Wrecked New England Freight Shed Under Official Review
Officials of the New England railway and supervisors probe a Monday wreck of a new freight shed. Foreman Andrew Doyle confirms the Post report that missing pins caused the collapse amid wind. Investigations by Captain Camrell and inspectors detail temporary truss placement and unpinned spruce posts while plans await final bracing. Rudolph McKinnon or Adolphus McKenna confusion noted at City Hospital.
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New England Railway
Post
Andrew Doyle
Doyle
George F. Sampson
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Sampson
Summer Street
F. B. Dewey
Camrell
John J. Barry
M. W. Fitz Simmons
Adolphus McKenna
B Street
Rudolph McKinnon
Honors for Herbert at Southampton arrival
The Hon. Hilary A. Herbert United States Secretary of the Navy and his daughter arrived today on the St Louis. A salute was fired by the cruiser Minneapolis near Netley as Admiral Selfridge and his staff met the secretary upon landing.
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Southampton
Hilary A. Herbert
United States
St. Louis
Netley
Minneapolis
Rev. Mr. Johnson Found Aboard Penobscot
A telegram to Gloucester Mayor Robinson from Rockland Maine says Rev. J. S. Johnson of Kingsbury New York, who vanished from Rockport two days ago while boarding there, is aboard the steamer Penobscot in a cemented condition and will reach Boston tomorrow under purser J. R. Hatch's care.
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Gloucester
Mass
Robinson
Rockland
J. R. Hatch
Penobscot
J. S. Johnson
Kingsbury
N. Y
Rockport
Boston
Topeka Sets Curfew For Minors Under Sixteen
The City Council enacted a curfew law in Topeka Kansas. Children under 16 found on streets after 9 p m in summer and 8 p m in winter shall be arrested. The fire bell will ring fifteen minutes before the hour.
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Topeka
Kan
Boston Tramps Sentenced in Police Court
George Seymour of South Boston and Frank Foy of Boston were each jailed for sixty days for being tramps and fined 14 dollars in Hartford Police Court on August 19.
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Hartford
Conn
George Seymour
East Sixth Street
Boston
Frank Foy
Boston Street
Holbrook Valuation Figures Show Tax Reduction
Holbrook on August 19 reports total property valuation at 1 055 080 with a gain of 74 795 and personal property 149 265 gaining 24 330. Polls total 693 up 82. Tax rate stands at 20 per 1000, a 4 50 reduction from 1895 and 3 less than 1894.
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Holbrook
Vanderbilt Forgiveness Reported In Newport Visit
Newport August 19 The newly married Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and his wife are due in town this week likely to stay with the bride’s father. The Vanderbilt family has reportedly forgiven the couple.
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Newport
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Egar Elected Speaker of the House in Commons
J. D. Egar was unanimously elected Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa Ontario this afternoon.
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Speaker OF Commons
Ottawa
Ont
J. D. Egar
House of Commons
Visit Bass Point Nahant for summer outings from Lincoln wharf
Enjoy a delightful sail from Lincoln wharf to Bass Point Nahant on the Nahant line boats every ninety minutes. Attractions include boating bathing fishing bowling free dancing band concerts gravity railroad rides and fireworks on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Bass Point House offers many fish dinners as part of the seaside experience.
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Bass Point
Nahant
North Shore
Lincoln Wharf
Battery Street
North Ferry
Nahant Line
Halibut and Cod Greatly Abundant Around Isles of Shoals
ISLES OF SHOALS, N H Aug 19 Deep sea fishing around the Isles of Shoals was never better this season. George L Isley a guest at the Oceanic Hotel caught a halibut eight feet long weighing 256 pounds. E H Cook of Boston caught 1409 pounds of cod with a first fish weighing sixty two pounds.
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Isles OF Shoals
N. H
George L. Isley
Oceanic Hotel
E. H. Cook
Boston
Convict Labor Statistics Released by Commissioner Wright
Bulletin shows 54 244 convicts in penal institutions in 189. Productive labor in 1885 was 30 853 rising to 38 415 in 1895. Massachusetts saw increased work in 1895. Total value of goods produced in 189% reached 19 042 472 dollars.
