Codman will case heard in Probate Court
Judge McKim heard the Codman will contest with Mrs Codman and her daughter present. Counsel Morse argued undue influence and questionable provisions benefiting Mrs Kimball and Dexter while Shattuck defended testamentary capacity and the will’s provisions as Codman’s intent. The matter was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Codman
Eliza A. H. Kimball
Mr. Codman
Dexter
Misa Codman
Kimball
Arthur Codman
Judge Deliberately Reserved Ruling After Counsel Review
The judge stated the decision would be reserved after reviewing papers and consulting with the best counsel available. He noted the need for careful consideration before ruling.
Fitchburg Seeks Damages From State Over Troy and Greenfield
A railroad hearing before the board of railroad commissioners examined Fitchburg Railroad Company’s claim for damages arising from operating the Troy and Greenfield line. Counsel detailed contract disputes, alleging improper charges and reallocation of freight yard terms under the seven year and Greenfield yard contracts. Documents and letters were presented to support Fitchburg’s position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Beacon Street
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Troy & Greenfield
George A. Torrey
Fitchburg Road
John A. Aiken
Torrey
Fitchburg
Fitchburg Apmreny
The Children Fete At Hyde Park Jubilee Glory
Thirty thousand children attended a Hyde Park Jubilee fete with 3000 constables, mounted guards, Life Guards, Foot Guards, ambulances and tents. Queens, duchesses, and a princess honored the event, which featured prizes, theatres, views, bands, and games for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
London
Life Guards
Foot Guards
Duchess of Manchester
Duchess of Abercorn
Countess of Rosebery
Duchess of Westminster
Lawson
Countess Spencer
Rothschild
Countess of Lathom
Londesborough
Randolph Churchill
Viad Hayter
Fied Park Corner
St. James’s Park
Buckingham Palace
Germany
Ace of
Edinburgh
Beatrice
Miss Laughton
Indek Daily Telegraph
Prince of Wales
Lynn Vets Visit Washington D C G A R Post Arrives
General Lander Post No. 5 of Lynn Massachusetts arrives at the National Hotel Washington after visits to Gettysburg and Richmond where they were guests of R E Lee Camp Confederate Veterans. The party includes 175 people with Col A G Sheppard and Judge John W Berra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washrneton
General Lander
Lynn
Mass
Gettysburg
Richmond
R. E. Lee
National Hotel
A. G. Sheppard
Ames
John W. Berr
Inquest Held Over Mary O’Brien After Fitchburg Streetcar Death
Judge Merrian conducted an inquest into the death of Mary K. O’Brien in a Fitchburg streetcar accident. Passengers testified the driver shouted to use rear brakes, blaming prior interference with the rear brake while the front brake failed to stop the car. The evidence indicated the rear brake had been set, causing a panic and passengers being shoved from the car before it stopped without a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Fircusura
Merrian
Mary K. O’brien
Pensions Listed by State for New England Residents
Washington July 6 pensions for New Englanders listed by state names and residents. Maine includes Cobb Gray Beal Morrell Ban gor York Stanhope. New Hampshire names Gilman Randall Cotter. Vermont Dano Smith. Massachusetts Addie May Wilder May Charlestown Elizabeth Wilder Southingham Almira Harrison Charlestown Romeo Bowen Jaques Dana Smith Boston William McDonald Walnut Hill John Sanderson Waltham James McLaughlin West Medway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtton
New
Richard Randall
Dover
Daniel Cotter
Vermont
John Dano
Shelburne
Daniel M. Smith
East Concord
Massachusetts
Addie M
James May
Charlestown
Elizabeth W
Albert Wilder
Southingham
Almira
Thomas Harrison
Romeo Bowen
Chelsea
Enoch Jaques
Dana Smith
Boston
William McDonal
Walnut Hill
John L. Sanderson
Waltham
John 8. Underwood
Wellesley
James McLaughlin
West Medway
Jealous Laborer Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Charles Champney a laborer shot his wife Sat last at State Line in a jealous fit firing three times two bullets struck her head. He then shot himself in the head and placed another bullet between the fourth and fifth. Both are alive in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firenpura
Charles Champney
State Line
Trustees Hold Meetings for National Homes in This City
The Volunteer Soldiers' National Homes trustees met at Hotel Brunswick with General William B. Franklin presiding. Attending were Generals McMahon Black Negley Sewall Hyde Harris and Chief Justice Waite. They approved quarterly estimates, voted to inspect California for a future site, noted $150 000 appropriated by Congress, and reported Leavenworth Kan. as flourishing. They planned a tour to Togus Me. next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Homes
