Independent Oil Fight Spurs New England Buyers
A Boston Post report details a man driving 32 miles to buy oil from independent firms, sparking a widespread consumer boycott of Standard Oil. Letters from New England dealers and customers urge breaking monopolies and pushing lower prices, with calls for state regulatory scrutiny of railcar rebates and company practices.
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New England
New England Oil Company
Standard Oil
Standard Trust
Post
Independent Oil Companies
Fitchburg
Union Square
Somerville
Acme Oil Company
Malden
Electric Oil Company
Silver Light Oil Company
American Oil Company
Victor Oil Company
Boston
Wheeler Bros
Medford
J. J. Dalton
Watertown
J. D. Cahill
Everett
Liberty Oil Company
Chelsea
F. W. Babcock
Walker & Co
Co. A. Whit
Standard Oil Company
Massachusetts
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Lynn C. Doyle
Mr. Hanscom
A. J. Beckwith
Yerxa
East Somerville
H. D. Loyd
Winnetka
Boston Post
Oil Trust
D. D. Cahill
Standard
New England Q Oil Company
Boston Highlands
J. J. Doyle
Thornton Street
Roxbury
Avon Street
A. B. Bent
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Said to Beat Impure Air Effects
An article urges readers to combat fatigue and debility from foul air with Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It claims the stimulant strengthens circulation and digestion, cites medical authorities, and recommends druggists and grocers stock the product.
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Duffy
Watertown Assembly Eyes Mt. Auburn Street Widening
Watertown’s Young Men’s Assembly and Board of Trade held a large meeting with 200 members and guests. Fred G. Barker proposed widening Mt. Auburn Street to allow a double track, 5 cent fares to Boston, and rapid transit, urging immediate action and a three member committee to study costs and width. Other speakers included C. A. York and T. E. Hackett among others.
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Watertown
Young Men’s Assembly and Board of Trade of
Mt. Auburn Street
Boston
West End Street Railway
C. A. York
T. E. Hackett
Harry Brigham
Chester Sprague
W. G. Snow, Co
Chrysanthemum Cronies Celebrate McPhail Birthday in Style
Orient Heights Bohemian group the Chrysanthemum Cronies honors Norman E. McPhail birthday with eight members in Sunday attire visiting Howard Atheneum and McPhail's hotel. Host receives a fine meerschaum pipe as keepsake. festivities conclude at dawn.
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Chrysanthemum Cronies
Orient Heights
Norman E. McPhail
McPhail
Brehaut & McPhail
Howard Atheneum
Dr. Horace L. Bowker Dead in Roxbury
Dr Horace L Bowker state assayer and chemical manufacturer died at his home 50 Kenilworth Street Roxbury after two years poor health with heart disease in last weeks. He was an anti slavery advocate former legislator active in city affairs liberal in gifts and attended Dr De Normandies church. He leaves a wife and four daughters funeral Friday at 12 30 at his residence.
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Horace L. Bowker
Kenilworth Street
Roxbury
Bowker
Wendell Phillips
Kelly Fund Subscriptions Report Totaling 1926 50
Treasurer A. J. Simmons lists subscriptions to the Michael J. Kelly fund including 372.00 prior, 5.09 for Al Powel, 10.00 Patsey Shephard, 100.00 T. J. Keefe, 50.00 Nick Engle, 10.00 William Ware and a 1,926.50 total with a benefit at Hollis Street Theatre in Sun Gay on November 18.
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A. J Simmons
Michael J. Kelly
al Powel
S .Esceeceseeerenere Rahees Ested
Patsey Shephard
T. J. Keefe
Brotherhood
Nick Engle
William Ware
Hollis Street Theatre
Sun- Gay
Kentucky Rosebud complains of draw in Lynn boxing
Rosebud Walter Edgerton from Philadelphia fought Young Starlight of Australia in an eight round match. The referee declared a draw despite Edgerton's fourth round knockout for fourteen seconds and multiple fouls by Starlight. Rosebud's manager H C Crowhurst cites unfair pay and asks for fair treatment.
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Sir
Lynn
Walter Edgerton
Kentucky Rosebud
Young Starlight
Australia
Rosebud
Starlight
Philadelphia
H. C. Crowhurst
Boston
Ball of Terra Novian Association in Boston Cotillion Hall
The thirtieth annual ball of the Boston Terra Novian Association will be held in Cotillion Hall tomorrow evening with dancing from 9 p m to 4 a m Saturday. Hand's Orchestra will provide music and the committee promises a superior event expected to eclipse prior affairs.
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Boston Terra Novian Association
Cotillion Hall
Hand
Alive or murdered Pitezel a key question in Chicago case
President Fouse of Fidelity Mutual Life says a Chicago representative saw B F Pitezel within two weeks at Meyers saloon on Sixty-ninth street with a man named Ryan. He suspects Pitezel may be alive and notes the Pinkerton office and his agent are pursuing the lead. The interview with Mrs Pitezel and her daughter Meda reveals distrust and claims of deceit as Holmes and lawyer Howe are linked to the alleged conspiracy.
