Odd Bits Of News From A Packed Page
A collage of curiosities reports vast coal in China and Europe, a cowhide yield of about 35 pounds, and Corean paper strength. It notes New Zealand gold output since 1842, Baxley to host Georgia’s first coast sugar refinery, extreme New York city density, and an Italian inventor’s electric blasting cartridge. Also covered are Berlin transit wages, Missouri market gains, graveyard desecration crime in China, and tall farmer Lewis Wilkins at 8 feet 11.5 inches and 364 pounds.
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China
Europe
Pacific
Shansi
New Zealand
Georgia
Baxley
New York City
Berlin Street Railways
Tiglath-Pileser III
Lewis Wilkins
St. Paul
Minn
Wilkins
Relic of St Anne Draws Thousands to St. Jean Baptiste
Crowds gather at the St. Jean Baptiste church in East Seventy sixth street to kiss a miraculous relic of St. Anne. Devout Catholics fast and receive sacraments before approaching a tiny altar where the bone sliver is touched to the faithful. Many report relief from pain after contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Jean Baptiste
Seventy-sixth Street
Third Avenue
St. Anne
Pope Receives Pilgrims From America at Vatican
July 26 American pilgrims led by Father E H Percile of Brooklyn were received by Pope Leo. Bishops of Brooklyn and Burlington and North American College students attended. The Pope appeared in excellent health.
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RCMP
E. H. Percile
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leo
Burlington
North American College
Legal counsel files papers for Molineux appeal
George Gordon Battle appeared for Roland B. Molineux before Recorder Goff with documents ready for submission to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals will convene in October.
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New York
George Gordon Battle
Roland B. Molineux
Goff
Court of Appeals
Naval Day at New England Chautauqua Aided by Rain
In South Framingham on July 26 the Nantucket Chau tauqua planned Naval Day with Secretary of the Navy John D. Long as the principal speaker. Rain reduced attendance though Long arrived at 11 47 and spoke on The United States Navy after an informal reception at the Congregational church. General Curtis Guild Jr of Boston also spoke on Massachusetts.
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South Framingham
New England Chautauqua
John JD. Long
Boston
Massachusetts
Charged With Gheating Arrest Of Harry W Allen Alias Harry Wilson
Police captured Harry W. Allen alias Harry Wilson a 60 year old Roxbury clerk amid a winter pattern of defrauding drummers with fake job ads. Inspector McGarr said Allen opened an office at 181 Tremont Street last February and admits guilt, targeting itinerant salesmen for money.
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Harry W. Allen
Harry Wilson
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
McGarr
Allen
Trerront Street
Fortieth Infantry Kills 89 Natives in Mindanao Clash
At Oroquieta Mindanao two soldiers entered a native store to buy food. One soldier was killed by a bolo and beheaded. The unit from Cagayan retaliated and killed 89 natives, thirty in one house. Gunboat Callao shelled the town burning warehouses. one crew member died. An estimated 500 enemigos under Alvarez trouble the area. a marine near Isabela de Basilan died. Isabela reports tranquility.
