Monuments and Mourning in Porto Rico Field Camp
Lieutenant Braxton reports another death in Company M Milford man Private Arthur L. Wilkinson dies of typhoid fever after a hard march from Ponce to Adjuntas. Burial at the American Angle follows a church service with volleys, bugle calls, and regimental honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Braxton
Massachusetts
Utuado
Porto Rico
Milford
Arthur L. Wilkinson
Springfield
Division Hospital
Ponce
Adjuntas
Company M
Wilkinson
Trask
Barrett
Butler Ames
Frank E. Gray
Dwight Leete Rogers
Army Christian Commission
Willis
Thomas Talbot
Atlantic
Caribbean
W. N. Decker
Lieutenant Talbot
Margot Priest
Pyramid Pile Cure touted as safe universal remedy
An advertisement praised Pyramid Pile Cure as a safe, non addictive treatment for all forms of piles and promoted certificates from users including Major Dean and Dr J W Meagan. It listed prices 50 cents and 1 dollar and offered a mail order book from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan. Sweetser's train note reports officers returning with trunks, some missing, and general regiment morale improving as homecoming approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
J. W. Meagan
Leonardville
Kan
James Jamerson
Dubuque
Iowa
M. C. Hinkly
Mississippi Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Sweetser
Death of Private William A. Chute of Company D Sixth Massachusetts
Private William A. Chute wagoner of Leominster Massachusetts died at Ponce Hospital and was buried there August 2. He fell ill after July 26 and died likely from typhoid fever. He was remembered as a popular athlete and a steady, quiet man who served bravely through hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Chute
Wagoner
Massachusetts
Leominster
Mass
Ponce
McDowell
Chute
Guanica
Margaret Chute
Mill Street
Company D
Corporal Wiley Buried After Typhoid Death
Corporal Samuel P. Wiley of Company C Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers died of typhoid pneumonia at Montauk Point and was buried from Little Unity Church in South Boston. Private services were held at 19 Boston Street with ministers Rev. William H. Savary Rev. Mary T. Whitney and Rev. William Full officiating, followed by interment at Cedar Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Wiley
Massachusetts Volunteers
Montauk Point
Little Unity Church
South Boston
Boston Street
Wiliam H. Savary
Mary T. Whitney
William Full
Dorchester Street
M. E
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Death of John H Hogan Boston piano tuner at City Hospital
John H Hogan of Company 5 Ninth Massachusetts died last evening at City Hospital at 8 o'clock. Doctors listed typhoid or malaria as the cause. He had resided at 49 Harrison avenue with his father, born in Montreal, in Boston sixteen years, aged 20, a piano tuner by trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hogan
Massachusetts
City Hospital
Harrison Avenue
Mr. Hogan
Montreal
Boston
Private Foley Buried After City Hospital Death
Private Patrick J. Foley of Company E Ninth Regiment died in City Hospital Monday. He lay in state at East Armory before a high mass at St James Catholic Church conducted by Rev A J Carey. Interment followed at Calvary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Foley
Company EE
Ninth Regiment
City
St. James Catholic Church
Harrison Avenue
East Armory
St. James Church
A. J. Carey
Calvary
East Boston Boulevard Plan Approved on Bennington Street
The Board of Street Commissioners authorized laying out Bennington Street East Boston as a boulevard. The route will run 100 feet wide from Prescott and Chelsea streets to the Revere line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Street Commissioners
Bennington Street
Boston
Prescott and
Chelsea Streets
Revere
Ward by Ward Delegation Tangles Across Boston
