Wills Fund grows with renewed pledges and notable gifts
The Wills fund rises as more contributions arrive for the destitute widow of John Wills. Prominent donors include Councillor John H. Sullivan Patrick Kennedy and William F. McClellan. a $5 donation comes from John W McGrath, private secretary to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin. Wesley Ritchie also sent five dollars. total acknowledged gifts reach $581.90 with additional small amounts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Sullivan
Patrick P. Kennedy
William F. McClellan
Congressman Fitzgerald
Lyceum Hall
National
John W. McGrath
the Treasury
Charless. Hamlin
McGrath
Boston
Wills
John W. M’grath
Wesley Ritchie
John W
Anne
J. W. McGrath
Washington, D.C
Wage Increase Goes Into Effect At Three Mills
Lawrence Aug 5 Today the wage raise at the Pacific Atlantic and Pemberton mills goes into effect. The exact amount is not yet known and many payroll lists must be processed as the change continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Pacific, Atlantic and
Pemberton Mills
Wage dispute ends as joint board upholds price list
The Joint Board of Arbitration and Conciliation ruled that manufacturers and labor organization members may not change wages without the board. Old prices at Field-Thayer Manufacturing will be restored pending a new price list. A decision on a revised list will be discussed at next Monday's meeting in Haverhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Joint Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Meguire
Field-Thayer Manufacturin Company
Woonsocket Raises Wages for Weavers 6 Percent Across All Goods
In Woonsocket Rhode Island a 6 percent wage increase for woollen and worsted operatives went into effect, affecting most weavers plus loom fixers and mule spinners. New price lists posted at several mills. Olneyville raises about 7.5 percent but applies only to night goods. Woonsocket rise covers all classes of goods and may match or exceed Olneyville wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R. I
Lippitt Woollen Company
Harris Woollen Company
Perseverance Woollen Company
Simson & Kirkaldt
W. H. Prendergast
Woonsocket
Olmeyville
Olneyville
New Shoe Firm Forms in Brockton With 190000 Stock
Brockton reports a new shoe manufacturing concern will begin operations immediately. The firm of Ware and Lincoln forms after the death of W A Alley dissolves Terry Ware and Alley. The new company assets include a factory leased from the old firm and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Frank Ware
Terry, Ware & Alley
W. A. Alley
Rollins
Lincoln
Emery
Boston
Terry, Ware & AL
Hamlet quotes a throne bold claim amid foul air spirit
A garbled excerpt hints at Hamlet grimly vowing to end political ruin and oppression. The text rearranges a speaker's line about air and power, with abrupt phrases suggesting a scene of tension and ambition without full context.
Advance Agent in Narrow Cell Refuses Defense Fund
A fragmentary report describes an advance agent in a narrow cell pacing four paces while resisting a defense fund request. He notes prior support for the st a1 and counts silver guich mail call items, leaving the exact context unclear.
New Police Order Stirs Market Protests in Boston
The Fruit and Produce Exchange met at 2 p m to protest a police order banning sidewalk trade. Dealers with market stands gain from the order while street vendors fear ruin, as they press for repeal or modification. General Martin says enforcement depends on pedestrian safety and calls for possible sidewalk removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Board of Police
J. F. Hutchinson
Jonathan Bigelow
Jonathan Bigelow & Co
Board of Police Commissioners
United States
Boston
Cr. W. Currier
Police Board
Martin
B.F. Southwick
Fruit & Produce Hachange
Mass
A. P. Martin
General Martin
Ladies Take A Sail At Fall River Yacht Club
Fifth annual ladies day featured an afternoon regatta with seven entries. Westall Bordens twelve foot fin keel appeared but wind gusts hindered performance. Course ran seven miles from the club house to Sandy Beach stake boat and back under light southwest breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Fall River Yacht Club
Westall Borden
Sandy Beach
Spray Arrives at Gibraltar After World Voyage
The forty foot sloop Spray commanded by Captain Joshua Slocum reached Gibraltar on August 6 after an eighty nine day journey from Gloucester. Heavy gales battered the vessel in the voyage back toward Europe rounding out the world voyage begun in East Boston and Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Spray
Joshua Slocum
Boston
Gloucester
Slocum
All for Justice in the Maria Barberi case and woman’s rights
Ellen Battle Dietrick argues against male supremacy in law and punishment, comparing Maria Barberi’s killing to Sickles, condemns gender bias in verdicts, and urges equal citizenship and protection of life. She cites Emerson and Jesus as calls to justice over law, urging reform of harsh infant status for women.
