Butler Falls To Hill In Fifteen Round Fight
About six hundred fans at Nortland Athletic Club watched John E. Butler of Lynn drop after a hard left hook and right cross in the ninth. Billy Hill, nicknamed the Pickaninny, controlled much of the bout with cool defense and sharp counters. Ally Albert and Dave Sullivan boxed four rounds as preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Nortland Athletic Club
John E. Butler
Billy Hill
Pickaninny
Butler
Hill
Jack Sheehan
Bully
Ewing
Ally Albert
Dave Sullivan
Alibi Claim Heard in Richway A Fredericks Case
In Dorchester Superior Court Judge Bond hears the Richway A Fredericks felonious assault case. The government rests after witnesses including the child's mother and police officers testify. The defense presents Fredericks as alibi, claiming arrival home at 10 30 after denying prior involvement. The jury decision expected later that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richway A. Fredericks
Matilda Devine
Dorchester
Superior Criminal Court
Bond
Fredericks
Devine
John Kelliher
Murdock
Murray
Hunt
Rockwell Street
Henry C. S*redericks
Henry C. Fredericks
Brookline Boy’s Error Ends 100 Mile Trip With Shakers
James H. Forbes, 12, left Brookline Massachusetts with $65 to visit Canterbury. He traveled nearly 100 miles alone and was found by Concord police after joining the Shakers who released him to return home the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
James H. Forbes
Brookline
Mass
Canterbury
Shakers
Harvard Student Drowns in Fall River Mystery
The body recovered in the river is believed to be a Harvard medical student who leapt from the Pilgrim of the Fall River line on April 11. He lived with his Newton family, and his father James Carter will arrive tomorrow. A street railway conductor’s blank from DGoston dated March 4 was found along with nearly two dollars in loose change in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Harvard
Newton
Newtonville
James Carter
West End Street Railway
Dgoston
Two Men Arrested for Vagrancy on Green Street
Patrolman Curtis in plain clothes and Special Officer Roberts on duty at West End nab two men described as touchers after they asked for 2 or 3 cents for a night's lodging. At Station 3 the suspects gave names Frank W. McGarr 22 and Daniel Doherty 47 and were jailed on vagrancy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Div@ion 5
Roberts
West End
Green Street
Frank W. McGarr
Daniel Doherty
Robbed on Leverett Street Targeting Fitchburg Man
Timothy J. Donovan of Fitchburg was knocked down on Leverett street last night and robbed of $350, his winter earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy J. Donovan
Fitchburg
Leverett Street
Philanthropic Bequest From Toronto For Education
Cleveland April 29. The late Mr. Mastey of Toronto leaves by his will 458000 dollars for educational purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mastey
Toronto
Doherty Speaks on Single Tax in Somerville Brickbottom
Edward Doherty addressed about thirty people on a one acre vacant lot in Brickbottom Somerville last evening about two hours advocating Single Tax under the Boston Political and Tax Reform League. He distributed three tracts to each attendee and to Officers Carleton and Chisholm who attended and found there was no permission from the landowner for the speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Doherty
Song of the Waves on a Sailor’s Morning Light
A fragmentary verse recalls a boat drifting near a shore as waves murmur softly. The speaker pleads for a song from the waves while dawn brightens the Beverly shore and hints at a distant San Francisco Wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Shore
Divorces Recorded in Salem Superior Court Desertions and Abuses
In Salem on April 29 in an open court before Judge Sherman, numerous decrees nisi of divorce were recorded. Cases include desertion, cruelty, intoxication, consents, and absences across many spouses such as Howarth, Silva, Bender, Waganer, Huse, Prime, Rose, Sturtevant, Blake, Collins, Curtis, Downes, Reeves, Bowley, Simms, Wade, Dunlea, Goodwin, Gagnon, Grant, Pressey, Johnson, De Groff, Ayer, Morrill, Snee, Stone, McCaffey, Plante, O Connor, Houde, Newbegin, Smith, Barnes, Cheney, Davis, Stever, Perkins, Hoyt, Chase, Hurd, Roberts, Charland, Thompson, Gale, Akerly, Cohig, Bailey, Leighton, Noble, Downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Sherman
