Our Bar Harbor Branch Opens With New Store
Our Bar Harbor Branch opens May 22 in a new Bar Harbor building near the West End Hotel and the post office. The store serves Mount Desert and nearby areas with Boston pricing, offers Canton Matting and Tennis Supplies, cottage furnishing in Bar Harbor and neighboring towns with free delivery and order perfection.
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West End
Mount Desert
Boston
Sorrento
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Lamoine
Blaine to Democrats Speech at Agnus Farm
Baltimore May 15 General Felix Agnus hosted about 400 guests from New York Philadelphia Washington and Baltimore at Nacirema his country seat. Guests included Secretaries Blaine Tracy Noble and Rusk. Blaine said he could not speak on party matters and praised a nonpartisan presidency and good citizenship.
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Baltimore
Felix Agnus
Baltimore American
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Nacirema
Blaine
Tracy
Noble
Rusk
de Willi
United States
Fine Underwear From Allen Solly & Co
Advertisement praising the senior qualities of underclothing and hosiery by Allen Solly & Co. Hand-made goods praised for perfect shape, non shrinking, lasting softness and elasticity. Stock offered in reasonable numbers made to special order.
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Allen, Solly & CO
Nassau sinks schooner near Whale Rock in late voyage telegram
A telegram from Stonington line agents in New York reports steamer Nassau ran down and sank a schooner off Whale Rock. The incident is linked to a derelict earlier sighting and occurred around May 16. No further details on casualties or vessel name are given in the message.
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Z. Williams
Stonington Line
New York
Nassau
Whale Rock
Rail officials meet as Chicago Burlington & Quincy stockholders reconvene
Curiaco May 15 The Chicago Burlington Quincy Railroad stockholders held their annual meeting with 430000 shares represented. The old board was largely reelected, Richard Olney replacing the deceased Sydney Bartlett. L Z Leiter declined another director post amid a harmonious session.
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Curiaco
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
L. Z. Leiter
Washington
J. B. Colton
Galesburg
Ill
F. B. Cooley
Hartford
Chicago, Arlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Richard Olney
Boston
Sydney Bartlett
John M. Forbes
Charles J. Paine
John L. Gardner
Howe
New England
Elevated road bill defeated by the Senate
Senate defeats the elevated road bill while the House backs an employers accident insurance bill and another railroad measure is defeated. Bell Telephone Dill postponed to Tuesday.
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Senate
House
Bell
Columbus Avenue Presbyterian Church
West End
American Baptist Missionary Union
Tremont Temple
H. H. Atwood
Newton Theological Institution
Board of Health
Frank H. Monks
West End Street Railway Company
Weather Synopsis for New England and Mid-Atlantic States
May 15 update notes slightly cooler conditions for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with fair weather and easterly wind shifts. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut expect fair skies and southeast winds warmer, Rhode Island cooler to stationary. Eastern New York remains fair and warmer with southerly winds.
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Washingtton
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Consolidation Fares Favorable In Three Indianapolis Meetings
In Indianapolis on May 15 stockholders of Bee Line Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chicago line voted 82 217 of 100 000 shares in favor of consolidation representing 73 percent. Indianapolis & St. Louis holders approved 4892 of 5000 shares. Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis line saw 122 935 of 150 000 shares voting yes. June 24 set for first joint director meeting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bee Line
Cincinnati, Indianapolis
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad stockholders meet in Parsons
The stockholders meeting in Parsons Kansas reports 331 682 shares represented. 4H K Enos, chairman, urged bond and stockholders to accept the fact the line cannot earn more than 1 300 000 annually beyond operating costs and to scale down indebtedness. Directors elected include Rudolph W Martinson Henry K Enos William Dowd E Ellery Anderson William Bond Simon Sterns Jacob Denison Samuel Sloan George A Forrest Herman R Baltzer Maynard C Eyre James C Thompson Sedalia James Hancock Austin others.
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Parsons, Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
K. Enos
Rudolph VY. Martinson
Henry K. Enos
William Dowd
E. Ellery Anderson
William Bond
Simon Sterns
Jacob Denisville
Samuel Sloan
George A. Forrest
Herman R. Baltzer
Maynard C. Eyre
New York
Harrison Cross
Emporia
Kan
Benjamin P. McDonald
Fort Scott
Lee Clark
James C.thompson
Sedalia
John Hancock
Austin
Tex
Adirondack Purchase Reported by Delaware & Hudson
Horace G. Young, general manager of the Delaware & Hudson railroad, confirmed the Adirondack railway has been purchased though no legal transfer is yet recorded. He cited growing Adirondack popularity and planned line extensions as motives, with extensive improvements planned to align the road with the main line.
