Lowell minister revises immoral living estimates in Lowell
Rev Charles L Merriam lowers his figure of girls leading immoral lives in Lowell from 7000 to about 6000 while asserting a vast problem. He cites police input and Open Door ties, while Y W C A secretary Jennie L Mudge says conditions are worse than believed and urges public attention. Police officials dispute the figures as too high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Charles L. Merriam
C. L. Merriam
Merriam
Wiliam B. Moffatt
L. J. Smith
Jennie L. Mudge
Miss Mudge
Newtons New Church Corner Stone Layed for Methodist House
The Newton Methodist Church laid the corner stone of its new church yesterday with Rev. Dr. George F. Eaton presiding. The service included hymns, prayers, readings, and greetings from several ministers. The church is estimated to cost about $40,000 with $15,000 already collected and another $15,000 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 the Knot in Minot Hall
Jeannette Gutterman daughter of J Gutterman wed Harry Feingold yesterday in Minot Hall at the Springfield and Washington streets corner. A large North End crowd attended. The couple left for a short trip and will live at 12 Parmenter Street on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Gutterman
J. Gutterman
Harry Feingold
Minot Hall
Springfield
Washington Streets
North End
Parmenter Street
Western and Pacific State Conventions Back McKinley Support
At Wyoming and Washington conventions May 14 delegates were chosen for the St Louis national gathering with instructions to back McKinley. In Pueblo Colorado, Arapahoe county dissension and Wolcott’s withdrawal honor harmony. In the second Colorado district Hart and Brickenstein elected, instructed to follow Teller while a bolt resolution failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
St. Louis
McKinley
Everett
Wash
Washington
Wiley
Pueblo
Col
Arapahoe County
Denver
Arapahoe
Wolcott
C. J. Hart
Cc. H. Brickenstein
Teller
Lieutenant Hall assaulted by trio on Lagrange street
Lieutenant Hall of the fourth division confronted three Brighton men on Lagrange street after they insulted a woman. A bottle strike knocked him to the ground. Officers Brazer Ford and Taylor aided by the woman's husband helped detain the assailants James OConnell 19 John Monroe 22 Warren Church 21 at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Brighton
Lagrange Street
Brazer
Ford
Taylor
James O'Connell
John Monroe
Warren Church
Medal Contest Highlights Debates on Liquor Reform
In Everett at the Congregational Church last evening a Demorest silver medal contest attracted a large audience. Contestants Clifford Norton Nelson McKenney Charles Nelson Percy Bridges Arthur Clement William Archibald and Thomas Ross presented essays on topics including license reform and ballots. The judges Rev Amos Harris James E Freeman and ex Mayor Francis Batchelder awarded the prize to Charles Nelson for Pictures From Life.
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 Meeting Recaps New Member
The Massachusetts Historical Society held yesterday afternoon with President C F Adams presiding. Colonel T A Dodge of Brookline was elected a resident member. Remarks by Mellen Chamberlain William Everett J A Green C H Hill and W P Upham followed. A new serial for 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
3. A. Green
C. H. Hill
W. P. Upham
Dangers of the Sideboard
William Canty aged 24 of 92 Tremont Street Charlestown was riding on the electric car footboard in Haymarket square at 6 15 last night when struck by a wagon of the American Express Company. His right leg was severely bruised and he was attended by Dr Dunn at Station 1 before being sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Canty
Tremont Street
Charlestown
Chelsea
Haymarket Square
American Express Company
Canty
Dunn
Pawtucket Council Votes $100,000 for Municipal Electric Plant
The Pawtucket City Council unanimously approves a $100,000 municipal electric light plant, ending a clash with the local monopoly and blocking a General Assembly push by the Pawtucket Gas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Pawtucket Gas Company
General Assembly
Minneapolis Arrives at Cronstadt for Moscow Coronation
The cruiser Minneapolis, temporary flagship of the European naval station, arrived at Cronstadt from Southampton with Admiral Selfridge and staff. They will travel overland to Moscow to attend Czar Nicholas II's coronation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minneapolis
Cronstadt
Southampton
Selfridge
Moscow
Nicholas
Yale Har vard Freshmen Debate At Fogg Art Museum
The second Yale Harvard freshmen debate will be held in the Fogg Art Museum lecture room this evening. The topic is the immediate large increase in the sea going navy of the United States. Harvard speakers are Conroy Carleton Morse and White with White from Boston Latin School and Harvard Union member. Yale team includes Noble Clark Darlington Graves with Graves as alternate. Judges are Professor Churchill of Andover, Tufts President Capen and A S Clapp of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Harvard
Harvard Union
E. 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
Firebugs confession details fires across Cambridge and Somerville
The article recounts William Reid and Daley admitting a spree of arson in 1895 1896 across Boston area sites including barns stockyards and mills. It lists locations Cambridge Somerville Watertown Brighton and Watertown box factory and abattoir sheds with candle and kerosene methods. It covers family reactions and Reid's mother's testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Reid
Marshal Whitcomb
Inspector McKenna
Waltham
E. F. Stone
McKenna
Whitcomb
Daly
Murray
Boston & Albany
Brighton
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
J. F. Facy
Western Avenue
Alden Speare & Sons
Sixth Street
H. M. Bird
Pelham Street
Union Hall Company
Pattern Room
Menry Greene
Portland Street
Fulton O’brien
Wood's Memorial Church
Austin Street
George Chaplin & Co
Cleary Street
John McCarthy
Water Street
Penn
Poe
Cambriampany
Ambridge Street
Reid's Mother Describes Son As Consumptive And Limited
A Post reporter spoke with Reid's mother at Tremont Street last evening and she said her son was consumptive and not mentally bright. She noted he kept good hours, worked every day, and liked excitement before the interview ended.
