Two Women Burned In Charlestown Fire Tragedy
Two women Mrs. Johanna Wogden and Mrs. McLeod were critically burned in a Charlestown tenement fire caused by kerosene oil. Neighbors, including several young men, rescued inmates before firefighters arrived as property loss reached about 1000 dollars.
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Vonwana Wogden
Trenley Street
Charlestown
McLeod
Massachusetts General Hospital
Putnam Street
Henley Street
Rose
Emma Miannigan
Mr. Wogden
Mr. Jenness
Ames and Ames Curtis Feud Over Fort Fisher Paper
A war veterans dispute pits General A. A. Ames of Lowell against General Newton M. Curtis of Ogdensburg New York after Ames's banquet paper on the Fort Fisher assault. Curtis accuses Ames of miscrediting leaders and preparing the controversial history, sparking a heated exchange at a New York banquet.
Runaway Horse Causes Multiple Scrapes on Beacon Street
Ex councilman W H Murphy and wife among those thrown from sleighs when a frightened horse dashed down Beacon Street. Dooling Dupee Shea and Delmine families involved. Crory prevents further havoc as horse is stopped and wrecked sleighs left scattered along the way.
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Beacon Street
Crory
W. H. Murphy
Brighton
H. A. Dupee
Mr. Murphy
Dooling
Boston
General Curtis Replies to Ames on Fort Fisher Expedition
Washington February 5 1897 General Curtis answers editor Grazier of the Boston Post. He says a full paper on the Fort Fisher capture will be prepared and promises a complete response to Ames statements with proof of falsity. The public will receive factual details to counter alleged attacks on himself and others in the two Fort Fisher expeditions.
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Fort Fisher
Ames
Boston Post
Curtis
EB. A. Grazier
New York
New York City
General Ames Comments on Loyal Legion Banquet Controversy
Lowell February 5 General Ames in an interview revisits the Loyal Legion of New York banquet dispute. He says Curtis knew of the paper content and prepared for trouble at the dinner. He defends the work as a study of official reports, critiques Badeau's history and notes Curtis’ handling of sources.
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Lowell
General Ames
Loyal Legion of New York
Curtis
Fort Fisher
Nfort Fisher
Butler
Badeau
Grant
Mad Gallop of Rampant Horse Delays Tremont Street Crowd
A runaway horse at Tremont and Boylston streets in Boston caused panic as a sleigh overturned and spectators fled. Music publisher George W. Stratton suffered severe injuries, while officer Patraiman Kennedy halted the beast. The animal’s dash began near Castle Square Hotel after a collision with a curbstone.
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Tremont Street
Boylstone Street
George W. Stratton
Columbus Avenue
Tremont
Winter Streets
Patraiman Kennedy
Winter Street
Castle Square Hotel
Fred Raymond
Arlington
Arthur Peyett
Beacon Street
Somerville
Harvard professor offers international law chair to Olney
President Eliot of Harvard offers the international law professorship to Secretary Olney. Olney is considering the offer and would accept if it does not disrupt his regular practice, which he is unwilling to abandon.
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Washington
Eliot
Harvard University
Olney
Mrs Beecher Reported Failing in Connecticut Tonight
Stamford Conn Feb 6 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher is reported to be failing rapidly and her attending physician says she cannot live more than a day or two longer.
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Stamford, Conn
Henry Ward Beecher
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