Lizzie Borden Seeks Peace After Noted Trial
Miss Lizzie Borden, hailed by sympathy yet haunted by scrutiny, returns to Fall River life while news crews and curious crowds linger near the Borden home. Mrs. Livermore describes overwhelming curiosity during any potential visit and Lizzie’s desire for privacy as she resumes daily duties and plans a Newport outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Borden
New Bedford
Fall River
Mrs. Livermore
Melrose
Borden House
Mma
Lizzie
Miss Borden
Post
Globe
Fall River Herald
Knowlton
Etter
Charlestown
Concord
Borden
Newport
Inmates at State Prison Observe Fourth of July Visit
Inmates at the State Prison spent a holiday morning in the yard with a prison band concert and athletic games including a baseball match. They returned to cells at 11 39 and ate fowl stew and coffee, receiving food baskets from outside friends while no visitors were allowed beyond regular privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlesbank Gymnasium
Russian Fleet in Boston Celebrates Independence Day
Russian ships Dimitri Denskoi Rynda and others anchored in Boston harbor for Fourth of July festivities. Officials and crews opened ships to visitors while explosions from 21-gun salutes and extra guns fired. Illumination and fireworks lit the fleet as crowds watched from wharves and boats. The admiral planned to stay several months. visitors toured interiors and observed hog processing at nearby firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimitri
Donski
Rynda
Boston Harbor
America
Navy Yard
Vesuvius
San Francisco
United States
Boston
John Squire’s
Cambridge
Reuben King & Co
Dimitri Denskoi
Aged 106 Years Fusiliers Hold Annual Banquet
The Fusiliers Veteran Association celebrated its 106th annual banquet with a march through the city led by the First Regiment Fife Drum and Bugle Corps. About 100 uniformed men gathered in front of the armory before breakfast at United States Hotel. Notables included Thomas N Hart and George A J Colgan. In the afternoon they escorted Chief Marshal Flanders of Somerville and dined with city officials there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fusiliers’ Veteran Association
United States
Washington Street
A. E. Proctor
G. H. Lincoln
J. E. Ansell
George Chapin
A. H. Read
A. B. Chick
George Vickery
J. A. Very
Thomas N
Snes
H. A. Snow
Fusiliers
Somerville
Marshal Flanders
Bold FELLOW Dennis O Connell Arrested in Cambridge
Dennis O Connell, long sought by Station 3 officers Abbott and Gilmore, was arrested by Cambridge police and handed to Boston authorities. He allegedly robbed a liquor store at 92 Merrimac Street on April 12, striking the bartender John Hogan and taking money, after previously serving time in Cambridge’s House of Correction and a reform school for breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis O’connell
Abbott and Gilmore
Station 3
O’connell
Cambridge
Boston
Merrimac Street
John Hogan
House of Correction
Iefommatory
Galery
Fatal Crash at Boston and Maine Station
A noon hour accident at the Boston and Maine Causeway Street station left an unidentified man, estimated 56, crushed between a platform and a train car. Dr. Elliott attended him but could not save his life. The body, sent to North Grove street morgue, awaits positive identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Causeway Street
J. Quinn
Elliott
North Grove Street
Incendiary Fire Hits Pocasset Block in Fall River
Incendiary fire discovered at 3 o clock this morning in the Pocasset block on Main street caused about 6000 in damage. The same building had been set on fire previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Pocasset Block
Main Street
Girl on Bicycle Struck by Milk Wagon in Waltham
An eight year old girl of Mrs. M. A. Phillips on Moody street was bicycling near her home when a milk wagon struck her this morning. She suffered both arms broken and was taken to Waltham Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
M. A. Phillips
Moody Street
Waltham Hospital
Newburyport Unveils Garrison Statue on Independence Day
Miss Davis unveiled the Garrison statue on Brown's Square as Mayor Gurney opened ceremonies. Gov. Greenhalge delivered remarks honoring William Lloyd Garrison, from Newburyport, and a parade led by Major Bartlett preceded the event with about 1500 marchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
FE. F. Bartlett
Brown’s Square
Gurney
J. W. Dodge
EH. C. Adams
Kellar
C. Beane
William H. Swasey
Bessie Ethel Davis
Garrison
F. T. Greenhalze
Greenhalge
William Lloyd Garrison
School Street
First Presbyterian Church
Swasey
Newport
Herald
Liberty
Massachusetts
America
Ruth A. Woodwell
Dodge
W. H. Swasey
Parker Pillsbury
William Cogswell
F. T. Greenhalge
Murch’s Hill
Electric Car Collision Injures Cambridge Visitor
Yesterday at 2 pm on Charles street near Mt. Vernon James Shea of Cambridge was struck by an electric car while crossing the street and seriously injured. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with severe scalp wounds. Conductor 1753 and motorman 1308 were identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Street
