The Girl From Paris to Draw Boston’s Largest Crowd
Boston audiences brace for The Girl From Paris at the Grand Opera House next Monday. The city saw The Sporting Duchess and others, with companies traveling together by special train after performances.
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Paris
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Plymouth
Bertha Waltzinger
Schiller Stock Company of
Chicago
Minnie Dupree
Liberty
Tony Cummings
Museum
George F. Marion
Maud Adams
Garrick Theatre
John Drew
Empire
Hoyt’s
Fanny Davenport
Julia Arthur
Detroit Opera House
BE. H. Sothern
Lyceum Theatre
Bowdoin Square
Columbia
Marie Wainwright
Edward Manson
J. J. Farrell
Henry Napier
Harry Webster
Madeline Lock
Gertrude Whitney
Castle Square
al Reeves
Frank J. Keenan
Grand Theatre
Austin & Stone’s
Commodore Moller
Emma Sheridan Fry
Nat Goodwin
Hollis
Baltimore
Food Fair Gifts and Lecture on Foreign Cooking
Mrs. Lincoln lectures on foreign cooking and salads at the Food Fair. A new gift system dispenses daily 6000 souvenirs to the first buyers, with 5000 holders receiving coupons for spoons or other articles. The Spoon set features Boston landmarks like Paul Revere and Faneuil Hall.
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W. A. Stone
Reading
Boston
Paul Revere
Old State House
Old South Church
New England
Mrs Lincoln recalls foreign meals at Household Institute
In a Household Institute session Mrs Lincoln shares reminiscences of her travels and describes breakfasts and luncheons abroad including fruit, eggs, bitter coffee with goats milk and sour wine with orange dishes. The Boston Mycological Club will exhibit mushrooms and Annie P Doughty will demonstrate native mushrooms at 2 o'clock.
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Household Institute
Fair Notes on City Events Attract Crowds And Gifts
Thousands of residents lined up at the Mechanics' building to claim souvenirs with 800 women in line yesterday. The lineup distributes spoons and themed gifts over successive days including Old State House, Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and Faneuil Hall spoons. The New Era Cooking School hosts 2 pm lectures for housewives while artist displays draw crowds.
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Mechanics
Venus
Woman's Institute
Sunday school convention closes in Fitchburg
The Massachusetts Sunday school convention ends its annual meeting in Fitchburg with Rev. Alexander Blackburn of Cambridge urging teachers to prioritize character over intellect. He warns against overemphasizing the three Rs and stresses righteousness as the essential virtue for youth.
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Fitchburg
Massachusetts Sunday School Convention
Day
Ashland
W. C. Ballantine
Springfield
Alexander Blackburn
Cambridge
Anarchists and Educators on Shepherding Youth
A speaker argues that educated, attentive shepherds must know every student personally, study each pupil's peculiarities, and gain trust in both boys and girls. They urge turning the home into a Christian influence to curb cards and idle amusements among youth.
Brummer Free in Lisbon Assault Case
In Lisbon New Hampshire Judge Westgate discharged Karl Brummer for lack of evidence in the murder assault case involving Miss Ida Lathrop. Six witnesses testified Brummer was with her between 7 and 9 pm the night of the alleged incident.
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Karl Brummer
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Miss Lathrop
Pepperell Fire Team Sets New Hand Tub Record at Muster
The Union Fire Company of Pepperell Massachusetts won the hand tub contest in Nashua New Hampshire with a 232 feet 4 inch run breaking a twenty two year old Eureka Hudson Massachusetts mark. Prize money awarded to top finishers ranged from 200 to 40 dollars. twelve companies competed and the lowest score was 18 feet.
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Thorn and Mrs Nack Linked in Prison Plot in New York
In New York on Oct 7 Sheriff reports a conspiracy between Thorn and Mrs Nack to commit suicide or escape. Authorities say the accused murderers fearfully altered behavior, with guards tightening surveillance and revealing possible outside accomplices.
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New York
Thorn
Hated His Wife in Dartsmouth Area Firekill Suicide
In New Bedford Mass on October 7 William Platt residing at Potomska set his home ablaze where he lived alone then shot himself. Neighbors found his body in the ruins next morning. Domestic troubles drove the act as Platt, known as a dissolute man, had quarreled with his wife years earlier and harbored intense hate after returning to see her last Saturday.
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New Bedford
Mass
William Plat
Potomska
Platt
Dartmouth
Child Hurt in Navy Yard Machinery Incident
Edward J. Harrington a two year old resident of Charlestown suffered serious injuries at the navy yard yesterday. While playing near a tender machine his clothing was caught and his body was drawn into the machinery several times before it was halted. His right arm and leg were badly bruised.
