Spickardsville Martyrs Rally for Saloon Demolition Trial
A Trenton Mo courtroom crowd of about 1600 attends a saloon demolition trial in which 16 Spickardsville temperance crusaders and supporters march from a train. The defense questions the saloon as a nuisance as the proceeding adjourns with 75 witnesses slated and a three day trial.
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Kansas City
the Times
Ava Tia
Trenton
Spickardsville
J. H. Cox
Methodist Episcopal Church
Opera House
Cox
Thomas Grady
Fire Destroys Brookline Residence on Walnut Street
A two alarm fire yesterday obliterated the residence of Mr Jr Healy Childe on Walnut Street in Brookline. Frosted by an overheated furnace the blaze destroyed the building owned by Moses Williams and a valuable art collection. Losses put at $5000 for the structure with contents value unknown. Alarm failures delayed response as new air alarm striker failed to be heard by most call men. private citizens aided until a second alarm brought help. Insurance companies consider protest amid criticisms of the Selectmen and fire department equipment.
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Brookline
Jr. Healy Childe
Walnut Street
Moses Willams
Childe
Moses Williams
Arc
Fire Department
Williams
Fire destroys Varina building with yacht White Cloud
Newburyport and neighboring towns report fires across the region on February 21. In Newburyport the Varina building on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River burned, destroying the structure and its notable yacht White Cloud owned by J. L. and N. D. Redigrass, plus two tenders and yacht furnishings. The fire, likely from a defective funnel, left the building insured for 500 dollars and the yacht and its fittings insured for 800 dollars. Additional blazes included Reedblock near the post office in Hobrook gutting stock worth about 3,000 dollars, possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of wool goods. Worth’s Johnson residence at Button End burned from a faulty kitchen flue with a 3,000 dollar loss. Breckinridge tin can factory and nearby shops in Toledo suffered extensive damage likely totaling 150,000 dollars. Fernald & Keith corn factory in Lewiston West Poland burned with 10,500 dollars insured. Duncan street boarding house in Gloucester damaged with 1,750 dollars insured. Gendron Manufacturing in Toronto and White & Potter stores sustained about 50,000 dollars total loss with insurance.
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Newburyport
George W. Varina
Salisbury
Merrimac
White Cloud
J. L. & N. D. Redigrass
Hobrook
Reed
H. L. Gordon
William Johnson
Button End
Reading
Toipo
Breckinridge
Smith & Haldeman
Bortz
People’s Theatre
Lewiston
Fernald & Keith
West Poland
Gloucester
Duncan Street
George Campbell
Toronto
Banquet of the Michigan Club in Detroit
The Michigan Club banquet at the Detroit rink drew 1000 guests with Senator Stockbridge as chair. Cyrus Luce welcomed attendees as John W. Noble spoke on George Washington. Other dignitaries including Blanche K. Bruce, Gilbert Pierce, John Thurston, William Frye, and General Alger addressed the crowd.
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Michigan Club
Derroit
Mich
Detroit Rink
Senator Stockbridge
Michigan
Provernor Cyrus Luce
John W. Noble
Interior
George Washington
Blanche K. Bruce
Gilbert A. Pierce
North Dakota
West
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Willian P. Frye
Maine
Alger
Methuens Postmaster Contest Settled by Caucus Nomination
A spirited party clash in Methuenu ended with John E. Sawyer chosen by a Republican caucus to succeed James I. Wall as postmaster. Wall had modernized the office and added a money order department, but indicated he would not seek further tenure. Sawyer won 171 votes to Johnsons 114 out of 285 ballots amid challenges over voting for Harrison Fisk Cleveland.
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John E. Sawyer
Edward F. Johnson
Johnson
Republican Town Committee
Sawyer
Conen Greenhalge
Greenhalge
Harrison
Fisk
Cleveland
Nashua Strike Unsettled Amid Meetings and Stock Talk
Nashua mills show little change with potential shutdown if no shift occurs. A mass meeting at City Hall drew crowds as Hon. Robert Howard defended labor, noting last year’s 4 percent dividend and stock above par while predicting no need to cut dividends. In Brockton, Reynolds factory labor turmoil continues as new workers are sought and tasters warned away by the union.
