Young Harry G Creel in Boston Fraud Case
A 16 year old claiming University of Pennsylvania ties and living in Harrisburg is jailed in Boston for uttering worthless bank checks and larceny of baggage checks. He traveled from New York last week, stayed at several hotels with stolen baggage checks, and attempted multiple bank checks before vanishing. Police traced him to Thorndike Vendome and Copley Square hotels, found multiple checks, baggage tags, and a pawn ticket on his person. Authorities seek his parents as records list Philadelphia and Harrisburg origins.
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Harry G. Green
University of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Boston
New York
Thorndike
Damon
Brunswick
Copley Square
Boston & Albany
Fall River Line
First National Bank
Young Green
Green
Estes
Vendome
Manufacturers’ National Bank
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Cohen
Philadelphia
Charlestown teen charged in burglary and arson spree
James Canty a 16 year old Charlestown boy was taken into custody yesterday for complicity with James Leary and Alexander Crawford in setting fire to and robbing M Samuel's store at 62 Main street Charlestown last Saturday night. Several other places were entered and goods and money taken. The three boys were found in suspicious circumstances early Sunday and arrested. Canty had previously escaped and was missing until yesterday. The trio face a hearing today.
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James Canty
Charlestown
James Leary
Alexander Crawford
M. Samuel
Main Street
Canty
Alleged Horse Thief John Kimball Referred to Court
A 12 year old from Malden was arraigned in the South Boston Police Court for horse theft. Police report he has caused trouble for years, with accomplices his age. The group stole a team on State Street, repainted the wagon in Quincy, and hoisted a plan to sell it. They also took vegetables along the route. Kimball was taken after identities linked him to the act. His mother said she could do nothing, and a Maiden officer called him irreconcilable. The hearing continued the next morning.
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John Kimball
Malden
South Boston
John
Kimball
Boston
State Street
George W. Guston
Quincy
Andrews Square
Youth Arrested in Stable Burglary on Barton Street
Joseph Corcoran aged 17 of 8 Poplar Avenue West End was arrested early yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering the stable of James B McHugh at 68 Barton Street. Police say he stole a riding saddle valued at about $25 along with 75 feet of rope and a pulley block from the stable on the night of June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Corcoran
Poplar Avenue
West End
James B. McHugh
Barton Street
Corcoran
Rev Dr Brooks Buried In Quiet Interment At Mt Auburn
The body of Rev Dr Arthur Brooks was moved from Trinity Church chapel to Mt Auburn for burial with no public service. Family and close relatives attended as the hearse arrived at 11 and the service was read by Rev J C Brooks. Attendees included Mrs Brooks, Rev J C Brooks, W G Brooks, Mr and Mrs West, J A Parker, Mrs Parker, Waldo Willard, and Rev J W Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brooks
Trinity Church
Mt. Auburn
Boston
New York
Trinity
J. C. Brooks
Brooks
W. G. Brooks
ABA Gets Eighteenth Annual Meeting In Detroit
The American Bar Association will hold its eighteenth annual meeting in Detroit from August 27 to 30. President James C. Carter of New York will deliver the opening address. The annual address will be by Hon. William H. Taft, judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. Other speakers include Pro Se Sag etc.
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American Bar Association
Detroit
James C. Carter
New York
William H. Taft
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Bridie
Worcester Nashua Rochester railroad bonds approved amid dividend critique
The railroad commissioners approved a staged bond issue up to 1 454 000 while noting the company has paid unearned dividends totaling 569 219 and earned only 4 5 percent annually. They insist no new funded debt beyond the approved limit and urge gradual debt reduction with at least 1 percent set aside annually for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad
Depew Portrays Liberal Losses and Irish Dilemmas
London July 19 Chauncey M Depew of New York arriving on the Paris voiced views on the Liberal setback saying it may purge the party of a noisy socialist minority and expose the Irish question to greater strain If violence is avoided Home Rule would remain central but Lords reform looms If Irish unity holds the Liberals may grant a tempered Home Rule as a step forward rather than a rejection of the cause
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London
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Southampton
Paris
Liberal Party
United Kingdom
Depew
House of Commons
House of Lords
Ireland
United States
Trade outlook steady as fall demand seen rising
Bradstreet reports continued industrial and commercial strength with gains in iron, steel, copper, petroleum, and building materials. Despite midsummer quiet in some lines, overall trade volumes exceed last year. Bank clearings dip slightly but remain upbeat, while corn and wheat crops look strong in Nebraska and the Northwest.