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Maria Barberi
Mr. Peabody
Ellen Battelle Dietrick
Osterville
Peabody
Sickles
Barberi
Hfe
Marie Barberi
General Sickles
Emerson
S&s
Our
Republic
United States
Jesus
Luther
George
Death by a Woman in Washington Shocks Nation
A letter cites Elizabeth Flagler who shot and killed a colored boy in Washington on Aug 8. The writer condemns the act as deliberate murder, contrasts it with Barberi case, and urges suffragists to condemn the Washington crime as a failure of the “new woman” ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Flagler
Flagler
Green
Washington
Melrose
A Woman Held for Murder and Society's Double Standard
A reader argues that society harshly judges a woman accused of murder while excusing a man’s misdeeds. He contends that betrayed women face social ostracism, while men escape blame, and calls for balanced judgment of wrongdoing regardless of gender.
Woman's rights and justice urged in 1896 Chelsea note
A letter from Aug. 4 1896 argues that a woman like Maria Barberi has equal right to life and self-protection in the community. The writer condemns treachery and calls for action against traitors, urging readers of the Post to consider the moral stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Maria Barberi
Co. W. M. Chelsea
Should Be More Avengers To the Editor Letter
A Boston reader argues in favor of Maria Barberi, claiming Maf ia Barberi was justified in killing her seducer and advocating for more vigilant retribution to reduce wronged women. The writer calls for a new trial and acquittal for Barberi, urging justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Barberi
Cataldo
Maria Barberi
Boston
Second Cadets in Camp at Essex Lake Chebago
The Second Corps of Cadets under Lieutenant Colonel Johnson has entered camp in the shady grave on Lake Chebago's banks. Adjutant General Dalton travels with the corps for the entire week. Major Peck served as officer of the day. The five day tour of duty required by the state starts tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Cadets
Johnson
Lake Chebago
Dalton
Peck
Mitts’s Body Recovered After Drowning Incident
John A. Mitts, who drowned at the East Boston side of the North Ferry on Wednesday morning, was found a few minutes after 3 pm near the Cunard docks by two rowing youths in a dory. Harbor police took the body to the North Grove street morgue for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Mitts
Death by Own Action in Lynn Bookkeeper Shoots Self
Isaac L. Waldron a Pratt & Babb Express Company bookkeeper died this morning by shooting himself through the heart while in bed at Mrs Edna Morris lodging house 15 City Hall square Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Isaac L. Waldron
Pratt & Babb Express Company
Edna Morrill
City Hall Square
City Brevities Chronicle Minor Court Delays and Accidents
The Italian suspect Gioacchino Cocchira faced Municipal Court action with a continuance to September 4 for assault with a loaded revolver. Eleven detainees arrested for trespass at Boston and Albany Railroad property were convicted and sentenced to five days to one month in custody or county facilities. Thomas Johnson, 35, fell thirty feet from a Clinton Street building while hoisting coal, sustaining a broken left wrist and a severe scalp wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gioacchino Cocchira
Gallagher
Station 3
Antonio Carpambissas
Joseph Harriman
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Back Bay
House of Industry
House of Correction
Clinton Street
Thomas Johnson
Boston Catholic Total Abstinence Union Delegates Depart for New York
At seven last evening the 300 Boston delegates to the Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention left Park Square Station for New York City. They are escorted by 125 Sacred Heart Pioneers and the St Augustine Band. They will stay at the Working Boys Home on Great Jones Street and Lafayette Place and attend mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. Public events include a street parade and a Carnegie Music Hall demonstration. They will tour the Hudson with New York societies and return on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
New York City
Park Square Station
Gotham
Sacred Heart Pioneers
St. Augustine Band
South Boston
New York
Working Boys
Great Jones Street
Lafayette Place
Mgr. Satelli
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Ryan
Carnegie Music Hall
Carriage and bicyclist collide in Swampscott
In Swampscott on Orient Street Eugene Morse a barber from Beach Street Lynn rode his bicycle when a horse and carriage driven by William W. George of Lynn suddenly appeared. Morse was knocked unconscious and received stitches for head injuries.
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Swampscott
Orient Street
Eugene Morse
Beach Street Court
Lynn
William W. George
Morse
Garment Workers Convene in Chicago for National Assembly
The national convention of Trades Assembly 231, Knights of Labor, opened in Chicago today. Master Workman Seeagers of St Louis called the session, with delegates from Boston New York Philadelphia and Cincinnati. The day focused on organization and committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Convention of Trades Assembly
Knights of Labor
Seegers
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Woman recounts abuse and desertion in Newburyport
Mrs Henry M Killam, who left Boxford this past Saturday, arrives in Newburyport and tells of years of alleged abuse by husband Henry M Killam. She says she left the marriage, took one child, and will support herself, claiming modest funds from an aunt and that the husband kept about $11.50. She asserts she did not steal money and plans to live independently. Killam has five children by a previous marriage and she says she suffered with his approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Henry M. Killam
Boxford
Yankee’s Mammoth Sale Promises Bargains at 91 Summer St
Advert reads 3800 Men’s Finest Wool Suits at 3.8 worth 12.50 each and 1100 Men’s English Worsted Pants at 8.00 each, with sales at 91 Summer St Open Monday and Saturday nights. Also mentions a chaotic scene of a threatened marriage and a duress claim in a separate narrative involving Muhlig, Mia Lohazinger, and Leidewitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer St
Yankee
Beachwear clash at Lincoln Park as skirts required
Chicago August 6 beach day at Lincoln Park drew thousands of spectators when officials ordered women to wear skirts for free bathing. Several wore improvised outfits, including a cheesecloth chemise bloomers combo and a Mother Hubbard nightgown, and were sent back to the dressing rooms. A ministerial observer urged action against one spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Mother Hubbard
Forged Her To Marry Him In Hoboken Bigamy Case
Mrs Laura Lohzinger of Hoboken was arrested on bigamy charges after her alleged second marriage to Frederick Seidewitz. Muhlig, the first husband, claims he was deceived and vows to prosecute. He says Lohzinger posed as a widow and urged marriage during a trip from Hoboken to California.
