Two More Hold-Ups Reported
In Lynn on June 7 E Frank McCormick aided a man in distress then fled from two assailants. A cyclist named George L Nicholson reported a Salem road holdup with a dog attack and ammonia spray. Police fret over rising street danger as more civilians request weapon permits and delays in reporting hinder arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Crosby
Baker Street
McCormick
George L. Nicholson
Nelson
Salem
Legg’s Mill
Lynn
Creighton Held On Assault Charge At Lynn
Robert Creighton alias Bobby pleaded not guilty before Judge Berry this morning to assaulting Stillman Welch. Welch was absent due to illness. case continued. Welch’s stolen watch recovered and suspected to involve Creighton. Henry Mack, James Clark, and James Allen arraigned for assault and larceny from Michael ONeil. Clark and Allen convicted. nine months in the House of Correction. ONeil testified four men assaulted him and stole a 25-cent piece. witnesses identified Clark and Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Robert Creighton
Bobby
Berry
Stillman Welch
Welch
Welchs
Creighton
Henry F. Mack
James Clark
James Allen
Michael O’neil
Market Street
Mack
O'Neill
Allen
Clark
O'Neil
House of Correction
Silver Republicans To Meet At Leland Hotel
The national provisional committee of the Silver Republicans will convene at the Leland Hotel in Chicago tomorrow morning with expected representation from at least thirty two states. It aims to establish a permanent national organization and plan a convention to pursue electing Congressmen in 1898 and participate in the next presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Provisional Committee
Silver Republicans
Leland Hotel
Bank files in Plymouth against ex mayor and others over forged notes
Attachment papers served by Rockland Savings Bank against the estate of ex Mayor John J. Whipple and three others of Brockton. The bank holds notes for about $15,000 signed by Harry B. Richmond, jailed for forgery, with the four signers denying their names as indorsers and the bank pursuing legal action to test the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Plymout
Rockland Savings Bank
John J. Whipple
Fred P. Richmond
William H. Savage
Wallace C. Flagg
Harry 8. Richmond
Spot Removal with Fels-Naptha Soap Claims
Advertisement notes that Fels-Naptha soap removes spots from clothes without harming fabric and lists FUELS Co of Philadelphia as the source.
Split Findings On TreMont Explosion Blame Gas and Edison
The Senate heard a majority and a minority report on the Tre Mont explosion. The majority faulted gas and construction firms and Patrolman Whalen for failing to prevent the blast. The minority blamed the Edison Company and criticized the gas firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tremont
Boylston
Barker
Schaff
Gifford
Whalen
Edison
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Gas Light Company
Transit Commission
Edison Company
Floral Glamour For Anderson Perkins Church Wedding
With two days to go before the ceremony, preparations surge in Boston. Elegant gowns by Doucet Worth and Faxon await Mrs Eleanor Gray Miss Susan Dalton Miss Theodora Knight and Miss Bessie Sebury as Arlington Street Church is lavishly decorated by Galvin Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson-Perkins
Eleanor Gray
Susan Dalton
Theodora Knight
Bessie Seabury
Boston
Doucet
Worth
Faxon
New York
Arlington Street
Galvin Brothers
Mr. Anderson
Miss Perkins
Miss Anderson
Hotel Victoria
Wilcox and White Organ Co Fails in Meriden
Meriden Connecticut June 7 The Wilcox and White Organ Company a leading organ maker assigned a trustee ex mayor L J Doolittle. The firm organized in 1876 built branch houses sold notes later became indorsers. Direct liabilities may not exceed 75000 with 60 percent losses from branch failures since 1890. Factory closed this morning about 120 workers displaced and many orders unfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Conn
Wilcox & White Organ Company
United States
L. J. Doolittle
J. H. White
West Point Class of 1897 Holds Infantry Drill Display
