Highway Robberies Plague City Gangs Nabbed
Oscar Everett fights for life after garroting on Causeway Street. William Day caught in act on Travers Street. 32 bold robberies netted by Captain Cain's squad. Offenders held in Charlestown jail. Flynn family linked to string of staged assaults.
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William Day
Travers Street
Charles Norton
Station 1
Onan
Norton
Burns
Burr
City
Cain
Oliver Wise
Tryder
Carney Place
Flynn
Modern Daniel Websters Hat Competition in Boston
The Boston Post seeks the biggest hat in New England and invites readers to submit measurements. Participants should mail head circumference in inches and fractions and the hat size worn to Hat Competition at the Post in Boston. The effort aims to honor large heads with a silk hat prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
the Post
Boston
Retirement salute to Captain Paul J. Vinal of Boston Police
Captains White Herrick and Hemmenway presented Captain Paul J. Vinal with an engrossed set of resolutions at police headquarters on Saturday. The document commemorates his retirement from active service on February 11, 1893 and expresses high appreciation for him as a man and as captain, along with wishes for rest, comfort, and lasting friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Vinal
White
Herrick and Hemmenway
City of
Boston
Boston Police Department
Police Department
Vinal
Art Sale in Boston Brings World Masters to Leonard & Co
An art sensation as Leonard & Co offers a Boston gallery week sale featuring major American and foreign masters. Notable names include Appleton Brown pairs, William M. Hunt, Swain Gifford, Hart, Hassam, Inness, Johnston, Brown, and foreign artists like Fortuny and Decamp. The exhibition promises rare, commissioned canvases and new public viewings, creating a public sale sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvan Adams
Boston
Leonard & Co
Appleton Browns
William M. Hunt
Cole
Swain Giffords
William Hart
Childe Hassam
George Inness
John B. Johnston
J. G. Brown
Daughing
Dupre
Decamp
Fortuny
Jacque
Isabel
Israeli
Diaz
von Bremen
Costigan Killed by Crank Shaft at Fats Mill
Michael Costigan a 45 year old workman in the No 4 beating room of the Bettows Fats paper mills was killed last night when struck by a crank shaft. He came from Manchester New Hampshire a year ago and leaves a wife and two children living in North Walpole Vermont.
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Bettows Fats, Vt
Michael Costigan
Manchester
N. H
North Walpole
Be and Beees Bees A Riddle From Harper's Young People
A playful dialogue about why words like fly flea and bee end in different forms. Johnny explains with simple logic that words reflect actions and states. The exchange illustrates language quirks used in a juvenile periodical setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Harper
Italians Held After Stiletto Wound on Prince Street
Philip Welch of Cambridge is at City Hospital with a severe left cheek wound from a stiletto. He accuses two Italians, men brothers Julietti Juondo aged 25 and Lewgi Juondo aged 23, of the attack on Prince Street Saturday night. they are at Station 1 in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Welch
Cambridge
City Hospital
Prince Street
Julietti Juondo
Lewgi Juondo
Humorous Exchange On a New Tonic in Texas Siftings
A husband asks his wife how the new tonic affects her health and she replies she feels reborn. He jokes about her claiming two birthdays and wanting presents for both, reflecting a light humorous tone from Texas Siftings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Texas Siftings
Post Day by Day Big Fire Coverage Wins High Praise
The Post leads Saturday town coverage with artistic fire illustrations and an accurate, graphic calamity report. A life-like portrait of Rev. Dr. Peabody headlines exclusive features, while other departments and current news remain balanced and thorough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Dr. Peabody
Stable fire at James Co. Littlefield stable in Brookline
Firefighters were called at 1 30 Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze in the stable of James Co Littlefield on Babcock street. Origin undetermined. Damage estimated at 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
James Co. Littlefield
Babcock Street
Morphine Poisoning Causes Death of George Willard
George Willard, who cared for his ailing wife, took an overdose of morphine Saturday afternoon to ease a headache and died soon after. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willard
Sle
Man Falls Forty Feet Into Steamship Hold
An unknown man lies in City Hospital with severe internal injuries after falling about forty feet into the hold of the steamship Russian Monarch at Constitution Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution Wharf
Easter reception plans at Home for Aged Couples
A meeting to complete arrangements for the Easter reception Gentlemen's Night at the Home for Aged Couples will be held at the Parker House Tuesday March 14 at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House
Nathan Apueron to Speak on The Status of Boston
Nathan Apueron will present a paper titled The Status of Boston at the Westeyian Society meeting in the Old State House on Tuesday March 14 at 3 p m. The event appears as a local scholarly gathering with emphasis on urban affairs and historical context.
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Nathan Apueron
Boston
Westeyian Society
Old State House
State House
Committee On Ludiciary
Parker
Dana Malone
State Hovst
Committee On
Fall River Electric Freight Railway Company
Newton
State Hovusk
Committee On Public Health
Geo. K. Nichols
Joan J. Mahoney
Committee On Pantic BuiLpiIneGs
State Board of Health
Patrick J. Kennedy
Benjamin J. Sullivan
Committee On Cities
Senate
House
Henry Parkman
Joan W. McAvoy
Committee On Railroads
William F. Ray
Frederick W. Buss
Committee On Taxation
Charles 8. Tuckerman
F. Cushman
C. O. Merritt
Jacob EF. Cotton
Benjamin F. Durgin
Jacob K. Maag
Cotton
Durgin & Maag
Albany Street
Jacob E. Cotton
Cotton & Maag
Cotton, Durgin & Maag
E. Cotton
E. Maag
Rev Donald Elected First Vice President of Ramabai Association
The Rev BE W Donald D D was chosen Saturday as first vice president to fill the vacancy created by the death of Phillips Brooks.
