Coronation Preparations In Moscow Theme Rich Regalia Parade
Moscow reports describe the transfer of sacred regalia to the throne room for the coronation. The Czar and Czarina attend private devotions in the Kremlin chapel and the consecration of the new imperial standard proceeds with clergy and grand staff present. American Minister Breckinridge hosts a dinner and reception for officials and Americans in Moscow as press and foreign dignitaries mingle amid royal ceremonies. London dispatches note cordial exchanges between Russian and British press and a miliary parade cancellation due to rain. The Times reports a special service at the English church with Duke and Duchess of Connaught and General McCook present.
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Moscow
St. Andrew
Kremlin
Seriya
Catharine II
Alexandrina
Cathedral of the Redeemer
Nicholas II
Novaja Orujeins
Alexandrinsky Palace
Vladimir
Clifton R. Breckinridge
Rojdesiversk Boulevard
Legation
A. McD
McCook
Alexander
New York
Admiral Selfridge
Potter Palmer
Chicago
General McCook
United States
London
Khadynka
Times
Peterboro
Duke of Connaught
Boston
Park Street
A. Gilman
Christian Endeavor
Lasell Seminary Girl Soldiers Hold Tenth Annual Drill
More than 200 guests watched Lasell Seminary cadets in uniforms parade on a sunlit lawn for the tenth annual prize drill led by Major George H. Benyon. Company A won the battalion prize. senior sergeant Gertrude Jones of Kansas City and junior Private Nora J. Burroughs of Evansville took individual honors.
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Auburndale
Lasell Seminary
George H. Benyon
Thomas’ Henry
Alice W. Clark
Kate B. Pennell
Pennell
Company B
Mary B. Cruikshank
Josephine B. Chandler
Porcee
Emma H. Coll
H. P. Ballard
Fifth Infantry
Herbert A. Clark
Frank L. Locke
Kate A. Pennell
Gertrude Jones
Kansas City
Nora J. Burroughs
Evansville, Ill
Newton High School
Lasell
S. S
Jones
L. S
Chandler
Coll
Bessie Bailey
East Boston Dominates High School Drill Prizes
East Boston swept prizes at Mechanics Hall in a drill competition with two firsts in company drills, one first in individual, and two honorable mentions. Dorchester and Roxbury also earned top honors, as captains and officers from multiple battalions were listed amid the event’s detailed lineup.
Crowning the Czarina drills at Roxbury event
Rivalries pitted Company B against Company A with B taking first prize and A second. The Second Regiment Drum Corps led by L A Skillings impressed, followed by pony company drills from Roxbury Dorchester Charlestown and East Boston. East Boston’s Company I won the only prize in its event, with M Roxbury honorable mention. Captain J M Lorden led a Roxbury squad using bayonet offense. Single rank drills favored Captain Emery’s Brighton team, who won the only prize. Individual contest awarded Sergeant Goldenberger East Boston first, Corporal F B Harrington Charlestown second, with Morris and W G Harrington East Boston cited. The last drill fused sticks and parade, then prizes were distributed by Dr Calderwood. Judges were Lt Fuller USMC Lt H W Ketchum Fort Warren and Captain Sutton Brookline High.
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East Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Brighton
Charlestown
Roxbury
Dorchester
Paget
W. E. Smith
W. F. Smith
J. A. Douglass
G. A. Ark
F. D. Webster
F. W. Lord
W. W. Welsh
J. W. Devine
Roxbury High
R. P. Roberts
IT. O. Angier
F. F. Nelson
J. Curry
William Lewis
E. B. Ware
M. J. Tobey
L. J. Frankenthal
W. 8. Pepperell
R. H. Burdick
J. M. Lorden
H. C. Swan
J. F. Ity
Neapany M
W. E. Handy
J. F. Maguire
E. J. Babcock
J. D. Nicholls
F. S. Dipple
J. F. Spencer Brighton
Mpany
D. H
A. A. McInnis
R. S. Blake
W. R. Crump
H L. Stowell
C. A. Mace
P. J. Callahan
A. S. Hamilton
G. R. Brine
B. H
J.T. Scully, Jr
J. J. Murray
F. R. Stetson
E. S&s. Tierney
Fred Slader
H. 8. Wheelock
H. D. Cowee
H. C
Roxbury High School
West Roxbury
Emery
Goldenberger
F. B. Harrington
Morris
W. G. Harrington
Calderwood
Lieutenant Fuller
United States Marine Corps
H. W. Ketchum
Fort Warren
Captain Sutton
Brookline High
Fire destroys Chartier's Tremont Street store on plus basement
A blaze at 151 and 152 Tremont and 9 and 11 Mason streets caused by spontaneous combustion gutted Chartier's foreign dress goods shop. Chief Webber alarmed the fire, tenements sustained heavy damage with $75,000 stock lost and about $52,000 insured. The five story building housed Brookline Gas and Chickering Hall upstairs.
