Woman Against Woman Shines at Castle Square Theatre
The Castle Square bill for the week beginning July 26 features Edwin Milton Boyle s Friends and Woman Against Woman staged by Tony Cummings. Lillian Lawrence as the heroine Bessie Barton delivers a standout performance supported by Gilmour as Tressider and Horace Lewis with Agnes Findlay. William Humphrey Grace Atwell and Rose Morison also receive strong notices for their roles in this well received production.
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Castle Square Theatre
Tony Cummings
Bessie Barton
Lillian Lawrence
Mr. Gilmour
Tressider
The Enthusiastic Bicycle Lesson At Austin & Stone’s Museum
A fervent professor begins bicycle instruction after a recent disc course on crack quad teams at Austin & Stone’s Museum. He rapidly advances, riding fifteen miles by Saturday night and completing a century ride yesterday. The theatre show features Kate Rush ton’s travesty girls and a vaudeville bill including Angelo Vito Milane se minstrels Maxey and others.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Frankie Russell
Kate Rushton
Angelo Vito
Marvellous Maxey
Craig
Raymond, Ives
Cummings
Montgomery Family
Murphy and Riggs
Tomi McCoy
Leslie Sisters
Cruikshank
Whitney
Carter
Lillian Walton
Searles
Abbie
Terriss
Kingsley Arthur Melford
Chevalier Herbert
Vaudrey Sisters
Ostrich feature draws crowds at The Chutes
The ostrich farm proves a fetching attraction at The Chutes drawing spectators for long watches of the birds. The site remains popular for its cooling ambiance and the ongoing trolley trip. Pony, horse, and donkey rides attract numerous patrons, while the new motion picture device also proves popular.
Monkey Show at the Zoo Opens to Large Boston Attendance
The third week of Professor Worm wood s celebrated Monkey Theatre opened at the Zoo in Boston with large audiences for both matinee and evening performances. The crowds filled Bates Hall balcony and floor as critics praised the show with ample applause.
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The
Zoo
Professor Wormwood
the Zoo
Boston
Old Bates Hall
Mathews elected brigadier general by First Brigade at State House
Colonel T R Mathews won fifteen of sixteen votes to become brigadier general, succeeding Brigadier General B F Bridges. Lieutenant Colonel Hovey moves to command the First Regiment now that Mathews shifts up. Election presided by General Dalton. vote included officers from First Second and Sixth Regiments and the light battery. Major DuChesney also listed among electors.
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B. F. Bridges
T. R. Mathews
State House
Mathews
Clark
Dalton
Hovey
Post
Park, Woodman and
Dyar
Shumway
Southway
Whipple and Fairbanks
Parsons
Woodward
Chapin, Taylor and Darling
DuChesney
Four saved after yacht tender capsizes off Boston Light
Miss Lillian Hillgrove, about 22, of East Newton Street, drowned when the yacht Tourist sheltering off Boston Light capsized her tender during a Sunday outing. James M. Burke, Dr. Riley, J E McGee and wife survived after pilot boat Adams crew rescued them. Survivors to Hull, body not recovered. search continues.
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Lillian Hillgrove
Boston Light
Hay
James M. Burke
Dr. Riley
Tremont Street
J. E. McGee
St. Alphonsus Street
Roxbury
Lucy Murphy
East Newton Street
Regina Burns
T. McLaughlin
Adams
No. 4
Hull
Sydney Treat
N. Hellberg
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Boston
McGee
Lily Hillgrove
Lilly
Young Ladies’ Consumptive Home Association
Charles I Era Official Suspicion In Moore And Tilton Case
Charles I era records show Moore and his employer A J Tilton under suspicion in a case described by contemporaries. The summary notes focus on alleged mistrust surrounding their roles and actions during the inquiry.
Burial Certificate Refused Casts Mystery on Moore Death
In Haverhill Charles H. Moore died after a short illness prompting his employer Mr. A. J. Tilton to seek an autopsy. Authorities sent his stomach and intestines to Boston for examination and the burial certificate was refused. No official statement explains suspected poisoning as experts at Harvard Medical School review the case.
