Free Wool Bill Today Adopts Senate Death Notice
Washington March 8 The House adjourned to honor the memory of Mr Kendall after the death announced by Mr McCreary Kentucky The Senate passed a 275000 construction bill for two Great Lakes revenue cutters and debated food and drug amendments The Behring Sea arbitration treaty moved to the foreign relations committee and a Senate funeral delegation was named with adjournment for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washteron
McMillin
Tennessee
McCreary
Kentucky
Kendall
Senate
United States Revenue
Great Lakes
Mr. Coke
Faulkner
Coke
Yeas
Cockrell
Morgan
District Court
United States
Treasury
Sherman
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Blackburn
Messrs
Messrs. Pasco
Hansbrough
Chilton
Warren and Gibson
Maryland
Deacon Released After Grasse Court Hearing
Paris reports from Grasse that Edward Parker Deacon was taken from prison at 5 PM and released on bonds of 10 000 francs after a magistrate's approval. He will stay in Grasse hotel rooms awaiting Nice assizes in late April or early May. Deacon shows little regret over killing his wife's lover and plans defense with M De Mange.
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Paris
Grasse
Edward Parker Deacon
M. de Mange
Nice
Wheeler Funeral Held for Boston City Assessor
The funeral for William W. Wheeler, late first assistant assessor of Boston, was held yesterday at Unity Church in Allston with Rev. George D. Lattimer presiding. Present were Hills, Douncklee, Drew, Comins, and most assistant assessors. Pallbearers included Paige, E O Shepard, O'Brien, Hollis, H E Russell, and G A Comins. Burial followed at Forest Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Wheeler
Boston
Allston
Unity Church
George D. Lattimer
Chairman Hills
Douncklee
Messrs. Drew
Comins
Board of Assessors
John C. Paige
E. O. Shepard
Thomas L. O’brien
J. Edward Hollis
Dunn fire escapes for schoolhouses praised by committee
A 1885 report from Boston's Board of Alderman public buildings committee cites origin of Dunn fire escapes in 1884 85 for schoolhouses and defends their use. Tucker later recants, saying the devices proved useless before many were installed, while Camrell and the School Board remain tied to the original approval.
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Dunn
Boston
Tucker
Committee On Public Buildings
Board of Aldermen
Tire Organic
Massachusetts Dunn
Committee On
Camrell
Theatrical notes from Boston venues on Louis XI and more
Boston audiences last evening saw Keene headline Louis XI at Bowdoin Square Theatre with a strong supporting company. The program included The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet. Other venues hosted hits from The Ensign to Cleopatra with strong reviews and ongoing engagements. Various performers and shows, including Sadie Martinet, Jarbeau, and Cyrene, drew crowds at Tremont, Boston Theatre, Grand Opera House, and Palace.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Thomas W. Keene
Louis XI
Henry Irving
Frank Hennig
Walter Matthews
Julius Scott
Carl E. Abrendt
Lawrence Lowell
Alberta Gallatin
Henrietta Waders
Hannah Bailey
Hamlet
Missing Cambridge youth William J Murray sought by family
William J Murray aged 15 of 27 Austin Street Cambridge vanished after leaving for school yesterday morning. He is tall and slim with dark eyes and hair, and was wearing a light overcoat knee pants and a reddish jacket. His family reports him missing and asks for any information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Murray
Austin Street
Cambridge
William Murray
Typhus Outbreak Suppresses Rhine Provinces
Several cases of typhus fever have appeared in towns along the Rhine provinces. Health authorities are actively working to prevent an epidemic of the disease.
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Berwin
Marcel
Rhine
Candle burn time estimate sealed for World’s Fair prize
The Candle Committee of The Post Boston invites estimates of how long a candle will burn. Send early estimates to Candle Committee The Post Boston addressed for consideration until the candle burns down to the last six inches. The closest guess wins a Consolation Return Trip Pass to the World’s Fair. In tie cases, the earliest received estimate wins.
