Iowa Battleship Under Builders Trial Off Delaware
The Iowa sails from Cape May on a builders trial covering about a thousand miles to test machinery and performance. Inspectors like Edwin Cramp supervise engine work while Navy officials observe. The vessel features enhanced armor, turrets for four 12 inch guns, eight 8 inch rifles, and a 860 foot length with 11,410 ton displacement.
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Lewes
Del
Iowa
Cape May
Sargent
Edwin S. Cramp
Navy Department
Navy
Battieant Ven
Crarmp’s
West End Fight Goes On In Street Railway Controversy
Boston officials report ongoing conflict within the West End Street Railway regime. A dated Oct 16 letter from directors not in the inner circle claims it was issued without board consultation and states no commitment to any elevated rail deal. The letter notes no report to the full board about a Meigs charter sale proposal.
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West End
Messrs. Nichols, Jackson
Boston
West End Street Railway Company
Messrs. J. Howard Nichola
C. C. Jackson
Mem
Meigs
Bismarck Attacks Caprivi Over Russo German Treaty
Prince Bismarck continues his criticism of Count Caprivi through Hamburger Nachrichten. He questions Caprivi’s 1890 decision to sever wires to Russia and argues the main issue is whether Germany aligns closer with Russia or with its European opponents amid the neutrality treaty debate.
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Berlin
Bismarck
Count Caprivi
Hamburger Nachrichten
Rolnelse
Caprivi
Germany
Russia
Europe
Missing mother and child reported from Chelsea Street
Mrs Michael Connors of 437 Chelsea Street and her four year old daughter Maimie have been missing since Tuesday. Mrs Connors went to a Boston bank with an order to withdraw money for taxes and did not return. The husband learned at the bank she had not withdrawn any funds.
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Michael Connors
Chelsea Street
Mamie
Connors
Boston
Court extends bail in intimidation case against four men
In Municipal Criminal Court Judge Brown continued the case of Louis Ash, Joseph Harris, Reuben Bornstein and Jacob Graus charged with intimidating by force garment workers of Michael Barron at 188 Hanover Street on Oct 5. The court signaled it would decline jurisdiction and ordered bail to await grand jury action.
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Municipal Criminal Court
Brown
Louis Ash
Joseph Harris
Reuben Bornstein
Jacob Graus
Michael Barron
Hanover Street
Woman Held on Alleged Kidnapping Charge
Judge Brown in Municipal Criminal Court yesterday held Madge Stewart in 500 bond for the December grand jury on a complaint charging her with kidnapping 2 year old Frank McKenna son of Geo and Elizabeth McKenna of 179 Cambridge street on Sept 6 last.
Quadruplets Born to Mrs Newport in New York colored colony
Mrs John Newport, wife of a Great Sodus Bay boatman, has given birth to four healthy boys. The event follows a pattern of prior multiples and is noted amid the local colored community. The Newport family, once enslaved, traces roots to Virginia and now marks nine children from three births. Named offspring include McKinley and the other three after William Jennings Bryan.
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Wolcott
N. Y
John Newport
Great Sodus Bay
Newport
Virginia
Sodus Point
George Washington
Robert E. Lee Newport
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Ulysses S. Grant Newport
Cleveland
Bryan
McKinley
William
Jenning
Arrested man’s six month jail term and Cam ridge discovery
A man served six months in jail and upon release moved to Boston. His second wife tracked him down after three months, finally locating him living in Cambridge.
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Boston
Camridge
Seventeen Wives Ask Divorce From James Newsum
Evansville Ind Nov 12 Jane Newsum sues for divorce from James Newsum claiming he has been divorced six times before and she is his seventeenth wife. She knew his record but married him anyway saying he was fascinating.
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Evansville
Ind
Jane Newsum
James Newsum
Jane
James
Fish horn saved her in Chelsea intrusion
Mrs Nellie Cone of 191 Webster Ave Chelsea woke to a man at her door asking for water and claiming her husband was upstairs ill He forced entry then grabbed Edith Prescott but Cone blew a nearby fish horn and the sight of noise and cries sent the intruder fleeing in a dashed retreat
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Nellie Cone
Webster Avenue
Chelsea
Edith Prescott
Mrs Kane Held for Arson in Boston Fire
Annie Kane of 3879 Maverick Street South Boston was held for the grand jury on arson charges. Witnesses linked a refused furniture storage request to a hallway fire sparked by kerosene in a jug found at the scene, leading to judicial action.
