Fire destroys furniture factory risking large loss at Second and Thorndike
Fire at Cobb Buzzell furniture works at the corner of Second and Thorndike streets caused extensive stock damage estimated between eighteen and twenty thousand dollars. The four story wood building suffered major losses on the top floor including mahogany dressers and cheval glass frames. Fire officials rapid response prevented greater devastation and the lower floors were saved from major damage.
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Cambridge
Cobb & Buzzell
Keeler & Co
Second
Thorndike
Casey
Hotel la Touraine
Martha Schafer
Cincinnati
Gildelsia Estate
R. P. Buzzell
Touraine
Buzzell
Gold Dredge Reports Vast Northwest Gold Find
Captain Tuttle confirms immense Yukon gold activity with five five gallon cans of coarse gold found in a cave. Letter from St Michael's notes California 49 style profits, large saloon takings, and claims of two million washed out to date with many dumps untapped.
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Northwest Territory
Francis Tuttle
Bear
St. Michael's
Yukon River
Tuttle
California
Eleventh Massachusetts Veteran Association Reunion Held at Nahant
The Eleventh Massachusetts Veteran Association met at Basa Point House Nahant for its annual reunion. Officers elected included President Daniel H Harmond Lowell and Secretary Treasurer Charles R Mansfield Lynn. Seven members died during the year.
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Lynn
Massachusetts Veteran Association
Basa Point House
Nahant
Daniel H. Harmond
Lowell
Frank W. Thompson
Boston
Charlies R. Mansfield
Charles H. Sullivan
Chares Parker
Arlington
Walter Corbett
South Boston
Peter F. Rourke
Cambridge
William F. Donovan
Togus
Alexander Sullivan
Elbridge H. Breed
W. K Howard
Georges W. Peabody
East Boston
Frank Handy
Dorchester
Charles R. Mansfield
James H. Croft
George W. Calef
Princess dowager punishes Prince Tsai for birthday woes
In Vancouver on July 21 the princess dowager of China confines Prince Tsai for life in a dungeon for not congratulating her on her birthday and for refusing to worship his ancestors. He loses his title and faces public whipping until he begs mercy.
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Vancouver
B. C
Princess Dowager of
China
Prince Tsai
Jay Mills Resume Starts Jay Paper Plant Restart
Jay Mills Me July 21 The big four machine paper plant at Jay Paper Manufacturing Company began operations this morning after receivership earlier in the year. Prospects favor the plant reaching full operation soon.
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Jay, Me
Big Four Machine Paper
Jay Paper Manufacturing Company
On to Klondyke gold rush excites Pacific coast
A Seattle dispatch reports a Klondyke gold fever sweeping the West. Prospective miners flood steamers to Alaska, believing in quick fortunes despite warnings. Tales include deck hands turning up with $150,000 in gold and Miss Bessie Thomas aiming north, while Clarence Berry’s Yukon strike brings $130,000 in gold and a web of claims across Forty Mile.
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North Dakota
B. R. Shaw
Seattle
Dawson City
Shaw
California
Dawson
Yukon
Puget Sound
Alaska
St. Michael’s
Pacific
Bessie Thomas
San Francisco
Arctic
Miss Thomas
Clarence J. Berry
Berry
Fresno
Selma
Fresno County
Ethel Bush
Juneau
Forty Mile
Grand Hotel
Bonanza Creek
Klondike returner tells tale of luck and gold
William Henry Marstens, a Klondike pioneer, arrived on the Port land with $100 in gold after seven harsh years in the northwest. He narrowly missed an earlier voyage home due to lack of money and pride, finally finding fortune by chance when news of the Klondike reachers reached him near Juneau.
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England
Maretens
Marstens
Devonshire
Eng
Oxford
Kentucky
San Francisco
Northwest Territory
William Henry Marstens
North
Juneau
Puget Sound
Newport meeting organizes Klondyke gold field venture
A Newport Kentucky meeting formed a company to send 100 men to the Klondyke gold fields with each paying $1000. They plan rail travel to San Francisco to buy an iron vessel costing about $60 000 to be shared as headquarters and transport. Twelve attendees signed the agreement.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Klondyke
P. H. Wilson
H. A. Toburn
Wilson
Death mystery in Fishkill linked to Dinsmore household
New York reports the death of Selma Larson, a parlor maid for Mrs. Clarence Dinsmore, with English butler William Chauvell dismissed after champagne accusations. Chauvell denies involvement and recalls his gift of wine to the Wickstrom sisters while noting his own steadfast presence at the hospital and funeral. The case hinges on Chauvell's actions after Selma's illness.
