Richmond Man Arrested for Forgery in 1894 Scandal
Harry S. Richmond was arrested in Brockton on forgery charges after investigations linked notes totaling about 8890 to forged indorsements of John J. Whipple Wallace C. Flagg and Fred P. Richmond. The case traces back to January 1894 with multiple forgeries to cover prior debts and involve several banks and social circles.
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Brockton
Harry
Richmond
Whitman National Bank
Whitman Savings Bank
Randolph Savings Bank
John J. Whipple
Wallace C. Flagg
Fred P. Richmond
William H. Savage
W. C. Flagg
Davis
Pratt
Fred Richmond
Chamberlain
Packard
Randolph Bank
Whipple
Flagg
Home National Bank
Mr. Atwood
Atwood & Weeks
Charles R. Ford
Jenkins Bros
A. F. Leatherbee
A. F E. Woodward
Woodward & Richmond
H. S. Richmond & Co
F. M. Bixby
Cuban Despatches Arrive in Jamaica Amid Rumors of Maceo
Seven Cubans including Senor Sauvannell landed in Kingston with messages from Cuba and were detained for quarantine observation. Rumors persist that Maceo survived a deadly engagement, though credibility remains low. Reports say Gomez has his forces fully equipped and ready to launch a vigorous campaign against Weyler.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Senor Sauvannell
Cuba
Maceo
Gomez
Weyler
Moody and Jones Praised by Boston Preacher
At Day Street Congregational Church West Somerville Rev Peter MacQueen lauded Moody and Sam Jones as two evdan gelists of supreme power and vivid personality Their sermons on home life are passionately framed and celebrated as champions of Christian truth and family values.
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Day Street Congregational Church
West Somerville
Peter MacQueen
Republic
Mr. Moody
Sam Jones
Boston
Jones
Moody
Actor Murchie Dies After Illness at Emergency Hospital
John R. Murchie of the Brian Boru company died last night at the Emergency Hospital after being brought in with pneumonia Saturday. Company members and his sister visited him yesterday. the sister read a Saturday letter from his wife, who is in England.
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John R. Murchie
Brian Boru
Georgian Shooting Ends Row Among Prominent Families
In Byron Georgia on January 17 a street brawl broke out over a third tie among candidates C C Richardson C L Bateman E Bateman and R H Baskins. Richardson and Claire Bateman fired shots but both escaped injury. All involved are identified as leading local families.
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Atlanta
Byron
C. C. Richardson
C. L. Bateman
E. Bateman
R. H. Baskins
Richardson
Claire Bateman
Life Guard touted as cure for colds and pneumonia
An agent of the American Express Co in Lowell extols Life Guard a Dr Thomas P Shaw invention. The pamphlet claims it cures colds prevents pneumonia and arrests la grippe with no morphine or quinine and affordable at 50 cents a bottle. It cites use for a five year old girl and six month old baby with positive results.
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American Express Co
Lowell
Thomas P. Shaw
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Medical Society
Life Guard
la Grippe
Gas tragedy mourns three children at two Jamaica Plain homes
In a Sunday incident a gas leak claimed the lives of Annie and two younger children. Mr Reynolds found the scene in the kitchen and parlor after gas overwhelmed a small room with both window and door shut. The Kenealy girl’s role remains unproven as authorities investigate the stop cock and lighting pattern. Funeral services for the children will be held Tuesday.
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Annie
Mr. Morrison
Mr. King
Dr. Bennett
Kenealy
Draper
Reynolds
Jamaica Plain
Father Quinn
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Leon Street
Brave Rescue on the Mystic River
Roy Faye the Newton Club captain and Oliver Macy of Cambridge saved two skaters from thin ice on the lower Mystic river. They formed a human chain and pulled the men from the water after ten minutes of danger. The Boston men refused to reveal their identities.
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Roy Faye
Newton
Cambridge
Oliver Macy
Mystic River
Faye
Macy
Boston
Mystic
Retired minister Henry S. A. Patterson dies in Maine
The Rev Henry S A Patterson a longtime East Maine conference member and former pastorates in Maine and Massachusetts collapsed and died on January 17 while en route to church. He was 78 and a native of Saco.
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Old Orchard
Henrys. A. Patterson
Lectures on Ireland at Hyde Park by A O H
A grand concert and a lecture on Ireland by Father McNulty were held under Division 10 A O H at their Hyde Park hall last evening. Attended by all divisions of the order in Norfolk County including Jamaica Plain Dedham and Brookline.
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Father McNulty
Ireland
Division 10
Hyde Park
Norfolk County
Jamaica Plain
Dedham
Brookline
Instalment Ads From The American Wringer Co Boston
Advertisment offering diamonds watches jewelry silverware clocks manicure sets and banquet lamps on instalments. Orders by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention. The American Wringer Company Broadway extension Boston successor Met. Manfg. Co.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Boston
Met. Manfg. Co
Inauguration Plans for McKinley Show Grandeur and Detail
Washington notes detail oriented preparations for McKinley's 1897 inauguration. Committees led by Charles J. Bell and Horace Porter shape a five hour parade with 60 000 participants including 200 cavalry and 2000 infantry from Confederate remnant groups. Officials plan arches and lavish private rooms at the pensions commissioner’s building with ample dressing rooms and post office staffed cloak boxes.
