Mortgage Indebtedness and Census Experts Appointed
The Census Bureau hires three specialists to test methods for recording mortgage indebtedness across counties. Their aim is to refine data collection by using records, with special agents handling heavy inquiries. The project will include mortgage life analysis and state law compilations, guiding investors and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washneton
Census Bureau
John &. Lord
Illinois Labor Bureau
Frederick W. Kruse
New York
George K. Helmes
Massachusetts
Helmes
Massachusetts Labor Bureau
Lord
Illinois Bureau
Isthmus Reported Quiet as Canal Work Shifts
Reports from the Isthmus of Panama describe quiet conditions. Chile funded 8000 displaced canal workers to return home by shipping them to its ports. Congress set aside 250000 dollars to cover transport to American laborers, but less than 80000 has been spent. The State Department awaits word on Nicaragua Canal work and plans a Greytown agent pending consul appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Nicaragua
State Department
Chili
United States Congress
Colon
Nicaragua Canal
Greytown
Congress
Maritime Conference in Washington Programme Unsettled
Mr W F Wharton acting Secretary of State said no agreement with the United States exists on the Washington maritime conference agenda to be held Oct 16. England has accepted the invitation conditionally while several smaller nations have not yet replied awaiting England's final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Wharton
House of Commons
James Fergusson
Foreign Office
Washington
England
United States
Wharton
Christian Missionary to Be Hanged in Corea Case
Acting Secretary of State Wharton investigated telegraphic representations from Congressman Taylor of Tennessee about Mrs. Hattie Gibson Heron, a missionary in Corea, facing hanging for preaching Christianity. Minister Dinsmore at Seoul was asked to investigate and, if needed, to use good offices to seek her release. No further State Department advices were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton
Taylor
Tennessee
Hattie Gibson Heron
Corea
Dinsmore
Seoul
Tanner's Work to Be Investigated by Civil Service Chiefs
The Civil Service Commission plans a formal remonstrance over the Pension Office administration. Secretary Noble orders a committee led by Dr. George Ewing H L Bruce and Frank L Campbell to investigate all pension relapses in the past year, focusing on those involving government service and potential legal violations. The committee's purpose and timing were recently decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
Committee Begins Duties Amid Silent Officials
Officials declined to state details on the matter as the committee began its duties this morning.
Randall Relapse Clouds Health Outlook for Rep Samuel Randall
Mr Samuel J Randall once improving at his country place has again been prostrated by illness. Friends hope for recovery and active service in the next Congress but doubts linger about restoring his former health and strength.
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Randall
Samuel J. Randall
Market routes mix as Atchison sees heavy and light activity
The market in New York yesterday showed good buying all day with Atchison both heavily sold and purchased. C O deal and Chicago news spurred short covering, while West End Land faltered on auction disappointment. Thomson-Houston weakness spurs talk of stock issues and street stop orders loom. A London Times letter questions Erie lease disputes and urges urgent arbitration to restore confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atchison
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Thomson-Houston
West End Railway
West End
London Times
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
New York, Lake Erie & Western
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad
Erie Company
John King
King
West Chop summer resort promises chic wooded parcels near Boston
A new West Chop Martha's Vineyard resort offers about 500 acres of woodland lots from 6000 to 20000 feet. A steamer links to Old Colony trains at Wood's Hall for 9:80 am to 5 pm Boston days. The Cedars hotel and cottages rise with water from Tashmoo spring. Contact William Bb. Owen or Alexander S. Porter for details.
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West Chop
Martha’s Vineyard
Wood’s Hall
Old Colony
Boston
Vineyard Sound
Vineyard Haven
William Bb. Owen
Alex
Porter
State Street
City of
Sound
Naushon
Falmouth
Wm. B. Owen
State St
Whalemen's Adventures and the Mary Frazier Disaster
New Bedford reports Captain Lapham of the Mary Frazier recounts the voyage from Fayal and Flores to Flores. The crew was recruited under perilous pressure, a storm drove the bark ashore, five seamen drowned, and Lapham lost papers and personal property. Portuguese authorities and local officials managed rescue and burial as the Tower carries consular crew to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bepford
Barkentine
Moses B. Tower
Azevedo
Fayal
California
J. G. Lapham
Mary Frazier
Edgartown
Boston
Lapham
State Department
Flores
Sarah
Pico
Cape Verde Islands
Portugese
Seven Men of the Whaling Schooner Sea Fox Brought Home
The Portuguese schooner Carolina arrived at New Beptorp from Brava with seven crew of the Sea Fox after an Africa explosion in March last that killed the captain and four men. The after part of Sea Fox was blown away. Remainder of crew sent from St Paul de Loanda to Port Prior and then Brava. fourteen crew aboard the Vale Pair due to dock soon.