Ward by ward battle lines form for Democratic state and local tickets. Delegations pledged to Fitzgerald Donovan Quirk Gallivan and others contend in wards 6 through 16 with ties to Bell Telephone interests and various aldermen, ex-senators, and editors. Large crowds arrive for Odd Fellows grand lodge events and a massive parade marshal is named William H. Oakes with an extensive staff and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Doherty
Fred I. Gillooley
Ramsdell
Shaw
Arthur Harrinton
Falvey
Fitzgerald
Rourke
Donovan
John F.fitzgerald
Patrick F. Brogan
Quinn
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Kelcher
Quirk
John L. Donovan
P. J. Daly
Lomasney
Fitzgerahd
Richard J. Hayes
Congress
Francis A. Campbell
Gallivan
Gallivin
Mec-Namara
James B. Clancy
Bell Telephone Company
Alderman Norton
Fiood
Representative Baldwin
Baldwin
Bell Telephone
Corporation
Peonfte
Dennis W. Cronin
Cox- Dean
Flood
Cronin
Clancy
William J. Galliven
McNary
McManus
Senate
MecNamara
Henry F. Naphen
Kells
Reidy
W. S. McNary
Drohan-Coffey
Fred S$. Gore
Daniel J. Coffey
John Crohan
Torrey E. Wardner
Fred
Gore
W. 8. McNary
O’toole
McNamara
Jeremiah J. McNamara
Watson
South Boston
Alderman O'Toole
Joseph P. Good
Cleary
Richard Sullivan
Sullivan
Alderman Cleary
James MclInirney
Feneno
John J. McCarthy
Charles
Edward C. Kelly
Kelly
B. H. Couly
P. McCarthy
William F. Princeville
House of Representatives
Quirk-McNamara
Kirk
Albion
Tremont Street
Houghton & Dutton
A. Shuman, Jordan, Marsh & Co
R. H. White
Shepard & Norwell
Committee On Appeal
Music Hall
Henry Cabot Lodge
Quincy
E. E. Hale
Stephen O'Meara
Knowlton
Walcott
Wiliam H. Oakes
Charlestown
William F. Harding
Boston
Presho, Codman
Lott
Marshal Oakes
Fifth Regiment
Comptesy A
Charlestown Cadets
Common Council
Bunker Hill Lodge
Canton
Bunker Hill Encampment
The
Ancients and Sons of
OAKES'S LEGION Leads West Delegation to Boston Odd Fellows
Charlestown man to head subordinate lodges as California reps arrive for the convention. J W Warboys of Santa Rosa A M Drew of Fresno George W Reid of Santa Cruz and J T Doran of Tulare City travel with the group. Boston lodges to spearhead the division and host visiting brethren amid growing grand lodge figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Far West
California
J. W. Warboys
Santa Rosa
A. M. Drew
Fresno
George W. Reid
Santa Cruz
J. T. Doran
Tulare City
Boston
Grand Lodge
Along the Water Front Exults Over Lobster and Halibut Riches
Vessels dock at T wharf with a 300000 pound total catch and strong prices for haddock cod and halibut. Sailors from Est Esther Onelta Lettie May and Susie Hooper report large halibut and swordfish hauls while other ships head to Hull London and Yarmouth for future assignments. The slate includes new steamers Prince George and Prince Edward plans, coal tonnage figures, and dockside arrivals at Lewis and Long wharves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Wharf
Haddock
Esther Onelta
Lettie
Hendrickson
Glucester
Susie Hooper
Labrador
Carbonear
N. F
Arthur N. McGray
Dominion Atlantic Railway
Prince George
Hull
Here
Yarmouth
N. C
Harry Revel
McGray
London
Digby
N. S
St. John
N. B
Ernest Kinney
G. H. Tuttle
East Braintree
Boston
Fortune
Curtis &Smith
East Boston
S. G. Chase
Chatham
Josephine
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
Vixen
Mr. Widener
Neafie & Leary
Lewis Wharf
Avery Swain
Suffolk
William H. Gallison
Nova Scotia
Delbert
H. A. McLean
Hall
Eugene Fuller
Ocean Gem
Gallison
Long Wharf
Prince Edward
Edward
McFarland
Treasury Department
Beverly
Jamaica
J. H. Baker
L. D. Baker
Boston Fruit Company
West Indian Island
Lincluden
Norfolk
Lambert's Point
Nicaragua
Mary Adelaide Randall
Myra B. Spear
Lexington
Morrison
New Bedford
Buzzard’s Bay
W. H. Proctor
Buenos Ayres
Sofala
Auld
Abeona
H. G. Johnson
Portland
New York
Wilson
Colorado
Whitten
Abo
Finland
Warren and Dominion Lines
Charlestown
New England
Canada
New Warren
Bay State
Bath Commission Refuses Tinkham 250 Gift for Baths
Bath Commission declines a $250 donation from George H. Tinkham to keep public baths open this season. The panel states no funds consent and that next year’s costs should be met by future council action. Mayor Quincy welcomes a separate $100 gift for six baths and indoor facilities, with a portion potentially supporting free concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Tinkham
