Directum Smashes Track Record at Fleetwood Park
At Fleetwood Park on Aug 30 Directum a four year old trotter lowered the age record and posted an all time pace for five heats 2:09 8 4 with an average 2:10 1 2 across three wins. Harrietta won the Charter Oak stake after a six heat battle amid other trotters Marguerite and Director Flower posted brisk marks in 2:26 and 2:30 classes.
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New York
Fleetwood Park
Directum
Walter E
Alix
Columbus
Harrietta
Lee
Ellard
Miss Alice
Angelina
Hickok
Marguerite
Director Flower
Their Golden Wedding at Runnymede in Windsor
The Hon and Mrs William M Evarts observed their golden wedding at Runnymede their country home near Windsor Vermont. The celebration was quiet with congratulatory calls and distant telegrams. Both are in fair health and received the testimonials with modesty amid a tree shaded, secluded setting.
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Windsor
William M. Evarts
Runnysmede
Green Mountains
Runnymede
Bad Boston Girl
Three well dressed young women called to the Tombs bar for a disturbance at a Dover street opium joint. Emma Wallace of Boston claimed near intoxication and opium use. Sadie Smith and Julia Kelly attacked a police officer during the arrest. All three fined five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tombs
Emma Wallace
Boston
Peter Devlin
Elizabeth Street
Dover Street
Sadie Smith
Julia Kelly
Belmont grocer H W Davis dies at American House
H W Davis of Belmont died suddenly from heart disease last evening at the American House. He registered for room 363 and appeared in good health before being found dead. The body was taken to Tinkharm's undertaking rooms. Davis was connected with Howard W Spurr grocers and well regarded by colleagues.
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H. W. Davis
Belmont
Mr. Davis
Tinkharm
Howard Street
Howard W. Spurr, Grocers
Burglars Break Into Five Peabody Homes
Five different houses were robbed in Peabody on August 20. At Horace A. Southwick's Lowell street home a lady's breastpin and cigars vanished. Jonathan King at 237 Lowell street had six silver teaspoons stolen. Mrs Khen A. King on Forest street reported a break in with no valuables missing. William H. Price and William Staples also reported burglaries with little loss.
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Peabody
Horace A. Southwick
Lowell Street
Jonathan King
Boston City Still Ready to Borrow
Boston city treasurer reports remaining sale of 1060000 in twenty year bonds and 359000 in twenty year certificates. Since Aug 2, proposals for 1000009 drew 535000 in sales. Temporary tax anticipation loan can issue only five months of certificates for one day. On Sept 1, certificates payable in two three or four months planned. Total temporary loan sold 4690650.
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Turner
Massachusptts
Suffolk
Boston
Court Square
Robert E. Maguire
Funeral for David S. Watson Held at Second Church
The funeral of David S. Watson was held yesterday afternoon at the Second Church on Louiston street. De Molay Commandery Masons attended. Rev. Re. A. Horton led the service with a male quartet singing. Watson was buried at Mt. Auburn. Pallbearers included Ferdinand F. French, David W. Noyes, Charles H. Olmstead, John H. Gibbs, W. H. Avon and EK. W. Harding.
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David S. Watson
Louiston Street
de Molay Commandery of
Masons
RE. A. Horton
Mr. Watson
Mt. Auburn
Ferdinand F. French
David W. Noyes
Charles H. Olmstead
John H. Gibbs
W. H. Avon
EK. W. Harding
Ex-Politician in Trouble in Lowell Wool Theft Case
Ex councilman P. J. Smith arraigned in Lowell for alleged theft of 4500 dollars worth of wool from George C. Moore of North Chelmsford. He is held on a $6000 bail for trial.
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Lowell
P. J. Smith
George C. Moore
North Chelmsford
Gladstone Defends Irish Reform Bill Amid Debate
In a lengthy speech, Mr Gladstone argues that the bill’s complexity stems from amendments and urges faith in national liberty. He contends repeal could become an international issue if opposition remains bitter, praising moderation by Irish members and the bill’s potential benefits after long debate. John Redmond criticizes the measure as defective and insufficient, noting the amendments weaken the plan and calling the term provisional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gladstone
Trish
House of Commons
Ireland
Leonard Courtney
John Redmond
Parnellites
Courtney
Marriages of Margaret Golden and Margaret Nicholson in Boston
Miss Margaret Golden of the North End and Lorenzo Bennett of Medford wed at St. Mary's Church with Rev. Michael F. Byrne presiding. The couple plans a wedding trip to New York and the World's Fair. Nearby, Miss Margaret G Nicholson and Henry Hunt tied the knot at St. Augustine, with reception at the bride's home and an extended tour to Niagara Falls and Washington before settling at 49 Hillside Avenue.
