Oldest Married Couple Honor Ends in New England
Middleboro Massachusetts April 5 Silas Downing born August 12 1813 and wife Jerusha Townsend born June 2 1819 are a combined 172 years old They have three children five grandchildren and one living They are urged to send photographs and sketches for a contest in the Boston Post offering Morris chairs for the oldest couple in New England
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Middleboro
Silas Downing
Wareham
Jerusha C. Townsend
Downing
New England
Post
Boston
Theen
Morris
Who Is the Oldest Couple
The Boston Post signals interest in presenting a fine rocking chair and an excellent Morris to the oldest couple, inviting readers to submit candidates for recognition.
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Boston Post
Morris
Love Trumps in a Moonlit Card Fortune
A refined pair by a hearth play with cards and fortunes. Edith Vaughn and Chatherwood discuss a past love while he sketches a horoscope of a queen of hearts. The game reveals two and love as the trump, hinting at their lingering feelings and hidden truth.
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Edith
Chatherwood
Taft
West
Miss Vaughn
King of
Paur to Conduct at Madrid Royal Opera House
Emil Paur, noted conductor, accepts engagement to lead Madrid Royal Opera House productions of Tannhauser Lohengrin and The Meistersinger. He will also conduct a Madrid Philharmonic Society concert series. Mr Paur has already departed for Madrid.
Johnson Raps Police Board
The Rev. Herbert Johnson at Warren Avenue Baptist Church denounces police misconduct in Boston. He cites testimony of a city captain noting several houses of questionable character and asks citizens why the Police Commission faces so little public outrage. He urges ministers to preach accountability and uphold white judgment.
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Herbert Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Worcester Coal Dealers Face Skerrett Threat
Representative Mark N. Skerrett of Worcester pressures local coal dealers to hand in transcripts of their books. Dealers have resisted, but Skerrett warns they may be brought before the House for contempt if they do not comply.
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Mark N. Skerrett
Worcester
Skerrett
Boston
Balkan crisis deepens as powers watch tense Balkan scene
London reports indicate major powers track developments in the Balkans after a Russian consul’s shooting incident and threats of occupation. Ambassadors meet the Sultan to press pacification while Austria mobilizes corps in readiness. Belgrade reports riots over policing, with injuries.
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Mitrovitza
Constantinople
Albania
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Austria
Agram
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Temesvar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Old Serbia
Belgrade
John W Brown Zion Church Sexton Dies on Way to Church
John W Brown 70, sexton at Zion Church on North Russell Street, died at Massachusetts General Hospital Sunday morning after falling unconscious on the sidewalk while en route to the church. Cause of death believed to be heart trouble.
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John W. Brown
Wedding Gifts and Guards At Neilson Home
Police protection is set for the Neilson home in New York as wedding gifts arrive for Cathleen Neilson and Reginald Vanderbilt. A tall suspicious man in a green rain coat is noted among onlookers while Newport crowds welcome the groom’s family and planned honeymoon at Sandy Point.
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Newport
Sandy Point
Vanderbilt
New York Society
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Burdens
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Twomblys
Webbs
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Dyers
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Barneys
Schencks
Hatches
Hartimans
Belmonts
Babcocks
Winthrops
Morrises
Gebhards
Astors
Bulls
Bradish-Johnsons
Baldwins
Cuttings
Pres Capen Birthday Marked by Tufts President
Elmer H Capen longtime Tufts College president celebrated his 66th birthday in Medford. In a interview he urged youth to pursue work aligned with taste and aptitude, stressing hard work and his own choice of Christian ministry as a life calling. He praised shaping students and hoped future generations maintain hope and courage.
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Elmer H. Capen
Tufts College
Medford
Capen
Post
Entrance Examinations Set for Nautical School at Enterprise
Commissioners fix next Saturday as the spring entrance exam date for the Nautical Training School. Tests will be on board the USS Enterprise at North End Park Boston beginning at 10 a.m. Applicants must file their applications at the State House office immediately.
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Nautical Training School
United States
Enterprise
North End Park
Boston
Office of the Commissioners
State House
Pictures Banished From State House Elevator
Pictures of Governor Wolcott Governor Crane Governor Bates Speaker Myers and ex President Soule of the Senate were displayed on the west wing elevator walls. They vanished without notice and are never to be returned, reportedly by an order from a person whose word is law at the State House.
