Chelsea Alderman Cheney Sued Over Alleged Slur at Meeting
Chelsea Alderman Fred A. Cheney faces a defamation suit from Daniel O'Brien over remarks at a June 15 discussion on a common victualler license for O'Brien’s store at 425 Hastern Avenue. The debate cited a past liquor incident and a drowned man with a widow and children.
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Fred A. Cheney
Chelsea
Chelsea Board of Aldermen
Daniel O’brien
Alderman Cheney
O’brien
Death by own action on the Cape Wellfleet
John B. Ernst, who came here from Sandwich years ago, was found dead in his home in an outlying district yesterday. He lay on his back with an English bulldog revolver on the floor close at hand and a bullet wound in his temple. He had lived alone for ten days as Mrs. Ernst was in Falmouth. He had been in poor health and acted queerly, neighbors saying he was partially insane.
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Wellfleet
John B. Ernst
Sandwich
First public hearing on Commonwealth charity reform begins
The commission to investigate charitable and reformatory institutions opens this morning at 10 o clock in Room 136 of the State House. The initial topic is the Foxboro Hospital for Dipsomaniacs and Inebriates, the first institution to come under its scrutiny.
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Commonwealth
State House
Foxboro Hospital
Searohing Raya
Merrimac Electric Move Prompts Valley Power Deals
The presence of Boston directors and national figures in Merrimac and Manchester signals talks to combine electric plants in Concord and Manchester. A new company led by Saltonstall and Tucker may lease Manchester Electric, guaranteeing 6 percent to stockholders, potentially harnessing Garvin’s Falls to create the region’s largest power concern. Russell and Baker sit on Garvin’s Falls board, with annual meeting held today.
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Concord
N. H
Winthrop Coffin
Boston
Concord Land & Water Power Company
Sewall's Falls
William A. Russell
Paker
Garvin's
Merrimac Valley
P. S. Saltonstall
W. A. Tucker
Manchester Electric Light Company
Manchester Electric Company
Garvin's Falls
Amoskeag Falls
Russell
Congressman Baker
Garvin’s Falls Power Company
Morrill Not Returned As Morrill Story Denied
In Manchester New Hampshire on June 25 a sensational report that Charles F. Morrill had come back from South America is denied by Mrs. Morrill. The tale began with a Boston doctor Neil Mitchell cousin to Mrs. Morrill whose resemblance sparked the rumor. Mitchell arrived Tuesday night, was greeted by Mrs. Morrill and driven to her home.
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Manchester
N. H
Charles F. Morrill
South America
Trinity College Commencement and Cuba Sunday School Address
Hartford June 25 reports Trinity College awarding degrees to Master of Arts Walter Gardner Webster and others, with Doctor of Laws and Divinity honors. The day also covers Holland prize scholarships, the Russell fellowship, and a Cuba focus with Dr Albert A Diaz describing Cuba’s push for independence and a large Sunday school community.
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity
Smith
Walter Gardner Webster
Brown University
Providence
R. I
William Bayard Hale
Middleboro
Mass
Flavel Sweeten Luther
Seabury
William Woodruff Niles
New Hampshire
Horatio Rogers
Supreme Court of
Rhode Island
George Francis Nelson
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
New York City
Herman von Wechlinger Schulte
Utica
N. Y
Woolsey McAlpin Johnson
Harold Loomis Cleasby
Joseph Henry Secour, Jr
Brooklyn
N Y
Charles William Henry
Bridgewater
John Robert Benton
Sewickley
Penn
Russell
Frederick MacDonald Goddard
Windsor
Holy Cross Commencement Day Honors Students and Alumni
Worcester June 25. Holy Cross College held commencement exercises with Governor Wolcott awarding diplomas. Alumni guests included Bishops Michaud of Burlington and Beaven. Valedictory by James P. Doran. salutatory by James F. Ahern. A.B. degrees listed for numerous graduates from Worcester, Holyoke, Springfield and surrounding towns, plus several alumni in later years.