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Washington
McKinley
Charles J. Bell
8. W. Woodward
Louis D. Wine
John Joy Edson
Thed. Brackett
George H. Walker
Horace Porter
New York
A. Noel Beakman
H. C. Corbin
Ee John A. Johnston
Philadelphia
Grenville M. Dodge
Brainerd H. Warner
Porter
Corbin
Garfield
United States
National Guard
District of Columbia
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
National Guards
Hobart
Pennsylvania Avenue
Commissioner of Pensions
Diplomatic Corps
City Post Office
Mrs Sherman sways John Sherman toward cabinet post
Washington reports that Mrs. John Sherman influenced her husband to accept McKinley’s cabinet offer. She urged him not to retire, fearing idleness and urging a return to public life, then helped shape his decision to join the State Department and enter the cabinet. The Sherman home on K Street is praised as a gracious center of social activity.
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Washington
John Sherman
Ohio
Sherman
McKinley
K Street
National Capital
Franklin Square
James McCallum
Mrs. McCallum
Phinney Recounts Departure and Newark Arrest Prelude
News from Dedham reports Mrs. Warren H. Phinney locating her estranged husband in Newark. After his arrest and release with a promise to return, Phinney had deserted his wife and three children last fall, leaving East street home for New York transit duties and later vanishing with plans to move to New Bedford.
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Dedham
New York
Warren H. Phinney
Newark
New Bedford
Rudd Smith Dead in New York Hotel
New York today reports the death of Rudd Smith, 38, a prominent newspaper man and telegraph editor of the Journal. He was found in bed at the Putnam House after gas poisoning. a powder and an empty wrapper on his table suggest sleep aids. His associates call it an accidental death. he had been in good spirits and health. He was brother to Ballard Smith, European correspondent of the World, with fifteen years in journalism in New York and the West.
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New York
Rudd Smith
Putnam House
Twenty-sixth Street
Fourth Avenue
Mr. Smith
West
Ballard Smith
Treaty Lauded as Greatest Event of Centuries
A Tremont Temple gathering praised the arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain. Edward B. Earle and Professor William Mathews urged early ratification and said it would boost business, peace, and trust. The group called for churches to appeal to the Senate for prompt hearings and decisions.
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Tremont Temple
Edward B. Earle
William Mathews
United States
Great Britain
United States Senate
GUNNERY SUSPENDED ARBITRATION VIEW
The Rev Madi son Peters at Bloomingdale Reformed Church calls the Anglo American arbitration treaty a triumph of human progress and a curb on warlike gunnery. He predicts the U S Senate may delay ratification to spite the President and hinder legislation and prosperity.
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New York
Madison Peters
Bloomingdale Reformed Church
England
America
United States Senate
Pope Applauds Arbitration Treaty Sighing
The Pope expressed utmost satisfaction upon learning of the Anglo American arbitration treaty. He said the papacy had hoped to be the permanent tribunal of arbitration for all nations, and welcomed the adoption of arbitration by Great Britain and America.
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London
The
Chronicle
Great Britain
America
Morley Praises Anglo American Arbitration Treaty
London reports John Morley lauded the proposed arbitration pact at Forfar Scotland, saying it withdraws territorial claims from sword force. He urged Senate approval and hailed Gladstone’s Alabama negotiations as a landmark in civilization amid cheers from the audience.
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London
John Morley
Forfar
Scotland
Senate
Gladstone
Alabama
Mr. Morley
Talmage Praises Arbitration Treaty Move to End War
Dr T Dewitt Talmage, presbyterian pastor in Washington, lauds the arbitration treaty with Great Britain as the grandest effort to drive brutal war from the earth. He says the ratification by the Senate should be prompt and cites the administration’s honor as a landmark event.
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Washington
T. Dewitt Talmage
Sunderland
Presidential Presbyterian Church
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Hair mattresses offer best full size at low price
Nude t order two mattresses priced at 40 pounds each and sold for 10 dollars. Advertisement from A Wheeler & Co Manufacturers at 63 Hanover Street opposite American House lists their goods and location.
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A. Wheeler & CO
Hanover St
Gisten
American House
World’s Desire Sermon at Brighton Church
The Brighton Congregational Church filled for morning services as Rev. A. A. Berle preached on the Worlds Desire. He praised a new arbitration treaty between two English-speaking nations as a hopeful sign toward preventing war and noted the looming threat of a grim spectre over war-burdened Europe.
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Brighton Congregational
A. A. Berle
Europe
Parker Links Arbitration Treaty to Second Advent
Dr. Joseph Parker at City Temple called the recent Britain United States arbitration treaty a sign of the second advent and urged spiritual observances rather than official dinners or holidays to mark the occasion.
