FIGHTH REGIMENT ROW AIRED IN THE HOUSE
Representative George A. Schofield of Ipswich charged in the House that a plan sought to move the Eighth Regiment out of Essex county. The debate over a 1500 reimbursement for Salem armory expenses exposed headquarters shifting from Salem to Cambridge.
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Fighth Regiment
George A. Schofield
Ipswich
Essex County
Joseph N. Peterson
Salem
Salém
Cambridge
Schofield
Boston
Essex
Only Son of Ex Mayor Pierce Dies in California
Frank Pierce, 45, only son of former Malden mayor James Pierce, died Monday in Long Beach California from neuralgia of the heart. He lived in Olean New York where he held a trusted job in his father’s tanneries and was married to Lola Barteau with two children surviving. Remains will be sent to Malden for burial.
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Malden
Frank Pierce
James Pierce
Long Beach
Cal
Olean
N. Y
Lola Barteau
Emma Green Sinks Off Thatcher's Island
Boothbay Harbor May 18. The schooner Emma Green, bound for Eastport from Boston, sank Monday night in 15 fathoms off Thatcher's Island. Captain Murphy and crew were rescued after escaping in a yawl boat and rowing 14 miles to safety as the General Banks arrived.
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Boothbay Harbor
General Banks
Mitchell
Boston
Eastport
Murphy
Emma Green
Thatcher’s Island
Planformation of Auto Parade to Be Held in Boston
Massachusetts Automobile Club plans a large auto parade on Saturday afternoon May 28 with Chief Marshal Eliott C. Lee to set up at the public library at 1 oclock. Division commanders to report to Chief of Staff William Wallace as divisions form on Blagdon and Huntington avenues Exeter street St Botolph street and Newton street host of steam runabouts gasolene cars electric division and trade division participate under various captains.
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William Wallace
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Eliott C. Lee
Public Library
F. E B. Stanley
Blagdon Street
Huntington Avenue
George R. Alley
Exeter Street
Huntington Avenué
W. H. Gardiner, Jr
Harlan W. Whipple
St. Botolph Street
Electric
C. H. Barney
Garrison Street
Harry Fosdick
Newton Street
Bell Rock purchase approved by park board
The Malden park commissioners voted 4 to 1 to spend 13000 of 18000 dollars allocated by the City Council for Bell Rock purchase. Park Commissioner H. H. Barrett voted no. The remaining funds will fill Hunting's field in Ward 6.
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Malden
Bell Rock
H. H. Barrett
Captain Munroe Leads Dudley School In Post Cup Bid
Captain Clifford Munroe, 16, pitches for Dudley School as they chase the Post Cup in the Grammar School league. He coaches the team and displays speed and curve skills, with teammates Beausejour, Conklin, Hanna, Gilmore, Me arthy, Finn, oberts, Wright and others in the field.
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Clifford Munroe
Dudely
Dudley School
Munroe
Beausejour
Conklin
Hanna
Gilmore
Mearthy
Finn
Oberts
Wright
Finn Killed by Live Wire Near Prison Point
Daniel Finn a freight handler for the Boston and Maine railroad died after touching a dangling charged switch and danger signal wire across tracks near Prison Point. He lived at 48 Bridge Street East Cambridge and was about 50 years old and unmarried. An eyewitness saw him fall as he grabbed the wire. another employee attempted aid but Finn was dead.
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Daniel Finn
Boston & Maine Railroad
Prison Point
Finn
Bridge Street
East
Cambridge
Strikers Give Up Badges at Somerville Tube Works
Five hundred sixty seven American Tube Works workers in Somerville were paid and asked to surrender their badges. They formed at Unions Hall and marched to Frost avenue where four patrolmen prevented disorder. Two strikers returned to work as sub foremen, signaling a tense, ongoing labor dispute.
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American Tube Works
Somerville
Unions Hall
Frost Avenue
Bellboys Bill Vetoed by Governor Bates
Governor Bates vetoed the Massachusetts casualty bill known as the bellboys bill. The measure would allow a company to engage boiler and other insurance business and had a contested lobby and incorporation history. Bates argues it should follow general law with defined capitalization limits. An override attempt is underway as Bates’s veto is to be read in the Senate.
