Woburn Brushed By Major Grass and Brush Fire
Brush and grass fires swept across hundreds of acres around Woburn destroying timber and threatening numerous buildings. The city fought nine alarms including a general call as fires burned into the evening near Mount Harrison Cambridge Street and Montvale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
William F. Henchey
Winn Street
Henchey
Green Street
Mount Harrison
John H. Quigley
W. A. Greenough
Montvale
Charles Cummings
Cambridge Street
City Farm
Middle Street
Gordon Bennett Sails From Alexandria
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, sailed from Alexandria on his yacht Lysistrata after recent bronchitis. The trip was from the Egyptian port as part of a voyage described in the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
James Gordon Bennett
The
New York Herald
Lysistrata
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Hair
An ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as an easy ready-to-use tonic for darkening gray or fading hair. It claims natural, even coloring, reduced dandruff, and improved scalp comfort with a sponge or brush applied to small strands, showing results after a few uses.
Ulster Drilling for War Voiced by Creelman in Ulster
The article quotes Sir William Creelman warning that Ulster would resist any home rule enforcement by force if needed. It describes Catholic Bishop McHugh and Protestant Mayor of Derry arguing for equality, while Limavady prepares a volunteer force. It portrays Belfast as Ulster’s political and economic power hub fueling tensions and a Unionist provisional government strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir William
London
John Redmond
Ulster
Gough
Curragh
Dr. McHugh
Derry
Green Rising
St. Callum’s
Green
Ireland
Limavady
Calvary
Macedonia
Agia Minor
Lamavady
England
Belfast
Ulster Leaders Backed by Wealth Plot Civil War in Ireland
The narrator condemns Ulster Unionists as financially powerful and hostile to Irish self government. He cites Belfast's ties to industrial England, calls for separation from Ireland, and details 100,000 drilled men ready to pursue civil war backed by aristocracy and government enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Wall Street
United States
Maine
New York
England
Orangemen
Sir Edward Carson
Island
Donegal
America
Scotland
Wilder will leaves bequests to Boston and area schools
The will of Mary C. Wilder of Ashby filed in East Cambridge Probate Court bequeaths funds to Boston institutions and many schools nationwide. Unitarian Sunday School Society receives 1000, Children's Mission 500, Morgan Memorial 1000, Franklin Square House 1000, First Parish Church Ashby 4000, and Tuskegee Institute 1000, among numerous private bequests.
Senate Passes Embassy Upgrade to Argentina Mission
The Senate approved a bill elevating the United States legation in Argentina to an Embassy. The measure had cleared the House and now goes to the President for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
United States
Argentina
House
Making Flesh and Strength
Father John presents a medicine claiming to nourish those with lung troubles and general weakness. The ad emphasizes its restorative properties and targets frail readers seeking renewed vigor.
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Gordon Bennett
Creelman
North Country
North of Ireland
Leinster
Connaught
Munster
State OF
William of Orange
Supreme Unionist Council
Panama Canal
Col
George W. Goethals
Commission
National Geographic Society
Library of Congress
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Boston
Sam
Frederic J.haskin
New England
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