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Haverhill
A. J. Tilton
Charles H. Moore
Boston
Moore
Tilton
Harvard Medical School
Change of management at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is leased for five years to George W. Magee who previously ran the house with G. E. Mansfield. Magee will present top touring combos and restore the theatre with improvements. He is now in New York booking the season and promises a fine line of attractions. Magee, long associated with the late Alexander Salvini, brings thorough theatre experience and knowledge of the public’s tastes. opening date to be announced.
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Grand Opera House
George W. Magee
G. E. Mansfield
Magee
New York
Alexander Salvini
Voyage Hard for Lucy Hammond Captain Reports Boisterous Sail
Captain Berry of the schooner Lucy Hammond recounts a rough voyage from Salem to Machias Maine. A squall off Moosehead followed by a gale left the ship unmanageable and leaking, forcing reefing and a turn to sea to avoid breakers. Three days in heavy seas with water aboard before fog eased and harbor approached.
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Machias
Berry
Lucy Hammond
Salem
Mooseapre
Libby Island
Lee
Hammond
Enterprise Cadets Return After 21 Days At Sea
The training ship Enterprise arrives at Southampton from Boston after a 21 day voyage marked by fair winds and one 12 hour gale. Cadets show fewer punishments, better discipline, and excellent health, with July Fourth sports and no food complaints noted before the ship proceeds to Havre.
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Southampton
Enterprise
Boston
Havre
New York
London
St. Paul
Paris
St.Louis
International Navigation CO
Bowling Green
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Twentieth Massachusetts Infantry Holds Nahant Reunion
Surviving members of the Twentieth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment gathered at Nahant for a reunion with an informal dinner and a business meeting. Officers elected include E. B. Robbins of Boston as president, C. H. Baker of Providence as vice-president, Charles C. Newhall of Boston as secretary and treasurer, John Brown and Fernenz A. H. Leveson, both of Boston, plus Captain D. W. Shea of Boston, and 8. B. Goodridge of Lynn on the executive committee.
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Lynn
Twentieth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
Nahant
E. B. Robbins
Boston
Providence
R. I
Charles C. Newhall
John Brown
Fernenz
A. H. Leveson N. T. Gray
D. W. Shea
Goodridge
Beauty ad offers Woodbury facial soap or cream sample
An old advertisement promises a sample of Woodbury's Facial Soap or Facial Cream by sending 10 cents to Dermatelogiat Woodbury inter St. Consultation ee. The offer is part of a beauty book order and highlights the products' use for skin care.
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Woodbury
Death by Own Action at Sandwich Almshouse
Samuel C. Burbank, once a prosperous Sandwich citizen, died at the almshouse after a suicide attempt using a wire noose and a self-inflicted throat wound. Discovered by Keeper Neal, Medical Examiner Pond confirmed death. He was about 70, with a wife in the almshouse and a son and three daughters living elsewhere.
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Sandwich
Samuel C. Burbank
Sandwich Almshouse
Neal
Pond
Burbank
Alms
Recommendations to improve Boston street mail boxes and security
Chief Post Office Inspector George Evans reports in Washington that boxed mail in Boston needs tighter security as thieves easily remove mail. He notes nearly 8000 cases investigated in New England, 297 post offices inspected, progress toward free delivery around Boston, and $12,823 collected and sent to Washington or proper depositories. Some sharp cases occurred, though none sensational.
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George
Evans
Wheeler
Washington
Boston
New England
Boston Mayor weighs new garbage disposal plans abroad
Mayor Quincy, with City Engineer Jackson and health officials, chairs a special committee to study scientific waste destruction. They toured New York and Philadelphia plants, considered Montreal ash disposal, and noted an English combined electricity and dust destruction works costing about $750,000. Preliminary tests showed steam output from dust, with no coal used.