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Nashua
N.H
City Hall
Robert Howard
Fall River
Brockton
Sordau
H. W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Brady
The
Lasters’ Union
HIRAM SAWTELL'S HEAD IN TRUE GREAT TRAGEDY
Dover New Hampshire February 21 officers suspend search for the missing head of Hiram Sawtell in the Salmon Falls River at East Rochester due to cold weather. Officers Shields and Witham return to Boston and plan to resume when possible. Rumor of elder Mrs Sawtell visiting her son in jail dismissed by Sheriff Pingree as unfounded. Indications point to a possible delay of the trial to the September term to complete evidence.
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Dover
NX. U
Salmon Falls
East Rochester
Hiram Sawtell
Ofricers Shields
Witham
Boston
Lasvtell
Sheri Pingree
The Hundred Masterpieces Etchings Exhibition Prompts Art Book
A Paris 1883 exhibition of The Hundred Masterpieces spurred etchings by top French artists to capture its brilliancy. M. Baschet led 100 engravers to produce etchings for a deluxe art book edited by Abert Wolff with texts, limited to 760 copies on various papers, plus special parchment and imperial Japan editions.
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New York
Europe
Paris
Marquis de Vogne
Duke d’Ayen
Marquis de Masson
Count de Baillon
Marquis de Ganay
Count d’Harcourt
Bischoffsheim
Millet
Gleaners
Duke de Morny
Rembrandt
Metropolitan Museum
M. Petit
M. L. Baschet
Vion
Mordant
Meissonier
Laguillermie
Champollion
Fortuny
Chauvel
Corot
Bra
Vien
Amateurs de Peinture
M. Abert Wolff
Figaro
M. Wolff
Doll & Richards
Knerdler & Co
Japan
Imperial Japan
Holland
Changes His Faith Former Baptist Dr. Smith joins Universalist church
The Rev. Charles Macomber Smith of Somerville after twenty eight years as a Baptist clergyman has united with the Universalist Church. He resigned his Baptist pastorate in poor health and was unanimously elected a member of the First Universalist Church, Somerville, with expected fellowship and possible morning sermon next Sunday.
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Charles Macomber Smith
D.D
Somerville
Isaac Smith
Stoughton
Smith
Greenfield
First Baptist Church
Universalist Church
Universalist
Church Universal
Jesus
Christ
Dr. Smith
First Universalist Church
Charles A. Skinner
Skinner
Smth
Fall River Stock Market Dull and Steady Prices
The Fall River stock market remains dull with little inquiry and few transfers. Prices hold steady with minimal shading as G. M. Haffords & Co. provides quotations for local mill stocks.
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Far River
G. M. Haffords & Co
Frederic D Williams paints notables in Harcourt studio
In a Boston letter, Frederic D Williams is praised for Normandy Brittany and Paris scenes. The writer commends his outdoor clarity and color harmony, urges art lovers to visit his Harcourt studio, and notes his European study enriches his practice.
Sugar Trust Injunction Dissolved in New York
The temporary injunction obtained by William Wall and other Sugar Trust stockholders restraining trustees from transferring trust property to a New Jersey corporation was dissolved by Judge Wallace of the United States Circuit Court who ruled the lower court lacked jurisdiction in the matter.
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Sugar Trust
New York
William Wall
New Jersey
Wallace
United States Circuit Court
Salem Firemen Relief Ball Crowded at Mechanics Hall
The annual Salem Firemen's Relief Association ball was held tonight at Mechanics Hall. Decorations were fine and the Heilith Regiment Orchestra provided music. Out-of-town firemen included representatives from Paterson New Jersey Beverly Lynn and Peabody departments.
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Salem
Salem Firemen’s Relief Association
Mechanics’ Hall
Hiedlith Regiment
Paterson
N. J
Beverly
Lynn
Peabody
Haverhill Retains Anniversary Committee Leadership
Haverhill February 21 The City Council voted to reappoint the previous year’s committee in charge of planning the city’s 250th anniversary celebration with Mayor Burnham serving as chairman.
