Y M C A Celebrates Its Twenty Fifth Anniversary
The Y M C A marked its silver wedding with a formal gathering attended by Pres Baldwin, officials, and guest speakers including Dr Holmes who read a hymn he wrote for the event. The program featured prayers, a hymn reading, and a recitation by Helen Keller after a reception with members renewing friendships.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
Dr. Holmes
Baldwin
Samuel H. Winkley
George A. Gordon
Collier
Old Country
New World
Wolcott
Helen Keller
Longfellow
Association
Lively Cambridge Hearing on Telegraph Poles and Contracts
A public hearing at Cambridge City Hall before the roads and bridges committee and New England Telephone and Telegraph examined a petition to erect poles on North Avenue from Walden to Tannery streets to supply the almshouse. The clash over a contract clause letting the City Council revoke locations drew sharp exchanges between Superintendent Morse and ex Mayor Alger. The committee will report next meeting and the outcome could affect towns statewide with telephone or telegraph poles.
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Cambridge
Committee On Roads and Bridges
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
North Avenue
Walden
Tannery
Almshouse
Wires Morse
Alger
Morse
Commonwealth
Summer Cottages Ablaze in Marblehead Fire
A fire at 3 pm along Highland avenue destroyed one cottage and a shed and damaged two other houses and a barn. The Lenwood shed owned by John Haile of Nashua was the origin, with A Powers occupying the cottage. Morning Side cottage owned by C Russell and Richard Tigner’s buildings were damaged. Total loss estimated at 2000 dollars. No insurance for C A Powers. Cause under investigation.
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Marblehead
Highland Avenue
Lenwood
John Haile
Nashua
N. H
A. Powers
C. ©. Russell
Richard Tigner
C. A Powers
Sea Captain Dies On Lynn Street Car Flight
Robert J. Reaves a 60 year old Chelsea resident and former sea captain died on an electric Lynn and Boston road car at West Lynn. He had just arrived from Richmond Maine aboard the Flying Yankee and fell ill while en route to Chelsea. The body was taken to Undertaker Culiton's rooms.
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Lynn
Robert J. Reaves
Chelsea
Boston
West Lynn
Whaling Schooner Francis Allyn Returns From Sealing Voyage
New Bedford reports the whaling schooner Francis Allyn under Captain Fuller has arrived from a twenty months sealing voyage from Desolation Island bringing 650 barrels of sea elephant oil. En route home at Hatteras Ground she sighted two oil hauled schooners but did not speak.
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New Bedford
Francis Allyn
Fuller
Desolation Island
Hatteras
Schoolmaster Tests Meaning of Slowly with Class
A schoolmaster acts out the pace of slowly to teach pupils the concept. He asks students to describe his walk and a boy answers Bow legged, prompting the class to name the trait demonstrated by the slow pace.
The Mystery Continues In Brutal Family Axe Crimes
The article compares two daylight axe murders tied by family ties and stark poverty. It notes similar brutal methods, traces motifs from the earlier deed to the later perpetrators, and describes the scene with a crimson pool and a guarded farmhouse while justice lingers.
Old Man Manchester Father of Murdered Girl
Fall River May 31 Stephen C Manchester father of the murdered girl is described as a hard working sea man turned farmer. He spent twenty years at sea and later settled on a farm, preserving only details of daily life while the crime looms nearby.
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Fall River
Stephen C. Manchester
Manchester
New Bedford
Tie
Daniel Wood
Okotska Sea
North
South Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
New York
Panama
Gabriel
Manchesters Workforce Drift and a Robbery Incident
Manchester admitted many workers left within forty eight hours and hired several nationalities including Portuguese. One Portuguese named John served time and then robbed Charles Franks store before fleeing town. Manchester criticized the hired man's behavior while noting his habit of paying on a sliding scale.
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Johnnie
Manchester
John
Charles Frank
His Married Life Special from a Sta Correspondent
Manchester figure discusses a long married life recounting four children from first wife and one child with second wife. He notes oldest son Harry aged four living in Chelsea, daughter Jennie 26 married to W. W. Coolidge, Bertha, Fred aged 12, and Alexander eight living with his mother after five years apart.
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Sta
Fall River
Manchester
Whittles
Alexander
Bertha
Autopsy Details Twenty Three Skull Wounds Miss Manchester
The autopsy on Miss Manchester showed twenty three distinct head wounds including a back skull fracture and a forehead wound. A two and three quarter inch blow knocked out five teeth, with three missing. five bone fragments were removed. Burial planned for Friday.
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Miss Manchester
Dolan
Waring
Kidney Accuses City Land Scheme In Roxbury Park Buy
C J Kidney claims a plot involving a newspaper man and city official aimed to inflate land prices on Yeoman Street side of Orchard Park Roxbury and sell to the city for profit. He says Eugene Buckley of the Globe pressed owners to bond land for 40000 dollars, with a plan to sell to the city for 65000, but others deny involvement and the mayor declines comment.
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North City
Haymarket Square
Kidney
Yeoman Street
Orchard Park
Roxbury
Roxbury Athletic Club
Eugene Buckley
the Globe
Buckley
Post
Jovserh T. Ryan
Chadwick Street
Cornelius Cotter
Yeoman
Orchard Streets
Imported banter on Miss La Smythe’s complexion
A brief snippet quotes a conversation about Miss La Smythe’s complexion. Hthel jokes that she gets it from Paris, reflecting light social banter in the New York Herald.
