Greatest Parade in City History Captivates Boston
The vast parade tied traffic along Tremont as General Miles led 2000 sailors and marines past reviewing stands. Vice President Fairbanks, Mayor Fitzgerald, and Governor Guild drew cheers while the G A R veterans and banded units followed, with citizens singing along Scollay Square.
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Miles
Fairbanks
Fitzgerald
Governor Guild
Boston
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Wardwell
Cambridge
Congressman O'Connell
J. Randolph Coolidge
Cyrus E. Dallin
Charles Magennis
Edward T. P. Graham
C. Howard Walker
Samuel Green
Celeste Brennan
Oscar Geppi
John F. O’brien
Arthur W. Dolan
Dolan
Rose
Agnes
Eunice Fitzgerald
Theresa A. Daly
Bessie Daly
Mary Sullivan
Ida
Katherine Fitzgerald
Henry S. Fitzgerald
E. J. Leary
Anna Leary
Joseph F. McGreenery
Cornelius G. Fitzgerald
Daniel Sheehan
T. F. Doherty
Josephine Sullivan
Worcester Continentals
Nelson A. Miles
Charles H. Cole
Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Darling
Parade Honors Fairbanks as Veterans Lead Boston Pageant
Crowds lined Tremont Street for Old Home Week as Vice President Fairbanks and Governor Guild led a grand parade. Notable figures included General Bartlett and Judge Dewey amid floats from R. H. White, MacDonnell’s Temple, and Gilchrist Company, with a rose gesture triggering a brief riot. A 1300-child living flag closed the procession with singing that drew thunderous encores.
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John Peacock
Fairbanks
R. H. White Company
White
MacDonnell
Temple Place
Tremont Street
Fairbanks Ice King image warms Boston politicking
Vice-President Fairbanks visits Boston amid light jabs at rival Charley Fairbanks and a thawing reception. The trip shifts Massachusetts GOP momentum, with Mayor Fitzgerald promising 82 delegates and Lodge and Crane urged to unite behind the double F ticket.
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Fairbanks
Fitzgerald
Boston
Massachusetts
Strange Questions Asked by Old Home Week Visitors
A Boston Post report recalls humorous inquiries from Old Home Week visitors. A prim lady asked to ride through a tunnel while waiting for a car, others asked where to obtain dinner, and two elderly women laughed at elevators trains and staircases that seemed to move without steps.
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Boston
Post
Alice
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Offer Free One Month Treatment
Boston Osmo-Chemic Physicians at 18 Boylston Street announce a limited time offer giving one month of treatment and all medicines free to any patient who applies by August 17. Free consultation and X Ray exam included. out of town visitors welcome during Old Home Week.
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Boylston Street
Boston Durin Old Home
David J. Ingrahan
Boston
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Publicly Endorsed by Cured Patients
A string of testimonials from patients and clients across Massachusetts and New Hampshire touts the Osmo-Chemic treatment. Cited cases include cures for cancer tongue rupture ovarian tumor paralysis neuralgia catarrh and other ailments with claims of life-saving improvements and renewed ability to work.
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BD. C. Pixby
Haverhill
Mass
Wm. McConnell
Summerst
Boston
A. M. Emery
P. O. Box
BE. Haverhill
Margaret E. Grufling
Cambridge St
East Cambridge
Chas. Whitehouse
Farmington
N. H
William A. McCoy
Bartlett Terrace
Roxbury
Geo. Wild
Harrison Ave
Helen Kirlin
Blue Hill Ave
Mark Ellsworth
Bishop Road
Malden
E. F. Spofford
Lebanon St
Elizabeth Barrett
Vinal Ave
Somerville
E. H. Perkins
Windsor St
Cambridge
Jessie Heaton
Pond St
Natick
Washington St
L. S. Bidwell
Woodlawn St
Jamaica Plain
L. Welch
Marlboro
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Adverts
Chated Consulting Physician offers chronic disease treatment with permanent offices in Massachusetts. Send 2c stamp for book. Office hours 9 AM to 12 PM and 2 to 6 PM, 8 PM daily. Closed Sundays.
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Ion
Mass
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