Bitter Kentucky Democratic convention erupts in chaos
In Louisville on June 23, Hardin and Goebel-Stone factions clash as a chairman permits adjournment amid disputed votes. Shots of anger, threats of a bolt, and calls to eject unseated delegates mark a day of disruption as credentials battles continue and the convention faces possible adjournment to Lexington.
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Louisville
Kentucky Democracy
Redwine
Stone-Goebel
Goebel-Stone
Hardin Louisville
Charles Bronston
sSranston
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Credentials Committee
Kentucky
Hardin
Lexington
Committee On
Kaplan Silverman wedding at Baldwin Place Synagogue
Miss Bessie Silverman daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Silverman wed Mr Louis Kaplan at Baldwin Place Synagogue with Rabbi Margolis and Rev Kaplan officiating A large reception followed in the vestry Best man Nathan M Silverman maid of honor Miss Sarah Kaplan bridesmaids Miss Annie Parker Miss Ett a Sidorsky Miss Goldiepstein ushers Louis Gingberg Max Roth Max Sherman The couple will reside at Roxbury
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Baldwin Place
Bessie
Louis Silverman
Louis Kaplan
M. S. Margolis
S. Kaplan
Nathan M. Silverman
Sarah Kaplan
Annie Parker
Etta Sidorsky
Goldiepstein
Louis Gingberg
Max Roth
Max Sherman
Simon Lerovitz
A. Sherman
A. Bloom
J. J. Segel
Louis Bernstein
Gruzinski
Grobey
Kaplan
Roxbury
Friction Over British Protecting American Fishing Vessels
In St John s Newfoundland on June 23 officials report friction between the colonial government and a British commodore versus French naval officers over British war ships protecting American fishing vessels while securing herring for bait along the French treaty coast. American shipmasters complain of harsh treatment by the French.
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ST. John’s, N. F
Wood Memorial Church considers new pastor
The Wood Memorial Church in Cambridge held a special meeting to choose a pastor. An informal vote favored Rev. C. H. Williams, currently preaching in South Braintree, Massachusetts, who had candidated there a few weeks earlier. He is expected to preach at the church again soon.
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Wood Memorial Church
Cambridge
C. H. Williams
South Braintree
Mass
Mr. Williams
Concert by Telephone Lights Up Sunday London
A clever bandmaster dodges Sunday entertainment bans by wiring a large telephone receiver in a concert hall to the central office. Subscribers simply call in, their lines connect, and the concert bill appears on their regular phone bill while listeners enjoy from home.
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London
New York Press
Boston shoplifting arrests tied to Annie Scully and Tessie Ellis
Annie Scully alias Annie Rigby and Tessie Ellis alias Annie Evans, arrested in Pittsburg on shoplifting charges linked to a May Boston incident. Police link cash and goods found on Ellis to victims in Gloucester and Needham. Bail set at 3000, inspectors plan return to Boston. both have prior city records and rogues gallery numbers 5188 and 5189.
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Annie Scully
Annie Rigby
Tessie Ellis
Annie Evans
Pittsburg
Boston Police
Boston
Penn
Chief Watts
Douglass
Francis L. Munsey
Gloucester
Ellis
Emma R. Waite
Needham
New York
Buffalo
Annie Secully
Harvard Class Day Prayerful Charge to Youth
Excerpt from Harvard Class Day echoing the dawn of a strenuous future for graduates. The speaker recalls sunlit trees of youth and urges steadfast virtue and service. He asks whether graduates possess courage, clarity, and honest effort to serve the country in distant lands and difficult work.
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Harvard
Ivy Oration at Harvard Celebrates Ivy Planting
John Francis Bryce of Ohio delivers the ivy oration as part of Harvard ceremonies. He jokes on the ivy mystery dating to 1372 and recounts the ivy’s playful history from a nuisance to a tradition and the odd custom of an ivy orator.
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John Francis Bryce
Ohio
Calvin Bryce
Bryce
Harvard
History Department
Cambridge
John Harvard
Boston
New York World Building
Beacon Hill
Smith
Beacon Alley
Statue Exercises at Harvard Marks Senior Farewell Parade
After spreads and music, undergraduates formed in the yard at 4 for statue exercises around John Harvard. Seniors gathered by Hollis cheered the buildings they leave behind while the stands overflowed with spectators. John McCall read a poem mocking prominent classmates and gifts were given, some humorous, some symbolic.
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Delta
John Harvard
Hollis
John McCall
Presents to the Boys and Delta Senior Spectacle
A parade scene shows seniors awarding small gifts to boys including Dibblee Franklin Williams Galbraith Donald Conroy Blakie 3ancroft Lissner Hill Catlin brothers and Wolf. Seniors march to the stands, Everett Wendell leads cheers for about a thousand graduates as confetti ribbons fly and flowers are tossed amid a colorful pageant.
