Cambridge Man to Wed Jessie Holliday in Open Air
Edmund Trowbridge Dana of Cambridge son of Longfellow and Richard H. Dana will marry Jessie Holliday an English portrait painter of international repute by a justice of the peace in the open air under the trees at his Brattle street home Cambridge on Saturday June 15.
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Edmund Trowbridge Dana
Cambridge
Longfellow
Richard H. Dana
Brattle Street
Jessie Holliday
Byrd
Cambridge Couple to Marry Despite Social Views
Miss Holli plans to wed Edmund T. Dana despite his socialist views and abstention from drink or smoke. The couple, self described fruitarians, met at the Fabian Summer School and at a North Wales physical culture school. They will marry in open air by a justice of the peace with no bridesmaids or ushers. Dana, Harvard graduate and athlete, is cited as a well known former varsity baseball and tennis player.
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Fabian Summer School
North
Wales
Dana
Justice of the Peace
Edmund M. Parker
State Street
Edmund T. Dana
Harvard
University
Institute of 1770
Digamma Club
Hasty Pudding Club
the Round Table
Boston
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Europe
Fabian
North Wales
Miss Holliday
Henry Holliday
Harrow-on-the-Hill
England
Constantine Lytton
Mann
Bernard Shaw
Sydney Webb
Cambridge
Young Dana
Harvard Athlete Studied Socialism and Society
Dana, a Harvard graduate and assistant in the philosophy department, led in sports and chess, held club memberships, and pursued a PhD. He met Miss Holliday in Europe, a noted English artist. They share strong socialist beliefs, with Holliday praising socialism and suffrage alignment.
Divorce suit filed after confrontation in Stamford office
Mrs. Charles W. Hendrie sued for divorce claiming intolerable cruelty and temperance issues. She attached her husband Col Charles W. Hendrie's property worth about 125000 dollars and seeks alimony custody of their minor daughter. The couple married July 31 1895.
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Stamford
Conn
Charles W. Hendrie
Quintard Building
Hendrie
Faulty Construction Linked to Collapse, Boston Bricklayers Say
A special committee of the Boston Bricklayers Union declared last night that faulty construction caused the collapse of buildings on Edinboro and Charter streets. The panel, assigned to investigate the incident and its causes, delivered the verdict.
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Edinboro
Charter Streets
Boston Bricklayers’ Union 3
Young woman cleared in Brooklyn Hospital poisoning case
Winifred Ankers, accused of poisoning nine babies at Brooklyn Hospital and Infants' Home, was acquitted after a trial lasting just over an hour. The May 29 verdict ends days of courtroom testimony.
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New York
Winifred Ankers
Brooklyn
Heirs Seek Aid to Save British Estate Jewels
The American executors of Consuelo Dowager Duchess of Manchester appeal to raise funds to prevent sale of family jewels pictures heirlooms and London mansion to cover inheritance tax. An English court ruling requires payment on the entire estate with most value in the United States and insufficient cash to meet the tax.
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New York
Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester
London
Builders Unions Protest After Boston Collapse
A protest mass meeting is planned at Paine Memorial Hall by Bricklayers Unions 3 and 27 and Stonemasons Union 9. The committee including George J. Twiss and John T. Walsh will testify on unsafe building methods and wage changes set for 65 cents an hour starting Saturday.
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George J. Twiss
John T. Walsh
Jeremiah J. Driscoll
George Edwards
Bricklayers Unions
Stonemasons Union
Paine Memorial Hall
Boston
Charter Street
Walsh
Masters and Craftsmen Organization
Verdict Sparks Cheers In Court Over Nursery Case
A crowded courtroom erupted in cheers after the verdict in the case against Miss Ankers the nursery kitchen helper charged with causing the death of a child. Bail set at 2000 pending additional indictments as friends hire bondsman for Friday. Defense notes that the so called confession was obtained by threats to take away her baby who remains in nursery care.
