Knights Templars Erect Grand Stands for Parade Prep
Early preparations for the Knights Templars parade on May 24 include erecting grand stands on Tremont Street with a capacity of about seven thousand. Eighty workers from Tufts McLaughlin and Clark build the framework, targeting completion by Tuesday evening for occupancy the next morning.
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Tremont Street
West
Boylston Streets
Treble
Tufts, McLaughlin and Clark
West Street
de Molay Commandery
Boston
Music Rises Amid Parade Tensions With Knights Templar
Knights Templars parade music chief Carter says music will fill the route despite union bands threatening a boycott over the Fort Adams band joining the Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery of Falls River. He claims non-union bands will play if unions refuse, while Fall River businessmen urge Fort Adams band inclusion.
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Knights Templars
Fort Adams
Godfrey de Bouillon
Falls River
Thomas 8. Carter
Carter
Mr. Carter
Post
Fall River
Handsome Gray Worsteds in Morse-Made Suits
When May warms the weather come in to see gray effects in worsteds. Prices range from 10 to 30 dollars in all grades, with every suit Morse-made.
Melrose Amphions Stage 38th Annual Concert
Melrose May 18 The Amphion Club held its 38th annual concert at Town Hall drawing 1500 attendees. The program was directed by E Cutter and Grant Drake with assistance from Bertha Cushing Child and C Pol Plancon. Society officers include President Franklin P. Shumway and Vice President David B. Pitman.
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Melrose
The
Amphion Club
Town Hall
E. Cutter
Grant Drake
Bertha Cushing Child
C. Pol Plancon
Franklin P. Shumway
David B. Pitman
Jabez S. Dyer
E. L. Carr
Elevated Inferno at Dudley Street Terminal Explored
A Post Young Woman narrator details a chaotic Park Street to Dudley Street ride on the Elevated, describing surging crowds, pushing and grabbing passengers, gendered behavior, and a rare courteous moment as a man yields a seat to an old woman. The piece portrays the terminal as a social leveling scene with men and women fighting for space.
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Railway Commission
Dudley Street
Park Street
Dudley
Mitchell Case At Boston University Deferred Until June
Professor Hinckley G. Mitchell of Boston University faces heresy charges with a decision likely by ex Governor John L. Bates, who chairs the board. Mitchell was re elected for five years and bishops reportedly influenced by conference rules have delayed action to allow trustees to consider official reports. Bates said secrecy remains until final action and a public statement will follow.
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Hinckley G. Mitchell
Boston University
Board of
John L. Bates
Bates
Dr. Mitchell
Mitchell
Board of Trustees
Post
Professor Mitchell
Board of Bishops
The
Councilman to probe Monitor prison practices and fines
Ward 2 official Michael Fitzgerald seeks to regulate how prisoners are confined on the Monitor to Deer Island. He argues cells risk violations of navigation law and calls for safety measures. He faults Eastern avenue wharf detainment and sanitation and says fines cannot be paid at the wharf, only at the island. He notes conflict between ordinances and statute and pledges action to fix the issue.
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Michael Fitzgerald
Ward 2
Deer Island
United States
Eastern Avenue Wharf
Penal Institutions
Meer Island
Revere Baby Death Inquiry Set for Tomorrow
An inquiry will be held before Special Justice George M. Stearns in Chelsea into the death of Marion A. Sackett a six weeks old infant of Revere. The baby fell ill February 21 after taking a 20 powder prescription reportedly containing bismuth calomel and opium. Doctors disagree on whether the dose was misprepared by the Chelsea druggist or correctly issued. The Medical Examiner Harris requested the inquiry.
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George M. Stearns
Chelsea Court
Marion A
George R. Sackett
Revere
C. H. Shackford
Chelsea
Park of
Harris
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