Sale of New England Bicycle and Golf Suits Promises Phenomenal Prices
A Boston based firm reveals the complete purchase of Miner, Beal & Co.'s stock of bicycle and golf suits, claiming decades of leadership in high grade clothing. They promise dramatic savings on every dollar spent, toutting the trade mark quality and offering grabby, headline pricing to attract buyers. The lengthy legal testimony concerns discrepancies in a Salem Savings Bank ledgers during Clarence Murphy trial, detailing deposits, missing entries, and balance errors across 1892 to 1898, with bank examiners noting substantial overall discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Miner,Beal & Co
Boston
New England
America
Salem
Clarence Murphy
County of Essex
Clarence A. Evans
Salem Savings Bank
Evans
White
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Church
William Keating
Andrew J. Millett
Clara M. Forrest
Danvers
Joseph Armitage
William Bates
Benjamin Lane
Amos King
Peabody
Jennie Steward
George G. Symonds
BE. O. Foster
Marshal Hart
Hurlburt
Frank
Mr. Chisholm
Special coats and pants on clearance counter
In this large stock of bicycle clothing there are odd coats and pants not yet priced. These items will be found on a special counter with the lowest prices ever named.
YANKEES TAKEN AT SEA IN THREE-MILE LIMIT
The schooner Frederick Gerring, Captain Daniel Doran, was seized by the Canadian fishery steamer Aberdeen near Halifax for fishing inside the three mile limit. Doran and crew denied the charge. a prize crew was placed aboard and the vessel to Halifax. The Gerring’s owner is Captain Edward Morris of Boston. vessel built 1870, 67 3/4 tons, valued at $6000 with $2000 voyage value. Captain Morris will seek release. Vigilant defenders had claimed Doran was outside the limit. Additional notes report illness of Captain Benjamin Sears, crew changes on the Barnstable, and other harbor dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Frederick Gerring
Daniel Doran
Aberdeen
Prospect
Halifax
Doran
Gerring
Edward Morris
Essex
Vigilant
Highland Light
Morris
Cork
Irc
Mobile
Benjamin Sears
Kate
Boston
Steward Shea
Barnstable
Jamaica
Mate Nichols
Boston Towboat Company
Vesta
Lewis Wharf
Anderson
Mercury
Manila
Whitmore
Berlin
Amoy
New York
Along the Water Front In Port News And Incidents
Steamer Gate City arrives from Savannah equipped with an earphone to locate sound direction at sea. Captain Clausen reports passing a large four masted vessel likely the Andorinha bound for Boston. Steamer Barnstable carried fifteen cabins. a passenger slipped and broke two ribs. Captain Oxford notes the Michigan from Liverpool reported May weather. The Portland bark Carrie Winslow sails to Buenos Aires with lumber. Alene arrives from Kingston with nine British crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City
Savannah
Clausen
Baracoa
Cuba
Boston
Andorinha
Campbell
Calcutta
Barnstable
Paine
Jamaica
Richardson
Bowden Harbor
Oxford
Warren
Michigan
Liverpool
Portland
Carrie Winslow
Montgomery
Buenos Ayres
Alene
New York
Kingston
Five Years for Palmer Embezzlement Case Leads Round of Indictments
The United States Circuit Court grand jury reported forty four indictments mainly for liquor law violations. Chester W Cross of Palmer pleaded guilty to embezzling 1875 from Palmer National Bank and was sentenced by Judge Aldrich to five years in Pittsfield jail. Other defendants included Albert Blanchard of Springfield one year at Concord Reformatory for stealing a post office key letterbox theft and Will W Sands of Brockton sixty days for obscene mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Chester W. Cross
Palmer
Palmer National Bank
Cross
Aldrich
Pittsfield
Albert Blanchard
Springfield
Concord Reformatory
James W. Nelson
Will
Sands
Brockton
Dedham
O. R. Beers
Holyoke
Joseph Cezewski
M. O. Gallagher
Noah J. Larbon
Boston
George E. Varnum
Newburyport
Sixteenth anniversary sale at B F Larrabee & Co
The Boston store marked its 16th anniversary with a 50 percent price cut across all departments. Crowds packed the shop from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, countless buyers pressed for elbow room, and the event drew unprecedented attention in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Larrabee & Co
Boston
Frm
Firebug Suspected After Rural Bolton Brush Fires
Bolton May 2. Seven incendiary fires in surrounding brush over the past week have burned hundreds of acres. The Wilder Mansion area saw the worst blaze as 150 men and boys fought flames. William A. Moore suspects a discharged laborer present at the time. A $50 reward is offered for information. Police search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
Brushwood
Wilder
William A. Moore
Dow
Moore
Attleboro tragedy drives warrant request for police officer
