Insurance Agency Ledger of Machinery and Stock Values
A catalog of building, stock, and furniture values across multiple agencies. Notable figures include Nichol's Agency power and stock totals, Cropley-On and Cropley & Co. inventories, and Holyoke Mutual dwelling losses. Names include J C Peach, W I T B Society, Marblehead Steamer Co, and American Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allerton
J.C. Peach
W. I. T. B. Society
Marblehead Steamer Company
Bridgres & Carroll
D. K. H. Power & Co
Nichol’s
Power
Cropley
Atherton— Building and Machinery
W.C. Lefavour
George P. Graves
Ekerman
Ohn C. Peach
T. P.M. Rix
Dennis
Colby & Jones
Cropley & Co
Commercial Union
Phenix of London
Hanover
Western
St. Paul
American Central
Cole & Co
Providence
Washington
Monroe—Commercial Union
Pee Symonds
North British
Benjamin H. Blaney
Rialto
P. F. Tierney
Power—Citizens
Pittsburg
British American
Monroe
Cole—Citizens
Union
The
Holyoke Mutual
J. H. Kendall
W. M. Hill
Hudson Factory Fire Kills One Injures Another
A Goodyear Gos samer Company factory in Hudson owned by F Brigham & Co. and occupied by Apsley & Coffin burned after a naptha coating room explosion. John Coleman died and Daniel Harkins was seriously hurt as Brigham losses reached 5000 on the building with 3500 insured. Apsley & Coffin faced 2000 in stock and equipment losses with no insurance. Aid came from Marlboro and the fire stayed within one building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariboro
Hudson
F. Brigham & Co
Apsley & Coffin
Goodyear Gossamer Company
John Coleman
Daniel Harkins
Brigham & Co
Marlboro
Fire destroys Blakemore barn near Mt. Hope station
West Roxbury lasting evening blaze gutted W. H. Blakemore's barn on Brown avenue near Mt. Hope station. Estimated loss is 300 dollars. Firemen suspect incendiary origin and sounded box 534 as flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Blakemore
Brown Avenue
Mt. Hope Station
West Roxbury
Victims of Steamer Hanna Disaster Reach Twenty Four
A New Orleans dispatch says twenty four people died in the Hanna steamer fire. Among the injured in hospital four or five are expected to die, including Givens the sailor whose face and limbs were severely burned. Funeral services were held today and harbor flags flew at half mast. Pilot Bob Smith, famed on the river, perished in the disaster. Rumors circulated that the fire might have been incendiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New Orleans
Givens
Bob Smith
R. E. Lee
Burglar Cremated After State Street Explosion
Chicago police report a Christmas morning explosion at a State Street grocery owned by the Lupe family. A charred man, believed to be a burglar, was found amid fire and benzine barrels. A wounded man, claiming to aid his companion, is hospitalized. The motive remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Lupe
Phillippo Pulaio
Suspected Smuggling Case on Steamer Eagles
The steamer Eagles commanded by Jackman is suspected of liquor smuggling at North Sydney. A quantity of liquor was seized, a customs officer boarded the vessel, but the captain forced him ashore and proceeded to St John s Newfoundland without clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallifax
N. 8
Eagles
Jackman
North Sydney
St. John’s
N. F
Custom House
Kentucky River drowning ends fugitive Frank Green
Frank Green who killed three men in his life was drowned when his escape skiff overturned on the Kentucky River near Harrodsburg while eluding officers after a pursuit across the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvillk
Frank Green
Kentucky River
Harrodsburg
Crane Defends Comedy Over Tragedy In Defense of the Comic Muse
William H. Crane argues in a New York Times piece that comedy demands broader talent than tragedy and should preserve individuality. He notes the tragedian can reveal noble personality, while the comedian must embody varied personas and realism, predicting audiences will demand careful studies of real people on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crane
New York Times
Crane
Tragedy
Garnck
Request for Subsidy to Establish Swift Quebec Liverpool Steamship Line
Ottawa reports the president of the Quebec Board of Trade has asked Sir John Macdonald for a government subsidy to create a swift mail steamship line between Quebec and Liverpool. The appeal stresses urgency to compete with existing New York Liverpool mail services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Liverpool
Ottawa
Ont
Board of Trade of Quebec
Sir John Macdonald
New York
Snow Storm Harms Wires Across States
A severe snow and sleet storm rages from Minnesota and Dakota to Missouri and Iowa. Telegraph and electric services report major delays and losses, especially the telephone company estimated at 20000 dollars, as colder weather follows and snowfall ceases in parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Dakota
Chamberlain, Dak
Missouri River
Kansas City
