Prison for life in Rome train wreck case
J W Hildreth the boy train wrecker was sentenced to Auburn Prison for life after a murder in the second degree verdict. Theodore Hibbard and Herbert Plato received forty years each, twenty on each indictment, for causing the deaths of engineer Hager and Robert Bond in the New York Central east bound fast mail wreck at Rome on Nov 19, 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
N. Y
May
J. W. Hildreth
McLennan
Auburn
Theodore Hibbard
Herbert Plato
Engineer Hager
Robert Bond
Hildreth
J. H. Hildreth
New York
Parker v Berry Assault Trial Opens in Dedham Court
Edward T. Parker of Norfolk sues Boston police officer Walter M. Berry for 2500 damages alleging an arrest at Forest Hills Station on July 7 1895. Parker a carpenter had a law and level in his possession when he was taken to Jamaica Plain Station 15 and held overnight. Trial expected to run most of Monday forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Bishop
Edward T. Parker
Norfolk
Walter M. Berry
Boston
Forest Hills
Jamaica Plain
Pastor Installation Set for West Dedham Unitarian Church
The Rev. Thomas Ernest Allen of Graf ton will be installed as pastor of the West Dedham Unitarian Church Thursday evening. The Rev. Charles G. Ames of Boston will deliver the installation sermon, the Rev. Charles F. Dole of Jamaica will extend the hand of fellowship. Participants include the Rev. William H. Fish Jr of Dedd Centre and the Rev. William B. Beddy of Norwood along with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ernest Allen
Grafton
West Dedham Unitarian Church
Charles G. Ames
Boston
Charles F. Dole
Jamaica
William H. Fish, Jr
Dedd Centre
William B. Beddy
Norwood
Prohibition Bill on US Bond Issuance Introduced
NewsBond Scheme reports a bill introduced in Congress to forbid issuing United States bonds without Congressional authority. Representative Bacon of Georgia presented the measure and it was laid on the table for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Bacon
Dem
Massachusetts Pension List Issuances by State
Washington May 8 Mass pensions issued for originals including Tucker Somerville Barrett Walnut Hill Gardiner Enfield Hogan Worcester Drury Athol Centre plus Hadley Bragg and an increase for Quiggle Boston Davis and Emma Moore ThompsonWidow pensions listed for Emma Moore Lynn and Caroline Thompson Worcester plus others in the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts
James ‘Tucker
Somerville
Thomas ‘Barrett
Walnut Hill
Francis WH. Gardiner
Enfield
Martin Hogan
Worcester
Horace Drury
Athol Centre
George A. Hadley
Cambridge
Elisha Bragg
East Saugus
Increase
William E. Quiggle
Boston
George Davis
Lowell
Emma Moore
Lynn
Caroline A. Thompson
Harcourt Tackles Johannesburg Raid Fallout in Commons
In Parliament Sir William Harcourt pressed for an authoritative government statement on the Johannesburg reform committee trials in Pretoria. Chamberlain defended govt caution, warned against war, and outlined aims to settle Uitlander rights and Transvaal affairs while avoiding premature inquiries. He noted Rhodes’s role and urged a joint house inquiry after court cases conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
William Harcourt
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Chamberlain
Jameson
South Africa
England
Rhodes
Kruger
Transvaal
Hercules Robinson
Cape
Chartered Company
Rhodesia
Extradited Jewel Thefts Case Moves to American Courts
William Turner and William Dunlop were extradited from Bow Street to face charges of stealing jewelry valued at 460000 dollars from S Townssend Burden of New York. Detective Frank N Evanhoe witnessed the proceedings as Scotland Yard and the Bond Street jeweler debated the reward. Burden plans to seize the jewels in New York, and he and his wife will sail for New York on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Turner
