Vigorous Policy Adopted On Water Question At Winthrop Meeting
The Board of Selectmen decided to hold a special town meeting on August 27 to address the water supply. They will continue experiments and prepare a detailed report to inform residents before choosing whether to renew with the current water company or seek a local source. A central pump at the Town Hall is back in service and a new spring near Shirley Street shows promise.
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Winthrop
Water Company
O. E. Lewis
Post
Board of Selectmen
Shirley Street
Burglars Blow Safe At Beachside Hotel In Bridgeport
In Green Farms the Beachside Hotel safe was blown open about 3 am and thieves took roughly 1200 dollars in cash 900 in checks and jewelry from hotel guests. The night watchman was chloroformed and guests awakened by a loud explosion as two thieves confronted two guests at gunpoint before escaping.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Green Farms
New York
Union Veterans Delegates Depart for National Encampment
A group of Union Veterans delegates left the city for Binghamton New York to attend the national encampment. Notable leaders include General Roberts past national commander Lieutenant Colonel Sam Ellis and Colonel L J Shepard. Western State delegates will join the Boston detachment. Binghamton citizens have prepared extensive entertainment. The Soldiers of the Battlefield organization the U V U is expected to host the largest encampment to date, and membership requires at least one year in the Union Army and active battle participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Veterans’ Union
Binghamton
N. Y
General Roberts
Sam Ellis
L. J. Shepard
Union Station
Boston
Citzens
Army of the Union
Mrs Cole-Bowen Hornibrook to Speak at Evangelistic Meeting
Mrs Cole-Bowen Hornibrook of France will address the noon gathering of the Evangelistic Association of New England at Bromfield Street Church today and tomorrow. Her topics include Ships that meet on the sea and her work with homes for American and British girls in Paris. Miss Florence Ives will sing Crossing the Bar and The Beautiful City of God.
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Cole-Bowen Hornibrook
Arts
France
Evangelistic Association of New England
Bromfield Street
Florence Ives
Tenny@on
Libel charges pressed against Senator over Bryan slander
The speaker urges immediate verification of charges, condemns repeating slanders against Mr. Bryan and others, and challenges the senator to prove or retract the accusations. He warns that publishing unproven slanders harms public justice and credibility.
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Mr. Bryan
Sharon
Stanford
Bryan
Republicans See Broad Win Prospects Across States
They anticipate a larger GOP majority with shifts toward sound money. Westward drift shows in converts to McKinley and free silver, with Indiana Illinois and Iowa tipped Republican. Officials and observers from Missouri Tennessee and Georgia weigh regional sentiments.
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McKinley
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
John W. Foster
F. G. Niedringhaus
Missouri
Waldorf Hotel
A. M. Shook
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Winthrop Fete Day Plans Highlight Coast Celebration
The Winthrop celebration on the 29th advances after last night’s hotel meeting. Subcommittees report progress, cottages asked to aid with illumination, hotels ready, yacht club set for a fine display, two band concerts, swimming and boat races, lantern bicycle parade with prizes, forest of illuminated masts, bonfires, and a grand fireworks finale on the crest near Dolphin avenue.
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Winthrop
New Winthrop Hotel
Yacht Club
Leighton House
Highlands
Boston City Band
Lynn Brass Band
Dolphin Avenue
Messrs. H. H. Tilton & Co
Boston
North Shore
Mayor Pingree faces Michigan GOP platform clash
Mayor Pingree of Detroit, nominated by Michigan Republicans for governor, arrived in New York and voiced confidence in both national and state ticket victories. He said he is a bimetallist yet not a free silver man, noting a dilemma since Michigan Republicans have adopted a gold platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pingree
Detroit
Michigan
Explosion at New Holland Kills Three. Dozens Injured
An explosion of twenty five pounds of dynamite at the Eagle Hotel kitchen in New Holland, Lancaster County, kills three men and injures fifteen. Cannon, an employee, was blown to atoms. Frank Hammond and George Crossman die from blast injuries. Large property damage to hotel, store, homes, and outbuildings. Cause uncertain.
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Lancaster
Penn
New Holland
Pennsylvania Telephone Company
Eagle Hotel
Cannon
Frank Hammond
George Crossman
Way for New Boulevard Forces Revere Rail Bed Move
The Boston Revere Beach Lynn Railway must shift its roadbed at Revere to permit a metropolitan park boulevard. J J OBrien Co of New York awarded the contract and began erecting derricks. The new roadbed from Beachmont depot to Point of Pines should finish in about six months. electricity will not be used initially.