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the Post
Boston
Frg Ends of the Fight on Free Silver Debate
Washington reports the House debate on free coinage with Tennessee’s Pierce predicting the party will survive a free silver bill. Bland’s lieutenant says New England carries only Connecticut in a presidential year and Southern and Western Democrats must prioritize their interests. Ohio’s Harter foresees defeat as anti silver sentiment grows. New York’s Tracey expected a 250 vote majority for passage.
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Washington
House
Pierce
Tennessee
Bland
Democratic Party
New England
Connecticut
South
West
Harter
Ohio
Tracey
New York
Behold the Naval Battalion in Militia Inspection
The Naval Battalion staged an exhibition drill at the South Armory before Mayor Matthews and city officials. Spectators praised the divisions as they performed in blue then white uniforms, with field telegraph, artillery, infantry, fencing, and boat practice including torpedo demonstrations. Officials from city departments and militia staff observed the annual militia inspection headed by Governor staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Armory
Matthews
Norris
Soley
Engineer Corps
Peters
I. M. Babson
Andrew J. Bailey
T. F. Doherty
H. H. Carter
Paul H. Kendricken
George H. Innis
Mitchell
T. F. Keenan
Weston Lewis
Alderman Fottler
H. H. Osborne
McClellan
Finneran
Briggs
Major Morgan
Pfaff
Frye
First Infantry
Chase
Carter
Springer Improves. Erysipelas Recedes. Cough Abates
The condition of Mr Springer improves by noon today and continues tonight. The erysipelas is disappearing and the cough has entirely gone. No adverse results are expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
No Change, Blaine's Physician Seeks Favorable Turn
Dr. Hyatt, secretary Blaine's physician, said tonight there was no change in the patient's condition since yesterday. He added he looks for a favorable turn tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dr. Hyatt
Blaine
Farmhouse Fire Claims Landers Family Tragedy
In Scuenectapy New York a farm house near Kelley’s station burned last night killing Charles Lander and his daughter. Firefighters fought the blaze but both victims died in the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scuenectapy
N. Y
Charles Lander
Kelley
Oxford tutor charged with attempted blackmail
London March 8 The grand jury returned a true bill against Francis Maitland Moreland an Oxford tutor for attempted blackmail on Lord Hothfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grand Jury
Francis Maitland Moreland
Oxford
Lord Hothfield
Pattison appoints W. W. Greenland adjutant general
Governor Pattison named W. W. Greenland adjutant general of Pennsylvania this afternoon. The appointment was announced from Harrisburg on March 8, with Greenland succeeding the prior officeholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrissura
Penn
Pattison
W. W. Greenland
Quakers to Have Two Clubs in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports a second ball club planned for the coming season. Both clubs will play on Philadelphia League ground under the national agreement. The new corporation, capitalized at 50000, received legal papers and will enter the Eastern League. Colonel John I Rogers of the Philadelphia league club backs the move if it pledges to honor the national agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
Rochester
N. Y
John I. Rogers
Conservative Victory in the Province of Quebec
In Montreau March 8 the Quebec election delivered a Conservative majority with 58 seats to 15 Mercierites and 5 Independents. All De boucherville ministers were reelected while four Mercier cabinet members were defeated. Mercier, though elected, faces leadership doubt as the Liberals suffer a sweeping defeat.
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DeBoucherville
Quebec
Cure Tasse
Longeuil
Mercier
Agnes
Waterloo
Bonaventure
Wen
Quebec Liberal Party
Mercierites
de Boucherville
Boy Jumped From Window to Escape Whipping
Bethel Atwood, 13, of 16 Madison Street Roxbury leapt from a second story window at Sherwin School on Windsor Street yesterday to avoid a whipping. He landed on brick pavement and broke his right ankle, then was taken home.
