The Death of Christina Aumond in New York
Christina Aumond, once a Boston resident and companion to Mrs Lamont, died in New York after a troubled life across multiple cities. Her husband Edward Johnson, a Boston cashier, said she had a weakness for strong drink and that their separation followed years of strain. He spoke of her wealth and education and of their failed marriage and his own employment changes due to her problems.
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Christina Aumond
Daniel Lamont
New York
Warren Street
Edward Johnson
New York City
Josephine Aumond
Manchester
N. H
Boston
Ottawa
Johnson
Columbus Avenue
Co. E. Johnson
Miss Aumond
Canada
British Northwest Gold Mining Company Forms in Spattle
J Edward Addicks a Delaware gas magnate heads a group of speculators with 5 million dollars in capital organized under the British Northwest Gold Mining Company to work gravel beds along the Caribee River for gold in Spattle Washington.
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Spattle, Wash
British Northwest Gold Mining Company
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware Gas King
Caribee River
Old Glory Raised at Fort Ontario Evacuation Centennial
Oswego New York marked a centennial of the British leaving Fort Ontario as the last Union Jack fell on American soil. Major General Nelson A Miles and Colonel Sumner attended as military figures, with Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ward and General Porter present. Miles served as reviewing officer and Porter delivered the afternoon oration at the fort.
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Oswego
N. Y
Fort Ontario
Nelson A. Miles
Sumner
Sixth Cavalry
Thomas Ward
Rutger
Porter
Miles
Jennie Foster Found In Bridgeport After Disappearance
Jennie Foster, 16, missing from Chester Centre Massachusetts since June 28, was found in Bridgeport this afternoon by Detective Cronan and Massachusetts Humane Society agent H W Bullock. Allegedly taken by W H Curtis, 45, who is under arrest at Chester Centre awaiting trial. He allegedly dressed her as a boy and tried to remove her from the state. Her parents were notified. Foster had been employed at Huber's ice cream saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Jennie Foster
Chester Centre
Mass
Cronan
H. W. Bullock
Massachusetts Humane Society
W. H. Curtis
Huber
Three Cambridge Fires Struck Across City Streets
Cambridge fire department responded to three fires yesterday morning. Edward Kendall & Sons machine shop on Main street suffered a very slight loss with unknown origin. A three story Grove street tenement lost about $600. A small Bow and Plymouth street wooden building used as a Chinese laundry burned with about $10 loss.
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Cambridge
Edward Kendall & Sons
Main Street
Grove Street
Bow and
Plympton Street
Old Orchard Excursion From Boston Promoted by Rail Line
Old Orchard, a popular North Shore beach, is the day trip target. The Boston & Maine railroad plans a Tuesday July 21 excursion, with $1.50 round trip from Boston. Tickets limited at city ticket office 322 Washington St. Special train departs Boston Union Station 8 a.m.. return trip from Old Orchard 5:30 p.m. and onward to Boston.
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Old Orchard
North Shore
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Washington Street
Boston Union Station
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line
Phila
Charleston
Savannah
Wilmington
F. P. Wing
Central Wharf
E. B. Sampson
State St
Romantic Divorce Wish Hits George C Spann Courtship
New York July 16 George Carlton Spann a lawyer from Alabama now seeks an absolute divorce from Juliette Brown Spann. They wed Dec 15 after a rapid courtship begun from a chance meeting on Twenty third Street. Spann alleges he was drugged at the ceremony and later learned of a secret marriage in a strange apartment. He cites nervous illness and a resort retreat as factors in his decision to end the marriage.
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Juliette Brown
George Carleton Spain
New York
George Carlton Spann
Alabama
Carrington, Spa € Fora & Spann
No. 115
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Miss Brown
Juliette
Juliette Brown Spann
Dr. Littlefield
West Fifty-sixth Street
John Callahan
No. 280
Connecticut
Patriotic Lecture on Bradford and Winthrop Journals
Edwin D. Mead opened the fourteenth series of patriotic lectures at Old South Meeting House noting Bradford and Winthrop journals as key American history sources. He praised New England historians and poets as foundational to early culture. He argued Winthrop founded Harvard College and led Massachusetts as a precursor to a new nation.
