Proprietor of the Philadelphia Record Dies Sudden
William M. Singerly, proprietor of the Philadelphia Record, died suddenly at his residence in Philadelphia from heart disease after a ten day cold. He built the Record into a leading penny paper with about 168000 daily copies and was a longtime Democrat and friend of Grover Cleveland. He also owned extensive real estate, farms in Montgomery and Cecil counties, and chaired Chestnut Street Bank and Trust endeavors which recently failed.
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Philadelphia
William M. Bingerly
Locust Street
Singerly
Mabel Singerly Meredith
James S. McCartney
Mr. Singerly
Philadelphia Record
Singery
United States
Pattison
Chestnut Streetational Bank
Pennsylvania
Bank
Chestnut Street Trust & Savings Fund Company
Gwynedd
Montgomery County
Elkton
Cecil County
Fairmount Park
Grover Cleveland
President Cleveland
Sketch of Mr. Singerly
William M. Singerly a Philadelphia native born in December 1832 built a business career in commissions and street railways. He trained at Philadelphia High School, worked in a produce house, joined his father’s streetcar ventures, then led the Germantown Passenger Railway Company to expansion and success.
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William M. Singerly
Philadelphia
Joseph Singerly
Singerly
Chicago
Germantown
Refunds offered for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar
An advertisement states refunds on a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle if unsatisfactory. It lists multiple druggists led by Emere Souther and addresses in Boston with two hundred others.
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Greene
Emere Souther
Green St. Rust & Richardson Drug
George C. Goodwin & CO
B. F. Bradbury
Washington St
C. E. Woodward & CO
Bromfield St
Joseph L. Parker
Exclude American Students From Berlin Technical High School
Berlin reports a government decree barring foreigners from the machinery and engineering department at the Berlin Technical High School. Observers see this as a precursor to broader orders to exclude foreigners from universities. American students in Germany warn of imminent restrictions affecting over 1000 U.S. scholars. Provincial presidents are to obtain expert guidance on enforcement.
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Berlin
Duke of Manchester Seeks May Goelet Heiress for Dowry
New York reports the Duke of Manchester plans to marry May Goelet, heiress to a 10 million dollar fortune. The match aims to restore the decayed fortunes of his house, with Ogden Goelet’s opposition now silent and the wedding expected within a year. The dowry is said to revive Kimbolton and Tandagree estates and the Mayfair mansion.
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Miss May Goelet
New York
America
Ogden Goelet
Goelet
Kimbolton
Tandagree
Mayfair
Opinion on American Petroleum Lighting Power Ban
An opinion argues that American petroleum provides insufficient illumination and is unduly explosive, supporting a prohibition on its sale. The piece critiques safety concerns and calls for regulatory action to curb distribution.
Emmet’s Birthday Observances Mark 1798 Centenary
In Boston the birthday of Irish patriot Robert Emmet is observed with heightened interest as the 1798 revolution centennial. The Celtic Club of South Boston will host events including a Thursday banquet at Clan-na-Gael Hall attended by leading Irish movement figures. The club includes lawyers doctors and prominent businessmen in its ranks.
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Robert Emmet
Boston
Celtic Club
South Boston
Clan-na- Gael Hall
Emmet
Celtics
Edison Leads Earth Expedition Against Mars In Aerial War
A science fiction tale describes Martians devastating Earth before Edison with disintegrators and electrical ships forms an expedition. The fleet battles Martian forces on an asteroid and near Mars, facing a dense smoke shield, heavy casualties, and a contested landing before a strategic retreat and planned Mars landing.
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Mars
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Martian Music Reveals Human Visitor In Glowing Mars House
Through a hedge we approach a red metal building on Mars and hear a haunting Earthlike melody. A slender human girl plays a violinlike instrument beneath a grand chandelier, startling Col. Smith and revealing unexpected sentience on the red world.
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Colonel Smith
Mari
A Shadow in the Night Across an Alien City
The party steps from under a giant tree to view a glimmering planetary surface like a distant city. They admire a quiet beautiful spot, walk toward a canal lined with shade trees, and alertly note a looming canine-like guardian before the Colonel fires a disintegrator and drives the creature back. A hedge blocks a possible approach to a nearby habitation or palace.
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Colonel Smith
Officer Charles Church Contracts Smallpox in New Bedford
New Bedford reports night police Officer Charles Church ill with smallpox and isolated at his Fourth street home. He served on his beat Thursday night and Saturday. The Board of Health orders precautions to prevent spread of the epidemic.
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Charles Church
Iit
Fourth Street
Church
Board of Health
No Death Watch For Barnes As Date Set For Hanging
Lorenzo Barnes awaits Friday execution at East Cambridge jail with counsel John L. O Neill seeking a last minute stay. Barnes faces death with Bible readings, chaplain visits, and comfort from the prison staff while his mother’s illness leaves her on a rostrum bed and unable to be at his side.
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East Cambridge
John L. O'Neill
Barnes
Walker
Earth
Notable Theatre Season Promises Topline Shows Tonight
Sothern and Virginia Harned arrive to present The Adventure of Lady Ursula at Hollis while Madame Modjeska offers Mary Stuart at Tremont. The Boston theatre scene also features Die Meistersingers at the Boston Theatre and other major engagements including The Governors, The Ballet Girl, The Old Home Stead, and The Magistrate with Tony Cummings in Castle Square.
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the Tremont
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Boston
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al Reeves
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Prevost
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Thatcher
Milton
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Cis
Castle Square
Denman Thompson
Old Home Stead
Mme. Modjeska
Sidney R. Ellis
Russia
Crown of Thorns Mass Meeting At Clarendon Street Church
The Evangelistic Association of New England held a union mass meeting at Clarendon Street Baptist Church with services for South End Sunday schools. Rev. E. P. Hammond of Hartford led the rites and displayed a crown of thorns. Special singing was directed by Mrs. Abby Ford-Bertholf and Rev. R. EF. True.
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New England
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
South End
E. P. Hammond
D. D
Hartford
Miscellaneous Stock Exchange Prices and Listings
Sales reported by Wilson W Fay Co list varied commodities and stocks including Catalpa Mining United Telegram Rutland Railroad Old Glory Gold Mass Real Estate Keely Motor Brunswick Gold Boston & Battle Mountain Geyser Mining Commonwealth Gold and others with small lot sizes and prices across a midwestern exchange.
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Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
BOO Mollie Gibson
Ceseecees
Catalpa Mining
Che RagUa Cpehewessences
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Ahaeae
Old Glory
Con & McKay
Ska Savce
Mass Real Eatate
Cesgeeee
Keely Motor
Brunswick
Boston & Battle Mountain
Geyser Mining
Sneee
Commonwealth
A Beautiful Human Girl and Martian Intruders
A vivid scene unfolds with a rescued human girl and three Martians in a room. The narrator and Colonel Smith confront sleeping danger using a disintegrator, fending off the giants as the story promises a continuation tomorrow.
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Colonel Smith
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