Trichinosis Death Sparks City Alarm in Boston
A Boston family suffered a fatal trichinosis case after consuming pork from a market source. Otto J. Roth, 31, of Roxbury, died after a large pork meal with his wife and four children. The illness emerged rapidly with little warning, while officials debate whether the meat was locally produced.
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London
Otto J. Roth
Pynchon Street
Walden Street
Roxbury
Roth
Otto
Washington Village Improvement Banquet Second Anniversary
The Washington Village Improvement Association marked its second anniversary with a banquet at the United States Hotel attended by about 125 members and guests including Senator William S. McNary Aldermen Thomas W. Flood Edward J. Leary John F. Dever John H. Lee Representative Joseph J. Casey H H Carter Philip A Jackson Robert F Means James Yeames A reception ran 7 to 7 30 followed by speeches by Corcoran Carter Dever Leary Flood McNary J A Mullen Robert F Means Philip A Jackson and Rev James Yeames.
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Washington Village Improvement Association
United States
William S. McNary
Thomas W. Flood
Edward J. Leary
John F. Dever
John H. Lee
Joseph J. Casey
H. H. Carter
Philip A. Jackson
Robert F. Means
South Boston
Fought thei3 Battles O'er Again Reunion of First Massachusetts Vols
Company H of the First Massachusetts Volunteers held a reunion at Grand Army Hall in Chelsea last evening. A civic program featured speeches by Mayor Converse Alderman Bassett Hon Frank B Fay Major D W Gould Captain Isaac P Gragg Lieutenant Dalton and President Brown. Officers elected for the next year include President Mayor William A Smith Vice President William Grantman and Secretary Treasurer William A Prescott with a sixteen member executive committee chosen.
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First
Massachusetts Volunteers
Grand Army Hall
Chelsea
Converse
Alderman Bassett
Frank B. Fay
D. W. Gould
Isaac P. Gragg
Dalton
Brown
The
of the Common Council
William A. Smith
William Grantman
William A. Prescott
Smoke talk by Dorchester Post 68 G A R leaders
Benjamin Stone Jr. of Dorchester hosted a post hall event last evening for about three hundred G A R members. Speakers included Gen. John L. Swift Dr. E H Brigham Rev Eparaim Neut of Bryton Dr Haynes and Dr H S Babbitt. The evening closed with a campfire luncheon.
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Benjamin Stone Jr
Dorchester
Post Hall
Park Street
John L. Swift
E. H. Brigham
Eparaim Neut
Bryton
Haynes
H. S. Babbitt
Republican convention dialogue on coal, tariffs, and planks
The committee rejected requests for free coal and iron ore from John H. Reed and other figures. Talks hint at party shifts with McFarlin joining Democrats, a temperance plank, a stiff honest money line, and protectionist tariff policies. References to Harrison, Blaine, and Southern methods appear with New York as an example.
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Edmund Grinnell
New Bedford
Faes
McFarlin
Grinnell
Ames
New State House
Carnegie
Massachusetts
Bay State
Carver
W. A. Nye
Barnstable
New York
Harrison
Blaine
Ames and Cogswell Rivalry Shapes Early Convention Drama
Delegates loosened by applause move sluggishly as rumors swirl of a coalition between Cogswell and Ames with ballots showing Crapp Crapo Crane and Ames. Support leans toward Cogswell and Brackett, while many third-house members rally to Ames, sparking talks of party unity and staged alt-at-large bids.
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Cogswell
Ames
Crapo
Crane
Brackett
Mr. Ames
Third House
Post
Music Hall
Crapp
Michael J. Murray
Butler R. Wilson
Lovering
Committee On
S. W. McCall
McCail
Charles Fairchild
Rush of Pension Claims Claims Jettisoned By Congress Workload
Washington April 19 Secretary Noble cites heavy Pension Bureau workload from congressional calls and slips. He notes 180,000 cases on completed files and 28,000 to 30,000 monthly certificates, with 850,000 claims pending and 2.5 to 3 years needed to adjudicate. Direct correspondence with claimants to reduce duplication urged.
