Pittsfield Banker Dies in Suspected Bank Troubles
Edward S. Francis ex cashier of Pittsfield National Bank shot himself at the Maplewood Hotel amid financial crisis claims totaling about 25000 against the bank. His death follows his deposition, a Boston trip, and mounting domestic disputes. Family and friends fear further disclosures as investigators weigh false dealings and insurance implications.
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Pittsfield
Edward S. Francis
Pittsfield National Bank
Francis
Maplewood Hotel
North Street
American Trust Company
Strong
Nellie
Drs. Colt
Paddock
Pittsfield Noal Bank
Texas
Buel
Syracuse
Francis Avenue
Prancis
Sally
Ancis
Germany
Hess
Boston
Pittsfeild National Bank
Cannerva Ve
Cnaitige
Joe Boston
Thursda
Murphy Withdraws From Executive Council Candidacy
The Executive Council met yesterday to examine James H. Murphy on a charge, but he withdrew his name via letter to Governor Russell. He filed a $10,000 slander attachment against lawyer F K Sweetzer. Arthur E. Gage of Woburn was appointed clerk. The Governor announced several appointments including Edward J. Flynn Moses How William H Partridge and others to various posts such as ballot law commissioners and trial justices in multiple districts.
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James H. Murphy
Russell
Murphy
F. K. Sweetzer
Arthur E. Gage
Woburn
Edward J. Flynn
Boston
Moses How
Haverhill
William H. Partridge
Rentedohn J. Putnam
Worcester
Worcester & Nashua
William Nutting, Jr
Marblehead
Essex Court
Charles F. Worcester
Townwnsend
Middlesex
William C.ene
Altagenius Gawksongham
Noste
Erastus Worthinates
Dedha
Norfolk
Three Big Offices In Tax Service Shuffle
The Hon. Patrick Maguire was asked if he would be the next Collector of Internal Revenue but declined to comment. Appraiser Dodge says resignation not requested, while Collector Beard plans to serve his term which ends next summer.
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Patrick Maguire
Internal Revenue
Olcutt
Dodge
Washington
Beard
Hydrangea Exhibit Huge Display At Horticultural Hall
The Fay hydrangea show opens at Horticultural Hall with 16 000 acre Woods Hall estate plants of two varieties and six plants filling the lower hall. The central otaxa measures seven and a half feet in diameter and seven feet high with 800 bloom trusses. Two other large otaxa plants and two red-branch Cyaneclada Hortensia specimens accompany the display. Gardener M H Walsh notes the largest plant took six years to outgrow its kin, and the collection is likely the largest and finest in the country. Saturday features a sweet pea exhibit with over forty varieties.
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Horticultural Hall
Woods Hall
Joseph S. Fay
M. H. Walsh
Taananelbie
Park site land selected with wharves are boundaries
The park area lies between the city paving wharf on the west and Carney's wharf on the east, with Commercial street to the south and the harbor line to the north. It includes Bartlett's, Gray's, and Ripley's wharves and a brick warehouse on Gray 8 wharf amid mainly wooden storehouses. The section covers about six and one half acres. The commissioners also plan to add about six acres bounded by Commercial and Charter streets Lime alley and Jackson avenue.
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Carney’s
Bartlett's
Gray’s
Ripley’s
Gray 8 Wharf
Charter Streets
Lime Alley
Jackson Avenue
Receiver appointed for endowment orders by Justice Barker
Justice Barker yesterday forenoon appointed Henry A. Wyman receiver of endowment orders for American Friendly Society American Mutual Relief Association National Fraternal and Benevolent Union and the lifetime endowment of the Brotherhoods Benevolent Association at the request of the certificate holders.
Garden Party in Apollo Garden Roxbury for German founder
A non sectarian garden party will be held next Monday afternoon and evening at Apollo Garden on Amory Street Roxbury. It is under the auspices of the Deutscher Finda Hilfsverein to raise funds for the founder aged German people.
