Flighty Fortune: Sisters Seek Boston Fortune Deceived
Nellie Jones and Miss Mary Connor from the West arrived in Boston to claim a fortune from a deceased aunt. Telegraphs and letters claimed a $33,000 cash and real estate, but investigations show the aunt died years ago in New York and left no property. The sisters remain in Somerville area, pursuing leisure as their deceitful scheme unravels.
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Nellie Jones
Mary Connor
Boston
Crowe
School Street
Somerville
Indianapolis
Nellie
Lebanon
Charles Street
Nellie Crouse
United States
New York
West
Ambergris discovery nets whaler 128 pounds of ambergris
Provincetown August 1 Captain Benjamin Higgins of the whaling schooner Adelia Chase reports securing 128 pounds of ambergris or its gold equivalent. The volatile substance has commanded as high as $500 per unit, making the catch potentially worth substantial sums to the crew and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Benjamin Higgins
Adelia Chase
Missing Cask of Gold Found Empty in Havre Station
Paris August 1 The missing cask of gold was not found at Havre station as reported but at a suburban station where it was empty. Detectives question gold dealers in the city about recent purchases of American eagles but returns are negative.
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Paris
Havre
Jaws Repulsed in Attacks at Yashan Palace
London dispatch reports Japan declared war on China, escalating hostilities. Government sources say intense exchanges centered on Yashan Palace as both sides suffered casualties and strategic positions were tested.
Japanese Report Details Sinking of British Transport Kow Shung
The official account describes a July engagement near Pantao Island where Japanese cruisers Akitsusu Yoshino and Naniwa engaged Chinese warships Chihi Yuen and Kuwanti and forced the surrender of a transport carrying 1100 soldiers. The Kow Shung, a British steamer, was sunk after resistance by its garrison. four battalion chiefs and fifteen colonels were aboard. Japan expressed regret and offered reparations pending inquiry.
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Yokohama
Kow Shung
Chihi-Yuen
Kuwanis
Kasan
Tsao-Kiang
Tokio
Akitsusu
Yoshino
Naniwa
Pantao Island
Tsao- Kiang
Kuwanti
Japan
Chen Yuen Survives Battle Damaged at Yashan
Chinese ironclad Chen Yuen reached port after a fierce fight with Japanese warships Takachiho and Higei off Yashan. Hiyei disabled, transports with troops sailed from Che Foo. The battle revived nativist feeling and fears of foreign violence amid ongoing hostilities.
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Shanghai
Kow Shing
Takachiho
Higei
Chen Yuen
Hiyei
Che Foo
North China News
Yashan
Seoul
Han Kow
Russia Will Stand Firm on Corean Territory and Independence
The Russian press unanimously declares there can be no abridgment of Corean territory or suppression of independence. It rejects any interference by Britain or other powers if it conflicts with Russia’s interests. Newspapers urge immediate military and naval preparations in the Pacific and on the frontier to defend Russian interests during the China Japan war context.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Corean
China
Japan
Great Britain
Pacific
Taku Forts Strengthened as Japanese Fleet Seen Nearby
Nine heavy guns were added at Taku Harbor and submarine mines laid amid warnings of a Japanese attack. Alarm spreads as locals fear bombardment with Japanese warships possible daily. Chinese customs steam launches scout the coast while officers report Japanese cruisers seen in the Gulf of Bechili. Forts doubts of withstanding modern artillery linger.
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Shanghai
Taku Harbor
Taku
Chinese Customs Service
Gulf of Bechill
Pilgrims Visit Concord and Lexington Historical Sites
A sixty person university excursion group toured Cambridge Harvard landmarks, the Washington elm, Longfellow's home, Elmwood, and Mount Auburn before traveling to Lexington. They lunched with the Lexington Historical Society, heard Rev. A C Staples, and concluded with Hawthorne's house visit and a Sanborn address at the Concord Congregational Church before returning by train.
