Pomeroy Silent Appeal Aims At Freedom By Habeas Corpus
Jesse Pomeroy, famed for his crime record, seeks release via habeas corpus claiming illegal imprisonment. He argues his solitary confinement limit was violated by a special statute, while Attorney General Waterman notes the original death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the governor. Waterman says granting the petition would revert to the death penalty, removing executive action from the case.
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Jesse Pomeroy
Waterman
Pomeroy
Post
Rice
Commonwealth
New Yorks Oust Chicago From Second Place in Standings
New York defeats Chicago to climb to second while Boston loses, keeping New York ahead in the standings. Keefe earns his 13th straight win. fielding shortcomings by Chicago and key plays shape the outcome among five teams.
Tariff Policy Debate Split Shown In Republican Press
The New York Tribune warned Republicans on a tariff bill and accused Democrats of a tactic to spur injudicious action. It noted Republican editors mocked the idea of Senate inaction while Democrats pushed for a House tariff bill, highlighting intra party tensions.
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New York Tribune
Senate
House
New England League summary of Manchester and Lowell games
July reports from Manchesters and Lowell show disputed calls and costly errors shaping outcomes. Knowlton and Scheffler spark Manchester baserunning while Burke shines in the field. Mannings and Kellogg err for Manchester. Lowell twirlers win in twelve innings with strong catches from Murray Back Spill and solid defense by Ruderham Madigan Terrian Lauman. O'Connell and Murphy effective on mound for Worcester as home team outbatting visitors but lacking support.
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Mancauseur
Knowlton
Manchesters
Manchester
Kellogg
Manning
Scheffler
Burke
Galems
Lynn
Murray
Back
Spill
Ruderham
Madigan
Pei
Terrian
Lauman
Daley
Ryan
Lowell S
Seavearg
Worcesters
Portsmouths
Tame Confess
Transfer of the Lynns in Detroit bid accepted
Lynn July 25 Detroit offered 500 for Larocque second baseman and was accepted. A Jackson Mich despatch asked terms for the whole Lynns team. The transfer was approved by the men for 1000 with current salaries. Larocque leaves for Fall River tomorrow and joins the Detroit team the day after.
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Lynn
Detroit
Larocque
Jackson
Mich
Larocque Ges
Fall River
Detroits
Waltham Wife Beater Arrested After Brutal Assault
William Jendrick of River Street, described as short tempered, beat kicked and choked his wife and rendered her unconscious at their home after living with a second wife. Police arrested him last night following the incident.
Corner Stone of Economy In household cleanliness is Pylo's Pearline
A concise advertisement item highlights Pylo's Pearline as an economical household cleaner. The copy emphasizes value and practicality for domestic use, framing Pearline as a reliable staple in daily chores.
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Pylo
Trimming Sails in a Gale
Boston Journal reports that the President's message and the Mills bill form campaign issues. Antagonizing these principles would help any party as Republicans defend their record when in power. The piece urges exposing contrasts with Democratic aims and trusts the people to decide the issue now.
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Boston Journal
Republicans Reform Tariff Policy Urges Senate Action
From the Springfield Union Republicans argue the Senate should enact their tariff bill rather than defeat the Mills measure. They insist the party has a clear plan to reduce surplus revenue without harming protection and warn misrepresentation could mislead voters.
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Springfield
Voice Within Ranks Urges Mills Bill Action Now
A Philadelphia Telegraph representative criticizes Senate delay on the Mills bill after seven months of discussion. He blames obstruction by opponents for House inaction, accuses Republicans of cowardice if they stall until after the polls, and warns of defeat if duty is shirked.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Senate
House
Cowardly and politically dangerous critique of Senate Republicans
The Worcester Spy editorial accuses Republican Senators of cowardice for avoiding responsibility over the Mills bill. It argues the bill would not curb a surplus and urges Republicans to craft a bill that the party can defend to the country, warning that failure now could undermine future elections and trust.
