Feared Disgrace Ends in Suicide of Boston Transport Agent
Walfred G. Anderson, local manager for A. E. Johnson & Co., faced $1000 shortfall from his accounts. He confessed to misusing funds intended for New York, but died by shooting on the Bay State steamer near Boston. His wife, Roxbury resident, verified events as investigators traced a $7000 surety and missing capital. Anderson was a Sweden native aged around 40.
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Walfred G. Anderson
A. E. Johnson & Co
State Street
Bay State
Portland
Roxbury
Anderson
Bveston
Owen
Clifton Street
Post
Charles EB. Keander
Greenwood
Boston &@Maine
Andersons
Max Straus
Straus
Chicago
Republican Club
New York
Fidelity & Surety Company of Maryland
Burke
Dugan
Mr. Straus
Boston
Sweden
Charity Water Show At Olympic Grounds Promises Big Acts
Tomorrow afternoon Boyton's water show at the Olympic grounds will donate the entire gross to Carney Hospital. Wallace Ross and Sergeant Walsh will duel with broadsword under referee John L. Sullivan. The program includes underwater feats by Miss Nata and Miss Birdie Lewis, plus seas of aquatic displays by the Boyton troupe.
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Boyton
Olympic Grounds
Carney Hospital
Wallace Ross
Sergeant Walsh
John L. Sullivan
Nata
Birdie Lewis
Charles P. Adams
Sword feats and bike dare to headline city show
A performer will cut a hair balanced by two postage stamps with a single sword stroke and sever a silk handkerchief in midair. Frank Burley will ride a bicycle down a 200 foot inclined slope in a dangerous, exciting act, with more stirring features featured beyond the regular programme.
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Frank Burley
Shaved on Sunday Violations Target City Barbers
A citywide probe by the Barbers Union found shops open Sundays in defiance of a Sunday closing law. Two cases were pursued. Vincent Moran at 71 Causeway Street was fined $10 after two barbers shaved three customers, while another shop had no shaving and was warned to clean up and close on Saturdays or defer Sundays.
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Barbers’ Union
Vincent Moran
Causeway Street
Fallon
Grey
Free silver growth in Waltham spurs editorial debate
The Post and Editor discuss rising free coinage sentiment in Waltham and vicinity. Thomas B. Eaton asserts many Democrats and Republicans mix bimetallism with party labels, predicting a stronger Bryan showing if election were held now while warning against being deceived by gold-aligned outlets.
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Waltham and Vicinity
Chicago
Bryan
Waltham
Post
Thomas B.eaton
Waltham Evening News
Ind
Fram Arrives at Skjervoe as Nansen Returns Home
The Fram, Dr. Nansen’s Arctic ship, reached Skjervoe Tromso with all aboard well. Captain Sverdrup reported the crew on board safe and noted the Fram’s earlier call at Dane’s Island on Aug. 14 where Professor Andree waited for favorable winds to attempt a balloon crossing. A telegram from Sverdrup to Nansen welcomed the Fram home.
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Nansen
Wram
Tromsoe
Dr. Nansen
Fram
Skjervoe
Republicans See Silver Fervor Rise Across Cities
A compilation of editor opinions from Haverhill to Nantucket shows growing free silver sentiment among some Republicans and bolting Democrats, with many predicting McKinley gains and larger GOP majorities if party lines hold. Several editors note limited activism among Democrats and varied local backing for silver, while others forecast strong Republican turnout in their towns.
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Taunton
Bryan
Henry A. Noyes
Taunton Herald
Ind
Chicago
John D. Emmons
Walpole
Norfolk
Lawrence
Vicechairman City Committee
William T. Sellers
Lawrence Evening Tribune
McKinley
Harrison
Frank H. Perkins
Plymouth Free Press
Democratic Party
Democracy
Haverhill
Moody
John B. Wright
Haverhill Gazette
Rep
Theodore P.wilson
Winchester Star
J. Waldo Denny
Chelsea Record
Chicago Platform
Jane
L. H. Balcome
Uxbridge Compendium
Democratic Town Committee
Beverly
Albert Wittum
Beverly Times
A. M. Bridgman
Stoughton Record
F. C. Goulding
Southbridge Journal
F. B. Goss
Brother-in-law charged after skull fracture in Bowen Street quarrel
Joseph Connolly 28 of 158 Bowen Street South Boston is dying at City Hospital from four scalp wounds and a fractured skull after a hammer attack by his brother-in-law John J. King 28 married to Connolly's sister. King is held at West Broadway station on assault charges. Connolly placed on dangerous list.
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Joseph Connolly
Bowen Street
Boston
City Hospital
John J. King
West Broadway
King
Connolly
Atkinson Offers Meeting to Discuss Money Question
Edward Atkinson offers to meet any Williams supporter or review and answer Williams speeches, after Norfolk sound money Democrats expressed disappointment at the Hon. George Fred Williams declining a joint discussion. John C. Lane, secretary, received the letter yesterday afternoon.
