Newtonville Boy George Degnim Flees After Alleged School Deceit
George Degnim, 12, of Newtonville, disappeared after producing a questionable letter he claimed came from his teacher. Neighbors report sightings. aunt and Redman search area and woods, police urged to help. Described as light with blue eyes, wearing a gray checked suit, knee pants, black stockings, button boots, and a school cap.
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George Degnim
Murray Street
Newtonville
George
Miraculous Escape Tragedy On Key Stone Limited Wreck
The Keystone Limited on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago line wrecked west of Valparaiso Indiana. Six cars and the locomotive plunged over an embankment. The fireman was killed instantly, while the engineer and many passengers were injured but expected to recover. General Floyd King of Brooklyn was among the passengers. The wreck occurred at about forty miles per hour due to a defective rail and the track was cleared by evening.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Keystone Limited
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago
Floyd King
Brooklyn
Irish Athletic Association Declines Date Change Conflict
The Sisters of Charity overseeing Carney Hospital oppose scheduling clashes with the National Irish Athletic Association events on July 14. Despite multiple concert date changes, the hall remains booked and the association managers refuse to shift the athletic date, drawing criticism from members.
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Irish National Athletic Association
Sisters of Charity
Carney Hospital
National Irish Athletic Association
Athletic Association
A Quiet Family The Everyday Life of the Clevelands
Buzzard's Bay June 26 The routine at Gray Gables resumes after a disruption The president and his wife resume ordinary duties as Mrs Cleveland attends church at Bourne on a Sunday morning
Death toll rises after Harrisburg railroad disaster
Ferdi nand Colberg of Brooklyn died this morning, raising the total dead to twelve. Most injured able to leave have returned home, eleven still at the hospital near recovery. Telegraph operator Daniel Mason, from Huntingdon, was among the killed. he had been returning from Boston where he planned to marry Miss Charlotte Meachum, who learned the news and later traveled to Hagerstown for the funeral.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Ferdinand Colberg
Brooklyn
N. Y
Daniel Mason
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Huntingdon
Boston
Charlotte Meachum
Tfarrisburg
Hagerstown
Mr. Mason
Arrested for Embezzlement of Legion Funds
Frank H. White aged 41 of 3 Dalmatia Street Roxbury was arrested Sunday afternoon charged with embezzling 106 dollars from the American Legion of Honor on December 15 1891. White was treasurer of a local council and allegedly diverted order funds to his own use.
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Frank H. White
Dalmatia Street
Roxbury
American Legion of Honor
White
Gray Gables Life of the Cleveland Family
The narrative describes daily routines at Gray Gables with Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, their son, and baby Ruth. Mr. Cleveland fishes daily, sailing with Captain Nickerson and sometimes Joseph Jefferson and his sons joining. Lunch, a siesta, and catboat sailing are highlights, followed by evening chats on the piazza.
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Mr. Cleveland
Gray Gables
Mrs. Cleveland
Nickerson
Joseph Jefferson
Ana
Baby Ruth
Cleveland
Vanderbilt Seen Attending Magnolia Church Service
June 26 Gloucester Vanderbilt Cornelius Van derbilt summering at Magnolia with his family onlookers crowded St. John's Episcopal Church as he arrived in a carriage. He appeared deeply absorbed during the service and buried his face in his hands while kneeling, though his responses could be heard.
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Guloucesteia
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Magnolia
Coolidge
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Vanderbilt
Billings offers large wager on Cleveland rally
PUT UP QR MEMPHIS Tenn June 26 A W Billings of Chicago who owns all street railway lines in Memphis has offered to wager 20000 that Cleveland will be elected and that he will carry New York Illinois and Wisconsin by large pluralities He has heard Senator Quay after the Chicago convention would wager 10000 that Harrison would be re elected and has telegraphed the Pennsylvania Senator to put up
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Memphis
Tenn
A. W. Billings
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
Billings
Quay
Harrison
Pennsylvania
Mrs Cleveland's Daily Routine At Gray Gables Cottage
The account describes Mrs. Cleveland's day from post office visits to afternoon drives with her husband, the nurse, and Baby Ruth. It details the plain Gray Gables cottage, its verandas and library, the piazza where she entertains and reads, Ruth naps in a wicker carriage, and a planned July surf plunge at Buzzard's Bay.
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Gray Gables
Cleveland Cottage
Mr. Cleveland
Mrs. Cleveland
Baby Ruth
Miss Ruth
Buzzard’s Bay
Cleveland
Amedee Mouchez Dies at 71 in Paris
Paris reports the death of Amedee Ernest Bartholémy Mouchez a renowned French naval officer scientist and writer aged seventy one His passing marks the loss of a noted public figure who contributed to astronomy and maritime science during a notable career shaped by service and scholarship.
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Paris
Amedee Ernest Bartholemy Mouchez
Chicago Flood Floods Dauphin and Grand Crossing
Five square miles near Dauphin suburb of Chicago are submerged as a northeast wind drives lake waters through basements and first floors. The flood swamps streets from State Street to Lake Michigan with two feet of water, flooding basements and weakening foundations. Rescue parties aid residents facing peril with improvised rafts as water rises an inch per hour in Fordham and Dauphin Park. no deaths reported yet.
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Curiaco
Dauphin
State Street
Lake Michigan
Lake
L Eighty-second Street
Grand Crossing
Fordham
Dauphin Park
Attending Surgeons HORSES Treated and Boarded
HORSES treated and boarded at $1.50 per day with attending surgeons Dr Edward C Beckett Dr Daniel D Lee and Dr Wilbert Soule listed. Shoeing forge at regular rates. Calls made night and day. Telephone 992 Tremont.
