Dr Sawyer Lightning Case Heads to Court in Vermont
The case pits J C Griffith of Danby against the New England Telephone Company over Dr Richard Sawyer killed at Worcester Vermont on Aug 21 1898. Experts from multiple telephone companies and universities testify on whether lightning or negligence caused the fatal shock while Mrs Sawyer’s daughter escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Ing
Dr. Sawyer
New England
Jr. Sawyer
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
New England Hone and Telegraph Company
J. C. Griffith
Danby
Richard Sawyer
Worcester
Central Union Telephone Company of Chicago
Hudson River Telephone Company
Cleveland Telephone Company
Michigan Telephone Company
Frank Whitney
New England Telephone and Telecom Company
Pst
Lodge
English University At
Liverpool
Sawyer
Whitney
Montpalver
Cowley Fathers Move to Bowdoin Street After 1883 Residence
The Fathers of St John Evangelist relocate from their 1883 clergy house to 33 Bowdoin Street. A cloistered passage links house and church, with a rear kitchen and an oratory above. Private daily services replace former basement chapel usage, and extended retreats will continue attracting visiting clergy and lay devotionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers of St. John Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
The Cushing Process for Removing Poisonous Alcohol
A historical notice promotes a book of information on the Cushing process for removing poisonous matter from alcoholic liquors. It claims only thorough knowledge of liquor contact can appreciate the method and offers a free information book as an object lesson to the reader.
Somerville Pastor Links Merritt Otis to Philippine War Faults
The Rev. Peter MacQueen, returning from the Philippines, accuses General Merritt of mishandling negotiations, General Otis of stubborn failures, and a corrupt custom house run by incompetent military officers. He cites Lawton as able to end the war, notes censorship, and claims Philippine exchanges suffer under strict controls and theft at the port. He supports his views with his own observations from Luzon and Santiago campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Merritt
Custom House
Otis
Lawton
Devey
Tim Coakley
Peter MacQueen
Philippines
iMerritt
Martinet
Timothy W. Coakley
MacQueen
Santiago
Admiral Dewey
Martine
Aguinaldo
General Otis
Negros
Manila
Bass
Collins
McCutcheon
Luzon
Filipinos promised government and tomato duties debated
The document cites Mr Brown and Mr Carmen of the Philippines American Company selling tomatoes at 7.50 per case while the duty is 8 per case. Authority from J Kaelin and Timothy W Coakley notes this, urging Congress to be called at once and give Filipinos some promise of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Baransk
Carmen
J. Kaelin
Timothy W. Coakley
Carmen & Brown
Congress
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Lot
Washington and Boylston Sts
Pecomes
Ceylon
Percy Corre Rape
Rees
Telephone Company
Thég
America
Eagle Mills
Wright
Norfolk and
New Brunswick
Bernard M. Wolf
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Cowley
Cushing Medical Supply Co
Washington St
Boston
Court Street
Christopher E. Hertlein
New York
E. J. H. Esterbrook
Bigelow & Dowse Company
Spitz Bros. & Mork
Clothiers
Hattos
Furnishers
Summer ST
Washington Street
New Southern
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