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Axrany
N. Y
Horace G. Young
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Adirondack Railway
Delaware & Hudson Road
Young
Wabash lines sold for 15 million to Ashley and Joy
Judges Gresham and Jackson in Chicago approved the sale of the Wabash railway lines east of the Mississippi to Ashley and Joy for 15.55 million dollars representing 90 percent of bonds. Purchasers plan consolidation with the west of the river, forming the Wabash Railroad Company, with headquarters in St Louis.
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Mississippi River
Gresham and Jackson
Chicago
Messrs
Ashley & Joy
Wabash Western Purchasing Committee
St. Louis
Ohio
Ashley
The
Wabash Western
Wabash Railroad Company
Mississippi
Cleveland
Fitchburg Rebate Possible On State Rail Sale Dispute
North Adams May 15 It is likely the Legislature will be asked to arbitrate matters tied to the State sale of the Troy and Boston Boston Hoosac Tunnel Western roads and the Hoosac Tunnel. The State Treasury Board sued Fitchburg claiming the railroad owed six cars rent totaling 72000 and Fitchburg contends the suit was unjust. A settlement with the State may clear Fitchburg’s purchase of the road and tunnel complex.
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Fitchburg Railroad
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Boston
Hoosac Tunnel
Fitchburg
State Treasurer Board
Troy & Boston
Ward
Hoosac
Roosevelt presses civil service reform with tough stance
Washington May 15 The civil service commission reopens with Roosevelt as a vocal reformer urging enforcement of the law and equal entrance chances. He warns Harrison may face pressure to remove officers for unlawful actions and calls for impartial boards to curb favoritism.
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Hundreds of German Miners Return to Work Under Troop Protection
May 15 Berry. Distress grows in coal districts amid a miners strike with 160000 workers and dependents. Troops guard hundreds who resume work while others waver. Employers in Witten may raise wages without changing hours. Placards urge peace or violence, fueling spread of agitation. Trade groups across Sprottau Bunzlau Konigsberg Wurzberg Lubeck Dortmund Bremerhaven Berlin report strikes and discontent.
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Westphalia
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Wurzberg
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Emperors Receives U S Ministers Lawton and Grant
Vienna on May 15 reports the Emperor granted an audience to retiring United States minister Lawton who presented his letters of recall. The Emperor then received the new minister Colonel F D Grant who presented his credentials.
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Fred Grant
Austria
Vienna
Lawton
United States
F. D. Grant
Miss Sibyl Sanderson Shines in Esclarmonde at Opéra Comique
In Paris on May 15 Massenet’s Esclarmonde opened at the Opéra Comique with Miss Sibyl Sanderson in the lead. The American soprano drew praise for purity and sweetness of tone and facility with challenging passages. Carnot and other luminaries attended as Sanderson earned strong early prospects.
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Sibyl Sanderson
Paris
Carnot
Massenet
Samoan council to include six members
The Apia municipal council will have six seats with Germany England and the United States each appointing one member and three elected by Apia residents. The arrangement, called the Phelps compromise by British officers, displeases British officials.
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Apia
Germany
England
United States
London
Patrick O’brien
North Monaghan
London Times
The
Liverpool Courier
Thomas Wallace Russell
Paris
le Paris
Perrin
Carnot
Are these Dr Cronin gloves found near crime scene
A pair of gloves hidden under brush near the Dr Cronin disappearance site were found soaking wet after rain. Belief they belonged to Dr Crow, then evidence at a livery stable pointed to Black or Woodruff as the owner. Black said he would testify Cronin was seen Sunday after the alleged abduction.
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CuicaGco
Mortimer Scanlan
Exile Wins the Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend
More than 15000 spectators witnessed Exile win the Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend. Juggler led early with Terra Cotta and Elkwood close behind, Exile moving to the front on the upper turn and securing victory by two lengths over Prince Royal in a 2 07 percent time.
