Firemen May Water Streets Amid Teamsters Strike
Commissioner Hayes says city fire departments in outlying districts may water streets if the teamsters strike continues. Mayor Fitzgerald cites snow removal costs and a $150,000 funding shortfall, urging patience as council acts and operations strain to keep streets clean and dust controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Board of Health
Teamsters’ Association
Cummings
Council
Fitzgerald
Threaten Broom Brigade Protest Cleaning in South End
Women of the South End threaten to form a broom brigade to force city action on street cleaning and garbage removal. Mrs. C A Neal and Mrs. A S Ready blame delays for ashes and poor sanitation. The South End Women's Club condemns conditions and urges better watering and garbage collection under officers Mrs. Sarah E Gardner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Boston
South End Women's Club
Sarah E. Gardner
A. J. Fiske
Chandler Street
Robert A. Woods
Bond Street
KB. Mills
Rutland Square
Slum Romance Wedding Date Hinted for Parker Schwab Union
Society awaits word on the wedding date of Miss Louise E Parker and Carl Schwab son of Gustav Schwab. The couple known for ten years of simple life among New York's poor have shared fortunes and efforts with the needy and are not expected to plan an extravagant ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise E. Parker
Beacon Street
Carl Schwab
Gustav Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Miss Parker
New York
Brookline
Carl Albert Schwab
Wealthy roxbury real estate owner badly injured in Back Bay runaway
Henry Green 47 of 67 Townsend Roxbury was thrown from a carriage by a frightened horse on Hemenway Street Back Bay. He suffered a fractured left leg and hip with possible internal injuries and is in dangerous condition at City Hospital. The carriage was demolished and the horse escaped with minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemenway Street
Back Bay
Henry Green
Townsend Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
Huntington Avenue
Green
Belmont Hall
Cambridge
Batavia Court
Batavia Chambers
Batavia Street
Fighting Ninth to Honor Dead Comrades Memorial Service
On May 26 at 10:80 a.m. survivors of the Fighting Ninth Massachusetts Regiment plan a memorial service for departed comrades. The Mass will be celebrated by Father Hayes at Mission Church Roxbury. The command will assemble at G A R headquarters on Washington Street near Dover and march to the church with the Mission Church Field Band. About 200 veterans will be in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Massachusetts
Mission Church
Roxbury
Father Hayes
Washington Street
Dover
Verdicts in East Cambridge Court for DeRosas
Two verdicts against the Boston and Northern were returned in Superior Court at East Cambridge in favor of Margaret and Antone DeRosa of Lowell. The Margaret DeRosa verdict was $9500 and Antone DeRosa received $1000 for loss of his wife’s comfort and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Northern
East Cambridge
Margaret
Antone DeRosa
Lowell
Fitzgeralds Mop Up If Mayor Race Comes to Boston
In South Boston and Roxbury, numerous men named John F. Fitzgerald deny mayoral ambitions while indicating the field may heat up for the fall election. Campaign chatter centers on loyalty to the Democrats, personal ties to the present mayor, and workers' wages, with a crowded candidate field noted in the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Square
South Boston
Common Council
Tammany and Somerset
John FE. Baldwin
Fitzgerald
Boston Street
John F. Fitzgerald
Adams, Cushing & Foster
Devonshire Street
Roxbury
Dorchester Line
Stone Cutter
Corning Street
Boston
John F Fitzgerald
Expressman
Jackson Street
Charlestown
Dorchester Avenue
Long Island Hospital
John F. Fitzgeralds
John F
John T
Roofers’ Protective Union
Tremont Street
Burney Street
Boston Roofers’ Protective Union
Post
City Hall
Johnny Fitz
Presbyterians Elect Roberts At Opening Assembly
In Columbus Ohio on May 16 the 119th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church opened with Dr Landrith delivering the annual sermon. The afternoon moderator vote concluded with Rev William H. Roberts of Philadelphia chosen by acclamation after other candidates withdrew. Roberts has served as stated clerk for 14 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
119Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Tra Landrith
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly
William H. Roberts
Philadelphia
Dr. Roberts
Assembly
Submarines Endurance Test Reveals Calm Deep Sea Work
Divers in the Octopus and the Lake described normal operations undersea, chatting and eating as signals and telephone links connected shore and vessel. Captain Lake initiated the underwater line, and observers on shore reported the crews in good air and health during the 24 hour dive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Captain Walling
O. K
Adolph Marix
Long Island Sound
Octopus
Frank T. Cable
H. Morm
W. F. Nindeman
J. W. Hume
P. L. Glenn
E. H. Payne
Kingston
C. Bergen
C. Kuester
C. Morgan
C. B. Minor
C. Bergstrom
R. Phinney
C. Lippincott
HH. Gamber
H.S. Lathrop
Simon Lake
The
