Cambridge firebugs sentenced for long terms in reform school
Cambridge firebugs William T. Reid and William H. Daly, about 20, were each sentenced to twenty years in the Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord by Judge Richardson. Others in the dock included Irving A. Adams, 5 years and one day, Frank Whorf, 13, sent to the Lyman School, and Daniel W. Shea and Daniel McGillicuddy fined $25 each for assault. Adams pleaded guilty to breaking into the Metropolitan Insurance office and blowing the safe, with about $1300 in property seized. Daly and Reid confessed to nineteen indictments for fires in Cambridge, Watertown, Somerville and other towns, with losses near $1,000,000. Whorf admitted to setting a barn fire in Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam T. Reid
William H. Daly
Cambridge
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord
Richardson
Middlesex Superior Court
Daly
Reid
Irving A. Adams
Newton
Reformatory
Frank Whorf
Lyman School
Somerville
Daniel W. Shea
Daniel McGillicuddy
Adams
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Myron J. Doloff
Didloff
Watertown
Jelley
Weir
Brighton
Waltham
Charlestown
East Boston Woman Praises Doan’s Kidney Pills
A resident of London Street East Boston recounts relief from kidney pain after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She describes left kidney soreness, the visit of a messenger, and how the pills from Woodbury Drug Co. in Maverick Square helped her. The product, 50 cents a box, is sold by dealers and via mail order from FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole U S agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cass
London Street
Boston
Maverick Square
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Fire Sweeps Northern St. John s Island N F
Forest fires sweep northern St Johns Island city Botwoodville lost twenty families homeless and sawmills saved. Billaris Island fire destroys church court house Salvation Army barracks and 35 houses. Mining property magazine of dynamite saved with difficulty. Women and children seek refuge in harbor open boats. Government to send relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s
N. F
Botwoodville
Billaris Island
Salvation Army
Chasing His Boston Wife Leads Swede to Bridgeport
Charles Anderson a Swede, 45, arrived in Bridgeport seeking Nellie his wife who left him in Boston weeks ago. They married nine months ago. he a Boston hotel waiter gave earnings to her. A man was found locked in a closet, and Anderson ejected him. Nellie took 450 dollars of his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted
Conn
Charles Anderson
Bridgeport
Nellie
Boston
Marrie
Anderson
Corner stone laid for First Parish Memorial Church in Plymouth
The corner stone of the First Parish Unitarian Memorial Church in Plymouth was laid yesterday at the foot of Burial Hill. The structure will cost about 55000. Martin Hicks of Worcester is in custody in Montpelier Vermont charged with complicity in causing the death of an infant. His wife and the alleged mother of the infant, named Jones, are held in Worcester on suspicion of being accomplices. The Rev. A S Buzzell of Kittery Point Maine has resigned to take effect at once and has received a call from a church in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Burial Hill
Martin Hicks
Worcester
Montpelier
Jones
A. S. Buzzell
Free Baptist Church
Kittery Point
Massachusetts
Bethesda Hall
Boston
Historical Society
Admiral Farragut
Marine Park
W. E. Ruddick
Rddick
Farragut
United States of America
America
Roger Wolcott
James Creed
H. H. Atwood
Indian Head
Quincey
J. A. Galvin
J. B. Martin
Pen
Henry O'Meara
F. Harrigan
U. S. Marines
United States Navy
Andrew J. Slattery
William H. Ruddiel
James H. Gallivan
John A. Toomey
W. J Falvey
Josiah S. Dean
W. J. McDehot
A. G. Pike
John M. Sullivan
Board of Government
Ex Priest Slattery Lectures Sparks Riot Fear
Ex priest Slattery nearly mobbed in North Adams after a June 29 lecture. A hissing crowd trailed him to his room while female admirers danced in front. He sought police and mayor protection and wired Governor Wolcott for help, receiving no reply before safe escort. Friends vowed to shoot the first assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Slattery
Jesus
Wolcott
Tickets to Chicago on Hoosac Tunnel Route
Tickets to Chicago and return are on sale via the Hoosac Tunnel route good for travel July 3 to 6 with return allowed until July 12 inclusive at one limited round trip fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hoosac Tunnel
Miss Josephine Jefferson Weds Charles J Rolfe at Buzzard's Bay
Miss Josephine Jefferson daughter of Charles B Jefferson and granddaughter of Joe Jefferson married Charles J Rolfe a Cambridge attorney at her father's home in a marquee. Rev Dr Herman Page officiated with about sixty guests. The couple will reside in Concord Massachusetts and honeymoon locale remains secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Frances Ward
