Jersey City Woman Charged With Bigamy and Assault
Mrs. Patrick Flaherty, arraigned before Justice Weed, faces bigamy charges after leaving her husband for William Leahy. She attacked her husband in court, knocking him to the floor, slapping, and kicking him despite restrained by attendants. Constable Thomas was also pummeled as officers subdued her. trial set.
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Jersey City
N. J
Patrick Flaherty
Smith and Tracy
Flaherty
Paddy O'Neill
Charles Winfield
Justice Potts
O’neill
Mrs. Wlaherty
Mr. Flaherty
Thomas
Prison plot arrests rock New Brunswick jail case
Five men and a woman were arrested in New Brunswick as part of a jail break plot tied to arson burglary and dynamiting. Warrants named Michael Barry Thomas Kelly Peter Gallagher Mamie Hagerty and Edward Voorhees with alleged plans for escape devices and forged laws found in the jail yesterday and today.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Michael Barry
Thomas Kelly
Peter Lock
John A. Gallaher
Amnie Hagerty
Barry
Edward Voorhees
Ges
Mamie Hagerty
Gallagher
Hagerty Girl
New York
United States Rubber Factory
Voorhees
Miss Amelia Haswell to Surrender to Police
Miss Amelia Haswell will surrender to the police in Troy tomorrow to answer a charge of aiding Oliver Curtis Perry, the train robber, in escaping from the Mattawan asylum. She arrived with her aunt and brother-in-law and was not seen by anyone. Detective Furlong obtained a warrant. an entry to her house was forced, and she may appear at headquarters with counsel.
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Troy
Amelia
Haswell
Oliver Curtis Perry
Matteawan Asylum
Miss Haswell
C. EB. King
Mr. Warren
Hoosick Falls
Furlong
Romance of an Egg Prompts Irish Groom to Belle Chester
In Woonsocket Rhode Island John F. O Connell bought a dozen eggs at a grocery. One egg bore a young lady s address and led to a correspondence. He later traveled to Belle Chester Minnesota and recently friends received invitations announcing his marriage to Miss Estella May.
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Woonsocket, R. I
John F. O’connell
O’connell
Belle Chester
Minn
Estella
Belle Chester Daughter Wedding Set at St Mary’s Church
Duncan daughter of a prominent Belle Chester citizen will wed at St. Mary’s Church in Belle Chester on September 16.
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Duncan
Belle Chester
St. Mary’s Church
Doctors Split Over Actress Jennie Collins Sanity
In Amesbury on August 29 the inquiry into actress Jennie Collins Hoyt insanity drew three doctors. Dr Cooper found her sane while the other two physicians maintained insanity. Judge Cate delays signing commitment papers to Danvers Insane Asylum, and may not proceed. Mrs Hoyt accuses her husband of threats, while staying with Mrs Boothroyd who vows to block Danvers transfer.
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Amesbury
Phe
Jennie Collins
Funeral held for Henry O. Houghton former Cambridge mayor
A funeral service for Henry O. Houghton former mayor of Cambridge and Riverside Press founder was held at Harvard Street M E Church Cambridge. Pallbearers included Judge H E Bennett Theodore L De Vinne and Mayor William A Bancroft. The church was crowded with city officials authors and publishing figures. Burial followed at Cambridge Cemetery.
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Harvard Street
M. E
Cambridge
Henry O. Houghton
Riverside Press
HE. H. Bennett
Boston University Law School
Theodore L. de Vinne
Boston
de Vinne Press
O. M. Baker
A. D. T. Whitney
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Kate Douglass Wiggin
Horace E. Scudder
William Dean Howells
Edmund Clarence Stedman
George H. Mifflin
Houghton
Henry N. Wheeler
Oscar R. Houghton
New York
A. F. Houghton
Arthur Gilman
Radcliffe College
Mortimer B. Mason
D. Warren & Co
John McDuffie
City Hall
Thomas B. Ticknor
Arthur G. Goodrich
Winthrop G. Scudder
BH. C. Robinson
George A. Kimball
Walter G. Davis
F. W. Garrison
W.S. Hall
George Skene
Warren A. Locke
Appleton Chapel
Harvard College
Cambridge Cemetery
Meeting of Book Trade Honors Late Henry Oscar Houghton
A forenoon gathering at Lee & Shepard brought together Boston and Cambridge publishers to mourn Henry Oscar Houghton. Speakers praised his integrity as publisher and civic leader. resolutions lauded his taste for quality, support of education, and efforts to advance the trade, with a plan to publish copies and share with his family. Trade offices closed during the funeral.
