Hilton Hughes Co. Goes Bankrupt in Dry Goods Trade
Newport August 26 Hilton Hughes Co Albert B Hilton doing business as Hilton Hughes Co assigns to George M Wright with no preferences. 2300 employees learn closure notices posted. Initial funds provided by Hilton to cover claims, later arguments explain voluntary liquidation due to dull trade and collection problems.
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Hilton, Hughes & Co
Albert B. Hilton
A. T. Stewart
George M. Wright
Horace Russell
Stewart
Russell
Henry Hilton
Elihu Root
Hilton
Bradstreet
Broadway
Mr. Stewart
B. J. Denning & Co
Mr. Denning
Beang Spa
Emerson Piano Co Fails in Boston Factory Bankruptcy
The Emerson Piano Company of Boston declares failure as its assets exceed liabilities by about three to one. The firm operates offices and showrooms at 112 Easton Street with a factory at Harrigan Avenue and Waltham Street in Boston.
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Emerson Piano Co. of
Boston
Chicago
Charles Torrey
Boylston Bank
James F. Powers
J. F. Wheeler
Emerson Piano Company
Lston Street
Harrigan Avenue
Waltham Street
City
Sheriff Takes Over Maas & Co Store After Employee Theft
New York August 26 The sheriff took charge of the S Maas and Co hosiery and underwear shop at Mercer street. The firm claimed a 100000 dollar capital. Julius A Lyon diamond merchant at 20 Maiden Lane assigned today. Liabilities total 100000 dollars. The failure stemmed from a trusted employee robbing Lyon of a large sum, only discovered yesterday.
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New York
S. Maas & Co
Mercer Street
Julius A. Lyon
Maiden Lane
Lyon
Two Philadelphia Firms Fail in Tight Money Market
Paul T. Brown trading as J. W. Brown & Co. a wholesale grocer, made an assignment due to the tight money market with liabilities over 100000. Assets unknown. R. J. Allen, Son & Co., dealers in china and oils, assigned yesterday with liabilities and assets not known.
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Philadelphia
Paul_ T. Brown
J. W. Brown & Co
R. J. Allen, Son & Co
China
Bankruptcy firm reorganizes in Providence Rhode Island
Insolvency proceedings of Wood Bicknall Potter closed with all property transferred from the assignee to the new Wood Bicknall Potter Company.
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Providence
R. I
Wood, Bicknall & Potter
Wood, Bicknall & Potter Company
Khalid Seizes Zanzibar Palace as British Warships Stand Offshore
Said Khalid remains in control of the palace square with guns trained on British warships Philomel Thrush and Sparrow. Marines landed to guard the British consulate while Khalid fortifies the palace with 700 armed Askaris after the Sultan’s death. The St George cruiser arrives with 260 more men.
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Khalid
Philomel
Thrush
Sparrow
Palace Square
Sultan Hamed
Sultan
Askaris
St. George
Woman jumps from window to avoid liquor arrest
Mrs. Thomas Riley leaped from a second story window at 12 Rochester street to escape arrest for illegal liquor sale. She was hospitalized with a broken leg. Her husband Thomas Riley was later arrested and charged. case heard in Municipal Court before Judge Burke with Lawyer Creed defending. The buying officer could not prove the buyer was Mrs. Riley, so he was discharged.
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Thomas Riley
Rochester Street
Station 5
Riley
Burke
Creed
Registration opens in Chelsea with set weekdays
Registration will begin in Chelsea on September 29. From October 2 to 14, registrations are accepted from noon until 10 p.m. on selected days.
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Chelsea
Murder on Henry B Cleaves Aboard Boston Bound Brigantine
United States authorities in Boston take up a murder case aboard the American brig Henry B Cleaves from Baltimore to St Johns Porto Rico Four crewmen colored men face charges after a cook Antonio F Berra died in a defense of a shipboard assault Mate Christopher Lanner of Norway reports the incident Captain Charles Wallace and others await arraignment while the Portuguese consul investigates at Fiske wharf.