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Washington
Noble
Raum
Congress
Senate
House
Pension Office
Pension Bureau
Poor Boy! Herman Reidel’s self harm attempt in London
A 15 year old boy from Poplar street attempted to kill himself by slashing his arm. Friends found him, bandaged wounds, and he was taken to hospital. He asked for a revolver and a letter in his pocket accused tyrants of slavery. He was remanded to court when able to appear. Police suspect anarchist influence.
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London
Herman Reidel
Poplar Street
Fires in Plymouth injure tenants and threaten stores
Fire this afternoon badly damaged a tenement house owned by the Ellis Barnes estate near Farming Green. The house was insured. Sparks from the steamer set the roof of Spord and Holmes's grocery store on fire but was extinguished with little damage. Forenoon woods fires were set by an unknown person, causing minimal damage.
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Plymoutnh
Ellis Barnes
Farming Green
Spord & Holmes
Gloriana and Boston Theater Gleanings Parade
The Boston stage scene features Robert L. Downing and Marie Wainwright planning a London trip after Gloriana. Cast notes include Belle Stokes in Dr Bill at Grand Opera House, and appearances by Gillette, Hopper, Fox, and Haverly with The Country Circus. A thinly veiled city theater roundup covers performances, tours, and the famed tiny patrol wagon in the parade.
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Boston
Trenent Theatre
Marie Wainwright
London
England
Paris
New York
Belle Stokes
Miss Fauntleroy
Dr Bill
Grand Opera House
State Engraving Offer For Post Subscribers
Readers with thirty coupons or ready to mail can obtain the State engraving by calling at the Post office. Four month subscriptions at $1 earn an advance engraving and extra engravings with more coupons. Mail delivery is not paid. send eight cents for tube and postage to State Engraving, the Post, Boston.
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Post
the Post
Boston
Reciprocity With Mexico Trade Proposal and Joint Commission
A Washington dispatch reports a committee recommendation to pursue reciprocal trade with Mexico. It urges a joint reciprocity commission of three Mexican and three U S commissioners to negotiate a treaty for expanded commercial relations, with U S appointment only after Mexico signals willingness.
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Washincron
Mexico
United States
Republic of Mexico
Explosion Kills Two Boys at Fireworks Factory
An explosion and fire at Detwiller & Sons fireworks plant in Greenville, Jersey City, NJ, killed two boys Albert Holtie and John Ettinger and injured several others, including Edward Paulson, 14, who may die. The plant spans about twenty eight frame buildings and the blast occurred in building 12 where rockets and mines were made. Damages under $1000. cause believed accidental when a boy dropped a rocket’s load.
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Jersey
City
N. J
Apri
Detwiller & Sons
Greenville
Albert Holtie
John Ettinger
Edward Paulson
Oregon for Cleveland convention renominates Chamberlain
Portlano Oregon April 19 state democratic convention renominates George Chamberlain for attorney general. Delegates are uninstructed but favor Cleveland with a platform opposing the McKinley bill and Chinese immigration. A resolution backs Governor Pennoyer for a national ticket.
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Portlano
Ork
George Chamberlain
United States
Cleveland
Pennoyer
Riot in Brooklyn as strikers clash with replacement workers
A riot broke out in Brooklyn on April 19 between striking longshoremen and Italian workers hired to fill their positions. Several men sustained scalp wounds and two were shot by Italians. Patrick Lynch is reported in critical condition. Nine arrests were made.
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Brookllyn
N. Y
Patrick Lynch
McCarthy declines Ulster Nationalist appeasement request
April 19 Dustin notes a Parnellite Londonderry deputation urging Nationalists not to contest Ulster seats. Justin McCarthy refused to consider the request, signaling a firm stance on electoral strategy amid Parnellite pressures.
