New Franklin Union Opens With Formal Exercises
Fully 600 guests attended the opening of the Franklin Union at Berkeley and Appleton streets. Richard Olney praised Franklin’s life and bequests funding worker education in Boston and Philadelphia. Speakers from Harvard MIT and New York urged labor education and citizenship uplift.
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Franklin Union
Berkeley
Appleton Streets
Richard Olney
Franklin Foundation
Franklin
Boston
Philadelphia
Andrew Carnegie
Morse's Showcase Promises Fresh Fall Suits
Over half of new Fall Suits are on counters and in wardrobes at Morse's with more arriving from workshops daily. Patterns range from gay and radical to quiet and conservative. Prices quoted from ten to forty dollars.
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Russell
Ira Hollis
Harvard
George W. Swain
Elihu Thomson
Paris
Our Topcoat Sale Still In Force With Noticed Neckwear
The notice advertises a current Topcoat sale with attractive values and highlights new entrance window displays featuring neckwear novelties.
Guard Boston from Cholera Quarantine Plan Stated
Port physicians Dr. Carson Dr. Safford and Dr. Reimer propose Russian immigrant quarantine to curb cholera importation. Russians arriving would be removed at quarantine Gallup's Island held under surveillance four days or until no symptoms appear. Plan endorsed at Atlantic coast conference in New York.
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Carson
Safford
Reimer
Immigration Service
Russia
Gallup's Island
Atlantic Coast
New York
Gargan Burial in Holyhood
Funeral services for Thomas J. Gargan of this city who died July 31 in Berlin Germany will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Friday October 16 at 10 a m Archbishop O Connell will assist The widow will accompany the body from abroad Interment at Holyhood Cemetery Brookline after the ceremonies
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Thomas J. Gargan
Berlin
Germany
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
O’'Connell
Hamburg
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Lon M'Donald Tossed In Columbus Grand Circuit
Aileen Wilson wins the 2:05 pace and Lady Maud C. forces a 2:02 1-2 record in the first mile at Columbus. San Francisco takes the Hester Columbus consolation in straight heats. Aqain unseats driver L McDonalds after the second heat start and jumps two fences. no injuries. Lady Jones wins the 2:12 trot, finishing the last half of the second mile in 1:02 to stay ahead of Demarest.
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Columbus
Aileen Wilson
Lady Maud C
San Francisco
Hester-Colum
Aqain
L. McDonalds
Lady Jones
Pittsburg
Demarest
Dense fog halts shipping in upper harbor
An impenetrable fog rolled into the upper harbor yesterday and late in the afternoon it became extremely dense. At about 4 o'clock the ends of the piers were not discernible from Atlantic avenue and shipping was practically paralyzed in consequence.
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Atlantic Avenue
Fog Bound Harbor Emits Constant Tugs and Whistles
In thick fog, tugboats and ferries cried out across the harbor but crafts remained indistinguishable. The Hamilton A. Mathis narrowly avoided a collision with the Harriet C. Whitehead near the South Ferry as her jibboom brushed the ferry’s gingerbread work. Captain Ross ordered reverse engines, preventing a serious accident. Shipping faced delays with eastern and southern steamers late to berths. European liners and other ships sailed out before the fog.
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Hamilton A. Mathis
Harriet C. Whitehead
Ross
Metropolitan Line
Harvard
Crowell
India Wharf
John Thompson
Nantucket
Baltimore
Norfolk
Indian
Philadelphia
Portland
Bath
Bangor
Regina
Jere Shea
Highland Light
Boston
Glasgow
Columbian
London
Marquette
Antwerp
Kentucky
New York
Himera
Admiral Dewey
Rainy Outlook Favors Possible Septite Showers
Forecaster Smith reports this month as the driest on record with only .08 inch of rain in 25 days while normal totals run 3.19 inches. He notes showers along the Rockies and Gulf States could move east and north, bringing rainfall likely tomorrow, though New England remains dry.
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Smith
Rocky Mountains
Gulf States
New England
Referee Stops Fight To Save Terry Martin
In New York on September 25 Terry Martin of Philadelphia faced Harry Lewis in a welterweight bout. Referee Charles White stopped the fifth round as Martin showed clear signs of weakness and fatigue, ending a performance that began with flashes of skill but lacked endurance.
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New York
Terry Martin
Philadelphia
Harry Lewis
A. C
Charles White
Martin
Terry
Harvard Tax Debate Defends Non Tax Status
Jerome P. Greene says Julius Myers misreads Harvard’s tax position. Greene points to endowment growth and non taxed personal property from other cities, noting dormitory development and rising land values keep Cambridge taxes balanced. He argues university withdrawals lowered tax base while city gains from Harvard deducts.
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Jerome PD. Greene
Harvard College Corporation
Julius Myers
Harvard University
Cambridge
Killed by His Friend in Sanford Shooting
Ralph Downs aged 21 was accidentally shot at 3 PM by his friend Seth Chambers 28 in Sanford Maine. Downs died four hours later and Raymond Downs 24 brother of the victim was seriously hurt while going for a doctor.
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Sanford, Me
Ralph Downs
Seth Chambers
Raymond Downs
Ralph
Contested Accident On Chadbourne Hill Ends In Injury
Chambers and the Downs brothers hunted on Chadbourne Hill when Chambers joked about a loaded gun. He fired and struck Raymond Downs, the shell creating a half dollar sized wound. Downs was carried to a doctor but fell on the way, injuring his face hands and shoulder. A coroner's inquest will be held.
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Chambers
Downs Brothers
Chadbourne Hill
Downs
Raymond Downs
Woodchop Bet Draws Big Crowd From East
A wager of five cords of wood chopped split and piled in a day, reportedly $5000 to $6000, hinges on Maxwell Evarts son of the late Senator. a large Boston party and guests from New York and Boston plan to attend the event in Windsor Vermont with Ed Moot as the subject of the claim.
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Windsor
Boston
Maxwell Evarts
New York
United States
Evarts
Washington
Ed Moot
Green Mountain
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