Deputy Sheriff Brown, after meeting the families of Michael Connors Jr and Daniel F Mountain in Attleboro, travels to New Bedford to seek a warrant for Officer Nerney on murder charges. The double funeral for Mountain and Connors fills St Joseph's Church after a bishop granted special dispensation for viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Brown
Attleboro
Michael Connors, Jr
Daniel F. Mountain
New Bedford
Jennings
Nerney
Mountain
Connors
Harkins
St. Joseph’s Church
Will Contest Heard in Supreme Judicial Court
At Dedham the February term opened with the will contest of J D Young et al Executors against Emma Young et al. Judges and witnesses testified the testator was of sound mind and the matter was continued to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Supreme Judicial Court
Field
J. D. Young
Emma Young
C. H. Drew
Brookline
A. M. Lyman
Change of a Lifetime at Whitten Burdett Co
Whitten Burdett and Co, renowned clothiers, have moved their wholesale business into a retail bazaar with freshly manufactured fine and medium grade clothing. The firm aims to raise about 100000 quickly due to slow demand and collections, offering a rare chance to buy quality garments below normal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten, Burdett & Co
Yale Corporation Grants Bequest to Library Funds and Woolsey Statue
Yale New Haven May 26 The Yale Corporation approved a 200000 bequest from the Thomas Sloan estate for library funds and voted to leave the statue of State President Woolsey on campus in front of Durfee Hall. Resignation of Professor Siebel Johnson of the Sheffield Scientific Institute was accepted and he becomes professor emeritus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale Corporation
Thomas Sloan
Woolsey
Durfee Hall
Siebel Johnson
Sheffield Scientific Ight
The
Corporation
McManus Named Ward 23 Democratic Committee Chairman
In Ward 23 Democrats back James McManus as chairman amid a force fusion between Charlies Belford and Patrick Meehan. They stress Robert Nason will not head the committee and declare McManus will remain active in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Belford
Patrick Meehan
Robert Nason
James McManus
McManus
Boston Water Department Ledger Shows Stock Disparity in Eastern Division
Inspectors report across Boston water office finds $62 153 34 in stock records versus $114 040 89 shown April 1 1896 in Eastern division. Report notes methods rather than fraud and urges reforms to unify accounts, improve detail, and prevent future discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney McLaughlin
Andrew Stewart
Water Department
John R. Murphy
Quincy
City of
Boston
Fire at East Providence boarding house lights up morning
A large boarding house owned by the American Electrical Company in East Providence was destroyed by fire early today. Forty inmates narrowly escaped with their lives as the blaze spread rapidly before firefighters could control it. The structure was run by MoFar, the manager, when the alarm sounded and residents narrowly fled to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
American Electrical Company
East Providence
Com- MoFar
Panic at factory as fire forces women boarders to flee
A factory blaze caused panic with men and women fleeing in night attire. President Phillips arrived early and relocated most employees to safety in the large building. Fire apparatus from Providence and Watchemaker responded after alarms rang. Loss totaled 12600 dollars with 6000 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Anée
Providence
Watchemaker
Steamer Katharin Capsizes at Cairo River Mouth
A morning storm capsized the Katharin ferryboat at the Ohio river mouth near Cairo. Twenty six passengers and nine crew members were aboard. only the captain, engineer, and clerk survived. Captain Rittenhouse, head of the ferry company, is among the dead. Bodies of Thurman, Miss Orr, and a deck hand were recovered. The storm caused significant damage to Cairo including the opera house and Union depot losing their roofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Katharin
Ohio
Rittenhouse
Cairo City Ferry Company
Thurman
Miss Orr
NO ICE SUNDAY PROHIBITED IN BOSTON AND SOMERVILLE
The Police Commission bans Sunday ice deliveries in Boston with warning that any driver or helper seen delivering ice on Sunday will be arrested for violating statutes and fined up to 50 dollars. Somerville issues a similar order, effective next Sunday May 31. General Martin approves limited emergency exceptions for loading goods like beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Police Commission
Somerville
Martin
Boston Ice Company
Presbyterians Debate Home Mission Salaries
In Saratoga May 2 the Presbyterian General Assembly heard the home mission report. Many delegates urged the body not to disturb the board with administration controversies, warning harm would fall on home missionaries. A Western preacher advocating cuts to clerical salaries and expenses was applauded as the recommendations passed without a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Presbyterian General Assembly