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Worcester
Holy Cross College
Wolcott
Michaud
Burlington
Beaven
James F. A’hearn
Milford
John W. Casey
Lee
George F. O'Day
Michael G. Earls
Southbridge
James P. Doran
New Bedford
John Austin
Bondsville
Eugene A. Bickford
Springfield
Matthew L. Bayne
Webster
Thomas E. Cavanaugh
Holyoke
Tim C. Collins
North Adams
Michael J. Curran
Charles E. Dowd
Michael J. Earls
William J. Foran
John F. Gannon
John F. Harkins
Quincey
John J. Jackson
George T. Lynch
Norwich
James F. McGill
Fred J. McKechnie
Henry J. Murray
Patrick T. O’connor
George F. O’day
Dennis C. O’leary
Providence
Patrick T. O'Reilly
West Medway
Thomas Rilley
Central Falls
R. I
James D. Ryan
Fitchburg
John E. Smith
Albany
N. Y
Joseph A. Trainer
Cherry Valley
Mass
A. M
John J. Mangan
Lynn
Stephen A. Jennings
Boston
Peter O. Shea
Chicopee
John J. Riordan
Jackson McElwell
Leonard J. Maskell
Michael Kelley
Fall River
Montpelier Seminary Graduation Honors 14 Graduates
Montpelier Vermont June 25 Montpelier Seminary concluded commencement with fourteen graduates and twenty one with business diplomas. Essayists spoke on Not Tomorrow but Today Flora of Vermont Ideals of Architecture The Modern Hercules Our English The Crescent and the Cross The Finite Suggests the Infinite Have We Reached the Summit Pro Patria Mea. Four outgoing members excused. First honors awarded to Moody Morrell Smith and Putnam. Second honors to Woodworth Pillsbury Sturgess.
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Montpelier
Montpelier Seminary
Harriet J. Downer
North Thetford
Vermont
Effie W. Morrell
Julia Moody
Waterbury
Sanford L. Putnam
Cambridge
Frederick Spencer
Charles M. Sturgess
Sheldon
Fred H. Pillsbury
South Barton
Cyrus D. Eastman
Groton
Pro Patria Mea
Burchard H. Smith
Bowdoin College June Commencement Exercises
Bowdoin College held its commencement with a literary program featuring speakers John Clair Minot Richard Mills Andrews Chase Eastman Preston Eyes and Frank Emerson Bradbury. Honorary appointments were announced for a long list including Homer Blodgett Willard Bass John Bates Walter Fogg John Frost Richard Andrews Chase Eastman and others.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin College
John Clair Minot
Richard Mills Andrews
Chase Eastman
Preston Eyes
Frank Emerson Bradbury
Oliver Cromwell
Henry Hill Pierce
Robert Newbegin
Henry H.pierce
Robert O. Small
Bertelle G. Willard
Philip Dana
Charles G. Fogg
Preston Kyes
Earle H. Lyford
Boston College Or chestra Opens Graduation Exercises
The Boston College Orchestra opened the graduation event with an overture. Speakers addressed themes from Happiness not Prosperity to a New Vista in Science. The ceremony conferred arts and BA degrees on a list of graduates as Mayor Quincy offered closing advice.
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Boston College
James P. Warren
Louis J. Potts
Simon F. Cox
John J. Douglass
John H. Mullen
Stephen A. Bergin
Francis A. Brick
Michael A. Butler
William J. Campbell
Francis Cronin
Frederick J. Delaney
Herman J. Dierkes
John F. Duran
Matthew J. Gleason
Thomas F. Hanna
John W. Hart
William J. Hasson
Notable Names In Local Listing Of Citizens
The document lists individuals including L. Douglass Hal R. Eaton Roscoe Dd. Fairchild Lester P. Gerrish Harry T. Gould Edgar I. Hanscom Oscar E. Hanscom Fred W. Hilton Albert B. Hoag Anson B. Howard Edna M. Hunt Albert L. Kavanaugh Fred A. Knapp Flora A. Mason Luther S. Mason Edgar O. McAllister Gertrude L. Miller Augustus P. Norton Ina M. Parsons Edith E. Peacock Frank Plumstead Gracia B. Prescott Frank H. Purington Lester G. Purington Junius E. Roberts George W. Thomas Ralph L. Thompson Luther D. Tibbetts Elmer C. Vining.
Yale Examinations Open in New Haven with Record Candidates
Entrance examinations at Yale University began this morning in New Haven with 215 candidates for the academic department and about 125 for the scientific division in the city alone, a larger turnout than ever before.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Boston College class of 1896 graduates in ceremony
Twenty-nine members of the class of 96 at Boston College received diplomas in the college hall last evening. His Grace Archbishop Williams attended with several clergy from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and many out of town pastors. Caps and gowns appeared as the senior class processed into the hall at o clock.
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Boston College
College Hall
Archbishop Williams
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Westbrook Seminary Holds Commencement and Reunion
Westbrook Seminary in Deering Maine held commencement exercises today with a successful graduation. The dinner drew many alumni including Ex-Governor Perham, the Rev Henry Blanchard, John P Swasey of Canton, the Rev George Hamilton of Everett, Judge Martin of Boston, and Judge F M Raymond of Westbrook. The president's reception and reunion followed in the evening.