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Manila
Oroquieta
Mindanao
Fortieth Infantry
Cagayan
Callao
George B. Bradshaw
Alvarez
Zamboanga
Isabela de Basilan
Isabela
Daylight Highwayman Stops Carriage Near Hyannis
A bold highway robbery attempt occurred on the Yarmouth to Hyannis road as Mrs. Arabella Crowell and family were driving eastward. A man on a bicycle blocked the Parker's River bridge and brandished a revolver, forcing the team to pause before fleeing into nearby woods. No one was harmed but the incident recalls last year’s Chatham hold-ups with similar tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Cape Cod
Arabella Crowell
A. E. Crowell
Florence Bassett
Gladys Chase
Chase
Parker’s River
Theatrical Attractions Ramp Through Summer Season
The season shows strong profits at outdoor resorts led by favorable weather. New York's Garden Theatre opens with E H Sothern in Hamlet, then L Aigion and Cyrano in French with Bernhardt and Coquelin. Notables include Walter Perkins at Castle Square, Nell Burgess at Highland Beach, and Lionel Barrymore in The Rivals. Major figures such as Hoyt and Brady in new plays, plus a Cadet Girl success at Herald Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Theatre
New York
E. H. Sothern
Richard Mansfield
Mme. Bernhardt
Coquelin
Walter Perkins
Boston
India
Castle Square
Filson
Errol
Frank Buoman
Lionel Barrymore
Bob Acres
Frederick Bond
Marie Celeste
London
A. H. Chambers
Herald Square Theatre
Christie Macdonald
Adele Ritchie
Toby Claude
Catherine Lewis
Dan Daly
Joe Miron
Pelopidas
William Cameron
George Schiller
Charles Danby
W. P. Carleton
Rev R B Esten Accepts Roslindale Baptist Pastorate
The Rev. R. B. Esten of Westfield has accepted the unanimous call to lead Roslindale Baptist Church. He will begin October 1, after a career at Amesbury and Westfield and a Newton Theological Institute graduate in 1886. He is described as a forceful extemporaneous speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Esten
Westfield
Roslindale Baptist Church
Roslindale
Henry Hinckley
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Esten
North Attleboro
Brown University
Minnesota
Newton Theological Institution
Amesbury
Akins Returns From Rampart Alaska Gold Field
James P. Akins of Williams street Newton describes two years of gold seeking in Rampart Alaska. He traveled with seven others starting July 27 1898 from Boston. Whitman died last fall, the party disbanded, Akins and M D Quaid formed a partnership and earned 5000 dollars each from Eureka Creek claim sold to officers Lieutenants Camden and ake.
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Newton
James P. Akins
Williams Street
Rampart
Alaska
Mr. Akins
Garoome
St. Michael
Boston
Charles B. Whitman
South Boston
M. D. Quaid
Eureka Creek
United States
Camden and
Ake
Vaudeville and Burlesque Lineup At Local Theaters
The column lists current and upcoming acts at venues including Castle Square Tremont Keith's Combina tion Park and Crescent Gardens. Notable items feature Harrigan the juggler, Guyer and Daly, French fan fan dancers, Naval night at Pinafore with Admiral Sampson and officers, Norumbega Park additions, and ongoing baby contest at Point of Pines, with strong audience turnout and multiple co headliners across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyer
Daly
Keith’s
Austin & Stone’s
Admiral Sampson
Norumb
Vaudeville Combine Aims to Elevate Stage Talent
Herbert J. Meyer describes a new association, the United States Vaudeville Managers, aiming to weed out unworthy acts and push genuine talent. The plan classifies performers to regulate salaries, excludes most principal houses, and will bar headliners deemed cheap from top jobs. Boston and Keith’s theatre are cited as standards for continuous performance.
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Herbert J. Meyer
Mr. Meyer
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Association of Vaudeville Managers
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Boston
Keith
Meyer
Warships Move Through Maine Ports After Newport Visit
The North Atlantic squadron departs Newport for Maine ports including Belfast Rockland Bath and Portland with stops at Gardner's Bay New London and Texas. Social functions ended as fleet officers depart and rival social leaders face expectations of new entertainments before further dispersal to Massachusetts and New York.
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Newport
North Atlantic
Oecelrichs
Stuyvesant Fish
Feaders
Gardner's Bay
New London
Conn
Texas
Belfast
Kearsarge
Indiana
Rockland
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Bath
New York
Portland
Boston & Albany Legislation Costs Under Lobby Act
Return under the lobby act shows Boston & Albany spent 31 268 for legislative expenses to secure passage of the lease bill excluding the annual salary of George H. Fernald, the legislative agent.
Everybody Wondered How He Knew Song Tops Chicago Fun
Chicago crowds lionize the ditty Everybody Wondered How He Knew after it was cut from The Burgomaster then restored. The verses recount chic social scenes from a ball to a christening, a sly painter and a gag about a garter prompting the refrain.
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Chicago
Dare
Mater
Fannie
Pawned Bike for 35 Cents
Louisa Remington an 18 year old, arraigned in Municipal Court before Judge Sullivan on larceny charges for a bicycle valued at zero dollars. She had rented the bicycle on July 10 for a dollar, claimed it at a Roxbury shop for 35 cents, and said she owned it at a Columbus Avenue store. She lacked money and food, slept in Franklin Park, and was arrested after returning to the Roxbury location. Sentence postponed until August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Remington
Sullivan
Gaddis
H. Nestier
Shawmut Avenue
Nestier
McCarthy
Columbus Avenue
Roxbury
Cuba
Franklin Park
Ashanti War Camp Taken at Kokofu
In Ashanti at Kokofu Colonel Morland under Willcocks orders led infantry and five guns to storm a large camp. A brilliant charge rushed stockades forcing evacuation of the town. The operation captured large quantities of ammunition and arms and razed the town to clear Willcocks flank.
