Death by fire claims Swanson in West Cromwell
John Swanson, 47, Swedish native and Berlin Iron Bridges employee, was found dead in a boarding house room after a kerosene lamp exploded a fire that consumed the building. He had been drinking heavily with about a dozen Swedes who worked for the same company and shared the West Cromwell lodging. Firefighters and rescuers suffered burns but could not reach him before the room collapsed onto burning coal beneath. Swanson, unmarried, had friends and family in Sweden. medical examination permitted burial of the wreckage fragments.
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Middletown
Conn
John Swanson
Sweden
West Cromwell
Swanson
Berlin Iron Bridges Company
East Berlin
Beanbran
J. F. Calef
Sanson
John William Sjoitedt
Sjoitedt
Forecast for New England and nearby states
Weather forecast issued in Washington on October 14 at 8 p m. For Maine New Hampshire and Vermont expect generally fair with possible local showers in the north person brisk high westerly winds and colder on the coast. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut see generally fair conditions with brisk winds from the west and colder temperatures. Far eastern New York will be generally fair with brisk westerly winds and colder in the southern portion.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Heinz Company Wins Gold Medal at Exposition Universelle
Honors to Americans in Antwerp as the Exposition Universelle awards the gold medal for best condiments to H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Exposition Universelle
H. J. Heinz Company
Great Picklers and Preservers
Pittsburg
Penn
Tribute to Oliver Holmes by Dr Collyer in New York
The Rev Dr Robert Collyer preached on Oliver Wendell Holmes in New York, praising his life's work and character. He recalled Emerson's conversations with Holmes and described Holmes as a democratic poet whose humane spirit and joyful genius reflected a religious heart. He urged not mourning but gratitude for Holmes's long life and influence.
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New York
Robert Collyer
Church of the Messiah
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New England
Mr. Emerson
Democratic
America
Europe
Tennyson
Dr MacArthur Praises Holmes At Calvary Sermon
In New York the Oct 14 service at Calvary Baptist Church featured hymns from Oliver Wendell Holmes and a sermon by Dr Robert MacArthur honoring Holmes. MacArthur praised Holmes as a beautiful death and central figure among American writers alongside Hawthorne Longfellow Emerson Lowell and Whittier.
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Calvary Baptist Church
West Fifty-Seventh Street
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Robert
MacArthur
Dr. MacArthur
Zachariah xiv
Earth
America
Great Britain
Holmes
Sidney Smith
Hawthorne
Longfellow
Emerson
Lowell
Whittier
American Republic
Boston Pulpit Tributes Return to Holmes Style
The Rev. James Boyd Brady at People's Temple lauds Oliver Wendell Holmes as a poet rivaling Tennyson if devoted fully to verse. Brady, known as the people’s pastor, leads a service with Holmes memorial echoes and cautions worshippers against cold days by donning a heavy overcoat.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tennyson
James Boyd Brady
People’s Temple
Holmes
Brady
Heavy Rubber Coats Sale At Half Price For Drivers
We close from a large rubber clothing maker with the entire stock of heavy rubber coats. Great opportunity for drivers to buy rain protectors at half price. Coats feature patent hook fasteners collar and sleeves strapped sizes 36 to 50 inches. Regular stock today at 4.00 versus 4.50 to 5.00 elsewhere. This entire lot at each.
Come Early Monday Rush Sale At Special Price
The note advertises a Monday rush sale with a limited price of 2.50 and urges customers to arrive early to secure the deal. The message emphasizes speed and scarcity to drive quick turnout.
Seafaring shells inspire sermon on Holmes poetry
The sermon features Dr. Brady praising Oliver Wendell Holmes and quoting poems including The Nautilus The Voiceless and The Last Leaf He wields energetic delivery and cites the line Let your melody be heard in life The service includes two or three requiems sung by Misses Whittier and Luce
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Brady
Bay of Bengal
Dr. Holmes
Sermon Praises Holmes Poems as Modern Religion
Rev. Minot J. Savage compares Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Unitarian poets Bryant Emerson Whittier Longfellow and Lowell. He argues Holmes wrote more psalms than David and valued free thought with faith in a future for all. He notes Holmes as a scientist who believed the soul survives beyond death.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr. Holmes
Bryant
Emerson
Whittier
Longfellow
Lowell
Jesus
Holmes
Byron
Keats
Shelley
Reverend Herrick Praises Holmes Life Work at Mt Vernon Church
The Rev Samuel E Herrick at Mt Vernon Church extols Dr Holmes life work and his influence on mans good. He lauds the nineteenth century as Christian in spirit and notes the grander work of the venerable poet who sang his curfew song years ago. Continues on Page 2.
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Samuel E. Herrick
Mt. Vernon
Holmes
Raid at Jefferson House Seizes 95 Gallons of Liquor
Lieutenant Brown’s squad arrested waiter George F. Green at the Jefferson House on North street after a raid yielded about 95 gallons of beer wine and spirits valued over 2000. Liquors were moved to a secure location as charges of illegal sale were prepared. hotel owner James Armstrong defended strict compliance with the law.
