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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
9
Mayor Collins Dies Unexpectedly After Hot Springs Trip
Wee Edward Collins, brother-in-law to Mrs. Patrick A. Collins, left Boston for Washington to meet Paul Collins with the Mayor’s remains for burial in Boston. He recalled Collins’s plan for a three week rest, health improvements, and no letters or secretary. He cited stomach trouble after reaching Hot Springs and suggested damp Labor Day weather may have worsened it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Collins
Patrick A. Collins
Boston
Washington, D. C
Paul Collins
Collins
Boston Club
Hot Springs
Europe
Mayor Collins Dies in Hot Springs Visit
The sudden death of Mayor Collins in Hot Springs Virginia followed a visit begun Sept 6 with his son Paul. He fell ill with acute gastritis and died this morning from a hemorrhage of the bowels. He was a longtime favorite, friends include Melville Ingalls and Joseph Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Mayor Collins
Paul Collins
Henry S. Pole
Edward Raftery
Narragansett Pier
Collins
Boston
Melville E. Ingalls
Mr. Collins
Joseph Bryan
Richmond Times
Mayor's Law Partner Stunned by Grief
William B. Sullivan, law partner of Mayor Collins, said he was stunned with grief and could not find words to express sorrow. He stated, My best friend is dead. And that is all I can say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Sullivan
Collins
Mrs Collins Mourns Death of Mayor Husband in Brighton
Grief-stricken Mrs Patrick Collins at 74 Corey Road Brighton received telegrams and visitors after the death of her husband the mayor with son Paul in Hot Springs Virginia and daughter Marie at home. Messages of sympathy from Mayor McClellan of New York and others followed throughout the day as the family awaits arrival of Boston-bound Colonial Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A. Collins
Corey Road
Brighton
Paul
Hot Springs
Boston's Mayor Collins Led a Life From Immigrant to Leader
The long arc of Patrick A Collins's rise from Irish immigrant coal mine worker in Ohio to Boston's mayor is recounted. Born in Fermoy Ireland, he emigrated with his mother in 1847, studied law while working, entered politics, served in the State House and Senate, chaired national conventions, and won decisive mayoral victories in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Collins
Bartholomew Collins
College Town
Fermoy
Cork
Ireland
General Collins
Collins
America
Patrick
Boston
Chelsea
Ohio
Burke
James M. Keith
Harvard Law School
Leopold Morse
United States Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Washington
Department of Legal Service
Post
House of Representatives
Senate
Shock at City Hall in wake of Mayor Collins death
News of Mayor Collins death sent City Hall into shock as Acting Mayor Whelton ordered a noon joint City Council meeting. Officials and clerks halted routine work while Secretary Curran postponed funeral plans and press releases awaiting family consultation. The Common Council meeting opened on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Collins
City Hall
Whelton
House
Senate
What
Curran
Mayor Collins
Common Council
Arthur Dolan
Mayor Collins Dies on McKinley Anniversary
Mayor Patrick Collins, a former Massachusetts Congressman, died on the fourth anniversary of President McKinley’s death in Buffalo. Both men were of similar age. McKinley was born in 1843 and Collins in 1844, and they were political rivals yet friends in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Colling
President McKinley
Buffalo
Washington
Collins
Massachusetts
Mayor Collins Leaves Boston for Restful Visit in Hot Springs
Mayor Collins departed Boston on Tuesday to spend three or four weeks at Hot Springs Virginia for rest. He was not ill, though troubled by rheumatism and stomach issues. He traveled with his son Paul and has not sent updates since departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
St. Louis
Grover Cleveland
Collins
Boston
Hot Springs
Paul
Boston Piano Sale Promises Easy Terms for All Buyers
A Boston piano dealer touts a ten day sale with easy terms and rapid discounts on pianos and pianolas. Offers include upright pianos from $85 to $237, piano players, and cabinet organs, with low down payments and monthly plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallet
Davis Company
Boston
of Hallet & Davis Piano Co
New England
Hallet & Davis
Kimball
Hardman
Whitney
Henry F. Miller
Bowen, Chickering
Estey
Hinze
Ivers & Pond
Bailey
Emerson
Strauss
Boston Learns Mayor Collins Is Dead
A note received by Mayor Collins' secretary from Hot Springs reports the mayor died this morning. The message reads Father died this morning Will wife later PAUL COLLINS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hot Springs
M. P. Curran
City Hall
Public Bodies To Act On Death Of Mayor Collins
Several city groups in Boston will meet Friday September 15 1905 to decide actions on the death of Mayor Patrick A Collins. Acting Mayor Whelton and School Committee President Brett call meetings at City Hall and Mason Street building. Fire bells tolled 60 strokes from 5 to 5 30 p m in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Whelton
City Hall
Boston
Patrick A. Collins
City of
Mason Street
P. A. Collins
John A. Brett
Democratic City Committee of
Faneuil Hall
Wells
Genial Mayor Patrick A Collins remembered
The obituary portrays Mayor Patrick A Collins as genial and witty, a convivial storyteller who walked to City Hall and valued simple dress and quiet tastes. He remained in politics without wealth, dying without monetary fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A. Collins
City Hall
Boston mayor dies prompt postpones rallies to Sept 19
The sudden death of Boston Mayor Patrick A. Collings leads Theodore A. Glynn to postpone his open-air rallies to Tuesday evening Sept 19. Glynn is a candidate for House Representative Ward 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A. Collings
Boston
Theodore A. Glynn
The Adventure of the Goose and the Oakshott Link
Holmes and Watson pursue the origin of geese linked to Mrs Oakshott Brixton Road and the Alpha cafe as they chase a blue carbuncle theft. A London street scene unfolds with Holmes exposing a ledger trail and a bribery taunt before a confrontation near Brixton Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper & Bros
Holmes
Watson
Peterson
Henry Baker
Baker
Moncar
John Horner
Cosmositan
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N. Y
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Chicago
London
Her
British Empire
John R. Murphy
Murphy
Hart
George N. Swallow
C. R. Svevenson
Elder
Marie Collins
McKinley
Boylston ST
Hallet & Davis Piano CO
Democratic City Committee
Glynn
Sherlock Holmes
Bill
Cocksure
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Breckinridge
Pye
Brixton Road
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