Kept Whittemore's Picture Forty Years Revealed in Will
In Peabody Miss Kimball’s late testament left $60,000 to her former lover Harrison Whittemore of Dorchester. A 40 year old photograph found among her papers confirms their long past romance. Whittemore served in the Massachusetts First Infantry and later married Eunice McCobb.
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Miss Kimball
Peabody
Harrison Whittemore
Dorchester
Mr. Whittemore
Whittemore
Court Street
Boston
Massachusetts First Infantry
Cowdin
Young Whittemore
Boston Common
Eunice McCobb
Joseph
Osgood
Franklin Street
Miss .Kimball
Mrs Jeff Davis declines aid in letter from Varina Davis
Savannah GA May 22 Mrs A B Hull president of the Georgia Division receives a letter from Mrs Rounsaville ex-president of the Georgia division quoting Varina Davis who declines gratuities and directs a $159.30 check to Winnie Davis Annex at Athens.
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Savannah
A. B. Hull
Georgia Division
Uv.c
Rounsaville
Athens
Georgia
Jefferson Davis
Atlanta
Winnie Davis
Georgia Female College
Varina Jefferson Davis
West Forty-Fourth Street
New York
Yale poloist dies of blow in intercollegiate match
Harry D. Babcock Jr., 20, Yale freshman and polo team member, died in New York from an accidental blow to the head by a Princeton player’s mallet during the first intercollegiate polo game in the country at Van Cortlandt Park. He collapsed after the play but remained on field. the incident occurred late Saturday afternoon. He was the son of Henry D. Babcock of Hollister Babcock & Co.
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New York
Harry D. Babcock, Jr
Yale
W. C. Devereux
Princeton
van Cortlandt Park
Devereux
Babcock
Henry D. Babcock
Hollister, Babcock & Co
Baller Quinn Newsboy and King of Pi Alley Dies
Baller Quinn known as the king of the newsboys in the Hub dies after an organic illness. For 12 years he sold papers, earning wide recognition in the financial districts and among police and City Hall staff. He reportedly handled about 3,000,000 newspapers in his career.
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Baller
Bauer
Welkin Ring
Pi Alley
International Electro Chemical Co Opens Boston Offices for Stock Offering
The International Electro Chemical Company announces its Maine incorporation to manufacture acids and offers public stock at five dollars per share with par value ten dollars. Subscriptions begin Wednesday May 25 at 10 am in Boston offices Rooms 57 and 58 Journal Building. The firm may close the list or reject subscriptions at any time. Details will appear in the Post on Monday May 30.
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International Electro-Chemical Company
Maine
Journal Building
Boston
International Electro-Chemical Co
Turkish plan to pillage Sassun villages in Asia Minor
May 2 report says authorities consider destroying Armenian villages in Sassun to prevent insurgent concentration in the mountains and move villagers to the plains for easier supervision. The claim attributes the plan to authorities seeking control amid mounting unrest.
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Constantinople
Sassun
Asia Minor
Fall Kills South Boston Woman
Mrs Catherine Crowley aged 74 fell from a third story window at 58 Seventh Street South Boston while leaning out seeking air about 2 30 am. She had earlier fallen at her son's home three months before. Medical Examiner Draper ruled the death accidental after a 30 foot fall, with a fractured skull and broken neck.
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Catherine Crowley
Seventh Street
Boston
Tire House
Crowley
Station
Draper
Lechmere Club Cambridge Hosts Open House in New Rooms
The Lechmere Club of East Cambridge held an open house in its new rooms at 131 Bridge Street. Attendees included representatives from neighboring clubs who toured the facilities, enjoyed a collation, and attended a concert by club talent. The event was led by N. F. Powers, president, and John Dillon, vice-president.
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Lechmere Club
East Cambridge
Bridge Street
N. F. Powers
John Dillon
Circus Runaway Tells His Story and Would-Be Actor Still At Large
A 13-year-old Philadelphia boy Clifford Van Dyne ran away seeking circus life. Inspectors recognized him at Boston South Station and he was taken in custody for his father. He boasted of tricks learned and planned to join the circus before being stopped. In Providence, 16-year-old Patrick Curran from Somerville ran away to seek stage work. police may pursue him to Providence as his father vows to search relentlessly.
