Massachusetts Yacht Club Adopts New Racing Measurement Rules
The Massachusetts Yacht Club at Rowe's Wharf adopted new racing measurement rules during a meeting last evening. Honorary members elected include C H L Weed A Cary Smith J Beaver Webb and William Gardner. The rules detail base line and perpendicular calculations for sail area and water line length with specific measurements for catboats masts spars and spinnakers. Future regattas are outlined with clubs including West Lynn Beverly Quincy Savin Hill and Great Head scheduling races in June on Dorchester Bay and nearby waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Rowe’s Wharf
Messrs
Lywy
Sreerau
George L. Knox
New York
West Lynn Yacht Club
Amherst Defeats Williams in College Championship Push
Amherst defeats Williams by decisive margin as rainouts and rough play favor the Amherst squad. Duffy belts a home run drive while Boston and New York games unfold with heavy pitching and errors at Polo Grounds and Chicago Cleveland clash finishing 12 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Duffy
Amherst
Williams
Cincinnati Cincinnatis Top Pittsburgs in Hit Heavy Contest
Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgs 9 to 5 with key hits by Reilly and Nicol. Saunders delivers a two singles and a triple in the seventh to seal the win as Foreman and Sowders split the pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatis
N. L
Pittsburgs
Cincinnati
Reds
Saunders
Reilly
Nicol
Incinnnatis
Foreman
Baldwin
Sowders
Berger
Pittsuirgs
Knieht
Mullane
Hecker
McPhee
Ty Foreman
Haladwin
Pennett
McDermot
Amherst Beats Williams To Near League Title
Amherst defeated Williams at Williams College as Spaulding failed to receive needed support. Burns and Brown starred in the field, Hunt caught well, and Cutler ran bases. Final score Amherst 8 Williams 2 with strong pitching by Hare in relief. Other notes mention rainouts and near clock ads from A Stowell & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Amherst
Williams
Spaulding
Fed
Burns
Brown
Hunt
Cutler
Amhersts
R.bu
E. K
Manes
Fadden
Geo
Felcox
Bullivan
HotchKiss
Ol Cutler
Street
Lacey
Davies
Arthur
Campbell
eFadden
Cutr
Hare
Cox
Dbasis
Atherst
McFadden
Sullivan
Gould
Uampke- O'Neill
Holyoke
Latin School Prizes Declamation Winners Named
The Boston Latin School held its annual Declamation Competition in Tremont Temple with a large audience. Albert R. Whittier won first prize. George B. Wilson and William A. Quigley won second. George W. Tower and James K. Molloy won third. Special prizes went to numerous students for excellence in classics modern studies reading and exemplary conduct. The judges included local educators and ministers. the Germania Orchestra provided musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Latin School
Tremont Temple
Albert R. Whittier
Charles J. Capen
Moses Merrill
Horace Cecil Fisher
Goethe and Schiller
Boston
George B. Wilson
William A. Quigley
George W. Tower
James K. Molloy
James J. Shea
Allan H. Wilde
Master Capen
Daniel J. J. Mulqueeney
Carleton E. Noyes
Edward A. Baldwin
Henry W. Prescott
Joseph P. Warren
Charles E. Drew
Elmer E. Southard
Richmond L. Chipman
Lawrence H. Parkhurst
Charles T. Rawson
Edward Byrnes
Donald Urquhart
Arthur E. Greene
Henry A. Learey
Edward W. Capen
David A. Ellis
Evan W. D. Merrill
Charles L. Storrs
Howland Twombly
Joseph Fyffe
David P. Butler
William W. Baker
Carl N. Jackson
George H. Hackett
Irving C. Watson
Thomas L. Bramhall
Walter M. Flint
John W. Hathaway
Walter L. van Kleeck
James E. Molloy
Walter L. Harrington
Horace
Macy M. Skinner
Gardner
Edward R. Evans
Thomas J. Emery
John G. Blake
Charles M. Greene
Joan Kneeland
Francis A. Waterhouse
William H. Ladd
Alexander 3
Transatlantic Travellers Begin Exodus From Boston
The article reports a wave of American travelers leaving Boston for a transatlantic voyage led by notable locals, including Ceph alonia, signaling a favored migration pattern among prominent Bostonians as the exodus gathers pace.
