England Reserve Seen Readiness for 48 Hour Notice
England tightens naval readiness amid Trafalgar anniversary celebrations and Fashoda tensions. Admiralty orders limit dockyard repairs on reserve squadrons to projects finishable in forty eight hours. Trafalgar festivities honor Nelson as ports display Union Jack banners and wreaths.
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London
England
Admiralty
Trafalgar
France
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
St. Vincent
Camperdown
the Nile
Portsmouth
Victory
New England Sabbath League targets Boston Sunday concerts
The New England Sabbath Protective League threatens a campaign to force Mayor Quincy to end Sunday evening concerts. It alleges the city may be acting as a business for entertainment and claims schools were used to promote the events. The group opened offices near City Hall and appeals to schools to stop public advertising of the concerts.
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Quincy
New England Sabbath Protective League
George S. Hoar
Worcester
League
Boston
New England
School Street
Josiah Quincey
O’shea
The
Music Commission
Post
Sabbath Protective League
Music Committee
Maxim Discharged as Bigamy Charges Dropped
In Poughkeepsie Helen Leighton withdraws abandonment and bigamy accusations against gun inventor Hiram Maxim. A civil damages suit is served. charges retracted with complainant’s full consent. Morschauser will seek damages while claiming Maxim portrayed himself as single and duped the 16 year old bride.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hiram Maxim
Helen Leighton
Brown
Maxim
Miss Leighton
Charles Morschauser
Morschauser
Addie G. Fiske Dies After Criminal Operation In FTIAVERHILL
Miss Addie G. Fiske died at Hale Hospital following a criminal operation. She claimed responsibility in an ante-mortem statement. Lived in FTIAVERHILL city for a year, boarded on Arch street. Burial will be at city expense.
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Ftiaverhill
Addie G. Fiske
Hale Hospital
Arch Street
Horse Meat as Food License Request Considered
Charles Weiss of Somerville seeks a 1900 plaque to slaughter horses at Brighton abattoir for export meat. He plans 120 horses slaughtered weekly, daily except Sundays, with product sold or used for food and packed in barrels. The Board of Aldermen will hear the application next Monday.
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Board of Aldermen
Charles Weiss
Somerville
Brighton Abattoir
Naval orders detachments and assignments announced
Washington dispatch lists today’s nav y orders including Chief Engineer H S Ross detached from the Minneapolis and sent to the Boston Navy Yard Chief Engineer J L Hannum detached from the Boston Navy Yard and ordered home on waiting orders Assistant Paymaster C R Wood assigned to the Boston Navy Yard as assistant to the general storekeeper
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Washington, D. C
H. S. Ross
Minneapolis
Boston Navy Yard
J. L. Hannum
C. R. Wood
Poor management brings Heckman firm to creditor meeting
Creditors of Heckman Bissell and Co met at the Shoe and Leather Association rooms to review a surprise assignment from George W. Brown Newton. The firm, based at Purchase Street, showed large liabilities and assets with heavy personal withdrawals over five years. Brown planned to inspect the Wausau tannery assets and report at a second creditor meeting.
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Brown
Heckman & Bissell
Heckman, Bissell & Co
Shoe and Leather Association
Bedford Street
Purchase Street
George W
Newton
Heckman
Wausau
Wis
Amoskeag Treasurer Resigns. Amory Succeeds
The Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge resigns as treasurer of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company effective November 1. He was appointed treasurer in 1876 succeeding C. W. Amory’s father, who held the post for forty years.
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T. Jefferson Coolidge
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
C. W.amory
Mr. Coolidge
The
Amoskeag Company
C. W. Amory
Judge Lowell Rules for Libellants in East Boston Dock Case
United States District Court Judge Lowell issued an opinion favorable to the libellants in Atlantic and Western Steamship Company versus Simpson Dry Dock. The Borderer, a libellant vessel, was damaged while in the libellee dock at East Boston.
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Lowell
United States District Court
Libellanta
Atlantic & Heastern Steamship Company
The
Simpson Dry Dock
Tm Anen
Lcomipany
Borderer
Libellants
Boston
Dewey Recommends Sending Nero Home From Manila
A telegram to the Secretary of the Navy from Admiral Dewey in Manila reports the collier Nero arriving at Taku on the 16th with coal on fire and suggests sending the ship home as he has no further use for it. Dewey declined to comment on the Philippines political situation or further captures.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Nero
Taku
Dewey
Philippines
Department
Judge Cox Rules for Gage in War Loan Bid Disputes
In Washington on October 21 Judge Cox of the District Supreme Court ruled for Secretary Gage against George B. Wightman and William H. Wharton. The suits sought injunction and mandamus over Treasury rejection of bids for the recent war loan bond issue, with the Treasury Secretary alleging the bidders were really controlled by certain institutions.
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Washington
Cox
District Supreme Court
George B. Wightman
William H. Wharton
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
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Castor
Credit Clothing
Washington St
Sourdain
Sabbath Vergue
Sunday Gongerts
Addie G Fiske
Haverhill Hospital
Brighton
Pirirz
Merr
Spitz Bros. & Mark
Summer ST
Chinchilla Reefers
Ethias
Odd Knee
Sale
Dutee Wilcox
Providence
FLINT
R. I
Flint Company
D. Wilcox
Flint Co
Washington Mills
Imost Boys
Putnam
Kersey
Flint’s
R. T. Almy & Co
Hayward Place
Jefferson Coolidge
Dock Company
Gray
Chicago News
Madras
John F. Pray & Son
Milk, Cor
Arch St
Broadway National Bank
Cushing Process CO
Sixth Av
New York
Fulton St
Navy Department
Dorchester
Scollay Square
Hanover Street
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Bernard M. Wolf
BAY State Investment CO
Herald Building
Hotel Mieusset
North Street
Nestaurant Francais
W. L. Douglas
Washington, Cor
Essex St
Court Street
Scollay Sq
City Hall Avenue
Yonkers Statesman
National Supply CO
Temple Place
J. Brodie
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