Sewerage for Watertown Post
A Watertown town meeting at City Hall elected S. Gleason moderator and approved a sewer plan. The Metropolitan Charles River Valley sewer should be ready next January, with towns along the line paying their shares. Bids lowered cost to about 86,709, saving Watertown 19,364.60. An assessment committee was to study costs. Watertown voted 160,000 sewer bonds at 4 percent.
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Watertown
Gleason
Committee On
Friends of the Sewer Committee
A. H. Sawyer
Committee of Sewers
Charles River
M. Sullivan
Little Falls
N. Y
Newton
Waltham
Committee On Sewers
Edward F. Carter
W. H. Ingraham
James D. Monahan
Joshua Stone
Samuel Walker
T. F. Gallagher
L. G. Blair
O. W. Dimick
A. Mead
Henry Skinner
C. L. Woodworth
H. H. Sawyer
J. F. Regan
F. E. Critch
Tristan and Isolde Triumph At Bayreuth Opera
An international audience packed the Wagner Theatre for a Bayreuth performance of Tristan and Isolde. Herr Alvary's nervous start gave way to masterful singing and acting, with Frau Sacher and Felix Mottl praised for superior artistry. The cast, a 186-strong ensemble, included guests Prince William of Hesse and Prince Ludwig Victor of Bavaria, underscoring the event’s aristocratic appeal.
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Bayreura
Wagner
Alvary
Herr Alvary
Tristan
Frau Sacher
Isolde
Mme. Lehmann
Felix Mottl
Carlsruhe
Mott
Carl Armbruster
London Haymarket Theatre
William of
Hesse
Ludwig Victor
Bavaria
Anhalt
Trotting in Detroit Draws 12 000 for Blue Ribbon Day
Detroit Driving Club's Blue Ribbon Day attracted 12 000 despite rain softened track conditions. The 2:27 class trotting purse 2000 with divisions, featured Little Albert and May Mitchell among entrants. Times recorded 2:24 to 2:21¾ with several entries listed. The 2:20 mile dash trotting event was canceled due to lack of entries.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Driving Club
Little Albert
Piorgiad Gy
Bold McArthur Murderer Strikes Then Vanishes in Haverhill
Haverhill July 20 The murderer McArthur was seen at 2 30 p m at the Elm House hotel after dinner he crossed the bridge to Bradford without detection Police traced him for hours then lost him A report says he may be in Epping New Hampshire officers remain on his trail The same dispatch notes the death of Spanish author and politician Alarcon in London July 20
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McArthur
Elm House
Bradford
Groveland
Boston & Maine
Reed
Epping
N. H
Cers
London
Sefior Alarcon
OMMON
Massaochu Sbrts
Middlesex
Frances A. Kopfman
Somerville
Frank A. Schirmer
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
Gkorgas M. Brooks
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
Register
Fire record across towns shows multiple blazes and alarms
A Dorchester Mill street fire destroyed a two and a half story wooden house at 20 Mill street after a prompt call to Box 373. Loss about 1500 dollars, insured, cause unknown but suspected incendiary. Additional alarms and various town fires, including a Charlestown kerosene lamp explosion and a Boston University boiler alarm, followed. July fires in Trenton and Salem recount substantial losses. A Haverhill blaze at the Durgan building caused heavy stock and machinery damage, with unknown cause.
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Mill Street
Dorchester
Tippen
Fatton Street
Hyman Goldstein
Main Street
Charlestown
Watkins Automatic
Milton Place
Trustees of
Boston University
Trenton
N.J
John A. Roebelings Sons Co
SaLem
Sreeray
North River
Acton
Nathan Johnson
Maprip
Jadraque
Province of
Guadalajara
Haverhile
Durgan
Washington Street
J. H. Durgan & Sons
J. W. Greenlay & Son
Charles Griffin
Greenlay & Sons
Durgin & Sons
Griffin
Stoneham Backs Public Park Act for Spot Pond Purchase
Stoneham voters approve adopting the public park act of 1882 as amended and authorize purchase of 24 acres on the west shore of Spot Pond from Elbridge Gerry. The meeting warned that nearby Melrose Medford and Malden seek control of the pond waters and land around it, urging defense through the park act to contest in the Legislature or courts. A second town meeting will set funding for the land purchase.
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Stoneham
Spot Pond
William B. Stevens
Elbridge Gerry
Gerry
Stevens
Melrose
Medford
Malden
Supreme Court
Rancis K. Swetser
Amos Bill
Profit Sharing A Success At Bourne Mill
The Bourne mill directors declare a 1 percent monthly dividend and a 3 percent semi annual employee wage share. Treasures report improved production and reduced waste as workers join an Employees Savings Fund demanding savings before future profit sharing. Directors vote to extend profit sharing six months from June 27, 1891 with 6 to 10 percent dividend tied to total dividends and payroll.
