Mayflower Log Returns to Commonwealth in Historic Ceremony
The Mayflower log, long lost since 1767, is restored to the Massachusetts Commonwealth in a formal House ceremony. Senators Hoar and Bradford presided as dignitaries recounted the manuscript’s journey from Boston to a London library and back, symbolizing Anglo American ties.
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Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Bayard
Wolcott
Consistorial Court of
London
Ambassador Bayard
Boston
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Bradford
Plymouth
Thomas Prince
Hubbard
New England
Oxford
America
Fulham
John Wingate Thornton
Burnham
Barry
Massachusetts
Mr. Thornton
Charles Deane
Eliot
Deane
Joseph Hunter
Hunter
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bruce
California Catarrh Cure Draws Boston Crowds in Free Trial
Boston residents rushed to three pharmacies to claim 3000 free bottles of California Catarrh Cure. The relief seekers report improvements and praise the remedy following long-standing nasal and throat discomfort, with testimonials from local resident Daniel W. Thurston.
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Boston
California
Night’s Pharmacy
Court Bt
Cor
Hanover
Hunt & Co
Washington
Eliot Sts
Dudley’s
Park Sq
Providence
Worcester
New England
Daniel W. Thurston
Washington Street
C. O
Quest to return Bradford Manuscript from England to Massachusetts
The speaker recounts efforts to recover Bradford's Mayflower Log from England. He seeks help from John Morley and Bayard, persuades the English bishop to consider restitution, and plans to file applications with literary societies while awaiting official advice from Canterbury and the Queen.
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Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
Bradford
Brewster
Robinson
Amsterdam
Leyden
Fulham
Atlantic
England
John Morley
Leslie Stephen
Mr. Bayard
Mr. Collins
Great Britain
London
United States
Massachusetts
Hutchinson
Boston
Alfred
Canterbury
Log Recovered Boosts Manuscript Application Backed by Officials
The Secretary Olney correspondence and support from Bayard prompted a united effort by the American Antiquarian Society Massachusetts Historical Society Pilgrim Society of Plymouth and the New England Society of New York. Governor Wolcott lent hearty approval and Queen Victoria praised the moment as good will between nations. Senator Hoar lauded Bayard as ambassador of goodwill to Massachusetts.
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Olney
Bayard
John Adams
George the Third
England
Boston
Hoar
Queen Victoria
St. James
Massachusetts
Thomas F. Bayard
Wolcott
United States
State House
Manuscript Restoration Praise and Proceedings Recap
A speaker recounts securing the return of a manuscript to the United States. He thanks Senator Hoar for compliments and describes informal steps with the British crown, the bishop of London, and legal acts to formalize delivery. He notes a Philadelphia precedent as historical context and credits the broader American people.
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Hoar
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
London
United States
Olney
Foreign Office
Consistorial
Bar
Philadelphia
England
Ancient manuscript returns after a century in church archives
The House and Senate held a joint ceremony to honor the recovery of a long journeyed manuscript. Governor Wolcott and Ambassador Bayard led the event with Hoar recounting efforts to recover the parchment volume, once missing in the middle but ending its travels safely in a leather case.
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Lawrence
Ambassador Bayard
Bayard
England
America
Henry Irving
Mr. Bayard
Atlantic Ocean
Bradford
London
Hoar
Wolcott
House
Senate
Captain Adams
Senator Hoar
Clerk Coolidge
Governor Wolcott Seeks Return of Manuscript a Nation’s Heritage
The address lauds the Consistorial and Episcopal Court’s choice of an honored official to oversee the manuscript’s return. It celebrates international courtesy, Plymouth’s historic spirit, and the founding of religious liberty shaping the Commonwealth and nation. The speech hints at future generations respecting the moral impulse that forged the United States.
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Wolcott
London
Commonwealth
Plymouth
Atlantic
The Good Mr Best: A Wild West Bronc Horrror
The Good Mr Best, a notoriously vicious bucking bronco in the Wild West arena, bites and kicks with precision. Major Burke fears for riders as the creature tramples a cowboy during saddling and inflicts injuries, yet one cowboy remains in the saddle after a grueling ride. Colonel Cody endures a painful felon while continuing to perform.
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Mr. Best
Major Burke
London
Cody
Wild West
Winchester
Fishermen Rescued Near Provincetown After Fogged Sighting
The Johnsons men, trapped by fog off Provincetown, used horns to signal and gathered to aid each other. They sighted the Norwegian bark China near West Bay after dawn and were later taken aboard the Merritt for transport toward Boston, then rowed ashore at Race Point before sunrise.
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Provincetown
Johnson
Nova Scotia
China
Vohs Andersen
West Bay
Merritt
Robbery at Jones's Apartments on Fellows Street
Burglars entered the James F. Jones residence at 14 Fellows Street around noon yesterday and stole $80 in cash from a trunk. The thieves used falsified keys to gain entry.
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James F. Jones
Fellows Street
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Woodbury
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Peary
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