General Delivery at Boston Post Office Reveals Odd Mail Habits
Boston’s general delivery handles about 400 000 letters yearly with 100 000 unclaimed. Regular callers use one or more names to redirect mail, sometimes causing clashes when clerks change. Women and migratory patterns create high misdirected rates, while fictitious, circular, and misaddressed letters flood the system, with few claimed.
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Boston
Common Street
Lamb
Johnson
Boston Post Office
Washington
Thane
New York
Ston
Toots
A Vigorous Protest by Leading Knights of Labor
A secret circular from the Knights of Labor, signed by G. E. McNeill of Boston J Archibald John Morrison and William Foster of Lowell Mass, was sent to all affiliated bodies in Chicago. It warns that departures from core principles have reduced membership and urges delegates to Minneapolis to restore the old constitution and approve amendments.
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Cmcaco
Knights of Labor
G. E. McNeill
Boston
J. Archibald
John Morrison
William Foster
Lowell
Mass
Chicago
General Assembly
Minneapolis
Funeral of Comrade Patch Sets Large Framingham Ceremony
Details for the funeral of Past Commander George H. Patch are completed with an expectation of at least 2000 attendees. G A R posts from Dahlgren to Charles Russell Lowell will attend in a body, with a long list of marshals, pallbearers, escort units, and music arranged for the service at Lake Grove cemetery.
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South Framingham
George H. Patch
Dahlgren
South Boston
Charles Russell Lowell
John A. Andrew
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Charlestown
Cambridge
Wadsworth
Natick
Powell T. Wyman
Holliston
Burnside
Saxonville
J. G. Foster
South Framimgham
Luke R. Landy
D. Tf. L. Gleason
D. F. Fiske
C. H. Fuller
George C. Bent
George A. Read
Edward Gleason
George E. Teale
19Th
Massachusetts Volunteers
Charles G. Davis
P. Simpson
George S. Merrill
John G. B. Adams
Frank C. Brownell
Press Club
G, Wood
Charles Smith
John McDonough
California Pilgrims
Boston Globe
First Infantry
Lake Grove
Holliston Post
Volunteer Yacht Nears Water After Rapid Work
Among the yachts progress is rapid on the Volunteer and she should be waterborne by Monday. Rigging work finished with hand papering the bottom. centreboard scarred by bolts required eleven steel strips per side. Mast spars scraped and jib adjusted. figurehead gilding planned. Corinthian Yacht Club regatta off Marblehead today expects about 100 entries from top yachts.
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Corinthian Yacht Club
Marblehead
Somerville Police Banquet Honors Officers at Bow Street Hall
A testimonial banquet for Somerville police was held at Bow Street Hall with many dignitaries in attendance. Ex-mayor Bruce praised the force, presenting the chief a diamond pin and Captain Perry a gold badge as gold and silver medals were given to fourteen officers for long service.
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Somerville
Bow Street
Charles 8. Lincoln
Mark T. Burns
Parkhurst
R. R. Perry
Austin Belknap
G. A. Bruce
William H. Furber
Edward Glines
Isaac Story
J. W. Hamilton
Selwyn Z. Bowman
John I. Cole
Charles E. Gilman
Aldermen Park
Holt
Henry W. Pitman
Somerville Journal
S. Knapp
Hopkins
Fire Department
Stillman H. Libby
City Messenger
Jairus Mann
Mentzer
J. Frank Wellington
Janes F. Beard
Frank G. Williams
James E. Whitaker
J. Orlin Hayden
Caleb A. Page
Myor Bruce
Perry
Autopsy Finds Bloody Dysentery Cause of Malden Woman
Medical examiners Durell of Somerville and Holt of Cambridge conducted the autopsy at Rafferty's undertaking rooms on Hattie Lewis of Malden who died in Florida weeks ago. They found Bloody dysentery as the cause with no other disease symptoms and the body was sent back to Malden.
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Durell
Somerville
Holt
Cambridge
Rafferty
Hattie Lewis
Malden
Florida
Relcting
Final Day at Beacon Park Horses Race to Close Summer Meet
Breeze Medium wins the 2:23 pace taking first and third money while St Elmo captures the 2:29 class in three heats. Eight horses started the 2:29, with St Elmo edging William G and Richard Wilkes by a neck in the final heat as Telegraph Girl's protest places shuffle finishes. Time results posted for each heat and judges’ decisions noted.
