Waited Upon Harrison The General Appears Pale and Careworn
In Indianapolis on July 4 a Republican committee delivered official notice of General William Henry Harrison's presidential nomination. The scene featured his pale, grave demeanor, his wife in white silk, and a cordial reception by Harrison and the guests, with portraits of Old Tippecanoe on view and a luncheon following the formal presentation. The event ended with Mrs Harrison and several local girls kissing Harrison and a parade of hackmen filing inside to greet him.
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Indianapolis
General Harrison
United States
Russell Harrison
M. G. McLain
Tippecanoe
Prince Albert
John C. New
M. M. Estee
Harrison
Bee Gee
United States Senate
Republican Party
National Republican Convention
Republic
Chicago
Penisarty
Bunker Hill
Washington
Lincoln
Yorktown
Appomattox
Pser
Estee
Clisbee
Arrest of Substitute Officer Sparks Salem Sensation
Salem on July 4 reports the arrest of Gideon F. Skerry in South Salem for drunkenness. Skerry, appointed last September from the civil service list, had been jailed on a larceny charge prior to his appointment.
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Salem
South Salem
Gideon F. Skerry
Civil Service
Visit G. W. Simmons & Co. After the Fourth
The advertisement invites shoppers to 32 North Street to see men and boys clothing and other seasonable goods. Prices are made to suit the season and the summer trade is nearing its end after the Fourth of July.
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G. W. Simmons & Co
North Street
Dissolution of Moss & Abbey Sets Wallack's Fate
New York July 4 reports confirm Theodore Moss and Henry E. Abbey will dissolve their partnership formed last summer. Abbey will manage Wallack's until Oct 1, with royalty from his acts toward rent. Moss and Wallack gain control of Wallack's for next season and Star Theatre passes to Moss with Burnham as business manager.
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New York
Spector
Moss & Abbey
Wallack’s
Star Theatre
Theodore Moss
Henry E. Abbey
Abbey
Wallack
Moss
Schoeffel
A. M. Palmer
Palmer
Lester Wallack
Moss & Wallack
Charles Burnham
Straws From State Street Highlights Rail and Mine News
Reports on New York & New England Railroad Company stock sales and earnings roll into a wider view of rail industry health. Arctic and Atlantic notes flag improved Canada mileage. Campobello hotels open with record visitors. Sullivan Gold Mining lists 600000 shares at 25 cents. cotton market stays active amid shrinking world supply and rising demand.
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New York & New England Railroad Company
Treasury
Ross
Sullivan Gold Mining Company
Boston Mining Exchange
Pennington County
Black Hills
Dakota
Europe
Fachiri
Rally Bros
New York
Ellison
James Pain & Son
Loring
Bromfield Street
J. B. Patterson
Water Street
The Fourth in Boston Bright Weather and Regatta Triumph
A near perfect Fourth of July on the Common drew crowds from the surrounding region. The day featured sailing and rowing regattas, balloon ascensions, and fireworks under clear skies. Despite minor mishaps, the festivities proceeded with safety, leaving many pleased with the annual celebration.
Civic Celebration at Boston Theatre Recalls Nation's Founders
A large crowd at the Boston Theatre listened to Mayor O'Brien and Rev. Alonzo Quint as John Hancock and other patriots were recalled. W. E. L. Dillaway spoke on independence, Magna Charta, and the birth of constitutional government, noting the Declaration's essence in life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Boston
John Hancock
O’brien
J. Thomas Baldwin
Alonzo Quint
T. Carleton O’brien
Baldwin
Bucalossi
W. E. L. Dillaway
Dillaway
United States
Choate
Assembly of Nations
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thirteen
Voltaire
Germany
Koin
Brussels
Europe
England
Earl Simon
John Hampden
American
Mr. Dillaway
Saratoga season broadens with concerts races and billiards
Saratoga opens ahead of July rush with Napier Lothian Boston Theatre Orchestra set for Grand Union. Boston officials and guests gather at Adelphi Congress Hall and Grand Union as Massachusetts groups convene July 5 11 and 25. Races run July 24 for 37 days boasting 500 horses and larger purses with Dwyer brothers and Nolan stables prominent. Richard D Willard of Cambridge named sole manager of Hotel Aldine.
