Beverly Regatta Opens In Boston Harbor City Point Start At Ten
The Mayflower base and Hull Yacht Club host the sixty second regatta with over 100 yachts in multiple classes. Off City Point at 10 o'clock the event features Shadow Magic in class two center boats and Prince Karl with Carmen Lizzie Feet Breeze Raven in keel group. Echo Thelga Nydia Kitty Esa fast crews defend five-year title as Black Cloud Sea Bird Nereid and Pos contest in Assap area. other entries include Mabel Tom Cat Tartar Rocket Scamp Ikifire Victor Joe.
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Boston
City Point
Shadow and
Magic
Prince Karl
Carmen
Raven
Plus
Eps Ass
Black Cloud
Sea Bird
Eae
Echo
Thelga
Nydia
Kitty
ENE Rye
M Mabel
Tom Cat
Rocket
Scamp
Ikifire
Victor
Joe
Sale of the Mayflower Ends in Successful Negotiations
General Paine sells the English built steam yacht Mayflower to E. D. Morgan of New York for a price not far below its 828,000 build cost. The transfer includes the existing sailing master and crew who will move to the Volunteer upon arrival.
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New York
General Paine
West
Wold
E. D. Morgan
Amy
Mr. Burgess
Mr. Morgan
Beverly Yacht Club Regatta Finds Captain Codman’s Surprise First
The 116th Beverly Yacht Club regatta sailed off Monument Beach on Saturday afternoon in a double-reef sou'wester. Captain Codman's Surprise won first in class one, with Climax second after a damaged main topsail. In class two Wildcat and Mist finished first and second. Judges were F. Elliott Cabot and W. Lloyd Jeffries.
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Beverly Yacht Club
Monument Beach
Wester
Codman
Wildcat
Mist
F. Elliott Cabot
W. Lloyd Jeffries
Hull Yacht Club Regatta Sees Prizes Awarded
The sixty second Hull Yacht Club regatta was sailed from the club house in Hull under a fair southwesterly breeze. Prizes: Atalanta $20 and Posy $10 in second class centreboards. Kitty $20 and Echo $10 in second class heels. Coyote $15 and Mabel $10 in third class. Victor $12 first in fourth class with no second prize due to only two starters. Judges were M. es F. T. Clayton and John R. Chadwick.
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Hull Yacht Club
Hull
Kitty
Echo
Coyote
Mabel
M. Es F. T. Clayton
John R. Chad- Wicks
YACHTING NOTES AND NEW PLEON YACHT CLUB FOR MARBLEHEAD
Vice-Commodore Forbes plans to sail the Puritan around this week for family cruising near Naushon and Buzzard's Bay. The Puritan’s trim remains largely the same with a lighter topmast. Marblehead Neck youths form Pleon Yacht Club, with fourteen acres and twelve yachts, for boats under eighteen feet. Several vessels, including Edith, Pilgrim, Koreas, Wavecrest, Nautilus, are in Provincetown harbor.
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Forbes
Naushon Island
Naushon
Buzzard’s Bay
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead Neck
Corinthian Club
Pleon Yacht Club
Edith
Cameron
Boston
Pilgrim
Smith
Orleans
Koreas
Lansing
Wavecrest
Rogers
Dorchester Yacht Club
Nautilus
Froman
Dorchest Club
Provincetown
Yesterye
Mystic Park to Host Early September Running Meeting
Plans firm for a grand racing meet at Mystic Park in early September. David H Blanchard pushes the scheme with Mystic Park owner Willis and leases the large hill for a steeplechase. Dwyer Bros will send their crack racers and entries include Rourke Cochran Jim McGowan Blue Day Judge Griffiths and others for sizable prizes.
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Mystic Park
Country Club
David H. Blanchard
Willis
Blanchard
Dwyer Bros
Rourke Cochran
Jim McGowan
Blue Day
Judge Griffiths
Everett’s Building Boom Spreads Across Town
Everett reports a building boom with fourteen new houses erected last week and more planned. Three new streets from Buckman to Main are cut, with Buckman to Cleveland avenue extension expected to open many lots. about twenty houses on Cleveland avenue Tileston and Hawthorn streets have sold through one firm.
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Everett
Buckman
Main Street
Buckman Street
Cleveland Avenue
Tileston
Hawthorn Streets
Drowning of Frederick Gongeau in Winooski
Frederick Gongeau age 18 of Winooski Vermont drowned while bathing there yesterday.
