Whitmore Dead Boston City Registrar 1836 1900
William Henry Whitmore longtime Boston city registrar died at his Dorchester Street home at age 64 after months of illness. He served as record commissioner from 1876 to 18__, later becoming city registrar when the offices merged. Survived by a widow and a 13-year-old son Charles E. Whitmore. Renowned Boston merchant and local historian who studied town records and Boston life.
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Orcester Street
Whitmore
Ces
Charles E. Whitmore
Dorchester
Mr. Whitmore
William H. Whitmore
Public testimony backs kidney relief claims for Doan's Pills
Boston resident Mrs. McGregor testifies to kidney trouble burning backache and scalding secretions eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Knight's Pharmacy. The advertisement urges readers to seek the guaranteed cure at 50 cents and to recall Foster Milburn Co. as sale agents in Buffalo New York.
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Boston
Union
Dean
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court St
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Whitmore Veteran Boston Antiquarian Dies at Old Age
William Whitmore, long a leading Boston antiquarian and historian, died after a career devoted to public records and colonial laws. He helped secure annual funding for the city archives, chaired a commission on public records, and authored notable works including Colonial Laws while leading in societies such as the Dorchester Historical and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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Whitmore
Common Council
William
Boston
Dorchester Historical Society
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Mr. Whitmore
E Nation
Point of Pines Opens With Private Inspection
The Point of Pines resort, newly renovated and managed by John J. Walsh, opened last night for private inspection attended by about 125 guests including Boston press and Revere officials. Hosts Damiano and Walsh welcomed visitors touring the baths, rustic theatre, dining room, and grounds, with Condit's Orchestra playing as the Pines begin the season with concerts, aerial acts, vaudeville, and Sunday sacred music.
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Point of Pines
John J. Walsh
Vincent Damiano
Boston
Revere
the Pines
Edgar
Walsh
Damiano
Condit
Pines
Soason
Lynn Cadet
Nevads
Rustic Theatre
Combination Park Slow Track Yields Close Special Trot
Comb ination Park last night hosted a five entry special trot or pace race run in half mile heats within 1 15. Bessie Goddard the Jamaica Plain mare drew the pole and held it through all heats while Fowler and Maid Marion provided stiff challenges. Johnson placed second in the final heat as racing proved tight and worthwhile despite a slippery track.
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Combination Park
Bessie Goddard
Jamaica Plain
Fowler
Maid Marion
Johnson
Esse Goddard
Blk m
Darling
Marion
Gr. m
Morrig
Raei Fas
Ohneon
Ereikeske
Alley
Br. m
Kelleher
Oeassegeeden
Cersoeseses
Heeve
B. G
Fean
Council Debates Boer Sympathy and Tax Veto Effort
The Common Council clashed over Boer sympathy and press for a public hearing on the tax bill now approved by the Legislature without a referendum. A motion to appoint a committee to meet Governor Crane failed 38 to 21. The Boer discussion continued with resolutions on a Boer peace envoy visit passing 1 to 17 amid sharp party lines.
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Common Council
Crane
Kinney
Connolly
Mansfield
Healey
Upham
Kasanos
Commonwealth
Council
Hart
Davenport
Fed
Wrightington Hollander Wedding At Christ's Church Brookline
Miss Marie Theresa Hollander daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Hollander of Monmouth street Brookline married Edgar N Wrightington captain of the Harvard football eleven in 97 at Christ's Church in Brookline yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock The Rev Edward D Towle of the Second Unitarian Society officiated the ceremony.
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Christ's Church
Brookline
Marie Theresa Hollander
T. L. Hollander
Monmouth Street
Edgar N. Wrightington
Charles W. Wrightington
Harvard
Edward D. Towle
Second Unitarian Society
Somerville Curfew Proposal For Youth Enactment Debated
Somerville Aldermen held a meeting with a public hearing on a curfew measure targeting youths under 16. The proposal would bar minors from street presence after 9 pm and was discussed with WCTU organizations seeking to be heard.
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Somerville Board of Aldermen
Gas Explosion Kills Eight in Canmore Coal Mine
A Canmore Alberta despatch reports a terrible gas explosion in a coal mine yesterday killing eight men instantly and injuring several others. The incident was reported from Canmore with details on victims and injuries.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canmore
Alberta
Russians Reported Moving Toward Pekin With Four Guns
A dated dispatch claims 2000 Russians have landed with four guns, totaling 4000 troops. The Japanese government is expected to act over the murder of the Japanese legation chancellor. Disturbances at Che Foo send the German flagship and H. M. Phenix back. A Russian warship with 600 troops sails to Han Kow. Chinese desperadoes near Shanghai seize three steam launches and loot passengers.
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Che Foo
Phenix
Han Kow
Quin San
Shanghai
Trouble Ahead for Powers London 1900s Dispatch
Observers in Shanghai and Tien Tsin warn of more trouble beyond reaching Pekin with 2044 soldiers. Disturbances rise in Yun Nan Fu Meng Tze and other distant points as Empress Dowager's stance remains unclear. International forces, including Germany 1200 Britain 600 plus 400, Italy 1000, and Russia 6000, mobilize toward Tien Tsin. combined strength near 10,000 as Britain and France tensions flare over engine seizure. British consular action prevents clash.
