Williams Wins Diplomatic Battle Over Spanish Executions
Havana reports that Consul-General Williams protested the court martial of five prisoners from the schooner Competitor case. He argued American flag sailers must be judged by civil courts, not drumhead tribunals, and pressed Madrid to delay or reroute proceedings. The captains-general and admiral faced pressure from Washington as Weyler refused to suspend the executions. Williams and Springer received broad praise from Americans for their diplomatic success.
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New York
Havana
The
Herald
Alfredo Laborde
Perera Flias Bandia Alvarez
Toedora Maza
Owen Milton
William Gildea
McKinley
Meusajera
Pinar del Rio
Willams
Williams
United States
Spain
Navarro
Cuba
State Department
Washington
Weyler
Mr. Williams
Supreme Civil Tribunal
Island
Madrid
Taylor
Supreme Military and Naval Council
Springer
Crescent Beach Boulevard Plan Draws Protest at Revere Meeting
A Revere public committee pressed the Metropolitan Park Commission on Crescent Beach boulevard plans at a North Shore Casino gathering. They criticized the proposal for a sixty foot driveway, saying residents expected a width of at least one hundred feet for the popular summer resort.
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Revere
Crescent Beach
North Shore
Metropolitan Park Commission
Bos
A. P. A. Moves to Control Boston Republican Committee
The A P A aims to seize key influence as nomination papers for Boston city committee were filed at Republican headquarters. At 9 am crowds packed the hall as wards 7 9 10 20 filed multiple papers while Walter L Sears and President Hutchinson clashed over a paper deemed illegal.
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Post
Republican City Committee
Boston City Committee
Krebs
Briggs
Innes
S. W. Jones
Sears
Ward
Burr
Lane
Walter L. Sears
Hutchinson
Mr. Sears
McCarthy Bill Hears On Boston Aldermen Election Plan
A Boston hearing reviewed Rep McCarthy of Charlestown proposed aldermanic reform. The plan would nominate twelve candidates per party by caucus with seven elected city wide, dividing Boston into twelve districts but voting at large. Supporters claimed direct voting curbs coalitions while critics noted ideological and party balance concerns.
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Committee On
McCarthy
S. B. Capen
Municipal League
League
Representative Creed
Capen
South
Boston
E. M. MacPherson
East
Holden
Wilbur
E. L. Sprague
Election Law League
Hutchinson
Vendome Too Small for 75th Anniversary Banquet
Eng lish High School Association moves banquet to Mechanics’ due to Vendome crowd. Doors open at 6 for dancing and 7 for dinner with over 1000 covers expected. Mayor Quincy Governor Wolcott Head Master Babson and other notables to speak. Balcony seats sought by 4000 ladies. each class will have its own table.
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The
English High School Association
Mechanics
Quincy
Wolcott
Babson
Epidemic of Measles Strikes Waterbury Schools
Waterbury Conn May 18 Health Officer McDonald reports the measles epidemic continues with over one hundred fifty cases this month. Superintendent Crosby says attendance in schools has fallen by about half across the district.
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Waterbury
Conn
McDonald
Crosby
German American Sound Money League fuels Boston support
A new national political group formed in New York as the National German American Sound Money League aims to press a gold standard stance in the upcoming campaign. Leaders include Carl Schurz and Oswald Ottendorfer with broad German support in Boston discussed by local residents.
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New York
America
National
Sound Money League
League
Conrad Wesselhoeft
Boylston Street
Max Kranmer
Roxbury
Karl C. Lagrese
Post
Boston
Dr. E J Forster Funeral Held at Massachusetts Avenue
Funeral service for Dr. E J Forster surgeon general on Lieutenant Governor Wolcott s staff was conducted at his home 61 Massachusetts avenue with Unitarian rites. Honorary pallbearers included Dr W W Cheever Dr H R Burrell Dr W L Richardson Judge Bragg and Brigadier General B F Bridges. Lieutenant Governor Wolcott attended with staff. Interment was private at Mt Auburn Cemetery.
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E. J. Forster
Wolcott
Massachusetts Avenue
C. C. Carpenter
Charlestown
W. W. Cheever
H. R. Burrell
W. L. Richardson
Judge Bragg
Timothy Sawyer
B. F. Bridges
Cappelle
Dalton
Washington
Forster
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Funeral for Col. Cockerill in New York
The funeral for Colonel Cockerill began at the Press Club and moved to Scottish Rite Hall for Elks rites. E B Hay gave the eulogy, with Amaranth and Ivy rituals, then services at Calvary Baptist Church and Masonic rites. The body proceeds to St Louis for burial, with a 50‑piece band accompanying the hearse.
