Cadets Praised as Drill at Mechanics Hall Delights Crowd
The Boston School Cadets held a prize drill at Mechanics Hall with Sgt Pratt and W J O Leary winning gold medals. The second day featured regimental drills, pony and senior company competitions, and a dress parade judged by Lt Col J Ball and others. Medals and white blue flags were awarded to top teams and individuals.
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Boston School
Mechanics Hall
H. I. Pray
W. H. Oakes
Iifth
MA. V. M
Row. Bray
Wirth
J. H. Dunn
G. S. Donnan
I. G. Elton
M. E. Lebson
D. FF. Pratt
M. E. Lebon
B. Grove
H. W. Eaton
W. F. Spear
Donnan
A. Ceneaer
Still on the Rocks Off Coverack as Float Attempt Fails
Near Paris rock near Coverack Cornwall an American line steamer and her tugs tried to refloat an hour before high water. After two hours of full power the effort failed and the float attempt was postponed to a later tide, likely Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coverack
Cornwall
Paris
Debate on Philippine possession at Bohemian Club meeting
In Webster Hall East Boston last night the Bohemian Club held a second public debate on the motion that the United States retain permanent possession of the Philippine Islands. Rep John J Douglass presided and spoke with no decisive opinion noting changes and responsibilities after the Spanish American War. There was no decision announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemian Club
Webster Hall
Boston
John J. Douglass
United States
Philippine Islands
T. Healy
B. ‘Tc. ‘Griffin
Logan Mclean
Norman O. MacNeughton
William HK
Burke
Joseph K. Carter
Douglass
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Musical director Theodore Bendix faces judge over tour issue
Theodore Bendix, musical director of the Belle of New York company touring the New England circuit, appeared before Judge Wentworth to answer a matter related to the production. The executive faced questions during the session, with proceedings outlining the case's scope and potential outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bendix
Belle of
New York
New England
Judge Wentworth
Bendix Charged With Non Support by Wife in Municipal Court
In a Municipal Criminal Court session yesterday Mrs. Bendix testified that her husband, a well known figure in local music circles, had not provided for her for several years. She said she received about $2 a week. Lawyer Thomas J. Barry opened for the defense in the afternoon.
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Bendix
Roach Game for a Bride Ends Behind Cell Door
The Roach criminal plot unraveled with John T Roach captured in Boston while a planned wedding never took place. Police tied the case to a Dominion Bank robbery at Napanee Ontario on August 28 1897 netting 32000 in cash and unsigned notes. Relatives and suspects pursued include Edward Holden Edward Pare and Bank Teller Ponton. Roach accused as planner denied identity pleading not guilty with bail set and extradition anticipated as two Montreal officers prepare to claim him.
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John T. Roach
Boston
Roach
Dugan
Dominion
Napanee
Ont
Edward Holden
Roxbury
Edward Pare
Manchester
N. TH
Ponton
Pinkertons
Grace
Mecarr
Dover Street
Roucn
United States
Montreal
Wollaston Man Kingsley ends life after platform crisis
Benjamin H. Kingsley 28, a demented Wollaston resident, leapt before an express train near Wollaston station after learning of his Taunton asylum commitment. Baggage master Warren Cameron sprang into action, tackling Kingsley and guiding the train past him. Kingsley died from injuries. earlier he had a similar desperate episode. Separately, John Nixon of Dorchester lost 75 dollars after a stranger solicited foreign money and staged a quick theft at the Shoe and Leather National Bank. The thief remains at large.
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Benjamin H. Kingsley
Wollaston
Quincy
Kingsley
U Aera Teehebeebeedeede
Wollaston Station
Warren Cameron
Taunton Insane Asylum
Cameron
Wingsley
Peale Street
John I. Nixon
Edson Street
Dorchester
Shoe and Leather National Bank
Nixon
Post
Nolice
No Real Clue Yet In Arthur Clark Abduction Case
New York detectives admit no clue in the alleged kidnapping of Arthur Clark's child. Clark, an Englishman based in Boston and a Knight & Brown canvasser, is not known to possess wealth that would attract ransom demands. Captain McClusky emphasizes extensive, citywide pursuit with 500 detectives briefed and all policemen told to report suspicious leads.
