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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1900

Page

8

Illumination Night At The Beaches At Nantasket

Sept 2 Nantasket crowds differ by venue as hotels report a busy summer day while the seaside reservation drew a small Sabbath crowd. Tonight’s program features Fred V. Bowers's Wait, Frank Buckley, Gorman Proctor and Emma Fulton. Highlights include a Boston Jour nal versus Belmonts baseball game and a balloon ascent. The Pines promise more attractions and next week hosts a harvest festival with free admission beyond general entry.

Nantasket Fred V. Bowers Frank Buckley Gorman Proctor Emma Fulton The Pines Boston Journal Belmonts Raymon Moore Jessie Couthoui Emma Carus

Thousands At City Point With Cool Pleasant Weather

Thousands gathered at City Point as the cool, comfortable Sunday drew crowds to the park and rides. The crowd count and refreshments patronage hint that the summer season is ending and crowds are smaller than last Sunday.

City Point

Drowning of Isaac Feliopreault in Pawtucket River

In Pawtucket Rhode Island on September 2 Isaac Feliopreault about 45 years old drowned in an unspecified body of water. Details missing from the brief report.

Pawtucket R. I Isaac Feliopreault

Ranks of Labor Ready to Move Demonstration

Jeremiah Dacey leads about 400 men in blue caps and badges, with George Lynch commanding wire workers in white caps and red badges. The fathers’ group totals around 150 under T. F. Keough. Building Trades Council sends 200 under Mark Mulvey. Afterward unions gather for halls, refreshments, and speeches by local labor leaders. The parade includes chief marshal Fred Kneeland and delegates from many unions.

Jeremiah Dacey George Lynch T. F. Keough Building Trades Council Mark B. Mulvey Knights of Labor Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council

Record Revere Beach Crowd Hits Fifty Thousand

Fifty thousand people packed Revere Beach yesterday with 4500 bathers at the State bath house. The heat drove crowds to the ocean and sheltered areas, yet there were no arrests or accidents. Chief West predicts another record day if weather permits.

State Bath House Revere Beach West Bath House

Winthrop Prepares to Light Up for Open House Festivities

Winthrop finds summer guests still occupy most cottages as Labor Day nears. Hundreds of visitors from Boston and beyond plan to stay for the open house illumination tonight. Hotel owners and cottage owners from Great Head to Cottage Park join in lighting from cellar to roof along the crest.

Winthrop Boston Great Head Highlands Cottage Park

At the Point of Pines Resort Crowd Enjoys Concerts

A large season crowd attended yesterday with fine bathing and active staff handing out suits. The hotel lawn looked festive with summer dresses and shirtwaist attire as Captain Simpson and assistants managed activities. A rustic theatre concert thrilled guests with Jessie Couthoul as a strong monologist and Emma Carus earning many encores for her extraordinary voice.

Tramps as Campaigners Stir New York Political Scene

Paris journalist M Emanuel Arene claims beggars and tramps in the United States have been mobilized to aid a presidential candidate under the label The National Union of Tourists. The piece lists labor union marshals and staff overseeing two parade divisions with specific headquarters and start times.

New York M. Emanuel Arene Chamber of Deputies M. Arene United States National Union of Tourists

Falls Cause Majority of Hospital Injuries in City

Victims of falls dominated yesterday’s accident toll with several notable cases. Seven year old Thomas Doherty of 93 Bolton Street broke both legs after slipping from a fence and was sent to Emergency Hospital. William J Milgrim of Chelsea fell 35 feet on the Admiral Schley fruit steamer at Atlantic Works and sustained back injuries, admitted to City Hospital. Edward Berger, 77, of Harrison Avenue, had a foot crushed by an electric car wheel near Harrison Avenue and Canton Street and was treated at City Hospital after claiming a ride was stolen. Walter Murphy of 198 Harrison Avenue broke both bones in his left leg from a sidewalk edge fall and was taken to City Hospital. John F Boyle of 38 Grape Street Wo Burn dislocated his shoulder in a fall from an electric car and was sent to Emergency Hospital.

Little Thomas Doherty Bolton Street Admiral Schley Atlantic Works Boston William J. Milgrim Chelsea City Hospital Edward Berger Harrison Avenue Canton Street Walter Murphy John F. Boyle Grape Street Woburn

Glasgow Sees Another Bubonic Plague Death

In Glasgow on September 2 another death is linked to bubonic plague, with ninety three cases currently under observation as health officials monitor the outbreak.

Glasgow

Parade Route Plans Circulate Among Groups

Organizations intending to parade will approach by the way of Boylston Arlington and Newbury streets to Foxeter street.

