Downes Stars at Music Hall In Envy Spite and Malice
The Boston stage hears from W W Downs of Downs Norton and Coffey in a harlequin show at Music Hall after a Connecticut fox hunt. Promises of more great hits are followed by a new three act melodrama Cowboy Billy or The Desperado's Revenge with crowd-pressuring attempts to redeem a tarnished reputation amid scandal with a minister and a reporter.
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Norton
Coffey
Boston
Music Hall
Connecticut
Connecticut Woods
Fox
Reynard
Jease
Ito
Bill
Thomas Cribb
Walker Hall
Parker House
Billy
Onaine
Alomeone
Post
Neponset
Hartford
Vregard
Evidence Fragments Track Arrington Murder Hearing
Special to the Post Dedham March 6 Foxboro and nearby towns attend the continued hearing in the Arrington murder case. Willie Lyons faces trial for Mrs Elizabeth Arringtons death last December. Detective Pratt testified mostly circumstantial detailing Lyonss day and alcohol induced confusion. The hearing was postponed to Saturday with Kirby still jailed as the key government witness.
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Dedham
Foxboro
Willie Lyons
Elizabeth Arrington
Court House
Thomas E. Grover
Canton
Henry E. Fales
Milford
William E. Davidson
Boston
Bumpus
Pratt
Lyons
Fules
Lyona
Grover
Bramus
Fales
John Kirby
Shipwrecked and Desolated Whaling Crew Reach New Bedford
Captain Reynolds and five of the Aurora crew from Edgartown arrive in New Bedford after being wrecked thirty six hours from port. Fourteen crew left in Baltimore with three hospitalized after freezing. Gale winds and icy seas hurled the schooner into the water. no fire or food until rescued by the steamer Wesser. Relief efforts meet rebuffs. funds and pawned valuables raised aboard to cover care and passage home.
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New Brprorp
Mass
Reynolds
Aurora
Edgartown
Baltimore
Wesser
Experimental tea growing faces setback at Sum merville farm
Commissioner Colman reports an unfavorable view of the government tea farm at Summerville South Carolina. He notes severe winter weather stripped foliage and possible root death in many varieties. One variety tolerates cold better with no leaf loss, but overall he discourages further plantings and urges abandonment of the experimental project.
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Washington
Colman
Department of Agriculture
Summerville
S. C
Wardell
Duel to the Death in Chihuahua Ends in Fatal Hail of Fire
A pistol duel near Chihuahua between Trinidad Alvarez and Senor Paredez left Paredez wounded thrice and Alvarez dead from a forehead shot. Both men are described as prominent. the quarrel arose from a family feud, leading to the fatal challenge and exchange of three shots each.
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Paso
Tex
The
Times
Chihuahua
Mexico
Trinidad Alvarez
Senor Paredez
Paredez
Alvarez
Weather Indications for New England to Northwest
Indications as of Wasmmerox March 8 1 a m show a warm southwest trend behind northwest backing. Expect cloudy skies with light local rains or snows as the front passes, affecting New England and Northwest regions.
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Wasmmerox
New England
Senate Prerogative Debate Tags Administration and Nominations
Special to the Post reports the Senate will open a debate on presidential prerogative with a crowded chamber expected. The Post editorial attacks the administration and questions appointees on moral grounds, urging removal of doubtful figures to avoid ruin.
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Washington
Senate
Post
Treasury Row Over Silver Purchases Sparks Debate
Washington dispatch reports a split among treasury leaders over the right of the Secretary to buy 2 million dollars of silver monthly for coinage. Treasurer Jordan argues no lawful appropriation exists while silver supporters press for continued standard dollar coinage and swift action from Congress and the President.
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Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Cleveland
Scope and Meaning of the Amendment Proposed by Mr. Tucker
SPECIAL TO THE POST Washington March 7 The House judiciary committee postpones its report on the Lowell bankruptcy bill to allow Representative Tucker of Virginia to shape a substitute or amendment and prepare a minority report His plan would assign bankruptcy administration to state courts with appeal to federal courts, aiming for lower costs and greater convenience while preserving rights. The odds favor passage of the Lowell bill as reported by the committee, though Tucker’s approach could win over some Southern foes.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee of the House
Representative Tucker
Virginia
Tucker
Congress
Belief that the Programme Has Been Arranged in the telephone Suit
Washington reports that Judge Thurman left for Ohio and government counsel kept reasons private fueling rumors. Officials say Thurman went to Columbus as no longer needed in Washington and that the government’s plan to sue the Bell Telephone Company is drafted. The preliminary writ may be served in Columbus with a lengthy first pleading.