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London
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Yun Nan Fu
Meng Tze
Yung Ting
Admiral Seymour
Germany
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Italy
Russia
St. Petersburg
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Brodrick
International force faces tough advance to Pekin
A British embassy despatch from Admiral Seymour, commander of international troops marching from Tianjin toward Pekin, notes extreme difficulties with tracks destroyed and only three miles gained in the last day. The force, about 25 miles from Pekin, may need additional troops to meet contingencies as engagements with Boxers are not mentioned.
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Washington
Seymour
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Sa Tnly
Foreign Forces Attack Near Pekin in Interntl Column Clash
The Times publishes a despatch via Shanghai reporting a serious engagement between the international column and Mohammedan troops of General ang Fuh Siang near Pekin. British consul Byron Brennan notes the troops carry machine guns and repeating rifles. A Shanghai despatch adds a gunboat, arms laden Chinese steamer cleared for Tien Tsin, and a cage execution watched by thousands.
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London
The
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En Tsin
Shanghai
Ang Fuh Siang
Pekin
Byron Brennan
Tien Tsin
Miss Groucher Safe As Mission Board News Breaks
Anxiety at the New England Woman's Foreign Missionary Society headquarters follows news of Dr Edna G Terry's purported murder at Tsun Hua in northern China. Tsun Hua lies between Tien Tsin and Pekin, described by missionaries as a small provincial village. The Boston branch learns of Dr Terry's death when Mary E Holt receives cable at her Berwick park home at 10 pm Wednesday.
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Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bromfield Street
Tsun Hua
Edna G. Terry
M. E. Church
China
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Terry
Boston
Mary E. Holt
Berwick Park
Dr. Terry
New York
Women’s Board of Missions of the
Missionary Deaths and Safe Returns in China Insurrection
Miss Edith W Noble reports safe retreat to Pet Tai Ho near Hoang Ho River mouth. Miss Croucher en route to summer resort. Dr Terry, born 1857 in Northfield, died in China, a loss to the missionary cause. she studied medicine at Boston University and eye diseases. Ella J Glover, N H Hopkins, and Rev. J F Hayner also reported safe. Pekin district officials note insurrection and describe local conditions and Chinese progress with western education. Dr Kepler comments on Pekin’s dirt and the outlook for education.
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Boston
Tsun Hua
Pet Tai Ho
Hoang Ho
Tien Tsin
Croucher
Pei Tai Ho
Terry
Mable
China
Northfield
Northfield Seminary
Boston University School of Medicine
New England
Woman's Foret, Missions Society
M. E. Church
Ella J. Glover
New Milford
Conn
Danbury
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Wilbraham
Mass
Tsan Hua
Tiensin
N. 8
Hopkins
Wellfleet
Oswego
N. Y
Heas
J. F. Hayner
Missionary Society
G. R. Davis
Pekin
Frank Gamewell
New York
Georges Davis
Boston University School of Theology
Davis
Maria Brown
Melrose
Means Fall of China Says American Student
Dr Charles Ober Kepler of 318 Shawmut Avenue spent 1892 to 1893 in Pekin and northern China on educational work. He believes the present motion signals China’s downfall and cites a drought as a major factor fueling the Boxer uprising, noting Chinese jealousy of foreigners who control all modern improvements.
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Shawmut Avenue
Pekin
China
Orig
Kepler
Tsun Hua
Great Wall of China
Foreign Residents Seek Refuge as Intrigues Spark Uprising
A Shanghai despatch notes British American and Japanese ministers favor restoring Emperor Kwang Su, while French and Russian ministers push for foreign control. Divisions are said to align by region, with British ships withdrawing signaling a shift in the sphere theory. Reports confirm fires at Tsun Hua buildings, damages to church and hospital property, and a drought fueling Chinese resentment toward foreigners as missionary education faces uncertain prospects.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Kwang Su
China
Yang Tse Kiang
Great Britain
Tien Tsin
Dr Wilson's Eye and Ear Treatment Promises Cures
Blindness and deafness claimed cured without knives by Dr Wilson. Descriptive circulars offered free with references. Free consultation and hourly free treatment from 10 to 3. Offices listed in Boston New York Philadelphia Washington.
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Washington
Boston
Tsun Hua Girls School Missing Student Alarm
A despatch notes Miss Croucher missing from Tsun Hua in Springfield VI and Miss Dilla in J Glover Boston. Anxiety at headquarters follows the report and a letter from Miss Croucher adds to the setback. The writer predicts mixed reactions among Chinese return to western teachers after the insurrection ends.
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Springfield
J. Glover
Boston
Croucher
Tsun Hua
Missionary safety update from State Department
The State Department reports Rev. George H. Ewing and Rev. Horace Pitkin are safe as of the 4th, with China’s situation described as very serious. Minister Conger is said to be exerting all efforts for protection of American citizens in Pao-ting fu, while local authorities promise protection.
