Elka Gansfield Sought by Court in East Side Bigamy Case
New York April 2. Magistrate Cornel issues invitation for Elka Gansfield to attend court as two husbands Morris Gansfield and Samuel Pariser pursue civil suits. Pariser claims she bragged of eleven marriages while Gansfield says she swindled his bank account. Supreme Court case before Justice Smyth heard without Elka present. aim to press criminal bigamy charges if she could be located.
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New York
East Side
Elka Gansfield
Corneil
Bowery
East River
Morris Gansfield
Samuel Pariser
Pariser
Gansfield
Cornel
Elka
Cupid
Schnitzner
Sawyer Schnitzner
Supreme Court
Smyth
Pitt Street
Death of Josie Clark Shrouded in Mystery in Bridgeport
Coroner investigatesJosie Clark found dead in her State Street apartment at midnight. Michael Farrello a resident musician disappeared then reappeared claiming innocence. Alice Clark arrested after quarrel over Farrello and possible strangling marks. Medical examiner cites convulsions while police pursue case.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Doten
Josie Clark
State Street
Michael Farrello
Arnold
Alice Clark
Farrello
Love in a Sanitarium Escapade Leads to Farewell Flight
Joseph Crowell seeks cure in Stamford for narcotic habit and there falls for a 22 year old inmate. She allegedly elopes with him in a dramatic midnight transfer from the sanitarium to Portchester. They ride a carriage, drink, anger a hackman, and are detained on a charge of attempting to defraud him as they return toward Stamford.
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New York
Joseph Crowell
Stamford
Cupid
Crowell
Rowell
Stemford
Sanitarium
Portchester
Will Contested Will Nearing Compromise in Murphy Case
Indications point to no contest over Isabella Murphy's will with 300000 left to Father William J. Smullen. A compromise may grant half to Miss Murphy's legatees while the priest retains the remainder. Relatives and amici refuse public dispute, amid testimonies of visits and guardianship during her final months.
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London
Isabella Murphy
William J. Smullen
Mme. V. J. Dominguez
Miss Murphy
Father Smullen
Don Luis IL. Dominguez
Argentina
Mary Ann Laley
Tslewor 4
Miss Frances Murphy
Love Triumph Reunites Irish Lovers At Ellis Island
Katie Donahue, an emigrant from Ireland, arrives in New York with plans to marry Patrick McCarthy. After three transatlantic crossings and a dramatic interception, the couple is finally reunited when McCarthy reaches Ellis Island and embraces her in a joyous, unshaken reunion witnessed by officials.
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New York
Katie Donahue
McSweeney
Miss Donahue
Majestic
Ellis Island
Patrick McCarthy
Patrick
Scameely
McCarthy
Mr. McSweeney
White Star Company
Queenstown
Miss Donohue
Fillis Island
Atlantic
Katie
Married at Once at Mission House on State Street
A couple wed promptly at the Mission House on State Street after a brief ceremony, witnessed by close friends and family in a simple, orderly service.
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McCarthy
Mission House
State Street
Plucky Fight Ends Assault Charge Against Charles H. Gilbert
Miss Nellie Donlan 19 identifies Charles H. Gilbert of 18 Dana Street as her assailant after a man followed her on Chatham Street at about 10 PM. Two other women aided Donlan in struggling with the attacker who escaped, and Gilbert was arrested and held in $200, with a second assault witness to be interviewed.
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Lynn
Nellie Donlan
Chatham Street
Miss Donlan
Charles H. Gilbert
Dana Street
Gilbert
Lawrence Man arraigned in shooting of Mrs Eunice Early
Maurice O Con nell was arraigned in police court and pled not guilty to the March 22 shooting of Mrs Eunice Early. He waived examination and was held to the grand jury in 5000 dollars. Mrs Early remained hospitalized at the General Hospital.
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Lawrence
Maurice O’connell
Eunice Early
Early
General Hospital
Finances of Quincy 1896 City Book Issued
The 1896 Quincy city book shows Jan 1 cash of 19 619.31 and Dec 31 cash of 15 995.02. Receipts totaled 947 678.57, expenditures 932 678.57. Public debt due 64 720.57. Appropriations 487 984.17, expenditures 458 418.01, balance 29 441.16. Public works spent 149 270.37. calls for street drainage, new school at Quincy Point, and remodelling City Hall. Tax collector paid 129 060.29. uncollected 123 336.72. Health reports 106 diphtheria cases and ten deaths. 180 contagious cases.
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Quincy
Rock Island
C. Cc. Johnson
Commissioner of Public Works
Quincy Point
Board of Health
Cuban sympathizer embezzler freed in Foxcroft court
Freeman H. Jackson the alleged embezzler and Cuban sympathizer was released after bonds were posted by thirteen of the town’s heaviest taxpayers and influential citizens. He will stay in Foxcroft with his uncle C. C. Lee until the September term of court.
