Jokesmiths Visit Boston Humorists Parade
The American Press humorists toured Newspaper Row in the morning with a zobo band entertaining the presses. They visited Fort Warren in the afternoon and dined at the Algonquin Club hosted by General Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Globe. The group plans a morning departure from the Hotel Brunswick and a luncheon at Ferncroft Inn hosted by E. A. Grazier of the Boston Post.
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Newspaper Row
Boston
Fort Warren
Algonquin Club
Charles H. Taylor
Boston Globe
Brunswick
Concord
Lexington
Ferncroft Inn
Danvers
E. A. Grazier
Boston Post
American Press
James T. Sullivan
Globe
E. A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Frank Sullivan
E. W. Miller
Chicago
Newton Newkirk
Post
J. H. Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Homer Croy
Maker
C. A. Leedy
Youngstown
Telegram
James M. Lee
W. G. Rose
Cleveland
Earl Derr Biggers
Traveler
K. L. Roberts
Douglas Malloch
American Lumberman
John J. Flinn
Christian Science Monitor
Duncan W. Smith
Chicago News
W. J. Johnson
Rockford
Ill
Register
W. K. Maxwell
Peoria
Herald- Transcript
Cy Warman
W. R. Rose
George Fitch
Herald-Transcript
Frank T. Searight
San Diego
Cal
Union
R. P. McPhee
Springfield Union
Elmer Chickering
Guest
Carleton G. Garretson
New York Globe
The
Peoria Herald-Transcript
the Globe
Commercial
General Batchelder
Quartermaster's Department
United States Army
George Selfort
John Lawrence
Long road trek by Lampton and Oliver breaks travel records
Colonel William J. Lampton of New York and E. A. Oliver of the Yonkers Statesman drove from Yonkers to Boston in five days, claiming a new long distance run record though the start aimed for a day and a half. They encountered road disputes and a humorous mix up about rivers along the way.
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William J. Lampton
New York
E. A. Oliver
Yonkers
St. Cecilia's Church
Furlong
I. Auland
Cambridge
Mass
Greenwood
Waterman Chapel
Washington Street
Roxbury
New Haven
Conn
Maine
Gaffney
South Medford
Helena F
James H
Mary A. Gaffney
Higgins Avenue
St. Joseph's Church
Hassett
Brighton
Thomas
Mary Hassett
Conley
Monroe Street
St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church
Brookline
Hanlon
West Newton
Patrick Hanlon
Dedham
Cherry Street
St. Bernard’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Waltham
Layden
Charlestown
Mary
Michael Layden
Burgess
High Street
St. Mary’s Church
Warren Street
J. J. Leary
Talbot Avenue
St. Leo’s Church
Minton
Chelsea
Emma R
Alexander G. Minton
Webster Avenue
Moneghan
Dorchester
Mary Ann
Martin Moneghan
Maryland Street
St. William’s Church
Dorchester Avenue
Newhall
Everett
Elizabeth W
Johns
Oliver Street
Lynn
Wakefield
O’brien
John F
Mary J
Nee Long) O’brien
Austin Street
St. Mary's Church
Ren Street
Paul
Mary P
Arthur E. Paul
Clabby
Deeley Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Dudley Street
Wilhelmina Ostermeyer
W. Henry Prasse
W. E. Coombes
Parker Street
Sullivan
Thomas J
Jeremiah
Catherine Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan
Bank Street
St. Paul’s Church
Mt. Auburn Street
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Humorists tour navy yard and fort Warren in ballooning feat
Atwood reaches Elkhart after a 101 mile flight landing in a hay field. He flew low along the Lake Shore tracks, testing air currents, and hopes to reach Boston within ten days after a St Louis to Chicago start. Enthusiastic crowds followed the progress by telegraph and rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Lake Michigan
Atwood
Chicago
Pine
Rolling Prairie
Elkhart
Avifator
St. Louis
Boston
Toledo
Sandusky
Ohio
Jokes At Algonquin Club Humorists Share Night Of Laughter
A group of humorists gathered at the Algonquin Club for an evening of shared jokes and quips. General Charles H. Taylor hosted a banquet with a formal toast, while each guest timed one to five minutes of material including poetry. Charles A. Leedy of Youngstown performed a whistle solo titled A Salute to Boston.
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Algonquin Club
Charles H. Taylor
Warman
Bill” Lampton
Taylor
Charles A. Leedy
Youngstown
Ohio
Boston
Fire Ravaged Nova Scotia Villages Face Devastation
Dozens of villages in Shelburne and Queens counties Nova Scotia were severely burned or threatened by forest fires that raged for two days. No deaths reported yet but many injuries and narrow escapes. some communities wiped out including Roseway and Church Over. One man, James Searles, is missing as fires shift and winds threaten Sable River and Clyde River areas.
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Halifax
N. S
Shelburne
Queens
Nova Scotia
Digby
Yarmouth
Clyde River
James Searles
Forest fires near Shelburne and Queens threaten trains
Scores of women fainted and panic spread as an express from Halifax to Yarmouth ran into a forest fire. Flames engulf eastern Shelburne and Queens counties with smoke reaching Halifax. Fires rage in Sable River Roseway Church Over Birch Town Clyde River Cape Negro Port Clyde Beech Hill Hunt's Point Ragged Hill Port Medway and surrounding areas with property damage reported.
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Halifax
Yarmouth
Shelburne
Queens Counties
Sable River
Roseway
Church Over
Birch Town
Clyde River
Cape Negro
Port Clyde
Beech Hill
Hunt’s Point
Ragged Hill
Shelburne County
Port Medway
Queens County
Diabetes Herb Claim From Civil Engineer Exploits Cure Promise
A former civil engineer claims tropical herbs offer a cure for diabetes after two decades in the tropics. He advertises a one week supply for 25 cents plus a diet book, promising relief of symptoms and weight restoration. He invites afflicted people to write for guidance and treatment details.
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Tropics
F. M. Ames
Whitney Point
N. Y
Hood's Lotion Promises Skin Relief in Any Weather
Advertisement notes windburn sunburn fogburn and all weather effects on the skin can be promptly relieved by Hood's Lotion sold at 50 cents a bottle today.
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Colonel Lampton
Connecticut
Lampton
Hudson
Plymouth
Eddie Guest
Sam Hill
Pringe Albert “Rhee
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Navy Yard
Chamberlain
George Ritch
Saturday Evening Post
General Taylor
Sable River Settlement
Sable River Lumber Company
Odd Fellows
Birchtown
Henry R. Keach
Tremont St
Saul
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
FO Rogers
Waltham Watches
Wilson Brothers
John T
Union Street
Brookside
Brookside Fresh
Greater Boston
Rom
Faneuil Hall
Hood
Greater
POE
Helen May
George W
Alice M. Chicken
Bloomingdale Street
Collins
Theodore M. Collins
Lee Street
Ambridge
Craig
Somerville
William
Sarah A
William Craig
Harvard Lodge
M. A
Prospect Place
Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lagrange Street