Swell Wedding At First Congregational Church
Miss Lucia Eugenia Hollis wed Wilbur E. Farrington of Chicago in a ceremony at the First Congregational Church. The crowd filled the church as ferns and hydrangeas adorned the space and Rev. A A Ellsworth officiated with Lohengrin on organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braintree
First Congregational Church
Lucia Eugenia
N. Eugene Hollis
Wilbur E. Farrington
Chicago
Farrington, Counselman & Co
New England
Swift Beef Company
A. A. Ellsworth
B. Elmer Morrison
Grace Wilde
Alliston
Isabel Harrington
Moorhead
Minn
Anne L. Holbrdoke
Grace L. Pennell
Messrs
A. Stanwood Hollis
Aleof Braintree
Frederickton
John T. Witcher
of . Incy
William E
Woburn Council Row Flares Over Sullivan Absence
Crowds packed the Woburn council chamber as Sullivan failed to attend a bid for the chair, sparking bitter charges from Corcoran about highway neglect and unemployed workers. A legal report on the vacancy act and Sullivan’s committee removals will be presented tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Emery
Corcoran
Shaw
Woburn
Widow Lamereux versus Dr Booth case sparks testimony
In Worcester on August 30 Judge Utley will hear the case of Mary Lamereux former wife of a Millbury druggist against Dr. Booth of Millbury. The suit involves loans and a counter claim for assault injury and cutting hair with the case tracing multiple divorce actions and a later marriage to Mr Lamereux of Central Falls Rhode Island.
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Worcester
Walsh
Lamereux
Central Falls
R. I
Booth
Mrs Alvas Strong Will Shown Aboard Yacht Cruise
New York Aug 30 William Kissam Vanderbilt’s public decline into notoriety emerges as he abandons bashfulness at 44. Nellie Vanderbilt, once courted by Rothschild and others, marries cigar drummer Henry Neustretter in 1884 and leads a flamboyant life amid travels to New York and Paris. Her estranged husband’s absence fuels her rapid, lavish lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Kissam Vanderbilt
K. Vanderbilt
Rothschild
Henry Neustretter
Nellie
Vanderbilt’s Marriage and Monte Carlo Tales Revealed
The excerpt details gambling figures who studied a man nicknamed Vanderbeek in Monte Carlo last winter, noting his modest attire and restrained winnings. It also recalls William K. Vanderbilt’s 1878 tour and a later romance with Miss Smith of Mobile, after a sister’s grand reception that sparked long public chatter.
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Monte Carlo
Trente
San Francisco
Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Elliott F. Shepard
Willie E
Miss Smith
Mobile
Monte Carlo and the Vanderbilt saga of excess and splendor
Monte Carlo’s glittering scene draws the eye of Willie K Vanderbilt though the moment’s thrill fades into recklessness. The Vanderbilt fortune, built by William H. Vanderbilt and now expanded, funds lavish entourages, grand yachts, and expansive homes abroad. Family frictions and a costly private life haunt the ship of wealth as allegations of separation settlements and high living surface from New York to Newport and London.
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt Imparts Yacht Cruise Will
An acquaintance notes Consuelo Vanderbilt, tied to the dowager Duchess of Manchester, shows a strong will aboard a yacht cruise. She insisted on manners of conduct, keeping men ashore early and often compelling one poker participant to entertain her. A New Yorker adds that divorce is unlikely, and Cornelius Vanderbilt is said to have a pledge from William K not to pursue divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duchess of Manchester
Harold Vanderbilt
Winthrop Rutherford
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Frederick O. Beach
J. Louis Webb
Edward L. Keyes
Vanderbilt
Labor unions clash over hanged remark at strike hearing
Testimony before national labor commissioners cites Deputy Marshal Davidson bragging about arson and a reporter recalling railroad property destruction. Debs and Howard are pressed on language and violence while the commission weighs arbitration and licensing reforms for engineers and firemen amid censure discussions of Pullman and the Managers' Association.
