Fraudulent two dollar bills grip South End trade
John F. Hintz was fined fifty dollars in municipal court for passing a two dollar transportation note issued by the Old Tallahassee Railroad Company. The note looked like real currency and fooled many. Police seized seventeen such bills from Hintz and suspect up to two thousand dollars have been gained in the area over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hintz
John J. Sullivan
Tallahassee
Florida
South Ad
United States
Hintz
Washington Street
Fficer Pierce
South End
Fast Steamers May Run Regular Boston to Liverpool Route
The Cunard Steamship Company may keep the Servia on the Boston line after a trial, promising a faster service to Liverpool. The Cephalonia's wartime use leaves a gap to fill, with Servia at East Boston docks preparing for a second voyage and potential permanent assignment pending demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cunard Steamship Company
Servia
Ocean Greyhound
Liverpool
Egypt
Cephalonia
Cunard Company
Cunard
Waterfront Notes on Vessels and Sailors at Boston Docks
A passenger on the steamer Yarmouth reports 190 on board from Yar mouth to Lewis wharf while the Olivette from Halifax with 91 passengers trails three miles behind. Captain Frank Harding leaves the Forest Belle for command of the Ocean Belle to move coal between Pensacola and Galveston, towed by the George W. Pride. Captain Crapo relates details of a historic boat voyage in 1877 from Chatham to Penzance, and other local maritime moves include the Augustus Palmer sailing to load coal for Limerick and the sale of the old Island Home to a New Jersey towboat company with the tug R. B. Little arriving to tow the hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Lewis Wharf
Thatcher’s Island
Olivette
Halifax
N. S
Frank Harding
George W. Pride
Baltimore
Pensacola
Galveston
William
Belle
Oregon
Frank
Izabeth Foster
W. T. Emerson
Julia Baker
Manson
Long Wharf
Swan's Island
New York
Salvation Army
Ballington Booth
Anner
Crapo
Chatham
Mass
New Bedford
Penzance
England
Philadelph
Limerick
Ireland
Augustus Palmer
Dominion Coal
Cape Breton
James Phelan
Gloucester
Joseph B. Maguire
United States
Pickup
Nova Scotia
Island Home
Nut Island
Tice Towboat Company of
New Jersey
R. B. Little
Charley Nugent
Peter W. French
Death by morphine linked to grief at Holyhood cemetery
The body of Margaret M. Flynn was found in the rear of Holyhood cemetery Brookline by a grape picker. Police report morphine tablets found on her, with medical examiner noting death by overdose and a grief driven motive tied to her mother's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
Vogel
Patrick Flynn
Eighth Street
Boston
Margaret M. Flynn
Cutts
Pengines Flynn
Holgh
Flynn
Hatch
Post
FE Street
Danvers Asylum
Brighton
John Nolan
St. Joseph's Field
Mullen
Whitney's 300000 Deal Reported in Halifax
H. M. Whitney of Boston acting for the People's Heat and Light Company closed a 300000 deal with the Halifax Gas Company. Whitney is in Halifax and the Boston office indicated the story was very reliable, though they had no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
H. M. Whitney
Boston
People’s Heat and Light Company
Halifax Gas Company
Mr. Whitney
Cleveland to Spend Summer in Hempstead and Berkshire Hills
President Cleveland will skip a world tour next year and settle in New York area for summer. He bought about sixty acres in Hempstead Long Island near ex Secretary Whitney, planning a modest cottage for his wife and family. Possible Berkshire Hills stay later may follow with Whitney family hosting and Commodore Benedict anticipated to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Hempstead
L. I
William C. Whitney
E. T. Morgan
New York Yacht Club
Hempstead Society
Berkshire Hills
Whitney
W. C. Whitney
Henry Payne Whitney
Commodore E. C. Benedict
Greenwich
Conn
Sperry and Hyde Dominate Connecticut Democratic Convention
About 500 delegates attended the State convention in Hartford. Ex Governor Thomas M. Waller served as temporary chair. Joel A. Sperry was nominated for Governor by acclamation and William Waldo Hyde of Hartford won the lieutenant governor nomination with other state officials named in the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
National Democratic Party
William J. Mills
New Haven
H. Holton Wood
Derby
Mills
Thomas M. Waller
New London
Waller
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Palmer
Buckner
Joel A. Sperry
William Waldo Hyde
William Belcher
