Head of Big Boston Firm Houghton Dies in Melrose
Melrose July 6 S S Houghton head of Houghton and Dutton of Boston died at his residence at 9 15 this morning age 68 paralysis caused by three shocks last Monday night he had been ill three years born Orford New Hampshire June 1824 built a fortune owning Orford stock farm loved horses and trotters joined firm in 1848 later partners B F Dutton and Harry Dutton premises seven buildings Tremont Street Beacon Street and Pemberton square firm employs about 1000 clerks retail only and makes confectionery and medicine department left wife and two children the son in Chicago daughter married to Harry Dutton
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Mr. Houghton
Orford
N. H
Boston
Melrose
Heston
Houghton
Lamb’s Hotel
Washington Street
Tremont Street
Parker House
Avilion
Albion
Ace
B. F. Dutton
Harry Dutton
Pemberton Square
Beacon Street
Chicago
Car on Cambridge bridge nearly plunges into Charles River
An electric Oak Square line car leaped the rails on River Street bridge Cambridge at 3 10 PM. Passengers screamed as the car mounted the footwalk and stopped against a heavy railing. Motorman kept brakes applied, one man was hurt slightly, others uninjured. A small stone on a wheel caused the derailment. crew and bystanders quickly steadied the car and released passengers.
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Charles River
River Street
Cambridge
Oak Square
Ate
City Council Inspects South Boston House of Correction
The City Council and commissioners of public institutions toured the South Boston House of Correction seeking funds for modern improvements. They visited West Roxbury to review work on hospital housing at Austin and Pierce farms and expect to relocate patients soon, with capacity expanded by mid winter.
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House of Correction
South Boston
Jenks
Essrs
Pillabury
Devlin
Jahue
Lee
Flood
Dever
West Roxbury
Boston
Austin
Pierce Farms
Franklin Park
Néra
Farward Connors in Lowell After Self-Inflicted Injury
Farward Connors a farmer from Dunta iv cut his throat while in a drunken stupor yesterday afternoon. He is not jailed and his condition is not serious. Reports say he and his wife had long had trouble and she left him taking substantial household goods to Lowell. Sparks from his pipe in a hay loft ignited a barn, causing a chaotic scene as neighbors reacted.
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Lowell
Farward Connors
Connors
Edward
con@ion
Tigar
Paderat Building to Get Electric Lighting Upgrade
Washington authorized contract to install full building electrical system by Southern Electric Company of Baltimore. A switchboard will power the four story structure with outside and basement feeds, about 2000 incandescent lamps, costing around 14900 dollars. The government will own the plant and operate its own power, improving court rooms and judges’ apartments on the third floor.
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Paderat
Tintson
Washington
Southern Electric Company of
Baltimore
World Owes Him a Living Man Seeks Boarding and Lumber Deals
A mild mannered man in Ansonia named J. C. Brown from Norwich sought board at a local house, claimed timber contracts and produced checks to Tomlinson and Hoadley. Cashiers refused payment, Brown offered a 1000 dollar transfer, then vanished leaving unpaid bills and a train to Waterbury. Police note he may be the same man wanted in Millerton New York. Brown, about 45, rosy cheeks, 5 feet 10 inches, 180 pounds, sandy mustache gray suit and straw hat.
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Ansonia, Conn
Peter Tomlinson
Ansonia
J. C. Brown
Norwich
Tomlinson
E. L. Hoadley
Seymour
Brown
Wer
Waterbury
Drew
Millerton
N. Y
Phelps argues pelagic sealing harms Behring herd
Paris July 6 Hon E J Phelps for the United States in the Behring Sea Tribunal review of pelagic sealing evidence. He says pelagic catches are mainly females, with Pacific and Behring fishers killing breeding females and mothers at sea. He cites a 25 percent breeding drop from ten years of Canadian sealing, warns for future collapse, and notes Pribylof male killings lack similar impact.
