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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1897

Page

6

Corner in Love Ball Prayer Davis Two Suitors in One House

George S. Davis of the New York Baseball Club faces two breach of promise suits from Helena Kerrigan also called Kerrison and a widow known as Peaches. The women, living floors apart in the same building, discovered Davis’s dual engagements after months of letters and secrecy. Davis warned both women not to flirt with others and plans to marry Kerrison, who aims to consult a lawyer and sail for Europe July 2.

New York Peaches George S. Davis New York Baseball Club Helenaud Kerrigan Sixty Fifth Street Davis Mss Kerrison Newark J. Davenport Kerrison Jacksonville Lexington Avenue D. F. Arnold West Sixty-fifth Street West One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street Miss Kerrison George Arnold Kerrison Charles Harlem

Davis Refuses Talk On Love Affairs In Baltimore

Baltimore reports June 21 as shortstop Davis declines to discuss his personal life, stating he is ready to defend any salt that may be brought.

Baltimore Davis

Divorce case links Chicago and New York families

The annulment of Mrs. John Graves to Dr. Augustus Goelet in White Plains exposes a tangled history. Both parties had remarried, produced children, and buried relatives in the same Greenwood plot, highlighting issues from nonuniform state marriage laws. The case shows two households divided by time and distance. Mrs. Goelet seeks annulment while Mr. Graves remains with his second family on Manhattan’s East Side.

New York Dykman Supreme Court White Plains Chicago Greenwood Cemetery Justice Dykman John Graves Augustus Goelet West Seventythird Street Amsterdam Avenue West Fifty-sixth Street Graves Goelet Dr. Goelet

Potter Divorce Suit Seeks Details of Alleged Conduct

Mrs Mary P Potter seeks an absolute divorce from Rev Daniel C Potter in New York Supreme Court. She accuses him of improprieties with housekeeper Julia Ross since 1891, including incidents at the Tabernacle Baptist Church parish house and a Pearl yacht cruise. She also seeks custody of sons Paul 19 Sterling 17 and Dean 16.

New York Mary P. Potter Daniel C. Potter Baptist Mission Society Tabernacle Baptist Church Lawrence Supreme Court Pearl

Powell the swell tailor dies after fall into Bowery dive

George P Powell once ran a premier Great Jones street tailor shop employing 30 tailors for Gotham's elite. Once rich, he fell on hard times and died in the hallway of a Bowery dive from alcoholism.

New York George P. Powell Bowery Powell Great Jones Street Gotham

Freight Train Wreck Blocks Four Tracks Near Chickering

An accident on the Providence division of the New York New Haven Hartford near Chickering station halted all four tracks for hours yesterday morning. The collision involved the four leading cars as a train shifted between tracks at about 9:30. The wrecking crew, located 300 yards away, freed the right outward track in about 45 minutes and by noon all trains were running on time.

Providence New York, New Haven & Hartford Chickering

Boston Circus Parade Opens With Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros

The Huntington avenue grounds house a two show consolidation featuring three rings a stage and a parade. Acts include Lizzie Rolland bareback riding a horse with white doves alighting on her head and shoulders and the Stirk family performing revolutions trapeze and trick bicycle riding. Trained seals hippo drome races and inverted bicycle stunts headline a packed program in Boston for one week only.

Cleopatra Egypt Huntington Avenue Grounds Adam Forepaugh Sells Bros Boston Lizzie Rolland Miss Rolland Stirk

Assault by Patrolman Highlights City Hall Incident

Michael Ahearn of 91 Pinckney Street West End was assaulted by a patrolman on Bunker Hill Day morning after slipping on Warren Street near Washington. The officer mistook him for a drunk and struck him twice with a club before he could explain he was ill. Ahearn was taken to City Hospital with scalp wounds and will be out about a week from work.

Michael Ahearn Pinckney Street West End City Hospital Ahearn Mr. Ahearn

Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Advert

Thousands of workers face health choices at life crossroads. The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a hard workers medicine that heals digestion liver blood and nerves and promises better appetite and sleep. It includes patient testimonials and warns substitutes are frauds.

Beecham U. A B. F. Allen CO Canal 81 New York Post Dr. Pierce Lena Baumgartner Joy Charlevoix Co Mich

Great Convenience for Travellers Adds Newspaper Annual

Pullman Palace Car Company and Wagner Palace Car Company place the American Newspaper Annual in libraries on passenger trains and steamers. The encyclopedia covers U S and Canadian newspapers with gazetteer data on places of publication. Published by N W Ayer & Son, it serves travelers and the traveling public nationwide.

