Charlestown minister calls streets dangerous for youth
The Rev. John W. Higgins at the Charlestown Y M C A banquet said Charlestown is a dangerous place for a young man due to Main Street dives and saloon temptations. He urged a public street Y M C A home and a new building for young men, with over 300 attendees at Union Street Association Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Higgins
Monument Square Methodist Church
Charlestown
Higgins
Main Street
Extradition Granted in Iasigi Case by New York Governor
Governor Black grants Governor Walcott of Massachusetts the extradition requisition for Turkish Consul-General Iasigi of Boston. The decision delays execution until the U S Supreme Court rules on Iasigi's habeas corpus appeal. The hearing examined Rule 34 remand orders and potential custody limits as the appeal proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Black
Walcott
Massachusetts
Iasigi
Boston
New York
Daniel Keane
Coudert Bros
Albert Steck
New York County
Francis Peabody, Jr
Keane
Tasigi
Justice Brown
United States Court
Steck
United States
New York City
United States Supreme Court
Kasigi
Brown
Labor Notes Contests Licensing Amendments at Wells Memorial
Hoisting and Portable Engineers meet at Wells Memorial last evening and fully indorse Sunday action by engineers and firemen. They condemn proposed amendments to the engineer and firemen license law and back the Stationary Engineers movement. Firemen hold an ardent session at St Stephen’s Hall over alleged attempts to weaken the current license law. An opposition linked to anti union sentiment is charged. A committee will protest the changes before the State House mercantile affairs committee. Vice President Trainor presided in place of ill President Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Memorial Building
Organization of Stationary Engineers
St. Stephen’s Hall
State House
Frank Trainor
Walsh
Arlington Town Meeting Approves Bonds and Gifts
Arlington votes to bond 10000 of 17065 water works funds for 30 years at 4 percent, authorize town counsel, and accept a gift painting Resistance to British Oppression. Other appropriations include almshouse 2600, discounts 5500, insurance 750, fire department 7500, incidentals 2976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Arlington Waterworks
Almshouse
Palmer
Selectwen
G. M. Atkins
C. T. Brainerd
J. F. Twiss
H. T. Bishop
H. A
Fieet
Board of Auditors
Improvement Association
James H. Moulton
George T. Melzard
Wilmot R. Hastings
George T. Till
Benjamin O. Honors
Michael P. Carroll
Frank E. Ingalls
Peleg Gardner
James P. M. S. Pitman
Board of Health
Willis E
Warren B. Chamberlain
Charles Forbush
Charles A. Skelton
W. H. Blaisdell
Edward J. Carr
Asa P. Nickels
George H. Robbins
James E. Taylor
Charles Hutchinson
Warren BR. Chamberlain
Ernest ©. Wilson
George P. Davis
Mary A. Green
Lyman Nevis
James W. Long
John H. Jones
Groveland
Harry W. Vaughn
Charles D. Sargent
James E. Hurst
Harvey E. Parker
John T. Small
Samuel B. George
Samuel H. Nelson
Abel Stickney
Albert L. Wales
George F. Dewhurst
John W. Farrar
Edward J. Stevens
Thomas L. Hazen
Chester Parsons
Edgvard J. Stevens
Jonas Longley
Henry Edgerton
Alfred N. Blackford
Samuel B. Scott
Stow
Francis Stevens
Henry Gates
W. H. Parker
P. W. Packard
Samuel Peck
Lewis Parks
Silas N. Clark
Charles Conant
H. M. Weatherbee
G W. Bradley
Robbery of Gold on Oceanic Ship in Melbourne
News from San Francisco reports a bold theft aboard the Australian steamer Oceanic. Thieves cracked vaults and stole £5000 from a box, with £262000 worth of gold already aboard, while the balance was later deposited in the Bank of New South Wales. The Oceanic had left Melbourne for Sydney and authorities monitor all outgoing steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Oceanic
Zealandia
Melbourne
Sydney
America
Bank of New South Wales
University Women Sees Twentyeth Annual Report Published
The Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women released its twentieth annual report. Thirteen members became life members and thirty three joined annual membership bringing total to 310. Treasurer Mrs. Oliver Crane reports receipts of 8469.91 dollars. Beneficiary data show ninety five aided students. forty four earned BA, eighteen MD, six BA in philosophy, two BSc. Six were special students, ten undergraduates, eight left studies due to circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Society For the University Education of
Oliver Crane
Phi
Death of a Woman in Kneeland Hotel Reported in Boston
Gas poisoning at Kneeland Street hotel left a woman dead and a man near death. Police learned of the incident hours after discovery and traced the couple to Brockton. The woman Annie Sheehan is unnamed but identified by telegram. the man, a Brockton resident, fled the scene. The hotel owner was away in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Kneeland
Annie Sheehan
Brockton
Kneeland Street
F. L. McLaughlin
Emel Swanson
Lesse Swanson
Draper
Undertaker Jones
Montello
Kneeland Hotel
Hall
Corey
Lagrange Street
McLaughlin
New York
Board of Police
Adah Richmond Evidence At Trial On Admissibility
The 1883 court session debated a March 31 copy offered by Mr. Gaston as evidence against Adah Richmond. Judge Morton expressed doubt on admissibility while Traynor testified he produced the original, identified Richmond, and saw her on stage via Borst introductions. Witnesses from New York and Chicago provided testimony on photographs and marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traynor
Morse
Adah Richmond
John Borst
William H. Borst
New York
Mr. Gaston
Oscar F. Smith
Jacob T. Beer
Stetson
Middlesex Considers Bids for East Cambridge Registry Building
Middlesex county commissioners opened eight bids for a new Registry of Deeds and Probate Court building in East Cambridge. Lowest construction bids ranged to 38,740 with parallel figures, but no award was made. Heating bids favored Albion B. Franklin of Boston at 12,970. lighting and furnishing went to Elisha Littlefield & Co. of Somerville at 10,988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registry of Deeds and
Probate Court
County of Middlesex
East Cambridge
Middlesex County Commissioners
Thomas H. Cornell
Lowell
Hamilton, Balcom & Peterson
Salem
W. L. Clarke & Co
Boston
Albion B. Franklin
Ingalls & Kendricken
Lynch & Woodward
Elisha Littlefield & Co
Somerville
Shoplifters Arrested by Dry Goods Inspectors
Inspectors Knox and Douglas of the dry goods squad confined six shoplifters yesterday. Elizabeth Bishop and Nellie Swan of Winchester, Margaret McGinnis of Cambridge were nabbed at Houghton and Duttons. Mary Patten of Medford at Shepard Norwell Co. Marie Allen at Houghton and Duttons. Bertha Farquhar of 17 Eaton street at J Henry Norcrosss store. Mary Patten appeared before Judge Dewey and paid a $15 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox and
Douglas
Elizabeth Bishop
Nellie Swan
Winchester
Margaret McGinnis
Cambridge
Houghton & Dutton’s
Mary Patten
Medford
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Marie Allen
Bertha Farquhar
Eaton Street
J. Henry Norcross
Dewey
Isaac N Marshall Elected Captain of Company E
March 15. Isaac N Marshall superintendent of the northern division of the New York New Haven Hartford rail road was unanimously elected captain of Company E Sixth Regiment Colonel Henry Parsons presiding. Marshall succeeds Captain Walter F Blake who recently resigned. He served in the Civil War as a member of Company I Concord Old Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Framingham
Isaac N. Marshall
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Henry Parsons
Marshall
Company E
Walter F. Blake
Concord
Elm Associates Prepare Sixth Annual Costume Party
The committee of arrangements announced preparations for the Elm Associates sixth annual costume party to be held Monday evening April 5 at Columbus Hall 9 Washington Street. A social will be hosted at 49 Pennet Street Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Associates
Columbus Hall
Washington Street
Pennet Street
Is Stout Alive in Buckley Serenaders Tale?
