Second day at Actors Church Alliance fair draws bigger crowds
A large crowd filled the Hotel Vendome as a new shipment from New York arrived with gifts from famous stage stars. Miss Christie MacDowd sent a French mirror and pompadour fan. Mrs. Leslie Carter contributed a Du Barry bag with her autograph. Henry Woodruff donated an ink stand and a Much Ado About Nothing volume. Miss Elsie DeWolf offered a gold table cover and a linen baby shirt. Kyrie Ellen provided a hare’s foot on ivory with autograph. Viola Allen sent a matrix ring. Other items include spurs by John AIG, Buckles from George Wilson, autographed photos from Miss Ethel Barrymore, a portrait from Mrs. Fiske, and many more. The entertainers from Castle Square performed with Kate Ryan and others guiding the crowd. The voting for the Irving Derry pin and May Irwin chafing dish drew large attendance, with Lillian Lawrence leading late, closely followed by Clara Lane. Admission rose to 15 cents due to the crowds today and tonight.
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Actors’ Church Alliance
Hotel Vendome
New York
Christie MacDowd
du Barry
Leslie Carter
Harvard
Elsie DeWolf
Kyrie Ellen
Viola Allen
King
John Aig
George Wilson
Ethel Barrymore
Fiske
Charles Mackay
B. H. Sothern
Lotta
William Courtleigh
Lilan Lawrence
Boston
Castle Square Company
Kate Ryan
Sonora Bradley
Mary Sanders
Gertrude Roosevelt
May Abernethy
Frances Burnham
R. E. Sparrell
Louise Cutting
Prices of Meats Declared to Be Highest in 20 Years
Prices of meat reach their highest level in 20 years. Wholesale gains range from half a cent to a cent, while retail rises from 1 to 3 cents per pound. Grain costs and fattened cattle scarcity cited. Ham and pork up 3 to 12 cents wholesale, retail ham up 3 cents. lamb hind quarter up 1 cent retail. dressed beef up to 18 cents. Some items like tripe and liver unchanged.
Striking freight handlers plan mass meeting parade
Workers out of employment due to the freight handlers strike have been asked to assemble at 987 Washington Street Samoan to participate in a parade on Saturday April 6. The march will start at 1 p m from Wells Memorial Hall along Washington Eliot Park Square Charles Beacon School Washington Dock to Faneuil Hall where prominent speakers will discuss labor causes.
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Washington Street
Samoan
Faneuil Hall
Wells Memorial Hall
Eliot Street
Park Square
Charles Street
Beacon Street
School Street
Dock Square
Trying Day for Harry Sawyer in Canavan
In Canavan New Hampshire on April 3 Harry N. Sawyer Jr faces a strained marriage after sensational disclosures. His wife Mrs. Sawyer Jr appears in town without him, avoiding dialogue as he trails trains hoping for a sight of Mrs. Sawyer No. 2. Townsfolk note his nervousness, aging appearance, and the reader-wide suspense over Ruby Marks and the couple’s split.
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Canavan
N. H
Harry N. Sawyer, Jr
Sawyer, Jr
Mr. Sawyer
Canaan
Senoteacs
Morne
Contracts for fixtures received by McKenney and Waterbury
The list includes Ocean House Swampscott Maas Roxbury Court House and Institution for Savings Bank Building with several North Shore seashore homes. Orders also come from Mexico Turkey and West Africa.
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Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury
Franklin Street
Boston
Ocean House
Swampscott
Maas
Roxbury Court House
Institution For Savings Bank Building
North Shore
Mexico
Turkey
West Africa
Desperate chase ends with ash thief captured by Handy
Broadway Studio photo notes W W Handy pursued a basement intruder after a thief dodged into backyards. Handy tracked the man to Union Park street, chased through alleys, and fought off a mob until Patrolman True arrived. The suspect, later identified as John Edgerton of Medford, yielded a bag with a clothes wringer and a blanket.
