Gift for Dewey editorial proposes national subscription estate honor
The New York Times editorial urges a national Dewey testimonial with a $250,000 fund raised by 2119 daily papers. It suggests half to build a residence for Admiral Dewey and half for his personal use, with the President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Treasury as custodians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Wellington
Strathfield
United States
Treasury
Dewey to Start At Once for United States Return
The Navy Department announced Admiral Dewey will return home immediately. Secretary Long cabled permission for Dewey to come back and send Olympia’s mail to London. Officials expect his arrival in time for a national Fourth of July demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Olympia
B. I. Stevens
Trafalgar Square
London
Eng
Navy Department
Long
Admiral Dewey
United States
Dewey
Pierce trial hears impressively odd marriage draft read
At the Pierce trial in Auburn two Maine Insane Hospital attendants testified Pierce spoke not at all during ten days there but otherwise showed no unusual behavior. A panel reading reveals Maud Warren agreeing to marry George W. Pierce after he becomes single. Doctors clash on insanity. final arguments set for tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Pierce
Supreme Court
Auburn
Maine Insane’ Hospital
Maud M. Warren
George W. Pierce
Reed
Theodore Fisher
Poston
Lane
President's Day Visit Winds Toward Natural Bridge Stop
Hot Springs Virginia May 12 The presidential party plans a morning trip to Natural Bridge after a day of light official business. The President walked with Secretary Gage in forenoon and after luncheon and took a medicinal bath with Dr Rixey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Natural Bridge
Gage
Rixey
Social gathering at 23 Joy street hosted by Mr and Mrs Drew
Friends met at the Drews new home at 23 Joy street for a pleasant evening with music as the main feature. Solos by Miss Helen KE Mathews and Mr Knight the violinist plus Mr Drew as baritone and Mr Charles V Chamberlain on accompaniment. Guests included Mrs Johnson, Mr Oscar Drew, Mrs Mathews, Miss Mathews, Miss Harris, Mrs Davis, Miss Ray Devine, Mrs Weston and Mr Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Drew
Joy Street
Helen KE. Mathews
Knight
Drew
Charles V. Chamberlain
Johnson
Oscar Drew
Mathews
Harris
Davis
Ray Devine
Weston
Thomas
Five Families Lose Homes In Destructive Blaze
A large fire destroyed numerous sheds and homes along with three barns and several dwellings including two double tenements. Helen Kelly faced total loss with $39,000 estimated damage across properties of Hollis estate Hathaway and others. Firefighters and bystanders aided residents as alarms spread to five boxes. many residents suffered water damage and theft complications followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Welch
Mer. Welch
Hollis
John Halpin
Godfrey
Graham
J A. Hathaway
Douglass
Parrey
Mr. Hathaway
Irrank S. Peterson
Barlow
John J. Johnson
Mee
Nelson
Gurney
J. A. Tathaway
J. J. Johnson
Joseph Welly
John Parrey
David Douglass
George Godfrey
Timothy Graham
George J. Gurney
J. Nelson
Street Railway Company
Hathaway
Engine House No. 24
Davie Douglass
Rosa
Robbery case targets longtime Tufts engineer Noyes
Arthur A. Noyes a chief engineer at Tufts Co once at 282 Congress street is accused of stealing tin from the soda fountain firm. Police say $435 worth of babbitt tin was taken over two years while a Cambridge buyer named Robinson reports purchases from a man matching Noyes description with letters on Portland letterheads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Noyes
Tufts &Co
Congress Street
Noyes
Cofford Street
Robinson
Cambridge
Williams
Portland
Whist Tourney Opens in Vendome Amid Scoring Confusion
The New England Whist Association begins spring competition at the Vendome with the open-pair women’s event, sixteen tables in use, from 10:30 to 1:30, but evening winners could not be named due to score discrepancies. Clubs represented include Cavendish, Twenties, Commonwealth of Worcester, Medford Club, Providence, Brookline, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Whist Association
Vendome
Lander M. Bouve
Cavendish
Twenties
Commonwealth of Worcester
Medford Club
The
Providence
Brookline
His. de Weds
Wealtham Lo IW. Oc
Chtowell Ty Wk C
Bay State W. C
Winchester Club
Salem W.C
Crackajack Club
Bouve W.-C
Mariporo
Clib
Nodern
W.-C
Country Club Golf Tour Sees Improved Play
The spring golf tournament at the Country Club entered a better playing day with twenty or so contestants. Ga Atherton and Beone Smith of Wollaston Club won their foursome match four down over ET Burden and WD Vanderpool of Harvard who finished six down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Ga Atherton
Bh Beone Smith
Wollaston Club
ET Burden
WD. Vanderpool
Harvard
Reception for William Humphreys at the Vendome
Friends of William Humphreys formerly with Castle Square Theatre hosted a Vendome reception yesterday. Mrs Humphreys received American Beauty roses as Rev J Henry Wiggin presented a cut glass silver loving cup and mirror plate. Guests included George H Richards Frank Sheridan Maud Odell Ashley and others. Humphreys heads to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Humphreys