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Henry B. Cleaves
Maine
New York
Baltimore
St. John’s
Porto Rico
Sherman Hoar
Portland
Hoar
Washington
Christopher Lanner
Norway
Antonio F. Berra
St. John's
C. T. Wallace
Sanner
Wallace
Williams
Morse
Cook
John Marr
Fitzgerald Trotman
George Peters
William Williams
Georgia
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Savannah
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Lagens
Flores
Fleet Street
Santa Cruz
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Fiske
Olivette
Halifax
Gloucester
John Lott
Charles Olsen
Gladstone
Thomas Collins
Thomas Stanley
Henry M. Stanley
Gus Herbert
Andrew Ross
Norma
Lott
Olsen
Collins
Stanley
Herbert
Ross
Seattle
Sanford's Ginger Elixir Promises Health in Warm Weather
Drinking Water During Warm Weather It will insure against cramps pains colds chills and indigestion and protect the system from malarial typhoid and epidemic influences No other GINGER is so pure so speedy and so safe Containing among its ingredients the purest of medicinal French brandy and the best of imported ginger it is vastly superior to cheaper substitutes Ask for SANFORD's GINGER and look for Owl trademark on the wrapper Sold everywhere POTTER Dave AND CuEM CorpP Sole Props Boston
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Potter Dave and Cuem. Corpp
Sole Props
Boston
Boston Theatre Scene Teems With Revivalful Hits
The fifty sixth opening of the Museum drew many old patrons to see Roland Read in The Wrong Mr. Wright. The Last Stroke captivates Boston audiences, with scenes set around General Gomez. Tremont Theatre box office opens for Sunshine of Paradise Alley next Monday. Lothrop’s New Grand Theatre reports crowds for The Midnight Express and a ten act vaudeville show this week.
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Roland Read
Wright
Boston
Lnes
Gomez
Tremont Theatre
Paradise Alley
Lothrop
New Grand Theatre
New Grand
J. H. Stoddart
Moneypenny
Boucicault
Jane Armroyd
Mr. Stoddart
Milton Nobles
Sire To Son
Lady Slavey rehearsals and ocean peril stories fill Boston stage pages
The Lady Slavey company begins rehearsals at the Hollis with Gus Kerker supervising music. Maud Hoffman signs with Augustin Daly for Henry IV at Daly's Theatre. Six Gloucester fishermen recount near death after drifting five days at sea and being rescued by vessels, while other acts and actors tour Boston venues.
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Hollis
Gus Kerker
Messrs
Klaw
Erlanger
Maud Hoffman
Boston
Augustin Daly
Miss Hoffman
New York
Daly’s Theatre
Tragic Excursion Misconduct Trains Death at New London Wharf
During a Second Church excursion at Gale's ferry wharf a quarry tramcar was released by mischievous boys. It sped down the incline into the crowd, killing Mrs. Mary I Avery and injuring several others including Mrs. Nathan S Lawrence. Many jumped into the water as the car crashed through the crowd and passengers raced for safety.
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New London
Conn
Second Church
Gale’s Ferry
Ald
Mary I. Avery
Huntington Street
Avery
Manhauset
Boston Caucuses Under Legislative Recess Review
The recess committee at the State House held a session on Boston caucuses with Councilman Innes urging a full codification of caucus laws. He warned against overreach by committees and proposed oaths for truthfulness. At Friday’s meeting, W. W. Campbell and witnesses will provide information on recent Boston caucuses.
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Legislative
Boston
Anson Party Attends Grand Opera House Event
Captain Anson and Mrs Anson along with Pfeffer Decker Ryan McCormack and Dahlen of Chicago visited the Grand Opera House as guests of manager Howard A Hill. They sat in proscenium boxes and enjoyed the performance, reacting to quips from John Kernell. The two Chicago figures, friends from Chicago, support Hill’s early managerial efforts.
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Anson
Suicide at Augusta Undertaking Parlor
Charles Edward Heath, secretary for the YMCA, shot himself through the heart this morning at the Trovant and Bates undertaking establishment in Augusta Maine. He was described as a exemplary young man.
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Augusta
Charles Edward Heath
Trovant & Bates
Powder Mills Explosion Kills Two at Xenia Station
A dry house at the Miami Powder Company mills near Goes station six miles from Xenia exploded this morning. Two men, Charles Figgins and Frank Biche, were killed. The mills had been closed and the workers were likely repairing the dry house.
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Xenia, O
Miami Powder Company
Goes Station
Charles Figgins
Frank Biche
Joseph Chamberlain Sails for New York
London August 26 The Right Hon Joseph Chamberlain Secretary of State for the Colonies with Mrs Chamberlain formerly Miss Endcott of Boston sailed from Liverpool for New York today aboard the steamer Teutonic.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Colonies
Chamberlain
Miss Endcott
Boston Public Schools Entrance Examinations Dates
The Boston public schools open September 8. Entrance exams for Normal School on September 5 at 9 am at Dartmouth and Appleton, for Boston High School diploma holders. High Schools September 8–9 at 9 am in each high school. Latin schools September 8 at 9 am for Boys Latin on Warren Avenue and Girls Latin on West Newton Street. Bring good moral character certificates. Thornton D. Apollonio, Secretary pro tem.
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Dartmouth
Appleton Streets
United States
Warren Avenue
West Newton Street
Thornton D. Apollonio
Readville Race Trip Offers Express Train Options
To the races at Readville via New England Railroad for $1.2 round trip including park and grand stand admission. Nearest station is New England. Tickets sold at 3 Old State House Parker's and Adams House. Kneeland Street station offers 12:07 express, 12:33 and 1:33 special trains.
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