Peterson Retires From Boston Public School Board
The Boston School Board notes veteran supervisor Ellis Peterson will retire after 25 years of service at the close of his current term. He will leave August 31, praised by Superintendent Seaver and President Gallivan as a grand old man. The board also considers land purchases for a new normal school on Fenway and Hermonway streets and a Warren district primary school project with showers.
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Ellis Peterson
Boston Public Schools
Seaver
Peterson
William J. Gallivan
Fenwayl and Company
Fenway
Hermenway Street
Aldrich
Wen Eine
Albert Eiger
Hemenway
Batavia
Gainsboro
Warren
Charlestown
Forepaugh Circus Showcases Remarkable Elephant Performer
Forepaugh and Sells Bros feature an elephant named Othello in their grand show. One of eight Shakespearean pachyderms, the animal entertains with quadrille dancing. The circus presents a lively display as part of its dual show.
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Julius Cesar
Richard II
Hamlet
Cleopatra
Rosalind
Ophelia
Desdemona
Asia
Siam
Palecelont
John L. Sullivan
Big Black
Eph Thompson
John I
Barnum & Bailey
Bridgeport
Forepaugh and Sells Bros
Othello
Hanged at Last After Prolonged Legal Battle
Edward Clifford hanged in the Hudson County Jail yard New Jersey at 7 14 morning after a four year battle of appeals and delays. Supporters spent over 100000 with appeals dating back to 1896 including retries and reprieves. Clifford had murdered Wattson in Weehawken after a reward for a prior capture and faced multiple death sentences before execution on May 8 1900.
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New York
Edward Clifford
Hudson County
N. J
Clifford
Ee arenaeateAra
Weehawken
Wattson
Oliver Curtis Perry
Madson County
Ilifford
New Jersey Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Unites States Supreme Court
Septic Tee
Venery
Gray
Lippincott
William D. Daly
Shiras
Washington
Boston Scientists Meet at 88th Corporate Gathering
The Boston Scientific Society held its 88th meeting at its hall. Professor E. H. Forbush presented A Naturalist's Rambles in Florida with lantern views. F. A. Bates described a newly discovered cuscus species in New Guinea. J. Hood reported collecting specimens in the region. The animal has dense fur and high resilience. two specimens were captured, the female later described.
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Boston Scientific Society
E. H. Forbush
Florida
F. A. Bates
New Guinea
Boston Society
Couple Dies in Brooklyn Gas Fatality
Martin Arnold aged 90 and his wife Sophie aged 30 were found dead in their Chauncey street apartment Brooklyn. Rubber tubes connected to gas burners were found in their mouths and their death shrouds lay on a chair nearby.
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New York
Martin Arnold
Sophie
Chauncey Street
Brooklyn
EX-COUNCILLOR BECOMES JANITOR FOR OLD COURT HOUSE
The former councilman Isaac Benjamin Franklin Allen, known as Ike, starts as chief janitor of the Old Court House amid fanfare. He seeks political patronage and assures applicants he will check references, while disputes over his salary and role unfold. Many colored voters question his representation and support from Mayor Hart.
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Tke’’ Allen
Isaac Benjamin Franklin Allen
Old Court House
Ike
Che
Wolott
Gore
Isaac the Wizard
Paige
Charles Kemp Sturgeon
Tike
Hart
Mob Fatality Sparks Arkansas Public Safety Incident
In Montville Arkansas on May 8 James Price, tied to an unprovoked public safety incident involving Anthony Mack, was captured in a swamp near Frost's Landing by Mack's neighbors and died in the related event.
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Montville, Ark
James Price
Anthony Mack
Frost's Landing
Mack
Broadway to Tokio at Tremont Theatre Delights Crowded House
The New York revue Broadway to Tokio played at Tremont Theatre last evening amid legal delays. Fay Templeton stars as Cleopatra with other favorites delivering song and dance, elaborate effects, and a lively cast keeping the show brisk from start to finish.
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New York
Broadway
Tokio
Tremont Theatre
Cleopatra
Eden Musee
Fay Templeton
Cleopatre
Fougere
Miss Templeton
Foueré
Antasie Sadler
Tye
Joe Ott
Ignacio Martinetti
Joseph Sparks
Bert C
Thayer
Archie Bates
Sluggish Blood Warning on Digestive Ailments
A vintage health notice urges readers that poor circulation and indigestion threaten vital organs. It claims purifying blood and robust digestion dispel illnesses like fever and nervousness, promoting renewed energy and strength.
Goulds sail for Europe aboard Niagara Yacht
New York May 8 Mr and Mrs Howard Gould depart aboard their Niagar a yacht heading for Southampton then London and Ireland before the Paris exposition They plan Iceland the North Cape and the Mediterranean The party includes Dr Clement Cleveland who may become family physician and two cases of baby food are aboard for sailors
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New York
Howard Gould
Niagara
North Cape
Goulds
Clement Cleveland
Cleveland
Gould
Southampton
London
Ireland
Killarney
Cherbourg
Iceland
Mediterranean
Mr. Gould
Mrs. Howard Gould
Boston Stage Buzz Highlights From The Bowdoin Square
Louis Nethersole attends the Sapho debut in Boston while Daniel Frohman sails for England with Mrs Kendal. Sothern and Harned announce Hamlet in New York. Maude Odell to close with ONeill in Fall River then Boston. Fanny Rice ill but improving. Various vaudeville and theatre acts unfold across Boston venues this week with frequent sold out performances.
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Louis Nethersole
Boston
Sapho
Bowdoin Square
Daniel Frohman
England
Three Musketeers
Fall River
Fanny Rice
Annie Yeamans
Willard Holcomb
Liebler & Co
Henry ©. Dixey
Francois
Charles J. Rich
Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis
Rogers Brothers
Wall Street
Museum
Harry B. Harris
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Oger Wolcott
Ike Allen
Old Coast
Victor
Arkansas
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Eechan
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Madison Seuae Garden
New York City
Barnum & Bailey Circus
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Sells Bros
N. Y. World
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O'Brien
Ockhart
Elephant Brass Land
Niene
Caildren
Gra
Spalading Namienon
Don ‘Towneke
Arctic Sea
Hasty Pudding Club
Harvard
Isham
Howard
Enoch
the Man Fish
Weston Sisters
Austin & Stone
Tremont
Boston Museum
Columbia
LA AD
Atre Ape
Chamberlyn
Sar
Jarie Drewel
Bowdoin
AYE
Daudet
Seppo
CTH
P.M. Fatehlesa
Howard John
le Vis Art and Ilams
Pantzer Eee Jones
Rae Alton
Writtens
Hassan Ali
ALL Earths
Adam Forepaugh
Cue Fe
Mechanics’ Hall
Back Bay
Montay
Twostey
Ae Sion
Ole Ataton & Basset
Ana Nelly
Adams
New Palace Theatre
Fia
Tek Mena
Stone's
Tremont Row
Tage
Hoan: le
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Dit Vaneate
Sartinet Tee
Jeffrie
Corbet
George W. Magee
Lessee and Manacer
Julia Morrison
Castle Daly
Oxford
Tel
Rea
Nese
Rata
Isaac B. Rich
Lanctry
Sydney Grundy
Wall
Lafayette
Mouliere Ters
Fene Burns
Ladell
Robert Edeson
Ellen Burg
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