Malden at 3 30 in a closely matched game.
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White Sox
Malden White Sox
Boston Library Bureau
Ferry Way Green
Malden
Auto Owners Face Fines in Municipal Court Action
About 20 motorists appeared before Judge Parmenter on various lamp, license, and identification charges. Four did not show and warrants were issued. Fines ranged from 5 to 19 dollars with one driver appealing, others placed on file or continued.
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Parmenter
Walter H. Shepherd
Paul L. Roach
Leo Ponts
Joseph Ponts
Steven P. Laverni
Charles E. Gifford
Herbert L. Moore
Reginald D. Thomas
Henry Nickerson
Henry H. Hawkins
William Rogers
Albert H. Hyes
Bernard Foy
John H. Kimball
Five Year Old Velma Caswell Dies After Auto Crash
Velma Caswell five daughter of Mrs Frank Caswell of Newcastle avenue died today from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by J G Glidden of Newmarket on June 20 in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Velma Caswell
Frank Caswell
Newcastle Avenue
J. G. Glidden
Newmarket
Train wreck derails ten car Maine Central at Waterville
A passenger train No 1 on the Maine Central derailed after leaving Waterville for Bangor. The tender and four cars left the tracks at a curve tearing up the roadbed. Cars stayed upright and all passengers were severely shaken but none injured.
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Waterville
Maine Central
Bangor
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