Navy Ships Parade Honor Plan in New York Celebration
A committee of 100 to be named by the mayor will coordinate New York and Brooklyn's peace celebration. City officials from the Board of Aldermen will join the effort to arrange city support, with a grand pageant featuring ships up the North River. Citizens plan to feed sailors aboard ships with festive fare to boost morale.
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New York
Thomas F. McCaul
John T. McCall
Muir
Goodman
Wafer
Army and Navy of
United States
Brooklyn
United States of America
North River
Hudson River
Santiago
Navy
Jack
Presidents Chat By Wire Connects Capitals Across Atlantic
President McKinley and President Faure exchanged felicitations on the opening of a new Cape Cod to Brest cable linking the White House and Elysee Palace. Delays were resolved as the line began a through circuit, renewing the longest Atlantic cable project and echoing a 1858 exchange between Buchanan and Victoria.
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Washington
McKinley
Faure
France
Cape Cod
Mass
Brest
White House
Elysee Palace
Paris
M. Lurienne
New York
Nova Scotia
Buchanan
Queen Victoria
Flag Raising and Concert by A O H Division 17 at Roxbury
Division 17 A O H hosts a flag raising and concert at 67 Hampden Street Roxbury tonight at 8. Sheridan Guards escort State A O H president E J Slattery of South Framingham to the hall. Highland Fife Drum and Bugle Corps to provide music with speakers Alderman O Toole Kelliher Garrity Lonergan Quirk and Grainey. Miss Gaffey to unfurl the flag.
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Division 17
Hampden Street
Roxbury
Sheridan Guards
E. J. Slattery
South Framingham
Highland Fife
Frank O'Toole
John A. Kelliher
Richard W. Garrity
John P. Lonergan
Charles I. Quirk
John M. Grainey
Boston Post
Miss Gaffey
Stephen A. Gaffey
James F. Woods
Lawrence B. O’connor
Frank Leslie
Dorchester Battle Looms In Tenth District Race
Barrows and Atwood vie for the Republican nomination in Boston's tenth district with Dorchester and South Boston contenders. Alderman Milton Paige surfaces as a peace candidate while party tensions spark a broader city political struggle surrounding Senator Folsom's seat.
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Tenth Congressional
Congress
Samuel J. Barrows
Capitol
Harrison H. Atwood
Atwood
State House
South End
Barrows
Sanford
Curtis
Dorchester
Senator Folsom
Folsom
Boston
Milton C. Paige
Paige
Atwood-Barrows
Dorchester Eyes Next Mayor as District Seeks Steady Leader
The article discusses Dorchester voters and local leaders aiming to choose a reinsman to guide the district. It emphasizes a stable, trusted candidate to represent the community and drive municipal progress.
Soldier's longing as father nears death in Camden
Lieutenant Henry 3B Wilson Jr. reaches Camden, New Jersey, after his father, Commissioner Wilson of the Public Instruction Board, falls gravely ill from blood poisoning. The elder Wilson had urged a reunion before death, and the son travels from Key West aboard the Bancroft to be at his bedside.
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New York
Henry
Wilson, Jr
Bancroft
Camden
N. J
Wilson
Public Instruction Board
Washington
Key West
Is This Eastman a Missing Boy Case in Bangor
Chief of Police in Bangor received notice from Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Charlestown Mass about Harold F. Eastman a 12 year old who vanished after Aug 18 A Whig dispatch reports an arrest in Calais of a boy matching the description who claimed to be Eastman nephew of a local merchant and was taken in for alleged theft A dispatch was sent to Dr Eastman with the details.
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Bangor
Gilman
Charles A. Eastman
Charlestown
Mass
Harold F. Eastman
Calais
Hisrather
Eastman
Eastport
Old Fifth Massachusetts Battery Reunites at American House
The twenty eighth annual reunion of the Fifth Massachusetts Battery Association drew 159 attendees including members and ladies at the American House. Officers elected for the coming year were Captain Henry D. Scott president W W Caswell vice president C C Allen second vice president George L. Newton secretary and F B Chase treasurer. A three member committee Scott Appleton Murray was tasked to prepare a battery history. The banquet featured remarks by Scott Baxter Chase Appleton and others noting recent victory and a plan to meet next in New Bedford.
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Fifth Massachusetts Battery Association
American House
Henry D. Scott
W. W. Caswell
C. C. Allen
Georgel. Newton
F. B. Chase
Scott
Nathan Appleton
John F. Murray
William Roberts
Brooklyn
N. Y
William H. Baxter
New York
E. Chase
Appleton
Society of War Veterans
New Bedford
Kutnow Powder Endorsed By Doctors In Ads
Medical endorsements praise Kutnow's Improved Effervescent Powder for chronic rheumatism acid dyspepsia uric acid ailments biliousness and constipation. Editors cite infantile eczema linked to constipation and gouty eruptions with striking benefits. A free sample offer is extended via Kutnow Bros New York City upon Boston Post mention.
