Hamburg May Win Race in Record Time
The Hamburg leads the Atlantic race from Sandy Hook to the Lizard with an expected 12 day voyage to finish by May 29. Atlantic Captain Barr aboard the Cedric pushes 10 knots as Thistle stays third and Valhalla closes in while stale westerlies shift positions among the trailing yachts.
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Hamburg
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Lizard
New York
Cedric
White Star Line
Charley Barr
Valhalla
Volkmann Cambridge Crews the Winners in Final Races
Herbert Holton's volunteers from Volkmann and Cambridge Latin school crews dominated the semi finals on the Charles River. Noble & Greenough and English High trailed in the crowded finals as Cambridge Latin held a half boat length lead at the half, then widened to win by a half boat. Volkmann led the second heat for second crews, finishing a length ahead of Noble & Greenough with Cambridge Latin third. Boston Latin second four was disqualified in the prelims.
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Herbert Holton
Volkmann
Cambridge Latin
Charles River
Union Boat Club
Noble & Greenough
English High
Cambridge
Noble
Brookline
Mechanic Arts
Boston Latin
J. Cutler
Faulkner
E. Cutler
J. Wheeler
Kay
Reece
Loring
Bowen
Moulton
Winsor
Williams
Beard
Ellis
Hitchcock
Foster
Leonard
Wood
Kellen
Maxwell
Hornblower
Brookline High
le Royer
Lake
Cooley
Blodgett
Knapp
Mechanic Arts High
Wright
Robinson
Cronin
Desser
Lothrop
Cambri Latin
Adams
Hutchinson
Jose
Marvin
Boynton
R. Reece
Conant
D'Este
Lee
Prince
Ayer
Stewart
Farrell
Pishon
Roxbury Man Subdues Burglary Suspect
John J. Ingram of 12 Marble street Roxbury returning from work about 530 p.m. grappled with a intruder as he ransacked his trunk. After a fierce struggle the intruder was tied and held until police arrived. The suspect Fred I. Martin of 2773 Washington street was booked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Ingram
Marble Street
Roxbury
Ingram
Fred I. Martin
Washington Street
Thief Steals Taunton Car, Dives It Across River
A 10 horsepower touring car owned by Henry C. Chase of Taunton was stolen last night. The machine was driven to Westport where it broke through the Westport River bridge railing and sank. It was hauled ashore by villagers and later reached Fall River where it was missed by its owner. One of two alleged thieves came to Fall River to oversee repairs but vanished later.
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Fall River
Henry C. Chase
Taunton
Westport
Westport River
Runaway Horse Injures Man on Walnut Avenue
Isadore Latto of 2949 Washington street was thrown from a horse on Walnut Avenue, receiving severe head and body injuries. Passers-by alerted police who sent him to City Hospital. the wagon and Fire Box 278 were damaged when the horse crashed into a telephone pole.
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Walnut Avenue
Isadore Latto
Washington Street
Carpenter killed in Paragon Park scaffold fall
Nantasket May 23. John Rosville, about 35, a carpenter, is fatally injured at Massachusetts General Hospital after a fall from a scaffold at Paragon Park. He was found beneath timbers in the lagoon basin. relatives and friends are unknown.
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Nantasket
John Rosville
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paragon Park
Boston and New York Society Attend Country Club Horse Show Opening
Fashionable crowds from Boston and New York filled Clyde Park for the opening day as weather and horses impressed. Reginald Vanderbilt led observers in a touring car while Donnelly won a blue ribbon after a stylish display. Webster crashed a fence injuring riders and grooms. Mandell won the jumping hunters class to close the afternoon.
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Boston
New York
Country Club
Clyde Park
Commonwealth Avenue
Reginald Vanderbilt
Donnelly
Webster
George 8. Mandell
Somerville soprano Lot tie Williams to study in Florence
A Somerville girl, Lot tie Williams, earns praise as a soprano and plans to sail for Florence in August to study for a year or more under a leading teacher. The social scene at the event included Mrs. Vanderbilt and Lt. Gov. Guild among others, with notable horse events and a dramatic coach and four race won by Mrs. Grosvenor.
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Somerville
Lottie Williams
Florence
Italy
Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Hollis H. Hunnewell
Wentworth van Alen
Reggie Vanderbilt
Mr. Hunnewell
Banquet Honors Col Sidney M Hedges Before London Trip
Colonel Sidney M Hedges former commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company was feted by 40 friends at the Parker House before leaving for London and a Europe tour. Guests received unique favors a miniature Atlantic schooner and a papier mache lobster with a hidden gold watch. The real watch was presented by Colonel Alexander Ferris, the toastmaster, along with a dress suitcase and a fine hat box for his voyage.
