Waterbury Kidnapping Suspects Held for Trial
Greenwich Conn Feb 4 C E Waterbury arrested near his Stanwich home after Ward Waterbury, eight, identified Mitchell McCann as one of kidnapped men. Waterbury McCann and Sutherland arraigned before Judge Hoyt. Ward’s positive identification and preparations for Supreme Court set Bond at 5000 each. District Attorney Platt subpoenas target Waterbury family to aid indictment. possible transfer to White Plains for trial.
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Grernwich
Conn
C. E. Waterbury
Ward Waterbury
Stanwich
Seleck
Waterbury
McCann and Sutherland
Sutherland
McCann
Hoyt
Supreme Court
Bridgeport
Ware
N. Y
Platt
Westchester County
Charles P. Waterbury
Local Arrests and Salvage: Nantucket Case Settled
William H. Shaw faces assault charges after a loaded cane attack on John A. Anderson on Dartmouth street. The US schooner Grampus salvage dispute ends with $3300 paid and remaining wreck retained. Other incidents include John Connors injured escaping a fall from a building staging on Benton and Leverett, and Michael Foley arrested for larceny of carpenter tools from Jeremiah S. Rockwell on Dalmatia street. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society hosts a lecture by Henry Irwin on road making and maintenance, and the Boston Theosophical Society lists Saturday and Sunday meetings at 152 Boylston street.
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William H. Shaw
Division
John A. Anderson
Dartmouth Street
United States
Grampus
United States Fish Commissioners
Nantucket
John Connors
Benton and
Leverett Streets
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Henry Irwin
Canadian Pacific Railway of
Montreal
Can
Michael Foley
Division 9
Jeremiah S. Rockwell
Dalmatia Street
Howard Avenue
Dorchester
Boston Theosophical Society
Boylston Street
League of Theosophical Workers
Frightful Disaster Strikes German Barges
Berlin on February 4 reports thirty barges torn from moorings by drift ice at Breslau. Several sank and forty people including men women and children are believed drowned. Distressing scenes followed as rescuers tried to save survivors.
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Berlin
Breslau
Judgment Won Against Mackay and De Castro in Stokes Suit
New York February 4 A judgment for ninety thousand one hundred sixty six dollars was filed today against John W Mackay and Hector de Castro in favor of Edward S Stokes, outcome of the recent suit.
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New York
John W. Mackay
Hector de Castro
Edward 5S. Stokes
Tremont Theatre to Stage 1492 by Cadets Next Week
Readers are told that the Tremont Theatre will present 1492 by cadets next Monday after weeks of rehearsals under William Seymour. The corps de ballet impressed critics with precision and grace in tarletan skirts and pink tights during a private dress, signaling a notable Boston winter season.
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Tremont Theatre
William Seymour
Corps de Ballet
R. A. Barnet
Carl Pflueger
Messrs. Langdon and Greene
Anti Hill Men Call Mass Meeting in Cooper Union
In New York on February 4 1890 a mass meeting against an early convention was planned for February 11 at Cooper Union. About fifty Consolidated Exchange Democrats signed in with letters of encouragement. Frederick F Condert to preside, a sub committee to handle outside counties joining the movement was named. No speakers selected yet.
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New York
Cooper Union
Consolidated Exchange
Frederick F. Condert
Literary Brush Dies at New Utrecht Wife of Pastor
Christine Chaplin Brush, born Providence May 1842, widow of Rev. Alfred H. Brush, writer of The Colonel's Opera Cloak and other tales, died at New Utrecht. She taught drawing at Framingham Normal School, then excelled in water color painting of wildflowers. Survived by husband and two children. remains to Newton, Massachusetts for burial.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Christine Chaplin Brush
Alfred H. Brush
New Utrecht
L. L
Brush
Providence
R. I
State Normal School
Framingham
Mass
Reformen Dutch
Jeremiah Chaplin
Waterville College
Colby University
Jane Dunbar’ Chaplin
MORE GAMING DEMS BOUT NO 18 AND NO 24 ROOMS
The account describes betting activity between two rooms on different floors, with patrons wagering where odds seemed best. Room No 18 is large and busy with patrons and bold proprietors, and a small registration closet is kept full. At No 24 the Parole Club, crowds gather as business prospers.