William Dunlop
S. Townsend Burden
New York
Bow Street
John Bridge
Frank N. Evanhoe
Morton
Turner
Dunlop
United States
Scotland Yard
Bond Street
Burden
Mrs. Burden
Murder confession clears Elsie Kregle case in Washington
In Washington on May 8, Irwin V. Ford, a Black man captured at Harper's Ferry, Va., confessed to fatally stabbing 16-year-old Elsie Kregle, a tenant farmer’s daughter, who died defending herself near the city outskirts after a Zoological Park area incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elsie Kregle
Zoological Park
Irwin V. Ford
Harper’s Ferry
Cornell Historian Burr to Study Dutch Records in Holland
Professor George L Burr of Cornell University a special historical expert in Washington for the Venezuelan Boundary Commission will sail tomorrow for Holland to examine Dutch records as part of the Venezuela investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George L. Burr
Cornell University
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Holland
Kellar Tricks Highlighted in Sunday Post Preview
The Post previews illusions by famed magician Kellar in tomorrow's 8 cent Sunday Post. Readers with a cool head can learn the most striking tricks after reading the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sunday Post
Every Day Church Fund Seeks Donations for Fountain
Rev George L Perin of the Every Day Church appeals to readers in a long letter to the Post for general contributions to a fund to establish a cold water fountain associated with the church. The project costs about 100 dollars and aims to unite rich and poor in supporting the cause, donations sent to 387 Shawmut Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Perin
Mock Caucus in Boston Nominates Presidential Candidates
A lively mock convention in Boston organized by Y M C A groups gathers 400 to 500 delegates from Charlestown Lynn Salem and other cities with 20 organizations represented. Platforms Democratic and Republican will feature Russell Reed McKinley Morton and Allison with Reed favored by Democrats and Russell by Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
Charlestown
Lynn
Salem
Melrose
Dorchester
Cambridge
Malden
Brockton
Association
Robert A. McJuggin
5S. P. Thrasher
Newton Y. M. C. A
C. W. Story
Russell
Carlisle
Stevenson
Reed
McKinley
Morton
Allison
Leon Egges
Minot Hall
Congress
H. E. Webber
Leonard G. Roberts
Park Street Club
Mt. Vernon Club
Vanderbilt's Escape From Train Wreck Near Cleveland
William K. Vanderbilt and his party escaped serious harm after a locomotive crank-pin broke on their high speed train from Cleveland to Buffalo following the Lake Shore Railway annual meeting. Details are unavailable, but the accident narrowly avoided a major derailment with no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
William K. Vanderbilt
Cleveland
Buffalo
Lake Shore Railroad
Wreckage Off Minots Light Belongs to Frank and Ira
Sailors doubt the mass of debris sighted near Minots Light. Captain Nickerson of the Indian reports a large spar showing from the water about a mile northwest. Postman find confirms the wreckage is from the British schooner Frank and Ira after a collision off Highland Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot’s Light
Nickerson
Philadelphia
Minot’s
Frank
Ira
Alcorn
Lewis Wharf
Tus
Kate Jones
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Eugene Borda
Minot's Light
Frank and
Vessel Missing After Serkara Sighting Near Saiem