West Point, N Y June 17 The sixth graduating exercises of the class of 97 featured a large infantry drill before the Board of visitors. About 300 cadets in full dress demonstrated tactical maneuvers, forming squares and rapid repositioning to cover retreat or repel mock attacks, showcasing effective infantry fire. Colonel Mills commanded the cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Dr Seymour Weds Ida Wright in Quiet New York Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Ida Dent Wright to Dr Walter Ernest Seymour of Boston was quietly celebrated at St. Chrysostom's Chapel in New York. About ten guests attended as the bride wore blue taffeta and blue mousseline de sole with a Leghorn hat. Best man was Charles H. Smith of Kingston. Mrs. Seymour had formerly been engaged to General Antonio Ezeta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ida Dent Wright
Walter Ernest Seymour
Boston
St. Chrysostom’s
Protestant Episcopal Chapel
Seventh Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
J. H. Knowles
Hinton P. Wright
Georgia
Charles H. Smith
Kingston
N. Y
Seymour
Antonio Ezeta
Salvador
Venezuela
Ezetas
General Ezeta
The Cast at Castle Square and Shylock at Park Theatre
The Castle Square Theatre presents Caste with a strong cast led by Lillian Lawrence Mary Sanders and Nina Morris and announces The Lost Paradise next. Sidney Woollett debuts as Shylock at the Park Theatre with Ellen Rowland as Portia and a capable company. periscope crowds grow as matinees continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Cummings
Castle Square Theatre
Castle Square
Robertson
Hach
Lillian Lawrence
Esther Eccles
Mary Sanders
Polly
Nina Morris
Marquise de St. Maur
George D’alroy
Charles Mackay
J. H. Gilmour
Captain Hawitree
Horace Lewis
Old Eccles
Samuel Gerridge
Gasfitter
Caste
C. H. de Mille
Sidney Woollett
Merchant of Venice
The Glad Hand and a Testimonial on Doan's Kidney Pills
Isaac Bradshaw of Everett recounts decades of back pain and urinary trouble improving after taking Doan's Kidney Pills from Knight's Pharmacy. He credits rapid relief and full recovery, urging others to consider the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Bradshaw
Cleveland Ave
Everett
Daily
Dean
Knight’s
Court St
Doan
Schulz Introduced as Conductor at Music Hall
Last night Leo Schulz, leading cellist of the Symphony Orchestra, assumed baton from Max Zach for the pop concerts at Music Hall. Schulz’s conducting, new here, drew hearty applause as he led Wieniawski Kujawiak Suppe Light Cavalry and Ta Grande Duchesse selections. He directs remaining concerts through July 3, with Ivan Soussanine and Ride of the Hussars on tonight’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Leo Schulz
Max Zach
Schulz
Symphony
Mr. Schulz
Wieniawski
Suppe
Janie
Ride of the Hussars
Vienna
Walking Delegate gains steam at Tremont Theatre
The new comic opera The Walking Delegate draws a large Tremont Theatre audience in its second week. The cast, including Christie MacDonald and Mr Harkins, delivers strengthened comedy and new songs, with Girard and Laura Joyce Bell captivating as their leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Harkins
Christie MacDonald
Dolly Doane
Mr. Girard
Laura Joyce Bell
Columbia Hale
Aleidoscope Joe Opera
Sousa Band Returns After Canada Tour To Boston Concert
John Philip Sousa and his band finish a three to four week tour of Canada and the Maritime Provinces and head to Boston arriving Sunday morning by the Yarmouth line from Nova Scotia. They perform a benefit concert at the Boston Theatre for Emergency Hospital that evening, closing a 21 000 mile tour from Prince Edward Island to the Gulf of Mexico. The tour is described as Sousa's most successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Griffin
Bison City Quartet
J. J. Fisher
Mr. Best
E. M. Hall
Gardners
Potters and
Zamora
Barney Reynolds
Willis P. Sweatnam
Honore
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Mistral
Howard Mann
Canada
Maritime Provinces
John Philip Sousa
Boston
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Boston Theatre
Prince Edward Island
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Sousa
Boston Theatre Hosts Cordial Crowd for Corbett and Fitzsimmons
