Rattlesnake scare sparks county tax and jokes in Caldwell
In Caldwell New York a tourism hoax about many rattlesnakes backfired as Washington County supervisors, mostly Republicans, passed a no snakes resolution and set a $0.50 bounty per snake while funding a costly counter campaign. Democrat Mellon objected, predicting party motives, then agreed to the measure amid laughter. A spoof oil scheme followed, promising President Cleveland a cure from rattlesnake oil. Mellon plans a Washington trip, funding uncapped by the county.
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Caldwell
N. Y
Lake George
New York City
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Mellon
Dresden
Mr. Mellon
Greenwich
Washington
Cleveland
Chelsea Boy Found After Day-Long Absence
Leonard Lewis a 15 year old Chelsea boy missing since Tuesday morning was found yesterday at 4 am in a Broadway Chelsea drug store by Officer Tuttle. He has suffered dementia for two years due to kidney trouble affecting his head and has no memory of himself since starting the search. One doctor says the condition is incurable.
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Leonard Lewis
Chelsea
Broadway
Officer Tuttle
Oscar Wilde's Debts and Insolvency in London
A London statement of Oscar Wilde's finances shows liabilities of £3591 with no assets. He attributes insolvency to losing the libel action against the Marquis of Queensberry, who now seeks payment of defence costs. Wilde's annual income averaged about £2000 from literature and drama, with insolvency lasting two years due to excess expenditures.
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London
Oscar Wilde
Hbel
Marquis of Queensberry
Wilde
Deserters Arrested After Day in Boston
Two men, G. L. Drew, Kilas Day, and Henry Balch, deserters from Battery D Second U S Artillery, were arrested for passing worthless checks. They obtained leave to spend a day in Boston, did not return, and traveled under false pretenses as voting officers, charging bills in the name of the United States.
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Baltimore
G. L. Drew
Henry Balch
Second
United States Artillery
Boston
United States
Magowan Arrested In New Jersey Suit Over Wife Affections
The ex Mayor Magowan was arrested on a $25,000 bail in Trenton after James A. Barnes filed a $100,000 damages suit in the Supreme Court for alienation of his wife's affections. Barnes details an 18,000 word affidavit alleging years of turmoil from May 1888 to mid 1894 and incidents in Pittsburg and New York. Magowan's camp calls the case blackmail and predicts no trial.
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Trenton
N. J
James A. Barnes
Supreme Court
Magowan
Ege
New York
James S. Aitken
New Jersey
Barnes
Helen Edith Riddall
Toronto
Eastern Rubber Company
Pittsburg
Senator Skirm
Child Bride and Emma Whittington Attend Mountain Church
Leslie, age two from Pikeville, and Miss Emma Whittington, sixteen, were present at a mountain church gathering. The bridle couples wore typical mountain attire, while two elder women in black calico gowns and sunbonnets and the girl in a flaming red calico gown accompanied the scene.
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Leslie
Pikeville
Emma Whittington
Burglar Lover Shot by Lawyer While Helping Woman
In Babylon New York August 23 a supposed burglar named Dean was shot by Lawyer W G Nichols the town supervisor. The woman is Nicholss maid and the bullet hit the maid in the stomach but she will recover. Dean helped the girl climb a window ladder after midnight and fled home.
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Babylon
L. I
W. G. Nichols
Dean
Nichols
Gloves Thefts Exposed Coachman Farrington Arrested
George H B Farrington 45 a coachman for Milton A Kent glove maker 92 Arch street was arrested by Inspector Shields for stealing 1080 pairs of gloves valued 669 60. He confessed to selling gloves at pawnshops in the North End at 25 cents each over about a year. Kent’s employee resided at 200 Blue Hill avenue.
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George HB. Farrington
Milton A. Kent
Arch Street
Shields
Farrington
Kent
Inspector Shields
Gome
Washington Street
Pincher August Bremer Fined In Hoboken Case
August Bremer a 25 year old butcher from Avenue B New York was fined 15 by Recorder Mc Donough for pinching the leg of Leah Casper daughter of Jacob Casper on a Hoboken sidewalk. He admitted no harm claiming it a pastime. witnesses say he has harassed several young women and once grabbed a beard and pushed a baby carriage into a gutter.
