Remembering School Days and Circus Prizes
A nostalgic reminiscence recounts old times at sunlit school and circus outings. The author recalls learning verses for prizes, winning a Bible, and the joy of sharing the prize with family.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
5
Lorimer Case Before Senate
Senator Dillingham introduces a resolution to send an eight member special committee to reinvestigate Lorimer of Illinois. The panel may sit during sessions or recess, employ staff, and compel records to probe corrupt methods and the “Jack Pot” fund in the Lorimer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Dillingham
Senate
Lorimer
Illinois
Gamble
Jones
Kenyon
Johnston
Fletcher
Kern
Lea
William Lorimer
United States
Congress
Romance Revealed by Arrest
Lester A. Gordon was captured after a chase on State House parkway following a locker theft at the Y M C A in Ashburton place. Police linked him to a clandestine romance involving a St. Paul woman who signs her name Kathryn and to widespread athletic club locker thefts in the middle West and East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Kathryn
Lester A. Gordon
Middle West
State House Parkway
Ashburton Place
St. Paul wifeLetters reveal lover’s plea and stolen items found
In a headquarters search the thief’s loot including rings and valuables were recovered on him. Letters from a married St. Paul woman, written to him under aliases, plead for reform and warn of an angry rival. One letter urges sending rings to St. Paul and not ending his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Kathryn
Chance Pardons Case On Today
A confession obtained by Inspector Dugan in Chicago from Arthur Hagan will be presented to Governor Foss and the council today for the pardon hearing of John Chance, who is serving a life sentence for the 1898 murder of Charles L. Russell. Hagan claims Chance is innocent. prosecutors say evidence was insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugan
Chicago
Arthur Hagan
Pal
John Chance
Hagan
Chance
Charles L. Russell
United States
Russell
Footpads Beat Concord Man in Street Assault
Daclin O'Brien of Concord was attacked by three men at Causeway and Beverly streets last night at 9 30. Three policemen nearby arrested the suspects who confessed. The assailants identified as William Morrissey 22 of Charlestown 174 Main street John Foley 21 of Springfield and Charles Palmeno 19 of 24 Upton street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daclin O’brien
Concord
Causeway
Beverly Streets
Beverly Street
Willam Morrissey
Main Street
Charlestown
John Foley
Springfield
Charles Palmeno
Upton Street
Bernhardt Seat Sale Opens Tomorrow at 9
The Boston Theatre announces a Bernhardt seat sale opening tomorrow morning at 9 o clock. The event offers patrons a chance to purchase tickets in advance for the renowned performer’s engagement.
Whitwell Missing Since 1903 Recalls Supreme Court Hearing
In February 1903 William Scollay Whitwell III Harvard student and heir vanished. Blanche B. Whitwell sues the trustees of a fund that would have gone to him if he were present to receive it, heard in the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitwell
Mary H. Whitwell
Cutler B. Whitwell
New York
Sturgis B. Whitwell
Tucson
Arizona
Matthew Hale
Hale
William Scollay Whitwell
Harvard
Supreme Judicial Court
Blanche B. Whitwell
Mayor Fitzgerald to Dedicate Half-Mmile Trotting Course
Dorchester Day ceremonies at Franklin Field will feature Mayor John F. Fitzgerald assisting in the dedication of a new half mile trotting track. He will enter the Class A race driving Ralph Wick from A. M. Johnson's stable, noted as one of the fast horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fitzgerald
Franklin Field
Dorchester
Ralph Wick
A. M. Johnson
Dorchester Club Hears of Fast Horses and Surprise Driver
In a Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club session the racing committee notes Go See holder of the quarter mile record Carl C owned by P O'Hearn and The Arrow owned by J P McDonald winner in grand circuit races Springfield fastest horse in the club. Mayor Fitzgerald driving surprises members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go See
Carl C
P. O’hearn
The
Arrow
J. P. McDonald
Dorchester
Mayor Impresses in Opening Race at New Park Trials
The article notes President Johnson allowing his horse to run, the Mayor answering all trotting horse questions, and Ralph Wick under special training. The Mayor aims for the silver loving cup reserved for the opening race at the new park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ralph Wick
Barnum's Daughter Receives Large Estate After Will
Bridgeport Conn June 6 Under the will of Mrs Caroline C Thompson of this city and New York daughter of the late P T Barnum an estate valued at over a million dollars is disposed of The husband receives a 6000 annuity and life interest in the New York residence Frances Leigh is the residuary legatee A 5000 gift funds a free bed at Bridgeport Hospital for colored residents Several local institutions receive 1000 each and 2906 is left to the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Bridgeport
Conn
Caroline C. Thompson
New York
P. T. Barnum
Frances Leigh
Bridgeport Hospital
Church of the Heavenly Rest
New York City
Weiler Gilchrist Wedding in Brighton
The marriage of Miss Emily Augusta Gilchrist and Rudolph B. Weiler was solemnized at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Brighton in the presence of a large congregation. Weiler, MIT graduate and former instructor, now works for a major manufacturing firm in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil
Emily Augusta Gilchrist
Rudolph B. Weiler
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Washington
Eastburn Streets
Brighton
Weiler
St. Margaret’s Parish
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
West Chester
Penn
Foss appoints Miss O Reilly to national conference post
Governor Foss names Mary Boyle O Reilly as representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. The move signals feud with Mayor Fitzgerald, who says he backs Foss for renomination, while O Reilly notes past City Hall tensions over her resignation claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Boyle O’reilly
National Conference of Charities
Foss
Fitzgerald
Miss O’reilly
Miss O'Reilly
Massachusetts
Board of Children’s Institutions
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Treas
Sarmentia
Eton
Sherry
Nacre
Isles
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