Island Grand Commandery elects officers at yearly conclave
At the annual conclave in Masonic Temple yesterday, the Island grand officers were elected and installed. EB A Blodgett was named grand commander, E Bentley Young grand prelate, Charles I Litchfeld grand captain-general, John D Munroe senior warden, Walter N Burnham grand co ward en, Herbert F Morse grand treasurer, J Albert Blake grand standard bearer, Lafayette Blair grand sword bearer, W Pierce grand warder, and George N BisnoD with Robert er as other officers. Officers were installed by Grand Commander Freeman C Hersey, with W G Messenger assisting. A past grand commander’s jewel was given to Mr. Hersey. The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knights Templars Commanders later held a banquet at the Somerset with Eminent Sir Frank T Pearce presiding, and remarks by Dana J Flanders, Arthur McArthur, and Adelbert P Knapp.
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EB. A. Blodgett
Freeman C. Hersey
W. G. Messenger
Hersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island Association of Knights Templars
Somerset
Frank T. Pearce
Providence
Dana J. Flanders
Arthur McArthur
United States
Adelbert P. Knapp
New York
Dolan Protest in Ward 5 Challenging Ward Committee Ticket
Charlestown councilman Arthur W Dolan filed a protest with the Democratic city committee secretary opposing seven of 11 names on the Ward 5 committee ticket led by Rep John C Hurley. Dolan says signatures were not personally given by the candidates as required by law and that ex Senator Arthur Harrington acted without proper authorization signing for them.
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Arthur W. Dolan
Charlestown
Democratic City Committee
Ward Committee
John C. Hurley
Ward 5
Dolan
Arthur Harrington
Ward 56
Mr. Harrington
Horticultural Club of Boston Forms to Organize
Twenty five horticulturists met at the Quincy House with Fred B. Davis presiding to form a permanent Boston club. The gathering was largely social and no firm steps were taken. another meeting will be held soon to pursue organization efforts.
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Horticultural Club of
Boston
Quincy House
Fred
Davis
East Boston Man Dies After Fall Down Stairs
William Farrar aged 38 of 107 Meridian Street East Boston fell down a flight of stairs yesterday afternoon fracturing his skull. He was treated by a doctor and died within an hour after arriving at the Relief Hospital.
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William Farrar
Meridian Street
Boston
Relief Hospital
Officers to Get Time Off for Overtime Work
The Boston Police Board reached an agreement on overtime for policemen. The ruling provides that officers who work overtime will receive equivalent time off for the extra duty.
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Boston Police Board
Fire destroys Brooklyn pier and City of Palermo
A midnight blaze gutted the Forty second Street pier in Brooklyn belonging to Bush Terminal and Warehouse Co. The steamer City of Palermo burned nearby and may not be saved. The 700 foot pier stored with cotton and merchandise now threatens adjacent piers. Five to six cotton laden lighters also burn. A policeman and a fireman are missing. Loss estimated at about half a million dollars.
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New York
Forty-second Street
Brooklyn
City of Palermo
Prince Line
Bush Terminal & Warehouse Company
Dorchester Driving Club Holds Second Banquet
The Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club held its second annual banquet at Wheton Hall Dorchester last evening with over 250 members and guests attending. President Brand led the table as R. K Clarke perhaps spoke for the group.
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Dorchester
Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club Banquet Speakers Named
Randolph K. Clarke as toastmaster presided at the annual Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club banquet. Speakers included Senator EF B Callender Aldermen Hennessy Curley O'Toole Baldwin former treasurer John M E Morrell Clifton Coburn Lynn Driving Club treasurer G O Wood and Mr Barry.
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EF. B. Callender
Hennessey
Curley
O'Toole
Baldwin
John M. E. Morrell
Clifton Coburn
Lynn
G. O. Wood
Mr. Barry
Long at 66 Feels 36 as Birthday Gathering
Former Governor John D. Long said he feels 36 years old. He spoke to a reporter yesterday on his 66th birthday at his Hingham home. Sixteen relatives joined a supper table celebration. He was born in Buckfield, Maine.
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John D. Long
Hingham
Buckfield
Thief Caught on Steamship Prince George Story
Walter Graham twenty two, a passenger on the Dominion Atlantic Railway Steamship Prince George, is jailed aboard and charged with stealing a watch and ten dollars from a fellow passenger during the night. He will be taken to Yarmouth for trial. Graham was captured by Boston police, photographed, and returned to Prince George officers yesterday afternoon.
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Walter Graham
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steamship Company
Prince George
Yarmouth
Graham
Boston
Boston Fruiter Lost Steward Disappears at Sea
Kingston Jamaica Oct 27 The United Fruit Company steamship Simon from Boston on Oct 21 to Port Antonio Jamaica reports chief steward R C Prince vanished on Oct 22 night. Steam er Ben Clune still ashore from Port of Spain to Gulfport Miss went ashore on Grand Cayman Island Oct 21 and is expected to be a total loss.
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Jam
United Fruit Company
Simon
Boston
Port Antonio
Jamaica
R. C. Prince
Ben Clune
Port of Spain
Gulfport, Miss
Grand Caymen Island
Mayor Chandler vetoes Broadway extension plan in Somerville
Somerville aldermen report Mayor Chandler vetoed the Broadway extension order citing no funds and limited time. The veto was sustained. Also confirmed as permanent reserve officers were Lemuel J. Simmons, Edmund J. Keane and Claude L. Crossman.
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Chandler
Somerville
Broadway
Lemuel J. Simmons
Edmund J. Keane
Claude L. Crossman
Worcester Millionaire Denies Indebtedness
Worcester October 27 Ransom C Taylor a millionaire ex Alderman and major New England landholder faces a $40000 attachment by his youngest daughter Florence Clarke Taylor. She is represented by her nephew Charles T Tatman while the family home life remains unchanged.
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Ransom C. Taylor
Worcester
All New England
Florence Clarke Taylor
Miss Taylor
Charles T. Tatman
Hard Time Ahead for Unionism Warns Boston Leader
Henry Abrahams of the Boston C S A warns three harsh years loom for organized labor as employers press the open shop. He says the labor movement faces a crucial period of prosperity and decline and that master builders in Boston have sought open shop tactics for a decade.
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Henry Abrahams
Boston C. S. A
Boston
Lost Boston lads returned home after detour
Samuel Pontnovitz of 47 Wall Street Boston and Nathan Riden of 67 Hale Street Boston were found lost by Office Wilbur in Attleboro. Deputy Sheriff Nerney returned them to their homes after a strict examination. The boys carried a certificate from the principal of West Roxbury Parental School stating they were truthful and trustworthy.
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Attleboro
Samuel Pontnovitz
Wall Street
Boston
Nathan Riden
Hale Street
Wilbur
Nerney
Biden
West Roxbury
Bosto
Pawtucket
Man
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Voting Americas Shoe Offer Mentioned
An ad notes it is impossible to buy a boy's shoe as strong as the "Voting Americas" within a price range of $1.50 to $2.00, highlighting the bargain and brand comparison.
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