Reverend Pullman Apologizes in Slander Case
The slander suit by Mlle. Jane May against Rev. Dr. Joseph Pullman of Bridgeport’s First Methodist Church over comments about an actress is withdrawn. Pullman issues a signed retraction stating his remarks were impersonal and regrets linking her to the performance. May accepts the retraction and hopes clergy avoid unprovoked attacks on actresses. The settlement involved no payment by Pullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Pullman
First Methodist Church
Mlle
Jane May
Pullman
Mhe
May
Dudley Street Opera House Hosts SOV Entertainment
Dudley Street Opera House drew a large crowd for a John F. Andrew Camp Sons of Veterans program to aid the G A R on Memorial Day. Three one act plays were staged with dancing by Miss Helen J Garrity and Miss Bernie Masterson and a harmonica duet by Brothers Murphy and Cripps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Street Opera House
John F. Andrew Camp
Sons of Veterans
Marie Moore
Florence A. Leeds
Madge Kelhear
Annie Louise Kellogg
E. Alice Sills
Mira E. Warner
Messrs
George B. Sinclair
George S. Chadwick
Walter J. O’brien
Arthur J. Callighan
Henry P. Botter
George B. Roberts
George S. Canfield
Mary Jane
Partners Locked In At 9 Franklin Street
Mr F W Lucas and Mr J L Higgins of Snow Church Co were trapped in their office after 9 p m. They cried from a second story window attracting a crowd on Franklin street. Patrolmen brought a ladder but the prisoners chose another exit and finally walked away up Franklin street amid spectators and renewed calls for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Lucas
J. L. Higgins
Snow, Church & Co
Franklin Street
Orchestra on the Puritan under Stanis Hoppe praised
Music lovers traveling to New York should hear the Puritan of the Fall River line. Stanis Hoppe, educated in Germany, has led the boats’ orchestra for seven years and is now its director. Under his baton the selections and instrumentation have improved, drawing large attentive nightly audiences and proving his popularity with patrons.
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New York
Fall River
Stanis Hoppe
Germany
Hoppe
Rhode Island Fair to Award 5000 for Horseless Carriages
The Rhode Island State Fair Association set a 5000 purse for a horseless carriage contest at the annual exposition in Providence the week of September 7. It is claimed to be the largest sum offered for motor vehicle exhibition with expected foreign participation. The contest emphasizes speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Rhode Island State Fair Association
Whist Club Everett Hosts First Private Ball
The Entre Nous Whist Club of Everett held a delightful private ball last evening. Floor Director M. H. Bolger and Miss Madge Bolger led the grand match as about 100 attendees danced through the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre Nous Whist Club
Everett
M. H. Bolger
Madge Bolger
Bermuda Onboard Arms For Honduras Mission
The British steamer Bermuda sailed from Philadelphia bound for Porto Cortes Honduras via Key West for orders. It is rumored she carries arms and ammo and will reload at Key West before landing the cargo at Cuba and continuing to Honduras. Separately Walter Grant Dygaert, an American detained in Cuba, has been released and will return to Illinois.
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Philadelphia
Bermuda
Porto Cortes
Honduras
Key West
Fla
John O’brien
Cuba
Washington
Olney
Williams
Havana
Walter Grant Dygert
Dygaert
Illinois
Congress
Gaines
Julio Sanguilly
de Castro
Supreme Court
Madrid
Ceuta
Africa
Weyler
Cortez
Orrin R Dickey Receives Distinctions at Boston Dinner
Orrin R. Dickey, champion live bird shot of America, was honored with a reception and dinner at the United States Hotel. The event, hosted by the Boston Shooting Association, drew representatives from multiple gun clubs across New England and beyond. Captain E B Wadsworth awarded Dickey a large silver cup and an oak roll-top desk with chair, amid speeches by club presidents and notable members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin R. Dickey
America
United States
Boston Shooting Association
Worcester Gun Club
Lowell Gun Club
Brockton Gut Club
Lynn Fish and Game Club
Waltham Rifle Association
Dedham Gun Club
Fall River
E. B. Wadsworth
Dickey
Wadsworth
Captain Dickey
Dr. Judkins
Walter N. Fuller
The
Waltham Rifle Club
F. E. Peabody
Boston
D. R. Melcher
B. Sanborn
A. F. Adams
William Pray
W. A. Sanborn
Junk dealer fails in Portland business transfer
Portland April 24 James White junk dealer at Portland pier assigned to F C Payson with liabilities of 43000 and assets of 30000 The failure is blamed on the collapse of other firms and White says he will pay in full if granted more time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potland
James White
Portland Pier
F. C. Payson
Democrats Plan Aggressive Silver Campaign in Kentucky
Louisville April 24 Senator George G Vest will visit Louisville invited by the State Bimetallic League to rally support for silver coinage as part of the Democratic campaign in Kentucky this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
George G. Vest
State
Florence preacher receives Philadelphia church call
The Rev. F. A. Hinckley of Cosmian Hall Society Florence has been called by Spring Garden Unitarian Church Philadelphia at a salary of 3500 dollars and will likely accept.