Bath Commission
Bath Department
Bath
The
Daniel D. Kearns
B. F. Keith
Keith's Theatre
Cabot Street Bath House
East Boston Gymnasium
Music Commission
Josiah Quincy
Fifth Happy Camp Meade Report on Camp Improvements
Fifth Army troops at Camp Meade receive pay and wages as the Two Hundred and First New York and Fourth Missouri were paid. the Fifth awaits pay tomorrow. Soldiers labor on camp setup including lumber, ponds, sinks, and tent floors while a new quartermaster's building, capable of 250000 rations, nears use. Winter stay appears likely as clothing and permanent structures progress and the Second Army Corps operates smoothly. Major Morrison serves on a board. officers conduct drills and bathing gear is arranged by engineers. Post exchange alights on soda era. seventeen illness cases reported, all mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Meade
Penn
Missouri
New York
Two Hundred and Second
Second Army ‘Corps
Graham
Mathur Morrison
Second Army Corps
Morrison
Tarren W. Briggs
Camp Alger
Susquehanna
Engineer Corps
Fifth Massachusetts
Foster
Post Exchange
McCalla Promoted to Captain in Navy Honors
Commander Bowman H. McCalla, who commanded the Marblehead around Cuban ports, received a commission as a captain from the Navy Department. The promotion elevates him to the next rank after his wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marblehead
Bowman HH. McCalla
Cuban
Navy Department
Patrolman Battle Leaves Officer Hurt at Harrison Ave
Patrolman Witham of Station 5 brawled with William Virtue at 07 Harrison Avenue around 1 am. The officer’s clothes were torn and his body strained. bystander Daniel Henchy had a finger bitten to the bone while helping. Virtue was arrested and Witham sent home after treatment by Dr McQueeney. all three were treated at Station 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witham
Station 5
William Virtue
Harrison Avenue
Daniel Henchy
McQueeney
Virtue
Wringer Repair Service Promises Free Pick Up and Delivery
For repair work, wringer rolls stamped American Wringer Company warranted are best. All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired. Write or telephone and we will call for and deliver without extra charge. American Wringer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
The
American Wringer Co
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Sitz
Ming
Rio Vivi
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Arecibo
Rice
Allerton Cushman
McKinley
Copeland
Wenden
Corporal Wiley
Private Hogan
Private Foley
East Boston Boulevard
Hood
Hood’s
America
Siven Test
Sarsaparilla Leine
Dungy House
Copley Square
Pinkerton
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Maryland
Virginia
Back Bay
Vendome
Copley Hall
Grand
Lyman
James P. Sanders
George W. Dilks
James O. Nicholson
Messrs
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Nicholson
Alexander
Committee On
Oakes
Oakes's Legion
WM. H. Oakes
Tremont
Suffolk Ashington
Frannklin Ee
Ethesda
Broadway
Mon
Montezuma
A’t Landmark
Boviston Pi
Shawmut Eereee
Thur
Aenith Fria
E. B
Unity -Hobah
S. B
Te Ee Ewes
Commercial
Neés
Hwermann
Tramont
UTZ
Finstern Star of America Ee Eenee
Maverick Sq
Ning Suto
Nonantum
Bunker H
Howard Seterene
Olive Branch
Dorchester
Mt. Pleasant
Quinebequin
dJamaica
Plain
Daniel Hersey
Jamaica Plain
Neponset
Longfellow
Roslindale
Warren Eoseore
Roxbury
Putnam Eeese -Roxbury
Yukon
State St
Tinkham
MR. Keith
Keith
Adjutant Kelley
Joseph J. Kelley
Sixth Street
South
Los Angeles
Summer St
Sega I
NOS ON & CO
Custom House St. Bostons
4. Johnson
Johnson
H. Ingalls
Bangor
All
Iqoanson & CO
Custom House St
Masa
M’calla
Best Opticians
Hanover St
Tremont Row
Wilson Brothers
GALL
Ham—Black
Winthrop
Dede
John’s Episcopal Church
Df C. Ham
Jean F
Greer
Chelsea
Henry J. Greer
Shurtleff Street
Moody
Cambridge
John H. Moody
J. Newman & Sone
Gitremont
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