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New York
Laura Lohzinger
Newark Street
Hoboken
William Muhlig
Frederick W. Seidewitz
West Street
Lohzinger
Muhlig
California
Los Angeles
Married woman seeks admission to Alameda High School
Lady Sholto Douglass applies for admission to Alameda High School in San Francisco. The principal questions eligibility of a married woman and the case is referred to the superintendent for decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Sholto Douglass
Alameda High School
Boston Dental Parlors Under New Management
Boston Dental parlors at 683 Washington street undergo full refit under new management. Interior updates include carpets draperies and improved lighting. hours are 8 am to 8 pm weekdays and 10 am to 2 pm Sundays. Staff are graduates of top U.S. dental schools and state licensed. The plan emphasizes painless tooth extraction without gas and the offering of teeth without plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington Street
America
State Dental Board
Secretary Carelisle Sets Inspectors Salaries
Washington August 5 Secretary Carelisle established salaries for local inspectors of hulls and boilers on steam vessels. Readings include Burlington Vermont and Bangor Maine 1200 New Haven Connecticut 1500 Providence Rhode Island New London Connecticut and Portland Maine 1800 and Boston Massachusetts 2250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carelisle
Burlington
Bangor
New Haven
Conn
Providence
R. I
New London
Tragic Mill Accident Claims Herbert Lawrence
Herbert Lawrence age 36 died at North Bellingham mill after being caught in a revolving shaft. He suffered multiple injuries including broken shoulders ribs arms and legs. He was the son of Rev. David Lawrence who is now preaching in Maltie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Medway
Herbert Lawrence
North Bellingham
Lawrence
David Lawrence
Maltie
Providence Electric Deals Death
Anthony Swanson a five year old boy was struck by an electric car on Elmwood avenue near Sawyer street at 3 30 this afternoon and was instantly killed He was the only child of working parents both of whom were at work at the time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Anthony Swanson
Elmwood Avenue
Sawyer Street
Mrs Sarah Parker Dies in Onset Lecture Pioneer
Mrs Sarah Parker of London England famed Oriental lecturer on harem life dies at 70 in Onset Mass funeral set for tomorrow under Onset Bay Spiritualists Association. She will be buried in Wareham and later taken to Ireland birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onset
Sarah Parker
London
Eng
Onset Bay
Sims Returning to America from London Stirring Futurity Ride
Jockey Sims, riding for Dwyer and Croker, will depart London for home early this week. The move is spurred by a Futurity engagement. The horse is not named, but Handspring is the probable mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Messrs. Dwyer
Croker
London
Commodore Starboard and Pain Spark Arctic Rescue Talk
Billings and Coddington describe a crowd cheering Commodore Starboard as the rescuer of Pain's Arctic expedition while noting Pain himself is about to start. The scene centers on the unlikely duo and their impending endeavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Coddington
Starboard
Pain
Sea Serpent Skeleton Reconstructed for Atlanta Exposition
Washington scientists at the Smithsonian have rebuilt a Zeuglodon skeleton, a giant prehistoric sea serp ent. The life sized model, toured to Atlanta Ex position, uses wood, wire cloth and papier mache. The bones, found in Mississippi and Alabama, were scarce and fragile, and the restoration even used money pulp from withdrawn notes for the papier mache coating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
New York
Long Island Sound
Smithsonian Institution
Atlanta Exposition
Florida
National Museum
Charles Schubert
Sam
Mr. Lucas
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Washington, Cor. Essex
Seeemenhees
Lawrence and
Law
Oh Ia
Culver
Oo Nee Maggert Sree
Renee Ree
Fedora
Bideking
Mee
Ewes Ates
Barnacle
W. Braley
Heaper
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Org
Purchase St
Gahm
N. E
ALL For Justice
Mrs. Dietrick
Maria
Avengers
Mitts
Young Abstainers
Garment Workers
Mia Lohazinger
Leidewitz
Lady Douglass
Dental Parlors
Providence Electric
Frederic A. Lucas
Alabama
Harlan
Judge Creagh
Dana
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