Married His Housekeeper in Secret Springfield Affair
In Springfield on July 11, Peletiah Ely of Longmeadow, age 84, secretly wed his housekeeper Lucy A. Morse, 55, within weeks of his first wife’s death. Relatives allege undue influence as Ely’s funds were withdrawn by Morse from Hampden Savings Bank and a new will favors her. Ely claims his prior wife urged care, relatives cite bank refusals and ongoing torment. Potential legal developments loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Peletiah Ely
Longmeadow
Lucy A. Morse
Public School Progress Seen At Wise Institute Meeting
A Rhode Island education reform group discussed the shaping of future schooling with emphasis on rooting change below the surface and elevating essential subjects. Leaders urged patriotic instruction and practical knowledge of government, with a push for experimental science and comprehensive manual training across all grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Thomas B. Stockwell
Rhode Island
W. J. Hatch
New Bedford
James W. Patterson
Concord
N. H
Littlefield
Tusk
Woodbury
Clark
Scott and Lyon
G. A. Southworth
Somerville
R. C. Metcalf
Boston
W. A. Clark, Jr
Lynn
E. P. Sherburne
Brookline
C. W. Parmenter
Waltham
W.E. Hatch
T. H. Barnes
E. P. Palmer
Waterbury
Massachusetts
Ella A. Fanning
Norwich
Connecticut
Maplewood
Wise Institute
National University Plan Circulated by College Leaders
July 11 that President Harrison has received calls from officers and professors of leading American colleges urging creation of a national university funded by the federal government. The plan envisions a union of Harvard Yale Columbia Cornell Michigan Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins and Princeton with biannual professor exchanges and student access. Graduates and students would gain privileges under conditions, while the university would be overseen by a congress of delegates from major institutions. Harrison calls the idea ingenious and likely to spark debate.
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WasmerTon
Harrison
Commissioner of Education
America
Washington
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Cornell
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins
Princeton
National University
Congress
Grand Army Men Mad at Railroads Letter
The Grand Army circular protests railroads for denying a reduced rate to the Milwaukee national encampment. Comrades are urged to forego attendance unless elected delegates, to protest the perceived injustice in a dignified, resolute manner. Signed by C. A. Partridge and J. S. Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcaco
Grand Army
Milwaukee
C. A. Partridge
J. S. Martin
Obituary of Dr Austin White Thompson Northampton doctor
Dr. Austin White Thompson of Northampton died at home at 77. A former assistant superintendent at the Northampton Asylum for the Insane and longtime Shady Lawn Retreat proprietor, he specialized in gynecology and mental diseases and testified as an expert witness. Born Pelham May 22, 1834, he trained at Harvard and performed Batteys operation with national distinction. He leaves a widow and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin White Thompson
Northampton
Northampton Asylum For the
Shady Lawn
Thompson
Pelham
Daniel Thompson
Rufus Ellis
Harvard
Earle
Battey
Burke’s extradition seen as foregone conclusion in Canada
Ottawa officials say Burke’s extradition is practically decided as Sir John Thompson notes Judge Bain, though not yet arrived from Winnipeg, will act on the judge’s report. Authorities deny Clan-na-Gael pressure to block extradition and emphasize defaulters and murderers should be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Department of Justice
Burke
John Thompson
Bain
Winnipeg
Canada
Clan-na-Gael
O'Donovan Rossa Seeks Missing Son After Postal Card
O'Donovan Rossa editor of United Irishman received a chilling postal card claiming his son died in a cheap lodging house. With no address, Rossa visited police to locate the son, about 30, who is missing. He began checking Bowery lodging houses late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Donovan Rossa
New York
United Irishman
Rossa
Bob
Bowery
Religion in the Schools Assorted views from Gibbons Hill Savage Harris
Public Opinion prints extracts on whether religious instruction should be in public schools. Cardinal Gibbons links religious training with moral growth and cautions against secular pedagogy alone. Dr Hill argues for a cautious, daily reflective practice while preserving rights. Savage warns against coercion and calls for equality of schooling. Harris cautions that state regulation of religion harms inquiry and cites German infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Opinion
