Gorgeous Chinatown Clubhouse Opens Amid Feasting Noise
A lavish dedication at 35 Harrison avenue Chinatown marked the opening of the On Leung Tung Society clubhouse with tom toms and cymbals. About 200 members and guests attended from Boston and New England, with a 5 pm banquet and ceremonies amid secrecy and a white flag then later a Stars and Stripes banner.
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Beach Street
Harrison Avenue
Chinatown
On Leung Tung
Chinese Merchants) Society
New York
No. 35
Boston
New England
Leung Tung
300 All Over 70 Attend Charlemont Old Folks Meeting
Charlemont Sept 2 The 34th annual Old Folks Society gathering drew more than 300 attendees aged 70 and older from western Massachusetts and southern Vermont. A. L. Tyler presided with brief addresses by Judge Fessenden and several ministers. Eleven members died this year. Officers were elected: President A L Tyler Charlemont. vice presidents Leonard McCulloch Savoy and E H Sherman Munroe. secretaries E E Smead Charlemont and H L Warfield Buckland.
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Charlemont Old Folks Meeting
KE. W. Gaylord
Plainfield
George D. Crittenden
Buckland
Jacob Davis
Erving
W. D. Atkins
Northampton
John Winston
South Hadley Falls
Lyman Whiting
East Belmont
A. L. Tyler
Charlemont
Leonard McCulloch
Savoy
E. H. Sherman
Munroe
E. E. Smead
H. L. Warfield
Say Fender Killed Her Say Fender Killed Her
Friends of Mrs. Mary Nickerson claim a Tremont street car fender killed her after a Tuesday night crash, arguing the fender dragged and rolled her under the car. An Elevated road official defended current fenders, citing five year records showing more life saved than lost though noting no fender is perfect.
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Mary Nickerson
Fayette Street
Tremont Street
Fender
Boston School Board Reallocates Chambers Street Room for Pupils
The Boston School Board plans to convert a Chambers street room into a classroom next week to accommodate juvenile overflow from the West End district due to insufficient schoolrooms.
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Boston School Board
Chambers Street
West End
Salem Street
North End
Eliot
Peruna touted to beat heat and malaria across hot months
Brooklyn woman Josephine Morris credits Peruna with keeping her system free from malaria and avoiding the worn-out look during two summers. Nashville's Mrs. Tressie Nelson swears six bottles made her a new woman with no more pains. Ads urge readers to write Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium for free advice.
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Osephine Morris
Carroll J St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Josephine Morris
Tressie Nelson
Broad St
Nashville
Tenn
Peruna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Coffin Plate Found on the Common Leads to Grave Robbery Suspicion
A silver coffin plate bearing Elena Falcone’s name, found on the Common by Miss Good year, sparked fears of grave robbery. Records show the child died July 16, 1902 at 319 Harrison avenue and was buried at Calvary Cemetery. The plate was later traced to Patsy Pacino, who said he removed it from the coffin as a memorial and misplaced it.
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Miss Goodyear
Revere Street
Elena Falcone
Post
Registrar of Births, Marriages and
Harrison Avenue
New Calvary Cemetery
South End
Seneca Street
Patsy Pacino
Patsy
Holcomb of Boston Claims Chicago Heiress as Bride
Boston businessman B F Holcomb repeats his claim that Mrs Nellie Hurd Comstock daughter of Chicago millionaire Harvey Hurd is his wife The claim centers on Illinois common law marriage and a secrecy stipulation Holcomb says the marriage is valid Hurd disputes legality and vows to stop the notoriety
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Holcomb
Boston
Chicago
B. F. Holcomb
Nellie Hurd- Comstock
Harvey PB. Hurd
Illinois
Nellie
Hurd-Comstock
Ridge Avenue
Evanston
Ill
Bates appoints T H Dalton clerk of East Boston Court
Governor Bates named Thomas H Dalton to the East Boston District Court clerkship from among 29 applicants. A Harvard and Boston University graduate and former athlete, Dalton is a 26 year old East Boston native, a Republican Councilman, and partner in the Beacon Street law firm Dalton & Maguire. His father Captain Joseph H Dalton is a close friend of the Governor.
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Bates
East Boston
Thomas H. Dalton
Ward 1
Willard S. Allen
Dalton
P. M. McArdle
John J. Douglass
Harvard
Boston University
Mr. Dalton
White Street
Joseph H. Dalton
Dalton & Maguire
Beacon Street
Boston
Henry Bowdoin the Power Behind Dorchester Republican Boss
Dorchester’s Henry Bowdoin stands as a quiet force behind the city Republican committee. He discreetly controls access to committee rooms, backed candidates, and legislative influence while shaping campaigns and steering district power. His maneuvering extends to state lobbying for major corporations.
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Henry Bowdoin
Dorchester
Republican City Committee
Bowdoin
Dr. Pierce
M. O. Adams
Congress
E. N. Foss
H. H. Atwood
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Johnny
Cone
Bearshaven
Johnny Bears
Sie
Nelson
T. H. Dalton
East Boston Court
Allen’s Place
Atwood
Barrows
Pierce
Milton
Ward 24
Bailiwick
Boston Republicans
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