Nellie Durfee Wanders as Martin Family Aids Missing Child
Walter Martin, a switchman for the Boston and Maine railroad, shelters Nellie Durfee after a rainy night near the Malden drawbridge. Nellie, who cannot recall her home, was found near East Somerville and spoke of Sisters Louise and a Sisters school. Martin’s humane rescue follows his prior heroism saving Royal Douglass from a Mystic River grave.
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North Union Street
East Somer Pills
Walter Martin
Boston & Mabie Railroad
Statio
Mysile
Lena Davis
Post
Martin
Apteuil
Mahieu
Boston
Royal Douglass
Massachusetts Humane Society
Nellie
Wvas
Louise
Nellie Dulce
Memorial Day Observances Planned by Washington GAR Posts
May 20 report from Washington outlines Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington and national cemeteries. Clergy W J Cornwald and S B Paine will lead religious services, Luther B Noyes to recite an original poem, and General Cyrus W Bussey among speakers. Congress and government offices to close. weather and flowers cited as constraints.
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Washington
GAR
Lo Wo Meetligs
Luther B. Noyes
Suidtery’ Tome
Cyrus W. Bussey
S@fior
Congressional
I Gailinger
New Ihampshire
Rovernment Departmente
Ue Ey
Fire in Weymouth Damages Store and Boarding House
A morning fire in Weymouth at 39 o'clock burned a Washington Square building owned by John G. Worster and used as a filer shop by A J Denbrowder. The adjacent boarding house occupied by Sir Alexander Murray suffered heavy losses including furniture and stock. total estimated damages approach 2000 with limited insurance and several nearby properties also affected.
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Veymouth
Washington Square
John G. Worster
A. J. Denbrowder
Sir Alexaner Murray
Lenbroeder
New Flag at Watertown public observance May 10
Isaac I. Patten Post holds special line high service at First Parish Church in Watertown. The post met at 2 o'clock to escort speakers and town officers, with Rev. BE chaplain officiating. Comrades will present a flag at the recently erected tower as twenty-one members of the corps perform escort duty.
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Watertown
Isaac
Patten Post
Caniur
Aoe Ahartel Uae
Servives
Specie its et Sait New Flame Devin Mauhine
The fragment mentions Devin Mauhine with a phrase New flame, but the text is garbled and unclear. No verifiable dates, places, or organizations are present to form a concrete news item.
Drowned Brothers Reach Drowning At the Park
In Ebay Park last evening about 6 o'clock two brothers Richard Lips aged 13 and Alfred Lips aged 10 died after a raft collision. Hugo Lips 16 was rescued by Sergeant Murphy who arrived to aid the struggling trio. The incident occurred on two moored rafts about ten feet from shore and turned tragic as the boys tried to jump between rafts.
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Richard Lips
Alfred Lips
Richard Hi. Lips
Carver Street
Ebay Park
Hugo Lips
Murphy
Park
Sun
Eli
Nenunher
Murph
Pol Gui
Havi Fone Doweh
Het Agnic
Somerville Man Killed In Horseback Accident
John A. Albworth 27, New England manager for Delaware Fire Insurance, resident of 104 Cross Street, fell from a horse on Pearl Street and died within twenty minutes. A member of Soley Lodge Masons Somerville and De Metay Commandery Knights Templars of Boston, he was well known in the city and survived by his mother and sister.
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Somerville
Pearl Street
John A. Albworth
New England
Delaware Pire Insurance Company
Cross Street
Wirith
Mr. Ashworth
Ither
Noiber
Soley
Trish Comedian Robert Hanley Dies in Pittsburgh Visit
Trish comedian Robert Hanley, also known as Robert Allan, died suddenly yesterday morning at the Bowling House on Ludhwein Place where he was staying. After attending a ball mime and visiting the theatre, he retired home and fell ill. Physicians could not save him. acute peritonitis is listed as the cause. The body will be sent to Pittsburgh Pern, his active residence and parental home.
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Robert Hanley
Robert Allan
Trish
Ludhwine
Pittsberg
Pern
Mrs Abbie Heath Falls From Electric Car
Mrs Abbie M Heath, a test medium and magnetic dealer of 12 Dover Street with office on Kesworth Street, fell from an electric car opposite Tremont Street. She struck her head and right hip, was aided by the conductor, and taken to hospital.
