Arsenic in Barnaby Bottle Key to Graves Trial
Denver proceedings reveal Dr Sewall analysis found arsenite of potassium in the Barnaby bottle with about 21 percent alcohol and 2 percent arsenic. Tests used Marsh method and other methods. experts described procedures and potential confounding poisons as witnesses testified.
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Denver
Col
Graves
Stevens
Professor Haines
New York
Rising
Mr. Stevens
Dr. Sewall
Fowler
McParland
Pinkerton Agency
Mr. Worrell
James McParland
Sewall
Wharton
Marsh
Octor
Macon
Walter S
Millington
Headon
Milk Bacteria Spotlight Milk Supply Health Talk
Professor W T Sedgwick of MIT read a paper before the Society of Arts on The Milk Supply and the Public Health. He outlined Boston milk as often aged thirty six to forty eight hours and exposed how cleanliness, cow care, and vessel sanitation affect bacterial counts and child health.
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W. T. Sedgwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society of Arts
Institute
Boston
Jamaica Plain
Auburndale
Cambridge
Charlestown
Roxbury
South Boston
North End
Back Bay
Philharmonic concert at Tremont Theatre features Hopekirk and Webber
The third Philharmonic course concert at Tremont Theatre drew a fair musician crowd. Highlights include Rafts overture Romeo and Juliet Mozarts aria Rubinstein concerto in G major and Saint-Saens Danse Macabre. Mme Hopekirk and Mr Webber solos received praise while the orchestra played with precision.
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Philharmonic
Tremont Theatre
Raft
Mozart
Rubinstein
Hofman
Delahaye
Mme
Helen Hopekirk
Charles F. Webber
Svendsen
Paris
Boston
Symphony
Listemann
Mme. Hopekirk
Boston Theatre Presents Martha in First Minnie Hauk Company Run
The Boston theatre showcased Flotow's Martha last night by the Minnie Hauk company with Mme Tavary as Martha. The cast included Miss Campbell M Bovet Del Puente M Rudolphi Sig Mascotti and Sig Modanesi as well as a display of cash and spirit throughout. The audience demanded repeated solos and ensembles and praised Tavary as a lovely Martha while Rudolphi impressed as Lord Tristan. Del Puente’s drinking song and Tavary’s Delibes aria tested vocal range. tonight Cavalleria Rusticana returns with Carmen Act II.
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Boston
Flotow
Martha
Minnie Hauk
Mme. ‘Tavary
Miss Campbell
M. Bovet
del Puente
M. Rudolphi
Sig. Mascotti
Sig. Modanesi
Mme. Tavary
Lord Tristan
Mmne
Tavary
Delibes
Organ Concert At Shawmut Church Features Dunham Mahr
An organ concert last evening at Shawmut Church under the New England Conservatory of Music pleased a large audience. Henry M. Dunham, renowned organist, and violinist Emil Mahr performed a pleasing programme.
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Shawmut Church
New England Conservatory of Music
Henry M. Dunham
Emil Mahr
Vivian
Strangers in Boston a Silent Army of Visitors
Boston draws a quiet army of travelers from across the country who ascend landmarks such as Bunker Hill Monument and explore Old State House and Faneuil Hall. The Postman notes about 70,000 visitors yearly with three-quarters from outside Boston, while Harvard museums, the Art Museum and the Charlestown Navy Yard see steady summer crowds.
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Boston
State House
Bostonian Society
State Street
Old State House
Bunker Hill Monument
Tower of Stone
Bunker Hill
Ascension
Old South Church
Faneuil Hall
New England
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Navy
Newark
Cambridge
Agassiz
Art Museum
Somerset Street
Balloon Explosion Ends Tragic Balloon Flight in Bombay
In Bombay at Victoria Gardens Lieutenant Mansfield attempted a higher ascent after a 11 000 foot jump from a balloon. The airship blew up at 400 feet, Mansfield died from a fatal impact as spectators watched in horror. An earlier sea drift and improper repairs caused the final rupture.
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Bombay
Mansfield
Victoria Gardens
Lord Harris
Bombay Presidency
Guy
Ex Senator Evarts's Son Dead in Vermont
Charles B Evarts son of Senator Evarts died at his home in Wixpsor Vermont on a Sunday morning He had been prone to epilepsy and died apparently in his sleep He was a Yale College sophomore in 1863 before enlisting in the Lincoln Cavalry He tended his father's property for years and had recently lightened his business duties The funeral is planned for Sunday afternoon at the Episcopal Church where he was a communicant
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Wixpsor
Charles B
Senator Evarts
New York
Yale College
Lincoln Cavalry
Episcopal Church
Fire destroys major dry goods house in Brooklyn
A four story dry goods building owned by H Batterman at Broadway Flushing and Graham avenues Brooklyn is afire at 1 AM. Discovered on the top floor, firemen hope to confine the blaze to that section. The store, the leading dry goods house in the eastern district known as Williamsburg, faces extensive damage.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
H. Batterman
Broadway
Flushing
Graham Avenues
Williamsburg
Speaker Crisp Delays House Committee Plans Before Holidays
Washington Dec 10 Speaker Crisp said no definite decisions on committees had been made and he could not say whether announcements would come before the holidays. He indicated he would announce them when ready, but offered no firm timetable.