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Dibblee
Franklin
Williams
Galbraith
Donald
Conroy
Blakie
3Ancroft
Rifle Club
Lissner
Hill
Wolf
Big Catlin Brothers
Delta
Everett Wendell
Harvard Class Day Dances Fill Memorial Hall and Gym
Crowded Memorial Hall and the gym hosted informal dancing after 8 pm with seniors in dress suits and gowns. The Pi Eta Delta Upsilon Beck Hall and other society spreads drew Boston society leaders, Harvard grads, and notable officers in a day of lively festivities and handshakes at the president’s reception.
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Memorial Hall
Pi Eta
Harvard
Delta Upsilon
Beck Hall
Holyoke Street
Sanders Theatre
Conroy
Macy
Brice
Ivy
Boston
Wadsworth House
Gray’s Hall
J. W. Frothingham
Roger Clapp
P. G. Randall
M. Stearns
F. B. Taylor
W. M. Tyler
Beaux and Bosses at Beck Hall Senior Spread
A Boston and New York scene unfolded at Beck Hall where seniors hosted a grand spread from 6 to 8. Governors and notable marriages attended as guests. Dazzling gowns by Isabelle Perkins Anderson Mary Sargent and Mrs Charles S Sargent drew praise among the crowd.
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Beck Hall
Boston
New York
Wolcott
Isabelle Perkins Anderson
Larz
Charles S. Sargent
George Nickerson
Joshua Holden
John Chipman Grey
George C. Lee
Leopold Morse
Franz Zerrahn
I. R. Sears
Philip Sears
Joshua B. Holden
Hollis Hunnewell
Lewis Dabney
F. R. Sears, Jr
Godfrey Morse
F. P. Vinton
Judge Dewey
Social side of Glass Bay at Harvard class day
The general verdict hailed yesterday's class day as Harvard’s most successful socially. The display of costumes drew praise as the prettily attired girls grew enthusiastic over the ideal weather.
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Harvard
Anti Diuretic for Bedwetting Warns Broad Appeal
An advertisement promotes 100-Dr. EK Detchon's Anti Diuretic claiming it can stop nighttime bedwetting in children and is valued by both old and young. It emphasizes immediate effect and lists GEO and GOODWIN CO Boston as distributors.
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EK. Detchon
GEO
Goodwin CO
Bostom
Class Day Exercises With Oration And Music
Towners Orchestra furnished music for the class day exercises. M. P. Adams delivered the welcome, J. A. Epstein read the class poem, A. R. Boden gave the class prophet, T. J. Ball read the class history, A. G. Barr gave the oration, and dancing followed in Armory Hall. Officers include Adams president Bernstein vice president Bilton secretary Hallett treasurer.
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Towner
M. P. Adams
J. A. Epstein
A. R. Boden
T. J. Ball
A. G. Barr
Armory Hall
Towne
L. C. Bernstein
Jgo Bilton
Lis Hallett
C. E. Greenwood
G. Brb. MacDonald
W P. Bergestein
F. G. Elton
M. C. Gry
English High Class Day Observed by City High Schools
The class of 1899 at English High School held the first class day in Exhibition Hall yesterday afternoon. The event marks a new feature for Boston high schools and may become a staple of future commencements. The exercises began at 3 o clock followed by a dance in Armory Hall with friends, relatives, and faculty in attendance.
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Exhibition Hall
Boston
Inglish
Armory Hall
U S Army and Navy Tablets Claim Quick Dyspepsia Relief
A historical advertisement touts U S Army and Navy Tablets as a prompt cure for dyspepsia sour stomach and constipation. It promises tablets are vegetable and nongripe, priced at 10 cents per package with mail order for 10 cents plus request address.
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U.S. Army & Navy
U.S. Army & Navy Tablet CO
New York
Peculiar Danes and Their Letters in Copenhagen
A Copenhagen correspondent notes Danish fascination with a peculiar O marked letter used in many words and showcased on tram cars. He recalls trying to learn Danish terms and jokes about spellings of Copenhagen variants and a joking token word tandstikker meaning rancid match.
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Julian Ralph
Copenhagen
Kiopenhaven
Kiobenhaven
Copenhague
Coepenhabn
A Christian Hero of the Nineteenth Century
The Rev. J J Dunlop of Roxbury Presbyterian Church will preach Sunday on A Christian Hero of the Nineteenth Century a study of the life of the lamented Drummond.
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J. J. Dunlop
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren and
Woodbine Streets
Drummond
Princess Louise Admitted to Insane Asylum
Princess Louise of Coburg, once injured in a mountain fall causing brain concussion, has been placed in an asylum near Dresden. The report notes her condition as resulting in insanity and her confinement in the institution.
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Princess Louise
Princess Louise of
Coburg
Dressden
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