Mrs Cleveland Guests Sail Aboard Oneida
Mrs. Cleveland and a group of ladies toured Gray Gables and took a six hour cruise aboard the Benedict steam yacht Oneida leaving Buzzards Bay at 11 this morning. The President stayed at Gray Gables as the voyage approached rain and canceled a fishing trip. In New Bedford Mrs. Grover Cleveland actor Joseph Jefferson and the party visited Union street shops and drank soda water before boarding the Oneida at 3 PM.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Oneida
New Bedford
Grover Cleveland
Joseph Jefferson
Baylies
Union Street
Amick's Cures Verified in Chattanooga Rivalry
The Chattanooga News and The Times clashed over Amick treatment for consumption. The News sent a representative to Cincinnati to verify the alleged cures and now confirms the cures claimed are undisputed. It praises Amick’s test medicines sent free to physicians only.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati
Amick
Times
River death identified as James Keeney worker for city
The body found in the Connecticut River at Rocky Hill was identified as James Keeney, 25, a city street department employee. He was last seen during a river excursion of the Young Italian-American Association last Sunday and likely fell overboard from the steamer.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Rocky Hill
James Keeney
City Street Department
Young Italian-American Association
Expulsion vote ends ex-pastor’s church trial
In Brockton on Aug 17 special to the Post the South Congregational Church expelled Rev Napoleon Bonaparte Thompson after a 119 women and 80 men turnout. Of 196 ballots 137 opposed and 59 supported the ex-pastor who faced three charges. The trial opened at 7:30 pm with prayer as reporters observed from the gallery.
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South Congregational Church
Napoleon Bonaparte Thompson
Swift
Peculiar Case of Laura Jefferson on Atlantic Avenue
Laura Jefferson, a Nova Scotia native and former forewoman at J. P. W. Van Laer’s fruit juice business, set her clothing ablaze with kerosene on Atlantic Avenue. Rescued by bar owner H. C. Barrett and Timothy Crowley, she is hospitalized with burns and facial injuries while refusing to reveal cause. Authorities note a possible inhalation risk and consider her mind unbalanced.
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Laura A. Jefferson
Atlantic Avenue
Miss Jefferson
Revere Beach
H. C. Barrett
Jefferson
Laura
Nova Scotia
Boston
J. P. W. van Laer
Vigilant Defeats Jubilee in Newport Yacht Race
In Newport on August 17 Vigilant again beat Jubilee and Colonia as the new cup defenders show strong form. A light breeze, gear failures, and compass deviation affected results, with Pilgrim trailing after damage. The race proceeded to a ten mile triangular course planned for tomorrow.
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Newport
Herreshoffs
Vigilant
Newport Waters
May
Brenton’s Reef
Jubilee
General Paine
Pilgrim
Colonia
Boston
Brenton
Reef
Hms
aBoultwood Sis
Ubilee
Insurance Helps The Living And Survivors In Trials
A concise note highlights multiple cases where insurance benefited both the living and survivors in recent weeks, praising the claim of the best insurance in the world. The brief references NATO and LIFE with unclear abbreviations.
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NATO, Life
Steamer Harriet Boiler Tube Burst Injures Two
A boiler tube burst aboard the steamer Harriet tonight, severely scalding the engineer and fireman. The fireman was taken to the hospital. The Harriet, used as a press boat by the New Teleporters during yacht races, has since the men began serving on her been the subject of a series of mishaps and the crew has now deserted her.
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Newport
Harriet
Fainted Groom Ties The Knot At Immaculate Conception
Salem reports John J. Jennings married to Mrs Bridget May at Immaculate Conception Church. Jennings fainted during the ceremony but was revived and the priest completed the wedding without further interruptions.
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Salem
John J. Jennings
Bridget May
Immaculate Conception
Jennings
Father Hally
Bicycle Man in Trouble at Premier Cycle Company
E J Combs was arrested in Pittsfield on August 17 charged with forging an $800 bond for Premier Cycle Company. He allegedly signed his brother Charles Cambridge to the bond. Combs says he only provided his brother’s name as a reference and that the company recently protested a $400 note he could not pay. He faces a prior charge of illegal insurance business to be tried tomorrow.
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Pittsfield
E. J. Combs
Premier Cycle Company
Combs
Charles
Cambridge
Leominster Man Sentenced in Three Barn and House Fires
Fitchburg August 17 In Superior Court Levi A Wright of Leominster received a three year term on three indictments for arson. He set fires in Jonathan R Halleys barn in Leominster Charles Pierces barn in Lunenburg and Frederick L Billings house in Leominster. Wright claimed he was drunk and insane at the time of the fires.
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Fitchburg
Levi A. J. Wright
Leominster
Rrom
Jonathan R. Hal Leominster
Charles Pierce
Lunenburg
Frederick L. Billings
Wright
Horse Thieves Foiled In Natick Livery Stable
Thieves entered Charles Brooks's Natick livery stable early yesterday and removed three fine horses from their stalls. An alarm was raised when the thief was awakened, causing the trio to flee without taking the animals. The horses were left behind.
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Charles Brooks
Natick
Brooklyn Steam Yacht Strikes Ledge Near Bath
Steam yacht Stranger owned by D C Hogeland from Brooklyn ran onto Winslow Ledge above Bath this afternoon and remains aground. Reports say the vessel backed upon the ledge and is immobilized with no immediate danger to crew. Local salvage but details unavailable.
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Bath
D. C
Hogeland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Winslow Ledge
King’s Bohemian Beer Ad From Roxbury Trade Directory
Advertisement for King’s Bohemian Beer urging readers to try the product. Mentions distribution through grocers or direct brewery orders, with contact at 86 Longwood Avenue Roxbury and a Roxbury telephone.
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King’s Bohemian
Long Wood Averon Telephone
Roxbury
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