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Washington
Crisp
Uncertain shooter deemed insane after mountain shooting
Braninctron Deoor Vermont December 10. Martin Green, who shot Brownell Niles and George Harwood on Pownal mountain last Saturday, has been adjudged insane and will be taken to the Waterbury asylum tomorrow. Hopes rise for Niles recovery.
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Braninctron
Oliver W Doud Actor and Stage Manager Dies
Oliver Wilson Doud well known stage manager and actor died at Mt Hope retreat near Baltimore today from paresis and digestive derangement due to overwork. He was nearly 37 years old.
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Oliver W. Doud
Baltimore
Oliver Wilson Doud
Mt. Hope Retreat
Mr. Doud
Pennsylvania Debt Reduced by 2.5 Million in Year
Harrissville reports Governor Pattison announces a state debt reduction of 2,538,352 dollars for the year. The news item notes the fiscal improvement as part of the administration’s financial measures.
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Pennsylvania
Harrissvure
Pattison
Readers to obtain State engraving via subscription coupons
The Post offers a state engraving to regular readers. A coupon on the second page with a new date each day will identify readers. Thirty coupons grant a copy, while renewals or new three month subscriptions bypass coupons and include engraving requests with payment. Multiple weeks needed for plate preparation.
Double Murder in Colorado by Kit Carson Jr
A La Junta report says Kit Carson Jr. shot his father-in-law and his wife Susie Richardson after she returned to her father’s home near La Junta. Carson shot the father in the hips and killed his mother-in-law with a shot to the forehead before escaping on horseback.
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Denver
Col
la Junta
Kit Carson
Carson
Susie Richardson
Harvard Bowdoin prize topics listed for 1891 92 dissertations
Advance catalogue sheets publish the Harvard Bowdoin prize subjects for the coming year. Prizes range from fifty to one hundred dollars for dissertations on listed topics across politics, history, education, science, and Latin or Greek translation. Entries must be by graduates or Harvard affiliates in good standing.
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Harvard
University of Students
Harvard College
Germany
Machiavelli
Bismarck
House of Representatives
van Holst
United States
Ancient
Greece
Athens
B. C
Titus Pomponius Atticus
Tacitus
Claudius Claudianus
Bunyan
Ratified Nomination At Tremont Temple Meeting
The Independent Women Voters and the Committee of One Hundred held a meeting at Tremont Temple last evening to ratify school board candidate nominations Dr. Miner presided praising friends of the schools and noting enemies among the Catholic laity. George C. Lorimer urged educating the master the people as democracy grows. Speakers included Joseph Cook and Mrs E Trask Hill.
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Miner
Tremont Temple
Independent Women Voters
George C. Lorimer
England
Joseph Cook
E. Trask Hill
Merchants Eat and Talk at Parker House Meeting
The Merchants' Club met at Parker House with about fifty attendees led by President Benjamin F. Stearns. Guests included bankers Charles C. Billings S. N. Aldrich William A. French Eustis C. Fitz and William R. Ice plus ex Governor Ames. Banking was discussed and Frank C. Miles was elected a club member.
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Merchants’ Club
Parker House
Benjamin F. Stearns
Lemuel R. Howe
Charles C. Billings
Globe National Bank
Suburban Weddings Highlight Two Nuptials in Newton and Brighton
Fully 1000 guests witnessed Ella Louise Bird of Brighton wed Edward Stellwagen Jr of Philadelphia at Brighton Avenue Baptist Church. The reception followed at 413 Cambridge Street, with plans for a Philadelphia residence. A second wedding at Grace Church Newton joined Miss Jane Garden Peterson to Mr William Theodore Gleerup of Chicago, with over 300 guests and a reception at 139 Park Street Newton. The couple will live in Evanston Illinois after a wedding tour.
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Ella Louise Bird
Brighton
Edward Stellwagen, Jr
Philadelphia
Brighton Avenue Baptist Church
Henry W. Bird
Allston
Morton G. Baldwin
Brookline
D. W. Colbath
Boston
John W
Katherine Brown
Everette Truette
Co. B. Fuller
Cambridge Street
Grace Church
Newton
Jane Garland Peterson
Walter R. Davis
William Theodore Gleerup
Chicago
W. R. Davis
George W. Shinn
Alice E. Davis
Alonzo R. Weed
George M. Weed
Lewis H. Farlow
Arthur Kendrick
Wm. E. Jones
Everett Crosby
Wm. Hunt
Brehton
Cheever Newhall
Dorchester
Harry Wood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Faille Francaise
R. H. Clouston
Park Street
Gleerup
Evanston
Lil
Editors Eulogize Col Clapp At Meeting In Boston
A meeting of editors and proprietors at Youngs Hotel honored Colonel W W Clapp after his death. About twenty gentlemen attended with Hon Roland Worthington presiding. Resolutions praised his ability as a newspaper man and businessman and his devotion to Boston interests.
