Love fraud ends in tragedy as lover dies abroad
In New York Yorkville Court Henry James learns of a vanished fiancé under the alias John Smith. Miss Fox, heartbroken, sought answers through Abdullah who reveals the English suitor is dead and buried in Cuba. A Santiago engineer later confirms the death from yellow fever and asks a farewell message be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry James
Mlie. Malle Susimetta
Yorkville
John Smith
John
Cuba
Death and Shame Cloud Young Heiress in New York
Miss Alexina Buchanan eldest daughter of the late Dr. Alexander Buchanan faces imminent death with six months or less of life possible. She attributes her decline to family estrangement and public revelations of infidelity and favoritism within her parents marriage. Her fiancé, a physician, remains devoted visiting her and seeking a cure though no tonic is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexina Buchanan
Alexander Buchanan
Kate M. Foster
Alexina
West Thirtieth Street
Susimetta Meets Magistrate Meade After Scuffle
The scene shows James fleeing with a black eye as Mile Susimetta shakes hands with Magistrate Meade and exits. Meade expresses delight at meeting a woman who can handle herself, while James rushes away down the stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Meade
Susimetta
Henry James
Black Eye
Mary E Vox Sues Abdullah the Seer for $10,000
New York heiress Mary E Vox sues Abdullah the Seer for 10000 dollars claiming he deprived her of her sweetheart John Smith. Vox and her sister, hair culturists at 43 West 125th Street, recount Smith entering her life in July with an English accent and bald head.
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New York
Mary E. Vox
Abdullah the Seer
John Smith
Miss Fox
West One Hundred
Lfe
Smith
Fragmentary medical note references Dr Ball and cough remedies
Fragmented text mentions Dr Ball and cough relief notes. It reads as a garbled medical observation with unclear dates or places and no defined outcome.
Groveland Groom Stands Sleepless as Bride Skips Wedding
In Haverhill on December 8 Mr Edward F Frothingham of Groveland faced a postponed ceremony after his bride to be Mrs Mary Adams failed to appear at both her Moody street home and the Portland street extension venue. The wedding guests stayed for a repast while the groom declared the engagement over. Mrs Adams offered little comment beyond her decision not to marry.
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Haverhill
Edward F. Frothingham
Groveland
Mary Adams
George Mansfield
Portland Street
Edna Wallace Hopper
Boston Theatre
Millie James
Tremont
Miss Atherton
Castle Senate Company
Augustus Thomas
Colonel George
Mt. Vernon
Ida Conquest
Museum
Columbia
Gertrude Quinlan
Maud Horsford
Raymond Hitchcck
Charles Kent
Lida McMillan
Island of Monte Cristo
Bowdoin Square
Lothrop
Mast Lynne
James A. Herne
Grand Opera House
Manhattan
Tory Farrell
Smith O’brien
The
Howard
Waterbury Brothers
Tenny
Keith's
Lottie Gilson
John Kerneil
Grand Theatre
Tremont Temple
Perkins
Judge Fallon Critiques Police Board Over South Boston Licenses
Dorchester No License League hosted Judge Joseph D. Fallon who urged a fairer license distribution citing destitution from drunkenness. He praised reductions on May 1 and criticized June 1 expansions, labeling South Boston a liquor mine and calling for an honest Police Board.
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Joseph D. Fallon
South Boston
Music Hall
Dorchester
South
Boston
Board of Police Commissioners
Fourth
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Calumet & Hecla
Police Board
Ward 11
Beacon Street
Police
Alexander Pope
Young Men’s Democratic Club Dinner Delivers Imperialism Talk
The Young Men’s Democratic Club moves from Bosworth to Water street rooms and hosts its annual dinner at the Quincy House on December 1. Speakers include Congressman-elect Thayer and Fitzgerald, Naphen, Hamlin, Josiah Quincy, Joan Corcoran, and P A Collins. Reception 6 to 7 p.m. Dinner at 7. Tickets $2. Song books and orchestra planned.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club
Bosworth Street
Water Street
Quincy House
Thayer
Fitzgerald
Naphen
Charles 8. Hamlin
Josiah Quincy
Joan W. Corcoran
P. A. Collins
Patriotic Gift: Flag From Bon Homme Richard Presented to National Museum
Mrs Harriet P R Stafford of Cottage City Moss presented the original ensign carried by the frigate Bon Homme Richard in the 1779 battle with the Serapis. The flag, evidence shows, was the first stars and stripes flown over an American warship and saluted by a foreign navy. The offer was accepted by the President and Secretary of the Navy for exhibition in the National Museum.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Harriet P. R. Stafford
Cottage City
Moss
Bon Homme Richard
Stafford
James Uayard
Marine Committee of Philadelphia
Wis
Bae Internes CO
Long
National Museum
Alarm over growing consumptive deaths in New York
The piece cites official New York City statistics claiming three quarters of yearly deaths stem from consumption and lung trouble. It warns readers of early symptoms and urges early treatment, promoting Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a superior medicinal remedy with government stamping.