The captain reports no trace of the Serkara craft. The thirty-five ton vessel, built four years ago by Frisbee of Saiem, remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serkara
Frisbee of
Saiem
Wreck of schooner Enterprise Located Five Fathoms Deep
Steam tug Mercury reached the wreck off Norton's Shoal near Vineyard Haven where the schooner Enterprise lies sunk in about five fathoms of water. The hull is badly broken with one side floating, and masts spars and bowsprit visible at the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard Haven
Mercury
Enterprise
Norton’s Shoal
Fire Aboard Sloop Magnet Near East Greenwich
Aboard the sloop Magnet owned by Gilbert M. King of Providence a fire at East Greenwich partially destroyed the vessel. Captain Newell and Steward Goodwin had a narrow escape. The boat, a fine thirty-foot craft, was insured for 250 dollars, just enough to cover the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Magnet
Gilbert M. King
East Greenwich
Newell
Steward Goodwin
Serkara Schooner Yacht Sinks Off Thatcher's Island
Gloucester May 8 Last night about 10 o'clock the schooner Serkara owned by J Morrison Fuller went ashore on the Londoner off Thatcher's Island and sank. valued at 25000 no insurance. The Serkara was here for the season and had just been slipped from Tarrs railways at Rocky Neck. She sailed from port last evening bound for Rockland Maine. An attempt to recover failed the anchors dragged and the craft sank. The owner and captain Charles Lawson were among the survivors. The crew of five and two others rowed to Gloucester and Eastern Point respectively. Tug Emma B Bradford proceeded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
J. Morrison Fuller
Thatcher's Island
Tarrs
Rocky Neck
Rockland
Mr. Fuller
Boston
Charles Lawson
Eastern Point
Emma B. Bradford
Golden anniversary nears as Portland steamer captain marks fifty years
Captain Charles Deering of the side wheel steamer Portland nears fifty years in steamboating since starting as a pilot on the T. F. Secor in 1846. The harbor sees a busy summer with excursion steamers, the Vigilant to Plymouth, and the Hingham launch at Chelsea. The Newcastle notes include cargoes, shipyard work, and crews, with the Columbian setting a London port record and the Allan line steamer Peruvian bringing Irish steerage to Portland while repairs continue at Atlantic Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Deering
Portland
T. F. Secor
Bangor
Ellsworth
Boston
St. John
N. B
Machias
Daniel Webster
Mt. Desert
Lewiston
Maine
Winthrop Steamboat Company
Plymouth
Vigilant
Savannah
Newburg
N. Y
Montgomery & Howard
Chelsea
Juno
W. EF. Sprague
Atlantic Works
Spartan
Coombs
Eastern Packet
Atlantic Avenue
Norfolk
Baltimore
Ford
Union
Samuel Little
Boston Towboat Company
Curlew
Oscar Healey
Columbian
Masters
Central Wharf
London
Gardiner
Allan Line
Calvert
Glasgow
Moville
Gal Way
H. J. Howes
Annie M. Small
Galway
Forest ‘Holme
Landsman
Belt Line street cars run continuous trips to Roxbury
The West End company issued a notice explaining that high demand from Back Bay residents near Copley Square and the popularity of the Belt Line route has led to increased cars and continuous trips between the Norfolk House area and the Back Bay district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Roxbury Street
Back Bay
Copley Square
Norfolk House
Women in Court Fight Over Assault Charge
Mrs. Cole, colored, charged Mrs. Maria Gilmore with assault in Charlestown District Court. Cole testified Gilmore accused her of harming her child and tore at her clothing. Gilmore showed nervous behavior outside the jail, was driven out, and Judge Bragg found her guilty with a fine imposed.