Hotel Brunswick
William B. Franklin
Martin T. McMahon
New York
John C. Black
Illinois
James 8. Negley
Pennsylvania
Sewall
United States
New Jersey
T. W. Hyde
Maine
L. A. Harris
Ohio
Waite
Supreme Court
California
Congress
Leavenworth
Kan
Corse
Peach
Cochran
New Hampshire
Togus
Ome
Deserting Sailors From Ossipee Affects Crew Size
The war ship Ossipee near Charlestown navy yard has 22 deserters with only seven caught so far. Some sailors left on shore returns, others jumped ship and swam ashore. A $10 reward per man is offered from delinquent funds. Recaptured sailors face court martial and possible rank removal and pay loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossipee
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Cambridge Matters Regular Meeting and Injuries Report
Cambridge city council met last evening with the aldermen receiving the June police report showing 173 arrests including 99 for drunkenness of which 44 occurred on bridges from Boston. Colonel E H Hewins was injured riding an experimental electric car at Harvard Square. The common council urged bath houses along the Charles River and set adjournment dates through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge City Council
Board of Aldermen
Boston
William Stolba
Cambridge Railroad Company
Dunster Street
Bowdoin and
Linnawan Streets
A. P. Peabody
Boston & Albany Railroad
E. H. Hewins
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Charles River
Wealthy mine owner murdered near Santa Rosa Mexico
James H. Duvall, Cedral mine owner, was killed near Santa Rosa Mexico. His body was found with a bullet wound and his saddled mule nearby with its throat cut. Duvall had carried $250 when he left camp last Saturday, a sum not found on the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eacue Pass
Tex
Santa Rosa
Mex
James H. Duvall
Duvall
Yachts Gather as Eastern Yacht Club Prepares Cruise
A large harbor crowd views numerous yachts including Citana Mohican Galatea Wanderer Latona Clytie Ambassadress Priscilla Adrienne Ocean Gem Hanniel. The Eastern Yacht Club squadron plans a cruise starting tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareleheaad
Eastern Yacht Club Squadron
Citana
Lawrence Driving Association Races Close At Summer Meet
At Lawrence on July 6 the final day of the summer meeting drew light attendance but offered excellent racing. Closely contested events featured purses of 200 and 100 dollars with notable performances including Elcho Factory Boy and John H. in tight finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Driving Association
Deland
G. m. Elcho
C. E. Mosher
G. G. Factory Boy
Mr. Skinner
B. G. Frank Patchen
H. Woodruff
B.m. Miss Ward
N. J. Stone
B. G. Paradox
T. J. Morrisey
B. G. John H
M. Krimball
Br. m. Maud
Auction sale at Highlandville net proceeds for mill boarding house
At Highlandville Needham yesterday afternoon assignee's sale sold by auction the mill fully equipped for the manufacture of wool and merino underwear and the boarding house corner of Highland avenue and West street for 18100 dollars to George Follett and Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlandville
Needham
8. R. Knights & Co
Highland Avenue
West Street
George Follett & Co
Supreme Court Justice Refuses to Sign Train Ticket
A San Francisco passenger, Stephen J. Field, asked for a round trip to Portland at a Southern Pacific office. He refused to sign the $30 ticket, citing no law requiring it, and presented his money instead. The clerk stamped the unsigned ticket and handed it to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Southern Pacific Company
Portland
United States
Stephen J. Field
Supreme Court of the United States
Aes
Revere House Café Noted for Banquet Lunches and Dinners
The Revere House café is famed for its capital lunches and dinners with patrons including leading Judes of good living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere House
Judes of Cood Living
Corner stone laid for new court house in Pemberton Square
City officials led a low key ceremony as the corner stone for the planned court house in Pemberton Square was placed. The copper box held city and state documents and local society papers. Work resumed after the brief laying ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton Square
O’brien
Green
Thomas N. Hart
Turner
Dodge
Ricker
T. J. Gargan
Paul H. Wendricken
Morton
Davis
O. W. Holmes, Jr
E. R. Hoar
Mason
City Daily
The
Historic Society
Historic- Genealogical Society