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Hoboken
August Bremer
Avenue B
New York
Bremer
Miss Casper
Miss Leah
Casper
Police
McDonough
Hoodlums in Roxbury at Madison Park
Residents of Madison Park Roxbury report nightly gatherings by youths and aggressive behavior. They say the group uses vile language, drinks openly, and insults passersby. Police presence ends after 1 am, leaving residents afraid to walk outdoors and calling for a larger police force in Captain Wyman’s district.
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Madison Park
Roxbury
Divorce Drummers Tap Oklahoma Divorce Trade
A Guthrie and Oklahoma City competition for the East’s divorce business has led drummers to operate aboard the Santa Fe line. At Arkansas City travelers are targeted with promises of absolute seclusion in Oklahoma City and discreet divorces, aided by trainmen and local officials.
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Perry
Okla
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Santa Fe
Arkansas City
Here
Territory
Oklahoma
O Day arraigned for murder in Pleasants street home
In Pawtucket Rhode Island Patrick O Day age 45 pleaded guilty before Judge Shore to killing his wife in their Pleasant street home after years of troubling rumors. He was held without bail awaiting grand jury action. O Day fired two shots hitting her temple at about 130 this morning.
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Pawtucket
Patrick O'Day
Pleasant Street
Mora Case Nears Settlement and Olney’s Strong State Role
Washington dispatch notes Secretary Olney leads the State Department with a tough line in foreign policy. The Mora case winds toward closure with an official statement asserting firm stance on the French affair. If Olney resolves the Waller matter as he did the Spanish issue, a strong record would be set.
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Washington
Mr. Olney
Mora
Waller
Olney
South Boston Gears Up For Busy Fall Political Battle
In South Boston the midsummer talk centers on fall politics with ward contests for the House of Representatives in Wards 13 14 and 15. Possible candidates include Gallivan Browne McKenna Toomey and Moynihan in Ward 13. Incumbents Norton and Barry seek another term while Slattery aims for re nomination. Ward 15 features Creed Horan and Reidy pressing for the field as the fight looms.
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Boston
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Representative Gallivan
Browne
James McKenna
Daniel Moynihan
Geary
Gallivan
McKenna
John J. Toomey
Norton
Barry
Charles Slattery
Messrs
Creed and
Horan
State House
Reidy
O'Brien Opposed For renomination In Suffolk County
Sheriff O'Brien denies charges of moving Native Americans for his race and disputes claims of Democratic loyalty. He says he never earned $25 000 from the shrievalty and deputy pay runs about $4000 annually. Ex deputy marshal Fred S Galloupe enters the race, signaling a clash in the Republican camp as party factions brace for a heated contest.
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O’brien
Gallagher
Hancock
Suffolk County
Republican City Committee
United States
Fred S. Galloupe
Machine
Blaine Republican Club blamed for political blunder
William O. Payne, a leading colored Republican in the new twenty third assembly district, says the Blaine Republican Club has committed a great political blunder that will be felt by the entire Republican party in the state.
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Blaine Republican Club
William O. Payne
New Twenty-Third Assembly
Whitney's Chances as Presidential Candidate in New York
New York editors, queried from Albany to Buffalo, largely favor William C Whitney as a strong presidential candidate who could carry New York if Cleveland leaves the field. The Democratic press voices support, with broad popularity in many regions, though Amsterdam offers a discordant note.
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New York
William C. Whitney
Cleveland
Whitney
Albany
Utica
Buffalo
Syracuse
Amsterdam
Foraker Comment on Ohio Democrats in Springfield Meeting
Ex-Governor Foraker in Cincinnati discusses Ohio Democratic State convention in Springfield. He notes Democrats activate for fall and cites Campbell and Brice staking big bets to mobilize Republicans. He singles out the Cleveland administration and silver currency policy as the broader issue.
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Cincinnati
Foraker
Ohio
Springfield
Campbell
Brice
Cleveland
Thurman Assesses Silver Plank After Springfield Convention
Columbus day report notes Hon. Allen W. Thurman leader of the silver men says the financial plank was near their aims and vows to support the ticket to the best of his ability. He calls the result more than a dram for his faction and remains a key Democratic figure in the issue.