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Tremont Street
Mason Street
Arthur O. Chartier
Webber
Chartier
Captain Seccombe
Cunard
Cephalonia
Young’s Hotel
HI Estate
Brookline Gas Company
Chickering Hall
Depot Flood Tragedy Strikes Dubuque Area
A violent storm in Dubuque last night caused floods that washed away the depot at Durango and an accompanying bridge. Mrs Clark and four children were at the depot. three children drowned while the mother survived on the roof. Ten others injured or missing as rail lines and telegraphs failed across the region. Twelve lives were lost on the Bloody Run, with additional drownings at Dyersville and Manchester.
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Dubuque
Tom Griffith
Clark
Illinois
Cyclone Devastates Illinois Towns Killing Several
May 25 in Rockford and surrounding areas a cyclone caused multiple deaths and extensive property loss. Isadora Bird and her children were injured, Dr. Hildebrand and family died near Monroe Centre, and Miss Rhinehart perished at Leaf River. The storm endured over an hour with electric fire and lightning arcing across the sky.
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Rockford
Egan City
Isadora Bird
Hildebrand
Monroe Centre
Banquet Honors Captain Seccombe at Young's Hotel
About 400 Boston guests gathered at Odd Fellows Hall for a complimentary dinner honoring Captain William S. Seccombe of the Cephalonia. Speakers praised his service, fidelity to duty, and friendship, with a silver loving cup presented by the Atlantic Conference executive committee. The event featured numerous toasts, performances, and thanks from civic leaders and religious figures, closing with remarks from Mayor Quincy and other dignitaries.
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Young’s Hotel
W. 5S. Seccombe
Cunard
Cephalonia
Boston
William S. Seccombe
George C. Carpenter
Charles H. Taylor
Harrison Gardner
James A. Freeland
Samuel J. Elder
Charles T. Gallagher
H. Staples Potter
Edward J. Mitten
William H. Bradley
Samuel Little
Melvin O. Adams
Captain Seccombe
W. E. Russell
Charles ™. Gallagher
Seccedinbe
Holyhead
Dr. McKenzie
Charles H. Burke
New Hampshire
E. E. Hale
Taylor
William KE. Russell
John C. Wyman
Rhode Island
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Ferdinand Levy
Quincy
Sigelman
Sneapcrackers
Roger Wolcott
S. Buxbaum
New York
John H. Lee
Joseph A. Conry
A. Rosenberg
Mitchel Levy
G. Pollock
W. Heller
A. Silverstein
S. Manilla
S. Dorf
I. Lazarus
F. Abraham
J. Lippman
I. Hartman
Mr. J. Abrams
I. B. Heller
Sons of Benjamin Convention Closes With Banquet Fitting
The first day of the Independent Sons of Benjamin convention ended with an enjoyable banquet. Attendees reflected on the event and the agenda ahead as members gathered for fellowship and organization updates.
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Convention of the Independent Sons of Benjamin
Congregational Club Holds Annual Ladies Night in New Tremont Temple Quarters
The Congregational Club met at Tremont Temple for its monthly gathering and annual ladies night, with about 200 attendees including presidents and ministers. Guests included Hon. Arthur H. Wellman, Rev. J. W. Arthur, D. D., William E. Barton, D. D., W. H. Allberg, D. D., Hon. Jonathan A. Lane, Hon. E. Boynton, Major Clarence Walker of Malden, and Rev. Albert Foster, D. D., who toured Gilbert Hall open for supper.
