Baptism of Fire for Buncker Hill Monument Salute 1842
Haverhill marks the 117th anniversary of the Buncker Hill battle with a rediscovered fragment of history. The Nashua Artillery fired a thirteen gun salute from the unfinished monument on June 17 1842 and Major Perley Foster delivered an hour long oration as band music and recollections by Soloman Spaulding and Ellsworth Webster echo in memory.
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Haverhill
Buniker Hill
Merrimac Valley
Bunker Hill
Marquis de Lafayette
Daniel Webster
Hyerrimac Valley
Nashua
Perley F Ter
Nashua Artillery
Methuen Brass Band
Ellsworth Webster
Webster
Solomon Spauling
Major Foster
Farm Poultry Monthly No 10 reaches third volume and May June issues
I S Johnson & Co announces Farm Poultry Monthly now in its third volume at No 10. The May and June editions feature incubation, moisture in incubators, large poultry farms, and care tips. A notable article by Mr Wright covers Homing Pigeons and Dr George reports on poultry in Germany. Front page shows Leland Stanford Langshan cock. also promotes Yale vs Harvard racing booklets and Johnson's liniment for athletes.
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the Farm Poultry Monthly
I. S. Johnson & Co
Custom House Street
Boston
Wright
Dr. George
Germany
Leland Stanford
George Seerer
la Fayette
Ind
I. 8
Johnson & Co
Yale
Harvard
Hemenway
New
Messrs. I. S. Johnson & Co
Johnson
Old Folks Concert Leader Recalls Gun Salute Amidst Musical Years
Father Ellsworth Webster, 78, leads an aging residents’ concert for leisure and memory. He recalls service with artillery, a thirteen gun salute, and a twelve day tour through Boston and Massachusetts towns, sharing tales of Daniel Webster and other famous orators.
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Ellsworth Webster
Webster
Artillery
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Boston
Sarees Roxbury
Woburn
Daniel Webster
East Boston Ferry Trial Draws City Officials
Nearly four hundred ladies and gentlemen joined the new ferry boat East Boston on her harbor trial run. The party included city government members and friends, and the trip was an unqualified success.
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Boston
Montgomery Light Guard Veterans Arrive Home After Excurson
The Montgomery Light Guard Veteran Association returned home yesterday morning and marched to headquarters. After Colonel James J. Barry delivered an address praising the excursion’s success, the command was dismissed.
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Montgomery Light Guard Veteran Association
James J. Barry
Arbitrators Award Half of Welch Claim Against Old Colony
Dr John Welch of Quincy sued the Old Colony Railroad for hospital care costs from an 1890 Quincy accident. The arbitrators in Suffolk County Superior Court awarded half of the claimed 6472, the railroad having contended the amount was excessive. Drs George Au Garland and Morris Richardson served as referees and filed the report.
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John Felch
Quincy
Old Colony Isroad Company
Suffolk County Superior Court
Welch
George Au. Garland
Morris Richardson
Government telephones in England debate ends in purchase
Loudon June 16 The House of Commons in committee authorized the government to buy the telephone trunk lines across the country for one million pounds five million dollars, securing a national communications network.
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Loudon
House of Commons
Salvation Army Rally Opens Tremont Temple Anniversary Event
The Salvation Army marked its Tremont Temple anniversary with enthusiastic crowds from Marlboro to Woburn. Commander Ballington Booth praised the army as a growing public force, noting 533 towns served and 29 million attendees last year. A memorial fund for Mrs Booth and local musical interludes followed amid fervent praise.
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Salvation Army
Tremont Temple
Marlboro
Providence
Springfield
Chelsea
Lawrence
Hyde Park
Fall River
Cambridge
Plymouth
Clinton
Taunton
Woburn
Ballington Booth
New York
Boston
Major Brewer
Booth
Army
Musketeers of Salvation Lasses
Died of apoplexy ex-Alderman Haldeman in Philadelphia
Cyrus Summerfield Haldeman, former Philadelphia Alderman, died of apoplexy after being found unconscious in his Traveller building office. An autopsy by Medical Examiner Harris confirmed the cause. Haldeman, born Locust Grove Mills PA, served in war departments with Cameron and Scott, was Lincoln’s appointee in 1862, and later registrar of voters before retiring from politics.
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Cyrus S. Haldeman
Traveller
General Hospital
Harris
Cyrus Summerfield Haldeman
Locust Grove Mills
Lancaster County
Penn
Liiz Moravian Academy
West Chester
Thaddeus Stevens
Maine
James Buchanan
Haldeman
Buchanan
Cameron
Scott
War Department
Lincoln
Yorktown
Hancock
Joseph M. Wightman
Rct of Registrars of Voters
Mr. Haldeman
O’brien
Lowell man James Flannagan jailed twenty five years
James Flannagan a habitual criminal of Lowell was sentenced to twenty five years in the State Prison by Judge Fessenden in East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court for larceny of jewelry from Mrs. Mary Crown of Belvidere. He is 38, with prior sentences in 1876 and 1887 for larceny and was released from State Prison late last February.