Eclectic Journal of Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Thomas Hill
Harvard University
Minot J. Savage
Boston
W.T. Harris
Journal of Speculative Philosophy
Sven
Republic
Ile
Hill
East of All
Savage
W. T. Harris
Germany
Salem Rifle Star Elopes in Health Crisis
Speculation rises as Mark W. Daulton a famed rifleman and former Massachusetts rifle team member who helped win the Hilton trophy leaves Salem June 18 in ill health with his young son. He travels west per a doctor's order, reports say arriving in Chicago. his wife and another child remain in Lawrence. A young woman linked to the case travels toward Fitchburg. friends fear possible accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savem
Mark W. Daulton
Massachusetts
Salem
Lawrence
Daulton
Westfield
Colorado
Chicago
Fitchburg
Ninth Massachusetts Regiment Reunion Planned at Nantasket Beach
A meeting of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers committee selected Vine Cafe Nantasket Beach for the August 15 reunion. President D G McNamara presided with M O'Connor secretary and Colonel P J Hanley as treasurer. The event will include an auxiliary corps for descendants and a reception in the afternoon. The Cass monument should be ready for inspection soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Young’s Hotel
D. G. McNamara
M. O’connor
P. ‘J. Hanley
Vine Cafe
Nantasket Beach
Colonel Harney
Colonel Cass
Lawrence Cunningham
C. J. Carmody
J.D. Driscoll
G. W. Dutton
P. T. Hanley
J. F. McGunnigie
Martin O'Brien
John M. Tobin
John Devine
New Hampshire House Debates Local Option License Bill
Representative Sanborn of Franklin introduces a Massachusetts style license bill. It creates six license classes with fees from 1 to 1000 dollars, sets on premise and off premise sales rules, bans to minors and drunks, requires bonds and state distribution of funds, repeals the 1887 nuisance act, and tabling for printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New Hampshire House
Concorp
N. H
Sanborn
Franklin
Judiciary Committee
Robbery at Waltham Generates Police Action
In Waltham, July 11, Patrick Cooney, a laboring man, was arrested on suspicion of stealing a small trunk containing mortgages and railroad bonds valued at 5000 dollars from Andrew J. Hagar. Hagar, over 70, is a frugal farmer who travels door to door selling farm products. The trunk was recovered near the house. Cooney, who had been on a Fourth of July spree, is jailed after failing to post bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Patrick Cooney
Andrew J. Hagar
Cooney
Hagar
Cricketers at Liverpool Open With Big Philadelphia Score
Liverpool July 11 The Philadelphia and Liverpool elevens played cricket with the Americans batting first scoring 445 in their first innings. W C Morgan Jr top scored with 63 while Walter Scott 1255 and Stoever 35 provided strong support. Liverpools started their reply with 14 without loss before stumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LiverPool
Philadelphia
Messrs. Morgan
Scott
Stoever
RK. Brown
W. C. Morgan, Jr
Patterson
Thompson
Walter Scott
Walter Scott, 1255 2mi Stoever,35; R. D. Brown, 102. E. W. Clark, Jr
F. &. Brewster
H. Brown
New Glen Mills Venture To Rise At North Tiverton
Far River July 11 stockholders of the Glen Mills voted to erect a one story mill with 25000 spindles on land owned by B C Borden and A J Chace. Capital stock stands at 300000 with instalment schedule starting August and continuing through January. officers elected include Treasurer J McCreery and clerk C M McCreery. board directors include A J Chace Borden Barker Sears McCreery Sherwood Dyer Davis with regional officers named from Providence Pawtucket and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Mills
Far River
D. Hartwell Dyer
North Tiverton
B.C. Borden
A.J. Chace
Jaseph McCreery
Charles M. McCreery
A. J. Chace
Benjamin C. Borden
R. J. Barker
C. H. Sears
Joseph McCreery
John I. Sherwood
D. H. Dyer
A. J. Davis
Fall River
Arthur L. Kelly
Providence
R. J
A. T. Atherton
Pawtucket
R. P. Snelling
Boston
Telegraph Manager Prostrated by Overwork Heat
Fact River July 11 J D Vanderbeeck local manager of the Postal Telegraph Company is confined to his home prostrated by serious illness attributed to congestion of the brain from overwork in a poorly ventilated office He showed signs of aberration Saturday morning but no serious attention was paid He was at work on monthly accounts in the morning and appeared to have them on his mind when he left for dinner Company has full confidence in him and examination of his books since illness shows them straight Illness likely caused by overwork and heat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fact River