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Quincy
Boston
Jackson
Durgin
Board of Health
Streets Wells
O’shea
Sanitary Division
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Montreal
England
Shoreditch
Cambridge Real Estate Man Found Dead at Annisquam Beach
The body of C. C. Farrington of Cambridge, recently retired from real estate, was found on Avenue Beach at Annisquam near Gloucester. Police deem suicide likely, though family suggests possible accidental overdose. He was 45, survived by a widow.
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C. C. Farrington
Cambridge
Avenue Beach
Annisquam
Gloucester
Farrington
T. H. Hall
Hall
Thurston & Hall, Bakers
Japan may arbitrate dispute with Hawaii in open proposal
London dispatch reports Japanese press says Mikado government likely to accept Hawaii's plan for arbitration of pending disputes. Colonel J W MacFarlane, a well known Hawaiian, says Japan has no designs on Hawaii, noting the issue centers on compensation for emigration firms over laborer restraints and a $100,000 loss.
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London
Okahama
J. W. MacFarlane
San Francisco
Washington
Hawaii
Japan
Honolulu
Italian Sunday defendant in court over firearm charge
Antonio Scudeiro appeared in court as Reynolds testified with a revolver. The judge found no evidence supporting the charge and discharged the case. The proceedings showed no clear evidence of intent or action beyond the initial incident.
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Antonio Scudeiro
Seronime Eee Reynolds
Pension changes listed for Massachusetts veterans
The Pension Bureau in Washington announces July 19 changes from the July 3 list. Massachusetts items include original cases for Frederick A. Kelley at Soldiers' Home Elm, additions for Charles H. Bacon Lexington, Veppos J. Bugbee Spencer original and widows’ pensions for Mary J. Carver of Chelsea.
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Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Frederick A. Kelley
Soldiers’ Home
Elsen
Charles H. Bacon
Lexington
Veppos J. Bugbee
Spencer
Mary J. Carver
Chelsea
Sugar Trading Turns Bullish in New York and Boston
A volatile session drove Sugar shares higher with New York and Boston showing strong gains as large blocks moved. The Sugar Trust faces anticipated extra dividends over four years, while brokers note tariff-driven profits and political caution in Washington. Copper shipments remain heavy with foreign demand supporting prices. several rail and utility stocks also advance or prepare dividends.
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New York
Boston
Sugar Trust
Congress
Towle
Washington
A. A. Houssman & Co
St. Paul
Standard Oil
Fitchburg Railroad
Kearsarge Mining Company
Central Railway of Georgia
Calumet & Hella
Wisconsin Central Road
Milwaukee
Abbot
Butte & Boston
Boston & Montana
Chicago Gas
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago
Pinkham
Boston Stock Exchange Official Daily Report
The Boston Stock Exchange issues its official daily sales report detailing the day’s highest and lowest prices as well as closing values, including bid and asked figures.
Yarmouth Steamship Co announces weekly Boston departures
The Yarmouth Steamship Co Limited states steamers will leave Pier 1 Lewis Wharf Boston every Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday at 12 o'clock noon for Yarmouth Nova Scotia with connections to all parts of Nova Scotia. For information contact agent J F Spinney at Lewis Wharf or at Washington Street and Chatham Street addresses.
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Digby
Halifax
St John
St. Croix
Boston
St. John
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
P. B
Cumberland
State
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Lubec
Calais
St. Andrews
Campobello
BR. A. Waldron
Gen. Agt
Washington St
Bay State
India Wharf
Tremont
Ail Oo
Lewis Wharf
Macon
Savannah Line Pier
New York
Savannah
Washington St. Nard
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
Providence
Nort Newport News
Tenn. & Ga. Air Line
W. P. Turner
J. ©. Whitney
Traffic
General Offices
Baltimore, Md
Yarmouth
N. S
J. F. Spinney
Washington Street
Chatham Street
Shipping News Miniature Almanac for Tuesday July 20
Shipping brief notes the day’s nautical data and arrivals. Multiple steamers and schooners arrived and cleared, listing vessels, origins, captains, and destinations from Ellsworth to Bangor and St. John. Weather notes mention east wind and fog, with tides and high water times.