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Breeze Medium
St. Elmo
Beacon Park
Beacon
Franklin Park
Saugus
Rex
Starietta
Medium
Lilly R
Richard Wilkes
William G
St. Mimo
Telegraph Girl
Olivette
Billy R
Preston Bros
M. Breeze
F. Carpenter
C. m. Starletta
Dist
A. W. Cowan
Br. G. St. Elmo
Abe
John Trout
Bik
M. J. Cunningham
J.J. Bowen
Be. m. Olivette
Coe B. P. Norton
G. Nutwood, Jr
PU McAvoy
Dyts
Thuy Ees
Desbron Bros
Telegraph
Hi. Dorr
B. m. Mary Ann
J. Tyler Hicks
H. B. Miller
John R. Vaseltine
Frank Subert
Thirty Nine Lawyers Qualified for Suffolk County Bar
Out of forty candidates examined, thirty nine are found qualified for admission to the Suffolk county bar and will be admitted on August 2. Names listed include Charles Ek Allen James F Aylward Edward J Baker, William H Baker, and John Henry Wigmore among others.
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Suffolk County Bar
Charles Ek, Allen
James F. Aylward
Edward J. Baker
William H. Baker
Alexander Z. Brown
Charles M. Bruce
Henry B. Cabot
Leander J. Cavanagh
Clift Rogers Clapp
George L. Clark
Timothy W. Coakley
Henry Vincent Cunningham
Arthur H. Dakin
Augustine J. Daly
Delevan C. Delano
F. L. Drake
George H
Eugene Thomas
Jesse F F. Waterman
George HH. Whitcomb
John Henry Wigmore
Ffty
British Charitable Society Holds Quarter Meeting at Young's Hotel
The society will meet at Young's Hotel on Thursday evening, August 4 at 8 o'clock. In May 8300 was pledged to fund a burial lot. jubilee festivities paused further efforts. They aim to raise the remaining 8600 before the annual meeting and invite contributions from supporters for this needy countrymen’s final resting place.
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British Charitable Society
Young’s Hotel
Geome
Nantasket Busy With Pyrotechnics and Music Amid Weather Forecasts
Despite an off day due to weather fears, thousands gathered at Nantasket for afternoon and evening pyrotechnics and Reeves's Band. The Boulanger March drew strong praise and will be repeated Sunday. Steamers remain in full condition and officers ensure traveler comfort and convenience.
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Nantasket
Reeves
Boulanger
Florence and flags on Restigouche stir British Canadian visitors
Actor W. J. Florence faced a flag dispute at his Restigouche camp when English and American ensigns flew. An old Indian guide claimed visitors objected to unequal flagpole heights, prompting Florence to order equal flagpole lengths. The next passing boat cheered both banners.
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N.Y
Florence
Mr. Florence
Lee
Tolstoi, Rider Haggard and the summer travelling trunk
The article contrasts Tolstoy with Rider Haggard as summer reading in travelling trunk libraries, praising Shelley's verse and noting Boston girls' fondness for certain authors. It discusses beach culture, artists and umbrellas, and the social mix aboard yachts, detailing ideal guest types and the role of women in yachting. It also comments on cleanliness and Miss Cobbe’s views on faith healing and sanitation.
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Trans
Tolstoi
Rider Haggard
Telstot
Rider Hagard
Shelley
Bar Harbor
New England
Boston
Sanitation science promises poetry and peace in life
The passage argues that intelligent sanitarians cannot ignore poetry and art, and that broader sanitation knowledge would bring more beauty to life, greater health, and a rise in mental power, as suggested by a Gleaner note.
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Gleaner
City Notes Report On Ministers, Accidents And Projects
The Rev Dr Strong declined a call to St Matthew’s. Captain Crowell of the wrecked Merrimack is prostrated and testifies later. The South Boston Horse Railroad lays tracks to Eighth Street. Arrests relate to counterfeit coins. A Roxbury court fined Mary de Lodge for selling liquor. A death at 2 Cheever Court noted from odor. Harvard Bridge specs approved with bids due Aug 15. Park Board grants half-holiday Saturdays. Clothing thefts valued at 110 found. Cholera reports in Dorchester near average. Painter Mayborn falls 30 feet at Parker Street. Hon. Alpheus Hardy’s condition unchanged. Fireworks delayed by rain. Nantasket display postponed to Monday. Old South lectures begin next week. Free Birth of the Nation tickets offered to youths. Edward Havin found dead at 8 Salem Street. Child Thomas Strayhorn drowns at Shute’s wharf. Ex City Forester Galvin recovering from a broken leg at West Roxbury.