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Lee & Shepard
H. C. Houghton
William Lee
Dana Estes
T. Y. Crowell
Bradlee Whidden
Eugene Hardy
J. A. Thompson
Matthew Mayhew
Mr. Estes
Mr. Houghton
Cambridge
Vermont Association
Messrs
W. T. R. Marvin
A. C. Stockin
C. C. Soule
George H. Ellis
Benjamin H. Sanborn
Henry Oscar Houghen
Sonatlee
Conan Steinees
Bingar
Boston
Horseless Carriages Try First American Test at Washington Square
In New York on August 29 a Paris horseless carriage made its inaugural American run at Washington Square. M. Poinet directed trials with a petroleum air engine carriage built by M. Roger. The vehicle, about the size of a delivery wagon, can carry about 1230 pounds and uses rear attachment machinery. The crowd observed quick turning and stopping, though the noise was noted as a drawback.
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New York
Paris
America
Washington Square
M. Poinet
M. B. Roger
M. Roger
Thirteen Men Missing After Mine Flood Near Central City
Thirteen workers at the Sleepy Hollow and Americus mines near Central City are reported drowned after an underground flood cut off air and escape routes. Rescue teams search the flooded workings as authorities confirm the disaster and warn of ongoing danger from rising water.
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Central City
Col
Sleepy Hollow
Americus
Two Lost Fishermen Rescued After Four Days Adrift
Gloucester fishermen Richard White and Frederick Schwartz of the Shenandoah survived four days in a dory after fog separated them from their vessel on Grand Banks. With little water and food, Schwartz rowed while White suffered waterborne sickness. A French barkentine spotted them on day four, they were helped aboard, later landed in Carbonear and Halifax, and finally returned to Gloucester aboard the Cape Ann with assistance from Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Co. staff.
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Pye
Gloucester
Richard White
Frederick Schwartz
Sweet
Grand Banks
Vien
Schwartz
Eérysipelas
Nova Scotia
Carbonear
N. F
St. John’s
Portia
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company
WRECK OF MASCONOMO DETAILS ARRIVE IN PORT
Captain James McDonald arrived in the city aboard the Yarmouth with his fifteen man crew from the Gloucester schooner Masconomo wrecked near Port Joli Head Nova Scotia. They had 89,000 pounds of halibut and were aided by the City of St. John and Yarmouth steamer crews after a fog bound strike. The American Consul Marshall provided each man 1500 to outfit themselves and return home.
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Masconomo
Halifax
N. S
Port Joli Head
James McDonald
Yarmouth
Smith
McDonald
Grand Banks
Port Joll Head
St. Catharine’s River
Liverpool
Marshall
City of St. John
Stewards Hopkins
Steward Hopkins
Queen Liliuokalani Hope Reinstated Amid Hawaiian Crisis
T D Sherman reports from Omaha that a formal request to reinstate the queen and avert bloodshed has reached Washington. The Dole government proposed U S protection, Royalists appeal to Congress, and Sherman says Liliuokalani may ascend soon but not long to rule. Armament among natives is widespread but major trouble awaits U S action.
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Omaha
Neb
T. D. Sherman
Washington
Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
Dole
Mir
Sherman
Congress
Liliuokalani
Reed Family Reunion Held in Taunton Orchard
The fiftieth Reed family annual meeting gathered in Taunton in the old homestead orchard. Henry G. Reed, nine and a half, served as president while Rev. G. H. Emery delivered an historical address. The sermon by Rev. George Hodges was read by Samuel H. Emery. A Reed ladies prepared dinner. George A. Washburn acted as toastmaster. Old officers were re-elected.
