Tenement Door Tore From Hinges Sparks Legal Case
William Fay of Somerville avenue Brick Bottom reports landlord John Higgens forcibly removed the door of his wooden dwelling at 113 Somerville avenue. Fay vows to seek a warrant and press charges for forcible entry, detailing prior rent issues and previous tenant disputes.
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Somerville Avenue
Somerville
William Fay
Fay
Story
John Higgens
Linwood Street
Mr. Higgens
Fall River and New Bedford strike shift battlegrounds
In a labor dispute the Whaling City becomes the main frontline as Fall River and New Bedford plan different actions. Howland Village owner Howland seeks to avoid shut downs while spinners press for wage reductions amid rising tension. Police monitor mills as crowds gather, with arbitration talks organized by the New Bedford Board of Trade and Secretary Ross predicting a long, troubled fight.
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New Bedford
Fall River
Ross
William D. Howland
Howland Village
Howland
Boston
Music Hall
Post
New Bedford Board of Trade
A. A. Brownell
Andrew Snow, Jr
A. G. Alley, Jr
George M. Eddy
George F. Bartlett
L. L. B. Holmes
William G. Wood
William N. Church
Thomas B. Tripp
Spinners’ Union
Bob’’ Howard
England
Brother's Knife Fight Sends Man to Hospital
Michele Santamaria, 26, lies wounded after brother Dominico, 23, stabbed him during a quarrel over wives at 25 Prince street North End. Dominico fled and is being sought by police. Michele transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. wound to left abdomen may be fatal. The assailant is described as a barber, of medium height and slender build.
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Michele
Dominico Santamaria
Prince Street
North End
Dominico
Hanover Street
Dunn
Massachusetts General Hospital
Spurr and Co Introduce Wilkie Collins Cigar
H W Spurr and Co makers of No 7 cigars launch the Wilkie Collins cigar with strong promotion including a brass mounted circular thermometer. The device serves as a notable awareness tool reflecting the cigar's favorable reception and public interest.
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Messrs. H. W. Spurr & Co
Fall River Weavers Strike Complicates City Manufacture
Aug 20 The Fall River manufacturing scene grows tense as the weavers union strikes. Several mills run at reduced loom counts while others shut gates. King Philip strike leaders pledge 50 cents weekly per child. meetings planned and potential wage cuts ripple through Globe Village and New Bedford.
Strike Looms As Carders And Spinners Eye Walkout
Last night in Fall River union executives reported likely strike action if wage disputes are not resolved by next Wednesday. Kerr Thread Mills faced a proposed wage compromise, while Globe Yarn and Sanford Spinning posted notices for a cut to take effect Aug 22. Granite Mill No 3 piecers quit over a 5.8 dollar weekly cap, with calls for raises if work resumes. Shore Mill spinners idle due to backboy troubles.
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Post
Howland
Andrew G. Pierce
Wamsutta Mills
Mittee
Hargraves Mill No. 2
Granite Mills
Border City
Sanford Spinning Company
New Bedford
Howland, Rotch
Globe Yarn Mills
Sanford
Kerr
Weavers’ Union
Flint Mills
Weetamoe Mills
Fall River
Carders
Kerr Thread Mills
Globe Yarn and Sanford
Death of Night Watchman Neagle after Strout blast
Ebenezer Neagle Jr. died in Lynn hospital at 2 20 PM after the Strout building explosion on July 21 last. He had been badly burned and suspected inhalation worsened his condition. An autopsy revealed stomach matter possibly poisoned at the time of the blast, with further examination by Harvard Medical School to clarify the explosion’s cause. Neagle, a Civil War veteran and shoe maker turned night watchman, left a widow and two children. The death may influence the Edward H. Oakes arson case slated for September 10.
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Ebenezer Neagle, Jr
Strout
Lynn
Neagles
Edward H. Oakes
Oakes
Neagle
Mr. Neagle
Linden
Post 5
Pinkham
Little
Chicoine
Alfred Moore
Union Street
Wood
Harvard Medical School
Chinese and Japanese naval movements threaten imminent clash
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese gunboats patrolling the Gulf of Pe Chi Li to block Japanese troop landings while Li Hung Chang commands a 50,000 strong force approaching battle. Japanese warships escort troop ships in the Yellow Sea. open engagement in Chinese waters is restricted by viceroy orders.
