Manchester Yacht Club final open race yields close finishes
The Manchester Yacht Club held a windy final open race with Elfreda winning class one over Little Peter and Asahi, Hoodlum breaking down, Snipe II taking Romance, Sally III winning class four, Vitesse beating Fantasy, and multiple boats finishing within seconds amid a near ideal breeze.
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Manchester
Manchester Yacht Club
Elfreda
Asahi
Snipe II
Sally III
Gosling
Cock Robin
Vamoose
Rooster
Winkle
Vitesse
Leeward
Nettie
Muriel
Martin's Rock
Fly
B. T. Hall
Eevee Eeres
Little Peter
H. Mobes
Seers
B. Thayer Caeeek Pahane
Preasman Bros
Clara
A . D. Tope
L. Percival
Goslin F. C. North
H. W. Foster
Jacobin
T. 'E ‘Jacobs Este
Ely
W. O. Gay
Tass
M. Benner
Arab
W. Scott
the Rooster
Adams Bros
Cc . Mower
Fantasy
W. Allerton Hood
Alpine, Co
Circe
F. L. Pigeon
Hoodlum
Bathing suits showcased by A Shuman Co at Shuman Corner
Window display in Washington street features a wide array of bathing and swimming suits for ladies children and men. Life like wax figures enhance the exhibit making it a notable sight for passersby.
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A. Shuman & Co
Counterfeit 50 Cent Piece Reported in New York
Secret service officials in Washington were alerted last Thursday to a new counterfeit 50 cent piece first seen in New York. The Boston treasury notes two other counterfeits: antimony lead coins that are light and brittle and German silver coins with a silver coating that wears off, but none match the New York specimen in workmanship.
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New York
Secret Service
Washington
Boston
Liberty
United States Treasury
Italian Arrested in Milwaukee Murder Confesses
Antonio Balistero an Italian held in the North End confessed to killing Jo Sokop in Milwaukee on July 10 and waived his rights to requisition but was not moved to Milwaukee until yesterday. He vowed to die in custody, planning to hang himself at his cell door, but officers guarded the cell and prevented the suicide.
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Antonio Balistero
North End
Jo Sokop
Milwaukee
Wis
Antonio
Lewiston Steamer Carries Full Passenger List to Isles of Shoals
The commodious steamer Lewiston again carried her full complement of passengers to the Isles of Shoals. Weather was fine and sea calm, making the trip highly enjoyable. The Lewiston’s excursions are popular with ladies and children, and the Isles of Shoals trip is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 a.m. sharp.
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Lewiston
Isles of Shoals
Local Wringer Prices and Repair Service Listed
Colby wringers priced at 3 3 50 and 3 percent. ball bearing wringers 4 4 60 7 8. combination roll wringers 1 25 to 2 50. Bissell carpet sweepers 1 25 to percent. American Wringer Company Arch Street between Franklin and Summer Streets. repairing a specialty.
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Colby
Bissell
American Wringer Company
Arch Street
Franklin
Summer Streets
Scythia Sets Sail From Here With Passengers and Goods
The Cunard steamer Scythia leaves at 4 30 p m for Queenstown and Liverpool with 60 in steerage 175 in second saloon passengers and several named travelers aboard. The Dominion line steamer Canada is due next Wednesday night or Thursday morning from Liverpool and Queenstown with 80 in saloon 114 in second cabin and 117 steerage. A sunken three masted schooner R L Dewis location bearings are given for Nantucket Shoals to aid masters. The steamer Indian reported a near collision with the wreck while in port. A survey at Lockwood’s yard notes loss of a wheel and tail shaft for Helen May Butler and repairs ongoing on other vessels. Rumor stirs of Cunard planning new Liverpool Boston steamers next season.
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Cunard
Scythia
Pritchard
Queenstown
Liverpool
W. S. Thayer
M. F. Weatherston
Leslie Weatherston
Pringle Hughes
Samuel P. Hadley
William H. Anderson
Henry A. Morse
A. E. Pillsbury
Nantucket Shoals
R. L. Dewis
East Chop
West Chop
Hedge Fence
P. A. Nickerson
Philadelphia
Lockwood’s
Helen May Butler
Lockwood Company
Johnston Line
Barrowmore
Cadet
Adelita
Cunard Company
Boston
Landsman
Boston to Newport special train on July 27
The New York New Haven Hartford line runs a nonstop Boston to Newport excursion on Tuesday July 27. Tickets are $1 and limited to available seats, with sales at 3 Old State House and Park Square station. Buy early to avoid disappointment.
