Wealthy New York miser dies in squalor leaving Boston kin
Joseph McKerron, a 62 year old immigrant, dies in a dirty two room flat at 216 Sixteenth Street New York. He wills about 87000 to his distant cousin Mrs Bridget Cunningham of South Boston who may receive the fortune. Cunningham and her husband Patrick are about 80 and not in need of money. The story outlines family thrift and suspicions over the true value of the estate while noting the Cunningham family connections and the couple’s daughter Mrs Sarah Cassidy.
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Bridget Cunningham
Broadway
South Boston
Joseph McKerron
Sixteenth Street
New York
Cunningham
McKerron
Ireland
Rose
Kate
Mary
Joseph MecKerron
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Post
Cunninghams
Sarah Cassidy
William Cassidy
South
Boston
Cassidy
State Street
Sampson Poised to Land Forces for Cuban City Victory
Washington reports Sampson may seize Santiago imminently with 800 marines aboard the Panther. He plans to land sufficient troops to secure the city with Cuban allies, relying on a defenceless Santiago after Monday bombardment. General Shafter expected to land today as well.
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General Shafter
Washington
Santiago
Sampson
Bicycle Suits and Trousers Offered at Sale Prices
Bicycle Suits priced at $3 to $5 and Golf Trousers from $1.75 to $8.50 are advertised as well made. The note claims rival sellers charge at least a dollar or two more than these prices, presenting a strong value opportunity for buyers.
Black Clay Diagonal Suits and Coats at Low Prices
The ad promotes Black Clay Diagonal Suits at 9.97 with equal value elsewhere at 15. Coats and Vests cost 7 and Trousers 2.97. It features three-button cutaway frocks and single or double breasted sacks. Guaranteed fast color and sizes for stout to ordinary built men.
Boston Couple Injured In Street Carriage Accident
Mr and Mrs Augustus Webster of Boston were thrown from their carriage on Washington street boulevard this afternoon when their horse bolted and the carriage struck a telephone pole, serious injuries reported they were carried to their Beacon street home.
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Washington Street Boulevard
Augustus Webster
Boston
Beacon Street
Rush Sale of French Balbriggan Underwear for Patrons
Imported under the old tariff these Balbriggan goods are offered at last season's price while stock lasts. Undershirts come in long or short sleeves with pearl buttons. drawers in various lengths feature silk finishes and double stitching. Available in the Gentlemen's Boreeahing Department with plate glass displays.
Death of Nicholas Hyde in Wood Island Park Water
A 13 year old, Nicholas Hyde, drowned at the Gap in Wood Island Park after slipping on rocks and striking a boulder. His sisters watched from a bridge as rescuers, including Mat Leary, searched the deep harbor water before the body was recovered and taken to his parents home at 8 Brooks Street.
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Nicholas Hyde
Emerson School
Wood Island Park
Mat Leary
East Boston
Hyde
Brooks Street
Robbery at 203 Green Street Jamaica Plain Jewelry Store
Thieves broke in through a rear window while the proprietor was away. Watches valued at $1000 were stolen from Arthur Lord’s jewelry shop, with 60 timepieces taken. safe contents were untouched. Police at Station 13 are investigating to identify the culprits.
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Arthur Lord
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Lord
Station 13
Aged Man George W. Cushing Dies at 98
George W. Cushing, 98, died suddenly at his home on 21 Cherry Street at 10 o'clock last night. Police say probable cause was old age. Undertaker Jones took charge of the body.
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George W. Cushing
Cherry Street
Undertaker Jones
Cuba Cigarro: A Playful Travel Time Advertisement
A ditributed ad proposes cutting a Havana cigar into four parts to measure distances between locations. Each Cuba Cigarro promises identical tobacco in four minute smokes, implying a humorous unit of distance from house to car or office to places visited. ESTALBROOK & EATON, Distailuring JAMES QUINN & CO, Aunts.
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Estalbrook & Eaton
James Quinn& CO
Madrid on the verge of riot amid Manila disaster
Rumors of upheaval fill Madrid as bad Manila news spreads. Reports say the government is blamed, with possible revolution as Spain faces war strain. Cuban victory at Pinar del Rio cited alongside ongoing recruitment and war revenue debates in Congress.
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Madrid
Pinar del Rio
SRR
Manila
Schoines
Spain
Congress
Secret troop movements in Cuba kept from public view
Washington reports that the War Department’s censors have succeeded in concealing United States troop movements. The army’s whereabouts for Santiago are unclear, while rumors of a mysterious warship in Cuban waters are dismissed by navy officials as harmless launches. The War Department warns transports would be vulnerable to enemy gunboats and will remove any strange craft blocking Florida Strait action.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Santiago
Navy Department
Indiana
Helena
Bancroft
Florida
Sampson
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James McKerron
Patriots
Panther
Samuel Gumpert & CO
East Twelfth St
Bernard M. Wolf
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Newton
Massachusetts
Franklin Field
A. D. Peck
Columbia
BRE Merc
H. E. Ducker
Buffalo
N. Y
Scanlon
Pope Mig. Co
Columbus Av
Hong Kong
Pasig
Tsang Sam Yung
Philippine Islands
Washington St
Union Hat Coo
Hanover
Cor
UNION
A. Williams
Washington Street
B. Witte’ & CO
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Ron Bycenne
Lewandos
Temple Place
Beylsten St
Roxbury
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Galen Street
Watertown
Amerika
Havana
Rush Sale
Stumant
Camp Alger
Key West
Cuban
Washburn Credit Co
Big Depts
Jordan, Marsh & Co
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