Worth Store Promises More Than Money Worth
A local retailer claims to provide customers more than their money’s worth as they clear out a large stock. Parlor suits range from 38 to 85 dollars and chiffoniere beds from 15 to 35 dollars.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1895
Page
5
Be Sure to See Our 75 Cent Per Yard Carpets
The store promotes the lowest prices on patterns and colorings with carpet offerings for the sitting room. It highlights an extensive assortment of house furnishings and claims prices never have been so low.
Watertown appoints Lawrence J Ducey as Chief of Police
Watertown selectmen elect Lawrence J Ducey of Cambridge to head the police department effective April 1. veteran patrolman George Parker who has served 32 years as a patrolman and led the department for the past decade will move to a non active role. Ducey is a seasoned Cambridge officer, married with a family, and well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Ducey
Cambridge
George Parker
Chief Ducey
Woman Arrested for Shoplifting at Jordan Marsh Co
A tall well dressed woman was arrested yesterday afternoon by Inspector Joe Knox at Jordan Marsh & Co for shoplifting. She was booked as Sarah Bradbury, 40, of Cambridgeport, and held at the Tombs pending Municipal Court arraignment this morning. valuables stolen were worth only a few dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Joe Knox
Sarah Bradbury
Cambridgeport
New Books in Print by Various Authors
A catalog of new titles including The Book of the Year by Mary L. Pendered, Dust and Laurels author. Also listing John Bloundelle-Burton’s one volume 12mo edition, W Clark Russell works, and E J Hardy M A chaplain to H M forces. Prices range from 75 cents to $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Pendered
John Bloundelle-Burton
W. Clark Russell
Grosvenor
Clark Russell
Philadelphia
E. J. Hardy
M. A
H. M. Forces
W. E. Gladstone
Cassell's Complete Pocket Guide to Europe 1895
Casell's pocket guide for European travel edited by Edmund C. Stedman and Edward King offers over 500 pages of country notes with maps. The leather bound edition sells for $1.50 and is praised for its compact form and practical usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund C. Stedman
Edward King
Nation
New York
Crossbars and Checks In Fashion Fad Of Plaid Silk
The piece notes a craze for Scotch plaids and bold crossbar patterns dominating silk fashion. It observes gaudy silks, blaze filling show windows, and a shift from plain silk to plaid and striped textiles with dark backgrounds and crossbars.
Plaid Crepon Styles Sweep Fashion For All Ages
The article details plaid crepon in four colors and new all black plaid, with wide and half-inch checks, and mohair or silk crossbars. It notes plaid accents from ties and kilts to plaid sleeves and gowns, plus a gown combining plaid and plain serge with slashed skirts to reveal the plaid underneath.
Women charged with extortion held for grand jury
Mrs. Hayward and Mrs. O Connell, blamed by John A. Galvin of the Liquor Dealers Association, are held for the Roxbury Municipal Court grand jury. Judge Bolster urged sending the case to the grand jury, citing Commonwealth vs Warren. Each defendant is held $800 for personal appearance before the grand jury of the Superior Court on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Grand Jury
Superior Court
Jacobs Trial for Alleged Perjury Opens in Court
Lawrence A. Jacobs faces perjury charges in the Superior Criminal Court before Chief Justice Mason. He allegedly lied to Bail Commissioner Reynolds on Nov 10 1894 to qualify as a bail surety for Laura Stearns, claiming ownership of 47 Norman Street, purchase in 1887, and net worth above liabilities. The defense pleads not guilty and the trial continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence A. Jacobs
Superior Criminal Court
Mason
Reynolds
Laura Stearns
Norman Street
Harris Sampson Fined For Unlawful Sale Of Liquor In Court
In Superior Criminal Court Chief Justice Mason fines Harris Sampson 100 dollars for unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. Sampson from West End testified at a police commission probe into Policemen Ryan and Smith who were exonerated. Municipal Court also fined Sampson 50 dollars and costs on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Criminal Court
Mason
Harris Sampson
Sampson
West End
Police Commission
Ryan
Smith
Sampam
Doctor Orrin Fitzgerald Ill After Chloral On Bangor Train
The Boston physician Dr Orrin Fitzgerald promoter of the Medical Home at Allston and Colonial Hall Tyngsboro is gravely ill at his father's home in Dexter Maine He reportedly took chloral aboard a Bangor train in a failed suicide attempt tied a towel around his head and sought death due to a stomach cancer His friends say he used chloral regularly for pain and that the incident was driven by excitement rather than a deliberate death wish He is about 55 and a bachelor with notable horse breeding ties and a claim to a hand some stallion Senator Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Fitzgerald