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
Daley’s Father Denies Any Knowledge of Son’s Actions
William H. Daley, 20, living at 69 Webster Avenue, is described as reticent and delicate. His father recalls a quiet upbringing, brief employment stints, and regular church attendance, noting the family’s shock and suspicion of mental defect amid recent fires and rumors. The story covers Daley’s associations with Willie Reid and bicycle rides, and hints at private distress as the town discusses alleged acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Daley
Webster Avenue
Post
Willie
Place
Wiliam
Allston
Horace Partridge & Co
Fobes
Hayward & Co
Chardon Street
Willie Reid
Reid
Daley
Cambridge Youth Daley Implicated in Local Incident
Neighbors praise the young man though news spread in Cambridge last evening accusing Daley of involvement. His father and mother are heartbroken and his brothers and sisters are inconsolable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Daley
Fire at Wood Memorial Church endangers 200 in Cambridge
The January 13 blaze at Wood Memorial Church on Columbia Street threatened 200 Bible class members meeting in the vestry. Incendiaries stacked cushions on benches and ignited them, but rapid discovery and swift firefighting kept losses small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Wood Memorial Church
Columbia Street
Illegal bullets prompt Cuba to Washington inquiry
New York reporters J C Creelman and Frederick B Lawrence, quarantined on Hoffman Island after arriving from Havana, allegedly possess copper lip brass bullets used by Spain in Cuba. They plan to take samples to Washington for government review. In Cuba, two Americans captured near Pinar del Rio face no court martial yet, with Weyler ordering an investigation before consul actions. Madrid reports say the captured men will receive their due after the next trial and warns that war could ensue if America pursues it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. C. Creelman
Frederick B. Lawrence
Cuba
Havana
Hoffman Island
Creelman
Washington
United States
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Williams
London
Daily Mail
Madrid
Correspondencia Militar
America
Harvard President Eliot Denounced by Illinois G A R
The Illinois encampment of the G A R closed yesterday with a resolution to denounce and depose Harvard President Charles W. Eliot for alleged unpatriotic sentiments. Eliot said the only objected speech was his April 23 arbitration conference remarks in Washington criticizing U S policy in the Venezuela affair and warning against war with Britain. He claimed misquotation in the Boston Commonwealth May 9 article headlined Jingoism, asserting the correct title was Arbitration the Better Means of Settling International Difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Eliot
Harvard University
Washington
United States
Cleveland
Great Britain
Boston
Man Rescued From River After Altercation in Cambridge
John Somero at West Boston bridge pulled a man from the river near the Cambridge side at 12 15 this morning. Matthew Kane of 24 Norfolk street Cambridge was saved and went home. Kane says he was tossed overboard after a quarrel with several men as Cambridge police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Somero
West Boston
Cambridge
Matthew Kane
Norfolk Street
Kane
Somero
Joy Street
Wife and Child Alone In Missing Shoe Cutter Case
Beverly May 14. George W Boynton a cutter at Woodbury Shoe Company is missing after telling Olive his wife he would work in Lynn. Frances Hickey of Boston cared for the home as Mrs Boynton and child faced hardship and co workers supplied aid. The couple quarreled over pay and the husband left with little food.
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 46 of 234 Shawmut avenue was detained by Division 5 for allegedly stealing seven live pigs. He had arrived from the country with the animals and was attempting to sell them. Police linked him to a prior break in at George O White's piggery in East Weymouth, and he faced Weymouth trial on breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brown
Shawmut Avenue
Division 5
Brown
George O. White
East Weymouth
Boston
Weymouth
Reception for Pastor Everett in Haverhill
A reception was given to the Rev. Mr. Everett former pastor of the First Baptist Church Haverhill. He now serves as pastor of a church in Omaha Nebraska.