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Paris
E. J. Phelps
United States
Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Phelps
Phelps
Decree Empowers Readings Rail and Coal Issuance of Certificates
Judge Dallas in the United States Circuit Court issued a decree confirming the master’s report and empowering the receivers of the Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron Companies to issue certificates totaling 3,545,523 for the railroad and 197,526 for the Coal and Iron Company. The certificates carry 6 percent interest, are transferable by indorsement, and effectively become a first lien, replacing floating indebtedness. The judge also denied Bondholder John Lorrie of Scotland’s petition to intervene as a party plaintiff in the Thomas C. Platt receivership suit against the Reading.
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Philadelphia
Dallas
United States Circuit Court
George L. Crawford
Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron Companies
Coal and Iron Company
John Lorrie
Scotland
Thomas Co. Platt
Reading
McGowan's Boy Custody Battle In Rockville
Mrs Ann McGowan of Ware Mass seeks custody of her son James known as James Burke in Rockville Connecticut. The selectmen asked Probate Court to appoint a guardian as Teason Burke T appointed guardian Burke. an appeal to Superior Court was noted.
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Rockville
Conn
Ann McGowan
Ware
Mass
James
James Burke
Martin Burke
Thomas McGowan
Tingier
Art
Burke
Brookline Broker Files Insolvency Petition in Dedham
Oakah EB Nettleton, stock broker of Brookline with offices at 66 Devonshire Street and 27 Congress Square Boston, filed a petition in insolvency in the Norfolk registry at Dedham Centre this afternoon. No schedule of liabilities or assets was filed.
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Dedham
Oakah EB. Nettleton
Brookline
Devonshire Street
Congress Square
Boston
Norfolk
Dedham Centre
Body found in Lyn woods identified as F. O. Taylor
A dead man was found in Lyn woods this morning identified as F. O. Taylor who left the Lynn Almshouse April 18. The body lay under a rudely built hut in a rocky crevice and had apparently been there for weeks.
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Lynn
Lyn Woods
F. O. Taylor
Lynn Almshouse
Robbed the Railroad in Cincinnati Fraud Scheme
Eighteen railroad conductors and eighteen engineers conspired to rob the Cincinnati Southern railroad by passing fraudulent time checks. A timekeeper, their accomplice, accepted the checks leading to a theft totaling forty thousand dollars.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Camperdown Battered Stem Found After Lifting at Valetta
The British battleship Camperdown, famous for sinking the Victoria, was brought ashore at Valetta Malta for repairs. On lifting from the water the ship showed a broken stem just under the torpedo tube about nine feet down and damage to the ram and plates on both sides.
Baron Deforego Visits Mt Washington Amid Poor Weather
Count De Rannesse and Baron De WWoot-De Jinnee of Belgian nobility visited Mt Washington today but foggy conditions blocked the views. The party, en route to New York from the World's Fair, were somewhat disappointed by alondy weather.
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Washington
Count de Rannesse
Baron de Wwoot-De Jinnee
Funeral tragedy and fire injures during removal scene
On July 6 pallbearers removed the body of Thomas Hoy when a candle toppled by bystanders caused a fire. Draperies burned and the face of the casket was blistered. Roy, about 11, resided at 11 Ophard Street.
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Pall Wiver
Thomas Hoy
Peoeple
Corte
Roy
Ofehard Street
Davis Family Reunion in New York and Anboni Abridged
A local reunion gathers members of the Davis and allied families in New York and nearby areas. Attendees from Anboni, Algue and Grove reach, sharing memories, photos and stories of ancestors and notable relatives.
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Algue
Davis
Rew Grove
Todas
Dom Devin
New Yor
Soumadtigas
President Cleveland Quietly Recharges at Gray Gables
President Cleveland and party arrived at Gray Gables aboard Oneida after a stormy sea voyage. Col Lamont reports the President, in good health though with rheumatic flare, plans to stay through July with no public duties. Vice President Stevenson visit denied. O'Brien to manage White House mail. ten days left for Lamont and Dr Bryant.
