Burglars Steal Jewelry in Beacon Street Triple Theft
A Boston area report details two nights of break-ins on Beacon Street and nearby streets. Elizabeth Shea, Charles Ward, and L I Leary each lost jewelry and small cash amounts, with Jacob Morse’s house also robbed of silver. Police offer little lead, suspect a professional gang.
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Elizabeth Shea
Beacon Street
Charles W. Ward
L. I. Leroy
Jacob C. Morse
Brookline
Page
John Reece
Mr. Leary
Fuller Street
Coolidge’s Corner
Stevens
Harvard Street
Mr. Morse
Morse
Louis Gans
Ex-President Harrison Bride Arrive Visioned Home Amid Family Rift
In Indianapolis on April 7 ex president Harrison and his bride are to move into their new home, but Mrs. Robert McKee the groom son daughter is not welcome by the bride’s mother. Mrs McKee departed for the East taking furn ture and bric a brac from her mother’s estate.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Robert McKee
Republicans instruct McKinley at county conventions
In Somerset county the Republican county convention elected delegates to state and congressional meetings and instructed them for McKinley. In Anne Arundel county the Annapolis convention adopted resolutions in favor of McKinley.
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Baltimore
Somerset County
McKinley
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis
McWinley
Man Killed by Train at Boylston Station
Martin Curran aged 35 was struck by a train departing Park square station at 5 59 pm last night and died instantly at Boylston station. Undertaker Burke took charge of the body and Medical Examiner Draper was notified. Curran was married and lived at 149 Lamartine street Jamaica Plain.
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Martin Curran
Boylston
Park Square
Burke
Draper
Curran
Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain
Horse Show Draws Notable Guests and Dignitaries
The continuing horse show displays an embryo taste for expensive horse flesh with notable arrival of Frederick Prince's children with nurse, Mrs Meyer with two children, and coaching of Thayer and Forbes children. Mrs Jack Gardner arrives late in the afternoon amid standout attire.
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Frederick Prince
Meyer
Nathaniel Thayer
Forbeses
Jack Gardner
Bright horse show draws crowds to Back Bay boxes
Attendance swells at the horse show as sunshine brings families from Back Bay and suburbs to see fifteen ponies perform. Notable attendees fill Box 68 with Mr. and Mrs. Jere Williams hosting guests, while Mrs. Jordan and society figures in elegant attire occupy nearby boxes.
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Hooper
Sally Fairchild
Jere Williams
W. H. Sherman
B. F. Keith
W. E. Jewell
Jordan Box
Ribbons Shine In Grand Horse Show Evening
A crowded ring showcased tandem hitches led by John Shepard Jr. with Marlow and Marvel winning blue ribbons. Dr Hulme drove Surprise and High Roller to second while Ambition drew attention behind Vanity and Ambition. Others, including Imperial and Majestic, Berkshire and Barrington, and The Rat and The Ferret, impressed as judging stretched into a long, dramatic parade of bloodstock.
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John Shepard, Jr
Marlow
Marvel
Richard H. Davis
Batonyi
Dr. Hulme
Mr. Ashington
Bryce J. Allan
Ambition
Justice
Berkshire
Charles Raoul Duval
New York
Eben D. Jordan
Sultan and Czar
Consul
Consuelo
Charles F. Baker
Boston
Imperial
Majestic
Ring
Hyde
Baker
John Gerken
Terrebone
Harry Hamlin
Kendall
Henry Lee Morse
Vermilion
Louis Parisette, Jr
Sandra
Franciss. Watson
W. Gould Brokaw
Meteor
Ruth
Barony
Messrs
R. W. Rives
Richard F. Carman
Eugene V. R. Thayer
John Shepard
B. G. Marlow
B. G. Marvel
Baronyi Stable
B. G. Surprise
B. G. High Roller
Dr. Hu
Pure Bred Arabs and Prize Herd Horses Featured in Show
The catalog lists classes for purebred Arabs led by judge Horace Theobald, including stallions, mares, and prize ponies. Top prizes of 50 to 100 dollars are awarded to horses from Ramsdell, Forbes, Baker, Hyde, and others, with tandems and hunters also judged by a panel of exhibitors and officials.