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Edward L. Peacock
George L. Evans
J. K. T. Meads
John Meehan
Edward G. Gallagher
Samuel Ferguson
Frank Spoerr
New Smuggling Effort Targets Atlantic Coast
Cap Colby notes a surge of about 500 Chinese awaiting shipment to the United States, with several loads landing at Swampscott Massachusetts Bay. Immigration agents Miller and Gillis, aided by Canadian officials, intercept parties at Eastport and Calais Maine. Smuggled workers expect to be paid 500 dollars to work as laundrymen and owe the syndicate their debt, while U S Secret Service watches Smith and tightens clearance papers to curb Pacific coast and Atlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Smith
Massachusetts Bay
Swampscott
Miller and Gillis
Eastport
Calais
Maine
Pacific
North Atlantic Seaboard
United States Secret Service
Malden Firemen Test Response Times for New Station
Firemen responding to a false alarm in Malden were timed by the fire commissioners to assess efficiency ahead of a proposed $25,000 Faulkner district station. Apparatus from Maplewood and Central station posted times ranging from 3 to 5 and a half minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Faulkner Street
Eastern Avenue
Faulkner District
George Bishop
Faulkner
Maplewood
Central Station
Wisconsin Deadlock Ends With Stephenson Nomination
Madison May 16 The Wisconsin senatorial deadlock was broken tonight by the nomination on the first ballot of former Congressman Isaac Stephenson of Marinette by the Republican caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
Vaudeville Benefit Draws Cambridge Social Union Support
The Cambridge Social Union benefit vaudeville show closed last evening at Brattle Hall Cambridge with strong attendance and expects a large turnout tonight. The event supported the Cambridge Social Union and followed a prior incident where whiskey led to a fatality seven hours after consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Social Union
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
Governor Signs Little Merger Bill in Boston Rail Case
Governor Guild signs a bill allowing the Boston and Maine to acquire stock of the Conway Electric Railway Company. Supporters fear the governor may distance himself from last year’s stand that railroads should not seize trolley lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild
Boston & Maine
Conway Electric Railway Company
Treasury aims to block Chinese smuggling expedition
The Treasury Department with Commerce and Labor is acting on a message from St. John New Brunswick about an attempted Chinese smuggling voyage. They instruct revenue cutters to spare no expense or labor to prevent landing and to maintain an effective patrol to stop another Frolic trip.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Commerce and Labor Department
St. John
N. B
Revenue
Border smuggling crackdown tightens on Vermont line
Immigration inspectors on the Vermont border tighten vigilance with two trains sent to Swanton. Freight officials from three railways urged to screen box cars near the boundary. Private rewards for contraband Chinese are rumored, and local merchants facing past suspicions are warned to halt activity. Rumors of a summer influx from Newfoundland surface as Washington receives word of possible large arrivals.
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ST. Albans
Vermont
Swanton
Boston & Maine
Central Vermont
Canadian Pacific
Washington
Newfoundland
Fugitive Captain Colby Sought in Canada After Smuggling Case
Neighbors of Captain Herbert Colby of South Boston report no sighting or hearing since the Frolic seizure and related Chinaman smuggling into Providence last fall. His family is ignorant of his whereabouts. authorities suspect he may be in the Canadian Provinces, beyond U S federal jurisdiction. A former friend hints Smith in St John may be Colby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Colby
South Boston
Providence
United States
Smith
St. John
Colby
Brighton Barn Dance Honors Fast Paced Chief Wilkie
Supporters of the champion pacer Chief Wilkie gathered at an old fashioned barn dance in Brighton to honor the Charles River Speedway star. Owner A J Furbush organized the event with floor director A J Furbush and aides C B Haskell N J Furbush F A Edgerly F R Furbush C FE Furbush and N L Duntly assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Wilkie
Charles River Speedway
A. J. Furbush
Brighton
C. B. Haskell
N. J. Furbush
Ff. A. Edgerly
F. R. Furbush
C. FE. Furbush
N.L. Duntly
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Ment
Tiup
Martha Dean
Louise BH. Parker
Pattern Department
Te Post
Colery
Fitzgeralds
John Francis Fitzgerald
Bristol Street
Dudley Street
James Fitzgerald
Kneeland Street
Humboldt Avenue
Main Street
Jordan, Marsh Company
West Somerville
Front Street
Boston & Albany Railroad
South Station
Delaware Place
Shannon Street
Duryeas
National Starch Company
Presbyterians
Roberts
General Assembly
Columbus
ST. Louis
Thomas Taylor
Believe Colby
Canada
Fast Pacer
Portland
Northwest
Union Pacific
Columbia River
Willard Massey
N.E.F.& Pla
Washington St
Boston, Mass
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