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Broadway Studio
B Handy
Handy
Stree
Union Park Street
Della Tibbitts
True
John Edgerton
Medford
Mr Rueter Home Again After Illness
Mr Henry A Rueter returned yesterday from Hot Springs Arkansas much improved after a protracted attack of rheumatism The Post corrects yesterday’s item regarding Mr H H Rueter founder of Rueter Co brewing interests Since Mr H H Reuter’s death over two years ago Mr Henry A Rueter has served as president of the company
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Rueter & Co
Hot Springs
Henry A. Rueter
Hot Springs Ark
H. H. Rueter
H. H. Reuter
Colored Masons Celebrate 57th Anniversary at Paul Revere Hall
Rising Sun Lodge F and A M, claimed as America’s oldest colored lodge, marked its 57th anniversary with a grand reception and dance last evening. About 150 couples attended with guests of honor including William Jackson district deputy grand master and William J. Robinson grand treasurer among others. Charles W. Johnson served as floor marshal and led the grand march with Mr and Mrs Johnson.
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Rising Sun Lodge
America
Paul Revere Hall
William. Jackson
Benjamin
Hagel
William J. Robinson
Daniel Milligan
Morlahee Lacy Marshall
Eureka Lodge
William O'Brien
Celestial Lodge
John Brown
Union Lodge
William H. Tyler
John T. Hilton Lodge
William d
Charles W. Johnson
Senate Passes Oleo Bill In Tight Vote And Revenue Cutter Bill
The senate approved the oleomargarine bill by 29 to 31 after a heated debate on federal versus state powers. It sets taxes and rules for oleo products, bans artificial coloring, and imposes duties on manufacturers and retailers. A separate revenue cutter service bill passed 135 to 4, granting rank, longevity pay, and retirement terms for officers.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Wisconsin
Congress
West
Missouri
Scott
West Virginia
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Revenue Cutter Service
Navy
Army
Rev Father O Donovan in Boston for Ireland revival lecture
The Rev Father I O Donovan rector of St Brendan s Cathedral Loughrea Ireland visits Boston for a few days as a guest at the Touraine He will lecture at Hollis Street Theatre on a date to be announced The lecture supports Ireland s industries art and literature and aims to stop emigration He highlights cooperative movements butter production lace factories and Gaelic language preservation and notes his roles with the Irish Agricultural Organization Society Art Society and Gaelic League
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I. O'Donovan
St. Brendan's Cathedral
Loughrea
Ireland
Boston
Touraine
Hollis Street
Father O'Donovan
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Art Society
Gaelic League
Fighting in Macedonia reported by Sofia dispatch
A Sofia to London despatch claims Macedonian bands crossed into Macedonia recently with arms and supplies. A party of Turks ambushed Bulgarian outlaws in Kirzev mountains, killing several and capturing others. Macedonians are accused of atrocities including skinning a Turk alive and displaying the skin as a trophy.
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London
Xchange Telegraph Company
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Kirzev
Fortifications Budget Cut by House Appropriations
In Washington on April 3 the House appropriations committee revised the fortifications bill, approving an appropriation of 6,562,466 dollars, down 801,656 from the previous act. The merchant marine and fisheries panel also moved to formally take up the subsidy bill next week.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Toda Iigore Ty
Hurley Visits State House in Salem for Brief House Tour
John F. Hurley of Salem, mayor and Congressional candidate, spent an hour at Speaker Myers's right side at the State House. He praised the Speaker and the House, declined talk of statewide offices, and quipped that he would win Congress in a walk.
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John F. Hurley
Salem
Congress
State House
Myers
Hurley
House
Mr. Hurley
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Actors’ Church Alliance Fair
Irving Derry
May Irwin
Lillian Lawrence
Clara Lane
Lindsay Morison
Ralph M. Kirtland
J. I. Hara
Actors’ Church Church Alliance Fair
Alliance Fair
Hardy
Clara Louise Holley
Kacs Panis
Gilchrist Co
Harry Sawyer
Actors’ Home Benefit
Hollis
Reno
Richards
Keith
Frank Buck
Music Hall
Edward E. Rice
George W. Wilson
Clara Blandick
Charles J. Rich
Ayhletegatuhes
W. B. Handy
Mr. Handy
Tremont Street
Houghton & Dutton
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China
Dickens
Hamburg
Eton
Ness
Aine
Rome, Rochester and Ray Manufacturing Cos
Handker- Chiefs
Rogers
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Ioavos
Ibs
California
MR. Rueter
Colored Masons
Manhattan Studio
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Maisons
Father O’donovan
Marceau
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