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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1898

Page

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Hospitalized Senator's Daughter Shotself in Hotel Drawer

Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest daughter of ex Senator Joe Blackburn, shot herself at the Wellington Hotel in Washington. Doctors say the injury is serious but not immediately fatal and the wound may be survivable. the family calls the act accidental. The pistol was a keepsake from her father, snagged by lace in a bureau drawer triggering the discharge.

Washington Lucille Lane Joe Blackburn Kentucky Wellington Hotel Lane

Local Boston Forecast Monday

Boston and vicinity expect fair weather Monday with colder air and north easterly winds turning variable. Outlook warns of worsened colds due to the chill and poor air from Lung Kuro.

Boston Vicinity

Boston Horseman's Wife Scandal and Mr Redmond Visit

Kentucky heiress Malvina Downing ailing wife of Walter Downing Boston horseman faced divorce claims in New York and later lived in Cincinnati before returning to Lexington. In Boston Mr Redmond spoke on 1798 Ireland at Hollis Street Theatre amid a large and enthusiastic crowd with prominent local figures in attendance.

Springfield Lexington Boston Malvina Kentucky Quail Rock Castle County Chicago Walter M. Downing Mortimer Downing New York Imperial Hotel Young Downing Downing Downting Gotham Cincinnati John Redmond Hollis Street Redmond Parker House Quincy Bunker Hill Charlestown John T. Galvin D. M. Calnan South Boston Beacon Tremont Boylston Washington Hollis Streets School and Tremont Streets Josiah Quincy Henry A. Thomas William A. Bancroft A. A. Perry Somerville Edward O’meagher Condon John H. Pence Nathaniel G. Robinson M. McManus Edward O’flaherty Doherty Michael Fitzgibbon St. Patrick’s God Save Ireland Tyara Fennessy Margaret E. McNulty Ireland P. J. Flatley Vinegar Hill Edward J. Slattery Order of Hibernians

The Earnest Aid of France in Ireland’s Uprising

The piece recounts Theobald Wolfe Tone securing French aid for Ireland's cause, recalls three French expeditions to Ireland, and narrates the failed Bantry Bay landing. It notes Admiral Howie, Napoleon's support, and a daring yet doomed third voyage. Redmond praises Tone, Fitzgerald, Sheares, and Emmet, and critiques Grattan’s era and English corruption.

Theobald Wolf Tone France Ireland Napoleon Howie Bantry Bay England Tone Mr. Redmond Wicklow Mountains Killare Wexford Fitzgerald Sheares Robert Emmet United Irishmen Grattan

1798 Irish uprising and Irish Nationality speech

A speech proclaims the 1798 Irish uprising as a righteous struggle against England. It praises Redmond and Father John Murphy for heroism, recalls Orange terror against Catholics, and asserts the cause of Irish nationality will endure despite setbacks.

Ireland England Orange Society Catholcs Armagh Mr. Redmond John Murphy Wexford

Danvers Shoemaker Joel Putnam Ends Own Life

Joel Putnam, a retired shoe manufacturer from Danvers, shot himself through the head at noon and died hours later. No motive is known, and authorities have not released further details.

Joel Putnam Danvers

Redmond's Story of Irish Struggle

A brief item notes Redmond's narrative of Irish struggle, with a promise that the fight will endure. The wording suggests a continuing resistance or effort tied to historical Irish events.

New Bedford Operatives Prepare for Large Battle in 80,000 New Englanders

Readable fragments indicate New Bedford operatives planning a major confrontation described as the Battle of 80,000 New Englanders. OCR text includes many garbled letters and numbers but signals a mobilization or event with regional significance.

New Bedford New

Cure a Cold in One Day Remedy Claim

A fragment claims a one day cure for a cold with references to a product or remedy name and unclear origins. The text is garbled and offers no verifiable details or authorities.

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New England Washington and Summer Streets Sen Blackburn Lucille Downings Wife Statesman Motherland John E. Redmond Pes Spinners Sowell Lawrence Fall River Mass Lewiston Biddeford United States Maine States Eeee Board of Trade Bio Washington St Jordan, Marsh & Co
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