Tennyson Birthplace Somersby Up For Sale Or Let
The Somersby Rectory in Lincolnshire, the birthplace of Alfred Lord Tennyson, is advertised to be sold or let. The article recalls how the house and surroundings inspired his early poetry and notes the family later moved toward Epping Forest after his youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somersby Major
Lincolnshire
Tennyson
Somersby Rectory
George Clayton Tent Nically
Somersby
Alfred
Louth Grammar School
Arthur Hallam
Hallam
Emily Tennyson
Epping Forest
Young Kearns May Die In Malden Bicycle Crash
Malden, July 26. Cyrus W. Coombs, a bicycle manufacturer, and his employee Dutton rode a new tandem down Commercial street. They collided with a wheel rider named James Kearns. Kearns is unconscious at Malden Hospital with brain concussion, a fractured left knee, and a dislocated shoulder. All involved are Malden residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Cyrus W. Coombs
Dutton
Commercial Street
James Kearns
Young Kearns
Malden Hospital
Kearns
Washington War Dept Turmoil Touches Retired Major Armes
Major George A. Armes, retired U S Army, has been in trouble with the War Department for insults to Major General Schofield and a state governor as of July 26. His estate has been sequestrated amid the ongoing disputes and disciplinary actions within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George A. Armes
War Department
Schofield
Hastings of Pennsylvania Contest Alimony in Divorce Suit
Judge Hagan signs order sequestering Armes estate valued around 250000. Armes dodges commitment on the St Lawrence and has sent a violent letter to his son denigrating the attorneys in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Hagan
Armes
St. Lawrence
Cuban widow seeks US aid in $200000 suit against Spain
Mme Maria Dolores de Durio, a Cuban widow living in Cuba for 30 years, heads to Washington to press a legal action against Spain over destruction of her plantations by guerillas. She says she and her family were shot at in bed and claims Spanish threats for displaying the US flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mme
Maria Dolores de Durio
Washington
Cuba
United States
Political Prophesies and Gold or Silver Estimates
A spoof contest invites estimates on the presidential outcome with gold or silver payout options. Submissions must be mailed to Electoral Vote, the Pest, Boston, and stamps determine precedence while distance is considered. In case of ties the prize is shared. if the election goes to the House the contest ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Bryan
Msear
House of Representatives
Pest
Boston
Labor Church Address Critics Party System and Altgeld Tillman Praise
Herbert N. Casson spoke at the Labor Church in Lynn praising collectivism and free thought while criticizing McKinley and immigration limits. He credited Altgeld and Tillman for honest leadership, called Bryan improving yet insufficient on industrial issues, and urged education toward collectivism amid a divided political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Herbert N. Casson
Labor Church
Boston
America
Switzerland
McKinley
Hanna
Europe
Republican Party
Party of
Lodge
Altgeld
Tillman
Bryan
Cleveland
West
Nebraska
Missouri
Diplomatic Crisis Deepens Over Macedonia Insurrection
Count Goluchowski returns to Ischl after talks with Emperor Francis Joseph and Chancellor Bismarck's ally. Greek border raids, rising Macedonian insurgents, and strained Turkish defenses widen the east crisis as European powers debate intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count Goluchowski
Ischl
Francis Joseph
Prince Hohenlohe
Althausse
Vienna
Goluchowski
Count Nigra
Austria
Rome
Visconti Verosta
East
Macedonia
Greece
Moussa
Salonica
Vossische Zeitung
Neu Freie Presse
Drumnitsa Serres
Perim
Prizrend
Preshtima
Cologne Gazette
Crete
Reichsbote
Monastier
Armenia
Germany
Neuste Nachrichten
Europe
New Arrival Pangolin at London Zoo Baffles Visitors
A strange new mammal, unnamed yet, arrives at the London Zoo. The pangolin, a scaly ant eater with a rat like head and lobster tail, features bony plates and a venomous tail when rolled into a ball. It feeds on ants and ants eggs and may be observed moving tail first, with a long glutinous tongue and hooked feet for climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Nature
London Zoological Gardens
Zoo
Emerson Tennant
Ceylon
Chilaw
Colombo
Wood
Zoological Gardens
Miners Riot as Wage Cut Sparks Barclay Disturbance
A mob of about 200 striking miners from Riverton and Spaulding forced Barclay workers to abandon the mine over a wage cut from 35 to 32 1/2 cents per ton. After riotous tension, Barclay miners returned home and planned to resume Tuesday or face further trouble. A mass meeting in Spaulding is urged to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barclay
Ill
Riverton
Spaulding
Aid from Boston Tailors Boosts New York Strike
Boston tailors sent a telegram offering moral and financial aid to the New York strike. About 20,000 coatmakers in New York, Brooklyn, and Brownsville reportedly walked off. United Clothing Salesmen Local 94 endorsed the strike and pledged support as contractors planned a meeting for possible agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Boston Tailors
Brooklyn
Brownsville
United Clothing Salesmen’s
German Agent Schweder Arrested for Cruelty in Africa
German authorities arrest Herr Schweder, agent for the German East Africa Company, on Pangani River for extreme cruelty to natives especially women. He is transported in chains to Tanaga. Explorer Herr Eugene Wolff defends Schweder saying he was popular with many including Governor Baron Wissman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr Schweder