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Philadelphia
Fouse
Fidelity Mutual Life Association
Chicago
B. F. Pitezel
Meyer
Sixty-ninth Street
Ryan
Pitezel
Pitezel Ee
Pinkerton Agency
Meda
Holmes
Boston
Howe
St. Louis
McDonald
Forger B F Pitezel Arrested in Terre Haute
B F Pitezel, linked to a $10 000 life insurance swindle in Philadelphia, was arrested in Terre Haute on October 3 1893 for passing forged checks under the name Robert Jones. He admitted his true name after capture, and his scheme included buying clothes with forged checks. Clerks warned, he was jailed for weeks until H H Holmes intervened with an $800 bond that was later forfeited.
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Pitezel
Terre Haute
Ind
B. F. Pitezel
Philadelphia
Robert Jones
H. H. Holmes
Rescued From the River in Cambridge by Stranger
Timothy McCarthy, 43, of Somerville near Houghton and Oak, nearly drowned in the Charles River after a late evening walk. Patrick Whalen of Cambridgeport pulled him from the water near Cambridge wharf, then he was warmed and held at Station 2 for the night.
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Timothy McCarthy
Houghton
Oak Streets
Somerville
Charles River
Timothy
Boston
West Boston
First Street
East Cambridge
Cambridge Wharf
Patrick Whalen
Harvard Place
Cambridgeport
Station 2
Edwin Upton Curtis Declares Boston Mayor Candidacy
Edwin Upton Curtis accepts the Republican nomination for Boston mayor and pledges honest, economical government. He condemns corruption, calls for reform of election laws, abolishing three headed commissions, and consolidating departments under single heads while supporting a strong, city resident workforce and rapid transit planning. He urges immediate sewer, street, and utility improvements and prioritizes school funding and public welfare.
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Edwin Upton Curtis
Boston
Board of Health
Matthews
Board of Aldermen
House of Correction
Suffolk County
Commonwealth Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Charlestown
Commonwealth
Harvard Coach Signs Hampden Park Option
Acting manager White of Harvard football signed a contract with Hampden Park owners granting an option to use the park on Saturdays in November for the next five years. He acts in his own name with backing from Yale and Harvard managements.
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Springfield
White
Harvard
Hampden Park
Yale
Tramp Night at Press Cycling Club With Prizes
Tonight features tramp night at the Press Cycling Club rooms. About a dozen prizes are offered for best make-ups. A musical program is planned with much fun for the boys. Hard tack and coffee will be served at 9 30 p m. The committee has worked hard this past week and expects a large attendance.
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Press Cycling Club
Rare old books go on sale at Libbie & Co library room
An unusual sale of rare volumes draws collectors at the library salesroom of Charles F. Libbie & Co on Washington street. Notable lots include George Livermore’s Cambridge collection and John Cotton titles from the 17th century. Prices cited reach seven hundred dollars for Spiritual Milk and other valuable works attract strong bidding as the sale runs through Friday afternoon.
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Reservoir
Wellesley
Edgar W. Foster
William Lincoln & Son
T. B. Fitz
Sayles
Allerton Street
Brookline
Riverdale Parkway
L. L. P. Atwood
J. Needham
Lagrange Street
Cowing Street
West Roxbury
George Needham
Charles G. Corrao & Co
E.B. Goodsell
Chelsea Place
Boston
Mr. Goodsell
F. M. Lanning
Trenton
N. J
Anderson Street
Emory Avenue
Villa Park
John B. Fitzpatrick
Pine Street
School Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Henry Green
Israel Nelson
Charles F. Libbie & Co
Washington Street
George Livermore
Cambridge
Eames
Seaborn Cotton
Hampton
New Hampshire
Samuel Green
Cambridg
R. M. Fields
John Cotton
New England
J. Dawson
London
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist
Boz
George Cruickshank
Railroad Agents Assoc Meets at United States Hotel
The New England Railroad Agents Association met last night at the United States Hotel. President E O Brigham presided. An informal dinner preceded a paper on Switches and Signals read by John V Young superintendent of the Union Switch and Signal Company.
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New England Railroad Agents’ Association
United States Hotel
E. O. Brigham
John V. Young
The
Union Switch and Signal Company
Springfield Man Takes Own Life at Home
Charles G. Marcy aged 79 of 579 State Street died by suicide at 9 PM after leaving a letter saying he had nothing to live for. The report notes the cause as self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Bell's Spiced Seasoning recipe line appears as unrelated padding about scalloped oysters.
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Springfield
Charles G. Marcy
State Street
Shuman & Co Holiday Souvenir of World’s Great Composers
A. Shuman & Co. issue a holiday souvenir book featuring world’s great composers with beautifully printed pages and half tone cuts. It follows earlier publications covering literary and historical topics and promises useful information.
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Messrs. A. Shuman & Co
Arrest in Larceny Case Nets 25 Year Old Man
Michael O'Shea age 25 is under arrest at Hanover Street station on alleged larceny of two pairs of bets valued at 10 dollars from an unnamed person. He was attempting to pawn them in a North End shop when intercepted by officers.
