Fire destroys Place's Box Factory in Cambridge
Three alarms sounded within eight minutes as a four story brick and frame building at 134140 Norfolk Street burned in Cambridge. Charles Place, the box manufacturer, owned the site. insurance covered 30 000 on building and contents. Fire Chief Casey led crews fighting the blaze with the danger of the adjacent dwelling.
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Cambridge
Norfolk Street
Charles Place
Casey
Jumes
Place
Somerville
John Bangs
John Close
Cambridgeport
Post
Chief Casey
Cambridge Department
Suit purchase appeal for well-made black blue cheviots
Buyer seeks a good suit in neat mixtures and black and blue cheviots. Target price range is twelve to fifteen dollars in normal business.
Handsome Spring Suits and Tessels at Firm Prices
Handsome spring suits including tweeds cassimeres and cheviots offered at $15 $18 and $25. Known buyers trust our methods and our ads. Advertisements are factual and never misleading with perfect satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
Woman Arrested After Disturbance in North Salem
A North Salem woman was arrested for fighting while intoxicated and damaging two house windows and assaulting a bystander. An eight month old baby accompanied her to the police station due to delays in preparing a cell and the absence of funds for a matron's salary.
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Salem
North Salem
Death by Own Action On the Rail in New York
An unknown man about 35, from Willimantic Connecticut, killed himself by leaping from the Park avenue bridge at Ninety-seventh Street before a northbound New York Central engine. Papers in his pocket identify him as Charles Vanderman with an envelope bearing Vander man Plumbing and Heating Co Willimantic Conn.
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New York
Willimantic, Conn
Park Avenue
Ninety-seventh Street
New York Central Railroad
Charles Vanderman
Vanderman Plumbing and Heating Company
Valley Street
Will’mantic, Conn
Spain and United States Reach Amicable Understanding
Madrid dispatch reports Spain and the United States have agreed on a framework for the trial of the men captured on the Competitor. Prisoners to be tried again in a civil court under existing treaties between Spain and the United States.
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London
The
Standard
Madrid
Spain
United States
Lawmakers Back 50 000 Equestrian Statue for Butler
The House voted 88 to 84 to appropriate 50 000 for erecting an equestrian statue of Major General Benjamin F. Butler. Hayes and Gallivan led debates with strong speeches while Keenan praised the effort. Clarke opposed. Gallivan cited Civil War veterans supporting the petition.
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House
Benjamin F. Butler
Representative Gallivan
Thomas F. Keenan
Beacon Hill
William H. S. Hayes
Lowell
Colonel Clarke
Wellesley
Gallivan
Butler
Baltimore
New Or
Greater Boston Woman Faces Committee in Major Vote Fight
Supporters of a Boston woman campaign defend her cause claiming victory in past committee reports and predicting success again. The closely watched measure sparks a big upcoming clash with rivals, as backers rally for a decisive campaign showdown.
Kipling Testifies in Brattleboro Threat Case
Rudyard Kipling sat in the Brattleboro Town House witness chair while Beatty Balestier faced a peace bond case. Kipling described threats to his life on the public highway as defense questions probed his brother-in-law’s conduct.
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Balestier
Der
Drink
Brattlewro
Cratt
Brattleboro
Rudyard Kipling
Beatty S. Balestier
Kipling
Bar of Justice
Beatty
Starkey
Sawyer Hitt
Kipling’s Brattleboro Visit Feels Legal Fire From Lawyers
Lawyers grill Rudyard Kipling during a Brattleboro session as townsfolk recall his tales. The exchange ends with Kipling relief while the scene underscores tension between statute law and community norms.
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Massachusetts Clothing Co
MY Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Sts
Harrison
Utica
N. Y
Adirondacks
Washington
New England
Highland Springs
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Boston
Tapster
Wildey Savings Bank
Mass, Lawa
Boylston ST
MR. Trumbull III
Chicago
Lyman J. Trumbull
Hingham
South Shore Railroad
Xode Co
Union Square
Neww York City
Spitz Bros
Mark
Summer St
Spitz Bros, & More
Des
Will Tucker
Fortune Teller
Robert Gaylord
Wreith
Union Square Theatre
Hattie Everett
Harry Everett
Baby Carr
Prancella
C.H. Robinson
Washington Street
Adams Square
Cook Square
Ay Ree, CO
Butlers
Mr, Casey
Greater Boston
Uly
Measure
Vic
Tory
Daniel
Joe BD. Miller
Loominater
Haskins
Old Town Hall
Attornet
B.hith
McClellan
Atlanta
Sherman
Gettysburg
Meade
Phil Sheridan
Grant
Appomattox
Frank B. Sanborn
Mr. Sanborn
General Butler
Abraham Lincoln
Sanborn
Massachusetts State Board of Charities
Sumter
Massachusetts
Hatteras
Ship Island
New Orleans
Page
Horace HM. Atherton
Saugus
Dana Malone
Greenfield
James HH. Flint
Weymouth
George EI. Mellen
Worcester
Daniel W. Allen
Lynn
Frank Chandler
Belmont
Edw
H. Wilson
Natick
George G. Russell
Benjamin (. Marvey
Springfield
Wa. End Railroad Corporation
Meyer
Corporation
Benjamin C. Hawes
Edward H. Wilson
Rudyard
Smiths
INE
Canal Street
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