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Florence
Philadelphia
Northampton
F. A. Hinckley
Cosmian Hall Society
Spring Garden Unitarian Church
New Secretary Must Return After Interesting Board Meeting
A lively New England Amateur Athletic Union board meeting at Revere House featured Senator Maccabe, discussions on prize returns for unsanctioned events, and the election of William Plummer as secretary with James Morse named to AAU duties. Eddy of Newton A A A suspended himself for competing at Waltham games, prompting immediate notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New England Amateur Athletic Union
Revere House
Thomas Riley
D. J. Byrne
W. H. Plummer
B. B. Osthues
Joseph B. Maccabe
East Boston Athletic Association
James E. Morse
Walter Stimpson
New York
E. E. Babb
Maccabe
New England Athletic Association
Worcester Oval
Worcester Athletic Club
Macecabe
Babb
D. F. O’brien
North Brookfield
James Morse
Newton
Russell
Suffolk A. C
Worcester A. A
Suffolks
East Boston Athletic Associations
Arch Street
Eddy
Newton A. A
Waltham A. A
Plummer
GAVANAUGH S GREAT SPEECH TALE OF A PAID RESEARCHER
A Washington newspaperman recalls Delegate Cavanaugh of Montana hiring a writer to compile a complete history of territorial organization from 1787 to the present. Cavanaugh paid $300, later confessing he could not do the work himself and praising the trained journalist. The speech followed and proved popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cavanaugh
Montana
Macaulay
Mr. Cavanaugh
Colonels Rhodes Phillips Farrar Plead Guilty in Treason Case
In Pretgoria April 24 Colonel Rhodes Lionel Phillips and George Farrar members of the Johannesburg reform committee pleaded guilty to treason on the first count of the indictment. Other indicted members pleaded guilty to lese majeste without hostile intent toward Transvaal independence. Case adjourned for written pleas and sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretgoria
Rhodes
Lionel Phillips
George Farrar
Johannesburg
Remarkable record at Dudley Street Baptist Sunday School
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Dudley Street Baptist Sunday School will celebrate Henry E. Lingham completing twenty five years as a teacher with only a single absence during the entire period.
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Dudley Street Baptist Sunday School
Henry E. Lingham
Mer Ritts Hat Shop Showcases Fine Spring Crowns
Mer Ritts at 431 Washington Street offers a fine assortment of latest hat styles with special emphasis on stiff hats. Prices start at three dollars for quality headwear suited to sunny spring days.
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Merritt’s
Washington Street
Widow Mabel Spofford Dies at 38 in Hudson
Dr. H E Spofford returned home to find his wife Mabel dead, about 11 o’clock. She was 38 and the widow of the late George, a well known person. She leaves four children.
Free trial of Dewey Lung Medicine at 74 Boylston Street
The Dewey Medical Co offers a free trial bottle of Dewey's Lung Medicine for bronchitis and lung trouble from 9 AM to 8 PM today at 74 Boylston Street near Tremont. Testimonials claim asthma relief and lung improvement, with consultation days restricted to Fridays through Mondays and various hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Dewey Medical Co
Boylston Street
Tremont
British sortie at Bulawayo drives Matabeles to water
Details from Cape Town describe a British sortie from Bulawayo against besieging Matabeles. Selous and Guy's scouts led an overland rush across the Umguza River. Matabeles were driven into the water, then regrouped and attacked, with Trooper Baxter killed and Corporal Wise aided to escape. British forces then pulled back to Bulawayo for reinforcement. Authorities say no defeat occurred and defensive posture will hold until help arrives.
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Cape Town
Bulawayo
Umguza
Selous
Guy
Baxter
Wise
Intercollegiate Boat Race Course Selection Update
Guy Richards of Columbia, heading the selection committee, says a final meeting to choose the June 29 course will likely occur in early May. A navigable waters bill moving through Congress could remove objections to the Hudson River route, with Saratoga Lake favored for its light traffic.
