Rumor of Catholic Convent Fire Hits Watertown
In Watertown on March 13 rumors spread of an attempt to burn the St. Patrick's Church convent and the Parochial School. Rev. J S Cullen dismissed the tale as baseless, suggesting the rumor stemmed from fanaticism linked to a threatening letter received by Father Doherty of Haverhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
St. Patrick’s Church
J. S. Cullen
J T. W. Coughlin
Father Cullen
Fvatertown
Father Doherty
Haverhill
Terms of Peace Between China and Japan
Washington reports outline the expected peace terms between China and Japan. The accord would revive a new treaty granting Japan extraterritorial jurisdiction over China while China relinquishes it in Japan. No mainland territorial expansion for Japan but Formosa would be ceded. Japan would retain Port Arthur and Wei Hai Wei for years. China would relinquish Corea as a dependency. The cash indemnity capped at 250 million dollars in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Japan
Asia
Formosa
Port Arthur
Wei-Hai-Wei
Gulf of Pechili
Corea
Ellis B. Percy Drowns After Fall From Ship Near Norfolk
Ellis B. Percy first officer of the steamship Morgan City fell overboard while leaving Norfolk Virginia March 10 and was drowned. He was well known in both the United States and Europe. The body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Ellis B. Percy
Morgan City
Norfolk
Europe
Mary Blanchard Accuses Solomon Myers of Theft
Solomon Myers was arrested by a police inspector yesterday afternoon for the alleged larceny of property valued at 275 dollars from Mary Blanchard of 60 Hampden street on October 15. Myers is 54 and lives at 300 Shawmut avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Myers
Mary Blanchard
Hampden Street
Myers
Shawmut Avenue
Newfoundland Gratitude for Boston Relief Aid to St. John’s
At a West End relief meeting Joseph Boyd denounced Britain for letting Newfoundland starve while funding Armenians. Boston relief provided three days’ provisions to 700 East End families. 4000 onlookers saw Mr. Faye sail Halifax with American aid as the American flag flew aboard. Donations and cargo costs are itemized, with a grand total of 6479.77 acknowledged as contributions flow from Boston merchants and local firms.
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ST. John’s
N. F
West End
Boston
Grand Lake
Mr. Faye
Whiteway
Mr. Bond
Confederation
Ottawa
James J. Grace
Newfoundland
Halifax
Stratton, Little & Co
Jubilee
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Dispute Over Bond Cancellation and Stock Transfer
The article discusses a bond of 4 505 000 dollars held as valuable assets that was canceled and transferred to Mercantile Trust Company. The plaintiffs seek an injunction to halt the vote of trust stock under a clause allowing Addicks and associates to dictate officer nominees every two years. Judge Patterson reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile Trust Company
Addicks
Alexander
Patterson
Newfoundland Seeks Aid and Royal Commission From Britain
A parliamentary paper details Newfoundland requests for a 1 million dollar loan, a warship, and a royal commission. Lord Ripon rebuffs most asks, deferring until inquiries by a commission and promising only a commissioner to relieve public distress, not aid to businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Newfoundland
J. T. N. O’brien
Lord Ripon
Home
Home Government
Master Builders Aid In Newfoundland Relief Drive
Boston groups rally to aid Newfoundland sufferers with a Master Builders Association vote to donate 250 dollars from the association treasury toward the relief fund. Members individually pledge contributions, with total Boston merchants support nearing 1200 dollars overall, following similar gestures by the Merchants' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Master Builders’ Association
Massachusetts
Kidder
Newfoundland
Mr. Shuman
Canada
England
United States
Quincy Movement name Josiah Quincy as next mayor candidate
An editorial from the Boston Post endorses Hon. Josiah Quincy as the Democratic candidate for mayor. It asserts no stronger figure could lead the party to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Sun
Boston Post
Josiah Quincy
Quincey Urged as Democratic Boston Mayor Nominee
The Boston Post backs Josiah Quincey for mayor, arguing no man in Boston today is more worthy of recognition by the Democratic city committee and that his nomination would be as good as an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke Democrat
Boston Post
Josiah Quincey
Boston
Democratic City Committee of
Boston Post nominates Josiah Quincy for Mayor
The Boston Post nominates the Hon. Josiah Quincy as the next Democratic candidate for Mayor of Boston. The article asserts the next Democratic mayor will be elected and Quincy would sound well in the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth Times
Boston Post
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Quincy
Thief Sentenced for Multiple Watch Stealings