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Old South Meeting House
America
Edwin D. Mead
Bradford
Winthrop
Governor Bradford
New England
John Smith
Smith
John Winthrop
Harvard College
Washington
Massachusetts
New England Confederacy
Southampton
New World
Pos
Wennerberg Held In 500 Bond In Caucus Conspiracy Case
Frank Wennerberg and W W Campbell were held in municipal court by Judge Dewey on $500 bonds each for the Superior Court on a complaint alleging a conspiracy to hinder voters at the Republican caucus in Ward 9 on June 3. They waived examination.
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Frank Wennerberg
W. W. Campbell
Municipal Criminal Court
Dewey
Superior Court
Royal Betrothal at Alcsuth Castle in Hungary
Prince Louis Philip Robert Duc d Orleans of Bourbon Orleans was formally betrothed at Alcsuth Castle Hungary to Archduchess Marie Dorothea Amelie daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria. He is 27 and she 29.
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Vienna
Louis Philip Robert
Duc d’Orleans
House of Bourbon-Orleans
Alcsuth Castle
Hungary
Marie Dorothea Amelie
Archduke Joseph of
Austria
Girl Keeps the Ring in Suit Over Engagement Jewelry
New York July 15 Dr Hubbard W Mitchell once defendant in a breach of promise suit now sues Miss Lillian G Thompson for return of a $790 ring. Thompson says she valued the ring little, aims to teach him a lesson in good faith. judge rules for Thompson.
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New York
Hubbard W. Mitchell
Mary Florence Lynch
Lillian G. Thompson
Jefferson Avenue
Mitchell
Lynch
Wife After 17 Years Married in Cincinnati’s Odd Vow
In Cincinnati a 42-year-old Peter Brown and Florence E. Lide 38 consented to wed at Rev R E Smith after a long living together in Bridgeport Conn and raising five children. Brown sought his wife after she ran off with George McKinney. She agreed to marry but would not return until formal vows were exchanged.
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Cincinnati
R. E. Smith
Peter Brown
Florence E. Lide
Bridgeport
Conn
George McKinney
My. Smith
Settlement Offer in Walker Taylor & Co Creditors Case
In Brockton on July 15 the committee of creditors reports Walker Taylor & Co Campello shoe makers owe 44815.81 with assets 27000. Assets include 12026 accounts 2713 cash 15000 stock in process and 4350 machinery. A 35 percent cash offer in twenty days was recommended for acceptance. The firm may restart operations.
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Brockton
Walker, Taylor & Co
Campello
Married in London Blaker Baker and Mrs Kip Tie Knot
The marriage of John Blake Baker and Mrs. Sarah Annie Kip was held at St George's Church in London with no choir or bridal party due to a recent death. The bride entered with her son Henry Kip, Ambassador Bayard presented her, and guests included Chauncey Depew and Dr John French. A reception followed at Long's Hotel before a tour departure.
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London
John Blake Baker
Sarah Annie Kip
St. George's Church
Henry S. Kip
Ambassador Bayard
Chauncey M. Depew
G. N. Stanton
Study Old World Terminals Seeks European Rail Hub Expertise
Mr John C Sanborn will become general manager of the Boston Terminal Company. He left New York for Europe yesterday to study the terminal facilities of old world railroad stations before starting duties. He is accompanied by three chief engineers F S Curtis L B Bidwell and Walter Shepard.
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John C. Sanborn
Boston Terminal Company
New York
Europe
Old World
F. S. Curtis
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
L. B. Bidwell
New England
Walter Shepard
Boston & Albany
Dorchester men capture burglar after break in
Christopher Liney and his 16-year-old son Joe of 8 Romsey Street Dorchester held up a burglar early yesterday morning. The intruder with two others tried to enter the unoccupied home of Mr Michael Campbell across the street. The man caught was identified as Robert Connor of Providence.
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Christopher Liney
Joe
Romsey Street
Dorchester
Michael Campbell
Robert, Connor
Providence
Market slides as heavy selling and gold exports loom
A volatile session sees weak underlying demand with aggressive bear pressure. Gold for export tomorrow dampens sentiment while government bonds weaken. Directors at Massachusetts Pipe Line plan to issue 15 percent of 1 million in stock and build a sixty oven plant, with Montana and Old Dominion stocks in focus as insiders unload and speculative mining remains precarious.
