Unearthing of British cannon ball near Washington Street
A six pound cannon ball from colonial days was found twelve feet underground by Thomas Miner and other workmen digging beneath the Iver Johnson building. The iron ball likely came from a British warship and may have aimed at Beacon Hill. Excavation reached 3 feet deep under Washington Street near Cornhill where the cannon ball was recovered.
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Thomas Miner
Iver Johnson
George the Third
America
Beacon Hill
Washington Street
Cornhill
Adams Square
Leopold Morse; & Co
Old
Boston
City police ordered arrests for sidewalk spitting
At roll call last evening police captains instructed officers to arrest any person seen spitting on the sidewalk, regardless of ability to pay the fine. Patrolmen have shown discretion and sometimes let offenders go with a reprimand.
Mayors clash over sewer loan and budget plan
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald cites figures totaling about 18.5 million for city operations while Mayor Hibbard seeks a 300000 loan within the debt limit for sewer construction. The council actions include electing a city clerk with Mc Nary expected to win and Donovan backing regular nominees.
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Hibbard
Common Council
McNary
James Donovan
Detective Beatty Arrested for Embezzlement on Railroad
Vincent Beatty, head of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad detectives in Providence for three years, was arrested on embezzlement and larceny charges. Police say the case stems from a long investigation of thefts on the railroad, though Beatty faces charges for clothing and dish confiscations.
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Providence
Vincent Beatty
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Thomas B. Carney
Horton
Providence Force
Beatty
New Haven Railroad
First Wife Stands By Herbert Woodbury
The body of Mrs. Woodbury was found in an attic room of the Exchange Hotel. Authorities say strangulation likely, with autopsy pending poison tests. Jewelry, a bank book, an insurance policy, and real estate papers were found among her belongings. Her husband Herbert Woodbury, jailed and insisting on innocence, had claimed she left home with a Portland plumber. Public detectives and the first wife’s family pursued the case with coroner Holt, Attorney Brown, and officers at the hotel.
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Holt
Brown
Woodbury
the Post
Milo
Lewiston
Knowles
Weymouth
Helen Woodbury
Bowdoin College
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