Drowning Tragedy After Rowboat Rescue Near Harvard Street
Eyewitnesses Albert Boyson, 8 Hampshire Street, William Murphy, 64 Cherry Street, and Crosby sprang into a rowboat as a collision left Crosby and McHugh sinking. Only one life was saved. McHugh’s body was recovered later. Coyle recovered with hospital care, and McHugh was pronounced lifeless and taken to the morgue after long shoreline searches by police and divers.
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Ald
Harvard Street
Albert Boyson
Hampshire Street
William Murphy
Cherry Street
Crosby
McHugh
Coyle
Cambridge
Swan
Eugene Leven
John Gall
Five Cambridge men survive sailboat capsize near Galloupe's Island
Five young men from Cambridgeport Somerville and Boston were sailing off Galloupe's Island when their boat capsized. They clung to the hull until rescued by Galloupe's Island superintendent and later taken aboard the police boat Protector. Names given include Peter Cheaplon Morris Breen Henry Leroy John Meaux and Christy Gordon.
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Cambridgeport
Somerville
Galloupe
Peter Cheaplon
Spring Street
Henry Leroy
Cambridge Street
Morris Breen
Givern Street
John Meaux
Christy Gordon
Charles Street
Boston
Protector
Memorial Day Observances Across Cambridge Pulpits
Memorial Sunday services were held in multiple Cambridge churches with special ceremonies honoring the dead. Rev A S Gumbart urged patriotic virtue and honest voting while Roxbury High School Battalion contributed a musical program. Union Hall hosted further remarks by Representative George A Evans and a city urn ceremony presented by the Women's Relief Corps.
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A. S. Gumbart
Roxbury High School
Robert P. Roberts
Irving O. Angier
Fred T. Nelson
William Curry
William Lewis
Matthew J. Tobey
Leo J. Frankenthal
William S. Pepperell
J. M. Lorden
Horace C. Swan
Joseph F. Berry
William E. Handy
Joseph T. Maguire
E. J. Babcock
Mr. Gumbart
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Memorial Urn Dedication at Cambridge Cemetery Honors Unknown Civil War Dead
A memorial urn for the unknown Civil War dead was dedicated in Cambridge cemetery on Rutherford Avenue by the Women's Relief Corps. The ceremony began at 3 pm with G A R posts, veterans groups, and local militia in attendance. Mrs. Mabel MacGill conceived the project three years ago and a joint committee from Corps 2 of Old Cambridge and Corps 66 of East Cambridge oversaw completion. The unveiling was led by sculptor W A Bertsch under Mrs. Jarvis, who spoke of sacrifice and unity under one flag as violets bloom above the graves.
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William H Smart
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Cold Harbor
Massachusetts
Antietam
Evans
Jarvis
Saunders
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Manual Training School
Union Hall
Elizabth Turner
Helen A. Brigham
John Gilman
Department of Massachusetts
Representative Evans
William Bertsch
Quinn
Ricker
Bachellor
Thomas Scully
George Saunders
William A. Bancroft
Mabel MacGill
T. W. Higginson
Alexander Blackburn
Mary HB. Knowles
Rutherford Avenue
Women’s Relief Corps
Cambridge Cemetery
Old Cambridge
Corps
East Cambridge
Ellen A. Jarvis
Anna Sanborn
Sarah Hall
Angela Scranton
Mary Shattuck
Sarah Hastings
M. Cook
Addie Cox
Ellen Murray
Mary Parks
Mary Clark
M. E. Littlefield
Capella Ladd
Elizabeth Myles
H. Annie Allen
Mary Lincoln
Etta Lockart
Emma MeeXelleger
Levina Nelson
P. Knight
Mary McIntire
Adelia Adams
Josephine DeRosay
C. Altmiller
Alice Lundesan
Cambridge Manual Training School
George W. Bicknell
First Universalist Church
W. A. Bertsch
WANTS ARBITRATION MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon at the Beaconsfield Casino Brookline. The Rev E L Byington of Newton preached on The Way of Peace urging that public opinion in England and America favors a permanent court of arbitration. He warned of the risk of fratricidal war between English speaking nations and suggested Europe may seek arbitration before year end 1896.
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Beaconsfield
Brookline
E. L. Byington
Newton
Europe
England
America
Day at Brighton Church Hosts G A R Visit and Concert
The Brighton Congregational Church welcomed E. W. Kinsley Post No 113 G A R for a Sunday service with pastor Rev A A Berle delivering a themed sermon. Mrs L C Warner sang The Hero and R S Pearce sang a requiem and Pear Not Ye O Israel. Dora Damon played cornet and Howard the organist performed an organ prelude and postlude.
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Brighton Congregational Church
E. W. Kinsley Post
A. A. Berle
Israel
Buck
Dora Damon
Veterans of Willard Co Kinsley G A R Somerville Meet
Old and young veterans of Willard Co Kinsley G A R Post Somerville met at 9 oclock in G A R Hall Gilman square and attended a sermon at West Somerville Universalist Church preached by Reverend Thomas Edward Potterton, pastor.
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Willard Co. Kinsley
G. A. R. Post
Somerville
G. A. R. Hall
Gilman Square
West Somerville
Family Slain Near Ava Mo in Brutal Double Murder
The Sawyer family of Ava Missouri were found murdered at their home one mile east of town. Ernest Sawyer suffered stab wounds and blunt force injuries before dying in a barn. Parents were bludgeoned, all three bodies piled beneath a bed and covered. A missing man seen with Ernest on Wednesday night is suspected. lynching feared if caught.
