Four great square riggers race from Boston to Argentine ports
Four long cherished Boston barks laden with about 3,000,000 feet of lumber sail from Boston Harbor in an Ocean race of about 7000 miles bound for Argentine Republic ports. The Harrison Johnson skips to Buenos Ayres while the Gerd Ednyfed and Duncan head for Bahia Blanca and Buenos Ayres respectively.
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Boston Harbor
Argentine Republic
Harrison G. Johnson
Park
N. W. Rice & Co
Buenos Ayres
Gerd
Skamstad
Bahia Blanca
Ednyfed
Evans
Duncraig
Nantasket Roads
Provincetown
Atlantic
Burns Brother’s Savings Lost in Pittsburg Carpet Fire
A laborer hid 700 dollars saved since youth under a carpet at his sister’s home in Pittsburg. The sister cleaned recently and burned the money with old papers beneath the carpet, destroying the life savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Uncle Jack King 125 Year Old Washer Dies in Theneha
In Theneha Texas on April 1 Uncle Jack King known as Washing Jack dies aged 125. He was a colored man whose wife made him help with washing. The obituary notes his extreme age and local fame.
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Theneha
Texas
Jack King
Bride seeks lost Tiffany ring to end run of misfortune
Mrs. Byron N. Loop of 26 Temple Street, Boston, reports losing her 14 karat gold Tiffany wedding ring on Tremont Street near St. Pauls Church after swapping rings with her engagement ring. She fears a year of bad luck will continue without its return and offers a reward. The engraving reads B N L to M G April 26 1905.
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Byron N. Loop
Temple Street
Tremont Street
St. Paul’s Church
Carney Hospital
New York
Boston
Temple Place
Tiffany’s
M. G
Post
Women and Children Fight Fire to Save Homes
Monterey April 1. A barn at the summer home of George A. Francis of Brooklyn was destroyed by what is believed to be spontaneous combustion. About 200 people formed a human chain to the well and fought the flames with buckets, saving the adjacent house and a neighbor’s home.
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Monterey
George A. Francis
Brooklyn
Apitero cereal promises health through balanced grains
The ad urges hard work and fitness, promoting Apitero as a perfectly balanced cereal. It claims the product provides essential nourishment and vital energy, asserting health depends on diet and that Apitero contains every food element in the right proportion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S.A
Tragedy Saddens Cambridge Homes After Fatal Shooting
Three Cambridge homes mourn after a Saturday shooting. Ten year old Andrew Miller Fleming died three hours after being shot by friend Perley Thurston, twelve, at Cambridge Hospital.
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Cambridge
Andrew Miller Fleming
Perley Thurston
Tragic Shooting Leaves Thurston Boy in Grief
A 12 year old boy died from an accidental gunshot at 33 White Street. The shooter Thurston, mourned by his mother and the Fleming family, faced intense public and familial sorrow. Medical examiner notes the bullet entered behind the right ear and lodged in the brain. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Thurston
Freming
White Street Place
Fleming
Jerome Thurston
Fleming Ff Nne
Jennie Webster
White Street
Henry
Swan
Suffolk A O H Nominations Nominate Delegates for National Convention
In Puritan Hall Suffolk County A O H holds a convention with 300 representatives to nominate candidates for delegates to the national convention at Saratoga New York Those named include Cornelius J Coughlin William J Burke James M Curley John J Reynolds Martin Craven Charles McCarthy John J Daley Hadward Callahan Michael Walsh Daniel Driscoll James Mantell John J Hoar William H Cuddy Patrick Cooney John Murden William T Fleming The balloting will occur at a special convention next Sunday at 11 am in Wells Memorial Hall.
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Puritan Hall
Washington Street
Suffolk County
Saratoga
N. Y
Cornelius J. Coughlin
South
Boston
William J. Burke
Jamaica Plain
James M. Curley
John J. Reynolds
Roxbury
Martin Craven
Charles
Wells’ Memorial Hall
Awful Scenes in Court Mark Cooper Murder Trial
In Augusta Maine on April 1 the Cooper murder trial moved through a ghastly day as jurors attended church and Mrs. Alice Cooper faced a day with her family. Exhibits included a bullet pierced skull and brain, bloodstained clothing, a pillow, and a revolver as doctors testified about the brain and scalp under dramatic scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Cooper
First Baptist Church
B. P. Hope
Alice F. Cooper
Charles D. Northy, Jr
South Windsor
Chelsea
Thomas Leigh
Northy
Sturtevant
Dr. Whittier
Bowdoin
Leigh
Heath
Mr. Leigh
Charles Northy
Lucy F. Cooper
Pension Fund Concert Marks Farewell to Wilhelm Gericke
The Boston Symphony Orchestra held last night at Symphony Hall in aid of the pension fund with a Wagner program. Soloists Mrs Hissem de Moss Lilla Ormond Sullivan Sargent and John F Daniels and the Thursday Morning Apollo clubs contributed. Gericke received an ovation as he conducts the remaining season. The program featured The Flying Dutchman Tannhauser Siegfried Gotterdammerung Parsifal and Tristan and Isolde with strong chorus and orchestra work throughout.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Wilhelm Gericke
English King and Queen Preparations at Antivari
Preparations are underway at Antivari seaport in Montenegro for the reception of King Edward and Queen Alexandra of England. The visit is expected to draw attention to the Adriatic port amid ongoing European travel plans.