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Frederick Gongeau
Winooski
Generals of the Revolution Patriotic Address at Union
George M. Towle spoke at the Young Men's Christian Union on The Generals of the Revolution. He retold Washington’s Cambridge scene of July 3 1775 and portrayed Putnam Stark and other leaders, noted Benedict Arnold’s treason, and grouped generals by origin and service. The evening featured Mozart quartet music and Towle quoted Winthrop to close.
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George M. Towle
The
Young Men’s Christian Union
Christian Union
George Makepeace Towle
Mr. Towle
Cambridge
Washington
Israel Putnam
John Stark
Gates
Conway
Benedict Arnold
Lafayette
Steuben
DeKalb
Stark
Greene
Anthony Wayne
Schuyler
Lincoln
Knox
Old Francis Tavern
New York
Robert C. Winthrop
Reverend Sam Small Preaches Two Sermons at Tremont Street
The Rev. Sam Small delivered two eloquent sermons at Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Morning text from Genesis 1 traced a patriotic view of the nation and divine blessing. evening theme The Kingdom of God explained how Christ’s Sermon on the Mount defines right means and spirit.
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Sam Small
Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Small
Christ
John
God
United States
Republic of the
Heavenly Republic
Kingdom of God
The Saturday Half Holiday Amid New Law Reforms Trade
The piece notes the early closing half holiday mainly benefits salaried workers and clerks in wholesale and retail firms. It lauds the reform as a success but warns October and November may reveal a tug of war as business surges again. Clerks favor continued half holiday while many employers resist year round.
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N.Y
Democratic Grand Army Man Voices Views on G A Unity
A two year Grand Army veteran and lifelong Democrat argues G A leadership should not attack President Cleveland. He recalls Democrat soldiers and urges ousting officers who insult the President, warning the order risks fracture within Morgan Post No 807.
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N. Y. Star
Grand Army
G. A
Cleveland
United States
Fairchild
Democratic Grand Army
Cleve
Vier
Order
Tuommas Bi
Bissor
Morgan Post
Courtesies Acknowledged In Dakota Bell Exchange
A Dakota Bell exchange recalls an event before a lynching on Wednesday night. A colonel named Hossdealery reportedly handed $2 and asked the Hayrake be continued to his family for another year.
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Dakota Bell
Hossdealery
Quy
Dorchester Begins Harvard Congregational Church Cornerstone Ceremony
The cornerstone of the proposed Harvard Congregational Church at Harvard and Gleason streets Dorchester was laid Saturday in a large gathering. Hon. Thomas W. Bicknell presided with prayers, addresses by church leaders, and a Mendelssohn quartet performance. Little Josephine Florence Andervoort assisted the ceremony. dedication expected in October.
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Harvard Congregational Church
Harvard and
Gleason Streets
Dorchester
Thomas W. Bicknell
J. J. Valentine
Mendelssohn
Mr. Bicknell
R. Henry Ferguson
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
J. H. Ballantine
Pilgrim Church
T. Cowin Watkins
Stanton Avenue Methodist Church
Frank H. Kasson
Roxbury
R. . Ty Merritt
Morse
Little Josephine Florence Andervoort
Roswell Mason
Church Corporation
P. Fay
Lower Mills Congregational Church
F. H. Kasson
Tribute honoring General James Speed by Louisville Bar Association
The Louisville Bar Association held a meeting to honor General James Speed former Attorney General in Lincoln's cabinet. General Alpheus Baker delivered fulsome remarks praising Speed's integrity, wartime conduct, and lifelong service to the Union and Kentucky.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
James Speed
Lincoln
Alpheus Baker
Baker
Sterling B. Taney
Eufala
Miss
Kentucky
Chewrman
Department of Justice
Speed
Washington
Jackson
Tickets for the Rowing Regatta Sell Fast at City Hall
Citizens clamored for scarce rowing regatta passes offering city hospitality. A city official even bid ten dollars for two tickets in the City Hall corridor, illustrating demand outstripping supply as aldermen and council members struggled to satisfy constituents. A small white ticket circulated with beaming recipients, granting one admission and refreshments on Beacon Street Mall by committee order.
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City Hall
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Beacon Street Mall
Metropolitan Railroad to Open New Route with Fresh Cars
The Metropolitan Railroad Company will establish a new route next Wednesday with new cars and purchased horses. Roxbury terminus at Warren street, Boston terminus at Water street near Devonshire street. The line runs Warren street Harrison avenue Hasex street Kingston street Postoffice square to Water street Devonshire street and back. Seven minute trips morning and evening, ten minute trips daytime. Through travel should save eight to ten minutes by avoiding Washington street interruptions. Meeting House Hill line to resume via Washington street and Warren street cars to remain for those who prefer Washington street route, less frequent.