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New York
Colonel Cockerill
Press Club
Scottish Rite Hall
New York Lodge of Elks
Joseph Howard, Jr
E. B. Hay
of the Elks
Calvary Baptist Church
Fifty-seventh Street
St. Louis
The
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin
Order of Elks and
Masons
Nora Perry Funeral Interment in Providence
The body of Nora Perry the writer was interred at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence at 3 PM. Rev. Herbert H. Mott of Westminster Unitarian Church led the service and read her poem The Cry of the Doubter written after her mother's death.
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Providence
R. I
Nora Perry
Swan Point
Herbert H. Mott
Westminster Unitarian Church
Miss Perry
Old Physician Dead in Manchester
Oldest and most respected Manchester doctor Dr Emil Custer died this afternoon after liver trouble. Born in Frankfurt Germany on June 12 1820 he practiced there nearly half a century before moving to Manchester where he built a long standing medical practice.
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Manchester
N. H
Emil Custer
Custer
Frankfurt
Germany
Nonogenarian Chauncey G Smith Dies in Hartford
Chauncey G Smith aged 91 died at his daughter Mrs H 8 Dawley home in Orange on May 18 He spent nearly all his life in Hartford Conn as a wholesale merchant and was deacon of the First Baptist Church there for fifty four years
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Orange
Chauncey G. Smith
H. 8. Dawley
Hartford
Conn
First Baptist Church
Summer Opera at the Castle Square features Salvini Othello
Alexander Salvini wowed Boston audiences in a robust Othello at the Museum playing nights this summer. He follows his famous father, delivering a strong performance with Adelaide Fitz Allen as Desdemona and J. M. Francoeur as Iago. The week also offers The Three Guardsmen on select days.
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Alexander Salvini
Salvini
Desdemona
Mr. Salvini
Adelaide Fitz Allen
Augusta de Forrest
Emilia
J. M. Francoeur
Iago
Albert Bruning
Cassio
Alexander
Beggar Student Opens Castle Square Opera Season
Castle Square opera company returns to light opera with Millocker’s The Beggar Student. Well cast and sung, Wolff and Wooley shine as comedians. Murray and Persse as Symon and Janitsky, with Persse also performing Brodsky’s Thou Art Mine All. Miss Lane and Miss Mason provide strong turns. next week Aida.
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Castle Square Opera Company
Millocker
Messrs. Wolff and
Wooley
Mr. Murray
Mr. Persse
Symon
Janitsky
Brodsky
Miss Lane
Bronislava
Miss Mason
Laura
Miss Ladd
Mr. Jones
Mr. Hirschfeld
Aida
Shore Acres Shines at Boston Theatre Testimonial Night
The Boston Theatre hosted a testimonial for William H. Walsh and Charles Harris, press and advertising agents, drawing a large crowd. Herne delivered a superb Uncle Nat Berry performance as Shore Acres again proves its popularity, with the show running nightly through Saturday evening, May 30.
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Shore Acres
Boston
William H. Walsh
Charles Harris
Big Playhouse
Nat Berry
Royal Arcanum Week At Tremont Theatre Opens
The Tremont Theatre hosts Royal Arcanum lodges events this week with a large working fund anticipated for the Royal Arcanum Hospital Association. A minstrelsy program features soloists, a chorus, witty interludes, and Boston street musicians in an original act. Edward H. Frye delivers a clever monologue, Baby Josie Coleman dances, and the musical comedy A Social Escapade closes. Jennie Corea leads the cast with strong singing, supported by Helen Drummond Susie Richards and others in natural performances. The audience enjoys humorous bits and roses for the women in the cast.
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Royal Arcanum
Tremont Theatre
Royal Arcanum Hospital Association
Boston
Edward H. Frye
Baby Josie
Jennie Corea
Helen Drummond
Susie Richards
Aimee Abbott
Mae Mackay
Bertha Packard
E. W. Hatch
Museum Summer Season Attraction at Boston Museum
The Boston Museum ends its now closing season and previews the summer season attraction continuing the institution’s tradition of engaging exhibits and programs for visitors seeking cultural enrichment during the warmer months.
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Boston Museum
Beecham's Pills for Constipation Ad
Beecham's Pills praised for constipation relief with a 25 cent price. The advertisement urges readers to obtain the book from their druggist and follow its guidance. Annual sales exceed six million boxes, underscoring widespread use.