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Boston
Newport
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Old State House
Park Square Station
Wharfinger Leonard Dead At North End Yard
Mark Leonard wharfinger of the North End paving yard died at his home 621 Commercial Street after a shock last Saturday left him bedridden. He was appointed thirty three years ago by Superintendent of Streets Harris and was the original wharfinger.
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Wharfinger Leonard
Mark Leonard
North End Paving Yard
Commercial Street
Harris
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Dyspepsia and Dizziness
A Peabody woman says Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her dyspepsia that confined her to liquid foods and helped stop dizzy spells. After finishing a bottle her stomach tolerates substantial meals and she has had no recurrences.
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Hood
Mary J. Jup Kins
Central St
Peabody, Mass
Governor's Day in Framingham Camp Extraordinary Weather Show
Framingham Camp Framingham Campground July 23 Governor Wolcott leads a grand Governor's day review for the Second Brigade amid brilliant uniforms and a festive crowd. A sudden wind and thunderstorm ends the day with a dramatic sky as spectators disperse. General Peach bows out amid cheers while officers and visitors fill the field with parade, drills, and socializing despite the gale.
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Framingham
Boston
Visitors at Camp Show Boston Officers and Guards
A detailed list of visitors to Troop A and various Boston guards at the camp includes ex-Lieutenant Davis and ex-Corporal Reed of Troop D Major Kemp and Quartermaster Lake of the First Mrs Monroe of Cambridge Dr Miles and wife of Medford Sergeant Kemp and Assistant City Messenger Jones Assistant Assessor Ivers of Cambridge Private Kaulback of Roxbury Horse Guards with James Byrne Mrs Kaulback Mrs Bell and Miss Ervins Also W C Warren Miss Warren Mrs W C Hitchcock of Malden O B Shepley and F A Lavers of Malden Mrs J C Caldwell and Miss M R Caldwell and W J Caldwell of Somerville Mrs E R Moulton and F B Moulton of Malden Rep Charles H Innes of Boston among the campers Lieutenant S D Parker officer of the day for the battery Many Bostonians visit Company B of the Ninth including James Murray Edward Drummond Thomas Fitzgerald Lieutenant Murphy of the fire department Miss Ryan and Miss Davis of South Boston Mrs Carl Dierkes John T Furlong Henry H OConnor Wire Commissioner Thomas W Flood Joseph J Norton John Maloney J A Desmond ex-Lieutenant Foley of Company E Edward W Fay of Medford Sergeant J E Pendergast of Police Division 2 John Weigle superintendent of the police signal service William Drohan John Mulcahey William Jarvis John Kelley Patrolman Lee of South Boston Miss Nora Desmond Miss Mary McDonough Miss Margaret McDonough and Mr and Mrs Trainor of South Boston West Pointer McDonough Cadet Michael J McDonough of West
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Callavan
Rhode Island
J. F. Walsh
B Company
Leutenant
Bogan
John F. Fitzgerald
James Donovan
P. J. Kennedy
James E. McConnell
Fitchburg
John R. Farrell
The
Old Ninth
Drum
United States Army
Roger Scannell
Donnell Riley
Hugh Bresnahan
James T. Mahoney, Jr
Tom” Burke
John C. Linehan
New Hampshire
John Slattery
Lawrence Slattery
Adjutant Maguire
John Giblin
J. Frank Riley
F. W. Lyons
Michael Edwards
Alice McVey
Katherine R. Doyle
George Drake
Miss Hyde
Dennie McGillicuddy
Adolphus McVey
Montgomery Guards
National Lancers
Boston
Davis
Reed
Kemp
Quartermaster Lake
First
Monroe
Cambridge
Miles
Medford
E. C. Kemp
Jones
Ivers
Kaulback
Roxbury Horse Guards
James Bryne
Bell
Ervins
S. D. Parker
Foley
Edward W. Fay
J. E. Pendergast
Police Division 2
John Weigle
Police Signal Service
William Drohan
South Boston
John Mulcahey
William Jarvis
Roslindale
John Kelley
Lee
Nora Desmond
Mary McDonough
Margaret McDonough
Trainor
Major Donovan Injures Rib In Drill As Officers Camp
Major Donovan of the Second Battalion Ninth was thrown from his horse during morning drill and sustained a rib fracture. Captain Joubert of the Lawrence company filled his post. New Hampshire officers in camp included Colonels Rolfe Olcott Nims and Cilley, and Quartermaster- Sergeant Bodwell. General Dalton suffered gout but resumed duties after accompanying the Governor. Colonel Bancroft entertained Cambridge and Lynn representatives, with his elevation likely shifting regiment positions on the field. The Fifth’s fans split on the change while Bancroft nears brigadiership altering unit lines.