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Edward J. Harrington
Everett Street
Charlestown
Navy Yard
Harrington
Quarry Tragedy Claims Quincy Man In Granite Collapse
William Mc Kay of Quincy Mass was crushed to death at a Rockland Maine granite quarry when a forty ton block fell about twenty feet. Workers struggled over an hour to free him from beneath the stone.
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Rockland
William McKay
Quincy
Mass
McKay
Norton Lawryn Wedding Brightens Rockland Society
In Rockland Me on Oct 7 at the Congregational Church Francis Cobb Norton and Katherine Emma Lawryn, prominent local social figures, married this evening. Norton, MIT graduate, works with the Cobb Lime Company as autumn foliage highlights Deerfield Valley. Excursion to Fitchburg through Hoosac Tunnel offered Oct 9 at $2 round trip.
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Congregational Church
Francis Cobb Norton
Katherine Emma Lawryn
Norton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cobb Lime Company
Deerfield Valley
Fitchburg
Hoosac
Wall Street Dull While Humboldt Copper Calls for 60 Cent Assessment
The market closed steady after a dull broad session with bear pressure on Chicago Gas and a late rally in gas and coal issues. Humboldt Copper seeks a 60 cent per share assessment payable Oct 18 for record Oct 9, enabling mining spend. Copper stocks remained firm while gas and coal faced volatility amid corporate reorganizations and industry struggles.
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Humboldt Copper Company
Massachusetts
Central
Boston
Bay State Gas
Dominion Coal
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware
Dominion
Butte & Boston
Old Dominion
Boston & Montana
Union Pacific Reorganization Committee
Oregon
Pacific Express
Chicago Gas
Universal and Mutual Gas Companies
McMillan
James R. Keene
Keene
Mystic Flats
Standard Oil
Northern Pacific Railroad
Buck
Bondholders Urge Deposit For Wisconsin Companies Bonds
A bondholders committee asks holders of joint and several 4 1 2 percent improvement bonds of Wisconsin Central Company and Wisconsin Central Railroad Company to deposit bonds with Old Colony Trust Company Boston or Farmers' Loan and Trust Company New York. Negotiable certificates issued in exchange per the agreement. Deposit by October 15 1897. Boston Sept 30 1897. T Jefferson Coolidge Jr Charles R Batt WM Pratt Lyma.
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New York
Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge, JR
Ames Building
Crack Troop F to Parade in Boston from Lynn
Major Quincy applied to the Secretary of War for Troop F of the Third Cavalry to give a parade and exhibition drill in Boston before returning to Vermont. The Secretary approved and telegraphed instructions to the commander. The mayor plans Franklin Field exhibitions and a parade through main streets in the coming days. Troop F is renowned as the crack cavalry unit and has drawn large crowds.
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Secretary of War
Third
United States Cavalry
Lynn
Boston
Vermont
Arange
Franklin Field
Crack Cavalry Organization
United States Army
Drunk Builder Davis Fined in Dorchester Court
Robert Davis a Dorchester builder of electric railroads was fined ten dollars for drunkenness and carrying concealed weapons after an incident in Dorchester. He had been among a group seized as a hostage at Oxford Maine by Italian laborers and later released after a fight during which officers were injured. Davis claimed amnesia when arraigned.
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Robert Davis
Dorchester
Davis
Oxford
Boston
Herdic
Monney
Prince Edward Steamer Sets Boston to Yarmouth Record
The Prince Edward, of the Dominion Atlantic Railway Steams line, reduced the Boston to Yarmouth voyage to 13 hours and 30 minutes on last Sunday's outward trip, breaking its own and all prior records. The run drew strong public interest with 17 passengers on the Yarmouth leg, while Long wharf buzzed with activity during Prince Edward sailing days, especially Sundays.
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Dominion Atlantic Railway
Boston
Yarmouth
Boston Light
Yarmouth Light
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Foxboro Man Robbed of 5200 at Brockton Fair
J A Prescott of Foxboro and Boston office on Devonshire street was robbed in the Brockton fair exhibition hall of 120 in checks and 400 in bills.
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J. A. Prescott
Foxboro
Boston
Devonshire Street
Rail Line Schedule Updates for Lakeport Route Adjustments
Train notes show limited stops and new connections. A to Lakeport only. B bypasses Weirs and Warren. E now connects Bethlehem Junction Twin Mountain and Fabyans. M service to Franklin only. F avoids Saturday through Anu way.
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