Fire Tears Through Henrietta Theatre and Linked Buildings
In Columbus, a night blaze destroyed the Henrietta Theatre the Auditorium and the Chittenden Hotel along with the Park Theatre within 90 minutes. The Chittenden complex faced total loss with several stores and a bank also damaged. Governor McKinley and family were evacuated. Captain Heltstand saved valuables from McKinley’s rooms as firefighters battled a strong wind and a failing structure.
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Columbus
Henrietta Theatre
Chittenden Hotel
Park Theatre
Felix Morris
Owens
Chittenden
Andrew Armstrong
Henrietta
Gray & Stephens
Ohio Savings Bank
Starshoe
Rice's Drug Store
Goodman’s Clothing
McKinley
Boston
Business Outlook Dims As Autumn Crashes Mercy of Auctions
Early autumn hardship hits woollen cloak and clothing trades with surplus stock and delayed payments. New York and Boston manufacturers sell at major auctions to recover funds, including a two million dollar cotton goods sale by Wilmerding Morris Mitchell and a large stock clearance by Meyers Fechheimer Fishel & Co. Buyers from New York and Chicago attend, while Boston’s Freeland Loomis ships overs. Some improvement hints appear for spring demand as mills quote brighter outlook and begin booking orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
United States
Messrs. Wilmerding
Morris & Mitchell
New England
Meyers. Fechheimer, Fishel &Co
Broadway
Messrs. Wilmerding, Morris & Mitchell
New York City
Chicago
Freeland-Loomis Company
Continental
James W Brown Held on Highway Robbery Charge
James W. Brown, arrested as the alleged speaker of a bold highway robbery on India Street, is held on the highway robbery charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brown
al Eradbourne
India Street
Brazil Navy Ship America Docked Off Liberty Island
Reports describe the Brazilian cruiser America loaded with shot shell dynamite gunpowder at Liberty Island awaiting orders to join the fleet against Admiral Mello. The vessel drew concern for its load and appearance as it prepared to sail toward Quem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Liberty Island
East Ninth Street
East River
Nictheroy
Mello
Erie Basin Dry Dock
Not Cruel Says Parks in Cruelty Trial at Somerville
Highland avenue resident Chetham D Parks, a horse trader and former truckman, faces cruelty charges pressed by a society. In court he denies abuse, saying the horse was lame from lignum infirm hoofs and treated with care. he claims outsiders conspired against him as the trial continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Chetham D. Parks
Parks
Story
Post
Parka
Cecilia Concert Opens Eighteenth Season At Music Hall
The first Cecilian concert of the eighteenth season presented Edgar Tinel’s oratorio St Francis of Assisi at Music Hall before a large discerning audience. soloists Miss Jeannie M. Crocker Mr J H Ricketson Mr Eliot Hubbard Mr Ericsson F Bushnell and Mr Thomas E Clifford with conductor B J. The work depicts the saint’s life and Franciscan order with poetic license and paraphrased verses attributed to St Francis. Ricketson impressed with restrained expression Bushnell rendered the watchman’s song well Crocker sang a demanding soprano part with a clear, sweet voice and the chorus boosted the overall musical effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
St. Francis of Assisi
Edgar Tinel
Cecilia
Jeannie M. Crocker
J. H. Ricketson
Eliot Hubbard
Ericsson F. Bushnell
Thomas E. Clifford
Ricketson
Bushnell
Mise Crocker
Horse Thief and Parson: Notorious Criminal Nabbed in Rutland
Julius H. McArthur, once a minister under aliases Rev Mr Steele and C H Scott, is jailed in Rutland Vermont after a national crime spree of horse theft and murder. Identified by Willimantic police, he faces murder indictments in New Hampshire and a history of bigamy and jail terms in Charlestown and elsewhere.
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Julius H. McArthur
Willimantic
Conn
Steele
New Hampshire
Rutland
McArthur
New England
Sheriff Smith
Smith
Stafford
N. H
Rochestes
Dover
Massachusetts
John Kivell
Boston
Albert County
N. B
New Castle
Grand Lake
Charlestown
Chelsea
Connecticut
Mr. Steele
C. H. Scott
How Not to Lose Children in a City Parade
A New York street scene shows a mother with five children linked by a rope guiding them through a holiday shopping throng on Fourteenth Street. Police untangle the rope as the crowd laughs at the clever yet chaotic display and the mother receives praise for forethought.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
the Cleeman
Anne
Sudden Death of Peter F. Wells at 95 Newbury Street
Peter Francis Wells died after a fall from a third story window at his Cambridge Street residence last night just after 5. He had long ties to B Williams & Co and served in the legislature in 1861. Family members and police withheld details amid questions over possible cause and injuries. His son Benjamin Wells and a sister survive him.
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Peter Francis Wells
Newbury Street
Wells
Charles B. Porter
Mr. Wells
Station 16
Captain Dawson
Porter
Boston
B. Williams & Co
Central Wharf
Mispah Lodge of Masons
Cambridge
Benjamin W. Wells
Hollis
Goodwin
Henry Guy Carleton
Folsom
Dorchester
Charles E. Folsom
Adams Street
P. Francis Wells
Hutchings
Boston Highlands
Susan A
Benjamin ¥. Hutchings
Gregg
Braintree
Charles Cc
Mrs Gooch Wins Absolute Divorce After Elopement
Mrs Mary R Gooch obtained a final divorce decree from W W Gooch after six months of separation. The couple, once prominent Roxbury residents, eloped with Miss Carrie Herrick in 1892 and lived abroad. Mrs Gooch received 15000 dollars alimony payable in one year. It is expected Gooch and Miss Herrick marry.
