Greenhalge Campaign Rally Draws Fireworks in Maynard
At a Republican rally in the new rink Greenhalge spoke on tariffs and taxation, praising Republican approach and criticizing Democrats and the Sherman act. He urged unity and a return to strong leadership, referencing Benjamin Harrison and calling for firm governance.
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Greenhalge
Co. D. Holmes
James F. Sweeney
Taunton
Westboro
Democratic Party
Hamp
Boston Herald
Mr.Smallweed
Bleak House
Worcester
Growler
Benjamin Harrison
Republic
Lottery money vanishes in transit from New York to New Orleans
The American Express Company investigates nearly $50,000 missing from a money shipment en route from New York to New Orleans. The safe arrived in New Orleans with the funds missing, leading investigators to suspect loss between St. Louis and New Orleans. The money was believed destined for the lottery company.
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ST. Louis
American Express Company
New York
New Orleans
Lottery Company
Rail labor rally fills Faneuil Hall with liberty cries
About 1200 attendees filled Faneuil Hall for a Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen meeting during a city conference. Governor Russell and Acting Mayor John H. Lee led a platform of officials as speeches extolled railroad workers and emancipation from 8:15 to 11 o clock.
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Faneuil Hall
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Russell
John H. Lee
E. A. Moseley
C H Robinson Co Offers Trade In on Ranges and Furniture
The firm listed at 1 and 2 Cook Square and 140 Washington Street markets an offer to take old ranges in exchange for a modern range. Customers may pay $1 per week thereafter until the balance is settled. A Cooking Range or its credit value is given with purchases of $100 or more in furniture and carpets.
George the Third parchment found in Cambridgeport house
A preserved parchment bearing George the Third’s seal was found in Cambridgeport and is now with F A Harmon of the Furniture Worker. It originated from New Brunswick and names Thomas Wetmore of St John NB as notary. The document bears the signature of Jonn Odell under Thomas Carleton as witness.
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George the Third
Cambridgeport
F. A. Harmon
New Brunswick
Thomas Wetmore
St. John
N. B
Great Britain
France
Ireland
Jonn Odell
Thomas Carleton
Boston Druggist Seeks Annulment After Elopement
Harry Stoll, a young Boston druggist, says he and wife Hattie Mattison married while drunk and seek annulment. He has applied to the courts and plans separation from Mrs Stoll who says the ceremony was legal. Mrs Stoll lives at 209 West Thirty-eighth Street. Stoll resides elsewhere. The couple attributes the union to intoxication and misjudgment.
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New York
Harry Stoll
Boston
Hattie Mattison
West Thirty-eighth Street
Governor Russell Plans Southern Tour After Election
Governor Russell is likely to undertake an extended tour through the South soon after the state election. He would be accompanied by Attorney Thomas J. Gargan, a plan delayed only by the Senate’s action on the silver repeal bill. The trip would start in Georgia or the Gulf States and pass through Alabama, Texas, and Arkansas, ending back home.
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Russell
Thomas J. Gargan
United States Senate
West
South
Gulf States
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Gargan
Police Debate Over Duty Transfer After Hickman Assault
South Boston officers Lowery and Innes, who assaulted veteran John Hickman and his daughter, return to duty after a two week vacation. They are reassigned to Station 2 without formal orders, facing criticism from peers and public pressure to remove them from the force.
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Lowery
Innes
South Boston
John Hickman
Boston
Hickman
John Clark
Post
Quincy House
Pierce
Station 2
Lowery Leads Raid on Americus Club Poker Ring
Policeman Lowery helped seize the Americus Club upstairs at 21 School Street after a raid on a poker game. Officers Hanley and Leary moved in as Lowery directed the operation, taking 3 women, 12 men, 1000 chips, 50 packs of cards, and furniture including a red hot stove away.
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Americus Club
School Street
Hanley
T. J. Leary
Station 2
Hickman
Lowney
Alden J. Ransom
William Austin
Joseph Barnes
Charles T. Smith
Lewis Adams
Harry Norton
George Williams
Henry Jones
John Sexton
Frank Ham
Joseph J. Smith
George West
Women detained as unnamed man freed on bail after arrest
Mary Stevens alias Lyons May Hamilton and an unnamed third woman were removed to the Tombs. The men were all bailed out immediately after arrest.
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Mary Stevens
Alias Lyons
May Hamilton
Removal Demanded for Lowery and Innes in South Boston
Residents of South Boston press for the removal of officers Lowery and Innes rather than transfers. They condemn the commission, call the case the death knell of the Police Commission, and insist on a square deal through removal, not relocation.
Miss Tempest to Appear Tonight in The Algerian
Marie Tempest will appear tonight in her usual role of The Algerian at Hollis Sters The atre. J M Hill telegraphed that Tempest and Julius Steger would perform as scheduled, countering reports of her withdrawal and separation from The Algerian.
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Hollis Sters
J. M. Hill
Miss Tempest
Julius Steger
Post
Reginald de Koven
Thorndike
Tempest
Steger
Stabbing Fight In Cambridgeport Leaves Teen Wounded
In Cambridgeport last evening a fight between two colored youths left Herbert Reed 15 with a knife wound to the left side. Louis Hawkins 17 admitted stabbing following a quarrel. Reed was taken to station 2 bleeding and Hawkins was arrested.
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Cambridgeport
Griffiths
Herbert Reed
Station 2
Bryant
Louis Hawkins
Harvard Street
Reed
Hastings Street
Hawkins
Looks Like Murder in Southbridge as Wife Shot
In Worcester on Oct 17 Mary Carey aged 70 was found unconscious at her Southbridge home. She died after two days. An autopsy by Medical Examiner Weese revealed a bullet in her brain from a shot to the left ear. Her husband, a 65 year old habitual drunk, was arrested and sent to Bridgewater State Farm.
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Worcester
Mary Carey
Southbridge
Weese
Bridgewater
Captain Adams Safe After Surgery and Updates
A Chicago telegram confirms operation on Captain Adams of the G A R was successful with bone fragments removed, no bullet extraction. Adams and wife arrived in town. Meech in Lynn reported illness but improvement. long war wound with a bullet still inside. The note also mentions the J H Cutter Whiskey brand in Boston history.
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Weymouth
Chicago
Benjamin F. Lovell
Adams
George S. Merrill
Chicago, Oct. 17.—An Operation Was Performed On Captain Adams
W. Lewis Tallman
C. Ferger
Captain Adams
City
G. S. Merrill
Dr. Tallman
Lynn
Meech
Probable death by own action of Charles W. Copeland near Brockton
Charles W. Copeland was found dead in woods near West Bridgewater with an empty gun, suggesting death by own action amid despondency. Medical Examiner Paine to decide if accidental. Once a millionaire, his finances collapsed. factories in Brockton Natick Abington failed circa 1883, with later stock and dairy farming in West Bridgewater.
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Brockton
Charles W. Copeland
West Bridgewater
Copeland
Boston
Ans
Paine
Westag
Ca A
C. W. Copeland & Co
C. W. Copeland Manufacturing Company
Charles W. Copeland & Co
Natick
Abington
Jersey
Carey Arrest Warrant Linked to Bullet Found in Woman
A bullet in the woman's brain matches an empty chamber in a 22 calibre revolver in Carey's possession when arrested. Carey and his wife were separated. she cared for three sons while he lived elsewhere. He was seen near the house Thursday morning and had threats against her. An officer heads to Bridgewater with a warrant for his arrest.
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Carey
Bridgewater
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