James O. Howarth
Mary L. Howarth
Isabelle M. Silva
Bartholomew E. Silva
Catherine Bender
Frank Bender
August Waganer
Elizabeth Waganer
Aaron W. Huse
Ida F. Huse
John B. Prime
Sarah Prime
Leforrest W. Reeves
Blanche L. Reeves
Alice I. Bowley
Joseph A. Bowley
Mary A. Simms
William J. Sims
Emma Wade
William M. Wade
Clara May Dunlea
Frank Dunlea
Edmund F. Goodwin
Elizabeth Goodwin
Louis E. Gagnon
Malvina Gagnon
Bertha J. Grant
William L. Grant
Jennie E. Pressey
William L. Pressey
Alberta P. Johnson
Frank S. Johnson
Catherine S. de Groff
George W. de Groff
Marilla E. Ayer
George H. Ayer
Nelile A. Morrill
Charles M. Morrill
Rebecca L. Snee
Martin E. Snee
Sarah A. Stone
Napoleon Stone
Lizzie J. McCaffey
Ernest McCaffey
Palmina Plante
Godfoss Plante
Catherine C. O'Connor
Thomas I. O'Connor
Mary A. Houde
Louis N. Houde
Susan J. Hoyt
Adeline P. Hoyt
Alice L. Chase
Frank G. Chase
George W. Hurd
Elizabeth T. Hurd
Lucy A. Roberts
George S. Roberts
Olive J. Charland
Frederic N. Charland
Eva M. Thompson
Charles E. Thompson
Caroline W. Gale
Arthur E. Gale
George W. Akerly
Martha E. Akerly
Annie M. Cohig
Eugene L. Cohig
Sarah A. Bailey
Eugene Bailey
Minnie C. Leighton
John B. Leighton
Lucy S. Noble
Olver P. Noble
George Clarence Downs
Mary Dixey Downs
Freeman A. Smith, Malden civic leader, dies at 69
Deacon Freeman A. Smith a longtime Malden resident and Baptist Missionary Union treasurer in Boston died at his Webster and Spruce street home after a lingering illness aged 69. He was eastern agent for Town Loan & Trust, trustee of Newton Theological Institute and Malden Savings Bank, served on Malden School Board, and was active in Republican politics. He leaves a widow and son Arthur B. Smith of Saugus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Freeman A. Smith
Webster and
Spruce Streets
New England
Baptist Missionary Union
Boston
Town Loan & Trust Company
Newton Theological Institute
Boston Belting Company
Libel suit testimony ties liquor sales to Vanness House
The second day in Governor Woodbury v. Rutland Herald libel case featured witnesses describing liquor orders to Vanness House employees and payment at the desk. Percy W. Clement testified as Herald and Globe Association president that he obtained Bass’s ale and cocktails at the hotel in 1884, with charges settled at the office, and students reported receiving intoxicants at banquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
Woodbury
Rutland Herald
Vanness House
Percy W. Clement
Herald and Globe Association
Vanness
Bass
Lovering Named Republican Candidate for Congress in Twelfth District
District leaders have selected W. C. Lovering of Taunton as the Republican candidate to succeed Elijah A. Morse in Congress. Colonel H. A. Thomas retires from the field and will likely back Lovering, while Lovering would likely support Thomas for Boston postmaster if a Republican President is in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Lovering
Taunton
Congress
Elijah A. Morse
H. A. Thomas
Lovering
Thomas
Boston
Washington
Army of Newsboys Arrests Stir City Stations
Twenty six newsboys were arrested by detectives from Station 1 led by special agent Monsieur D. Mann of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Most boys lacked licenses and faced fines. parents would be summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Monsieur D. Mann
Pemberton Square
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Mann
Higginson Divorce Case Deepens With Counter Plan
The ongoing Higginson dispute grows more complex as a potential counter suit by Mrs. Higginson is discussed. Cruelty and neglect are cited, with whispers of sensational disclosures. Her recent secretive city presence and rumored travels fuel gossip among the wealthy set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L. Higginson
Detective seizes 1109 registered lager bottles in Brockton
J F Larken of the Boston Brewers Association arrived in Brockton with Officers Joy and Boyden to tally registered beer bottles. At W J Boyd's bottling plant on Hayward street and Railroad avenue he seized 1109 bottles from various Boston concerns, some filled with hop beer and some empty, with penalties to be assigned for each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