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Bhekwai
Ashanti
Morland
Willcocks
Kokofu
Runaway Horse Hits Tremont Street Car Window
A horse pulling a general delivery wagon owned by James F. Watson burst loose on Tremont Street and sped to Roxbury Crossing. One wagon shaft shattered a car window from Malden, sending glass fragments at passengers. Captain Hanley of Station 10 sustained a light cut to the left hand. The horse was halted at Parer Street.
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James F. Watson
Kimball Street
Tremont Street
Roxbury Crossing
Malden
Captain Hanley
Station 10
Parer Street
Summer Resort Photograph Contest At The Post Boston
The Boston Post offers three weekly cash prizes for summer resort photographs. Submit images with title and photographer details on back, include brief note of circumstances, and keep a copy as photos cannot be returned. Amateurs welcome. winners announced weekly in the Sunday Post.
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Boston Post
Casey Nooks
Sunday Post
Post
the Post
Boston
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Frese
3C. Post
Hilda Wade
Grant Allen
Imperial Mansions
Richard Marsh
Fergus Hume
Laura Perry Davis
H. W. Philips
Rupert Hughes
Arthur Dourliac
S. T. F. Callahan
Dina
Rozelle Purnell Handy
Champ Clark
France
Missouri
Pope
Molineux
Fall River
John LeGasse
William Murphy
Long
Fortieth
Nell Burgess
Highland Beach
Sandy Hook
Charlie Ross
Mabel Fenton
Ross- Fenton
Deal Beach
N. J
Brandon Douglas
Jersey Waters
Jeanne Bernhardt
Mme. Sarah
W.W. A. Brady
Grace George
Robert Taber
Julia Marlowe
Miss George
Sandow
Loie Fuller
Lillian Blauvelt
The
Majestic
John Drew
East Hampton
L. I
Nickelodeon
Akins
Vaudeville Trust
Maine
Laz
Albany
Jack
Oxford
Jane
Shaft
L. F. Orcutt
Winslow Street
Hyde Park, Mass
Vaudeville
Ite
Harrigan Maude
Amber James Richmond
Clenroy Hedrix & Prescott
Golden Cate
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
City Ticket Office
Connelly’s
Adams House
Wnabhant
Lafricain
Naval Brigade
Lincoln Wharf
Bass Point
Nahant
Ostrich Farm
A. P. Lane
Pittsburg
Appleton & Bassett’s
Washington Street
Connelly
TRSIV
Robertson
Pronson
Columbia
Faust
Otis Harlan
Mamie Gilroy
Bar Ie” Ee
We Eaday
Patur Das
Bsc
New Palace
Bachelors’ Club
Iced Aly
Pricas
Ene
Jensen
See & A
Entertainments
Isles of Shoal
Staunch and Pals
New Brunswick
E. W. Davidson
Eimer
Union Wharf
Commercial
North Ferry
North Sarwre
Union Suceamboat Co
Ea Mer
Winthrop Steamboat Co
S Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Salem Willows
Salem Cadet Band
Wilfred Clarke
Mpany
Oscar
Hulda Halvers
Campbell
Dave
Cushman Holcombe
Artis
Muldoon
Greve
Tremont St
Tremont
Music Hall
Mdrevin
Harkins
Barbour
IselSc
Bsc &No
Charles River Park
Michael Vs
Nelson
Hotel Touraine
Cambridge
BAY Line
Provincetown
Cape
James Weley
Atlantic Ave
N. B
J. Rh. BA
Gen. Mer
Norumbeca
New England
Rustic Theatre
Vail
Troubadours
Wiivsuy Wuums
Selwton
Subway
Cester
Clou
Cape Ann
North Shore
Pee Teee
Leavve Duncan
Warf
Gloucester
Milaysa
Cole Termmilius
Iwester
Linafore
Lake
Burwell
Ad Chatrea
Aesti
Grands Hacatengton
Bdasas Hous
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