Canton Treasurer McPherson Missing After March 14
Canton town treasurer William E. McPherson, Harvard Medical School student, vanished after failing to meet town officials March 14. Auditors note irregularities in accounts about 2400 dollars. his bondsmen stand ready to cover any deficiency. His body reportedly identified in New York as an unknown deceased matching his description.
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Canton
William E. McPherson
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Providence
Old Colony Railroad
Charles Eager
James E. Grimes
W. F. Shaw
McPherson
Selectmen
New York
Richard Howard
Elizabeth Everett
Hugh McPherson
Colby University
Waterville
Universal Opposition to Tariff on Imported Hides
Boston shoe and leather leaders across Republicans and protectionists denounce a proposed 1 cent per pound or 10 percent duty on hides. They warn it would raise shoe prices, hurt exports, aid Canadian tanning, and benefit the Big Four packers, with widespread sentiment against protectionist moves in New England.
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Ways and Means Committee of Congress
New England Shoe & Leather Association
Congressional Committee of Ways and Means
Special Commissioner of Revenue
Congress
United States
Canada
New England Shoe and Leather Association
William Claflin
Charles 8. Ingalls
Mr. Claflin
John C. Potter
Edward Hutchinson
Griffin Place
C. V. Prouty
A. L. Coolidge
Er. L. Pickard
James A. Woolson
William B. Rice
Thomas E. Proctor
West
Crixncinnati
American Oak Leather Company
Cincinnati
James EK
Moonry
Chicago
J. S. Sharp
Sharp, Clark & Co
F. F. Emery
Pearl Street
Republican City Committee
Boston
Massachusetts
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Sestern New York
New England
Nebraska
Arkansas
Armour
Europe
Emery
Charles J. Bishop
J. Bishop & Co
Bishop
Houghton, Cooliaze & Co
Hotel Agassiz
Coolidge
Hoyt Bros
New York
A. G. Webster
Webster & Co
England
W.J. Weeks
Congress Street
H. M. Wadsleigh
Mr. Wilcox
Day, Wilcox & Co
G. A. Brackett
Mr. Cutler
Cutler, Foster & Co
Avery
Loring & Avery
Shaw
McConnell & Shaw
Shedd
Shedd & Crane
Mr. Proctor
Proctor, Hunt & Co
East Somerville Baptist Church Forms After Split
An adjourned Perkins Street Baptist meeting at Hadley Hall organized a new East Somerville Baptist Church. About 175 attended. 147 have signed as members. Deacons elected: Samuel Cutler H M Stearns E A Towle Herbert E Hill. Officers named. service set for Sunday at Hadley Hall and church. The Rev C L Rhoades to preach. A future meeting aims to dissolve the old society and establish the new one.
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Perkins Street Baptist Church
East Somerville
Hadley Hall
East Somerville Baptist Church
Deacon Cutler
New Society
Messrs
Samuel Cutler
H. M. Stearns
E. A. Towle
Herbert E. Hill
Evening Robbery Strikes Lynn at 65 Tremont Street
At 10 15 p m on March 21 a bold robbery occurred in the yard of Martin Cashman 65 Tremont Street Lynn The assailant asked the victim his destination and struck him then fled with a gold watch valued at 75 dollars. The watch chain and money were left intact.
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Lynx
Martin Cashman
Tremont Street
Market Street
Cashman
Gong
Mr. Cashman
Phonograph Exhibition Offered by New England Company
The phonograph and graphophone are rapidly used commercially. New England Phonograph Company, 657 Washington Street, leases them at low rates and exhibits daily from 10 AM to 4 PM. Special rates apply for exhibitions.