Allston
Colonial Hall
Tyngsboro
Dexter
Bangor
Fitzgerald
Portland
Boston
Senator Blackburn
New England
Massachusetts Horticultural Society spring exhibition dazzles at Horticultural Hall
Throngs tour the Massachusetts Horticultural Society display featuring azaleas hyacinths tulips and roses among vegetables and fruit. John L Gardner exhibits a ten foot acacia tree and contributes most to the show while Frederick L Ames and others showcase orchids camellias and carnations among a wide array of plants and cut flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
John L. Gardner
Blake
Rochdale
Helen Keller
Daybreak
William Scott
Albertina
Frederick L. Ames
North Easton
Buzzey Institute
Francis B. Hayes
Lexington
The Boulevard Work Advances On Commonwealth Avenue
Work resumes on the Commonwealth avenue boulevard project. Sections 1 to 3 near completion with top dressing soon, aiming to finish initial segments by June. Section 4 may be delayed due to Auburndale route issues and unresolved property settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Avenue Boulevard
Boston
Reservoir
Centre Street
Newton
Washington Street
West Newton
Newton River Park
Riverside
Auburndale
Olcott Earle Reorganization Talks For P&TL Reading
A meeting of the Olcott Earle reorganization committee for the Philadelphia Reading railroad occurred this afternoon in New York. Attendees included Frederic P. Olcott J Kennedy Tod Adrien Iselin and Bernard Mainzer from New York and Sydney F Tyler Richard Y Cook and Samuel R Shipley from Philadelphia. Legal steps needed under the proposed foreclosure were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olcott- Earle
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Frederic P. Olcott
J. Kennedy Tod
Adrien Iselin
Bernard Mainzer
Sydney F. Tyler
Richard Y. Cook
Samuel R. Shipley
Philadelphia
Hunnewell Hill Club Opens New Newton House
Newton residents gathered for the informal opening of the Hunnewell Hill Club’s new Bartlett estate clubhouse on Hunnewell avenue. The club, with about 60 members from the Hunnewell Hill area, features tennis courts and recreation grounds, a trustee-led governance, and spaces including reception parlors reading rooms and billiard rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Qlub
Hunnewell Hill Club
Hunnewell Hill
Hunewell Hill Club
E. W. Pope
C. E. Currier
J. C. Elms, Jr
Justin Whittier
Bartlett
Hunnewell Avenue
Want a Sewer System
Newton Lower Falls residents press for immediate extension of the Newton city sewer system to the village. A petition signed by thirty prominent locals has been filed at City Hall and another broader petition is circulating. Medical experts call the Lower Falls connection vital, while a separate plan explores a local sewage disposal basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Newton Lower Falls
Newton City
City Hall
Lower Falls
Douglass Estate Contest Sparks Probate Dispute
Rosatta D. Sprague eldest daughter of Frederick Douglass files in Washington Probate Court seeking letters testamentary and temporary collector order to recover her father’s estate from stepmother Helen Douglass and brother Lewis H. Douglass. The move signals a likely bitter family battle over the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rosatta D. Sprague
Frederick Douglass
Nathan Sprague
Helen Douglass
Lewis H. Douglass
Whiskey Trust Plans Distillery Purchases and Lease Terminations
Chicago March 26 The Whiskey Trust plans extensive changes in ownership of its distilleries with a reorganization committee set to purchase outright many distilleries under lease purchase clauses. Receiver McNulty will drop several leases of dismantled properties on April 1, potentially boosting trust income. Attorneys seek court extension of claim filing deadlines to April 25 due to late notices in the master in chancery process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Whiskey Trust
Reorganization Committee
McNulty
Master In Chancery
Slaughter and Thomas Fined After Hotel Cafe Fight
In municipal court Robert Slaughter and Christopher Thomas, waiters at Young's Hotel, were charged with assault and battery after a March 18 cafe incident. Slaughter kicked Thomas, splattering a tray, injuring Slaughter and bruising Henry Hill. Both men testified, were found guilty, and fined three dollars each. Slaughter paid, Thomas appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Slaughter
Christopher Thomas
Young’s Hotel
Forsaith
Municipal Criminal Court
Slaughter
Thomas
Henry Hill
Hill
Judge appoints temporary receiver for Franklin Brass and Bronze Co