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Messrs
R. W. Rives
Richard F. Carman
Eugene V. R. Thayer
John Gerken
Bik
G. Lynwood
Gz. G. Lincoln
Aurel Batonyi
George S. Gagnon
B. G
the Rat
the Ferret
Dr. Gagnon
the Duchess
the Weazel
Horace Theobald
J. A. P. Ramsdell
G. Shahwan
Wagir
Shahwan
W. H. Forbes
B. Bedr
Bozra—Azerk
B. Rakurheh
el Emir—Barkoda
Messrs. H. Seymour Persse
FE. C. LaMontagne
G. Rice
B. m. Lady Douglas
S. S. Howland
B. G. Highflyer
W. D. Grand
Fashionable Seaboard Hunt Show Hosts Promenade
In Boston’s hunt show, well bred youngsters and the hunting set filled the boxes. Notable attendees included Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Stetson, and Ex-Governor Russell, as guests and chaperones in richly styled ensembles, with Mrs. James Jackson leading early social rounds and Miss Hetty Sargent turning heads. The scene emphasized fashion, boxes, and the promenade, with Thursday touted as banner night for the ultra fashionable.
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Stetson
Josephine Barrett
Nathaniel Thayer
William E. Russell
Nelson V. Titus
Shattuck
S. H. Caliga
Robert G. Harris
United States
Appleton
Gertrude Going
Friend
Meitzinger
Gowning and horse show charm at a fashionable day event
The event featured mohair gowns and white corded silk jackets as Mrs Beach, a noted horsewoman, won the red ribbon in the afternoon drive and later rode in the saddle during the evening. Mrs Gerken won the blue with Golden Rod while The Rat drew applause for Mrs Beach’s horsemanship. Prominent society guests attended, with Miss Palfrey and Bryce Allan in evidence, and top two year old trotting stallions drew strong interest from the crowd.
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Freddie Prince
Speaker Meyer
Perkins
Fry
Nathaniel Thayer
Forbes
Boston
William Hooper
Elsie Perkins
John Shepard
F. H. Prince
Sears
Prescott Bigelow
Mrs. Bigelow
Groves
Charlies Perkins
Mabel Going
Ida Sherman
Caleb Chase
Shattuck
Kittie Fay
Francis Peabody
Frank’”? Peabody
John Stetson
James Jackson
Francis Skinner
Charles F. Sprague
Sprague
DeForest Danielsons
George Nickerson
Mr. Gardner
Hetty Sargent
Montgomery Sears
Robert C. McQuillan
Jessie
B. H. Beach
Rex Americus
Mamlinco
Desert
Shanan
Arabian Desert
Duse
Miss Houston
Fiske Warren
Jack
John Shepard, Jr
Charlie Baker
Shepard
John
Mr. Shepard
Harry Smith
Beecham's Pills Offer For Constipation Relief
Advertises Beecham's Pills 10c and 25c for constipation. Urges readers to buy at their druggist and follow directions. Mentions Apaabi sales exceeding 6,004,000 boxes.
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Beecham
Today’s Programme for Horse Show Events at the Ring
The schedule runs from 10 a.m. to 9:20 p.m. with ring work for horses and trotters, judging of hackney classes 15 to 20, ponies, heavy draughts, trotter stallions, high steppers, road teams, and ponies under saddle. A parade of hackneys and prize winners precedes final judging of harness horses and polo ponies at night.
Books Given Away With Hoxie Mineral Soap Promotion
Hoxie Mineral Soap offers a six cent cake sale with a wrapper request. Send one bar wrapper and three two cent stamps to 17 Chardon Street Boston for one of seventy illustrated classic books. Books valued at about 60 cents at stores are offered with the soap purchase.
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Hoxie
Hoxie Mineral Soap Corporation
Chardon Street
Boston
Canovas Receives Washington Hint on Cuba Crisis
Madrid April 7 Prime Minister Canovas has received advices from Washington stating that President Cleveland will not act on the Cuban belligerency resolutions at present. The note suggests a cautious approach amid ongoing tensions and signals a possible delay in U S intervention.
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Washington
Cleveland
Madrid
Canovas
Fitzpatrick's Bad Night in Boston
Michael Fitzpatrick from Worcester visited Essex street bars in Boston and says a woman stole $15 from him. She returned $3 after he kicked, but refused further repayment. He reported the loss to Patrolman Riordan. The woman was jailed on drunkenness and may not face theft charges if the money remains unfound.