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Washington
Thurman
Ohio
Bell Telephone
Columbus
Judge Lowery
Bell Telephone Company
Blair praises education bill as best Congress produced
Senator Blair says the education bill, passed by the Senate, improves on last year's measure and will efficiently accomplish its aims. He notes amendments add merit, restores earlier provisions for Alabama, and highlights the Logan plan to fund 20,900 schoolhouses for needy districts amid debate over race implications.
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Edmunds
Allison
Blair
Washington
Senate
Congress
Logan
Blsair
Mr. Blair
Wohite
South
Senate Week in Review Plans for Pending Appropriations and Bills
The article outlines the Senate agenda for the coming week with debates on the Duskin case panel transmission, a lands forfeiture bill for Iowa railroads, and a push on the widows pension and electoral count measures. It notes two House appropriation bills pending and multiple calendar items likely not to reach final action.
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Senate
Washington
Judiciary Committees
Iowa
van Wyck
Hoar
House of Representatives
Post Office
Military Academy
Army, Consular and Diplomatic and
District of Columbia
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Pacific Railroads
Death of Julia Evelina Smith of Glastonbury Smith sister
Miss Julia Evelina Smith died in Hartford at 93.9, wife of Amos A. Parker. She was one of the famed Glastonbury Smith sisters, noted suffragists who resisted taxation and had Alderney cows seized. Her sisters previously died. she recently lived with Parker in Hartford after leaving the Glastonbury farm. She suffered a hip fracture a year earlier and never fully recovered.
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Hartford
Conn
Julia Evelina Smith
Amos A. Parker
Glastonbury
Almost a Murder Near Millbury Druggist Assault
Fred Jannery, a Millbury druggist, was attacked after leaving his store to change small bills. A powerful man seized him and dragged him about 200 feet through a dark alley, then fell with him and fled, leaving Jannery semi conscious. Authorities believe the motive was revenge with intent to kill.
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Worccester
Fred Jannery
Millbury
Tragic Portland double suicide linked to unrequited love
In East Portland last night Charlies Burgess shot and killed Mrs Emma Simmons then killed himself in a hotel room. Burgess, a box factory employee, courted Simmons who had recently divorced her husband. After supper they talked in his room. two shots ended both lives. Burgess had recently arrived from Maine.
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Portland
Ore
East Portland
Charlies Burgess
Emma Simmons
Burgess
Maine
Bank examiner Mygott defends actions amid NY Windham Bank case
New Haven Conn March 7 Bank Examiner Mygott denies charges reported by a New York paper accusing him of negligence and aiding Windham County National Bank’s Grant Ward account manipulation. He says the attacks on Windham National Bank are unfounded and will be vindicated by his official conduct.
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New Haven
Conn
Mygott
New York
Grant & Ward
Windham County National Bank
Windham National Bank
A. B. Mycott
National Bank Examiner
Woman Found Frozen Near Hooksett Dies in Bow Home
Mary Allen, 35, was found on the Concord road near Hooksett badly frozen after a day in Manchester. Selectman Edwin Pronk helped her, her legs hands and face frozen. She died at Mrs. Glines in Bow where she had lived for the past year. Three liquor bottles were found on her.
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Hooksett
N. H
Mary Allen
Concord
Bow
Edwin Pronk
Death near Portsmouth tavern shocks New Hampshire
Edwin A. Roundy of Vassalboro Maine was found dead near a Portsmouth tavern three miles from the city under suspicious circumstances after an evening of drinking with several people. His brother George E. Roundy says he cannot recall the events as he was drunk. the coroner's inquest is ongoing and George is detained awaiting verdict.