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Buzzard's Bay
Cleveland
Lamont
Bryant
Gray Gables
Oneida
Trim
New York
Long Island Sound
Washington
Congress
Colonel Lamont
Baby Ruth
Boston
Stevenson
Chicago
Buzzard’s Bay
O’brien
White House
President's Dog Kay Dies at Harvard Veterinary Hospital
Kay the St Bernard gifted to President Cleveland by E. C. Benedict died after a month of illness. Post mortem showed heart valvular disease, liver degeneration, and a large eleven pound fibroid tumor pressing on the heart and vessels. The dog died without pain and will be buried with simple ceremony.
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St. Bernard
Kay
Grover Cleveland
Httle Ruth
Harvard Veterinary Hospital
Cleveland
E. C. Benedict
Postoffice Changes and Clerk Raises Reported
Postmaster Coveney appointed William B Coppens as clerk in the parcel distribution department replacing George C Davis who was removed last week Davis had served a decade as government clerk and was arrested on a stamp removal charge and held for grand jury action By the local examining board salaries were raised for four clerks Quincy G Hall from 900 to 1000 William G Cushing from 800 to 900 Madty B Kelley from 700 to 800 Patrick J Sealby from 600 to 700 Hall led stamping in the paper distribution room during Mooney s absence The others work in the game division
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Coveney
William B. Coppens
George C. Davis
Davis
United States District Court Grand Jury
United States
Fiske
Quincy G. Hall
William G. Cushing
Madty EB. Kelley
Patrick J. Sealby
Mr. Hall
Foreman Mooney
Paris Council Blames Police Officials for Disturbances
In Paris July 6 the Municipal Council held an excited meeting and adopted resolutions charging that the disorders stem from the police hostility toward citizens. The council attributes responsibility to Prefect of Police Lore and his hierarchical chief Premier Depup.
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Paris
Lore
Depup
Choice Bargains From Boston Wholesale Stock
From the consigned stock of a Boston wholesale manufacturer. This stock was sent as at 47 1-2e on the dollar. The clothing is of superior quality, both material and finish, and offers a rare opportunity for bargains.
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Boston
Suit Sale Ad From Historic Catalog Listing Prices
All wool light check suits regular price ten dollars our price six fifty Dark mixed Cheviot suits all wool regular twelve dollars our price seven and eight. Single breasted Slater Flannel suits regular twelve dollars our price six fifty. Double breasted light colored English Cheviot suits regular twenty dollars our price ten. All worsted Undressed Blue Serge suits cut double breasted regular eighteen dollars our price forty. Fine Clay Diagonal double breasted Sack suits stitched edges regular twenty five dollars suit for fifteen.
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Slater
Cis
Trade Cheer for Croaking Critics in May Market
Interviews with Osgood Browning King Co Jameson Knowles Co and W H Brine reveal merchants report stronger than last year in May with higher sales, despite talk of dull times. Shoppers pack counters as stock narrows and prices hold, while silver scare dismissed as absurd. 600 Wash Suits and various price-cut men’s outfits listed as sale items.
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Osgood
Currier
Browning, King & Co
Garman
Knowles
Jameson, Knowles & Co
W. H. Brine
Repairs Placed on Bark Giovanni E at Simpson's Dry Dock
The Italian underwriters order thorough repairs to the bark Giovanni E and she will be placed in Simpson's dry dock today. D D Kelly & Sons will perform the work, aiming to reload cargo in ten days. Vacations begin at the South ferry with oilman Charles Godbold and Mrs. Griffin taking two weeks off. The Revere Beach boats operate on a fifteen minute cadence. The Boston slip has been repainted. The Nestorian from Glasgow reported sighting nine large bergs and two small ones. The British Queen endured a violent gale from London to port, some tar barrels bursting and causing damage.
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Giovanni E
Simpson’s
D. D. Kelly & Sons
South Ferry
Charles Godbold
Griffin
Godbold
Glasgow
London
Shuman & Co Enjoins Spectral Sale Of Summer Suits
The sale offers many broken lots of light colored summer suits at very low prices to clear stock before season end. Includes boys and children's summer apparel, blouses, washable suits, full suits, coats and knickerbockers. An ad notes bargains and features a fine view at Hillcrest Winchester corner of Newton and the Fells Roads. A 12 661 square feet property near that corner was sold to Councilman Frank W. Kaan through the office on State streets.