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Phonograph
New England Phonograph Company
Washington Street
McCalla Court of Inquiry Opens Over Ingersoll Disobedience Claim
At New York on March 21 the McCalla Court of Inquiry heard a complaint from coal heaver Charles B. Hobbs against Lieutenant Ingersoll for alleged kicking. Commander McCalla testified about boiler and water-use orders from 1887 to 1890, Entwistle’s testimony, and disputes over salt versus fresh water. The court adjourned to consider further testimony and prepare questions for Ingersoll with time granted for defense.
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McCalla Court of Inquiry
Garst
Charles B. Hobbs
Ingersoll
Entwistle
Worlick
McCalla
Villa France
United States
Lisbon
McCally
Plymouth
Mr. Entwistle
Mevalia
Kimberly
Ingersol
Enterprise
Bennett
Davis
Fayal
Lemly
Lancaster
Obituaries of Maine and Virginia figures from era notices
Mr Ira T Lovejoy of Augusta a member of Lovejoy Berry proprietors hotel North died on Thursday Wifield a Maine hotel man died yesterday in the Insane Hospital Augusta John C Rimnes Weymouth died yesterday aged eighty three he once represented the town in the Legislature ex Selectman and ran a lumber business General Francis H Smith fifty years superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute died in Lexington Va Duke of Manchester death announced in London this morning
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Ira T. Lovejoy
Augusta
Lovejoy & Berry
North
W. Wifield
Maine
John C. Rimnes
Weymouth
Francis H. Smith
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Duke of Manchester
London
Harvard Free Wool Club elects new officers at annual meeting
At Harvard Free Wool Club annual meeting I McK Garrison is named president and H DeY Leutz secretary with T R Bates treasurer. Honorary members Josiah Quincey and T W Higginson elected. Harvard Athletic Association winter meeting entries closed for sparring events including bantamweight and featherweight. A mass meeting next Wednesday will adopt a Weld Beat Club constitution and bylaws.
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Harvard Free Wool Club
I. McK. Garrison
H. Dey. Leutz
T. R. Bates
5. M. Brice
E. M. Mack
Josiah Quincey
T. W. Higginson
Harvard Athletic Association
Bb. P. Cheney
G. Swasey
G. W. Priest
J. L. Dodge
Weld Beat Club
Fonar Steamship Disabled Off Cape Cod En Route to Boston
The Johnston Line steamer Fonar arrived in port under tow by the Virginian after breaking its main shaft 90 miles east of Cape Cod while sailing from London to Boston. Encountering heavy gales, the iron freight ship drifted for 42 hours before rescue. The crew set sails and filled ballast to ride out the distress signals as Virginian towed her in.
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Johnston Line
Fonar
Andrew Cunningham
Leyland Line
Virginian
W. C. Frye
London
Boston
Georges Shoal
Cape Cod
Fonaris
Newcastle-on-tyne
Messrs. William Richardson & Co
Baltimore
Tweedy
Despatches note Watson King capture and varied items
Watson King, who escaped Tewksbury Hospital two weeks ago, was captured in West Hawley Thursday night. He hid in a barn and carried burglars' tools. He was sentenced to twelve years for burglary in 1884, later sent to Worcester as insane, then to Tewksbury. Other brief items include Michigan peach crop damage from a cold snap, North Brookfield voting to sell school land for a shoe factory, a will bequeathing 75000 for a library, and Atlantic Association expansion with Washington Nationals joining. Clifton race winners listed, Montreal skater’s ten mile title, Jack McAuliffe and Jimmy Carroll boxing match details, Montreal embezzlement case, and a Midland railroad wreck near Hancock, N Y with fatalities and injuries.
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Watson King
Tewksbury
West Hawley
King
Worcester
Michigan
North Brookfield
J. M. Braden
Atlantic Association
Phelps
American Association
National League
Detroit
Clifton
King Wolt
Go Lucky
John Atkins
Frejols
Fiasetto
Prince Howard
Monsoon
Montreal
C. Gordon
Canada
Jack” McAuliffe
Jimmy” Carroll
San Francisco
Alexander Shaw
Midland Railroad
Hancock
N. Y
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