Fire Inquiry and Relief Efforts for Roxbury Sufferers
District Chief Sawyer testimony marks private inquiry into Roxbury fire response as 1200 fires this month strain crews. Relief work continues with overseers, Roxbury Charitable Society, and churches supplying rent, furniture, stoves, and kitchenware to about 21 items per family. relief funds show $1,207.50 in contributions from local donors and church groups.
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Sawyer
Roxbury
Engine 13
Ladder 12
McGee
Ladder 1
Hanover
Citizens’ Relief Fund
Frederick
Shattuck
M. D
Mansfield
Pennsylvania Limited schedule greatly quickened between East and West
The Pennsylvania Limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad will run 24 hours between New York and Chicago on a May 77 change. The train departs New York at 9 a m and reaches Chicago by 9 the next morning, with return timing Chicago 5 30 p m to New York 6 40 p m. Enhanced services include vestibule sleeping dining smoking and observation cars and improved roadbed with fewer curves and extra tracks. Tickets and information at 26 Washington street Boston Mass.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Limited
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Architectural Bedstead at Paine's Furniture
An architectural bedstead offered as the most sensible furniture piece in the city is showcased at Paine's furniture rooms on Cana street. Tubular iron frames with burnished brass trimmings feature ivory white finishes, presenting a white and gold bedroom ensemble said to be restful and dainty.
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Paine
Cana! Street
City Council
Bryant
Board of Fire Commissioners
Tremont Street
Five smallpox cases reported by New York health department
New York on May 21 reported five cases of smallpox to the city health department. Officials urged precautions and monitoring as investigations began into possible exposure and sources.
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New York
Health Department
Political maneuver over city patronage and seven Republican aldermen
The Republican aldermen press for a share of patronage as the mayor withholds firm divisions on seven appointments. The mystic seven hold a caucus at the Tavern while awaiting results from investigations on public institutions. Yesterday's list includes Doogne, Carney, Dodge, Doherty, Babbitt, Allen, Reed, Bogan, Turner, Doherty, Collins and Burke among others.
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Sunday Post
Board of Public Institutions
Board of Health Commissioners
E. J. Donovan
Internal Revenue
Health Board
Mystic Seven
Thomas Norton Hart
Lee
Barry
Alderman Folsom
Alderman Fottler
William Doogne
Michael Carney
James H. Dodge
Thomas F. Doherty
Boston Water Board
George H. Babbitt
Charles H. Allen
Henry R. Reed
Frederick B. Bogan
Alfred T. Turner
Cornelius F. Doherty
Michael D. Collins
William J. Burke
Henry H. Sprague
Alderman Dever
Josiah H. Benton
Alderman Presho
Josiah H. Benton, Jr
Collector Ricker
Cheshire Agreement Means Two For One Stock Consolidation
The Supreme Court ruled against Richard W Hale and Robert Hale holders of Cheshire Railroad common stock in the equity suit. They objected to the consolidation with Fitchburg Railroad Company but must accept one new share for every two held. The decision upholds how rights were settled by the consolidation.
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Cheshire Railroad Company
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Richard W
Robert Hale
Cheshire Company
United Companies
Great Spring Clearance at Green & Co.
Messrs Charles Green and Co announce a great spring clearance sale on ladies jackets capes suits silk waists and mackintoshes at half price. Stock is new and bought for this season's business in their ladies cloak department offering reduced rates on stylish durable garments.
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Messrs
Charles Green & Co
Washington Street
Bond Issue Secures Union Traction Mortgage
A mortgage deed transferring all Union Traction Company property in the state to Central Trust Company of New York was filed in Providence to secure an $8,000,000 bond issue.
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Providence
Union Traction Company
Central Trust Company of New York
Free medical services for all during hard times offered
Dr. Dewey, a renowned Boston physician, provides free medical care during severe times. Offices at Hotel Pelham, 14 Boylston Street, with hours 9 to 1 and 2 to 8 and 8 p.m., Sundays 10 to 4.
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Dewey
Boston
Hotel Pelham
Boylston Street
Aldermen Debate Roxbury Fire Relief and City Allocations
Boston aldermen spar over diverting 12 000 for a Fourth of July celebration to Roxbury fire relief and other needs. The council seeks counsel on transfers, with fire loss funding and a looming loan bill totaling hundreds of thousands for hospitals schools and facility upgrades.
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Boston
Roxbury
Babson
Board of Aldermen
East Boston
Alderman Lee
Alderman Lomasney
Alderman Dever
South Boston
Lee
Committee On
Missing Irish Sister Feared Absent Since Dorchester Visit
John Eagan of 6 Hardy Street Peabody reports his 19 year old sister Mary Eagan who arrived from Ireland about a year ago disappeared after a brief Dorchester visit. Description: 5ft 2in to 2ft 12in, light brown hair and eyes, very fair skin. Neighbors urged to share any information with Peabody address.
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John Eagan
Hardy Street
Peabody
Mary E. Eagan
Ireland
Waltham
Newton
Dorchester
Mayor orders Board of Survey move to Court House site
The mayor instructed the superintendent of buildings to relocate the Board of Survey from 63 State Street to the old Court House and to negotiate leasing terms for the routes now used by the board that serve the city’s best interests.
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Superintendent of Buildings
Board of Survey
State Street
Old Court House
Home Rule Rally in Union Hall Boston Wednesday Night
Delegates meet at Union Hall on Boylston street to press Home Rule for Ireland the largest Boston assembly yet for the cause. The Irish National Federation formed in Dublin on March 10 replaces the Irish National League and aims to secure a Home Rule constitution and tenant relief.
