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Newspaper

Winthrop Sun And Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1908

Page

4

Antwerp paints hub in Belgium and global trade currents

Antwerp remains Belgium’s main paints and colors market while global notes show varied topics. Hungary enforces compulsory accident and disease insurance. New York harbor sees nearly 3 million passengers moved by steamers. New Zealand forests receive imported trees from US Europe and Australia.

Antwerp Belgium Hungary Canton New York Harbor United States Europe Australia New Zealand Justice Harlan Washington

Winthrop relief fund boosted by local donors

The Chelsea relief committee reports ample clothing and shoes on hand but needs cash to cover feeding and starting the needy with household goods. Winthrop has already contributed over $1,700 to the Chelsea relief fund, with more donations welcome and an updated contributor list to appear next week.

Chelsen Relief Committee Winthrop Chelsea Relief Fund

Burnham Denies Withdrawal From Senate Contest

Mr Lewis Burnham states the rumor of his withdrawal is unfounded and that he remains in the race until votes are counted. He asserts commitment to the fight and ongoing campaign.

Lewis Burnham Burnham

August day in April draws crowd to Revere Beach

A large August day in April brought a huge crowd to Revere Beach last Sunday. The shore saw little activity beyond amusements at the merry grounds and a few other spots. Open restaurants were crowded and overtaxed during the afternoon.

Revere Beach Merry Grounds

Alfred S Halt Likely to Seek Third Term in Chelsea

The East Boston Free Press notes Halt has taken control of Chelsea affairs and the city's future may hinge on his actions. It suggests that the district should consider returning him for a third term given the current condition.

Alfred S Halt Chelsea East Boston Free Press

Chelsea Commission Bill Admitted After Lively Hearing

The Chelsea petition for a commission to govern was admitted by the House after a tense hearings at the State House. The Rules Committee recommended admission and referred the bill to the Metropolitan Affairs and Cities committees, while Chelsea representatives urged relief and noted the role of mortgagees in insurance funds.

State House Chelses Committee On Rules House Thies Senate Committee On Metropolitan Affairs Hall Banke Chelsea Cole Robinson Pierodé of Revere Committee On Seustor Hall

Advertising Rates for Sun and Visitor Contracts

A short note promotes business advertising with Sun and Visitor. It highlights yearly contract pricing as exceptionally favorable and urges potential clients to consider the publishing options.

Progress on Shirley Street Improvements and Local Regulations

Residents watch the Shirley street upgrades between Pearl and Coral as dust issues ease with new asphalt. Officials ban tire chains on parkways with fines up to 20 dollars to protect road surfaces. Chelsea’s fire district shifts from ruin to redevelopment amid dynamite burns and new shanties. crowds enjoy a sunny Shore Drive day. Chelsea and San Francisco fund debates linger over a disaster balance and church aid plans.

Shirley Street Pearl Avenue Coral Avenue Winthrop

Big Beach Day at Revere Beach With Warm Holiday Crowds

A sunny Sunday drew a large holiday crowd to Revere Beach with temperatures at 84, the warmest for the date in 84 years. Cars, bikes, and pedestrians filled the driveway while hotels remained mostly closed. An auto driven by John H Atwood of Melrose narrowly avoided striking Harold Crockford of Malden, who collided with a bicyclist and was knocked to the ground. the wheels stopped before serious harm. No arrests were reported as crowds remained orderly.

Revere Beach Ohen John H Atwood Melrose Harold Crockford Malden Bath House Crockford

Revere Water Company Petition Moves to Supreme Court

The Revere petition to the Full Bench of the Supreme Court is approved for appeal after a Monday committee vote. An appeal was entered Tuesday, and the committee plans to insert the matter in May town meeting warrant for town consideration.

Winthrop Selectmen Eto Revere Revere Water Company Supreme Court Roscoe “Walaworth Walsworth Justice Boggs

Remarkable School Decoration Fund Growth and Gifts

A local movement for public school decorations has raised 1 002 20 to date with 044 88 spent. Donors include Mrs William Frost Yule Tide Charity Club Equal Suffrage League and many clubs and lodges providing pictures busts bas-reliefs statues and casts for teachers and rooms. Eighty pictures were purchased for teachers from the initial 250 raised.

A. E. Elson & Co Boston William Frost Christ and the Doctors Equal Suffrage League Q. Club Lincoln Aston Rich Minerva Winthrop Woman’s Club Washington Delaware Winthrop Lodge A. F A. M Columbus Court of Spain Mra Benjamin Piscopo Cornwallis Winthrop Lodge of Elks Winthrop Provement Association

Odd Fellows Attend First Church Anniversary Service

The Crystal Bay Lodge I O O F and Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge joined Rev. Charles Tilton and church members at the First M E Church for the Odd Fellows anniversary. The choir performed and solos by Mrs. George W. Goldsmith and Mr B E Rowland were enjoyed. The pastor urged closer union between Odd Fellowship and the church.