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New York
Bradstreet
Bessemer
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisville
Cleveland
Nebraska
South Dakota
Duluth
South Carolina
Augusta
Texas
Louisiana
Jacksonville
Pacific Coast
California
United States
Montreal
Quebec
Ontario
Quebec City
Toronto
Halifax
Prince Edward Island
Knights of Labor Propose Nationwide Bank Note Boycott
General Master Workman Sovereign calls for a boycott of national bank notes, blaming banks for demonetization and financial ills. Treasury officials dismiss it as a political move that harms the government and would not yield lasting effect, noting legal reforms, not boycotts, are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Workman
The
Knights of Labor
Farmers’ Alliance
People’s Party
Reform Organizations
Treasury
Ministers Unite For Town Hall Meeting On July Second
A July 19 notice invites all Christian ministers to a union meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday July 2, starting at 9 30 am. The gathering follows a successful New Year event and is open to Catholic and Protestant clergy alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Midsummer dulness noted in trade review
From New York July report by R G Dun and Co. weekly trade review, midsummer dullness affects demand and prices. Wheat and corn lower, gold exports and Treasury July results slight. wage advances persist, strikes rise, production still rising in iron works. Wool markets mixed with lagging sales, worsteds strong, lightweight woollens weak, and cautious buying amid July’s weaker sentiment.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Coates Bros
Philadelphia
London
Dngeprakatione
Tal Hands
Trade Trends and Labor Strikes Signal Mixed Industrial Outlook
The textile and garment sectors show mixed activity with wage increases at several cotton mills and looming or ongoing strikes. While overall materials hold firm prices, higher costs depress buying. July Boston shipments reach 269 011 cases, exports down 10 percent, imports up 23 percent, and failures rise to 3 503 982 dollars for the first eleven days of July, with manufacturing and trading sectors affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Canada
Wages Increase Posted at Atlantic Cotton Mills
Lawrence, July 19. Notice of an advance in wages was posted at the Atlantic Cotton Mills today. The amount of increase is not stated. It will take effect Aug. 5. A reduction was made in the wages of the employees of the mill in September, 1893, and the pay has remained the same since then.
Bank clerks indicted for false entries in large sum
Erie July 19 three clerks of the National Bank of Arizona H L Claybaugh Harry A Gardner and Mayberry Miller were indicted in U S Court for making false entries totaling between twenty and thirty thousand dollars indicating a major financial irregularity within the bank and the case moves to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Penn
H. L. Claybaugh
Harry A. Gardner
Mayberry Miller
The
National Bank of Arizona
United States Court
Electrician James Vaughn Dies After Live Wire Contact
James Vaughn, employed by the Long Distance Telephone Company, was stringing wires at Meeting and Thayer streets in Providence when he touched a live electric light wire. A current of 2000 volts passed through his body and he died within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. IL
James Vaughn
Long Distance Telephone Company
Meeting
Thayer
Salvationists Hold Midsummer Revival Services
The Salvationists at 8% Washington Street are enjoying a midsummer revival with Sunday services at 3 and 8 p.m. an event highlighted by devotional gatherings and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvationists
Washington Street
Massa chusetts Mexican War veterans celebrate forty seventh reunion
The Forty seventh anniversary reunion of Massa chusetts volunteers from the Mexican War was held at Hotel Nantasket yesterday July 19. About thirty to forty surviving veterans and friends joined a sail from Rowe's wharf to Nantasket then formed a procession to the hotel for a formal dinner hosted by Sturgis. Comrade Mason of Boston carried the old flag from 1846 presented by General Winfield Scott. Officers were re elected: General Samuel E Chamberlain as Commander General Nelson Vialle as vice commander and Captain George W Murch as adjutant. The day included speeches by Vaille Murch Jenks Coy Mason Grinold and Searle with readings and a rendition of Remember the Alamo and Auld Lang Syne. The event honored the memory of late Commander Henry A McGlewen and recognized veterans aged up to ninety two.