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N. Y
Exile
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Proctor
Gilbert E. Borden
New Bedford
House of Refuge
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Terra Cotta
Clkwood
Richmond
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Hanover
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Elkwood
Two Salem Weddings Reported At First Baptist Church
In Salem on May 15 a double wedding took place. Elbridge R. Anderson, son of Rev. Galusha Anderson, and Lizzie D. Harris were wed by Rev. E. P. Farnhaim and Rev. Dr. Anderson. they will live on Forrester Street and honeymoon in Boston. Charles J. Sadler and Mary E., daughter of the late ex Mayor H. K Oliver, also married today with Rev. J. P. Franks officiating.
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First Baptist Church
Elbridge R. Anderson
Galusha Anderson
D.D
The
Baptist College
Granville
Lizzie D
I. P. Harris
E. P. Farnhaim
Dr. Anderson
Mary E
H. K Oliver
J. P. Franks
Bride of Ten Days Killed by Cable Car in Curiaco
Mrs. Mary Lambrecht, just ten days married, was run over and killed by a Yerkes cable car in Curiaco. A mob of about 1500 gathered angrily as accidents on the line sparked unrest but police quickly controlled the crowd and prevented lynching.
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Curiaco
Mary Lambrecht
Yerkes
Yale Plans New Gymnasium on Elm and York Streets
New Haven May 15 The Yale gymnasium committee bought a large plot at Elm and York streets for the new building. The subscription report indicates strong support and that Yale will soon have a fully equipped, spacious facility replacing its cramped quarters.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Elm and
York Streets
Clever Chicago whiskey swindle exposed and gone wrong
A smooth talking young man named John Archibald Comp duped Chicagoans and distillers with a fake compound that allegedly turned bad whiskey into fine bourbon. The hoax used a concealed refrigerator and a double armor reservoir to swap bottles, but Comp fled with the armor, after逃 arrest was planned.
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John Archibald Comp
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Comp
Metropolitan Hotel
Gilbert Gymnastic Exhibition And Lester Prize Speaking
Amherst May 15 visitors packed the Gilbert gymnastic show with a $100 prize from Cincinnati sponsor Frederick Gilbert. Juniors won with 99.54 percent as sophomores 9.28 and freshmen 29.13. Evening lectures in College Hall featured ten junior speakers, prizes of 50 and 30 awarded for best original pieces to W O Gilbert for The Pathos of Dickens and F C Putnam for Wolsey and Savonarola.
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Gilbert
Williams
Lester
Frederick Gilbert
Cincinnati
Smith
Mt. Holyoke
College
W. O. Gilbert
Dickens
F. C. Putnam
Wolsey and Savonarola
Labor Riot at Lynn Sees Mob Target Lasting Workers
In Lynn on May 15 a crowd of about 1000 shoemakers surrounded Mark J Worthley's factory as Boston lasters arrived to operate the lasts. Stones flew and police cleared the street with clubs. Leaders John Fitzgerald Patrick Farrell and Charles H Leach were jailed to face riot charges. The disturbance subsided by 8 PM.
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Mark J. Worthley
Boston
Marshal Hill
John Fitzgerald
Laster
Patrick Farrell
Charles H. Leach
Lynn Lasters’ Union
Army and Navy Gazette May 16 military orders recap
Army orders assign a board of survey including Capt G M Randall and LT F L Dodge to determine loss of signal service property at Michigan Military Academy. Navy orders shift leaders, extend leave for A C Taylor, assign L A Beardslee to Vermont July 1, and place W A Kirtland on waiting orders. Medical and staff moves include G E Harmon and C F Lowdnes to Constellation, plus three months sick leave for W Radstone. Leaves for F H Sherman and Eawin Fithean noted, with Ensign W Sims extended six months.
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Twenty-third Infantry
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F. L. Strong
Fourth Artillery
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Philip Irish
Washington Navy Yard
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Constellation
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Independence
F. H. Sherman
Hydrographic Office
Eawin Fithean
Wn Phrmission
United States
Cave
W. Sims
General Adna Anderson Dies by Suicide in Philadelphia
Gen Adna Anderson former engineer for the Union army and chief engineer of the Northern Pacific railway shot himself at the Hotel Lafayette in Philadelphia with ill health cited as likely cause. At death he was president of the United States Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company based in New York.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Adna Anderson
New York
Hotel Lafayette
Northern Pacific Railway
United States Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company
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