George H. Hoyt
Stamford
Hobart Curtis
Waterbury
Nominated for Clerk and Commissioner in Worcester
Worcester Republican county convention nominates Colonel L. S. Johnson for clerk of courts by acclamation and Henry G. Taft of Uxbridge for county commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
L. S. Johnson
Henry G. Taft
Uxbridge
Removal of Bishop Keane Dominates Catholic Debate
Washington report on October 8 says Cardinal Satolli’s influence over the Pope drives Bishop Keane’s removal and threatens the Catholic University. Observers note mass donations to the university have been rescinded, costing the institution hundreds of thousands and altering its funding outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Keane
Satolli
Satol
Bishop Keane
Cardinal Satolli
Catholic University
Progressive Party
Church
Pope Leo
Mer. Schroeder
California Wheat Sent to India Affects San Francisco Brokers
San Francisco reports unusual activity as California wheat from the San Joaquin Valley is shipped to India. Indian crops are short with a Punjab harvest outlook poor, prompting imports to arrive by December aboard two Japanese-chartered steamers carrying 10 000 to 11 000 tons. The move reflects tight India grain supplies and potential future shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
India
Great Northwest Province
Ndla
Calcutta
Punjab
Japan
Bombay
San Joaquin Valley
Post Almanac Promoted For Ten Cents At Boston Room
The second edition of the Post Almanac is on hand offering full election reports silver and gold statistics and financial tables. The 432 page volume is priced at ten cents and can be obtained at the Boston Post counting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Almanac
Boston Post Counting Room
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Evacuates Baltimore
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery evacuated Baltimore at noon after 48 hours in full possession. Colonel Walker and Lt. Col. J. Frank Supplee toured leading clubs and bid farewell. They boarded a special train to New York then a Fall River Line boat to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Walker
J. Frank Supplee
Young man poses as Princeton graduate seeks Boston legal work
A man calling himself W. J. F. Ward claims Princeton ties and a Portland legal lineage. He visited U S Marshal Swift asking for employment, traveling from the West via San Jose. A hoped referral to Judge Symonds failed as the judge and Hopkins of Worcester denied knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton College
Portland
W. J. F. Ward
Boston
United States
Swift
San Jose
Cal
J. G. Ward
Judge Symonds
Symonds
Hopkins
Worcester
J. F. Ward
Subyt Pean
Marsha Wift
Sensation in Ward 18 recount shuffles local nominations
A post recount in Ward 19 altered the race as Oliver S Grant remained a candidate while John J Feneno was displaced by William H Morgan who rose 108 votes to 106. Other candidates Timothy W Coakley Edward H Costelle Mark B Mulvey and Patrick J Stone did not have recounts. Officials suspect a clerical error and note Morgan was reportedly favored the evening of the caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver S Grant
John J. Feneno
William H. Morgan
Feneno
Timothy W. Coakley
Edward H. Costelle
Mark B. Mulvey
Patrick J. Stone
Stsmi
Oliver
Grant
Som
Morgan
Autumn Half-Price Sale Stands in Spite of Weather
The annual Autumn Half-Price Sale has been a gratifying success despite poor weather conditions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Yankee
Sio
BIC. Clothing Outlet
New England
Lewenberg & CO
Summer Street
Chauncy St
Nautical Training Board
Enterprise Investigation
Dr. W. W. Swazey
John Hintz
Dr. Swazey
Admiral Belknap
Springfield
Massachusetts Nautical Training School Commission
Swazey
Commissioners Office
Commonwealth Building
Belknap
R. B. Dixon
Eaton
Nazro
Alcott
Enterprise
Hill
Commission
T. Hammond
Commonwealth
Messrs
James P. Clare
Quincy
W. W. Swazey
Tnne
Hammond
Dr. Alcott
Steward Sweetman
Ensign McDou
Melton
Kersey
Oxford
OLD South Clothing
Gamecock
Long Island Head
O. Sheldon
Atlantic Avenue
Frank Jones
Navis
Fall River
Peter Bogle
Westport
Paris Green
Flint Village
MR. Cleveland
Long Island
Sperry and Hyde
Connecticut
B. L
Phelps Memorial Hall
Yale
Classical Club
Phelps Memorial
Gallagher—Killeen
Edward J. Gallagher
Messrs. A. Shuman & Co
Mary C. Killeen
A. Shuman
Ancients
Ward
Larrabee
West Street
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