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Mr. Morse
Sherwin School
Windsor Street
Roxbury
Bethel Atwood
Madison Street
Massachusetts World’s Fair school exhibit plan
A Massachusetts commission for the World’s Columbian Exposition outlines that space limits prevent separate city exhibits. Each state’s display will appear as a unit under department headings, but school work can be marked to show town and school origin.
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Massachusetts Commission For
The
Commonwealth
Prices for Shoe Stitching in Gould & Walker Case
The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation recommends a price list for the Gould & Walker shoe factory in Westboro. The board revises stitchwork pricing, noting items previously priced for day or week work and agreeing to set fair prices per case of twelve pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Gould & Walker
Westboro
Practical Health Lecture At Union On Accidents And Emergencies
Dr Edward O Otis medical director of the Young Men's Christian Union gymnasium spoke last evening on Accidents and Emergencies within the Health Lectures series. He covered bleeding from arteries and veins, first aid for fractures, and first aid in apoplexy burns and related cases. Samuel H Dargin M D will lecture next Tuesday on Healthy Homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O. Otis
Young Men’s Christian Union Gymnasium
The
Union
Samuel H. Dargin
West End Street Railway petition on Harvard bridge trolley system
In Cambridge the Board of Aldermen referred the West End Street Railway Company petition for a single trolley system on Harvard bridge and related alterations and track laying to the roads and bridges committee for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
West End Street Railway Company
Harvard Bridge
Committee On
Constable Arrested in Wife Beating Case
Constable Harry French was arrested by Patrolman Gleason on a warrant charging him with assault and battery on his wife Margaret and daughter Elizabeth at their home at 20 Travers street on February 7. The officer has long troubled North End police with his conduct.
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Harry French
North End
Gleason
Division 1
Margaret
Elizabeth
Travers Street
Love Powders Trial in East Cambridge Case
At a trial in East Cambridge Maria Halloran faces charges of poisoning her husband Bartholomew with arsenic. Police testified Halloran admitted buying “love powders” in Boston and claimed they were harmless. defense argued indiscretion and influence by a co-defendant. Halloran described her use of the powders and the events leading to the investigation. The case was adjourned.
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East Cambridge
Maria Halloran
Bartholomew
Woburn
William R. McIntosh
Boston
Tremont Street
Lodge Urges Americans to Engage in Public Affairs
The Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge spoke at a Harvard conference urging Americans to join a party if they can, or remain independent if not. He criticized narrow partisan approaches and urged citizens to serve their country, keep open minds, and pursue enduring principles through public engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cabot Lodge
Harvard
Jay Gould Wanted At Home
Jay Gould and party passed through Austin at 6 o clock this morning on their way north. Gould was suddenly summoned to New York by telegraph last evening and unable to proceed to Mexico, just as they reached Laredo on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Jay Gould
Gould
New York
Mexico
Laredo
Runaway Boys Rounded Up Near Mt Bowdoin Station
Timothy Murphy and John Nagle, youths from Dorchester avenues 1403 and 1408, ran away Monday night. Officers of Division 11 captured them near Mt Bowdoin station on the New York & New England railroad last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Murphy
John Nagle
Dorchester Avenue
Division 11
Mt. Bowdoin Station
New York & New England
Worcester Fraud Suspect Arrested Over Horse Trade
Police inspector arrested Holman E. Bridge, 39, of 441 Tremont Street on a Worcester warrant charging him with obtaining 1500 dollars by false pretenses from Clinton M. Dwyer of Worcester. The alleged scam arose from a horse trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holman E. Bridge
Tremont Street
Worcester
Clinton M. Dwyer
Liberty in Limbo: Brookline Police Arrest Man for Larceny
Police from Division 9 arrested Arthur H. Liberty last evening on charges of stealing three silver popups from the home of George H. Faxon on Longwood Avenue near Harvard Street in Brookline relating to an incident on March 7.