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Worcester
Senate
Washington
Congress
Second Day at Saugus Grand Eastern meet at Franklin Park
The Grand Eastern circuit held its second day at Franklin Park Saugus with strong attendance and fast times. In the 2:24 class Glenarm led from start to finish with Little Dick second, Coles third, and Rocket QO fourth. An exciting 2:34 heat race saw Gratz prevail over Flossie R while Lady Tassell and D. A. T. followed.
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Franklin Park
Saugus
Glenarm
N. J. Stone
Little Dick
Colossus
Fiction
Gratz
Flossie R
Lady Tassell
Cor. Drake
Lewiston
b.s.Glenarm
New Bedford
Medford
Starletta
Y. G. Kimball
Island Stock Farm
Frank Rector
Philadelphia
Penn
B.m. Fiead Nh
W. Harbinger
Newhaven
Conn
B. G
Charles Yapp
Allston
B. G. Gratz
Roberts
Lynn
E. Pollock
Salem
Butcher Boy
Everes
Thomas Bradley
Goshen
N. Y
Glaucus
Biram Woodruff
Alliston
Tom Tambgle
Two East Boston Girls Bound Over for Filing in Court
Annie McDonald and Annie Crossman eleven year old girls confessed stealing articles from Wyzanski's store on Meridian street East Boston in an attempt to dress out SIEOS. Judge Emmons said the case would be put on file due to their age.
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Annie McDonald
Annie Crossman
Wyzanski
Meridian Street
East Boston
Emmons
Judd Family Reunion Held at Seaside Park
Brancefoft Conn July 26 The second annual Judd family reunion gathered about 150 descendants of Thomas Judd who immigrated from England in 1638 Speeches were delivered by P T Barphin and other descendants Officers for the year named President Rev H K Judd Long Island Vice President Stephen Judd Southington Conn Secretary George A Judd Wallingford Treas Sturgess Judd Waterbury
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Brancefoft
Conn
Judd
Seaside Park
Thomas Judd
America
England
P. T. Barphin
H. K. Judd
Long Island
Stephen Judd
Southington
George A. Judd
Wallingford
Sturgess Judd
Waterbury
Twenty-First Annual ing Held at Mystic Grows Peace Meet
The twenty-first annual event will be held at Mystic Grows Peace Meet in Genn Aug 15 16 and 17. Mrs Delia Stewart Parnell and leading peace advocates will attend. Y A Bland editor of Council Fire will speak on Indian wrongs and redress.
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Mystic Grows
Genn
Delia Stewart Parnell
Y. A. Blandi
Washington
Council Fire
National Rifles of Washington Visit Boston Guests of Lancers
The National Rifles of Washington arrived in Boston and were welcomed by the National Lancers at Old Colony depot. Captain Allard and staff greeted them, with escorts from Braintree. Eighty five visitors marched to the Lancers armory on Bulfinch street and heard welcomes before staying at the Quincy House. There were no formal events that day as hosts planned city tours and a 5 PM Old Colony depot departure for New York.
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National Rifles of Washington
Boston
National Lancers
Old Colony
Allard
Lancers
Wadsworth
Horace Kemp
Braintree
Nichols
Pierce
South Street
The
Bulfinch Street
Emery
J. O. Manson
Rifles
E. B.ain
Quincy House
New York
Massachusetts Grand Division of Sons of Temperance Meets
The regular quarterly meeting at People's Church drew a very large attendance. Twelve new members were admitted. Grand Worthy Patriarch D. C. McInnes presided and praised the order. Massachusetts now has 6927 members in 127 divisions with 485.96 dollars on hand. Several committees reported and good of the order addresses were given by noted PGs WPs and others.
