Fire destroys Needles summer home of Burrage family
Hanson May 27. The Needles a 12 room field stone mansion on Maquam Lake owned by A C Burrage burned with the loss around 150000. Mrs Burrage and attendants escaped in night clothes aided by Miss Sally Haskell who alerted the household. The Burrages and staff fled to a pavilion then to Boston after clothing was secured. Russell Burrage nearly re entered the blaze to save a jewel casket. The house and its costly furnishings and Mrs Burrage’s gems were destroyed.
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Sally Haskell
Boston
Needles
Old Colony District
Thousands Cheer Ringling Brothers Circus in Rainy Huntington Show
Thousands of Bostonians filled the Huntington avenue grounds as Ringling Brothers staged a rain slowed but lively circus. The program opened with a Ringling band concert and a Rome life pageant featuring elephants, rulers, camels, and natives. The spectacle included trapeze, high wire stunts, daring equestrians, clowns, trained dogs and horses, bicycle juggling, and a grand hippodrome race.
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Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Huntington Avenue
Ringling Brothers
Rome
Orient
Patty Brothers
Flora Bedini
Rostella
Emma
Original Cold Tablet Bearer of BE. W. GROVE Signature
A note identifies the first and original cold tablet as a white package with black and red lettering. It is labeled Bromo Quinine as a laxative remedy and carries the signature of BE. W. GROVE. Priced at 23 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
Pidgin May Lose Office in Governor Council Fight
A heated dispute in Governor Guilds council centers on Charles Felton Pidgin after his reappointment as head of the bureau of statistics of labor. Opponents plan to oppose ratification amid prior clashes with Beacon Hill leaders and criticism of his department and hobbies. He is noted as an author of several novels.
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Governor’s Council
Charles Felton Pidgin
Governor Guild
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Pidgin
Free Employment Bureau
L Road Extension To Medford Prompts City Support
The Boston Elevated Railway petition to extend from Sullivan Square through Somerville to Medford faces a rules committee review. Mayors Brewer Grimmons and Glines and Senator Stevens urge admission citing Sullivan Square congestion and city-wide benefits while Somerville awaits council action.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Medford
Sullivan Square
Somerville
House Committee On Rules
Brewer
Grimmons
Glines
Elmer A. Stevens
School Teacher Resigns After 34 Years Service
The Somerville school board approved funding for two manual training centres and two new teachers at up to 1200 dollars each. It also hired staff for backward pupils. After 34 years at Morse School, Annie Sawyer resigned along with Mabel E Perry. Gertrude Deane was elected to fill a Hanscom School vacancy.
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Somerville School Board
Annie Sawyer
Morse School
Mabel E. Perry
A. Gertrude Deane
Hanscom School
Ousted Educators Challenge Mayor of Chicago
Eight members of the Chicago Board of Education who were summarily dismissed by Mayor Busse filed a circuit court bill seeking an injunction to stop the mayor from appointing replacements before their terms expire.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Busse
Circuit Court
Roosevelt Party Swept by Mud in Washington Trip
A muddy shower disrupted a Roosevelt party tour from Washington to Mt. Vernon led by President Theodore Roosevelt. The group including Mrs. Roosevelt Miss Ethel Roosevelt Postmaster General Meyer and Capt Fitzhugh Lee faced slick roads and mud as they returned to the White House where the President continued official duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Miss Ethel
White House
Century Dictionary a Work of Experts at R H White
The Century dictionary is prepared by 91 editors led by William Dwight Whitney with an atlas. It is an expert produced ten volume set bound in leather with costly engravings. Price 39 dollars includes two year Cosmopolitan Magazine subscription at R H White's. cash discount 5 percent.
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William Dwight Whitney
Yale University
R. H. White
Washington Street
Deserted Bride for Friend in Pittsburgh Wedding Scene
John Dennis deserted his bride at the altar in Pittsburgh and rushed to the police station. He surrendered all the honeymoon money to secure his friend's liberty in a Damon and Pythias style act.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Damon and Pythias
John Dennis
Proctor Fails to Appear For Larceny Sentence
Robert G. Proctor, former private secretary to United States Senator Lodge, did not appear in Superior Criminal Court yesterday to receive a larceny sentence and defaulted his $500 cash bail posted by himself.
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Robert G. Proctor
United States
Lodge
Superior Criminal Court
Proctor Fugitives Placed Under Nationwide Police Notice
Proctor is sought after a $225 theft case in Boston. District attorney aims to search the nation with a wanted notice. Herbert Parker, his attorney, did not appear and disclosed he cannot locate his client.
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Proctor
Boston
America
Herbert Parker
John G. Bestgen
Bestgen
Parker
Manager McCarty to Retire from Boston Theatre After 31 Years
Lawrence McCarty announces his lease of the Boston Theatre expires Saturday June 1 and he will not renew. B F Keith will take over as lessee and manager. McCarty’s career began in 1876 as a call boy and rose to full control backing many noted productions including The Black Crook and The Exiles.
