Newcombe Once a Hustler in Taunton
Old residents learn Nathaniel St. Newcombe died in Westfield New Jersey leaving two wives. Born near Norton, he rose from Taunton hustler to president of the Manhattan Steamship Company of New York. He later became a horse trader before drifting into poverty and desertion of his first wife.
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Ida Francis
Francis Henry
Newcombe
Boston
Manhattan Steamship Company of
New York
Nat
Easton
Taunton
Con
Taunton Man Ends Illicit Marriage Scheme After Big Wedding Planned
Nathaniel L. Newcombe moved to Taunton as a youth and held jobs at Bodfish’s grocery, Presbrey’s livery, and White’s store. A Taunton businessman exposed his secret life with a Boston associate, revealing a planned marriage to a Yarmouth, N. S. girl. The mother of the girl traveled to Taunton, confirming a likeness to Mrs. Newcombe, halting the wedding preparations.
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Taunton
Nathaniel L. Newcombe
W. F. Bodfish
Albert Presbrey
H. D. White
Boston
Captain Nat
Administrator Named in Newcombe Estate Dispute
Judge Hall appoints C K Wetmore of Elizabeth to administer the estate of Nathaniel Newcombe late president of Manhattan Steamship Company. Two widows contest the estate, one identified as his wife in Westfield and claiming a recent marriage in Brooklyn, the other as Sarah N Story of Aston Massachusetts with a Rhode Island marriage certificate from October 13 1868.
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Westfield, N. J
Sarah N. Story
Aston
Mass
Newcombe
Rhode Island
Failure to settle Waterbury trolley strike in talks
Waterbury Conn March 17 two separate talks between national officers Colonel Burpee trolley company and Mayor Kilduff failed to yield concessions or a settlement in the trolley strike after lengthy discussions.
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Waterbury
Waterbury, Conn
Burpee
Tuttle Before Railroad Men
President Lucius Iuttle of the Boston & Maine told 200 YMCA railroad workers at 160 Beverly Street that men need proper social spaces and that Christianity need not be theology. He said management supports the association but personal effort drives success and noted the railroad raised annual funding from 1500 to 2500 dollars.
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Lucius 1Uttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Beverly Street
The
William S. Hobbs
Hay Bond Treaty Dead, Gardner Says at Gloucester Banquet
Gloucester March 17. The 17th annual Master Mariners Association banquet heard Congressman Gardner declare the Hay Bond treaty dead for now. He argued the Newfoundland offer covered 638 of 71 articles on the free list and that many supporters misunderstood the facts.
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Gloucester
Master Mariners’ Association
Congressman Gardner
Newfoundland
Grand Banks
Hawes Post 159 Given Silk Flag by Women’s Relief Corps
East Boston’s John A. Hawes Post 159 G A R received a silk American flag last night from Women’s Relief Corps No 3 led by Carrie A Dustin. Commander Stephen Snow received the flag as Rev George Fiske delivered a speech.
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John A. Hawes
East
Boston
Women's Relief Corps No. 3
Carrie A. Dustin
Stephen Snow
George Fiske
Everett Board Faces Heat Over City Contract Bid
The Board of Public Works faced a four hour hearing before the Board of Aldermen in Everett on March 17. Dennis P. Murphy sought an investigation into why his materials contract was not awarded despite claiming to be the lowest bidder. Murphy accused Marshall and Swan of saying he led the bids, which they denied, sparking a heated exchange until order was restored. The Aldermen took the matter under advisement.
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Everett
Board of Public Works
Board of Aldermen
Dennis P. Murphy
Murphy
Messrs. Marshall
Swan
Huey
Aged Man Dies En Route to Relief Station
An elderly man later identified as Samuel Plumb of 14 Mill Street Charles Town entered Station 2 seeking care and collapsed. He died on the way to the Relief station, heart failure presumed. Cards in his pocket suggested the name George Allen of 14 Mill Street, with the landlady stating that both names matched him.
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Samuel Plumb
Mill Street
Charlestown
Briggs
George Allen
Plumb
Gaelic School Concert and Dance Social at Berk eley Hall
The Gaelic School held a four and grand concert and social at Berkeley Hall last evening. Old-fashioned irish dances featured John Begley James Galvin Miss Margaret Smyth and Miss Julia Brown among participants. Intermission speeches honored St Patrick with several speakers involved in costume dances.
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Gaelic School
Berkeley Hall
John Begley
James Galvin
Margaret Smyth
Julia Brown
St. Patrick
Annie Galligan
Annie McGinn
Annie Hogan
Thomas
E. Brophy
Thomas Dolan
Crawford Returns to Detroit After Adv Money Controversy
New York March 17 Sam Crawford the noted outfielder who faced trouble for taking 1300 dollars in advance from Cincinnati after signing with Detroit has given up the fight and will honor the peace compact. He has returned the advance money and will play for Detroit.