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London
Shanghai
Gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li
China
Yellow Sea
Li Hung Chang
Admiral Ting
Governor Altgeld Seeks Aid For 1600 Pullman Families
Governor Altgeld has received a Pullman citizens committee plea to feed 1600 families unable to find work. The Pullman company imports workers from across the country, leaving many veterans on the streets. He has traveled to Pullman to investigate the crisis.
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Altgeld
Springfield
Ill
Pullman
Pullman Company
Cambridge Hotel Sold for Removal to Build Registry
The Cambridge Old Hotel with twenty five rooms and adjacent structures sold for removal for county registry of deeds. Elliston bought the hotel for 110 dollars, Graustein paid 53 for the stable, Elliston took the bowling alley for 40, Munroe bought the double dwelling for 240, with the county paying 8600 in total. Patrick Flynn secured the L for 215.
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Cambridge Hoootel
Middlesex County Commissioners
County Registry of Deeds
Ellston
Adolph Graustein
Cambridge
John Elliston
CGC
W. Munroe
Patrick P. Flynn
Did She Work Boston
Hartford aug 20 a search of the papers of Mrs Robbins the Yale confidence woman reveals she has a husband just released from Cook county jail after sixty days for an offense presumably the same as that with which Mrs Robbins is charged reference is made to our company and our companys building suggesting Mrs Robbins is one of a gang of confidence operators a list of victims including a dozen prominent men in Boston was found
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Hartford
Rain Lesson Reveals Atlantic Avenue Gullies and Flood Risk
The Post reports on Atlantic Avenue’s storm damage with Mr. Carter discussing blame, proactive alerts, and the roadbed’s weakness. He notes the 17 foot rise above low water, 12 foot tide range, and a five foot final clearance at high water, causing widespread basement flooding and losses at Bowker & Torrey, Merrimac street, and Carter Carter & Kilham.
Along the Water Front Faces Sinking Street and Floods
A severe squall at high tide flooded Atlantic avenue and basements, exposing a failed dry sea wall built over made land. The Grand View Hotel suffered two feet of water in its cellar while businesses along India Street reported rising tides and ongoing concerns over erosion and inadequate wall construction.
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Carter
Post
Atlantic Avenue
Atkinson
Chamber of Commerce
Grand View Hotel
S. Vinal & Co
India Street
Rain Floods Boston Business District Basements Many Lose
A heavy rainstorm flooded basements across Boston with damages near ten thousand dollars. Stores including Shepard Norwell Shuman Co C F Hovey Colum bia Theatres Hotel Reynolds Adams House Moultons Fellners and E F King Co suffered losses from three inches of water and soaked goods. No insurance covered the damage.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Tremont Street
Shepard & Norwell
Shuman & Co
C. F. Hovey & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Dynamo
Keith’s
Columbia Theatres
Hotel Reynolds
Adams House
Hibernian
Moulton’s
Summer Street
Fellner’s
Water Street
Milk and
India Streets
J. Bond & Co
North Market Street
A. D. Rogers
North Shore Storm Strikes Revere Beachmont and Beacon Street
A heavy noon thunderstorm swept the North Shore, flooding streets and causing property damage. Lightning struck the Church of the Immaculate Conception steeple in Revere, shattering a window and scattering slates, with damage in the hundreds. Beachmont’s John Maguillion house and several Winthrop homes suffered roof damage, while Frank L. Fowler on Beacon Street endured the worst case.
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North Shore
Revere
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Harding
Beachmont
John Maguillion
Winthrop and
Crescent Avenues
Winthrop
Frank L. Fowler
Beacon Street
Storm damages in Chelsea Waltham and Lynn area
The Chelsea storm damaged Richard Beddall’s Summit avenue home with roof fire to the cellar causing about 300 dollars in loss and Richard Burns’ attic leak led to a small fire costing 150 dollars. In Waltham a long storm cut power to the city and electric streetcars. In Lynn a bolt hit John A. Tracy’s Ward’s court home, burning hair, injuring Mrs Tracy and rattling the house. another bolt hit Hathaway naptha works starting a fire. damage listed as 950 dollars. a pole on President street was struck and caused shock outcomes.