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Congregational Club
Tremont Temple
Gilbert Hall
Arthur H. Wellman
J. W. Arthur
D. D
William E. Barton
W. H. Allberg
Jonathan A. Lane
E. Boynton
Clarence Walker
Malden
Albert Foster
Whiskey seized from Cotter grocery wagon in Somerville
Three gallons of whiskey found in three jugs in Thomas Cotter's grocery wagon on Hanson street were seized by Somerville liquor officers and taken to the station house. Cotter claims intent for personal use but the court will hear the matter today.
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Somerville
Thomas Cotter
Hanson Street
Cotter
Cyclist Charles Leonard breaks hip in fall on James Way
Charles Leonard of 11 Rollins Street was riding on James Way last evening when his foot got caught and he was thrown. He fractured his hip and Dr Perry was summoned to take the injured man home.
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Charles Leonard
Rollins Street
Jamea Way
Perry
ATH IN WIND Local cyclone wrecks many buildings
A cyclone tore through several business houses and wrecked structures as residents sought shelter in a cave moments before the storm. The storm, moving northeast of Valeria, caused injuries and possible fatalities, with two houses at Bondurant destroyed near the Section 10 line in Douglass township and a lodge room displaced into the street.
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Valeria
Bondurant
Douglass Township
Tornado devastates Oakland county killing scores
A cyclone swept across northern Oakland county Michigan damaging Oakwood and towns including Thomas Metamora and surrounding farms. Twenty to twenty five people were killed and nearly thirty injured as entire farmhouses and districts were destroyed. Names of the dead include Daniel Thompson and son William Mitchell Abram Quick and family Mrs Henry Quick John Porritt and others.
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Ortonville
Mich
Oakland County
Daniel Thompson
William Mitchell
Abram Quick
Henry Quick
John Porritt
Joseph Porritt
T. J
Streets Become Rivers in Galena Illinois Flood
A cloudburst flooded Galena last night as residents fled from danger. Water cascaded from bluffs to low ground turning Main and Commerce streets into torrents. Franklin Street suffered devastation as macadam streets eroded, bridges washed away, cellars flooded, and several homes wrecked including J F Strickland’s where his wife drowned.
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Galena
Ill
Commerce
Franklin Street
J. F. Strickland
Cloud-burst devastates M'Gregor area killing six
A cloud burst in M'Gregor Iowa last night left ten miles in ruins and six people dead including Michael and John Maloney Mrs Patrick Burke and a Meyers child. Eight others including Mrs John Maloney and Meyers children are missing. The Mississippi River may have carried away some victims and ten miles of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul track was washed out with freight cars piled in the West yards. Railroad loss estimated at $100000.
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M’gregor
Michael Maloney
John Maloney
Patrick Burke
Laurence Meyers
Mike Havick
John Lavac
John Katlec
Mississippi River
North McGregoy
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Death Wind in Iowa Strikes Oelwein
A cyclone in Oelwein Iowa kills Martha Dickey Mrs L Whitney Mrs Schell and a child of D Aiken and injures several others. J M Osborne and family suffer serious injuries as buildings and stock are blown away. The Great Western railway reports damaged bridges and miles of telegraph wires.
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Oelwein
Martha Dickey
L. Whitney
Schell
D. Aiken
Dickey
Onehild
Aiken
J. M. Osborne
Great Western Railway
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Czar and
Czarinapray
Kremlin Palace
Noddle Island
Czarina
Chief Webber
Chicago & Great Western R. R
Iowa
Prense
Greggey Remedy, CO
Bromfield St
Russell
Benjamin
Liquor
MT. Carroll, Ill
Carroll Creek
J. M. Shirk Company
Electric Light
Bicker’s Carriage Manufactory
Mt. Carroll Tannery
Galena Avenue
Mill Street
Plum River
Carroll County
Elgin
Insane Asylum
Jack Kehoe
Clintonville
Mansfield
Aultman Taylor Works
MT. Clemens
Supreme Court
Melville Adams
Medway
Norfolk County Commissioners
Rufus C. Fairbanks
Nettie Nathan
John Nathan
Admand Nathan
Court of Equity
Harmon
Woodman
A. L. Lamont
Clark Street
Lamont
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