Bold Garroting Case At The West End
Richard Larkin arrived from Watertown and was robbed under electric light on Court Street in view of pedestrians. Two men knocked him down near Alden street and escaped with his money and an Elgin watch. Witnesses described the attack as swift and noted Larkin’s watch number 288,717 and case 106,788.
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Richard Larkin
Watertown
Bradshaw Whitney
Elgin Watch and Chain
Aldine
Court Street
Alden Street
Henry Hattern
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Post
Court and
Alden Streets
Larkin
Aldine House
Boston
Sudbury Street
Old Colony Interior Canal Company forms with $4 million pledged
The first meeting of the Old Colony Interior Canal Company gathered major incorporators with James L. Anthony as president and George H. Titcomb as chief engineer. Over 4 million dollars was pledged, surveys will begin, and the route chosen runs from Buzzard's Bay to Sandwich over Bass River as a preference.
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Cape Cod
Old Colony & Interior Canal Company
James L. Anthony
New York
William H. Lincoln
Boston
Robert L. Burnett
William G. Bussey
Willard G. Howland
Alonzo Weeks
George H. Titc
Buzzard’s Bay
Sandwich
Bass River
Goulds Target G I Presidency Of Grand Trunk Rail
London advices say George Gould and Foxwell of New York along with Montreal brokers Duncan McIntyre and Forget will meet June 26 with Grand Trunk shareholders dissatisfied with Sir Henry Tyler’s management. They plan to pool stock to install an American as president, presenting data to show the line can be placed on a paying basis.
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Montreal
London
George Gould
Foxwell
New York
Duncan McIntyre
Forget
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk
Henry Tyler
Tyler
Smuggling Case Seized in Springfield Goods for Fed Reappraisal
Surveyor Henry L. Hines flagged oriental goods owned by Shaker Naszer and Assad Ghabreen of New York. A false bottom revealed un invoiced items valued at about 150 dollars. General Hunt confirmed Hines's appraisal. Hines asked District Attorney Rank D. Allen to pursue forfeiture.
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Springfield
Henry L. Hines
Shaker Naszer
Assad Ghabreen
New York City
General Hunt
United States Board of General Appraisers
Hines
Naster
Rank D. Allen
Boston
James Ryan Given Ten More Years For Escape Attempt
Providence reports James Ryan received an additional ten year term for escaping jail last April, totaling eighteen years to serve. Alfred D. Morgan was sentenced to two and a half years for bigamy after marrying here while already bound to another wife in Lowell.
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Providence
James Ryan
Alfred D. Morgan
Lowell
Along the Water Front and Local Losses
A Boston news fragment reports J. S. Warrens pleasure barge burned at Jeffries Point with several buyers and insurance shortfall. The Winthrop steam launch repairs underway, and new barges Rambrant Grandee and D H Thomas sail under English colors for St Johns. A Fort Warren soldier John Conners identified after missing days. Treasury appoints Samuel Ke Lis as Narrows Light keeper and F Boyd at Deer Island. Mary A Power schooner sunk off Hatteras carrying lumber. Captain Charles Hall dies after paralysis strike. longtime East Boston ferry pilot with forty years service. The Landsman.
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J. S. Warren
Jeffries Point
Mr. Warren
Federal Street Bridge
Fort Warren
John Conners
John
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Samuel KE
Liscom
the Narrows
Massachusetts
Michael J. Curran
F. Boyd
Deer Island
Boston
Mary A. Power
Cousens & Pratt
Commercial Street
Hatteras
New York
Fernandina
New London
Charles Hall
East Boston
Captain Hall
Saco
North Ferry
Potomac Programme for Army Reunion Held at Faneuil Hall
The Army of the Potomac reunion programme is announced with events June 27 to 28 at Faneuil Hall and American House Boston. Activities include receptions, meetings, a harbor excursion on the Mayflower, an oration and poem, Faragut statue ceremonies, and a banquet.
