Return of Andrew Jackson battle flag to South
Mrs. Augusta M. Shackford of Pittsfeld New Hampshire informed the New Orleans State museum yesterday that she will return the battle flag carried by General Andrew Jackson’s army at the Battle of New Orleans. The flag, a faded blue field with a golden border and stars, bears bullet holes and ragged edges from its long Northern custody since the Civil War loot.
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Andrew Jackson
Augusta M. Shackford
Boston
Pittsfeld, N. H
Curtis Guild, Jr
State Museum
New Orleans
Benjamin F. Butler
Glenck
Gale & Kent Tailors Offer Ready in Three Days
An ad from Gale & Kent at 96 Court Street touts a long running Boston tailoring firm. It highlights in house rooms for design, fitting and finishing, a fixed price range of 15 to 25 dollars, a patented front that won t break down, and a three day wait for a suit or overcoat with guaranteed style fit and workmanship. Easter timing and fast service are stressed to spur visits.
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Gale & Kent
96 Court Street
Court Street
Boston
State House
H. Newman
Popular Price Tailor
Washington St
Fire ruins at Boston Elevated Railway machine shop
Fire crews demolished the ruined machine shop at 49 Albany street after a Saturday blaze. The attack left the building valued over 260000 dollars a total loss with damages estimated above 500000 dollars. 85 workers were reassigned to Harrison avenue yard and 200 more cleared debris as Captain Patrick Lanegan’s funeral was planned for Tuesday.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Albany Street
Harrison Avenue
Armature
Henry Hartnett
Engine 12
City Hospital
Hartnett
Michael Murphy
James Trainor
Joseph Barrett
Timothy Murphy
Timothy Sullivan
Linnell
Patrick W. Lanegan
Ladder 13
M_ street
South
Boston
Gate of Heaven Church
Boston Elevated Railway
Queen of Bandits Seen in Boston as Police Renew Search
Leontina Maurin known as the bandit queen was spotted on Union avenue in Jamaica Plain, triggering renewed police pursuit. She had been linked to the Forest Hills shootings in July 1908 by Guttman and companions Plaude and Schwar.
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Leontina Maurin
Forest Hills
Guttman
Plaude
Schwar
Union Avenue
Lettish
Jamaica Plain
Riga
Russia
Lettish Colony
Egan
Keyes Street
Edward Guttman
Forest Hills Cemetery
Maurin woman tied to planned raid and anarchist ties
Special Officer Egan checked a house yesterday but found no admission that the Maurin woman had visited. Elma Moore identified the Maurin woman, born in Lithuania, reputed anarchist. Guttman and companions earlier worked mills in Bristol and moved to Boston to follow her leadership. The group held secret meetings in Roxbury and may have sheltered the Maurin woman in Lettish settlements near Boston. The Lettish colonies in Oakdale area, Roxbury, Cambridge, Norwood, and Wrentham will be watched.
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Egan
Elma Moore
Brookside Avenue
Te Guttman
Plaude
Schwar
Lithuania
Bristol
N. H
Boston
Forest Hills
Guttman
Roxbury
Oakdale — Street
Union Avenue
Jamaica Plain Street
Cambridge
Norwood
Wrentham
Thought He Was Asleep After Fatal Fall
Thomas Corcoran age 59 lay unconscious ten hours after falling down stairs at 17 Cambridge Street. Fractured ribs punctured a lung and he was carried to Relief Hospital where he remained in danger and did not regain consciousness. He worked at a Boston Elevated power station in Cambridge.
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Thomas Corcoran
Corcoran
Nashville House
Cambridge Street
The
Boston Elevated
Cambridge
Mile a Minute in Air at Jamaica Field
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, flew a Farman biplane in a choppy 20 mph wind at Jamaica L I New York. He stayed aloft eight minutes ten seconds covering about six miles and returned near the start with a dramatic oceanward course. Wilbur Wright attended with his attorney to observe for patent infringement concerns.
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New, York
Louis Paul
Jamaica
L. 1
Farman
Wilbur Wright
Paulhan
Death of Barre's oldest resident George Harwood
Barres longtime resident and town's oldest inhabitant George Harwood died at his son’s home today from pneumonia.
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Barre
George Harwood
Reverend McKinnon Advocates Doubling Civil War Pensions
In Middleboro on March 13 the Rev Norman McKinnon pastor of Central Congregational Church urged doubling U S Civil War pensions due to high living costs. His address at the RE W Peirce Post 86 banquet drew loud applause from G A R members.
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Middleboro
Norman McKinnon
Central Congregational Church
RE. W. Peirce Post
A. R
United States
McKinnon
Radcliffe Plans Rowing Team to Challenge Harvard and Wellesley
Radcliffe College announces plans to form a rowing crew this year with a shell ordered and a coach to be hired. The move follows strong rowing performances at Harvard and Wellesley, aiming to stage a prominent race on Lake Waban or the Charles River.
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Radcliffe College
Harvard
Wellesley
Radcliffe
Lake Waban
The
Charles
Pageant of Children to Depict Boston History
The Boston history pageant will be staged next August at Franklin Park with children from a 40 000 Catholic assembly. Rev Father John J Cronin announced the event from St Leo s Church Dorchester during the second annual Catholic field day.
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Boston
St. Leo’s Church
Dorchester
John J. Cronin
Franklin Park
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