Solemn Services for Dead Mayor
Funeral plans for Mayor in Boston include a cathedral service at 10 o clock after a 9 30 cortege from Corey Road Beacon Street to Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street. Honorary chaplains named include Rev Peter Rowan Rev M T McManus and Rev Hugh Roe O Donnell.
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Peter Rowan
P. R
St. Peter's Church
Dorchester
M. T. McManus
Brookline
Hugh Roe O’donnell
Corey Road
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington Street
Holyhood
Sunday Post
Vacant Pew at St Marys Marks Mayor Collins Death
The vacant seat of Mayor Collins at the Church of St Marys of the Assumption in Brookline reminded worshippers of his passing. Clergy listed his name among the deceased during all masses and mourners showed tears as prayers were offered for Patrick A Collins.
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Mayor Collins
Church of St. Mary’s of the Assumption
Brookline
Patrick A. Collins
Sunday Visitation at the Collins Home After Mayor's Death
The Collins family home was quiet as relatives and intimate friends, including Mayor Whelton and Secretary Curran, received visitors. Sisters Ann Maguire of New York and Catherine Meany of Brooklyn arrived, while floral tributes poured in from Mayor Lynch of Lawrence, the Boston school committee, and cities such as Salem and Cambridge.
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Collins
Ann Maguire
New York
Catherine Meany
Brooklyn
E. B. Stillings
Edward W. Kinsley
Whelton
Curran
Cornelius Lynch
Lawrence
Kaesarine
Wellesley
Boston School Committee
Brockton
Salem
Cambridge
Tributes From Many Cities Honor Late Mayor Collins
Municipalities will send floral offerings of rare beauty to the Cathedral to honor the memory of the late Mayor Collins. Among them will be several beautiful designs from diverse cities and communities.
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Collins
Messages of Sympathy for Mayor Patrick Collins
Telegrams of condolence arrive from notable leaders. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, telegraphed from Washington offering sincere expressions of sympathy for the untimely death of Mayor Patrick Collins.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Patrick A. Collins
Patrick
Protestant clergymen honor late Boston Mayor Collins
A group of Protestant ministers delivered sermons praising Patrick Collins after his death. They lauded his public service, rising from humble beginnings, and urged future leaders to follow his example of integrity and duty toward the people of Boston.
A. Collins Remembered for Kindness to Labor Movement
Godfrey Morse telegraphed from Pittsfield Me expressing deepest sorrow at the great bereavement of Mrs P A Collins. He notes Collins's long career marked by success and constant sympathy and aid to the organized labor movement with which he was associated from early manhood.
Knights of St Brendan Express Condolences for Mayor Collins
At a special meeting in Paine Memorial Hall the Knights of St. Brendan passed resolutions of sympathy for the family of the late Mayor Patrick A. Collins and lauded his private life and public career. They named a list of representatives to attend the mayoral funeral.
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Knights of St. Brendan
Paine Memorial Hall
Patrick A. Collins
Lawrence H. Sullivan
Roger F. Scannell
Denis J. McGillicuddy
Patrick J. Bergin
Thomas M. Guiney
Jeremiah Carroll
Daniel M. Guiney
John F. Sullivan
Michael J. Skinner
Charles P. O’brien
Patrick F. Sheehan
William J. Cronin
Thomas D. O’connor
Florence A. Sullivan
Timothy Conway
William J. Shea
Denis J. Mahoney
City workers mourn Mayor Collins with resolutions
Street cleaning and sanitary division employees held a special meeting to deplore Mayor Collins death and express sympathy to the bereaved family. A resolutions committee listed members including Stephen Gaffey Simon Cav anagh and W P Greaney.
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Collins
Committee On
Stephen Gaffey
Simon Cavanagh
W. P. Greaney
Thomas Butler
J. J. Downing
W. Corcoran
P. Keevan
J. Gillispie
Tribute to late Mayor praised for honesty and kindness
The Rev. Francis H. Rowley of First Baptist Church spoke of the sorrow over the death of the Hon. P. A. Collins. He described the late Mayor as honest in private and public life and noted the shared grief of citizens. A tribute will be delivered next Sunday.
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Albert B. Shields
Church of the Redeemer
South
Boston
Collins
William W. Bustard
Dudley Street Baptist Church
P. A. Collins
William A. Knights
Brighton Congregational Church
P.S. Henson
Tremont Temple Church
Patrick Collins
America
Amzi C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Francis H. Rowley
First Baptist Church
Clarendon Street
Remembering Mayor Collins in Catholic services
In city churches yesterday the prayers for the dead honored Patrick A. Collins. Rev. Denis O Callaghan, rector of St. Augustine's, spoke of his early struggles and career as a citizen and public servant, noting his acquaintance with him.