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Concord
Lexington
Bowdoin Square
Cambridge
Washington
Harvard Square
Arlington Heights
Monroe Tavern
A. C. Staples
Belfry
Lexington Historical Society
Town Hall
H. G. Porter
Battle of
Lord Percy
F. D. Sanborn
Tewksbury
Sanborn
Emerson
Lyman T. Powell
Night of entertainment at Shirley House Casino
The North Shore reports guests at the Shirley House on Ocean Spray enjoyed an evening entertainment with pianist Edith Shanklin, vocalist Miss Hunt, and reader Franklin H. Lawrence. tableaux vivants followed, presented by St Johns Mission ladies of Winthrop who opened a fair run through today. Mrs Neebe leads an energetic committee, Bijou decor and orchestra seating enhance the experience, with Lawrence Neebe and Col. George A. Foxcroft promising afternoon and evening diversions.
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Shirley House
Ocean Spray
Edith Shanklin
Miss Hunt
Francis H. Lawrence
St. John’s Mission
Winthrop
Neebe
Mechanics Renovation Underway at Gilchrist & Co
Gilchrist & Co at Nos. 6 and 7 Winter Street finish a fire sale and begin extensive renovations. An army of workmen will push repairs and reopen as soon as possible, with carpenters and plasterers preparing to take possession next week Thursday.
Gilchrist’s Dry Goods Sale Promises Unmatched Prices Next Week
Do you realize what the above means Well, just this that everything in Gilchrist s stock of choice Dry Goods Cloaks Suits Silks Notions etc is to be sold by Thursday of next week at prices less than ever known before in your experience Don t delay a single day if you want any of these immense bargains
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Gilchrist
Miller's Big Foe Fred Miller Jr In Ferry Boat Fight
Fred Miller Jr the author and composer of Davy Jones and Ship Ahoy was missing from the theater and hotels after a recent ferry boat scuffle aboard the Revere Beach Lynn boat. A fight with Walter Goddard left him with battered eyes and a blistered cheek. The melee ended when Robert Evans intervened and Miller returned home to care for his injuries.
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Fred Miller, Jr
Davy Jones
Fred
Revere Beach & Lynn Ferry
Mr. Miller
Davy Jones’ Company
Walter Goddard
California
Goddard
Miller
Crescent Beach
Bret Harte
Robert Evans
Milier
Miss Hannah Leary in Salem Daze After Severe Injury
In Salem on August 1 Hannah Leary grows weaker and dazed as doctors report little hope for recovery. Her scalp torn by machinery was sewn back but is rotting and must be removed to prevent blood poisoning. Delicate operation feared to be too strenuous for her weakened condition.
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Salem
Hannah Leary
Mystery Lover’s Disappearance Explained in Wooded Find
The body of John Lamprey, 22, missing since June 27 from Tilton after a failed romance, was found in the woods near Manchester. The clothing matched his description though the body was not recognizable, concluding the mystery of his sudden disappearance.
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Manchester
N. H
John Lamprey
Tilton
Lamprey
Boy Drowns In Tannery Vat In Salem
A young boy fell into a vat at Matthew Robson’s tannery on Boston Street in Salem this morning and drowned before rescue. Dr. Atwood pronounced life extinct when the body was recovered from the water.
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Salem
Matthew Robson
Boston Street
Atwood
Actor Hart Married in New York Ceremony
Joseph Hart of Hallen and Hart wed Miss Caroline de Mar at his St Nicholas Avenue home. Bride’s sister Estelle de Mar as bridesmaid and P A Quinn as best man attended. Honeymoon begins with Newport then Manchester by the Sea and Bar Harbor.
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Hart
New York
Joseph Hart
Hallen and Hart
Caroline de Mar
Newport
Manchester by-the-Sea
Bar Harbor
Daly's Lizzie Sold to Sensation Stable for 4000
Brighton Beach August 1 W C Daly sells the 6 year old mare Lizzie to the Sensation stable for 4000 with a further 1000 to be paid to Daly from her earnings. Lizzie influenced Hartford stake entries being rejected on all licensed tracks.
