Ceremony Delayed as Earl of Yar mouth Marries Amidst Debts
In Pittsburg on April 27 the Earl of Yarmouth wed Miss Thaw after delays caused by her late arrival and the absence of her brother Harry Thaw. A writ for £617 from a London firm interrupted the proceedings as guests gathered at Lyndhurst. The ceremony proceeded with Josiah Thaw giving away the bride and a reception followed at the Thaw home for about 150 attendees before a brief honeymoon in transit to England.
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Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Harry Thaw
London
Lord Seymour
Harry Kendall Thaw
Josiah Grotley Thaw
Yarmouth
MecMaster
King’s Bench
High Court of Justice
Revisionary and General Securities Company of London
Earl
Harry
Benjamin
Edward Thaw
J. Deny Lyon
Josiah C. Thaw
W.L. McEwan
John H. Mcelfivaine
McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church
Miss Thaw
Dr. McKvaine
Calvary Church
George Lauder Carnegie
Nancy Carnegie
Martha Ferguson
Jane Seymour
Isobel May
Elinor Wilson
Mary Thaw Thompson
Edward Seymour
J. Dennison Lyon
Dallas Byers
H. CC. Norman
Delta Gharardes
England
Celtic
H. K. Porter
Union Club
Estabrook and Eaton's Steady Customer Base
A brief notice notes Estabrook and Eaton's drawing steady customers who smoke at their shop. The text emphasizes loyal clientele and ongoing trade without detailing dates or locations.
Temperature yesterday at Thompson's Spa in Washington Street
Readings from Thompson's Spa thermometer at 219 Washington Street show temperatures throughout the day with an average yesterday of 47.5 degrees and an average for the same day last year of 55.5 degrees. Readings include morning and afternoon values around 60 and 50 degrees with multiple entries.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Pope Leo’s Long Reign Seeks St. Peter Record
Rome April 27 The Pope, if alive tomorrow, would surpass St. Peter’s famed pontificate. He was elected 25 years, two months, and seven days ago and has already received many telegraphic congratulations on the event.
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Rome
St. Peter
Four Men Die Sudden Deaths in City Areas
A sequence of four sudden deaths occurred yesterday between 4 and 10 PM. Michael Duff, 60, died at 4:39 after illness in his room at 101 Ruggles street and was sent to City Hospital morgue. Patrick Murphy, 47, of 304 Harrison avenue, died in bed around 7:45 from natural causes linked to a recent pneumonia recovery. At about 9:30 PM an elderly man on a North Station smoking car platform collapsed and died. identified as J S Bissell, a New York insurance agent, with papers and a Knight Templar pin found on him. Martin Downing, 19, of Washington street Roslindale, died of heart failure from overexcitement during a sparring exhibition. Medical officials and undertakers attended each case.
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Michael Duff
Mary
MecQueeney
Murphy
North End
Roslindale
J. S. Bissell
New York
Knight Templar
Traveler’s Insurance Company
J. 8. Bissell
Briggs
Hanover Street
Martin Downing
Washington Street
South Street
Friendship Hall
Centre Street
Columbus Avenue
Seafter
Dri‘WcDonald
Brady
Draper
Forecast for Boston and vicinity appears calm and windy
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and surrounding areas on Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. A fresh southerly wind is expected, shaping the early spring conditions.
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Boston
Vicinity
Gallant Rescue Of Flight Persons At Columbus Fire
Patrolman Murphy of Division 5 prevented a fatal outcome at a Columbus Avenue fire near 622 late last night. He forced entry into the ground floor millinery store occupied by Mrs. Mary A. Spencer and alerted sleeping occupants. Fire gained headway. crews evacuated residents on the upper floors including the Kelley family and the Le Ford occupants. No injuries beyond smoke effects. Spencer reportedly absent. property damage about 1500 dollars.
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Murphy
Division 5
Columbus Avenue
Mary A. Spencer
Hartnett
Tremont and
Northampton Streets
Doyle
James H. Kelley
Kelley
Carrie B. Morse
James Leonard
Sandon
Amelia FE. le Ford
Mitchell Wells
Trolley Car Plunges Down River Bank Near Pittsfield
Four passengers and a conductor escaped death when a Pittsfield street railway trolley jumped the track and toppled down the Housatonic River bank. The motorman leaped free, a mother saved her child by holding it aloft as the car rested at a 45 degree angle in the water. The conductor and riders were shaken, with Mrs. Clark cut by flying glass. all were rescued.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield Street Railway
Housatonic River
Charles Clark
Housatonic
Itust
Fire destroys blocks in Rutland VT causing heavy loss
A $60,000 fire swept the Dunn and Buxton blocks in Rutland Vermont today. The blaze caused extensive damage and the casualty figure remains unreported. Fire crews battled the flames through the afternoon.
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Rutland
Dunn
Buxton
Lowell May End Strike Hinted Near
Lowell April 27 A Textile Council member signaled a possible 5 percent raise could prompt unions to return to mills signaling a compromise. Mill agents have not received offers. Receipts showed unions voting lump sums, with Union 97 Cigarmakers Boston sending 250 dollars and unions seeking 10,000 dollars weekly from the AFL. Outside contributions totaled 3000 dollars last week. The Textile Council learned of a North Adams firm able to employ 300 weavers and families.
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Lowell
Textile Council
Boston
American Federation of Labor
North Adams
Stafford Hero in Shooting as Bride-to-Be Defends Affair
Etta McLean, engaged to Hartwell Stafford, declares Stafford did right after he shot Stillman Bishop in the Edison Electric Light Co office to avenge alleged annoyances. Bishop wounded, Stafford behind bars, McLean vows to marry him, calling it a last resort. Bishop offered no statement.
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Etta McLean
Hartwell Stafford
Miss McLean
Stillman M. Bishop
Edison Electric Light Company
Bishop
Stafford
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Yarmouth-Thaw
the Earl and Countess OF
Estabrook & Eaton’s
Marguerite
Horsford
Fr. John
Pope Leo
St. Peter’s
Ladderman
Hartwell Ciafford
Etta McLean Staffords
Edison
Elec ST
Head Place
M'Lean
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