Montclair
N. J
Cleveland
Jefferson
Mrs. Rolfe
Concord
Mass
Tragic Murder Duo Linked by Families in Echoes of Loss
The New London murder of Mrs. Romkey and her husband resonates with relatives in Charlestown. Factual details describe Romkey as a Charlestown laundry foreman and temperate French Canadian, with a Mary Power lineage and links to Roxbury. The couple’s funeral arrangements involve their Boston connections and Foresters burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Romkey
Mary C. Power
Water Street
Charlestown
Medford Street
Newondon
Roxbury
Prince Edward Island
The
Foresters
Boston
Edward Power
Edward
Mary C. Romkey
Judge frees ten department store indictments in sterling case
In General Sessions New York Judge Fitzgerald yesterday dismissed ten indictments against department store owners indicted in May 1895 for selling silverware marked sterling when it was not .925 fine. Daniell & Son and Bloomingdale Bros. remain charged. A Philadelphia area rail accident killed two laborers near Northeast Maryland. In Chicago Judge Haney ordered the sale of the Chicago and South Side L Railway Co mortgage foreclosure, bonds totaling 10,500,000, at an appraised price of 4,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
General Sessions
New York
Daniell & Son
Bloomingdale Bros
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Northeast
John Sheckenbaugh
William Sylvester
Haney
Chicago
Chicago and South Side
L” Rapid Transit Railway Company
Noisy Aldermen clash over huge loan bill debate
The Board of Aldermen returned from harbor duties and held a dramatic session led by Chairman Lee and Alderman Barry. A $1,500,000 loan bill for street improvements faced intense opposition, threats of removal, and parliamentary clashes over amendments, with bill passage delayed and then approved in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Lee
Common Council
Ward 23
Charles
Charlestown
Folsom
Committee On
Allen
Alderman Allen
Corporation
Andrew J. Bailey
Committee On Streets and Sewers
Alderman Barry
Davis Honored At Richmond Confederates Reunion
Richmond prepares for the sixth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion July 1 and 2 with an estimated 100000 veterans gathering. The Jefferson Davis monument corner stone will be laid in Monroe Park, with a large parade, Mosby Rangers, and a memorial program including speakers Major William H Forbes and historian John C. Ropes. A grand auditorium, tableaux, and naval Farragut memorial events mark the program in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
United Confederate Veterans
Houston
South
Atlanta
Memphis
Charleston
S. C
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Executive Committee
North
Maryland
District of Columbia
Oklahoma Territory
Illinois
Missouri
Virginia
Mosby
John S. Mosby
William H. Forbes
United States Army
Battle
Aldie
John C. Ropes
Boston
Sons of Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Grand Lodge of
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
Monroe Park
Franklin
Laurel
Main
Belvidere
Admiral Farragut Memorial Banquet Recalls naval feats
A commemorative ode honors Admiral Farragut with a banquet and martial verses. Samuel Dunlop of Boston appeals to patriotic memory through lines extolling Farragut’s sea battles, leadership, and sacrifice. The poem invites readers to honor the naval hero and his lasting foundations for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Dunlop
East
Springfield Street
Mayflower Society Discusses Membership Rules
The Society of Mayflower Descendants met at the Parker House yesterday afternoon to discuss the validity of new membership petitions. Sixteen applications were approved, including Thomas Welsh of 110 Franklin Street, Cambridge, who was seriously injured last evening when struck by a heavily loaded wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Mayflower
Parker House
Boston company offers wringers and carpet sweepers
The American Wringe Company lists repairable wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers at 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston. Repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone remont 764.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringe Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
Bissell
Arkwright Club to Meet on Curtailment Plan in Boston
In All River on June 29 an expected curtailment of four weeks over two months is being discussed by treasurers representing 1,700,000 spindles. Many mills have yet to sign, while some plan alternating week shutdowns or full four-week cuts in August. No general plan exists and individual mills decide timing. Some mills will stay open, others like Granite Mill No 3 may continue. Printing works could influence local markets if production is cut. Cloth market remains firm at 27 16 cents with little trade at higher prices.
