Noble Doocey Yacht Arrives to Hull Sailors and Maidens
The Honorable Jasper Doocey, heir to vast Dorsetshire estates worth about 15 million dollars, sails the Dorsetshire toward New England. Reported to be single and eager for American wives, he travels with Sir Arthur Cheshire and triggers Hull crowds and local gossip about a grand reception and potential matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Doocey
Hull
Dorsetshire
Royal Yacht Club
New England
Doocey
Arthur Cheshire
Prince of Wales visit stirs Hull crowds and Boston unit
Veteran colonel recalls royal welcoming scenes as the Henry Walker commanded Boston's Ancient order prepares scrapbooks. The trip featured a royal reception, fireworks, and a two week stay at Hull with plans forshore leave. Adjutant Frye's command totals 740 men. The Prince of Wales and English royalty drew attention while American soldiers trained and reflected on Anglo American ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Windsor Castle
England
America
Russia
Germany
Old England
Boston
Frye
Reeves
Providence
C. P. Nutter
C Company
Aneulene G. F. Horton
Offic
A. M. Eaton
Colonel Walker Brines Home From Old World Invasion
Colonel Henry Walker of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company returns to Boston, recounting his strenuous role in the late invasion of England. He emphasizes ongoing vigilance and readiness after the journey from the old world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Walker Brines
Henry Walker
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston
Post
England
Banquet Guests and Royal Honors Share Boston Visit
Colonel Walker recalls a London trip with the Ancients company featuring a Drapers dinner with Prince Charles and Queen Victoria autographs on a menu folder. Highlights include an Aldershot military review, garden party at the Queen’s, and a London hospitality that strengthened ties with English counterparts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drapers
Prince Charles
Princess of Wales
Duke of York
Prince
London
England
London Company
Boston
Obituary of Patrick F Buckley in Salem Ward 3
Patrick F Buckley died at his home 5 High Street Court in Salem of congestion of the lungs. A longtime coachman and former liquor dealer at The Fort he clashed with police. He later quit the business and worked to curtail liquor sales in his neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Patrick F. Buckley
Ward 3
High Street Court
Buckley
the Fort
American Wringer Co Offerings at Tremont Prints
The American Wringer Company lists its Boston locations at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill offering all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers. Repairs called for and delivered without extra charge, and customers are urged to write or telephone Tremont 764.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Street Duel in Hanover Street Feud Turns Violent
In Hanover Street a feud erupts after a quarrel over an employer ends with four pistol shots. Vito Masstrangelo and Michaele Scheone suffer multiple wounds. both are taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The dispute stems from Masstrangelo’s recent dismissal of Scheone’s employer, leading to a knife and gun fight at Thacher street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Sheehan
McDevitt and
Barretta
Hanover Street
Thacher Street
Thacher Court
Vito Masstrangelo
Charlestown Street
Michaele Scheone
Thachercourt
Masstrangelo
Scheone
Dunnways
Massachusetts General Hospital
Scheene
All About Watson State and the company joke
The piece recalls Watson as a bold capital crime defense lawyer and notes his position on a middle-of-the-road policy. It cites a People's party quip about “D-N your company” tied to a joke about the running mate idea, with Watson taking it in good humor as the campaign unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Goit
