My Kingdom for a Suit at The Yankees 91 Summer St
The assignee of a bankrupt New York clothing house sells a large lot of high end suits coats overcoats and trousers at steep discounts. Goods include men s and boys items from 2.85 to 9.85 with refunds and home trials. Sale runs daily from 8 a m at 91 Summer Street Boston for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York
Boston
Summer Street
Prince Albert
WGN
Locacc Co
Summer St
Monument planned for John Hancock by Sons of the Revolution
Cincinnati division of the Sons of the Revolution drives a national effort to raise a bronze statue of John Hancock atop a memorial shaft in Boston’s Granary Grounds. The portrait from Copley’s Hancock painting will be bronze cast in Paris, with erection expected within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John Hancock
Boston
Mass
The
Sons of the Revolution
Hancock
Copley
Boston Academy of Fine Arts
Continental Congress
Washington
Paris
Floral Trip From Boston Visits Plymouth
The Floral Embloom Society of Boston with 143 members arrived in Plymouth May 1 in a special rain. President Mrs Ellen Richardson and officers were greeted by Mrs Abbie Danforth and a local committee. They toured historic sites, dined at the Universalist Church, toured town, and forested mayflowering before departing in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Floral Emblem Society of
Boston
Ellen Richardson
Abbie Danforth
Universalist Church
Hull Whist Club Dines at Young's for Gentlemen Friends
The Hull Whist Club ladies hosted a dinner at Young's for their gentlemen friends. All the ladies responded to toasts briefly, with Emma Pritchard Hadley named as the club’s guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Anniversary Ball Fetes St James Young Men’s Catholic Society
The Twenty Sixth anniversary celebration in Cotillon Hall featured a concert and dance led by Floor Marshal John M Foley, president, and Miss Minnie Hines. About sixty couples followed, with Floor Marshal Foley aided by Martin A Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Young Men’s Catholic Total Abstinence Society
Cotillon Hall
John M. Foley
Minnie Hines
Feley
Martin A. Ryan
Liquor licenses end in towns as dry law takes effect
On May 1 sixty two establishments including hotel bars and saloons closed in Lynn. Hotels may serve guests with licenses renewed by June 1 under city oversight. Some saloons may reopen as cafes or enter express liquor business with shipments from Boston. Salem reports seven drunks arrested. no licenses next year. South Framingham licenses expired at 11 pm. some licensees may quit. Clinton notes a busy night with last calls at 11 and many arrests as streets emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Licennse Committee
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Salem
South
Framingham
Clinton
Pioneer Clothing Company Low Price Wool Suits Sale
Consumers’ benefit arises from market mood as Pioneer Clothing at 660 and 662 Washington street offers elegant all wool suits for 7 dollars, a cut from normal 15 to 20 dollars. The sale results from woollen factory overproduction and wholesale overstocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Clothing Company
Washington Street
Judge Daly to Speak at Catholic Alumni Dinner
Judge J. M. Daly of New York will stop at the Vendome and address the Catholic Alumni dinner tomorrow night at the Vendome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Daly
New York
Man Arrested in Choking Attack on Isabella Morris
In San Francisco on May 1 John Lemon an iron moulder was caught while strangling Isabella Morris a young colored woman off Montgomery street. Police call him a local Jack the ripper and he was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Isabella Morris
Montgomery Street
John Lemon
Jack, the Ripper
Church Social Union Public Meeting in Boston
The annual meeting of the Church Social Union will convene at St. Pauls Church in Boston on Tuesday at 8 p m. Rev Ezra P Gould of Philadelphia and Rev E J V Hinginn of Beverly will speak. Officers include Bishops Huntington Potter Lawrence and Hall and several clergymen and laymen named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Social Union
St. Paul's Church
Boston
Ezra P. Gould
T. D
Philadelphia
E. J. V. Hinginn
Beverly
Huntington
Potter
Lawrence
Hall
Messrs
Rainsford
Frisby
Lindsay
Acting Governor Police May Yet Have Licensing
Acting Governor may still pursue licensing measures as police seek broader authority to regulate certain activities. Officials discuss potential frameworks, balancing public safety with civil liberties. Local authorities urge careful consideration before any final policy is enacted.