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New York
Arthur Clark
Mr. Clark
Boston
Knight & Brown
Heaven
Captain McClusky
Detective Bureau
McClusky
Cubans Refuse Money Amid War Telegrams
General Maximo Gomez reports a telegram from General Sanchez stating division will not accept money. Havana papers deem the reply evasive while western Cuban divisions expect some acceptance, with soldiers reportedly preferring $75 each to nothing.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Mew Haven Man Dies by Own Action Describes Despondent Health
New Haven Conn May 24 Ebenezer Thompson aged 44 unmarried from West Haven committed death by own action this afternoon by jumping in front of a passenger train on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. His body was badly mangled and he was despondent from ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Ebbenezer Thompson
West Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
George Steele Again In Jail for Forgery Cases
George A. Steele aged 25 is back in custody after forged checks and notes linked to him surfaced in Yarmouth related intrigues. A nephew of a local family and brother of Henry Steele, he previously served two and a half years and was released March 1. He faces grand jury scrutiny with $2009 held.
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George A. Steele
Steele
Jank Perry
Yarmouth Steamship Company
Yarmouth
Frank Perry
Henry Steele
George Steele
Cneck
Warren Merrill
Jones, McDuffie & Stratton
Warren
Beaver
Henry
Merrill
George
Henry V. Towne
Revere House
Greenwood Bros
Joy Street
Hickey
Grand Jury
Retired Officer Doherty Granted Pension After 26 Years
In accordance with general policy Patrolman Patrick Doherty of Gomston 1 retires after 26 years of service and is placed on the retired list with yearly pay. Patrolman McFarland of Division 2 is sentenced to twenty days in jail for entering a building and drinking intoxicants while on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toygfe
Patrick Doherty
Gomston 1
Police Department
McFarland
Division 2
Election Yields Springfield Leader as Grand Chancellor
Grand Chancellorship awarded to Charles L. Young of Springfield by near unanimity amid a contentious ballot for other officers. Reports from Grand Chancellor White and the finance committee were presented. The finance panel urged a $9145 expenditure for the order’s past year while recommending charters for newly instituted lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eley Hall
Frederick. White
Charles L. Young
Springfield
White
Ninth annual Choir Guild festival at Advent Church
Prices at the Church of the Advent Brimmer street last evening hosted the ninth annual festival of song by the first section of the Choir Guild. Advent and Messiah of Boston plus several parish choirs participated. Mr S B Whitney conducted and Mr Harry E Wry played the organ. The event featured an anthem Lead Kindly Light by Sullivan. The Guild now has about thirty choirs and around 100 choristers.
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Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Advent and Messiah
Boston
J. Paul's
Brookline
St. Mary's
Dorchester
Christ
Hyde Park
St. John's
Jamaica Plain
Quincy
St. Chrysostom’s
Woollaston
S. B. Whitney
Britons of Boston Celebrate Queen Victoria’s Birthday
The Boston gathering continued from Power to the Queen with cheers. President Jepson lauded cordial ties to Britain and recalled Cleveland. Toastmaster George Parsons, Hon. George A. Marden’s regrets, and tributes from Harrison Hume honored Victoria and praised the outcomes of unity under the Stars and Stripes.
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Jepson
Cleveland
Meveland
Britain
George Parsons
George A. Marden
Chicago
Harrison Hume
Marden
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Victory toast honors Queen Victoria era memories
The toastmaster introduces Henry Squire to speak for the Queen as he recalls early episodes of Victoria’s reign. He reads Poet Laureate Austin’s ode and notes the poet’s critics while wishing the Queen a long life. A rousing chorus of hip, hip, hooray follows.
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Henry Squire
Squire
Victoria
Old
Plymouth
Austin
London Queens and American leaders toast shared ties
Governor Wolcott attended a reception with Mayor Quincey and others as Air James H. Stark credited Britain for preventing foreign interference in Cuba and the Philippines. Speakers praised England and Victoria, urged closer U S Britain ties, and envisioned enduring global peace.
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Wolcott
Quincey
Air
James H. Stark
Great Britain
Britain
Cuba
Philippines
England
Albion
Windsor Celebrates Queen's Jubilee Birthday Observances
Windsor observes Queen Victoria or the Jubilee birthday with 7 am church bells a serenade by Windsor and Eton choirs. The Queen and royal family listen as cadets and Windsor officials attend, the Mayor is knighted, and an oak sapling is planted. US Ambassador Choate and Lord Rosebery attend birthday service and banquet with American guests including Kinley Osborne and Maxim amid "Hail Columbia" and tributes. The Queen receives Pope Leo XIII telegram.