The transcript recalls James Waters testifying about 1868 to 1871 travels with Buckley’s Serenaders and mentions John Stout as a member in the first season. The testimony notes Stout’s alleged marriage to Adah Richmond and places of residence and contact through Detroit and Welch’s variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Waters
Somerville
Buckley
John Stout
Detroit
Stout
Adah Richmond
Morse
Mr. Stout
Mich
Adah _ Richmond
Charles H. Pattee
Charlestown
Winthrop
John Stetson, Jr
Pattee and the Stetson Marriage Trial Details
Testimony recounts a Boston marriage performed by Pattee for Kate Stokes and Mr Stetson on June 30 1887 at 14 Hayward Place. The witness describes residence changes travels to Europe and later home on Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street. Also notes Stetson’s second marriage and questions over license returns and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Stokes
Booth’s Theatre
New York
Mr. Stetson
Hayward Place
Europe
Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Stetson Papers Referred To Adams In 1890 Return
Mr. Stetson had not checked Stetson's papers. Mr. Adams possesses them and was asked to make the return in 1890. The witness publicized the matter via newspaper interviews and did not know of any agreement to keep the marriage secret.
Testimony on Kate Stokes Marriage Details Presented in Trial
Witnesses recount Kate Stokes marriage to John Stetson in 1878 and the later license issued by Boston registrar Rideout. Emma Pilling places the event at Hayward Place around midnight, with others noting a circus travel period and a room scene involving Mrs. Pilling, Dick, and Pettie. A nurse and dancer Mary Tirrell confirms presence in 1887 and the Stetson household records show no subsequent births or deaths for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Florence Pilling
Kate Stokes
Pittsburg
John Stetson
Hayward Place
Mr. Morse
Anthony
the Howard
Globe Theatre
Kate Stoke
Afternoon proceedings reveal tense rebuttal in mural case
In the afternoon session, attendance waned as counsel pressed rebuttal. Gaston and witness Albert Donovan sparred over publication dates regarding Adah Richmond. James Shute testified about moving Adah's trunks to Alden street, recalling the birth of twins around Oct 23, 1870, and identifying the trunk dates as November 1870 after prompting from Captain Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
Albert Donovan
Post
Adah Richmond
Donovan
Alden Street
Adah
John
Shute
Beverly Barber
John Stetson
James Shute
Mr. Morse
Nick Connors
Captain Cook
Lawyer Dorr's Disclosures In Stetson Case
Dudley A. Dorr testifies about his link to Augustus Russ and past drafts for John Stetson. He recalls diary entries from 1887 regarding agreements tied to a possible marriage in New York law. Stetson raised questions at the Globe Theatre about registering with Kate Stokes on a tour abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley A. Dorr
Morse
Augustus Russ
John Stetson
Mr Russ
Russ
Mr. Stetson
Globe Theatre
Kate Stokes
New York
Stetsq
Agreement to deny claim and hide marriage in Europe
Witness describes a plan to create a fake marriage declaration to nullify future claims. John Stetson and Kate Stokes signed an agreement denying property rights on grounds of not being married. The document was kept in a safe, and later discussions covered how to draft a will in Kate Stokes’s favor.
