Mrs Mary L Gilman Leads Massachusetts Relief Corps
Mrs Mary L Gilman heads the executive committee of the Woman's Relief Corps in Massachusetts as it plans for the August G A R national encampment in Boston. The revised committee list, issued from Old South building, designates 175 corps presidents as members of the general committee to raise funds for entertaining visiting delegates.
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Mary L. Gilman
Woman's Relief Corps
Massachusetts
Boston
Hero of the Sea Captain Carroll Saves Eight
Frank Carroll of 44 Lexington Street East Boston commanded the schooner Polar Wave in January 1899 rescuing eight men from the abandoned Jersey Lily. They were taken to Louisburg after a heroic struggle with heavy seas. Carroll received a gold watch from the Canadian government for his risked life and seamanship. His crew was not honored, and the Polar Wave leaked, forcing repairs and a total loss of its frozen herring cargo.
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Frank Carroll
Lexington Street
Boston
Nova Scotia
Louisburg
Captain Carroll
Carroll
Pedestrian Struck by Car Injured Near Newbury Street
Frank M. Segall, 34, of 48 Poplar Street, was knocked down yesterday while crossing in front of vehicles at Massachusetts Avenue and Newbury Street. He sustained severe forehead and knee bruises and was taken to City Hospital by Police Station 16.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Newbury Street
Frank M. Segall
Poplar Street
Segall
Miss Murphy on Cotter's Trail
Miss Margaret Murphy, bride-to-be of Thomas P. Cotter who vanished on the eve of their wedding, has left home to search for him. She vows to pursue every lead, interview railroad and steamship officers, and refuses to quit until hope fades. She suspects he went to New York and toward the old country as he often mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Cotter
Margaret Murphy
Tom
New York
Old Country
Daughters of the American Revolution lay cornerstone in memory hall
In Washington under the Washington Monument, Daughters of the American Revolution laid the cornerstone of Memorial Continental Hall with ceremonies led by Marine Band and Rev. Edward Everett Hale. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks spoke on the hall’s purpose as a shrine to liberty for future generations. The cornerstone was laid by the District of Columbia Grand Lodge of Masons using Washington’s historic gavel. A morning Congress session featured a protest against Senator Smoot’s continued tenure and against two constitutional amendments.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Memorial Continental Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Union
America
Marine Band
Edward Everett Hale
Senate
Society
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Republic
Berty
Grand Lodge of Masons
District of Columbia
East Boston Requiem Mass for association dead
A solemn high requiem mass for deceased East Boston Catholic Association members was held at Star of the Sea Church. Rev. Father Hugh Roe O'Donnell officiated with Father Griffin deacon and feather Kelly sub-deacon. The service was directed by Professor John O'Shea.
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East Boston Catholic Association
Star of the Sea
Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Griffin
Feather Kelly
John O'Shea
Concords Dual Patriots Day Celebration and Artillery Reunion
Concord observes Patriots Day with a 129th anniversary of the Old North Bridge battle and the 100th anniversary of Concord Artillery. A large parade, veterans groups, and a dinner at Town Hall marked the events. Concord High beat Roxbury Latin 42 to 39 in track and field contests as crowds gathered.
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Concord
Old North Bridge
Concord Artillery
Sixth Regiment
Artillery Company
Town Hall
John M. Keyes
Sixth Infantry
Charles K. Darling
Albert Stickney
New York
A.S. Cushman
Johnny Bostonbean's Slate invites reader inscriptions
Readers of the Post are invited to contribute inscriptions on subjects of general interest for Johnny's Slate in care of the Post. The paper notes many bright ideas from the recent freak headlines and war poems and offers a new chance for its witty and poetical readers to win newspaper fame.
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The
Post
Johnny
O Leary Heads State Journeymen Horseshoers Convention
Springfield April 19 The State branch of the Journeymen Horseshoers Union met at the Central Labor Union Hall with 26 unions represented A committee was named to spread the Boston label in all state unions Officers named Jeremiah O Leary Boston president and vice presidents Patrick Hurley Springfield John Hay Fitchburg William Dwyer Lawrence D D Driscoll Boston secretary and treasurer The convention will meet in Salem on April 19 1905 A banquet at the Mansion House followed with remarks by labor leaders.
