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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1898

Page

2

More Sick Soldiers Arrive At Montauk

At Camp Wikoff Montauk Point 600 convalescents from the Roumania arrive with Companies K and M of the Ninth Massachusetts. Three men die at sea on homeward passage. Father Cummins conducts mass for the Ninth and a detention camp investigation escalates into political scandal rumors involving Ames Wheeler Forwood Shafter and Alger.

Montauk Roumania Lyons General Hospital William A. Lyons Attleboro Major Donovan Donovan John Cummins Roslindale Ninth Regiment Father Cummins Massachusetts South Framingham Dewey Wolcott Montauk Point Adelbert Ames General Wheeler Hecker Wikof Alger General Shafter General Young Forwood Standard of New York Amagansett Long Island Railroad Company New London Washington Shafter Nicholas Scott Chicago General Ames Moynihan Cully Prescott Lewiston Boston

Central Labor Union Endorses Memorial and Political Reform

The Boston Central Labor Union met in patriotic mood with a testimonial praising fallen heroes Colonel Bogan Major O Grady Major O Connor and another. The union pressed for a constitutional amendment to elect Supreme Court judges for limited terms and adopted a demand to use 200000 from the Franklin Fund for public bathing facilities. The group also noted a settlement with hat maker Francis Shoble of Philadelphia and urged that future municipal street lighting employ only union workers.

Boston, Central Labor Union Wells Memorial C‘garmakers Organized Labor Colonel Bogan Major O'Grady O'Connor Poe Cigarmakers’ Union Supreme Court Trades and Labor Council of Grand Rapids Mich Paine Bedding Coy Central Labor Union of Boston Benjamin Franklin Francis Shoble Philadelphia Central Labor Union Electric Light Company

Sick Massachusetts Men in Hospitals and Forts

Major David N. Appel U S A lists sick and wounded Massachusetts soldiers confined in New York area hospitals and forts. Entries include names, units such as Second Massachusetts and Sixth Massachusetts, and locations like Fort Hamilton Fort Columbus Fort Wadsworth and Long Island College Hospital with ailments including fever diarrhea thigh wound typhoid and dysentery.

Massachusetts New York David N. Appel Bureau of Information KE. H. Aiken Fort Hamilton N. Anderholm Kent Henry E. Ariel Long Island College Hospital Charles H. Ashley Marine Hospital George Bennett Fort Columbus George W. Blackmar Thomas C. J. W. Gleason Fort Wadsworth Samuel P. Hazelwood Frank Hill Roosevelt George A. Hill Charlies H. Hoadley Marine Hospitals Frank Johnson Fred D. Jordan Fort Columbia Michael J. McCartin John J. McLaughlin Thomas Mahoney HH. M. Mirrick Charlies E. Munroe A. S. Parker Walter Paradise J. Peterson Frank A. Pierce Archie L. Purrington George H. Revere Harry Shuman

Heatwave Claims 35 Die and 50 Prostrated in New York

New York reports indicate 35 deaths and 50 prostrations due to the continued heat. The city endured a relentless spell with record temperatures and extended exposure pushing emergency responses.

New York

Weekend Heat Peaks With Record Beach Crowds

The Sunday heat saw crowds flooding sea shores as trains and streetcars jammed. Temperatures averaged 82 degrees with a 88 degree high and 80 percent humidity, surpassing last year’s figures.

Coney Island Rockaway Beach

Castillo Refuses Seat on Spanish Peace Commission

Madrid reports Senor Leon y Castillo the Spanish ambassador to France has refused to serve on the peace commission due to General Horace Porter not participating. The cabinet has accepted the refusal and if Senor Montero Rios joins he will be named president.

Madrid Senor Leon Y Castillo France Horace Porter United States Senor Montero Rios

Rios Orders Arrests and Executions in Visayas

Manila dispatch reports General Rios, Visayas governor, arresting and shooting suspected individuals including Manila natives. Rail obstructions between Manila and Caloocan removed. first train ran yesterday and traffic to Dagupan expected to resume tomorrow. Steamers Ohio and Valencia sailed for San Francisco.

Manila Aloilo Rios Visayas Caloocan Dagupan Ohio Valencia San Francisco

Montgomery Club Holds Twenty Third Annual Excursion

The Montgomery Club a Roxbury branch of the Irish Nationalists held their twenty third annual excursion yesterday showing continued activity of the group among local Irish Americans.

Montgomery Club Roxbury

Voyage to Gloucester Ends With Anglo American Alliance Protest

A party travelled to Gloucester aboard the steamship City of Gloucester under Captain Ober. After visiting historic sites and a 3:30 p m reembarkation, speeches denounced the Anglo American alliance and resolutions were passed opposing any union with England. Attendees included James Ryan, John J Harrington, George F McKenna, Patrick Kirk, Edward Halloran, and others.

Gloucester City of Ober England James Ryan Lynn John J. Harrington Somerville George F. McKenna Patrick Kirk Edward Halloran John S.8. Smith John J. Colgan John Gill Dominick O’connor Patrick Hughes Edward Fitzwilliams Edward Hill Patrick Barrett Philip McGuire John Leonard Thomas J. Morley Owen Teevan William Kelly James Fleming Michael Fay Thomas Downey John Butler James Mantle Patrick Lane Arthur J. O’connor William Barrett

American Wringer Co Ad Promises Delivery Service

An advertisement for the American Wringer Co bills itself as the source for washing machine wringers available by telephone or mail order. It offers delivery in perfect order and claims to be cheaper and better than any competitor. The address is 7 and 7 Franklin street Boston Massachusetts with telephone number B 2690.

Bogan Old Bay Briboney Santiago Gantiago Massachusetts Lawrence J. Logan Ninth Massachusetts General Bates Asced Wheeler Shafter Colonel Scott General Shafter Chicago Scott Smart War Department Long Island The American Wringer Co Franklin Street Boston Mass A. W. Moore Broadway Chelesea GEO. O. Goodwin & CO Hanover Street

Labor Day in Boston Hailed by Unions and Warships

The article notes strong union involvement among local volunteers returning from the South and the presence of warships in Boston Harbor boosting patriotic spirit. It cites shore leave for sailors and Labor Day as a kickoff to theatre seasons, with the Post detailing the day’s sports parades and events.

The Mercury Post

Labor Men Parade Through Boston In Annual Labor Day March

Organized labor ranks march Boston streets at ten this morning for the fourteenth Labor Day parade. The route is new, assembling at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Swett Street. The event features chiefs and delegates from the Central Labor Union and multiple unions with postparade receptions in union halls.

Boston Copley Square Massachusetts Avenue Swett Street Building Trades Council John J. Collins Joseph BD. Gilchrist Peter Collins David Flynn J. N. Esdaile David D. Sheehan Joseph H. Post James P. Dolan Fred Smilder Samuel Fuller James O'Neal P. J. Haley James O’connor Thomas Mackay James Rehil John Rohan Amalgamated Association of Carpenters

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