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London
Europe
Sidney M. Hedges
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Parker House
Hotel Touraine
Hedges
Atlantic
Colonel Hedges
Alexander Ferris
Society Guests Attend Boston Garden Event
A list of attendees includes Mrs. Stephen H. Bennett and Mrs. Henry Bennett among many names. Prominent guests such as Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt and Miss Mary Forbes appear, with outfits described in pale gray, navy blue, and gray cloth, plus hats with plumes and roses.
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Stephen H. Bennett
Henry Bennett
Helen Emery
Augustus Loring
Hugh Whitney
Charles Hayden
B. J. Lang
Rosamond Lang
George G. Crocker, Jr
Thomas Frothingham
Malcolm Haughton
Bryce J. Allan
Dana Estes
Albert S. Bigelow
J. Murray Forbes
Mary Forbes
Reginald Vanderbilt
Eugene V. R. Thayer, Jr
Holliis Hunnewell
George S. Mandell
Blanchard
George H. Francis
John Parkinson, Jr
Helen Apthorp
Thomas Pierce
Frederick Alley
Osborne Howes
Gordon Abbott
J. de Forest Danielson
Gardner Bullard
William Whitman
William W. Vaughan
Mary Vaughan
Josephine Bleakie
Marguerite Bleakie
William D. Sohier
Eleanor Sohier
John Lowell
Winston Churchill
Charles S. Sargent
Adeline Hooper
Richard Sears
Miss Williams Honored as Singer From Somerville High
Miss Williams, Somerville English High School class of 1899, is recognized for singing ability by Professor S Henry Hadley. Since graduation she studied in Boston and has become known in the neighborhood for concert hall and church work. She has served as soprano of the First Congregational Church in Melrose for some time.
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Miss Williams
Somerville English High School
S. Henry Hadley
Somerville
Boston
First Congregational
Melrose
Fashionable gowns at Country Club yesterday
Elaborate costumes dominated the scene at the Country Club with a parade of gowns and hats. Notable attendees included Miss Elfrieda Roosevelt in white linen with a black hat and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt in black with large gold buttons and a wide brimmed hat.
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Elfrieda Roosevelt
Alice Sargent
John B. Osborn
Thomas Pierce
Frederick Richardson
Peggy Perkins
Annie Amory
Elsie Carr
Oliver Ames
Helen Battelle
George S. Mandell
Margaret Codman
Minna Lyman
Charles Perkins
John L. Gardner
Catherine Gardner
Rose Poplin
Polly Emmons
Mary Sargent
Mary Ames
Eleanora Sears
Reginald Vanderbilt
Hollis Wunnewell
C. H. Washburn
Marian Lewis
Alice Gardiner
Belle Beach
Helen Prince
Grace Dabney
Hannah Stevenson
Rosamond Saltonstall
Bryce J. Allan
Richard Bolles
Dorothy Bolles
Barbara Bolles
Gretchen Howes
John Hurt Hutchins
Julia Hutchins
Leila Burnett
Margaret Crocker
Sarah Crocker
Augustus Loring
Hugh Whitney
Ethel Fay
Frank S. Chick
Frederick B. Carpenter
Katherine Roosevelt
Josiah Hayden
Julia Ward Howe to celebrate 86th birthday Saturday
Julia Ward Howe born in New York City daughter of Samuel Ward and Julia Cutler Ward. A poet author and philanthropist she became a Unitarian after her father's 1829 death and wrote works including Passion Flowers Words for the Hour Later Lyrics and the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Julia Ward Howe
Cuba
Greece
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Roxbury Man
Foreign and Domestio
Boston Wine & Spirits CO
Ea Sida Ies
Bayh
Houghton & Dutton
New York Society
U Dorot Ene
Tbi
Country Club Horse Show
Curtis Guild, Jr
Allan Forbes
Forbes
Dorothy Forbes
Henry L. Higginson
Phyllis Robbins
Thomas Richardson
Thomas G. Plant
Miss Forbes
Miss Robbins
J. B. M. Grosvenor
E. B. Webster
Mr. Webster
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Plimpton-Hervey Co
Gash
Liberal Credit
Union St
Faneuil Hail
Lothin
N Credi
Boyle Bros
Washington St
Barrows
Miss Lottie Williams
Gredit Holmes, Luce & CO
Adams &Q
Vorenberg
Littl
Washington, Zianover
Dita Sts
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