Pullman Palace Car Company Pennsylvania Limited Colonial Express Wagner Palace Car Company United States Territories Dominion of Canada N. W. Ayer & Son Philadelphia

Runaway Horse In Court Square Brought Under Control

A horse attached to a heavy wagon driven by O'Brien bolted through Court square yesterday afternoon. Edward Whalen of the Boston Protective Department stopped the runaway, though he was dragged for a distance before escaping uninjured.

Court Square O’brien Edward Whalen Boston Protective Department Whalen

Benham Murder Trial Opens in Batavia

The trial of Howard Curtis Benham, charged with murdering his young wife in January, opened in Batavia with Justice Frank C. Laughlin presiding as jurors were being selected. Benham appeared pale and haggard.

Batavia N. Y Howard Curtis Benham Frank C. Laughlin Benham

Market gains and notes across oil and rail stocks

The market closed with an overall rise led by Northwestern and Omaha amid favorable crop news and bond refinancing talk. Butte & Boston fell from 213-4 to 203-4 before recovering, while United States Oil stayed active near 14. Lamson Consolidated Store Service funded by dividend delay, and Lone bonds for Boston & Montana eyed. Mexican Central and Bay State Gas drew attention as investors weighed a new oil deal and sector prospects.

Northwestern Omaha Butte & Boston United States Oil Cole, Coolidge and Paine Clark Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company Martin Cash Carrier Boston Bay State Gas New York Standard Oil Mexican Central Securities New York Central Railroad Daniel Lamont Northern Pacific Railroad General Electric Company Southern California Power Company Los Angeles Pasadena Sears Old Dominion Lambs J. Q. Williston & Co Brown, Riley & Co Hornblower & Weeks Lewisso

Electric Company Stock Sale at Office

Reported at the office the sale of stock with 60 shares. The transaction details include the sale price and buyer identity not fully legible in the record.

Sloop Isabella Parsons Arrives with 600 Mackerel Catch

At T wharf Captain William Parsons of Friend ship Me brings in the sloop Isabella Parsons on her first port call. The vessel 199 12 feet long 12 feet 7 inches beam and 6 feet deep carries a crew and passengers and a cargo of 600 mackerel. Nearby, Captain Al Hawes acquires the Minnie and Irvin towboat and Captain Martin R. Peterson of the Chieftain receives a ceremonial brass cannon from yacht club friends. The Belvidere arrives with a fast run from Port Antonio and a mixed list of passengers.

T Wharf Isabella Parsons William Parsons Friendship al Hawes Boston Towboat Company Marie Minnie Irvin Province City Point Gate City Savannah Lewis Wharf Ned Hawes Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Ocean International New Bedford Philadelphia George W. Pride Norfolk Plant Line Halifax Pye Charlottetown Port Hawkesbury C. B N. S Kenney Jennie Denzie Castle Island Governor’s Island Flats James Henderson British Army Drs. C. Morse A. Saunders BE. Saunders R. Guy C. Lif‘filer H. Bourke M. Bourke L. Bourke C. Bennett C. Foster

Yantic Decommissioning Under Navy Yard Preparations

Captain Miller and the crew at the navy yard dismantle the wooden gunboat Yantic. Sails are removed and topmasts shipped ashore as inventory begins. A simple ceremony will mark the ship's official death with colors lowered and a muster.

Miller Yantic Navy Yard Navy Department

Rescue at sea frees two from stranded boat

Sunday evening the Whyo Fishing Club heard a signal from the Nantasket boat. Captain Bill Welch ordered the Excelsior to assist. They found a small sail boat with rigging gone and half full of water. Mr. W. H. Harris of Cottage Hill Winthrop and his gun drifted away. The Excelsior rescued them and towed the boat to East Boston.

Whyo Fishing Club Paddock’s Island Bill Welch W. H. Harris Cottage Hill Winthrop Excelsior Boston

Verdict Against West End in Personal Injury Suit

In the third session of the Superior Court yesterday the jury awarded James Laffey $200 against the West End Street Railway Company for injuries suffered when his wagon was struck by an outward bound electric car on March 29, 1895.

Superior Court James Laffey The West End Street Railway Company

Shipping News Mini Almanac Arrived

Shipping news brief lists tide details with sun and moon rise times for June 22, noting day length and high water events. The section ends with the word arrived indicating a shipment update.

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