Mysterious Fatality Under Dover Street Light
James Hayes died after a bright flash of electricity while trimming lamps on a Boston Electric Light circuit in Dover. Hayes had removed three carbons before shock. his partner, trimming the same circuit, noticed no current and used a safety switch. Investigators found no identifiable source or contact point, and the exact origin remains unknown.
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Hayes
James Hayes
Dover
Boston Electric Light Company
Deatin
Light Company
Easter wraps and cloaks at Springer Bros in Boston
Easter wraps and cloaks are essential for spring weather and fashion. Springer Bros at 500 Washington Street in Boston offers a wide profusion of colors and styles with a well organized, premier emporium for cloaks coats and wraps plus a notable children line and affordable prices.
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Boston
Springer Bros
Washington Street
Alumni of New Hampton Institute Hold Fourth Reunion and Dinner
The New Hampton Institute alumni held their fourth annual reunion and dinner at Revere House with 20 attendees. N. B. Bryant chaired the event. speeches were delivered by N. E. Bryant George E. Smith and Mrs Julia Knowlton Dyer. Officers elected for 1892 3 include President N B Bryant vice presidents Stephen G Nash J G Pollard and G E Smith. secretary treasurer Manson Seavey.
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New Hampton
N. H
Revere House
N. B. Bryant
N. E. Bryant
George E. Smith
Julia Knowlton Dyer
Old State House Transit Hub In Boston Historic
No 3 Old State House under J L H Palmer has become a popular transport hub in Boston. Tickets or drawing-room car seats for Short Line express trains or the Colonial Express between Boston and Washington can be shared here.
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Old State House
J. L. H. Palmer
Boston
Washington
Melrose Republicans nominate Democrat after fiery caucus
In Melrose on April 12, a heated Republican caucus nominated Democrat for postmaster Charles W. Ellison’s reappointment amid clashes over a G A R veteran. Ellison led with support from businessmen though a rival ticket drew 387 votes with Ellison at 269 and Harris 105. Delegates to state and national conventions were chosen amid postvote cheers for Grover Cleveland.
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Charles W. Ellison
Foraker
Ohio
W. D. Fisk
Major Fisk
Ellison
Gilbert N. Harris
Alfred Hocking
Sidney H. Butterick
Moses S. Page
Royal K. Leighton
A. B. Franklin
Hilison
Stephen A. Lovejoy
P. W. Curry
E. J. Bicknell
F. N. Goss
J. B. Southwick
Mr. Ellison
Harris
Goss
Figst
Levi S. Gould
Moses
Page
William EF. Barrett
M. Fernald
Grover Cleveland
Fires and Alarms Hit Jamaica Plain and Other Homes
Yesterday multiple fires triggered alarms across Boston area. A Jamaica Plain ice house at 240 Ruggles street caught fire from a locomotive spark, causing $5 damage and a Box 217 alarm. A kerosene lamp exploded at 189 West Canton street, injuring no one but causing $100 damage and a Box 81 alert. A tenement at 140 Northampton street burned from an unknown cause in a second floor bedroom, with $300 damage and a Box 82 alarm, building owned by C A Richards heirs.
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Boston & Providence Railroad
Jamaica Plain Ice Company
Ruggles Street
West
Canton Street
George H. Perkins
Northampton Street
C. A. Richards
Lone Star Cotton Picker investment offer
The Lone Star Cotton Picking Company presents a stock offering promising huge savings in cotton picking. A single machine costing under $100 could save over $1,000 per planter per season, with 80 percent efficiency gains over hand labor. Investors can view the machine at 351 Milk Street and buy shares to fund production.
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Lone Star Cotton Picking Company
Lone Star
Milk Street
Italians Chase Illusive Heir In Boston Death Tale
In Boston a letter from lawyer Giuseppe Marchesini to Mayor Matthews prompts a search for records of a Costa, said to be an heir in a large estate from Vienza Italy. City registrar Frank Rideout and an American lawyer dig back through 1858, finding no Costa death on Boston books. The Italian quarter watches closely as the inquiry continues.
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Vienza
Italy
Costa
Dgoston
Joseph N. Pastene
Pastene
Guiseppe Marchesini
Matthews
Boston
Mass
United States of America
Vienna
Frank Rideout
Rideout
Italia
Biggest Drop on Record Sparks Furniture by Drops
A group of scientists and philanthropists claim to have created the biggest drop to furnish homes with chairs, tables, beds, sofas, and more. Supported by C. E. Osgood & Co., 744 to 756 Washington Street, the project aims to bring comfortable surroundings to all through a single drop solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Osgood & Co
Washington Street
Massie Duel Death Recalled as Castle Island Graves Move
A Christmas morning duel in 1849 near Castle Island led to Lieutenant Massie’s death and a long memory. Contractors begin moving bones from Castle Island graves to Fort Winthrop, reinterring them on government soil as the island is converted to a park.
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Massie
Castle Island
Fort Independence
Fort Winthrop
Boston
Schenck
Governor's Island
F. J. Wilson
Edward Pursley
E. G. Place
Frederick Zang
Fifth United States Artillery
Acros
Casile Island
Dr Greene's Nervara touted as ideal children remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Greene's Nervara as a safe, effective nerve tonic for children, claiming it calms and strengthens the nervous system, improves sleep and color, and aids general vitality. It cites testimonials from J W Cotrell of Matamoras and notes free consultation from Dr Greene at 34 Temple Place Boston.
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Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Deserted by All Mrs Baker Pursues Eloping Family
Mrs Addie E Baker of Staunton Va arrives in Washington seeking her two daughters aged 18 and 20, her husband, and his grown son who vanished with more than $2300 taken from her bank. She alleges her husband planned to marry her daughter Hattie and his son to Amanda while they traveled to the West.