Washouts in Ohio disrupts rail and oil lines
A cloudburst over Marietta Ohio washed out rail traffic on the Muskingum Valley and stopped the Ohio River road east of Parkersburg. Buckeye Pipe Line Company main oil line section washed away near St. Marys. Moss Run area Muskingum River overflowed with debris. No lives reported.
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Marietta
Muskingum Valley
Parkersburg
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
St. Mary’s
Moss Run
Muskingum River
Bates College commencement exercises held in Lewiston
Bates College in Lewiston conducted its commencement today listing graduates including Isaac P. Berry man, Alice E. Bonney, Oren C. Booth, Joseph B. Coy, Mary A. W. Cross, Oliver F. Cutts, Mary E. Dolley and Herbert.
Holt Will Case Ends as Jury Finds Paper Not True Testament
The Holt will case concluded after weeks of trial as the jury returned a verdict declaring the probate paper not a true testament. Heirs at law celebrate tonight as word spreads of the favorable decision.
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Washington
Holt
Receiver named for Falls River and Machine Company
J A Long was appointed receiver of Falls River and Machine Company at Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. The firm faces debt around 375000 dollars with assets estimated at 615000 dollars.
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Akron
J. A. Long
Falls River and Machine Company
Cuyahoga Falls
Market Dullness Presses Stocks Down Despite Some Shifts
Dull and weak trading closes lower on June 25 with sugar and copper declines. Old Dominion rumors and insider unloadings weigh heavily as Bay State Gas eyes a rebound, while silver and various stocks show mixed moves amid reorganizational chatter and tax-driven demand shifts.
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Arizona
Stock Exchange
Old Dominion
Boston News
Butte & Boston
Captain Couch
C. W. Goodale
Oregon
New York
London
Bell Telephone Company
Bay State
Colonel Payne
Standard Oil
Whitney
Boston & Montana
Bears
Monty
Merced
Pioneer
Mexican Central
Mexico
Pinkham
Atchison Ceereseosorees Acet Tote
Canadian Pacific
Ccda Southern
Chesapeake & Ohbio
Chicago & East Hillinois
Chicago Gas
Delaware & Hudson
New Jersey Central
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
St Paul
Tenn Coal & Iron
Wabash
Steeset
Western Union
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Southern Railway
Bay State Gas
Lyman Trumbull Dies in Chicago at 1813 Birth Anniversary
Lyman Trumbull died at his Chicago home on Lake Avenue after long illness. Born in 1813 in Colchester Connecticut he taught youth, led a Georgia academy, practiced law in Belleville Illinois and rose to U S Senator, aligning with Whigs Democrats and Republicans at different times. He helped shape civil rights legislation and reform, chaired the Senate judiciary committee, and supported civil service reform before later backing the Populists.
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Chicago, Ill
Lyman Trumull
Lake Avenue
Lyman Trumbull
Colchester
Conn
Connecticut
Greenville
Belleville
St. Clair County
Ill
United States
Trumbull
Abraham Lincoln
James Shields
Lincoln
Shields
John M. Palmer
Republican Party
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Illinois
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chicago
Perry
Thomas Trumbull
Populists
Debs
Obituary notices from Asbury Park and other cities
Obituary items note Adelaide C. Mitchell 42 of Brooklyn died at Ocean Grove summer home. Mitchell wrote as Violet Etyinge. Also reported Colonel A. G. Brackett retired died in Washington. Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley ex lieutenant governor of New Brunswick and longtime finance minister died in St John.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Adelaide C. Mitchell
Brooklyn
Pitman Avenue
Ocean Grove
Mitchell
Violet Etyinge
Washington
A. G. Brackett
Indiana
ST. John
N. B
Samuel Leonard Tilley
New Brunswick
Dominion
House of Commons
MacDonald
Main Street Grade Fight In Charlestown
The Charlestown Improvement Association pressed the City Council to lower Main street from City square to Pleasant street. After a dispute with the city engineer, the pavement ended about three inches below the curbstone. Officials and residents prevailed to repave Hanley to Winthrop and lower the grade.
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Charlestown
George H. Gammons
The
Improvement Association
Hanley
Winthrop
Confidence Man Held by Police After Frantic Trick
Franz Werner, 5¢, was jailed at police headquarters on a suspicion charge after Inspector Oliver Wise trapped him. Werner, who claims New York City roots, boasted of making large sums by acting as an agent for a fence for crooks. Police say his plan aimed to swindle victims out of 50 dollars each and flee.
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Oliver Wise
Franz Werner
New York City
Child Kicked by Horse In Cambridge Street Incident
Four year old Robert J McCuen son of John McCuen of 103 Gore Street Cambridge was kicked in the head by a horse being led through the street. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and rested comfortably late last night after receiving a bad cut over the right temple.
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Robert J. McCuen
John McCuen
Gore Street
Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Prince Edward Island
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