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New York
Selma Larson
Clarence Dinsmore
General Hospital
Fishkill
William Chauvell
Dinsmores
Charles Wickstrom
East Ninety-second Street
Chauvell
Fourth Avenue
His Race to Fishkill and a Mysterious Package
A man hurried by bicycle to Fishkill to visit a dying girl in a hospital. He sought a parcel found in her belongings, claiming it contained mineral water while others say champagne. Before death she whispered of a package Willie sent, and after her passing Mrs. Wickstrom learned he had taken a parcel from the bedside.
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Selma
Mrs. Wickstrom
Willie
Local Officials Convicted in Paying Fraud Cases
J. Richard Mulrey former city paving division clerk and contractor Thomas F. Finneran were implicated in paying fraud cases. Both faced legal action as part of the probe into municipal contracting practices.
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J. Richard Mulrey
City Paving Division
Thomas F. Finneran
Mystery Surrounds Miss Larson Death and Suspect Denials
Witness accounts describe William Chauvell as innocent and deeply attached to Miss Larson while defending his absence from Staatsburg after his discharge. Legal notices note stays denied for Mulrey and Finneran with appeals possible to the United States courts, and previews of a Supreme Court hearing next fall.
Prominent Butler Involved In Selma Larson Tragedy
William Chavuvell head butler to Clarence Dinsmore appears central to the events before Selma Larson's death. He counseled her, arranged a New York train ticket, gave gifts, and sent a letter to Mrs. Wickstrom via Selma, signaling a close personal involvement.
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William Chavuvell
Clarence Dinsmore
Selma Larson
New York
Annexation Bill Follows Ha waii Treaty Uncertainty
Washington July 21 Senate foreign relations committee discussed Morgan's annexation bill for Hawaii and postponed action pending the fate of the annexation treaty. The panel plans to present the bill for prompt action if the treaty fails, and will study the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with a sub committee of Morgan, Lodge and Cullom.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
Hawaii
Senate
Morgan, Lodge and Cullom
Waterville Doctor Dies After Heat Travel Morphine Cause
Waterville Me July 2 Dr David Malcolm 78 ill and near death after being taken by Deputy Sheriff Charles Jones in heat to Waterville to testify as a witness. Relatives plan manslaughter action against the deputy alleging negligence. State that a doctor’s dose of morphine hastened his decline.
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Waterville
David Malcolm
Malcolm
Charles Jones
China
Jones
Grandfather
Grant on police morals in New York sparks resignation talk
Police Commissioner Fred D. Grant told the police board that Captain Groo’s case involved failing to suppress a disorderly house and warned against disgracing the force for evidence. He said the force should not be demoralized into liars and sneaks and offered to resign if his views diverged from colleagues and the Mayor.
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New York
Fred D. Grant
Police Board
Groo
Willis in San Francisco and Taunton
Samuel B. Willis, father of Herbert A. Willis the life-sentence murder defendant, reappears in San Francisco after disappearing June 14. A Taunton Bank check cashed there confirms his location. he is believed en route to the Alaska gold field. An old sailor, he knows the Northwest.
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Taunton
Samuel B. Willis
Herbert A. Willis
Frederick W. Strange
Willis
Taunton Bank
San Francisco
Alaska
Northwest Territory
British patrol strengthens Behring Sea sealing force
Vancouver reports the British government dispatching a stronger patrolling force to Behring Sea sealing fisheries. The Wild Swan and Pheasant have already sailed, with the Amphion, Rainbow, and another cruiser to follow from the China fleet.
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Vancouver
B. G
Behring Sea
Reval
China
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A. H. Stanley
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Burt Hudson
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Cariboo
Beecher
Weare
Circle City
Massachusetts
Jay Mills
Bel Be Sle
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Portland
London
McIntosh
Canadian Mounted Police
Yukon Valley
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Bowker
Great Northwest
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Ppos
Warren Street
Wiss Larson
Butler
Fishkill Hospital
Mulrey and
Finneran
Miss Larson
New York City
Staatsburg
James M. Barker
Supreme Court
United States
Mulrey
House of Correction
Mulvey
Nawn and
Kimball
McLaughlin
Blodgett
Sai
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Spitz Bros
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Summer ST
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