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Margaret Golden
North End
Lorenzo Bennett
Medford
St. Mary’s Church
Michael F. Byrne
Mr. Kelly
F. J. Claffey
Benjamin Hunt, Jr
John Richardson
Benjamin Hunt
Mary Richardson
New York
Margaret G. Nicholson
Henry Hunt
South Boston
St. Augustine
Dennis O’callaghan
Lillian Nicholson
Thomas Hunt
West Seventh Street
Hillside Avenue
Boston Highlands
Man Dies After Cat Bite Blood Poisoning In Brockton
John W. Stebbins husband of Dr. Marion Stebbins of Brockton died after a cat bite left his hand and wrist contracted and gradually deformed. The infection led to blood poisoning following years of suffering. He was a son of Dr. Artemus Stebbins of Brooklyn and was well known in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
John W. Stebbins
Marion Stebbins
Stebbins
Artemus Stebbins
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gold Coming to Lynn As Barbour Mills Arrange Aid
Lynn August 30 The Barbour Bros Company plans to import 50000 in gold to arrive on the Umbria next Saturday to cover payroll at their New Jersey thread mills. This relief move is notable as one of the few in the current money stringency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Barbour Bros.’ Company
Umbria
Barbour Company
New Jersey
Riot at Grant district picnic ends in deaths and injuries
A riot at a Grant district picnic and platform dance near Parkersburg West Virginia involved the Cow Creek and Goose Creek gangs. Fifty men were injured and two men James Vanosel and John McNally were fatally cut and stabbed while spectator Harry Thomas had a skull crushed. The clash aimed to settle ganghostilities and occurred last night.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Grant District
Cow Creek
Goose Creek
James Vanosel
John McNally
Harry Thomas
Connecticut silk firm fails in New London
Orlo Atwood & Sons silk manufacturers with a major plant in New London and a weaving mill in New York made an assignment to William A. Gilberts of Stonington for creditors. No schedule of liabilities and assets has been filed. The weekly payroll in the two mills totaled about $4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London, Conn
Orlo Atwood & Sons
New York
William A. Gilberts
Stonington, Conn
Bank of New England to Resume After Surplus Found
At a directors meeting in Manchester on August 30 the suspended Bank of New England reported assets are sufficient to pay depositors and stockholders in full with a surplus. The bank will resume operations in a few weeks.
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Manchester
N. H
Bank of New England
Billings Reunion Brings Family From Coast to Coast
The American House parlors hosted a Billings family reunion with 75 members from across the country. Charles Billings read a genealogy tracing back to the Norman conquest, followed by officer elections: Edward B. Billings president, John D. Billings vice president, George Billings secretary treasurer, and Charles Billings historian. The gathering closed with music and souvenirs, highlighted by Sanford Waters Billings Sharon, E. P. Billings Lynn, DeWitt C. Redgrave of Baltimore, and Jacob Billings Sedgwick Me.
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Billings
Charles Billings
Billingsbridge
Ont
England
Edward B. Billings
Lynn
John D. Billings
Cambridgeport
George Billings
Milford
Ontario
Sanford Waters Billings
Sharon
E. P. Billings
DeWitt C. Redgrave
Baltimore
Jacob Billings
Sedgwick
Plucky officer recovers from alley burglary chase
West End and Back Bay robberies prompt Captain Watts to deploy patrols. Officer Leahy stops a known offender, 21 year old William Scanlan, after a pursuit in Allen street. Scanlan fights and is captured. another suspect escapes. Scanlan faces housebreaking and attempted shooting charges and will be photographed for the rogues gallery.
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West End
Back Bay
Watts
Station 3
Patrick J. Leahy
Allen Street
No. 34
Leahy
William Scanlan
Barton Street
Scanlan
Rogues’ Gallery
Captain Watts
NOT LIKE SLAVES FALL RIVER SPINNERS OPPOSE WAGE CUT
Secretary Howard of the Spinners Association reports a union committee criticized a proposed wage cut. They note recent mill earnings, protest reductions, and accuse Fall River manufacturers of stirring agitation. Spinners defend free labor and warn of strike funds impact.
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Fall River
Howard
The
Spinners’ Association
America
Jollity on Houghts Neck Illumination Ends Summer Festival
Houghton Neck Aug 30 special to the Post reports the annual illumination closing the regular season. The event drew an estimated 5000 to 10000 attendees despite crowded car accommodations. The day featured exciting sports, bands from Quincy and Dedham, and dancing at pavilions for ladies and children. The illuminations display was unusually brilliant.