J. D. Vanderbeeck
Postal Telegraph Company
Harrison Greeting Sparks Christian Endeavor Rally
At the Philadelphia convention July 11 the audience rose for a telegram from Washington noting President Harrison’s greeting. Public business prevented his attendance. a motion directed sending thanks was approved. Telegraphs of greeting from California New York Maryland Nebraska and others were read as Postmaster General Wanamaker entered to cheers. The closing session followed in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Christian Endeavor
Washington
Harrison
Coroner's Jury Blames Railroad Over Crossing Deaths
A coroner's jury in Little Silver New Jersey found four killed by a railroad train last Sunday, out for an hour. The verdict censures the railroad company for lacking a flagman or gates at the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep Bank
N. J
Little Silver
Confederate Colonel Shoots Himself Accidentally
Baltimore July 11 Colonel Zollinger a former Fifth Maryland Confederate, accidentally shot and killed himself today while cleaning his shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Zollinger
Fifth
Maryland
Constitutional Conventions Unite in Irrigation and Education Debates
In Hortena Montana on July 11 a committee of eleven for irrigation was ordered. a compulsory education measure was introduced. resolutions on irrigation and anti-Chinese immigration were presented. Adjourned to Monday. In Bismarck North Dakota Governor Mellette denounced ballot fraud. a state line adjustment committee was appointed. adjourned to tomorrow. In Sioux Falls South Dakota talks on suspending mineral entries on school lands continued with petitions for election safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortena
Mont
Eaton
Bismarck
Oak
Mellette
New Co
Sullivan Arrest, Release Shocks Nashville Crowd
A Louisville & Nashville train brought John L. Sullivan and his party to Nashville where police briefly detained them on rumor of a requisition. After a brief struggle, Chief Slack threatened with a pistol as Sullivan resisted. Judge McAllister ordered Sullivan released on habeas corpus amid an enormous cheering crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville
William Muldoon
Sullivan
Slack
Johnson
Brooklyn
W. G. Brien
A. J. Caldwell
Thomas L. Dodd
New York
Mississippi
A. S. Colyer
Abram Demoss
Taylor
McAllister
Tennessee
Jackson
Miss
Lowry
Ohio & Missouri
Columbus
Cincinnati
Bissel
Mitchell
Kilrain
Shelbyville
William Smith
Charleston Sees Brief Earthquake Shock Tonight
A slight earthquake shock was felt in Charleston D C at 9:47 p m lasting about three seconds. The tremor moved north to south with a vibratory motion and was accompanied by a faint noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Seraphita and Other Works Review From Leisure Hour
Critics assess Balzac and Parsons, noting Seraphita’s occult themes and the need for restraint in interpretation. Robbery Under Arms is praised for pace and character, while A Sage of Sixteen is seen as moral yet sentimental. Cleopatra and John Charaxes draw mixed judgments on prose and translation. Reading notes emphasize contrasts, with Oliphant’s Seen and the Unseen series closing the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Oliphant
Honore de Balzac
Katharine Prescott Worreley
George Frederic Parsons
Boston
Roberts Bros
Price
Bush
Australia
Rolf Bolderwood
New York
Macmillan & Co
W. B. Clarke & Co
L. B. Walford
Henry Holt & Co
Mixed catalog of novels and prices from Boston listings
Boston catalogs show titles received from Estes Lauriat and W B Clarke. Cleopatra A Novel by Haggard appears with Harper pricing 25 cents. John Charazes a Civil War tale by Peter Boylston listed. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen by Oliphant from Roberts Brothers, price 125 dollars?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
H. Rider Haggard
New York
Harper & Bros
John Charazes
America
Peter Boylston
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott, Company
W. B. Clarke & Co
Margaret O. W. Oliphant
Roberts Bros. Price
Fires Rage Through Multiple Facilities Across Several Towns
A July fire at American Provision Co. in Curcaco Illinois caused extensive damage to its top floors storing ham and lard, with dense smoke nearly suffocating firefighters. Across Fast Cornish G Philbrick’s drug store and Gilman’s jewelry shop saw a burglary after a blast, while Dr. Philbrick and Dr. Murrells offices burned. Other losses affected a harness shop, a dwelling, and various stores with uninsured or partially insured stocks. Separate blazes damaged woollen mills in Rhode Island and a bakery, with investigations into arson and insured losses continuing.