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Edward
Montenegro
Rome
Antivari
Queen Alexandra
England
New England
New A. C. H. Division Chartered in Hampden Hall
A new division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was instituted yesterday at Hibernian Hall Hampden street in a ceremony led by County President John H Dillon. Officers elected include President Thomas F Curley Vice President Anthony McNeally Treasurer Clarence Goodwin Financial Secretary William Dolan Recording Secretary Jeremiah J Good. The division opens with a large charter list of Boston's progressive young business men.
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Order of Hibernians
Hibernian
Closing Service At Immaculate Conception Retreat
Yesterday afternoon the retreat for women at the Church of the Immaculate Conception held its closing service. The exercises included a choral hymn, a sermon by Rev. Thomas I. Gasson S J, the papal blessing, benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and the blessing of pious articles.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas I. Gasson
S. J
Branch Unity Irish National Foresters mark fifth anniversary
A large attendance at the Charlestown headquarters witnessed Branch Unity Irish National Foresters celebrate its fifth anniversary. The program featured literary and musical selections and addresses by Chief Ranger John F. Ahern, Edward Callahan, James E. Dolan, John J. McGann of Watertown, and John Buckley of Somerville.
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Branch
Unity Irish National Foresters
Charlestown
John F. Ahern
Edward Callahan
James E. Dolan
John J. McGann
Watertown
John Buckley
Somerville
Bernard Daly
Francis Carr
William McCarthy
John F. Daley
Michael Harrington
Johns. Duffy
John Connolly
Timothy Harrington
J. J. Fitzgerald
Dennis Harrigan
George Murphy
James J. Doyle
Coleman Connolly
Charles Kiernan
Brother Costello
Sheares Brothers’ Club
Educational meeting at Y M E A on colored education
A large audience attended a Young Men's Educational Association gathering on Southern education and uplifting colored people. Speakers included Rev. R D Stinson Morris Brown College Atlanta Rev H J Callis Dr R C Rawson J M Burrell and R A Woods. Stinson stressed practical issues and North opportunities in schools employment and freedom not yet widespread in the South.
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Young Men's Educational Association
Southern
R. D. Stinson
D. D
Morris Brown College
Atlanta
H. J. Callis
R. C. Rawson
J. M. Burrell
R. A. Woods
Dr Williams Pink Pills Rescue Des Moines Woman From Starvation
A Des Moines reader describes near starvation from gastritis and neural weakness, cured after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She reports rapid improvement, restored appetite, and recovery of strength after weeks of ineffective medical care. Pills sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wyatt
Seventh Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Holy Cross Cemetery Mass Scheduled in Malden
The Rev. T. J. Holland of St. Joseph's Maplewood announces a high mass at the Holy Cross Cemetery chapel next Wednesday at 10 30 a m. Masses will continue weekly on the same day and time until further notice. Sunday services follow at 4 p m.
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Malden
T. J. Holland
St. Joseph’s Church
Maplewood
Holy Cross Cemetery
The True Athletics preached by Rev George L Perin
The Rev George L Perin of the Beacon Universalist Church Brookline spoke yesterday on The True Athletics. He urged that athletics should be for all men and that the man should be trained constantly with St Paul as a cited example.
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George L. Perin
Beacon Universalist Church
Brookline
St. Paul
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J. H. Dillon
Hibernian Hall
Retreat For Women
Unity Foresters
Mass
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Washington St
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Consult
DR. Greene
Somerset St
Pemberton Sq
Edward Hatch
J.s.waterman &Sons
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Tel
Billman
Sharon
Nicholas Augustus Billman
New York City
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Mary J
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Alice Doheny
D. F. Mahoney
Kimball Avenue
Revere
Immaculate Conception
Dever
James J
Ellen
Paul Dever
Cooper Street
St. Mary's Church
Endicott Street
Harty
Christina F
Celero
Tie
T Druggists, Co
Dr. Sherwood
Walter Sherwood
Boylston Stre Cor
Tremont St
Red
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