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Brown
Jefferson House
North Street
Coolidge House
Daley
Augusta
Carivas
George F. Green
James Armstrong
Station 1
Armstrong
Santa Cruz
Commonwealth
Excursion Trains Crash Near New Orleans Hurts Nineteen
A Louisville & Nashville excursion train collided with an East Louisiana train two miles from New Orleans. Nineteen people were injured and about 40000 dollars of railroad property destroyed. Engineer T. P. Simpson of the East Louisiana train was arrested for criminal negligence.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
T. P. Simpson
East Louisiana
Chinese Suspects Brought In After Fan Tan Joint Raid
Police at Station 4 processed nine Chinese men seized in a raid on a fan tan joint at 1912 Harrison Avenue. Eleven more arrived, keeping the lieutenant busy as officers seized layouts and other paraphernalia in the operation.
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Nue
Station 4
Harrison Avenue
Dobbin Found Guilty In Howard County School Board Case
In Ellicott City Maryland Robert A Dobbin postmaster of the United States Senate was found guilty of taking 74 dollars over his per diem as president of the Howard County School Board. The jury delivered the verdict after five hours of deliberation amid a broader expose of alleged mismanagement and related indictments.
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Robert A. Dobbin
United States Senate
Howard County School Board
Dobbin
Howard County
John Emory Hill
Hill
John W. Hebb
Dr. Hebb
Mr. Hill
Richmond
Frederick County
Salem Engineer Timothy Bryant Dies in Salem Home
Timothy Bryant aged 53, a veteran Boston & Maine railroad engineer and former Salem legislator, died of Bright's disease after a short illness at his Salem home. A prominent Brotherhood of Engineers member and former chief of Division 61, he was born March 22, 1841, in Salem and spent his life there. He leaves a family.
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Timothy Bryant
Boston & Maine Railroad
Bright
Old Eastern Railroad
Brotherhood of Engineers
Oriental Lodge
Boston & Maine Relief Association
Killed on the Track in Hartford Rail Incident
Patrick Coffey of New Britain died after being struck by a passenger engine on the New York New Haven Hartford line near Parkville while walking along the tracks. Coffey was a widower aged 386 years and was believed to have stepped in front of the engine around 7 PM.
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Hartford
Conn
Patrick Coffey
New Britain
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Parkvile
Palmer Horse Rides Wildly, Breaks Man's Leg
R G McIntire of Palmer lost control as his horse bolted and threw him from a carriage, breaking his leg tonight. The incident occurred in Palmer on October 14.
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Palmer
R. G. McIntire
Mr. McIntire
Belgium Holds First Universal Suffrage Election
Belgium held its first parliamentary election with universal suffrage amid rain and slow voting. Clericals gained ground, Liberals suffered, Socialists aligned with Progressionists, and early results favored Catholics in Ghent with mixed outcomes elsewhere.
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Belgium
Univox
Bivox
Trivox
Liberal Party
Woeste
Daone
Ghent
Charleroi
Liege
Mons
Bruyn
Termonde
Namur
Indicted for Murder in Barre Vermont Case
Washington county grand jury returns an indictment against G. Scarise for the March murder of Bellalti in Barre. Scarise cannot be found.
Sunken Schooner Found Off Nantucket
A fishing smack reports a sunken schooner about eleven miles east by south of Nantucket Head with mast standing and wreckage. a second vessel top and small sea chest suggest Captain Leeds of Laura V. Rose. Gale warnings, wrecks, and other storms clutter nearby Cape and New Bedford news.
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Emma
New London
Nantucket Shoals
Satikaty Head
Nantiudket
Rousé
Estnma
Leeda
Leeds
Laura V. Rose
Cape
Chatham
Nottingham
Dudley
Harrisburg
ST. John's
N. Fi
Panther
Labrador
Coney Island
Brooklyn
N. Y
McPherson
Frank McIntyre
James Fort
Frank Britton
New Bedford
Fred Jackson
Norwood
Frankfort
New York
Vineyard Haven
Cuttyhunk
Schooner Bramhall Encounters Unknown Vessel in Gale
Schooner Bramhall from Calais reported sighting an unknown schooner bottom up with spars beside about fifteen miles off Bon Island in yesterday afternoon’s gale. Schooner Addie Jordan from Philadelphia for Saco ran aground on Gooseberry Ledge, sprang a leak, but escaped to port.
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Biddeford
Bramhall
Calais
New York
Eastport
Wood Island Harbor
Bono Island
Addie Jordan
Philadelphia
Saco
Elders Freeman and Mercer tarred and feathered in Centertown
In Centertown New York on October 14 a mob tarred and feathered Mormon missionaries Elders Freeman and Mercer who had converted about fifty locals, mostly women, to their faith. The pair were sent away with a promise to leave town at once.
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Centretown
N. Y
Freeman
Mercer
President and family at Gray Gables on Sabbath day
Under a cool Sabbath at Buzzard's Bay the President spent the day with his family at Gray Gables. Across the bay at Onset, Spiritualists take interest in the Indian hunter's rantoon observance with services in the wigwam largely attended. Speakers include President H. B. Storer and Charles Sullivan.
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H. B. Storer
Charles Sullivan
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