We'll Carry Massachusetts With Cleveland and Russell
John H. McDonough, chairman of the Boston Democratic city committee, predicts Massachusetts will vote for Cleveland and Russell in 1892. He argues tariff reform will revive Massachusetts industries, cites vanished iron works, and notes former Harrison voters may switch. He asserts Boston will help carry the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Russell
John H. McDonough
Democratic City Committee
Boston
McDonough
Massachusetts
Harrison
Bay State
Norway Iron Works
Deaf mute language brings two once unlikely lovers together
Stanley Searing, a 52 year old city missionary to the deaf mutes in Boston, married Miss Jane Belle Payzant, a Halifax born deaf mute. He had long served deaf mutes at St Andrews Church and in regular services. The couple, who met after Miss Payzant moved to Charlestown, plan a five week trip to New York before returning to 22 East Brookline Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Stanley Searing
Episcopal Missionary Society of
Boston
Searing
St. Andrews’s
Chambers Street
Miss Payzant
United States
Charlestown
Austin Street
Mr. Searing
New York City
East Brookline Street
Bourne Welcomes President Cleveland for Neighborly Call
A cordial late afternoon reception in Bourne brings Mr and Mrs Cleveland into a crowded entry room of a seaside home. George S Briggs leads a brief informal address of hearty local congratulations. Cleveland answers with neighborly warmth as townsfolk exchange handshakes, jests, and light chatter about Ruth and local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New England
Bourne
A Harvard Commencement Night Recalled For Lost Punch
The article recalls old days when Commencement night on Harvard Yard was marked by heavy punch, especially rum punch, with crimson banners and celebrations. By afternoon this year the punch faded, leaving quiet quad scenes as students spread to private suppers or towns, while a lone student on Holworthy steps sighs at the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Elms
Gambol
Stoughton
Thayer
Holworthy
Trave reports no loss of life after steamer collision
The Trave left New York June 21 bound for Bremen under Captain Reimkasten. A wrecked ship named Fred B Taylor was sighted near the Trave after a collision. The Fred B Taylor was a 1798 ton three mast, built at Tusket in 1888, owned by William Law of Yarmouth. The Lahn later confirmed the missing ship’s crew aboard the Trave with signal letters H V S R.
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Trave
New York
Bremen
Reimkasten
Richard Bussius
Lloyd Line
Fred B. Taylor
Tusket
N.S
William Law
Yarmouth
N. S
Havre
Sandy Hook
Hulbert
Lahn
Senate approves and amends major appropriation bills
In Washington the Senate amended and passed the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill after taking up and approving the pension bill. The post office appropriation bill passed without changes while the silver coinage bill received some discussion and was set for Friday. In the House new conferences were ordered on the agricultural, army and Indian appropriation bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Irish National Federation Branch at Milton Grows to 120
James Rixuy secretary corrects the Post stating the Milton branch of the Irish National Federation formed last night has 120 members, not twenty as previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish National Federation
Milton
James Rixuy
Holmes Murder Trial Progresses in Springfield Court
The June 29 proceedings in the Holmes murder trial saw Chief Connors and Policeman Mack testify, with Holmes breaking down under stress. Dr. S M Tuttle stated sand found in the windpipe indicating the victim was buried alive. The defense outlined injuries and past misfortunes while Holmes described his early life and noted dresses he claimed, including conflicting details on his wife’s clothing.
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Springfield
Holmes
Connors
Chicopee
Green
Providence
Dennis Mack
S. M. Tuttle
The
Commonwealth
Cruce
Burlington
Pillsbury
George Mayo
Mayo
Holyoke
Summer Amusements Attract Busy Boston The Fresh Air Benefit
The Fresh Air Fund benefit at Boston Theatre draws packed houses as Lipman leads in By Proxy at the Museum and Puritania under Adel Neuendorf. The Tremont’s Puritania crowds grow. Lipman praised for Redfield Winters role. The arena offers burlesque The Robbers of the Rhino and vaudeville acts, with the Germania orchestra, Miss Lillian Harper, and Miss Gussie Gill. Seats for July 4 matinee on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Thayer
George Marion
George Melville
Ramza
Arno
la Porte Sisters
Moffitt
Bartholomew
Paris
Germania Orchestra
Lillian Harper
Gussie Gill
Mr. A. S. Lipman
Charles Mathews
Boston Museum
St. Paul (Minn
Mr. Lipman
Claude Melnotte
Charles Surface
Orlando
Charles Courtney
Ad. Neuendorf
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Tremont
Miss Hall
Fred Solomon
Jacques Kruger
Jonathan Blaze
Ida Fuller
Loie Fuller
Ices
Boston
Tennyson
Maya
Bulkeley Platt
Jean Burnside
Maud
Handel and Haydn Society
Alice L. Hodgdon
Miss Burnside
Temple Quartet
Best Bill of Fare for the Baby Dinner
A brief note highlights a baby dinner plan with focus on easy to digest items and child friendly portions. No explicit dates or names appear, but the record suggests a practical guide for preparing a simple child’s meal.