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W. W. Clapp
Young’s Hotel
Roland Worthington
The
Traveller
L. F. Guild
C. H. Taylor
Curtis Guild
Clapp
Patrick Donahue
Colonel Clapp
W. E. Barrett
Parker
Messrs. Parker
Haskell, Worthington
Waters
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association
Frederick W. Lincoln
Newton Talbot
O. M. Wentworth
E. A. Badger
H. A. ‘Turner
William Carpenter
J. J. Wing
Revere Lodge
A. M
Dedication Service for Winter Hill Congregational Church
A large assembly witnessed the dedication of the Winter Hill Congregational Church in Somerville. The stone edifice on Winter Hill hosted a formal program with organ pieces, a Buck chorus, a Bequest of keys to the prudential committee, and a Bradford sermon urging forward church work.
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Winter Hill
Battiste
Henry M. Smith
H. M. Smith
Charles L. Noyes
J. Bk. Lovering
N. K. Bishop
Theodore C. Pease
Malden
Dudley Buck
John Herbert
William Veazie
Prudential Committee
Henry ©. Baldwin
Edward 8
Tead
Charles H. Leonard
D.D
Tufts College Divinity School
Christmas Gifts New Home Sewing Machine Question
A fragment notes a Christmas gift idea featuring a new home sewing machine. Fremont is mentioned, suggesting a regional shopper focus and a local context for holiday purchases.
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Fremont
Milk of cod liver oil marketed as digestion aid
Early remarks note butter derived from milk and introduce Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as an easier digestible nourishment. It claims benefits for digestion and restoration, promoted by Scott & Bowne chemists in New York and distributed by druggists nationwide.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
South Sth Avenue
New York
Embezzler Shirey Arrested in Denver for $20,000 Theft
Robert Shirey once led the First National Bank of Red Cloud Nebraska and Farmers' Loan Association of Webster county. He was arrested in Denver for allegedly embezzling $20,000 and making false entries to conceal the loss, then transported to Red Cloud.
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Denver
Col
Robert Shirey
First National Bank of
Red Cloud
Neb
Farmers’ Loan Association of
Webster County
Shirley
Nebraska
British Steamer Rossend Castle Reported Lost After Gale
Barrimore Dec 10 The British steamship Rossend Castle chartered to load grain in January is believed lost. It left Gibraltar Nov 7 for Bristol two hours before the steamer Galveston met a violent Bay of Biscay gale. Galveston found much grain and wreckage in the sea.
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Barrimore
Rossend Castle
Gibraltar
Bristol
Galveston
Bay of Biscay
Essah Somalis of Harrar Revealed in Geographical Magazine
Describes Essah Somalis as tall, wiry, with dark eyes and dyed facial hair. Highlights a ferocious warrior with three ostrich feathers marking kills. Notes changes from European weapons and trade. Harrar still isolated by safety constraints yet visitable with precautions from Zeila.
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India
Harrar
Zeila
New York
Boston
Abolish Second Class Rates Discussed by Agents
A mass meeting of general passenger agents from eastern roads met in Chicago to discuss ending second class fares between Chicago and Ohio. The majority favored eliminating second-class rates across Central Traffic Association territory, and the decision likely to follow.
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Chicago
Ohio
Central Traffic Association
T. C. Towles Named Chief Clerk in Washington
Washington December 10 announcement that Thomas O Towles of Missouri has been appointed chief clerk of the department. Towles will take office immediately and oversee administrative duties, bringing prior experience in state government to the role.
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T. C. Towles
Missouri
Washington
Thomas O. Towles
House of Representatives
Rousing Democratic Rally for Alderman Leary in South Boston
A large, enthusiastic crowd gathered at Spellman Hall South Boston for a Democratic rally in support of Alderman Leary. John O Mahoney chaired with speeches by O Mahoney Alderman Stacey Woods McNary Sullivan Quinn Lee Keenan and Leary. The speakers lauded Leary's record while Leary defended his Board of Aldermen conduct and pledged to stand on his merits.
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Leary
Spellman Hall
Boston
John O’mahoney
O’mahoney
B. F. Stacey
W. H. Woods
Common Council
William 8. McNary
J. H. Sullivan
J. J. Quinn
J. H. Lee
YT. J. Keenan
Alderman Leary
Alderman Lee
Board of Aldermen
A New Departure in Popular Science Monthly
The Popular Science Monthly rises as an illustrated magazine with at least sixty illustrations in the January issue. Notable pieces include American Pottery, Remarkable Bowlders, air-like Formations in Men, the Aviator Flying Machine, and The Musk Ox. Frontispiece features Prof. Elias Loomis.
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Popular Science Monthly
Prof
Elias Loomis
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Goldthwaite
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