Gospel Ship Rebecca Crowell Sails From Boston Harbor With Flock Aboard
A barkentine named Rebecca Crowell used by Rev. Frank Sandford of Elijah fame sailed from Boston Harbor near 8:30 PM taking about fifty people. A passing steamer lit the ship with a searchlight as crew hurried to set sails and depart northward, heading toward the sea.
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Boston Harbor
Rebecca Crowell
Frank Sandford
Elijah
Institution
Long Island
Barkentine
Narrows
Long Island Head
Post
Harkentine
Boston
Concord Club Holds Outing At Hough's Neck
The Concord Club of Ward 12 held its first annual outing at Hough's Neck. Jim Doyle supervised the event serving chowder cigars and seafood while umpiring a ball game failed. Colonel Patrick Roche praised the gathering and politics were postponed until after the first of the month.
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Concord Club
Ward 12
Hough’s Neck
Jim Doyle
James
Patrick Roche
Congress May Act On Mormon Proselyting
Washington August 12 Congress may be asked to amend immigration law to exclude aliens brought to the United States to strengthen the Mormon church. Thousands of European women and young girls are brought to Utah or Idaho as wives of Mormons, with expenses paid by Mormon elders. About 2000 such arrivals occur yearly, mostly through Boston. A recent case involved a deported family including an idiot daughter.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Utah
Idaho
Boston
Chicago Population Reaches 2 300 500 in City Directory
Chicago reports a population of 2 300 500 based on the 1900 U S census and the new city directory. The yearly increase is 88 050, drawn from 716 100 names in the directory’s alphabetical list.
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Chicago
United States
Mrs. Sage Smiles For First Time In Grief Over Mechanical Doll
After her husband’s death Mrs. Russell Sage is seen smiling as she shows a Parisian phonograph doll gifted by a returning friend. The Philadelhia society figure collects dolls and spends time dressing and caring for them, finding solace in these substitutes.
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Russell Sage
Helen D. van Eaton
Bonaparte Urges Death Penalty for Anarchists in Address
Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, in Cumberland, argues that anarchists who kill should face death while lesser crimes merit punishment at the whipping post. He warns annihilation of anarchism is unlikely and advocates extraditable action and strict immigration controls.
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Cumberland, Md
Chautauqua Society
Charles J. Bonaparte
McKinley
Bonaparte
Royalty greets the Harvard oarsmen at Henley luncheon
Harvard and Cambridge crews, led by stroke Higginson, traveled to Henley by launch and were hosted by Theodore Cooke at the Leander Club. Lord Desborough presided as Ulysses G. Smith and Dr. Goldsmith spoke of friendship over rivalry.
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Bourne End
Eng
Harvard
Cambridge
Higginson
Henley
Theodore Cooke
Leander Club
Lord Desborough
William Henry Grenfell
Ulysses G. Smith
Goldsmith
Cambridge University
Blackstaffe
Mr. Smith
Ambassador Reid
Cooke
Arthur Bigge
Prince of Wales
Prince
England
Thames
Acadians Meet at New Bedford for Convention
Descendants of the Acadians gathered in New Bedford for a three day meeting of the Society of the Assumption founded in 1902. The convention brings 150 delegates from 55 lodges in the United States and Canada with a high mass and sermon held at St Anthony's Church and a Federation Hall gathering tonight. Sessions tomorrow and Tuesday focus on society business.
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New Bedford
Louisburg
Longfellow
Evangeline
Society of the Assumption
Waltham
Mass
United States
St. Anthony’s Church
Mgr. M. F. Richard
Rogersville
N. B
P. L. Belliveau
New Brunswick
Spanish War Veterans to Meet at the Weirs New England reunion
A reunion of Spanish War Veterans from across New England will be held at the Weirs New Hampshire on September 1 2 and 3. About 20000 men who enlisted 1898 to 1901 are eligible and the event is expected to draw President Roosevelt and other dignitaries.
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Weirs
New England
N. H
Roosevelt
King Alfonso Delights Cowes With Playful Royal Visit
King Alfonso of Spain and Queen visit Cowes during the yachting festival. The youthful monarch skips etiquette, rises early for swims, works on state duties before breakfast, and entertains with jokes and conjuring tricks. He mingles with locals, especially enjoys the Dowager Duchess of Manchester’s piano playing, and praises the island’s hospitality.
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Cowes
Alfonso
Spain
Consuelo
Duchess of
Manchester
Children with Matches Spark Tenement Fire at Mayo Street
Children playing with matches caused a small fire in a four story brick dwelling at 29 Mayo Street owned by Orin Sherman and occupied by Henry Robinson. No injuries. damage under $10. Separately oily basement waste at a hotel on 16 Beach Street ignited and was extinguished quickly.
