Extraordinary Scenes in English Lords as Irish Bill Reaches Committee
London Aug 6 extraordinary scenes in the House of Lords were oddly humorous as the Irish land bill enters committee stage. Peers, many long absent, scrambled to be identified for admission with doorkeepers, while others feared the bill's fate amid parliamentary tactics promising long debates and possible obstruction. The land bill’s progress sparked lively wagering on its course, with references to Burke’s Peerage and whimsical portents of Home Rule echoes. Steamer Ethelwold arrived from Jamaica and Cunard freighter Sylvania from Liverpool, noting swift passages in the same transmission.
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London
House of Lords
Punch
Ally Sloper
Burke
Ipse
Ethelwold
Jamaica
Cunard
Sylvania
Potter
Liverpool
Gloucester Sailors Race and Water Front Notes
The Gloucester schooner Oceanus returned from South Channel with 12,000 pounds of fish and flew half-mast for two missing men. The Mary Cabral rescued the lost crew and Oceanus lowered the flag after their return. Whitehall boat races off Lewis wharf featured local skippers and officials. Towboat Chief Flynn returns from a two week–long trip and notes a industry lull in several eastern ports.
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Gloucester
Oceanus
Bill Lyons
South Channel
John Jones
Steve Atgood
Provincetown
Mary Cabral
Bertha M. Bailey
T Wharf
Lyons
John H. Bray
Boston Barkentine Kremlin
Bath
River Platte
Wyman
Long Wharf
Buenos Ayres
Whitehall
Lewis Wharf
Gus Molto
Martin John
H. Newbranch
Chris Lunn
David Sidney
H. Matheson
Bird Island Flats
Harold Mathegon
S. P. Chase
Monhegan
Boston Flats
Lunn
Wiliam J. Flynn
Boston Towboat Company
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Mrs Bagley credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief
A South Boston resident recounts years of back and kidney pain and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Curtis's drug store and Foster-Milburn Co., she reports full recovery and urges others to try the remedy. Pills priced at 50 cents per box and available through dealers or by mail from Buffalo, New York.
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South Boston
Richard Bagley
K St
Doan
Curtis
Arrest of Dr Edward Wells in alleged crime with patient
Dr Edward F Wells of 19 Chambers street was detained at Joy street station on a warrant for a criminal operation against Hattie Austin 17 of Cambridge street Sunday last. Wells denies guilt and a continuance is sought for the chief witness Miss Austin to attend. The case involves testimony from a physician against a physician.
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Edward F. Wells
Chambers Street
West End
Joy Street
Gilmore
Hattie Austin
Cambridge Street
Dr. Wells
Fire alarm system under cloud as charges expire
Central Labor Union charges against Boston Fire Superintendent Brown S Flanders edge toward resolution with Mayor Quincy expected to announce today. Evidence shows 50 to 75 single alarm failures in engine houses and over 2000 total failures since May 20 1895, mostly in wet weather. Firemen condemn the system tapper and bell machines amid testimony to the mayor. Session extended to 7 30 PM.
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Central Labor Union
Brown S. Flanders
Boston Fire Alarm Department
Quincy
McGibbon
Russell
Bristol Street
Angel Guardian Aid Society Garden Party Advised
The Angel Guardian Aid Society held a meeting to finalize arrangements for an Apollo Garden party on Saturday Aug 5. Congressman Fitzgerald will speak in the afternoon with Alderman Lee presiding, and Mullen will give a brief address. Board of Aldermen members will attend. West End railroad will add cars to Washington and Tremont streets for attendees.
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Angel Guardian Aid Society
Apollo Garden
Fitzgerald
Alderman Lee
Mullen
Quincy
Board of Aldermen
West End
Washington and Tremont Streets
Burglars Rob 748 Tremont Street Home of Louis Ober
Burglars robbed the residence of Louis P. Ober at 748 Tremont Street near Worcester Street. The discovery was made yesterday afternoon and about 400 dollars worth of men’s women’s and boys’ clothing was taken.
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Louis P. Ober
Tremont Street
Worcester Street
An nette Hicks Lord Married On Deathbed Story
Mrs Annette Wilhelmina Wilkins Hicks Lord dies after four years with brain paralysis in New York at age about 84. Born 1830, she was famed in high society, married a Hollander, and traced ancestry to Sir Francis Rumbout, English knight, who held land along the Fishkill River.