William Gibson, a notorious pickpocket, was sentenced by Chief Justice Mason to five years in State Prison for five counts of larceny from the person. He stole watches on October 12 1894 from an unnamed victim, December 4 1894 from John Quinlan, January 27 from William Abe, and two other watches. Inspector Whitman arrested him while attempting to pawn the watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gibson
Superior Criminal Court
Mason
John Quinlan
William Abe
Whitman
Photographer and assistant arrested over obscene pictures
Alphonso H. Day, photographer at 717 Washington street, and Frank E. Young, his 19 year old assistant, were arrested by a police inspector for possessing and selling obscene pictures. Young allegedly sold to Jefferson H. Parker of the Watch and Ward Society on Hollis street. Day and Young, both committed to the Tombs, to be arraigned in Municipal Court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonso H. Day
Washington Street
Frank E. Young
Day’s
Young
Jefferson H. Parker
Watch and Ward Society
Hollis Street
Jay
Leverett Street
Dorchester Rings Stolen From Holmes Home
Thief entered the Dorchester Avenue dwelling of Nelson S. Holmes by false keys while the family was away yesterday afternoon. Taken were a gold chain and charm, two gold rings a moonstone ring a garnet and pearl ring and $9 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson S. Holmes
Dorchester Avenue
American Wringer Co. Product Makers and Repair Services
The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 18 Broadway extension advertises wringers, mangles, spring beds, and carpet sweepers. Repairs all wringers and sweepers. Mail orders promptly attended to. Telephone Tremont 764.
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The
American Wringer Co
Broadway
Tremont
Bay State Poolers Fight in New York Court
Roger A. Pryor Jr. moved in Supreme Court before Judge Patterson for an injunction restraining Clark Ward Co from buying more Bay State Gas stock under a pool and from selling TD Hooper Co stock on the Stock Exchange. The suit claims a pool agreement allowed only mutual purchases and accuses Clark of buying 760 shares in Boston, violating the pact. Judge Patterson reserved decision.
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New York
Roger A. Pryor, Jr
Supreme Court
Patterson
Hooper
New Confinement Block for Incorrigibles at State Prison
A brick iron cement addition near the block adds thirty 8 by 16 cells to the State Prison. The incorrigibles will be housed and kept occupied with work. ventilation light and steam heating ensure sanitary conditions. Exercise yards with brick walls are provided outside.
Silent Halls and City Hall Shakeups Under Curtis Administration
March notes a tense City Hall scene with Curtis delaying appointments while biweekly shifts loom. Health commissioner Durgin eyes April term end. Pillsbury and Jenks exits threaten staff overhauls. Civil service exams spark rumors as Wheeler and Crowley case prompts debate on pay and duties amid calls for a new City Hall and moved departments.
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Old City Hall
Curtis
Courtenay Guild
Mayor Curtis
Representative Hibbard
Beacon Hill
Durgin
Internal Revenue
Donovan
Board of Health
Pillsbury
Burke
East Bostonian
City Hall
Sullivan
Jenks
Heath
Civil Service Commissioners
Tom
Harry
Civil Service
Wheeler
Commission
Seratenea
School Street
Registry of Deeds
Sanford
Graeters
Hibbat
Dodge
Crowley
Common Council
Boston
Noddle Island
Prizes Awarded for Oratory at Hanover College Church
Justin H. Smith of Loston and the Rollins heirs funded original oratory prizes. Judges were Melvin Adams Bostonian Thomas Proctor and O P Conant New York. Senior debate winner was William A. Foster of Concord. second George W. Day of Plymouth. Juniors and sophomores winners were Frederick B. Eaton of Candia and Frederick E. Shaw of Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Wheelock
William A. Foster
Concord
George W. Day
Plymouth
Frederick B. Eaton
Candia
Frederick E. Shaw
Lynn
Mass
Dedham Gymnastics Exhibition Delights Town
Dedham public schools held a Memorial Hall gymnastics exhibition supervised by Miss Olive L. Moakler. Fourth grade from Quincy Grammar East Dedham, seventh grade from Avery Grammar East Dedham, and ninth grade from Ames Grammar Dedham Centre performed. High School students showcased advanced moves. crowd crowded the hall. The event, the town’s first of its kind, was eminently successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Dedham Public Schools
Memorial Hall
Dedham Centre
Olive L. Moakler
Quincy Grammar School
East Dedham
Avery Grammar School
Ames Grammar School
Fall River Electric Accident Kills Horse and Hurts Driver
An electric car on the Dartmouth and Westport railway struck a wagon driven by George McGaw a Fall River farmer. One horse was killed and McGaw was thrown down an embankment with serious facial injuries. Traffic halted for an hour as the car left the track.