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Massachusetts
the Sons of Temperance
People’s Church
D. C. McInnes
C.E. Dennett
B. BR. Sewell
E. 5. Potter
Joseph A. Fancy
James Dillon
F. M. Henderson
P. G
George N. Henshaw
P. W
L. Walsh
Somerville Aldermen Debate Veto Over Brick Hose House
The Somerville board of aldermen met with Alderman Lawrence presiding in the mayor's absence. They approved brick sidewalks on final avenue and on Dart mouth Franklin and Berkeley streets. A $10,000 brick hose house for Somerville avenue Ward 4 was vetoed as too costly, sustaining the veto unanimously. A bid rework was ordered for moving Prospect Hill schoolhouse to Concord Square. Mayor Burns proposed Hiram G. Jandrin for clerk of assessors. the nomination was tabled after Alderman North outlined grounds for challenging the mayor’s action. The committee was instructed to inspect engine houses in nearby cities and to solicit plans for a new Ward 4 hose house. Adjourned to the second Wednesday in September.
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Somerville Board of Aldermen
Lawrence
Final Avenue
Highland Avenue
Sumner Street
Dartmouth, Franklin
Berkeley Streets
Somerville Avenue
Prospect Hill
Concord Square
Burns
Hiram G. Jandrin
Common Council
Alderman North
North
Ward 4
Massachusetts seeks Navy loan to form naval battalion
Governor Ames urged Congressman Long to back Whitthorne bill or similar to allow Massachusetts to loan arms and equip a naval battalion and to order a vessel for training. The Navy committee refused, saying it would not grant a state exception. Local officials remain hopeful that a workable arrangement or alternate measure can be found to organize the battalion before year’s end.
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Ames
Massachusetts
Congressman Long
Naval Battalion
United States
Washington
Committee On Naval Affairs
Whitthorne
Secretary of the Navy
Boston
State House
Dalton
John GC. Soley
Dorchester Yacht Club
Soley
Charlestown
Mrs Mulcahay's Revenge Hits Cambridge Street Incident
A seven year old child was struck by an ice wagon in Cambridge on Charles River street and fractured a foot. Mrs Mulcahay pursued the driver, threatened violence, then entered a nearby meat market and stabbed a horse with a knife before being restrained.
Ladder accident injures two firemen on Friend Street
Ladder company No 1 practice on an extension ladder ends in a collapse sending Ladderman Shea and two colleagues twenty five feet to the sidewalk. Michael Norton and George P Dowling were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious back injuries and shock. Captain Ragan organized ambulance transport as witnesses watched in horror.
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Ladder Company No. 1
Friend Street
Shea
Eagan
Ragan
Michael Norton
George P. Dowling
Massachusetts General Hospital
Norton
Dowling
Palmer Costello Case Opens In Municipal Court
Judge Parmenter continued the hearing in the Palmer Costello embezzlement case. Palmer, a broker, faces charges over stock collateral tied to J J Costello. Key testimony from Evans & Co. and Emery Hodges details stock transfers and margin handling.
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Edward C. Hodges
Emery & Hodges
West End Land Company
James J. Costello
Hodges
Palmer
George C. Brooks & Co
Swasey
Fred. G. Tufts
Costello
New York & New England
Stock Exchange
West End
Water Power
Aspinwall
Globe Bank
Aspinia
New York
New England
Common
Pembroke Palace Sleeping Car On Line For Soo Route
A Boston Post reporter inspected the new palace sleeping and parlor coach Pembroke built at Dayton for the Canadian Pacific. It features private state rooms, a convertible smoking room, antique oak finish, gobelin green plush upholstery, superior ventilation, private berths with curtains, and electric lighting. Twelve similar cars are under construction for the Montreal and Minneapolis runs toward the Boston St. Paul Soo line.
