Grand Challenge Game Aids Charity Between Hinghams and Cohassets
In Hingham Mass on August 18 a humorous charity baseball match between All-Hinghams and Cohassets drew a partisan crowd. Twelve dozen players from both towns competed under colorful banners, with a 16 to 13 win for the Hinghams. A duck mascot survived minus its head after a postgame scuffle while a physician treated Crehore’s hand.
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Hingham
Mass
All-Hinghams
Cohassets
Cohasset
Jerusalem Road
Blossom Street
Boston
Messrs
Barnes
Hooper
Jeffries
L. L. Scaife
Blake
C. White
P. White
R. L. Scaife
Bryant
Sprague
Whiton
Tucker
Turner
Blanchard
Billings
Hills
Mess
Spaulding
Crocker
Cunningham
Harding
Bolles
Richardson
Crehore
Preston
Woods
Sears
Codman
Higginson
Smith
Luce
Hopkins
Hinghams
Crimson
Harvard
Matthew Luce
Edward A. Kelley
J. P. Tucker
Harold Glidden
BE. A
J. P. Tucker, Jr
John
J. W. Spooner
Holbrook
Bigelow
Joseph Bigelow
Bigamy Charge Shocks Providence Man in Aug. Marriage
John T Gallagher is jailed on bigamy charges after marrying 16 year old Emily A Lawless in East Providence on Aug 8. Her mother had Gallagher arrested for illegal marriage and later charged him after discovering a previous marriage in Aug 1890 to Emily Johnson. Gallagher says friend Daniel McCarthy stole his license and wed Emily Johnson under Gallagher's name.
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Providence
John T. Gallagher
Emily A. Lawless
East Providence
Gallagher
John Gallagher
Emily Johnson
Johnson
Daniel McCarthy
McCarthy
Stormy Weather Hits Cape Breton Vessels Lose Anchors
The Aug 18 storm at North Sydney driven by east winds caused several ships to drag anchors with three ashore at Gabarus, including the Mary Jane from East Bay totaling a loss. The steamer Pierre forced to return to St Pierre then departed again while communications lines were badly wrecked.
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North Sydney
C. B
Gabarus
Mary Jane
East Bay
Pierre
St. Pierre
Murderer lynched at Morganfield fair grounds
Morganfield Ky August 18 Charles Walton who recently murdered Sam Keith was lynched by the mob at the fair grounds today. Local authorities did not intervene and the crowd carried out the punishment in the open. The case follows Walton shooting Keith in a dispute, with the town reacting swiftly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganfield
Charley Walton
Sam Keith
Death in a Dorchester Lodging House After Drunken Orgy
The body of Mrs. Mary Watson was found by her husband in a Dorchester lodging room after an evening of heavy drinking. The couple, long known for intemperance, occupied two rooms with minimal furniture and no sanitary setup. An autopsy will be performed at City Hospital morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Andrew Flanaghan
Watsons
Watson
Ireland
Massachusetts Regiment
Dorchester
Maggie Crowley
Miss Crowley
House of Correction
Board of Health
Gallagher Release Reported in Dublin News
Reports current today and in United Ireland state that Dr. Thomas Gallagher has been released. The note appears in the London scene dated August 18, indicating a possible breakthrough in a long-standing case involving the physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Ireland
Thomas Gallagher
Release of Dr Gallagher Sparks Hope Among Irish Agents
The proposed release of Dr James Gallagher, long linked to Clan na Gael, stirred belief he might be freed after petitions to Home Secretary Asquith. Gallagher, convicted in 1883 of treason felony and jailed for life in London, faced a churning effort from supporters who gathered to seek clemency and denounce the harsh sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Herbert H. Asquith
Home Office
Gallagher
Home Secretary
Asquith
Greenpoint
Long Island
Clan-na-Gael
England
Dr. Gallagher
Central Criminal Court
London
West and East trade division urged by Western governors
A Topeka dispatch reports state officers have sent a petition to Missouri Governor Stone urging a convention of western governors to foster mutual relief and commercial relations west of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio. The move signals a potential political split aimed at reducing eastern economic influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Topeka
Kan
The
Times
Stone
Missouri
State House
Charleston
Congress
Mississippi
Ohio River
United States
Prominent Jeweler Walter E White Dies At 45
Walter E White a wealthy Providence jeweller owner of a Page street factory died suddenly this forenoon from complications of diseases He was 45 and left a widow and several children He was a Mason and member of New England and Rhode Island manufacturing jewellers associations and other groups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Walter E. White