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Taunton
Reed
Henry G. Reed
H. Emery
George Hodges
Episcopal Divinity School
Cambridge
Samuel H. Emery
Quincy
Reed Ladies
George A. Washburn
Taunton Bank
Boston Notes on The Globe Trotter and Nearby Shows
From a Boston critique page a first Springfield opening of The Globe Trotter with William Hoey is noted. Egyptian cigarette girl at Tremont plus Burmah at Boston’s Park, May Irwin in The Widow Jones at Museum, and a wide array of acts at Tremont Grand Opera House and Keith’s. The piece highlights star names, venues, and upcoming performances across Boston and surrounding cities.
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Witmeas
Barney Fagan
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
May Irwin
Widow Jones
Providence
New England
Museum
William Hoey
Springfield
Boston
New York
Hollis
Grand Opera House
Governor Greenhalge Sets Election Date for Sixth District
Governor Greenhalge yesterday issued the precept for the election of a Congress man in the sixth District to fill the vacancy caused by General Cogswell’s death. He fixed the day on November and the date of the annual election.
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Greenhalge
Cogswell
Gardner Tragedy As Man Severed By Freight Train
Joseph Dupres aged years of West Gardner attempted to board a freight train at Parker's Mills Gardner. His leg was torn off at the hip and his body crushed. He died within ten minutes.
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Gardner
Joseph Dupres
West Gardner
Parker's Mills
Pawnbrokers Hear Plan to Cut Loan Rates
At the police commission hearing on pawnbrokers interest limits, Richard F. Field reported about 9997 loans since 184 and a typical loan of 1.50 with 1200 net profit after expenses. Henry D. Savage argued a graded weekly scale could help the poor. others in Endicott and Dover streets supported similar views. The board took the matter under advisement.
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Board of Police
Hale and Anderson
Richard F. Field
Hanover Street
Field
Curtis
Henry D. Savage
Knights Templars
Endicott Street
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Moses S. Paige
Salem
Endicott Streets
Jacob Schultz
Q. W. Rankin
Mr. Paige
Abraham Levi
Dover Street
Tornado Strikes Bloomington Drowning Two Children At Bridge
A violent tornado and cloud burst hit Bloomington yesterday afternoon. In thirty minutes dry creek beds became torrents flooding Norris avenue near the city. Mrs Riddle and Mrs Roberts of Heyworth and their two daughters were crossing the valley when their horse and carriage were swept from a bridge and the two children drowned. Pawnee Bill's Wild West show tents awnings and seats at the fair grounds were destroyed. About five thousand people were panic struck but no serious injuries reported.
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Bloomington
Norris Avenue
Riddle
Roberts
Heyworth
Fair Grounds
Milford Happenings and Local News Summary
Misses Abbe and Katie Sullivan return home after a visit to Milford. George Toohey and Lizzie Nellie Toohey come back from Lyncheboro New Hampshire. Miss Mary Cunningham begins a week off at Narragansett Pier. The funeral of Frank A. Thayer was held from Claflin Street with Rev Webster Woodbury officiating and burial in Pine Grove cemetery. P A Manion visits Worcester. Milford to play Natick Elliotts at the Athletic grounds Saturday. Rev Bryant McLellan arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses from P. P. Field, hearing at October term before Fitchburg grand jury, field's property attached for 1600. Deputy Sheriff A A Jenkins filed the attachment. Public interest grows in the outcome of the case.
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Milford
Abbe
Katie Sullivan
George Toohey
Lizzie
Nellie Toohey
Lyncheboro
N. H
Mary Cunningham
Narragansett Pier
Frank A. Thayer
Claflin Street
Webster Woodbury
Pine Grove Cemetery
A. A. Jenkins
Taunton Boy Accidental Shooting Injures Portuguese Boy
Taunton on August 29 reports Herbert Walker a fourteen year old boy discharged a .22 revolver accidentally injuring Joseph Barrios a Portuguese youth. The bullet struck the abdomen. physician Morton reported condition uncertain with recovery hoped.
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Herbert Walker
Joseph Barrios
Walker
Gm Ag. Gay
Morton Eobieer
Geeta
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