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Dr. Strong
St. Paul's Church
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
South Boston
United States
Crowell
Merrimack
South Boston Horse Railroad Company
Broadway
Dorchester Street
Eighth Street
Frank Gill
New York
Francisco Inenza
Dinusa
Tand and Tabor Club No. 1
Boston Common
J.R. Roche
D. H. Biggs
E. M. White
T. B. Spillane
George and McGlynn
Roxbury Municipal Court
Mary de Lodge
Cherry Street
Jane Johnson
Cheever Court
Boston
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Harvard
Charles River
French
Board of Bridge Commissioners
Dean
Board of Park Commissioners
Bulfinch Street
Abbott
Division 3
Mayborn Divvon
Congregational
Parker Street
Roxbury
Alpheus Hardy
Hellmuth
Bar Harbor
Old South
James K. Hosmer
Old South Committee
Old South Meeting House
Edward Haviin
Salem Street
Thomas Strayhorn
Shute’s Wharf
Creditors meet as Keith firm offers twenty five cents on dollar
The Brockton shoe maker Howard P. Keith reported assets about $2000 against $3000 to $5000 liabilities, with only two creditors present. Boston’s New England Purchasing Agency failed with $600 liabilities and $60 assets. creditors were offered ten cents on the dollar. Insolvency notes include Mrs KE Kelly’s millinery estate with $2000 liabilities and $1000 assets.
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Howard P. Keith
Brockton
Keith
New England
Boston
KE. A. Kelly
Washington Street
Melkimt
Suffolk County
Frederick Ne Rudd
Concord Street
George A. Walker
Sudbury Street
Frank W. Elliott
Bunker Hill Street
John H. Salter
Samuel W. Victerson
John H. Salter & Co
Kingston Street
Theodore Phipps
George Russell
Phipps & Russell
West India Commission
West Twenty-sixth Street
J. J. White, Jr
Hurlburt Paper Company
South Lee
Mass
Pearsall Card Company
Free Press to Switch to Semi Weekly Four Page Issuance
The Free Press of East Boston changes from eight to four pages and becomes a semi weekly. Its Meridian street quarters move to London street with larger, central premises. A new steam press will print the Press along with the Chelsea Leader and Winthrop Gazette. Edited by Henry Jr Sylvester, formerly of the Middleboro News. owned by a local stock company.
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Free Press
Boston
Meridian Street
London Street
Chelsea Leader
Winthrop Gazette
Ledger
Henry Jr. Sylvester
The
Middleboro News
Burglar Steals from Cambridge Residence and a Watch
In Cambridge Mrs Angelina B Cowdin reports a sneak thief entered her home at 28 Holyoke Street and took 130 dollars from a bureau. Laborer Michael Fitzmaurice had a silver watch stolen from his vest pocket in a stable on Magazine Street. Doctor O N Tindal notes Digestvlin success for a five year stomach trouble case. Available from druggists or W F Kidder Co 83 John Street New York.
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Angelina B. Cowdin
Holyoke Street
Cambridge
Cowdin
Michael Fitzmaurice
Asa P. Mo
Magazine Street
O. N. Tindal
Bette
W. FE. Kidder & Co
John Street
New York
Sanford's Ginger claims instant relief and health benefits
A promotional notice extols Sanford's Ginger as a superior health tonic with imported ginger and brandy, promising rapid relief from cramps, fever, nervousness, and other ailments. It warns against imitations and urges its use for travelers, mothers, children, and the elderly as a palatable, safe restorative.
Sanford's Ginger Excerpt Sold by Drugists and Dealers
A brief notice states Sanford's Ginger is sold by druggists grocers and dealers. The item appears in trade listings indicating supply channels and availability through common retail outlets.
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Drugg'srs
Coeducation Bill Sparks Colored Meeting in Georgia
A gathering of colored residents at 33 Grove Street discussed the Glenn coeducation bill before the Georgia Legislature. The draft makes it a penal offense to teach colored and white students in the same room. A mass meeting was scheduled for Wednesday August 8 at Zion's Church vestry to decide on further action.
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Grove Street
Georgia
John J. Smith
J. Gordon Street
Clifford H. Plummer
N. G. Gaskins
Henderson Allston
Glenn
Zion’s Church
North Russell Street
Water supply case against City of Boston in Elmwood dispute
Mary A. Wood trustee sues Boston over a prior agreement to supply uncontaminated Stony Brook water to Elmwood street property owners. The court granted specific performance in March after a long dispute over a polluted brook and a 12 inch Scotch pipe. Hearing postponed to Friday next for further proceedings.
