Countess Cane Varro Declares Buddhist Faith Publicly
Countess Cane Varro wife of the Portuguese minister to Hawaii denies leaving the convent and denies seeking aid for herself. She explains her conversion from nominal Catholicism to Buddhism after meeting Dharmapala at the Chicago World’s Fair and says she embraced Buddhism for enlightenment and to revive Bhikkhuni in Ceylon before sailing there from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess Canavarro
Dharmapala
Ceylon
New York
Countess Canevarro
Hawaii
San Francisco
America
Chicago
Honolulu
Elks Fair Promises Star Races At Yearly Carnival
The Elks announce a July fair featuring daily star races with trotting and pacing among top horses from New England and the East. The event aims to mimic an old fashioned country fair with both rustic attractions and modern features. A strong vaudeville bill will play each afternoon and evening on a stage by the grandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Gland
Newark
Everd
Schooner Empress Fire Halts on Nantucket Run
Schooner Empress under Johnson from Rockland bound for New York reported lime cargo caught fire on Nantucket shoals amid strong southwest wind and rough sea. Vessel sealed to smother blaze. no serious damage expected. Arrived at NPW Haven today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NPW
Mixed Market Listings From Bales Report
Stock exchange page shows varied entries including 200 Pioneer Gold 500 U 5S Steel 4000 Copper Kin of APIZONA and 800 Boston Little Circle ZimG with scarce legible details. Mentions firms Wilson W. Pay & Co and Occidental Development with unclear headings and irregular formatting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Gold
Boston Little Circle
Zimg
Big Contest on for Sprague's Seat in Congress
Rivalry heats in the eleventh district GOP race with ex-Senator Fred H. Williams of Brookline ex-Senator William H. Cook of Milford Samuel I. Powers of Newton and other officials seeking the nomination. Boston wards 21 22 23 and 25 seen as pivotal as Davis and Powers vie for influence while Sprague may reenter if race grows too heated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh
Congressional District
Boston
Rhode Island
Charles F. Sprague
Brookline
Sprague
Fred H. Williams
William H. Cook
Milford
Samuel I. Powers
Newton
W. W. Davis
Wilbur H Powers
Hyde Park
Davis
Curtis
Bates-Guild
Bates
Samuel L. Powers
Boston Common Council
House
Senate
Governor
Williams
Smith
Cook
General Draper
Washington
Wilbur H. Powers
Cobb
Mayor's Tax Referendum Vote Likely Tuesday in Boston
Boston Mayor Hart seeks to attach a referendum to a tax rate bill in the House. Republicans split on opposition versus support, with debate ahead after a 34 to 16 city delegation result. Opponents and supporters maneuver amid calendar proximity to related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Boston
House of Representatives
House
City Hall
Yeas Licans
Bur Colby
Engstrom
Farwell
Foster Glipetrio
Consecration of St James's Episcopal Church in North Cambridge
Tomorrow at 10 A M the consecration of St James's Episcopal Church Beach Street North Cambridge will be held by Bishop Lawrence. The church opened Nov 6 1889 but debt clearance delayed consecration until May last. the ceremony will include donation readings and a sermon by Bishop Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Episcopal Church of
North
Cambridge
St. James’s Episcopal Church
Beach Street
Lawrence
Bisho Huntington
New York
St. James’s Mission
Samuel G. Babcock
Hyde Park
New Bedford
H. L. Carstein
John S. Lindsay
St. Paul’s
Francis E. Webster
Percy Gordon
C. Hutchins
Atwell’s Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Russell Street
William Hantington
Emmanuel Church
Boston
St. James
St. James Parish
Andrew Croswell
ST. James's Episcopal Church OF
North Cambridgee
Referendum Debate Seen As Local Tax Bill Issue
Senator Innes said the Senate would concur if House adopts the referendum. He noted out of town members dislike Boston matters and that Governor Crane favors local control. The bill passed the Senate but faced business opposition and possible refer to voters as two thirds of Boston lawmakers opposed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Post
Innes
House
Boston
Crane
Hart
Mary McCormack Returns to Household After Wanderings