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Saratoga Springs
Grand Union
United States
E. B. Phillips
Fitchburg Railroad
E. Turner
O. Stewart
G. J. Fisher
G. D Merrill
Boston
Massachusetts Press Association
Congress Hall
James W. Clarke
Boston Globe
Knife Makers’ Association
E. W. Lovejoy
Lowell
Mass
American Pacer Manufacturing Association
Messrs
George and
Leslie Slosson
Putnam Music Hall
Jacob Schaefer
Sexton
Carter and
Siosson
America
Putnam Hall
Grand Union Billiard Parlors
George Slosson
United States Billiard Parlors
Saratoga Race Course
Walter Gratz
Nolan Stable
Elkwood
Monopole
Baldwin
California
Chicago
Dwyer Bros
Nolan
Albany
Richard D. Willard
Cambridge
Hotel Aldine
Boston Museum and City Arts Listings
Monte Cristo Jr at Grand Opera House at 7 45 Professor D M Bristols Equescurriculum at Oakland Garden Fun in a Boarding School at 7 45 Cyclorama 641 Tremont Street Battle of Gettysburg Music Hall Promenade concert Pompeian Amphitheatre The Last Days of Pompeii at 7 45
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AL O. Grand Opera House
D. M. Bristol
Oakland Garden
Cyclorama
Tremont Street
Battle of Gettysburg
Music Hall
Pompeian Amphitheatre
Pompeii
Monte Cristo, Jr
Apollo Belvlideres
Auction Sales Today and Marriages in City
Auction sales occur today including Fruit Horatio Harris at 10 a m. Marriages listed in the city include John H Chambers to Christina McDonald on June 30 by Rev L W Saltonstall James W Flavin to Elizabeth Scott July 1 by Rev William F Powers Edward H Hemeon to Florence T Simpson July 2 both of Boston William M Randall to Nellie M Bowie June 30 by Rev C P Gifford in Boston Joseph Weirsbach of Cambridge to Hattie B Streeter of Hubbardston June 27 by Rev W H Marble of Boston
Obituary notices from city listings with names and ages
A sequence of death notices and funeral references from various cities dated early July. Entries list individuals by surname such as Connolly Embree Flynn Foster Ford Gibson Huntington Hardy Jones Moses Ronan Thompson Waters War ke with ages from 19 to 83 and locations including Lynn Dedham Charlestown Chelsea Boston Chelsea and East Orange.
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Moses
Long Island
Otis K. Moses
Ronan
South Boston
William F. Rowan
Thompson
Boston
George Thompson
Waters
East Orange
Bright
Ebenezer Waters
Warke
George W. Ware
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New York & New England Company
Dominion of Canada
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Dominion
Arizona & Southeastern Railroad
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St. Andrews
McAdam Junction
Maine Central
Sullivan Harbor
Maine
Shore Line Railway
Machias
Russell Sage
Grand Southern Road
Shore Line
St. John
N. B
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Iowa Railroad Commissioners
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Chicago & Northwestern
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Chisago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago, St. Paul
Kansas City
Boston Museum
Horatio Harris
NEW Publications
Belford's Magazine
Don Piatt
Gertrude Garrison
Sol. Putnam
Frances Cleveland
Sarah M. B. Pratt
Hamlin Garland
J. Herbert Phillips
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Edward Kemeys
Helen Grace Smith
Henry J. Philpott
Frank H. Hurd
Edgar L. Wakeman
Senator Ingalls
Ingersoll
Conkling
Sam
Joel Smith
Man
Gertrude Garriaon
Belford, Clarke & CO
San Francisco
Austria
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Servia
Brunswick
City of Vienna
International Banking Co
New York City
New England
Milk Street
Post Building
Saratoga
Mmencing J Fast “Limited Express
Palace
Lug
Washington Street
Causeway Street
J.K. Watson
Cincinnati
Sandusky
Cleveland R. R. Co
Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Co
Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad
A. P. Simpson
Merchants’ Row
J. 8. Farlow
Entertainments
Grand Eastern Circuit
Beacon Park
Allston, Mass
Boston & Bibeng Depot
Allston
Bowdoin Square
Park
Connelly
Adams House
C. H. Hicks
AD. Neveendorrrfif
E. N. Lafricain
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Strauss
Meyerbeer
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Flotow
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Travis
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Crescent
Oak Island
Point of Pines
Lynn
Winthrop
Ocean Spray
Great Head
Taft's
C. A. Hammond
John A, Fenno
the Eastern Banking CO
Francis A. Osborn
ED W.T. Merrihew
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire Street
Musical Publications
NEW Music Books
Gertrude Menard
Menard
L. O. Emerson
Pinsuti
Abt
Hellmund
Gregg
Jensen
Godard
Nicolai
Pianis Young Peopls
PRICE
Oliver Ditson & Co
Kearsarge
North Conway, N. H
Alfred Schoff
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Massachusetts
Ben J. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Glebens
F. Trull
WM. &. Kurner
Fire Insurance
Kilby
Silas Peirce
Eugene E. Patridge
Charles E. Macallar
Marblehead Neck
W. Brown
National Bank of the Republic
Copartnership Notices
Chase & Co
Oliver R. Chase, T. Pickering Crown
T. Pickering Drown
W. Davis
Northampton Street
Fidelity Insurance
THE
American Surety CO
Henry P. Coffin
Agt
Water St
Godfrey Morse
Crocker, Burbank & CO
Fitchburg, Mass
Cleveland and Thurman
Mazeppa Sign CO
Recorder Printing CO
P. Ss. Huckins & CO
Borders Street
East
Boston Ofice
State St
Boem
R. M. Field
Corinne
London
Huntington Ave
West Chester Park
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
Pom
3D. M
Bristol
City Notices
City OF
City Hat
Boston Water Board
Boston Water Works
City Engineer
City Hall
Water Board
Thomas F. Doherty
William B. Smart
Robert Grant
Boston Water Boar
City Haut
Common Council Chamber
Reggard
Otis Eddy
Suffolk
William F. Gregory
Annie F. Gregory
Bertha
Gregory
Bertha Ann
Melvin O. Adams
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Vrobate Court
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim
Elwa Eorge
Register
Bostom
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