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Mary A. Wood
City of
Boston
Elmwood Street
Roxbury
Joseph Davis
Edward C. Walker
Stony Brook
Davis & Parker
B.F. Butler
E.M. Johnson
A. J. Bailey
Sunday Concert on the Common by City Band
A Boston city concert by a 31 member band led by J B Claus takes place Sunday at 4 pm on the Common. The program features overtures, selections from Beatrice di Tenda and Linda di Chamouni, waltzes, polkas, cornet solos, quadrilles, and a grand festival march with titles and composers listed.
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Wiegand Potpourri
Milldeker
Germania
Lux
Post at New England resorts lists widespread sale sites
The Post announces its summer availability at many New England locations from the White Mountains to coastal resorts in Maine and Massachusetts. The list names towns, hotels, and houses such as Fabyans Crawford Twin Mountain Glen House Franstown Pennigewasset Storys Weirs Ashland Laconia Lake Village Lisbon Meredith Wolfeboro Newport Barton Woodstock and other hotels and inns in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.
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New England
White Mountains
Fabyans
Crawford
Twin Mountain
Mt. Pleasant
Bethlehem
N. H
Maplewood. Co
N. Jones
Weirs
Story
J. B. Manning
Newport
H. B. Green
Barton
C. H. Dwinell
Woodstock
W. E. J. White
Manchester-By-The-Sea
Masconomo
Swampscott
Mass
Ocean House
W. E. Boynton
Pacific House Opens at Nantasket Beach Massachusetts
Pacific House Nantasket Beach Massachusetts opens to transient and permanent guests. Located on rocky ground at the water's edge it offers a fine ocean view. W E Hathaway proprietor announces the new lodging place on the South Shore.
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W.E. Hathaway
Five Concerts at Point of Pines A Sunday Music Day
Sunday at the Point of Pines presents five concerts from 11 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. featuring forty musicians and ten soloists. Director Baldwin plans an oolo aerogramme and may showcase selections from his famous band.
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Baldwin
Boston Young Men's Christian Association Services Notice
The notice lists multiple church and association services in Boston areas Bowdoin Street Boylston Berkeley streets Franklin Park Marine Park and Boston Common. It mentions pastors Rev Jame Reed Rev John Goddard Rev E K Thordike Rev M R Deming and Rev A A Smith with service times throughout the day and an illustrated lecture by Dr Addison Du Crabtre for the Boston Y M C A open to the public.
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Boston Society OF the New Jerusalem
Bowdoin Street
Beacon Street
Jame Reed
John Goddard
Cincinnati
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkesley Streets
Owen AR
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Franklin Park
E. K. Thorndike
Marine Park
Boston
M. R. Deming
A. A. Smit
Boston Common
Boan
Union
Addison du Crabtre
Jesus
Jacob’s Well
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Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
J. Brown
Comrade Patch
Corinthian Club
Readville
Norfolk
Hiram Woodfull
B. m
Lady Shaw
John Riley
E.eyds
O'Donald
I .Ch. m
Elizer
Wbr
Orwood
Ned
Massachusetts
Cape Ann
South Shore
Maine
Bay of Fundy
Hay Harbor
Frances Power Cobbe
Miss Cobbe
Dorchester
Durgin
Board of Health
John M. Galvin
Rocky Point
Austin
West Roxbury
East Boston Free Press
Sanforn
Ginger
Sanford
Sanroxup
Supreme Judicial Court
Field, J
G.co.taylor
C.H. Craves & Sons
Sele Proprietors
the Post
Gorham
Glen House
Franconia Notch
Profile
Plymouth
Pennigewasset
KR. R. Tapper
Magnolia
Yine
Lycett
Beverly Risa H. O. Marshall
Beach Blufy
Preston Newcastle
Wentworth
Isles OF Shoals
Appledore
Rye Beach
Farragut
Hampton Beach
R. Laird
Portland
Falmouth
Bangor
Bangor House
Kennebunk
J. H. Otis
Old Orchard
G. E. Fogg
Mouse Island
Samoset
MT. Desert
A. W. Bee
Hingham
Breen's
Brown, Cohasset
Bates
Scituate
Brown's
Duxbury
Peterson's
C. A. Smith
E. E. C. Swift
Sandwich
Shevlin
S. Hyannis
William Fowler
South Dennis
Underwood
Harwichport
Burgess
Brewster
Knowles
Provincetown
A. L. Putnam & Coa
Cottage City
J. F. Murphy
Vineyard Haven
G. W. Eldridge
Nantucket
O. E. Hussey
Pacific House
Nantasket Beach, Mass
the Pines
California
San Francisco
Cal
Alta
Mono
Best & Gvelcher
Mt. Diablo
Ophir
Eheres
Bees Dees Crown Point
Savage
Eureka
Sierra Nevada
Gould & Curry
Hale & Norcross Eve
Utah
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