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Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Arthur T. Connolly
St. Thomas’ Church
Mgr. T. Magennis
Jamaica Plain
St. Mary’s
North End
Joseph A. Gorman
St. Francis de Sales
Charlestown
James N. Supple
St. Stephen's
Hanover Street
Denis J. O'Farrell
Church of the Star of the Sea
East Boston
Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Collins
Patrick A. Collins
Mer
Denis O'Callaghan
St. Augustine’s Church
Central Labor Union Mourns Mayor Collins
The Boston Central Labor Union held a brief session to adjourn in memory of Mayor Patrick A. Collins. Resolutions expressed sorrow for the city and Commonwealth and called for records and press copies. unions including Painters District Council and Team Drivers also offered condolences to the mayor’s family.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Peter H. McNeally
Henry Abrahams
Patrick A. Collins
Commonwealth
Painters’ District Council
Massachusetts
Wells Memorial Building
Cement and Asphalt Laborers’ Union
Timothy Egan
Collins
Tributes From Labor Leaders For Mayor Collins Death
Labor leaders express grief and praise for Boston Mayor Patrick A. Collins. Francis J. Clarke calls him a man of brain and heart aligned with organized labor. James A. Crozier says labor representatives visited him and he was an earnest friend. Dennis D. Driscoll notes democracy weeps. Dennis J. Sullivan calls him noble and fearless. John Scully says his death is a blow to organized labor. Henry Abrahams notes the loss hurts labor most. Edward A. McDonald calls it a blow to every citizen.
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Francis J. Clarke
A. F
Patrick A. Collins
Organized Labor
James A. Crozier
Collins
Dennis D. Driscoll
A. F. of L
Dennis J. Sullivan
Bricklayers’ Union
John Scully
Stone Masons’ Union
Henry Abrahams
Boston C. L. A
Edward A. McDonald
Woodworkers’ Union
Boston
Condolence Letter on Mayor Patrick Collins Death
The Boston Caledonian Club offers heartfelt condolences on the death of Mayor Patrick Collins. The letter, dated Sept 17 1906 and signed by William Martin, expresses sorrow for his public service and leadership among Scottish residents of Greater Boston.
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P. Curran
City Hall
Sir
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Collins
Greater
Boston
Boston Caledonian Club
William Martin
Beaton Caledonias
Mammoth Floral Tribute By Boston City Council
The Boston City Council mourns Mayor Collins with a monumental eight by eight foot floral tribute in the Cathedral. The design features the corporate seal in pink roses, a violet water scene, and a central yellow orchid cluster echoing the State House dome, surrounded by roses, orchids, gladioli and ferns. Created under the direction of Thomas F. Galvin, 12 workers labored a day and night to complete the piece that rests on a large easel amid 9000 white asters and a cityscape view including Boston Harbor.
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City Council of
Boston
Collins
Corporation
Boston Harbor
State House
Thomas F. Galvin
Nantucket
Mayor Collins’s Dog Teddy Keeps Searching for Him
Patrick A. Collins beloved Yorkshire Terrier Teddy pines for his late mayor owner. The dog waited at the steps daily for 20 years, even paying the mayor’s license fee once, and since his death has frantically searched for a scent of his master, growing thin yet faithful.
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Patrick A. Collins
Teddy
Station 14
Brighton
South
Post office to suspend deliveries in honor of mayor
Postmaster Hibbard announces 11 a.m and 12:20 p.m deliveries by carriers from the central post office will be suspended in honor of Mayor Collins, as will the noon delivery from the sub stations. The office will remain open for business as usual.
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Hibbard
Collins
Noblest of Irish Americans Honored by Ward 22 Democrats
At a Jamaica Plain Ward 22 Democratic Club meeting the death of Hon Patrick A Collins was mourned. Resolutions praised him as the truest and noblest of Irish Americans who gave his life serving the city. A sympathy message was to be sent to his Corey Street home and four members were named to attend the funeral: John J. Kelleher, William P. VanTassel, P. F. Manning, James A. Desmond.
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Ward 22
Democratic Club
Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain
Patrick A. Collins
Corey Street
John J. Kelleher
William P. VanTassel
P. F. Manning
James A. Desmond
Owl Club Holds Memorial Services for Late Mayor
The Owl Club of Roxbury led by Alderman Frank J. O Toole held memorial services yesterday afternoon for the late Mayor P A Collins. A planned political rally was changed to a memorial meeting and resolutions were adopted. A committee was appointed to attend the funeral.
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Owl Club of
Roxbury
Frank J. O'Toole
P. A. Collins
O’toole
Democratic City Committee to Be Represented at Mayor Collins Funeral
President W. T. A. Fitzgerald decided that the Democratic City Committee will be represented at Mayor Collins funeral today. Ward chairmen from all 26 wards, the secretary, treasurer, officers, and numerous committee members will attend.
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Democratic City Committee
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Collins
Hibernians and Kindred Societies Eulogize Mayor
Irish groups held meetings to honor Mayor Collins after his death. They adopted resolutions and appointed reps to attend funeral services at the Cathedral, praising his public service and urging officials to follow his example.
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Collins
Wolfe Tone Hurling Club
South
Boston
Old Friend From New York Attends Mayor Collins Funeral
James Burke of New York will attend the funeral services for Mayor Collins. Burke, a longtime New Yorker who has not visited the city in decades, traveled to pay tribute to the late mayor describing him as a man of true manhood.
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Collins
James Burke
New York
Burke
Spanish War Veterans Drape Their Colors
Edward M. Cunningham Camp of Brighton held a meeting to pass resolutions on the death of Major Collins. Color Sergeant Robert Burns draped the headquarters in black as Commander Barry offered remarks.
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Edward M. Cunningham
Committee formed to draft resolutions for Mayor Collins death
At a special meeting of Temple Ohabei Sholom trustees on Union Park street Charles B Strecker A S Cohen and N B Bush were named to prepare suitable resolutions. The secretary was told to send condolences from the congregation to the late Mayor's family.
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Temple Ohabei Sholom
Union Park Street
Charles B. Strecker
A. S. Cohen
N. B. Bush
Collins
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