Page Street
New England
Rhode Island
Winthrop Coaching Parade Weathers the Forecast
Winthrop Aug 18. Tonight townspeople decorate carriages for a grand coaching parade with 104 carriages and 40 saddle horses. turnout descriptions include the New Winthrop French tally ho and Youngs English drag. Weather may delay, parade slated for 3 PM, postponed if rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Sphinx
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Young’s
Ida
Bertha Merrill
Carrie Waldron
Costello
Chandler
Albee
Johnson
Todd
Quinn
Mesdames Bowker
John Tabor
Ida Cobe
George Cobe
John H. McNamee
M. Durkett
Messrs
T. V. Walkden
H. H. McNamee
J. McC
Commodore Cushing
Carrie Grant
Ida Richardson
Marguerite Vose
Olive Fifield
Florence Chesterton
Torrey
Theodore P. Grant
Franklin H. Richardson
George N. Cade
Curtis W. Coe
William Ginn
Grand Opera House
Boston
Annie Clarke
Sadie Martinet
Kate Ryan
Belle Stokes
Helen Dayne
Clive Homans
Maud L. States
Ella J. Ingalls
Julia Batchelder
Kate Dooling
Dexter
Frank J. Keenan
William Mestayer
Frank Andrews
Charles E. Inslee
Edward Wade
E. E. Nickerson
A. H. Dexter
Nickerson
Leighton
Mesdames C. C. Bailey
W. FF. Roberts
G. E. Ricker
F. H. Jones
C. T. Walker
Fanny Dimond
Bailey
A. B. Holden
D. W. Wood
Mattie Ricker
F. E. Bailey
May Bailey
Mabel Walcot
Katie Kendall
C. C. Bailey
W. IF. Roberts
G. FE. Ricker
D. W. Chamberlain
Henry Buckler
Wilson Cottage
George Mack
Jennie Bird
Cuthbortom
Lillian Wilson
Winthrop War Veterans’ Association
Goddess of Liberty
Blaze at Morrill mill in Pittsfield destroys plant
Fire breaks out in C. E. Morrill planing mill on North Street causing $20,000 loss with $9,000 insured. Three hour battle saves a row of surrounding wooden buildings and prevents further lumber fires. Seven horses rescued from the barn as the shop and machinery are destroyed. Stoppage will cause heavy losses and put about fifty men out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
C. E. Morrill
North Street
Man Dies After Fall From Team in Saugus
Amos Rowe of Newburyport turnpike fell from a moving team yesterday afternoon and broke his neck, dying instantly. Police say he and son Frank were intoxicated. Frank was arrested. Rowe leaves a daughter in Melrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saugus
Amos Rowe
Newburyport Turnpike
Rowe
Frank
Melrose
President Enjoys Fishing Trip Off Buzzard’s Bay
The President and Dr. Bryant fished at Cleveland's Ledge despite threatening weather. They fared fairly well given scarce fish. Mrs. Cleveland visited the village in the afternoon as Steam yacht Oneida sailed to Newport and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzard's Bay
Dr. Bryant
Cleveland's Ledge
Pioneer Montain Host Spaulding Dies at 72 in New Hampshire
John Hubbard Spaulding, 72, died in Whitefield N H last night. In 1853 he helped build the Tip Top House on Mt Washington and for nine seasons managed the Tip Top and Summit Houses. He was the first to reach Mt Washington in mid winter on Feb 10 1862 and will be buried in Lancaster N H his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
N. H
John Hubbard Spaulding
Whitefield
Tip Top
Mt. Washington
Summit House
Shoe Strike in Lynn Over 10 Percent Shoe Price Cut
About ten cutters at Francis W. Breed's Lynn shoe factory walked out this morning in protest of a 10 percent cut in women's button shoe prices. Breed also reduced prices at his Rochester New Hampshire plant citing a stagnant money market and weak business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Francis W. Breed
Mr. Breed
Rochester
N. H
Needham Family Reunion at South Peabody Farm
The Needham family annual reunion will be held Wednesday August 28 at the John Needham homestead in South Peabody now owned by Sylvester Needham. The 1754 farm is expected to host about 200 family members with addresses followed by dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Needham
John Needham
South
Sylvester Needham
Old Haskell Estate Sold to Gloucester Mayor
Essex August 18 The Haskell estate long part of the family since 1772 and most recently held by David L. Haskell was sold yesterday on private terms to Mayor Asa G. Andrews of Gloucester. The old homestead retains its original appearance and long landmark status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Haskell
David L. Haskell
Asa G. Andrews
Gloucester
Everett Backs Repeal of Sherman Law in Debated Session
In a courteous yet pointed maiden speech, Dr. Everett of Massachusetts urged immediate repeal of the Sherman act as Congress weighs silver and bimetallism. He defended Cleveland and warned opponents, while highlighting party loyalties and the need to “extinguish the fire” of current economic distress. The House debated ownership of free coinage versus repeal, with adjournment to Monday after remarks by multiple members including Mr. Simpson of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Everett