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Annie Kane
Maverick Street
Boston
John McDonald
Mullen
Farley
Emmons
Mrs. Kane
Mrs Castle's Counsel Defends Guilty Plea In London
Bernard Abrams issued a statement replying to criticism of Mrs Castle's plea of guilty. He cites Sir Edward Clarke's view that under 1883 law he would have urged not guilty to show lack of felonious intent. He notes 1833 lunacy trial provisions required a guilty verdict though insane, and says advisers chose guilty to avoid an inhumane result, a course supported by English legal circles.
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London
Bernard Abrams
Duchess Weds Rollit in London Church Ceremony
The dowager Duchess of Sutherland married Sir Albert Kaye Rollit M P at St George’s Church Hanover Square London. The Rev Arthur Mitchell bride’s brother led the service assisted by Rev A B Carpenter and Dr Anderson. Best man was Arthur Rollit. Bridal robe petunia velvet chinchilla fur jewels. Diamonds emeralds and diamond pendants jewelry bouquet.
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London
Duchess of Sutherland
Albert Kaye Rollit
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
Arthur Mitchell
A. B. Carpenter
Anderson
Arthur Rollit
Walter Parrott Weds Annie Howard in Paddington Church
Walter Parrott married Annie Howard yesterday at St James Church Paddington. Annie had been betrothed to Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison when he was assassinated. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Walter Abbott.
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London
Navy
Walter Parrott
Annie Howard
Carter Harrison
Chicago
St. James Church
Paddington
Walter Abbott
Love Driven Tragedy Ends Life in Sutton Residence
George Parker aged 38 committed death by own action on the front steps of his Sutton home yesterday by shooting himself with a shotgun. Disappointment in love is given as the cause. He was a young man in comfortable circumstances.
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Manchester
N. H
George Parker
Sutton
Pocketbook Lost by Alden Brothers Found in Chelsea
Isaac Alden of Alden Bros milk contractors reported his pocketbook vanished Oct 30 from his coat inside pocket during a horse sale near 883 Ruggles Street. It was later found in Chelsea by Charles A. Lombard, who claimed to have found it and returned it after police inquiry. only cash and a note with a canceled check were missing.
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Isaac Alden
Alden Bros
Milk Contractors
Ruggles Street
Charles A. Lombard
Chelsea
Mr. Alden
Ervin R. Davis
Post Office
Alden
Dugan
Davis
Collins
Lincoln Street
Disgrace of Bismarck and German-Russian Tensions
A Paris Figure notes Bismarck’s disgrace attributed to the ex-Empress Frederick influencing the king. Berlin outlets discuss why Caprivi cut telegraph links to Russia in 1890 and debate whether Russia or British policy pressures Germany, urging explanations to calm public opinion.
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Paris
Figaro
Berlin
Bismarck
Frederick
Hamburger Nachrichten
Reichstag
Caprivi
Germany
Russia
Europe
Israel Solemnik faces bigamy charges in Cambridge court
In Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Israel Solemnik a Russian Hebrew stands accused of bigamy after two women with small children claim him as husband One wife says he married in Russia ten years ago and deserted her while she followed him to this country The second wife Lena Shaf ferino on Franklin Street demands money while she and her children await support from Solemnik Judge Hardy bonds him to support the first wife and to leave the state immediately
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Israel Solemnik
Middlesex Superior Criminal Court
Cambridge
Israel
Russia
Lena Shafferino
Franklin Street
Solemnik
New York
Montreal
Keeley League Reunion Held in Lexington Town Hall
The fifth Keeley League reunion was celebrated in Lexington at the Town Hall with Gerard Russo's Orchestra. About 400 attendees, including town officials, shared a dinner and heard speeches from figures such as Selectman George E. Muzzey and other Keeley leaders. Dancing followed in the institute hall until midnight.
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Lexington
Keeley League
Gerard Russo
N. R. Williams
Boston
George E. Muzzey
Keeley Institute
Williams&. Brigham
F. M. Tillotson
F. J. Keenan
Robert Harley
H. W.randall
C. M. Fuller
E. W. Abbey
Miss Parker
Women's
Institute
Francis Henney Held on Highway Robbery Charges
Francis Henney appeared in the South Boston District Court after his arrest on highway robbery and larceny from the person. He was held in $150 bail for appearance in the higher court.