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Chelsea
Richard Beddall
Summit Avenue
Richard Burns
Cook Avenue
Waltham
Electric Light Company
Lynn
John A. Tracy
Ward's Court
River Street
Naptha
C. L. Hathaway & Co
Summer Street
President Street
Flood Damage Halts Saugus Line Trains Between Stations
Heavy rain washed away part of the bank along the Saugus branch of the Boston and Maine road between Radding Station and East Saugus. Outward tracks were left unsafe for travel until repairs could be completed.
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Fisher & Lane
Saugus
Boston & Maine Road
Radding
East Saugus
Thomas O Callaghan And Co Flooded By Heavy Rain Loss
The rear basement of Thomas O Callaghan And Co store flooded yesterday after waste pipes overflowed from the main sewer. About 25000 dollars worth of new stock stored in the basement was ruined by the water.
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Thomas O'Callaghan & Co
Mystery of Mrs Moen Deepens Amid Boston Departure
The Milford baker’s wife Martha Moen vanished after leaving the South Boston home on Friday with $200 cash. Tracked to Boston by train, she reached the New York New Haven depot and then South Boston where she stayed overnight and disappeared on Saturday morning. Suspected she may be aboard the Cunard liner Scythia sailing from East Boston bound for Ireland where relatives live.
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Martha Moen
Milford
South
Boston
Green Isle
Broadway
Scythia
Cunard
Hippolyte Mortally Ill In Port au Prince Despatches Say
Despatches from Port au Prince report President Hippolyte mortally ill and a revolution is likely imminent in Kingston Jamaica. The bulletin cites unstable conditions and potential political upheaval as the nation faces a critical moment.
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Kingston, Jam
Port-au-Prince
Hippolyte
Johnson Breaks Colorado Mile State Record In Heavy Gale
In Pueblo Colorado John Johnson defeated Ziegler and Sanger to set a new Colorado State mile open record with 2 11 4 amid a strong wind. Charley Murphy lowered the one third mile state mark, Brown defeated Ziegler in the quarter mile dash, and Maxwell dominated Class A events as York won the half mile Class B handicap.
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Pueblo
Col
John
Johnson
Colorado
Ziegler
W. C. Sanger
Charley Murphy
Brooklyn
Brown
Cleveland
York
Maxwell
Kansas
Tapping Fraud Hits Lynn Betting Ring
Bets in Lynn were busted when wire tapping from Boston through Point of Pines leaked race results. In a Lynn pool room, large sums were wagered on races with winners posted as long shots. The correct list arrived later showing many losses, with Point of Pines reporting over $2500 stolen by the tapping scheme.
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Lynn
Boston
Point of Pines
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Babbebits
Lea Ir
John Duncan's Sons
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MR. Fay
Bristol
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Potomska
Acushnet
Hathaway
Lizzie Currier
Peete
Tremont Row
CAS Enrilcoue Folsom
Union
Rueter & CO
American Linen, Iron Works
Barnaby
King Philip
Cornell
Globe Yarn
Metacomet
Hargraves
Barnard
Durfee
Flint
Granite
Mechanics
Merchants
Tecumseh
Pocasset
Richard Borden
Sagamore
Shore
Davol
Robeson
Seaconnet
Weetamoe
Stafford
Wampanoag
Anawan
Crescent
Narragansett
Tammany Hall
Globe Village
Father Cook
St. Patrick’s Church
King Philip Mill
Chase
The
Globe
Board of Trade
Home Market Club
Burkhardt
Arias
Burkhard Brewing CO
Cor. Parker and Station Bsts
Roxbury
Itox
Portland
Chardon Streets
Bowker & Torrey
Merrimac Street
Ladder Company No. 1
Ladder House
Carter, Carter & Kilham
RGA
Walik
Beecham
Johnson and Brown
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