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Fall River
Dartmouth & Westport
George McGaw
McGaw
Tyrian Lodge Masons Celebrate 125th Anniversary in City Hall
Tyrian Lodge of Masons, among the oldest in the state, marked its 125th anniversary with a concert and ball at City Hall in Gloucester. Guests from out of town attended the celebration and participated in the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Tyrian Lodge of Masons
City Hall
Free Medical Services Offered by Dewey Medical Co
Advertising notice states free medical services for all diseases provided by Dewey Medical Co at 74 Boylston Street rooms 7 and 8. Examinations and treatments are free with hours 9 to 1, 2 to 5, and 6 to ? p m Sundays 10 to ?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Medical Co
Boylston Street
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purity And Cures
In South Boston on September 20 1893 a police reimbursement petition seeks about 300 for counsel fees from two officers involved in a notable brutality case. Critics expect a stern reception in the Common Council with South Boston factions ready for a heated fight over the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Committee On Claims
Common Council
Council
South Boston
Col William Moore Dies After Illness at Walpole
Colonel William Moore longtime leader in the American piano trade and manager of the Everett Piano Company died at his Walpole home after a three week illness from pleurisy fever. Born in 1835 in England he served in the Civil War and later led the Emerson and Everett piano ventures with ties to the John Church Company. He leaves a widow and three children with funeral arrangements pending.
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William Moore
Everett Piano Company
Walpole
Washington
Colonel Moore
England
Sixty-second
New York Regiment
Fort Sumter
Peninsula
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Williamsburge
Wilderness
Seven Pines
Fair Oaks
Second Bull Run
Antietam
Mine Run
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Moore
Navy
Emerson
W. P. Emerson
Colorado
Boston
Europe
John Church
Cincinnati
John Church Company
Church Company
Norfolk
Massachusetts House
Idaho Springs
Grant
Pitkin
the Loyal Legion
Festival of Lanterns Opens in Cambridgeport Hall
A four day Festival of the Lanterns opens in Union Hall Cambridgeport under the Cambridge Y M C A Women’s Auxiliary. Nearly 1000 attend as 32 girls perform a lantern drill and Lao decorations feature nile green and white. Booths, entertainments, and a Japanese booth offer crafts and articles while Mrs. Durrell leads the festival with many volunteers and organizers.
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Union Hall
Cambridgeport
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
O. H. Durrell
Bancroft
Henry White
Dean Wright
Auburndale
Walter Lombard
Carrie
Lexington Ladies’ Banjo and Mandolin Club
Y. M. C. A. Orchestra
F. F. Jonsberg
J. F. Hilton
Company B
First Regiment
Iva Muirhead
Mabel Jones
Florence Hilton
Alice M. Read
Florence Hastings
Grace Tupper
Bernice McLean
Florence E. Porter
Carrie Cobb
Janie F. Lamson
Elizabeth Meyers
Edith Brewster
Vira Brewster
Bertha Bardwell
Gertrude Wood
Hattie P. Russell
Florence A. Russell
Lillian Cummings
Augusta Martin
Susie Sherman
Ethel Powers
Lovel J. Bailey
Mabel Hayford
Lillian Edwards
Carrie Emery
Sadie Page
Edith Ball
Ella Ball
Susie Wiggin
Susie B. Corbett
Hattie Buffum
Messrs
R. F. Higgins
F. W. Hawley
Peter Robertson
George F. Fenwick
Vaughn Ryder
C. E. Keith
J. H. Kendall
Boston
A. B. Averill
Pilgrim Church
G. A. Coburn
J. A. Dow
M. Averill
Googin
Roadway Baptist
Kr. L. Cheney
George Marr
Benjamin Hoyt
Gertrude Sheridan
First Baptist
Wellington Fill
Flora Hall
Second Baptist
T. H. Ball
Hills
Ulmer
Prospect Street
Charalge Crowell
Lewis Hastings
Mary and Immanuel Baptist
E. M. Cook
T. J. Prime
Sadie Tout
North Avenue
B. F. Hatch
Charles Goodridge
L. W. Hilton
Harvard Street
Charles Walker
A. L. Norris
Mary A. Hawley
Gertrude C. Davis
Hope Church
K. Cross
M. Harper
Lewis
Epworth
G. F. Eaton
Royal McKusick
W. B. Dudley
C. A. Alden
Charles Jones
Death of George W. Cutter Prominent Boston businessman dies at 71
George W. Cutter longtime Boston hat and trunk dealer and respected firm member died at his Winter Hill home. Born 1824 in West Cambridge he built a retail career starting with Benjamin Poland and later operated Cutter & Cutter. Funeral at 11 o clock Saturday from Howe Street Somerville.