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Division 9
Arthur H. Liberty
George H. Faxon
Longwood Avenue
Harvard Street
Brookline
Joe Dustie Held For Trial In Assault Case
Winthrop Maine March 8 Joe Dustie was held for trial after failing to post 500 bonds for an assault on Albert Currier. He was sent to Augusta jail to await the April term. Currier's injuries are reported as potentially fatal.
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Winthrop
Joe Dustie
Albert Currier
Augusta
Currier
Boy Stabs Adversary Five Times in Head in Fight
Saco March 8 A Biddeford boy Brulette employed in the mule room of the York mills stabbed his foe Five head wounds not fatal Brulette is arrested in connection with the incident in Biddeford Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco, Me
Biddeford
Brulette
York Mills
Sevene
Old Crow Whiskey Ad at Four Years Old Price
Blanchard and Farrar advertise old Crow whiskey priced at 63 dollars per gallon in Galion. The notice lists store locations at 16 to 47 Doeper and 8b Feneul Hallam.
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Blanchard & Farrar
Doeper
Feneul Hallam
The Cotton Picking Machine Profit Prospects
The Cotton Picking Machine is described as a highly profitable venture with strong demand from Southern cotton growers. It argues that royalties of four dollars per bale on nine million bales yearly guarantee earnings, predicting rapid share value growth. Stock is sold at 31 Milk Street, Boston, with $10 shares available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Bell
South
Lone Star
Milk Street
Boston
Mass
Typhus Cases Reported in Manhattan Tenement and East Twelfth Street
New York reports a typhus case in a tenement at 04 Allen Street, the first from that residence housing about fifty families. Another case involves a young girl from 42 East Twelfth Street aboard the steamer Massilia. One death from typhus is recorded today at North Brother Island.
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New York
Allen Street
East Twelfth Street
North Brothers Island
Trotters of Tomorrow Sold to Forbes and McCann
Miller and Sibley sold to J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston a two year old and a yearling filly by St Bel for 10000 and 5000. The two year old is out of a Nutwood mare and the dam of the yearling is by Sultan. Miller and Sibley also sold to Smith McCann of Lexington the stallion May King 2028 for 12000.
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Franklin
Penn
Miller & Sibley
J. Malcolm Forbes
Boston
St. Bel
Sultan
Smith McCann
Lexington
May King
West End Union Denounces Street Railway Firings
The West End Railroad Employees Union held two meetings to denounce the discharge of six electric workers who helped form the union. A five member committee will seek reinstatement from President Whitney. The unions will ask the Central Labor Union and Pioneer Federal Labor Union to help arrange a monster mass meeting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Railroad Employees’ Union
West End Street Railway Company
Whitney
Central Labor Union
Pioneer Federal Labor Union
Another steamer possibly lost named Wyndcliffe
Grave fears for the British steamer Wyndcliffe which sailed from Cardiff on February 27 bound for Dieppe. She has not arrived, and it is feared she foundered. Her crew numbered fourteen men.
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London
Wyndcliffe
Cardiff
Dieppe
Near Bowdoin Square Theatres Full Line Bottled Goods
A local advert promotes a full line of bottled goods offered near Bowdoin Square Theatres at the lowest wholesale prices. The notice emphasizes value and proximity for theater patrons and nearby customers.
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Ayer
National House
Deacon
Johnson
Johnson & CO
History of the Ladder
King
France
Bowdoin Square
Wapita Fribe
Columbia Thea
Sadie Martinet
Tremont Theatre
Boston Theatre
Fanny Davenport
Hollis Street Theatre
Park
Mankind
Howard Atheneum
Cyrene
Palace Theatre
G. O. Taylor
C.H. Graves & Sons
Houra
Sfc
Naval Battalion
Springer
Mr. Blaine
Death BY
Moreland
Quakers
Eastern Storage CO
Chelsea
Fice Everett
R. BR
Geo H. Buck
Post Portrait
Post
Adased Fortrasy Gallery
Boston Post
Province of
West End
Lodge
Liberty
J. J. McNamara & Sons
Court St
Bowdoin Square Theatres
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