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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1911

Page

16

Open Air Horse Show Draws Brookline Elite With Gowns And Jumps

Governor Eugene Foss attends the eighth annual Chestnut Hill Club open air horse show alongside Mrs. Foss and prominent society members. Esther Foss and Richard Saltonstall win pony class ribbons. Bayard Tuckerman horses showcase in jumping with multiple prizes. Henry Higginson claims two blue ribbons. J Sumner Draper tops with Apollo and Viriginian in harness. A new military class features officers in uniform, and a luncheon follows with band performances and numerous entries from local families and clubs.

Eugene Foss Boston Esther Foss Richard Saltonstall Miss Foss Bayard Tuckerman Tuckerman Francis Peabody Harry Burrage Richard M. Saltonstall A. Henry Higginson Balford Hunt Club Middlesex Hunt Norfolk Hunt Club Henry G. Vaughan J. Sumner Draper Apollo Mr. Draper W. J. Guerin Harry Coulter Edith Austin Chappie John M United States Army McIntosh Bey N. Wigglesworth Battery A Sam Horsfall Troop A Gertrude Bradlee Anne Coolidge Margaret Bliss Frances Hood Isabella Mumford Esther Helen Foss Larz Anderson Alice de Ford Susan Appleton Andrew Adie Frances Mabel Webster Dorothy Ball Ruth Allen George Mumford Lacey Cobb Nora Saltonstall Elizabeth Silsbee Muriel Saltonstall Hugh Bancroft Alice Thorndike Alice Homan C. E. Robbins Henry L. Morse Samuel D. Parker Francis Peabody, Jr Quincy A. Shaw, 2d Frank M. Ware

Gowns Rival Horses At Local Horse Show

Spectators in fine gowns drew eyes at a regional horse show as superb blooded stock paraded. Jumping classes showcased top hunters with riders Miss Alice Homan and Miss Alice Thorndike earning ribbons.

Alice Homan Alice Thorndike

Farmington Murder: Stepson Held After Farmhouse Shooting

Gideon Chase, about 60, was found dead in Wilton, Maine, with shotgun wounds to the mouth. Frank Colburn, a stepson, is being held as a witness after a gun discharged during a dispute at the home following marital trouble that began Sunday and involved Chase denying medical aid to his wife who later reported the abuse.

Farmington Gideon Chase Wilton Frank Colburn Colburn Chase

How to Make a Home Made Rug and Garden Tips

Highlights on crafting a rug at home, beautifying the backyard, gifting ideas for a girl graduate, embroidery design for a shirtwaist, plus a page of cooking recipes and house helps slated for next Sunday’s Post.

Suspect Arrested in Jamaica Plain Bandit Case

A young Lithuanian believed to be one of three bandits who fired on Jamaica Plain in July 1908 and fought Boston police at Forest Hills cemetery was arrested yesterday afternoon at Broadway and E street, South Boston by Patrolman Thomas Maxon. The suspect resisted, reaching for a pistol as witnesses identified him, and loose shells were found at the station.

Jamaica Plain Boston Forest Hills Cemetery Broadway E Street Thomas Maxon Maxon Brockton Peter Kioulenoux South Boston Forest Hills Kimmerling Brignoles Lyons Vidart Avignon Bathiat Dijon Frolois

State Bath House Opens Early Amid Heat Wave

At Revere the State bath house opened at 10 in the forenoon, the earliest opening day this year. The Metro Park Commission agreed due to hot weather, with 285 bathers and 100,000 beachgoers enjoying a sunny day. 20 of 80 staff were on duty.

Revere Bath House Metropolitan Park Commission

Directions to Wolf's My Clothier on Hanover and Portland

Pedestrian route guidance to reach Wolf's My Clothier near the Washington street tunnel. Southbound passengers should exit at Friend Street. northbound travelers depart at Union Street.

Wolf's My Clothier Hanover Portland Streets Washington Street Friend St Union St Wolf’s Hanover and

Lithuanian suspect tied to Brockton burglaries

Police identify a Lithuanian in Montello as a suspect in a string of nightly burglaries around the Lithuanian and Polish colonies near Brockton. He denies speaking English, and notes bearing a name and torn papers were found on him. Rioulenoux had been in Montello since Christmas.

Peter Rioulenoux Vine Street Montello Kioylenoux Jamaica Plain Brockton Rioulenoux

Trust to Reform Affairs Under Supreme Court Direction

The American Tobacco Company will in good faith readjust its affairs under the Supreme Court ruling. W. W. Fuller, the trust’s chief counsel, says the court has broadened Sherman act application and that the company will obey the law as interpreted. The readjustment will be directed by the Circuit Court of the Southern District of New York.

New York American Tobacco Company United States Supreme Court W. W. Fuller Trust Supreme Court America Tobacco Company Circuit Court of the Southern District of New York

Garros Takes Lead in Paris to Turin Air Race

Genoa May 30 Roland Garros, the French aviator, leads the Paris to Turin air race after reaching Pisa. Andre Beaumont stalls at Alassio amid delays. Frey reaches Genoa exhausted. Other contestants face storms and detours as Weymann and Gaget abandon.

Genoa Roland Garros Paris Turin Pisa Rome Andre Beaumont Nice Alassio

Mayor Speaks at Sandwich Soldiers Monument Dedication

May 30. Mayor FitzGerald of Boston and Congressman Robert O Harris join Sandwich citizens to dedicate a soldiers and sailors monument presented by William Eaton. The 33 foot monument honors 101 local Civil War enlistees, four survivors, with Eaton financed by $4000 raised since youth. McLaughlin accepts, Mrs. Smith unveils, and parade units from Sandwich and Bourne participate.

Sandwich Fitzgerald Boston Robert O. Harris William Eaton Eaton Boston and Sandwich Glass Works Bourne George T. McLaughlin John S. Smith

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