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Porritssmouth
N. H
Edwin A. Roundy
Vassalboro
George E. Roundy
George Roundy
Firemen Parade Sets New Orleans Record With Rex Arrival
New Orleans reports the parade of local and visiting firemen given high praise as the Rex parade grows. Governor English and his Connecticut wife join crowds of 80 Portland residents, 1200 Texans, and thousands of others arriving for tomorrow’s royal reception with a large military and civic escort.
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New Orleans
English
Connecticut
Portland
Rex
SCHOONER SARAH M JACOBS ARRIVES AFTER GALE DROWNS CREW
Gloucester reports the schooner Sarah M Jacobs reached Georges Island after the February 26 gale. Decks were swept and the cabin lost. Crewmen John Cogan aged 55 and Thomas Landry aged 18 were swept overboard and drowned. Cogan leaves a widow and three children.
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Gloucester
Mass
Sarah M. Jacobs
Georges
John Cogan
Thomas Landry
Cogan
Landry
Robbery on Motte Street Nighttime theft reported
About 10 o'clock Saturday night Mrs Eliza Bridgham was robbed of her pocketbook containing a small sum of money as she returned to her home 27 Motte street from the market. The robbery was committed by two young men one of whom was arrested by officers of the fifth division shortly after. Daniel F Griffin the other robber was arrested last evening on Concord street.
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Eliza Bridgham
Motte Street
Fifth Division
Daniel F. Griffin
Concord Street
Dartmouth chapel adds college orchestra for service
Thainover New Hampshire March 7. Dartmouth chapel exercises featured instrumental music by the college orchestra with one first violin two second violins a bass viol and organ marking a new innovation in the service.
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Thianover
N. H
Dartmouth
Railroad foreclosure sale ordered for Quincy line
St. Louis March 7 The Quincy Missouri and Pacific railroad part of the Wabash system has been ordered sold under a foreclosure decree by Judge Treat of the United States Court.
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St. Louis
Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad
Treat
United States Court
Great Chess Column Promises Weekly Original Compositions
Local experts announce a weekly feature of new and original chess problems and analyses. The notes describe several sample lines and strategic ideas, including file control, king safety considerations, and the potential to recover a pawn while building a strong attack.
Chess notation fragment from 1835 Boston match
A dense sequence of moves and annotations from the seventh game of the third championship series at the Boston Chess Club. It details opening lines English Opening and a long tactical battle, with mating threats, exchanges, and queen losses in various branches.
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Boston
TORIES SAD Speeches of the Week Not to Their Taste
New York reports that Lord Hartington and Sir Henry James disappointed Whigs and Tories alike by declining to lead an opposition to Mr Gladstone. Hartington avoids plans, rejects home rule, and will not head an independent movement, likely standing aside. Cabinet rumors persist as Gladstone backs sweeping home rule with a declaratory resolution for an independent Irish Parliament, delaying broader action.
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New York
the Tribune
Lord Martington
Sir Henry James
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Hartington
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chamberlain
Morley
Earl Spencer
Robert Hamilton
Ireland
Paris Murder at Verpignan Hospital Sparks Robbery Theory
A man identified as Abpes3 Malegue Caseponte was murdered during a hospital dining by ruffians, with robbery suspected as motive. Several suspects have been arrested as authorities investigate the brutal assault in Verpignan.
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Paris
Malegue
Maud Miller and Arthur Mackaye Divorce Decree Granted
In New York on March 7 the court granted an absolute divorce to Arthur Loring Mackaye from Maud McCormick Miller daughter of Joaquim Miller. Mackaye’s suit cited statutory grounds. the referee and Judge Donohue upheld the decree. McCormick, a Catholic, had lived separately since the ceremony and may remarry. McCormick plans a future marriage with Mackaye.
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New York
Maud Miller
Joaquim Miller
Arthur Loring Mackaye
Steele Mackaye
Mr. Mackaye
William H. Scott
George Putnam Smith
McCormick
Samuel G. Barnard
Mackaye
Mr. McCormick
Donohue
Supreme Court
Barnard
WANTS TO BE POSTMASTER Salem Democrat Seeks Salem Post Office
The Salem postmaster job is forwarded to Washington with John F. Hurley of 160 Washington Street urging appointment. Hurley, a Jacksonian Democrat, cites war service and local business support, while Republicans back incumbent J Frank Dalton.