M. E Crystal Bay Lodge Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge Charles Tilton Odd Fellows George W. Goldsmith B. ‘Eb. Rowland

Death of Winthrop resident Herbert A. Sweetland

Friends and family mourn the death of Herbert A. Sweetland of Winthrop formerly East Boston after a brief typhoid illness. He was born in East Boston a Lyman school graduate and Atlantic Tea Company veteran who later ran a Winthrop grocery for fifteen years. He married Maud Greenfield fifteen years ago and resided in Winthrop. funeral services were held at his home conducted by Rev. L. B. Bates and Rev. H. E. Brady with a Boston Baptist Bethel quartet. interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mr. Sweetland East Boston Lyman School Atlantic Tea Company Winthrop Mr.Sweetland Maud Greenfield Bweetland L. B. Bates H.E. Brady Boston Baptist’ Bethel Woodlawn Cemetery Hite

Mother Goose Party At Crest Hill Dancing Class

The Crest Hill young people dancing class directed by Miss Emily Johnson of Cambridge held a Mother Goose party last Tuesday with 25 members in costume as rhymes characters. Notable attendees included Miss Elizabeth Lovering as Old Mother Hubbard and Harold Halsey as Simple Simon. The group plans a Japanese costume party next week and a large season closer later.

Crest Hell Emily Johnson Cambridge

Mother of Sheriff Seavey Dies in Boston Home

Mrs Charles T. Seavey mother of Suffolk County Sheriff Fred H. Seavey died Tuesday morning at her son's home 215 Charles Street Boston shortly after 7 o'clock. Longtime heart trouble and rheumatic disease with a recent fall hastening death she had lived in Exeter Me East Concord N H Cambridge Boston and Winthrop. Survived by son Sheriff Seavey and daughter Belle A Seavey wife of David Floyd. She was active in Methodist churches in Cambridge and Winthrop and a member of the First Methodist Church in Temple Street.

Charles T. Seavey Fred H. Seavey Suffolk County Charles Street Boston Mrs. Seavey Exeter East Concord N. H Cambridge Winthrop Sheriff Seavey Belle A. Seavey David Floyd Winthrop Mre Seavey

Frost Library Opens Weekdays 1 30 to 9 pm with New Books

The Frost Library lists weekday hours from 1 30 to 9 pm excluding holidays. A catalog of new titles includes Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife by Mary King Waddington, Mount Desert by George E Street, Robin Hood tales illustrated by Lucy F Perkins, The Golden Goblin by Curtis Dunham and G K Kerry, Grimm Tales Made Gay by Gay W Darryl, In Fairyland by Louey Chieholm, The Adventures of Merry Wink by C G Whyte, Cheer Up by Charles D Loomis, Befo' de War Echoes in Negro Dialect by Gosden and Page, Kate a Comedy in Sous Parté by Bronson Howard, Under Guiding Stars by A B Poor, Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit, An Island in the Air by Ernest Tugersounb, and The Home Life of Wild Birds by Francois H Heorick.

Mount Desert George E Street Robin Hood Lucy F. Perkins Curtis Dunham G. K. Kerry Gosdon Thomas N. Page Kate Bronson Howard A. B. Poor Edith ‘Nesbit Ernest Tugersounb Francois H. Heorick

Great American names and belief questioned

The passage lists eighteen famed figures such as Emerson Rus sell Lowell Holmes Bryant Longfellow Whittier Hunt Howe Eliot Everett and others noting most were Unitarians and asks if one can adopt a religion attracting such names. It ponders whether belief aligns with these historical luminaries and urges serious consideration.

Ralph. Waldo Emerson James Russell Lowell Oliver Wendell Holmes William Oakien Bryant Henry Wadeworth Longfellow John G. Whittier Helen Hunt Jackson Louisa May Alcott Louis Agassiz Horace Mann Julia Ward Howe Charles W. Eliot Edward Everett Hale David Starr Jordan Carroll D. Wright George F Hoar Curtis Guild, Jr Whittier

Beachmont Rail Extension Proposal Draws Local Interest

Beachmont residents push petitions to Boston Elevated Railroad to extend lines from Gladstone Street Orient Heights to Beachmont and Revere. Backers seek action this summer under President Bancroft.

Beachmont Boston Elevated Railroad Gladstone Street Orient Heights Revere Beach Bancroft

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