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Haverhill
Burnham
Theatrical Gossip and Boston Theatre Lineup
Miss Cora Easall debuts in The Pembertons at Hollis Street Theatre to strong local favor, with praise from Albany Journal for its dramatic momentum. Other attractions include Miss Vokes, a tremont bill mix, and the Boston Theatre schedule featuring Faust up to Date, Kajanka, The Great Metropolis, Lights and Shadows, Passion's Shive, and a burlesque revival.
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Cora Easall
Hollis Street
Albany
J. M. Hill
Pembertons
Henry Guy Carleton
Victor Durand
Edsall
Albany Journal
Gaiety Theatre
London
Messrs. Abbey & Schoeffel
New Theatre
Florence St. John
England
E. J. Lonnen
Irish Song, “Enniscorthy
Charles Danby
Bostors Prolong Life At Medical Society Meeting
A paper on Longevity discusses medical advances prolonging life through drainage diet vaccination and anesthesia. Paine's Celery Compound is credited with adding years to life and restoring energy, improving sleep appetite digestion and mood across many patients in towns and cities.
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Paine
United States
Canada
Deacon William Conant of Mt Vernon Dies at 82
Obituary notes the death of Deacon William Conant of Mt Vernon on the 20th from influenza complications. Born October 31, 1802 in Mt Vernon, he helped build New Hampshire industry as a pioneer maker of portable desks and boxes. A long-time deacon, legislator candidate, and anti slavery organizer, he left a legacy through MecCullom Institute and a family of noted public servants. He died after a period of illness following a routine walk and grippe infection.
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William Conant
Phneumona
Mt. Vernon
N. H
Amherst
Henry Kendal
Somerville
Deacon Conant
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Roger Conant
Cape Ann
Salem
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Conant
Endicott
Jonathan
Beverly
Hannah Ferniss
Boston
la Grippe
Savage Deaths in Watertown Family Obituaries
Mrs. Annas Savage died in Watertown yesterday at eighty eight. She was the mother of the Rev. M. J. Savage of Boston the Rev. W. H. Savage of Watertown and Mrs. J. H. Hall of Jacksonville Illinois and widow of Joseph L. Savage. Born in Maine she lived there until about twenty five years ago then resided in the West and Massachusetts.
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Annas. Savage
Watertown
M. J. Savage
Boston
W. H. Savage
J. H. Hall
Jacksonville
Joseph L. Savage
Maine
West
Massachusetts
Amatuer Oarsmen’s Troubles Spur New England Clash
The New England Association faced a fierce division over John J. Murphy’s entry and the national body’s disqualification of rivals. Barry’s faction failed at the annual meeting as Walter Simpson of Arlington won the presidency. A committee urged clemency for those disciplined, hinting at possible reinstatement after a probation period as the national group weighs its stance.
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Closton
Barry
Coaliion
National Association
Murphy
New England Association
City Pont Club
Harry
Walter Simpson
Arlington
Garfield
National
Resalta
Fragmentary 19th Century Stocks and Banks Listing
A partial OCR shows a jumble of corporate names and stock notes from Cincinnati and Boston areas. It mentions Fort Payne Coal and Iron, Central Wharf Company, Naumkeag Steam Cotton, Great Falls Micco, several railroads, construction stock, Freeman's National Bank, South Boston Gas Light, Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern, Atchison Jewett Western, and Blackstone National Bank, with low share figures and bond-like 5s.
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Central Wharf Co
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Great Falls Mic. Co
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR
Dooston Wharf Co
Freeman's National Bank
South Boston Gas Light Co
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Atchison, Jewett Co. & Western BR
Blackstone National Bank
New York Billiard Tournament Results Show Ives Victory
In New York on February 21 Ives defeated Catton 500 to 380 in a billiard tournament match with Ives posting a 20 average to Catton’s 12 and top run of 93 compared with Catton’s 65. Time of game was 2 hours 7 minutes. Slosson beat Daly 500 to 417 in a separate match, time 3 hours 6 minutes, with full scores indicating lengthy break runs and totals for both players.