Bostonian Society
Augustus M. Haskell
West Roxbury Unitarian Church
William Atton
Joseph Allen
City Notes Report On Burglaries and Public Affairs
Burglars stole over 700 dollars worth of goods from M. H. Griffiths on Beacon Street after rifling clothes and taking a watch chain diamond pin and money. Italian suspect Pasquale Rapallo fought Special Officer Clough during arrest and was jailed after a desperate struggle. William H. Ward & Co. won a 507.39 dollar contract for plumbing at the custom house. The deputy tax commissioner flagged 100 corporations for failing to file annual returns. The Legislature’s child labor committee meets at the State House July 25 at 10 30 am. A bell-boy, Thomas P. Babcock, was arrested for abstracting 870 dollars from a hotel safe and held for Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Griffiths
Beacon Street
Custom House
William H. Ward & Co
Legislative Committee On
State House
Thomas P. Babcock
Hotel Vendome
Superior Court
Reeves
ABC
Music Teachers Convene in Indianapolis for Eleventh Convention
The eleventh annual meeting of the Music Teachers' National Association opened in Indianapolis with Calixa Lavallee delivering the opening address. William Hi Sherwood presented works by American composers in a concert featuring Foote's In the Mountains, Paine's Spring Symphony, Whiting's piano concerto in D minor, and Chadwick's Dedication Ode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Music Teachers’ National Association
Indianapolis
Calixa Lavallee
William Hi Sherwood
Arthur Foote
Boston
J. K. Paine
Arthur Whiting
G. W. Chadwick
Woburn to Hold Special Meeting on City Charter
Woburn selectmen set a special town meeting at Lyceum Hall on Wednesday evening the 27th to decide on asking the Legislature for a city charter next winter. Opinion favors promptly drafting a charter to change from town to city government as the population exceeds 138 000 and current government hampers business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Woburn Selectmen
Lyceum Hall
Boston YMCA Moonlight Harbor Trip Delayed by Fog
Members and friends gathered at Battery wharf for a moonlight excursion aboard the steamer Longfellow but the captain refused to sail due to fog. A sandwich and coffee collation was held and the party adjourned, pending Secretary Deming's call for a rescheduled outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Longfellow
Association
Battery Wharf
Deming
Sure and Sleepy Cure for Dyspepsia Ad
An advertisement touts cy lin as a positive cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims palatable and hastonic action and lists availability at druggists for $1 per bottle or from Williams Kidder Co. 83 Jol street N X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams, Kidder & Co
Jol Street
N, X
Nowlin to Be Hanged January 20 1888 in Cambridge
The Supreme Judicial Court in East Cambridge sentenced James Edward Nowlin of Somerville to death by hanging on January 20, 1888 for first degree murder of George A. Codman. The trial drew a large crowd, including many women, as Nowlin showed signs of distress before the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
East Cambridge
James Edward Nowlin
Somerville
George A. Codman
Hurd
Field
Fales
Nowlin
Business Troubles and Insolvencies Reported
The stock of W. & W. Tirrell boot and shoe manufacturers in Boston and South Weymouth is attached as they seek creditor aid. Ferdinand Geldowsky furniture maker in East Cambridge enters insolvency with about 157000 in debts. John T. Gorman Cleveland Carpet Co assigns. Franklin Williams books and jewelry dealer Palmyra NY assigns. Belt & Co Baltimore tailors assign. Sanford trader in Sanford FL assigns. Oliver Appleton dyer in Laconia NH attacked by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.& W. Tirrell
Boston
South Weymouth
Ferdinand Geldowsky
East Cambridge
John T. Gorman
Cleveland Carpet Company
Cleveland
Turmoil Over Schilling Independence Day Speech
Terre Haute Indiana July 4 1906 observers jeered when Milwaukee Socialist Robert Schilling spoke at the fair grounds after the Grand Army of the Republic and Knights of Labor refused to participate. The parade was canceled by the city council and police. Schilling condemned the crowd as unfriendly and denied being a socialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Robert Schilling
Milwaukee
Grand Army of the Republic
Knights of Labor
Committee of Arrangements
Schilling
Grand Army
Fire Department
Fair Grounds
Massachusetts Amateur Press Association Holds Semi Annual Meeting
