Hold of Standard Oil Magnates Exposed in Boston Fight
Editor Charles Parkhurst denounces the Standard Oil monopoly as independent New England companies rally local support. The list names firms resisting the trust in Somerville Malden and Boston, with oil selling at 6 12 cents per gallon and competition likely to push prices lower.
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Charles Parkhurst
Post
Combine
the Post
Standard Oil Trust
New England
Boston
Vicinity
Zion’s Herald
New York
New England Oil Company
Independent Oil C Ompanies
Fitchburg
Union Square
Somerville
Acme Oil Company
Malden
Electric Oil Company
Silver Light Oil Company
American Oil Company
Victor Oil Company
Wheeler Bros
Medford
J. J. Dalton
Watertown
J. D. Cahill
Everett
Liberty Oil Company
Chelsea
F. W. Babcock
Walker & CO
New England Oil Company Appeals Against Monopoly
The New England Oil Company of Somerville Massachusetts urges mass residents and dealers to resist Standard Oil monopoly practices. It argues monopolies hurt consumers, advocates independent refineries, and calls for formation of independent oil associations nationwide.
Failure of the Trust to Crush Out Mr A P Joss
The Post reports booming business in Somerville at the New England company works as Standard Oil spies push below cost selling and threaten wholesale dealers. A P Foss of American Oil Company and H W Hanscom of Acme Oil Company praise independent suppliers, vow to resist the trust, and say they will go out of business rather than surrender.
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Somerville
New England Company
Standard Oil Company
A. P. Foss
American Oil Company
Trust
Post
Standard Oil
H. W. Hanscom
Acme Oil Company
Malden
New England Oil Company
Bear Creek Oil Company
C. L. French
Standard
Bostonian Society Opens Old State House Rooms for Exhibit
The Bostonian Society gains city rooms on the first floor and basement of the Old State House to display maps from 1665 to today. Enlarged space hosts Memorial Hall relics and new upper rooms. The society seeks support from antiquities enthusiasts. life memberships cost $80 with no further assessments.
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Bostonian Society
Old State House
Boston
Memorial Hall
Strangler Case Sparks Denver Fear Amid New Suspect Arrest
In Denver a new suspect, Moller, is arrested after an attack on Marie Vendres as police pursue the Market Street strangler case. Vendres fought off the assailant and cried out for help, while authorities also guard Frank Roch, already in custody, amid ongoing investigations and witness detentions.
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Denver
Col
Market Street
Marie Vendres
Twentieth Street
Market
Moller
Lena Tapper
Marie Centassoli
Kiku Oyama
Mrs. Vendres
Charles Vendres
Marie
City Hall
Marie Contassou
Frank Roch
Roch
Armstrong
Grove Hall Mission Fair Opens at Wetherell Hall
A Grove Hall Episcopal Mission fundraiser will run Wednesday and Thursday in Wetherell Hall. The event features decorated tables with useful articles and will open at 4 PM with supper and refreshments available in the hall.
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Grove Hall
Wetherell Hall
Benefit for Orphans by Jamaica Plain Cemetery Staff
A benefit party for orphans of the late George Bent will be hosted by Forest Hills Cemetery employees at Jamaica Hall in Jamaica Plain on Thursday evening November 22. The event will feature a musicale and dancing.
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George Bent
Forest Hills Cemetery
Jamaica Hall
Jamaica Plain
Chung Sing Sent To State Asylum In Mental Crisis
Chung Sing, about 24, has been confined since Sept 16 after a nine month sentence was reduced to the House of Correction. A judge ordered his commitment to the State Asylum at Taunton yesterday, following examinations by Drs Jelly and Waterman who report he is in personal crisis and a dangerous man to be at large. He was jailed after an assault with a loaded pistol on Frank P. Patten, a night watchman for the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad at Roxbury.
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New England Oil Company
Massachusetts
America
Standard Oil Company
Chung Sing
Taunton
Bishop
Superior Criminal Court
Chung
Charles Street
House of Correction
Frank P. Paten
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Roxbury
G. F. Jelly
Thomas Waterman
Lars
Chinamzin
Drug Fair Plans Convene at Mechanic’s Building in May
The advisory board of the American pharmacy fair met at Young’s Hotel for a dinner with leading Massachusetts druggists. Promoter Benjamin Johnson outlined features and exhibits. galleries will be free to Massachusetts hospitals to benefit from sales. Attendees included professors, board chairs, and presidents of major pharmacy groups.
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Mechanics’ Building
Young's Hotel
Benjamin Johnson
Massachusetts
E. L. Patch
G. F. Markoe
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
H. M. Whitney
Massachusetts Board of Registration In Pharmacy
William F. Sawyer
S. A. D. Sheppard
American Pharmaceutical Association
F. H. Butler
Charles C. Williams
Ph. G
Henry Canning
Interstate
Rock Island Leaves Western Passenger Association
Chicago November reports confirm the Rock Island road withdrew from the Western Passenger Association. Missouri Pacific also plans to quit, leaving the body weakened. A meeting to address the crisis is scheduled for next Monday.
