Departure of Blake and Tartar from Boston Harbor
Immense crowds watched H. M. S. Blake and the Tartar sail from Boston with cheers and cannons. Admiral Hopkins praised Boston hospitality and the two ships cleared Governor's Island en route to Bar Harbor and St. John New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. S. Blake
T Wharf
Long Wharf
Blake
Governor’s Island
Bar Harbor
St. John
N. B
Admiral Hopkins
Boston
United States
New York
England
America
Harry Jeffery
Jo Fossettt
Jeffery
Fossettt
Boston Harbor
Barnard Cadet Orchestra Delights Barnard Memorial Hall
A large audience gathered at Barnard Memorial Hall to hear the Barnard Cadet Orchestra conducted by Mr. R A Heindl. The program featured several pretty selections and met with hearty applause from listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard Memorial Hall
Barnard Cadet Orchestra
R. A. Heindl
The Heights Real Estate Opens Near Boston
The Heights at Revere offers a harbor view residence with two electric lines nearby. Buyers can learn prices and terms from Wood Harmon & Co at 13 School St Boston and receive free railway tickets to attend the grand opening tomorrow Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Boston
Office of Wood, Harmon & Co
School St
Wakefield Celebrates Settlers Day Quadricentennial Flair
Wakefield marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, a brass band from Salem, a governor visit, and a parade of descendants along the public highway. The event featured bonfires, cannons, bells, and historic household Bible dates as old settlers gathered in the lakeside town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Lake Quannapowitt
Salem
Wakefield celebrates quarter millennial holiday with athletics and fireworks
A Wakefield centennial celebration drew about 50 000 attendees with a day filled by athletics on the common. Prizes were awarded in races including the one mile, 100 yard dash, and pole vault. A rowing regatta on Lake Quannapowitt, fireworks, band concerts, and an exhibition of historic articles complemented the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Manning
Boston
D. Garraty
Reading
F. Donahue
Brighton
W. Mills
Watertown
Wakefield
Veterans’ Fire Department
Wakefield Fire Department
W. Sweetser
Mr. Garraty
M. E. Slimey
J. O. Keefe
J. G. Aborn
Joseph Connell
Everett Hart
Harry Foster
Edwin C. Miller
Everettt W. Eaton
William H. Atwell
F. B. Carpenter
William L. Coon
William A. Cutter
D. H. Darling
S. W. Flint
C. B. Wakefield
M. Low
J. F. Parker
C. H. Spencer
H. B. Thayer
Greenharge
Frederick B. Carpenter
Salem Cadet Band
North Reading
Lake Quannapowitt
Town Parade Draws 15,000 for Governor Visit and Festivities
A March parade through Wakefield and surrounding towns featured Governor Greenhalge and staff, military units, cadet bands, floats, and 1200 school children on barges. A noontime salute, luncheon, and afternoon events including a park concert and races drew large crowds and highlighted civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Commonwealth
Greenhalge
F. B. Carpenter
Committee of
Main Street
Main
Sweetser
Pleasant
Park
Yale Avenue
Railroad
West
Chestnut
Park Avenue
Dell Avenue
Converse
Gould
Albion
Town Hall
Orations of the Day in Reading Wakefield and Wakefield
Afternoon town hall exercises celebrate Reading Wakefield and Reading using patriotic songs and speeches. Horace Wadlin of Reading delivers an historic address tracing Reading’s origins from Lynn Village to Wakefield North Reading and Reading’s three-town identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Town
Samuel K. Hamilton
Horace G. Wadlin
Reading
The
Baptist Church
Eichberg
Hamilton
Redding
Lynn
North Reading
South Reading
Otis V. Waterman
Board of Selectmen
H. G. Wadlin
Wakefield Celebrates 250th Birthday With Splendid Pageantry
Wakefield marked Settlers Day with a grand parade and open houses, spending 8000 dollars on a town wide gala. Governors and dignitaries attended as two miles of processional color paraded Main Street with floats, bands, and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Main Street
Hagan's Complexion Product Promises Smooth Delicate Skin
An advertisement touts Hagan's supplies as delivering a beautiful complexion where nature denies it. It claims refreshing effects and a smooth, delicate feel for the skin.