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Lawrence McCarty
Boston Theatre
McCarty
Boston
Big Playhouse
B. F. Keith
Boston Theatricals
Tompkins & Hill
Mr. McCarty
Tompkins
Michael Strogoff
Wout
Eugene Tompkins
Park Theatre
Ivernia Sails From East Boston With Record Passengers
The Cunard steamer Ivernia, under Captain W. T. Turner, will depart East Boston at 10 30 a m for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 1310 passengers 110 first class 250 second cabin and 950 steerage. A special train of 400 Swedes and Scandinavians arrived from Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul en route to summer festivities in their homeland.
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Cunard Steamship Company
Boston
Ivernia
W. T. Turner
Queenstown
Liverpool
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
John E. Alden
Jason S. Bailey
Stephen Bowen
D. C. Buckley
S. C. Carney
George T. Coppins
W. D. Farnham, Jr
John Ferguson
M. W. Glenn
John M. Gallup
James Glass
Hawan
Isaac Harris
T. W. Holmes
Thomas G. Plant
C. J. Prince
Archibald Robertson
D. S. Sheerin
Mr. Skinner
William Green Shillaber
Katherine B. Shillaber
I. S. Tolman
N. Irving Tolman
John E. White
Frederick Whitney
Deaf mute ordained deacon by Episcopal bishop in New York
The Rev. John Henry Keiser, a deaf mute, was ordained a deacon in a novel service at the Church of Zion and St. Timothy. Bishop Greer presided with translator Rev. Dr. John Chamberlain, the ceremony conducted in sign language for the deaf mutes known as St. Ann's silent people.
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New York
John Henry Keiser
Protestant Episcopal Church
Church of Zion and
St. Timothy
Greer
John Chamberlain
Keiser
Chamberlain
St. Ann’s
Retail Clerks Present Entertainment at Union Hall
A vaudeville program by the Retail Clothing Salesmen's Mutual Benefit Association lights up Union Hall at 48 Boylston street this evening. President Edward B. O'Donnell heralds a varied bill featuring Chick Fox, Stanley Nichols, Joe Roth, The Clahanes, Julia Beals, Fred Beals Jr, George Whitaker, Kenney and Hollis, Billy Troy, J F O'Donnell, and Lawrence B. O'Connor in performances and readings.
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Boston
George Whitaker
Kenney and Hollis
Cross Fire
Billy Troy
Roxbury
Nightingale
J. F. O'Donnell
Lawrence B. O'Connor
Marriage Dalliance Delays Morandi Wedding in Ward 17
Colonel Morandi and his bride to be failed to appear at the aldermanic chamber for a 2:30 wedding. Parson Silloway awaited them as Alderman Curley announced a private ceremony was chosen due to unforeseen circumstances. Morandi blamed Tammany interference and refused further comment.
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Sammy Morandli
Tammany Club
Ward 17
Alderman Curley
Morandi
Prince Albert
Tammany
Post
Johnny” Baldwin
Aged Passenger Reported Lost From Laurentian at Mystic
The Laurentian arrived from Glasgow with Matthew W. Shepherd, an aged second cabin passenger bound to Skaneateles Falls New York. Crew debated suicide but an officer called the disappearance a mystery possibly an accidental fall overboard. Shepherd was last seen late Saturday night and found missing Sunday morning.
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Matthew W. Shepherd
Mystic Wharf
Glasgow
Skaneateles Falls
N. Y
Shepherd
Death of Rev. Arthur Mason Episco pal bishop aide at New York
The Rev. Arthur Mason honorary chaplain of the Episcopal bishop of New York died in New York on May 27 at age 72. Born in Boston he served churches in Westerly Rhode Island Chelsea North Haven Connecticut New Haven Connecticut Nice France Geneva Switzerland and New York City.
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New York
Arthur Mason
Boston
Westerly
R. I
Chelsea
North Haven
Conn
New Haven
Nice
France
Geneva
Switzerland
New York City
Paris Honors King Haakon on Visit by Norway’s Royals
Paris revels in holiday mood as King Haakon and Queen Maud of Norway visit en route to England. Flags fly on public buildings and hotels, with 3800 guests at a royal dinner. Queen Alexandra visits incognito with Prince Olaf. Americans share in celebrations.
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Paris
Haakon
Queen Maud
Norway
England
France
Foreign Ministry
Fallieres
Elysee Palace
Quai d’Orsay
Maud
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Peers
Paine
Canal Street and
Taymarket
Laure
Episcopal
Col. Morandi
Curley
Rev. A. Mason
Amolek
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Troy
King Haakon
Jaynes Drug Co
Dr. King
Oxford
ING Dental
Washington, Cor
Avon
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