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Boston
Revere Beach
Fenno
Harvard Janitor Attacked Over Unpaid Yard Work
N. K. Jones, 78, Harvard University janitor living in Cambridge, was assaulted in his home by a hired grass cutter who demanded more pay. The man struck Jones on the wrist with a hatchet, fled, and was not yet captured. Jones was noted to be somewhat better the following night.
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Harvard University
N. K. Jones
Broadway
Cambridge
Jones
Castle Island Park
W. E. Sheldon
Marine Park
Castle Island
Dorchester
Boston
Sheldon
Old Soldiers Reunion of Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers
The Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers Association held its annual reunion at Hotel Nantasket on Nantasket Beach. About a hundred veterans from Boston and nearby towns attended the business meeting at noon and elected officers for the coming year, led by President Major Richard H. Lombard and Vice President Captain J. M. Mason. Comrade George S. Evans introduced Maine veteran N. M. Burrill, who has lost both legs and arms, and Nantasket friends raised funds for artificial hands.
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Nantasket
Massachusetts Volunteers’ Association
Nantasket Beach
Boston
Richard H. Lombard
J. M. Mason
Henry C. Hall
George S. Evans
N. M. Burrill
Maine
Sturgis
Crampsey Case Brings Undertaker to Ipswich Court
Aug 17 in Newburyport reports another complication in the Crampsey case. Mrs Crampsey died mysteriously at Grape Island and Undertaker Samuel H Saf ford is summoned to Ipswich District Court on a complaint by the Board of Health for allegedly moving the body from Grape Island to Newburyport.
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Newburyport
Crampsey
Grape Island
Samuel H. Safford
Ipswich District Court
Board of Health
Ipswich
Reserve Men Kept After Hours and Not Paid
Two guards were kept after hours at Castle Island by a private corporation and forced to work four hours without pay according to the terse report. The incident cites unpaid labor and detention at the facility.
Irish Nationalist Parade Attacked by Mobs at Belfast Riot
A large Nationalist march in Belfast ended in rioting as paraders faced mob attacks and police baton charges. Spear wielders clashed with opponents, injuries and hospitalizations followed, with troops ordered to ready for further disturbances this evening.
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Belfast
Hannastoun
British consul seeks delay in Barfield mail theft case
The British government sought a continuance in the Henry Barfield indictment hearing for robbing mails in London. Acting Consul J B Keating asked until Wednesday for instructions. Barfield remained in U S marshal custody at Charles Street jail with extradition to be decided tomorrow.
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Henry Barfield
London
F. S. Fiske
J. B. Keating
Keating
United Staes Marshal
Charles Street
United States
Cunard
Pavonia
England
Cunard Company
United States Marshals
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Delehanty
Brooklyn Armored Cruiser Speed Trial to Be Held
On Monday August 24 the official board led by Commodore George Dewey will meet at the Parker House to finalize arrangements for the Brooklyn speed trial off Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise. The Brooklyn, arriving from Philadelphia Tuesday, aims to beat the New York’s 21 knot record by about a half knot, with enhanced boiler and engine power. Ladies will be invited guests for the first time in American speed trials.
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George Dewey
United States
Brooklyn
Parker House
Boston Light
Philadelphia
Cape Ann
Cape Porpoise
New York
Lord Russell Tours Hudson Valley Estates in New York Visit
Chief justice of England Lord Russell and party toured countryside near Dobbs Ferry New York with Henry Villard as host. He praised Hudson scenery and attended a reception this afternoon with many prominent New Yorkers calling on him.
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Dobbs’ Ferry
N. Y
Lord Russell
England
Henry Villard
United States
Hudson
Tragic Shooting On Boston Bound Train Near Phillips Beach
In Marblehead Aug 17 a 10 year old Swampscott boy named Harry Brothers shot himself near the stomach as a train bound for Boston signalled to stop at the Phillips Beach station. The wounded boy was taken to Lynn by train and hospitalized. the companion was left behind and whether the act was accidental remains undetermined.
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Marblehead
Phillips Beach Station
Boston
Harry Brothers
Swampscott
Lynn
Beachmont Loses Preacher to Cohasset Calling
The Union Evangelical Church of Beachmont accepts the resignation of Pastor Rev. John Wriston effective September 1. Wriston has accepted a call from the Congregational Society of Cohasset Massachusetts.
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Union Evangelical Church of
Beachmont
John Wriston
Wriston
Congregational Society of
Cohasset
Mass
Sanford's Ginger Panacea for Summer Dangers
Advertises Sanford's Ginger as a health tonic for stomach bowels nerves colds chills and rheumatism. Claims pure French brandy imported ginger and owl trademark wrapper. Sold everywhere by Potter Drum and Carman Co sole proprietors Boston.