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Grangers
Chicago
Europe
L. von Hoffman & Co
Lazard Freres
Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Henry M. Whitney
Frederick Tudor, Jr
Albert N. Parlin
Henry F. Dimock
Fred S. Pearson
George B. M. Harvey
James Phillips, Jr
George H. Towle
Whitney
Halifax
Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co
Montana
Thomas Nelson
Old Dominion
Boston
Tamarack
Kearsarge
Central Masachusetts
Mexican Central
Oregon
Bay State Gas
Dominion Coal
Union Pacific Sytem
Oregon Short Line
Vanderbilts
Corneius Vanderbilt
Atchison
Wisconsin Central
George Coppell
Utah Northern
Pinkham
Centennial stock receipts report by Wilson Fay & Co
Sales reported by Wilson W Fay & Co at No 7 State Street list 50 Centennial receipts. The brief item notes trading activity in miscellaneous stock exchange matters without further details on prices or participants.
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Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Veessy
ENGINE MEN KILLED IN RAILROAD CRASH NEAR QUINCY
On the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy main line seven miles northeast of Quincy a switch engine struck the freight engine at a sharp curve. Engineer Fred Hammer and fireman Frank Athey were killed. engineer Wansteinberg and fireman Fred Smith were fatally or seriously injured. Passengers aboard the freight’s way car escaped harm. Collision blamed on misunderstood orders.
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Quincy
Ill
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
William Wansteinberg
Fred Smith
Eubanks
Fred Hammer
Frank Athey
Smith
Vansteinberg
Ancient and Honorable Artillery reception plans
The arranging committee for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company’s London visit return met last evening. They invite President Cleveland Governor Wolcott and staff Mayor Quincy and City Council, plus other distinguished guests to the reception. An escort will include the First Regiment M V W M, National Lancers, Battery A, and possibly other local units. The committee is Cap tain William Hatch Jones chair Colonel Edward Wyman Sergeant Edwin E. Snow John B. Patterson Colonel Joseph Parsons John Newman Quartermaster John H. Peak Quartermaster-Sergeant W. H. Willey Lieutenant Edward Sullivan.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
London
Cleveland
Wolcott
Quincy
First Regiment
M. Vv. M
National Lancers
Battery A
Ancients
William Hatch Jones
Edward Wyman
Edwin E. Snow
John B. Patterson
Joseph Parsons
John Newman
John H. Peak
W. H. Willey
Edward Sullivan
Train Held Up by Tramps Near Sioux City
The Chicago through mail on the Illinois Central due at 8:30 p m was hijacked by tramps between Fort Dodge and Le Mars last night. Twenty hoboes armed with clubs assaulted the train crew and injured baggage man Williams, forcing a newsboy to hide. Desperate fights occurred at Remsen and Ovens before Le Mars officers arrived and routed the mob.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
le Mars
Williams
Remsen
Ovens
Naronic Sailed From Liverpool. Iceberg Warning Reported
A July 15 report from London reveals a White Star Line bottle found at Hoylake with the message Struck iceberg sinkin g ocean Naronic. The Naronic, a freighter of the line, departed Liverpool July 11, 1893, bound for New York and has since been heard from.
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London
White Star Line
Hoylake
Naronic
Unit Star Line
Liverpool
New York
Shipping News Miniature Almanac
Maritime notices list arrivals at various ports with steamers Georgian Farrington Page Sanderson Waldron Bay State Snowman City of Gloucester Ethelred Hopkins Olivette Howes Gloucester Howes Stanwood Newman etc. Vessels include tugs and towing barges with destinations in London Hull Cumberland St. John Jam. N. B. N.Y. Philadelphia and more.
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Philadelphian
Liverpool
Mlrvette
Halifax
N. S
Kong Frode
Newport News
Frostburg
Baltimore
Highland Light
Indian
Philadelphia
H. F. Dimock
New York
Reading
Portsmouth
Storm King
Y. J. Carleton
John J. Hanson
Kennebec
Washington, D. C
Eagle Wing
Portland
Florence I. Lockwood
Lena Pickup
Bonaventure
P. Q
Clara Rankin
Mereghan
Stella Mand
St. John
N. B
Wambeek
Sunrise
Harborville
Muriel
Bear River
Brookline
Georgian
Farrington
London
Furness
Comprehensive Rail Timetable Across New England and New York
A dense list of trains from New York to numerous New England destinations with multiple daily departures. It covers Park Square and Boston routes via Hartford Norwich lines and connections to Poughkeepsie Danbury Waterbury Providence and scattered stops including Norwichtown New London Providence Pawtucket Milford and Walpole.