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BE. W. Donald
D.D
The
Ramabai Association
Phillips Brooks
Store Burned in Chester Vermont General Store Fire
Ester Vermont March 12 G G Rice general store gutted by fire last night with a loss of 5000 dollars and insured for 4000 dollars cause unknown authorities reported no injuries and eastern Vermont fire crews battled the blaze all night the building was reported as a long established local trading post and the fire left the storefront charred and smoke stained
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Ester
G. G. Rice
The Carlisle Family and Their Washington Home
The Carlisle family includes Secretary John G. Carlisle his wife Mrs Carlisle and two sons Logan and W K Carlisle. Logan serves as his father s secretary and resides in Washington while W K is connected with the Worlds Fair in Chicago and is married with two or three children. Mrs Carlisle is a social and supportive figure in the cabinet circle and health permitting will become a prominent social leader in Washington. The couple will live in a red brick three story house near Vermont Avenue valued at 25000 with ornate interior details reflecting Kentucky hospitality and social prominence anticipated for their four year tenure.
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Carlisle
John G. Carlisle
Washington
Vermont Avenue
Kentucky
Arthur
Indian Attacks on Hanover Street Prompts Arrest
Miss Allie Murray cries for help as a six foot Indian man with a two to three foot scalping knife pursues her through Hanover Street after leaving Station 1. An officer intervenes, struggles, and handcuffs the assailant, later identified as John Wish, who is jailed as authorities prepare to bring him to court.
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Allie Murray
Hanover Street
Station 1
Fleet Street
Cheswell Place
Miss Murray
John Wish
Washington Street
Salem
Lynn’s New Postoffice Approves Site Funds For Postmaster
In Lynn on March 12, final payments for the new post office site were completed. A new postmaster is expected to be appointed within two weeks, after which construction steps will begin immediately.
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Lynn
Hearty Ninety-Five for Captain Oliver Thayer of Salem
Captain Oliver Thayer, a Salem resident, marked his ninety-fifth birthday on Saturday March 12. He sailed until 1832 at age 19, later ran a lumber business, now pursues charity. He attended Hackett School and is the last survivor of a 1806 class of 100, with full faculties and strong health.
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Satem
Oliver Thayer
Salem
Thayer
Hackett
Voyage Tale: Four Aces Across the Atlantic
A Vogue fragment recalls a stormy crossing where one speaker notes a remarkable voyage, claiming to have held four aces twice, signaling a boastful, witty exchange about seafaring luck and daring.
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Vogue
Stage Effects in New Play Draw Mixed Notes
Manager asks about the play’s stage, Mr Parquet critiques the rim size and the height of bows and feathers while praising the pink velvet and jewelled pins for their prettiness. The Vogue review notes a mixed response to visual elements.
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Mr. Parquet
Vogue
Talks to the Post About the Offices in Boston
Mr Josiah Quincy signals a new deal in Cleveland administration with no fixed posts. He discusses district attorney prospects, postmastership, and the no reappointment rule while praising newspaper editors. He departs Boston on the 7 30 train with a bright silk hat and cautious optimism for Washington duties.
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Josiah Quincy
Mr. Quincy
Boston
Washington
Sigourney Butler
Quincy
Post
Cleveland
Charles §. Hamlin
the Treasury
Hamlin
Sherman Hoar
United States District Attorney
Patrick Maguire
Deaf Minister’s Clerk Reverses Church Notices
A deaf minister’s clerk misread two church notices reversing their order. He announced infants to be baptized next Sunday first, then the psalm books, while the minister, hard of hearing, delivered a quip about obtaining infants for sixpence at the manse, creating a comic miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhill Magazine
Their Only Salvation and the Grover Cleveland Quip
A belated Republican politician at a mourners meeting declares Grover Cleveland an accident after noting his two presidential elections. A Democratic interloper responds by joking the Republican party should take out an accident policy.
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Grover Cleveland
Puck
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Oscar Everett
Endicott Street
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Elliot
Everett
Daniel Websters
England
Daniel Webster
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Bostonian Society
Ramasai Association
FARS
S.g.car
Carirle” Home
Logan
Vlan Ell As
Postoffice
Scott & Bowne
N. Y
Overheard
Josah Quincy
MR. Hamlin
Torney
Leach
Boylston St
Tremont
Styles
Olga
Brookline Gas Light
Brookline Gas Light Company
Hoston
Roxbury
Hampden Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Brookliné
Brighton
Beacon St
Robert Amory
Salvator Beer
Burkhardt Brewing Co. Bottling Dept
Hallock Street
Tel
Rox
Sam's Kidder
Federal ST
MaSs
Pearl St
Franklin St
Alek
Porter
Graves
Maryland
Signa
Tors
Boston Wharf Co
Boston Post Office
Ble
J. B. Russell
State ST
Joan Jerpriss & Sons
Soret
Leasin
Mortgag Oston and Nity
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Joan J. Manoney
Boston Cooks’ Alliance
Boston Cooks’ Allee
Lan
Dover St
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