6000 TO MARCH IN THE PARADE TODAY
Admiral Winfield S. Schley will join a Boston parade as a key figure. The battleship Mississippi speeds toward Boston with 500 aboard, including bluejackets, marines, and bands. Commander-in-chief Walter S. Hale will lead, with two Spanish war veteran divisions and notable veterans from Hobson, the Maine, and the cable cutting riding in open carriages with red and yellow banners.
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Winfield S. Schley
Boston
U.S
Mississippi
Navy Yard
Coast Artillery
Forts
Walter S. Hale
H. W. Busch
Detroit
Cienfuegos
Spain
Snake Initiation by Spanish War Veterans Involves 400 Initiates
Last night on the Common and at the First Corps Cadet Armory the Order of the Serpent, an Ohio institution linked to the Spanish War Veterans, initiated about 400 new members. The parade featured costumes of Philippine tribes, a live snake, and private ceremonies, tracing to the Khatie-Punan and founder stories involving Walter MacAren and the Boston encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Serpent
Ohio
Thomas Talbot
Khatie-Punan
Gu Gu
Philippines
Walter MacAren
Grand Gu Gu Grandissimo
Order
Boston
Lobster Frig Crawford House Menu at 17 Brattle Street
Shore Fish Dinner features steamed clams sliced cucumbers and tomatoes chowder and breaded fried fish with peas and potatoes. Table d Hote offered from noon to 11 PM for 75 cents with choice of wine and dessert. A la carte and petit lunch options listed with sardine salad Nabisco wafers and tea or coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford House
Brattle Street Shore
Yburg
Duchesse
Demi Tasse Cafe
Merging of Philippine veterans with U S W V ratified amid cheers
At Fanueil Hall the United Spanish War Veterans ratified the merger of the Philippine Veterans Army into the Veterans Army of the Philippines under the U S W V. Delegates signed articles May 8 1908. The influx of 1100 Philippine members was celebrated with a Nantasket excursion and a Mississippi Navy band voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Order of United Veterans
William Olin
United Spanish War Veterans
Faneuil Hall
Veteran Army of the Philippines
Department of the United Spanish War Veterans
Walter Scott Hale
H. H. Bandholtz
Washington, D. C
Philippine Organization
Hale
W. H. J. Rainey
Mississippi
Mississippi Battleship Arrives in Boston Harbor Today
The United States battleship Mississippi with 600 bluejackets and Marines on board will reach Boston Harbor at 7 this morning to participate in the Spanish War Veterans' encampment activities in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub
United States
Mississippi
Boston Harbor
Chauffeur in Roxbury man slaughter case pleads not guilty
Thomas Cooney, driver for L S M Glidden of Cambridge, faced Roxbury Court yesterday after the automobile he drove fatally struck baby Doris Richmond on Washington Street. He posted 5000 bail for a September 8 hearing as Mrs. Richmond lay dying at City Hospital. The grieving parents learned of the infant's death after a brief hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cooney
Malden Clergyman Unites Watertown Pair After Secret Wedding
In Malden on a Saturday afternoon, Rev. Thomas Lyman Dean wed Viola A. Lewis and Winfield Scott Wilcox after the couple visited seven other ministers. The marriage remained secret until Monday morning when the couple returned from Portland and learned family members were unaware. The newlyweds plan to live in Malden with the bride returning to Watertown and the groom handling his affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Thomas Lyman
Viola A. Lewis
Watertown
Winfield Scott Wilcox
Highland Avenue
Portland
Wilcox
Dean
Edison Company Launches Expert Lighting Service Initiative
Edison announces a new department of commercial illuminating engineering led by Louis Bell PhD to optimize home and business lighting. The program offers free expert audits to improve illumination efficiency, promising better light for the same money or savings on current lighting costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Commercial Illuminating Engineering
Louis Bell
Dr. Bell
Illuminating Engineering Society of America
Europe
Edison Company
Edison
W. H. Atkins
Boston
United Irish League Thanks U S Kinmen
Dublin reports a unanimous resolution by the United Irish League thanking American kin for inviting John Redmond and Joseph Devlin to the league convention in Boston this fall. Redmond notes the trip must be brief to return for Parliament reopening.
