Whale kills massive finback near Cape Cod floes
Cape Cod fishermen celebrate as the Taurus hauls a sixty foot finback fifteen miles off Chatham after Captain Ed Smith of the Nancy fired bombs from the bowsprit. The monster reportedly dies after the shot, with the prize destined for a New York exhibit in opposition to the Bradley display, as crews brace for possible tug reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
New York
Chatham
John Lewis
Nat” Burch
Lewis
Dory
Nancy
Bombeus
Will” Smith
Knight Heads
Oor
Smith
Cape Cod Bay
Congregationalists Hold Suffolk South Conference Meetings
The sixty eighth semi annual Suffolk South Conference met at Union Congregational Church Columbus Avenue with large attendance. Afternoon sessions featured Rev J K Brown of Harpoul Turkey and Rev J M De Forest D D of Japan giving missionary addresses. Evening program included devotional services and talks by Rev Judson Mee D D on Principles and Prominence of Foreign Missions and by Rev James Lam D D on Progress. Closing with benediction and song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk South
Union Congregational Church
Columbus Avenue
J. K. Brown Fof Harpool
Turkey
J. M. de Forest
D. D
Japan
Judson Meee
Charles H. Daniels
James Lam
Barton
Silver Lake Social Club Concert and Supper
The Silver Lake Social Club hosted a Tuesday evening program at Broad way Chelsea featuring Joseph Higgins William Boardman James Brandon Cook and Fitz Mr Donovan of Sumner Club East Boston Mr McGunn of Sumner Club East Boston Mr McDonald of Company H Gus Latz Eugene Murphy John Darcy John Connelly and William Fitzgerald. The American Wringer Company advertised at 13 and way extension city manufactures wringers mangles and sweepers offering repair and attentive telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Broadway
Chelsea
Joseph Higgins
William Boardman
James Brandon
Cook
Fitz
Mr. Donovan
Sumner Club
East Boston
McGunn
McDonald
Company H
Gus Latz
Eugene Murphy
John Darcy
John Connelly
William Fitzgerald
Boston Senate Clash Over City Charter Bill
Democratic Senators attack Mayor Curtis proposed charter while Republicans retreat to ante rooms to smoke. Senators Corbett Gilbride and Quinn lead fierce SPEECHES. gallery crowds press in as debate stalls with a point of order. Corbett objects to three year mayor term and single head departments. Gilbride rebukes absences and calls the bill a bold steal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Corbett
Gilbride
Quinn
Sanger
Curtis
Boston
City Hall
Board of Election Commissioners
Edwin A. Curtis
Board of Elections
Ballot Law Commission
New York
Chicago
I am a new woman through Hood's Sarsaparilla
A testimonial from Mrs A Lynch of Pettingell's Corner Me describing severe illness including rheumatism and swelling, saying Hood's Sarsaparilla restored health, reduced pain, and made her feel younger at age 50, with instant relief and strong recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
A. Lynch
Pettingell
Boston Charter Debate Highlights Political Machines and Reform Calls
A Boston charter debate features opponents arguing against a reform bill as a political machine influence is blamed for pressuring the city toward bad government. Speakers defend old charters, praise past leaders, and warn against changes while Holyoke police board provisions surface in a separate House vote.