Man Cleared in Murder Case of Wife and Baby
Landlady's testimony portrays Mrs. Sewall as alcoholic and violent, with the fatal leap from a fourth story window attributed to her deteriorating condition. The arrest of William H. Sewall was followed by an immediate court discharge, and he now attends the burial service amid public sympathy and questions about responsibility. Fox Bros. stable owners praise Sewall as a reliable worker with five years of service and trust in his care of their horses.
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William H. Sewall
Mr. Sewall
Fitchburg Summer Schedule Brings Multiple Train Changes
The Fitchburg railroad announces a July 4 start for a summer timetable with westbound trains shifted to 9:00 a.m. and new links to Chicago, Saratoga, and Montreal. Montreal Adirondack express shifts to earlier arrival, Saratoga special cuts time to 4:30 p.m., and a new West service via Troy debuts at 11:15 p.m. Boston Fitchburg service improves with more departures, plus enhanced suburban runs to Waltham and a Sunday through train to Troy for summer visitors.
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Fitchburg
Boston
Chicago
West
Johnsonville
Saratoga
Adirondack
Bellows Falls
Plattsburg
Montreal
St. Louis
Waltham
Troy
North Adams
Wreck on Cotton Belt at Altheimer claims three lives
A noon collision on the Cotton Belt railroad near Altheimer Arkansas killed three passengers and wounded about a dozen others. Victims named include S D Morrow of Sherrill and Mrs Lesser of Sherrill, with P N Vaughine M Abernathy among the injured as the wreck tore the coach apart and the dead and injured were brought to Pine Bluff.
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Pine Buok
Ark
Cotton Belt Railroad
Altheimer
Little Rock
Cotton Belt
S. D. Morrow
Sherrill
Enthusiastic Irishmen at Gillis Biggar branch meeting
A large turnout of Joseph Gillis Biggar Branch I N F members gathered at Wells Memorial for a weekly meeting last night. Plans were laid for a public meeting on Thursday evening July 7 with speaker details to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gillis Biggar
Wells Memorial Building
Prohibition Party Opens Sixth National Convention
In Cincinnati the Prohibition party opened its sixth national convention at Music Hall with 972 delegates present and Col Eli Ritter named permanent chair man. The session featured ex Governor St John as temporary chair man and speeches by John Russell and others as Miss Willard and Mother Stewart received loud applause. The party criticized liquor policies as the convention urged educational progress and party unity.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
Prohibition Party
Massachusetts
Dickie
National Committee
J. G. Evans
Hedding College
Ill
St. John
John Russell
Michigan
Brooks
Miss Willard
Thompson
Neal Dow
Stewart
Springfield
Committee On Credentials
Louisiana
South Carolina
Committee On Permanent Organization
Eli Ritter
Tadistapolis
Sam Small
Georgia
Aay
David Tatum
Chicago
Colone Ritter
Prohibition
Eho Ee
Billy Smith Triumphs Over Gleason in Portland Bout
Billy Smith of Boston defeated Charley Gleason of Portland in a five ounce glove lightweight match at the Pastime Club for a $700 purse. Smith won in the fourth round after a cautious bout with Gleason overmatched by the fourth.
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Portland, Or
Billy Smith
Boston
Charley Gleason
Portland
Smith
Gleason
Owasco Schooner Wrecked in Dense Fog Near Betty's Island
The three masted American schooner Owasco, 229 tons, bound from Philadelphia to Montreal with coal, was totally wrecked in dense fog off Betty's Island. Captain Carter and five sailors and a woman reached shore in a yawl and traveled to Halifax aboard the Weymouth. Consul General Frye will send the crew to Boston on the Olivette.
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Hallifax
N. S
Betty’s Island
Carter
Weymouth
Montreal
Philadelphia
United States
Frye
Boston
Olivette
Did the Olivette Win Race Between Halifax and Boston
The Olivette arrived at Halifax on its first trip from Boston and carried a large party of New England press. A race with the Boston of the Yarmouth line occurred outside Boston Light. dispatches from Yarmouth say Boston led, while Olivette officers insist they won by a mile.
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Hallifax
Olivette
Halifax
Boston
New England
Yarmouth Line
Yarmouth
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Charles Chamberlaine
N. H. Chamberlaine
E.&. Ellis
Mr. Chamberlaine
Mr. Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Hearty Greetings
Mrs. Cleveland
Ruth
Chamberlaine
Ellington
I. N. Keith
Eloise
Eben Keith
Joshua Brattles
A. F. Swift
Moses Waterhouse
Joseph H. Hewins
Fred K. Dimmick
Jerome
Benjamin Bourne
D. H. Baker
John Perry
Henry Baldwin
Isaac Smail
Albert House
George S. Briggs
David D. Nye
B. B. Abbey
Foster Butler
Captain Gilbert
A. J. Perry
E. H. Tobey
Miss Briggs
Mary How
P. H. Phinney
Lizzie H. Phinney
Dr. la Tour
I. R. Storer
Heman S. Hinds
Suruol
Barnard & CO. Water Rae
Albert Ross
Tres
Fresh Air Fund
Grass
Palace Theatre
MR. Sewall SE Free
the Sewalls
Fitchburg Road
Col. Ritter
Bilious
Johnson & CO
Custom House
Doston
Masa
W. P. B. Brooks & CO
Hanover St
Floston
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