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Miss. Ankers
83 Year Old Man Leaps From Brooklyn Wharf
An elderly man, about 88, identified as James Patterson of North Andover Massachusetts, leaped from the Brooklyn foot of Dock street into the East River as two boatsmen rushed to help. His body was later recovered and taken to the morgue. Relatives were notified and the body will likely be sent home.
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New York
Dock Street
Brooklyn
East River
James Patterson
North Andover
Mass
New England
Patterson
Beverly
Allen Denies He Shot Judge Massie in Va Trial
Claude Allen testified in his own defense that he did not shoot Judge Massie in Wytheville Virginia. He claimed he fired only at Clerk Dexter Goad after the clerk shot at his father. The defense highlighted preparations for his upcoming marriage to argue against a conspiracy claim.
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Wytheville
Claude Allen
Massie
Dexter Goad
Goad
Executors in London and America Eye Estate Tax Aid
London executors William Angus Drogo Duke of Manchester Helen Duchess of Manchester Vere Brabazon Viscount Duncannon Thomas Rawle and American executors Harry B Hollins John S Cadwelader Frederick Ogden Beach seek surrogate approval of their filed accounts They must send nearly 190000 to abroad executors to preserve the estate English tax court held a 358500 inheritance tax on the entire estate including Miss Consuelo Yznaga before marriage resident in London at death and the tax applies to both sides of the Atlantic
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London
William Angus Drogo
Duke of
Manchester
Helen
Duchess of
Vere Brabazon
Viscount Duncannon
Thomas Rawle
Harry B. Hollins
John S. Cadwelader
Frederick Ogden Beach
High Court of England
Consuelo Yznaga
New York
Remarkable Speech Against Roosevelt Stirs House
An underscored speech critical of Roosevelt provokes laughter on the Democratic side of the House as Mr Fitzgerald waves the document. The exchange underscores partisan tension during the session.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Fitzgerald
James Patterson Dies by Suicide in New York at 83
James Patterson, aged 83, committed suicide in New York yesterday. He resided with his daughter Mrs. Chesley of North Andover and left three daughters Mrs. Chesley, Mrs. Dickey of North Andover, and Mrs. Faulkner of Beverly, plus son Andrew Patterson in California. He was a moulder and longtime machine shop worker and a member of the I O O F.
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James Patterson
New York
Chesley
North Andover
Dickey
Faulkner
Beverly
Andrew Patterson
California
Patterson
Painters Fall 25 Feet In Somerville Accident
Painters Fa milio Ravigino and Harry Nota fell 25 feet while painting a house at 386 Church street Somerville when the staging broke. Ravigino was hospitalized and seriously hurt while Nota refused aid, later walking home at 11 Porter street. An ambulance later returned for Nota.
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Milio Ravigino
Harry Nota
Church Street
Somerville
Nota
Porter Street
Ravigino
Lincoln extracts spark long-ago sense of ambition and power
The New York member cites Lincoln’s Young Men's Lyceum speech to warn against rulers driven by ambition. It quotes lines praising vast genius that seeks uncharted regions and fears leaders who pursue glory, even at emancipation's expense, to control or ruin a society.
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New York
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Young Men's Lyceum
Springfield
Congress
Tribe of the Eagle
Cesar
Alexander
Napoleon
Mrs Story Plans Quiet Honeymoon With Forde After Divorce
New York reported heiress Helen Hilton Story will wed actor Stanley Forde after an interlocutory divorce decree becomes permanent in June. The couple will marry in New Jersey then sail for Europe, following Mrs Story's earlier Windsor Cottage visits with Allen Story’s accounts. Ruth Story, now 83, remains a focus of sympathy as the divorce proceedings concluded.
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New York
Helen Hilton Story
Henry Hilton
Allen Lawrence Story
Stanley Forde
Memorial Day Civic and Veterans Parade Schedule
A detailed list of Memorial Day events across Boston and nearby towns. G A R and Spanish War Veterans parades and cemetery services, Congressman Curley speeches, pageants, and family-friendly programs at Mt. Ida Newton Mt. Hope Forest Hills and more. Also marked are cemetery ceremonies, industry outings, and church and school events scheduled through the day.