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Apollo Garden
Amory Street
Roxbury
Deutscher’ Finda Hilfsverein
Talsec
Bicycle Crash Injures Man on Waltham Street
Andrew J. Piske of West Newton was struck by a bicycle on Waltham Street at 12:30 yesterday. He was knocked unconscious and seriously injured. Bas Hider, operator of the bicycle, escaped.
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Andrew J. & Piske
West Newton
Waltham Street
Two Shocks Kill William G. Taylor in Auburn Prison
William G. Taylor, a Black man, was executed by electricity for murder in Auburn Prison after a failed first attempt and a later second electrocution. The process included a broken dynamo, a repaired chair, and medical notes noting muscular development and absence of rigor mortis. Taylor was buried in the prison graveyard.
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Auburn
N. Y
William G. Taylor
Solomon Johnson
Davis
Bank of Incandescents
Taylor
Brown
Wright
Mooney
Rajah's Visit Draws Fashionable Attention in Boston
A Rajah and party tour Boston with Mrs. Singh, enjoying theater and city sights. They travel with coolies including a cook, mock standards, and a Rajah who keeps his turbaned guests in the zenana seating. The group plans to depart for Saratoga, eager to see fashionable watering places before returning to their vast realm of mosques and tapestries.
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Boston
India Wharf
Singh
Chelsea
Vendome
Park Theatre
Kelly
Saratoga
Doctor inoculates self to test consumption cause
New York physician Dr. Robert Lincoln Watkins injects himself with the bacillus of consumption and also inoculates a guinea pig to prove his theory that the bacillus is not the disease’s cause unless a granular mass in blood, named tubercular corpuscle, is present.
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New York
Robert Linecoln Watkins
Watkins
All officers acquitted in Victoria accident verdict
Malta July 27 The court martial finds the accident entirely due to an order by Vice Admiral Tryon. Captain Bourke and Rear Admiral Markham, along with all other officers, are acquitted of blame. Bourke's sword is returned with regret over Markham's decision to ignore the fatal signal.
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Malta
Tryon
Bourke
Markham
Copin Bourke
Markhem
Camperdown
Florida Central & Peninsular railway to Plant Investment Co
The entire Florida Central and Peninsular railway system is reportedly sold to Plant Investment Company for 13 million dollars. New management will assume duties October 1. The system includes a new railroad under construction from unknown point to Hart's Road.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Central & Peninsular Railway
Ctage
Hart’s
Reward Offered for Murderer of Patrick McCarthy
North Attleboro officials post a 290 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person who killed Patrick McCarthy.
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North Attleboro
Patrick McCarthy
Arlington Centre to Arlington Heights Electric Extension Length
The article notes an electric extension route from Arlington Centre to Arlington Heights spanning a measurable distance, outlining its planned corridor and potential impact on regional power delivery. It mentions a specific length but the available text truncates before giving the exact figure.
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Arlington Centre
Arlington Heights
The Rajah’s Cook in New York’s Waldorf Hotel
The Rajah travels with a personal cook and baggage of special provisions and utensils. The melancholy chef, wearing native dress, arrives with muslin bags and diverse utensils. He plans a two dish menu using powders and a rice boiling method praised by the Waldorf kitchen staff.
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the Waldorf
New York
Somerville Annexation Urged To Improve City
A letter to the Post argues that Somerville’s annexation by Boston would unlock funds for streets, police, and fire services, spur growth, and improve governance. The writer cites lack of money and postponed reforms, and urges the Somerville Annexation Association to step up in cooler weather to persuade residents and taxpayers.
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Sir
Somerville
Boston
Hodgkins
Fitts
Board of Aldermen
Somerville Annexation Association
Collision on Ice Tracks Sparks Railroad Probe
The Dodgeville ice car crash led to an official probe by railroad commissioners on Beacon Street. Key witnesses, including Conductor Fred R Sherman and Engineer William D Ross, disputed who was at fault as investigators weighed shifting cars and backing maneuvers on the siding. The mail and passenger trains passed without injury as the inquiry concluded pending further evidence.
