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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1911

Page

2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Zobo FT. Warren 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
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