Lowell Y W C A secretary cites scandalous vice in city
The Rev Charles J Merriam estimates 6000 to 7000 Lowell young women involved in immorality or risk thereof amid rooming houses and abuse linked to drink low wages and “respectability” while police figures suggest far fewer. Miss Jennie L Mudge of the Y W C A says conditions are worse than imagined and calls for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Charles J. Merriam
C. L. Merriam
Merriam
Wiliam B. Moffatt
Night Force
L. J. Smith
Jennie L. Mudge
Newton's New Church Cornerstone Lays In Lincoln Parish
The Newton Methodist Church cornerstone was laid with Rev. Dr. George F. Eaton presiding. The ceremony included hymns, invocations, readings, greetings from several ministers, and a quartet. The church will cost about $40,000 with $15,000 collected and $15,000 more subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Methodist Church
George F. Eaton
Dillon Bronson
Olaf R. Miller
Luther Freeman
Oliver W. Hutchinson
J. B. Gould
Williams H. Davis
Francis B. Hornbrooke
George Wolfe Shinn
George E. Merrill
Feingold Gutterman Tie Knot in Minot Hall
Jeannette Gutterman daughter of J Gutterman wed Harry Feingold yesterday afternoon in Minot Hall at Springfield and Washington streets. A large number of North End residents attended. The couple left for a short trip and will reside at 12 Parmenter Street after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Gutterman
J. Gutterman
Harry Feingold
Minot Hall
Springfield
Washington Streets
North End
Parmenter Street
Wyoming and Washington Republicans Convene for McKinley Support
In Wyoming M'Kinley is favored at the state convention with six delegates to St Louis and a protection and bimetallism platform. Washington opens its state convention to select eight delegates. a resolution to instruct for McKinley passes to committee. Pueblo faces intraparty dispute over representation and harmony, with Wolcott withdrawing from national contest in interest of bimetallism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
St. Louis
McKinley
Everett
Wash
Washington
Wiley
Pueblo
Col
Arapahoe County
Denver
Arapahoe
Wolcott
C. J. Hart
C. H. Brickenstein
Teller
Lieutenant Hall Assaulted After Intervening In Street Row
Lieutenant Hall of the fourth division was attacked by three Brighton men on Lagrange street after he ordered them away from a woman on her doorstep. A bottle struck him as officers from a patrol wagon house and the woman’s husband helped subdue the trio. The suspects James O'Connell 19 John Monroe 22 and Warren Church 21 were booked at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Brighton
Lagrange Street
Brazer
Ford
Taylor
James O'Connell
John Monroe
Warren Church
State House
Reid
Marshal Whitcomb
Inspector McKenna
Waltham
E. F. Stone
McKenna
Whitcomb
Daly
Murray
Boston & Albany
A. N. Munroe
Osborne Street
Cambridge
Allen & Endicott Building Company
Washington Street
Somerville
George W. Gale Lumber Co
William H. Wood & Co
Daley
Allen & Endicott Co
Orchard Street
Watertown
Reid and Daley
Charles Place
Norfolk Street
A. M. Wilder
Lake Street
Masonic
Union Square
William Dunham
Allen & Endicott
Allston
Boardman Street
Arthur T. Lyman
Lyman Street
North Packing and Provision Company
North Packing Company
J. Q. Twombley
Bennett Street
Nathan Tufts
Webster Avenue
Elbridge G. Parks
Monroe Street
Oscar J. Langley
Avon Street
Facy
Western Avenue
Alden Speare & Sons
Sixth Street
H. M. Bird
Pelham Street
Union Hall Company
Henry Greene
Portland Street
Fulton O’brien
Wood's Memorial Church
Austin Street
George Chaplin & Co
Cleary Street
John McCarthy
Water Street
Boston Woven Hose Cambridge Company
Cambridge Street
Omer
Thomas Gavin
Agmeneh Road
Yard Street
Har
Nelson Wins Medal in Everett Church Essay Contest