Mt. Vernon
James Shea
Shea
Cambridge
Charles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Snea
No Alarm About Cleveland at Gray Gables
Buzzard's Bay July 4 report states President Cleveland did not arrive at Gray Gables and may be delayed two or three days while in contact with Mrs. Cleveland. He is aboard E C Benedict's Oneida yacht and plans a July in fishing, hunting, and message preparation before a special August session. Benedict, Greenwich banker and yachtsman, hosts and supports Cleveland's ties to politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
E. C. Benedict
Oneida
Gray Gables
Buzzard’s Bay
Washington
Cleveland
E. C. Benedict & Co
Bankers and
Wall Street
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Greenwich
Conn
Chicago
Connecticut
Benedict
Mr. Cleveland
Independence Day Oration at Boston Theatre Marks 117th Anniversary
The Boston Theatre hosted Fourth of July ceremonies led by Rev W W Ramsay, with Master John F Eliot reading the Declaration and Henry W Putnam delivering a wide ranging address. Putnam praised liberty, warned of apathy, and urged active civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Putnam
John F. Eliot
Boston
W. W. Ramsay
Tremont Street
M. E
East Boston High School
Germania Band
Suffolk Bar
Pelton
Faneuil Hall
Old State House
Old South
Bunker Hill
Dorchester Heights
Philadelphia
Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty
New England
American Republic
Jove
Putnam
Republic
Jeremiah
Cassandra
Roxbury Veterans win old-time play out for $200 prize
Roxbury Veteran Fireman's Association led by Captain John Riddle defeated the Boston Veterans in a Swett street play out contest. The Roxbury team sent a water stream 181 feet 81-2 inches, winning the $200 prize as Boston earned $175. Judging panel included ex Chief Green and ex District Chief Munroe. The event drew about 60 Roxbury vets and 35 Bostons, with a midday gathering at Bacon Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Bostons
Swett ‘Street
John Riddle
Boston Association
Melville
Charles Mills
Isaac K. Jennings
Roxbury Veterans
Bacon Halls
H. Woods
Florida
Boston Veteran Fireman's Association
South
W. A. Green
James Munroe
Daniel J. Mitchell
Gaylord
George B. Morton
Ladder Company 4
James H. Hilliard
James E. Norton
Thomas H. Boyd
T. J. Murphy
John Golding
Bacon Hall
C.A. Belford
Belford
Mills
Riddle
Jacobs
Green
Munroe
Cincinnati Meeting of Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati met at Parker House with a light lunch after business. Officers elected include Winslow Warren as president and Benjamin Apthorp Gould as vice president with a slate of officers and new members. Resolutions and thanks were recorded for hosts and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
Parker House
Winslow Warren
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
David Greene Haskins, Jr
Gavuatie Bradford
Gamaliel Bradford
Benjamin Apthorp
Gould
William F. Jones
Thornton K. Lothrop
Charles A. Bell
Prentiss Cummings
Roger Wolcott
John Homans
General Society
Horatio A. Lamb
Charles B. Torrey
Gideon G. Smith
Horace R. Richardson
Edwad G. Porter
Cincinnati
Lexington
Edwards. Barrett
Society
Concord
Sons of the Revolution
Man Arrested for Assault on Boston Police Patrolman
George H. Thompson of Chelsea, 31, proprietor of a tent near Park Square, is jailed at Station 4 on charges of assaulting Patrolman Maynes on Boston Common yesterday. Thompson blocked the officer and struck him with a punch, then was restrained by onlookers and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Thompson
Webster Avenue
Chelsea
Station 4
Maynes
Boston Common
Thompson
Park Square
Opening of the Reichstag by Emperor William II in Berlin
The Reichstag convened in Berlin with Emperor William II in full military dress reading a speech on army reform. He urged rapid passage of a peace footing bill, warning delay could weaken Germany for decades, as ministers and courtiers filed into the royal palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Prince of
von Caprivi
Reichstag
Europe
Germany
Hyrene
Fun for the Children City amusements please crowds
City held varied entertainments for youngsters yesterday in halls and schoolhouses. Ventriloquism magic readings concerts and dancing drew crowded houses with parents and siblings enjoying the wholesome events amid heat and fatigue. The program used the city’s appropriation effectively and offered safer amusement than crackers and horns.
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Miss Bordens
Salvator Beer
Burkhardt Brewing Co
Eensforts
Hallock St
Czar
Dennis O'Connell
Miss Davis
Ah Electric
MR Cleveland
Agle
Asia
Horbury
Association
Wwe
Price
Beecham's
New York Depot
Canal St
Ze Fene Sar Furniture Dealers
Social Democratic
Radical People’s Parties
Kingston St
Read’ S Collection Agency
Devonshire St
Lowell
Ames Building
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