Catholic Literary Union minstrel show delights Charlestown crowd
At the Bijou Opera House last evening the Catholic Literary Union of Charlestown staged a minstrel show to a packed audience. Dr. John F. O'Brien served as interlocutor, with end men Peter F. Tague, John J. Mahoney, James P. Maloney, bones Edward L. Quigley, Michael J. Mitchell, and John J. Cronin. Soloists included L. W. Burr, C. E. Cadigan, A. W. Dolan, H. F. Goodwin, P. J. Murphy and Roy O'Brien, under Francis P. Turnbull directing and Rupert S. Carven handling music.
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Bijou
Catholic Literary Union of
Charlestown
John F. O’brien
John F. Fitzgerald
Washington
Peter F. Tague
John J. Mahoney
James P. Maloney
Bones
Edward L. Quigley
Michael J. Mitchell
John J. Cronin
Tambos
Messrs. L. W. Burr
C. E. Cadigan
A. W. Dolan
H. F. Goodwin
P. J. Murphy
Roy O’brien
Francis P. Turnbull
Rupert S. Carven
First Regiment Arrives at Fort Warren With Massachusetts Troops
At Fort Warren on April 2 the First Regiment Heavy Artillery from Massachusetts lands aboard the Nan Tasket and Resolute. Colonel Woodruff and Boston officers greet Lt Col Woodman and staff as batteries M and C stand ready. Soldiers inspect fort facilities, share meals, and prepare for duty with eager, disciplined arrivals.
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Fort Warren
Old Bay State
M. Vv. M
Woodruff
Massachusetts Regiment
Quartermaster Keenan
Resolute
Fort Winthrop
Winthrop
James
Georgia
Charles Pfaff
Boston
Charles B. Woodman
Fall River
Perlie A. Dyar
George F. Quinby
James A. Frye
Ovation to the Regiment at Fort Warren amid Boston harbor siege
Massachusetts First Heavy Artillery marches through Boston to Fort Warren for an eight day duty amid a war scare. Crowds cheer as Governor Wolcott reviews the unit and Roger Wolcott Jr. serves as a private. Chaplain Horton pledges moral resolve and the troops begin drills with heavy artillery.
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Massachusetts
Fort Warren
Boston
South Armory
Rowe’s Wharf
State House
Rowe's Wharf
Mrs Skeels Recounts Twenty Five Year Dyspepsia Cure
Mrs Sarah A Skeels of Lynnville Jasper Co Iowa credits a single package of Stuart s Dyspepsia Tablets with restoring her health after twenty five years of indigestion. She reports lasting relief six months after treatment and asks for more to share with friends.
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Sarah A. Skeels
Lynnville
Jasper Co
Iowa
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Long the Water Front
Four ocean steamers entered the day with cargoes of general merchandise and sugar from London Antwerp Jamaica and Matanzas Cuba. The Vinton wreck off Nova Scotia is unlikely to have been helped by the Frieda Mahon. both vessels were far apart when the disaster occurred. Fishermen brought 260000 pounds of fresh fish for Fort Warren’s camp. The Alga, sold to C. S. Somerville, heads west to new ownership. Steamers overhaul repair routes shift the Ocean line fleet while the Doane is inspected and repaired. Fishermen from Gloucester rescued by the Madura will return home. A dredge works to widen the Lewis wharf channel for Clyde line and Savannah liners. Weather delays hinder the Filippo de Negri’s movement. the tug Ivanhoe lies idle. Tug Naoz saves the George W. Lewis in Portland Harbor. Megantic’s new skipper Captain Toozes arrives with two German and two English stowaways to be returned. Whaling schooners Adelia Chase and Joseph A. Matta reach Inagua for a cruise.
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Orday
Megantic
London
Antwerp
Beverly
Jamaica
Matanzas
Cuba
St. John
N. B
Vinton
Nova Scotia
Belleveau Cove
Frieda Mahon
Melbourne
T Wharf
Fort Warren
Alga
Messrs. Greger
C. 5
Somerville
Indian Harbor
Gloucester
Alva
Grand Banks
Madura
Shields
New York
Lewis Wharf
Clyde Line
Jacksonville
Charleston
Savannah
Filippo de Negri
Long Wharf
Philadelphia
Ivanhoe
Delaware
Naoz
Joe Ross
Portland Harbor
George W. Lewis
Bangor
Toozes
Mildred Brewster Trial Hears 21 Rebuttal Witnesses
Twenty one witnesses testified in rebuttal for the State in the Mildred Brewster murder case in Montpelier Vermont. They contended Brewster had always been sane and her ancestry showed no mental illness. Judge William A. Lord, chief counsel for the respondent, was reported ill.