Castle Square Theatre Company
Vendome
Humphreys
Georgee H. Richards
Ober
Frank Sheridan
William Paul
Maud Odell
Thomas Riley
Ashley
New York
Captain Nash Released by Buffalo Club
Buffalo May 12 Captain Nash is released as manager and captain by the Buffalo Baseball Club. Centrefielder Garry will lead the team for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo,n. Y
Franklin
Buffalo Baseball Club
Billy Nash
Garry
Confederate Veterans Close Ninth Reunion in Charleston
The United Confederate Veterans ended its ninth annual reunion in Charleston with General John B. Gordon reelected as commander in chief and Louis Ville named as next meeting site. A substitute resolution on federal care for Confederate graves sparked heated debate but passed, signaling support for limited federal action only for graves in the North while Southern women handle those in seceded states and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
United Confederate Veterans
John B. Gordon
Louis- Ville
Maryland
S. D. Lee
United States
Atlanta
Confederacy
Maryand
Committee On History
Spain
Philippines
Tee
Tom Martin
Virginia
Martin
Meixinley
Congress of the
Confederate States
Ex-Governor Roswell Flower Dies After Sudden Collapse
Roswell Pettibone Flower, longtime New York financier and former Democratic political figure, died after a sudden heart attack in Portchester. Born 1835 in Theresa, he built wealth through Beredit Flower & Co and Flower & Co, led major Brooklyn Rapid Transit investments, and funded charitable works including St Thomas House and Flower Surgical Hospital. He survived by daughter Emma Flower Taylor. other child Helen died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Flower
Flower
Lastrivis
Mmestport Country Club
Skaftport
Roswell Pettibone Flower
Nathan
Sarah M. Wodruff
Norris MT. Woodruff
New Hartford
Keep
Beredit, Flower & Con
R. P. Flower & Co
Flower &Co
New York
Tie
Cyrus Wright
William Waldorf Astor
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Jarre
United States
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Carnival of Thieves Strikes Local Dwellings
Thieves entered the residence of H F Leavitt at 242 Warren Street Suite 3 and raided rooms taking 49 in silver cash a sealskin sack valued at 150 a gold watch and chain and other ware totaling 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Leavitt
Warren Street
Leavitts
George H
Paul Gore Street
Ignatz Klein
Moreland Street
Cromwell Remembered At 200th Anniversary Meeting
The First Church in Boston hosted a Cromwell anniversary event under the American Antiquarian Society. Speakers including Rev Edward Hale Rev James Eells and Massachusetts Senator Herbert Parsons recalled Cromwell’s Puritan legacy and influence on constitutional liberty in England and early Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Cromwell
Earth
American Antiquarian Society
New Zingland
Stephen Salisbury
Senator Hoar
Kdward Everett Hale
New England
Hale
James Eells
Calvin Stebbins
Worcester
Edward G. Porter
Reven Thomas
Brookline
Herbert (. Parsons
Massachusetts Senate
Cromwell
G. W. Wales
Sir Peter Lely
Florence
Milton
James Erlis
First Church
Duke Street
Tells
Old Bay
Taunton
England
Massachusetts
Cotton Hill
Pemberton Square
John Cotton
Harry Vane
Commonwealth
Boston
Lfe
Mr. Stebbins
Europe
Fiers Bert. Parsons
Parsons
Washington
Lincoln
Whittemore Advises Normal School Girls Read Fewer Daily Papers
At a conference of normal school teachers Principal Whittemore of Framingham Normal School urged students to avoid daily papers and focus on periodicals with strong current news value. Other speakers argued for reading and independent study, with Miss Bass of Providence Normal School proposing regular newspaper purchase by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
Framingham W
Miss Bass
Providence Normal School
Gardner Fights Gardner Flaherty In Twenty Five Round Draw
Cs Gardner Omaha Kid and Martin Flaherty Lowell Mass fought to a draw after a long match marked by Gardner’s unhealed eye cut and a slipping bandage. Flaherty used height weight and reach, while Gardner fought inside, both trading blows and going down three times. Referee White scored it even after twenty five rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIGW
York
Cs Gardner
Omaha Kid
Martin Flaherty
Lowell
Mass
Gardner
Flaherty
Miaherety
Wlaherty
Jones
Scorally
Netherman
Referes White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maud Warren
Frank 5
Peterson
Protective Department
Sewall & Day
New England Association
Atherton
Smith
Burden
Vanderpool
Nash
Gare
Government Way
S. I. Lee
Flower Dear
al. Flower
Federal Steel Trust
Wall Street
Pbiwme
Brighton
Wii
Wiliams
Frank B. Trout
Griswold Ave
Detroit
Mic
Dr. Williams
Giiene
Desrait
Dr Williams
Dr Willams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Hawage
Spears
Liberty
Som
Thames
Lla
Libert
Tle
Gladstone
Durham
John Ailton
Matthew Biddle
Crome
Porter
Otis
Boston Public
MR. Whittemore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!