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Army of the Potomac
Rowe’s Wharf
Faneuil Hall
Farragut
State House
American House
Roses and Strawberries at Massachusetts Horticultural Show
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society hosts a fragrant rose and strawberry show at Horticultural Hall. Roses, berries, and vegetables fill two floors with large, colorful specimens, including many new and rare rose varieties. Admission is free and the exhibit will be expanded today.
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Paine cup de fender launch postponed at Lawley's
The Paine cup de fender launch at Lawley's was postponed from yesterday to Saturday morning due to bad weather and superstition about Friday.
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Lawley’s
Massachusetts Mortgage Firm License System Enacted
The 1 July start of a new law requires mortgage investment firms in Massachusetts to obtain a $50 certificate from the commissioner. The prior pro rata expenses are replaced by a flat fee to fund state establishment costs. Licenses can be revoked for violations and, if needed, the courts may be involved.
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Reed
Lombard
Massachusetts
Governor's nominations move to action next week
At yesterday's council meeting Governor Russell sent many nominations to be acted on in a week. Among them is G. A. Perkins of Cambridge for three years N. S. Shaler of Cambridge for two years and W. E. McClintock of Chelsea for one year as highways commissioners. The commission becomes permanent under a recent act.
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Russell
G. A. Perkins
Cambridge
N. S. Shaler
W. E. McClintock
Chelsea
Attleboro Warrants Lead to Suspects Nabbed in Lawrence
Sheriff Riley of Attleboro arrived with warrants for Samp son and Martin taken in Lawrence for swindling produce men. Boston will handle the men before Bristol county. They are wanted for breaking and entering the Old Colony railroad station and the J Newell & Sons grocery in Attleboro.
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Riley
Attleboro
Sampson and
Martin
Lawrence
Boston
Bristol County
Old Colony
J. Newell & Sons
Noon Bromfield Street Church program by Princeton Students Band
The noon meeting at Bromfield Street Church is led by the Princeton Students Band and features their male quartet singing.
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Princeton
Bromfield Street Church
Correiro in Eldold Man Manchester Murder Case Starts Trial
Fall River today reports Jose Correiro arraigned in District Court for the May 30 killing of Bertha May Manchester. The Portuguese community voices strong efforts to save the alleged murderer’s life as the November grand jury readiness looms. The father of the victim testified Bertha was found on the kitchen floor after being killed. a gold watch linked to her is identified.
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Fall River
Jose Correiro
Bertha May
Manchester
Laawyers Swift and Grime
P. Henry Hutchinson
Boston
J. I. da Tarra
New Bedford
Valla da Costa
Gourt
Stephen C. Manchester
Bertha
Freddie
John_ Tinsil
Correiro
Marshal Hilliard
Prisoner Adjudged Probably Guilty in Bertha Case
In cross examination the witness described searching Bertha's room for a missing watch and pocketbook, noting empty trunks and a disturbed bed. The prisoner's two employment periods, the murder date, and a strong farm setting with Bertha described as capable of hard work were outlined, with forensic and jewelry testimony referenced as the case moved toward grand jury action.
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Swift
Crab Pond Bridge
Correiro
Bertha
F. M. Chase
Manchester
Dolan
Vember
Anarchists Tied to Madrid Bomb Plot Claims
Madrid officials report a Europe wide anarchist conspiracy linked to a June 12 bombing at the Plaza Oriental near the royal palace. Twenty three arrests have been made as Suarez admits roles and names a man seen with him. Ernesto Alvarez is alive and in custody after initial misidentification of the dead man.
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Madrid
Senora Canovas del Casting
Suarez
Plaza Oriental
Royal Palace
Valencia
Brussels
Ernesto Alvarez
Ruiz
Alvarez
Bayard Presents Credentials to Queen at Windsor Castle
The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, first American ambassador to Britain, traveled from London to Windsor Castle. He presented his credentials to Queen Victoria, with Lord Rosebery and General Teesdale in attendance, and his wife accompanying him aboard state carriages.
