Curtiss Flies Albany to New York Sets Speed Record
Glenn H. Curtiss flew from Albany to New York City winning a $10,000 prize from the New York World. He covered 137 miles in 2 hours 32 minutes with an average speed of 54.06 mph, a record in long distance flight. He departed at 7:03 AM in near perfect conditions reaching near Poughkeepsie after 1 hour 23 minutes and a one hour intermission before continuing south.
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New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York City
New York World
Poughkeepsie
Miss Roche to Marry Admiral Grinnell of Japan Navy
Florence M Roche daughter of the late poet James Jeffrey Roche will wed Rear Admiral Henry Walton Grinnell of the Japanese navy. The engagement was announced to close friends and the wedding is expected in July in Brooklyn. Grinnell recovers from a sprained ankle and will stay in St Augustine for some time.
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Couple plans European tour after wedding
The couple will tour Europe after the wedding as planned. Miss Eche was a Boston resident until five years ago and Mr. Grinnell lived in this city for years, belonging to St Botolph and other clubs.
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Misseche
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St. Botolph
Harvard Varsity and Freshmen to race Cornell crews on Charles River
The Harvard varsity and freshmen will meet Cornell crews this afternoon on the Charles River from Longwood Bridge to the Union Boat Club finish. The varsity race starts at 4 o clock and the freshmen at 4 45, over a mile and seven eighths course with notable rowers listed.
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Goodale
Moffat
Stratton
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Parmenter
Cutler
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Meyer
Cox
Abeles
Cornell
Dole
Elliott
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Moon
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Thatcher
Bates
Brown
Crandall
the Charles
Longwood Bridge
Union Boat Club
Pinchot Back From Talk With Teddy
Gifford Pinchot former chief forester returned from a meeting with President Roosevelt aboard the steamer Arabic after a quarantine stop. He remained on board until tomorrow morning as the vessel anchored.
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Teddy
New York
Gifford
Incident Near Manhattan Island Reports Time and Boundary
A brief note reports an event that occurred near Manhattan Island with a timestamp of 10 35 and mentions continuation on page four first column.
Notable early voyages between New York and Albany
A historical timeline lists several river and rail trips between New York and Albany. Hendrick Hudson sailed the Half Moon in 1614 taking five days, Robert Fulton’s Clermont reached Albany in 1807 in 32 hours, Champlain’s steamboat in 1835 did 9 hours 31 minutes, and the New York Central fastest train achieved 2 hours 40 minutes in 1900.
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Hendrick Hudson
New York
Albany
Robert Fulton
Clermont
Champlain
New York Central
Memorial Day Observances Across Northern States
Veterans march through city streets to cemeteries and monuments to lay flowers for fallen comrades. The processions include G A R members and Spanish War Veterans, with Woman’s Relief Corps and other civic groups joining in.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
Veterans events mark Boston ceremony schedule
The programme lists numerous memorials and cemetery ceremonies across Boston at 10 a.m. with posts from the United Spanish War Veterans and various camps commemorating marches, dedications, and flowers in several cemeteries and landmarks including Mt. Hope, Holy Cross, Calvary, and Westboro, plus dedications at Harvard and Draper sites.
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Ninth Regiment
Cass
C. R. Lowell
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Washburn
Evergreen Cemetery
T. G. Stevenson
Warrens Monument
Eustis Street
Gettysburg
Forest Dale
J. A. Hawes
Woodlawn
E. W. Kinsley
Tremont Temple
Kearsarge
Boston Common
Harvard
Newton Post
Charles River
Westboro
W. F. Draper
Hopedale
Foresters
Star of Sea
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E. W. Bagley
Charlestown
P. J. Grady
Holy Cross Cemetery
Roxbury
Holyhood
G. J. Whitten
Mt. Hope
M. J. O’connor
Calvary Cemetery
Former Boston Mayor Hibbard Dies After Illness
George Albee Hibbard longtime Boston postmaster and two time mayor dies at his Dorchester home after months battling tuberculosis. Friends say heartbreak and grief contributed. last words to wife were goodbye. Fitzgerald offered a brief visit prior to his decline.
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George Albee Hibbard
Boston
Dorchester
Enemies Broke His Heart Says Mayor Fitzgerald
Mayor Fitzgerald says the death of Mayor Hibbard came as a surprise after a long illness. He cites Civil Service rejection as breaking Hibbard’s heart and accuses reformers of political attack, detailing pressures, attempted bribes, and efforts to ruin Hibbard’s credit.
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Young's
Civil Service Commission
Boston
Enmies
Hibbard
Finance Commission
Mayo
Hibbard Faints During Illness Episode
The passage describes Mr. Hibberd attempting to rise, collapsing with a groan, Mrs. Hibberd summoning Edward T. Twitchell, the former personal physician, and Mr. Hibbard showing some improvement after Dr. Twitchell’s arrival. Continued on page 7 first column.
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Mr. Hibberd
Halley’s Comet Visible Tonight As Per Harvard Data
Halley’s Comet should be visible in the western sky from sunset until it sets, around 11 13 p m standard time tomorrow. The comet today is about 103 million miles from the sun and 42 million miles from the earth.
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Halley
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