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Ireland
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Irish National Federation
Boston Assembly
Dublin
Irish National League
Federation
Brighton Citizens Seek Double Track on Washington Street
Residents of Oak Square in Brighton petition the Board of Railroad Commissioners after West End Railway refused to add a double track from Parsons Street to Oak Square. The Ward 25 Improvement Association filed the complaint, with Channing Rust leading the transportation committee and Prentiss Cummings representing the railroad. The hearing proceeded with both sides presenting arguments and the commission taking the matter under advisement.
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Brighton
Oak Square
West End
Parsons Street
Washington Street
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Ward 25 Improvement Association
Channing Rust
Transportation Committee of the Association
Prentiss Cummings
Democrats Seize Quorum to Unseat Rhode Island Rep Cole
In Providence on May 21 the House, with officers seeking absent members, finally secured a quorum at 3:30 and passed a resolution unseating Rep Cole of Pawtucket and seating Claude J. Farnsworth after lengthy efforts by Democrats.
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Providence
House
Cole
Pawtucket
Mr. Cole
Claude J. Farnsworth
Democrats Demand Action On Wilson Bill From Senate
At a regular meeting of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Massachusetts the resolutions express indignation that Democratic remonstrances against the Wilson bill have not been heeded. The club urges Congress to restore the bill to a form aligned with the Chicago platform and pass it promptly. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to every Democratic Senator and Representative and to the press.
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Young Men's Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Young Men's Democraticlub of
Finance Committee
United States Senate
Club
Senate
Democratic Congress
Chicago
Barrett Held Until May 31 In Westin Murder Case
William Barrett appeared before Judge Luce in Waltham court yesterday for the Weston murder of Mr. Farrar. The case was continued to May 31 for further proceedings.
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Barrett
William Barrett
Farrar
Weston
Luce
Waltham Court
Home Rule Conventions Set by Irish National Federation in Massachusetts
The Irish National Federation in Massachusetts schedules a statewide convention led by Thomas J. Gargan to elect officers and organize branches. Delegates from Boston and across the state will hear from Dr. Thomas Addis Emmett and Major John Byrne on Home Rule and the Irish parliamentary effort. Over the past year state branches contributed more than $15,000 to the parliamentary fund.
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Tive Resources
Ireland
Justin McCarthy
Thomas Sexton
John Dillon
Edward Blake
Arthur O'Connor
T. D. O’sullivan
Michael Davitt
William O’brien
New York
Thomas Addis Emmett
Eugene Kelly
James Coleman
Joseph P. Ryan
John Byrne
American Federation
William E. Gladstone
Major Byrne
Irish National Federation of America
Irish Parliamentary Party
Music Hall
England
Boston
Bunker Hill
John Reade
St. Stephen's
John F. Fitsgerald
John Boyle O'Reilly
Dominick Toy
St. Mary’s
William McElhaney
William S. McNary
Roxbury
Philip P. Kelly
Jamaica Plain
Patrick M. Keating
Robert Emmett
Peter G. McLaughin
South End
James J. Lanigan
St. Peter's
Patrick J. Lane
Henry Grattan
Daniel P. Sullivan
O'Connell
James J. Kelly
Central
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Wolfe Tone
J. B. O'Higgins
Gloucester
John Kincaide
Woburn
Lawrence Reade
Cambrigeport
John Yaley
Malden
Peter J. McGuire
North Cambridge
Michael Dolan
College Green
T. D. Sullivan
Winchester
Francis J. O'Hara
Waltham
Timothy Leary
Watertown
P. PF. Gavin
Newton
P. A. Murray
Auburndale
P. A. McVicker
Hyde Park
J. S. Coveney
Norwood
E. J. Fay
Rockland
Friends of Ireland
National Federation of America
William B. Wallace
American Wringer Co. Wringers and Sweepers Makers
The American Wringer Co. at 18 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangies spring beda and carpet sweepers. They manufacture and repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers with prompt mail service for orders.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Explosives Fail to Find Missing Harvard Students
The Emily towboat and Diver Sullivan attempted to recover the two remaining Harvard students lost during a Boston Harbor sail. Divers searched Thompson's Island bottom using dynamite and powder but found no bodies. Authorities believe the youths may be entangled in eel-grass or swept seaward toward Spectacle Island.
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Emily
Sullivan
Thompson’s Island
Harvard
Boston Harbor
Edwin 8. Bach
John Farnum Brown
William Campbell Trusdell
Franklin Whitehall
Thompson's Island
Neponset River
Spectacle Island
English Warships Blake and Tartar to Visit Boston Harbor
Visitors from the Blake and Tartar are expected today or tomorrow with public open days each afternoon. A Queen's birthday banquet on the Blake is planned for Thursday night and other festivities include a Governor’s dinner, a city welcome Saturday, and cricket with the Longwood club. The B A A will host the guests during their stay.
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Blake
Tartar
Fort Warren
South Ferry
Boston
Matthews
Country Club
Bermuda
Longwood Cricket Club
Woburn Mayor Quiet Under Fire
WOBURN May 21 Mayor Murray refuses to reply directly to a charge that he colludes with liquor dealers who violate the law. He says someone misrepresented the state of affairs to Dr Crawford and when he learns the facts he will act. He has nothing to say at present.
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Woburn
Murray
Dr. Crawford
Crawford
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Boston Post
Post
World Centre Publishing Company
America
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Express
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the Post
St. Louis
Ragan
Dickens
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