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New York
Sam Crawford
Cincinnati
Detroits
Detroit
Prettiest Girl Prince Henry Saw
We have always put our name on our clothing because we want our customers to regard it as our guarantee of reliability. Buyers of Morse-made Superior clothing get garments of good quality made under clean and healthful conditions. This season we supplement the guarantee of our name with the guarantee of the Union Label. New Spring Suits $10 to $50 New Spring Topcoats $10 to $25 New Spring Hats $3 and $2 New Spring Shoes $3 New Spring Furnishings.
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Union
Guilds great-grandfather echoed in Evacuation Day remarks
Massachusetts Sons of the Revolution held their annual Evacuation Day meeting at the Bellevue. Lieut Governor Curtis Guild Jr spoke, noting his lineage to David Cobb and Curtis Guild, and drawing parallels between their careers in war and peace.
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Gov. Guild
Massachusetts Sons of the Revolution
Bellevue
Charles K. Darling
Mathew Warren
Allen Burdick
Charles Sumner Parsons
Edward Webster McGlewen
Guild
Francis H. Brown
Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution
Henry Walker
Ernest W. Roberts
Vernon A. Field
Burdick
Washington
Virginia
Massachusetts
David Cobb
Boston
Samuel C. Cobb
Curtis Guild, Jr
Share of $100,000 contested in Walker will case
James Walker of South Boston died February 4 leaving real estate worth 50 000 and personal property of equal value. His will from August 1897 left most to eight children and 600 in trust to daughter Mary Elizabeth who now seeks to overturn it claiming his mind was unsound. Probate Court heard testimony of family strife and alleged liquor past. hearing continued to April 8.
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James Walker
South
Boston
Standard Oil Company
Walker
James
Nae
Columbia Road
Joe
Charles R. Rothwell
Prest Sentenced to Two and a Half Years for Unprovoked Stabbing
In Chelsea, Joseph Prest was sentenced by Judge De Courcy to two and a half years in the House of Correction after stabbing Joseph Flannigan with a file. The judge criticized the grand jury for reducing the charge from intent to kill and condemned the defendant as lacking provocation.
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de Courcy
Superior Criminal Court
Joseph Prest
Chelsea
Joseph Flannigan
House of Correction
More Freight Cars Sought by Massachusetts Board of Trade
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade executive council met at the Ven dome yesterday to urge railroads operating in Massachusetts to increase freight cars in line with trade growth. It also pressed for immediate improvement and development of State property at Jeffries Point East Boston.
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Massachusetts State Board of Trade Executive Council
Vendome
Wholesale Lumber Association
Massachusetts
Jeffries Point
Boston
Man Shoots Self in Parker House Apartment
William A. Webster a 30 year old traveling salesman for a New York race concern shot himself in his Parker House apartment after a failed business trip. He died several hours later at the Relief station and his body rests at Briggs's undertaking farms awaiting his brother from Brooklyn.
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William A. Webster
New York
Parker House
Briggs
Brooklyn
Webster
Bender
Exeter Chambers
Irish celebrate St Patrick's Day in Rome at college dinner
A large St Patrick's Day dinner was hosted today at the Irish College in Rome. English bishops attended the event including Archbishop Stonor who toasted Old Ireland amid strong enthusiasm. Prominent Irishmen in Rome held private receptions.
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Rome
Irish College
Stonor
Ireland
Tom L. Johnson Renominated by Acclamation for Cleveland Mayor
Cleveland voters witnessed Tom L. Johnson renominated for mayor by acclamation at the Democratic city convention held today in Cleveland Ohio. Johnson, the incumbent, secured broad party support as delegates backed his leadership and agenda for the upcoming term.
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Cleveland, O
Tom L. Johnson
Selectmen Reinstate Patrolman John C. C. Small
The Stoneham board voted to reinstate Patrolman John C. C. Small after he failed to be elected at the previous meeting. Small has served over 15 years, with several hundred townsfolk gathered to hear the decision. The vote also revisited the earlier choice of U. S. G. Clark to fill Small’s post.
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Stoneham
John C. C. Small
Small
Mr. Small
Murder charge likely in North Street shooting case
Giovanni Ciampi died after a Friday night altercation on North street. Giuseppe Mulgida, who fired during the incident, faces a charge that may be upgraded to murder following Ciampi's death at the Relief station.