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Dublin
John Dillon
United Irish League
United States
John Redmond
Joseph Devlin
United Irish League of America
Boston
Hammond Named President of National League of Republican Clubs
John Hays Hammond was elected president of the National League of Republican Clubs succeeding the resignation of General B A McAlpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEW
York
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
B. A. McAlpin
Labor Day Parade Formation Orders Issued by Central Labor Union
Chief Marshal Patrick Maloney assigns formation points for the two divisions of the Labor Day parade in Boston. The Central Labor Union division forms along Boylston Street with 1500 carpenters in line and the Building Trades division lines up on Newbury and Berkeley streets. Staff appointments and marshal assignments for both divisions are announced, with union members directed to report at 9:00 a.m. Labor Day at 30 Hanover Street.
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Patrick Maloney
Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union Division
Boylston Street
Dartmouth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston
Dartmouth Streets
Copley Square
Public
Central Labor Union Section
Building Trades Section Division
Newbury Street
Building Trades Division
Berkeley Street
John J. Hynes
Chris. H. Mallen
Journeymen Barbers’ Union
Aids—G. Harry Dunderdale
Newspaper Writers’ Union
Max Biller
The
Garment Workers’ Union
Harry Decereau
Sheet Metal Workers
John J. Cunningham
Stationary Firemen’s Union
Thomas F
Ion
Seymour Coffin
W. S. Moore
Amalgamated of Boston
R. Gibson
Amalgamated of Cambridge
Carpenters
Hanover Street
Labor unions report quiet meeting with minor admissions
John Doran was reappointed as recording secretary of Boston Harness Makers Union 105 with Eugene Skinner resigning as vice. Four applicants were admitted as the charter opened for August and September. Boston Hack and Cab Drivers Union 126 to elect an assistant business agent. P D Daley urged an assistant due to workload. September buttons distributed. all cabbies urged to obtain one. Journeymen and Helpers unions of Boston steamfitters discussed organizing more workers. John J. Brophy spoke on the trade. Helpers Union 26 heard five applications with four admitted. Building Trades Section delegates reported. Cabinet Makers and Mill Men Union 1824 admitted two new members. secret talks on trade matters. Carpenters to turnout on Labor Day instructions issued. Boston Sheet Metal Workers Union 17 accepted final agreement report. renewal near identical with minor changes. one-year term starting next Tuesday.
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John Doran
Boston Harness Makers’ Union 105
Eugene Skinner
Boston Hack and Cab Drivers’ Union 126
P. D. Daley
Boston
John J. Brophy
Building Trades
Oo. S. U
Cabinet Makers and Mill Men’s Union
Hanover Street
Boston Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17
Balloon Near Niagara Falls Lands After Harrowing Flight
A balloon voyage over Lake Erie drifted into dangerous air currents. The craft descended to 250 feet near the lake and soared to 8000 feet before attempting a landing near Niagara Falls. Passengers Gerald and Perry Gregory suffered injuries including a broken tooth, head wound, ankle sprain, and bruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Gregory
Niagara Falls
Mueller
Devil’s Hole
Gerald Gregory
Perry Gregory
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Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek, Mich
J. W. C. Charles R. Newton
Connecticut
C. Alonzo Symonds
New York
Women’s Auxiliary
Nantasket
Toledo
Massachusetts Department
South Shore
Rowe’s Wharf
Nantasket House
P. F. Butler
Frank Rush
Brooklyn
N. Y
China
Navy Department
Provincetown
Boston Navy Yard
State Street
Richmond
Mr. Richmond
Edison Co
U. S. Kinsmen
Washington, Hanover and
Elim Streets
Weigert & Meyer
Hynes
Marshal Walsh
William H. Walsh
Carpenters’ District Council
Colin W. Cameron
Carpenters’ Union
Joan McLeod
Branch 1
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
Samuel F. McArthur
Cambridge Carpenters’ Union
Aids
John E. Potts
H. M. Taylor
Roxbury Union
Hugh McKay
East Boston Union
James E. Eaton
Dorchester Union
W. A. Dingwell
Brookline Union
Ira
LABOR
Niagara Rapids
Vy Gyla
Saints
Ipajamas
Korag
Washington and
Summer Streets
Boston, U.S.A
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