Daley Sues Railroad Over $50,000 for Loss of Leg
In a Superior Court jury session before Judge Hopkins the case Francis Daley versus the Lynn and Boston Railroad Company was under consideration at adjournment seeking $50,000 damages for the loss of a leg after a conductor brushed against him, causing his fall and being run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Hopkins
Francis Daley
Lynn & Boston Railroad Company
Sutton Mills Wilkinville to Shut Down Indefinitely
Worcester May 8 The Sutton Manufacturing Companymills at Wilkinsonville have announced a shutdown for an indefinite period. The works employ about 150 hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
The_ Sutton Manufacturing Company
Wilkinsonville
Man in Portsmouth Finds Cure for Indigestion
C B Downs of the Boston and Maine Railroad freight department recalls years of indigestion starting at age fourteen. He describes constant pain from meals until Puritana relieved the distress and cured his condition, allowing him to eat normally again. He lives at 39 Daniel Street and credits Puritana with giving him a new stomach capable of digesting any food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Downs
Boston & Maine Railroad
Portsmouth
Daniel Street
Puritana
Portsmouth Pioneer Recounts Puritana Use and Dyspepsia Cure
A Portsmouth resident claims to be the first user of Puritana in the city and notes many others have benefited. James H. Crowley of Concord is praised as a top amateur runner. he discusses how stomach issues sap strength. The writer describes years of dyspepsia and severe eating difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Portsmouth
James H. Crowley
Concord
N.H
Puritana Restores Health After Painful Struggle
A reader describes years of pain and failure to find relief before trying Puritana. After use, the product allegedly cured stomach distress, ended severe discomfort, and left the writer with a robust, adaptable digestion like that of an ostrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puritana
Rebels Rally In Havana As Pulido Defects From Spain
Letters from Havana report Jose Antonio Pulido son of the Marquis of Davalos has joined Cuban patriots at the head of a youth cadre from elite families, bringing arms and ammunition. General Bernal’s Spanish column was driven from Cuba by Weyler after a defeat at Caracaricara, with talk of a duel if the two leaders meet in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Jose Antonio Pulido
Davalos
Spain
Cuba
Pulido
Bernal
Weyler
Pinar del Rio
Maceo
Cacarajicara
Sunday Church Services Across Boston Plural Lights
A roundup of itinerant sermons and services at Tremont Temple Old South Church Bromfield Street M E Church Tremont Street M E Church Salvation Army Christadelphians First and Roxbury Presbyterians Boston Spiritual Temple First Spiritual Temple Parliament of Man B Y M Christian Union Association Hall Boylston Berkeley streets and more on Sunday with pastors guiding lessons and special meetings across denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromfield Street
M. E
B. Bates
D. D
Christ
Tremont Street
Tremont and
West Concord Streets
J. D. Pickles
Epworth League
Salvation Army
Bowdoin Square
Kimball
Christadelphians
Arcade Hall
Park Square
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Scott F. Hershey
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren
Woodbine Streets
James P. King
Andover
George L. Robinson
Boston
Berkeley Hall
Moses Hall
Lyceum
First Spiritual Temple
Newbury
Exeter Streets
P L
A. Keeler
Lyman C. Howe
Parliament OF Man
Bumstead Hall
Music Hall
James Logan Gordon
BR. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Frank R. Shipman
Old South Congregational Church
Mass
Eleanor Fox Allen
Harrington Barker
George Mendall Taylor
Association Hall
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Orge L. Robinson
Reshurgerian Church
N. Burkett
Also Mentioned on This Page
City of
New England
Tremont St
Boston Museum
Prison For Life
Massachusetts Pensioners
Winchester
H. R. Childs
Hanover St
Winchester Pile Cure Co
Medford
Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Wil
Harcourt
Venezuela
Kellar
Every Day Church Fund
Raymond
Raymond Syndicate
Bromfield St
Club
Vanderbilt
Minot
Schooner Yacht Links
Jared
C. I. Hood & Co
Hood’s Pills
NEW Pearl Fishery
American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Joseph
Wil
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Chase
Revere Street
Nancy Prentiss Chase
Dow
William Joseph Dow
Grampian Way
Savin Hill
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
HILL
Hill Medicine CO
New York City
Eto Health
The
Patriots
Baptist
Tremont Temple
George C. Lorimer
Gilbert Hall
Lorimer
the Baptists
Modern Progress
OLD South Church
Clark Seelye
Methodist
Presbyterian
Dixi Crosby,m.b
Puritana Compound Co
Concord, N. H
James R. Hill & Co
Devonshire St
Hancock Building
New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Ben J. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Read
William O’connor
Collinsville
Conn
Fordham Hospital
Ryan
O’connor
Royal Arcanum
Royal Arcanum Hospital Association
Tremont Theatre
Keith's
J. B. Kelley
Merritt
Boston Express
T. Metcalf CO
Tremont
Copley
Carlsbad
Edison's
Martenbad
Metcalf's
DR. Edson
Aseptoline
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