Tribute of Sandwich Memoria Mesting
Ex Governor praised for service as Secretary Hamlin delivers eloquent eulogy for his friend highlighting devotion to duty and public service.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1896
Page
2
Memorial services honor late Governor W E Russell in Sandwich
Immense crowd fills the Casino to pay respects to Governor William E Russell. Speakers include Charles S Hamlin and others as residents from Sandwich Bourne Falmouth and Barnstable attend. resolutions express sympathy and pledge to uphold his memory and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich
W. E. Russell
Russell
Bourne
Barnstable
Falmouth
Boston
Henry C. Thacher
Yarmouth
George T. McLaughlin
I. W. Keith
Cleveland
Hamlin
Monticello
Chicago
Colonel Fellows
Massachusetts
W. H. Wardwell
Congregational Church of
B. Flagg
Charles H. Taylor
Andrew
William E. Russell
Shawoyee Quartet
A. B. Webber
Brady
John F. Carleton
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Narragansett Pier Excursion By Special Train
Rhode Island’s Narragansett Pier attracts visitors with a special Thursday excursion on July 30. Round trip tickets cost 1.25 dollars. The resort lies ten miles from Newport by water and five miles from Point Judith. The Pier offers a celebrated bathing beach famed for its natural beauty and coastal facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narragansett Pier
Atlantic Coast
Newport
Point Judith
Mexican Captain in Boston on Cuban business recruitment
Captain Jesus Garza of Mexico, dressed in a gaucho costume, drew crowds as he roamed Boston for three weeks. He said he is here on important business connected to Cuban recruits, declined interviews, and plans to rest after eight weeks traveling by horseback and train. He is described as wealthy, skilled with swords and firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Garza
Mexico
Water Street
Boston
Washington Street
Beach Street
Adams House
United States
Post
Senator Jones Leaves Lincoln for Summer Home
Senator Jones departed Lincoln on a late train for his summer home in Washington Tennessee and wired Governor Stone of Missouri to meet him in Jefferson City the next day. He refrained from committing to the Populist nomination by Bryan and hinted no decision would be made yet. He anticipated a notification meeting in New York around August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Jones
Lincoln
Washington
Tenn
Stone
Missouri
Jefferson City
Watson
Bryan
Jones
New York
Walters predicts Populist shift after St Louis convention
Indianapolis July 26 C M Walters of Rossville Populist national committee Indiana says St Louis followed Democratic managers plan to repudiate Sewall for Bryan. He vows to keep state and county tickets and absorb Democrats if they betray the party after elections. Walters cites eleven failed free silver bills and asserts Bryan is a good Populist at heart per Senators Jones and Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
C. M. Walters
Rossville
National Committee For
Indiana
St. Louis
Bryan
Sewall
Bryen
Jones and Allen
Sewall Declines Resignation Amid National Ticket
In Bath Maine on July 26 Vice Presidential nominee Sewall states the St Louis convention does not change his plans and has no intention of resigning. He offers no further statements and ends with a cheerful good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sewall
Bryan
Watson
St. Louis
Young Men's Democratic Club Chief Reports Voter Replies
E. C. Marshall said responses to a circular urging a vote on the executive committee action in disavowing Chicago nominations were coming in thick, but no consensus could yet be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Marshall
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Executive Committee
Chicago
Post
Sound Money Democrats to Convene in New Haven Aug 12
Waterbury Democrats join call for a state convention of sound money Democrats in New Haven on Aug. 12. Prominent signers include ex-Senator Charles G. Root who repudiated the Chicago platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
New Haven
Chicago
Charles G. Root
Populist National Committee Chooses Officers and Members
The Populist national committee in St Louis elected J A Edgerton of Nebraska as secretary and Mc Crackin of Indiana as treasurer. New executive committee members include J A Sovereign Arkansas C F Taylor Pennsylvania H W Reed Georgia Frank Burkitt Mississippi G F Washburn Massachusetts and J W Breidentoal Kansas. Burkitt resigned and J S Dore California was named to replace him to ensure Pacific coast representation. The committee adjourned subject to call by the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
National Committee
J. A. Edgerton
Nebraska
McCrackin
Indiana
Messrs
J. A. Sovereign
Arkansas
C. F. Taylor
Pennsylvania
H. W. Reed
Georgia
Frank Burkitt
Mississippi
G. F. Washburn
Massachusetts
J. W. Breidentoal
Kansas
Mr. Burkitt
J. S. Dore
California
Burkitt
Desperate suicide attempt shocks Lawrence resident
