Gas Blast Destroys Malden Gas Works
A blast at the Malden & Melrose Gas Light works on Charlestreet near the B&M crossing shattered the brick purifying building. Several workmen were injured. two severely burned, others escaped. Loss projected at $10,000 with a two to three month rebuild crippling gas supply to Malden Medford Everett and Melrose.
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Malden
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Company
Charlestreet
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charles Street
Patrick Monahan
John Noonan
Maon
McCarthy
Medford
Everett
Melrose
Boston nurse Miss Dillon seeks $100000 inherited estate
Miss Susie Dillon, a Boston nurse born in Hamilton, Ontario, claims a fortune near $100,000 tied to land from Michael Dillon known as Scott in Arizona. Her sister Mrs Chamberlain of Los Angeles died recently, making Susie the sole heiress. The story unfolds at St. Margaret's Hospital where Dillon discusses her possible inheritance and continues nursing duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Dillon
St. Margaret’s (Episcopal) Hospital
Louisburg Square
Susie
Carney Hospital
Los Angeles
Cal
Dover Bank Scandal Deepens With Abbott Defalcation
Dover residents confront a widening bank scandal as savings bank cashier Abbott, amid family tragedy, is linked to a $10,000 note and missing ledger pages. Bank Examiner Dorr reports burned documents in the bank cellar and Abbott’s arrest loom, while city finances face pressure from a $20,000 note due Friday.
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Abbott
Miss Nelson
Frank W. Chase
Buffalo
Free Will Baptist Church
Dorr
Dover
United States
Manchester
Post
Lawyer Hall
Savings Bank
Hatch
Foss
Stafford County Bank
Mr. Abbott
M. Nelson
City of Portsmouth
Melvin Nelson
Somersworth
E. W. Brewster
Gored by a Savage Bull at Watertown Yards
Patrick Magee, a Watertown cattle yard worker, was severely gored while moving a Western steer from pen to pen. The animal charged, inflicting a deep knee to thigh wound before Dr. Kelley stitched the injury. The same bull was shot later that day due to its unruly behavior.
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Watertown
Patrick Magee
Magee
Kelley
Bonds Men Stand By McKean Cashier in Bank Default
Nashua New Hampshire January 15 bonds men for Frank A McKean the defaulting cashier of Indian Head Bank held a meeting and it is understood they intend to meet their obligations Mr McKean carries life insurance of 35000 reports that he drew a cashier s check for 22000 after leaving town are denied by Cashier Harris and bank officials.
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Nashua
N. H
Frank A. McKean
Indian Head Bank
McKean
Harris
South Boston
City Yard
Dave
Jack
Stewart
New York
New England
Mrs Josephine Lowell Addresses Arbitration Talk
Mrs Josephine Lowell of New York, linked with the Tam many crusade, spoke on Arbitration last evening before the Working Girls Club in the W. E. and I. Union parlors. A large audience heard Mr Robert Treat Paine, Mr Sayward, Miss Rowe and others join in the discussion. She will repeat the talk tonight at Parker Memorial Church.
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Josephine Lowell
New York
W. E. and I. Union
Robert Treat Paine
Sayward
Miss Rowe
Lowell
Parker Memorial Church
Boston Crokinole Champion Crowned in Winter Gatherings
Series of social crokinole games in Boston highlights Mr. Joseph F Whalen as the leading player. Rivalry with Robert Clark and J J Gillespie noted, with Whalen depicted as the acknowledged Boston champion ready to defend his claim against challengers.
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Boston
Joseph F. Whalen
Robert Clark
J. J. Gillespie
Peffer Speaks at Mystic Valley Banquet in Quincy House
At a Mystic Valley Club banquet in Quincy House, officers were elected for the year including President Samuel C. Darling and Vice Presidents Kingsley Hodgkins Blake Wooster Ober Ackerman Stevens. Senator W A Peffer spoke on Populism while Mrs Martha Avery discussed socialism and Mason Green spoke on nationalism. the program mixed songs and recitals.
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Mystic Valley Club
Quincy House
Samuel C. Darling
Somerville
Chester W. Kingsley
Cambridge
William H. M.hodgkins
E. Nelson Blake
Arlington
Eeg V. Wooster
Winchester
Joseph E. Ober
West Medford
Herbert N. Ackerman
Medford
Edward E. Stevens
Wilbur S. Clarke
J. Warren Bailey
Wendell BE. Richardson
Abner .F. Pierce
Richard FE. Pickshall
E. Lawrence Barnard
L. Eldridge
George W. Sears
J. Harvey White
Benjamin Leonard
William Taylor
G. Park
Russell Chamberlain
Knights of Labor
Farmers’ Alliances
Kansas
West
Boston
New York
Ingersoll
Post Office Department
United States
Congress
Washington
Martha Moore Avery
Mason A. Green
Canadian Evangelists Hunter and Crossley at Berkeley Temple
The Canadian evangelists Hunter and Crossley who have led well attended services at the People's Church for over a week appeared at Berkeley Temple last night. The large audience showed much interest and responded to Mr. Crossley's singing and speaking and Mr. Hunter's description of a Christian life. Many stayed after the meeting to meet the pair.