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C. B. Bodwell
Dalton
Appleton
Bancroft
Davis and Evans
Cambridge
Bleiler
Brandon
Pear
Counihan
Atwell
Lynn
David E. Lonergan
Bogan
Pew
Cadets and dignitaries visit East Boston camp gathering
The First Corps of Cadets was represented by Lt. W A Hayes Q R P Lt. F B Carpenter quartermaster Lt E B Currier Lt H C Wells Lt W W Wetherbee with Cadet W S Brown of West Point. Ex Sergeant P Bronaghal sent a gift a gold medal for the best marksman arousing competition. Major Oakes entertained guests including Mrs Oakes and Dr Bateman Mrs Bateman Alderman Presho Rep David Shaw and others. Guards urged salute to colors prompting cheerful scenes and socializing at East Boston’s H company of the Ninth.
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W. A. Hayes
F. B. Carpenter
E. B. Currier
H. C. Wells
W. W. Wetherbee
W. S. Brown
West Point
Maine
P. Bronaghal
Murray
Major Oakes
Oakes
Bateman
East Boston
Ninth
May Hayes
Anna Hayes
James McGrath
K. M. Murphy
Margaret Hinckley
Frances L. Hayes
Benjamin J. Flanigan
Lillian Hinckley
Katherine Hicksey
J. F. Lawlor
Dog Thieves Nabbed In Temple Street Incident
Dr. William Brechin of 16 Temple Street recovers his sunning dog after two men grab it from his office window sill. Police suspect the same pair behind recent West End thefts. descriptions: a short stout 155-pound man 5 feet 6 with a brown derby and a tall 5 foot 8 man with a neckerchief, brown derby, smooth faced.
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William Brechin
Temple Street
West End
Warrant Handling System Backed by Police Committee
A committee of superior officers reports to the board in favor of a uniform warrants system. The plan requires that after a set number of days, unserved warrants issued to officers be sent to headquarters. The recommendation follows last Saturdays Bureau of Criminal Investigation proposal and assumes warrants remain unserved.
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Police
Board of Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Drowned man in South Bay after apoplexy strike
Edward Carney aged 55, married, of 192 Ninth Street, was stricken with apoplexy and drowned in South Bay near the dizzy bridge around 10 o clock yesterday morning.
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Edward Carney
Ninth Street
South Bay
Stolen Bicycle Ring Busted in Cambridge
Frank Jones of 114 Hastings Street Cambridge was arrested by Officer Hines for larceny of a bicycle while attempting to dispose of a wheel he had hired. Hines says Jones is a known, long-running wheel rental and sale operator.
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Frank Jones
Hastings Street
Cambridge
Hines
Jones
Hart Sentenced to Three Months for Horse Theft
Charles Hart was convicted of stealing Michael A. Sweeney's horse and sentenced yesterday by Judge Burke in the Municipal Court to three months imprisonment.
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Charles Hart
Michael A. Sweeney
Burke
New England Betrayed by Tariff Critics
A Boston reader laments the tariff's impact on New England, arguing Massachusetts loses iron coal wool cotton and other inputs while rivals gain. The letter condemns Massachusetts politicians as doughfaces bowing to party, and notes Nevada’s influence in tariff decisions, urging resistance to national policy.
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New England
Massachusetts
Nevada
Boston
Eddy's Kite Dispute Over Malay Design Credit
Bayonne New Jersey July 23 1897 Witataie A Eddy contends in a letter that J B Miller mislabels his kite as Malay or Oriental and argues that his own design predates the Java and Ceylon kites with distinct concavities. Eddy says he presented the kite to the public in 1892 and sent measurements in 1904 urging others not to claim his seven years of work.
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Sir
J. B. Miller
Java
Ceylon
Manhattans Enjoy Remarkable Fishing Trip Aboard Silence
Nantasket reports the Manhattans on a four hour fishing voyage aboard the schooner yacht Silence commanded by Captain M A Humphrey. Invited guests and city officials joined entertainment and refreshments at the Weir River club headquarters after returning at 4 30 p m.