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Cestrian
Muir
Liverpool
Frederic Leyland & Co
Halifax
Pye
Charlottetown
P. EB
Port Hawkesbury
N. S
Spartan
Crowell
Philadelphia
City of
N. B
Karslie
McLean
St. John
Menawa
Pendleton
Baltimore
Jesse Murdock
Cee
Jordan
William G. Eadie
Hart
Ellsworth
Norton
Johnson
York
Charity
Magee
Copy
Josie Hook
Fickett
Milton
Delaware
Almer
Wiscasset
Lady Auburn
McClintock
Rockland
A. Hooper
Winter
Calais
Multnomah
Rowe
Green’s Landing
Ethel F. Merriam
Newman
Rockport
Golden Rule
Eames
Gloucester
Mary ©. Stuart
Bickford
Sullivan
Sadie A. Kimball
Burns
N. H
Colin C. Baker
Shute
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Winthrop Wharf
R. Bacon
Mgr
C. F. Williams
Lewiston
Atlantic Ave
Isles of Shoals
North Shore
W.gorcutt
H. Emerson
Agt
Salem Willows
North Atlantic
Mme. M. Bonette
Pearson’s Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
D . Salem Willows
the Willows
Bevrly
Baker's Island
David Morrison, Trens
Morrison Steamboat Co
Bass Point
Lafricain
Naval Brigade
Lincoln's Wharf
E. M. Sea Book
A. P. Lane
N. EB. A
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Snow’s Arch
Oliver Street
Nantasket
F. W. Litchfield
Provincetown
Londfellow
John Smith
Commercial Wharf
North Pier
Cape
Atwood & Rich
Boston & Gloucester
T Co
Cape Ann
Columbus Orchestra
City of Gloucester
North Side Central Wharf
State St
Chant
Marblehead
Henry Morrison
Otis Wharf
Thatcher's Island
W. H. Swift
Man
Sorensen
Andrew Anderson
Huntington Avenue
Charles River
E. H. Duffee
Nat Butler
Frank Butler
Burns Pierce
Major Taylor
J. E. Walsh
T. A. Barnaby
J. F. Starbuck
C. A. Church
R. P. McCurpy
Clarence Bowers
E. A. Aker
E. P. Thompson
W. Dickinson
Heard’s
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas E. Clifford
Williams and Walker
Biograph
Compton Electric
William Daly
Say Mnauc
Castle Theatre
Tremont St
Frank Hart
Rey’s
Edwin Milton Royle
Austin & Stone's
Charles 1, Moore
Hag
Scudeiro
BAY State Pensions
Beecham
Boston Stock Exchange
Ocean Steamship Co
Bales Est
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Louis & Nashville
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Texas & Pacific
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Tex & Pac
Amobacco
Butte
General Electric
Illinois Steel Sere Kearsarge Eeeeneee
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Uiney
Pacific Mail
Tamarack
Wolverine
Western Union Coondeehe
Dom Coal
Ill Steel
Lamson Eenree
Pullman
West el
A Houser
Ray Bey
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
McKay
Utah
Aos
Althaman Motor
Ngers
Canada
Sachem
Kansas
Beman
Michiga
John Farley & Sons
Wiinalesat
Fitchburg Decke
Charlestown
Warren & CO
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Hurs
Aday
Cunard Line
Queenstown
Alexander Martin
Southern Pacific Company
Morgan Line
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Mississippi River
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Arizona
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California
EE. Currier
N. E
Bester
Edwin Hawley
Trafic
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Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
Phila
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Wilmington
F. P. Wing
Central Wharf
E. B. Sampson
State At
Fiske Building
Bou.om
Yarmouth Steamship Co
Shipping News
Walters
Minnie R
Thorns Roves
N. 8
Cora L
Port Mulgrave
N. Tay
Charles Noble
Kennebec
Washington , D. C
Sallie W. Ponder
Ew York
Prussian
Glasgow
H. M. Whitney
State of
the van Choate Electric Company
Devonshire Street
WEW York Stack Sales
Railroads
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