Vision S of Sad Tragedy in Spiritualist Tale
John Townsend Trowbridge discusses a vision claimed to foresee a fatal self suicide connected to a trip to the White Mountains in June 1853. He recounts Mrs Newton's warning about not going with Dr Harris and later notes a Boston Post item about Dr Post of Willimantic dying by hanging. The piece questions whether the vision was prophetic or clairvoyant.
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White Mountains
Harris
Worcester
Boston Post
Post
Willimantic
Conn
Pest
Night Mails A Hill Delivery Praised By Postmaster
The evening mail run in Back Bay and Fenway was deemed successful after two trials. Postmaster Mansfield ordered a Wednesday night start to reduce the flood of monthly bills and statements. The first and second nights eased the regular monthly rush in ordinary mail matter.
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Back Bay
Fenway
Mansfield
Post office tests expand evening deliveries and money orders
Residents welcomed evening mail service in Beacon Hill and three other districts with deliveries starting at 7 p.m. If satisfactory, Post master Meyer may approve wider expansion by Post master Mansfield. Money orders can be bought 24 hours at central and hourly at city stations, boosting business. 15 clerks and five carriers were added to implement the reforms.
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Beacon Hill
Meyer
Mansfield
Back Bay
Essex Street
Councilman Probes Oil Bill at City Meeting
Ward 1 Councilman Goodwin demanded the supply department provide oil price data paid to the Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Co. He alleged the company’s agent, described as a close mayoral friend, has conducted city business worth about 800 to 1000 dollars monthly.
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Goodwin
Ward
Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company
Councilman Defends Burk Amid City Supply Probe
Councilman Goodwin defends Walter E. Burk the supply department superintendent amid allegations of purchases from the Ward 1 Republican chairman. He urges Mayor to act only if Burk is dishonest and questions payments for oil in a Boston firm’s rubber belt and oil contracts with the city.
Swan Custody Battle Ends In Brazil Return For Boy
Joseph W. Swan of Everett loses custody fight as Brazilian courts order return of Robert G. Swan. Mrs Adra Swan wins absolute divorce and custody in Massachusetts. Boston police and detectives pursued the fugitive father before his arrest and extradition efforts succeeded. The steamer returning with the boy will reach New York on March 4.
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Joseph W. Swan
Everett
Robert G. Swan
Massachusetts
Adra
Boston
Brazil
America
Red Fire by Red Devils to Honor Vahey
The Young Men s Democratic Club of Ward 20 hosts a reception at 862 Bowdoin Street Dorchester for James H Vahey Democratic nominee for Governor and Congressman Joseph F O Connell Chief club former president. Other State ticket nominees and Dorchester legislators will attend with music and red fire.
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Young Men’s Democratic Club
Ward 20
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
James H. Vahey
Joseph F. O’connell
Young Men's Democratic Club
Eaton Square
Meeting House Hill
Butler Ames Nominated Again by Fifth District Republicans
Lowell October 1 Congressman Butler Ames of Lowell was nominated for Congress for the fourth time by the Republicans of the fifth Massachusetts district in a convention held today. Dr J B Berwick of Methuen was chosen presidential elector.
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Lowell
Butler Ames
Congress
Massachusetts
J. B. Berwick
Methuen
Mills to Open Despite Strike in Livermore Falls
Notices posted here tomorrow announce International Paper Company will refuse further dealings with the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers and will resume operations at once in its Livermore Falls plant, affecting about 500 employees.
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Livermore Falls
International Paper Company
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Company repudiates union agreement and ends talks
The notices state the Sept 24 agreement with the union president has been repudiated and the company will not negotiate further with the organization. The notices mirror those sent to Watertown mills and other New England mills.
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Watertown
Rai
New England
Report Shows More Arrests at Municipal Court
The annual clerk Ingalls report to the Municipal Criminal Court reveals a rise of over 5000 cases from last year attributed partly to police day duty changes. Offenders previously admonished in court are now prosecuted by other officers, increasing arrests for drunkenness and a wide range of crimes from murder to sidewalk spitting.
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Ingalls
Municipal Criminal Court
Women Among Deer Killers Open Season In Maine
Deer hunting season opened at daylight with numerous kills reported by many hunters including women. Among them were Mrs Myra D Paterson of Englewood Club New Jersey and Mrs E H Outerbridge of New York, the latter having killed a large black bear earlier in the week.
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Killeo
Myra D. Paterson
Englewood Club
New Jersey
Pinehurst
E. H. Outerbridge
New York
Jealous Husband Fires on Man in Auburn Street
In Auburn Maine on October 1 John A Doherty 45 shot and seriously wounded Peter Fahey a laster in front of an Auburn shoe shop Fahey employed there Doherty claimed jealousy over Faheys attention to his wife He surrendered to police and is jailed He is proprietor of a tower supply company in Auburn and Lewiston
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Auburn
John A. Doherty
Peter Fahey
Fahey
Doherty
Lewiston
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Trowbridge
John Townsend Trowbridge
North American Review
John T. Trowbridge
Florence
Central Oil & Gas Stove CO
Bostor
Garoner
Mass
Otter Districts
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Harfina
er-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton
Bryan
Ebryan
Jaynes Drug Co
Lewis Co
W. B. Hunt Co
Houghton & Dutton Co
Council
Chicago Rawhide Mfg
Burk
Walter E. Burk
Ward 1
Republican Committees
Mrs. Swan
Wostre
Ko-Ree-Tiy Co
State St
Chicago
Electrola
RED Devils
Vahey
Beacon Street
Rice & Hutchins
Ues
Heywood
Our Beacon
Boston Rubber Shoe Co
Morse Bros., Prop’s
Canton, Maas
U.S.A
Goodyear Wells
HOOD
H. P. Hood & Sons
Rutherford Ave
Charlestown
Dairy Laboratory
Huntington Ave
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