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Salem
John F. Hurley
Washington
Hurley
Mass
William F. Vilas
Essex County
Massachusetts Battery
Washington Street
Democratic City Committee
J. Frank Dalton
Arthur
Smith-Riley Union in East Boston Church
R Sherrard Smith of New York City married Miss Delia Riley at Star of the Sea Church East Boston. Rev Hugh Roe O Donnell officiated. The bride wore a white gown with lace and orange blossom wreaths. A reception followed at Orient Heights then they left for New York to reside.
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New York City
Delia Riley
Star of the Sea Church
Boston
Riley
Hugh Roe O’ Donnell
J.w.chase
Henry Riley
Bio NG. Chase
Orient Heights
Smith
Bulfinch Street
Will Refuse Nomination Hon P A Collins Not Seek Third Term
Senator Patrick A Collins of the Fourth Massachusetts district announces he will not seek re election. In a March 5 1886 letter from Washington he cites personal reasons and heavy public duties as preventing full attention to his own affairs. He notes only four Democrats from New England in Congress and thanks voters for their support and forbearance.
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Moreh
Mr. Downs
H. J. Dimensacs
Dillenback
Fred J. Taber
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
District Attorney’s Office
District Attorney’s
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J. A. Collins
Washington
New England
Congress
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Washington's Successor John Adams told by Rev Carlton Staples
Rev Carlton A Staples addressed the Young Men's Christian Union at Union Hall on John Adams. He traced Adams from boyhood to death, noting Harvard ranking No 14, his legal choice, Abigail Smith marriage, and political rise amid cabinet intrigues and Jeffersonian demands for a France alliance.
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Carlton A. Staples
Young Men’s Christian Union of
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Adams
Harvard College
Abigail Smith
Jefferson
France
Canton Legislator Joseph Leavitt Dies by Hanging
Joseph Leavitt a Canton citizen and former state legislator died by his own hand yesterday morning at his High street home. Rene Holmes medical examiner removed the body from a barn rafter after notification. Leavitt, long active in town affairs, leaves four married children. Officials cite mental low mood as the cause.
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Canton
High Street
Rene Holmes
Mormon Women Rally for Polygamy Rights in Utah
A large Salt Lake City meeting of Mormon women urged the right to polygamy and denounced government interference. Speakers claimed the government cannot force marriage choices and urged respect for social preferences. The Utah Legislature nears adjournment with no progress toward aligning Utah laws with national statutes amid a Governor-Legislature deadlock.
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Salt Lake City
East
Utah
Pope Sends Congrats as Archbishop Elder Returns
Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati returns from Rome and preaches at Baltimore Cathedral. He reports the Pope charged him to convey best wishes to Archbishop Gibbons, notes a French bishop receiving the pallium, and hints at a cardinalate awaiting the Baltimore sees, to be conferred when the Pope deems proper.
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Archbishop Elder
Cincinnati
Rome
Gibbons
Elder
Chess book requests offered by J Wainwright
Ww D MonRor Buy Gossip s Chess Player s Manual and Howitt s End Games cited as examples. The advertiser notes availability of any chess books at low prices and invites mail responses with desired titles.
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Murphy
Howitt
J. Wainwright
Three youths arrested after break-in on Hayward Place
At an early hour Sunday morning three young men broke into Chesley Hayes restaurant at 30 Hayward Place and stole valuables. Fourth division officers spotted the suspects leaving, pursued and arrested them. The trio were identified as James Malory alias Daniel Felvey Micheliealey alias Davis and Charles Carey.
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Chesley Hayes
Hayward Place
James Malory
Daniel Felvey
Micheliealey
Davis
Charles Carey
Forbes Installed Pastor at Adams Memorial Church
Rev. Jesse F. Forbes formerly of Warren Mass was tonight installed as pastor of the Adams Memorial Church in New York. The installation sermon was by Rev. C H Parkhurst with charges delivered by Rev. Dr Burchard to Forbes and Dr Stoddard to the people, Forbes made a brief response.
