Admiral Sampson Receives New Jersey Sword Honor
Admiral Sampson was presented with a sword by Governor Voorhees in the New Jersey Capitol to honor his services in the Spanish War. He accepted the gift with thanks, praising his confreres and noting the significance of the state’s acknowledgment. A reception followed the ceremony.
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Trenton
Admiral Sampson
Voorhees
New Jersey
Capitol
Santiago
Hart
Sampson
Artals
Santago
Well Known Shipping Master Capt Edward Payson Nichols Dies
Captain Edward Payson Nichols aged 55 died in Buckport Maine from Brights disease. He formerly sailed out of Searsport and was widely known in shipping circles as master of Maine ships including the Frank Pettet on long voyages.
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Bucksport
Edward Payson Nichols
Bright
Searsport
Maine
Frank Penteton
Mystery and Death in Malden Italian Crime Scene
Police report details Fucci's alleged murder of his wife in an attic room. A passerby, Joe Sila, wrestled the revolver from Fucci as he cried and awaited death. John Parks is held as a drunk. Fucci previously faced an assault charge and probation after a drunken brawl last summer.
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Fucci
John Parks
Fuccia
Brezia
J. P. Parker
Hkvery
Abbot Street
Patrick Kearns
Parker
Italia
Malden
Boston Veterans of British Army and Navy Banquet
Three hundred British Army and Navy veterans and guests dined at the American House for the association's third annual banquet and Trafalgar anniversary. The event featured pledges to aid wounded in South Africa, a London fund, and speeches by Consul-General Blunt and Lt Col John Black. A strong crowd cheered as Capt Stokes and Lt Col Perry led toasts to friendship and Allied ties between Britain and the United States.
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Nelson
Trafalgar
South Africa
Baptist Social Union
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Baptists
T. C. Evans
Evans
Great Britain
America
England
Blunt
Mr. Evans
Balaclava
Alexandria
Egypt
Soudan
Dargai
John Black
London
Black
Boston
Captain Stokes
Canada
United States
Transvaal
George B. Perry
Henry A. Walker
Commonwealth
R. H. Upham
E. George
W. F. Grant
R. N
Qopeer Pings of Defence
Speir
Army
Gillespie
Whites must rule by force says Professor Ripley on Philippines
Professor Ripley of the Institute of Technology argued before the Twentieth Century Club that colonial rule in the Philippines requires white governance by force. He traced Malay migrations, regional character differences, and the need to adjust labor systems and climate adaptation for colonists.
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Professor Ripley
Institute of Technology
Twentieth Century Club
Philippines
Steel Rails Higher Push in 1900 Steel Market
Pittsburg October 25 The American Manufacturer reports railroads ordered about 1.5 million tons of steel rails at 335 per ton for 1900. Prices rose with sections and car load terms, and total sales near 50 million dollars, signaling a sharp rise in iron and steel prices for 1900.
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Pittsburg
Penn
F. O. B. Pittsburg
Patriotic Union Formed and Meetings Planned in Boston Area
An advisory committee on patriotic work met in Tremont building with Miss Sarah E. Hunt presiding in the chairman’s absence. Francis H. Appleton was chosen permanent chair man and Mrs. Louise Peabody Sargent permanent secretary. Resignations of Page and Mrs. Robinson were accepted. Reports covered Christ Church, Copp's Hill, and a Lafayette mall on Boston Common. A Paul Revere House preservation study was started. A Lafayette monument committee and a unified DR and DAR tablet idea were discussed. An executive circular to chapters will invite delegates to future meetings.
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Tremont Building
Walter Gilman Page
Sarah E. Hunt
Daughters of the Revolution
Francis H. Appleton
Massachusettsans of the American Revolution
Louise Peabody Sargent
Page
Edward Standish Robinson
Sons of the Revolution
Nathan Appleton
Christ Church
General Appleton
Aving Copp’s Hill
Boston Common
Lafayette
Ida Farr Miller
Daughters of the American Revolution
Paul Revere House
Paris
D. R
Fire damages Palmers Cooperage in Brooklyn
Fire in Williamsburg Brookyn section caused an estimated 50 000 to 75 000 in damages at Palmers Cooperage. Firemen were overcome by smoke and rescued by colleagues. Several fell from a ladder and two were seriously injured and hospitalized.
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New York
Palmers Cooperage
Twenty sixth Infantry Arrives in Manila Sails to Iloilo
The Twenty sixth Infantry arrived in Manila on the transport Grant and proceeded to Iloilo to disembark.
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Manila
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Grant
Iloilo
A O H Division 42 Votes For Parade Support and Condemnation
The regular monthly meeting of Division 42, A. O. H., at Independence Hall, 2 Lowell Street, drew a crowded audience. Members unanimously approved participating in the parade next Sunday in honor of Lord Mayor Tallon and Hon. John E. Redmond. They also passed resolutions condemning a member for public utterances against state officers intended to sow disunion.
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Division 42
Indpendence Hall
Lowell Street
Navy
Tallon
John E. Redmond
The
A. O
Lennie Gatcomb Dies by Own Hand in Boston
Leonard Gatcomb known as Lennie, once a prosperous horseman, killed himself in Boston. He was brother of James Y. Gatcomb, driver, and had once run Gatcomb Bros in Malden as expert horse trainers. Despondency from financial reverses cited as cause.
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L. C
Gatcomb Bros
Davitt to resign from House over Boer War protest
London October 25 Three notable incidents marked today’s Commons session Michael Davitt announced he would resign tomorrow to protest the war on the Boers Liberal member James H Dalzell accused Colonial Secretary Chamberlain of suppressing despatches Chamberlain defended his diplomacy and stated opposition to old diplomacy He cited U S Spanish American war comparisons and defended their actions before a final House vote 224 to 28 approving the appropriation bill
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London
House of Commons
Michael Davitt
James H. Dalzell
Kirkaldy
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
William Vernon-Harcourt
Highbury
Kruger
England
Davitt
United States
America
Hofmeyer
Mr. Hofmeyer
Kruer
One Remonstrant Objects to Park Square Public Market Hearing
A single remonstrant, David H. Greenhood of 9 St Botolph Street, spoke at a special Common Council hearing on the Park Square public market. Chairman Alderman Adams adjourned after no other attendees appeared, prompting Greenhood to protest the process and oppose the project, calling the Public Garden a swill tub.
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Common Council
David H. Greenhood
St. Botolph Street
Alderman Adams
Greenhood
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