The Boston audience gave full applause to Corbett and Fitzsimmons as their ringside friendship drew cheers. The display showcases life-size, smoothly running pictures that capture action without sensational brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Troja Delights Howard Audience With Star Turn This Week
Troja returns to the old Howard as the main attraction, praised for charm and chic song repertoire. Duncan the clever vocal comedian and Orrocco with a globe act draw laughs and wonder, while The Three Marvels and Clarke and Temple shine in acrobatic and protean sketches. The Howard troupe presents 1997 extravaganza with living pictures and lively minstrel scenes, keeping crowds engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troja
Old Howard
Charles H. Duncan
Orrocco
Archie
Dan
Clarke
Temple
Godling
Major Doyle
Sadie Connolly
R. J. Moye
Sheehan
Lacy
Weber
Hancock
Thompson
Collins
Howard Burlesque Company
John Weber
Harry LeMarr
Boston Chutes Set to Welcome Global Guests This Week
The Chutes will host visitors and sightseers as Boston greets delegates to the international postal congress and members of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. Hotel men are expected to arrive Friday afternoon, promising a lively scene during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
International Postal Congress
Jolly Fellows
Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
Woman Health Spotlight Promotes Dr Pierce Remedies
An endorsement extols women health and Dr Pierce remedies including Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. A Corpus Christi note from Sister Eirza L. de Falcon claims twenty one years illness cured by these products. The ad cites Dr Pierce as Buffalo institute chief consultant and touts Pleasant Pellets as a laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Eirza L. de Falcon
Corpus Christi
Nueces Co
Texas
Chutes Attract Biograph Camera For Huntington Avenue Visit
The article notes the Amer ican biograph plans to film at the Chutes in Huntington avenue between 11 and 12 this morning. The pony track and riding horses are popular with visitors and band concerts occur in the afternoon as well. Admission will be free to a limited number of spectators aboard the boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biograph
Huntington Avenue
Forepaugh and Sells Bros Circus Comes to Huntington Grounds
The Forepaugh and Sells Bros circus arrives for the week beginning June 21 at Huntington avenue grounds. A blend of two major circus institutions offers a double attraction. Philadelphia Times praises its aerial enchanted bicycle act and world tuned performers delivering a thrilling inverted bicycle track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Circus
Huntington Avenue
Philadelphia
Times
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Frank McCormick
Cry For Help
O’ Neil
Richmond
Minority, and Edison Company Gets
Thurs
Wilcox & White Company
DR. Seymour
Qaste
Merchant OF
Venice
Lee Schulz
Park Theatre
Shylock
Woollett
Irving
Portia
Ellen Rowland
Thomas L. Coleman
Miss Oliver
Nerissa
Miss Abell
Jessica
Keith’s Theatre
Howard Atheneum
America
Comedienne
E’a
Howard
Temptation
Venus
Phryne
the Bathers
Niobe
Payche
ACME
Exonara
Charles
Jay Eaton
Nat Butler
Heard’s
West St
Combination Park
Medford
Mas
Teele
Marion Mills
G. H. Hicks
Mgr
A. T. Hicks
Secy
Keith
Model Playhouse
Castle Theatre
Tremont St
Fanay
Castle Square Theatre Comedy Co
Cme
Boston Ball Grounds
Pittsburg
Appleton & Bassett’s
Washington St
Connelly
Adams House
Leo Schultz
A. Ellis
F. R. Comed
Austin and Stone
Mastedom
Perna
Aljl
Beast
Man
Bros. Circus
Eugene Tompkins
Corbett Fitzsimmons
Juste
Nana
Brili
Hoare
Bass Point
Nahant
Grand Harbor
Lincoln Wharf
FAMA
aSunday
E. H. Seabrook
Portland
Bay State
India Wharf
F. Williams
Sorensen
Austin & Stone’s
Joe
Jerry
Majestic
Versailles
Niagara Falls
Brooklyn Bridge
Seville
Barr and Evans
Weston Sisters
Hyde
Leola
Princeton Sisters
Will Hafford
Haynes and
Decker
Florence Zellar
Tally-Ho Trio
Ettle Albion
Rollin Trio
Melrose
Elmar
Worland and
Bennett
Sargent Brothers
Jobn Hi
Woodbury
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