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Columbus
Allen W. Thurman
Springfield
Thurman
Quay Caucus Called for State Committee Chair Election
Harrisburg August 23 Today Senator Quay sent a letter to delegates elected to the State convention notifying them that a caucus of delegates favorable to his election to be chairman of the State committee will be held at Harrisburg on Tuesday August 27 and requesting attendance.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Quay
Clifford's Withdrawal Favored by White in DA Fight
Taunton Aug 23 Lloyd E White says Clifford's withdrawal from the district attorney contest would aid his chances and notes he spent days in the district and is encouraged by the development.
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Taunton
Lloyd E. White
Clifford
Hotel Responsibility Court Reverses Ruling In Sample Theft Case
New York Court of Common Pleas reverses Fourth District and rules Broadway Central Hotel liable for loss of $100 in samples after chambermaid let in an unidentified man to English salesman Joseph Miroy's room. Roberts vanished with goods and hotel bill. case remanded for new trial.
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New York
Court of Common Pleas
Fourth District Court
Tilly Haynes
Broadway Central Hotel
Joseph Miroy
Miroy
Roberts
Haynes
Jacoby
Giegerich
Bischoff
Cassan Girl in Marine Park Vagrancy Arrest
A 17 year old girl named Eileen Cassan was arrested for vagrancy in Marine Park after telling police she came from New York to visit a Cambridge sister on Massachusetts avenue. She claimed her parents live in New York and said she had no money left. Investigations suggest she belongs in Cambridge and her father is Thomas Cassan. Friends may take charge today.
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Marine Park
Charles Street
New York
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Eileen Cassan
Cambridge
Thomas Cassan
Brooklyn Trolleys Death Work Accidents Claim Two
Two Brooklyn trolley accidents in the morning leaves two dead. John J Read a noted Democratic politician from Ninth Ward was instantly killed when a Second Avenue line car struck a buggy. A 2 year old girl Ethel Denver of Bergen Street died when a trolley hit her as she was led by Maggie McKenna. One more fatality heightens total to 117 Brooklyn trolley deaths to date.
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New York
Brooklyn
Second Avenue
Brooklyn Heights
John J. Read
Ninth Ward
Ethel Denver
Bergen Street
Maggie McKenna
Ethel
Nebraska leader backs McKinley amid party split
Daniel H. Wheeler of Nebraska arrives for a conclave and asserts Nebraska will support McKinley. He notes Republican support Westward and describes a split in the Democrats between administration hard-money faction led by Morton and the silverites led by Bryan. He predicts many Democrats may align with Populists as divisions widen.
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Daniel H. Wheeler
Nebraska
Nebraska Commandery
K. T
McKinley
Reed
Administration
Silverites
Cleveland
J. Sterling Morton
Bryan
Triple Mountain Wedding in Coal Run Ky
Three wedding ceremonies were held at the little Baptist Church in Coal Run Kentucky conducted by Rev. Dr. May. Uncle Levi Thornbury aged 81 wed Linda Fiddler a widow of eight years and both had been married five times previously. Rev. Samuel Ray age 61 married Martha Lowe who had never married before. The third couple was Rimble...
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Coal Run
Little Baptist Church
May
Levi Thornbury
Linda Fiddler
Samuel Ray
Martha Lowe
Rimble
Fireboat Engine 44 In Commission On Fort Front
The new fireboat Engine 44 was placed in commission and would perform its first real fire duty if a waterfront fire occurred today. The vessel had been readied and placed on duty by noon yesterday.
Gold Reserve Maintained With New Deposits
The syndicate remains committed to sustaining the gold reserve. On Thursday $200,000 in gold was deposited in the Sub-Treasury here, followed by a further $500,000 added yesterday, signaling continued liquidity and backing.
Colored man cut from Blaine Club sparks district clash
In New York a colored Republican leader Edoward S. Flow was blackballed by the Blaine Republican Club in the old eleventh assembly district. The action triggers protests among Flow supporters who vow to vote solidly against any club member on election day.