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London
Thomas F. Bayard
Great Britain
Windsor Castle
Bayard
Christopher Teesdale
Windsor
Mr. Bayard
Castle
Sietters
United States
Home Rule Finance Changes Proposed in Parliament
In the Commons Mr Gladstone outlined six year provisional financial terms for the Home Rule bill. Ireland would pay one third of ascertained revenue and manage its own taxes except customs and excise. Six year review of contributions and arrangements to follow. Redmond vows to oppose the tax control clause as unjust. Irish leaders express disappointment. party conference to determine stance.
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London
House of Commons
Gladstone
Ireland
John Redmond
Parnellite
Justin McCarthy
Relief Efforts Aid German Peasants Amid Crop Losses
June reports show the Grand Duke of Hesse distributing turf litter and corn to ease distress in the grand duchy. King William of Württemberg convened an agrarian congress in Stuttgart to authorize state funded cereals and fodder purchases. A typhus outbreak in Munich's Bavarian garrison has produced over four hundred cases with seven deaths, prompting scrutiny of soldier rations after an officer fell ill from his own supply.
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Berlin
Grand Duke of Hesse
Grand Duchy
William of
Pepa Tae
Possie
Munich
Bavaria
New Haven Land Swindle Claims Two More Victims
In New Haven on June 22 two additional cases of an extensive land swindle were announced. Victims include A. W. Street & Co. of Chicago and J. P. Ross of Peoria who bought deeds describing specific property that does not exist, resulting in losses of several thousand dollars.
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New Haven
A. W. Street & Co
Chicago
J. P. Ross
Peoria
Tammany Club Announces Fourth of July Public Service
New York's Tammany organization prepares its public service for the Fourth of July with invitations issued and activities scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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New York
Tammany
Wilson Bros Australian Gold Rings Offer
The ad from Wilson Bros promotes Australian gold wedding rings made in their own factory from 6 to 12. It promises special rings to order in two hours and warns against imitators of The Bio Clock at 14 and 15 Tremont Row.
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Nd Vi Bey
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Marriages in Dorchester and Cambridge June 21
William Chapman wed Harriet H. White at Dorchester in a ceremony led by Rev. R. I. Gordon. Arthur Lyman Williston married Irene Louise Simmons, both of Cambridge, at Cambridge with Rev. Francis G. Peabody officiating.
Obituaries from Cambridge and surrounding towns June notices
Obituaries list residents including Albert Henry Caldwell 67 Roxbury Mary A Goodrich 60 Roxbury Albert T Keen Cambridge Harriet L Noyes Somerville Edward Brattle Oliver 70 Newton Centre Austin N Parkhurst 60 Charlestown Mary A B Sawyer on Southville Marshall D White 19 Cambridge read June notices from multiple local communities.
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Caldwebrl
Winchester
Albert Henry Caldwell
Goodrich
Roxbury
Mary A
Charles B. Goodrich
Oes
Cambridge
Albert T. Keen
Noyes
Somerville
Harriet L. Noyes
Oliver
Newton Centre
Edward Brattle Oliver
Parkhurst
Charlestown
Austin N. Parkhurst
Sawyer
Sotherville
Mary A. B. Sawyer
Samuel Sawyer
Massachusetts
General Hospital
Marshall D. White
C. White
Dimes and Quarters Aid Sick Baby Fund
Yesterday's donations reached 7.20 dollars as Stone & Shaw's Museum workers sent a purse with notes from Lillie Laskelle Oscar F Cox and Arthur Bean. The article recalls Boston's sick babies care with a 6 year old patient at Henchman Street awaiting aid and a doctor promising follow up.