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Mayo Street
Orin Sherman
Henry Robinson
A. Dreyfus
Beach Street
Beit Will Restores Reynolds Portrait to British Nation
Alfred Beit, the South African mill owner, bequeathed Reynolds’s Lady Cockburn and her Children to the nation after his death in London. The painting, begun 1773 and long tied to royal lineages, was previously withheld by a flawed 1892 gift. The work, one of Reynolds’s best preserved, ties to Sir George Cockburn’s era and Nelson’s battles.
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Reynolds
Lady Cockburn
Alfred Beit
London
Marianna Augusta
James
Hamilton
George
William
York
Nelson
Little Duchess Olga Aids Nihilist Spy Plot
Reports claim Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the Czar, gave three gold pieces to a guard posing as a soldier in the imperial park. The guard, Carlich, aided a Nihilist spy and narrowly escaped capture after a coughing fit revealed his disguise. Olga reportedly defended the act.
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Olga
St. Petersburg
Imperial Park
Imperial
Carlich
Relief funds not wasted in San Francisco quake
A letter to William S. Hughes, Palace Hotel manager, defends relief aid as well managed. It states funds, food, and clothes were distributed by competent overseers, emphasizes fire rather than the quake as the disaster’s cause, and notes rebuilding will raise San Francisco’s status. It also notes fire insurance hindered rehabilitation.
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San Francisco
William S. Hughes
Palace
Boston
New England
Pacific
Chicago Grocers Clash With Health Dept Over Spoiled Food
In Chicago on August 12, wholesale grocers pressed the city health department to allow processing of 42 000 condemned canned foods. Officials refused. About 12 000 cans were tagged and sealed at a store and roughly 30 000 more awaited repro cess treatment to be sold as wholesome.
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Chicago
City Health Department
Health Department
Murray
Centrifice Tooth Wash Promises Deep Cleansing
An 1846 advertisement touts a liquid antiseptic non-acid product named Centrifice. It claims to penetrate tiny tooth crevices unreachable by brushing, cleansing and purifying, and leaving the mouth with a fresh clean sensation and overall refreshment.
White Co.'s Big Sale Continues Amid Strong Demand
The R. H. White Co. reports persistent August furniture discounts on the mammoth fourth floor. Buyers flock to sample pieces from West and South factories, with new stock and further price reductions promised in the third week.
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White CO
R. H. White Co
New England
R. H. White & Co
St Josephs Parish Plans New Clubhouse West End
Young men and women of St Josephs parish West End under Rev Peter J Walsh plan a new clubhouse for parish activities. The building may be located at Charles and Poplar streets with a grand bazaar organized to raise funds.
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St. Joseph’s Parish
West End
Peter J. Walsh
Charles and
Poplar Streets
Divorcee’s Despair Ends in Tragic Gas Death
Mrs. Margaret Sangster, 39, of 50 Elbow Street, killed herself with gas after family troubles and a divorce, entering a lodger’s quiet room when gas was off in her own. Found by a relative at 7:30 a.m. the next morning, after months of joy and then melancholy following the court’s divorce grant.
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Providence
R. I
Margaret Sangster
Elbow Street
Sangster
Boston
South Braintree
Boston Woman Quits School Before Morriston Rebellion
Miss Gertrude L. Smith, superintendent brought from Boston, resigns on eve of a violent uprising at the State Industrial School for Girls near Morrison. Her departure triggers a mass exodus of staff including E. T. Woodbury and Mrs Woodbury, rekindling a year old crisis over leadership as escapes had plagued the reform school.
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Denver
Col
State Industrial School For Girls
Morrison
Gertrude L. Smith
Boston
Miss Smith
Reformatory
E. T. Woodbury
Reverend Duffield Attacks Gambling Wealth at Somerville Church
The Rev Dr Arthur W Duffield preached at St Thomas Episcopal Somerville condemning wealth gained by gambling rebates and underhanded means. He urged Christian socialism based on universal cooperation arguing true worth is measured by accomplishments and service rather than riches.
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Arthur W. Duffield
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Somerville
Quarryman Drowns in Merrimack at Concord
Joseph Murphy a 40 year old quarryman drowned in the Merrimack River while bathing in Concord He had a widow and five children and came from Brooklyn New York about a month ago to the area
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Concord
N. H
Joseph Murphy
Merrimack River
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Grand Duchess
Grand Rapids
New York
Boston Woman
Duffield
Merrimack
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Co. W. Cay Furniture Co
Canal St
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