Museum Seeks Debut with Summer Season Stars
The new attraction will debut Monday night June 1 at the museum joining popular long running shows this season. Managers W Currier and Saul J Hamilburg will control the summer program with rehearsals starting this week. Currier just returned from New York with a cluster of stars for the lineup.
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W. Currier
Saul J. Hamilburg
Currier
New York
The Sporting Duchess at Hollis Street Theatre
The closing week of The Sporting Duchess opened at Hollis Street Theatre with an appreciative audience praising a strong cast led by Agnes Booth as the duchess. J H Stoddart impressed as the horse trainer and the ensemble including Alice Fischer Cora Tanner and E S Radcliffe earned applause.
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Hollis Street Theatre
J. H. Stoddart
Agnes Booth
Duchess
Alice Fischer
Cora Tanner
E. 8. Radcliffe
Liberty Bell Chorus to Open Boston Opera in June
The chorus of The Liberty Bell opera company, seen first at the Boston Theatre on June 1, is praised as among the most beautiful women on stage. Manager Frank J L Perley says he chose singers from touring groups for voice and appearance, promising a massive, sumptuous production unseen in this country.
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The
Liberty Bell’’ Opera Company
Boston Theatre
Frank J L. Perley
Park Theatre closing prompts move to Bijou Opera House
The estate administrator of the late John Stetson ordered the Park Theatre closed, interrupting the annual benefit for Saul J. Hamilburg E. A. Rich and Max Bernhardt. They relocated to the Bijou Opera House and will stage the event on Wednesday evening May 27 in Boston.
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Park Theatre
John Stetson
Saul J. Hamilburg
E. A. Rich
Max Bernhardt
Boston
Tremont Temple Concert Showcases New Organ Gifts
At Tremont Temple last evening Mr Loraine Holloway and Mr J Frank Donahoe, organists, Miss Lillian B Cooke, mezzo soprano, and Mr Thomas E Johnson, tenor, performed on the new organ donated by Hon E S Converse of Malden. The program demonstrated the instrument’s potential in skilled hands with rich effects and ample scope.
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New Tremont Temple
Loraine Holloway
J. Frank Donahoe
Lillian B. Cooke
Thomas E. Johnson
Converse of
Malden
Vitascope crowds delight at Keith's Theatre in Boston
A cool afternoon drew a large audience to Mr Keith's theatre where Edison’s vitascope wowed patrons with vivid scenes from A Milk White Flag to the Kiss of John Do Rice and May Irwin. The program featured dogs, sketches, and lively acts, drawing scientific men and society folks alike. The press screen announced weekly picture updates and popular features to stay.
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Keith
Central Park
New York
Herald Square
Loie Fuller
Leigh Sisters
John Do. Rice
May Irwin
Boston
Little Tuesday
Pete Baker
Carlisle
Eldridge
John Kernell
Sydney Grant
Angy Norton
Howard Theater Burlesque Show Draws Crowd In Heat
The Howard offered a light lively burlesque bill with Della Cla ton Louise Kerlin Belle Irving Lizzie Stewart and others aided by Hickey Wright and a range of acts. Meers brothers on tight wire and Ida Austin statue reproductions drew strong applause among two travesties Pygmalion and Galatea and Faust with Mul dread Howard and Sidney H De Grey headlining.
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Howard
the Howard
Della Clayton
Louise Kerlin
Belle Irving
Lizzie Stewart
Lillian Nelson
Jessie Woods
Marie Rogers
Hickey
Wright
Meers Brothers
Ida Austin
Muldread Howard
Sidney H. de Grey
Frank Latona
Annie Whitney
Morrisey and Rich
E. B
Rollo White
Tegge and
Daniel
James Howard
Fannies. Clair
Crowley and Foley
Tom Killeen
John McVicker
Algerians Entertain at Austin and Stone Museum Lecture
Thick crowds filled the streets of Algiers at the Austin and Stone Museum yesterday. The lecture hall hosted a series of entertaining performances by Algerians, pleasing all attendees with quaint and varied spectacles.
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Algiers
Austin & Stone Museum
Moorish wedding festival and Egyptian troupe entertain Boston crowd
In a quiet street corner a band of American musicians played while Algerian dancers led by La Belle Rosa drew attention. The Moorish wedding festival featured vividly dressed merchants soldiers and warriors in Egyptian costumes. The Imperial Gypsy Band from Pesth added color with white uniforms and graceful music.