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Little Gost
Shuman & Co
Redthing
Newton
Fells Roads
Hillcrest
Winchester
Frank W. Kaan
Rare chance for baradins from Boston wholesaler stock
Auction notice offers hundreds of top value baradins from a Boston wholesale manufacturer on the dollar. Early calls will secure a great prize for buyers.
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Boston
Pot Summers: Candidates Flair in Gubernatorial Race
Politicians discuss chances of candidates and revenue in the looming gubernatorial contest. Pillsbury lingered on possible Republican nomination while Wolcott looms as favored rival. Dems seek unity as Beacons and Quincy shifts keep distance. Doherty resigns, Maguire expected to name loyal appointee for internal revenue post.
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Knights
Hsts
Pillsbury
Borden
Legion
Roger Wolcott
Young
Wolcott
Whiting
Matthews
A&a
Knowlton
Hurd
Suffolk
Moody
Joseph Bennett
Brighton
Boston
Quincy
Washington Street
Beacon Street
Philip J. Doherty
Patrick Maguire
Wheelmen Aid Sick Baby Fund Through Club Subscriptions
The Shergold Cycle Club opened a subscription paper for the Sick Baby Fund and received its first $1.25 from three members. The editor urges all wheelmen to contribute, noting doctors will begin work next week and stressing ongoing support for Boston's ill infants with examples from last summer’s posts.
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Shergold Cycle Club
Sick Baby Fund
Shergola Cycle Club
Jerome Astene
Post
The
Boston
Chinese Pirates Fight On Pearl River Delights Victims
In mid May Taiping Custom House officials entrusted a treasure to deputies who, escorted by three river gun boats, were attacked by pirates on the Pearl River. Outnumbered by about five hundred, the defenders were driven back, and roughly $20,000 was seized. A Ningpo Foo Chow voyage junk was also raided. pirates killed two, wounded five, and stole over $300 in silver and all passenger clothing, while cargo remained untouched.
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San Francisco
Taiping Custom House
Canton
Ningpo
Foo Chow
Ex-sheriff Curtis vanishes after embezzling forty thousand
Wheeling July 6 Joseph E Curtis former Brooke county sheriff who disappeared from Wellsboro is said to be short about 40000 in his accounts. He left home Monday afternoon saying he was going to Zanesville Ohio and has not been seen since.
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Wheeling
Joseph E. Curtis
Brooke County
Wellsboro
Zanesville
Ohio
Woman of Cushman Avenue Seeks Medicine Aid
A Cushman avenue tenement mother sews unfinished trousers while describing her child’s skin disease and dire need for medicine. The husband, a weak peddler, earns little, and with four children to feed she works fast at ten cents per pair.
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the Post
Cushman Avenue
Post
That Rag Baby Sets Sail On Further Postal Adventures
The rag baby, repeatedly handled in Uncle Sam’s mail, left yesterday for London from Postmaster Coveney’s Devonshire Street office. It has toured Chicago and other places, symbolizing American geography to English postoffice authorities. Its eventual fate remains uncertain, with possibilities ranging from continuing journeys to an obscure grave in a dead letter office or adoption by a kindly mother.
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United States
Canada
Uncle Sam
Coveney
Devonshire Street
London
Bfin
Chicago
Jesson
Covener
Murope
Merger of Names in Cambridge and City Marriage Notices
In Cambridge on July 5 the Rev. George Skeene officiated at a wedding with the groom’s grandfather assisting, featuring Miss Sarah Jane Pickard and Mr. Henry Rufus Estey. Also in the city on July 3 by Rev. Henry D. Winter were William J. Mahn and Jessie J. Waugh. A third entry notes Frank Mason and Maggio J. Murphy married by P. H. Billings in the city.