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Giovanni Ciampi
Giuseppe Mulgida
North Street
Mulgida
Boston Yacht Club elects officers after consolidation
Members of the Boston Yacht Club gathered at the Exchange Club to elect officers for the upcoming year. Benjamin Cheney is commodore and Edward Boynton vice commodore, with a full slate of officers and committees. The revised constitution limits full members to 750 per division and unites secretary and treasurer roles. A new club flag and uniform plans were adopted.
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Boston
Hull
Massachusetts
Boston’ Yacht Club
B Exchange Club
Benjamin P. Cheney
Edward P. Boynton
Walter Burgess
William Avery Carey
Edwin P. Boggs
Charles A. French
Charles Hayden
New York Yacht Club
Regatta Committee
Yacht Racing Association
Deliberate Falsehood Sparks Waltham Board Fight
In Waltham on March 17 Mayor Murray D. Clement blasted Alderman Martin F. Carney as making a deliberate falsehood. The dispute centers on Carney’s accusation that Clement nominated to pay a political debt, with 12 board members siding with Carney against Collins F. Cormier’s appointment to the Board of Overseers of the Poor. The clash follows remarks tied to an illness and a halted communication to the board.
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Collins F. Cormier
Alderman Carney Injured After Affair Sparks Debate
The Maine incident left Alderman Carney seriously injured. Mayor Clement deflected questions about the affair and called Carney hot headed. He demanded a retraction while noting Carney’s youthful appearance influenced a council vote against Cormier.
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Maine
Alderman Carney
Post
Clement
Cash Price Credit House Purchases Revealed
A fragment points to a credit house dealing in purchases of others at cash prices. The text suggests a business practice involving buying assets for immediate cash equivalents rather than extended credit. Further context is unclear from the snippet.
Miss Astor Engaged to a Roumanian Official
A Bucharest despatch reports Miss Astor daughter of William Waldorf Astor engaged to Jonas Bratiano Russian foreign minister designate. She visits the crown prince family and spent much of winter at Bucharest. Bratiano is described as fascinating and not wealthy, son of the late Jean Bratiano whose monument will be unveiled in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Miss Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Jonas Bratiano
Bratiano
Jean Bratiano
Race death by own action says Dr Hall
President G Stanley Hall of Clark University addressed the Sons of the American Revolution banquet at the Somerset. He endorsed President Eliot on the issue of race death by own action and linked national vitality to workers' strain and climate. He cited that fewer children result from women overextending resources more than men.
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Somerset
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Eliot
Hall
Amerca
Caught gambling in saloon leads to two arrests
Last night Sergeant Shannon and Officer Morrison of the Chelsea police, hearing dice sounds from an open saloon window, rushed in and arrested Charles H. Gray and Thomas McLellan on gambling charges. A small amount of money was seized.
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Shannon
Morrison
Chelsea Police
Charles H. Gray
Thomas McLellan
Civil War Veteran Frank A. Brown Dies at 147 Glendale
Everett report states Frank A. Brown a Civil War veteran died at his home in Everett today at 147 Glendale Street. The notice provides no further details on survivors or funeral arrangements.
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Everett
Frank A. Brown
Glendale Street
Spring Costume Opening At Jordan Marsh Draws City Crowd
Crowds of fashionably dressed women visited the private opening of the new spring season at Jordan Marsh Company. The floor showcased gowns from Raudnitz Mme Agnes Francis Raffin Perdoux Doucet Walles and Worth with rich materials and lace. Notable styles include nun's ceilings etamines voiles and white linen suits with detailed Irish point lace and Cluny trim.
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Jordan
Marsh Company
Raudnitz
Mme. Agnes
Francis
Raffin
Perdoux
Doucet
Walles
Worth
Batiste
Warren Dramatic Club Presents Shaun Aroon
The Warren Dramatic Club of East Boston staged Shaun Aroon at Lyceum Hall with John J. Agnew directing. James L. ONeill played Shaun Aroon in a pair of strong impersonations, while Theresa L. Coleman portrayed Molly OGrady to wide acclaim.
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Warren Dramatic Club
Shaun Aroon
East Boston
Lyceum Hall
John J. Agnew
James L
Jake
Oppenheim
Merener
James L. O'Neill
John J NE
Gilliad
Shaun
Aroon
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Gardner
Hawes
Everett Board
Crawford
Blue Trading Stamp Co
Prince Henry
Washington and Brattle Streets
Genevieve Nolan
Milwaukee
the Kaiser
Anthony J. Ramadka
Prest
Benny Yanger
Abel
Gale & Kent
Court ST
Officer Small
Lot Aime
Elastic
Atlantic Ave
Waltham
Murray D. Clement
Carney
Ghawmut Furniture GO
Tremont Street
Vienna
DR. Hall
F. A. Brown
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