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Curcaco
Ang Pany
Bancor
Daly
Cornish
G. Philbrick
Charles S. Gilman
Gilman
Philbrick
Murrell
S. Kingsbury
Luthersmith
R. J Masson
C. Edmands
Frank
Tibado
Frank Kiley
J. D. & M. Cochrane
George F. Hill
Rincetown
John Moody & Sons
Bruceton
Ant Street
5. Schntz
Pleasit
Overhead check in horse driving debated by Boston writer
In a July 10 1889 note from Boston a writer disputes the overhead or over draw reminder used by horse dealers to control flighty horses. He argues the device masks incompetence and questions safety and intelligence in drivers while warning about common failures of the ordinary check rein when driving single and often stationary.
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Boston
Auction Sales of Building Lots on Beacon Street Area
Public Auction Tuesday July 23 at 11 A M in the Goal Exchange room No 7 Kilby Street Boston. Plans show multiple lots on Low Beacon Webster Park and Marion Streets Corey Hill 20 lot tract by Beacon and Tappan Streets and other Beacon district sites near Englewood Avenue and Reserve Station. Plans include houses with 7 to 11 rooms, stables, modern conveniences, and ocean inland views. Prospective buyers may obtain plans and terms from S R Knights & Co Auctioneers at 226 Washington Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Room of Goal Exchange
Kilby Street
Low Beacon
Webster Streets
Park and
Marion Streets
Park Street
Corey Hill
Beacon Street
Prospect Avenue
Beacon and Tappan Streets
Winthrop Rod
Beacon
Samuset Streets
Englewood Avenue
Chestnut Hil Reservoir
Boston
State Street
S.R. Knights & CO
Washington Street
Auction Notice at 56 Warren Street on July 18
Auctioneers announce a sale at 56 Warren Street on Thursday July 18 at 4 oclock D M on the premises. The 5 story brick building includes a store and 4 suites of 7 rooms each, well rented, about 2238 square feet of land frontage 3042 feet by 75 deep. Elevator present, promising good investment value in a growing location. A 500 deposit is required at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruggles Streets
John J. Egan
Halsey Boardman
Suffolk
Boston
South Boston
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachsetts
Silver Street
South Boston Association
Halsey J. Boardman
Clark University Preparations Advance in Worcester
Preparations for Clark University opening proceed as Professor Albert Michelson plans to lecture on Light at the Lowell Institute in Boston next winter. Dr Oskar Bolza of Germany is named assistant professor of mathematics. Over 150 fellowship applications, two appointed: Dr F Tuckerman of Boston and Alexander McAdie of New York City, both specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worchester
Clark University
Albert Michelson
Lowell Institute
Boston
Physical Laboratory
Oskar Bolza
Germany
F. Tuckerman
Amherst
Alexander McAdie
New York City
Snow and Co Auctioneers Fruit Sales Schedule
Snow and Co commission merchants and auctioneers announce regular fruit sales every Tuesday and Friday at 1 p.m. at their premises 21 North Market Street and 2 Falcon Street. Local buyers and traders are invited to attend and bid on available lots.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Ely
That National University
Massachusetts Regiment
Long Branch Road
Charles Mitchell
Pony Moore
Robert Lowky
Suallivan
John L
NEW Books
Balzac
Parsons
Seraphita
Peace de Chagrin
Louis Lambert
Swedenborg
le Pore Goriot
Eugénie Grandet
Dick Marston
Maria Edgeworth
Mrs. Walford
Cleopatra
James Brown Potter
Mr. Rider Haggard
Cesar
Egypt
Octavian
Jerce
Mr. Haggard
Meleager
Andrew Lang
John Charaxes
Frederick the Great
Wouter van Twiller
Boylston
Isabella Bradshaw
Henry Brewster
East Cornish
Essex Street
Nathan Rosenfeld
Mary E. Morse
Morse
S. R. Knights & Coo
Washington &T
Main St
Cambridgeport
West End Land Company
Beacon, Webster, Park, Marion, Tappan and
Summer Streets
Winthrop Road
Road No. 8
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Tremont Street
Royal Dakowpek Co
Log Wall St
N.Y
Cyrus L. Harris & CO
Doane Street
Maud Cc
East Boston
Simpson's
North Side
California Fruit
Duane Plums
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Gideon Beck & Son
Eliot Street
Washington and
Tremont
George Wheatlawa
County of Essex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Francis L. Brown
County of
Commonwealth
Harriette Walker
Roxbury
Cobden Street
Kingsbury
Lana
Brown
Walker
William Fowler
Edward C. R. Walker
SALE
Richards
Reade & New York
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