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Abbie M. Heath
Dover Street
Kesworth Street
Lgy Tremont Street
Concert at the Palace Theatre Delights London Audience
The Palace Theatre season grows in interest as Miss Pryde draws praise from an American audience. Daughter of Jenny Hill, Pryde’s bright singing with a foreign tinge captivates locals alongside Dudley Prescott, the Wawcons, William HM McBride, Dolly Merton, and others in a varied program of songs, stories, and musical pieces.
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Palace Theatre
Egry Pryde
Soenden Music Hall
Miss Pryde
Jenny Hill
Wawcons
William HM
McBride
Francis Weshburn Post 08 Host Afternoon Assembly
Francis Weshburn Post 08 held an afternoon assembly at the Alisten Congregational Church. Attendees included Comrade James Churchill Massachusetts commander, Colonel Charles Liu of Washington, Colonel Parker on the Governor's staff, Major J. Watertown Arsenal, councilmen Goodenough and Richer, Rev. A L Wulit, and other local leaders. Addresses were delivered by Colonel Lincoln, Commander Lik, Colonel Parker, and Pastor Biter.
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Francis Weshburn
G. A
Alisten
James Ie Churchill
Massachusetts
Charles Pe Liucous
Washington
Parker
J. W. Aevi
GOLORED PEOPLE TO PROTEST AT EBENEZER CHURCH
A Colored Citizens protest gathering under the Courant Club will be held at Ebenezer Rape Church in West Springfield Street Boston on Tuesday May 31. The event aims to address grievances since the last election and will be presided over by Mr WH Yam Wo Bryant with speakers including A ML Ferris Coronel Bh. b and other local figures.
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Courant Club
Boston
Ebenezer Rape Church
Springfield Street
Tusaulgist
Howe
Yam Wo Bryant
Storm Leave City Wrecked Leaving Many Injured
In the storm's path two and a half blocks of a residential area were leveled with many homes destroyed and residents displaced. Names such as Walter Fossy Tus Charles Hooven James Lawrence and Charles Stoonah appear among the injured or noted for their roles. Hospitals receive the injured as relief workers and country residents begin to aid in the distressed community.
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WiLiza Am French
Salvation My
Wanna
Martin HopGas
Charles Hooven
Maudy King
N. King
James Lawrence
Carlie Mitchell
Murrity
Lye Rayerin Sammons
Charles Stoonah
Santa Fe
Tumace
Thrall
HayUries
L. Tucnen
Dick Weaver
Cihi
Watts
Labor unions and granite strike aid report disputes
The granite cutters dispute remains unsettled with workers denying end to the lockout and questioning published reports. Boston union meetings address solidarity actions with garment workers, female compositors, building trades, and plastering skirmishes as delegates endorse boycotts and arbitration efforts.
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New England Granite Manufacturers’ Association
Post
Dalon
Iispatch
New York
Central Labor Union
Cornell's New President Dr Schurman Named
Biographical sketch of Dr Jacob Gould Schurman, newly elected president of Cornell University. Born May 22 1864 in Freetown Prince Edward Island, from Dutch ancestry. Education at Prince of Wales College Acadia College and University of London. Won Hibbert and Canadian scholarships, studied in Germany Itlay and England. Professor at Acadia Dalhousie and head of the Philosophical Department at Cornell. Noted lecturer and author of Kantian Ethics, Ethical Darwinism and Re Lettn Method. Married Barbara Munro October 1 1884.
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Facob Gould Schurman
Corneil, University
Freetown
Prince Edward
Inwand
University of London
Elon
Hibbert
Oxford
Cambridge
Dublin
Ediburgh
Hibbert Pellew
Lellelberg
Berlis
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Italy
Germany
Taro
White
Ceorwell
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Nova Scotia
Dalbousia College
Cornell
Saxe
Cmt
Sage School
Fic
Philosophical Review
Schurman
Sage School of Philosophy
Ithaes
Fie
Smith
Wellesley
University of Onio
Stanford University
Dr Schurman
Barbara B
George Munro
New Yerk
O Reilly Concert Aids Memorial Fund In Boston
The Boston Theatre hosted a successful O Reilly memorial concert last evening. The memorial committee thanks Eugene Tompkins for the theatre, Alexander Steinert for artist selection, Dunnet P. Toumen for program work, Galvin Bros and Twombly for the display, and John J. Murphy for ticket handling. Committee colleagues A Shuman James Jeffrey Roche and T B Fitz supported the effort.
