Suspect Spalding Thought Arrested in New Orleans
A New Orleans telegram reports a man believed to be Harry B. Spalding, the absconding Wheeler Blodgett & Co. bookkeeper, under arrest as Henry Leonard. He denies being the fugitive but will be held until Boston officials arrive. Boston and New Orleans police used internal circulars and public descriptions to locate him, with investigators confident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Harry B. Spalding
Wheeler, Blodgett & Co
Henry Leonard
Boston
Spalding
Watts
Dugan
Wright
Montreal
Dominion
Alexander Island
Washington, D. C
Crescent City
Boston Police
Post
Leonard
Inspector Dugan
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
John P. Dore
Seattle
Wash
Death of Col Solomon Sleeper Cambridge Leader and Benefactor
Colonel Solomon Sias Sleeper died at his North Cambridge home after a long illness. Born 1815 in Bristol New Hampshire he built a major Boston wholesale grocery business and served in the Cambridge legislature and aldermanic board. A benefactor to Avon Street Home Baldwin Street Home for Little Wanderers Shepard Memorial Church and other causes he leaves a widow and son Frank H Sleeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon S. Sleeper
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Sleeper
Bright
Alexander McKenzie
Shepard Memorial Church
Solomon Sias Sleeper
Bristol
N. H
New Hampton
Franklin
Gustavus Bartlett
Milford
New Hampshire
Boston
Emmons Raymond
E. Raymond & Co
Faneuil Hall
S. S. Sleeper & Co
Horace L. Sleeper
South Market Street
Frank H
Rufus A. Flanders
North Avenue
Avon Street
Baldwin Street
Little Wanderers
Shepard Memorial
Epworth M. E
Miner
Colonel Sleeper
Brackett
Mayor Gilmore
Gilmore
John A. Logan
National Grand Army
Frank H. Sleeper
Newton
Evangelists Hunter and Crossley Attract Eastern City Crowds
The People's Temple hosted morning and evening revival meetings led by evangelists Hunter and Crossley. Crowds included many first-time attendees drawn by their first appearance here. Hunter preached, Crossley sang and spoke briefly between hymns, with Dr. Brady praising the event. Hunter and Crossley have long evangelistic careers in Canada, with Hunter born July 29, 186 in Durham, Ontario and Crossley born November 19, 189 with Victoria College ordinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Crossley
Moody and Sankey
Evangelist Hunter
Evangelist Crossley
Brady
Messrs. Hunter and
Canada
John E. Hunter
Durham
Ontario
Victoria College
Manitoba
H. T. Crossley
Last Tramp Joseph Powers Dies at Model Lodging House
Joseph Powers, a man described as a tramp, died suddenly last evening at the Model Lodging House on Washington Street. Dr. Clayton cites heart disease as the cause. Little is known of his past life beyond his status as a transient and two days’ occupancy at his final lodging. He stood about 5 feet 8 inches, dark in complexion, and weighed around 143 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Powers
Washington Street
Clayton
Death of Dr Bemis in Cambridge and family ties noted
Dr Jonathan W Bemis died at his Cambridge home after a brief illness of pneumonia. He was about years old and the event mirrors the death of his close friend Colonel Sleeper. Born in Watertown, he was Harvard trained and last survivor from the class of 1830. He leaves a widow, a son John W Bemis in Jamaica Plain and two daughters, one unmarried at home and Mrs Stearns of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan W. Bemis
Walker and
Shepard Streets
Cambridge
Bemis
S. S. Sleeper
Watertown
Newton Line
Fitchburg Railroad
Harvard College
Charlestown
John W. Bemis
Jamaica Plain
Explosive Fire Ravages Canton District in Baltimore
A Standard Oil warehouse tank exploded in Canton causing a $400,000 fire. Burning oil ran into gutters spreading to adjacent buildings and destroying Griffith & Boyd fertilizer works, its office, stables with fourteen horses, and the Davidson acid works along with Standard Oil warehouse facilities. Losses: Griffith & Boyd about $300,000, Davidson $80,000, Standard Oil $25,000. Cause of blast unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Standard Oil Company
Canton
Griffith & Boyd
G. H. & C. T. Davidson
Davidson
Medical Legislation Debate Advised Liberty in 19th Century
Philip G. Peabody spoke before the Second Nationalists Club on Medical Legislation in Europe and America, denouncing restrictive provisions and urging repeal. About 300 attended as a two hour debate led to three unanimous resolutions favoring liberty of conscience and opposition to salaried medical inspectors and expanded smallpox laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationalists
Philip G. Peabody
National Constitutional Liberty League
Europe
America
Peabody
Board of Health
National Board of Health
Russia
Greenhalge
State Board of Health
St. Stephens Lyceum Ball at Roughan Hall Charlestown
