A Cab Hits Coupe on Cambridge Street
At 8 35 last night Thomas H Sullivan aged about 60 drove his coupe down Cambridge street turning into North Grove street. An outward bound Cambridge electric car struck the rear wheels throwing Sullivan from his seat. His head struck the curbstone of the sidewalk, bystanders picked him up unconscious and he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. He recovered consciousness there but will be confined to his cot for a long time. He lives at 36 Montgomery street.
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Thomas H. Sullivan
Cambridge Street
North Grove Street
Cambridge
Sullivan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Montgomery Street
Katherine Drexel Takes Final Vows as Mother Katherine
In Philadelphia on January 9 Miss Katherine Drexel, founder and head of the Blessed Sacrament order, took final vows at the convent near Torresdale. Archbishop Ryan received her vows as she assumes the religious name Mother Katherine. The order she founded aims to evangelize Indians and colored people, aided by her sister Mrs Edward Morrell.
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Philadelphia
Katherine Drexel
Weather forecast and conditions across the United States
Washington reports pressure changes nationwide with high pressure moving from Lake Erie to northern New York and a stationary low in the southeast centered over northern Florida. Rain or snow has occurred south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi, with rain expected in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and the Mid Atlantic coast regions Thursday. Forecast calls for Maine and New Hampshire fair and cold, Vermont fair and warmer, and New England states rain or snow with northeast winds.
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Washington
Jan
North Pacific Slope
New England
Lake Erie
New York
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Georgia
Gulf States
Louisiana
Dakotas
Ohio
Mississippi
Tennessee
Midle States
Ride
East Gulf States
West Gulf States
North Carolina
Virginia
Maine Fair
New Hampshire Fair
Vermont Fair
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Bank Rioters, Directors In Newfoundland Disturbance
At St John s Newfoundland a mob surrounded the court where rioters were remanded. One prisoner is a St John s boy, the others from Trinity Bay. they are said to be hard characters and may face harsh punishment for looting a savings bank. Bank directors liability totals 2 035 288 dollars as of 1894. Soup kitchens and free dinners have begun. Allan Steamship Company offers free relief transport. American consul plans clergy conference to distribute funds and goods.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Trinity Bay
Savings Bank
Conroy
Dutler
Allan Steamship Company of
Liverpool
United States
Bribery Arrests Shock Connecticut Town
In Sprague two grand jurors and a local justice of the peace were arrested for taking bribes and await trial in the Superior Court. William Belanger faced a brutal assault case before Justice R A Batty and received a light sentence. Joseph Belanger admitted paying $150 to secure his son’s release as the case drew public scrutiny.
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Norwich
Conn
Sprague
William Belanger
R. A. Batty
Joseph Belanger
William
George W. Logan
Francis G. Logan
Is the Godfrey Lost
The schooner Francis L. Godfrey sailed from Philadelphia for Salem with coal three weeks ago and has not been heard from since. Captain Fred W. Carson owned and commanded the vessel, built in 1872, about 600 tons, and a crew of six or seven men. Officials fear the ship is lost.
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Philadelphia
Francis L. Godfrey
Fred W. Carson
Salem
Mass
Godfrey
Corson
Prominent Marlboro Official Edward R Alley Dies
Edward R Alley, 48, cashier and treasurer of Marlboro Savings Bank, director of the Grand Army Building Association, and manager of the Sammel Boyd estate, collapsed and died in Outhank's drug store. He had just been elected to the Common Council and previously served as city auditor. His brother William A. of Brockton died similarly three weeks earlier. The council met in special session to draft resolutions. Alley leaves a widow and four children.
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Marlboro
Edward R. Alley
Outhank
Marlboro Savings Bank
Grand Army Building Association
Sammel Boyd
Boyd & Corey Shoe Company
Common Council
William A
Brockton
Alley
Danvers
Newport Mayor Warns Police to Do Their Duty
Newport Rhode Island January 9 Mayor Waters addressed the police tonight saying he would not abuse officers but warned them to perform their duty or face discharge. He endorsed criticisms heard over the year and stated the department would be run on business principles emphasizing cleanliness and respectability as duties of an officer.
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Newport
R. I
Waters
The
Catholic Union
Catholic Church
Less Diphtheria in Branford Believed Over
Branford Conn January 9 three new diphtheria cases reported to health authorities no deaths and physicians believe the worst of the epidemic is over
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Branford, Conn
Fire damages at Peabody factory injures two firefighters
Fire from a boiler at James M. Brown’s heel factory in Peabody causes $2000 loss to stock and building and machinery with $4000 insurance. Two firemen are injured when they fall from a ladder during the blaze.
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Peabody
J.n
James M. Brown
Religion as the bulwark of American liberty debate
Boston Catholic Union banquet features ex governor Alexander Rice and Charles J. Bonaparte with remarks by General Francis Walker and Thomas J. Gargan. Bonaparte, Napoleons grand-nephew, shares reflections on liberty education and the role of religion in public life amid calls for civic virtue and reduced state power.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Massachusetts
Catholic Union of
Boston
Union
Brunnswick
John P. Leahy
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Alexander H. Rice
Francis A. Walker
Thomas J. Gargan
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Harvard
Bishop Lawrence
Henry Cabot Lodge
Harvey M. Shepard
Leahy
Walker
Chinese Go They Will Move Back to Harrison Avenue
A plan to relocate operations moves from Oxford Street back to Harrison Avenue. The decision affects local spaces and community access, with organizers citing logistics and neighborhood impact as key factors.
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Harrison Avenue
State Treasurer in South Dakota Bank Failure Amid Irregularities
State Treasurer Taylor did not turn over funds as required and Redfield National Bank closed. Reports say Taylor, once active in Chicago and Milbank losses, may have mislaid about 350,000 in bonds and 190,000 for funding warrants. The Redfield bank remains in good condition. bond holders predict large losses, possibly forcing a revenue shortfall and limiting debt. The school fund could lose around 50,000 amid broader financial strain.
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Taylor
Chemical National Bank
Chicago
Milbank
Geluisburg
First National Bank
Redfield
Taylor’s Bank
Diamond Pin Snatched From Miss Ambrose in Boston
A young man snatched a $200 diamond pin from Miss Marietta Ambrose at her music rooms in the Christian Union building 48 Boylston street before 4 pm yesterday. She identified the caller as someone she had seen at an entertainment. He offered terms for music lessons and fled as she pursued him through the crowded Boylston street thoroughfare.
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Marietta Ambrose
Christian Union
Boylston Street
Burglars Loot Defiance Bank in $20000 Heist
In Defiance Ohio on Monday evening burglars forced the Merchants National Bank vault, using powder or dynamite to blow the small safe, seizing about $20,000. They forced the vault door shut and battered the lock, delaying discovery until an expert opened the safe after the next day.
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Merchants’ National Bank
Cincinnati
Coal Schooner John S Beacham Fire Off New Haven
A coal schooner named John S Beacham bound from Rockland to New York with lime reports cargo fire at 7 30 a m off New Haven. The crew is confined to the forward house and the ship remains at City Island until the fire is extinguished.
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City Island
N. Y
John
Rockland
New York
New Haven
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Rice
Japan
China
Foster
Lances
T. J. Gargan
Gladstone
International Fur Company
Summer St
C. F. Hovey & Co.'s
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Martin
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Seth Chandler
Daniel E. Finnerty
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George Thompson
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