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Washington
Commissioner of Labor
Wright
United States
Massachusetts
Downey Sentenced to Ten Years for North End Robbery
James Downey, 21, was sentenced by Judge Sheldon in the Superior Court to six to ten years in State prison on a robbery charge. The alleged robbery occurred in Murphy's alley between Hanover and North Street in the North End on July 12. Downey maintains his innocence.
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James Downey
Sheldon
Superior Court
State
Hanover
Majestic Sets Faster Passage Record to New York
The White Star steamer Majestic arrived at quarantine in New York after a 5 days 17 hours 50 minutes voyage from Daunt's Rock, 12 minutes quicker than her own previous record.
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New York
Majestic
Daunt’s Rock
Landscape painter Thomas Hill near death after paralysis
San Francisco report says Thomas Hill, a landscape painter of national reputation, was stricken with paralysis a few days ago and now lies at the point of death.
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San Francisco
Thomas Hill
Colonel Sawtelle Named Army Quartermaster General
Washington August 19 Colonel Charles G Sawtelle has been appointed by the President to serve as quartermaster general of the army. He succeeds the previous officer, bringing long service and familiarity with supply operations to the post.
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C. G. Sawtelle
Washington
Charles G. Sawtelle
Army
Engineer Hamilton Howe Found Dead in Roxbury Home
Hamilton Howe an engineer aged 71 of 104 Cedar Street Roxbury was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. Death was due to natural causes.
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Hamilton Howe
Cedar Street
Roxbury
Secret marriage troubles Mrs Earl Lawrence seeks missing husband
Lynn police were asked by Mrs. Earl Lawrence to locate her 19 year old husband Earl Lawrence who married secretly Aug. 5 in Lynn and has not returned. His father insists he remain away until he reaches majority and claims Earl may be in Chicago or Maine. The couple wed at the Atwood House Melrose and began married life in rooms Earl provided.
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Lynn
Earl Lawrence
Lawrence
Wilson
Atwood House
Melrose
Luther Lawrence
Warl Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence, Sr
Chicago
Friends
Marshal Wells
Earl
Maine
Bryan
Elijah Craig
Mary Bryan
William Bryan
W. J. Bryan
The Last Stroke melodrama heads to Boston audiences
The Last Stroke produced by Jacob Litt at the Star Theatre New York drew packed houses for two months. Juliette Corder remains in the country before New York for next season. John J. McNally oversees rehearsals of A Good Thing with Pete Daily set to appear at Hollis in Boston.
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Jacob Litt
Isar
New York
Cuba
Star
Boston
Juliette Corder
Whitney
Brian Boru
John J. McNally
Pete Daily
Ans
Hollis
Boston Theater Roundup Highlights Fregoli and Vaudeville Shows
Boston theatre news spotlights Fregoli at Park Theatre with Aug engagement, Witter J. Peabody singing at Keith's, Sadie Isaacs's bicycle theft trial and dramatic recitals at Grand Opera House. Reports cover Liar at Park, Hollis Street preparations, and circus acts at the Museum with upcoming Rol and Reed engagement.
Heiresses as Bridesmaids for Vanderbilt Whitney Wedding
New York reports Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt will wed Henry Payne Whitney next Tuesday at Newport. Bridesmaids include heiresses like Angelica Gerry Edith Shepard Minnie Taylor and Sloane sisters with fortunes ranging from 3 to 15 million dollars. Absentees include Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. and James A. Burden Jr. President Cleveland rumored to attend.