Boylston Arlington Newbury Streets Foxeter Street

Parade Route and Review by Chief Marshal

The parade will move through Copley square Boylston Street to Berkeley to Tremont to Dedham to Shawmut Avenue to Dover Street to Washington to HHot to Park Square to Charles to Beacon to School to Washington to Adams Square where the parade will be reviewed by the chief marshal and division marshals and their staffs and then dismissed. The organizations in the first division will parade in order: Boston Globe Chapel United Hatters of North America Brewery Workers Unions 14 29 122 Bartenders Carriage and Wagon Workers International Brotherhood of

Copley Square Boylston Street Berkeley Tremont Dedham Shawmut Avenue Dover Street Washington Hhot Park Square Charles Beacon School Adams Square Boston Globe Chapel United Hatters of North America Brewery Workers’ Unions Carriage and Wagon Workers International Brotherhood of Hart State House Crane John Hurley District Assembly James J. Donnelly Thomas H. Canning Robert Hyland Daniel Lavcnard John Harrington John Reynolds A. G. Norander Ieal Assembly James J. Clarke Local Assembly Huntington Avenue Charlestown South Boston East Boston Ben Franklin Assembly Paving Department Water Division Postoffice Square

Knights of Labor parade schedule from Copley Square

Knights of Labor parade planned for this morning starting 9 36 from Copley Square with stops at Boylston Berkeley Tremont Dedham Washington and other points. Chief marshal John Hurley and staff will review at City Hall and State House with a detailed assembly list and marching order.

Knights of Labor Copley Square

Labor Day Observed in New York City Unions Parade

Labor Day in New York features no citywide parade but union events across boroughs. United Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union with 1500 members lead a Manhattan parade with six floats and a picnic while Pavers and Rammermen Assembly No 2922 hosts an evening hall gathering.

New York Manhattan United Housesmiths’ and Bridgemen’s Union Pavers’ and Rammermen’s Bronx Mt. Vernon United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Brooklyn Central Labor Union Larchmont Yacht Club Knickerbocker A. C Crescent Club New York Caledonian Ub

Imposing Parade Observes Ecce Homo Feast by Portuguese Fraternity

The Portuguese Fraternity of New England celebrated the feast of Ecce Homo with 6000 attendees in Boston. About 1000 members from Boston joined 1000 others from New England, marching from Lodge No. 1 Cambridge to the Portuguese church of St. John the Baptist. The event featured semi military caps, brass bands, and a mass celebrated by Father A J Pimentel with sermon by Father C J Borges. The parade concluded at Lodge No 1 with a review by John F. Silva, dinner, and toast remarks led by Silva, with C C Lacerda as chief marshal.

New England Boston Lodge No. 1 Cambridge North Market Street St. John the Baptist F. R Atlantic Avenue Portugal Commercial Hanover Charter Salem Streets North Bennet Street A. J. Pimentel C. J. Borges Portland John F. Silva Eissex Street Charlestown Mother Lodge Silva C. C. Lacerda Cambridge Street Cambridgeport

Fatal Blow Ends Life at Holyoke Sawmill

Michael Sporak dies after head injury from a blow during a dispute at the Connecticut River Lumber Company sawmill in Holyoke. Arthur Moisson fled after the assault and remains at large as a $600 reward is posted for his capture. Autopsy confirms a skull fracture from a sharp tool.

Springfield Michael Sporak Arthur Moisson Holyoke Holyoke City Moisson Connecticut River Lumber Company Sporak

Loyal Orange Services at Brookline Church

At First Presbyterian Church Brookline yesterday afternoon a Loyal Orange lodges service drew a full auditorium. Lodge members entered to choir selections with solos by George Wilson and Mrs McDonald as Rev Dr Archibald preached on What Hath God Wrought.

First Presbyterian Church Brookline Orange Lodges Massachusetts United States George Wilson McDonald Archibald

Boston Labor Day Parade Guide Announces Busy Schedule

Two major labor parades will pace a Labor Day in Boston with unprecedented activity. The Post prints a complete list of events in Boston and vicinity to guide readers through a full day of demonstrations and related activities.

Boston the Post

Odell Leads Republican State Ticket In Early Saratoga Vote

Saratoga N Y September 2 The consensus of opinion tonight outlines the Republican State ticket with Benjamin B Odell Jr for Governor Timothy I Woodruff for Lieutenant Governor William J Morgan for Comptroller John T McDonough for Secretary of State Edward A Bond for State Engineer John C Davies for Attorney General and John P Jaeger for State Treasurer. Some platform sections remain unsettled as results come in.