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New York
Guy Richards
Columbia
Hill
Senate
House
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Hudson River
Saratoga Lake
Columbia College
Hudson
Saratoga
Richards
Poughkeepsie
Albany Day Line
Mary Powell
Milton
Momentum Plays Barred New Haven Rules Adopted
A committee revising playing rules for the upcoming season in New Haven Connecticut has completed its work. Rules require at least five players in scrimmage when the ball is put in play and no more than five players behind the line at the snap back. Momentum plays are forbidden and the 1898 fair catch rule is adopted for the season. Officials will be a referee an umpire and a linesman. Each committee member will report the new rules to his college for adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Astern Colleges
Banquet Arrangements For Boston Olympians Planned
On May 9 Boston Athletic Association to honor athletes for Olympian team. Banquet at B A A club house or local hotels depending on response. Arrangements led by Henry Parkman Arthur Burnham and Godfrey Morse with invitations by Pratt Adams and Hubbard. Team departure set for April 29 from Southampton aboard the Lahn. they will be met at the station by the Olympic committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
America
Boston Athletic Association
Henry Parkman
Arthur Burnham
Godfrey Morse
M. S. Pratt
George Adams
Allen Hubbard
Southampton
Olympic Games and Athletic Committee
Build Stables for Myopia Hunt Club Awarded
Beverly April 24 The contract to build the new stables for the Myopia Hunt Club at Hamilton has been awarded to Lord and Neal of Salem. The stables will cost about 15000 dollars and be among the finest in the country. Devens stables at Hamilton to be rebuilt after recent fire.
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Beverly
Myopia Hunt Club
Hamilton
Lord & Neal
Salem
A. l. Devens
Wollaston Golf Club Plans May and June Matches at Norfolk Downs
Wollaston Golf Club, Quincy, announces May and June events at Norfolk Downs links with prizes for each game. Events include May 9 men’s handicap 18 holes, May 16 mixed foursomes 9 holes, May 23 longest drive six trials, May 30 men’s handicap 18 holes, June 6 ladies scratch 9 holes, June 13 men’s scratch 18 holes, June 27 ladies handicap 9 holes. A Saturday meeting to vote on a proposed by law will consider raising entry from 1 to 5 dollars, raising assessments from 1 to 3 dollars, and increasing treasury reserve from 10 to 20 dollars. expected strong attendance amid opposition.
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Quincy
Wollaston Golf Club
Norfolk Downs
Treasury
Senate hears amendment to sundry civil bill on French soc ation claims
Washington April 24 Warren from the committee on claims today favorable reported to the Senate an amendment to the sundry civil bill carrying a little more than 1,000,000 dollars for payment of French society claims adjudicated by the Court of Claims and found to be due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Live Turf News on 2:11 to 2:18 trotters and shows
Queen Mab stays with George Bixby as trainer George Parberry shifts to Mystic. Cephis 2:11 1-2 heads to Fasig sale in New York next week. Blizzard 2:08 1-2 joins John Alton at Altonsville VI. Virginia hurdles win for War Bonnet and note of a central governing body for horse shows to standardize rules.
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George Bixby
George Parberry
Mystic
Cephis
George Cherry
New York
Harry Hamlin
Blizzard
John Alton
Altonsville
George Hicks
Ryland T
Leger, Jr
Magnolia
Ham Patch
Merry Chimes
Chimes
Moonstone
Mambrino King
Doc Sperry
Altamont
Sable Gift
Gift, Jr. Sacaza
Robert McGregor
Banker
Rydyks
Havre
France
la Touraine
Knap McCarthy
Detroit
Baden Baden
Mechanics’ Hall
National Trotting Association
Chamblet
New Bennings Track
Washington, D. C
Chablet
Country Club
Chambler
War Bonnet
Bennings
S. S. Howland
Judge Morrow
Tommy Hitchcock
April Fool
Persse
Mr. Chambler
Pontiac Isable
Brookline
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Lexington
Bouncer
Pilelta
Alar
Colonel Kuser
Arena
Cepas
Robbie P
Athania
Annice
Lady Wilton
Pat L
Nemotime
Lightning
Transylvania
Dentine
Fitz Royal
Pilot Boy
Falkland
Rizpah
Iron Bar
Ben B
Drop and Gipper Puzzle in Daily Life
A curious riddle about a single drop weighing more than a dipperful and its answer. The ad extols Puritana as a cure claiming it strengthens digestion, nerves, and overall health, with testimonials from Mrs. Belle W. Cale and others in Concord and Charlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle W. Cale
Charlestown
Mass
Boston
Dixi Crosby
Dartmouth Medical College
J. F. Scott
Concord
N. H
J. S. Daly
Cambridge
Races at Bennings Run Despite Threatening Weather
At Bennings races today the card was light and the track muddy after rain. First race six furlongs Gold Dollar Silk Dark. Time not listed. Second race half mile Prompt Domitov Second Chance. Time 50 2-5. Third race six and one half furlongs Shakspere Jr Roundsman Brisk. Time 1 21 4-5. Fourth race six and one half furlongs Allen L the Swain Eclipse. Time 1 28 3-5. Fifth race one mile Sue Kittie Captain T Mrs Stuart. Time 1 46 3-5.