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New York
Hartford
Park Square
Norwich
Chicago
West
Erie
West Shore R. R
New Burg
Fishkill Landing
Hopewell Junction
Poughkeepsie
Waterbury
Rockville
Willimantic
Through Car Service In Effect June 22 1896 Boston Albany
Boston and Albany Railroad timetable summary lists multiple through services from Boston to Albany Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and New York with varied departures 8 30 am 10 30 am 2 pm 3 pm 7 15 pm 11 pm and 12 noon plus a New York Limited at 4 pm Daily. Sleeper and dining cars included. Tickets and time tables available at city and station offices. Hanson Genl Passenger Agent.
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Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Canada Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Fast Illinois
Chicago
C & St Louis
Delaware & Hudson
del, Lack & West
Lead Trust Seas
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan Elevated
Michigan Central
Missouri Pacific
Mobile & Ohio
New Oo
Ny&n
New Jersey Central
New York Central
Ont & West
Northern Pacific
Northwestern
Pacific Mail
Peo, Dee & Evans Ae
Pullman Palace Car Co
Reading Ee
Rock Isand
Southern Pacific
Sugar Ethene
Tenn Coal & Iron
Seta
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
den & Gulf
US Express
Wabash
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Southern Railway
Bay State Gas
Boston
Albany
Wagner
Beaton
Saratoga
Heragg
R. R
Cincinnati
Big Four
Michigan Central R. R
St. Louis
Detroit
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Springfield
NEW_ YORK LIMITED
Washington St
Kneeland St
Hanson
Gen
American Line
Southampton
London
St.paul
Tondon
Havre
Paris
International Navigation CO
Bowlin Green
L. H. Palmer
State House
Bosto
New York to Boston Rail and Sound Line Schedules
Historic timetable dated June 29 1896 outlines Far East style rail and steamship connections from Park Square Station Boston to New York via New Haven and Hartford lines. It lists Shore Line routes Bay State Limited Day Express Afternoon Express and several steamship connections from Fall River Providence Stonington Norwich lines with named vessels and departure times.
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New Y York
Park Square
Boston
New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Shore Line
New London
New Haven
Bay State Limited
Willimantic
Air Line
Fall River Line
Fail and Sound
Fail River
Newport
Priscilla
Puritan
Fall River
Plymouth
Pilairim
Atewport
Providence
Fox Point
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Stonington
Stopington
Maine
New Hampshire
Norwich
City OF Lowell
City OF Worcester
Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Rail Steamship Service
Schedule notes for the Mary liner and Colonial Express routes via Shore Line and Pennsylvania R. A. through tickets available at 3 Old State House and Park Square station. Includes parlor car seats berths in sleeping cars and state rooms on steamers. Limited seating capacity for parlor cars and special ticket requirements.
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Pascoag
Park Square Station
Summer St
Oston. Co
Peter Clark
W. R. Babcoce
Pas’r Agt
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Shore Line
Pennsylvania R. A
Mary
Colonial Express
Federal Express
Old State House
Ark Square
Soo
Senera
M A. C
Ken Pass
Trafi
Gen
L. H. Palmer
Boston Pass
Old State
Dr Tolman Promises Fast Relief for Ladies
An old advertisement states that Dr Tolman at 170 Tremont Street offers a monthly regulator claiming proven success with hundreds of women. It asserts no failures, rapid relief in 2 to 5 days, no pain or danger, and available by mail or office visit with free consultation and truthful replies, price two dollars.
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Tolman
Tremont St
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Richardson & Barnard
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J. P. Beckwith
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Hoosac Tunnel
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Warren & CO
Milk St
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Gainsborough Street
Longwood Avenue
City Hall
Telford
Benji. W. Wells
Boston Transit Commission
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Beacon Street
Albert C. Burrage
B. Leighton Beal
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
J. W. Reilly
Ord. Dept
Comdg
Pfeil
Chichester Chem St Hilada
DR. Bell
Cazenove St
Columbus
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