Harvard Wires Debate At Cambridge Street Petition
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen held a second hearing on the Cambridge Electric Light Company petition for pole locations on Harvard Street opposite the Harvard University grounds. President Eliot dissented on wires along the street. No agreement was reached as the company pressed roofs with a year’s removal notice, while abuttors demanded 30 days. J M Hilton and J H H McNamee offered $200 each for a conduit. Hearing adjourned.
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Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Cambidge Electric Light Company
Harvard Street
Harvard University
Eliot
College
J. M. Hilton
J. H. H. McNamee
Hodson Transfers From Scranton To Boston
Pitcher Hodson moved from Scranton to Boston in a deal reported as completed for a sum not disclosed. The Scranton club is expected to join the Eastern League before week’s end.
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Scranton
Penn
Hodson
Scrantons
Boston
Providence
Aug
Tommy Cahill
Leo Smith
Johnson
Donovan
Troy
Breckenridge
Donnelly
Gruber
Scheffler
Springfield
Meakin
Wilkesbarre
Great Chicago Lumber Fire Devastates Southwest District
A vast blaze in Chicago’s lumber district along Blue Island avenue from Robey to Laflin fanned for hours, burning over half a mile and destroying lumber yards, electrical plants, wheels, carriages, and buildings. Losses total about 3 million dollars with many injury cases among firemen and spectators and one confirmed death of a boy.
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Chicago
Blue Island Avenue
Robey
Laflin
Ashland Avenue
Chicago River
Roby Street
McGann
J. P. Phelan
Flaherty
Marshal Musman
James Connors
Sienans & Halske
Electric Company of America
Southwood Street
Wells & French
Paulina
South Casting Foundry
Perley, Lowe & Co
Ss. K. Martin Lumber Company
Lincoln Street
R. E. Conwar
Barber Asphalt Company
Paulina Street
Longley, Lowe & Co
Wood Street
Shoemaker & Higbee
Keystone Lumber Company
Robey Street
Griffith’s Machine Company
Shoremen Strike At Leyland Docks In Charlestown
A strike affects 200 Leyland dock workers in Charlestown over a dispute with stevedore Mr Booth about roll-call and hatch assignments. Workers insist on the old system of uniform hatch-based grouping, after wage levels of 30 to 50 cents per hour, while Booth plans individualized placement and his own operating method. A Post reporter notes the situation is a misunderstanding expected to be settled soon, with no ill will among the men.
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Leyland Docks
Charlestown
Booth
The
Post
Leyland
O'Connell Association
Insurance chiefs and fire chiefs unveil emergency extinguisher
Insurance organizations and fire department leaders raise hands in Boston at 272 Franklin Street to showcase THE EMERGENCY EXTINGUISHER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Franklin St
Globe Corset Sale Promises Great Value for New England ladies
Overproduction and season lateness prompt Wakefield sale of 3000 pairs Extra Fine Courts and Latino Corsets in white and drab at about one third value. New goods in all sizes with double side steels, silk flossed bones, silk tops, extra long waists, promising quality and satisfaction. Also notes quick service in six rooms with attendants. Also rumor of Walter S Moran's murder in Cincinnati and police inquiry by his Boston brother.
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New England
One Way to Raise the Wind
Tom Colins, infamous in local lore for past exploits, saunters into a Washington street tailor’s shop during busy hours and asks for a testimonial ticket for a friend of many customers. The sly approach yields a dollar in exchange for a ticket bearing a suggestive inscription.
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Tom Colins
Tom
Washington Street
Testimonial Tossed Away By Misdirected Invite Leads To Empty Hall
A Grand Testimonial for JOHN T. KELLEY planned for Friday July 6 1894 at Union Park Hall drew only a clerk with unused ticket. The janitor noted many copies issued to aides and names like J Duffy Scanlon J Meehan Casey Carey Scott Carthy Connell Meleady Carey and Joe McCarthy appeared faintly. A follow up July 30 invite promised cool breezes and dancing but yielded no solid outcome.