Magnolia Banishes Freckles and Sun Damage
An ad promises Magnolia product removes freckles tan eruptions roughness sallowness and sunburn leaving skin looking harmless as distilled water.
Million in Dispute Over Andrew J. Davis Estate
Four million in court battles over Andrew Jackson Davis's fortune, with $1,113,299.27 tied up in Montana and $3,000,000 elsewhere. The Butte banker died in March 1890 leaving no widow or children, and a contested Iowa will prompts rival claims by eight siblings and six nephews and nieces. Lawyers seek administration in Suffolk Court as Montana probate lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Morse
Gideon Wells
Springfield
Andrew Jackson Davis
Montana
Butte
Momnt
Iowa
John A. Davis
Mont
Henry A. Root
Helena
Ingersoll
Davis
Suffolk Court
Erwin Davis
New York
Elizabeth S. Ladd
Charles E. Hellier
Elizabeth S. Bowdoin
Mass
Hellier
McKim
H. G. Allen
West
Dianna Davis
Connecticut
Harriet Wood
Herbert R. Sheffield
New York State
Henry M. Davis
Monson
Mass Meeting Aids Italian Colony In Boston
A general mass meeting of Americans in Boston will be held at Faneuil Hall on May 31 at 8 p m to study the best means of helping morally and socially the Italian colony in the city. The meeting is led by the New England who will preside and the Italian associations of Boston will be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Wadlin
England
Lake Quannapowitt
Redding
Massachusetts
Winthrop
Salem Harbor
Charlestown
Boston
Saugust
Wadlin
New England
Commonwealth
Reading
Lynn
Richard Walker
House of Deputies
Nicholas Browne
General Court
Wakefield
Wilmington
Malden
Greenwood
North Reading
Ipswich River
Great Pond
Albion
Main Streets
Wood End
Nathaniel Parker
Ipswich
Fanevwil Hall
Mead
Balm for hands and faces from outdoor toil sold by druggists
A balm advertised to soften roughened hands and reddened faces from outdoor work or house chores is being sold by druggists. The product promises relief and smoother skin through topical application.
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C. E. Osgood CO
Washington St
H. M. S. Blake and
Tartar
Harbor
Tremont Row
Wakeliald S
Poland
Hiram Ricker & Sons
Spring
Devonshire St
Ernor Greenhalge
Wolcott
Dalton
Bridges
W. E. Barrett
C. F. Brown
Solon Bancroft
Hayes
David N. Beach
Cambridge
H. Buttrick
Melrose
J. O. Burdett
Hingham
E. J
Lake
Quasnapowitt
Stoneham
Woburn
Vannah
C. F. Woodward
Fred B. Carpenter
Eighth Regiment
F. Brown
Mayor Hayes
S. H. Buttrick
Cyrus G. Beebe
C. R. Bliss
Chicago
George O. Carpenter
E. J. Donovan
N. R. Evarts
Mr. Green
H. B. Lovering
Thomas N. Hart
Mayor Hodgkins
Somerville
B. B. Hale
F. J. Hill
Mr. Herrick
Hopkins
J. B. Millerick
B. M. Johnson
L. T. Jefts
J. W. Kimball
George K. Jones
Edwin ©. Miller
H. D. Murray
H. F. Miller
E. Mansfield
Mr. Morrison
Daniel Norton
J. Putney
Harvey Prentiss
W. I. Ruggles
W. H. Sprague
William B. Stevens
BE. P. Shaw
J. A. Staunton
E. Stowell
B. F. Tweed
W. H. Twombly
A. F. Upton
Carroll D. Wright
W. H. Wrightman
J. I. Wiggin
W. H. Williams
Newton
R. W. Wallace
G. R. Bent
H. M. Warren
G. A. Rt
Thomas Lally
Reading and
Old Town
John S. Eaton
Emma Eaton
F. W. Hatch
Chester W. Eaton
Old Sol
Wakefield House
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Mme. Somebody
Green Sword
Postoffice
Washington
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Kelly Brothers
People’s Clothing
Wakefield Upper Station
Lincoln School
Old Town House
Salem Streets
Selectman
Old Town Hall
Council
Chamber of Our Fathers
John W
White
Grand Army Hall
Wwankee
Summer St
Hagan’s
Magnolia
Serge
Chas. Green
Clothiers, Tailors and Outfitters
Andrew J. Davis
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