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Metropolitan Railroad Company
Roxbury
Warren Street
Boston
Water Street
Devonshire Street
Harrison Avenue
Hasex Street
Kingston Street
Postoffice Square
Washington Street
Meeting House Hill
Sunday in Town Brings Torrid Heat and Beach Crowds
Yesterday morning opened hot and sunny as the heat drove crowds to Revere Beach Nantasket and harbor resorts. About noon the Equitable building vane pointed east, sea breeze arrived by afternoon easing temperatures after four hot days. An afternoon shower threatened. the day ended fair in Boston.
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Revere Beach
Nantasket
Equitable
Boston
Right word at the stationer for Esterbrook Falcon Pens
A reader notes the importance of using the correct terms when shopping at a stationer for Esterbrook Falcon Pens and other venular styles.
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Esterbrook
Falcon
Mechan ics School Festival Honors Graduates With Flowers
In Mechanics building a crowd of about 10 000 attended a festival for 2500 public school pupils. Mayor O'Brien and school board officers sat by 1800 flower bouquets as Baldwin's Band played. John W Porter praised the graduates and Luther Anderson, honoring long service. A flower presentation followed, then a banquet and dancing.
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Mechanics’ Building
O’brien
Baldwin
John W. Porter
Fanelli
Luther Anderson
Porter
Schoo Leaver
Electric street cars powered by Julien storage batteries
Experiments on Fourth Avenue Street railroad tested an electric motor propelled car resembling a standard streetcar but without horses. Julien storage batteries, inserted from outside, connect automatically to wires, powering two 7 HP motors. Batteries can be used singly or together, with a regulator and driver crank to control speed. The system allows series or parallel battery connections for torque or speed, and claims lower daily running costs than horses. The test car ran up to 12 mph, handling sharp curves and steep grades with ease.
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N. Y. Tribune
Fourth Avenue Street
Julien
Madison Avenue
Children’s Island Sanitarium Opens for Sick Children
The island home on Cat Island in Salem Harbor offers space for two hundred ill children each summer. Managed by I L U Rindge who donated the island and facilities, the facility operates July to September if public support continues. A contribution of 3 goes to Elliot Russell at 02 Devonshire Street to sponsor a child for a week.
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Mgr. I. LU. Rindge
Winthrop
Salem Harbor
Cat Island
Children’s Island
Elliot Russell
Devonshire Street
Labor Day Parade Planning by Central Labor Union
The Central Labor Union met at 176 Tremont Street to organize the Labor Day event. J H Mahoney was elected corresponding secretary and invites all workers to send their marshal to 10 Lawrence Street Charlestown. The parade will include wage workers within ten miles of Boston on the first Monday in September.
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Central Labor Union Committee
Tremont Street
J. H. Mahoney
Cabinet Makers
Mahoney
Lawrence Street
Charlestown
Boston
Oston
Union Temperance Meeting Report in Cambridge
A union meeting of temperance organizations in Cambridge Somerville and Charlestown was held last evening in Temple Hall Cambridge. Attendance was small and remarks were delivered by local speakers.
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Cambridge
Somerville
Charlestown
Temple Hall
First mortgage bonds offered for Brooklyn elevated railway
Massrs VerMuye Co of New York offer for sale and recommend to investors the first mortgage bonds of the Ings County elevated railway of Brooklyn due 1925. The six mile route in busy Brooklyn is under completion and expected to operate before December 1. Bonds cover all property and rights now owned or hereafter acquired and are offered at par with accrued interest. price may be advanced without notice.
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Massrs
VerMuye & Co
New York
Ings County Elevated Railway
Brooklyn
Court Reviews Habeas Petition Over Bail Reduction
Francia L White seeks bail relief after conviction in April. Court rules on exercising power sparingly and schedules return on Tuesday with petitioner entitled to confront witnesses in person. A A Ranney and Edward Avery for petitioner. District Attorney Stevens for Commonwealth.
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Francia L. White
A. A. Ranney
Edward Avery
Stevens
Commonwealth
Notable City Notes From Boston Chronicle
Dr. Al Watts captures and disposes of 130 unlicensed cars in East and South Boston. John Boyle O'Reilly cancels poem reading due to insomnia at Rossland Park Woodstock Conn. arrest of Herman N. Herman for $100 embezzlement. John Binchi shot in the head at South and East streets, taken to City Hospital. Downtown buildings on Boylston, Park Square and Carver Street to be replaced by seven story brick and freestone structure for stores and offices. Libby case for assault on Jeremiah Casey withdrawn. trial expected next term. Week's deaths total 173 with 89 males 84 females. consumptions 29, pneumonia 3, whooping cough 4, heart disease 14. 11 deaths from violent causes. 31 over 60. Roxbury Carpet, Whittier Machine, Chamberlain damages referred to auditor James B. Richardson. Floral service at Charles Town State Prison distributes 600 bouquets and cards. Nantasket crowds expected today. Reeves’s Band performs. Nan tascaket steamers offer eighteen round trips for Independence Day. New York & New England rail timetable shifts 9:15 to 9:10 p.m.