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Dustin
Parnellite Londonderry Deputation
Justin McCarthy
Ulster
McCarthy
Weir and White Fight Draw in Minneapolis
Ike Weir the Belfast Spider and Tommy White of Chicago battled ten rounds at the Hennepin Athletic Club for a $600 purse. Neither fighter took heavy damage and the referee ruled the bout a draw.
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Minneapolis
Ike Weir
Belfast
Tommy White
Chicago
Hennepin Athletic Club
Dandy Sells for $18 000 in Greensburg Sale
Greensburg Penn April 19 The trotter Dandy was sold today to William Sherrick of Pennsville for $18 000. Dandy was bought two years ago for $2 200.
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Greensburg
Penn
William Sherrick
Pennsville
Cash shylock schemed Pawtucket firm out of five thousand
Providence April 19 A Tennessee claims bearer with fifty thousand dollars in cash and a man posing as General Olney Arnold's nephew tried to swindle John T. Kenyon of E. J. Cutler & Co. of Pawtucket out of 5000. They disappeared when inquiries began.
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Providence
Tennessee
Olney Arnold
Pawtucket
John T. Kenyon
E. J. Cutler & Co
Folsom Stricken By Apoplexy In Store on Court Street
Abraham W. Folsom, 45, owner of a Canton Junction business, suffered an apoplexy at 2 30 yesterday afternoon in his Court street store and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he remained unconscious late last night.
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Abraham W. Folsom
Court Street
Massachusetts General Hosital
Mr. Folsom
Canton Junction
Mass
Lone Star Cotton Picker meeting endorses Gurley Sears
In Waco on April 13 a stockholders meeting at the Board of Trade praised Col E J Gurley and Dr J H Sears, reporting the Lone Star Cotton Picker as advancing rapidly. They endorsed the officers, noted strong finances, and drafted resolutions of support, stating the machine’s progress rivals celebrated inventions and predicting ultimate success.
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Lone Star Cotton Picking Machine Co
Col. &. J. Gurley
Board of Trade Rooms
Col
R. B. Parrott
Seth Turner
Lone Star
McCormick
Howe
Bell Telephone
Bell
Boston
Marsh Bros
Col. E. J. Gurley
Waco
Chicago
Brown
Sears
James B. Baker
J.D. Shaw
Waco Board of Trade
Lone Star Cotton Picker Co
E. J. Gurley
J. H. Sears
Board of Trade
John C. West
H. W. Brown
James I. Moore
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Ases
Myron P. Walker
Belchertown
E. A. Buffinton
Leominster
Frank Hobart
Braintree
Ephraim Stearns
Waltham
William A. Nye
Cape
Robert C. Nichols
Ned Glines
Somerville
Willard Howland
Barrett
Howes Norris
Ohio
Harrison Hume
Goetting
Springfield
South
State Committee
Eastern Storage CO
Everett Ave
KR. R. Crossing
Chelsea Depot
Geo. M. Buck
John H. Reed
Cotuit
J. O. Wardwell
Haverhill
Abraham C. Ratshesky
Frank
Ames Is
Peleg McFarlin
Johnson
Teinz
Johnson & CO
Mas
Rush
InverNess
Fla
Stevenson
Payne
Jerry Williams
Albert Robinson
Willie Williams
George Davis
Colt
Plymouth
Glortana
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault
Robert L. Downing
RS. Thorndyke Boucicault
Columbia Theatre
A. D. Hall
Edgemore Publishing Company
William Gillette
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Esther Lyon
Charlie Hoyt
Tony Pastor
Howard Atheneum
Merkill- Hamilburg
Globe Theatre
Wall Street
Edward E. Rose
Museum
Wang
de Wolf Hopper
Pretty Della Fox
Bertoto
Palace Theatre
Park Theatre
John J. Braham
Park
George W. Wilson
Joseph Porter
Field
Boston Museum
Wilson
Maud Williams
Elma Delaro
Lon F. Brine
J. C. Bartlett
M. A. Hearn
Sophie Braham
Neil Burgess
J. H. Haverly
Oregon
Brooklyn
Justin M'Carthy
Weir
White
Waco News
J. Curley
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