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Robert C. Kenner
New Albany Medical Herald
Kutnow
The
St. Louis Medical Era
Kutnew
Kutnow Bros
Astor Place
New York City
Boston Post
Women seek health through Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
An 1890s promotional piece urges women to pursue accomplishments but warns health failures jeopardize success. It touts Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo and his Favorite Prescription as a cure for female illnesses and a booster of vitality, noting a testimonial from Mrs Ramon Sanchez praising relief and improved health. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a quick constipation remedy.
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Ramon Sanchez
Penasco
Taos County
N. Mex
Pierce
Theatrical News and Openings from Boston Theaters
Prolific playwright Martha Morton debuts Uncle Dick with Sol Smith Russell set for September. Sydney Rosenfeld adapts Heisses Blut for New York Casino follow Yan kee Doodle Dandy. Grace Filkins stars in When Greek Meets Greek with James ONeill. Jessie Millward arrives from England as Empire Theatre leading lady. Lottie Blair Parker writes The War Correspondent starring Burr McIntosh in Cuba stories. Charles D Mackay to marry George Eliet Porter at 336 Harvard Cambridge Aug 29. Brady returns to New York after hit Way Down East at Tremont. Still Waters Run Deep praised at Castle Square. What Happened to Jones nightly at Museum. Broadhurst farce. Sans Souci cool and diverting. Maggie Cline Imogene Comer Burt Haverly head vaudeville. Hollis opens Labor Day Sept 5 with A Virginia Courtship. Park and Boston theatres open Aug 29 with The Female Drummer and West's Minstrels. Katie Allen creates mild sensation at Keith's with manikin dance. Captain Hugh Murphy to appear at Sans Souci next week. Balloon ascensions at Chutes thrill in clear weather. matinee Saturday. Buckley and First Regiment Band lead Chutes Sunday concert. Nude pictures exhibit at Boston Theatre lobby closes next Saturday. Howard Band attracts audiences. first burlesque soon. Kit the Arkansas Traveller opens Bowdoin Square Aug 22. Palace offers lively week. Mile. Ordlar ends Atlantic City run. In Atlantic City opens Columbia Theatre next Monday. Jacob Buchs travels and misadventures. Frank M Wills and J B Wills lead. Father Cummins fifth annual barbecue Aug 27 at Apollo Garden Roxbury. Point of Pines vaudeville week touted as best of season.
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Martha Morton
Sol Smith Russell
Sydney Rosenfeld
New York
Grace Filkins
James O'Neill
Jessie Millward
Empire Theatre Stock Company
England
Boston
Hollis
Lottie Blair Parker
Burr McIntosh
Cuba
Charles D. Mackay
Castle Square Theatre Company
George Eliet Porter
Linn 'B. Porter
Tremont
Castle Square
Kendals
the Hollis
Robertson
E. H. Clement
Matilda
Jones
Museum
Broadhurst
Sans Souci
Maggie Cline
Imogene Comer
Burt Haverly
William H. Crane
Melville Stoltz
Arthur Dunn
Mamie Gilroy
Kittie Mitchell
Hattie Belle Ladd
Fanchonetti Sisters
Austin & Stone's
Hugh Murphy
Howard
Atlantic City
Columbia Theatre
Jacob Buchs
Frank M. Wills
J. B. Wills
Father Cummins
Apollo Garden
Roxbury
Point of Pines
Woodbury Facial Soap and Cream Ad From Boston
An advertisement promotes Woodbury Facial Soap and Facial Cream by dermatologist John Woodbury of 11 Winter Street Boston WI. It promises a clear soft beautiful complexion and notes a sample for three weeks. An illustrated book on complexion care is offered for 20 cents.
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Woodbury
John . Woodbury
Winter St
Boston
New England Fair at Rigby Park Promises Grand Exhibits
The New England Fair at Rigby Park South Portland runs August 22 to 26 with prizes in agriculture cattle horses horticulture and household arts. Maine Mile Track Association horse races offer purses of 15000 and daily vaudeville entertainment plus bicycle races and Albatros pacing exhibitions. Boston and Maine offers reduced-rate tickets with park admission and frequent rail service between Portland and Rigby Park.
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Rigby Park
Portland
New England
Maine Mile Track Association
National Trotting Association
Rigby
City Hall
South Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rigby Fark
Excursion to Crescent Park from Boston Aug 20
The afternoon and evening trip from Boston to Crescent Park runs Saturday next Aug 20. Special train departs Park Square at 2 30 p m with return from Crescent Park at 9 p m. Round trip fare is $1 and tickets are limited. Crescent Park is promoted as the largest New England shore resort.
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Boston
Crescent Park
Park Square Station
New England
Provincetown
Longfellow
John Smith
Saturday Half Holiday Excursion to Crescent Park
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad offers a special Saturday excursion from Boston to Crescent Park with a 2:30 p.m. departure from Park Square and a 9 p.m. return. The round trip fare is $1 and tickets are strictly limited.
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Charles
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al & Mamie Anderson
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