The eighth annual ball of the St. Stephens Y M C A takes place tonight at Roughan Hall in Charlestown. Officials have been invited, with many accepting. President Daniel D. Rourke will serve as floor marshal, assisted by numerous aids, promising a grand event surpassing prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Y. M. C. A
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
Daniel D. Rourke
Mrs Kate Chase Sprague Seeks Injunction Against Creditors
Washington authorities report Mrs Kate Chase Sprague has requested a court injunction to stop creditors from selling her effects as part of ongoing financial proceedings. The move underscores disputes over asset disposition during her financial arrangements in Washington D C on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kate Chase Sprague
President Denies Hawaii Visit Ties to American Ship Departures
Washington reports the President rebutted a Senate insinuation that a “committee of royalists” from Hawaii influenced U S ship departures. He notes the three Hawaiian envoys sought an audience to discuss restoring the constitutional government and presented a message from Queen Liliuokalani through Secretary Gresham. The President welcomed the chance to disclose all he knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Hawaiian Islands
Committee of
Hawaii
Secretary of State
W. Q. Gresham
Ate
Liliuokalani
United States
Cleveland Letter On Hawaiian Restoration Question
The document presents Grover Cleveland's written reply to Hawaiian restoration inquiries. He explains no official interview occurred, recounts his view that Congress has power on the matter, and notes the new Hawaiian government is entitled to recognition. He states illness prevented reading the reply in person and claims no direct contact with the commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Hawaii
All For OBrien Seeks Secret Ballot In City Council Fight
Opposition to Major Briggs narrows the Republican bid for council president and fuels calls for a secret ballot. A downtown meeting of nearly a dozen Republican councilmen from East Boston and the city’s ends discussed the Briggs candidacy and backed Democratic President C F OBrien on a secret ballot while one member would vote for OBrien on any ballot. The city clerkship is tied to the contest, with G Walden Smith and Stanley Ruffin active in both fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’brien
Major Briggs
Boston
C. F. O’brien
G. Walden Smith
Stanley Ruffin
Dorchester A C Meets Suffolk A C In City Opener
Basketball's initial game tonight at West Newton street rink features Dorchester A C and Suffolk A C with captains J Clancey and Charles Taylor leading. Other events include rowing on the Kerns machines and Smith's indoor bicycle racing as part of a bustling program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newton Street
Dorchester
Suffolk A. C
Danvers
Second Corps of Cadets
Salem
Kerns
Smith
Dorchester A. C
Jerry Connor
Corcoran
D. B. Rhodes
Robert O'Doherty
J. Clancey
Walter Woods
T. Currier
Joseph Flannagan
D. MacDonald
P. Walsh
John Landrigan
Tom McElaney
Louis Stingel
James F., Quinn
Henry Osthues
Charles Taylor
W. J. Holland
Samuel Gler
al C. Dowling
J. M. Alien, Jr
Herbert Vowles
Ben Osthues
F. L. Stockford
Davis Menthol Cough Drops Stop Coughs and Protect Throats
Davis Menthol Cough Drops are marketed to stop coughing and protect throats at a price of five cents. The brief ad highlights relief for throat irritation with a simple menthol formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Horace B Parker Collision Claims Pilot Boat Crew
A Boston Harbor collision left the Horace B Parker crew scattered and four men aboard a pilot boat missing. Laurine and Lawson, both married, are reported among the affected, with captain Abbott and captain Leary expressing distress over the loss of the boat but relief that the lives of sailors may have been saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurine
Horace B. Parker
Lawler
Lawson
Captain Abbott
Captain Leary
Abbott
Captain Thomas's Version Details Avoidable Collision
The Horace B. Parker, under Captain Thomas, was at T wharf after a collision where escape was impossible. The crew, fatigued, recounts a perilous voyage from fishing banks to Boston and lists losses among the pilot boat crew including Laurine, Lawson, Johnson, and Andrews, with Lawson’s death and others missing or stranded at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace B. Parker
Thomas
T Wharf
Boston
FIRST BOATKEEPER LAURINE DIES IN FATAL COLLISION AT SEA
The Parker collision costs Albert Laurine boat keeper of the Lawler his life as the crew scrambled to save others. Captain Thomas, a veteran seaman, describes the wreck off Race Point amid fog and ice with survivors and missing crew. Laurine’s wife, a 19 year old mother, grieves at their East Boston home as the tragedy unsettles a fragile frontier of maritime life.