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Hisie
Major Susie Swift Opens Salvation Army Talk at Park Street
Miss Swift, a Vassar graduate, recounts her nine year journey from doubt to salvation. She describes accompanying her sister to a Glasgow Salvation Army meeting and how a bonneted uniform became part of her life and work in London.
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Salvation Army
Park Street Church
The
Salvation
Army
Brewer
Susie Swift
Hallelujah
Salvation Meetings
Scotland
Kate Field
Washington
Glasgow
Lizzie
Christ
England
Where is Sacco traced to Peabody in June report
June 1 Peabody Antonio Sacco, murderer of James Squires, traced from Swampscott to Peabody. Swampscott officers believe Sacco had breakfast on Salem Street this morning. A description matches Sacco and reports place him seen in Danvers last evening walking along the railroad. He was headed toward the New Hampshire line.
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Peabody
Antonio Sacco
James Squires
Swamscott
Swampscott
Sacco
Salem Street
Danvers
New Hampshire Line
Report on cruiser New York declares near perfect performance
The Naval Board report chaired by Admiral Belknap confirms no improvements needed in the New York trial. It notes wonky wake from sluggish rudder use and wheel overuse but praises her speed armor battery arrangement sea keeping and habitability as outstanding for her intended mission.
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Washington
Herbert
Naval Board
Belknap
New York
Death of James Hennigan After Runaway Wagon Accident
James Hennigan died at City Hospital from injuries after being thrown from his team when a wheel came off near Harrison avenue and Northampton street at 11 15 in the morning. He was 40, living at 14 Nawn street Roxbury.
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James Hennigan
City Hospital
Harrison Avenue
Northampton Street
Hennigan
Nawn Street
Roxbury
Retired Patrolman Estes Passes 65 Years in Service
In General Order No 156 the Board of Police placed Patrolman Frank W. Estes of Division 16 on the retired list for reaching age 65. Estes began service in March 1860, served in Division 4, and then transferred to Station 16 at the Back Bay. Reserve Officer William J. Kinsman of Division 6 was made a regular patrolman assigned to the same station.
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Frank W. Estes
Mr. Estes
Back Bay
William J. Kinsman
Midnight Removal of the Museum Elephants
A Boston town tale describes the midnight removal of two stuffed elephants from the museum display on Tremont street. Workers dumped the worn trunks and damaged figures onto a dray, while onlookers debated the best exit route. The elephants will debut at a new house with a larger company.
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Tremont Street
Museum
Barnum’'s
Natural History Museum
Cat in water tub with brick ends in catastrophe
Quoted exchange describes a cat placed in a tub of water with a brick tied to its neck. The cat allegedly swallowed the water and remained on the brick, prompting dialogue about the act and its consequences.
Kiss Swap Sparks a Playful Veil in Kansas City Journal
A humorous exchange unfolds as two people from a Kansas City Journal excerpt exchange quips about kissing for family members. The dialogue shows sentimentality and playful roguish charm amid a homeward mood.
Umbrella Theft Accusation Mentioned in Court Dialog
A courtroom exchange references a man named Mr. Cum often accused of stealing an umbrella. Alfred recalls hearing that he would steal one more and notes that his umbrella was not seen today. The judge weighs the implications of the claim.
Notable Quip From Troy Street Exchange
Regey Smallfellow fumes after a jostling incident as Micky Tuffwon jokes about the ordeal. The exchange captures street banter and a casual show of bravado in Troy.
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Regey Smallfellow
Micky Tuffwon
Troy Press
World’s Columbian Exposition Excursion Plan
The POST presents a program to ease travel to Chicago for the World's Fair. The World’s Columbian Tourist Company will arrange comfortable near-site accommodations and a price scale that allows moderate travelers to join the celebration of progress and Columbus’s discovery anniversary.
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Chicago
Boston
The
POST
America
Trip to Chicago World Fair Package
A six day trip priced at four dollars includes a comfortable room near the fair with baggage transfer to and from hotel and depot. It covers six admissions to the World’s Fair plus tickets to the Spire Tower and Great Spectator Show.
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Chicago
Exposition Grounds
Spiral Tower
Trip to Chicago with six days board and Fair admissions
The offer includes round trip by rail to Chicago and back, six days board and lodging in a good hotel or select boarding house on the South Side, six admissions to the Fair and ten outside entertainments, baggage transfer to and from hotel and depot, and a six hour stopover at Niagara Falls on the way.
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Chicago
Back Bay
Niagara Falls
Cheap Trips Offered by The Boston Post Registration
The Boston Post offers trips with registration at the business office. Trip costs require two dollars at registration and three dollars within ten days after contract delivery, with the balance due at departure. If railroad rates drop, trip reductions apply to all options.
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The
Boston Post
World’s Columbian Tourist Company
Ames Building
Registration Options For World’s Fair In Boston
If calling in person is not convenient, send name and registration fee by check or post office order. Payments should be made payable to Post Publishing Company. Address communications to the World’s Fair Manager at Post Boston.
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Post Publishing Company
Post
Boston
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