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Chicago
Davidson
Richard Mooney
National Labor Commissioners
W. F. Guyon
United Press
Debs
Howard
George W. Howard
American Railway Union
Blue Island
George M. Pullman
Pullman
General Managers’ Association
Board of Arbitration
Mr. Pullman
Managers’ Association
Marshal Arnold
Children Go to Downer's for Garden Outing
Sisters of the Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison avenue will take 150 residents to Melville Garden at Downer Landing for a day outing. School Committeeman Thomas F. Strange and P. F. Cary arrange, West End Street Railway Co. provides transport to Rowe's wharf, leaving the home at 9 AM. They will enjoy the garden, light luncheon, and an elegant fish dinner upon arrival.
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Harrison Avenue
Melville Garden
Downer Landing
Thomas F. Strange
P. F. Cary
Washington Street
West End Street Railway Company
Rowe's Wharf
City of Topeka reports Chilcat battle with six dead
Steamship City of Topeka reaches Port Townsend after Alaska voyage and details a Chilcot Indian clash that left six men dead and many wounded due to alcohol smuggling. Whites sought help from Juneau as Deputy Collector Slater and a Wrestler posse set out to arrest smugglers and seize liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Topeka
Juneau
Alaska
Burial Service for Henry Winsor at Trinity Church
The burial service over Henry Winsor was recited in Trinity Church yesterday by Rector Donald. Pallbearers were R. H. Stevenson, C. W. Amory, C. P. Horton, J. L. Stackpole, H. S. Russell, Jonathan C. Ropes. Burial held at Mt. Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Winsor
Trinty Church
Donald
R. H. Stevenson
C. W. Amory
C. P. Horton
J. L. Stackpole
H. S. Russell
Jonathan C. Ropes
Mt. Auburn
Laval execution of Abbe Bruneau by guillotine
Abbe Bru neau formerly vicar of Entrammes was executed by guillotine at 5 a.m. in Laval France after a July 13 conviction for murder robbery and arson. Eight thousand spectators watched the capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laval
France
Abbe Bruneau
Entrammes
Health Chief appeals to board over smallpox outbreak
Milwaukee health commissioner Kempster on August 30 urged the State Board of Health to speed up action in a smallpox epidemic gripping the city. He pressed for quicker measures to control the spread and protect residents.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Kempster
Forzskoe
State Board of Health
Winthrop hotel raid trial ends with Pollock case
Winthrop police clash with card players at the New Winthrop Hotel in a public reading room dispute over gambling. Anthony Pollock, unwell after being restrained, testifies to forceful removal by Officer Lamb and Chief Tewksbury as bystanders and hotel guests react with shock and laughter.
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New Winthrop Hotel
Winthrop
Boston Court
Anthony Pollock
Ohs
Lamb
Pollock
Mr. Pollock
Edgar J. Wood
Winthrop Police
Jeremiah C. Blake
Wood
William A. McNeill
Washington Street
Boston
Mr. Beirkman
Henry Beirkman
Beirkman
Tewksbury
Hard Luck James Mack Seeks Six Months In House Of Correction
James Mack, not yet 30, appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Burke charged with idle and disorderly conduct. He explained his disability limits him to light work and that he quit peddling after police warned him about street blockage. He asked for six months in the House of Correction, saying he has no other means and has tried to find minor work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mack
Municipal Criminal Court
Burke
James
Fernald
Division 5
Mack
House of Correction
Honest Miscreant Sentenced to Six Months at State Farm
A man detailing his aimless, idle days pleads for arrest to seek confinement. After loitering at the Common and intending to break a storefront window, he refrains, then is arrested and judged too honest to be a criminal. The judge sends him to the State Farm for six months.