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Bates
Massachusetts
George Reed
Frank D. Somers
Charles A. Pike
David L. Bolger
John B. Humphrey
William H. Bailey
Bell Boys
State House
Philip Dex
Senate
Aldermanie bill turmoil crops up in Senate debate
Senators clash over a proposed aldermanic bill setting district nominations. The Bay State Gas case against Henry H. Rogers continues with Judge Putnam reserving his opinion on whether all trustees must be joined. Debates hinge on ward alignments and governance, with plans stalled until an agreement is reached.
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Henry H. Rogers
New York
George W. Pepper
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Putnam
United States Circuit Court
Pepper
Boston Gas
Bay State Company
Rogers
Sherman L. Whipple
Alfred Heménway
Walter I. Badger
Boston
James M. Beck
Attorney Whipple
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware
Whipple
Daniel W. Lane
Ward
Ward 8
Bolton
Callender
Bagley
Lane
Senate
Missing East Boston girl vows not to return
Nellie Foley of 189A Condor Street, East Boston, told a friend on Tremont Row two days after she vanished from her department store job that she would never return. Commissioner Emmons pledged to use his power to locate the missing girl, whose mother reports she left home saying goodbye in an unusual departure.
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Nellie Foley
Condor Street
Boston
Tremont Row
Emmons
Inspectors Head to San Francisco for Abbott Return
Inspectors Rooney and Wolf departed last night for San Francisco to fetch Willis Abbott, the defaulting treasurer of the American Marine Transportation Company, who was arrested there by Boston officers. Governor Bates issued requisition papers yesterday. They expect to return in two weeks with Abbott.
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Rooney
Wolf
San Francisco
Willis Abbott
American Marine Transportation Company
Boston
Bates
Bicycle Road Gets Extension
The House passed to be engrossed a bill reviving and extending the powers of the Boston Quincy and Fall River Bicycle Railway Company. The bill requires that miles of the road be built before December 31, 1905 or rights shall be forfeited.
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Boston, Quincy & Fall River Bicycle Railway Company
May party draws large crowd for Division 62 AOH event
Members and friends of Division 62 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians gathered in St Marys Hall on Stillman Street for the division's first May party. A grant match was hosted by president Michael Lynch, with Miss Mary Doherty, followed by over 100 couples. Floor control was by Michael Lynch marshal, William Dinney, and floor directors John M. Doherty, George McFeely, and Patrick Gallagher.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
St. Mary’s Hat
Stillman Street
Michael Lynch
Mary Doherty
Marshal
William Dinney
John’ M. Doherty
George McFeeley
Patrick Gallagher
Two Boys Suspected in Jewelry Theft at Columbus Ave
Police in South End arrest Herbert W. Fisher and Edgar W. Inch both 19 as suspects in the theft from Miss Frances Atwood of 379 Columbus avenue. Inch claims Syracuse address. Atwood’s lodgers include two Murray brothers. Visitors linked to the crime led to arrests. Fisher and Inch deny guilt but confess presence at the house.
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Herbert W. Fisher
Edgar W. Inch
South End
Frances Atwood
Columbus Avenue
Inch
Syracuse
N. Y
Atwood
Murray
Reagan
Murrays
Fisher
Boy Dies After Smoker's First Cigar Inquest Reveals
A coroner's inquest in Philadelphia reports 10 year old William Black died in convulsions at a hospital after smoking his first cigar. An emetic exposed a cigar stump, linking the act to the fatal outcome.
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Philadelphia
Penn
William Black
Three Robisons in Malden Suffering Appendicitis
In Malden on May 18 George Robinson of Highland Court reports an appendicitis outbreak in his family. A son and daughter are in hospital while the father and son recover at home. Miss Annie Robinson has just undergone operation and is progressing as expected.
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Malden
Peenidinis
George Robinson
Highland Court
Robinson
Annie Robinson
Company B Drill and Dance At Cambridge Armory
Company B Fifth Regiment staged a drill and dance last evening in the new Cambridge armory. About 200 couples witnessed the unit perform the intricate drill in the elegant drill hall. Dancing followed the drill, with proceeds to defray the troupe’s expenses for their trip to St. Louis.
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New, Cambridge
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