Stetson Dispute Over Paper and Marriage Records
The testimony details Stetson abroad and returning December in dispute with Mr Russ over a paper said to exist but doubted by witnesses. Dorr admitted possible earlier inconsistent statements and described an unbroken seal on delivery. He spoke of deeds naming John Stetson as unmarried and later a mortgage listing Kate S Stetson as wife, from newspaper reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stetson
Russ
Morse
Gaston
Dorr
John Stetson
Kate S. Stetson
Caroline A. Dolloff
Dorras
Deposition Narratives Tie Adah Richmond to Borst and Stetson
The deposition of John A Bunnett testifies that in 1874 75 Adah Richmond lived with John Stetson as his wife at Mrs Stetson's boarding house in Washington Square New York City and that letters addressed to Mrs John Stetson were delivered to Richmond. William P Stratton testifies Borst did not acknowledge Richmond as his wife and that Richmond served as nurse to Borst before his death. Court records show Kate Stokes was divorced from Earl S Anthony with decree nisi July 3 1886 and absolute April 9 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bunnett
New York City
Washington Square
John Stetson
Adah Richmond
Adah
John
Stetson
Morse
Boston Post
Sunday Post
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Company
William P. Stratton
William H. Borst
Borst
Empire Gardens
Sixth Avenue
Mr. Borst
St. Louis
Adah Richmond Burlesque Company
Adah Richmond Deposition Evidentiary Dispute and Testimony
In a Boston court Adah Richmond is at the center as counsel's strategy unfolds. Charles E. Hillier testifies about an Annapolis meeting with Bishop Newman and a signed statement on possible locations for three months. The bishop cannot be identified with the New Orleans marriage, and a continuance is requested as witnesses may arrive for the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jilson Bros
Tremont Row
Boston
Mass
Adah Richmond
Morse
Hillier
Bishop Newman
John Schaefer
A. Emerman
Mr. Hillier
Charles E. Hillier
Annapolis
Newman
New Orleans
Terrible House Fire Kills Infant in Somerville Family Tragedy
In Somerville at 7 pm a fire in a Beacon Street tenement killed a newborn and left Mrs. King in danger. Her husband Harry King tried to save them while John Welsh and others faced drunkenness arrests. Firemen extinguished the blaze after neighbors aided, with authorities naming alcohol as a dispute factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon and
Har Streets
Somerville
Mwo-St
Patrolm Harvey
Beaconstree
Harry Ki
Mrs. King
Mr. King
Kennedy
Poll
Cott
John Welsh
Harry King
Welsh
King
Tre
Medford Council Votes Gerrish Water Chief Amid Resignation Call
The Medford Common Council deadlocked over water commissioner. John H. Gerrish was elected 12 to 4. A resolution to demand Eli Ayers resignation was adopted 4 to 0 amid disputes. A conference committee was appointed to resolve the deadlock on a new water commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
John H. Gerrish
Ford
Common Council
Eli Ayers
Foster
Mr. Ayers
Water Board
Nimms
Ayers
Baxter
Crock
G. W. Crockett
Charles Baxter
Andrew Nimms
Caleb Sullivan
N Ww
Gloucester Policeman Receives Reward for Smuggling Informant Tip
Judge Aldrich in the United States District Court awarded Rich P. O'Reilly, a Gloucester policeman, the reward for information on smuggling quantities of liquor into the port in 1893 by a gang of thirteen seamen led by Albion P. Porhurst. O'Reilly had claimed the reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
UN’ States District Court
Rich P. O'Reilly
Gloucester
Albion P. Polhurst
O’reilly
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Rev. Joh
Y.M.C.A
Labor Notes
Hood
University Women
Rena
Miles and
Amer
Kneeland
Man
Freen
Ine
Isaac Marshall
ELM Associates’ Ball
Pattee
Adams House
Watterson
Ayer
Thomas Hollis CO
Union Street
Walter Baker
Washington St
Cor. Park
Dorchester District
I. S. Johnson & CO
J.J. Fedt
Roxbury Bicycle Club
LS. Johnson & CO
Custom House St
Kate
New City Bath House
Harrison Avenue
Miss Stokes
Mr. Russ
Mr. Dorr
Somervile
Babe
Malden Water Board
Asean Wringer Company
Broadway Exsion
Met. Manfg
Oliv
Wilson Bros
Brazer
Annie M. Br
Roxbury
Charles A. Bry
Dority
Everett
M. Belle Dority
Vine Sty
J. Newman & Son
Tremont ST
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