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Francis Henney
South Boston
The Wife of Scarll ends at Hollis with mixed reception
Miss Nethersole’s new play The Wife of Scarll at Hollis Street Theatre drew a critical audience. The drama centers on a drifting couple, a child’s intervention, and a near dishonor resolved by reconciliation though the plot wobbles and several actors underperform.
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Miss Nethersole
Scari
Chiquita
Cuba
Parker House
Charles Poppers
Mr. Hopper
Minnie French
Kidd
Boston
Fay Davis
Antoinette de Maubran
George Alexander
Tremont
Columbia
Lynn
New York
Keith’s
Iza
Clemenceau
New Grand
Meza
Foster and Lewis
Snyder
Buckley
Johnson and Dean
Lizzie B. Raymond
Liston
Levanion
Ali
Delmore
Jerome
Howard Atheneum
Flynn and
Sheridan
Lothrop
Frances Harrison
Grand Opera House
London
Austin & Stone
the Trocadero
Hollis
Isaac
Rich
Olga Nethersole
Giacosa
Scarli
Camille
Denise
Harrison to the Farmers at National Congress
In Indianapolis on November 12 General Harrison addressed the Farmers National Congress. He praised rising grain prices yet noted higher costs for consumers. He urged disciplined public action and warned against fighting only wind. He asserted the American people seek truth and right over class interests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Farmers’ National Congress
Harrison
Congress
Wheelbarrow wager taints city election bets
It leaks that Boston Industrial Home officials superintendent T C Roberts and assistant O C Elliot joined in "freak" bets on the recent election. Roberts backed McKinley while Elliot backed Bryan. The loser will wheel the winner around the block in a wheelbarrow on an agreed evening, with Davis street expected for the spectacle.
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T. C. Roberts
O. C. Elliot
Boston
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Roberts
McKinley
Elliot
Bryan
Missing Persons Notices: Kate Tucker and Richard Rice
Kate Tucker, 27, of 46 Green Street, 5 ft 6 in, 200 lb, dark complexion with hazel eyes, last seen in a blue Mackintosh. Richard Rice, 45, of 280 Shawmut Avenue, 5 ft 8 in, 140 lb, dark complexion, wore a brown plaid suit, black overcoat, tan shoes when last seen. Both cases under police investigation as relatives express anxiety.
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Kate Tucker
Green Street
Shawmut Avenue
Richard Rice
Shower of Meteors Prompts Astronomical Explanations
Reports describe a vivid meteor shower observed last night by Boston star gazers and readers of Humboldt and Bonpland. Observers note shooting stars across the sky as part of a predicted return. scientists explain a vast swarm of meteoric corpuscles orbiting the sun, with Earth intersecting the path every thirty-three years, regions of condensation, and anticipation for stronger displays in 1899 and 1898.
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Boston
Humboldt
Bonpland
Uranus
Strength machines at Jordan Marsh draw crowds in Boston
A corner window display on the third floor of Jordan Marsh and Co. showcases a compact Whitely exercise device promoted by Mr J A Condon. Sandow endorses it and Corbett praises its merit. Condon claims its use shapes an all around man through two years of training and notes the device weighs under two pounds and comes in four tensions. The store offers all sizes at reduced prices from $2 to $8.
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Jordan, Marsh & Co
J. A. Condon
Boston
Sandow
Corbett
Condon
S. Jordan, Marsh & Co
The Minister Charged In Roxbury Assault Case
Robert D. Buchanan known as The Minister and longtime sewer department worker faced a Roxbury District Court judge on charges of assault with a pistol against John Kenary. Buchanan claimed the pistol belonged to his son and was carried only to frighten those who teased him, admitting only firing a blank cartridge. The judge discharged him with a warning to not carry weapons.
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Robert D. Buchanan
Sewer Department
Roxbury
John Kenary
Buchanan
New England Conservatory Announces Second Terms
Franklin Square Boston opens second term on November 19 with daily entrance examinations after November 12. Frank W. Hale serves as General Manager, guiding admissions and program start.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Franklin Square
Boston
Frank W. Hale
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