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Montpelier
Brewster
Mildred Brewster
William A. Lord
Governor Black Seeks Extradition of George G. White
Governor Black has requisitioned Pennsylvania for the extradition of George G. White of W. S. White & Co. Boston. White is under arrest in Philadelphia on charges of defrauding the Central National Bank of New York City.
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Albany
N. Y
Black
Pennsylvania
George G. White
W. S. White & Co
Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
Central National Bank of
New York City
Escaped From Jail Leads to Manhunt in Quebec
Montreal April 26 J B Guillaime arrested at Biddeford Maine for the murder of Fred Lapointe escaped from jail at St Hyacinthe last night and has not been recaptured.
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Montreal
J. B. Guillemaine
Biddeford
Fred Lapointe
St. Hyacinthe
Thingvalla Arrives in New York with Passengers Due
A letter to the editor reports the steamship Thingvalla of the Thingvalla line arrived in New York this afternoon and that passengers will be landed tomorrow. A. F. E. Johnson & Co., general passenger agents, signs the note.
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Thingvalla
Thingvalla Line
New York
A. F E. Johnson & CO
Thingvalla Company
New Great South American Kidney Cure Brings Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in bladder, kidney and back for men and women and stops water retention almost immediately. For quick relief and cure buy from Geo. C. Goodwin & Co., Hanover Street.
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GEO. C, Goodwin & CO
Hanover St
Chatham Steamer Sent to Navy Yard for Repair Conversion
The Chatham of Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Co arrived at Battery Wharf from Baltimore and will be transformed into a repair ship at Charlestown Navy Yard. Captain Eldridge commands the 2729 ton steel steamer built in 1885, part of the company’s fleet.
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Chatham
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Nobska
Battery Wharf
Baltimore
Eldridge
Charlestown Navy Yard
Columbia Tron
Navy
Southern
Lebanon
Here
Providence
Alleghany
Berkshire
Dorchester
Essex
Itaska
W. Z. Lawrence
R. I
Navy Yard
Walter Eldridge
Gloucester
Boston University ministers back Lorimer for Prohibition governor
The Mt. Vernon League of Boston University Theological School students met to consider Dr George C Lorimer of Tremont Temple as a Prohibition party gubernatorial candidate. G E Bradford was elected to represent BU. They urged wartime sentiment on Cuba and adopted resolutions supporting armed intervention and citizen service.
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Mt. Vernon
Boston University Theological School
Massachusetts
Prohibition Convention of Ministers
Lorimer Hall
G. E. Bradford
George C. Lorimer
Tremont Temple
Prohibition Party
Dr. Lorimer
J. Puffer
League
Lorimer
Boston
Boston University
Fotmne
Buell
B. A. Cherry
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Nashville, Tenn
United States
Cuba
Tufts Medics Cheer Flag At Patriotic Meeting
Over 125 Tufts College Medical School students gathered in the amphi theatre to pledge support for the nation. Two members had already gone to war, including an apothecary aboard the battleship Iowa and George W. Ryan who left Monday night for orders. President Capen spoke in favor of the righteous war, then accepted a gift flag from the students as a curtain rose to reveal the Stars and Stripes. Dr Briggs and Dr Laura A Gould of the Red Cross explained the society symbols.
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Tufts College Medical School
Iowa
George W. Ryan
Capen
Briggs
Laura A. Gould
Red Cross Association
Tufts
Police Raise Old Glory on Hanover Street
Five thousand residents filled Hanover street to cheer the Stars and Stripes at the police station. Italian consul Dr Brindisi and Portuguese consul Decosta arrived with Deputy Superintendents Pierce and Burrill. Police Commissioner Curtis led a crowd of business leaders and sixty pupils including Russian and Italian heritage children. Mrs Marion Luce Chenery sang as sixty officers stood at attention and cheered the flag.
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Hanover Street
Brindisi
Decosta
Pierce
Burrill
Curtis
Captain Cain
Boston Chamber to raise 500 flagstaff on dome
The Boston Chamber of Commerce board voted to spend 500 to erect a heavy flagstaff atop the dome of the building. A large American flag will be raised and flown from the top to celebrate patriotism.