The Massachusetts Amateur Press Association met at the American House yesterday forenoon with about thirty members. Officers elected for the coming year include D. M. Pierce president W. B. Baldwin and H. H. Weston vice presidents A. H. Nash secretary and A. R. Moulton treasurer. The Official Organ was revived and A. H. Thorndike named editor. The constitution was amended to allow dues for women on par with men. Next meeting slated for Worcester in January. The afternoon session included the New England Amateur Press Association and a National association meeting set for July at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Amateur Press Association
American House
A. H. Nash
D. M. Pierce
W. B. Baldwin
H. H. Weston
A. R. Moulton
A. H. Thorndike
Worcester
New England Amateur Press Association
National Association
Continental Hotel
Philadelphia
Clifton Heights Casino elects new board and officers
At its annual meeting after the Fourth of July festivities the Clifton Heights Casino Corporation elected a board: Charles Hanks Cambridge, William Richardson Cambridge, David Merritt Salem, Charles Isburgh Melrose, Charles G. Wood Boston, Edwin Fearing Newton, George Merritt Melrose. In a subsequent directors meeting Charles S. Hanks was named president and William M. Richardson secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Heights Casino
Clifton Heights
Steamer Stamford Delights on 100 Mile Coastal Trip
The Stamford sails from Lincoln's Wharf each morning for a coastal outing to history rich Evouth. Passengers enjoy harbors and scenic views along the coast while visiting the Pilgrim Fathers historical site. An inexpensive, refreshing day excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Lincoln's Wharf
Evouth
Gifts from Stafford and 3,000,000 women for Queen Victoria
A Stafford deputation headed by the Mayor presented a cabinet of Stafford boots and shoes to Queen Victoria. Headlines note the larger gift from 3,000,000 women across England Ireland Scotland and Wales amounting to 75000 pounds given at Buckingham Palace in the white drawing room. The presentation featured noble ladies including the Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Bradford. The Irish bog oak casket with harp motif was presented by the Irish women through the Marchioness of Londonderry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Eng
Staffordshire
Newcastle
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Buckingham Palace
Duchess of Sutherland
Marchioness of
Londonderry
Countess of
Bradford
Dartmouth
Countess Granville
Countess of Harrowby
Countess of Macclesfield
Theresa Countess of Shrewsbury
Viscountess Parker
Egerton of Tatton
Foley
Vernon
Maclagan
Gladstone Axe Theft Case Dismissed in Worcester
In Worcester county petty sessions Jane Phillips accused William Parry of stealing an axe and a bucket. The exchange over a Gladstone axe provoked laughter. the witness could not explain origin or purchase. The case was dismissed before defense counsel spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Eng
William Parry
Jane Phillips
Gladstone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Post
John A. Codman
Probate
R. M. Morse, Jr
George O. Shattuck
McKim
Fitchburg Company
Lynn “Vets
Washington
Capital
New England
National Soldiers’ Homes
Cambridge Matters
Hewins
Marblehead
Justice Field
New Court House
Merrill
Order of the Iron Hall
Tarbox
Sherman
Society
Frank O’brien
William Sullivan
South Boston
M. T. McMahon
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Marshal McMahon
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Franklin St
Calder
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Roxbury
Washington St
William and Edwin Sheare
Victor
Beetown Avenue
Henry F. Miller
Miller Hall
Tremont St
Boston Association
Chestnut Street
Gas Lighting Co
Arch St
Harvey & Hutchins
River St
Beacon St
Wm. Bead & Sons
Washington Street
Chas IS. Bly
Tremont Street
Pearl ST
Spain
AL Teeth
Oanete
de. M. BE. Branpe
W.D. Sovnte
Barnard & CO
Woodward's Blue
Bromfield Street
Columbus Ave
Ray’s
Washington Streets
W. Shaw Warel
Winter Street
Price
Strong
Brighton
Boston Post Office
Amateur Press Association
Victoria
I. P. Lord & CO
Union Street
Monroe
Kinston
G. W. Boyden
A. Richards
Chandlery
State St
Health Food CO
CROSS
Cross Pen CO
Washington Sto
Old South Church
San FrAncisco
Cal
Kenay
Test & Belcher Bodie
Crouar Goa
Voce
Cala. & Va
Crown Point
Say YA Gould & Curry
Hale & Norcross
Potosi
Sierra Nevada
Utah
Yellow Jacket
Foreign Financial Markets
Atlantic & Great Wesern
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
New York Central
Reading
G.o.taylor
C.H. Craves & Sons, Sole Proprietors
Pacific House
Nantasket Beach, Mass
Ww. B. Hathaway
TEE Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Boylston St
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