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Estey—Pickard
Cambridge
George Skeene
Groom
Sarah Jane Pickard
Henry Rufus Estey
Mahn—Waugh
Henry D. Winter
William J. Mahn
Jessie J. Waugh
Mason" Murphy
P. H. Billings
Frank Mason
Maggio J. Murphy
Obituaries and death notices dated July first week
Multiple notices list deaths and ages across Massachusetts locations including Charlestown Roxbury Allston Boston Highlands Melrose Newton Newton Highlands Roxbury East Boston Cambridgeport Brookline and Charlestown among others with ages from 10 days to 89 years and relatives inviting attendance. brief genealogical details accompany each entry.
Boston New York Limited Train Service Introduced
The new five hour train between Boston and New York is now running with service through Providence and New Haven. It starts at 10 a.m. daily.
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Boston
New York
Proviondoth
New Haven
Blue Serge Suits for Summer Outing
Blue Serge suits available in double and single breasted sacks made in our own work rooms. Fine trade color and quality guaranteed. Suits suit gentlemen who leave their measure and seek dependable summer attire.
Julia Marlowe Marriage Rumor Sparks Theatre Circles
New York July 6 A City of Chester rumor claims Julia Marlowe has wed leading man Robert Taber the couple sailed June 22 from New York. Passengers reportedly suspected their marriage soon after leaving Sandy Hook and the tale has circulated widely among theater insiders.
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New York
Julia Marlowe
Robert Taber
City of Chester
Sandy Hook
Cape Cod
Harvard Crimson Triumph Over Defeat Inspires Hope
A poetic ode from Harvard contemplates love and victory as crimson banners rise after a baseball conquest. It contrasts old heartbreak with renewed pride, praising Harvard's perseverance while invoking Shakespearean figures to frame the emotional stakes.
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Harvard
Constance
Julia
Motorman Dragged Under Car In Somerville Accident
Motorman John Kerisioi of Highland avenue was crushed when his car started while he worked beneath it to fix the cable chain near the Central Club Somerville. He suffered broken wrists multiple broken ribs severe internal injuries and a seven inch scalp wound. He was taken to Somerville Hospital.
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John Kerisioi
Highland Avenue
Central Club
Somerville
Thorp Manufacturing creditors offered cash and note plan
Assignees issue circular stating an offer to pay 33 1 8 percent of face value in cash within thirty days. An alternative plan proposes 40 percent of indebtedness with 10 cash and three equal notes due in four, six, and eight months from July 5, with blanks enclosed for creditors to consider.
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Thorp Manufacturing Company
Thorp & Martin Manufacturing Company
Morse Arrested in Canada Bound Robbery Case
Wednesday evening police arrested Arthur Morse as he left for Canada on a charge of stealing 1200 dollars from Onesime Mathiue. Officers found 980 dollars sewn in a feather bed along with clothes and travel tickets to Montreal totaling 1100 dollars. Morse was placed under 4000 dollar bond to appear before the grand jury.
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Arthur Morse
Canada
Onesime Mathieu
Montreal
Morse
Fitchburg rail cars adopt new air-signal system
An error in yesterday’s Post noted Fitchburg instruction car air brakes. the air-signal apparatus now replaces the bell cord. Each car has its own signal device allowing instant locomotive whistle use, improving engine communication without approaching the locomotive.
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Fitchburg
Highway Commission to Begin Field Work This Month
The State Highway Commission appointed by Governor Russell has taken rooms in the new Smith building on the Sherman House site. Chairman Mr Perkins and engineer Mr M Clotecs will be adjoining the commission offices. They plan to start active field work this month.
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State Highway Commission
Russell
New Smith Building
Sherman House
Perkins
M Clotecs
Hecht Bros Insurance Adjusted and Paid
Insurance figures for the Hecht brothers are public. An amount of 531,891.11 dollars has been paid out.
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Hecht Bros
Inspector Damrell Clears Fire HQ of Safety Fears
Inspector Damrell declares reports of unsafety unfounded after inspection shows the new fire department headquarters in good condition. He notes findings are satisfactory and urges continued caution during occupancy while the building remains under assessment.
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Damrell
Fire Department
Easiy
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