Immigrant Welcome as Ivernia Brings Green Parade to Dock
About 200 Irish immigrants arrived on the Cunard liner Ivernia from Queenstown to celebrate their national holiday. The ship faced a gale during docking, pushed by 40 mph winds, forcing a tricky maneuver to Pier 4 with eight tugs aiding. Passenger list totaled 27 first class, 392 second cabin, 824 steerage, including prominent Boston travelers and a Japanese engineer touring the world. Sixteen Russian Cossacks in costume added to the festive scene in steerage.
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Cunard
Ivernia
Queenstown
Potter
Pier 4
Leyland Line
Daunt’s Rock
Boston Light
H. M. Hobart
Boston
Hobart
New York
A. C. Bova
Italy
France
England
P. S. O’connor
Clewein
R. Kimura
Yokohama
Immigrant Irish Arrivals Herald St Patrick Day Festivities
The largest group of Irish immigrants this year drew unusual attention for their green garb as they anticipated St Patrick's Day. Elizabeth McCarthy came to marry Thomas Barnes, a cook at the United States Hotel, with the groom awaiting her arrival. Several English brides-to-be joined the ceremony. The steamer faced a mile gale and a brief blizzard before reaching quarantine at seven.
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Ireland
Elizabeth McCarthy
Thomas Barnes
United States
Receiver Appointed for Lord-Travis Company by Superior Court
Charles C. Travis of Somerville was yesterday appointed receiver for the Lord-Travis Company Inc at 7 Sherman Street by Judge Pierce on request of Jones Hardware Company which claims 1588 dollars. Edmund B. Lord a partner is alleged to have disappeared on March 1 and has not been heard from since.
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Charles C. Travis
Somerville
Lord-Travis Company, Inc
Sherman Street
Pierce
Superior Court
Jones Hardware Company
Edmund B. Lord
Mayor Declares War on City Borrowers
Mayor Fitzgerald ordered an end to assignment and trusteeing of city employee wages. He warned of dismissal for any staff member whose pay is pledged or held in trust and said the practice wastes the city attorney’s time. The policy follows a recommendation from Corporation Counsel Babson.
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Fitzgerald
Babson
Malden Executor Named In $100000 Parker Will
The will of John H. Parker of Malden filed in East Cambridge Probate Court dated December 2 1909 leaves $100000 with $7500 in gifts to missions and churches and $500 bequests to the Malden Home for Aged Persons the Baptist Home in Cambridge the Malden Y M C A and $300 to the Boston Florence Crittenton Home Society. Executors named are Erskine F. Bickford William J. Hobbs and Charles L. Parker all of Maiden. The estate comprises $75000 personal property and $25000 real estate.
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John H. Parker
Malden
East Cambridge
Erskine F. Bickford
William J. Hobbs
Charles L. Parker
Maiden
American Home Missionary Society
American Baptist Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
Baptist Home
Cambridge
Malden Y
Harvest of quahangs and clams on Narragansett Bay shores
Residents along Narragansett Bay gathered a harvest of quahangs and clams and some oysters after the bay’s lowest tide in five years caused by a northwest gale. Despite icy blasts, beachgoers collected exposed mollusks while oyster bed owners faced losses as mollusks swept ashore.
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Bristol
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Governor Foss Drinks Eight Quarts Daily
The governor is described as having the largest drinking capacity among state leaders, totaling eight quarts a day of spring water, highlighting an unusual personal habit attributed to Governor Foss.
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Governor Foss
Commonwealth
Governor Foss and His Drinking Habit Revealed
The article portrays Governor Foss's heavy daily alcohol consumption, stating he drinks two gallons a day through eight hours, aided by Messenger Reed. It notes his belief in drinking as healthy, mentions nudges to his council about cocktails, and records his stance on the bar and bottle bill.
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Messenger Reed
Commonwealth
Foss
Executive Council
East Boston resident Patrick Connors dies at home
Patrick Connors of Paris Street East Boston died yesterday after 60 years in the district. Former Plasterers Union business agent and renowned breeder of Malays Round Heads and game cocks, he was a familiar figure to sports fans. He will be buried from his home with Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Rev. Father ONeil, Saturday at 9 am.
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Patrick Connors
Paris Street
Boston
Noddle Island
Mr. Connors
Plasterers’ Union
Paris Stret
Sacred Heart Church
Father O'Neil
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets advertise quick relief
An old time ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and bloating. It claims one grain digests 3000 grains of food and that 40,000 physicians recommend the remedy sold for 50 cents a box with a free sample upon request.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
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Ann Hart
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W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L W. L. Douglas Shoe
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Summer Street
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Lincolm
Vilweenwesce
America
Spark St
Ton Street
Hanover Street
Court Street
Cor. Howard
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Iday
Washington St
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Iew
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Columbia
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Coats
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