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Springfield
Journeymen Horseshoers
Central Labor Union
Boston
Jeremiah O'Leary
Patrick Hurley
John Hay
Fitchburg
William Dwyer
Lawrence
D. D. Driscoll
Salem
Mansion House
Bell Post G A R Holds Ball
The R A Bell Post 154 G A R gathered at Paine Memorial Hall for a concert and dance to defray expenses for the national encampment. About 600 attendees joined the event, praised for social value and finances with several notable artists contributing.
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R. A. Bell Post
Paine Memorial Hall
James Turner
Alabama Troubadours
Hattie May
Ruth Sprague
William Juniper
Thomas Drake
William Currington
Harringtons Launch in Commission at Jeffries Point
The naphtha launch Mildred owned by East Boston yachtsman Timothy F. Harrington was successfully launched yesterday at Jeffries Point yacht yards. Capt Harrington engineer Dannynburg and pilots Edward Harrington and James P. Crogan tested the craft with a harbor spin as far as Big Brewsters.
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Harrington
Mildred
Timothy F. Harrington
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Dannynburg
Edward Harrington
James P. Crogan
Chelsea Man Arrested for Forgery in Cambridge
William Dickerson was arrested by Sergeant Shannon of the Chelsea force at 67 Bellingham Street Chelsea last night on a warrant charging him with forgery in Cambridge.
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Chelsea
Cambridge
William Dickerson
Shannon
Chelsea Force
Bellingham Street
The Magic Slipper presented by North Cambridge group
The five act musical comedy The Magic Slipper was staged last night in Odd Fellows Hall North Cambridge by the St John’s Temperance Society under William P Nickerson with Miss Mary Horan as musical directress. Cast included Miss Mary Donovan Cinderella Miss Edith Moran Fairy Queen Miss Margaret A Horan Thisbe Miss Florence Humphrey Clorinda and Robert Walsh Prince Poppetti with Thomas Patterson Dennis Kelliher Hubert Welsh and William J Lynch also in the show.
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St. John’s Temperance Socilety
North Cambridge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
William P. Nickerson
Mary Horan
Mary Donovan
Cinderella
Edith Moran
Fairy Queen
Margaret A. Horan
Thisbe
Florence Humphrey
Clorinda
Robert Walsh
Prince Poppetti
Thomas Patterson
Dennis Kelliher
Hubert Welsh
William J. Lynch
Deluge Beats Red Jacket in Cambridge Playout Distances
Deluge of North Cambridge defeated Red Jacket of Cambridge by 208 feet 6 inches to 201 feet 5 inches in a morning field event on Beacon street.
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Red Jacket
Cambridge
Deluge
North Cambridge
Beacon Street
Doctor Thrown From Buggy In West Newton Incident
West Newton April 19 Dr. Baker of Newtonville was thrown from his buggy while driving through West Newton. He sustained bruises but was not seriously injured.
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West Newton
Newtonville
Revers Beach Throngs as Summer Opening Draws Crowds
More than 6000 visitors crowded Revers Beach with the boulevard busy. Photo parlors, two merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries, and many small restaurants thriving. Two dance halls open and popular. About 25 bathers took first dip. water not much colder than some summer days. Metropolitan police station adds a new wing and several cottages rise nearby. Bathing rafts at State bath house freshly painted, placed at high water mark for launch.
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Revers Beach
Metropolitan
State Bathhouse
M Nary Proposes Probe Into Coal Price Rise Since 1903
Representative McNary of Massachusetts introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate the high coal prices since January 1903. The inquiry seeks to determine if a combination controls prices and to uncover the organization and methods of the alleged cartel.
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Washington
McNary
Massachusetts
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
United States
33d annual banquet honors old Company H at Chelsea
The 33d annual banquet and 484th anniversary of old Company H Massachusetts Infantry was held in G A R Hall Chelsea last night. President James R Gerrish presided. Speeches were given by Colonel Fellows Samuel Simmons Captain Walter Pratt and others. Comrade James Burrows of Company H recited Hooker Above the Clouds and Frank Barker Hamre recited patriotic poems.
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First
Massachusetts Infantry
G. A. R. Hall
Chelsea
James R. Gerrish
Deer Island
Co. O. Fellows
Samuel Simmons
Walter Pratt
Battery H
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Ball of Sons of Zion Held in East Boston Hall
In Commonwealth Hall East Boston the Sons of Zion staged their seventh annual ball with about 600 attendees. Floor duties were managed by Floor Director Frank Small.
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Commonwealth Hall
East Boston
Sons of Zion
Frank Small
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