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Washington
Addie E., Baker
Staunton
City
Hattie
Amanda
Spring carpet sale and renovation at Boston Furniture Co
Attention carpet buyers spring cleaning prompts rug refresh. The Boston Furniture Company at 782 Washington Street offers odd rolls and ends of carpets sold at very low prices to make room for new stock.
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Boston Furniture Company
Washington Street
Settlement in Davis Policy Suit Ends Sea Disaster Case
The Mercantile Mutual Accident Association has amicably settled with Robert Burlen as executor of Charles G. Davis estate. The policy for $5000 and costs will be paid after Davis drowned March 17 near Gibraltar when his steamer sank amid a gale during his 1891 Europe voyage. The suit had been to be heard before Chief Justice Field but was halted by the settlement.
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Robert Burlen
Charles G. Davis
Mercantile Mutual Accident Association
Davis
Europe
Naples
Italy
New York
Gibraltar
Spain
Burien
Field
Supreme Court
Robert J. Riley
Summer Street
Boston
Isaac L. King
Willingly Abducted In Somerville Police Court
Raimondi Buonaventuri faced arraignment in Somerville police court on a charge of abduction. He waived examination and the case was continued until next Tuesday. His young wife, present in the room, told a reporter she loves her husband and has no plan to return to her father.
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Somerville
Raimondi Buonaventuri
Story
Buonaventuri
Bates the Bicyclist Abandons Twenty Four Hours Try
Bates the bicyclist gave up his attempt to beat the twenty four hours record after 23 hours 24 minutes of riding. He had covered 353 miles, finishing inside the record.
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London
Bates
Australians Matched for Prize Ring Bout in New York
Jim Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons agreed to a New York fight to a finish for a purse not less than 12000 dollars and 5000 dollars each as side bets. The match will be staged at the club offering the largest purse and held at catch weights.
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New York
Jim Hall
Bob Fitzsimmons
Sweating Horrors Testimony At U S Senate Hearing
A crowded United States Equity court room heard a Boston New Bedford Somerville and New York witness list detailing sweat shop conditions. Witnesses including W E Cogswell and Crowley described overcrowded rooms rotten smells and long hours with workers earning as little as three dollars weekly while rooms housed twenty four workers and several children. The hearing questioned Massachusetts laws effectiveness and named firms shipping goods to New York for assembly amid protests from witnesses and officials over press publication of firm names. The session closed with an adjournment and protest over shielding firms from disclosure.
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United States Equity Court Room
Congressional Committee
Warner
New York
Sherman Hour
Massachusetts
E. B. Taylor
Ohio
W. E. Cogswell
Massachusets
Barnes
New Bedford
Robert J. Barnes
Somerville
Crowley
Anti-Tenement House League
Boston
Baltimore
Division Street
Philadelphia
Hoar
Taylor
Congressman Hoar
Sensation
Judge Taylor
P. A. Collins
Loomis
George H. Gilbert
Court Street
Samuel Goldmont
Rochester
Spring Blighted by Spring Debility Ad Campaign Claims
A nostalgic appeal asks if spring joy has faded and attributes the change to declining vitality. The piece touts Warner's Safe Cure with endorsements from Dr A C Clark Mrs M M Simpson and K E Mayo claiming restored health and renewed happiness through the remedy.
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Noething
A.C. Clark
New York
Warner
M. M. Simpson
Buckley
K. E. Mayo
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Boston Honors Dr Hale With April Vendome Reception
A large Boston gathering is planned for Dr Edward Everett Hale’s seventieth birthday at the Vendome on April 18. Ninety eight eminent signers including Russell, Whittier, Holmes, Curtis, Gilder, Howe, Long, Brooks, Abbott, Hoar, Peabody, Butler, Livermore, Holmes, Dudley and others invite friends to an 8 to 5 reception at Unitarian rooms and bookstores. A 6 o'clock dinner at the Vendome will follow, tickets priced at $2.50 with 250 seats limited and many already reserved by signers. The committee of arrangements is led by D Webster King with L Edwin Dudley as secretary.
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Edward Everett Hale
Vendome
Boston
Dr. Hale
William E. Russell
John G. Whittier
Oliver Wendil Holmes
George William Curtis
R. W. Gilder
Julia Ward Howe
John D. Long
Phillips Brooks
Lyman Abbott
George F. Hoar
A. P. Peabody
B. F. Butler
Mary A. Livermore
W. D. Howsells
W. H. Baldwin
C. C. Coffin
Solomon Schindler
T. N. Hart
M. P. Kennard
A. W. Beard
Wiliam Gaston
George D. Robinson
Robert Treat Pain
D. Webster King
L. Edwin Dudley
William H. Baldwin
Zilpha D. Smith
Minnie C. Whitman
William H. Ladd
William Colvard Parker
Easter bargains sweep 615 Washington street store
Hollander Bradshaw Folsom issues an Easter message promising new goods at pleasing prices. The window features gloves, shoes, jewelry, underclothing, corsets, and other season goods, highlighting affordable quality and seasonal offers.
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Hollander, Bradshaw & Folsom
Washington Street
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer
Trimmer
NEW Hampton Institute
Eastern Storage CO
Chelsea Mass
Everett Ave
R. R. Cressing
Chelsea Depot
Geo. H. Buck
Seog RE
Republicans
Melrose
Beecham’s
New York Depot
Canal St
Babes and Children
Boston Loan
Washington St
Bowne
South Sth Avenue
York
Scott
John Crowley
W. Baker & Co.s
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Johnson
Johnson & CO
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