Boston House reaches votes on wide range of bills
The Massachusetts House sustained veto of the short lobster bill by 115 to 41. It passed to engrossment bills widening Boylston street and permitting pawnbrokers to omit pledger names. A city employment bill passed 82 to 80. Other measures included imitation butter ban, larger Boston market limits, and shifting theater licensing to police. Senate enacted Deerfield annexation. various fiscal and educational bills advanced or contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Moorfield Storey
Norfolk County Commissioners
Boylston Street
Park Square
Tremont Street
McKenna
Creed
Boston
Moriarty
Worcester
Slade
Fall River
Myers
Cambridge
Boston Board of Aldermen
House of Correction
Suffolk County
Metropolitan Park Commission
Lowell
Mr. Lowell
State Board of Education
Senate
Deerfield
Forest Fire Burns 100 Acres of Oak Wood Near Plymouth
A woodland owned by Barnabas Hedge G Davis and Isaac Brewster suffered a forest fire today burning about 100 acres of young oak growth. The blaze, partly in Kingston, was extinguished this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Barnabas Hedge
G. Davis
Isaac Brewster
Kingston
A. H. McLauchlin Dead in Winthrop at 27
Arthur H. McLauchlin, agent for the Boston Post, died at age 27 in Winthrop after a brief illness. He was well known in newspaper circles, led a popular career, and left a young infant and a posthumous child. His widow and brother Victor manage the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Arthur H. McLauchlin
Boston Post
McLauchlin
Post
Mc Lauchlin
Victor
Phillips Exeter Alumni Dinner Elects Officers at Thorn-dike
Sixty Phillips Exeter Academy Alumni Association members gathered at the Thorn-dike for the annual dinner and meeting. William A Bancroft was re-elected as president with a slate of officers and an executive committee. Speakers included Principal Amen, Bowdoin President Hyde, William Chadwick, and George Walton Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Exeter Academy Alumni Association
Thorndike
William A.bancroft
William A. Bancroft
Cambridge
Francis R. Stoddard
James C. Davis
W. J. Otis
Robert O. Harris
Moses P. White
J. A
Alaska Delegate Election Bill Blocked in House
In Washington on May 1 the House debated a bill to elect a delegate to Congress from Alaska. After amendments for the first delegate to the Fifty-fifth Congress, the measure failed to reach a third reading by a vote of 44 to 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Scranton
Penn
Congress
Alaska
Committee On
Territories
Has Votes To Spare In McKinley Nomination Rally
Canton Ohio May 1 Major McKinley receives telegrams of congratulation after Springfield results. Judge Day says McKinley is now nominated with thirty to forty votes to spare and only ratification remains for the St Louis convention. The mayor modestly downplays the victories, noting two delegates from Linton's district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Herald
Rutland Herald
Manley
Vermont
St. Louis
Reed
Boston Journal
Montavelier
McKinley
Manney
Redfield Proctor
Proctor
Canton
MakKinley
Springfield
Judge Day
Linton
Quay Remains Confident on Illinois Convention
Washington May 1 Senator Quay is quoted predicting victory in Illinois and a turning tide for the opposition if Illinois is carried He says if Illinois is not carried the jig will be up The remarks reflect a cautious optimism about the political outlook despite recent developments and ongoing interviews to downplay defeat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
The
Post
Reed Men
Senator Proctor
Vermont
McKinley
Senator Thurston
Nebraska
Mark Hanna
Representative Powers
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Washington
Quay
Illinois
Addicks Fights for Life in Delaware Delegates Race
The Delaware Republican fight for delegates to the state convention heated up on May 1 as Addicks targets colored voters previously loyal to Higgins. Higgins accuses Addicks of paying influence while Addicks pushes an unpledged delegation to the national convention. a defeat could push him from Delaware politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Addicks
Higgins
Delaware
Senator Quay
Platt Predicts McKinley Loss in St Louis
New York May 1 Ex Senator Platt among anti McKinley forces expresses confidence in victory though Illinois results favor the opposition. He contends McKinley will be defeated at St Louis and maintains hope for local backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Platt
Illinois
McKinley
St. Louis
Fall River Electric Kills Child on Fourth Street
May 1 in Fall River a 7 year old, William Lyons, was killed by an electric car on Fourth street. Motorman Joseph Read operated the car at the time. The accident occurred while the boy played nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
William Lyons
Joseph Read
Fourth Street
Proposals for Thetford Ave School Additions
The Thetford primary school plans call for a four room wooden addition and yard improvements at Thetford avenue and Evans street. Proposals and contract forms are available from architect A Warren Gould in Boston and must be received by the secretary of the school committee by 3 p.m. May 18. Edward H Dunn chairs the schoolhouses committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thetford Avenue
Evans Street
A. Warren Gould
John Hancock
Devonshire Street
Boston
Mass
Mason Street
Edward H. Dunn
Achuol
Waterfront Shipping Movements Hit Boston Harbor
The American Steel Barge Company to recover the whaleback Joseph L Colby and Barge 110 from the Atlantic coast and send them to the lakes after cutting the Colby in two for the St Lawrence canals. Barges 201 and 202 also to inland waters. Four vessels to depart coast around May 20 at an estimated $30,000. Other notes include arrival updates of schooners, steamers and cargo, a Queenstown voyage, and April port statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steel Barge Company
West Superior
Wis
Atlantic
Joseph L. Colby
Norfolk
Handlin & Robbins Company
New York
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
Christopher Columbus
Chicago
Great Lakes
Above Barge Company
Woodward Abrahams
Harry Messer
Baltimore
Vineyard Haven
James Snow
Allston
Chisholm
W.W. A. Studley
Cunard
Bothnia
Warr
Boston
Queenstown
Liverpool
Alanson Bigelow, Jr
Mary C. Hovey
James Kingman
G. S. Jukes
Alpheus Hayatt
W. A. Dwight
Alfred D. Foster
H. G. Burgess
Merrill
H. J. Decker
Joseph Gamage
William Lloyd
Herbert
Arthur D. Story
Essex
John H. Keene
James R. Clarke
Haddock
Cape Ann
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company
Central Wharf
Philadelphia
City of Agra
National Dock
East
Melbourne
John G. Wright
Bratten
Elihu Thomson
Brookline
Cuba
Jamaica
Thomson
Landsman
Wreck sighted near Pollock Light ship reported
Fishermen report an unknown sunken wreck about one half mile west from Pollock Light ship and note the bell buoy off Orion Shoal near Nantucket Sound entrance has been missing for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Pollock
Orion Shoal
Nantucket Sound
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard
KODAK
Hancock Memorial Shaft
Hull Whist Club
Shawmut
Avenue
Judge Daly
Progtor
Ment
Mkinley
Plymouth County
A. H. M’lauchlin
Phillips Exeter
the Thorndike
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Police Board of Commissioners
Andrews
Franklin St
Col
Earth
M'Kinley
Straus
Hartford
Yale Key
Ideal Adj. H
Messnger Saddles
Bell
Lamb’s
Washburn Credit Co
Washington St
Jordan, Marsh& Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!