Prominent Washington Widows and Their Luxurious Lives
Washington society notes that prominent widows including Mrs Logan Mrs Grant and Mrs Sheridan command attention for luxury homes generous funds and social influence. Mrs Logan upgraded the old Stone mansion Calumet Place maintaining memory of General Logan while backing Bishop Hurst’s university with a $1,000,000 goal. Mrs Grant contemplates residence arrangements while hosting gatherings with dignitaries and recalling China visits. Mrs Sheridan resides at a gifted Chicago house now leased long term. Rumors surround Mrs Sartoris’s imminent betrothal to a countryman.
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Washington
John A. Logan
General Logan
Calumet Place
Logan
Garfield
Bishop Hurst
University
Lamont
U. S. Grant
Nellie Grant Sartoris
General Sheridan
Rhode Island Avenue
Seventeenth Street
General Sherman
Sheridans
Chicago
Sheri
Washington widows and society in the capital
A portrait of prominent and rich widows in Washington society, naming Mrs. Sheridan and her family, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Stockbridge, and others, detailing homes, lineage, and social roles, ending with a political push to vote for Peabody and the Democratic ticket tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Norcross Umbrellas Holiday Gift Line Debuts
Norcross presents umbrellas from top makers in America England France and Austria. Many feature odd handles and one of a kind designs. Available in natural straight and bent sticks with first comers securing largest choices. No 18 Right.
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America
England
France
Ribbons Sale At J Henry Norcross Store
Holidays near, discounts from 26 to 50 percent offered on ribbons. Advertisement urges shoppers to buy at J Henry Norcross, 17 18 19 20 Tremont Row, and to ensure they enter the right store for the sale.
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J. Henry Norcross
Tremont Row
Swordfish Attack Causes Pilot Injury at Sea
Pilot Edward Devlin aboard the America reports a swordfish collision at latitude 41.40N 65W. The 15 foot fish struck the boat’s starboard side, splintering a plank and embedding a five inch sword fragment. Devlin and crew recovered two pieces as discovery and souvenir. The incident occurred during a calm night watch, with Thomas Jackson and Danielsen aboard.
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New York
Edward Devlin
Campania
America
Thomas Jackson
A. M. Holst
Devlin
Danielsen
Danielson
Jackson
Fortune telling witch ad with movement guide
A Boston Post advertisement invites sending a witch figure in a packet with directions for fortune reading. The piece pairs positions of the witch with personality traits such as jealous, polite, in love, and shy. Readers observe slow movements to infer moods like fearless, diligent, or gallant, then draw a conclusion about disposition.
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Boston Post
Post
Witch
Wrens
Danuattlah
Rulas Hendely
Swordfish Sword Breaks Pilot Boat Counts Historic Wrench
A swordfish breaks its sword and dies soon after while a pilot boat endures the encounter. The last podob event occurred twelve years ago when the Phantom arrived with a swordfish blade imbedded in its hull, later lost in a blizzard. The America is unscathed and due in port early next week.
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America
Literary Gossip Heads London Journal Writers
Lorne becomes a regular writer for London journals and promotes good local government stories. Houghton Mifflin & Co sue Hurst & Co over a new edition of The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Mrs H W Blair, wife of New Hampshire’s ex Senator, to publish a book set in the White Mountains and Washington.
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Lorne
London
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Hurst & Co
H. W. Blair
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Washington
Lee & Shepard
Bismarck
Parkhurst
England
New York
Two Men Die From Gas at Eastern Hotel Causeway Street
Workers John Winn and James Flannery from Worcester Construction Co met a fatal gas accident at the Eastern Hotel on Causeway Street after entering a freshly lit room around 10 PM. One coworker died at the scene, the other was revived but unconscious, later identified as Winn. Flannery died later, Winn recovering at City Hospital.
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Causeway Street
North Grove Street
City Hospital
John Winn
James Flannery
Worcester Construction Company
Forest Hills
Hyde Park Avenue
Winn
Saunders for Assistant Clerk
The death of Assistant Clerk Joseph H. Kingsley leaves a vacancy in the sanitary division. The strongest candidate is William J. Saunders, who has eighteen years of clerical experience including five in the sanitary division, and is acting assistant clerk awaiting promotion by civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Kingsley
Street Department
Sanitary
Department
William J. Saunders
Saunders
Civil Service
Severe storm detains steamers off Irish coast at Queenstown
A severe storm on the Irish coast has forced many steamers to seek refuge at Queenstown. The steamship Jmbria was detained from early morning until this afternoon as the weather disrupted maritime traffic along the coast.