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Wolcott
Crane
Bates
Myers
Soule
Senate
P. J. Bradley
Ward 6
New York
Boston
Mr. Bradley
Bradley
East Boston
Florence Spooner
Anti-Death Penalty League
Doctor Calls Corsets Harmful and Proposes Age 25 Rule
In New York on April 5, Dr Robert Sangiovanni urged abolishing corsets as a TB cure concern. He proposed banning corsets for women under 25 and suggested dietary changes including beef and vegetables to rebuild health. He favored laws preventing employers from hiring girls who wear corsets.
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New York
Robert Sangiovanni
Holy Week Services In Catholic Churches
Palm Sunday marked the start of Holy Week with solemn masses and blessed palms. Services continue through Wednesday to Easter, with schedules at the Immaculate Conception and Cathedral including Tenebrae, Passion readings, the Three Hours devotion, and procession. Tickets required for Good Friday and Easter Sunday at the Immaculate Conception.
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Williams
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Timothy Barrett
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Society Folk to Sing in Pinafore for Charity Sake at Bijou
Society favorites perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore at the Bijou Theatre on April 14 and 15 to benefit the Children’s Hospital Convalescent Home at Wellesley Hills. A large chorus of Boston society figures and noted soloists participate under conductor Frank O Nash with boatswain’s song by Sullivan A Sargent and dancer Linzee Hooper.
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Children’s Hospital
Wellesley Hills
Boston
Josephine
Alice Bates Rice
Little Buttercup
S. Henry Hooper
Hebe
Ada
Sullivan A. Sargent
Frank O. Nash
Linzee Hooper
Hooper
Buttercup
Nathan Matthews, Jr
George Ss. Mumford
George H. Stoddard
Thomas Russell
Joshua C
E. L. Curtiss
H. B. Fearing
Courtenay Guild
Hyde
John Hollis
Reginald H. Johnson
Herbert Lyman
G. H. Mifflin, Jr
Stanley Parker
R. L. Robbins
Hadmund Sears
R. L. Scaife
George A. Smith
W. H. Stuart, Jr
W. T. Gay
Marriages Noted in Salem and New York Listings
Announcements list multiple weddings in April including Katharine Tracey of Salem and Frederick Boissier of Brooklyn to wed in Salem on April 15. Other ceremonies include Annie Winifred Davis and Alfred Jewett in New York. Elsie Gertrude Bennett and William Dickey wed in New York with a reception at Mrs. Bennett’s home. Lawrence Howe and Rosamond MacVeagh to marry April 20 in New York city.
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Katharine Josephine Tracey
Salem
Frederick Charles Boissier
Brooklyn
Annie Winifred Davis
Howard Israel Davis
Roxbury
Alfred Frederick Jewett
New York
St. James's Church
Boston
Marcus Beumer Bennett
Mme
Madeleine Schiller
Elsie Gertrude
William Copper Dickey
All Angels’ Church
Mrs. Bennett
West Eighty-sixth Street
Dickey
Philadelphia
Lawrence F. Howe
Arthur Clark
Commonwealth Avenue
Rosamond MacVeagh
Madison Avenue
St. Thomas's Church
Louis J. McIntire
Albert W. Satterlee
Henry G. Sargent
Hartford
Weather Woes Shadow Opera Plans and Postscripts
The Observant Citizen notes recurring rain and cold dampening Mr Gray and Mr Con Reid opera dates, while Mme Fritzi Scheff sails to Covent Garden and plans a new venture next November. Palm Sunday feels wintry and Burr McIntosh Monthly impresses. Mrs Fiske volunteers for Animal Rescue League benefit on April 16 at Tremont Theatre.
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Eith
Mme
Fritzi Scheff
England
Covent Garden
London
Animal Rescue League
Tremont Theatre
John Luther Luig
Mme. Butterfly
Pugilist Allen Dead in St Louis Saloon Era ends for world heavyweight champ
Tom Allen, retired world heavyweight champion and longtime St Louis saloon keeper, died today from general debility. Born in Birmingham England on April 28 1839, he carved a storied boxing career before settling in Missouri and running a small bar for 25 years.
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Pugilist Allen
ST. Louis
Tom Allen
Birmingham
England
Drew to Hold Revivals at Church Start April Ninth
Rev. Simon P. W. Drew will conduct revival services at his church beginning April 9 for a two week period.
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Simon P. W. Drew
Witch hazel soap claims big hair health and skin help
An advertisement touts Witch-Hazel Soap as stopping hair loss and dandruff while improving complexion and treating blemishes. It promises it is the best toilet soap, suitable for chapped hands and facial eruptions, and notes it sells everywhere for 15 cents.
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