Courant in Boston Faces Questions from Post Reporter
The Courant, abroad, deflects questions about a mysterious bill while displaying a wary, witty demeanor. He declines to discuss details, hints at forthcoming revelations, and jokes about editorial triumph as he returns to his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Coutant
Post
American Eagle
Mr. Courant
Boston
Newbury
Beacon Hill Gossip Centers on Mayor Coutant
A Beacon Hill tale centers on Mayor Coutant with gossip about his influence in the State House. Senator Bill Chase brought him to the Senate and he soon sat beside President Lawrence. He later dined with Speaker Meyer P J Kennedy Gene Moriarty and others as laughter spread through the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courant
Beacon Hill
Post
State House
Bill Chase
Senate
Lawrence
Meyer
P. J. Kennedy
Holyoke
Gene Moriarty
Worcester
Kennedy
Coutant
Notorious Mrs Everett Mystery Stuns Worcester
Worcester reports Mrs Alice Blanchard born Heald alive after mistaken identity tale. The woman said she is not dead and revealed her maiden name Heald, previously known as Kitty Blanchard. She denies any link to the Colonnade Hotel incident and cites gossip about hereditary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
William A. Heald
Eliot Street
Chandler Street
Boston
Lexington
Worcester Lunatic Asylum
Everett
Blanchard
Post
Alice Blanchard
Heald
Subway Worker Falls Twenty Feet on Tremont Street
At 11 15 James Carnes a 24 year old subway employee fell into an excavation on Tremont Street near Boylston. He suffered severe back and chest injuries and was taken to Emergency Hospital. He lives on Cambridge Street past Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carnes
Tremont Street
Boylston
Carnes
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
Fall River Weavers Strike Amid Labor Dispute
Twenty mule spinners at the Davos mill struck over alleged bad work. Secretary Howard to handle the matter. Parker mill weavers have not returned to work. A general strike of the weavers may be ordered if the issue remains unsettled in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Davos
Howard
Parker Mills
Schedules for Southern Division routes in New Hampshire and Vermont
Rail timetable lists numerous scheduled departures for Manchester Concord and New Boston areas with frequent daily and Sunday options. It covers connections to Hooksett Sun Cook Belmont Tilton Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Burlington Montreal Quebec Chicago and more, noting exceptions and express services. D J Flanders is listed as General Passenger Agent.
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Boston
Albany
Wagner
Chicago
L. A
Utica
Michigan Central
R. R
Cincinnati
Big Four
St. Louis
Detroit
M. K
Fortford
New Haven
New
New York
Buffet
NEW York Limited
Coca Care
Elgant
Springfield
Bos N
Moonnine de Coe
Get Kneeland St
Bos. A
Hanson
Manchester
Concord
N. Lae
Noah Weare
North Oe Branch
New Osto Hooksett
Suncook
Belmont
Er Tilton
Dari Porn
Ere
Ashland
Ae Weirs
Ridhwhien
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhi Ry
P. Campton
Rotter Woodstock
Sta- Serene
Pemigewasset Valley
Ty Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancas
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Bristol
Claremont
Andre R. Bradford
ST. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrook
Montpelier
Burlington
Montreal
Big River Junction
EBEC
Boston Aires
Sp. m. Sundae
Quebec
Chicago and
the West
G. T. Ry
C. P. Ry
Train Schedules From Boston to New England and Beyond
Timetables show weekday train departures from Park Square to Boston area lines including Shore Line via New London and Middletown, with services to New York City Providence Fall River and Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Numerous times listed across routes and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
New Lanh
New Hava
New London
Shore Line
L.A
Liv
Air Line
Middletown
New York
Fall River
Sudways
Providence
Stoninstoo
Norwich
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Maryland
Newport
New Bedford
Kneeland Street
Plymouth
Abington
DuxbuRy
A. m
New Ledford
Nantucket
Boston & Albany
Marlboro
Fitchburg
Leominster
Clinton
Old State House
Park Square Station
Varlor
L. H. Palmer
Boston
Geo. L. Connor
G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pass
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Lowell Witt
Mr. Merriam
Newton's New Church
Feingold
Gutterman
Kinley
Historical Meeting
Harvard Notes
Boston Wowan
LEAP
Sunday Post
Las Evening
Spain
Action of
Illinois G. A. R
Mr. Eliot
Drawman
Swell
Charles Ekmann
Moon and
Fleet Streets
Division 1
Hugh A. Carroll
Clark Street
Railroads
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston & Maine
R.R
City Ticket Office
Ington Street
Union Station
Portland
If . Mo
Anayisis
Bangor
Cos Colin
N. H
Lewis Iston
Halifax
the Pit
St Stephen
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
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Bar Harbors
Millbridge
Jonesport
Machiasport
Rockland
Eastport
Calais
ST Andrews
Wells
D. J. Flanders
New Haven & Hartford RR
OLD Colony System
Fitchburg Railroad
Causeway Street
Hoosac Tunnel
North Adams
Williamstown
Troy
Saratoga
Uniea
Binghamton
Hornellaville
Elmira
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Points
Peter Cor
Atbany
Wistca
Ts Ghieses
Tinghamton
Pacific Express
Lake Champlain
Keene, Bellows Falls
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Port Edward
Glens Falls
Plattsburg
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St. Albans
Malone
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Vermont
Canada
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