J. F. Larken
Boston Brewers’ Association
Joy and
Boyden
W. J. Boyd
Hayward Street
Railroad Avenue
Boston
Thurston Receives Church Reception on Reappointment
Beverly April 29 A reception was held at Avenue Methodist Church in the vestry to honor Rev William A Thurston on his reappointment. The event, planned by the Ladies Aid Society, drew a full turnout of friends and supporters in a festively decorated setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
William A. Thurston
Avenue Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mas ton v Clark Ward Co stock margin case in Salem
In Salem Superior Civil Court Judge Sherman presiding, the jury in Charles Maston versus Clark Ward & Co. to recover 10500 on margin stock transactions returned for further instructions and did not reach a verdict before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Superior Civil Court
Sherman
Charles Maston
Clark, Ward & Co
Women and tariff clash in Dorchester rally notes
A Dorchester gathering features speeches by Mrs. J Ellen Foster and Gail Laughlin on tariffs and women's voting rights. Foster champions Republican ideals, irrigation and national aid, while Laughlin argues for a protective tariff as essential to American industry and equal opportunity. A five member committee forms to start a Woman's Republican Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Park
Marine Park
Charlesbank
Dorchester Park
J. Ellen Foster
Iowa
Women’s Republican League
Republican Party
West
Chickasawbut Club
Thomas B. Reed
America
Lodge
North End
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
State House
Gail Laughlin
Major McKinley
Republican Alliance
Dorchester
A. A. Berle
Brighton
Many Weddings In Boston Riverside Homes Charm With Veils
A large post Lent wedding scene in Boston area centers on Miss Georgia Gertrude Bicknell and Mr. Francis Augustus Hunt of Melrose at 5 Ivy Street. The ceremony featured green decor, diamonds, liles of the valley, and a Germania Orchestra. Guests included the Bicknells and Hunts plus numerous Melrose residents. The couple will tour the South before taking residence in Melrose after June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Bicknell
Ivy Street
Georgia Gertrude Bicknell
Francis Augustus Hunt
Melrose
Carrie Bicknell
Fred M. Montgomery
Catherine Mermet
Florida
Messrs. L. Lambton Skinner
Charles M. Wright
Joseph H. Parker, Jr
Hazel Bicknell
Alice Robinson
Maud Grant
Lettie Grant
Theodore Grant
Mabel Stuart
Gertrude Stuart
Andrew Stewart
John E. Robinson
Dorchester
James A. Rose
Chicago
Helen 8. Warren
Charlestown
Lydia Meadum
Alice Strain
May Curry
Hovey Sanborn Nuptials at Newton Centre Church
Miss Sara Sanborn and Frederic Howard Hovey married last evening in First Baptist Church Newton Centre with over 1500 guests. Ceremony officiated by Rev. Alvah Hovey and Rev. Russell H. Conwell. Afterward, reception at bride’s mother’s Chase Street home. They will reside at Burrs Chestnut Terrace, June 4 evening reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Sanborn
Frederic Howard Hovey
First Baptist Church
Newton Centre
Walter Sanborn
Alvah Hovey
Russell H. Conwell
D. D
Philadelphia
Penn
Wilfred Vickerson
West Newton
William Rice
Carl Kellar
Newton
Arthur E. Foster
New Haven
Leon A. Conwell
George E. Warner
Allen Hubbard
Edward O. Coffin
Lynn
Joseph Wiggin
William May
Malden
C. O. Perwig
Appleton W. Smith
Frederic G. Pratt
George A. Burdell
Central Church of
Boston
Helen O. Rice
Edna C. Thomas
Edith H. Sanborn
Jeanette A. Sanborn
Agnes FE. Crowell
Grace M. Rowe
Alice H. Sylvester
Marian Mandell
Mrs. Hovey
Chase Street
John H. Sanborn
Frederic W. Hovey
Frederic Hovey
The
Burrs
Chestnut Terrace
Brooks Taylor wedding ties Somerville social circle
Miss Mildred Woodbury Taylor wed Harry A. Brooks at 163 Orchard Street West Somerville in a ceremony hosted by Mrs Sarah Brooks. The groom's circle included many notable locals from Somerville Lexington Wellesley Roxbury Boston and South Boston. Brooks is with Brown Durrell and Co. and the bride is an Emerson College of Oratory graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Woodbury Taylor