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Boston
George, Girard and
Howard
America
Tremont St
Michael O'Shea
Hanover Street
North End
Tax list for Boston estates on payment defaults
James W. Ricker, Collector of Taxes for the City of Boston, lists numerous properties with owner names and lot sizes tied to unpaid taxes and assessments. The document details house numbers and land extents along streets such as Pynchon, Walnut, Warren, and Chelsea areas, noting estates and trusts facing sale for nonpayment.
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Boston
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ward
Elizabeth A. Andrews
Otanor
Lambert Street
Sarah S. Bartlett
Warren Street
Ida M. Brooks
Humboldt Avenue
Brookledge Street
Garbett and Wood
Eila J. Davis
Ella S. Eldredge
Hiram M. Burton
Smith P. Burton, Jr
Walnut Avenue
Nathan P. Carver
Eugene P. Carver
Bower Street
Henry A. Denny
Pynchon Street
Elizabeth Dimock
Washington Street
Silas Dole
Marcella Street
Micah Dyer
Catherine E. Casey
Cedar Street
Susan S. Egan
Maywood Street
Henry P
Rose E
Catherine Nawn
Garbett
Albert M. Gardner
Montana Street
Cheney Street
Peter Graffam
Mary L. Capen
Blue Hill Avenue
Elliot
Edward T. Harrington
Frank Moore
Highland Street
Horatio Harris
Dana B. Humphrey
Eben Hutchinson
Horace H
Alice H
Cornelia J
Clara Sr
Mary S. Moses
George A. Wetherbee
Ellis Street
George H. Jacobs
Savin Street
John Keenan
Marcella
John Kiley
Southwood Street
Gerhard Kranefuss
Fulda
Edward C. Landers
Silva Place
Sarah B. Landers
Ariel Law Devisees
Sarah IE. Magee
Moreland Street
Mary F. Lynch
Linwood Square
Patrick Manning
Margaret McNamara
Devon Street
Anna C. Mellin
Moody Merrill
Margaret A. Gilman
James Hewins
Edgar S. Hill
Louis W. Raycroft
Sherman Street
Esther C. Merrill
Estelle M. Meyer
Peter P. Veale
Benjamin F. Kenerson
Alpine Street
Amanda M. W Thompson
Mabel E. Morrill
Highland Avenue
Fannie W. Morrill
Gaston Street
Josephine T. Plagemann
Thornton Street
Mary EB. Polsey
Waumbeck Street
Powell
Patrick IF. Shields
Millmont Street
James H. Stark
Codman Place
Isabella J. Strange
William Swanson
Daniel Dewar
James A. McAuley
Mary J. McAuley
Cobden Street
Garnett and Wood
Benjamin I. Coleard
Fenner Street
Cardington Street
Sabina E. Amazeen
Charles R. Todd
Said Swanson
Thomas J. Chesley
Rochdale Street
Elizabeth D. H. Walker
Norman S. Wood
Cathedral Street
Fenwick Stream
Bridget Ward
Stephen P. Weld
Eliza M. Cook
Fort Ave
Willard Welsh
Codman Park
Timothy E. Whitley
Elizabeth H. Winchester
Abby J. Fletcher
Mary B. Tyler
Sally H. Clare
William B. Bartlett
Bessie L
Mary E. Barnes
Leonice B. Hunnewell
Dale Street
Terrace Street
John Green
Said Dow
Eliza Duncan
Walden Street
Wood
Sarah F. Farren
Worthington
John H. Flagler
Astor Street
Whitney
William Fosdick
Parker Street
Emeline French Heirs
Devisees
St. Stephen Street
Lorin L. Fuller
Mechanic Street
Walling
Hugh Gormley
Worthington Street
James H. Green
Day Street
Sarah C. Hatch
Vancouver Street
Lamb
Hammond V. Hayes
Calumet Street
Badger
John J. Kennedy
Joseph D. Fallon
Joanna J. Penderzhast
Dennis O’donnell
Oswald Street
Hillside Street
George P
Katarine Seegraber
Sachem
Eem
John and
Apollonia Brown
Sachem Street
Jeremiah
Mary McCarthy
Joan J. Kennedy
Rose M. Kelly
Said Kennedy
Wallon
Christey Cameron
Catherine J. Morrissey
Heath Street
Lawn Street
Henry W. Moulton
Goldthwait Street
Bailey
Alice C. Moulton
Fuller and Whitney
Westland Avenue
Julia C. Rantin
Gurney Street
Mary A. Rockwood
Josiah Russell
Field Street
Joanna Janse
Mary E. Mitchell
B’ Garbett
Margaret L. Slater
Joaquin J. Souther
Marlborough Street
Marshall
Austin Street
Brookline Avenue
Bellevue Street
Arthur E. Talbot
Heath Avenue
Jessie W. Titcomb
Beacon Street
George W. Tisdale
Sewall Street
Catherine F. O'Driscoll
William F. Tufts
Bromley Park
John Waters
Amaret Waters
Stephen PB. Welc
Bickford
Belle S. Williams
Willis Street
Mitchell Willis
Henry and
Irving Winslow
Mary T. Q. Winslow
Perkins Street
George Curtis
George H. Burt
James W. Ricker
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