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Michael Fitzpatrick
Boston
Worcester
Essex Street
Fitzpatrick
Michael
Riordan
Station 4
Lynn Board Commemorates Barretts Harbor Grant
At a Lynn aldermen meeting, resolutions praise Congressman William E. Barrett for securing a $30,000 federal appropriation to improve Lynn Harbor and authorize the city clerk to send a copy to the representative in Washington.
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Lynn
Sneak Thief Strikes Dorchester Lodger Home
Late yesterday afternoon a sneak thief entered the Dorchester dwelling of J. F. Bergeron at 75 Barrington street. From the room of lodger Archibald C. Burnett the thief took an overcoat three pairs of shoes two gold scarf pins two cuff buttons and a razor. Entrance was gained through an unfastened window.
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J. F. Bergeron
Barrington Street
Dorchester
Archibald C. Burnett
Leap Year Party By Meagher Association At Monument Hall
A leap year event hosted by the Thomas Francis Meagher Literary Association drew a large crowd to Monument Hall Charlestown last night. William Linnehan oversaw the floor as host and organizer.
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Monument Hall
Charlestown
Thomas Francis Meagher
Cambridgeport man arrested for alleged overcoat theft
Thomas Keegan, 20, living in Cambridgeport, is under arrest at Station 1 on suspicion of larceny of an overcoat valued at $15 from an unidentified victim at the time of arrest.
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Thomas Keegan
Cambridgeport
Station 1
Reckless Ride in Cambridge Ends With Homeward Drift
Two well dressed women driving a reeved buggy with a spirited horse caused a scene in Cambridge yesterday afternoon. Special Officer Lombard chased them from Harvard Square through Harvard Street to Central Square, grabbing the horse to stop the ride. They were questioned at the station, claimed insult, paid out money, and departed without arrest as a crowd watched an uneasy, late afternoon procession.
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Arlington Street
Cambridge
Henry E. Lombard
Harvard Square
Harvard Street
Officer Lombard
Central Square
Mr. Lombard
Roe
Lombard
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Western Avenue
Malicious Wreck Attempt Halts Brookline Train
A train from Newton was run into an old wagon across the Brookline line yesterday afternoon, near Brookline and Brookline Hills. The wagon’s fragments damaged a carriage shop owned by M. W. Quinlan and ruined several steps as debris returned to the track after the impact. The act is believed to have been done by youngsters, and the reduced speed limited danger.
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Brookline
Newton
Brookline Hills
M. W. Quinlan
Cambridge City Council Hears Brookline Street Bridge Petition
A Cambridge City Council hearing favors a sixty foot Brookline street bridge to meet Boston end conditions. A public discussion on Cambridge Electric Company's plant purchase was ordered for a late April special election. Nominees for city offices include Hopewell Bullard Howard Yerxa Brown Hastings and Young.
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Cambridge
Edmund Reardon
Cambridge Electric Company
Charles F. Hopewell
John C. Bullard
George H. Howard
Henry D. Yerxa
Charles A. Brown
Lewis M. Hastings
B. M. Young
Medford Board of Public Works proposal discussed
At a meeting of the Medford aldermen a joint special committee reported on an ordinance to create a board of public works. The board would consist of three appointed and confirmed persons who would supervise the street commissioner and the water and sewer commissioners, offices that are to be abolished. The board would be authorized and requested to ask the Legislature to amend the charter to allow these changes.
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Medford
Board of Public Works
Water Sewer Commissioners
Mystic Valley Coal Club Officers Named at Last Night Meeting
The Mystic Valley Coal Club met at Young's Hotel last evening and announced officers including President J. R. Woburn Vice-President C. B. Rose Secretary and Treasurer Pierce Arlington Executive A. E. Locke Malden C. H. Stoneham J. E. Ober Medford L. Parker Reading.
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Mystic Valley Coal Club
Young’s
J. R. Woburn
C. B. Rose
Pierce
Arlington
A. E. Locke
Malden
C. H. Stoneham
J. E. Ober
Meds
L. Parker
Reading
Willam Keating Held Pending Paper for Property
Willam Keating, 23, of Westbrook Maine, is held by a Division officer for the sale of property worth Mrir Burnell of the same place. The officer will retain him pending receipt of the necessary papers.
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Willam Keating
Westbrook
Mrir Burnell
Divisio
Holt of North Carolina Governor Dies in North Carolina
Yan Holt of North Carolina is reported to be dying. The brief item mentions Holt’s status as governor and notes the location in North Carolina with limited readable details.
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Yan Holt
North Carolina
DY N. C
Holt
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