Cambridge Fork Stabbing Leads to Felonious Assault Charge
John Slater allegedly stabbed Henry Harris with a three pronged table fork near the heart in Cambridge last night. Harris, 21, was wounded badly and considered fatally harmed. Slater, 25, is held at Station 2 charged with felonious assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
John Slater
Henry Harris
Slater
Station 2
Ayl‘ward
Rowe
Portland
Washington
Amos Baringer
George McFarland Cut In Street Altercation
George McFarland a 30 year old colored man of 22 Phillips street was in an argument with neighbor John Johnson about 7 50 last night. McFarland went to Massachusetts General Hospital to have a wound in his left forearm dressed the cut being about one quarter inch deep and two inches long Johnson is being sought by the police after the dispute over McFarland’s complaint that colored men in the vicinity abused him and Johnson resented the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Harris
W. C. Lane
George McFarland
Phillips Street
John Johnson
McFarland
Massachusetts General Hospital
Johnson
Confessions Tied to Farm Fire and Woods Blaze
John J. Scott and John Glendening of Gardner admit in writing to setting fire to David G. Scott’s barn at Westminster on April 16. They say the blaze aimed to help Scott’s father collect insurance. Ernest E. Peach confesses to burning woods near Beaver Brook on May 16 for excitement. State fire marshal investigated both fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Scott
John Glendening
Gardner
David G. Scott
Westminster
Scott
Ernest E. Peach
Beaver Brook
Gas leak at Beacon Street house causes department alert
An unoccupied residence at 48 Beacon Street released gas, filling the area with fumes. Building inspectors found twenty four gas jets open on a shaky staircase while the fire department had been called to 46 Beacon Street for a smoky stove. Chief Cheswell and inspectors reported to Assistant Marshal Dunn for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Fire and Building Department
Theuilding Department
No. 46
Cheswell
Marshal Dunn
Turks Wreck Four Churches in Bonita Village
Athens reports Turkish soldiers plundered the Cretan village of Bonita, wrecked four churches, trampled crosses and images, opened tombs, and scattered bones of the dead. The British consul confirms the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bonita
Liquor Nuisance Trial In Gloucester Court
In Gloucester on June 19 George Patterson faced a police court trial over keeping a liquor nuisance. Witness Nathaniel Atkinson claimed ownership of seized beer but denied knowing the supplier, while implying he had been sent by Patterson. The judge postponed ruling until Thursday and warned defendants not to seek court advice on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
George Patterson
Nathaniel C. Atkinson
Patterson
Charles A. Russell
Atkinson
Taft
Committee On Police
Woods
London denies clash with Venezuela at Guiana frontier
Foreign Office officials deny reports of a conflict between Venezuelans and British at Point Barima in the disputed Guiana territory. In Commons, Mr. Curzon said Sir Julian Pauncefote would report proposals from Venezuela’s representative, with no proposals yet received. Negotiations with the United States for a treaty of arbitration continue, and frontier talks show no obstacle to broader arbitration arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Point Barima
Guiana
House of Commons
George N. Curzon
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Venezuela
Curzon
Great Britain
United States
Finishers' Tailors Call Mass Meeting for Strike Vote
In New York on June 19 the finishers of the Brotherhood of Tailors announce a mass meeting for June 30 to decide on a general strike. If they strike about 2000 finishers join operators busters pressers and bush ers, risking 10,000 workers out of work including 2000 women and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Brotherhood of Tailors
Hoar Declines Active Support in Lieutenant Governorship Fight
Senator George F. Hoar wires Worcester readers June 7 1896 declining to actively back or oppose candidates for lieutenant governor. He notes a rule against office holders dictating choices and says he will vote as a delegate but cannot personally advocate Winslow due to absence from home until the matter is settled. He praises Winslow’s ability and character while affirming his obligation to impartiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
George F. Hoar
Paris
Heywood
Winslow
Republican Party
Commonwealth
Dedham High School Holds Graduation Exercises
All Say Adieu Dedham June 19. Dedham High School graduation took place in Memorial Hall with salutatory by Miss Annie L. Ziersch and valedictory by Charles A. Finn. The program included chorus selections, Roentgen X rays by Miss Mary C. Hannon, shadow picture displays by T. Russell Robinson and Miss A Marion Gardner, and a architecture development sketch by Miss Mosephine Twomey. The hall featured daisies and a motto across the stage: Wie die Arbeit, so der Lohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Dedham High School
Memorial Hall
Annie L. Ziersch
Charles A. Finn
Roentgen
Mary C. Hannon
T. Russell Robinson
A. Marion Gardner
Mosephine Twomey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clothing House
Boston
Cushing, Olmsted & Snow
Cushing, Olmsted & Snow Stock
Washington Mills
Fauntleroy
Washington and
Boylston
Bargain T—Clothing
Garner
Ba'briggan
I By
Washington Street
Aylward
Main Street
Boston & Albany
Massachusetts Avenue
Forristall
Pike
Virginia
Baringer’s
Howard
Serge
George M’farland
Firebugs
Scott, Glendening
Peach
Rogues
Pearl Bryan
Newport
Alonzo M. Walling
Scott Jackson
Walling
Gensure
Pres. Eliot
Bangor
Hannibal Hamlin
Eliot
Harvard
Plyamouth
Plymouth Line
Winthrop Line
Atlantic Avenue
Pearl Street
Dunbar
Famous
Renfrew
New England
Il Winter St
Officer Lynch
Station 4
George E. McNeil
Henry Lloyd
Superior Criminal Court
Blodgett
Edwin J. Morse
William Whittier
Charles Harrison
Massachusetts Reformatory
Baroness Blanc
Leeds
Vaughan Waters
Blanc
Meacham
Jersey City
Vermont
NEW _ LONDON
Conn
Central Vermont Railroad
New London
Hoar
Cambridge Manual Training School
W. H. Walker
S. C. L. Haskell
Walter Higgins
James Higgins
Nantasket Junction
East Weymouth
Atkinson Furnishing Company
Coleman Henderson
Doschester Avenue
Mahony
Larned
Liverpool
H. F. Mahony
Dublin
W. A. Larned
Caver
James Taylor
South Boston
Stevenson
No. 2
Sixth Street
John Lull Hall Square
Yankee
Melton Cassimere Ants
Wankee
Summer St
Glen Shirt & Collar CO
Tremont St
Park Street Church
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!