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Chicago
Rock Island Road
Western Passenger Association
Western Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Anawan Mill Resumes Operations in Fall River
The Anawan mill resumed operations today in Fall River after a shutdown. Local workers welcomed the restart as production returns to normal.
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Anawan
Fall River
Doyle Delights Boston Audience With Last Readings
Dr A Conan Doyle staged two final readings in Association Hall Boston drawing a large appreciative crowd. The first Holmes sketch ends with You will have to read the rest as Holmes exits wearing a greatcoat. A later piece from The Refugees titled An Eclipse at Versailles drew applause and laughter. The evening closed with A Study of Old Age and a promise of further entertainment.
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A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Doyle
Association Hall
Boston
Bohemia
Sherlock
Holmes
Kate Field Receives French Decoration for Literature
Miss Kate Field is decorated by the French government for literary services. An official communication from Ambassador Patenotre announces the conferment of the Academic palm and the title Officier de l Instruction Publique.
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Washington
Kate Field
Patenotre
Officier de l’Instruction Publique
First American Patent 1646 Water Wheel Acquired
The Patent Office in Washington received a facsimile of the earliest patent issued in America. Granted by the General Court in Boston on March 6, 1646, Joseph Jenkes was named as patentee for his water wheel invention.
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Washington
Patent Office
America
General Court
Boston
Joseph Jenkes
O'Neil Seeks Delegates Directly for Nomination
Congressman O Neil heads to Washington to meet the appropriations committee on the sundry civil bill and discuss the tariff stance. He says had delegates been chosen by the people the mayoral outcome might differ. Mrs O Neil and Joseph H O Neill Jr plan to join him in Washington around December 1.
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Congressman O'Neil
Washington
Committee On Appropriations
Wilson
O'Neil
Stevens
North Andover
Boston
O’neil
Joseph H. O'Neill, Jr
Goulds Required to Answer Contempt for Tax Returns
Judge Lawrence denies relief from assessment on Gould heirs personal property and their father’s estate in New York. He orders the tax commissioners to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for failing to respond to writs of certiorari seeking review. Jay Gould’s estate valued at 10 million dollars in 1893. George J. Gould at 400 thousand.
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New York
Lawrence
Gould
Goulds
Jay Gould
George J. Gould
Lakewood
Postmaster General Extends Civil Service to Sub-station Staff
The President on the Postmaster General’s recommendation extends civil service benefits to about eight postal transfer or sub-station employees. They were previously excluded from a prior classification. The extension was signed Saturday and takes effect with a delay.
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Washington
Death of Henry Peirce Brookline longtime wholesale grocer
Henry Peirce aged 87 died at his Brookline home on Harvard street after a two year illness. He was a founder of the firm Wason Peirce Co., wholesale grocers at 61 Chatham street, and a respected member of Brookline society. He was born in Waltham on October 2, 1807 and leaves a widow a son William C. Peirce and four grandchildren.
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Henry Peirce
Brookline
Boston
Harvard Street
Peirce
Wason, Peirce & Co
Chatham Street
Waltham
Watertown
Beaver Brook
Lowell
Hidridge Wason
Wason
Mr. Peirce
Charles Street
William C. Peirce
Luce Host Receives Silver Tea Service At Housewarming
F P Luce of Foster street Melrose held a housewarming with guests including C H Robinson A L Holmes F H Sowle H W Harrington C B Norton J Neary H J Cleveland G A Merry W H Woodall R S Allen F V Terrell D Sullivan J S Lattimore E M Chamberlain F S Sprague B Skinner D Bresnahan G Courage and several Misses A King M King L Queeney M Mulcahy J Edgerly G E Ladd.
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F. P. Luce
Foster Street
Melrose
C. H. Robinson & Co
C. H. Robinson
A. L. Holmes
F. H. Sowle
H. W. Harrington
C. 8. Norton
J. Neary
H. J. Cleveland
G. A. Merry
W. H. Woodall
R. S. Allen
F V. Terrell
D. Sullivan
J. S. Lattimore
E. M. Chamberlain
F. S. Sprague
B. Skinner
D. Bresnahan
G. Courage
A. King
M. A. King
A. M. King
L. AC. Queeney
M. H. Mulcahy
J. Edgerly
G. E. Ladd
Mystery of a Burned Tug A. T. Kappella
New York reports the tug A. T. Kappella of Jersey City caught fire off Caswell's Point on Long Island in the early hours. The vessel was a total loss and the crew are missing, believed to have escaped in their boat.
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New York
A. T. Kappella
Jersey City
Long Island
Caswell’s Point
AUSTRIA MULLS WORKINGMEN REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT
Vienna reports a lengthy cabinet and deputy conference failed to agree on the government plan to form a workingmen's representation in Parliament. A ministerial crisis seems likely due to the dispute.
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Vienna
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