Judge Beekman names E De Forest Shelton temporary receiver for Franklin Brass and Bronze Company of New York and Derby Connecticut. The Housatonic Water Company sues as judgment creditor for 700 dollars. Company liabilities run about 21 000 dollars with 14 837 owed on notes. Capital stock stands at 380 000 dollars, incorporated April 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beekman
E. de Forest Shelton
Franklin Brass and Bronze Company
Derby
Conn
Housatonic Water Company
Benjamin Smith Dies at 52 in Portsmouth Pneumonia
Benjamin Smith, a well known boiler maker, died today in Portsmouth of pneumonia at age 52. He worked at the Navy Yard for years and earlier was foreman of the boiler making department at Swamscott Machine Company in South Newmarket. He leaves a wife and nine children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Benjamin Smith
Navy Yard
Swamscott Machine Company
South Newmarket
Colorado Midland bondholders pursue mortgage foreclosure plan
New York reports that the Colorado Midland bondholders' committee has decided to foreclose on the first mortgage bonds and is arranging a reorganization plan. The move is said to wipe out the floating debt held by the Atchison and its stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colorado Midland Bondholders’ Committee
Atchison
Keith Anniversary Celebrated At New Theatre Eventful Boston Night
The first Keith's New Theatre anniversary featured a reception and supper for about thirty newspaper women hosted by E F Keith and E F Albee. Guests entered via the lobby and enjoyed private boxes, speeches, and a decorative menu with Catherine Mermet roses at each place. The event followed by Beerbohm Tree's A Bunch of Violets at Tremont Theatre with strong performances by Mrs Tree and other cast members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
New Theatre
Samuel K. Hodgdon
E. F. Keith
E. F. Albee
Sallie Joy White
Mildred Aldrich
Josephine Jenkins
Herald
Isabel Loughlin
Grace Parker
Mary McKay
Florence Cushing
Globe
Marion Howard Brazier
Post
Cora Barnard
Mildred Beardslee
Traveler
Irah Dunklee
Advertiser
S. M. Brown
Transcript
Edith Minster
Atherton Brownell
Home Journal
Miss Robbins
Fellowe
Courier
Helen
F. T. Powers
F. Keith
R. W. Bryant
Thore
Catherine Mermet
Nellie Chandler
Sally Joy White
Helen Winslow
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London
John
Mandher
Evry
Police
Dugey
Watertown Selectmen
Watertown
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NEW Publications
the Cassell Publishing
Boston Advertiser
Hispaniola Plate
de Foe
Stevenson
Cassell
Thomas H. Brainerd
Cassell’s
Union Square
Europe
Puy Ucations
the Cassell Publishing CO
Bion &Q
Lexow Sampson
Horticultural Society
Tremont Street
Midland Bondholders
Beerbohm Tree
Olga Nethersole
Juliet
Rob Roy” Company
Beerboham Tree
Tremont Theatre
Sidney Grundy
Octave Feuillet
Mr. Tree
Philip Marchant
Lily Hanbury
Lady Marchant
Una Cockerell
Captain Swift
Miss Nethersole
Romeo
Joseph Arthur
Marion Giroux
Columbia
Marion
Edwin Varrey
Derrick van Beekran
Joseph Jefferson
Mr. Varrey
Father
John Drew
Hollis
Mr. Drew
Somerset
Drew
William Pruette
Castle Square
Mr. Pruette
Pauline Hall
Boston Theatre
Sanders Theatre
May Robson
Abby Sage Richardson
Miss Robson
Ghecko
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Blue Jeans
Kerry Gow
Bowdoin Square
Bob Fitzsimmons
Lyceum
Corbeth
J. W. Kelly
America
Harry Williams
Howard Atheneum
Tremont
Schofaffel & Grau
Mir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
London Haymarket Theatre
Belgeell
Schoeffel E Gray
Monger
the Merry Wives of Windsor
Capt
Swift
Hamlet
Red Lamp
Twoare Robson
Bronson Howard
Castle SQ
Edward
Rose
Tremont St
Down Town
Roy
Dekoven and Smith
Whitney Opera Company
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Robin Hood
Boston Post
Boston Record
Copley Hall
Clarendon St
Boston Children’s Aid Society
Sunnyside Bay Nursery
Mrs. Kendal
Bowdoin IQ
Chas. F. Atkinson
Joseph Murphy
Kerry
Eugene Tompkins
Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Wagner Opera
Lew Dockstader
J. H. Woodford
Park Theatre
Trilby
A. M. Palmer
Paul M. Potter
DU Maurie
Theatre
Charley
Mrs. Oliver Byron
Conroy & Fox
Ing
Austin & Stone’s
Joe Flynn
Grand Museum
Joe
Vic Ruthden
Gertie Gilson
the Howard
Gertie
Leslie Palmer
Nickelodeon
Entertainments
S. F. Smith
Music Hall
Handel & Haydn Society
Harvard Glee Club
Jennie Patrick Walker
Joseph L. White
Carl Zerrahn
Greenhalge
Walcott
Dr. Smith
A. A. Pope
Joseph W. Thayer
Dr. Hovey
Boston Museum
Nethersole
Marcus R. Mayer
Een
CA Mille
Austin & Stone
Tremont Row
Scollay Sq
Cupid
Coffey
Barnum
Wilson
Sage Sho
Palace Theatre
Pricss
Fay Poster
Hanover Si
Cor
Dover and
Washington Sts
Iliss Katherine Rober
OUR Boys
India Wharf
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