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Clifford van Dyne
Philadelphia
South Station
Kelley
Wise
Quaker City
Boston
Society of Criminals
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Providence
Patrick J. Curran
Somerville
Curran
Providence Playhouse
Patrick Curran
Dane Street
Many Orators Hold Forth On the Common
Beacon Street mall in Boston drew large crowds as seven meetings ran in tandem. Noted speaker Single Tax Doherty addressed a sizable audience explaining how the working man misses a share of his labor’s value, while other gatherings were mostly religious with crowds lingering around Frog Pond in the afternoon.
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Beacon Street
Boston
Doherty
Waiters debate tipping among members at union meeting
At a New York May 22 union gathering of the Amalgamated Waiters Union members debated tipping fellow waiters in a waiters club. One member urged that refusing a gratuity to another waiter off duty would be unprofessional and many supported the view.
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New York
Waiters
Amalgamated Waiters’ Union
Fire damages Roxbury Rugby station of NY New Haven
A fire at the Rugby station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in Roxbury caused about 500 dollars in damage yesterday afternoon. The blaze started from a spark from a passing locomotive and left the station badly charred before it was put out.
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Rugby
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Roxbury
Ringling Circus Brings Warm Weather to Boston Shows
Ringling Bros. circus yesterday drew large crowds at Huntington avenue grounds in Boston. The show spans three rings with a full menagerie including Baby Boo the captive born elephant, giraffes with rubber necking caravans, and a rhinoceros. The company promises a three-mile downtown parade and the historical production The Delivery of Jerusalem featuring 1200 characters.
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Ringling Bros
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Ringling Brothers
Spencer Delevan
Ringlings
Baby Boo
Barbon
Wis
Pemberton Square
Jerusalem
Benevolent Fraternity Anniversary At Arlington Street Church
The Arlington Street Church hosted the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches anniversary last evening. Pastor Rev Paul Revere Frothingham presided as Rev Christopher R. Eliot Rev Edward Cummings and Rev Charles G. Ames D D delivered addresses.
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Arkington Street
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Paul Revere Frothingham
Christopher R. Eliot
Edward Cummings
Charles G. Ames
Lee May Go to Senate in Local Ward Fight
Wards 11 19 and 25 host a projected senatorial contest with the Democratic nominee likely from Ward 26. Ex-Alder John H. Lee appears the focus of pressure to enter the race as Democrats in Ward 19 split over candidates William W. Clarke and James H. McInerney, who were defeated.
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John H. Lee
Perlie A. Dyar
Daniel W. Lane
Wardle
Ward 19
William W. Clarke
James H. McInerney
Ward 2 Man Likely Benches Senate Bid for Harmony
Party leaders seek unity by nominating a Ward 2 figure for the next race. Ex-Alderman Lee contemplates a mayoral path rather than a Senate seat, though duty could push him toward the senatorial nomination this fall.
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Harmony
Lee
Senate
Walk From Boston To Lowell Sets 7 Hour Record
Al Nelson and Fred H. Mattie, Boston residents, completed a Boston to Merrimac square Lowell trek in seven hours and one minute. Beginning at 8:05 a.m. with five starters, Kemp, Morrison, Kennedy and Howard dropped out by Bedford Centre. The pair reached Bedford Centre at 11:41 and Billerica Centre at 1:09, finishing 30 miles by Merrimac square in 3:06 more, with two lemons and an orange as on road refreshments.
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Lowell
al Nelson
Fred H. Mattie
Boston
Merrimac Square
State House
Arlington Centre
George Morrison
Arlington Heights
Lexington Centre
Bedford
Kennedy
Howard
Nelson
Mattie
Bedford Centre
Billerica Centre
Gettysburg and Washington Tour From Boston
Pennsylvania railroad personally conducted tour will leave Boston May 27. Rate including carriage drives hotel expenses and all necessary expenses except supper on Fall River line returning is $32. Itinerary of tourist agent 206 Washington street Boston.
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Gettysburg
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boston
Washington Street
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Regal Women
America
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Cluett, Peabody & CO
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Monarch
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Baller Quinn
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Ringlings Circus
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Henry W. Savage
Pixley and Luders
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Keith
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Lessee
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MR. T. Adamowski
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