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City of
New York
Duffy
Wreck Victims Expose Need for Local Medical Examiner
Provincetown residents demand a local medical examiner after several wreck victims lay unwashed and untreated for days. Citizens petition Gov Wolcott to appoint a Provincetown based examiner to speed embalming and cleansing in this coastal district prone to deadly storms and shipwrecks.
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Provincetown
Wolcott
Portland
Cape
Truro
Wellfleet
New England
Davis
Faunce
Munsell
Board of Health
Draft Bill for United States Naval Reserve Enrolls Vets
Secretary Long forwards a draft bill to House and Senate naval committees to enroll and organize a national naval reserve. The 13 section measure covers eligibility for Spain War veterans and academy graduates, reserve grades, enlistment terms, and aging provisions with a $200000 appropriation for enrollment, training, and instruction.
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Washington
Long
Naval Committees
House
Senate
United States Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve
Hts
Naval Militia
Spain
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Naval Service
Second Naval Reserve
Socialist Mayor Elect John Chase to Speak in Haverhill
John C. Chase the first Socialist Mayor in the United States and Winfield P. Porter will address Franklin School House Washington Street tonight at 8 o clock. The talk titled Practical Socialism will explain how Socialists might govern. The event, hosted by Boston Social Democratic party branches, follows their recent victories in Haverhill and wins for James Carey Lewis Seates in the Legislature.
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Haverhill
John C. Chase
United States
Winfield P. Porter
Newburyport
Franklin School House
Washington Street
Boston
The
Social Democratic Party
James VF
Carey
Lewis Seates
Chicago Aldermen face heated fight over street car franchise
Mayor Harrison leads opposition to a fifty year street car extension amid promises of up to 1.5 million in rewards and 30 million in privileges. Former Governor Altgeld backs Harrison and urges citizens to mass at City Hall to block the ordinance as 150,000 people are urged to attend and pressure Aldermen.
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Chicago
Harrison
Cook County Democrats
Cook County Republican Organization
Altgeld
Blanche Walsh Delivers Sardou Works to Boston Audiences
Boston friends applaud Blanche Walsh for rapid success in Sardou repertoire once famous through Fanny Davenport. Tremont hosts two weeks of performances with Walsh in leading roles as she garners strong notices and rising star status in the city.
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Boston
Blanche Walsh
Fanny Davenport
Miss Walsh
Tremont
Julia Arthur
New York
Antreu
Three Dragoons
Marie Burroughs
Dangerous Maid
Laura Burt
Madge Lessing
Sam Bernard
Richard Carroll
Oscar Girard
Winifred Stewart
Seulchi
Jere O’halloran
Mississippi
Wright Indicator promises cheaper light through new system
The Idison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston unveils the Wright Indicator to bill electric light by maximum usage rather than hourly use. Customers precommit to a high usage cap and pay one cent per hour up to that cap then four tenths cent per hour for the remainder, offering more light at lower overall cost. The firm invites shoppers to see the system at its main office and notes benefits for stores and hotels.
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Idison Electric Illuminating Company
Boston
Wright
Trial Opens In Bank Looting Case In Philadelphia
William Steele cashier of the wrecked Chestnut Street National Bank is tried for aiding the late William Singerly in looting. District Attorney Beck condemns Singerly’s management while Bank Examiner Tart testifies Singerly owed the bank 700000 to 830000, concealed by book manipulation. Witnesses begin to show President Singerly could not have hidden the debt without Steele’s aid.
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Philadelphia
Dec
William Steele
Chestnut Street National Bank
William M. Singerly
Beck
Singerly
Tart
Steele
Burtons Third Fez Lecture Delights Omaha Audience
Mr Burton Holmes resumed his third lecture at Music Hall describing Fez life and streets with moving pictures. He detailed entry through desolate squares and the Governor's palace, noted Moorish suspicion of his party, and showed difficulties in photographing. The program closed with a fire department scene from Omaha and a humorous reversal. Next week the talk moves to Arizona's Grand Canyon.
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Burton Holmes
Fez
Music Hall
Hoe
Tangier
Holmes
Omaha
Neb
Grand Canyon of
Arizona
Aid For Poor At St Joseph’s Somerville Four Day Sale
A four days sale opened at St Joseph’s boys’ school hall Somerville to aid the parish poor. Conducted by the Ladies Aid Association of the church, the event features five district tables with committees, as clergy note ongoing neglect and need among local families.
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St. Joseph's Boys’ School
Somerville
Vale
Ladies’ Aid Association
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