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Regiment of
Massachusetts
Hotel Nantasket
Rowe’s Wharf
Nantasket
Thomas T. Mason
Boston
Winfield Scott
Mexico
Samuel E. Chamberlain
Barre
Mass
Nelson Vialle
Providence
R. I
George W. Murch
Sturgis
D. N. Pinkham
Lynn
Henry A. McGlewen
Nelson Vaille
Harry J. McGienen
Vaille
McGlewen
Buena Vista
Albert Pike
Charles Coy
Cambridgeport
Peter M. Goff
Everett
George H. Coy
Cambridge
H. W. Chester
Monument Beach
A. Grinold
Spencer
Charles J. Searle
Lowell
Daniel M. Fetch
Newburyport
Thomas L. Jenks
George O. Neil
William C. Tride
Charles E. Hiss
Elkanah Binney
Hingham
H. R. Cooley
Albert C
Charles A. Kelley
East Boston
C. G. Hill
Charles E. Grant
Gloucester
C. S. Pitman
Swampscott
Busy General Secretary Baer Keeps Up Diligence After Union Convention
General Secretary Baer of the United Society of Christian Endeavor remains very active after the convention. He answers many sympathy and inquiry letters regarding his resignation from the secretaryship of the World's Christian Endeavor Union. Baer continues as secretary of the United Society and will fulfill former duties, likely with added tasks from the new world's union formation.
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Baer
United Society of Christian Endeavor
World’s
Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavor
General Harrison Fails To Bag Trout On First Fishing Day
Old Forge New York July 19 On his first day of fishing General Harrison with Guide Sperry fared poorly as he spent nearly the entire day boating on the lake opposite his camp. A perfect day yielded no trout and the ex president plans to concentrate on trout and salmon fishing between now and deer season visiting noted fishing spots.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Harrison
Sperry
Aid fund for widowed East Boston victim's family urged
An East Boston tragedy spurs editorials urging charity for the destitute widow of Jobin W. Wills and her six children. The Post invites donations, promising careful receipt and delivery, with current contributions totaling 1.28.
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Post
East
Boston
Jobin W. Wills
Wills
John Martin
Saedanent
Elizabeth Murray
Roxbury
F. Ww. B
Lawyer files appeal for Maria Barbero death sentence
New York on July 19 lawyer Fred B House counsel for Maria Barbero who was yesterday sentenced by Recorder Goff to death by electrocution filed a formal notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals seeking a new trial in the Court of General Sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred B. House
Maria Barbero
Goff
Court of Appeals
Court of General Sessions
Centenarian Hosea Sprague Dies at 161 in Homer
Hosea Sprague of Homer dies at 161 after a long life that began in Brimfield, Massachusetts, on December 28, 1798. His parents both lived to 100, marking a remarkably extended lineage. He passed away this morning in Cortland, New York.
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Cortland
N. Y
Hosea Sprague
Homer
Brimfield
Mass
Deserters Leave Crew of Howard Holbrook at Newfoundland
Gloucester reports that the schooner Howard Holbrook put into Newfoundland where six crew members deserted. After difficulties, the remaining crew were shipped and the voyage continued.
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Gloucester
Howard Holbrook
Newfoundland
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Boston & Maine Railroad
New England
Salvation Revival
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MRS
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