Newton Woman Donates Historical Naval Painting
Mrs. Caroline C. Furbush of West Newton donated a 1829 painting by Thomas Burch depicting the battle of the Constitution and the Guerrero to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Secretary Metcalf thanked her, noting the work will be preserved to inspire midshipmen.
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Newton
Caroline C. Furbush
Otis Street
West Newton
Metcalf
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Thomas Burch
Furbush
Post
Washington
Navy Department
B. H. Collins
Washington, D. C
United States Naval Academy
Naval Department
Grip Raids French Garrison Lyons
Twenty percent of Lyons garrison ill with influenza. 350 men hospitalized. Disease brings grave complications and deaths average three or four daily.
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Lyons
France
Mrs Wiggs Bazaar Show Promises Oddities and Charity
Crowds gather as Mrs Wiggs and her cabbage patch draw interest at a bazaar in Somerville. A car fire disrupts but does not deter sustenance of the event. Patrons pursue pillows coal bicycles and sails amid playful chatter and a display room for The Gentle Jury with 125 handcrafted flags by Mrs Helen P Hadley. The event features a Chinese tea room, Eastern Star spirit, and a troupe presenting one man and 12 women in humorous roles to benefit charity.
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Helen P. Hadley
Massachusetts
Grand Chapter of
Maine
Turkey
Russia
Barrel factory fire destroys Geestemuende plant
Hamburg reports the Geestemuende barrel factory of the Deutsch Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft the German affiliate of Standard Oil has been completely destroyed by a large fire. The blaze caused extensive damage and halted nearby operations.
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Hamburg
Geestemuende
Deutsch Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft
Standard Oil Company
Bryce in Canada Arrive in Ottawa for Week at Government House
Ottawa February 18 The Hon James Bryce British ambassador at Washington and Mrs Bryce arrived and were driven to Government House where they will be guests for a week.
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Ottawa
James Bryce
Washington
Bryce
Government House
New York Players Lead At National Amateur Racquet Championship
H. F. McCormack and G. C. Clark Jr of New York produced the finest sport at the Tennis and Racquet Club over a long hot series with McCormack winning. Percy Haughton the Harvard football coach defeated O. W. Bird of New York in the opening afternoon match.
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H. F. McCormack
G. C. Clark, Jr
New York
McCormack
Percy Haughton
Harvard
O. W. Bird
Duffey to Train Gotham College Track Team
Arthur Duffey the Boston sprinter has been engaged to train the New York University track team this season. Duffey has been managing Shrubb the English distance runner but will now devote all his time to the university athletes.
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Arthur Duffey
Boston
New York University
Duffey
Shrubb
Misky Defeats Fish Marsh in New England Pool Showdown
Misky won 125 to 79 against Fish Marsh in last night's pool championship match at Miah Murray's. Tonight Knowles faces McCune in the NE series finale setup.
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Misky
Fish Marsh
Miah Murray
New England
Knowles
McCune
West End House A A Cross Country Run on Washington's Birthday
The West End House A A will stage a cross country run at 3 30 p m on Washington's Birthday over a 41 4 mile course. Entry is open to 45 West End House members only. Three prizes will be awarded and souvenirs given to all finishers.
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West End
A. A
Washington
Melrose High Team Defeats Wellesley 47 to 13 in One-Sided Game
Melrose High School beat Wellesley High 47 to 13 at the Y M C A gym this afternoon. The win strengthens Melrose's bid for the Eastern Massachusetts title, with the suburban league deciding game against Malden set for Saturday night at the Y M C A.
Pirates magnate Dreyfuss vents on baseball magnates
Barney Dreyfuss derides baseball magnates as lemons in a recent interview. The Atlantic Association meets at Boston headquarters to discuss matters as Tad Jones plans Yale candidates to work hard this spring. Madden fans hope Roxbury catcher joins the Boston American squad.
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Barney Dreyfuss
Baill
Atlantic Association
Tad Jones
Yale
Madden
Roxbury
McCarthy Named by Hibbard for North End Yard Foreman
Mayor Hibbard appoints Francis E. McCarthy of Roxbury as foreman of the North End sewer department yard replacing Thomas Clougherty who was discharged. McCarthy, a Republican backed by Ward 10 leader Charles Inns, will earn 1800 dollars annually and has prior experience as contractor, engineer, and inspector in city departments.
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Hibbard
Francis E. McCarthy
Roxbury
North End
Thomas Clougherty
McCarthy
Charles Inns
Metropolitan Park Department
Sewer Department
City of
Boston
New Investigation Committee Forms Over Garbage Contracts
The mayor's office yesterday named ex Alderman Francis R. Bangs as chairman of a new commission to study garbage contracts in West Roxbury Dorchester Brighton and East Boston with Arthur Huddell as secretary and Franklin L. Young and City Engineer Jackson as members. The panel will examine current practices and costs while a large force of catch basin inspectors faces removal in the coming weeks.
