Westfield wedding caper ends in courtroom brawl
In Westfield New Jersey Judge Gollins refused to wed Arthur Hague and Caroline Bray without affidavits. The groom struck the judge, the bride pushed him, Hague was stunned with a stool, and both fled in a buggy. The judge spent the day nursing a sprained wrist and bruised side while police hunt the couple.
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Westfield
N. J
Gollins
Arthur Hague
Caroline Bray
New Brunswick
Hague
Harrison in New York to argue irrigation cases
Indianapolis January 10 General Harrison departed for New York to consult with attorneys in California irrigation cases. From New York he will travel to Washington to argue the cases in the United States Supreme Court.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
New York
California
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Five Business Houses Burned in Hiammondton Fire
Five business houses were destroyed in a early morning fire in Hiammondton New Jersey. Residents escaping in their night clothes barely saved themselves. Total loss estimated at forty five thousand dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Hiammondton
N. J
Fire in Chelsea Burglary At 8 Cherry Street
A noon fire at 8 Cherry Street Chelsea damaged the residence owned by Jason R. Cummings heirs and occupied by George T. Bowling and Mrs Emma Wright. Thieves broke in during absence, stealing jewels and silver while a reported tall, darkly dressed man watched outside and tracks in the snow suggested two burglars with a possible third on watch. Police deem it a professional job, with a large diamond noted among the losses.
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Chelsea
Cherry Street
Jason R. Cummings
George T. Bowling
Emma Wright
Daring Brookline burglary nets about $3000 in loot
Arthur R. Jones of Washington street and Gardiner road Brookline was robbed Thursday night in a bold burglary. Thieves seized roughly $3000 in money and jewelry during the 7 to 8:30 pm interval while Mrs. Jones, her daughter, two female servants, and the coachman were home but later joined by Mrs. Jones for dinner after Mr. Jones left for the West.
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Mrs. Jones
Post
Washington Street
Gardiner Road
Arthur R. Jones
Brookline
Burglars Break Library Window In Gardiner Road Home
Mrs. Jones describes burglars entering by the library window while away. They forced the lock, smashed a large glass pane, and entered the library, a heavy blow likely behind the crack pattern according to a plate glass expert.
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Library
Post
Jones’s Say on Bond Bill and Silver Coinage Debate
Senator Jones of Arkansas argues the House bond bill harms both revenue and economy, urging unlimited silver coinage as the path to relief. He insists other nations may lag, but the United States should lead, testing policies via a silver coinage bill and warning against bond dependence. The speech ends with a plan to delay voting to allow full debate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jones
Dem
Ark
Finance Committee
England
France
Germany
United States
Teller
Rep
Col
Price Based Valuation for Goods Offered in United States
The passage discusses using the price at which goods were freely offered for sale in the United States to determine their value for the board. It emphasizes a market price approach to establish a fair valuation based on available sale offers in the U.S. market.
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United States
Gus
Wilson Lrds
Tremont Row
Republican Senatorial Caucus Delayed in Washington
Washington January 10 The Republican senatorial caucus called for yesterday was postponed and will likely not reconvene for several days. A number of Senators have departed the city and there is a tacit understanding that nothing will be done for at least a few days.
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Washington
Senate finance panel may delay meeting until next Tuesday
Washington reports the Senate finance committee will likely not meet until its regular Tuesday session. Republicans expect to report the tariff bill as passed by the House. They understand Mr Jones of Nevada will drop the push for a 15 percent raw sugar levy. Both Allison and Aldrich are out of town for several days.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Jones
Nevada
Messrs
Allison
Aldrich
Sunday religious services across Boston churches
Sunday schedules from Tremont Temple to Roxbury and Back Bay. Baptist, Congregationalist, Methodist, Presbyterian and other denominations list sermons, times, and venues including Tremont Temple Pastor Lorimer, Old South Church, Bowdoin Street Bible services, People's Temple address, Salvation Army meetings, Christian Science and Charities. Public welcome.
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OLD South Church
Third Church
George A. Gordon
John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
A. m
Back Bay
Christ’s Church
Colchester Street
Beacon Street
Hawes Street
Longwood
C. D. Bradlee
D. D
People’s Temple
Samuel M. Dick
Columbus Avenue
Great West
Carter and Root
Hodges
Tremont Street
M. E
John D. Pickles
First Spiritual Temple
Newbury
Exeter
Pierre L. O. A. Keeler
Mattie E. Hull
Salvation Army
Win Square
Kimball
Christian Science Meeting
Woman’s Journal
Park Street
Clara E. Choate
Florence Crittenton
Green Street
Christadelphians
Arcade
Park Square
Putnam Hall
Roxbury
F. C. Whitehead
Daniel
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Evangelist S. M. Sayford
Verdi Maile
Hospitaller
Sunday Institute
Washington Street
Smith
Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
William H. Baldwin
Samuel F. McCleary
Franklin Medal
Boston Latin School
Franklin Fund
Harrington Barker
Fred C. Holmes
W. Tracy Teale
Henry Donlan
George
Searles Declines to Answer in Chap man Sugar Trust Trial
Washington January 10 The district attorney pressed Secretary Searles of the Sugar Trust for testimony but he produced a written statement refusing to answer. The judge ruled the witness could decline, a defeat for the prosecution and adjournment to Monday.