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Queenstown
Irish
Jmbria
Mass Protest in Chicago Over Armenian Massacre
About two thousand Armenians gathered at Central Music Hall Chicago to protest Turkish massacre of Christians. Attendees included Chicago leaders and officials sent sympathy letters. Speakers urged independent investigation and U S action to punish perpetrators and aid Armenian governance.
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Chicago
Central Music Hall
Turkey
M. M. Magasarian
Armenia
E. G. Hirsch
England
America
Cleveland
Congress
State Department
Passenger car upset on Fitchburg train near depot
Between 8 and 9 this morning two cars on an eastbound Fitchburg passenger train left the rails near the city depot. One car overturned but no injuries were reported and only slight damage resulted.
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Fitchburg
Sheehan to Surrender in Pending Case
Police Commissioner John C. Sheehan has returned to New York and will surrender to the district attorney tomorrow forenoon. He will post bail and be allowed to attend to his affairs until his case is called for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Sheehan
Fire damages coal bin at Raymond Bros yard in Norwalk
In South Norwalk Connecticut a second blaze broke out in the same 100 ton coal bin at Raymond Bros yard late last night. Police discovered and doused the fire before it spread. A prior blaze in the same bin a week earlier was also fought back, with water flooding the bin. Authorities consider likely arson or smoldering for days, with spontaneous combustion uncertainty.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Raymond Bros
Vollmer
Warren E Smith to Move Manufacturing Plant to Rowayton
Warren E Smith, former Rowayton resident and Lenox Hill property owner, plans to relocate his manufacturing plant from New York to Rowayton. He employs 400 workers, and cottages will be built nearby for workers and families. Smith is also involved with the Liliputian Bazaar in New York and South Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowayton
Conn
Warren E Smith
Lenox Hill
New York
Norwalk
Smith
Remus Cargo Ruined by Five Feet of Salt Water
The steamer Remus, arriving in Philadelphia from Hamburg, suffered a storm that flooded her hold to five feet and ruined the entire cargo valued at about 100000 dollars. Beet sugar turned to black molasses syrup and contaminated other goods including sauerkraut, rags, clay, zinc, dust, beans, and chemicals. Concerns over damaged consignments led to refusals by the consignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Remus
Hamburg
Unexpected Death In East Boston Attributed To Apoplexy
Charles McLaughlin aged 35 of 458 Beeman Street East Boston died after two friends carried him home in intoxicated condition. His wife could not move him to bed. he laid on the parlor floor. Morning wake found him dead. Dr Plummer cited apoplexy. Medical Examiner Harris notified.
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Charles McLaughlin
Beeman Street
Boston
Plummer
Harris
New York Armenians Seek Action Over Turkish Atrocity
About 200 Armenians in New York City led by Revs Hagooni and Michaelian and Dr Abekerian met at Calvary Baptist Church. They discussed the Turkish massacre, adopting resolutions urging the President and Congress to act and to appoint a commission to Armenia to investigate. Dr MacArthur supported the resolutions.
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New York
Hagooni
Michaelian
Abekerian
Calvary Baptist Church
Congress
Armenia
MacArthur
Bottle found with message of lost coal ship sailors
In Atlantic City a man found a bottle on the beach containing manilla paper with a note: Lost November 3 in heavy seas longitude 43 deg 62 min loaded with coal had two sailors Captain Somers Jackson, Florida. Friends informed after discovery.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph Biddle
Lon
Somers
Jackson
Fla
Surrender of 23-year-old in New Haven linked to Bowden shooting
Charles Wurck, 23, turned himself in to New Haven police after being charged with the shooting of William Sowden. Bowden identifies Wurck as the shooter, while Wurck denies it. Police suspect the case centers on a dispute involving a woman named Seneca.
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New Haven
Conn
Charles Wurck
William Sowden
Wurck
Bowden
Seneca
Interstate Commerce Commission reports U.S. rail earnings 1894
The ICC releases a preliminary 1894 report on railway income and expenditure for 570 companies across 149,559 miles. Gross earnings total 949.64 million with net 306.21 million. Passenger and freight revenues show per mile declines from 1893, while freight and total traffic dip amid nationwide business demoralization.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
New York Council Seeks to Avert Clothing Trade Strike
The New York council of conciliation and mediation led by Bishop Potter Seth Low and Professor Adler aims to avert a potential broad lockout in the clothing trade. After a 15000 East Side tailors strike for weekly wages contractors face losses under the new system and threaten to cancel agreements and bonds. The council has drafted a plan to restore harmony and prevent a 20000 worker lockout.