Mary McCormack, called the Mistress Mary, left home a year ago then returned after nine weeks. She recently disappeared again, was found in Neponset staying with a friend, and her father plans to place her in an institution to curb her roaming spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCormack
Mary Gue Contrary
Maey
Princess Aribert of Anhalt Visites British Embassy
The Princess Aribert of Anhalt spent most of the day in her apartments while visiting at the British embassy in Washington on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aribert of Anhalt
Calumet & Hecla Mine Fire Shocks Copper World
The Calumet and Hecla mine in Michigan’s Lake Superior district caught fire in No 2 Hecla shaft on the twentieth level 2000 feet underground. All underground work in the Calumet and Hecla branches halted while the South Hecla remains active, and stock values fell amid worries over a prolonged blaze. It may take gas flooding to control the flames, with the mine still producing from South Hecla and about 6200 employees affected by potential losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Houghton, Mich
Lake Superior
Calumet & Hecla
No. 2
Hecla
South
Black Hills
Anti-imperialists plan no presidential nomination this year
Anti-imperialists will not nominate a president and will focus on electing Congressmen opposed to McKinley's imperial policy. They plan a nationwide convention after leaders meet, flood doubtful districts with literature, and stage non-partisan speaker events, including Bourke Cochran in Portland. Headquarters exist in major states as demand for literature surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
McKinley
United States
Union
Portland
Bourke Cochran
New England
Winslow
Post
Edward Atkinson
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Water Front Prep for Tug General Ayers and Hospital Barge
The quartermaster's steel tug General Ayers will depart Lockwood's yard within two weeks for Atlantic harbor fortifications, after hull painting and cabin expansion. The floating hospital barge Clifford is moved to Haston to be overhauled for summer service. A 19 year old, Russell Pipe of Somerville, stowed away on the Furness liner and was returned home after a London visit. Essex is being prepared at Marquand's pier for freight trips to Newburyport, with 191 passengers reported arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
N. S
Prince Arthur
Charles Powers
Gloucester
Lawrence Murdock
Nova Scotia
Nathaniel P. Doane
Sears
Jessie
Wilkie
Louisburg
Eva
Adams No. 4
le Fray
Furness
Cambrian
London
Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Halifax
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
Florida
Lewis Wharf
West Indies
Henry Alexander
Boston
Ora
Antigua
Eldridge
Hayti
New York
Kingston
Jam
Etruria
New Saxonia
Trilby
O. M. Poe
Quartermaster’s Department
General Ayers
Kate Jones
Seminole
Lockwood
Atlantic Avenue
Uncle Sam
Fort Warren
Clifford
Craigie’s Bridge
de Butts
Hastston
Russell Pipe
Somerville
Lee
St. Mark’s School
Southboro
Young Pipe
Tri
Stone
Essex
Marquand’s
Newbury
Shipping News Highlights Arrivals and Sailed Vessels
Shipping notes report arrivals from London Yarmouth and Philadelphia and departures with cargoes to Fremantle and Baltimore. The list names numerous steamers schooners tugs and barges alongside cargoes and destinations and notes weather delays and rough seas. Most entries mention merchandise passengers and coal or mahogany among port calls and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambrian
Lee
London
Furness, Withy & Co
Kansas
Waters
Liverpool
Warren & Co
Repeat
Yarmouth
Smith
John G. Hall
Collins
Bath
Tremont
Dennison
Portland
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Gloucester
St. Anthony
Dexter
Cheverne
Clifeford C
Pedersen
St. John
N. B
North America
Boudrot
New Carlisle
P. Q
C._B. Harrington
Waldoboro
Burns
Port Monton
Catawissa
Robinson
Piedmont
Machow
Kennebec
C. C. Co
Baltimore
Quarantine
Plymouth
Port Johnson
P. m
Mopeng
May Queen
Highland Queen
Emily
Swift
Rts
Cca
Huddell
Partride Island
L. A. Mer. Do
Ndisor
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For
Ea Air Valve
Resilia
Tremont Street
Keith’s
Tremont Theatres
THE
Elks’ Fair
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange
Wilson W. Pay & Co
State Street
Congress
William W. Davis
Edward Abbott
St. James's, North
Mary M’cormack
Princess
Calumet’s
Shipping News
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