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No. 18
Posv
Parole Club
Trimountain Club Revealed as Gambling Den in Boston
A Boston Post reporter exposes the Trimountain Club on Pleasant Street as a cheap gambling den masquerading as a social club. The room features a brown counter, a desk for the writer, a peep-hole, a mirror and betting slips. The club is chartered to several men, with many locals aware of its true nature and victims warned by the article.
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Boston
Policeman’s Club
Post
Pleasant Street
Washington Street
Irimountain Club
Trimountain Club
M. Harrington
J. J. Donovan
L. Cass
M. Yatler
A. Leyrer
A. P. Ammidon
C. H. Mealey
Trap for the Young in a Down Exchange Street Policy Room
A Post reporter visits a policy game at 26 Exchange Street where a greasy haired writer takes bets for three or four players. A darker man places a 12 cent bet on six numbers. the writer notes it and returns a memorandum. The reporter tries a bet of 20 cents, but the operator refuses it saying they do not want his money. The scene notes the gambler reputation of the Post man and the place’s clientele of newsboys.
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Exchange Street
Post
Egypt
Banquet Honors Captain Schley At Baltimore Meeting
The Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Baltimore held its annual banquet with large attendance. Sen Vance and Reps Boutelle and Durborow spoke on naval affairs and the Columbian Exposition. Boutelle led cheers for Captain Schley, who replied graciously. Governor Brown Mayor Latrobe and ex Senator Whyte also spoke.
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Baltimore
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
United States
Vance
North Carolina
Charles Addison Boutelle
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Representative Durborow
Schley
Boutelle
Derborow
Chicago
Ita
Ocean excursion tickets offered by Outerbridge and Co and Cook and Son
Under contract with the Government, sailing weekly from New York and Bermuda, excursion tickets priced at £50 valid six months offer large rooms with two berths each. Sailings include Trinidad January 14 and 28, Orinoco January 1 and February 4. For rooms and tickets contact A. KE. OUTERBRIDGE & CO at 39 Broadway New York or THOS. COOK & SON at 33% Washington St Boston.
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New York
Bermuda
Trinidad
Orinoco
A. KE
Outerbridge & CO
Broadway
Florence Osborne Arrested On Perjury Charge in London
Mrs Florence Ethel Osborne, believed to have stolen jewels from Mrs Hargreave, returned from abroad and was arrested on a perjury warrant. She declined bail, stated she would answer the charge to spare her husband Captain Osborne from leaving the army. Police say she was taken to Cloak Lane station after being detained at Gard du Nord.
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London
Florence Ethel Osborne
Hargreave
Iran
Spain
England
Captain Osborne
France and United States sugar tariff letters reveal talks
A February Paris notice releases correspondence between M Ribot and M Desprez on November and December discussions over U S sugar imports. It notes Ribot urging to keep McKinley tariff sections for French sugars and mentions comparisons to Germany’s concessions on salt pork. Patenotre warns of reciprocity deadlines while Harrison advises against extra France notices.
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Paris
M. Ribot
Washington
United States
M. Desprez
Chamber of Deputies
France
Germany
M.duprez
Austria
M. Patenotre
Central
South American
American boot and shoe making leads England by decades
A witness testified that American footwear outpaces English production by fifty years due to advanced machinery resisted by English unions. He noted higher quality at lower prices, with growing American imports and solid profits for American manufacturers. Union opposition and Commission scrutiny followed his assertion.