German East Africa Company
Pangani
Tanaga
Eugene Wolff
Tageblatt
Schweder
Baron Wissman
Spiritist service in Onset features Barrett and Baxter
Onset Bay July 26 Spirit ualistic service led by Professor Peck. Morning session traced religious history by H. D. Barrett, president of the National Spiritualistic Association. Afternoon speaker J. Frank Baxter discussed the value of phenomena in establishing beliefs. Other speakers include J. F. Baxter and Moses Hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onset Bay
Onset
Peck
H. D. Barrett
National Spiritualistic Association
J. Frank Baxter
J. F. Baxter
Moses Hull
Train struck walkers near Beaver Brook in Danbury
Lawrence Michaels and Nurulo Carmelli were struck by a freight train on the Danbury division of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad around 6 am near Beaver Brook. Michaels was critically injured and taken to Danbury Hospital, while Carmelli escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Lawrence Michaels
Nurulo Carmelli
Danbury
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Beaver Brook
Michaels
Danbury Hospital
Carmelli
Fire destroys Roxbury residence and damages neighbor
A fire on Tonawanda Street Roxbury shortly after 3 PM yesterday destroyed one unoccupied house owned by J I Stewart valued around 3000. The adjacent vacant structure was damaged about 20 while the original house suffered total loss with repair efforts aiming to save nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda Street
Roxbury
Bowdoin Street
J. I. Stewart
Fire in Spittoon Sparks Fire at Atlantic Avenue Plant
At 3 05 yesterday morning Division 2 dispatched Ladder Company 8 and Engine Company 2 to extinguish a small fire on the second floor of a four story brick building at 306 12 Atlantic avenue owned by John McGrady and occupied by the Carbon Wick Company. A lighted cigar thrown into a wooden spittoon caused the blaze. Damage estimated at 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 2
Ladder Company 8
Engine Company 2
Atlantic Avenue
John McGrady
Carbon Wick Company
Train rider loses leg in freight car accident
William Golden of Chicago attempted to ride an inbound freight train at dawn and fell from the car at Allston. The wheels passed over his right leg, severing it, and he was transported to City Hospital by patrol wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Golden
Chicago
Allston
City Hospital
Czar’s Continental Visit Dates Remain Murky
Berlin dispatch notes growing uncertainty over the Czar’s予定 visits to Vienna Berlin and possibly Paris with exact dates withheld amid Nihilism fears. The Nijni Novgorod trip was guarded with troops, yet city streets were left to citizens to keep orderly as the mayor urged calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
Nijnni Novgorod
Nijni Novgorod
Chinamen in a Row at Tremont Street Store
Police detained two men identified as Henry Chung and Chin Gee aged 22 after a hatchet and flying pigtails caused a disturbance at a Tremont Street shop shortly after 10 yesterday. Both men were booked on assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Street
Henry Chung
Chin Gee
Arrests in Lodging House Fight Ends in Stabbing
Officers of Division 1 arrested John Rocco age 23 with no fixed address on assault and battery charges after a melee at 330 Commercial Street. Felicie Gueriino was stabbed in the left neck with a stiletto narrowly missing the jugular vein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 1
John Rocco
Felicie Gueriino
Commercial Street
Gueriino
Gold Found in Brooklyn Watch Case Floors Scrapings
$7000 in gold has been extracted from scraps and dirt from the Brooklyn Watch Case Company floors after its consolidation with Fay Company. The factory lies outside the city. scraping has continued for days with $3000 more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Watch Case Company
Fay Company
Brooklyn Company
Bridgeport Man Killed at Kossuth Street Crossing
John Hazard aged 45, a copper smith from Providence and worker at the American Ordnance Company, was killed at the Kossuth Street railroad crossing in Bridgeport early this morning. Hazard was married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
John Hazard
American Ordnance Company
Kossuth Street
Tra
Providence
Speakers on the Common Crowded by Religious Talks
Charles street mall on the Common drew crowds as diverse groups spoke on religion including theosophy for public benefit. John J. Moore the Philadelphia temperance lecturer did not appear at 5 pm near the third tree, leaving many disappointed though he will speak at the Florence Crittenden Home on Tuesday. It was suggested license issues amid crowding kept him away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Street
John J. Moore
Philadelphia
Florence Crittenden
Building palate successfully done for Utah baby
In New York City a milestone operation repaired a cleft palate for an 11 month old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Decker from Utah. Doctors E W Russell and J H Brauth completed a three hour procedure with seventy five instruments. A second operation will remove the harelip to finish a symmetrical roof and improve speech in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ivan Decker
Salt Lake City
Utah
E. W. Russell
J. H. Brauth
Sven
Dwyer Denies Miley Lodging at 43 Warrenton Street