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Hough
Quincy
Dedham
John Smiths Close Call in Burgins Cove Rescue
John Smith age 20 of Cambridge nearly died while swimming in Burgin's Cove on the Charles River. He sank in ten feet of water forty feet from shore after seven minutes underwater. James Burgin a New England League polo player and Bert Arnold pulled him ashore and revived him. Smith is expected to recover. He was visiting Cambridge youths staying with Harry Wyman of Brown Street.
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Waltham
John Smith
Second Street
Cambridge
Burgin
James Burgin
Smith
Bert Arnold
Harry Wyman
Brown Street
Savannah Wreck On Ocean Steamship Company Vessel
The iron steamer Savannah, 2029.40 gross tons, 254 feet long and 38.7 feet beam, carrying 175 passengers, was wrecked. Powered by four horizontal iron boilers, 70 psi, with a one compartment condensing engine 88 by 68 and cylinder 54 inches. Built and repaired under inspection and warranted for twenty years. Owned by Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, normally on the New York line, it recently ran from Boston substituting for the Gate City.
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Ocean Steamship Company of
Savannah
New York
Boston
Gate City
Anxiety in Boston over illfated steamer relations and crew
Boston residents with relatives aboard the Savannah disaster recall last year’s wrecks. Purser Sampson and Captain Savage, both longtime Savannah line leaders, express confidence in salvage and leadership. The piece recounts past losses, including City of Columbus near Gay Head, and notes the mix of passengers, many Southerners and several colored travelers, aboard the wrecked vessel.
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Sylvanus Sampson
A. D. E. W. Sampson
Washington Street
Harwich
Savannah
Purser Sampson
City of
Macon
City of Columbus
Gay Head
Ocean
S. S. Company
Only Boston Man Aboard Reported Safe Family Intervenes
George W. Darlow, eldest son of George Darlow, told The Post last night that his father sailed on the City of Savannah last Thursday for a two week stay in Savannah and vicinity. His health had been poor after a carriage accident and injuries to his left wrist and chest. The family has endured feverish anxiety since learning of the steamer’s loss from The Post. George Darlow Sr. is an English plumber and bicycle maker with shops in Brihton and Tremont Street, aged 47, wife, four sons, and a married daughter.
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George W. Darlow
George Darlow
Post
Savannah
Vicinty
Sheffield
George Darlow & Sois
Shepard Street
Brihton
Tremont Stree
Cargo on CRGO steamer insured for fifty thousand
The CRGO carried a miscellaneous cargo from Boston with pork products boots shoes chairs and other Northern goods. The ship’s cargo is insured for 50 000 with additional private insurance on separate shipments. total value not yet known.
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Savannah
Boston
John P. Squire
Ring
Priva
Passenger list from wrecked steamer shows travelers' destinations
The passenger roll from the wrecked steamer lists the travelers and where they were bound. Names include D. A. Hooker and family, Nathan Barrows of Winter Park Florida, William Conil, E. A. Todd, John W. Armsong, C. Cooper, Allan Wade and wife, John Norman and three Normans, Dr and Mrs Lamont, Annie Love, George Darlo of Boston Georgia, Edward Piro of Rochelle Florida, J. McDonald.
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D. A. and
P. Hooker
Mary S. Hooker
Nathan Barrows
Winter Park
William Conil
E. A. Todd
John W. Armsong
C. Cooper
Allan Wade
Hn Wade
Savannah
John Norman
Helen A. Norman
Ellen J. Norman
Deland
Fla
G. Vlamont
Annie Love
Bambridge
George Darlo
Boston
Edward Piro
Rochelle
J. McDonald
THER EW. Forty-Six Men From New York On Board Ship
The crew and offers were mostly from New York and numbered forty six men. The list includes Captain G C Sare first mate M R Crowell chief engineer O Graves first assistant engineer G Hsterhout second assistant engineer Bucuris purser Sylvanus Sampson steward G G Armour quartermasters Thomas Joy Frederick Wall Thom Jones and several crew members Lawrence Murphy Wilm Lawson Thomas Cody Nick Quinn William McGunn Frank Walt M K M McIInerny P Mullen Riordai C Timmins J Mc Nalley P ColemaiP P Lee J Morrison am Leahy Wilm Hayes P Watts W Lovelace Pa Lehman Thomas.