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Hub
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Yachts To Be Renamed Illawarra And Penelope
Eugene Tompkins former steam yacht Illawarra will be renamed Leander under government ownership while the Penelope becomes the Yankton. The two former Boston yachts are expected to perform well after the name changes. The steam yacht Jathniel owned by J B Thomas of Beverly, built at Atlantic Works in 1889 for Publisher Ford, has been inspected and may be accepted as a torpedo or despatch vessel.
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Eugene Tompkins
Illawarra
Leander
Penelope
Boston
Jathniel
J. B. Thomas
Beverly
Atlantic Works
Ford
Mey
Washington
Lebanon
Bancroft
Massey
Pr. Bushnell
Dr. Bushnell
Medical Department
Demand of Pilots in War Time for Boston
The pilots of Massachusetts fear for their safety as war with Spain looms. Commissioners ask the governor to suspend the state requirement for five pilot boats on Cape Cod and to allow one steamboat to replace two or three sailing boats during hostilities.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Harbor and Land Committee
Boston
Roger Wolcott
Cape Cod
J. W. Norcross
John C.ross
Police Officers Denied Leave For War Duty
The Board of Police Commissioners will not grant any leave of absence to officers for wartime service. Walter H. Brown of the Back Bay station has an application for thirteen months’ leave under review. He may be suspended and his case reconsidered on his return from the war.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Walter H. Brown
Back Bay
Rar
Washburn Park Offered for Massachusetts Militia Use
George F. Washburn offers Washburn Park in Westwood near Readville camp as free military ground for the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The 100 acre site features dry land, water supply, and a pavilion for commissary use suitable for camp evolutions. The Washburn Park proprietor also runs Washburn Credit House at 465 Washington Street.
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Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Washburn Park
Green Lodge
Boston & Providence Railroad
Westwood
Dedham
Boston
Readville
Boston Harbor 10 Be Closed Tonight Amid Fleet Moves
Boston Harbor will close to incoming and outgoing vessels tonight from sunset to sunrise as the navycreases activity at Charlestown Navy Yard. Lt Commander Veeder dispatches Bancroft to Hampton Roads while Chatham is equipped for repairs and Varuna offers patrol service, with 200 men seeking enlistment and a pending transport reorganization for fort defenses.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Veeder
Bancroft
Boston
Hampton Roads
Chatham
Navy Yard
Sturdy
Illawarra
Southery
Sewall
U. S. Ass
Boston Harbor
Adopt the British Flag Schooner Hattie H Barbour Sets Example
An American vessel has registered as British to protect cargoes and avoid capture. The Bangor schooner Hattie H Barbour lies at Kingston Jamaica loading logwood for Mobile under British registry. Observers expect other owners to follow, citing St John and Nova Scotia fleets flying the American flag while British owned.
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United States
Hattie H. Barbour
Kingston
Jamaica
Mobile
St. John
N. B
Nova Scotia
Scotchmen to Enlist for Massachusetts Regiment
John Cromwell piper of the Caledonian Club organizes a Scottish regiment from Massachusetts clans and offers service to the Governor. Drills are held in Wilson Hall Roslindale. Cromwell served with the Gordon Highlanders at El Teb Delhi and Chitral. He is first cousin to Piper Finlater of Malakand Pass now in Chelsea Hospital London.
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John Cromwell
Caledonian Club
Massachusetts
Wilson Hall
Roslindale
Cromwell
Gordon Higlanders
el Teb
Delhi
Chitral
India
Piper Cromwell
Piper Finlater
Malakand Pass
Chelsea Hospital
London
Beacon Lodge to Pay War Service Dues
Beacon Lodge No 1 of Boston Ancient Order United Workmen votes to pay assessments and dues for members entering the army or navy during the Spanish American War from the lodge general fund.
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United States
Spain
Beacon Lodge No. 1
Boston
Ancient Order
United Workmen
Beacon Lodge
Professor Macrane to Lecture on The Cuban Question
This evening Professor Silas Macrane will lecture before the union at 744 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge at 8 o clock. The talk is titled The Cuban Question and is free to men.
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Silas Macrane
Union
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Repair Service for Wringer Automatons and Sweepers
For repair work wringer rolls stamped American Wringer Company war ranted are best All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired Write or telephone and we will call for and deliver without extra charge American Wringer Co.
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American Wringer Company
The
American Wringer Co
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