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Norfolk County Sound Money Democrats
George Fred Williams
Edward Atkinson
John C. Lane
Norfolk Sound Money Democracy
Williams
Struck by electric car injures Concord man
George A. Butters, 49, of 3 Bow Street, Concord, was driving through Main Street Charlestown near Frothingham Avenue at 8:30 last evening when an outbound electric car struck his buggy. He was thrown out and sustained a severe injury to his right ankle.
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George A. Butters
Bow Street
Concord
Main Street
Charlestown
Frothingham Avenue
Butters
Li Hung Chang Cancel Boston Visit Decision
City Hall reports Li Hung Chang has decided not to visit Boston and no formal acknowledgment of Mayor Quincy’s invitation has arrived. A London despatch notes Li Hung Chang will shorten his provincial trip and head to London.
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City Hall
Li Hung Chang
Boston
Quincy
London
Robbery Report On Brookline Parkway
William J. Harkins of Whiteplace reported to Brookline police that Tuesday afternoon a man held him up on the parkway and stole a silver hunting-case Elgin watch. The incident is one of many assaults and robberies reported on the parkway.
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William J. Harkins
Whiteplace
Brookline
Coming Events at Mishkan Tefila in Shaw Mut area
The Congregation Mishkan Tefila on Ash street will hold holiday services at the church corner Shaw Mut avenue and Madison street. Under Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, a Sunday service is planned for Aug 28 at 5 o’clock on Charles Street Mall near the north walk, with addresses by Rev. W. R. Lord of St Paul and Rev. J. W. Day of Hingham.
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Mishkan Tefila
Ash Street
Shawmut Avenue
Madison Street
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Charles Street Mall
W. R. Lord
St. Paul
J. W. Day
Hingham
Captain Hurst Clarifies Schooner Ella Francis Status
Captain A. A. Hurst and his brother R. I. Hurst own the Ella Francis. The schooner is simply laid up on the East Boston flats since February, not stowed away in island waters. The owners visit and ensure proper care, and there is nothing irregular about the disposition of the vessel.
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A. A. Hurst
Ella Francis
Boston
Captain Hurst
R. I. Hurst
Democratic Editors See Rising Free Silver Support
A collection of editor opinions from Pittsfield Sun Lawrence Sentinel and others notes growing free silver sentiment among mill workers and small businesses. Predictions vary but cite strong Democratic leanings and fluctuating Republican openness to Bryan Sewall with Cleveland’s past margins referenced.
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Joseph Ward Lewis
Pittsfield Journal
Dem
Cleveland
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan
Lawrence Sentinel
Lowell
Bryan
Sewall
Wyheart
Frank J. Simonds
Bids For A Schoolhouse In Dorchester
Base ton School Board committee received bids yesterday for a brick primary schoolhouse and yard grading on Robinson street Dorchester. Lowest bids come from W H Keyes Co and W S Clark Co tied at 56 203? and Mack Moore at 64 000 with several others listed. proposals include estimates ranging from 55 396 to 64 000.
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Baseton School Board
Robinson Street
Dorchester
W. S. Sampson & Son
Gifford & Lawrence
M. 8
G. N. Miller
Lord Bros
J. M. FE. Morrill
J. J. Flynn
W. A
H. A. Root
George G. Baker
W. H. Keyes & Co
James Fagan
W. S. Clark & Co
J. McNamara
Mack & Moore
Waltham Industries Prepare Shutdown Amid Hard Times
Waltham reports the American Watch Manufacturing Company will close until September 1 and the Boston Manufacturing Company will shut Mills 1 2 and 3 until September 28 leaving about 390 workers in Mill 4. The watch factory reopened after a summer vacation and the layoffs total about 1000 across the Boston mills due to a tight money market.
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Waltham
American Watch Manufacturing Company
Boston Manfacturing Company
Millls
Boston Mills
Sheriff attaches Atlantic Journal for 6897 dollars in New York
The sheriff seized the Atlanta based Atlantic Journal Company, owner Hoke Smith, for 6897 dollars in favor of Charles H. Nicoll. Nicoll had collected that advertising sum for a noted special edition and paid 1200 dollars in full under a contract later transferred to him. The Journal Company refused to publish the ads, and the attachment was served on its New York agent.
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New York
Atlantic Journal Company
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Charles H. Nicoll
Journal Company
Attachment for 20127 Against Ovington Bros Dealers in Brooklyn
Day received an attachment for 20127 against Ovington Bros a Brooklyn china and glassware dealer with ties to Bar Harbor Narragansett Pier and this city in favor of George Bergfeldt Co for the balance of an account for merchandise. The attachment rests on the claim the firm’s Feb 1 18% statement was false omitting 164000 in liabilities.
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New York
Ovington Bros
Brooklyn
Bar Harbor
Narragansett Pier
George Bergfeldt & Co
Reading by Miss Hattie Morse at Prescott Casino
Miss Hattie Morse a favorite young reader in the city will give a reading at the Prescott Casino this Friday evening as guest at the Prescott House Lynn. Mr Goldstein violinist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra will also appear. The event has drawn interest from summer visitors at Lynn Beach and Swampscott and promises a delightful occasion.
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Hattie Morse
Prescott House
Lynn
Prescott Casino
Goldstein
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lynn Beach
Swampscott
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