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Albert W Laurine
Laurine
David J. Lawler
Finland
Thomas
Post
Parker
Albert Laurine
Lawler
Horace B. Parker
Cape Cod
Race Point
Minot
Harrison
Paris
Westley
Boston
Laurines
Casey
Pilot flag at half mast for four pilots deaths
The Boston pilots at Pier 2 Lewis wharf raised their flag to half mast in mourning for four pilots lost. Boatkeeper Laurine nearly drowned in a past rescue when the Hesper No. 5 canoe tipped in a gale. Pilot Ned McField was saved, and Pilot William McMillan dived in with a rope to save Laurine earning a Massachusetts Humane Society medal.
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The
Boston Pilots
Lewis Wharf
Laurine
Leyland Line
Liverpool
Boston Light
Ned McField
William McMillan
McMillan
Massachusetts Humane Society
Cambridge Veteran Firemen to Hold Quarterly Banquet
The Cambridge Veteran Firemen's Association plans a quarterly banquet at City Building Brattle Square this evening. Invitations have gone to many prominent citizens and a joyous time is hoped. The organization formed in July 188? and includes former Cambridge firemen led by President Charles B. Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Veteran Firemen’s Association
Brattle Square
Cambridge Veteran Firemen’s Organization
Old Hand Engine Dept recalls bygone fire days
The old hand engine department plans its annual gathering to reminisce about early firefighting. President Charles B Stevens to preside at 7:30 pm with Wiggins's Orchestra, Henry C Cox providing vocals. Mayor Bancroft and other fire chiefs expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Davis
P. H. Raymond
Joel S. Orne
Charles B. Stevens
Wiggins
Henry C. Cox
Bancroft
French Hatred of Germany Surges in Paris Sales
In Paris on January 6 citizens sold a paper titled The Anti Prussian on boulevards with police watching but not intervening. The Dreyfus affair agitation fuels renewed anti German sentiment, more evident than since Empress Frederick visited Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
Dreyfus
Frederick
Charlestown Woman Slips on Ice Fractures Knee
Mrs. Isabella Irving of 65 Russell Street Charlestown slipped on an icy sidewalk on Summer Street yesterday afternoon and fractured her knee. She was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Irving
Russell Street
Charlestown
Summer Street
City Hospital
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Buchanan
and Lyall
B. L. Tobacco
Col. Sleeper
Hunter and
DR. Bemis
Standard Oil Tanks
Canton, Md
ST. Stephen's Lyceum
A. Cumming
Lam
Muel Park
Grover Cleveland
Boston Harbor
Captain Thomas
New England
Portland
Rose
Lawler No. 3
Rudolph Harrison
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Pilot Boat Company
Mary Gibbs
South America
Africa
Sweden
Andrews
Augustus Lawson
Little One
Hanover Street
Etta Lawson
Hanover House
M. E. Nelson
Sailor
Commercial Street
Clearange
Reogan’s
Essex St
Harrison Ave
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