A Demorest silver medal contest at the Congregational Church in Everett drew a large audience. Contestants included Clifford Norton Nelson McKenney Percy Bridges Arthur Clement and more, with Charles Nelson awarded the prize for Pictures From Life. Judges were Rev Amos Harris James E Freeman and ex Mayor Francis Batchelder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
Everett
Clifford Norton
Liquor League
Harry Nickerson
Nelson McKenney
Freeman’s
Charles Nelson
Percy Bridges
Arthur Clement
Massachusetts Historical Society Holds Stated Meeting
The Massachusetts Historical Society met yesterday afternoon with President C F Adams presiding. Colonel T A Dodge of Brookline was elected a resident member. Remarks were offered by Mellen Chamberlain William Everett S A Green C H Hill and W P Upham. A new serial covering the March and April meetings was prepared for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Historical Society
C. F. Adams
T. A. Dodge
Brookline
Mellen Chamberlain
William Everett
A. Green
C. H. Hill
W. P. Upham
Dangers of the Sideboard Turn into a Street Accident
William Canty aged 24 of 92 Tremont Street Charlestown was riding the footboard of a Chelsea electric car in Haymarket square at 6 16 last night when struck by a wagon of the American Express Company His right leg was severely bruised and after treatment at Station 1 by Dr Dunn he was sent home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Canty
Tremont Street
Charlestown
Chelsea
Haymarket Square
American Express Company
Canty
Dunn
Pawtucket Council Votes 100000 for Municipal Electricity
The Pawtucket City Council unanimously approves a $100,000 appropriation for a municipal electric light plant. This concludes the clash between the local monopoly and citizens, halting a gas company permissive act aimed at the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Pawtucket Gas Company
General Assembly
Minneapolis Arrives at Gronstadt for Moscow Coronation
The cruiser Minneapolis, temporary flagship of the European naval station, arrived at Gronstadt from Southampton carrying Admiral Selfridge and his staff. They will travel overland to Moscow to attend the coronation of Czar Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minneapolis
Cronstadt
Southampton
Selfridge
Moscow
Nicholas
Yale Harvard Freshman Debate Set At Fogg Art Museum
The second Yale Harvard freshmen debate is scheduled tonight in the Fogg Art Museum lecture room. The topic: Resolved that there should be a large and immediate increase in the sea going navy of the United States. Harvard will present William H. Conroy Philip Carleton Wilbur Morse and Frank C. White. Yale speakers include E B Noble J K Clark Co S Darlington and George D Graves as alternate. Judges are J W Churchill Capen and A S Clapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Harvard
Harvard Union
BE. T. Noble
Kansas
J. K. Clark
Brooklyn
N. Y
Co. S. Darlington
Ohio
George D. Graves
New Hampshire
J. W. Churchill
Andover
Capen
Tufts College
A. S. Clapp
Boston
Firebug pair confess a long record of arson across Cambridge Somerville
Reid and Daley confessed to dozens of fires across Somerville Cambridge and Watertown from 1895 to 1896 including hay barns stockyards abattoirs lumber yards and schools. They described entrances via keys windows and candles used to ignite kerosene soaked materials, with damages mounting to thousands of dollars. They aided a string of blaze investigations led by Marshal Whitcomb and Inspector McKenna, with multiple sites charged and scheduled for arraignment.
Reid's Mother Describes Son as Consumptive and Curious
The Post reports Reid's mother on Tremont Street last evening said her son is consumptive and not mentally bright yet kept good hours, worked daily and liked excitement.
William Reid's son accused in pigeons theft as Cambridge mourns
A Cambridgeport family endures tearful distress as 18 year old William T Reid stands accused of pigeon theft. Neighbors recall a quiet, well cared for youth with a loving home, disciplined routine, and ties to Somerville and Waltham, amid a fire near his home and ongoing family turmoil.