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New York
Eleventh Assembly District
Blaine Republican Club
Edoward S. Flow
Blaine Club
Burial dispute over Montserrat victim Roderick McKenna
Beverly reports a delay and dispute over the burial of Roderick McKenna who was killed at Montserrat. Essex authorities refuse burial there due to lack of residence while the body remains unclaimed in Beverly. Medical Examiner Hadlock says unclaimed bodies after forty eight hours must be buried at county expense, with possible burial in Essex if the family desires.
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Beverly
Roderick McKenna
Montserrat
Lee & Cressy
Haskell
Essex
Enoch Kimball
Selectmen of
McKenna
Prince Edward Island
Charles W. Haddock
Essex Selectmen
Robert McKillican Buried in Allston Services Held
Funeral for temperance worker Robert McKillican of Allston was held at his Webster street home. Rev. Turner of Brighton Avenue Baptist Church led the services with delegations from the Caledonia Club and Clan McKenzie present. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Allston
Robert McKiLlican
Webster Street
Turner
Brighton Avenue Baptist Church
Caledonia Club
Clan McKenzie
Lodge 1
McKillican
Evergreen Cemetery
An Interesting Custom Dining Table Admired Pattern
The piece notes how families value a well crafted dining table over savings and highlights a $75 Paine warerooms pattern on Canal street that rivaled a $100 appearance.
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Paine
Canal Street
No Free Drinks Curb for Patrullmen Hearing on Saloons
Police hearing on Patrolmen George K. Stone and Charles D. McInness considered neglect of duty and contacts with saloonkeepers. General Martin urged officers to refuse favors of liquor or cigars, warning that repeat offenders face discharge. cases taken under advisement.
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General Martin
George K. Stone
Charles D. McInness
Division 4
Stone
Philemon D. Warren
Leutenant
Warren
Cove
McInness
Donovan
David Murphy
Liquor License Plan Sparks Strong Opposition
Liquor dealers distillers and brewers react to General Martins proposal to sell all liquor licenses to the highest bidder with one license per firm. A protective association plans to protest. Martin asserts hearings are unnecessary and insists drinkers should fund the police department through saloon licenses.
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General Martin
Police Department
Martin
Huquor
Children Enjoy Outing With Boston Industrial Home
A large crowd of happy children rode electric cars through the city and enjoyed a Beachmont shore outing with meals provided by supporters of the Boston Industrial Home. Superintendent T D Roberts and his daughter Maggie led the group, aided by friends, as the Home funded outings for over 210 needy persons this summer. Roberts thanks all contributors for the aid.
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Beachmont
Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
T. D. Roberts
Maggie
Roberts
Band Leader Honored With Knights Templar Medal
Mr. Frank L. Collins of the Boston City Band received a gold Knights Templars engraved medal from Alderman Charles T. Witt after rehearsal. Collins thanked the giver as band members cheered, then adjourned for a week long tour with the St. Omer Commandery of South Boston starting Monday.
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Frank L. Collins
Boston
Charles T. Witt
Mr. Collins
Knights Templars
Collins
St. Omer Commandery
South Boston
Telegraph operator to Lincoln dies in Baltimore
Benjamin W. Flack vice president and general manager of Standard Oil Baltimore branch died yesterday in Baltimore from nervous prostration at age 62. He learned telegraphy as a boy and served in the War Department telegraph service during the war, later becoming President Lincoln's private operator at the White House.
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Baltimore
Benjamin W. Flack
Standard Oil Company
War Department
Flack
Lincoln
White House
Centenarian Catherine Judd Nears 100 In Bridgeport
Bridgeport woman Catherine Judd colored will be 100 tomorrow if she lives that long. Born near Newtown on August 24 179% she is in good health and bright. She has lived in Bridgeport seven years and has many grandchildren.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Catherine Judd
Whiting Street
George Edwards
Newtown
American Wringer Co Wringers Mangles and Sweepers Makers
The American Wringer Co lists address at 18 and 15 Broadway extension city as manufacturers of wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. Repairs offered for all kinds of wringers and sweepers with prompt mail orders and telephone service 764.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Ement
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Frank
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Mary Ging
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Boston Highlands
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