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All River
Messrs
Rounseville
Baker
Arkwright Club
Boston
Everal
Robeson Mills
Granite Mill
Parker, Bourne
King Philip
Osborne No
New Bedford
Lo Well
Manufacturers’ Association
Borden
New York
Pemberton mills announce summer shutdown and upgrades
Notices posted at Pemberton mills declare a shutdown from July 3 to September 8 affecting about 900 employees. Management plans to install a steel flume and penstock to convey water from the canal, as the Nevins family of Boston expands ownership including Methuen mills, which halted operations last Friday night for an indefinite period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberton Mills
Nevins
Boston
Methuen Company
Methuen
Mills to close Thursday afternoon in Providence
Workers in the B. B. and R. Knights mills faced a shutdown as production cuts begin this week. The future plans for further curtailment remain undecided.
Watertown Town Meeting Votes On Street Widening Plan
Middlesex county commissioners report on widening Mt. Auburn street and relocating the lines. Town to accept orders, appropriate funds to cover costs. Abutters signified willingness to grant land. Total land damages $22.70. A committee to find the lowest street opening cost was appointed with two weeks to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex County
Mt. Auburn Street
Wyman Will Case Resumed In Suffolk Probate Court
Judge Grant presided as the Thomas T. Wyman will contest moved forward. Charles Herbert Watson of Estabrook Co testified about Wyman's securities totaling 867 800 in vaults, and the 925 000 including real estate. Morse cross examined on will creation and discussions with others, including a hospital bequest dispute. The case was continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas T. Wyman
Grant
Suffolk
Charles Herbert Watson
Estabrook & Co
Wyman
Mr. Morse
Medford
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Cambridge House Burners
East Boston Speaks
Newfoundland
New England
S. B. Umphry
M. D
Cordova
Minn
Ls. Johnson & CO
Miss Jefferson
Joe
Bally Dow
Long Island
Committee On Fire Department
Alderman Lee
Board of Election Commissioners
John M. Killeen
Boston Historical Society
Great Farragut
Fall River
Providence
R. J
B. B. & R. Knights’ Mills
Watertown Town Meeting
Boston Foresters
Board of Deputies of
Grand Council of Foresters of America
E. H. Gilday
Court Maverick
East Boston
IK. H. Gilday
Louis Davis
M. A. Tracy
Alex Schmitt
James McCormick
Eugene Debs
Portland
Eugene V. Debs
MR. Barbour
Brookline Baptist Church Society
Thomas S. Barbour
Barbour
George Brooks
Albert J. Dias
First Baptist Church of
Cuba
Third and
Q Streets
Athol
Charles W. Lee
Puritana
Diet Crosby
M.D
Wyman Will
Banker Watson
Romkeys
Waterbury
Franklin H. Kalbfleisch Company
James Burns
Francis
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Ordway—Pratt
James de Normandie
Joseph H. Ordway
Grace
Joseph Pratt
Cedar Street
Chevalier
Boston Highlands
Charlotte
Edward Chevalier
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
Tremont ST
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