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George W. Cutter
Boston
Winter Hill
Somerville
Cutter
West Cambridge
Arlington
Benjamin Poland
Blackstone Street
Faneuil Hall
3 Dock Square
Alpha Council
The
Royal Arcanum
Howe Street
United Presbyterian Church Dedicates in Ryegate Vermont
In Ryegate Vermont on March 13 the United Presbyterian Church was dedicated in a service attended by Rev. D. M. McKindley of West Hebron New York who delivered the sermon. The project received funding of $6000 and the church unit was officially opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryegate
United Presbyterian Church
D. M. McKindley
West Hebron
N. Y
Death notices and funeral notices from Somerville area
A garbled list reports multiple deaths and upcoming funerals. Names include Lyman Whitm Jane, Annie Bond, Mrs Doherty, James Gaul, Mrs Herrick, Charles Reynolds, W Cutter, and Henry Curtis. services planned in Somerville with relatives attending and flowers.
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Babcock
Mary
Bond
Annie M
Dé Bond
Doherty
J Farwell
Henry Curtis Funers
Thursda Gau
James Gaul
Herrick
Yai Larkin
East F. Larkin
Reynolds
Charles E. Rey
Cutter
Somer
W. Cutter
Howe Somerville
A. m
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Augustine Thompson
Moxie Nerve Food
Tremont ST
Masonic Temple
Sol
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
FE. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Herrick’s Mercantile Collection Agency
Court ST
Faye
S. Pierce & Co
North Packing Company
Boston Merchants’ Association
Ccna
Dan Ste Ees
W. Breeds
Vtaecs
H. Sampson
B. Borts
Pavan
Ec Ieee
Oouians
Ephraim Stearns
Esesecseceeess Tas
B. Wilson
Eqbevevsekevsess
Thomas Kelly & Co
Seev Pacees
Smith, Hogg & Gardner
Fa Vawss
Smith, Carter, Connor & Co
Gaa Riass
Cos
Sawyer, Manning & Co
Lawrence & Co
Nevins & Co
Burton, Mansfield & Pierce
Abram French & Co
J. Williams & Co
Dean, Chase & Co
Fenno Bros. & Childs
Robert Batcheller
Cise
Vipesawens
Smith & Patterson
Ees
Russ, Eveleth & Ingalls
Warren & Blanchard
Oliver Ditson & Co
James R. Hooper
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
Howard W. Spurr & Co
C. A. Gilchrist& Co
Cccesc
Dousiso
Charles BF. Adams & Co
James Phillips, Jr
Smith & Anthony Company
C. A. Browning & Co
Mason & Hamlin Company
Dudley, Battelle & Hurd
Parker, Wilder & Co
Percival & Co
Stees’ Peers Araae
Parley, Harvey & Co
Stone & Forsyth
E. W. Converse
Eie Wacko
Ek Owen i
Wallace
Tui Piclco Ss
Mercantile Loan and “Prist Company
Standard Clothing Company
Whitten, Burdett & Co
Raha Echiedietaedes Asp Nce
Ludlow Manufacturing Company
Tuttle, Brown & Cosi
Eseseeeevtee Ieee
MOTOS
EOI
the Glen Manufacturing Company
Thomas O'Callaghan
Congregational Church
Hyde Park
AIDON
First Congregational Church
Total SA
Master Builders
Association
Cassie - Meee
Ee Cunningham
Cunningham
Dorchester
Hodges Fiber Carpet Co
Essex St. Cor. Chauncy
BAY State Poolers
Charlestown
Ferry Superin
Loveryinnes
Lowery and
Innes
M. Thompson
Dartmouth
Dedham School
Gloucester Mason
Hood
HODCE
Temple Place
Festival of the Lanterns
Cambridge
Marrs
Gale—Winsor
Lyman Whitm
Jane Loring
Derick Winsor
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