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Washington
Bennings
Logan
Gold Dollar
Silk
Raz
Prompt
Domitov
Shakspere Jr
Roundsman
Brisk
Allen L
the Swain
Eclipse
Sue Kittie
Captain T
Mrs. Stuart
American Wringer Company Ad in Boston
The American Wringer Company advertises wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers at 13 and 1s Broadway extension and 2% and 3s Corn hill Boston. Repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Trevuort 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
Bissell
French President Faure weighs new ministry amid crisis
President Faure at Paris discussed cabinet formation with Loubet Peytral Brisson and Poincare. Radicals back Brisson for premier while Opportunists want Constans and dissolution of the Chamber. Madagascar credits approved by Senate as constitutional tension grows.
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Paris
Faure
MM. Loubet
Peytral
Brisson
Poincare
M. Brisson
Chamber of Deputies
M. Constans
Senate Today
Madagascar
M. Henri Riccard
Gaulois
National Assembly
Re elect Fire Chief in Newport Rhode Island
At a special city council meeting Chief Lake of the fire department was re elected for three years beginning January 1897 under a new law replacing annual terms with four year terms. Robert L. Oman was elected inspector of plumbing under the new ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Lake
Fire Department
Robert L. Oman
Pullman Company Loses High Court Suit
Newport R I April 24 In the Supreme Court today the Pullman Palace Car Company lost the suit brought by F P Garrettson who two years ago while riding in one of the company's cars lost his baggage on the Pennsylvania railway. It was charged a car employee moved the baggage while he dined and it could not be found. The jury returned a verdict against the defendant for nearly 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Supreme Court
Pullman Palace Car Company
F. P. Garrettson
Pennsylvania Railway
Pensions for New Englanders Listed by State
Washington April 24 pensions allowed today include Massachusetts originals for Burt Chester Mulvey Ellis Gingrass Barbier and Callahan Reekie Woodman Alen plus widows Fyffe York and Cooley. Rhode Island grants include Emerson and Cooley.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Daniel W. Burt
Worcester
Henry W. Chester
Monument Beach
Michael P. Mulvey
Everett
Joseph T. Ellis
Chelsea
Sidney Gingrass
Lowell
Joseph Barbier
Boston
Increase
Michael Callahan
Brighton
David Reekie
Clinton
Alvin Woodman
Brockton
George H. Alen
West Brookfield
Thomas McCarthy
Stoneham
Clifford N. Fyffe
West Newton
Sarah L. York
Griswoldville
Rhode Island
Manley Eugene Emerson
Pawtucket
Mary E. Cooley
Providence
Clerk Arrested for Embezzlement in Everett Case
George T. Gray of Everett was arrested by Inspector Lynch yesterday on charges of embezzling 260 dollars at different times from F. E. Piper & Co. of 43 North Market street, agents for North Packing Co. Gray had worked for Piper & Co. for some time. his home is 4 Harris avenue, Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Gray
Everett
Lynch
F. E. Piper & Co
North Market Street
North Packing Company
Gray
Piper & Co
Harris Avenue
Pioneer Corps in the Mazy at Sacred Heart Hall
The sixth annual hall of the Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps occurred last evening in Union Hall Cambridgeport. The venue featured colorful bunting and a handsome look. A fine musical program by an orchestra behind greenery preceded the cotition led by Lieutenant Colonel E J Martin and Miss Annie Martin.
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Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps
Union Hall
Cambridgeport
E. J. Martin
Annie Martin
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Hood
Nds
Dygert
Vest
William Plummer
R. P. Russell
Association
Cer
Waltham
Gavanaugh
J.d.tolman
Mason St
Mires
A. Westerly
Chestnut Street
Wollaston
Board of Governors
Pullman Company
Pensions For
New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Boston, Mass
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
S. F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Harness
New England
James R. Hill & Coo
Devonshire Str
Hancock Building
Helen Taylor
Davis Avenue
T. W. Taylor
Massachusetts Avenue
Alexander McKenzie
Shepard Memorial Church
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
James Lee
Tremont Street
Mr. Skeene
Harvard Street Methodist Church
Cape Cod
L. M. Reynolds
Jerry
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Upham—Chipman
Dorchester
George L. Perin
James H. Upham
Harriet N. Chipman
M’devitt
Thomas F
Rose A
John C. Mc Devitt
Chelsea Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Jansson
West Somerville
Janne L. Jansson
Faneuil Hall
Quincy Market
J. Newman & Sons
Flowers
Tremont ST
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