Saratoga N. Y Benjamin B. Odell, Jr Orange Timothy I. Woodruff Kings Willam J. Morgan John T. McDonough Albany Edward A. Bond John C. Davies Oneida John P. Jaecker

Various Golf Club Competitions and Community Events Listings

A dense schedule of golf club championships and qualifiers across New England with multiple clubs and formats. Also lists field days regattas fairs reunions picnics and social gatherings at venues including Marlboro Park Locust Street grounds Readville Oak Island Locust West Roxbury Haverhill Concord St. Mary's Newton Worces ter Nantasket Nahant and Myopia Hunt Club among others.

Boston Pittsburg South End Marlboro Park Nebegona Boat Club Locust Street Charles River Dorchester Readville Oak Island National Athletic Association Everett Athletic Park Centennial Grove Father Mathew Caledonian Grove West Roxbury Order of Haverhill Central Union the Pines Haverhill Apollo Garden Concord Knights of Columbus Concord Mass United Workmen Leominster Park South Framingham St. John’s Newton Lower Falls St. Mary’s Newton Upper Falls Walpole St. Mary’s Parochial School Cambridge Forty-seventh Regiment Association United States Hotel Forty-eighth Massachusetts Regimental Association Rowley Town Hall Fourth Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Association Nantasket House Bancroft Worces

New York Republican Platform Endorses McKinley and Roosevelt

Debate over platform yields strong indorsements of McKinley administration and gold standard, Cuba and Porto Rico policy, and Theodore Roosevelt for New York Governor. Also favors 1900 Liberal reforms, canal survey stance, and national Republican ticket while hinting at Woodruff for a third Lieutenant-Governor term.

McKinley Cuba Porto Rico Philippines New York State Theodore Roosevelt New York New York City Woodruff

Vermont Vote Ahead as Campaign Enters Final Day

Vermont’s campaign closes with gatherings across towns as Tuesday’s election nears. Republicans expect reduced plurality from four years ago while Democrats count gains. senatorial fight and license issue loom large. Prohibition and Social Democratic votes unlikely to be sizable.

Montpelier Vermont Green Mountain William W. Grout William P. Dillingham United States Morrill Judge Ross Prouty Prohibition Social Democratic

Also Mentioned on This Page

Slim Sunday Nantasket Reservation Revere Point OF Pines Fred J. Kneeland Peter Collins International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Water Department Ftrankin Bar NORTH_END PARK Boyle Bros Wash. St.—South End Joseph Olney Lincoln Richard W. Garrity Patrick H. O’shaughnessy Sanitary Workers Union 6064 M. F. Athridge Brewery Workers’ Union 2 David B. Flynn Electrical Workers’ Union William H. Murphy Grocery and Provision Clerks’ Union J. H. Nickers Bakers’ Union No Michael D. Collins Cambridge Employees’ Union Daniel H. Deegan Charles McDonald Carpenters’ Union 218 Joseph H. Post Wire Workers’ Union A. J. Murphy Painters’ Union William Taylor William J. Fitzgerald Charles J. Gallagher Carpenters’ Union James McLaughlin George N. Gutner I. Young John Kenney Steam Fitters’ Union Dartmouth Street West Side Blagden Street Dartmouth and Shawmut Dover Inot Beacon and Charles Cea Eeas City Hall Peaeisenpausacaas Vias Berkeley and Tremont and Gathootel Wiivcicvs Washington and Eliot Park Suualo Acc Sons of Holyoke Is Loyal Orange Services Waltham—Nelson McEachern Moran Rockland Wayside Park Brockton Stinson Vs. Champion Lenox Golf Club Portland Golf Club Ampersand Golf Club Saranac Lake Niagara Golf Club Oakley Country Club Concord Golf Club Weston Golf Club Wollaston Golf Newton Golf Club Newton Centre Newton Highlands Golf Club Allston Golf Club Lexington Golf Club Copley SQ Faradcer Ark Chtail SLATE Erie Jefferson Hull Golf Club Cohasset Golf Club Ricker Hawam Hunt Club Providence Warner Meadow Golf Club Northampton Bridgewater Golf Club Sharon Mt. Pleasant New Hampshire J. H. Taylor Myopia Hunt Club Winchester Golf Club Tedesco Golf Club Bear Hill Golf Club Winchester Larchmont Y. C Quincy Y. C Nahant Dory Club Beverly Y. C Monument Beach Taunton Y. C Winthrop Y. C Corinthian Y Baseball Hamilton Country Club of Winchester Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club Weymouth Fair Grounds Newport N. BE First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Association Nahant Somerville Wheelmen Eberle Hall Winthrop Cottagers Socialist Party Paine Memorial Hall
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