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Nantasket
Silence
M. A. Humphrey
M. F. Fitzgerald
J. T. Hogan
John J. Sullivan
William Smith
Jere Kelliher
Jere F. Sullivan
John E. Lucas
al Weston
William Troy
Messrs, Hogan
Witzgerald
W. K. Hallywell
Lowell
Weir River
Dan Barry
George Prince
John J. McHugh
Jere O’connell
Edward D. Barfry
Thomas Lavender
John Cuff
Tim Coffey
Tim Sullivan
L. J. Towle
David Clapp
al Ferguson
Tom O’brien
Dave Kidd
John J. Diggins
A. Gugerheimer
Dick Murphy
William Lawton
Edward T. Barry
M. J. Frann
Richard Baxter
John Foley
Chris McCaffrey
John J. Shea
William R. Prince
John Quinn, Jr
P. J. Daley
Hotel Washington
Boston
Daniel J. Kiley
William J. Miller
Thomas Mackey
William F
Donovan
Alderman Berwin
Barge P C Merryman Sunk Off Fire Island
The coal barge P. C. Merryman commanded by Captain C. W. Armstrong foundered at 6 o'clock Thursday evening off Fire Island while towed by the Saturn during a heavy squall. The Saturn saved four crewmen but one Norwegian sailor, Peter Ericksen, was drowned. The Merryman, formerly a bark, valued at $10,000 with partial insurance, carried 1357 tons of Pocahontas coal worth about $3,000 insured.
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P. C. Merryman
C. W. Armstrong
Norfolk
Boston
Saturn
Fire Island
Peter Ericksen
Boston Towboat Company
Curran & Burton
Popular Low Rate Excursion to Cottage City
The New York New Haven Hartford line offers a special round trip by train and boat from Boston and Brockton to Cottage City on Wednesday July 28. Excursionists get over five hours at the Vineyard for bathing boating and fishing in excellent facilities. Tickets go on sale three days before at $1.60 from Boston and $1.25 from Brockton with limited seats.
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Cottage City
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Brockton
Baldwin Cadet Band to Perform Saturday Evening
The programme at the junction of Albany and Dearborn streets starts at 8 o clock featuring marches and waltzes and a Herbert Cornet solo by Mr Frank E Partridge. Other pieces include Happy Days In Dixie In Spanish Style Jolly Robbers Wizard of the Nile Ma Honey Girl All the Rage in Ireland Here There and Everywhere and Up and at Them with medleys and excerpts in a varied concert setting.
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Albany
Dearborn Streets
Baldwin
Jolly Robbers
Ban Bertar
CAS Beer
Herbert Cornet
Frank E. Partridge
Bey
Davis
Ireland
Beyer
Faust
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Sally al
Creen St
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Ka-Do
Marry ME
Lizzie
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Turner—Coolidge
Roxbury
Bride
George L. Verin
ery-Day Church
William K. Turner
Brookline
Mass
Helen M. Coolidge
Metcalf
Walpole
Chloe A A. Metcalf
Gookin
John
Thomas
Catherine Gookin
Pendance
Wom Third Street
Menday
St. Vincent’s Church
Bettiemann
Remhary
John Betteimann
Bradley
Toxhary
Michael Henry Bradley
Vine Street
Dudley Street
St. Patrick's Church
Quinlan
Flomerville
J. Newman & Sons
SI Tremont
Uncle Sam
Williams’ Root Beer
Williams
Peach
Fife
Governor Wolcott
Wolcott
Gibbs and
Hamlin
Governor's Office
Perkins
James W. Kimball
House of Representatives
N. A. M. Dudley
999Th
Charles W. Sawyer
Edward Burbeck
William O. Wiley
Walter E. Stetson
Frank F. Ford
Stafford
E. A. White
William F. Flowers
Whitney
Lombard
Presbrey
J. P. Toomey
Harry M. Pierce
Emma Crogan
Kitty Farrell
William H. Cross
J. A. Waldo
Matthew Scott
C. R. Bostwick
Magurn
Charlestown
Lila Vidito
Carrié Taylor
J.B. Lyons
Harry Davis
Frank Ford
George Day
William McDonald
Fred Ward
Thomas Taft
D. J. Whaley
Newton
James N. Surple
Thomas Carroll
John Donnelly
Beverly
Chester Sawyer
Hastings Sawyer
Alice Leake
Marcia Dickey
Dorchester
J. A. Haynes
J. C. Reardon
C. J. Reardon
T.J. Murphy
T. F. Fitzgerald
Brighton
West Pointer McDonough
Michael J. McDonough
West
First Corps of Cadets
Police Committee
Eddy’s
Sanford
Drve Ax
Potter
Cuem
Manhattans
Dixie
A. Johnson
Hiram Odlin
Bangor
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