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Hunter
Crossley
People’s Church
Berkeley Temple
Tickets at Boston & Albany City Ticket Office
Visit the City Ticket Office of the Boston and Albany Railroad at 366 Washington Street to obtain your tickets for the West. The notice directs travelers to procure passes and plan their journey via the downtown office.
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Boston & Albany R. A
Washington Street
Tragic Bridge Collision Claims Boston Engineer
Fire on the South Boston bridge ends in the Mogul engine's plunge. Engineer David McCalmon and Fireman John Stewart perish as the wreck blocks the channel while crews race to clear debris. Witnesses recall the warning cries and the near miss of rescue.
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Steward
John T. Stewart
10 Way Street
David McCalmon
McCalmon
Summer Street
South Boston
Dewey
New York & New England
Norwood
John Stewart
Flaherty
Portland
Rhode Island
Frieda Simonson and Juainte Manen at Carnegie Hall
Frieda Simonson child pianist and Juainto Manen boy violinist, pupils of Sarasate, debut at Carnegie Hall with the Damrosch Orchestra. The audience was full and the event recalled Josef Hoffmann era as Simonson’s father claimed. The pair are described as the season's musical sensations.
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New York
Frieda Simonson
Juainto Manen
Sarasate
Carnegie Hall
Huse
Damrosch
Josef Hoffman
Juaiite Manen
Veteran Captain Augustus J Nickerson Dies at 57
A Civil War veteran Captain Augustus J Nickerson died yesterday afternoon at his home 123 Walnut street Chelsea aged 57. Native of Bangor Missouri he served as sergeant in the Twenty second and Fourteenth Maine Infantry and captain of the Eighty first United States Infantry. He was a member of Post 35 G A R Chelsea and leaves a widow.
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Augustus J. Nickerson
Walnut Street
Chelsea
Bangor
Twenty-second
Fourteenth Maine Infantry
Eighty-first United States Infantry
Dorchester Man Identified as Farrington on Track
A Dorchester woman from Hyde Park identified the body found on the railroad track last night as Patrick Farrington of 83 Adams Street Dorchester. He was 70 years old and an old soldier. He leaves a wife.
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Hyde Park
Patrick Farrington
Dorchester
Adams Street
Senator Atherton Ill At Home After Bowels Inflammation
Senator Horace H. Atherton of Saugus is seriously ill at his home with inflammation of the bowels. He fell ill Monday at the State House and has grown worse since. Last night his condition was somewhat improved.
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Horace H. Atherton
Saugus
State House
New England Helping Hand Society Holds Eighth Meeting
The Shawmut Avenue Universalist hosted the eighth annual gathering with Mrs. Eliza Trask Hill presiding. Officers were elected for the year, a 5:30 refreshments break followed by a vestry adjournment with brief addresses, music by the Clarion Trio, and readings by Mrs. Eleanor Stuart Clough.
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Shawmut Avenue
Susan SS. Fessenden
Perrin
Tomlinson
Mary S. Howes
Clarion
Wells
Warren and Wilson
Adelaide M. Nye
Eleanor Stuart Clough
Italian Victory Over Abyssinians At Ras Mangascia
General Baratieri reports Sunday assault on Abyssinians under Ras Mangascia ended in Italian victory after heavy fighting. Many Abyssinians were killed or captured. Prisoners credit Italian use of balystile explosive for the success.
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Rome
Baratieri
War Office
Ras Mangascia
Somerville Boy Returns After Mysterious Absence
Ralph Turner, a Somerville youth who vanished for days, returned home late Monday night. He says he traveled to Nantasket Beach to work for a man who owns a cottage there and came back once his job was finished.
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Ralph Turner
Somerville
Nantasket Beach
Moon dyne Circle Holds In Berkeley Hall Concert
The first concert and hall event of the Moon dyne Circle occurred last evening in Berkeley Hall. About 90 persons attended as the hall was prettily decorated the music excellent and the ladies exquisitely gowned.
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Moondyne Circle
Berkeley Hall
Independent Radical Aims New Ministry At Forty Four
The text describes a forty four year old independent Radical who has spent most of his career in government service since 1877 and is attempting to form a new ministry. The account notes his long tenure and current political maneuvering.