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New York
Jesse F. Forbes
Warren Presbyterian Church
Warren
Mass
Adams Memorial
C. H. Parkhurst
Burchard
Stoddard
Forbes
George B. Rodgers
Cambridge
Mercer Circle
Yale
Harvard
Alexander McKenzie
Shepard Memorial Church
Asa P. French
Walter I. Badger
George Richardson
Marcus Morton, Jr
Walter
Wendell Phillips Club Music and Literature Night
The Wendell Phillips Club presented a musical and literary program at Paine Memorial Hall on Friday evening. Organizers included C. L. Mitchell J. H. Wolffe F. M. Douglass G. W. Lowther J. Mullen S. E. Hoyt and E. F. Jones. Performers featured Eddie Glover Lillian Lewis Edna Brown H C Lewis Georgia W Glover J B Nancy Parilia Anderson Emma Simmons and the Ladies' Student Society. A supper followed and the night ended with dancing.
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Paine Memorial Hall
Messrs
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J. H. Wolffe
F. M. Douglass
G. W. Lowther
J. Mullen
S. E. Hoyt
E. F. Jones
Eddie Glover
Lillianewis
Edna &. Brown
H. C. Lewis
Georgia W. Glover
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MIT Professors Change Chairs and Lead Mine Engineers
Professor George L. Vose of MIT resigns his chair in civil and topographical engineering while Professor Robert H. Richards, mining engineering professor, has been elected president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the nation’s premier association of its kind.
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Hayward
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert H. Richards
American Institute of Mining Engineers
America
Ticks by Telegraph Rescue Likely Tuesday Morning
Rescue work at the Nanticoke mine will probably resume Tuesday morning. Customs officers in San Francisco seized opium worth 4900 dollars brought on the Belgic steamer. Rev Hervey Wood resigns from North Baptist Church New Bedford to join McDougal Street Church New York. General Hawley to leave Hartford for Washington today and will likely sit in the Senate Wednesday. Congressman Buck returns to Washington tomorrow.
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Customs House
San Francisco
Hervey Wood
North Baptist Church
New Bedford
McDougal Street
New York
Hawley
Hartford
Washington
Senate
Buck
Pastor resigns after two years at Chicopee church
Springfield March 7. Rev. Charles S Markland resigns after two years as pastor of the Chicopee First Congregational Church to accept a call to the Franklin Street Cotyte.
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Springfield
Mass
Charles S$, Markland
Chicopee First
East Weymouth Woman and Husband Arrested in Boston Affair
Special to the Post reports John Whelan and Lulu M. French, both from Weymouth, were arrested in Boston at 67 Indiana Street. Whelan, 24, and Miss French, 20, met three months ago amid skating and outings, with Whelan stringing along his wife and two children at Grove Street. A telegram and a deputy’s investigation led to their arrest. they are to be arraigned tomorrow as Mrs. Whelan grieves openly.
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Lulu M. French
Boston
Indiana Street
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Grove Street
Miss French
Hingham
Nellie Rogers
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Ways of Transgressors Disturbing Law Enforcers
Police raid multiple locations arresting individuals for gaming and fornication. Officers seized six gallons of liquor at unlicensed premises on Snowhill street and found small liquor quantities at Harris Schwartz Lowry and Annie Driscoll properties. Sudbury House raid yielded eight individuals from beds and locks up for fornication with additional liquor seizures.
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Morrow
Reyd
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John Chambers
Thomas McCann
John Merriam
John Ferris
Frank Doyle
Martin Hanson
Eliza Dunn
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Wall Street
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Lyman Street
Low Resort
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William Bowen
Josie Mikado
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Belle Smith
Cameron Smith
Kila Mitchell
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Fire damages multiple mills and stores across three states
A Massachusetts planing mill in Pittsfield suffered about 22000 in losses with 16700 insured after a Saturday fire. The Pittsfield Novelty Company, renting upper floors, faced about 5000 in losses with half insured. Nearby Harriet Root estate house burned for about 2000, insured 1500. Concurrent fires hit Springfield Missouri auction house Hurst and Hervey and dry goods store B T King with combined losses over 68000. Jamaica Long Island forests burned. twenty acres felled. Michael White’s Winchendon woodenware shops and art house also burned, costing about 1000 with 1500 insurance.
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Mass
C. H. Booth
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Novelty Company
Harriet Root
The
Royal
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St. Louis
Hurst & Hervey
B. T. King
Hurst & Hervey's
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L. I
Michael White
Winchendon
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