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New York
Annette Wilhelmina Wilkins Hicks- Lord
Two Continents
Francis Rumbout
Fishkill River
Clergy Witnesses Bond Couple in Simple Ceremony
The ceremony united the couple as man and wife with Mrs J Houle, the clergyman's housekeeper, and James Stewart, a cab driver, serving as witnesses.
Bride Dies Soon After Elopement in Pathetic Wedding
Mrs J William Munster died of appendicitis at McKenty Hospital in Waltham shortly after her marriage to J William Munster. She was 22 and underwent emergency surgery to save her life. Her fiancé arrived as she weakened and the Rev Reed united them at midnight on her deathbed. The attending physicians witnessed the ceremony.
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J. William Munster
McKenty Hospital
Waltham
Mr. Reed
Alice
First white man and colored woman wed in Detroit history
John Petrosky, a white man, secured a marriage license to wed Julia Spann, a colored woman, after parental consent. Judge Shettenberger refused to perform the ceremony. This marked the first Detroit licensing of a white man with a colored woman, despite prior mixed marriages among colored men and white women.
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Detroit
Mich
John Petrosky
Julia Spann
Foster
Shettenberger
Social Queen of Knickerbocker Era Mrs Hicks Lord
The narrative traces Annettes rise from Matteawan to New York society, her marriages to Thomas Hicks and Thomas Lord, vast wealth and lavish entertainments, travels to Europe, and influence in social circles. It notes a later decline in health, philanthropic shifts, and a fortune peaking near 3 million plus notable jewelry collections. The piece ends with a separate item about Mrs Gorham of South Boston suffering three severe scalp wounds.
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Kips
Schencks
van Cortlandts
Matteawan
Annette
New York
Knickerbocker Society
Thomas Hicks
Jr. Holland
Thomas Lord
Margaret Gorham
Athens Street
South
Boston
Gorham
Love's Record Broken in Quickie New York Wedding
Irwin Barret of Louisville and Grace Gorstyne known as Grace Russell wed within an hour after meeting at Casino Roof Garden. Barret recently inherited $250000 after his father's death. he is 23, she is 20. The rapid sequence included introductions by Clarence Walters and a brief courtship before the ceremony led by Rev. Wilhelm G. Busse of the Forty second Street Lutheran Church.
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New York
Irwin T. Barret
Grace Gorstyne
Barret
Louisville
Grace Russell
Maine
Casino Roof Garden
Clarence ‘Walters
West Thirty-fourth Street
Gorslyne
Mile
Liska
Walters
Wilhelm G. Busse
Forty-second Street
Luther
National Trade Assembly 231 Holds Meeting in Boston
The eighth annual meeting of the National Trade Assembly 231 of the Garment Workers of North America closed its session at the New Marlboro Hotel. Officers elected include Frank Arminger as national master workman and Otto Ehrhart as worthy foreman. The next session is set for Cleveland in August 1897.
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National Trade Assembly
Garment Workers of North America
New Marlboro Hotel
National
Frank Arminger
Baltimore
Worthy
Otto Ehrhart
St. Louis
National Recording and Financial
Edward B. Sabine
Syracuse
N. Y
Charles Hoyer
New York
Henry Erhardt
Utica
General Assembly
Cleveland
Boston Clothing Cutters’ and Trimmers’ Union
Clothing Cutters and Trimmers N. T. A
N. A
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Spencer Morgan in Hartford
In Christ Church Hartford a large procession attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Spencer Morgan wife of George H. Morgan She died July 6 in Germany and was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery Attending were J Pierpont Morgan Chauncey M Depew Whitelaw Reid and other notable figures with honorary pallbearers including Chauncey M Depew George A Crocker and Col J S Barnes.
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Chauncey M. Depew
George A. Crocker
John S. Barnes
Whitelaw Reid
J. J. Goodwin
Charles Lanier
New York
J. C. Rogers
Francis Peabody
Boston
Schuyler Hamilton
Mrs Catherine A Chisholm Dies During Storm in Cambridge
Miss Catherine A. Chisholm was found dead in bed at 38 Bigelow Street Cambridge yesterday by her brother A F Chisholm. She entered his room during the storm and pulled curtains before retiring. Heart disease was given as the cause. neighbors note fright from thunder and lightning. Medical Examiner Swan confirmed heart disease.
