Evans Leads Test as Ill in Progress Toward Ship Status
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans reports aboard the Illinois for a trial run with a crew of twelve naval engineers, ten cadets, and twelve Newport News officers. Builders expect sixteen knots. over or under the figure affects premiums and penalties. The trial covers speed turning and stops over 1714 nautical miles round trip.
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Illnois
United States Navy
Navy
Newport News Company
Robley D. Evans
Boyle Brothers Lead With Timely Advertising in Horticultural Hall Demolition
The Boyle Brothers are praised as leaders in timely advertising. They consistently seize new opportunities and are known across New England. Their campaigns, including the Horticultural Hall demolition, demonstrate their eye for effective publicity and the payoff of prompt action.
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New England
Boyle Brothers
Horticultural Hall
Boyle ‘Brothers
Probation Officer Walker Seeks Reform Through Support
The Rev. Mr. Walker of East Cambridge, first Massachusetts probation officer for Middlesex, vows to win trust and encourage reform. He plans patient oversight, contact with probationers, and help in securing employment, citing five years as House of Correction chaplain as preparation.
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East Cambridge
Massachusetts
House of Correction
Tnt
Middlesex County
Wasorn
Waltham
Trinity College
CamneEe Theological School
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Tannery site evolves amid fires and new construction
Observers recall a cellar tannery with four wooden vats that burned in 1872. After debris was covered the tannery fell into ruin, a building rose then was torn down, and a ten story office complex is planned. Workers dig about five feet to reach what is described as virgin soil.
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Postoffice Square
Newport News Shipyard Promises Test of New Navy Vessel
Calvin B. Orcutt president of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company outlines a trial voyage for the newest naval boat. Captain P H Harlow will command with Ernest Brehman as chief engineer, L Wood as assistant engineer, and W W Foley assisting. W O Post supervises overall operations. The crew vows to perform to the naval board on the test run set for Wednesday night.
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Illinois
Navy
Naval Board
P. H. Harlow
Ernest Brehman
W. O. Post
L. Wood
W.W. C. Foley
Hill Construction Company
Calvin B. Orcutt
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Trial Run Planned for New U S Battleship Illinois
The new U S battleship Illinois begins official trials today aiming to exceed speeds of sister ships Alabama and Wisconsin. A capable board, led by Rear Admiral Evans, will test speed, draft, engines, boilers, and maneuvering from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise along a 33 mile course.
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Alabama
Wisconsin
Bob Evans
R. D. Evans
Train
F. N. Hemphill
Charles R. Roelker
Liieutenant
Charles
BE. Vreeland
Richard Henderson
Washington
Lee Copps
Jine
Cape’ Ann
Cape Porpoise
Maine
Hanlon
Illinois
Lewis Wharf
Gloucester
M. H. Lemons
Naval
Funeral services for James M. Battles founder of St. Marys Free Home
Funeral services for James M. Battles, longtime custodian and founder of St. Marys Free Home for Sailors in East Boston, were held yesterday at 1 pm with large attendance from sailors. Six quartermasters from the Cunarder Saxonia served as pallbearers along with honorary bearers and Bishop William Lawrence presiding.
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James M. Battles
St. Mary’s
Kennedy murder trial resumes as mother testifies in tears
In New York on June 11 the Kennedy murder trial continued with defense witness Edward Burns on the stand. Assistant District Attorney Osborne pressed to discredit his testimony while Margaret Kennedy, mother of the defendant, wept as she testified that she saw her son at home around 3 AM on the night of the murder. Franklin Roberts testified he saw DE Kennedy aboard the 12 25 boat pole Staten Island on August 16, 1898. William I. Douglas submitted handwriting samples of Maurice B. Mendham from the bank records. The court warned against inadmissible evidence and the defense planned to rest tomorrow while rebuttal is expected to conclude the following day.
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New York
Kennedy
Edward Burns
Osborne
Margaret Kennedy
Franklin Roberts
DE Kennedy
Staten Island
William I. Douglas
Garfield National Bank
Moore
Maurice B. Mendham
Surrender of Van Rensburg’s commando at Pietersburg
Despatch from Lord Kitchener dated Preoria reports Commandant Van Rensburg and his commando surrender at Pietersburg. One hundred men have come in and more are expected to follow.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Preoria
van Rensburg
Pietersburg
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