John Lacey of Lawrence made a lethal attempt to end his life today after a period of despondency over unemployment. He cut his throat with a razor and is in grave condition with doubtful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
John Lacey
Lacey
Benjamin Chandler
Brick Meeting House
Maryland
D. E. Brinton
Oxford
Penn
Stranger in City Car: Mexican Captain Garza Claims 27 Central
Passengers on a streetcar meet Captain Jesus Garza of Mexico who leaps aboard at Adams House. He declares he has business at 27 Central street and boasts of 400 men waiting there. The conductor and riders are stunned by his flamboyant costume and bold assertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams House
Garza
Mexico
Central Street
Jesus Garza
Plains
Buffalo Bill
Milk Street
Socialists Aim to Dismantle Government Says Deputy
Berlin July 26 Dr Luetgenan Socialist deputy told Es sen Socialists their aim is to destroy existing society and government not to adopt a definite programme. The Voerwaerts says London congress will bar Anarchists, while Neust Nachrichten accuses hypocrisy and links the two groups as brothers with differing pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Luetgenan
Reichstag
Essen
Voerwaerts
International Socialist Congress
London
Neust Nachrichten
Nachrichten
Hanlan Narrowly Escapes Drowning In Nova Scotia Practice
Halifax July 26 Edward Hanlan the oarsman had a close brush with drowning during a Bedford Basin practice when his shell collapsed half a mile from shore. Gunwales separated and only a frail boat remained to support him. He headed for land at top speed and waded ashore three feet from shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Edward Hanlan
Bedford Basin
Hernan
John F Harris Dead Marblehead Leader and Manufacturer
John F Harris a wealthy Marblehead retiree and former shoe manufacturer died. He served on the Board of Selectmen and chaired the National Grand Bank for years. Harris advised in the administrations of Governors Claflin and Washburn in 1871 and 1872. He was born in October 1825 and leaves a wife three sons and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marblehead
John F. Harris
Harris
Arris
Selectmen
National Grand Bank
Claflin
Washburn
Lynn Yacht Capsizes Near Sand Point
The catboat Georgia owned by William Newhall capsized in the channel near Sand Point this afternoon while jibing its main boom. Six men were aboard. four were rescued by steamer Canastota and the other two floated to shore with the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Georgia
William Newhall
Sand Point
Canastota
Chance of a Lifetime on the Denver & South Park
Vanderbilt's Union Pacific car trip along the Denver and South Park ends with a milk fiasco at Como. Charley Benedict the hotel proprietor serves milk to the magnate and refuses change, remarking locals only get a once in a lifetime chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railway
William H
Denver & South Park
Capital City
Leadville
Chicago Times- Herald
O. H. Robacker
Vanderbilt
South Park
Como
Depot Hotel
Charley Benedict
Benedict
I Gave Her a Flower and a Heart
A Pandora poem from the University of Georgia Annual narrates a suitor giving a rose and a heart. The woman accepts the rose then discards it, while she keeps the heart briefly before crushing it. The verses express regret that she ever gained the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pandora
University of Georgia Annual
Newport excursion by special train July 28 from Boston
A special train operated by the New York New Haven Hartford line will run to Newport on Tuesday July 28. The train departs Boston Park Square at 9 30 a m with passengers invited aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Park Square Station
Made to order hair mattresses by A. W. Wheeler & Co
Made to order hair mattresses two parts full size 40 pounds best tick for ten dollars available from A. W. Wheeler & Co manufacturers at 63 and Hanover Street Boston opposite American House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Wheeler & CO
and & Hanover St
Boston
American House
Mathewson's Narrow Escape in Wild Stage Ride
In May 1857 John Mathewson, hydraulic mining pioneer, was trapped under a collapsed derrick at Washington on the Yuba River. Olin drove a stage from Nevada City to rescue him, navigating a steep ridge while four horses charged past a stump and boulder with only inches to spare. The crowd watched in fear as the team crossed town to safety. Mathewson survived unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mathewson
California
Washington
Yuba River
Nevada City
O. S. Olin
Concord
Cold Springs House
Olin
Mathewson
Coyote Street
Main
National
Pierson’s
Arthur Hagadorn
Hagadorn
St. Clair
Senator Stanford
Stanford
Firefly Time in the Suburbs Amid June Nights
The piece describes how fireflies flood suburban woodlands on warm June nights with bluish white light. It notes their abundance on humid, cloudy evenings and rains, their flight over trees, and the glow worms seen near low shrubs and grass. The author links their glow to July warmth and tropical sensation under humid honeysuckle scents.
