President Roosevelt Welcomed at Nahant in Regally Guarded Visit
Aug 24 Nahant mass crowds greet President Roosevelt as he travels from Newport in four special cars to spend the night with the Lodge family. He attends the Chanler christening with Godfather role and plans an Nahant Library address tomorrow afternoon.
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New England
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Lodge
Nahant
Roosevelt
Winthrop Chanler
Lodges
Chanler
Julia Ward Howe
Chanlers
United States
Bates
Dalton
Massachusetts
Boston
Stonebridge
R. I
Fall River
Taunton
Mansfield
Lynn
Roosevelt Hearts Nahant Watching Fervor At Lodge Home
President Roosevelt rests under heavy guard at Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s Nahant residence as crowds gather along Nahant Beach and Lynn streets. Police line roads from Boston to Nahant to ensure safe access, and a cavalry escort adds to the spectacle ahead of a two day Boston visit.
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Secret Service
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Henry Cabot Lodge
Newport
Boston
Lynn
Lynn Depot
Nahant Beach
Exchange Street
Senator Lodge
Lynn Station
Boston & Maine
Chelsea
Swampscott
Salem
Beverly
Marblehead
Essex
Middlesex
Perrins
Rescue at Revere Beach Returns Man to Consciousness
Lifeguards William Murphy and John J. Flaherty saved a young man exhausted while swimming near the raft at Revere Beach. They brought him ashore, where emergency staff treated him. he regained consciousness and left with two companions after a rest. The patient, about 30, reportedly a salesman, was not a strong swimmer and ventured too far as surf ran high.
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Revere Beach
William Murphy
John J. Flaherty
Bath House
Bath
Park Commissioners
Boston Area Forecast Makes Way for Fair Weather
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather Monday and Tuesday with light, variable winds. Washington dispatch notes New England and Eastern New York will see fair conditions with fresh winds from the north and northwest on Monday and Tuesday. The clipping closes with an ad claiming Father John’s Medicine cures consumption with fifty years of use.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
John
Higginson Praises War Game Signals and Wireless Need
Admiral Higginson lauded the war game maneuvers near Rockport noting excellent signal duty performance and planning a commendation for the signal corps. He criticized the antiquated telephone service and urged immediate wireless telegraphy integration to track ships and avoid reliance on torpedo scouts.
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Rockport
Post
Higginson
Bloodless naval clash ends in surrender off Gloucester Harbor
Commander Pillsbury recounts a four day mock battle along the New England coast from Provincetown to Salem Harbor. Higginson’s blue squadron and Pillsbury’s white squadron engaged in a staged confrontation with a final surrender and quiet ending at 6 49 a m on August 24 1902 off Magnolia after a simulated encounter that drew wide attention from the naval world.
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Pillsbury
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Salem Harbor
Portland
Portland, Hoping To Draw Off Admiral Higginson
Admiral Higginson
Barney
Davidson
Higginson
Kearsarge
Gloucester Harbor
F. L. Higginson
John E. Pillsbury
North Atlantic
New England
Cervera
Sandy Bay
Refuge
Victory
Santiago
Manila
Magnolia
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Ettie
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Flaherty
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Navy
Commander Pillsbury
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