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America
England
Single
Duke of Devonshire
A. J. Mundella
Leonard Courtney
Two Ontario bye elections choose Conservatives in 1920s style
Toronto reports two Ontario byelections for the House of Commons. In County Lenne Conservative A Wilson won by 24 over reformers. In Prince Edward Conservative A C Miller won by 200, increasing from a 54 majority last election.
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Toronto
Ont
House of Commons
Ontario
County
Lenne
A. Wilson
Prince Edward County
A. C. Miller
Miller
Floods threaten Pesth as Danube overflows its banks
Advices from Omdurman report ongoing riots in the Soudan where Father Ohrwalder and two nuns, held by fanatical Arabs for nine years, recently escaped. The situation in the Mahdi's stronghold is described as grave and unsettled, reflecting broader unrest in the region.
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Pesth
Omdurman
Soudan
Father Ohrwalder
Sullivan and Robson Stage Crossover in Denver
John L. Sullivan the pugilist actor, touring Denver, joined Stuart Robson on stage at the Tabor Grand. He burst into a Robson scene, urged fans to “Honest Hearts and Willing Hands,” drew applause, then was led away by stage hands. Sullivan seeks the reporter who wrote a morning piece about the incident.
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Denver
Col
John L. Sullivan
Bacchus
Broadway
Tabor Grand
Stuart Robson
Sullivan
Robson
John
Free wool bill favored by Ways and Means in House plan
Washington Feb 4. The ways and means committee is expected to officially back a favorable report on the free wool bill and grant Republican members a week for a minority report. The plan includes submitting both reports to the House, with Democrats coordinating to attack key McKinley bill features. Some majority members fear revenue losses, while proponents say bills can adjust to prevent shortages. at least six tariff measures may emerge from the committee.
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Washington, D. C
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ended life together in New Hampshire home
Bartholomew Kerwin and wife, both about 65, were found dead in their Charles street house in Concorp N H. They lay face down on the bed with heads under the bedclothes. No foul play suspected. officers believe they suffocated while intoxicated.
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Concorp
N. H
Bartholomew Kerwin
Charles Street
As You Like It at Holls Street Theatre Review
C. T. Copeland reports on Miss Marlowe's Rosalind in As You Like It at Holls Street Theatre. Review praises Marlowe's bright, musical voice and playful energy, notes gains in expression, critiques modern sentiment and some crude moments, and highlights Taber's Orlando and the forest scenes.
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Shce
Miss Marlowe
Holls Street Theatre
Ibsen
Shakespare
Rosalind
Jaques
Celia
Orlando
Audrey
Denmark
Hamlet
Mr. Taber
Mr. Shine
Mr. Weaver
Adam
Mr. Hanford
Edwin Howard
Miss Lindemann
Cardinal Manning Will Reveals Charity Domination
The late Cardinal Manning's will opened in London shows all life earnings given to charity. His earthly possessions totaled under £100, mainly Consols, a miscellaneous book collection, and a purse with one sovereign a half sovereign and six pence. The purse remains a relic kept by his former secretary Mr Johnson.
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London
Cardinal Manning
Johnson
Emperor snubs Socialists at delegates’ reception
Berwin Feb 4 no Socialist party member invited to the Emperor’s reception for the Chamber of Delegates. No other delegates are discriminated against. The move signals resentment over the ongoing opposition by Socialist delegates to the educational bill.
Mongolian mandarins dismissed after revolt in China
Paris reports from China indicate all Mongolian officials who aided the northeastern rebellion or hindered suppression have been removed. The government is paying all indemnities for deaths injuries and property damage to foreigners.
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Paris
China
Pope Declared Sovereign In French Inheritance Case
Paris Feb 4 court rules the Pope remains a sovereign. Despite 1870 events and abolition of temporal power, the Pope is entitled to inherit property in France like other sovereigns. The ruling centers on the late Marquise Plessis case and establishes papal status in civil succession.