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Dorchester Tunnel
Kinsley Post
State House, Common
Tremont Temple
Graves
Boston Post
Roxbury
Bogan
Colonel Bogan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Ward Post
Newton
Charles River
Women’s Relief Corps
Charlestown Navy Yard
Woodlawn
Everett
Army Nurses
Forest Hills Cemetery
Women’s Relief Corps of
Lynn
Shaw Regiment
Lincoln Monument
Park Square
Kearsarge
Shaw
Attacks Monument
Common
Shaw Monument
Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Curley
Forestdale
Intercolonial
Franklin Park
Elks
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Cunard
Arbeiter Hall
Jamaica Plain
Melrose Memorial Building
Copley Square
Congressman Curley
South Boston
G. A. R. Sligo Club
Paine Memorial Hall
Gate of Heaven Club
Pilgrim Hall
Boston College
Eight-year-old rides velocipede from Waltham to Maplewood
Johnnie Hughes of 52 Taylor street Waltham travels to Maplewood on a velocipede with a 5-year-old companion riding on the handlebars. He received the machine from his grandmother in Maplewood and aims to thank her in person.
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Johnnie Hughes
Taylor Street
Waltham
Charlestown
Johnnie
Maplewood
Lost velocipede trek ends with return to Waltham
Johnnie and a friend ride a velocipede from Newton through Watertown to Cambridge Somerville and Charlestown guided by a dog named Prince. After dark they reach Charlestown and are found by Mrs Hughes who brings them home to Waltham. The dog is missing along the route.
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Johnnie
Prince
Newton
Watertown
Cambridge
Somerville
Charlestown
Johnie
City Square
Maplewood
Waltham
Wright Still Fighting Hard in Typhoid Battle
Dayton reports Wilbur Wright remains in critical condition as high fever persists. Dr. D B Conklin notes little improvement but Wright family maintains hope for a favorable outcome amid the illness threatening his life.
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Dayton, O
Wilbur Wright
D. B. Conklin
Wright
Distress After Meals Uses Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate for relief after meals. Claims include relief from insomnia nausea and headaches and acid stomach. Ends with promotional suggestion.
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Horsford
Army Officers' Sons Named West Point Cadets
President appoints 13 sons of army and navy officers as cadets at West Point due to residence issues. Selected by competitive examination from a list of candidates.
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West Point
Washington
Army
Probe for trawlers agreed by fishermen and companies
Agreement among Gloucester fishermen led by Rep A P Gardner and Bay State Fishing Co Boston along with Heroine Fishing Co New York to have a United States Bureau of Fisheries inquiry into otter trawl abuses. Gardner resolution reported. no immediate action. potential Senate attachment with $5000 for the probe.
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Washington
Gloucester
A. P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Bay State Fishing Company
Boston
Heroine Fishing Company
New York
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Fisheries
Gardner
House
Senate
Lodge
Bay
Bay State Russian Leaves Estate Worth 763418
Enoch Emery a retired Massachusetts merchant living in Russia died in Moscow on June 6 1911 leaving an estate valued at 763418 with 284513 in the United States and about 478000 in Russia. His will directs that the estate be divided equally among his 11 nephews and two nieces scattered across the country.
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Bay State
New York
Enoch Emery
Massachusetts
Russia
Moscow
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Srrere
Albert Bigelow Paine
Allen
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Lincoln
Mrs. Story
Forde
Helen Hilton
Story
Knights of St. Finbar
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Hotel and Railroad News Company Benefit Association
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Telephone Girls
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Paragon Park
Nantasket
August Thiel
Thiel Farm
Canton
Teachers’ School of Science
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Riverside
Clara Barton
Home For Destitute Catholic Mechanics’ Building
Holyoke
Addre Reilly
Connecticut
Peoples Credit CO
Washington ST
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