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New York
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Payne Whitney
W. C. Whitney
Newport
Amy Burd
Gladys Vanderbilt
Angelica Gerry
Sloane
Edith Shepard
Minnie Taylor
America
Gerry
Elbridge T. Gerry
Whitney-Vanderbilt
William Douglas Sloane
William H. Vanderbilt
Ernest G. Fabri
Miss Shepard
Misses Sloane
Elliott F. Shepard
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
James A. Burden, Jr
Cleveland
Buzzards Bay
Bridgeport Woman Plunges Into Harbor Suspected Suicide
In Bridgeport Connecticut a 22 year old woman identified as Carrie Mills of Portland Maine was found floating in the harbor after a reported plunge. Police suspect suicide following an alleged push, and she remained in hospital late this afternoon with limited information from the patient.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Curran
Delaware & Hudson Company
Carrie Mills
Portland
Matron Hill
Nine Year Old Wanderer Opposes Convent Plans
Nine year old Margaret Collins of West Side New York ran away after her father Dr. Charles A. Collins punished her for disobedience over convent plans. She wandered until police and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children intervened, giving her name as Maggie Brown at first to avoid detection.
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New York
Margaret Collins
One Hundred and Fifth Street
West Side
Charles A. Collins
Police
Society For the Prevention of
Margaret
Papa
Maggie Brown
Mamma
Wealthy New York woman accuses servant of brutal assault
Mrs. Evelyn Murray testified in Somerville court that Pasquale Tullici beat her after she charged him with lies. Tullici claimed he found the woman pinning his sister and rescued her as she fell, injuring herself. He was jailed as courts note servant arrests at the Murray mansion.
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Somerville
N. J
Evelyn Murray
New York
Frelinghuysen
Raritan River
Pasquale Tullici
Tullici
James McKay
Nova Scotia
Mott
Harlem Court
Charlotte A. McKay
McKay
Pine Grove
N. Y
Anna A. Bowler
James Galligan
Harlem
Pretty but Wayward Dora Johnson Is Sentenced
Dora Johnson a 20 year old Swedish girl with respectable relatives in the city was sentenced in the Municipal Court to one year in Sherborn Reformatory. She arrived at age 14 and has appeared in court several times, having been in the Refuge and the House of Industry. Officer Flynn found her in a North street dance hall early yesterday and she was committed.
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New York
Sadie Isaacs
Price & Muller
Lexington Avenue
Coney Island
Norbert Horn
Fifty-third Street
Horn
Sadie
Yorkville
Sagtu
Third Avenue
Muller
Kudlich
Dora Johnson
Sherborn
House of Industry
Flynn
North Street
Heroic Women Colonists Remembered in Kentucky Dedication
Lexington report notes a tablet memorializing Kentucky's early settlers and celebrating a spring water dedication. The ceremony marks a historic tribute to pioneer women and colonists in the state's frontier past.
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Kentucky
Two Worcester Hopkinton men confess to arson fires
William J. Livingstone of Worcester and Frank A. McHeffey of Hopkinton confessed to setting fires in their towns. Livingstone burned his Worcester restaurant on August 5 to collect insurance and is held for the county grand jury. McHeffey admitted setting a barn fire on August 14 owned by Charles H. Morse and is held for the grand jury. Fire Marshal Whitcomb aims to link him to additional fires.
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William J. Livingstone
Worcester
Frank A. McHeffey
Hopkinton
Whitcomb
Livingstone
Worcester County Grand Jury
McHeffey
Charles H. Morse
Grand Jury
Marshal Whitcomb
Considine Captured in Fall River After Escape
Providence report says James Considine, indicted December 20, 1894, for receiving stolen goods and sentenced, was captured in Fall River after escaping from officers the same day.
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Providence
R. I
James Considine
Fall River
Considine
Foraker Off for Europe Among Steamship St Paul Passengers
On August 19 in New York Senator elect Joseph Foraker and Postmaster General Wilson were listed among passengers aboard the steamship St Paul bound for Europe. The ship departs today with these notable travelers aboard.
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New York
St. Paul
Joseph Foraker
Wilson
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Admiral Selfridge
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Holbrook’s Valuation
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Thomas Hill III
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Carney Hospital
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Humane Education” Society
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Meir
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Cincinnati
Utleton & Bassett's
Washington St
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Mr. Wright
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Theatre
Ince
Swuvu Tin AM
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Atlantic Ave
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Geo. F. Chapin
Treas
the Palace
Henry Morrison
Wrymouth
Fr. W. Lichfie
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the Willows
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David Morrison
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Longfellow
John Smith
Dre
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