Massachusetts Benefit Association faces attack over New York insurance case
Massachusetts Benefit Association and its counsel deny liability under a New York contract amid accusations from the New York Insurance Department. They propose neutral arbitration and prompt payment of any sums due, while New York revokes certificates to transact business, citing examiner findings and alleged improper settlements aided by Lawyer J. K. Hayward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Avery
P. A. Collins
Massachusetts Benefit Association
New York
Insurance Department of
Massachusetts
New England
United States
Massachusetts Department
Old Line
Massachusetts Benefit
New York Department
Michael Shannon
Boston
Albany
Shannon
Simle
Appany
Maxwell
Department
J. K. Hayward
Security Mutual
Hayward
Thirty Midsummer Tours By Raymond Whitcomb Circulars
The Raymond Whitcomb summer tour circulars announce thirty excursions in July and August including Alaska and Yellowstone National Park options. Tours run four to nineteen days and visit major fashionable resorts across New England Middle States and Canada. Free circulars available by mail from W Raymond 296 Washington Street opposite School 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond & Whitcomb
Alaska
Yellowstone National Park
New England
Middle States
Canada
W. Raymond
Washington Street
Man Struck by Train at Old Colony Station
John Brown aged 56 attempted to cross the railroad track in front of a moving train at the Old Colony passenger station last evening. He was struck by the locomotive, breaking two ribs and sustaining a severe scalp wound. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Old Colony
Mssachusetts General Hospital
Camphor Chests Drive Busy Week at Paine's Furniture
In a curious turn of trade chatter customers rush to Paine's Furniture on Canal Street for camphor chests. The store reports brisk sales this week as households seek the essential item to preserve belongings against moths and prepare for the season. Deathless deference to quality notes the chest as a lasting safeguard against ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine‘’s Furniture Company
Canal Street
Strangers in Town Color Boston High Society Scene
A crowded social note from Boston highlights dinners at the Thorndike and gatherings at Young's Hotel. Prominent figures include Edward C. Cabot of the Boston Society of Architects and ex Governor Robinson, with a long roster of visitors from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and abroad checked into major hotels and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Society of Architects
Thorndike
Edward C. Cabot
Cambridge Lacrosse Club
Young’s Hotel
Robinson
Tremont House
J. J. Flynn
Detroit Free Press
Parker's
Senor A. Escobar
New York
American House
Vendome
James D.thornton
San Francisco
John Wilding
England
L. P. Roberts
Newport
R. L
H. C. van Voust
James C. Gardiner
Albany
Wayman Co
Cushman
St. Laws
C. T. Garland
Brunswick
R. Meyer
Roberts
Town
Kansas City
E. 5. Willing
Philadelphia
James C. Colgate
G. R. Lewis
Lewis
Laighton
Portsmouth
Youna’s
L. L. Berg
San Antonio
Tex
H. P. Sneas
St. Paul
Minn
W. B. Pearson
Chicago
Agnes Boyd
Prentiss
Cleveland
Bryan
George W. Martin
Little Rock
Ark
George Hillyard
Bethlehem
Penn
J. d. Veecher
Apam
Mexico
J. Preiss
Baltimore
William P. Fairbank
W. W. Brown
Wife
Quebec
Burington
Providence
B. F
Milton
Dodge City
Kan
G. HL
Toadville
Maryland
K. Hayden
Plymouth
J. R. McNary
N. A. Tavern
W. $. Harwood
W.S. Lincoln
E. B. Smith
Barre
J. A. Erben
G. F. Fletcher
Northampton
W. D. Parkinson
Falmouth
Tremonv
Chicopre
C. E. Joslin
Keene
H. Dennison
Deep River
Conn
Henry Ingalls
Wiscasset
Thornpike
Frederick
Shirley
New Bedford
J. &. Palmer
Portland
F. C. Johnson
J.d. Hayes
F. Farnsworth
New London
New Haven
O. A. Lamarce
Oswego
N.Y. Quincy
John G. Sinclair
Orlando
Fla
BW. Scribner
Berlin Falls
N. H
Hamilton
Pittsburg
Frank Siddall, Jr
CrAwtorp
F. W. Follett
Washington
D.C
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Strength and Clean Blood
An old health advert claims weather fatigue signals debility and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla can strengthen the body. It asserts the medicine purifies vitalizes and enriches the blood to help overcome disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Settlement letter aims to end Squire strike dispute