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Mary R. Gooch
W. W. Gooch
Nist
Gooch
Carrie Herrick
Back Bay
New York
Paris
Daniel Gooch
Mary Robinson
Roxbury
Miss Herrick
Mrs Randall Unimproved After Brutal Assault
Mrs Randall remains unconscious after a brutal assault on Tuesday night. Authorities hold Mackie on suspicion and she may identify him at her bedside, though hospital officials doubt the chance. Mr Randall, her husband and Engine 26 member, stays at the hospital as prayers and concern rise amid unclear duties and a late report to duty at six thirty.
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Randal
Randall
Engine 26
Randhil
O'Elack
Barrett as Othello and a Boston theatre week
Wilson Barrett stars as Othello at the Globe with a praised but restrained interpretation. Miss Jeffries as Desdemona, Ambroise Manning as Roderigo, and strong scenery mark a varied week of attractions at Boston theatres including The Silver King and Venus souvenir autographs for Camille D Arville.
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Wilson Barrett
Boston
Globe Theatre
Barrett
Mr. Barrett
Spicy Bucknam Divorce Case Heard in Norfolk Court
In Norfolk Superior Civil Court Judge Blodgett heard the Bucknam divorce case between Mary E. Bucknam and George A. P. Bucknam of Norwood. Testimony covered alimony, alleged affairs, a knife attack, and a missing $700 from town funds. The trial drew notable attention as witnesses described strained marriage and sensational claims.
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Dedham
Norfolk
Bucknam
Oscar N. Marden
Bucknam Novyll
Norwood Water Works
George
Sunday Services and Union Thanksgiving Programs in Boston
Sunday religious events fill Boston with many denominations and groups. Seamen's Friend Society at 287 Hanover Street hosts morning preaching and evening meetings, while Union Hall on Boylston hosts a Thanksgiving praise service with the Damon family musical program. First M. F. Church and Tremont Temple offer sermons, choirs, and free seating. Additional talks by Y M C A and Dr Landis highlight broader religious activities across the city.
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Boston
SEAMEN’'S FRIEND_ SOCIETY
Hanover Street
Nickerson
B. Y. M. Christian
UNION
Union Hall
Boylston Street
James Huxtable
South Boston
M. F. Church
Temple Street
State House
Louis Albert
Banks
Nellie Brown- Mitchell
Oime
Episcopal City Mission
St. Paul's Church
Tremont Street
Charles Ferguson
James Logan Gordon
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylston
Berkeley Streets
Association Hall
D. Albert Ives
Tremont Temple
Music Hall
George C. Lorimer
D.D
Bible School
Union Bible Class
N. Boynton
Broinied Street
M. E
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Columbus Theatres
Gov. M'Kinley
Brazil
Delcomon
Keene
Rio Janeiro
Victoria
Pernambuco Noy
Rio
Peixoto
Pernambuco
MR. Parks
Society
Julius McArthur
E.H. Hill
Dedham St
Peter F. Wells
MR. Barrett AS
Othello
Wight
the Park Theatre
Rice
Camille D’arville
Prince Kam
D’arville
Venus
William Gillette
Private Secretary
The
Columbia
George Dixon
Boston Museum School of Acting
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Captain Herne
Mme
Caroline Ostberg
Sweden
Louis Blumenberg
Ostberg-Blumenberg Company
Luttemann
Stockholm
Lyceum
Fay- Foster
May Russell
Boston Theatre
Florrie West
Ward and Voies
Fepeee
Tremont Theatre
Russell
Schaffer
Patti
Pisst and
Bryne
Gabriella
William Queen
Mng Tom
Texas
Austin & Brone’s
Thomas Bonnell
City Hospital
Fatilne
Canam Wharf
Bonnell
Baretoga Street
Arthur Whiting
George M. Weston
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Bates—Abbott
Medford
Entertainments
Claudian
Wilson
Ines
Isaac B. Rich
Gooprwin
Augustus Thomas
Mizzcura
Grahim
Kiox Jmice
Lyceum Theatre
Waeldimion St
Tear
Bet Ap
James W. Hishham
Boston Music Hall
Suffolk Musicale
Ostberg - Blumenberg Concert Company
Ata
AD Liva
Marcus Rt. Mayer
Phernalis
Ts Progress
Haines Bros
Vianos
Stoudard
Ednesday
Reque Jaan
Old Japan
CMEN
Beylon
HIMA
Glurt & OF India
Hventngs
Oruchestha
Emil Paur
Fee
Fmil Paur
Berlioz
Schubert
Schumann
Austin i& Stone
MUSE
Ecolla
Squere
Tiny
Leonard & Mirass
All Stone
SHAW
Bates Aurel
Como
Xee Gee
Tom OF
Sele Proprietors
AR Theatre
J. A. Crabtree
F. K. Pirer
Bus
Mata
C. A. Byrne
Louis Harrisor
Ainsie
Dius
Jave Kerker
Opers
Sss
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Minnie Madden Fiske
Hester Crewe
Harrison Grey Fiske
Kay
Eugene Tompkins
Bri" West
Heras Family
Elding
Odell & Page
Splendt Company
Grand Ballet
Rich & Maris
Charles Frohma
Belanco & Fyles
Charles Frohman
He Dexie
Boston Grand Opera
Hoodman Blind
Boston Museum
Joseph Eve
Bowdoin SQ. Theatre
Ibis
W. Atresnius
Hawk
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