Dem
Massachusetts
Legislative Assembly
Florida
Cooper
Boston
St. Augustine
Congress
Speaker
Pennsylvania
Sibley
New England
House
Bland
Ohio
Harter
Everett
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Simpson
Kansas
Democratic Party
Party of
Senate Delays Bill Action as Voorhees Plans Tuesday Move
In Washington the Senate debated adjournment and moved toward handling the national bank circulation bill next Tuesday. A minority substitute fixes silver content at 4644-10 grains per dollar. Treasury notes and silver certificates were discussed amid treasury cautions on gold payments and silver redemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockrell
McPherson
Sherman
London
Voorhees
Senate
Butler
Washington
National Bank
Messrs
Harris
Vance
Jones
Arkansas
Nevada
West
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Department
Allien
Nebraska
Mr. Allen
Yeas
Allen
Bate
Berry
Coke
Irby
Ark
Kyle
Martin
Mills
Peffer
Roach
George
Pugh
Two Contested Measures in Senate Finance Panel
Washington news reports the Senate finance committee approving a bill to repeal the Sherman act purchasing clause and endorsing bimetallism. The Voorhees bill seeks to fix value parity for gold and silver, with key supporters and opponents revealed in a 6 to 5 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Voorhees
McPherson
Morrill
Sherman
Allison
Aldrich
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Senate
Harris
Vest
Workers and Union Elect P J Lally President at Howard Street
At a Horse Shoers Union meeting at 16 Howard Street P J Lally was elected president with Jey Lyons as vice. The group planned Labor Day events and approved hiring the Boston Field Band. A donation was made to aid locked out shirtmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Street
P. J. Lally
Jey Lyons
Boston Field Band
Boston Granite Cutters Elect Officers for Labor Day
The Boston Granite Cutters met in the same building and elected officers: President John Barnett, vice president O B Mills, recording secretary James Grant, treasurer Colin McDougal, standing committee Mike Meagher N W Roach and W McCartney. President Barnett chosen commander for Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Barnett
O. B. Mills
James Grant
Colin, McDougal
Mike Meagher
N. W. Roach
W. McCartney
Barnett
Masters of Horses Hold Arlington Hall Meeting
The Master Horse Shoers Association met in Arlington Hall last night and voted to join the Master Horse Shoers Protective Association of the United States. Two delegates were elected to attend the upcoming convention of that body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Horse Shoers’ Association
Arlington Hall
Master Horse Shoers’ Protective Association of the
United States
Grievance committee grants wage demand for engineers
The Building Trades Council committee at 699 Washington Street approved the Hoisting and Portable Engineers petition for higher wages from the Master Builders Association. The engineers will hold a special meeting Monday night at 987 Washington Street to set the scale of their demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Building Trades Council
Washington Street
Master Builders’ Association
Carcers
Assault by a man at Eliot Street coal office
George A. Joseph, a colored man residing at Hotel Cluny, is under arrest in Division 4 charged with assaulting Patrick J. McNulty at 159 Eliot Street coal office with a knife. McNulty, wounded an inch deep in the right arm, refused to allow the intruder to stay after an exchange about leaving. He was treated by Dr. Thayer and plans to appear in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Joseph
Hotel Cluny
Division 4
Patrick J. McNulty
Whitmore Street
Eliot Street
Joseph
McNulty
Thayer
Excursion to Casco Bay from Portland Part of Yarmouth Trip
An excursion on August 31 by Messrs Nowell and Batchelder sails from Portland Pier Boston at 10 30 a m to Casco Bay. They hold a clam bake and sale of land at their seaside resort seven miles northeast of Portland in Yarmouth Maine. Terms available at Room 441 Exchange Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Nowell and Batchelder
Casco Bay
Portland
Yarmouth
Portland Pier
Boston
Exchange Building
How Is Business Some Looking Up Some Low in Spirits
A brief column notes mixed business sentiment with signs of revival in some sectors while others remain sluggish. Analysts cite cautious consumer demand and uneven trade patterns as factors behind the varied outlook, with managers calling for steady investment.