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Pembroke
Dayton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Boston & Lowell Railroad
H. J. Colins
Boston
Canadian Pacific Road
Pullman
Montreal
Minneapolis
St. Paul
K. J. Brown
Porter
Hunton
Hotels at Yesterday's gathering list many notable guests
A roster of names and residences appears under the hotels category with guests including Brunswick Willis Ogden New York Mrs C G Savage Washington Mr and Mrs Henry C Noble Columbus J H Thomas Mrs Thomas the Misses Thomas Springfield Vendome George King and wife Rudwig Raecke New York Rev and Mrs N Bb Green Miss Smith Newport F Eastman New Hampshire Mrs Hunter Blair London and others at Young's Parker's Tremont Revere American and more. The sequence reads like a social roundup of visitors and residents staying at multiple hotels.
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Brunswick
Willis
Ogden
New York
C. G. Savage
Washington
Henry C. Noble
Columbus
Ferdinand Phinzy
Athens
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
Camden
N. J
M. ©. Stockham
New Hampshire
George Callender
G. W. Cushing
Chicago
J. &. Hutton
Ridgewood
N. Jat
Plymouth County Lawyers to Dine at Tafts Hotel
The Plymouth County Bar Association holds its second annual dinner at Taft's Hotel Point Shirley on Wednesday August 1 at 1 o'clock. Committee members William H. Osborne Arthur Lord and Charles H. Edson urge members to attend, joking that those with regard for their stomachs should take part.
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Plymouth County
Plymouth County Bar Association
Taft’s
Point Shirley
William H. Osborne
Arthur Lord
Charles H. Edson
Sudden Death of Mrs Hanly at Boston Wharf
Mrs Bridget Hanly of 253 West Second street South Boston died suddenly at home after falling ill at work on Boston wharf. The heart disease cause noted. She was 43 years old.
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Bridget Hanly
West Second Street
Boston
Boston Wharf
Woman Arrested for Arson in Norman Street Fire
Josephine Fay also known as Mrs Doherty was arrested yesterday on arson charges for a July 14 fire at 17 Norman street. Fire Marshal Whitcomb secured the evidence and the accused was held in 1600 bail for a hearing in court.
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Josephine Fay
Doherty
Norman Street
Whitcomb
Promenade Concert Delights with New Gavotte and Ballet
The Music Hall promenade concerts continue to draw crowds with engaging programs. New pieces include Loin de bal by Gillet and La Petite Princesse by Boscowitch, the latter praised as a top modern gavotte with fresh ideas and strong orchestration. Signor Campanari performed L Africaine and Carmen encores to a grateful audience.
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Music Hall
Gillet
Boscowitch
Signor Campanari
L’africaine
Foreign Government Bonks at No 17 Milk Street
A New England branch of the International Banking Company of New York is opened at 17 Milk Street with agents ready to provide information on investments on easy terms. The firm lists premium bonds from Italian, Austrian, Belgian, Servian and other governments and sells them for cash or monthly installments.
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New England
International Banking Company of
New York
No. 17
Milk Street
The
Press of
America
Europe
United States
Notes About The City From Charlestown Street Scene
Street notes describe investigations and incidents in Charlestown including a sanitary board meeting at No 2 Allen Place, a horse collision near Tremont House, and police actions. Reports mention missing girl, diamond rings recovered, a burglary suspect in Roxbury, a boy injured in an elevator accident, and a Pompeii spectacle at Huntington Avenue. Duke William A Davis ships inks to Treasury for 1888 to 1891, with large orders received.
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Charlestown
Allen Place
Gertrude Whitney
Mayne
Tremont House
Gerraughty
New York
David W. Simond
Bunco
Alford
Roxbury
George Coburn
York
Emma Goulding
Clifton Street
William F. Fitzgerald
Eighth Street
Boston
Policeman White
Adams
Congress Street
Alexander Haskell
Stephen Mieusset
Sewall Place
Pompeii
Paris
Huntington Avenue
New England
William A. Davis
United States
Treasury
United State
Changes in Street Car Routes Announced
The West and street railway updates include South Boston service from City Point to northern depots via Rowe's wharf and Post office square opening Monday. Dorchester to Franklin street cars run afternoons and evenings in pleasant weather for rest of summer and likely fall. The Grove Hall to Postoffice square rapid line via Harrison avenue is discontinued except mornings and nights. Ashmont route to Milton extended next week.