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Catherine A. Chisholm
A. F. Chisholm
Bigelow Street
Cambridge
Swan
Electric car blockade blocks Washington Street path
A blockade formed on Washington street at 10:30 last night after partial disablement of a car's propelling gear. The line stretched continuously from Old South Church to Adams Square, disrupting traffic along the route.
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Washington Street
Old South Church
Adams Square
American Wringer Co Advertises Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Company lists products including wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers at 12 and 15 Broadway extension and 239 and 31 Corn Hill in Boston. Repairs are provided and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Disappearance of Alice Broder Found in South Boston
Alice V. Broder, 16, living with her married sister Annie Broder, is located in South Boston at Frank F. Boodro’s home on West Eighth street. Her brother John J. Broder found her after a month of anxious search, with authorities noting premeditated departure and concerns about the encumbered family estate.
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Alice V. Broder
Chandler Street
John J. Broder
Boston
Frank F. Boodro
West Eighth Street
John L. Broder
Boodre
Annie Broder
Maplewood
Edward Knight
Annie
Milford Street
Alice
Columbus Avenue
Boodie
Post
Registration in Boston Expected to Reach Seventy Thousand
Chairman Pearson of the Election Commission estimates total Boston voter registration this fall will not exceed 70 000, down about 21 000 from last year. The reg law requiring reregistration to vote was passed by a Republican Legislature as a distinctively Republican measure, but Democratic leaders say ward comparisons so far favor their party and Republican gains are not expected to exceed the average.
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Pearson
The
Election Commission
Boston
Welcome R Beebe wrecked near Highland Light with crew saved
The schooner Welcome R Beebe of Islesboro Maine carrying 400 tons of ice ran ashore eight miles south of Highland Light. Water filled her decks and she sprang a leak twenty five miles east of Nauset. Six crew were rescued at daylight. Built 1860 in New Jersey. Total loss expected.
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Highland Light
Welcome R. Beebe
Islesboro
Richmond
Cole
Cahoon’s Hollow
Rich
Pamet
Nauset
New Jersey
Methodist Minister Detained in Wife Poisoning Case
In St Paul Minnesota on August 6 Rev J Co Hull a respected local Methodist pastor was jailed at Ducas Street Police Station after being accused of poisoning his wife who remains in critical condition.
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ST. Paul, Minn
J. Co.’ Hull
Ducas Street
Policeman Arrests Policy Dealer in West End
Traitor Officer Augusta and Patrolman Rider from Division 16 chased a man on Anderson Street and found John Parks, 24, at No. 16 giving policy slips to colored patrons. He was booked at Joy Street station with sixty seven slips thirty two folded sheets and other paraphernalia seized.
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Augusta
Division 16
West End
Anderson Street
No. 16
Joy Street
John Parks
Quiet day at political headquarters and party activity increases
The Bryan Sewall and Williams Club rapid registration added nearly 100 names. Young Men's Democratic Club leaders head to Indianapolis for gold party talks while gold men rally statewide. Democratic state headquarters set caucus dates between September 3 and 18. Republican committees plan two meetings while registration advances and Senator Hutchinson seeks a third term.
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Bryan-Sewall and Williams Club
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Young Men's Democratic Club
William T. Jenney
Medford
Indianapolis
Gold Party of the
Democracy
Henry W. Lamb
New York
Butlers threat cited in Raleigh paper attack on fusion
A Raleigh editorials attack Senator Butler and critics of electoral fusion with Democrats. The piece labels Chairman Jones as Bourbon in spirit, claims he would side with Cleveland over Bryan reform, and warns that Bryan could be unfit for the presidency if his supporters swell with power. It asserts reformers would vote for genuine leaders over Jones.
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Raleigh
N. C
Butler
Jones
Democratic State Executive Committee
North Carolina
Cleveland
Whitney
Hill
Brice
Bryan
America
Colored men seek recognition in campaign work
In New York on August 6 Mr Hanna received a delegation from the United and Consolidated Colored Men requesting a colored committeeman to act with the national Republican committee. He complied by appointing the Rev. Ernst Lyon to the post.
