Vanderbilt Nuptials Spur New England Rail Record
The New York New Haven and Hartford locomotive 86 set a speed record during a bridal tour of Alfred Vanderbilt and his bride arriving in Middletown after a rapid run from Newport. Engineer George C. Dustin tuned the engine for peak performance as the couple shortened their voyage by choosing Middletown as the embarkation point.
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New England
Alfred Vanderbilt
Boston
The
Post
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Newport
George C. Dustin
Middletown
R. H. White Co introduces lens underwear line
R. H. White Co announces a new underwear line marketed under its store brand lens. The item appears in promotional copy with emphasis on fit and comfort. Limited details list product category and price reference.
Conservatism and the Philippines War Debate
Ex-President Grover Cleveland's Holland Society speech warns that conquering the Philippines risks deforming American liberty and invites war. He urges prudent conservatism rooted in justice, frugality, and national tradition to avert disaster and preserve the republic.
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United States
Great Britain
Senate
Philippines
South Africa
England
Republic
Holland Society
Grover Cleveland
Ex-President Cleveland Headlines Holland Society Dinner
Cleveland delivered a scathing anti imperialism speech at the Holland Society’s sixteenth annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke presided with 300 guests. speakers included Andrew H Smith and Charles W Dayton.
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New York
Cleveland
Holland Society
Waldorf- Astoria
Henry van Dyke
Society
Tunis G. Bergen
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Heermance Smith
Charles W. Dayton
Andrew H. Smith
Zionist lacemakers sailing to Zion City under Dowie
The Dominion reports the steamship New England will sail to Boston today carrying a group of lacemakers bound for Zion City Wisconsin under Rev John Alexander Dowie. Augustine D Smith a prominent western Maine builder and leading Odd Fellow died in Portland.
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Liverpool
Dominion Tne
New England
Boston
Zion City
Wis
John Alexander Dowle
S. D. Smith
Portland
Augustine D. Smith
Maine
Odi
POUND DEAL IN HIS GEL Escaped Creditors and Forgery Charge
Ferdinand J. Bangs alias John S. Williams, once a Boston area baker, fled West Medford debt troubles and worked in New Haven where he faced forgery charges. Arrested by West Medford and New Haven officers, he was found dead in his New Haven city prison cell. Death blamed on organic heart disease.
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Ferdinand J. Bangs
New Haven
West Medford
Bangs
Boston
Holden Block
Harvard Avenue
Conn
John S. Williams
Medford
Newbern Avenue
Donnelly
W. G. Golding
Filipinos Hold Strong Positions in Cadiz Mountains
Reports from Panay say General Pulion Diocno and Quintin Sala command hold firm in Cadiz Province mountains. Battery G of the Sixth Artillery with four guns and infantry press to force open engagement and dislodge the Filipino forces.
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Iloilo
Fair Weather Forecast From Washington D C
Washington weather forecast notes generally fair conditions for Friday with occasional lake snow and clearing along the Middle Atlantic and New coasts. Temperatures fall along the Atlantic coast with rising temps west of the upper lake region. Brisk northwest winds affect the coast. Saturday turns warmer inland with continued fair conditions and coastal winds. Local New England outlook shows colder Friday with northwesterly winds and fair Saturday across Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut with coastal breezes.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
New
Atlantic
Upper Lake
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Storm Warning For Northeasterly Winds In Mid Atlantic
A weather bulletin from Washington warns high northeasterly winds along the coast from the Delaware Breakwater to Cape Cod. The storm center near North Hatteras moves northeast, with winds shifting from northeast tonight to northwest by Friday.
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New York
Washington
Delaware Breakwater
Cape Cod
North Hatteras
Defence Argues Protected Jennie Not Murder Trial
In Paterson New Jersey on January 17 the defense contends Jennie Bosschieter died not from murder but from illness and drink. Prosecutors seek first degree murder verdicts with death as the penalty.
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Jennie
Shaw
Dixon
Hackman
Witthaus
McAlister
Ralph Shaw
Settlement of Nugent estate after widow of ex Alderman
The Nugent estate dispute ends as Judge Lathrop sustains the eight children claim that their mother Jane Nugent was of unsound mind and unduly influenced. The will is sent back to Probate Court and the decision recorded. Mrs Jane Nugent died leaving 320000 in property with ten surviving children. eight receive 1 each. two others get 10000 each (Mrs Patterson and Frank Nugent).
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James H. Nugent
Jane Nugent
Jane Patterson
Patterson
Frank Nugent
Lathrop
Superior Court
Probate Court
Kitchener Accused of Secret Orders to Kill Prisoners
Reports from Sout Africa say Boers plan a raid into Natal and martial law spreads across Cape Colony Griqualand and nearby areas. The Stop the War committee accuses Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts of aiming to exterminate a nation by starving women and children and taking no prisoners.
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London
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Dewet
Lord Salisbury
United Service Club
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Duke of Cambridge
War Office
South Africa
Cape Colony
Cronje
Prinsloo
Carolina
Ermele
Natal
Halvetin
Belfast
Cape
Bark East
Sutherland
Ceres
Clanwilliam
Richman
Knight Murder Trial Set for Feb 6 in Saco
In Somersworth New Hampshire on January 17 Edwin H Knight faces murder charges for the death of Fannie Aprague at South Berwick Junction last May. Trial scheduled to begin February 6 in Saco with Knight awaiting proceedings.
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Somersworth
N. H
Edwin H. Knight
Fannie Aprague
South Berwick Junction
Saco
Boer Prisoners Escape Reported in Ceylon
The Evening Standard says a number of Boer prisoners have escaped from Ceylon as of January 17. The note hints at continued coverage on page 3.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Ceylon
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A. J. Oughton Company
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South Shore
Oxford
T. D. Baker Company
Harrison Ave
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Miss Bosschieter
Francis Scott
Scott
Justice Dixon
Mr. Scott
Jennie Bosschieter
Free Lance
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Sculthorpe
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