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Ava
Sawyer
Ernest B. Sawyer
Salt Lake City Considers the Rev. Francis Herrman
Adverse charges spark a broad sensational probe into Rev Francis Herrman a Salt Lake preacher accused of multiple murders embezzlement and fraud. The tale spans England Wisconsin and Utah with seven alleged victims and a planned Kansas City departure. Investigations mount as photographs circulate and the church seeks discipline.
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Salt Lake City
Francis Herrman
Salt Lake
Utah
Holmes
England
West Superior
Wis
Herrman
Miss Clawson
Lawson
Miss Samuelson
Kansas City
Fr Murphy Bids Farewell At St Francis de Sales
At 10:30 a.m. yesterday a large congregation heard Rev. Nicholas Murphy speak at St. Francis de Sales Church on Bunker Hill about his departure from the parish after the morning service and sermon.
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S J. Patrick’s Church
Watertown
J. 8. Cullen
Boston
St. Francis de Sales
Bunker Hill
Nicholas Murphy
Nevada Democrats pick five delegates to convention
In Carson City on May 24 the Democratic State committee elected five delegates to the national convention. They endorsed President Cleveland's administration except for his financial plan and urged free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1, plus support for a free silver presidential candidate.
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Carson
Nev
Democratic State Committee
Cleveland
Fake Prophetess of Paris Exposed in London Society
London May 2 The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough move to a modest Audley Square house for three months shocking society. Rumors of Vanderbilt wealth and grand entertaining fade as the duchess appears modest, while Parisian Castellanes draw glare with a glittering Paris presence.
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London
Duke
Duchess of Malborough
Audley Square
Vanderbilt
Marlboroughs
Paris
Lady Sholto Douglas Captures Chicago Dudes Hope
Lady Sholto Douglas in New York has captivated Chicago figures and inspired renewed optimism among affluent men after her marriage to the young English lord.
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New York
Sholto Douglas
Chicago
Duchess plots Marlborough House as town residence in London
A social column describes the Duchess of Marlborough pursuing Marlborough House as a London town house to gain favor with the Prince of Wales and Queen. It traces the estate’s history from 1710, notes royal and gallery uses, and envisions the duchess returning to high society after New York. It also mentions Lady Sholto and a roving theatrical family, highlighting fashion and ambition.
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Christopher Wren
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Prince Leopold
Saxe-Coburg
Leopold
Belgium
Adelaide
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Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of York
Goulds
Paris
Paris Fallen Angel Exposed as Fake Prophetess
The so-called Angel Gabriel known as Mlle. Henriette Colledon lived as a psychic in Paris in a small flat at 60 Rue de Paradis. The landlord allowed family living but objected to attracting believers to her sensational visions. Her belongings were dumped on the sidewalk as she sought new lodgings.
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Paris
Angel Gabriel
Mlle
Henriette Colledon
Rue de Paradis
M. Colledon
En Famille
Tornado Rips Through La Fontaine Village Kansas
A tornado struck western Neodesha county near La Fontaine May 23 early morning. The 200 resident village saw two business buildings, the Missouri Pacific depot, and the Christian church wrecked. Dozens of farmhouses were destroyed and Aaron Edwards died from injuries. Property loss totals about $25,000. Wind toppled hay and rain soaked vegetation. damage covered roughly seventy five square miles.
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Neodesha
Kan
la Fontaine
Missouri Pacific Depot
Christian Church
Aaron Edwards
Hatl
Rein
City Briefs: Tufts and Falls Bedside Fracture News
Five-year-old Bessie Feldstein fell down stairs at her home behind 83 Norman Street Saturday night and suffered a skull fracture. Hugh McConnell of the New York Pie Bakery on Ferrin Street Charlestown injured his right arm when it was caught in a dough mixer at work last night.
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Bessie Feldstein
Norman Street
Hugh McConnell
New York
Ferrin Street
Charlestown
Hot Springs Mayor In Fatal Encounter With Drummer
W W Waters Hot Springs mayor and drummer H H Martin exchanged words on Whitington avenue after Waters refused to remit a drum corps fine. A scuffle followed and Waters drew a knife, slashing Martins neck severing the jugular vein. Martin died within ten minutes and Waters surrendered to police.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Whitington Avenue
W. W. Waters
H. H. Martin
Waters
Martin
Morton Sees McKinley as a Dangerous Candidate for Gold Standard
Ex Senator Platt declares McKinley unfit on monetary policy. New York Republicans back Levi Morton, pledge gold standard and currency reform while opposing McKinley, citing inconsistent money views. He calls for a clear party commitment at St Louis and hints New York will vote for Morton.
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Platt
McKinley
St. Louis
How McKinley Stands Across the Nation
The Times surveys correspondents nationwide on McKinley s nomination prospects. It notes tariff support boosts his appeal and mirrors belief he will win, with financial policy seen as less decisive. regional views vary from distrust of his gold standard stance in New England to confidence in victory regardless of coinage in the West and among others despite possible bolting by some Senators.
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New York
the Times
United States
McKinley
New England
Middle States
Mississippi Valley
Teller, Dubois
Cannon
Mantle
Wiman Purchases Staten Island Electric Power Company Property
Erastus Wiman acting for his son Henry Dan Wiman bought the Electric Power Company of Staten Island at foreclosure for 1100000 at St George. The firm had originally absorbed 3403,000 and earned full interest for three years per the receiver. Liabilities total under 200,000 mostly to Boston banks, co operating with Wiman in a reorganization to seek full payment.
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New York
Erastus Wiman
Henry Dan Wiman
St. George
Electric Power Company of
Staten Island
Austin B. Fletcher
Mr. Wimar
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