Daley's Father Speaks On Son's Disgraceful Acts
William H. Daley, 20, described by his father as reticent and sensitive, faced public disgrace after a secret act. The tale notes his late readings, work history, church attendance, bicycle rides with William Reid, and belief in an underlying mental defect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Daley
Webster Avenue
Post
Willie
Place
William
Allston
Horace Partridge & Co
Fobes, Hayward & Co
Chardon Street
Willie Reid
Reid
Daley
Mr. Daley
Fire Impacts 20 During Early Cambridge Church Blaze
The January 18 fire at Wood Memorial Church on Columbia Street endangered 20 Bible class members meeting in the vestry. Incendiaries piled cushions on benches and ignited them, but quick discovery and rapid response limited losses to a comparatively small amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Wood Memorial Church
Columbia Street
Illegal bullets spark Cuba to Washington talk
In New York on May 14 J. Creelman and Frederick B. Lawrence, reporters in Cuba, arrive quarantined on Seguranca and alleged to possess brass lip bullets used by Spain against Cubans. The samples may go to Washington for U S government review as Geneva treaty rules cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. €. Creelman
Frederick B. Lawrence
Cuba
Havana
Hoffman Island
Creelman
Washington
United States
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Williams
London
Daily Mail
Madrid
Correspondencia Militar
America
G A R encampment denounces President Eliot of Harvard
The Illinois G A R encampment voted to denounce and depose Harvard president Charles W. Eliot over his alleged unpatriotic sentiments and a Washington arbitration speech. Eliot said the only objectionable speech was his April 23 remarks on the Venezuelan issue, and he claimed misquotation by the Boston Commonwealth in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Eliot
Harvard University
Washington
United States
Cleveland
Great Britain
Boston
Man Rescued After Fall From Cambridge Side River
PULLED OUT OF THE RIVER John Somero drawtender at West Boston bridge rescued a man from the water near the Cambridge side at 12 15 this morning. The survivor Matthew Kane of 20 Norfolk street Cambridge said he was tossed overboard after an argument and was able to go home after being landed. Cambridge police and Joy street officers are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Somero
West Boston
Cambridge
Matthew Kane
Norfolk Street
Kane
Somero
Joy Street
Wife and Child Alone In Shoe Worker Disappearance
Beverly reports a factory family in shock as George W. Boynton, a Woodbury Shoe Company cutter, leaves for Lynn after a quarrel over pay. His wife Olive and their child remain at Sand Point while Frances Hickey of Boston cares for the home and co workers start a relief subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
George W. Boynton
Woodbury Shoe Company
Olive Boynton
Sand Point
Frances Hickey
Boston
George
Lynn
Frances
Tale of Seven Pigs
James W. Brown a 46 year old colored man living at 234 Shawmut avenue was arrested by Division 5 officers on suspicion of stealing seven live pigs. He allegedly came from the country with the pigs and hid them until officers traced them to his possession. Brown had broken into George O White Piggery in East Weymouth the previous night and took the pigs driving them to Boston. He faces Weymouth trial today for breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Daley
Webster Avenue
Charles Davis
Union Square
Somerville
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Watertown
Waltham
Brighton
Davis
William T. Reid
Manchester
Eng
Cambridgeport
Tremont Street
William W. Reid
George
Alice
Main Street
James W. Brown
Shawmut Avenue
Division 5
Brown
George O. White
East Weymouth
Boston
Weymouth
Reception for Pastor Everett at Haverhill
A reception was held in Haverhill this evening for the Rev. Mr. Everett former pastor of the First Baptist Church. He is now pastor of a church in Omaha Nebraska.