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James Flannagan
Lowell
Fessenden
Superior Criminal Court
East Cambridge
Mary Crown
Belvidere
Senate Debates Gold and Silver Coinage Bill in Washington
In Washington this morning Senator Morrill obtained leave of absence and spoke against the free coinage bill. Senator Stewart replied as the bill lingered without action. The river and harbor conference report showed two disputed amendments the boat railway at The Dalles and a Washington canal linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The Senate insisted on its amendments, and adjourned to Monday. In the House, debate on the tin plate bill continued with E B Taylor urging free listing in two years and Bunting supporting the measure while Dalzell opposed. the committee then rose and adjourned.
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Washington
Senate
Morrill
Stewart
Frye
Conference Committee
Dalles
Columbia River
Washington Canal
Lake Washington
Puget Sound
Messrs. Frye
Dolph and Ransom
House
E. B. Taylor
Ohio
Bunting
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Seligman Sees Silver Policy Shifts and Bi metal Reform
Paris June 16 William Seligman a noted Franco American banker tells AP free coinage dangers and that US monthly silver purchases aid trade. He supports Seapets system and urges a monetary conference while noting England’s pivotal role in possible silver based currency with France Germany Austria and the United States as key interests.
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Paris
William Seligman
Associated Press
United States
America
Europe
England
Germany
Austria
Talmage's Broken Word Ends Russian Cargo Plan
The steamship Leo failed to sail from the Atlantic Basin as cargo for starving Russians was not ready. Captain Caine said only a quarter of the promised 2200 tons of flour had arrived, and he claimed money and items were stolen during a religious inspection led by Dr. Talmage and his congregation. Dr. Talmage plans to travel to St Petersburg to distribute the cargo when it arrives.
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New York
Leo
Atlantic
Russia
Caine
Christian Herald
T. DeWitt Talmage
Aptain Caine
Dr. Talmage
Bottome
Theng
Irate Italian Deputies Prorogue Chamber in Rome
In Rome on June 16, the Chamber of Deputies prorogued after a stormy session. Signor Imbriani attacked the chamber as unfaithful to the people’s rights and derided the King’s Berlin visit. The uproar persisted until the presiding officer adjourned the session amid cheers and disorder.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Imbriani
Ein Humbert
Berlin
Peace Restored in Matto Grosso After Civil Uprising
Rio de Janeiro reports the Matto Grosso conflict ended with civil population defeating revolutionary battalions at Corumba. Thirty killed in the battle, peace officially established.
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Rio Janeiro
Matto Grosso
Corumba
President delays appointments amid Chicago convention plan
Washington reports say the President holds back several key appointments to gauge the Chicago convention's outcome. Observers note the White House aims to strengthen administration lines by timing patronage after nominating results. Elkins and Foster visited, with Elkins discussing a possible offer of the state portfolio to Depew.
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Washington
Chicago
Elkins
New York
Depew
J. W. Foster
State Department
National League declares warn of future Irish army plan
London June 16 The National League of Great Britain issues a manifesto to Irishmen in Great Britain. It says anti Parneilites rejected terms for a truce and have declared war to the knife predicting three years without home rule for Ireland. It forecasts McCarthyites deserting or fleeing, forming the nucleus of a new Irish army to save the nation.
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London
National League of Great Britain
Great Britain
Ireland
Gloucester Schooner Shenandoah Aground at Twin Island
A despatch from Boone Bay N F reports the schooner Shenandoah ashore on Twin Island in St Johns Bay Strait of Belle Isle. The 105 ton vessel was built at Essex in 1890 and owned by Pettengell Cunningham of Gloucester. It is insured with Gloucester Mutual.
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Gloucester
Boone Bay
N. F
Twin Island
St. Johns Bay
Strait of Belle Isle
Essex
Pettengell & Cunningham
Gloucester Mutual
Central Massachusetts wreck disrupts rail traffic near Rutland
Hodson reports a local freight train derailed near Rutland on the Central Massachusetts railroad this morning. The wreck halted all traffic until around noon.
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Hodson
Rutland
Central Massachusetts Railroad
Death of Lady Monck in London
Lady Elizabeth Louise Monck wife of Lord Monck long Governor General of Canada from 1861 to 1867 died in London on June 16 1900s era chronicle reports her passing noting her husband’s former post and the contemporary date of death.
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London
Elizabeth Louise Monck
Lord Monck
Canada
Goddess of Atvatabar Illustrated in Grand Temple Scene
An 1891 tale excerpt describes the Polar King expedition entering the vast temple of Harikar in Egyptosis at Atvatabar. Twin-soul ceremonies unfold under Lyone, with priests and priestesses reciting a ritual of hopeless love amid a spectacle of art, architecture, and mythic grandeur.
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North Pole
Arctic
Tce
Earth
Atvatabar
Egyptosis
Temple Palace
Supernal
Pantheon
Harikar
Lyone
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Salvationists’ Rally
Commander Ballington Booth
Seligman
Talmage
Harrison Scheming
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Mass
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Grand Stand
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George B. Appleton & Co
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George Wilson
Prince of Colored Stars
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Colossal Specialty Alliance
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Mountain View Hotel
Gilmanton, N. H
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Grand Hotel
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NEW Publications
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William R. Bradshaw
the Post
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Fifth Avenue
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