Mr J H Dwyer states Miley was never a lodger or harbored at 43 Warrenton street and that Miley’s arrest followed a chase to that address, not the house itself. The clarification aims to prevent misinterpretation linking Miley to the Warrenton residence in the Harrison avenue murder report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Avenue
Miley
Warrenton Street
J. H. Dwyer
Steamer E. P. Shaw Bypasses Fall River on Sunday Run
Steamer E. P. Shaw did not stop in Fall River today while traveling from Taunton to Providence River points. Officers and the agent were ordered to appear in District Court tomorrow to answer charges of violating the Sunday law. Taunton Mayor had granted permission to operate. No excursion boats were run from Fall River today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
E. P. Shaw
Taunton
Providence River
Young
Field Museum to Receive Endowment From Marshall Field
Chicago July 26 Field Columbian Museum will get a 2 000 endowment from Marshall Field. He conditions the gift on land for the museum a twenty acre Lake Front Park site from Michigan Avenue to the lake and transfer of the Jackson Park building once the basin beyond the Illinois Central tracks is filled. The remaining land north of that parcel east of the tracks will be set aside for the First Battalion Illinois National Guard eight to fifteen acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Field Columbian Museum
Marshall Field
Lake Front Park
Jackson Park
Illinois Central
Michigan Avenue
Congress Street
Illinois Central Tracks
Illinois National Guard
Eastern Avenue Outing Club Holds First Annual Trip
The Eastern Avenue Outing Club’s first annual outing set sail yesterday on the tug Vesta with Captain W. H. Kemp guiding the party to fishing grounds for three hours of top sport Frank W. Robinson won the prize for the largest fish. Afternoon excursion stopped at Bass Point with a list of club guests including Eugene Selg William Sanby Thomas G. Sullivan and others. Officers named President Thomas J. Roach Vice President Joseph Smith Secretary John J. Belter Treasurer Edward F. Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Avenue
W. H. Kemp
Vesta
Frank W. Robinson
Bass Point
Eugene Selg
William Sanby
Thomas G. Sullivan
Thomas Dolahen
Edward Wallace
George Cronin
John H. Kenneally
James Pope
W. P. Brennan
John Lane
Henry
P. Eastman
Charles A. Lewis
Laurence Ford
Thomas J. Roach
Joseph Smith
John J. Belter
Edward F. Sullivan
Brother Sues Brother Over Family Estate in Waterbury
Charles Church of Hartford, former Middletown Constitution editor, sues his brother Stephen in Waterbury for a share of their late father Timothy Church’s 50 000 dollar estate. The bulk is tied to Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing stock Bridgeport. Charles alleges the property was deeded to Stephen before the father’s June 18 death. A court hearing is set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Charles Church
Hartford
Middletown Constitution
Stephen
Timothy Church
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport
Charles
Neptune bathing suit touted for safety in surf and lake
A Newark ad promotes a patented Neptune bathing suit claimed to render drowning impossible. The Oak Hall Clothing Company, at 32 to 44 North Street, offers the latest design with prices cut in half for men and women, encouraging customers to bathe without fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hall Clothing Company
North Street
Eckert Brother of Western Union Chief Dies Sudden
Edward E B Eckert superintendent of exchange for the Metropolitan Telegraph and Telephone Company New York and brother of General Thomas T Eckert president of Western Union Telegraph Company died suddenly of heart disease in Asbury Park New Jersey on July 26 local report says Eckert was a longtime official in the metropolitan system and a sibling of the Western Union leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Edward EB. Eckert
Metropolitan Telegraph and Telephone Company
New York
Thomas T. Eckert
Western Union Telegraph Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nnyson
Poplars
Techrimsky
Ecome
Tennyson’s
Spain
The
Post
M’kinley
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Erereess
Delaware
Ceessesass FloriIda
Eeasceesgeeesss
Coorgla Ceeesereevsers
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Eesree
Michigan
Minnesota
Eervenee
Mississippi
Seceaewaees
Nmi
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Eseseses Voermoont
Cos
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Fa Sons Polettgs
Tillman and
Washington Street
Larrabee
Washington St
Temple Place
West Street
Ence
London Zoo
Illinois
Boston Tailors
Onset Bay Services
Train
Czar
Cambridge
Thomas Keegan
Foley
East Cambridge
Keegan
Thomas Ward
Coffey & Ahern
Leverett Street
Lancaster
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Barbara Hershey
Enos Barge
Colrain
Lorenzo Griswold
Joseph Griswold
Greenfield
H. A. Smith
Rowe
Hugh H. McClellan
Cornell University
Charles H. McClellan
Troy
N. Y
Gaelic School
Alpha Hall
Essex Street
Friew
Biddeford
James Wells
Joseph Cobb
Windham
Cobb
John H. Woodbury
Winter St
MR. Dwyer
OLD Orchard Meetings
Old Orchard
Christian Alliance
A. B. Simpson
Christ
Dr. Simpson
Charlestown
Division 11
William Gulnan
Susan O'Neill
West Third Street
South Boston
Carney Hospital
King of Pills
Beecham
Field Museum
Lovell’s Grove
St. Augustine
Grant
Lovell's Grove
Quincy Point
Engine Company 9
Sumner Street
F. T. Rose
Samuel Salberts
Michael Donovan
Longwood Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!