Home Mission
Home
Cheap Gas for Fall River Consolidation Move
The Fall River Gas Works Company and the Manufacturers' Gas Light Company plan to consolidate after directors refer the proposal to the gas commissioners. Once approved, the two firms will build a mammoth gas works and offer gas at a much lower rate, with the Manufacturers' plant offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Fall River Gas Works Company
Manufacturers’ Gas Light Company
Mammoth Gas Works
Manufacturers’ Gas Company
Toboggan on Rail on Mount Washington
Stephen Walker was arrested in Laconia for obstructing the Mt Washington railroad track as two men built a raft of railroad ties on the summit last week. They rode the improvised raft but jumped when it ran out of control, narrowly missing a locomotive and Italian workers repairing the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laconia
N. H
Stephen Walker
Mt. Washington
Napoleon Gingras
Fire Devastates Deseronto East End, Ruins Mill Complex
Deseronto Ont May 26 a large fire destroyed two thirds of the town's east end leaving nearly 100 families homeless. The Rathburn company flour mill bran storehouse elevator docks cedar mill church and about 160 homes were burned. Total losses exceed 300000 with Rathburn's at about 250000, partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deseronto
Ont
Rathburn Company
Rathbun
Passengers From Boston Set Sail Aboard Britannic
Passengers departing New York aboard the White Star Britannic bound for Liverpool include Boston residents Mrs Beatrice Codwise and Miss Lilly Codwise and numerous Sawyers Sawyers Nicholls and Thomases with several accompanying children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Boston
Beatrice Codwise
Lilly A. Codwise
Arthur W. Sawyer
Marguerite Sawyer
Pauline Sawyer
E. W.W. Thomas
Thomas
Helen L. Thomas
Arthur S. Thomas
G. W. Nicholls
E. D. Nicholls
J. Garvin
Boston Young Men's Christian Union Forty-Fifth Anniversary Reception
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union at 48 Boylston Street invites the public to an informal social and musical reception this evening celebrating its forty-fifth anniversary. The building will be open to all, with a gymnastic exhibition and a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
Raines Law Stands in New Jersey Court
Albany N J May The Raines excise law was declared constitutional by the Court of Appeals this morning in a test case brought by Frederick Einsfeld to review the refusal of the excise board to renew his license for one year. The court refused to review it. The decision for the law was unanimous with Judge Andrews writing the opinion and all concurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. J
Court of Appeals
Frederick Einsfeld
Excise Board
Andrews
Washburn & Moen Reelects Directors and Increases Capital Stock
Worcester May 2 The Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company re elected the old board. William E Rice is president and Philip W Moen continues as vice president treasurer and general manager with George T Dewey Stephen Salisbury and Rockwood Hoar as directors. Capital stock voted to rise from 8 500 000 to 4 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company
William E. Rice
Philip W. Moen
George T. Dewey
Stephen Salisbury
Rockwood Hoar
Refuses Again to Pass the $300,000 School Loan
The Common Council at a special meeting last night again refused to pass the loan order for 300000 to repair schoolhouse sanitation and ventilation. It did pass a 75000 restoration order drawn from unspent funds, while debates and points of order delayed action. The council also concurred with Aldermen on several orders, and approved 500 for bicycle races and 800 for a yacht regatta. The East Boston ferry route plan and street work funding were approved unanimously before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Quincy
Board of Aldermen
Ruffin
Orchard
Dennis
Maior
Southwick
Conry
Barnes
Ward 1
Lane
Foster
Ward 9
Franklin Park
South Boston
Miller
Mr. Foster
Milel
Ward 5
O’callaghan
Ward 3
Briggs
Ward 11
Crocker
Ward
Riley
Smith
Shannon
Tague
Whitney
Whittaker
Bachelder
Chain
Innes
Jones
Kinney
Lewis
Morton
Moulthrop
Newmarch
Strangman
Banchor
Bresnahan
Codman
Colby
Dunn
Farrington
Hickey
Hireshon
Lowden
McGuire
Rowan
Sawyer
Wood
Costello
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Messrs. Miner, Beal & Co
George T. Stoddard
Savings Bank
Tufts
Yankees
Incendiary
Browning, King & Co
Washington St
Oorn
Young
YALE
M’manus
Strange
Albany Street
Theivision
Donnelly
Chestnut Hill
Toboggan
Raines Law
Lyman School
East
Stars and Stripes
Thomas F. Doherty
Hudson
Mass
Harwich
Washington
Harrison Spooner
Pgg
Paine Furniture Company
Canal Street
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