Condition of banks report shows declines in deposits and loans
Abstracts to the comptroller of the currency for July 12 show reductions since May 4 in individual deposits 193000000 loans and discounts 173000000 in specie 21000000 and in undivided profits 13000000. Aggregate resources and liabilities each stand at 3213261721.
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Washington
United States
Chicago
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Columbia
la Bourgogne
ST. Paul
Minn
Winnipeg
Manitoba & Northwestern Railroad
New York
Freedmen
Superior Court
Herman
Kleber
F. Gross & Co
Fourteenth Street
United States Trust Company
Eppinger & Russell
Broad Street
Louis Adler
Alder
Eckels
People’s National Bank of Winsted
N. C
Murphy
Fiends in Human Guise Men Arrested in Croatia Child Mutilation Case
A gang in Biskupuz, Croatia, has been arrested for crippling children and selling them for similar crimes. Police found two girls aged 12 to 14 with legs broken, another girl with a broken arm and gouged eyes, and additional severely mutilated children in a house on the town’s edge. Instruments used to deform the children were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Biskupuz
Croatia
Hez
Bar Harbor Canoe fete dazzles harbor crowds
The Bar Harbor Canoe Club reception featured a parade of decorated launches, boats, and canoes led by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Livingston. Notable entries included Mrs. Draper as parade queen in pale green, Yale’s blue boat, and diverse decorations with sweet peas, oak leaves, asters, and tassels. Several hundred attendees watched the display and the customary program proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Canoe Club
Philip Livingston
Francis Harrison
Miss Coles
James Ross Todd
Miss Draper
Dr. Stearns
Yale
Mrs. Harris
Miss Cook
Mrs. Hare
Mr. Richards
Mrs. Lawrence
Miss Dalton
Miss Berry
Hill Divorces Suit In Saco Public Notice
Mr Hill a Boston provision dealer who was acquitted in a York County alleged wife poisoning case seeks a divorce at the September Alfred term. He accuses Rose A Hill of Saco of neglecting marriage duties and cruelly abusing him by imprisonment to secure a divorce with alimony. He asks custody of their four children and notes his wife’s present location is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
L. Hil
Boston
York County Supreme Court
Alfred
Rose A. Hill
Providence Man George H Jencks Commits Suicide at Home
George H Jencks a 63 year old Providence businessman of Mason & Jencks marketmen on South Main street was found dead by hanging in his garret at 116 Transit street this morning. His son Walter discovered the body during a breakfast check and the cord was tightly clutched in the hand. Authorities note a recent grip illness and financial troubles may have driven him to the act. no definite motive is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
George H. Jencks
Transit Street
Mr. Jencks
Mason & Jencks
Marketmen
South Main Street
Jencks
Detectives Arrest Man in Insurance Fire Scheme
Providence report says Detective Pollard of Lonsdale and Detective Cowan of Chicago arrested a man named Phillips at Lonsdale. He formerly resided in the state and is wanted in Chicago to explain fires in Smith Jersey and Meers stores. He claims his employers set fires to collect insurance on over insured stock. He is taking a trip west with Detective Cowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Pollard
Lonsdale
Cowan
Chicago
Phillips
Smith, Jersey & Meers
West
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Needham Family Reunion
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Staunch
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