General Cogswell Honored in Massachusetts War Portrait
A crowded session heard tributes to General Cogswell for enlisting a Company C and the Second Massachusetts Regiment at Salem on April 19. Speakers including Mr. Russell Mr. Jordan and others praised his patriotism bravery and leadership role in war and public life. The resolutions were adopted by rising vote as the House adjourned.
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House of Representatives
Cogswell
Old House
Jordan
Sa- Yom
Con- Freseman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Cogsporen
Massachusetts
Lake War
Shorey
Moman
Char
Gagewell de
Gris
Gg. Hae
Salem
Neral Cogswell
Baltimore
United States
Mr. Russell
Mr. Jordan
William Cogswell
General Cogswell
Moriarty
Worcester
Myers
Cambridge
Woodfall
Rockport
Prevaux
Amesbury
Stockholm King Oscar to fund North Pole balloon project
Stockholm May 28 announcement states King Oscar will subscribe 30 000 kroner to M Andree's North Pole balloon expedition, securing the venture as a certainty.
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Stockholm
Oscar
M. Andree
North Pole
Pentecost Celebrations At Union Park Tabernacle
The Feast of Pentecost begins with a 9:30 morning service where Rev. Dr. Foster will confirm fourteen children. He plans to deliver a sermon on Patriotism Thursday evening.
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Tabernacle
Union Park Street
Foster
Twice Kidnapped Francis Children Safe With Father
The Post reports Francis's three children Naomi Alphonse and Annie have been returned to their father and are staying with aunt Mrs Leavin Buxton at 381 Ball Street Roxbury since Saturday. Lawyers argue guardianship and kidnapping charges while Charles Watson remains at large.
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Francis
Leavin Buxton
Ball Street
Roxbury
Coakley
Charles Watson
Providence
Watson
Bolster
Post
Woonsocket
Boston
Jennie Friend
City
Samuel Horton
Charles
Horton Watson
Friend
Georgie
Burials Unearthed at Old Granary Burial Ground Discovery
Superintendent Ross uncovers buried gravestones while preparing W. H. Onthank’s funeral at Old Granary Burial Ground. Stones include Elizabeth Powell and Sarah Powell dated 1746, Alexander Lenard 1730, Martha Dinsdall 1696, and a likely officer named John Showers associated with a British regiment in Boston.
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Ross
W. H. Onthank
Joseph Bumstead
Atheneum
Elizabeth Powell
Tear Powell
Sarah Powell
Alexander Lenard
Martha Dinsdall
William Dinsdall
John Showers
Ham
Britain
Boston
Puritan Club to Admit Ladies on Limited Terms
The Puritan Club, a longtime young men’s feeder to Somerset, will admit women under specified conditions. For years no woman has entered the club at Beacon and Spruce streets. By September, many may gain access as it seeks independent standing. current president is Speaker G. von IL, Meyer of the House, with Churchill as treasurer and Hallie reach as secretary.
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Puritan Club
Algonquin
Somerset
Beacon and
Spruce Streets
G. von Il, Meyer
Preble Case Dismisses Widow’s Bond Suit Against Bates Firm
In the case of Sarah A. Preble versus Bates city auditor Clement Way acting for the defendant, court auditor Clement K. Fay finds Edward Preble deceived his mother and Walley and cautions the widow’s testimony. He rules the plaintiff not entitled to recover any damages from the defendants after review of the securities misappropriation and past lawsuits.
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Sarah A. Preble
Bates City
Clement Way
Clement
Edward Preble
Judge Preble
Supreme Court of Maine
Boston
Union Safe Deposit Vaults
State Street
Bates & Walley
New York
General Butler
Samuel Hoar
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court
Colt
Clement K. Fay
Fay
Walley
Purse Snatching on Belvedere and Dalton Streets
Mrs. A E Jenney of 467 Columbus avenue reported a bold purse snatching yesterday forenoon. A blond, medium height man in a cutaway coat grabbed the bag, fled along the railroad tracks, and disappeared among empty cars. Loss valued around 200 dollars plus eight dollars cash and personal papers.
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A. E. Jenney
Columbus Avenue
Colorado
the Post
Back Bay Thug Rampant in Quiet Back Street
The Back Bay district reports another nighttime assault attempt. A domestic worker returning home on Marlboro Street near Exeter and Fairfield streets was accosted by an unknown black man. she cried out and helpers arrived, but the assailant fled. Neighborhood fears rise as similar incidents recur with alleys deemed unsafe after dark.
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Back Bay
Marlboro Street
Beacon
Exeter
Fairfield
Bailey Released in Counterfeiting Case
William J Bailey, an ex convict arrested Monday on counterfeiting charges in Lynn, was released this morning due to insufficient evidence for the high court. Police believe he knows methods used to make counterfeit coins. Two others implicated fled the city. A room Bailey occupied yielded a kettle and spoon coated with metal from the coin process.
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Lynn
William J. Bailey
United States
Bailey
Essex Street
Pasteur Refuses Decoration From German Emperor
The Figaro reports that the German Emperor offered Pasteur a decoration at the Bastia Canal opening. Pasteur declined, saying he would never forget the occasion. The note reflects formal honors and Pasteur's modest stance.
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Pasteur
Paris
The
Figaro
Germany
M. Pasteur
Bastia Canal
Father Hugh Roe O'Donnell in Havre
A private cable despatch from Havre reports the Rev. H Roe O'Donnell of Easton is dead and well, en route for Paria. The notice confirms the clergy member’s travel status and destination.
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Havre
H Roe O'Donnell
Easton
Paria
Reward Offered for Murder of Borden's Butler in New York
In New York on May 28 the murder of Ferdinand Harris, the colored butler for M C D Borden, remains unsolved. Mr Borden, speaking with Acting Chief Conlin, offered a ten thousand dollar reward for the capture and conviction of the killers. The motive is unknown and Mr Borden vows to pursue the case vigorously.
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New York
Ferdinand Harris
Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis Rumor Grows
Berlin dispatch cites Frankfurter Zeitung reporting Sweden frets over possible armed clash that could lead to the dissolution of the Norway Sweden union. The report notes government anxiety and heightened tension in Stockholm amid regional disputes and potential conflict.
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London
Times
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Sweden
Norway
Hayes Named Ward 23 Democratic Leaders
At a Ward 23 Democratic committee meeting last night James E. Hayes was chosen as president and John F. McDonald as secretary of the Democratic city committee.
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Democratic Ward Committee
Ward 23
James E. Hayes
John F. McDonald
Democratic City Committee
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Providence CT
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