Colonel Higginson and Master Workman Mellen publish a letter to end doubts about the strike settlement. The missive states workers seeking reemployment on old terms without punishment or blacklisting, with Mayor Gilmore supporting a conciliatory approach. Public figures including Mellen and Higginson dispute press reports and urge a humane resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Squire & Co
Squire
Cambridge
Sgetre
New Hampshire
Gilmore
T. W. Higginson
Colonel Higginson
Workman
Mellen
Higginson
Mr. Mellen
Laurie
Public Bar Law Case Sets Scrutiny for Connors
Thomas L. Connors, president of the Retail Liquor Dealers Association, faced Roxbury Municipal Court Judge Bolster on a charge of maintaining a liquor nuisance. Liquor Officer Wilder testified that a sandwich was provided with every drink, whether ordered or not, as the law requires food with each beverage. The case, contrasted with the Sanborn matter, sparked a vigorous legal debate over whether food must be ordered to satisfy the statute, with a verdict to follow in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Connors
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Bolster
Roxbury
Mr. Connors
Wilder
Sanborn
Warren Street
Clark
Holster
Guardian Cooperative Bank Annual Meeting Report
The Guardian Cooperative Bank held its annual meeting in Wesleyan Hall at 36 Bromfield Street. The treasurer reported a previous balance of $2,?18 85, total receipts of $79,558 32, and total payments of $71,134 60, leaving a balance on hand of $10,942 67. Old officers, directors and auditors were reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian Cooperative Bank
Wesleyan Hall
Bromfield Street
National Christianity Talk at Springfield Y M C A Sunday
The Rev. John Duckson of Springfield will speak on National Christianity at Sunday evening services at the Y M C A Tritin Unlun. Mrs Chant’s address on The Relation of Women and Children to War will be published in full by the American Peace Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duckson
Springfield
Y. MC. Tritin
Arlington Street Courch
John Cuckson
Y. M
Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Mass
K. F. Gilbert
Flora KB. Marry
James C. Bartlett
L. K. Grover
I. Chase
George Mendall Taylor
Baptist Tabernacle
D. L. Chubbuck
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Rufus B. Tobey
Y.M.C. A
A.T. Percy
Percy J. Cooper
Joseph Stewart
M. McLeod
Christadelphian
Chandler Hall
Essex Street
Christ
Church OF the Discreies
Prookline Street
Warren Avenue
Charles G. Ames
Dr. Landis
Scientific Council
Emmanuel Cuuurch
Newbury Street
Leighton Parks
Finst Curren
Eliot Sqeeze
James de Norman
Finst Sprritway Temple
Newbury
Exeter Streets
H. S. Lake
Madison
Wis
John J. Smallwood
Virginia
Boston Music Hall
Boston
Copley Square
Edward A. Horton
South Congregational Curron
Exeter Street
Mr. Hale
Tremont Temple
Kimory J. Haynes
D.D
Eclectic Society Holds Second Day in Thorndike
The Massachusetts Eclectic Society held a two day session in Thorndike with a banquet led by Dr. C. E. Miles. Forty five doctors and laymen attended as President B. H. Burrell spoke on The Tone Eclectic and other speeches followed by readings and a report on the Memphis convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Eclectic Society
Thorndike
C. E. Miles
B. H. Burrell
Tone Eclectic
F. W. Abbott
Taunton
Allen
Randolph
Gunn
Boardman
New York
E. E. Spencer
Cambridgeport
M. Ek. Rideout
Cambridge
Burrell
F. Wallace Abbott
M.D
J. A. Tabor
Memphis
Tenn
H. G. Newton
O. A. Hyde
Medical Society
Boston
G. H. Merkell
K. E. Spencer
Hotel Ponemah MirrorD Sprine N H Resort Ad
The Ponemah Hotel in New Hampshire offers a desirable summer retreat with easy Boston access. Its current proprietor is D.5 Plumer, following earlier success under Gleason of the Victoria and last summer’s occupancy. Mountains visible from the grounds include Mt. Vernon Joe English Goffstown ranges and Moosilauk Kearsarge Sunapee, with Blue Hills and Monadnock also in view. The writer praises the staff courtesy and anticipates a prosperous season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H
Gleason
Victoria
D. 5
Plumer
Boston
Hotel Ponemah
Mt. Vernon
Joe English
New Boston