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Boston
John Boyle O' Reilly
Eugene Tompkins
H. A. M'Gienen
Alexander Steinert
Duniti
Galvin Bros
Twombly
John J. Murphy
Jou Uchers
Messrs
A. Shuman
James Jeffrey Roche
T. B. Fitz
Sulesss
German Lutheran Trinity Church celebrates tenth anniversary
Tenth anniversary services were held at Trinity Church in Bockviius Connecticut with both morning and evening rites led by Reverends A Brunn of Holyoke and J Horst Jr of South Manchester. About 150 delegates from Holyoke Willimantic Meriden Hartford Manchester and other cities attended. The church is a prominent German congregation in the area.
Cleveland Arrives Soon at Gray Gables as Preparations Begin
Old Colony train brings news of Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland at the summer residence Gray Gables. Preparations underway with butler, coachman and staff arriving. grounds, hay and sea breeze surround the sprawling eighty acre estate. Local bustle includes neighbors, churches and residents of Buzzards Bay buzzing with rumor.
Fragmentary London Report on Mansion House Remarks
A partial London dispatch notes remarks at Mansion House with unclear context about a person revived and statements on home, death, and a son. The text is fragmentary and does not clearly identify names, dates, places, or outcomes beyond vague references to a retiree and a son.
A Little Picture of a Big Balloon Ascension
A little picture of a big balloon will ascend this morning with the main lift at 4 p m. During the day smaller balloons will be released at intervals to show the course of the wind.
Youths on the Common Catch Gossip About a Mystery
A scene on the Common test night shows youths and girls gathering around a muddy parade ground where bulky debris and a pipe spark questions. The irrepressible Stoney of the Post dismisses their curiosity with a blunt joke about a future street prank.
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An’s
Stoney
Auction and boarding options listed by local tradesmen
TE Wyman and Co advertise two weeks board on choice bill of fare with arrangements. Fievey & Co promote six prizes including solid oak exteter, a Parisian couch, an oak finished sideboard, a mantel clock, a dining chair, and a chiffoniere. Gh Marlow Keene offers £25 first payment on a house lot at Whichester. Full details of the deal and ascent are on page 19.
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TE Wyman & Co
Fieavey & Co
Marlow Keene
Tre Dalloo
Troubles in Africa report on Uganda fallout
The Catholic Missionary Review cites a report of broad Christian tensions in East Africa. It claims the kingdom of Veanda was destroyed, church leaders and missionaries were expelled by Protestant natives aided by British agents, and violence including bombardment and killings occurred. Survivors sought refuge in an English fort as Ugandan leaders fled by river with arms in play.
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Reiew
Veanda
Lugard
Uganda
Prominent Chicago Merchant Praises Keyes and Celery Compound
A long testimonial cites Mr Keyes of Keyes and Thatcher as a highly conservative, wealthy Chicago business figure. The piece touts Paine's celery compound as a cure for nervous debility, malarial poisoning, and rheumatic pains, claiming success for Mr Keyes, Mrs Post, and others, backed by medical endorsement.
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Edward &. Phelps
KK. J Shaw
Atisai Avente
Beone
Adam
Hanes
State Street
London
England
America
Lear
Charles. Purcell
West Twelfth Street
Chicago
Paine
Ain Gla
Theips
Vaine
Rainady
Ellows
Fire on Jewett Street destroys barn near Morse Field
Newton fire department was called out at 1 am for a blaze on Jewett street near Morse Field by the Watertown line. The barn was gutted after an hour of effort, five stock and farm implements were saved, and investigators ruled out incendiary origin. The same rye barn had burned months earlier and was rebuilt by Horace Croger.
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Newton
Jewett Street
Morse Field
Watertown
Horace Crocger
Norwell Special Town Meeting On Plymouth County Refreat Company Shares
A special town meeting will be held in Norwell to decide if the town should subscribe for shares in the Plymouth County Refreat Company and for how many shares, under the company’s incorporation provisions. The meeting also considers raising four sum of money to pay or borrowing sums to carry out the article.
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Norwell
Plymouth County Refreat Company
Paine's Celery Compound Praised By Chicago Traveler
A Chicago traveler details long searches for health across sanitariums and resorts, reporting little relief until Paine's Celery Compound improved sleep, color, flesh, and overall condition. The testimonial highlights multiple medical visits and stresses the remedy as scientifically grounded and effective.
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Paine Coast
Atlantic
Payce
Keyes
Paine
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