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al Watts
Boston
John Boyle O'Reilly
Henry C. Bowen
Rossland Park
Woodstock
Conn
Herman N. Herman
Watson & Co
Decatur Street
John Binchi
East
Binchi
City Hospital
Boylston Street
Park Square
Carver Street
Lord & Co., Grocers
Tavern Club
W. O. Libby
Jeremiah Casey
Superior Criminal Court
Board of Health
Roxbury Carpet Company
Whittier Machine Company
Charles E. Chamberlain
Stony Brook
James B. Richardson
Gaston & Whitney
A. J.bailey
Charlestown State Prison
Nantasket
Reeves
New York & New England
Norwood
Open Air Sacred Music Concert At The Common
Crowds gathered in the shade of trees near the bandstand as a warm afternoon persisted. City musicians conducted by J B Claus played sacred music with J F Park and J M Flockton notable soloists. An open air religious meeting followed with a sermon by Rev Frederick Campbell of Roxbury Presbyterian Church.
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J. B. Claus
J. F. Park
J. M. Flockton
Christian Nation
Frederick Campbell
Roxbury
Boston Today Prominent City Events Schedule
Principal events listed for the day include athletic games at Q Street and Broadway, swimming on the Charles River, a Shamrock versus Boston hurling match on the Common, a consolidated bands concert, rowing regattas on Jamaica Pond and the Charles River, a sailing regatta off City Point, children's entertainments, a Boston Theatre ovation led by the Mayor and John E. Fitzgerald, trotting at Beaton Park, a bicycle race on the Common, balloon display, and band concerts with fireworks on the Common and at Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Brighton.
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Q Street
Broadway
Boston
Charles River
Shamrock
Consolidated Bands
Jamaica Pond
Charles Ver
City Point
Boston Theatre
John E. Fitzgerald
Beaton Park
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Brighton
Rifle Match Ends In Tie At Indian Hill Range
At Indian Hill range a five man team match between Captain J. W. Gerry and Captain W. W. Howard ended tied with 249 each. In the shoot off Gerry’s team led 27 to 26. Individual scores at Walnut Hill show D. L. Chase 110 106 gates meade 108 104 and UH Joseph mace ???
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Indian Hill Range
J. W. Gerry
W. W. Howard
Gerry
Howard
Walnut Hill
D. L. Chase
Gates Meade
Joseph Mace
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Beverly
Mystic
Rev
Tremont Street Methodist Church
Dorchester’s New Church
Harvard
Louisville Bar Association
New Street
Mechanics
Fourth Avenue Line
Children's Island Sanitarium
Union Temperance Meeting
Supreme Judicial Court
Field, J
Boston Post
Marcel Bt
Galder’s
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Lote. Pelham
Ghalie Flowers
Washington St
William and Edwin Sheafe
Haney & Hutchins
River
Beacon St
NEW Mail
Wm. Head & Sons
New England
Chas. L. Bly
Pearl ST
M. EK
Brande
W.D. SovaLe
Barnard & CO
W. Shaw Warrel
Winter Street
Mass
Wogbward
Bromfield Street
Ray’s
Col. West and
Washington Streets
Price
W. C. Strong
Schreider - Nehreider
John D. &i, Williams
State Street
Lorth
Pope Mfc. CO
Skrbert, Boston
Len
Ison, Moseley & Co
Estreet
Kilby
Henry F. Miller Pianos
Miller Ehfall
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Gas Lighting Co
Arch $ St
A. Richards
State St
Atlantic Ave
Commerce Ste
I. P. Lord & CO
Union — Street
Monroe
G&. W. Bowden
Bostoi
Columbus Ave
Health Food CO
New England Agency
Cross Fountain
Peng
Cross Pen CO
Old South Chur
Fire Insurance
Kilby ST
Albert Bowker, Prem
E. E. Patridge
Sec’y
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Benj. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Gibbens
Massachusetts
Epps
Eppa
Mahy & Ai
James Epps &O
Hemmepathie Chenaists
London
England
Charles L. Bly
Stearns & George
Telegraph & Telephone Line Contractag
Praba &T
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