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New York
G. C. Sare
M. R. Crowell
Celle
G. Parklow
O.graves
G. Hsterhout
Bucuris
Crompton
Sylvanus Sampson
Hhf
G. G. Armour
Thomas Joy
Frederick Wall
Thom Jones
Crew
Lawrence Murphy
Wilm Lawson
Thomas Cody
Nick Quinn
William McGunn
Frank Walt
M. K. M. McIinerny
P. Mullen
T. Riordai
C. Timmins
J. McNalley
P. Colemaip
Lee J. Morrison
Am. Leahy
Wilm Hayes
P. Watts
W. Lovelace
Pa Lehman
Thomas
Local Names List Recorded for Public Notice
A dated compilation lists individuals including James Corrin Muller Thomas Hughes William Brown Edw Fitrell Thomas Eaton Chris Johnson Henry Lapage Thomas Brown Thomas McNally Alf Norman Fred Smith Jane Welsh Lewis Schore as part of an official record or eligibility roster.
Old John Spofford 250th arrival observed in Essex county
Georgetown August 30 observed the 250th anniversary of John Spofford’s arrival in America. Descendants gathered at Spofford Hill with 500 people. officers were elected, plans to purchase the homestead discussed, dinner in the Baldpate barn, a grand ball in Town Hall, and a steamer trip to Black Rocks on Thursday.
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Georgetown
John Spofford
Rowley
Spofford Hill
John C. Spofford
Boston
Austin A. Spofford
East Jaffrey
N. H
C. S. Spofford
Paul N. Spofford
New York City
Amos C. Spofford
Rockfield, Ill
Varney W. Spofford
Richmond, Vt
Miss A. W. Spofford
Groveland
Augustus N. Spofford
Washington, D. C
George W. Spofford
Chicago, Ill
George Spofford
Cavendish
C. W. Spofford
Irene Tyler
Mary Spofford
Haverhill
Joseph Spofford
Milton
Walter K. Spofford
Danvers
N. N. Spofford
C. E. Spofford
Malden
Edgar L. Spofford
Troy
N. Y
John A. Spofford
Maplewood
Baldpate
Town Hall
Night boat mishap prompts deeper channel at Winthrop
Passengers on the Winthrop and Shaw steamboats faced a soggy halt as a shallow channel near the pier left boats stuck in mud. Crews plan to deepen and widen the cut before next season to prevent repeats. Nearby, church workers report a net $86 from a sale of work to aid their Beachmont parish.
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Winthrop and Shaw
Boston & Winthrop
Shaw
Young’s Hotel
E. A. Brooks
Newtonville
Mass
K. M
Leach
Bath
A. Dowing
Readville
Elizabeth W. Smith
Dedham
M. A. Camp
Lowell
L. J. Casey
J. Casey
Worcester
Norton E. Connor
Winchenden
W. A. Grazier
Boston
T. F. O’brien
Arlington
Winthrop
F. A. Durkee
Detroit
Ira G. Blake
Reta Leonard
L. M. Sanborn
Toronto
M. Q. Mareka
B. H. Watt
Chicago
A. W. Lang
Newton
N. B. Phipps
Milford
Feeley
Thomas Feeley
Dorchester
Crescent Beach
Lafricaine
Warnuck
Cottage Hill
Whitney
W. Warnuck
Sewell
Warrock
New Winthrop
Shirley, Young’s
Winthrow
Amnesty in Chile Promulgated for Balmaceda Supporters
Aug 30 Valparaiso Chile President Montt issued an amnesty law freeing many political suspects who supported Balmaceda from further annoyance. It allows all Chileans who served under Balmaceda to return and resume all civil rights except members of Claudio Vicuna's Cabinet and those responsible for the Los Canos massacre.
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Valparaiso
Montt
Chile
Balmaceda
Claudio Vicuna
Los Canos
John B Alley Seriously Ill in Newton
John B Alley lies seriously ill at his son's home on Prince Street West Newton. Doctors attribute part of his condition to a protracted lawsuit known as the Snow Alley case which consumed much of his fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
John B. Alley
John S. Alley
Prince Street
West Newton
Cambridge Man Dies After Rider Thrown From Horse
Jeremiah O'Brien aged 58 died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries after being thrown from his horse near the transfer station on Cambridge bridge last Friday. The accident was caused by the horse being frightened and running away. He resided on Hampshire Street, Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah O'Brien
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cambridge Bridge
Mr. O’brien
Hampshire Street
Cambridge
Explosion at 10 Cottage Street East Boston Causes Fire
A kerosene lamp exploded in a first floor closet of a frame dwelling at 10 Cottage Street East Boston last evening causing about $200 in damage. The alarm from Box 618 was raised at 6:47. The house is owned and occupied by Richard Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Street
Boston
Richard Smith
Bryant & Stratton Boston School to Reopen Sept Fifth
The Bryant and Stratton Commercial School of Boston will reopen Tuesday September 5. The school has thirty years of standing and reputation, placing it at the head of similar institutions. Patrons may be assured that all efforts for pupils will be given full attention.
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Bryant & Stratton Commercial School of
Boston
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