Electric Light Company
Telephone Company
Carcado
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Dusvele
Collapse of a hall in East Prospect causes injuries
In York County a Christmas entertainment in East Prospect hall collapsed sending many people plummeting from the second to the first floor. A stove ignited the ruins as flames spread. Dozens were bruised and cut. several suffered broken legs and serious burns, including Miss Beckie Burg, Mrs. Valentine Kinsley, Miss Flora Wallace, and John Himes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Penn
East Prospect
Beckie Burg
Valentine Kinsley
Wreck of a Schooner Montezuma Details Given
Tremont Maine master T G Lunt reports the Montezuma of Calais aged 38 years and 75 tons foundered after leaving Machias on December 14 bound for Boston with lumber. Storms wrecked gear, spoiled provisions, and left two crew with frozen feet before Edward D rescued them at Yarmouth on December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallifax
N.S
G. Lunt
Tremont
Calais
Yarmouth
Boardman Bros and Eatons
Machias
Boston
Edward D
T. G. Lunt
Salem T. Lunt
Fred G. Commice
Harvey Hurd
Hurd
Yane Santo A Child of Japan and The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane
Review discusses Edward H House A Child of Japan Yane Santo praising its humane view of Japan and warning against forced Westernization The piece also touches Frank Barrett The Admirable Lady Biddy Fane and Celia Parker Woolley Rachel Armstrong with notes on editions and publication details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Parker Woolley
Rachel Armstrong
Yane Santo
Japan
Edward H. House
Belford, Vane & Co
Household Library
Lady Biddy
Fane
Frank Barrett
New York
Cassell & Co
Boston
W. B
Peg & Co
Ticknor & Co
Ticknor
Nine year old run over by freight train on Turner's Island
Richard Dodge, nine, son of Albert Dodge an engineer on the Maine Central, was killed after grabbing a passing freight train near Turner's Island while his brother watched. An accident north of Howland's Station left eighteen coal dumps and several cars piled on tracks with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Albert Dodge
Maine Central Railroad
Turner’s Island
Boston & Maine
Ezra Cilley
Newbury
N. H
Hillsboro
George D. Richardson
Concord
Chicago
Richardson
St. Louis
Alexander Shubert
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Port Chester
New Bedford
Old Colony
Howland’s
Boston
Matthew
Leonard Carney
Pittsfield
van Sickler’s Dam
Leonard
Tucker Manufacturing Company
William Bohy
District Messenger
West Thirty-fourth Street
Freeland Devlin
Devlin
Bohy
Norwich & Worcester
Central Wharf
Norwich
Conn
Jake Hyams
Jack McAuliffe
Palace Rink
Brooklyn
Cape Breton Murder Suspect Cleared in Baddeck
Hautrax Nova Scotia December 26. A man seized in Cape Breton and transported to Baddeck on suspicion of being Thompson the Braintree murderer was found not guilty by investigators and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hautrax
N.S
Cape Breton
Baddeck
Hompson
Braintree
Boston Chess Club to Move to New Quarters and Host Special Evenings
The Boston Chess Club plans a lease of five rooms on Ashburton place and will hold Tuesday and Thursday evenings for special entertainments including masters exhibitions. The Augusten tournament celebrates its fortieth anniversary with eight masters and fourteen in the minor event. Bardeleben and Riemann tie for first in the masters, Mieses third, Von Schers fourth. Hawes of Boston takes second in the minor tourney as he spends much of winter in Dresden with L Dresel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Chess Club
Ashburton Place
Augusten
Leipsic Chess Club
Herren Bardeleben
Riemann
Herr Mieses
Herr von Schers
John W. Hawes
Dresden
Ger
L. Dresel
Chelsea Man Killed At Boston and Lowell Station
C Bodenfield of 105 Orange Street Chelsea was killed yesterday forenoon at the Boston and Lowell station. The 10 o'clock train was moving out when Bodenfield, standing on the platform of the last car, was thrown off and struck the car step with his head, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bodenfield
Orange Street
Chelsea
Boston
Western bloc forms to defeat Reed in factional House race
Washington dispatch reports that four Western hopefuls unite to defeat Reed as a first move. Cannon and Burrows push to eliminate McKinley, Henderson pursues self interest with Iowa support, and the West orchestrates the challenge despite Reed’s past caucus nomination being viewed as grudging and improvised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sun
Reed
Burrows
Cannon
Henderson
McKinley
Iowa
Mr. Reed
Maine
You Rob Yourself of Untold Advantages if You Do Not Use Pearline
An advertisement urges readers to switch to Pearline, claiming clear washing with less effort and noting the product’s superior cleaning power compared with rivals. It emphasizes ease of use and long term savings for homemakers.