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Edward C. Beckett
Daniel D. Lee
Wilbert Soule
Tremont
Promenade at City Point Draws Boston in Breezy Plume
Yesterday crowds filled City Point and its pier as the East Wind blessed the Bay with a lively breeze. Street cars ran at capacity while lunch stands and a famed clam chowder vendor drew steady business.
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City Point
Boston
Castle Island
Fort Independence
Marine Park
Pleasure Bay
Fire on electric ferry car causes injuries on Hanover Street
A car on the Tremont street line, No. 2058, caught fire near Cross street at 10 55 last night causing passengers to jump to the street. Mrs Ann Conley and Albert Carlton suffered injuries. several others were bruised or cut and treated by Dr Elliot. Fire blamed on wet wiring. car damage minor.
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Tremont Street
Hanover Street
Cross Street
D. J. Moran
South End
Station 1
Elliot
Ann Conley
Westminster Street
Albert Carlton
Ipswich Place
Boston
Carlton
Li Ne
West End
Panic on Cars Explosion or Fright Sparked Jumping Passengers
Eleven passengers on board claimed an explosion blew them from the car, a claim echoed by witnesses and an officer. The conductor, motorman, and a nearby man deny an explosion, saying a flash of electricity frightened the passengers who jumped off.
Are They Lost Maritime Disaster Rumor In New York
Mariners in port suspect a great sea disaster after reports of a wreck near 40 22 N 68 40 W. The partly submerged ship bears Yarmouth N S on the stern and may be the Fred B Taylor of Yarmouth Nova Scotia. Vega sailing from Lisbon to New York was overdue with many passengers.
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New York
Ocean
Yarmouth
N. S
Fred 8. Taylor
N.S
Sandy Hook
Vega
Rosa
Lisbon
Azores
Fred B. Taylor
Runaway Crash Injures Norwich Picnic Party in Scotland
A Norwich picnic party of fifty ladies near Scotland, Connecticut, was struck by a work train after a horse spooked by the locomotive. The carriage overturned on a stone, breaking apart. all occupants were hurt and three may die. They were taken to Plainfield by caboose, with names withheld. A doctor treated the injured before the group returned home.
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Plainfield
Conn
Scotland
Norwich
Notification names subcommittee to meet the nominee
The committee to await the presidential nominee receives a subcommittee roster. Norman b. Macks of Buffalo W A Gallops of Vincennes Robert J Vance of Connecticut Patrick Maguire of Boston George H Barker of New Jersey will report to chairman W B Wilson in Washington at an early date.
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St. Louis
Nicholas M. Belt
Chicago
Norman,b. Macks
Buffalo
W.A. Gallops
Vincennes
Ind
Robert J. Vance
Connecticut
Patrick Maguire
Boston
George H. Barker
Boston Democrats await Cleveland notification plan
The Democratic leadership weighs where and when to notify Grover Cleveland of his nomination. Many favor visiting his summer home at Buzzard's Bay, with possible ratification meetings in Boston to energize younger members and spur a summer campaign. Some expect notification in New York, but Boston optimism prevails.
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Boston
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Gray Gables
Grover Cleveland
Russell
New York City
Old Bay
Union Club
Old Faneuil Hall
Were the Police Negligent
James E Hickey of Drivers Union Ice Company on Ruggles Street accuses Police Station 5 of lax duty after an assault by Dennis Daily on Canton Street. He says Officer Gillett aided Daily in escaping, a warrant was issued but Daily remains at large, and the arrest warrant is reportedly pigeonholed, with no effort shown by the station to pursue the case.
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West Canton Street
Dennis Daily
Gillett
Dawson
James E. Hickey
Drivers’s Union Ice Company
Ruggles Street
Lactated food praised as safeguard for babies
A promotional note extols lactated food as essential nutrition for infants, arguing it helps prevent cholera infantum and summer ailments. It cites physician support, mother endorsements, and a healthy baby as example, urging use as a safe, pure substitute for natural milk.
Sunday Disturbances in Ireland Spark Clashes
In Ireland, June 26, crowds of Parnellites jeered at Mr. O'Brien outside a church and attacked his escort, while anti-Parnellite forces clashed in the streets. William Redmond and Dublin’s Lord Mayor faced stone pelting in Blarney Street during a morning canvass. An anti-Parnellite meeting led by William O'Brien was attacked. In Limerick, MP Mr Jordan was assaulted on arrival for an anti-Parnellite rally, with police escort and sword dispersal.
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Conn
Dublin
Blarney Street
William O’brien
Limerick
Mr. Jordan
Jordan
Consolidation at Chicago Stock Yards Merges Two Packers
In Chicago on June 26, negotiations complete between International Packing & Provision Co and Chicago Packing & Provision Co. Transportation interests and plants merged. Within a week the Provision Dealers Despatch will form corporately to build lease and transport refrigerator cars for the two packing firms only.
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ChicaGo
International Packing & Provision Company
Chicago Packing & Provision Company
Provision
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Kansas City
The
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Gloucester
Dedham and
Albany Sts
Boston Veterinary Hospital
Dorchester Bay
the Post
Cambridge
Scollay Square
Dorchester Avenue
John
President
the Workingman’s Park
Mark
Geo
JH Lloyd
Optician
Washington St
Democrats of
Massachusetts
Hickey
Garpets
W. P. B. Brooks & CO
Hanover St
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