Courant Responds to Post Inquiry Before Departure
A Boston interview with Mr. Courant shows his wary mood as he refuses to discuss a mysterious bill and hints at further revelations when he is ready. The Post reporter pursues answers while Courant maintains guarded, shifting expressions and a politician’s caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Courant
Post
American Eagle
Boston
Newbury
Beacon Hill Laugh Shares in Mayor Coutant Gaffe
On Beacon Hill the mayor courtoissey is said to have cut a wide swath at the State House drawing laughs from Sen Bill Chase and other officials. He was introduced in the Senate and later hosted by Speaker Meyer and others, with Kennedy and Moriarty sharing in the lighthearted moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courant
Beacon Hill
Post
State House
Bill Chase
Senate
Lawrence
Meyer
P. J. Kennedy
Holyoke
Gene Moriarty
Worcester
Kennedy
Coutant
Woman Alive in Worcester Refines Dead Woman Mystery
The Worcester-May 14 report links the alleged New York Colonnade Hotel death to Alice M. Heald Blanchard of Concord and Worcester, known as Kitty Heald and Kitty Blanchard. A Post visit confirms Mrs Blanchard is alive at 50 Holyoke Street, denying any link to Mrs Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
William A. Heald
Eliot Street
Chandler Street
Boston
Lexington
Worcester Lunatic Asylum
Everett
Post
Alice Blanchard
Heald
Subway Worker Falls Twenty Feet on Tremont Street
James Carnes, 24, an employee, fell into an excavation on Tremont Street near Boylston at 11:15 PM. He suffered severe back and chest injuries and was taken to Emergency Hospital. Carnes lives on Cambridge Street Past Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carnes
Tremont Street
Boylston
Carnes
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Fall River Mills Strikes Signal possible general walkout
Twenty mule spinners at the Davos mill struck over alleged bad work. Secretary Howard handles negotiations. Parker mill weavers have not returned, with a potential general strike if the dispute remains unsettled in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Davos
Howard
Parker Mills
Highwayman Caught After Robbery on Moon and Fleet
At 11 30 last night Charles Ekmann was knocked down and robbed of a watch worth 30 dollars near Moon and Fleet streets. An officer from Division 1 chased the highwayman who was captured at the station. The prisoner gave the name Hugh A Carroll 21 and residence 24 Clark street. The watch was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ekmann
Moon and
Fleet Streets
Division 1
Hugh A. Carroll
Clark Street
Northern New England Rail Schedule Fragments New Boston to Montreal
Fragmentary timetable lists multiple routes and frequencies across New Hampshire Vermont and Quebec. Includes Manchester Concord Belmont Tilton Plymouth Concord Plymouth Montpelier Burlington and Montreal lines with varied daily and Sunday service hours.
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Portland
Augusta
Bangor
Bar Harbor
N. H
Lewiston
Manchester
ST. John
Halifax
Bataresst
ST. Stephen
N. B
ST. Andrews
North Conway
I Intervale
Glen
Crawfords
Fabyans
Twin Mountain
Whitefield
Jefferson
Lancaster
Oe Trune R. R
Maine Central
Wiscasset
Thomaston
Rockland
Concord
New Boston
North Wea
Henniker
North Weare
New Seaton
Hooksett
Suncook
Pittsfield
Nashua
Belmont
Tilton
Lakeport
Meredith
Ashland
Laconta
Weirs
Plymouth
Warren and
Haverhi
A.M
Campton
Yorka
Woodstock
Pemigewasset Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Bristol
A. m
Ns P. m
Claremont
Wine
Bradford
ST. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrook
Eas
ST. Erie
A. Montpelier
Burlington
Montreal
White and Junction
Quebec
Ek Montreal
Boston Air Line
Sp. m. Eae
Chicago
The
G. T. Ry
Eem
C. P
Raedisee
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Lowell Vict
Wr. Merriam
Newton's New Church
Feingold
Gutterman
More M’kinley
Gronstadt
Harvard Notes
LEAP
Sunday Post
Spain
Action of
Illinois G. A. R
Mr. Eliot
Drawman
Tale OF
Swell
Mrs. Blanchard
Railroads
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Vpbrough
Albany
Wagoner
Wagner
LU. S
Pease
Utica
NEW York Limited
Eno A
New Ae
Ashington St
Kneeland Tos
Hanson
Gen
Boston & Maine
R.R
City Ticket Office
Ington Street
Union Station
Wells
D. J. Flanders
New Haven & Hartford RR
OLD Colony System
Park Square
New Ulth
New Haven
New London
Shore Line
Air Line
Middletown
Providence
Stoninstoo
Norwich
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryl
New Bedford
Kneeland Street
Abington
Duxbury
Old State House
Park Square Station
Knee and Street
L. H. Palmer
Geo. L. Connor
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pasa
Fitchburg Railroad
Causeway Street
Hoosac Tunnel
Fitchburg
North Adams
Williamstown
Troy
Saratoga
Binghamton
Hornellsville
Elmira
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati
Points
Dy Spee
Pacific Express
Lake Champlain
Fusa
Keene
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Whitehall
Port Edward
Glens Falls
Plattsburg
Adirondacks
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Malone
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Vermont
Northern
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Canada
Yorek
Heenan
t \itehburg
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