Reformers Should Speak Out to Civil Service Reformers
Everett Wheeler argues civil service reform should be defended by associations across the nation after the election. He urges contacting the President-elect to insist on keeping four year terms and hiring the most competent regardless of politics, warning against partisan pressure eroding reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Wheeler
Civil Service Record
Lean Express
Harrison
United States Civil Service
Civil Service Act
Cleveland
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HANNA
MR. Crane
NEW Books
Mr. House
Yone Santo
House
Atlantic Monthly
Friends of Foreign Missions
Biddy Fane
Biddy
Guiana
Orinoco
South America
Pele
Boston Weekly Post
United States
Canada
New England
Post Publishing CO
Milk St
Centre
Clinton Counties
Beech Creek
Williamsport
Philadelphia Exchange
Third
Walnut Streets
Pennsylvania
Willamsport
George Armstrong
William H. Rhawn
National Bank of the Republic
Philadelphia
John Lowber Welsh
Dell Nobli
William H. Rhawyn
M. Thomas & Sons
South Fourth St
Trustees
Lewiston Mills
Lewiston
Cana
Union Water Power Company
Maine Central R. R
Grind Trank
R. R
E38
Chas
E.W. Tyler
Tremont Street
Boyston Street
Murdock
British Medical Association
American Medical Association
Free Surgical
Murdock Liquid Food Company
Mannufacturer
Murdock Liquid Food Co
Farmers Loan and Trust Lompaly of
SGOC
Railroad
Government Bc
Savines Bank
Iss
Oulowing County
Wachings, Butler, Bourbon,Greene, Harvey, Vernon
State
Kan
A.C. Goss
Western Farm Mortgage Trust
F. B. Rogers
Congress Street
Beaton
the Winner Investment CO
William H. Parmenter
50 State
Coffin & Henry
OWA
State St
Des Moines
Hunt
Kreviv
Navy Yard
Mare Island
California
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Seabcd
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Secretary of the Navy
Harmony
Ofice
3Ra
Tompkinsville
N. Y
New York City
Frederick Rodgers
U.S.N
Dra
C. S
High Street
Toston
Mass
John J. Clague
United States Navy
Navy _ DEPARTMENT
Congress
Naval Service
Iolders
Naval Establishment
S!ip
CuLaAss Jr
Washington, D.C
William C. Whitney
Postoffice Department
Department
P Postmaster-General
l’ostmaster-General
Don M. Dickinson
Lenson
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress St
Bostome
Samuel Creech, Jr
Reuben BE
Yemmon
Suffolk Clib
Beach Street
Utica Street
Charles K. Pierce
Westerl
Utica Place
South Cove Corporation
Suffolk
Ctica
Nichols
Sal
John Lyons
Leeds
Haskins
Lyons
Utica
Reuben E. Demmon
Valencia
Horatio Harris & CO
Roe
Florida
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
George H. Abbott
Washington Street
Mary
East Brookline Street
Mechanics’ Savings Bank
Lowell
C. C. Hurchinson
Charles W. Wellington
Lizzie M. Carnventer
Tufts
Daley Street
Garbett and Wood
Arthur W. Tufts
Wellington
Edward M. Norcross
Alfred A. Marcus
Carrie D. Hall
Norfolk Place
J. Jarvig
Peter
Brooks
Jarvis
Norfolk Price
Morris Jr
Carrie PD. Hall
Edwin M. Hall
Wa. G. Warrr
Milk Street
Richards & CO
Hartford
Willimantic
Toot
Summer Street