Yacht race draws crowds as Boston theatre scene buzzes
In Newspaper row crowds flock to yacht race bulletins as Commodore Rice and Captain Warburton discuss boats. Police readers and firemen mingle with theater stars William Harris, Charles Frohman, and William Gillette visiting Boston. Five Tremont Theatre companies rehearse simultaneously creating a busy, Babel like scene.
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Jobk
William P. Rice
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Henry Warburton
Chelsea
William Harris
Charles Frohman
William Gillette
Boston
Marion Crawford
Count Soderini
Pope Leo
Crawford
Eternal City
Tremont Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Tremont
Peggy
Paris
New York
Dodo
Tower of Babel
James Ruhl
Summer Homes and Local Happenings Highlight Boston Notice
The column recalls summer homes of well known Bostonians and recent local events. It notes Jim’s handling of major government cases including the arrest of O Meara and a Lowell counterfeiter, plus Meddybemps Lake salmon fishing by ex President Cleveland and companions. It mentions Dorchester disputes, a John Ryan testimonial benefit, and a Health Commissioner Hern fishing rumor.
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Federal
Jim
O'Meara
Curley
Lowell
Cleveland
Meddybemps Lake
Joseph Jefferson
Lombard
Dorchester
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester Music Hall
John Ryan
Hern
Falmouth
America's Cup Race Yields To Windless Day On Sandy Hook
The day produced no race as yachts retired before the mark due to a 3 knot breeze. Reliance proved superior to Shamrock III, yet the 30 mile course failed to meet time limits, with boatmen and excursionists drifting home.
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Sandy Hook
New York Yacht Club
Atlantic
Shamrock
Herreshoff
Fife
Horrific sun dance details reported from Indian Territory
Byron E. White describes a brutal Cheyenne and Arapaho sun dance ritual as witnessed in Indian Territory. He details back slits, a knife, a lariat, and a dangling beef head used to torture a participant, with further breast torture attempted but failing. Scientists Mooney and Dorsy allegedly paid $15 to participants. The piece urges stricter government scrutiny and accountability.
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Byron E. White
Cantonment Indian Schools
Indian Territory
White
Superintendent White
James Mooney
Bureau of Ethnology
Interior Department
Washington
George Dorsy
Field Columbian Museum
Chicago
Hitchcock
Field Museum
Indian Service
Brosius
Civil War Veterans Urged for $12 Pension With Limits
In a San Francisco address to the Grand Army of the Republic, the commander urges Congress to grant a monthly $12 service pension to all honorably discharged veterans who apply. The plea favors Civil War vets indefinitely, but opposes extending the pension to later war soldiers and warns against broadening pension laws.
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Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Congress
Grand Army
Philippines
Home Guard
Alger
Spain
Philippine
Gettysburg
Indictments for Negligence in Boston & Worcester Rail Crash
The Worcester county grand jury charges the motor man and conductor with criminal negligence after the deadly collision on the Boston and Worcester road. A presentment against the railway company calls for stronger supervision, enforcement of rail safety rules, and a higher standard of operation to prevent future disasters.
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Worcester County Grand Jury
Boston & Worcester
Boston & Worcester Company
Ultimatum to Boston Garbage Firm Over Contract
Superintendent Donovan declares Boston must oust the New England Sanitary Product Company or face removal. City insists on full payment of the contract if fulfilled, and vows to stop further payments if the firm evades obligations. Public opinion backs Mayor Collins in standing firm against the company.
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Donovan
New England Sanitary Product Company
Garbage Company
Boston
Philadelphia
Collins
Kissing in a Canoe Sparks Literary and Social Chat
A column mocks youthful kissing poems inspired by a Riverside canoe incident. It lampoons overripe verse about lovers and moonlight while noting Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s hold on the passion poetry belt. The piece also jokes about Josephine Dodge Daskam and celebrates sharp social quips on authors and public figures.
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Riverside
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella
Venus de Milo
Kissington-on the-Charles
Kissykanoo
Josephine Dodge Daskam
Josephine Dodge Dasham
Mke Josephine Dodge Daskam
Ethics of Canoeing Sparks Public Debate
A Roxbury letter defends police canoeing rules as prudent and urges respect for propriety. The writer argues that canoeing invites moral scrutiny and that unchaperoned river outings undermine decency, citing parental concern and public propriety in the August 17 letter.
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Roxbury
Percival Summer Home at Marblehead Neck
The summer home of D. C. Percival at Brown's Point Marblehead Neck features a cool dark gray gabled house with a homelike air. Waves lap a rear beach while boats pass, offering a changing water vista for visitors. Grounds show terraced plantings with diverse trees and shade for afternoon tea after tennis or croquet.
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D. C. Percival
Brown's Point
Marblehead Neck
Marblehead
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