Sewall
Maine
North Pole
Nansen
Watson
South
Tenth
Thomson
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Cyclone
Davis
Texas
Gested
Ira Farmer
Mr. Watson
Mrs. Watson
Durham
Agnes
Tom Watson
Billy
People’s Party
St. Louis
Billy Bryan
Thomas E. Watson
P. Miss
Murderer Convict Says Innocent Man Suffered
Frederick Whitney alias Frederick Hildebrand confessed that he killed and robbed a man in Altoona in April last year while fleeing Baltimore detectives. He told Warden Weyler he planned to end his life and claimed no accomplice. John R Williams, tied to the Swindell hold up, said Hildebrand admitted the murder and $11,000 was buried near Altoona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Frederick Whitney
Maryland Penitentiary
Weyler
Frederick Hildebrand
Detroit
Swindell
Whitney
Altoona
Penn
Henry Bonneka
Frank Wilson
John R. Williams
Hildebrand
Bonneka
Prize Singing At The Fest Turnfest Opens In Arbiter Hall
The second day of the New England German athletic societies turnfest opened at Arbiter Turn Hall with thousands of Germans attending. Delegates from Lawrence Clinton Malden Springfield Fitchburg Norwood led morning exercises, prize recitations followed, prize singing ran from two to five, and a grand concert closed the day with the Norwood band providing music. Prizes and feats in gymnastic events are set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Arbiter Turn Hall
Lawrence
Clinton
Malden
Springfield
Fitchburg
Norwood
Edwin Weeks and Floating Snuffbox in Paris News
Boston artist Edwin Lord Weeks, named chevalier of the Legion of Honor, has lived in Paris for twenty years. A Linnaeus era snuffbox made in Japan and given to the Paris Natural History Museum is reviewed, with notes on Linnaeus’s pupil Thunberg and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lord Weeks
Legion of Honor of
France
Paris
Linnaeus
Japan
Natural History Museum of
Linne
Thunberg
Sweden
Kirie
Helene
Sparta
Queen Victoria
Frank Barrett
Wilson Barrett
England
Bulawayo
Mounted Police
Connecticut
E. Montclair Tillinghast
Sheldon
New Haven
Colonel Pigott
Coomassie
Ashanti
Premipeh
Ysaye
Paderewski
Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
House of Lords
Walter L. Campbell
Mahoning County
Louise Patterson-Bonaparte
Adam von Moltke-Huitfeldt
Jerome
Westphalia
Napoleon
Elizabeth Patterson
Baltimore
Prince of Wales
Beatrice
Prince Ludwig of Hesse
Alice
Prince Ludwig
Prince Henry of
Battenburg
Ludwig
Li Hung Chang
Bismarck
Ibrahim
Second Zouaves
Europe
Malakoff
Crimea
Solferino
Sedan
Tonquin
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Jasper-Doocey
Blue Ocean
Westminster Abbey
Strand
Switzerland
William Tell
Scotland
Burns
Kelcher
Oregon House
J. J A. Gallivan
John C. Murphy
New York
James H. Gallivan
A. B. Alexander
H. Edward Hunt
John Drohan
Erastus Whittier
Daniel A. Noonan
C. W. Smith
Brophy Beddle
James T. Gilligan
Joseph McDonough
John P. Manning
Superior Court
H. B. Harrison
O. A. Galvin
Hotel Oregon
Harrington
Walker
Colonel Walker
Mt. Vernon Street
The
Valiant Ancients
London Graphic
Wales
the Prince OF Wales
Hood
Marry ME
Eugene
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Morgenson
Jargenson
Franklin D. Rideout
J. P., James P. Morgenson
Anna Cc. M. Jargenson
Josie B. F
al Dolan
Roxbury
John Dolanary E
Sunday Post
Pat
Pace Sunday Post
Styles Johnston
Fannie
W. Juch
Emma Kavanaugh
L. Lackey
Wilton Miskel
Caroline (Hoyt) Modjeska Muldoon
William McKinley
William Naya
Mme. Neilson
N. Ochiltree
Tom Parkhurst
Votter
Cora Urquhart Pudd'nhead Wilsom Iehai
Ada Rhea
Mme. Rhodes
W. A
Sandow
Stavenhagen
B. Jefferson
Joseph
Svengali Taylor
Musketeers
Valarez
J. Wallace
Yolande Walsh
Blanche Ward
Wheeler
Post Art Department
Thomas
C. Watson
Thomson, Ga
Agnes Watson
Populists
W. Wheeler & Co.’S
Hanover St
American House
Barnard & O.O
Temple Pl
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