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London
City Temple
Joseph Parker
Great Britain
United States
Treaty Potent for Peace Sermon in New York
Dr H Pereira Mendes of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in New York says the proposed arbitration treaty between the English-speaking nations challenges war with a moral plea. He links the treaty to Bible teachings and the English and American revolutions, foreseeing a future alliance bringing long lasting global peace.
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New York
H. Pereira Mendes
Arbiter of the Nations Reveres US Britain Treaty
Rev Reven Thomas of Harvard Church Brookline delivers a sermon calling the arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain one of the great events in modern history. He links its passage to divine providence and urges celebration despite Senate status.
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Reven Thomas
Harvard
Brookline
England
Great Britain
United States
Senate
ONeill's Money in Murder Case Moves Ahead
Dwyer Powlin attorney for Jack ONeill of Shelburne Falls and Deputy Sheriff Maloney of North Adams search Northampton for evidence about the $15 linked to the Mrs McCloud murder. A railroad worker claims no hand in giving the money. An inquest is set for Tuesday morning private. Det Mungan rests at Haydenville home awaiting status.
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Northampton
O'Neil
Hammond
Shelburne Falls
Mungan
Haydenville
Robert Bishop Dead Millionaire Paper Manufacturer
Robert Bishop a Brookline resident and prominent paper and waste producer died suddenly at his home yesterday at 5 20 pm. He leaves a widow four sons and one daughter. Born in County Limerick Ireland in June 1838 he came to Boston in 1838 and later founded a cotton waste business. He was active in Irish charitable work and local trades unions. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at St Marys Brookline.
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Robert Bishop
Brookline
Bishop
Linden Street
Wright & Hasty
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Father Champi
Boston Common Courtfil
Runaway Girls Found In City Restaurant
Two young runaways located early this morning by Sgt Ringer and Patrolman Eughey at a restaurant on Newspaper Row. Christie Sullivan about 17 from Charles Town has a history of escape attempts and recently fled from her home in Portland. Her companion, about 16, identified as Grace Mitchell, claims Malden as her residence.
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Ringer
Eughey
Court Square
Christie Sullivan
Charlestown
Portland
Grace Mitchell
Malden
Rural Obituary Echoes Quiet Life and Faithful Kin
A rural obituary frames Betsy as peaceful in death and loving in life. The bereaved husband recalls a silent, retiring nature and notes that she never spoke a cross word. The statement ends with a biblical touch as her children rise up and call her Betsy.
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Betsy
Atlanta Constitution
Harvard Phi Beta Kappa to honor Dr Edward Waldo Emerson
The Harvard chapter announces poet for annual commencement will be Dr Edward Waldo Emerson of Concord. The Phi Beta Kappa society names him as the featured poet for the ceremony.
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Harvard
Phi Beta Kappa
Edward Waldo Emerson
Concord
Misplaced Burglary Call Ends With Stranded Officer
At John Quinn's cigar store 63 Main Street an early morning alarm leads to an attempted entry by a large officer who became stuck half in through a small window. A second officer freed him and they found cigars missing while Mr. Quinn, notified of a burglary, arrived to be arrested by the second officer before the first returned.
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Division 15
John Quinn
Main Street
Mr. Quinn
Ambassadors Honor Uhl at Berlin Embassy Reception
Berlin's diplomatic circle gathered as Ambassador Uhl hosted a grand reception at the United States embassy. The ceremony featured introductions by Werr Von Usedon and court officials, with Mrs Uhl, her daughters Lucy and Alice, and Yale’s Professor Guy Thompson among the notable guests.
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Berlin
United States
Ambassador Uhl
Messrs
J. E. Jackson
H. G. Squiers
Werr von Usedon
Major von Tempski
von Cabrera
Mr. Uhl
Mrs. Uhl
Lucy
Alice
Guy Thompson
Yale University
Countess von Schwanenfeld
Imperial Treasury
Count von Eulenberg
von Wedel
Radziwill
Willard of Willard's Hotel Dies in Washington
Obituary notes Joseph C Willard owner of Willard's Hotel in Washington died aged about 80. A Vermont native who moved to Washington with two brothers from Albany and later became sole owner he remained a recluse though wealthy with substantial real estate. Also reported is the death of Mrs Pauline Rein of Roxbury Dorchester born in Germany seventy years ago survived by four children and a funeral at Holy Trinity Church Shawmut Avenue on Wednesday at 9 AM.
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Washington
Joseph C. Willard
Pauline Rein
Roxbury
Dorchester
Joseph A. Rein
Josephine Street
Rein
Germany
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Avenue
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Sherman House
Miles
Cameron
Phinney
Vatican
Morley
Statesman
RIVES
Dr. Talmage
Mr. Berle
Albert Chemical Co
Boston, Mass. S
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O’neil
Boston Common Council
Uhl
Marry ME
Samuel
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
John Wedderburn & Co., Dept. G
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