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Paris
Marquise Plessis
France
The Fine Arts in Scribner's February issue
Sidney Dickinson reviews Scribner's February number focusing on its art essays and illustrations. He praises Birge Harrison's Night on the Plains and commends Coffin's American Illustration of Today, noting strong engravings and references to Shiloh on stage. The piece highlights portraits, reminiscences of Washington Allston, and comparisons with French Salon traditions.
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Sidney Dickinson
Boston Journal
Scribner’s
Boston
Scbussler
William M. Clare
Washington Allston
William A. Coffin
Robert Blum
H. Sissons Mowbray
Irving R. Niles
H. Bolton Jones
Bruce Crane
T. D. Miller
Th. Robinson
E. H. Blashfield
Mr. Coffin
Edmund H. Garrett
Metropolis
Royal Labor Commission hears Leeds boot maker on imports
In London on February 4 the Royal Labor Commission heard testimony from Mr. Single of Leeds regarding imported versus domestic boots and shoes. The exchange highlighted tensions in the British boot trade as Mr. Single described industry conditions and costs.
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British Royal Labor Commission
London
Royal Labor Commission
Single
Leeds
Steamer Britannic Reports Vikings Victuals at Sea
The Britannic sailing from New York signalled the British steamer Victoria off Queenstown on February 2. The Victoria, bound from Philadelphia to Hamburg, reported carrying the crew of the Norwegian bark Florida, which sailed from Pascagoula to Dordrecht.
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London
New York
Queenstown
Victoria
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Florida
Pascagoula
Dordrecht
Frederic Gill Ordained and Installed as Arlington Minister
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Frederic Gill was formally ordained and installed as minister of the First Congregational Unitarian parish of Arlington. Delegates met in council at five and at six were entertained at a pleasant collation.
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Frederic Gill
First Congregational
Arlington
O'Reilly Bust Unveiled at Catholic University
The bronze life-size bust of John Boyle O'Reilly was unveiled at Catholic University in Washington in a simple ceremony attended by Bishop Keane, sculptor Samuel Kitson, and notable figures including James Jeffrey Roche and T. B. Fitz. An address by Vicar-General Byrne and a tribute poem followed, with plans to erect a monument near O'Reilly's Boston home.
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Washington
John Boyle O'Reilly
Catholic University
Bishop Keane
Samuel Kitson
Byrne
Boston
James Jeffrey Roche
Boston Pilot
T. B. Fitz
Garrigan
Keane
University
T. GB. Fitz
New England
A. Shuman
Mr. O’ Reilly
John R. Murphy
O’reilly
O'Neil and Hoar
Massachusetts
Henr. Walsh
Lippincott
S Magazine
L. Keiley
Philip Jackson
W. E. Haskell
Edward A. Moseley
Washington, One of Mr. O’reilly
Otto A. Nesmith
M. I. Weller
Ruskin and Greex Myth in The Queen of the Air
A critic laments Ruskin’s death and lauds his Athena in the Heavens Athena in the Earth and Athena in the Heart as three divisions of The Queen of the Air. Norton’s introduction frames a calm mythic study ending with a plea against modern moral decay. New York edition price one dollar.
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Ruskin
Athena
Homer
Zyndall
Huxley
Nuskin
Charles Eliot Norton
Cambridge
John Ruskin
New York
Charles E. Merrill
Price
McKenna Defeated By Sullivan In Pool Tournament Match
McKenna led off the game at the Washington Billiard Parlors but lost to Sullivan 75 to 51. Sullivan had the best run of 23. Today Stone and Zeramby are scheduled to play.
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Washington
McKenna
Sullivan
Stone
Zeramby
Uncertain science behind Scott's Emulsion for coughs
An advertisement notes the unclear mechanism by which Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil helps coughs. It suggests possible factors like the tonic cod liver oil and hypophosphites or glycerine, admitting many medical effects lack explanations despite experience.
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Scott
Palb Iy & Bowne
South Sth Avenue
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