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New Beptorp
Carolina
Brava
Cape Verde Islands
Equimina
Africa
St. Paul de Loanda
Port Prior
Burglary Attempt At Whitney Home on Blue Hill Ave
In Minton on July 23 Miss Constance Whitney awakened by a closet noise near 11 p m and saw a man move. She grabbed a revolver and yelled, causing the intruder to leap through a window to the ground. Her brothers saw another man fleeing the scene. nothing was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minton
Whitneys
Blue Hill Avenue
Constance Whitney
Miss Whitney
Fruit-Horatio Harris & Co. Auction Schedule
The notice lists fruit houses Fruit-Horatio Harris and Co at 10 a.m. and Fruit-snow and Co at 11 a.m. with times shown, indicating a morning and late morning sequence for sales or auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Harris & Co
Fruit—snow& Co
Marriages Listed in City from July Events
In this city on July 16 and 21, a Rev. officiant presided at weddings. Linus M. Chill wed Mrs A M Wilson. Andrew V Fernandez married Mary E Herbert. James Welch married Mary Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child—Wilson
Chelsea
Frederick Woods
Linus M. Chill
A. M. Wilson
Fernandez—Iwerbery
ER. L. House
Andrew V. Fernandez
Mary E. Herbert
Welch—Campbell
William O'Connor
James Welch
Mary Campbell
Deaths and obituaries from the city listings
Several notices announce deaths and ages across the region including Mary Cook 79, Susan Brooks Dehon in New York, Thomas Emerson 74 in Watertown, Burtis Gould 64, Mary Ann Hill 69 in Arlington, Jerome Illate 53, William C Marr 46, Anna Florence Nash 13 in Wollaston, Mary R Popkin 64 in Cambridge, Thomas F Ryan 24 in South Boston, Kate Regan 30 in Chelsea, Maria Augusta Sherman 59 in Malden, Hyman Weener 70 in this city, Jane Whitney 72 in Natick, William Whalen 48 in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
All Street
Jerome 1. Llate
Makrk
William C. Marr
Nash
Wollaston
Anna Florence
L. W
Anna B. Nash
Popkin
Cambridge
Mary R. Popkin
John S. Popkin
Ryan
South Boston
Thomas F. Ryan
Regan
Chelsea
Kate
Mary
John Regan
Sherman
Malden
Maria Augusta
J. H. Sherman
Nathaniel Grover
Weenel
Hyman Weener
Whitney
Natick
Janes Whitney
Whalen
William Whalen
West End Land Sales At Boston Coal Exchange Auction
The Boston Coal Exchange on Kilby Street hosted an auction by S. R. Knights of West End Land Company lots. Several parcels sold at minimum or above minimum prices to buyers including G. E. Carter M. F. Dickinson Jr. A. M. Lord Henry M. Whitney I. Sargent E. J. Roberts B. W. Lord E. J. Wood H. M. Whitney E. Lovering and others. many catalog lots drew no bids and sale closed. Separately Newton & Bro sold John Hall estate at Roxbury to James McCormick with remodel planned. value assessed at 29 300. They also sold a Gaston Street tract to J S. D'Arcy to be divided into about 5000 square foot lots for immediate development.