Goffstown Mountains
Crotchell Mountain
Francestown
Moosilauk
Kearsarge
Sunapee
Blue Hills
Rochester
Barrington
Nottingham
Chocorua
Ossipee
Saddleback
Teneriffe
Pawtuckaway
Agaméuticus
Maine
Greenfield
Semple
Massachusetts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynn
Beverly Yacht Club
Monument Beach
Almy
Wilmington
Del
Frederick Gallatin
Dorchester Bay
Quincy Yacht Club
Quincy
Savin Hill
Great Head
Winthrop
Burkett
Bostons
NEW Yorks
New Yor
Glasscock
Polo Grounds
New Yorkers
Clarkson
R. BH. PO
A. B Donovan
Tiernan
Long
Iterning
Yucker
Clarke
Builivan
O'ktusierf
Mellarr
Brodie
Deny
McGarr
Sommers
Donovan
Tucker
Ganzel
Smith
Nienckvule
Ruste
Summ
Buckley
Wild Nitches
McQuaid
Lime
Chicagos
Clevelands
Garfield
Wadsworth
Chicagon
Utchingon
Kittridge
Zimmer
Earnea
Wilmot
Huts
Anson
McKean
Duses
Veach
Cooney
Ardner
Garfeld
Jimohinson
Zimner
Lynch
Philadelphias
Csees
Brooklyns
Pittsburgh
Caeees
Ewer
Pittaburgs
P. L
Ward
Brooklynites
Giants
O'Day
Ewing
Csesseceeseesssk OS
Swing
Crook
Richardson
bEwing
Dallsa
Sawcers
gut—Connor
McGeachy
Gunning
Matthews
V. L
Staley
King
Littsburgs
Hutterles
Farrell
Carroll
Bhing
Keckley
Dalfy
Janson
Lanham
Hing
Ftaley
Hy Staley
By Hing
Doubelayés
Comiskey
Pretfer
Atendance
Baiuea
Gaffney
Buffalos
Cleveland Club
Buffalo
White
Haddock
Speau
Larkin
Delehanty
Stricker
Carney
McGill
Linddouch
Hoy
Mack
Ferguson
Olbert
Syracuse
Athletics
Washingtons
Baltimores
Worcester
Hartfords
Worcesters
Atlantic Association
Jersey Citys
New Havens
Cephalonia
East Boston
Liverpool
Cunard
Kf. E. Allen
Walliar
H. Allen
S. Bartlett
E. D. Bartlett
Edward K. Braman
Braman
F. Boott
Charles E. Bowers
E. M. Barr
A. W. Barr
N. M. Brown
Eliza Brown
Grace M
B.f.child
Mary B. Child
Hope Clement
Daniel M. Croni
L. Ormisti Chant
Chenery
Geer
QO. Carpenter
H. P. Curtis
Charles Cook
Charles D.dimore
Ruth C. Dimore
J. H. Davis Frank
T. Dwinell
W. V. Everett
A. ©. Farley
James H. Freeland
J. W. Forrest
Richard D. Goodwin
Harry M. Goodwin
Florence E. Gorwin
Edward W. Hooper
E. S. Hooper
Hooper
Mabel Hooper
A. H. Holmes
Brooke Herro
L. M. Ham
F. P. Ham
Hill Eben D, Jordan
Valet H. H. Kelt
Umbria
Joseph A. Ropes
J. D. Rice
Ira Richards
H. B. Chapin
Henry C. Thatcher
William Erhardt
Bremen
Norddeutscher Lloyd
Lahn
New_York
George Flagg
Jacob Pfaff
H. S. Hovey
William Stackpole
Lewis Stackpole
William I. Draper
Edith Draper
Reuben A. Demond
Lewis Demuth
Marion A. Richardson
C. O. Gage
C. L. Gage
R. R. Gage
R. H. Thompson
Ellery A. Thompson
Francis B. Thompson
Francis B. Thompson and Governess, Ver Fulda
Langley
Charles H. Hayden
Gordon P. Page
O.W. Doe
Walter 8. Johnson
James A. Penfield
Annie
Penfield
Anna W. Brewster
William Brewster
H. Reimers
Bessie Reimers
G. W. Pierce
Mansfield
George J. Munroe
Robert C. Munroe
Charles T. Munroe
Ellie L. Munroe
Helen Morrill
Henry C. Morse
E. G. Niles
L. J. O'Toole
H. Olmstead
T. J. Phillips
George W. Peirce
Charles F. Peirce
M. E. Peirce
Elsie Prentiss
H. Perkins
Eliot Ritchie
Samuel Ritchie
William G. Russell
Thomas Russell
Miss Russell
E. A. Russell
George F. Richardson
Louis Ritter
Mott Smith
H. Mott Smith
E. B. Swift
A. G. Sturgis
Mary A. Stebbins
Tarbell
George G. Tarbell
Thompson
Anna Underwood
Isabel W. Upham
Jessie I. Upham
Charles A. Vinaler
Alfred Winsor
Margaret Winsor
Ruth Winsor
Ralph Winsor
Kennard Winsor
Fred White
N. G. White
E. W. White
Michael Joseph Ward
Edwin F. Waters
J. KE. Whitney
J. E. Whitney
G. B. Woodward
K. L. Whelpley
I. Wilson
L. F. Wilson
M. F. Wilson
A. Zeigler
Clara N. Zeigler
Annie E. Zeigler
DR. Craig
Bright
Craig Medicine Co
Passaic, N. Jd
Squire's
the Public Bar Law
President Connors
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Guardian Co-Operative Bank
James Pyles
James Pyle
Unlun
Ezra Allen
Lake Walden
Concord
Tremont School of Music
Chickering Hall
New England Association of School Superintendents
Mason Street
H. S. Tarpell
the Eclectic Society
Maassachusetts
Ponemah
Javes & Sons
Bynner
George
Goodwin & CO
John Street
New York City
Phe Begum
Nmiller
U.S
Edmund W. Miller
Hamilton PL
Park St
Agnes Surriage
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Frank J. Proctor
William Camfill
Robert Keefe
John Daily
F. W. Proctor
George A. Canill
George S. Brooks
Robert Schmidt
Lachlan Wallace
John M Yan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!