Wealthy Worcester youth admits to dual burglaries
Louis R. Goulding, son of a wealthy Worcester family, confessed to breaking into the widow Mrs. Hartley Williams and to a prior robbery at her residence. Detectives traced stolen jewels to pawnshops and New York, while Goulding’s alibi for Oct. 8, 1890, was questioned. The case raises questions about kleptomania versus calculated theft and prompts a preliminary trial set for Wednesday.
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I Did Not Know Mrs Denton's Husband Was Dead
A humorous witticism from a Chicago Inter-Ocean piece cites a conversation about Mrs Denton and her absent husband. The quip reveals a twist where the husband’s desertion is followed by a return, prompting speculation about mourning.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Mile Corine Plays It Safe As Dancer Not Contortionist
Out of date theater item notes Mile Corine, once a spectacle star, now clarifies she is only a dancer and cannot take on professional engagements this season, addressing the impresario with wit and restraint.
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Chicago Tribune
Mile
Corine
Reading the Last Page First Provokes Magazine Critics
A Harper's Bazar remark notes a reader dismissing serialized stories in magazines. She argues you cannot know the ending until you finish reading. The exchange highlights readers' appetite for complete narratives and skepticism toward ongoing serials.
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Harper's Bazar
Paris The Drama Three Theatrical Events In April
Paris April 1 three major events in theater feature Maupassant’s Paix du Menage at the Comedie Francaise Zola’s Un Page d Amour at the Odeon and a religious drama by Armand Sylvestre with music by Charles Gounod at the Vaudeville The piece on Zola’s work notes a weak plot centered on a widow’s child while the Sylvestre drama is praised for scenery and religious intent.
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Strike Action Halts Boiler Trade As Union Demands Grow
The boiler trade faces a citywide strike after a union meeting led to a walkout by sixty Roberts's factory workers. Pickets are assigned at 45 Eliot Street as the union presses for ten hour days and better wages, citing past battles and a strengthened, unified organization under President P. J. Murray. Mrs Killillae of South Boston exempts her workers.
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Thoughtful boy questions notion of investment in horses
In a Chicago Tribune scene at the barn Tommy asks his father if the horses are the town’s finest. The father explains that the pair cost 800 dollars and are a solid investment, requiring careful care and smart upkeep.
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Woburn Fair Honors Vote Wind Up
The four days fair of the Woburn Mechanic Phalanx closed with ex Captain George A. Simonds winning the chair for the most popular past commander William R Greenleaf received the World's Fair ticket Miss Lillie M Leslie won the gold watch for the favorite teacher B F Stevens earned the chair for the favorite member of the company Lieutenant Frank Sawyer received the sword and belt for officer of the Woburn high school battalion and A W Boutwell won the gold mounted four horse whip for the favorite driver.
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A. W. Boutwell
Woburn druggists face doubt on sixth class liquor licenses
The article notes strong opposition from the committee of one hundred and a majority of Aldermen to granting sixth class liquor licenses to druggists in Woburn. Only one application has been advertised, another submitted, with the committee arguing the last election vote barred licenses for druggists as well as saloon keepers.
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Woburn
Funeral for John Quinn at St. Charles Church in Woburn
Funeral services were held for John Quinn at St. Charles Church Woburn after he was accidentally shot at the Walnut Hill rifle range on Fast Day. The Woburn High School Battalion, of which he was a member, paraded in full ranks and escorted the casket to the church for interment in Tuxbury.
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St. Charles
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Everett's Gallant Fight Earns Likely Victory in Charlestown
In two campaigns Dr. William Everett faces overwhelming odds yet remains due for triumph. Mr. Barrett cannot win without Democratic support, and there is no good reason for any Democratic vote for him.
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Charlestown Enterprise
William Everett
Barrett
A Passion for the Antique
A brief dialogue from the Chicago Inter-Ocean features Little May joking that Auntie loves her because he is old and broken like the Venus de Milo, and Colonel Coldread, who has lost an arm, reacts to the comparison.
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Colonel Coldread
West End workers threaten strike over hours and overtime
About 70 West End Street Railway carpenters threaten a two week strike after 35 workers join in. They demand return to old hours, oppose time and a quarter overtime after 5 PM, and seek parity with master builders. Building Trades Council elects officers and memorializes Weston Lewis.
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West End People Attempt To Fill the Place With “Secubs
Boston Trade Unions Hold Mass Meetings in Wells Memorial and Dexter Halls
The Boston Horse Shoers Union met at Wells Memorial Hall with General Organizer John F. O’Sullivan and Harry Lloyd speaking. Tin and sheet iron workers gathered at Dexter Hall with J F Gilchrist presiding and several speakers including Guintria O’Neil Dolan Grant Thompson and Burke. The piece masters of the clothing trade organized at 45 Eliot Street with F A Matthews elected president.
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Pants Makers Organize New Union at Kneeland Street
A new union of pants makers organized at 80 Kneeland street Saturday evening, while Bakers Union No. 4 initiated fifteen new members. The union vote to apply to the Federation of Labor for a charter was reported.
Fire destroys Lilley block in Waterbury
A major blaze gutted the Lilley block in Waterbury on April 9, destroying the five story brick structure from the second floor up. Reid & Hughes dry goods, Sunday Herald, architect Jackson and Weller's millinery occupied the floors. loss to the building and contents is about 150000 with extensive insurances.
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Reid & Hughes
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Senator Roach's Case Moves Toward Investigation
Washington April 9 The Senate privileges and elections committee may be instructed to probe Senator Roach of North Dakota over his conduct while tied to a national bank in the capital years ago. Republican and Democratic Senators held conferences last week on the matter.
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Roach
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Incorporators Named for Boston and Nova Scotia Coal and Railroad
Halifax officials and Boston investors form the Boston and Nova Scotia Coal and Railroad Company. Core mines are Broad Cove and Chimney Corner with an estimated 200 million tons of coal, about 50 million more than Whitney syndicate deposits.
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Boston and Nova Scotia Coal and Railroad Company
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John C. Cobb
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David G. Baker, J Jr
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William J. Fraser
A. C. Ross
North Sydney
Patrick O’mullin
R. H. Fraser
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Italian aeronaut Antonucci killed in Arezzo ascent
Antonucci, a noted Italian aeronaut, rose in a balloon at Arezzo Tuscany. A gust drove the craft against a tower, throwing him out and causing a 150 foot fall. His skull was shattered and he died from the injuries.
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Tuscany
Pennsylvania Railroad sells advance Pullman reservations to Chicago
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces that passengers to Chicago may reserve Pullman space in advance. New York departures require one month notice, others two weeks. Tickets must be bought seven days before departure or reservation is forfeited. Return trip space also available. Applies at 205 Washington Street Boston.
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Minister Keirn resigns from Portland church
The Rev. G. I. Keirn of the Church of the Messiah announced his resignation in Portland. He has accepted a call to the Charlestown Massachusetts Universalist Church.
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G. I. Keirn
Church of the Messiah
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Botany historian M. Decandolle dies in Geneva
A famed botanist M. Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus Decandolle died today in Geneva. Born in Paris on October 27, 1806, he spent most of his life in Geneva writing extensively on botanical subjects.
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M. Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus Decandolle
Paris
Death of Admiral Francois Ed mond Paris
Paris reports the death of Admiral Francois Ed mond Paris who was born in March 1806. He authored several naval books and contributed to maritime scholarship.
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Francois Edmond Paris
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