Harry A. Brooks
Sarah Brooks
Orchard Street
West
Somerville
Lexington
Wellesley
Roxbury
Boston
South Boston
Brooks
Brown, Durrell & Co
Emerson College of Oratory
Goven Byrne Wedding At St Joseph Roxbury
Miss Mary Phelomine Byrne and George Henry F Goven wed at St Josephs Church Roxbury in a decorous ceremony performed by Rev Garrett J Barry. Best man James Stafford bridesmaid Katie Byrne wore white silk and carried pink roses. A reception followed at 2805 Washington street, with a lengthy list of guests and plans for an extended wedding tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Roxbury
Mary Phelomine Byrne
George Henry F. Goven
Garrett J. Barry
James Stafford
Katie Byrne
Washington Street
John Kelleher
Annie Kelleher
Andrew Nolan
Katie Egan
Mary Hayes
Goven
Katie Gowen
Mary Kelley
Katie Meguire
Newton
Denis McCarthy
William Hogan
Michael Golfoyle
John Allyward
Thomas Kelley
Dennis Crowely
John Daave
William Rogers
Henry Keating
Air
George Robbins
Alexander McCarthy
Bella Breen
John Lenard
Margaret Moran
J. O'Brien
Thorp
Mary Kildea
Newsman William Hall Poor Weds Blanche Johnson
At 7 o'clock last evening William Hall Poor a prominent local newspaper man married Blanche M Johnson of Charlestown. The ceremony at Hat bon street Charlestown was performed by Rev Keen with many relatives present. The bride daughter of G Webster Johnson residents of Charlestown, a Bun ker Hill social figure. Poor longtime newspaper worker formerly from Haverhill and a former state legislator. The couple will reside at 73 Hancock street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hall Poor
Blanche M. Johnson
Charlestown
Hatbon Street
Keen
G. Webster Johnson
Bunker Hil
Poor
Haverhill
Hancock Street
Quiet Brighton Wedding Reads Vows At St Columba Parish
Miss Margaret K. Byrne and Mr. Patrick J. Igo of Brighton married yesterday afternoon at St Columb kille Church parish house. The bride wore white satin with bridal roses and her sister Miss Mary J. Byrne was bridesmaid in pink silk. Rev Father Rossi presided. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home, No 26 Winship Street, where the couple will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Columbkille Church
Brighton
Margaret K. Byrne
Patrick J. Igo
Mary J. Byrne
Father Rossi
Winship Street
Mrs. Igo
Twenty-Five Years Wedded in Malden
Mr and Mrs H H Gilrain celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their home 20 Waverly street Malden with a large turnout from Boston Chelsea Cambridge and neighboring towns. They received many presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
H. Gilrain
Waverly Street
Boston
Chelsea
Cambridge
Goalmaredal Thefts Two Men Arrested In Hanover Street Larceny
Two men were arrested at Hanover Street station for allegedly stealing a $12 overcoat from S. Vorenberg & Co on 67 Washington Street last night. Joseph Doucette of Fall River and William J. Nolan of Auburn Missouri were booked. A pawnshop pursuit followed the coat was recovered with Nolan wearing it beneath another coat. Skeleton keys were found on Nolan and letters in both pockets showed recent visits to Lewiston Maine and Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Street
S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington Street
Joseph Doucette
Fall River
William J. Nolan
William Bolan
Auburn
Hines
Nolan
Lewiston
Lynn
Waltham Barber Shop Row Prompts Color Claim
Christopher Thomas, a colored man, was refused a share in a south side barber shop yesterday. He says it was due to color, the proprietor denies this. A court case may follow. The Waltham Hospital fair reached its third day with record crowds and strong financial prospects for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Christopher Thomas
South Side
Mas
Waltham Hospital
Pattison Ang Gelb Standard Harrisburg Convention Pledge
Democratic convention in Harrisburg adopts a pledge denouncing oppressive taxation and endorsing a tariff for revenue on constitutional lines. Platform proclaims gold standard with liberal silver use but opposes free coinage and compulsory silver purchases. Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison is endorsed for President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