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House of Correction
Causeway Street
Mack
State Farm
Forest fires in Chippewa Falls area cause vast losses
Estimated losses exceed 3 million dollars as fires destroy farms, mills, and houses across Chippewa Falls and surrounding areas. Major losers include Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company 500000, J R Davis Lumber Company 1000000, White River Lumber 200000, Lake Superior Lumber 50000, Jump River Lumber 200000, Wisconsin Central 60000, Illinois? no. also hits Michigan with substantial damage reported.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company
J. R. Davis Lumber Company
White River Lumber Company
Mason
Lake Superior Lumber Company
Nebogomain
Jump River Lumber Company
Prentice
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Jacob Leingkuger
Owen Lappin
Town of
Phillips
Michigan
Riot at Coke Works in Greensburg Injures Several
A riot broke out at United coke works as new workers moved into company houses. Striking Huns and Slavs evicted from the same homes attacked the newcomers, destroying furniture and injuring six or seven people. Sheriff McCann arrived to quell the clash.
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Greensburg
Penn
United Coke Works
McCann
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Brookside Woollen Mills
Manufac's Company
William
Brookline
Francis A. Hobart
Olonel
A. C. Drinkraintree
Charles H. Yw
Quincy
Wilaten
T. Stevens
A. Pitkin
Professor All
B. F. Selectman
W. W. Mayhew
D. M. Anthony
Fall
J. F. Faxon
H. H. Faxon
H. M. Faxon
Theopolis King
S. W. Thorndike
Asa French
A. Pond
William B. Rice
William Counselman
E. C. Bumpus
E. W. Bailey
Nellie Cohen
Paris
Lfe
MR. W. K. Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Grand Hotel
Diane de Pougy
William H
Wall Street
Willie
London
Willie K
Nellie Neustretter
Vanderbilt Avery
Fernando Yznaga
Duchess of
Manchester
Yznaga
Charles Tiffany
Baltimore
Minnie
Baron de Fontenelliat
Vanderbilts
New York City
Islip
L. L
Newport
America
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Vineyard Sound
Nowise
Hant
Indian
Adams House
City Hall Avenue
School Street
Downer's
Winsor
Thomas I. Winsor
Boston Tow Boat Company
Seaver
Stovey
Libbey
Beickman
McNeill
Weod
Eeee
Advertiser
Jour
Globe. Herald
Chappel
Court House
P. Wolf
State and
Devonshire
W. F. Joy
West Brookline Street
H. Foster, Jr
A. W. Broberg
Tremont Street
Charles H. Park
Tremont
E. H. Wheeler
Dudley Street
F. F. Cressy
Lf C. Cargill
School
Isaacs Bros
S. P. Webster
W. E. Gilman
D. Peel
Bartlett Street
Brown
Cambridge Street
John Backup
A. H. Gordon
Pynchon
Main Street
van Tiffelen
BE. W. Hill
Bunker Hill
Finley
Isaac Loveland
Dorchester Street
C. Hallett
Broadway
H. Gill
D. Dwyer
D Street
R. Sagar
Dorchester Avenue
Garside
M. A. Fisher
E. F. Dwyer
B Street
Cere
J. Golden
E Street
Sebaas Saas
Halliday
Ida Stoor
Salem Street
E. F. Hawks
Hanover Street
J. F. Doyle
Gardiner
C. H. Covell
Sherman
E. F. Murtagh
A. H. West
Cameron & Pierce
Boland Bros
J. W. Stewart
Eave Cereserosswe
Greenhaw
Winnisimmer Street
Chelse
J. E. Brown
Meriden Street
Eeessene
D. J. Murphy
Sumner Street
J. W. Dickens
Central Square
Coy
Union Square
Somerville
C. P. McDonald
Cambridge
de Crewey
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
G. A. Baker
Peesean
F. B. Shaughnessy
M. B. Hoban
Flynn
G. W. McLaud
E. Ainsley
George E. French
H. F. Hollenback
Geeeeressene
W. F. Ward
Ccse
Biss
Post
William J. Thaffd
Suffolk
William J. Teaffe
M. C. Driscoll
Tara Cs
Mr. Morse
Pedler
Coke Works
Saeed
Tremont Row
Judith
Wilson Bros
Hanson—Oastine
Catharine
Connor, Harold Hanson
Ida HL
Shattuck
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