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Washington
Searles
Sugar Trust
Chapman
Edmunds
Mr. Edmunds
Dittenhoffer
Inheritance tax figures set for Jay Gould heirs
Surrogate FitzGerald fixed the inheritance tax due from Jay Gould's heirs. The totals include George J Gould 90771 dollars, Helen M Gould 98487 dollars, Edwin Gould 92157 dollars, Howard Gould 95192 dollars, Frank J Gould 98175 dollars, and Anna Gould now Countess de Castellane 97122 dollars.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Jay Gould
George J Gould
Helen M. Gould
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Frank J. Gould
Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
Walter E Swan reports death of Dorchester father William H Swan
Walter E Swan, chief clerk and secretary of the water department, received a telegram of his father William Henry Swan's death in Tampa Florida on the 9th. A respected Dorchester citizen, he and his wife were wintering with his daughter in Tampa. He served on Dorchester’s Board of Selectmen in 1864 65 66 67 and 1869. He leaves a widow four sons and two daughters.
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Walter E. Swan
Water Department
William Henry Swan
Tampa
Fla
Dorchester
Writer for Harpers Dead in Denver Hotel
Walter Clark Nichols a Harper Brothers writer for Cripple Creek arrived from New York City last night and was found dead in his bed at the St James Hotel in Denver. The cause is given as heart disease.
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Denver
Col
Walter Clark Nichols
New York City
Harper Bros
St. James
Graham's Party Honors Carrie Graham at Brookline Hall
John Graham hosted a large Brookline Town Hall party for his daughter Miss Carrie Graham. About 400 members of the Brookline social set attended the event, enjoying the evening.
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John Graham
Brookline
Brookline Town Hall
Carrie Graham
Brookline Society
Pastor Charles Olmstead Resignation Accepted by Narrow Vote
The Pilgrim Congregational Church in Cambridge approved the resignation of Rev. Charles Olmstead by a margin of nine votes after a meeting held last evening. The church granted the petitioner's request for resignation.
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Charles Olmstead
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Cambridge
Appraisers board member urges tariff law fixes
Somerville of the Board of General Appraisers told the House Ways and Means Committee the tax law should remove the Treasury secretary's power to remit undervaluation penalties and cap additional assessments at 100 percent of appraised value. He urged that findings of fact by the board be final and pressed for early administrative changes.
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GS OF Appraisers
Washington
Somerville
Board of General Appraisers
House
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Board of Appraisers
V. S. Sharretts
The
of General Appraisers
American Wringer Co. Repairs and Mail Orders Offered
The American Wringer Co. advertises 13 and a half Broadway extension as manufacturers of wringers, mangling spring beds and car pet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders are promptly attended to and telephone service is Tremont 64.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Tremont
Puritana hailed by Boston pharmacists as life-saving cure
Boston druggists endorse Puritana the Puritana formula from Prof. Dixi Crosby Dartmouth College as a life-saving remedy for stomach troubles. Noted apothecaries John F. Neill and Thomas Joyce Co. report strong sales and no complaints. Other pharmacists and firms echo high endorsements, stating Puritana’s unique value and enduring success.
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Boston
Mass
Dixi Crosby
Dartmouth College
John F. Neill
Union Street
Thomas Joyce & Co
Broadway
South
Joyce
See’y
George F. Underhill
New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association
George H. Alexander
George A. Berry
Concord
East
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Percival’s City Hall Drug Store
Baker & Knowlton
W. P. Underhill & Co
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Dexter
John Kelly
Gardiner Street
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Monroe
Brookine
Boots
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Sunday Post
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Thomas A. Edison
Art Department
Mr. Cleveland
Duwn
Curtis & Spindell
Lynn, Mass
Nervease CO
Boston, Mass
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Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
George W. Stone
Unitarian Association
Ruth G. Plumer
Gertrude Hall
Harold Lovett
Ulysses Kerr
Howard M. Dow
Bulfinch Place
C. R. Eliot
William Henry Swanders
Harpers Dead
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Henry C. McDougall
Thomas H. Gulliver
Rena B. Davis
Marblehead
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Geo. L. Connor
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Gen‘ Vass
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Boston Pass
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Massachusetts
Benj F. Stevens
Alfred PD. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Alpheus M. Stetson
Milby Street
DR. Dix] Crosby
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Boston & Albany Railroad
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Big Four
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Bigeging Cass
Washington St
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