Democratic Party
Robert E. Pattison
Colorado Populist Wins Contested Colorado Seat
In a House session on April 29 the elections committee report on Ges Otis Pearce versus John C. Bell from Colorado's second district was agreed to, confirming Bell's right to the seat for Populist and Democratic factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Elections Committee No. 3
Ges Otis Pearce
Ind
Labor
John C. 1
Colorado
Bell
Republican State convention fuses plan for McKinley delegates
Mckinley favored convention in Atlanta Georgia where the Republican State convention called to nominate four delegates at large to St Louis opened at the capitol near 11 am. A delegation protested fusion with Reed. the report of the fusion committee was defeated by a small majority and the convention adjourned sine die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
St. Louis
Capitol
Buck
Mc Kinley
Friends of
Reed
Lynn A P A Man Gets An Office
In Lynn on April 29 at a special meeting the Mayor and Board of Aldermen appointed and confirmed Charles F. Hathorne as sealer of weights and measures. Hathorne is a prominent A P A figure and his confirmation was anticipated as a significant appointment for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Board of Aldermen
Charles F. Hathorne
Hathorne
Wife Strangling Trial Proceeds in Greenfield Supreme Court
Levi M. Fournier stands trial for strangling his wife after a Dec 3 incident. He returned home at 9 40 PM from Montague City by electric car, found his wife dead in their room, and medical examiners ruled strangulation. Ten physicians attended, with defense and state attorneys present as the case continues into tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Levi M. Fournier
Supreme Court
Fournier
Henry Renth
Montague City
Levi
Wonsey
P. F. Leary
Leary
Coy
Vermont Convention Delivers Strong McKinley Support
Vermont party leaders report a broad McKinley surge at the Montpelier convention with five county resolutions favoring him. Delegates James W. Brock and Victor I. Spear elected for the second district, where a platform endorsing McKinley as the “loyal American” candidate was adopted, signaling a likely Republican victory in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
McKinley
Proctor
Reed
Congressman Powers
Thurston
Nebraska
James W. Brock
Victor I. Spear
Braintree
George H. Blake
Barton
E. O. Learned
Bradford
Willam McKinley
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
Weary of Democratic Rule at Illinois Republican Convention
At the Illinois Republican State convention in Springfield 10,000 members heard Alden D. Madden of Chicago open the gathering. Temporary chair Madden rail against Democratic rule praising Republican eras and urging unity to bury Democrats with public support. Senator Orville Berry of Carroll named permanent organization chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Jameison
Alden D. Madden
Chicago
Republican Party
Committee On Permanent Organization
Orville IF. Berry of
Carroll
Teller Threatens Break With Republicans Over Silver Issue
Independent Teller in Washington reports that Representative Teller of Colorado pledged to break from the Republican party if the St. Louis convention’s stance on silver does not align with his views as the naval appropriation bill was taken up in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teller
St. Louis
McKinley Cheer and Vermont Dispatch at Springfield
At the Republican convention in Springfield Illinois a recess was taken while delegates filed out. A despatch announced Vermont had instructed for McKinley, greeted by cheers and a blue banner. Senator Berry urged bi metallic monetary policy and equal value for all dollars. Delegates later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Reublicans
Vermont
McKinley
Ohio Statesman
Berry
Republican Party
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Sewell
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Armstrong
Minister
Vicinity
Willard F. Perrin
St. John’s M. BE
May Worcester
Annie Shortle
Alice Thaxter Reed
Miss Shortle
Miss Reed
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Hovey
Sanborn
Taylor
Byrre
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