Debate on Old North name and Revere lantern tale
A reader questions a Post synopsis on Christ Church and the Old North, arguing Revere’s lantern directive and the 1775 events. The letter defends preserving the Christ Church name and notes a 1722 Boston plan locating Old North, tied to Mather and Gage's actions.
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Post
Bacon
Christ Church
Salem Street
Old North
Revere
Conant
Charlestown
Gage
Adams
Hancock
Safety Committee
Green Dragon
Boston
Old North Square
London Chronicle
Lexington
Bunker Hill
North End
Mather
Red
Quietly sanctioning Boston tablet placement is debated
The text discusses placing a tablet in Boston with quiet sanction and calls for rest for the lanterns. It references the Mother Church across generations as the Second Church of Boston and mentions Ss. Cambridge.
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Boston
Bostone
Ss. Cambridge
Drawn Poultry Opinion Sparks Consumer Demand
In reply to a physician, a Post reader confirms a law once in force on drawn poultry and argues meat spoils if the intestines are not removed promptly. The writer urges consumers to demand drawn poultry to avoid future regulations.
Correction to Woburn horsewhipping account by Curran
The letter urges correcting the report that a man stood across the street urging the assailant. It states that the person named was not in Woburn at the time of the incident and should be identified as Francis P. Curran, providing the factual dispute regarding his presence.
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Toa
Woburn
Francis P. Curran
Relief for Cuba Fund Grows Through Generous Local Support
The Cuban industrial relief fund reports strong community response this week. Prominent women join efforts to equip the first relief farm at Gaines, Cuba, while Mrs. Bernard Whitman coordinates New England auxiliaries. Donations from Boston to Malden and beyond total substantial sums, with support from churches and individuals including Dr. Howard Iverett Hale and numerous contributors.
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Cuban Industrial Relief Fund
Cuba
Gaines
Bernard Whitman
Lend A Hand Society
New Hingland
Whitman
Lenda Hand Society
Beacon Street
Boston
Howard Iiverett Hale
A. Smith
Bostock Ee
Moblog Ois
Bea
Pope Brookins
Shawmut Church
Poston
Miceting
Charlotte Kittson
Lowell
Aire
Bo Bhspard
Laura W. Parker
Alisses Loving
Beoster
Lyng Man Killed In West Lynn Painting Accident
In West Lynn Edward A. Dwyer was painting a house when his ladder slipped causing a fall. He suffered a fractured skull and died at the hospital that evening. The deceased was years old and leaves a family. Also noted is a local upcoming talk by William Hayes Warren, a New York Democrat, on religious and moral conditions, at Prospect Street Church tomorrow morning.
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Lynn
West Lynn
Edward A. Dwyer
William Hayes Waré
New York
Havemeyer Daughter Seeks Dower From Late Millionaire
Reported in New York May 12 that Thomas J. Havemeyer the sugar trust leader died a bachelor but left a secret wife Anna M. Wright. She claims dower rights to his vast estate including property at J Throggs Neck Westchester and a West Forty-sixth street apartment where they lived for five years.
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New York
Milliionaire
Thomas J. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
J. Throggs Neck
Westchester County
East Nineteenth Street
West Forty-sixth Street
Anna M. Wright
Havemeyer
Mast Nineteenth Street
Travemeyer
Claim of Wives Rights in Intestate Estate
A widow states she has no provision from her husband and, upon learning he died intestate, seeks her rights. She has placed her claims with Attorney James W. Ridgway of Brooklyn who has applied to the estate administrators.
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Liunge Leen
James W. Ridgway
Brooklyn
Eal
Baker in Paterson Plans to Sell Wife for Nine and Furnished House
In Paterson area, Edwin Hugh a 24 year old baker offered his wife of five years to Lewis Hemming for nine dollars and a furnished house to induce him to take her away. The wife 21 says the couple visited a Bailey farm in Haledon where discussions occurred. The case highlights a troubling domestic dispute and inquiries into lawful standing.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Edwin Hugh
Lewis Hemming
Hugh
Clemming
Joseph Bailey
Haledon
Richard Randall
Mr. Bailey
Lewis
Putnam Street
Graham Avenue
Secret marriage delay for Havemeyer heir revealed
Anna Wright, later Mrs. Thomas J Havemeyer, kept their union secret since 1884 amid family objections. She recalls wealth, luxury, and repeated delays before public acknowledgment, while legal disputes and questions of living arrangements with another man arise in her testimony.
Funeral of E Frank Woodbury Held at Forest Hills
The funeral from 488 Commonwealth avenue drew many friends and relatives. Clergy Rev Edward Everett Hale J D Rev Ed Ward A Horton Rev J Henry Wiggin led prayers and eulogies with a singing quartet. Pallbearers included Arthur Picker ing George Riddle and Henry Tucker. Interment followed at Forest Hills with brief grave service.
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E Frank Woodbury
Commonwealth Avenue
Edward Everett Hale
J. D
Ed Ward A. Horton
J. Henry Wiggin
Pr. Hale
Henri Bocque Paris Dramatic Writer Dead at Age Six
Paris reports the death of dramatic author M. Henri Bocque aged six. His first work was the libretto for a Byron based three act opera produced at the Theatre Lyrique in 1867. He later wrote vaudeville comedies and plays including L’Enfant Prodi gue Michel Pauper La Navette Les Hohnetes Femmes and La Parisienne among others.
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Paris
M. Henri Bocque
Henri Bocque
Lord Byron
M. de Joneres
Theatre Lyrique
Michel Pauper
Porte-Saint-Martin
de Bocque
Les Corbeaux
la Parisienne
Theatre Fran- Caise
Parson Probes Truth of Bear Stories From Dying Pioneer
In the Indianapolis Journal passage, a minister asks if bear tales told to a dying pioneer are true. The old man retorts that questioning lies is a mean act to press at a moment of death. The scene centers on truth, memory, and respect for a fading figure.
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Indianapolis Journal
Ft Am
Midnight tug of war ends with Newton host over fence
In Newton on May 12 the Looskin estate hosted a wild midnight tug o war over a fence as guests pulled the host and Officer O Halloran, a dramatic scene ending with the host and officer dragged over the fence amid shouts from dancers and spectators.
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Newton
Mr. Looskin
O’halloran
Looskin
Joooskin
O'Halloran
Split
O' Halloran
Fragmentary quips spark Sunday school and vanity
A Rochester Times blurb quotes a child asking about the doctor left brother and a mock response about naming him a pink bundle. In Chicago Record humor, a family argues over cough medicine costing 65 cents and jokes about polishing the piano with it.
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Johnny
Rochester Times
Chicago
Crusade Against Faith Healers Arraigns Mrs Miller in Brooklyn
New York report describes the Board of Health initiating prosecutions for practicing medicine without a license. Mrs. Maria Miller treated Lizzie Kranz, who later lost a leg, as officials announce a broader campaign against faith healers and Christian Scientists in the city.
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New York
Maria Miller
Brooklyn
Board of Health
Cult of
Christian Science
Fifth Avenue
East Side
Murphy
Philadelphia
State Medical Board
The
College of Osteopathy
Henry Beates, Jr
State Medical Council
County Medical Society
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Tommy" Havemeyer
Europe
Thomas J. Have N
Tavemeyer
Anna M
Peles
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E. Frank Woodbury
O'Halleran
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Broad Street
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John Carroll Lathrop
William Hale Parmenter
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