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Francis R. Bangs
Arthur Huddell
Central Labor Union
Franklin L. Young
Dorchester
Jackson
West Roxbury
Brighton
East
Boston
Hibbard
Stony Brook
Roxbury
A. J. Tower & Co
Opposition to Grade Crossing Removal in East Boston
Colonel Melvin Adams urged the Board of Aldermen Railroads Committee to deny the request to remove grade crossings at Saratoga Short and Maverick streets. He argued current money market stringency would burden the railroad if changes were required, calling the crossings an inconvenience not a safety risk. The matter was taken under advisement. Mayor Hibbard plans a central city supply station to consolidate department purchases.
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Melvin
Adams
Committee On Railroads of the Board of Aldermen
Boston
Saratoga
Short
Maverick
Boston, Revere & Lynn Railroad
Keene May Quit Turf Over Anti-Betting Bill
James R. Keene, a leading turf owner with about 1 million dollars tied in horses, warns he would retire if Governor Hughes’s anti-betting bill passes. He says the measure would ruin the sport and hurt numerous others while he would meet losses with dignity.
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KEENE
New York
James R. Keene
Hughes
Ostrich Attack on Bald Mike Twin at Egg Nest
In an ostrich enclosure near the Baldwin ranch, Mike Twin Sullivan bent to view a nest of 15 eggs when an eight foot, 300 pound bird charged him. The attack halted when attendants intervened, saving Sullivan from a dangerous peck and a possible head injury.
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Ostrich
Mike Twin
Mike
Jack Twin Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Jack
Mike Twin Sullivan
Baldwin's
Twin
Sullivan
City Cuts Printing Plant Costs Amid Reform
The city’s spending is trimmed as Captain James Smyth becomes superintendent succeeding Laurence Minot who slashed payroll from 1995 to 1550 weekly and cut 80 to 33 cents per thousand for composition. Waste paper now sells for 1.50 per hundred pounds instead of being given away. Mayor Hibbard probes Deputy Collector Madden’s discharge. David Madden’s $1400 clerk role tied to 1906 election favors.
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Laurence Minot
Good Government Association
James Smyth
Minot
Smyth
Hibbard
Joseph T. Madden
Charlestown
David T. Madden
David Madden
Martin Leftovich
Senator Dixon
Daniel Kiley
Martin Lomasney
Retiring Finland Governor General Honored on Departure
Nicholas N. Gerhard, Finland's retiring Governor General and staunch supporter of constitutional liberties, received a demonstrative farewell in Helsinki on February 18 as he leaves office.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Nicholas N. Gerhard
Wizard Schaefer Defeats Cutler In 1500 Point Balk Line
Jacob Schaefer defeated A. G. Cutler 317 to 170 in the second block of 300 points in the 1500 point balk line game. The crowd saw Schaefer run out his required points in 82 innings, averaging just under 10 points per inning.
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Schaefer
AL Cutler
Philadelphia
Jacob Schaefer
A. G. Cutler
Elbows McFadden Fights Six-Round Draw With Hunt
Jimmy Hunt and Elbows McFadden battled to a six round draw at Washington Heights A C. Hunt pressured throughout but Elbows blocked effectively, keeping his opponent at bay in a fast and furious contest.
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M’fadden
New York
Jimmy Hunt
McFadden
Washington Heights A. C
Hunt
Chinese student backs Yale soccer team
Prince Ponson Chu a wealthy Yale student and junior class fashion model has become a financial backer of Yale's soccer football team. His support grows as he notes a game similar to soccer is popular among Chinese students.
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YALE
New Haven
Conn
Prince Ponson Chu
Prince Chu
China
Forbes Will Coach Oregon Eleven Shattlh
Coach Forbes of West Point, once a Yale end, will lead the Oregon football squad next year. Washington bid for his services but failed to meet the price set by the Hastings employer. Forbes is regarded as one of the best football mentors to come West.
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Forbes
Oregon
West Point
Yale
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Hasterner
American cars in New York to Paris race reach Ohio and Cleveland
The New York to Paris race cars pass through Ohio with Montague Roberts driving the American entry reaching Cleveland by 11 40 am after starting near Conneaut at 7 12 am. The French driver St Chaffray trails closely as both head toward Indiana. The Italian car arrives in Cleveland by 7 pm and will stay overnight. The German Maas car only travels to Erie for the night.
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Cleveland, CO
New York
Ripley
N. Y
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Fremont
Indiana
Maas
Erie
Penn
American Can Co and Rail Roads Scores Combined
The tally shows scores for American Can Co totaling 404 424 449, and N. H. and H. R. R. with 421 422 481, yielding 1274 in the final.
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American Can Co
N. H
Highland Club sweeps Malden in Tri County bowling
In Melrose on Feb 18 the Highland Club won all three games against Malden, boosting their bid for first in the Tri-County League. Totals show Highland 1452 to Malden 1200.
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Melrose
Highland Club
Malden Club
Highland
Veseeerssemee
Malden
Canada to Back Olympic Team for London Games
The Canadian general Olympic committee led by Colonel Hanbury Williams met the premier in Ottawa and received government assurance to fund sending the Canadian contingent to the London Olympics.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ont
General Olympic Committee of Canada
Hanbury Williams
London
Fisherman nets six pound haddock from freshwater pond
Sanford Maine February eighteenth Fred Parent surprised local fishermen by catching a six pound haddock in a freshwater pond. Officials say he may be the first person to accomplish this feat.
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Sanford
Fred Parent
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