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London
Britain
Windsor
Windsor and
Eton
Windsor Castle
Eton College
Castle
Military Knights of Windsor
Corporation of
Bishop of
Wakefield
Duke of Connaught
Walter Parratt
J. Z. Laundry
W Kenneth
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Frogmore
Joseph W. Choate
United States
Ahso
Chapel Rorest
James Palace
Florel Cecil
American Society
Lord Rosebery
Commonwealth of States
British Empire
Colo
Flake
Air
Leo XIII
Sponse
Great Harbor Display Honors Queen Victoria Birthday
The harbor celebrated Queen Victoria s eightieth birthday with festive sailing. The Prince George bound for Yarmouth led the flotilla, decorated richly by Captain McKinnon, followed by the Leyland Owens Cerian and Hibernian on routes to Liverpool and Glasgow. Flags and bunting marked the occasion across ships from small NS boats to ocean liners.
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Queen Victoria
Long Wharf
Prince George
Yarmouth
N. S
McKinnon
Leyland
Allan Owens
Cerian
Hibernian
Liverpool
Glasgow
Nova Scotia
President’s May cordial message to Queen Victoria
The President sends warm sentiments of regard and affection to Her Majesty on her birthday anniversary from the Executive Mansion in Washington. He expresses sincere esteem and wishes May God grant long life and happiness to the Queen and Windsor Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Long
Royal Proclamation Greeting and Nations Under Your Government
A formal royal message expresses wishes of happiness and prosperity for your majesty and the lands under your governance, extending regards across the realm. The text closes with a stylized dedication to unity and continued good fortune.
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Wiigliaal AU Rine Y
Yosemite Fires Salutes For Queen's Birthday
May 24 reports a gala celebration at Gibraltar with royal salutes at noon by the U S auxiliary cruiser Yosemite bound for Guam with its new governor Cap Pathe Rochercheee onboard. Amidst this, Spanish forts at Algeciras joined in the salute as General Sir Robert Biddulph reviewed troops with General Buga and Spanish cavalry escort.
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Gibraltar
Yosemite
Guam
Cap- Pathe Rochercheee
Nis
Algeciras
Ibraltar
Robert Biddulph
Buga
Commemorative Victoria Birthday Honors in Paris
Queen Victoria birthday services were held at an English church in Paris. British ambassador Sir Radmond Johnson, embassy members, and foreign officials attended. A grand reception followed at the British embassy hosted by Sir Edmund and Lady Monson for 1500 guests including royals and diplomatic figures.
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Victoria
Inglish
Radmond Johnson
General Bailend
Toubet
M. Delcasse
Edmund J. Monson
Monson
Infanta Hulaire
Ksiney
Spain
Grand Duke
Michael
Czar
Russia
Bourbon
Bonaparte
Zurlinden
Paris
British Embassy hosts Queen Victoria birthday reception in Rome
A grand reception and garden party at the British embassy in Rome celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday. About a thousand guests attended including King Humbert, Queen Margaret, Cabinet ministers, and members of the diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Queen Victoria
Humbert
Queen Margaret
Emperor Francis Joseph Offers Birthday Congratulations
Emperor Francis Joseph visited the British embassy in Vifenna to offer personal congratulations on Queen Victoria's eightieth birthday while wearing the uniform of the King's Dragoon Guard, the British cavalry regiment where he is honorary colonel.
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Vifenna
Emperor Francis Joseph
King’s Dragoon Guard
Queen Victoria
Smoke Talk by Bay State Lodge Draws 150 Members
The Bay State Lodge of the Independent Order Sons of Benjamin held a smoke talk at Minot Hall with about 150 attendees. M. Naar presided. speakers included Samuel Bucksbaum Ai son Stern HH Van Ulm A Rosenthal Silverstein J BE Jacobs. Songs and recitations by Joseph A Kelcher Louis Barzalin James A Livine and others. Refreshments served. guests from Massachusetts and the Liberty lodges attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State Lodge
Independent Order Sons of Benjamin
Minot Hall
M. Naar
Samuel Bucksbaum
Aison Stern
Hh, van Ulm
A. Rosenthal
Silverstein
J. BE. Jacobs
Joseph A. Kelcher
Louis Barzalin
James A. Livine
W. Whelan
George News
Massachusetts
Liberty Lodges
Miss Wyke Recital Delights West Boston Audience
The third annual recital by Miss KE Wyte's pupils was held in Kuehle Hall West Boston last evening before a large crowd. The program featured 15 classical numbers, the pupils performed with credit reflecting the instructor's skill and methods, followed by a dance enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
KE. Wyte
Kuehle Hall
Boston
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