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Bourne
Savings Fund
George A. Chase
Militia Called Out Over Briceville Threat
Nashville governor mobilizes Tennessee troops after Warden Blevins reports 1000 men gathered between Briceville and Coal Creek ready to march on the Briceville stockade. Fourteen companies total, about 450 men, plus 100 to join in Chattanooga. Train deployments include Asheville Springfield Franklin lines with several other cities en route. Canadian shooters win second prize in McKinnon contest at Bisley England.
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Nashville
Tenn
Buchanan
Warden Blevins
Briceville
Coal Creek
Briceville Stockade
Capitol
Ashville
Springfield
Franklin
Murfreesboro
Shelbyville
Tullahoma
Sewanes
Clarksville
Lebanon
Memphis
Jackson
Chattanooga
Bricevelle
England
London
Bisley
Yearling Sale Attracts brisk bidding in New York
The yearling sale from Fair View and Kingston studs drew brisk bidding in New York on July 20. Charles Reed and James B. Ferguson sold their consignments for sums totaling $63,025, with top prices reaching $6,000 for several colts and fillies. Notable lots included Luke Blackburn-Tuscarora and Imp. Mr. Pickwick-Henlen among earnings from Reed and Ferguson's stock.
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New York
Charles Reed
James B. Ferguson
Fair View
Kingston
Reed
Mr. Ferguson
B.c
Luke Blackburn
Tuscarora
F. C. McLewee
B. c
Bold Fall River Boys Rob Furnishing Goods Store
Three boys under 13 robbed W. W. Coolidge on Pleasant Street, stealing twenty four flannel shirts. The gang of about twenty was outside. one captured confessed before being released. Police could not locate the others, Coolidge did not prosecute.
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Forl River
W. W. Coolidge
Pleasant Street
Coolidge
Manipulated Tickets Shake Eastbound Rail Markets
At a Chicago meeting of the East Sound Passenger Committee members reported brokers selling discounted tickets to Eastern points. Tickets for Boston and Maine, Fitchburg, Baltimore & Ohio, and Lackawanna routes were bought in Chicago from brokers at 10 to 20 dollars below tariff. The Erie warned it would confront scalpers to stop rate demoralization and plans immediate action.
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Chicaco
East Sound
Central Traffic Association
Chicago & Fhe
Donald
Boston & Maine
Chicago
Boston
Fitchburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Lackawanna
New York
Erie
Wreck of a Circe Steamer Off Anticosti Island
The Circe of the Donaldson line, formerly the Glams Castle, left Glasgow July 11 for Montreal and is ashore at East Cape on Anticosti Island in a fog. Broadside to sea, the ship is in a dangerous position but all on board reached shore. Built 1874, 1559 tons, 300 HP, value about $125,000.
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Montreal
Donaldson Line
Circe
Glasgow
East Cape
Anticosti
Glams Castle
Lloyds
Carnegie's Work Men on Strike at Duquesne Mill
Serious trouble reported at Duquesne Pennsylvania where Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company workers are on strike. About 400 steel workers from McKeesport Braddock and nearby points arrived this morning and block entry and exit from the mill. Sheriff McCleary with deputies on site cannot disperse crowd with available force. Amalgamated headquarters had no information of trouble by late afternoon.
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Pirrseure
Duquesne
Allegheny Bessemer Steel Company
Carnegie & Co
McKeesport
Braddock
McCleary
Amalgamated
Family Burned Up in Cray Cr ry Ill House Fire
Cray City Ill July 20 This morning all that remained of Robert James family living three miles east of here was found in the ruins of his house burnt during the night The family consisted of husband wife son daughter and grand child It is thought that either the son or father murdered the family set fire to the house and committed death by own action The son was addicted to liquor and had threatened to kill the family and the husband was subject to fits of insanity
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Cray Crry
Ill
Robert James
Here
Jaquor
Found Guilty of Drunkenness by Court Martial
The court martial case of Lieutenant George H. Evans, Company G, 10th Cavalry at Fort Grant Arizona, found him guilty of drunkenness on duty and sentenced him to dismissal from the service. The President has not yet acted on the proceedings.
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WashieTon
George H. Evans
10Th Cavalry
Fort Grant
Ariz
War Department
Run
Immigration postposes action on Russian Jewish immigrants
Washington July 20 The Superintendent of Immigration directs inspectors at New York and Boston to delay further steps regarding thirty Russian Jews at New York and eleven at Boston who were refused landing as they were assisted immigrants until the department conducts an investigation.
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Washington
New York
Boston
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