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Sanford
Potter Drum and Carm
Con.p
Sole Proprietors
Boston
Two Chinese Laundrymen Marry American Brides in Cambridge
Two Chinese laundry workers Charles May and Jim Sing wed American brides Nellie Matthews and Fannie Miller in a late afternoon ceremony at a Cambridge laundry. The couples, who met in New York, were joined after securing marriage licenses in Park Square and returned to the laundry for the ceremony before boarding a Scollay Square car toward an unknown destination.
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Cambridge
Charles May
Jim Sing
Ah Lung
Bowery
New York City
May
Sing
Nellie Matthews
Fannie Miller
Miss Matthews
Miss Miller
South Fifth Avenue
Moy
Metropolis
Little Mission
Boston
Cambridge Street
Matthews
Miller
Albert M. Pear
Scollay Square
Presidentiale Visitors at Gray Gables Stir No Official Business
Attorney General Harmon and Secretary Lamont visited Gray Gables yesterday with no official business. Secretary Carlisle was briefly present, while Secretary Olney did not attend. The President and Dr. Bryant spent the afternoon fishing and driving.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Harmon
Gray Gables
Lamont
Carlisle
Missing Boston girl Jennie Hanlon found in New York
Detective Downey located Jennie Hanlon in New York after she left Boston July ?, reporting homesick and staying with Nellie Andrews. Jennie explained misidentifications in press reports and described their trip, lodging, and events leading to her custody and return to Boston.
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Sunday
Post
Jennie Hanlon
Boston
New York
James E. Downey
Patrick Hanlon
North Chapel Place
Moseley dies at 97 in Roxbury home of his daughter
W G Moseley died Saturday of cholera morbus at his daughter Mrs George Hinman 257 Warren street Roxbury aged 97. Born in Southbridge Conn August 6 1799 he lived in Sullivan Mo 1825 1854 then Boston where he worked in business. He shipped Sullivan s first granite cargo and was deputy collector of the port of Frenchman s Bay under Harrison. He leaves two children and a granddaughter. The Moseley line descends from the Puritan Moseleys and John Moseley who came to Dorchester in 1635.
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W. G. Moseley
George Hinman
Warren Street
Roxbury
Southbridge
Conn
Sullivan
Boston
Harrison
Frenchman’s Bay
Moseley
Duke of Montrose
Moseleys
John Moseley
Dorchester
George Ropes
Lincoln
India
Zanzibar
Madagascar
East Africa
Dickinson Ivory Company
Peterboro
N. H
John Burtram
Salem
Louisburg Square
Mary M. Clark
Waltham
Alice
Charlotte
Joseph Ropes
Commonwealth Avenue
Ropes
Troy
N. Y
J. B. Smith
A. M. E. Zion
Grand Army of the Republic
Republican Party
A. M. F. Zion
Mobile
Ala
State Senate
Yachtsman Leaks Sink Signal From Vixen Off Old Orchard
Yacht Vixen owned by J. G. Richardson of St. Louis sprang a leak off Old Orchard yesterday afternoon. The party aboard hoisted distress signals and limped back toward the Pool, reaching it with difficulty. Two feet of water flooded the cabin.
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Biddeford
Vixen
J. G. Richardson
St. Louis
Old Orchard
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Mrs. Hornibrook
Washington
W. W. Reisinger
Asiatic
G. E. Tower
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Navy Yard
A. G.menocal
Department of Yards and Docks
White
Cowperthwaite Street
East Boston
Beecham
U. S
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
Mayor Pingree
Frye
Milo, Me
William P. Frye
Revere
Mr. Jones
Harvard
Grampsey Gase
Undertaker
Pri
Vate Corporation
Cape
Dobbs Ferry
Boy
Brilliant Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor
Mavroyeni Bey
the Malvern
Newton
Dufferin
Edmond Monson
Austria
Lord Dufferin
Horace Rumbold
Holland
Edmund Monson
Levi Cadose
Pices
Mathertoc
Yankee Clothing Co
Ummer St. Opem
Peabody
Congress
Tenth
Frederick W. Peabody
Bedfordshire
THE
OLD Guard
Anford
Ginger
Brides From
Lamont and Carlisle
Coolidge
Paine
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Massachusetts
Francis L. Coolidge
R. T. Paine, Jr
Miss Hanlon
Fom
Jennie
Gloucester
Nellie
Miss Andrews
Jennie Hamilton
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