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New York
Waltham Hammer Case Arrests Kept Police Busy
Michael Clifford was arrested in Waltham for assaulting Officer Cates with a hammer at G. E. Kirwin's stable. The officer, aided by another officer, grappled with Clifford and took him to the station after the blow.
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Waltham
Michael Clifford
Cates
Clifford
G. E. Kirwin
Brady Urges Curtis and A P A Slate for Boston
Dr Brady urged Edwin A Curtis for mayor and backed a slate for Boston aldermen and School Board on the American Protective Association line. He attacked licensing liquor and promoted no license, arguing it would curb the hydra headed monster of Boston and boost city prosperity.
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People’s Temple
Brady
Colonel Ingersoll
Dr. Brady
Edwin A. Curtis
Boston
Mr. Curtis
Charles E. Folsom
Alpheus Sanford
Horace G. Allen
Charles W. Hallstrom
Charles T. Witt
Charles H. Bryant
Perlie A. Dyar
American Protective Association
Democratic City Committee
Hall
Perty
George Z. Adams
Samuel H. Calderwood
Jane R. Culver
H. S. Wheelock
Daniel Eldridge
John W. Field
Frank M. Frost
Walter Gilman Page
A Colossal Lie Rev C C Earle Attacks Boston License System
The Rev C C Earle of Harvard Street Baptist Church delivered an address criticizing Boston's license system and challenging its premises and outcomes. His sermon framed the issue as a moral and social critique impacting the city.
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G. G. Earle
Boston
Rev. C. C. Earle
C. C. Earle
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Blixt accuses Hayward in Ging murder case
C A Blixt testified that Harry Hayward urged the murder of Catherine Ging at about 7 p m and helped plan and execute the crime He described Hayward driving the buggy and ordering the killing while Blixt rolled the body from the buggy and dropped it on the road He also claimed Hayward took the Ging daughter to a theatre after the deed and outlined other failed plots with payment details. Clerickerson who carried clothes to Iowa Falls is seen as a dupe and may be released.
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St. Louis
Sydney Rosenfeld
Nat Goodwin
Frank Lesslie
Dickens
Charles
Charles Dickens
John Howard Payne
United States
Algiers
Clari
Milan
Sir Henry R. Bishop
London
Alexander Dumas the Younger
Paris
Minneapolis
Minn
Catherine Ging
C. A. Blixt
Harry Hayward
Blixt
Hayward
Miss Ging
Chicago
Clerickerson
Iowa Falls
Thanksgiving Day Echoes in Simple Grateful Time
A reflective note recalls Thanksgiving past as the season passes beyond harvest. The speaker expresses modest gratitude for steady sustenance and community, even as prosperity wanes and daily life remains humble.
Riot at Bethesda Church in Chicago injures congregant
December riot at Bethesda Church run by Moody Institute disrupted services led by Pastor Newell. Shouts and missiles shattered windows as Bull Goldstein, once part of the mob, stood in the crowd. One young man was seriously injured by a shard. police dispersed the crowd.
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Chicago
Bethesda Church
Whch
Moody Institut
Newell
Bull Goldstein
Mr. Newell
Goldstein
Soothsayer’s 8:30 Train Fate Delusion Ends in Loneliness
A Harlem girl sought love via Madame Zingara who predicted her future husband would sit beside her on a City Hall train. For twelve years she boarded the Third Avenue line at 8:30 every morning chasing the seat, but never found the vacant spot, and remains unseen.
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Second Avenue
Harlem
Madame Zingara
Third Avenue Road
Fifty-ninth Street
City Hall
Third Avenue
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Zach Chandler
Michigan
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Maine
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Massachusetts Avenue
George W. Childs
Army of Washington
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Sawyer
Wisconsin
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Mich
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Boston Post Bldg
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Essex St
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THE
Interstate Commission
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Favors Curtis
Boston Daily Press
Law and Order
Hell
Martin
Hercules
Cambridge
Ging
Zilda
Wilson Bros
Frost
Thomas P. Frost
Robin Hood Street
Dorchester
Lod
Charles L. Lord
D. Signs
J. Newman & Sons
Stremon
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