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Stone & Shaw’s Museum
Lillie Laskelle
Crescent Beach
Oscar F. Cox
Boston Post
B.S. Temrt
Oscar EF. Cox Lillie Laskelle
Tom McCoy
John Flynn
J. J. Fenton
P. H. Fenton
John J. Conroy
M.C. Gould
Mit
Murphy
Lizzie Borden Innocence Verified by Counsel
Ex governor Robinson defends Lizzie Borden in the murder case saying she is innocent and has no theory about the crimes. He notes her plans to cleanse the house and his belief in her fairness while awaiting the verdict and possible further investigation. The lawyer calls the verdict of the preliminary trial a notable feature of a lifetime trial.
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Lizzie Borden
Robinson
Wes Miss Borden
Miss Borden
Ees
Miss. Borden
Struggling Mother Sews for Meds in Cushman Tenement
A Hebrew speaking mother in a Cushman avenue tenement tells of her child’s skin disease and urgent need for medicine. With four children and a sickly husband, she sews unfinished trousers to survive, earning 10 cents a pair and scrambling to complete seven or eight.
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the Post
Cushman Avenue
Post
Rehabilitation plan abandoned for Reading railroad
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad board abandons its rehabilitation plan after failing to secure enough assents from general mortgage bondholders and shareholders. Subscriptions were not renewed, and subscribers are released while obligations are discharged. Public reaction noted with Reading stock dropping on the news.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Reading
Harris
Board of Managers
New York
Reader asks about baby clothes for Sick Baby Fund
A letter to the editor from a sender identified as WW BD asks if the Post would welcome a bundle of infant clothing for the Sick Baby Fund, requesting a reply in tomorrow's edition.
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the Post
Lace Theft Suspect From Fleet Street Held
Charles Doyle of 57 Fleet Street was taken in tow after attempting to pawn lace stolen from Silverman of Union Street valued at 170 dollars. He will have a chance to explain his actions.
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Charles Doyle
Fleet Street
Silverman
Union Street
Old South prizes announce 1894 essay topics
The competition lists two subjects Coronado and the Early Spanish Explorations of New Mexico and The Part Taken by Massachusetts Men in Connection With the Ordinance of 1787. Open to Boston High School graduates of 1892 and 1893. Forty dollars awarded for best essay on each topic, $25 for second best. essays due January 1 to 31, 1894, to the committee on Old South prizes at Old South Meeting House.
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Coronado
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Boston
Old South Meeting House
Chicago and Syracuse duo linked to Salem jail escape
James Casey of Chicago and John F. Fluyes of Syracuse were released from Salem Jail and taken into custody by Officers Tryder and Wise. They are now at Charles Street Jail as accomplices of Sarah Johnson, the shoplifter who jumped bail. The pair are reported as expert lodging house and apartment thieves with numerous cases pending.
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James Casey
Chicago
John F. Fluyes
Syracuse
N. Y
Salem
Tryder and Wise
Charles Street
Sarah Johnson
Opening of the Great West lectures in 1893 summer
The South announces its 1893 summer lectures for young people starting July 26. Topics include Spain and France in the Great West Washington's Work in Opening the West Northwest Territory and the Ordinance of 1787 How Et t a and the Western Reserve How the Great West Was Settled Lewis and Clarke and the Explorers of the Rocky Mountains California and Oregon The Story of Chicago.
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Spain
France
Washington
Northwest Territory
Howetta
Western Reserve
Great West
Lewis and Clarke
Rocky Mountains
California
Oregon
Chicago
Funeral services for John Whitmore announced
Funeral services for the late John Whitmore general traffic manager of the Fitchburg railroad will be held at Mt. Auburn Chapel at 2 o clock today. Passenger coaches will be attached to the train leaving Fitchburg railroad station on Causeway street at 1 30 p m returning leave Mt Auburn at 3 22 p m.
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John Whitmore
Fitchburg Railroad
Mt. Auburn Chapel
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Mt. Auburn
Consolidation Spurs Fast Boston New York Rail Link
The united New York, New Haven Hartford and Old Colony rail systems drive a popular five hour Boston to New York train service. The Monday schedule on June 26 marks a direct result of the consolidation.
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New York
New Haven & Hartford
Old Colony
Boston
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