Holyoke bill aimed at city reform and highway funding debated
Mayor Griffin defended the act as needed to root out a local evil, while Worcester officials faced scrutiny over state affairs. In the House, a bill to raise Cambridge District Court Clerk Emerson W. Law’s salary drew criticism. Highway funding moved, with amendments to set $400,000 against $200,000. a civil service clause was rejected. House and Senate actions included a State treasurer election plan and Governor approval of tech institute funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Quinn
Senator Quinn
Sanger
Suffolk
Senate
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Bradford
Holyoke
Board of Police
Waterman
Williamstown
Irwin
Northampton
Jordan
Salem
Sheehan
Griffin
Worcester
Emerson W. Law
Cambridge District Court
Whitaker
Wrentham
Searles
Mr. Estes
Ferson
Fitchburg
HOUSE
State House
Institute of Technology
Captain Adams
Southern Christian Endeavor leaders tour South
Reverend Francis E Clark and treasurer William Shaw returned from a southern trip to Knoxville for the Tennessee Christian Endeavor convention April 11 14. They called the gathering remarkable with overflow crowds and 3000 seated in a large church. They predicted strong turnout for the Boston convention next July and noted a Texas contact promising 300 enthusiastic Texans for Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Clark
D. D
William Shaw
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Convention of Tennessee Christian Endeavor Societies
Knoxville
Sdéuth
Clark
South
Boston
United Society
Texas
Charity Club Breakfast At Hotel Vendome
The Charity Club held its annual breakfast at Hotel Vendome with about 300 ladies and a few gentlemen. An informal reception opened the day, followed by a program in the banquet hall including readings from Mrs Moulton and Julia Ward Howe, songs, recitations, and a standout performance by Miss Katherine E Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Club
Hotel Vendome
Ernest Cushing
Micah Dyer, Jr
J. Sewell Reed
R. D. Cushing
A. Shuman
Emma Toussaint
Micah Dyer
Arthur Howard Pickering
Wallace, Jackman
Nashua
George Osgood
Charles Melntire
Jennie Mosely
Goodwin
Aniel Proctor
Ralph Crocker
H. Staples Potter
Ferdinand Emerson
W. E. Pave
A. B. Currier
Dr. Robinson
Henry Grant Weston
Susini
C.H. Bolles
Annie ‘Thomas
Dexter H. Follett
A.S. Dinsmore
Eben Howes
C. E. Spiller
J. C. Brooks
David McIntosh
Dora B. Smith
Samuel Thompson
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as Cold Safeguard
A newspaper style promotion argues that once ill from typhoid or scarlet fever one recovers, but colds recur. It promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a preventive, claiming it warms the body, strengthens tissue, aids digestion, and resists colds during fickle spring weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science and
Common Sense
Duffy
Trial ends in libel suit over Kidney poster
Judge Maynard will charge the jury after a day of testimony in the libel case brought by Mr. Kidney against Alderman Dever. Witnesses described political dealings, a pond of alleged bribes, and motives behind publishing a poster. Kidney recounted clashes with Dever and naming figures, while Gargan pressed questions about malice and the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Dodge
Edward F. McLaughlin
Osborn
City Hall
Bartlett
Gargan
William Williams
Kidney
Dever
James F. Davern
Augustus Andrews
Buckley
Strater
Nixon
Wise
Maynard
Maguire
Charles J. Scannell
Scannell
Patrick Maguire
American Express Company
Arlington
Board of Aldermen
Flood
Rattan
Bristol Yacht Defender project linked to Herreshoffs
Construction plans for the new racing syndicate yacht Defender at Bristol Rhode Island are discussed. Spars booms and a mast are being built in East Boston by Boston Spar Company under secrecy. Mentions Gitana arrival Kingston Jamaica Gypsum Emperor departure Windsor Nova Scotia and other vessel repairs and maritime operations along the East Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cap Racing Syndicate
Defender
Bristol
R. I
Herreshoffs
Boston
Boston Spar Company
Kingston
Jam
St. Thomas
New York
Kennebec
Bath
Brookline
Port Antonio
Simpson
Roman
Fastnet
Liverpool
H. B. Sibley
McKie
Nevada
Warren
Kansas
New York Line
Eleanora
Portland
Franconit
Cottage City
Manhattan
Cape Cod
Shoals
Simpson's
Lone Star
Josiah R. Smith
Vineyard Sound
Atlantic Works
Lewis
Warren Line
Angloman
Barnstable
Loui Toscani
Victor Sorensen
James Burton
James Green
Ada
Finn
Salmon River
N. S
St. John
N. B
Lizzie B
Port Greville
Advocate
Constitution Wharf
Manila
Charles Robinson
Annie Stafford
Robinson
Frost
Guantanamo
Cuba
Harry W. Lewis
Hunter
Demerara
Barbadoes
Joseph A. Manta
Carrie A. Tyler
Delaware
Distress at Sea In Salem as Coal Schooner Reaches Harbor
The schooner Alianza from New York to Halifax with 500 tons of coal ran into distress near Thatcher's Island after a gale. Sails split, mizzen shrouds carried away, deck cargo washed overboard, and a heavy sea flooded the cabin. The vessel will be repaired at Salem.
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Salem
Alianza
New York
Halifax
Weldon
Thatcher's Island
Building New Revere Streets In Residential Revere
A large workforce is constructing streets at Oxford Park Broadway and Revere Street in Revere. Nearly a mile of new streets will be finished by mid May. About 150 lots will be offered for sale, creating a premier residential section in Revere.