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New York
Ives
Catton
Slosson
Dnly
Daly
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Spigkardsville Martyrs
Methuen’s
the Fine Arts
Somerville Baptist
Universalists
Asker
Toy
American Jinen Co
Pasnare Aig
Oolace
Tusbourne Sills
Sorder City Mfg. Co
Barnsby Mfg. CO
Recere
Chive Mills
Crescent Mus
Piavol Mills
Flintitlis
Estes
Globe Yarn Mills
Hargraves Mills
King Philip Mills
Laurel Lake Millis
Mechants
Narragansett Malls
Luz Osvort
Pocassel Mig. Co
Union Cotton Mfg. Co
Wiampanoag Mills
Weetumoe Mills
Chase Patent Elevator
Ee Edison Elec
Coen Eauo
Iene Street RE. Co
Frederic PD
Taverner
Frederic D. Williams
Harcourt Building
Irvington Street
Normandy
Brittany
Burgundy
Broadclota
Salem Firemen’s
California
San Francisco
North Belle Isle
Ophir
S. Nevada
E.cscees
Eureka
Ee Union
Gond & Curry
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Sissiennes
Hale & Norcross
Miss Vokes
Tremont
Comedienne
Herrmann
Bridget
the Park
Museum
Rosedale
Globe
Great Metropolis
Grand Opera House
Mr. Gaylor
Howard
Winnett Company
Muller
Conreid
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Spain
Mesdamines
Della Fox
Jennie Raifforth
Ada Glasca
Helen Bertram
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Arthur Earle
M. L. Amber
Charles F. Lang
J. Aldrich Libby
Charities H. Thayer
Parker House
Prince and the Pauper
Broadway Theatre
Willam H. Crane
Star
Casino
the Standard
Russell
City Directory
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Proctor’s
Twenty-third Street
Rose Coghlan
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Robert Buchanan
Clarissa Harlowe
Vaudeville Theatre
Lovelace
Selford
Thomas Thorne
Clarissa
Winifred Emery
B. Thalberg
Mechanics’ Institute
Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau
Tremont Theatre
Mammoth Hall
Patti
Nordica
Albani
Tamagno
Messrs. Abbey, Scheeffel and Grau
Commonwealth Insurance Go. of
Kilby St
Arthur C. Anthony
M.M. Belding
T. Thos. T. Barr
T. Chas. S. Bartow
Sec
United States Government
United States Legal Tender
New York City
Francis Henshaw & CO
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Place
Boston Stock Exchange
Middlesex Co
Republican Valley
Manchester & Lawrence RR
Charlestown Gas Light Co
Mit
Wollaston N.bank
Quincy
Cabot Mfg
Lowell Ee
Hill Mfg
Atlantic ‘Otton Mills
Jackson Co
Lush. & Rochester RR
Norwich & Worchester RR
West and St. Ry
Muscatine Mortgage & ‘Trust
McKay & Bigelow Heeling Machine Co
Pacific RR
City
Ft. Scott & Memphis
Irmingham Eq. Co
Rutland RR
Kv. Co. Limited
McKay & Bigelow
City of
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Ohio
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Indianapolis
Los
Peoria
Cincinnati
Sandusk Inc
Fort Payne Coal & Iron
Horatio Harris & Co., Auclionlers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Poon
Olympia
Palermo
Messina
Pier 2
South
Southside Long Wharf
Valencia
Lake Superior
Florida
S.S
Macon
Lewis Whar
Tunis
Snow & CO
North Warket St
Fulton Ste
Lisbon
S.R. Knights & Co. Auctioneers
Mees
Washington St
Les Reain N
Cambridgeport Bbeston
Kneeland Street
Op Hudson
John Revoins
Dowighl C. Rubbins
George T. Bison
Samuel Hatch & CO
Ofice
No. 9
Congress St
Boylston Street
Columbus Avenue
Park Square
Pniiic
Court House
Nuckolls County
Neb
Nuckolls Co
Countie
Republican
Lamprecht Bros
Viantaie
Het
Newea
New Worcs
Chicago
Business New
Welliahs & CO
Congress Sqs
Devonshire St
Quincy Hose
Iboston
Western Farm Mortings Trust Company
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Rogers
Rialto Builmping
Devonshire Street
the Eastern Banking CO
Milk Street
Francis A. Osborn
Wi. F. Hammett
J.C. Davis & CO
Treet
James F.C. Hyde
SL Milk St
Luserseee
Alpelevs
Stetson
Wilby Street
Washington “T
Heom A
John M. Watson
New City
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