Blackstones Cigars Warn of Inferior Counterfeits
Wart and Blackstones Brunswick Thorndike and over three thousand other places in New England, in fact, everywhere where dealers are willing to give smokers a first class article for ten cents. Beware of the dealer who says he does not keep Waitt and Bond Blackstones, but will give you something of his own just as good, which means an inferior cigar that pays him a larger profit.
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Brunswick
Thorndike
New England
Waitt & Bond Blackstones
Struck Rogk Sound Steamer Continental Ashore in Fog
The Continental of the New Haven line ran aground near Hell Gate in thick fog after leaving East River pier 26 at midnight. It struck the sea wall at Nigger Point, Ward’s Island, lifting its bow onto rocks. Passengers, numbering fifty to sixty, were removed by a tug and relayed to New Haven by rail. Wrecking tugs and two derrick lighters operated but pulling off proved difficult at high tide. The vessel, built in 1860 in Brooklyn, is 286 feet long with 34 foot beam and 11 feet depth.
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New York
Continental
New Haven Line
East River
Hell Gate
Ward's Island
Nigger Point
New Haven
Atwood
William E. Chapman
Brooklyn
Brave 16 year old Mamie James foils intruder in Bridgeport bedroom
In Bridgeport Connecticut Mamie James aged sixteen woke to find a burglar in her room. She struck the intruder with a shovel and punched him, breaking his nose and causing head wounds. The assailant William Riley was arrested after a struggle with her aunt and neighbor.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Mamie James
Annie Brennan
Miss James
Washington Avenue
Mamie
William Riley
Tug Annie R. Wood Sinks At Bridgeport Wharf
At 4 oclock this morning the tug Annie R Wood sank at the Foot of All Street Bridgeport. Captain Homer Wakely and the cook escaped after jumping ashore in their night clothes. The vessel valued at 6500 lies in ten feet of water. Tonight divers attempt raising it while the crew recovers from the scare. A stray line about convulsions in children appears, noting relief by spine rubbing with Salvacea.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Annie R. Wood
Comany
All Street
Homer Wakely
Cook
Wakely
Right Prices and Money Back Clothing Offer
A sales pitch extols affordable clothing from a large supplier claiming superior value. It contrasts mass production with tailored quality, noting high fashion without a fortune, and promises right pricing and a money back offer if dissatisfied. It highlights that Vanderbilt’s tailor makes few suits while the seller makes thousands, implying economies of scale.
Malden Doctor Dies After Shooting Death Case
Dr. William H. Farnsworth of Boston died at Malden Hospital after a gunshot wound inflicted by Charles S. Witham last Tuesday night. Witham is rearrested on murder charges. he and associates had posted bond and expect trial next week. Witham reportedly says the shoot was not to kill, only to frighten.
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Malden
William H. Farnsworth
Boston
Charles S. Witham
Malden Hospital
Farnsworth
Enwright
Costello
Witham
Hilldale Avenue
Marcellus Coggan
Hiram J. Frost
John A. Jordan
Weather forecast for New England and New York on Monday
Forecast for Monday calls for Maine clearing and cooler with high northerly winds. New Hampshire and Vermont to be fair with northerly winds. Massachusetts fair after coastal morning showers. Rhode Island and Connecticut fair with no significant activity. New York forecast fair with cooler northwesterly winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Easter Observances Bring Quiet Joy Across City
Hallelujah season filled churches with candles music and prayer as Easter services unfolded in Catholic and other denominations. Arch bishop Williams led pontifical high mass at the Cathedral with a large choir and orchestras while Immaculate Conception saw an ornate sanctuary and grand mass with Beethoven preludes and Rossini and Handel selections.
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Williams
John Hogan
Stephen Dorolaux
Father Mahar
David Heffernan
William McCarthy
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Thomas McCarthy
Alrest Alfred de Seve
J. Frank Donahoe
Haydn
de Seve
Gounod
St. Valentine’s Chapel
James A. Doonan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Beethoven
Rossini
Germania Orchestra
George E. Whiting
Regini
Hummel
Gadi
Handel
Anna C. Westervelt
Notable Dead Yale Scientist James Dwight Dana
Professor James Dwight Dana of Yale University dies at his New Haven home after a heart failure at age 76. Born February 12, 1818 in Utica New York, Dana served in the US Navy, contributed landmark reports in zoophytes geology and crustacea, led Yale natural history, edited the American Journal of Science, and chaired AAAS in 184. He retired from teaching in 1893 leaving a widow, two sons, and two daughters.
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New Haven
Conn
James Dwight Dana
Yale University
J. P. C. Foster
Dana
Professor Dana
Utica
N. Y
Yale
United States Navy
Wilkes
Navy
Pacific
Silliman
American Journal of Science
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Ime
Jhe
S Freign Scientific Societies
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Editor James W. Scott Dies in New York Hotel
James W. Scott editor and proprietor of the Chicago Times-Herald died suddenly of apoplexy in his Holland House room. He had arrived from Chicago with Mrs. Scott and their niece. Scott, a Wisconsin native born in June 183, helped found the Chicago Herald and Chicago Evening Post and led the Times-Herald merger. He served as United Press president and led American Newspaper Publishers Association presidencies. He helped found the World’s Columbian Exposition and held major roles there. His remains will be sent to Chicago tomorrow.
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New York
James W. Scott
Chicago Times-Herald
Holland House
Mr. Scott
Chicago
Scott
Miss Hatch
J. A. Irwin
Chicago Herald
The
Herald
Chicago Times
Times-Herald
John R. Walsh
Chicago Evening Post
United Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mayor Waters of Newport Passes After Illness
Newport Rhode Island April 14 Mayor Waters died at 9 30 p m after a long battle with cirrhosis of the liver He was the citys first in office to die during his term The Board of Aldermen may appoint a temporary replacement Jed M Hammett president of the board holds mayoral powers until a new mayor is elected Waters wife died a year ago He leaves an unmarried daughter and two sons including F Franklin.
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Newport
R. I
Waters
Board of Aldermen
Jed M. Hammett
F. Franklin
Alice Sterling's End in Savin Hill Murder Case
Police fail to force a confession from Angus Gilbert after a second lengthy examiner in the Savin Hill murder case. He is confronted with two key witnesses who identify him. Gilbert claims temporary memory loss about events from 3 o'clock to his 7 o'clock return to duty, creating a disputed timeline.
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Savin Hill
Hanscom
General Martin
Angus
Gilbert
Alice
Martin
Svifl
Boston
Sterling
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