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South Boston
City Point
Rowe’s Wharf
Post Office Square
Dorchester
Franklin Street
Grove Hall
Postoffice Square
Harrison Avenue
Ashmont
Milton
Police officer in missing jail case defaulted
Thomas H. Flaherty formerly of Division 6 was arrested for assaulting three citizens last week and quit the force. He was to appear in Central Municipal Court yesterday but did not respond, and the case was defaulted. Bondsmen to be sought.
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Thomas H. Flaherty
Division 6
Coneay
Central Municipal
City Hall notes court house loan delay and street projects
City officials report no special council meeting yet for the Court House loan as an $800 000 issue may find a taker at favorable terms. The fire commission votes to solicit proposals for a new fire boat replacing the William M. Flanders. Street work plans Atlantic avenue Beachmont avenue on Breed’s Island as a public street. Assessors finish their work and Chairman Comins receives a vote of thanks.
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Court House
Board of Fire Commissioners
William M. Flanders
Leas
Atlantic Avenue
Breed’s Island
Beachmont Avenue
Marble workers import case cited against Bowker Terry & Co
U S District Attorney Galvin was away, clerks say no action likely against Bowker Terry & Co for alleged importation of eighteen marble workers. The firm denies importing laborers. Secretary Blaine of the Knights of Labor contends the evidence is conclusive.
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United States
Galvin
Bowker, Terry & Co
Jhe
Blaine
The
Knights of Labor
Carpenters and Joiners Union Holds Large Wells Memorial Hall Meeting
The union meeting last evening in Wells Memorial Hall was largely attended. They discussed Labor Day celebrations and procession plans but took no definite action.
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Carpenters’ and Joiners
Union
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Wells Memorial Hall
Horsford Acid Phosphate Lemonaide Taste Booster
A historical advertisement declares Horsford's Acid Phosphate makes delicious lemonade. One teaspoonful added to water, hot or cold, sweetened to taste, is described as refreshing and invigorating. This item promotes a patented product with a simple preparation method.
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Horsford
Municipal Court July 25 Curtis J
Josephine Fay charged with setting fire to a closet in a tenement house at No 19 Norman Street. Case postponed till tomorrow. bail set at 1500. Three Utica street burglars Moriarty McCarthy Cary held in 1200 each for Superior Court in August. East Boston District Court apothecary William Black of Winthrop arraigned on liquor counts. fined 100 and costs, appeal bond set at 600.
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Josephine Fay
Norman Street
Utica Street
Moriarty
McCarthy
Cary
Superior Court
East Boston
William Black
Winthrop
Executive Council Visit to Worcester Insane Asylums
Lieutenant-Governor Brackett and the executive council traveled to Worcester yesterday to inspect the insane asylums. The pardons committee reported adversely on James Dunlap’s petition related to a Northampton bank robbery case.
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Executive Council
Brackett
Worcester
James Dunlap
Northampton
Parry's Suitings Confiscated By Customs
James Parry an intermediate steward on the Cunard steamer Samaria was caught by Customs Inspector Williams trying to carry two valises ashore at the Cunard wharf Tuesday night. He claimed they belonged to a passenger and contained washing. Three jetty patterns of Scotch suiting were found doubled and bound to resemble two large rugs. Collector Saltonstall decided to impose no further penalty after confiscating the suitings.
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Parry
James Parry
Samaria
Cunard Line
Williams
Cunard
Saltonstall
Train to New York Offers Pullman Comfort on Late Route
By taking the 11 30 p m train for New York via New York and New England railroad the traveller enjoys the comfort of Pullman service and a smoother journey.
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New York
New England Railroad
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