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Ditors
la Belle Rosa
Boston
Rosa
Chicago
San Francisco
Rose
Bada Pesth
Prince Esterhazy
Hart and Walling
John
Lulu Keegan
McLean
Hall
John C. Leach
Burt Sisters
Addie Congate
Fredo
Burlesque and vaudeville entertain at Palace Theatre
The French Folly company staged burlesque at the Palace Theatre with acts including The Wicked World a satire on The Merry World. The show featured the Deltorelli-Glissandos European acrobats and a lineup of Tom Ripley the Herbert brothers Scanlan and Stevens and Carlin and Clark in comedy and sketches.
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Palace Theatre
Tom Ripley
Herbert Brothers
Scanlan
Stevens
Carlin and
Clark
Henry burlesque and minstrel company at Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre hosted Henry burlesque and twentieth century minstrel company. It opened with a minstrel act presenting managers views of the future, featured comedians Joseph Love W J O'Brien Joseph Mitchel Gus Buckley and leading ladies Mollie Whitten Kittie Proctor Frankie Bell Fannie Lewis in the variety section with multiple pairings and a kinetoscopography feature. The show closed with a burlesque travesty The Artist's Model portraying studio whimsy.
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Lyceum Theatre
Henry Burlesque and
Twentieth Century Minstrel Company
Joseph Love
W. J. O’brien
Joseph Mitchel
Gus Buckley
Mollie Whitten
Kittie Proctor
Frankie Bell
Fannie Lewis
Metropolitan
Whitten
Proctor
Mitchell
Love
O’brien
Buckley
Mr G Von Palm Exhibits Roentgen X rays at Crystal Maze
Mr G Von Palm opens today at the Crystal Maze 169 Tremont street with two complete X ray apparatuses to showcase Professor Roentgen's discovery for amusement. The display is expected to draw crowds through the week as curiosity seekers seek the marvels of Crookes tube science presented in public exhibition.
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G. von Palm
Tremont Street
Roentgen
Palm
Museum Opens Summer Program With New Additions
Business remains highly satisfactory at the museum. Arrangements have been made for alterations in the adjoining building acquired by Manager Dunn. Work will start soon and will not interfere with summer performances. A young woman's potato race and Pauline Parker's female minstrels headline this week's attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Pauline Parker
Roxbury Civic Notices and Church Milestones
Roxbury Woman Buffrage League closed its season with addresses by M C Smith and Rev Hamilton at Universalist Church. June 3 marks a quarter century of priesthood for Rev J F Mohan with plans to celebrate and potentially build a new church on Broadway. Doane v Boston suit awarded $2822.62 plus costs. East Boston thieves Nickerson and Burches plead guilty to six counts and await sentencing. Ladies Auxiliary C R B meets at Florence Crittenton Home with Mother Prindle to speak about rescue work. Young Men's Baptist Social Union hosted Brock Bromfield M E Church with G A R veterans. George T Evans spoke. new president C P Jameson elected. St James parish held a meeting electing officers and planning a July 23 Highland Lake Grove picnic for the poor with several speakers.
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Roxbury
J. J. Farrell
Mohan
Broadway
United States District Court
Nathaniel P. Doane
City of
Boston
Young Men’s Baptist Social Union
Bromfield M. E
Cc. P. Jameson
George C. Lorimer
D. D
F. T. Hazelwood
St. James's Parish
Harvard Street
Massachusetts Postmasters Confirmed for East Weymouth and Sandwich
The Senate confirmed James K. Lincoln of East Weymouth and Charles R. Brady of Sandwich as postmasters in their respective Massachusetts towns. The confirmation was announced in Washington on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Today
James K. Lincoln
East Weymouth
Charles R. Brady
Sandwich
Massachusetts
May Festival at Cotillon Hall by Norambega and Norwegian groups
The May festival at Cotillon Hall Mechanics' building was beautifully decorated and hosted by the Norambega Society the Norwegian Society and the Norwegian chorus. Intermission supper was served in the banquet hall and dancing followed with floor direction by Dyer Enger assisted by Mrs. E Moller and Mrs. A Nilsen. Committees of arrangements included Thomas Hansen Dyer Enger Mrs A Nilsen Andrew Anderson Ferdinand Nilsen Mrs B Moller Hans M Jacobsen John Torgesen and G Kahler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotillon Hall
Mechanics
Norambega Society
Norwegian Society
Norwegian Chorus
Dyer Enger
E. Moller
A. Nilsen
Thomas Hansen
Andrew Anderson
Ferdinand Nilsen
B. Moller
Hans M. Jacobsen
John Torgesen
G. Kahler
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