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Dodgeville
Railroad Commissioners
Beacon Street
Fred R. Sherman
Way Freight
Has North Siding
William D. Ross
Sherman
Thomas H. Clare
Keene
Alfred B. Billings
Perkaye
Fred M. Twombly
Providence
Kendrick
Accusing the Pastor Thompson Charged by Brockton Church
The Rev Napoleon B Thompson former pastor of South Congregational Church Brockton is charged with conduct unbecoming a Christian and violation of church covenant related to alleged visits with Mrs Lillian M Swift of Brockton and a trip to Boston and Portland on April 6 1898 He defends with an alibi and vows to prove slanderous statements The trial before church members is set for July 31 1898 with Mayor Ziba Cary Keith presiding
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Brockton
South Congregational Church
Napoleon B. Thompson
Thompson
Portland
Boston
Manchester
Ziba Cary Keith
Russell
N. B. Thompson
Massachusetts
Ma&ke
Rufus P. Keith
Campello
Mass
Parish Teachers to Visit Salem Willows on Tuesday
The Sunday School teachers from St. Augustine Catholic Church will join Rev. Dennis O Callaghan on an excursion to Salem Willows Tuesday. A South Boston Irish National Association meeting is set for St Augustine Hall tonight. Alderman John J Maguire reports Dover Street will reopen during repairs as the 9at bridge construction has begun and should finish in about three weeks.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church
Dennis O'Callaghan
Salem Willows
South Boston
Irish National Association
St. Augustine Hall
John J. Maguire
Dover Street
Gas delay at East Boston ferry head house sparks protest
Citizens question why gas is not turned on at the East Boston North Ferry head house. A tired oil lamp in the ladies room is criticized as a disgrace to the ferry department. Separately, William Hobday, night watchman at Lockwood's Machine shops, was bitten on the left hand by two attacking dogs while trying to separate them. His arm swelled and he cannot work, remaining home on Union Street.
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East Boston North Ferry
Ferry Department
William Hobday
Lockwood
Mattapan road club heads to Highland Park on propitious Sunday
Azar Rebekah Lodge 27 I O O F enjoyed an outing at prom Willows yesterday. St Peter's T A and F Society observed ladies night in Dorchester Music Hall last evening. The second of a series of lawn parties was noted.
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Mattapan Road Club
Highland Park
Azar Rebekah Lodge
Prom Willows
St. Peter's T. A. and
Dorchester Music Hall
GharLEstown Murder Charges Against Two 18YearOlds
Thomas F Sullivan and Patrick Buckley both 18 face manslaughter charges in the death of navy yard Marine Thomas M Welch. Welch died after a night of bar hopping and a clash on Chestnut Street when Sullivan struck him behind the ear, causing a fatal brain concussion. Both youths pleaded not guilty and are held on 5000 bonds for Saturday examination. James J Mullen was initially jailed but later released after proving an alibi.
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Thomas F. Sullivan
Patrick Buckley
Thomas M. Welch
Navy Yard
Sullivan
Buckley
Welch
Chestnut Street
Charlestown
James J. Mullen
Death of Marshall Reveals Hidden Wealth and Mystery
John W. Marshall's body was found hanging in his rooms on Wednesday. He lived isolated with few friends. His brother Josiah P. C. Marshall, a show card maker at 12 School Street, aided after the death. Sister Mrs. Susan G. Coolidge at 758 Main Street Cambridge refused comment. Police found bank books totaling 60,000 and ownership of Washington and Tremont Street properties, suggesting wealth near 1,000,000.
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John W
Marshall
Mr. Marshall
Josiah P. C. Marshall
School Street
Susan G. Coolidge
Main Street
Cambridge
Washington and
Tremont Streets
Wreck of the Vitiaz off Corea in typhoon
Details reach San Francisco from Hong Kong about the Russian cruiser Vitiaz wrecked on a reef near Corea after a three day typhoon. Two officers and fifteen crew members are drowned or missing. The Vitiaz was en route to Hong Kong and struck the outer storm on June 11 with the gale intensifying on June 13. Guns were jettisoned to right the vessel.
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San Francisco
Oceanic
Hong Kong
Vitiaz
Corea
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