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Oxford Park
Broadway
Revere Street
Revere
Prominent Bradford Citizen Dead in Haverhill Life
John Davis aged 80 a prominent Bradford citizen died today in Waverhill He was for many years an extensive shoe manufacturer in Haverhill He leaves a wife a daughter and a son.
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Bradford
Waverhill
John Davis
Haverhil
Ellis Found Guilty in Canton Slaying Case
In Dedham on April 17 the jury found E. A. Ellis guilty of man slaughter for shooting J. E. Fleming in Ellis's parents store in Canton. Judge Gaskill instructed the jury on gross negligence and intentional act, noting confessions must be voluntary to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
E. A. Ellis
J. E. Fleming
Ellis
Canton
Gaskill
Kelly
Novel Industrial Aid Scheme Discussed at Boston Meeting
The Industrial AAI Society held its quarterly meeting at 37 Hawkins Street Boston with President William P Fowler in chair. reports show 770 employers sought help 1250 applicants registered and 851 found employment in the quarter ending March 31. The society will test growing crops on vacant lots to aid the unemployed with volunteer charity support. the plan aims to guide beneficiaries to produce food for personal use or sale, following a Detroit success and to be tried in New York St Louis Toledo and other cities.
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The
Industrial Aai Society
Society
Hawkins Street
Boston
William P. Fowler
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Toledo
Educational Workers Conference in Boston on Froebel birthday
The New England Conference of Educational Workers will hold a public meeting at the English High School hall on Montgomery Street Saturday April 20 celebrating Friedrich Froebel. Principal address by James L Hughes of Toronto on The Work and Influence of Friedrich Froebel. Other talks by M J Garland Laura Fisher Sarah L Arnold Alice C Deckham Walter S Parker D S Samford and Lucy Wheelock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conference of Educational Workers
Montgomery Street
Friedrich Froebel
James L. Hughes
Toronto
Can
M. J. Garland
Laura Fisher
Boston
Sarah L. Arnold
Alice C. Deckham
Chelsea
Walter
Fire damages Freeman and Taylor store at 4 Washington Street
Freeman and Taylor jewelers report $5000 damage to stock from yesterday morning fire. Their shop adjoins B F Larrabee whose rear connection allowed smoke to flood in. Large stock of silver novelties was badly affected. Loss reportedly fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman & Taylor, Jewellers
Washington Street
B. F. Larrabee
Larrabee & Co
Surance
Hooper Perkins Nuptials in City Ceremony
The Right Reverend William Lawrence officiated at a city wedding on April 17 uniting William Hooper and Alice Forbes eldest daughter of Charles B Perkins in a formal ceremonial setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooper
Perkins
William Lawrence
William Hooper
Alice Forbes
Charles B Perkins
Death Notices and Obituaries From Dedham to Roxbury
Various obituaries announce deaths in Dedham Pawtucket Charlestown and Roxbury with ages from 26 to 84. Entries include John Russell Campbell Dennis Carroll Philip Cassidy Sarah F Cavanaugh Annie Muldoon Catherine Myers Lucy Slade plus a funeral notice for Mrs Slade and a health advert for Ripans Tabules.
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Campbell
West Dedham
John Russell Campbell
Benjamin F
Eliza M. Campbell
Carro
Dennis A. Carroll
Cassidy
Pawtucket
R. IL
Philip E. Cassidy
Cavanaugh
Charlestown
Sarah F
Edward J. Canaugh
Muldoon
Boston Highlands
Annie
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Methyn
Tremont &J
Masonic Temple
Patriots
American Wringer Company
Baltimore
Rus Cunningham
Cunningham
Prof
A. Mott
MR. Maguire
MR. Gargan
Diam Dust Washing Powder
Diamond Dust Washing Powder Company
Savannah
James C. Davis & Son
Board of Alder Men
Capen
Martin
Alderman Dever
Haymarket Square
Eugene Buckley
Yeoman Street
Orchard Park
Francis Strater
Sudbury Street
Mr. Kidney
California
Bottieseen Blanchard We Ag
Gauare
Faneuil Hall Savare
Insecta
Hodges
Essex
St. Oa
Wass
Mera Colaction Agency
Revere Streets
Rich
White
Co. St
Fleming
Educational Workers’ Conference
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