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New York
Hanna
Ernst Lyon
United and Consolidated Colored Men
National Republican Committee
Lyon
Neill quits House bid in new seventh district
FALL RIVER Aug. 6 Senator Joseph O Neill who pushed for free transfers in Boston withdraws as a candidate for the House from the new seventh district. After three years in the Senate he had agreed in June not to seek a fourth term and had been aiming for Councillor in 1897 before stepping aside.
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Fall River
Joseph O. Neill
Boston
House
Neill
Senate
David F. Slade
Murphy Enters Congress Race in Fifth District
Lowell August 6 John F Murphy president of the local Silver League declares as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the fifth district challenging John H Harrington and J T O Sullivan.
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O'Sullivan and
Harrington
Lowell
John F. Murphy
Silver League
Congress
John H. Harrington
J. T. O'Sullivan
Neighbors Say Farewell to Bryan Couple in Lincoln
In Lincoln on August 6 many friends and neighbors called at the Bryan residence to bid farewell before the couple departs tomorrow. Senator Allen of the state visited, discussing presidential matters with Mr. Bryan.
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Lincoln, Nebd
Bryan
Senator Allen
The Masher and Ogler Riot Across Boston Summer Streets
A Boston era commentary warns that the masher and ogler class is rising, thrives in summer, and harms women across all walks of life. It cites working girls and vacation crowds at Nantasket and Crescent Beach, detailing blunt incidents and urges protection by real men to curb this nuisance.
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Boston
Nantasket
Crescent Beach
City Point
Preble Receives 32d Degree Masonic Charm in Boston
Friends of William H. Preble Boston lawyer honored him with a 32d degree Masonic charm at Quincy House. Attendees included Rep. Jeremiah J. McCarthy Alderman Presho ex-Rep Bliss and other dignitaries. After speeches by Bliss and Gove, Preble spoke gratefully and telegrams of regret from Reed Harrison and Cleveland were read.
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Quincy
William H. Preble
Boston
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Alderman Presho
Frederick W. Bliss
Albert Cottle
Frederick B. Bogan
George Z. Lythgoe
H.E. Brown
Frank Newton
Bliss
Jesse Gove
Preble
Mr. Preble
Everett
Representative McCarthy
Charles P. Morris
George D. White
George C. Davis
W. W. Taff
Charles S. Camrell
Thomasb. Reed
Benjarmin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
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Charles Turner
Andrew Street
West Boston Bridge
Turner
Putnam Avenue
Hood
Mrs. al
Nette Hicks
Lord
Alice Munster
Mary Norton
Mas
Iavin Baaren
Irwin
Love
Boston Men
Workers’ Annual Meeting
M&s. Morgan
Colonel Francis Peabody
Pall Bearers
W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover &T
American House
Alice Broder
Cape Cod
St. Paul
Prof. Fay
Montreal
Glacier
B. C
Rogers Peak
Hermit Range
Selkirk Mountains
C. E. Fay
John C. Lane
State
T. W. Higginson
Richard Cunningham
Wellesley
W. H. Burnham
Lawrence
Alden S. Alley
Democratic City Committee
Chelsea
H. C. Grafton
Northampton
William Merrill, Jr
West Newbury
Democratic Committee
John H. Sullivan
Corcoran
Corbett
Sullivan
National Committee
Mr. Bryan
Republicans
Republican State Committee
Lyman
Wareham
Hutchinson
Ward 12
Mark Hanna
National Board
Murphy
Methodists
Vineyard
Cottage City
Methodist Camp Meeting
Martha’s Vineyard
M. J. Talbot
Providence
F. P. Parkin
S. F. Upham
Madison
N. J
Lucy Wheelock
Buzzard’s Bay
Thurber
Gray Gables
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Murdock—Jones
Ee i
Charles B. Seeng
H. Aedock
Woburn
Roxbury
Crosby
Boston Highlands
Ellen
John
Margaret Crosby
Hedrington
East Boston
Caro Ine
Dennis J
Caroline M. Hedrington
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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