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Boston Coal Exchange
Kilby Street
S. R. Knights
West End Land Company
Beacon
Webster Streets
G. E. Carter
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
Park Street
A.M. Lord
Henry M. Whitney
Prospect
Sargent
H. M. Whitney
E. J. Roberts
B. W. Lord
E. J. Wood
Beacon Street
Winthrop Road
John F. Newton, Jr
John Hall
Winthrop and
Greenville Streets
Roxbury
James McCormick
J. 5
D’arcy
Gaston Street
Oklahoma land rush hinges on Sooners ruling
Guthrie Oklahoma July 23 The land office decision to oust the so called sooners who entered before noon April 22 sparks great excitement. About 200 men lined up waiting for the office to open with many seeking to file on claims already entered by others believed to have been in the territory before noon April 22. The ruling declares those claims not entitled to hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Oka
Land Office
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Charles Head & Co
Thomson European Electric Welding Company
Samuel D. Davis
T. F. Ryan
Charles B. van Nostrand
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Company
Hocking Valley
Cape
Whalemen’s Adventures
Sea Fox
New Bedford
West End Land Sales
Oklahoma Land Claims
Securus Judicat
Orbis Terrarum
Apollinaris
Rhenish
Prussia
NEW Publications
Tweed
Yarrow
Andrew Lang
Guiney
C.lothrop Company
Thou
Pearl Street
Ply
South Street
R. E. Townsend
School Street
Maine
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Canada
Provinces
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Halifax
Comany
M. F. Sweetser
Washington St
James T. Furber
Flanders
Winnipesaukee Land
Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Shore R. R. Co
Tremont ST
Ruoston
Palace
Portland
Cutler
Antport
J. Andrews
Cape Breton
Calais
Prince Edward
Portland, &J. Catier
Eastport
Campobello
Commercial Wharf
E. A. Waldron
Gen
Newton
Sitestae
Boston & Albany
Charles River
Nehoiden Road
Ernest W. Bowditch
Blake & Bradford
Exchange Place
Aspinwall & Codman
Nova Scotia Tours
Scotia
Digby
Annapolis
Kentville
Windsor
Annapolis Valley
Yarmouth
WN. S
Halfax
Pass
Amos Binney
Milk Street
Wrentham, Mass
O. C. RR
R. H. White
A. R. Or
C. W. Whittier
Ludlow
Trinity Church
J. Murray Howe
West Chap
Martha's Vineyard
West Chester Park
Newbury Street
Haskell & Dillingham
Pemberton Square
Boston, Revere Beach
Lynn R. R
Travis
Winthrop
Il.20 P.m. Rmexschmont
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Winthrop Junec
Beachmont
Lynn
Ingalls
Winthrop Centre
Winthrop Beach
Ocean Spray
Highlands
John A. Fenno
A. Hammond
WH. C. Codman
J. G. Freeman
South
Henry J. Bowen
Broadway
Bourne St
Forest Hills
Providence R. A
Charles FE. Guild
WM. Minot
Court St
Architects
Gould & Angell
J. French & Son
Washington Street
John Jeffries & Sons
Ieaton
Devonshire St
Coffin & Henry
OWA
Iowa
Des Moines
Aldit
A. J. Plumer
Union Street
Warted
Dry Goods Commission
P. O. Box
Tc. L. N
Warsted
V. Ri. K
G. W. Drrlingham
Albert Loss
Douglas Axe Manufacturing
Gustavus
Roth
Evans” House
Tremont Stree
Zhou Shalt
Roundy & Hobbs
Court Street
Henry W. Holland
Tremont Row
Huntington Avenue
Pain
London
Brookline
Aq Mission
Ag Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Pauntleroy
Lord Fauntleroy
Garland Garden
Dighton
Mass
Groveland Foundry CO
C. N. Simmons
H. M. Simmons
Chauncy-Hall School
Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
West Newton
Allen
Commonwealth OF Massachu
Jsetts
Suffolk
Joseph Wesley Hawkes
Joseph Howard
Sach
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim. Esquire
John H. Paine
Massache
Amelia Lee Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Joan W. McKim, Esqui
Massachex
Mary Murphy
Martin J. Lee
Joan W. McKim, Esq
RCE
Ellen McLeod
George McLeod
Admr
West
Marinda Heath
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Chas. Steere
Catherine J. Hall
Joseph E. Hall
Adinr
Augustus M. Cusick
Thomas F, Cusick
Grace Doherty
Mary Farley
Admz
Jotice
Mary Elizabeth
Mary Louisa Donaughey
Samuel Canning
N&eice
Robert E. Calder
Wilmington
New Hanover
North Carolina
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Benjamin F. Brown
City Square
Charlestown
WM. Calder
Annie McLean
Mary J. McLean
E. A. Alger
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