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Foxcroft
Freeman H. Jackson
Jackson
C. C. Lee
President's Niece Grace McKinley Visits Amesbury
Miss Grace McKinley niece of President McKinley arrived in Amesbury to stay with Miss Agnes L. Collins daughter of Town Clerk Collins and Mt Holyoke classmate. A whist matinee in her honor drew sixteen young ladies and Miss McKinley plans to visit Taunton tomorrow afternoon.
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Amesbury
Grace McKinley
President McKinley
Agnes L. Collins
Collins
Mt. Holyoke
Everett Gains From Metropolitan Water Plan
Everett stands to save funds under the Boston metropolitan water system. The city will receive full income from water rates in 1898, save pumping and hydrant costs, and face total year savings of about 26 thousand dollars despite current expenditures. The plan shifts costs pro rata to benefiting municipalities, with Everett paying around five thousand dollars in 1898 and benefiting from rising water incomes through 1904.
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Everett
Boston
Nashua
Rip Van Winkle tale comes alive in Sleepy Hollow visit
An elderly man named Jacob Minnerly, claiming kin to Revolutionary and War of 1812 figures, arrives in Sleepy Hollow. He says he left 52 years ago to roam the world, learned of Sleepy Hollow from Washington Irving, and longs to see his old home again before dying. He visits a new Rockefeller school and addresses the students.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Rip van Winkle
Sleepy Hollow
Jacob Minnerly
Washington
Contant Farm
China
Washington Irving
Rip
Mr. Lant
Old Rip
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Quincy High School Prize Speaking Contest Set for April 30
The fifth annual prize speaking contest and prize awards at Quincy High School will be held in High School Hall on April 30. Contestants include Alexander Puci, James Moorehead Jr, James Baker, Edith Greenard, Norma Lowe, Bertha Hayden, Anne Chamberlain, Donald McKenzie, Gertrude Ward, Christina Mitchell, Bertha Hayden, and Curtis Nichols. Donors are Henry Faxon for declamations and Joseph Sheahan for essays and translations. Judges are Rev William Gallagher Horace Willard and Joseph Sheahan.
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Quincy
Quincy High School
High School Hall
Alexander J. Pucci
James Moorehead, Jr
James C. Baker
Edith M. Greenard
Norma C. Lowe
Bertha A. Hayden
Anne B. Chamberlain
Donald McKenzie
F Gertrude Ward
Christina P. Mitchell
Bertha F. Hayden
Curtis Nichols
Henry H. Faxon
Joseph M. Sheahan
William Gallagher
Thayer Academy
Horace Willard
Wollaston
Until Easter Sunday Black Clay Worsted Suits Sale
A local retailer announces a temporary price reduction on all Black Clay Worsted Suits until Easter Sunday, inviting customers to take advantage of the discount.
Fires in Yarmouth Woods Threaten Homes
Fire set by railway workers burning brush spread in Yarmouth woods near the railroad. Edward H. Lewis’s house burned with $1009 loss, plus Jabez Lewis’s old homestead also destroyed. F H Bell’s grand residence narrowly escaped as Hyannis and neighboring volunteers battled the blaze.
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South Yarmouth
Yarmouth Woods
West Yarmouth
Edward H. Lewis
Jabez Lewis
F. H. Bell
Hyannis
Wood and Grass Fire in West Roxbury Dedham
A West Roxbury Germantown district fire burned acres of wood and grass land this afternoon. The loss was small.
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West Roxbury
Dedham
Germantown
Footpads Caught in Milton Robbery Attempt
Harriet V. Littlefield and Mrs Percival Gibson were accosted on Mattapan street by two youths who grabbed a handbag with seven dollars. A crowd pursued, caught them, and the pair were taken to the Milton police. Names given were John Devlin 18 and James Leslie 16 of Brooklyn New York, with Boston suspected. arraignment in Quincy tomorrow.
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Milton
Harriet V. Littlefield
Percival Gibson
Mattapan Street
John Devlin
James Leslie
Brooklyn
Boston
Quincy Tomoorrow
J P Russell Buried In Hudson Funeral
The funeral of J P Russell, a prominent Hudson businessman, was held today with general business suspended. Ministers Rev J M Wilson of Hudson and Rev G H Pine of Marlboro officiated.
Bartlett Cotton Mill Fire Damages $3000 In Woonsocket
Fire at Bartlett cotton mill owned by J. P. and P. E. K. Ray started by an overheated mule head caused about $3000 in damages and was insured.
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Woonsocket, R. 1
Bartlett
J. P. and
P. E. K. Ray
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Last Springs
Continental Clothing House
Col. Washington and
Boylston Streets
Charles Guyot
Paris
Hathaway
Cor, Washington and
Steir, Block & Co
LSO
England
Clot House
Washington and
Children’s Suits
D. B
Hosbands
Elka Ganzfield
Murphy
Hackman
Dr. Cupid
Egular
Hanover ST
Maurice O'Connell
Finances OF
Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence
Rip‘van Winkle
Lucky High Schol Boys
Spitz Bros. & Mark
Summer Street
Yarmouth
J. P. Russell
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