Winslow Declines Maine Democratic Governor Nomination
Edward B. Winslow of Portland withdraws from the Maine Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He cites a conflict between Maine gold standard and national silver coinage platforms and declines to endorse either side, thanking the state Democrats and awaiting further committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Edward B. Winslow
Charles F. Johnson
I. C. Gordon
John W. Deering
Maine
Chicago
Democratic Party of
State Committee
Democratic Party
Democrats of
Pioneer Teasdale Will Funds Los Gatos Candy Fund
Early settler George W. Teasdale left 900 dollars to the Los Gatos school children to fund annual candy purchases. As needs grew, the plan shifted to every other Decoration Day. Students honor his grave with flowers each Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
California
George W. Teasdale
Los Gatos
Mr. Teasdale
Santa Clara
San Jose
Emma E. Cole
Miss Boston and Charles Hold Stark Exchange
Dialogue between Miss Boston and Charles reveals a contrast between cosmic speculation and practical life. Miss Boston questions the mind's reach into universe level secrets while Charles admits his focus on earning a living.
New Division Formed for Ancient Order of Hibernians in Charlestown
Thirty seven veterans joined a new division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Roughan Hall Charlestown last evening led by County President William J Cronin. The event marked the thirty seventh Suffolk division and included transfers from veteran members. Newly elected officers were John Galvin president George Long vice president Stephen O Leary recording secretary John Lenihan financial secretary and Martin Roche treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
William J. Cronin
Suffolk
Suffolk County
Cronin
McCarthy
Roche
O'Higgins
United States
Canada
Messrs
Richard Shea
John L. Donovan
Stephen O'Leary
John Reynolds
Timothy Foley
Michael Murphy
Jeremiah J. Harrington
Patrick Gorgin
Thomas Hayes
Patrick Long
Martin J. Roche
George Long
J. H. Helmanan
Cornelius Murphy
David Magner
John J. Lenihan
John T. Galvin
James O’donovan
Cornelius Crowley
John ‘4’. Galvin
Stephen O
Hibernian ceremony draws notable city leaders
Revere and Brighton divisions host a gathering with State Treasurer M. J. Roche, Thomas J. Kelly of division 21, and multiple division presidents including James J. Shea, Daniel Gallagher, James Connolly, Dennis J. Falvey, and John B. O'Higgins. A collation followed a Hib er nian night of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Thomas J. Kelly
Brighton
D. J. Falvey
Charlestown
Hibernian
M. J. Roche
Charles J. McCarthy
Hibernian Rifles
James J. Shea
Daniel Gallagher
Andrew Trahey
Boston
James Connolly
Dennis J. Falvey
George Casey
James A. Murphy
Michael O’donovan
John B. O'Higgins
Hibernian Knights
Jeremiah F. Coleman
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Y. M. Democratic Club
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Dresden
Prince Maximilian of
Saxony
Prince George
Duke of Saxony
Mathilde
Marie
Hanlan
MY Lady OF Moods
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Miss Boston
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W. J. Gronin
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