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American Board of Foreign Missions
State Department
Washington
George H. Ewing
Horace Pitkin
Pao-tingfu
Chin
Department of State
Pitkin
China
Conger
Russians Land Guns and Soldiers Toward Pekin
Russia lands four 8 centimetre guns and 1700 troops marching toward Pekin with a searchlight train patrolling the Tien Tsin to Taku line. Imperial forces may strike the international column near Feng Tai. General Tung Fuh Siang leads, Nieh at the rear. Ten thousand foreign troops remain in Shanghai.
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Tien Tsin
Pekin
Taku
Feng Tai
Tung Fuh Siang
Nieh
Shanghai
Massacre Report Confirms Italians Swiss Engineer in Belgium
June 14 Brussels confirms a massacre of two Italians and a Swiss engineer on the Belgian railway in North China. The Swiss engineer's sister was killed and two others are missing. Remaining French and Belgian forces reached Pekin and Tien Tsin safely. The Franco-Belgian company has 300 armed guards protecting its main track, which remains open for 100 miles.
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Brussels
China
Argreere
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Force Nears Pekin as Railway Destroyed
Berlin papers relay a Tien Tsin dispatch stating the international relief column has reached within thirty miles of Pekin. The railway is ruined, so the distance must be covered on foot, delaying progress by two or three days.
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Berlin
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Porto Rico Status Declared Foreign for Constitution
Judge Towns in the U S District Court in New York ruled in Goetze and Co v United States that the treaty of Paris is valid and Porto Rico’s people are inhabitants of a foreign country regarding the U S Constitution while Porto Rico remains part of the United States for tariff and foreign relations. The decision states Porto Rico is a part of the United States as to other nations but foreign to the Constitution.
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Townsend
United States District Court For
Southern District of New York
John H. Goetze & Co
United States
Porto Rico
Unitedtates
Philo Celtic Ball Celebrates 27th Anniversary in Boston
About 300 attended the Philo Celtic Society of Boston anniversary event at Corinthian Hall 1651 Washington street. An all Irish concert opened the program with Irish pieces and speakers including T. J. Donoghue and Rev. M. P. Mahon. Irish dancing and music by John Harney of Malden followed, with dancing continuing to 2 a.m.
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M. P. Mahon
East Cambridge
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Ya Drinan
K. A. Fitald
John Ahearn
Patrick Cacey
Eugene Lyne
M. Herlihy
E. F. Dowit
Maurice Dinneen
John Harney
Malden
Bryan Goes Fishing at Minocqua in Wisconsin
W. J. Bryan and Colonel W. C. Wetmore with their party arrived in Minocqua Wisconsin on June 14 and will spend several days fishing. Bryan gave brief speeches from the platform of his car as his train passed through the Wisconsin Valley.
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Minocqua
Wis
W. J. Bryan
W. C. Wetmore
Braver Botha Resists Roberts as British Advance Stalls
London dispatch reports Commandant General Louis Botha holding one day against Lord Roberts with no gains for the British in Transvaal fighting. Boer positions near Pretoria checked, Almonds Nek attacked and abandoned. Kruger sustains gold payments amid logistics strain. Buller to wait for tunnel clearance as Rundle engages at Ficksburg with light British losses.
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London
Louis Botha
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
A _ Boer
Machadodorp
Pretoria
Machadodoro
Buller
Almonds Nek
Lorenzo Marques
Kruger
Crowe
General Buller
Seneral Rundle
Ficksburg
Ficksburg-Senekal
Rundle
Botha Flee After British Battle Near Pretoria
London reports General Botha withdrew from a strong position after a hard battle on Tuesday. Lord Roberts says the enemy evacuated their position and moved eastward. Buller’s force and Roberts’ forces aided each other as Methuen moved to Honingspruit and Rhenoster River work continued. Casualties reported as moderate, with two officers wounded to date.
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Botha
Tuesay
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Buller
Laing
Nek
Volksrust
Rd Roberts
Methuen
Honingspruit
Kroonstad
Rhenoster River
Ian Hamilton
Prinee
Pole-Carew
Orward
Myopia Golf Entries for Scratch Tournament Qualifier
The Myopia Hunt Club lists a strong field for its scratch tournament qualifier with national champion H. M. Harriman opening with A. L. Ripley of leg and ex-champion Charles B. Macdonald paired with A. Shaw Jr. from Myopia. Drawings show many top players from Meadowbrook Chicago Oakley Wollaston and Harvard among others, including entries from St Andrews and Country Club.
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Myopia Hunt Club
H. M. Harriman
A. L. Ripey
Charles B. Macdonald
Chicago Golf Club
A. Shaw, Jr
Uyopia
M. Hagriman
Meadowbrook
A. L. Ripgce
B. Macdonald
Chicago
Q. A. Shaw, Jr
Myople
A. . Lockwood
Allston
Herbert C. Leeds
Myopia
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Essex County
L. A. Frothingnem
M. Robbins
St. Andrews
G. G. Hub- H
F. H. Prince
Bement
H. Prince
Myo BR
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