Casimir-Perier Resigns as France Faces Political Shakeup
Paris dispatch outlines M Casimir-Perier's unwavering decision to resign after relentless appeals by Dupuy Leygue Mercier Faure and Gue Rin. Spuller echoed arguments. the president refused, even after meeting his mother. Brisson named as chief candidate. Waldeck Rousseau among others discussed. Public order remains, yet France seeks calm amid upheaval.
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London
Morning Post
Paris
M. Casimir-Perier
M. Challemel-Lacour
Palaise de Elysee
Dupuy
Leygue
M. Dupuy
M. Spuller
MM. Dupuy
Spuller
France
Carnot
Henri Brisson
National Assembly
M. Casimir- Perier
MM. Waldeck Rousseau
M. Perier
Brisson
Fevrier
Arago
Cavaignac
Loubet
Freycinet
Rochefort
Toussaint
Flourens
Challemel-Lacour
Casimir-Perier
Joseph Michelin
Avez
de Jeante
Clovis Huges
Michelin
Perier a Genuine Republican in French History
A portrait of M Casimir-Perier as a genuine republican with ties to monarchy in private life. He declined Bourbon offers to restore the throne, reaffirming the Third Republic stalwartly. His lineage includes a premier under Louis Philippe and a minister under Thiers, with ties to conservatives and a Legion of Honor veteran.
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Carnot
M. Casimir-Perier
France
Third Republic
First Republic
Paris
Casimir-Perier Praises America After Decades
The former French president Casimir-Perier echoes admiration for the United States, tracing the sentiment to 1871 when he wrote in a notable French periodical. He lauds America as a sister republic and speaks of the mutual regard long cherished between nations.
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Casimir-Perier
America
Sister Republic
Carney Hospital Fair Organizes Volunteers for Charity Tables
The Women’s committee for the Carney Hospital fair has chosen presiding officers and assistants for charity tables. Helpers hail from Holy Cross Cathedral Immaculate Conception St. Marys St. Peter and St. Pauls Gate of Heaven St. Columbkine Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church of the Holy Rosary St. Patricks St. Augustine’s St. James’s St. Joseph’s and other parish groups. A floral table dressmakers table and supply room will also be set up at the armory on East Newton Street Wednesday and Thursday Jan 28 and 29.
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Grand Fes
Digiel
Carmat Hospital
Armory
East Newton Street
Holy Cross Cathedral
the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s
St. Peter and St. Paul's
Gate of Heaven
St. Columbkine
Our Lady of Perspetual Help
Church of the
Shipwrecked men home from Turks Island voyage
The Clyde line steamer New York returned to New York on Jan 15 with Captain Lang and six crew members from the brig Stephen Bishop. The ship, bound for Baltimore with salt, struck Phillips Reef on Jan 6 near Turks Island, leaking, then caught fire. The crew abandoned ship. two distressed seamen from the Bishop were sent home by the American consul and were aboard the New York.
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New York
Clyde Line
Turks Island
Lang
Stephen Bishop
Turks Island Passage
Bishop
Baltimore
Phillips Reef
David Bugbee
Boston
Cambridge Common Council Condemns Prisoner Labor Use
Cambridge Common Council met with bustle as President Odiorne denied election improprieties. A resolution passed condemning the county’s use of prisoners for the registry building project.
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Cambridge Common Council
Odiorne
Winchester Tannery Fire In Winchester Mass
The Blank Bros leather factory in northern Winchester was totally burned tonight after the alarm at 7:40 p m. The old greasy building burned rapidly and the fire’s origin is unknown. Loss estimated at 17 000 to 18 000 with insurance. An added 50 by 30 foot extension was destroyed along with all stock and machinery. about 100 dollars in stock in a shed and barn was saved.
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Woburn
Mass
Blank Bros
Winchester
Young clerk barely survives electric car collision
Burton H. Walton, a drug clerk from Somerville, narrowly escaped death at Sullivan square Charlestown last evening. He jumped from an inward bound car and was struck by an outward bound Malden car, receiving a severe gash on the nose. Draper assisted and he was taken home.
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Electric
Burton H. Walton
Jacques Street
Somerville
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Winter Hill
Malden
Draper’s
Mr. Draper
American Tool and Machine Co Shafting Hangers Ad
Boston shop at 302 Federal Street offers shafting hangers and pulleys along with general machinery and mill work services.
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THE
American Tool and Machine CO
Federal St
Boston
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Abbot
North American Guarantee Company
Isaac
Charles M. Dorr
Mkeans
Peffer
Canadian Evangelists
Drawbridge
Hoseman Green
Division 4
David Murphy
Boston Electric Light Company
Congress Street
Fort Point
Frieda Simonson and
Senator Atherton III
Meeting OF
Helping Hand Society
Perier
United States of America
Transatlantic
Republic
Atlantic
Mexico
Forties
Janus
Cambridge Council
Winchester Tannery
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