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Span
Union Park Hall
Joe McCarthy
Annual Social and Hop Ends in Scam Disclosed
A July 30 1894 social event ends with patrons discovering tickets bought for 50 cents led to an unrecognized Centennial Boat Club and McGuinness’s orchestra. City Point reveals no knowledge of the event and Chief Coulter warns the gang and printer to avoid Washington street tailors.
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City Point
Centennial Boat Club
McGuinness
Ihhad
Washington Street
Coulter
Police
Emancipation Day Picnic at Parlor Rock Draws Thousands
About two thousand Black residents from across Connecticut gathered at Parlor Rock for a statewide emancipation day picnic. In the evening Doric Lodge of Bridgeport hosted a grand ball for attendees and celebrants.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Parlor Rock
Doric Lodge
Riots Over Railroad Lands Sparks City Clash at Round Pond
It was declared and denied that riots and railroad bridge destruction at Round Pond and Enid stemmed from railroad officers speculating in town lots and acting insolently over station locations.
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Round Pond
Enid
House votes on contest seating in Kansas field
Washington August 1 The House approved the conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill with the Senate dropping its $1,000,000 line for eradicating the Russian thistle in the Northwest. In two party line votes lawmakers favored unseating Edward H. Funston and seating contestant H L Moore though no actual seating vote was completed before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Northwest
Edward H. Funston
Kansas
H. L. Moore
Moore
Boston stone cutter demands White House job
Thomas Cadogan of Boston, a frequent visitor to the White House with his tools, insisted on seeing the President this morning claiming he would starve without work. When denied access he grew violent and was taken away in a patrol wagon in Washington on August 1.
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Washington
Boston
Thomas Cadogan
White House
Herbert Supports the Marines in Congress Petition
Secretary Herbert affirmed the blue jackets right to petition Congress to withdraw Marines from ships but disapproved of the project and warned officers against influencing enlisted men. He issued a circular to naval officers outlining the stance and cautions.
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Washington
Herbert
Congress
United States
New England Cigar Makers League Holds Lowell Convention
The annual New England Cigar Makers League convened in Lowell on Aug 1 with morning and afternoon sessions lasting to 5 pm. Little business was completed as reports were heard and committees were appointed for rules and credentials. Tomorrow is expected to see most business transacted.
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Lowell
New England Cigar Makers’ League
F. Trudell
Cambridge
F. Koch
Milford
J. Montgomery
Portland
J. Bolan
Boston
A. Koebs
Lynn
J. J. Scannell
Unaccountable Deaths Reported in Newport Inquests
Coroner Stanhope announces verdicts on two torpedo station inquests held for government inquiry. Fire at gun cotton factory killed three men by unaccountable cause. Two men scalded to death and another crushed in a caving bank. injuries deemed not attributable to any person.
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Newport
R. IL
Stanhope
Death of John Ray Corbett Found Off Long Island
The body of John Ray Corbett of Hyde Park was discovered off Long Island yesterday. Funeral arrangements set for August 2 at 2 p.m.
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John Ray Corbett
Hyde Park
Long Island
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Ambergris
Burkhardt
Burkhardt Tebrewing Coe
Cor
Parker and Station Gts
Roxbury
Tel
Rox
Yashan Palace
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rueter & CO
Pilgrims
North Shore
Boston Herald
Miss Leary
Harvard
Champs
Chicago Lumber District
Houston & Henderson
Washington ST
Temple Place
Wakefield
Walter S. Moran
Cincinnati
John B. Moran
Holy Cross
Malden
Moran
John T. Kelley
Union Pe
D. J. Duffy - Scanlon
Aids J. Meehan
J. Casey
Carey
F. Scott
Carthy
T. Connell
Br. T. Meleady
D. Carey
Joe Mc
Seaside Pavilion
Daft Bostonian
Cigar Men's Congress
Vierit
van Nostrand
Bunker Hill
A. G. van Nostrand
Telephone
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