Masterpieces of Iron Worker Art for Scituate Farm
A Boston iron worker finished the first of 15 wrought iron designs for Thomas W. Lawson’s Scituate farm. The rooster centerpiece will crown the hen house with other stables to feature iron depictions of animals. Designers Coolidge & Carlson and craftsman Frederick Krasser emphasize handcraft and artistic detail.
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Scituate Farm
Ofhomas W. Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Scituate
Boston
Messrs. Coolidge & Carlson
Congress Street
Brewster in Colonial History Meeting Highlights
Descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers gathered at Hotel Vendome for a Society of Mayflower Descendants meeting. Hon. Lyman Denison Brewster spoke on William Brewster and colonial status while Hon. Henry S. Washburn read a poem “The Pilgrim Lovers.” The Massachusetts society detailed its extensive genealogical research and plans for accessible records. New members were announced, marking the 706th membership.
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Pilgrim Fathers
Hotel Vendome
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Lyman Denison Brewster
Danbury, Conn
Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants
William Brewster
Henry S. Washburn
Massachusetts Society
George Ernest Bowman
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
Bowman
Thomas Sedgwick Steele
Boylston Street
Lipston
Mass
Kaiser Admiral Von Baudissin Visits New York in 1900s Tale
Rear Admiral Count Von Baudissin leading the Kaiser's yacht Hohenzollern arrived in New York with Lieutenant Rebensburg and Consul-General Buenz. They paid calls on Rear Admiral Barker at the Navy Yard, Major-General Brooke at the Department of the East, and New York City officials including the Mayor. A formal escort and salutes marked the visits aboard the Narkeeta and at Governor's Island and City Hall.
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New York
Count von Baudissin
Hohenzollern
Fritz Rebensburg
K. Buenz
Barker
Navy Yard
Brooke
Department of the East
City
Order of the Black Eagle
Prussia
Hanover
Order of the Crown of Wurtemburg
Order of the Iron Cross
Rebensburg
Theodore P. Kane
Marine Corps
Joseph Coghlan
Narkeeta
Columbia
Narketta
Governor's Island
Buenz
America
Low Fears Delay Kronprinz Wilhelm Arrival
Major Low of New York cables that Herr Wiegand says the Kronprinz Wilhelm must sail from Bremen before 3 p m Saturday to reach New York in time for a Feb 22 ceremony. Prince Henry cannot alter the sailing hour but hopes for an early arrival by Feb 22, while Kronprinz Wilhelm officials expect midday Feb 22.
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Kiel
Prussia
Low
New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Herr Wiegand
Lloyd Line
Bremen
City of
Prince Henry
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Pilgrim Descents Honor Mayflower Leaders in Gainsborough Speech
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants heard Judge Brewster extoll William Brewster and Elder Standish as pivotal Pilgrim leaders. The meeting featured descendants of John Bradford, John Alden, Henry Samson, and John Robinson, plus a dedication talk on the Gainsborough memorial church. Subscriptions were urged to fund the memorial, with $50 already appropriated and more sought.
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Miss
William Bradford
Donald Purple Hart
Westminster Hotel
Boston
Mass
Joseph Aldrich Bursley
Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Howland
Justice H. Bowman
Maison Street
Toledo
John Alden
Leslie Clark Wead
Aspinwall Avenue
Brookline
Henry Samson
Lawrence Whitcomb
Kilsyth Terrace
George R. W. Scott
John Robinson
Gainsborough
England
Scott
America
Massachusetts Society
Judge Brewster
William Brewster
New World
Elder Brewster
Dexter
Chickering
Myles Standish
Society of Descendants of the Mayflower
Pilgrims
Joann Robinson
Roger Williams
Mr. Washburn
Patty
Dials Missing From Love in Lowell Mystery
Two pretty girls Selina Whitmore and Ida Baribo disappeared from Lowell after informal friendship. Both worked at Hamilton mill and were last seen Friday noon. Police in several New England towns notified. Selina and Ida are French Canadian, with Selina last seen in a black dress and brown hat.
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Lowell
Selina Whitmore
Ida Baribo
Miss Baribo
Hamilton Mill
New England
Ida Bambo
Concord
N. H
Miss Whitmore
Laflamme
Miss Bambo
Pope seeks Coxey's army details from monk
The Rev J E Boniface Franciscan archivist for the Apostolic delegation reports to the Pope in Rome that after 24 years in the United States he discussed Coxey's Army for two hours. The Pope asked numerous questions seeking the itinerary and motives behind the protest without receiving full clarity.
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Washington
J. E. Boniface
Apostolic Delegation
Rome
United States
Coxey
Runaway horse halted by E F Cullen in Brighton
A horse hitched to a light delivery wagon belonging to grocer Thomas Casey bolted near Casey’s North Beacon Street store in Brighton. E F Cullen sprang from the sidewalk, stopping the horse before it crashed into an electric car and a carriage with three people aboard.
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Brighton
E. F. Cullen
Thomas Casey
North Beacon Street
Cullen
New York Butler Arrested for Jewelry Theft
New York on February 13 Daniel Donovar Helen Goulds second butler was arrested on charges of stealing jewelry bric a brac and rugs worth several thousand dollars. He admitted guilt and disposed of a 100 rug and gold mounted opera glasses for 19 dollars.
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New York
Daniel Donovar
Helen Gould
Heinz Pickles Sold Cheap in New England Markets
Heinz's Pickles are found on nearly every table in New England with HOUGH TON & DUTTON selling 25c bottles for 20c. This bargain reflects a local price drop across regional groceries.
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Heinz
New England
Houghton & Dutton
Mrs Cleveland to Attend Molly Pitcher at Boston Theatre
Mrs Grover Cleveland will visit Boston week after next to see Athryn Kidder perform Molly Pitcher on Monday evening February 24 at the Boston Theatre. The actress and Mrs Cleveland are longtime friends and plans may include the ex president joining. Preparations for the visit are extensive and public in interest.
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Grover Leveland
Boston
Athryn Kidder
Cleveland
Miss Kidder
Bertram Hall at Radcliffe Opens with Celebrations for 20 Girls
Bertram Hall at Radcliffe welcomes twenty girls in a new dormitory featuring a square library with recent book acquisitions, a white dining room with bay windows, and an open central square used for English hockey. Seven dormitories planned with five thousand dollars raised for the second. Rooms mix study and leisure with sitting rooms, fireplaces, and flags. Mrs. David P. Kimball donated the hall, which is run by Miss E. M. Hoppin and includes senior Mary Fiske as president.
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Bertram Hall
Radcliffe
Seeman
St. Valentine's
Thackeray
Hawthorne
George Eliot
Waverley
David P. Kimball
Boston
Mary Fiske
E. M. Hoppin
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