Grand Boston Merchants Plan New England Gala Shopping Week
Boston merchants convened at the Albion building to launch a five day gala shopping week from November 29 to December 4. The plan unites 30 leading retail houses to offer unprecedented discounts and reduced rail fares across New England, drawing shoppers from Maine to Connecticut. Leaders include Eben D. Jordan, W. E. Butler, B. K. Kimball, and Edward Filene.
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Merchant Princes of
Boston
Albion
Eastport
Noroton
Conn
New England
Associaion
Eben D. Jordan
H. Dumaresq
Jordan
Marsh & Co
John Shepard
E. E. Cole
Shepard, Norwell & Co
B. F. Dutton
Harry Dutton
W. D. Quimby
B. W. Currier
Standard Clothing Company
B. K. Kimball
Pitts, Kimball & Lewis
W. E. Butler
Williams. Butler & Co
Maine
Connecticut
Spain's Reply Reaches State Department Officials Say
Officials report Madrid has delivered a reply and state it contains nothing offensive. The message is being assessed by U S authorities for possible diplomatic implications and next steps.
Autonomy policy debate dominates Cuba talks at State Department
The day centers on the Spanish note to Woodford's Cuba peace representations. Officials expect the new cabinet to pursue reform, autonomy for Cuba, and a federal system with a governor general and a Cuban legislature. Dupuy de Lome's departure to New York is said to be personal. In Boston, Crenzenzo Aroni lies severely mutilated after an attack by Dominico Votalaro, who is jailed for attempted murder. Aroni faces possible blood poisoning.
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Washington
State Department
Woodford
Madrid
Cuba
Michaels
White House
Porter
Weyler
Congress
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Zanjon
Spain
Moret
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Interior
Cortes
Dupuy de Lome
New York
Station 1
North Street
Crenzenzo Aroni
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dominico Votalaro
Votalaro
Webster Avenue
Aroni
Arant
Division 1
Dunn
Aront
E. Benjamin Andrews
D. D
Brown University
Twentieth Century Club
Andrews
Europe
Edwin D. Mead
Dr. Andrews
East
Rover
Britain
London
von Moltke
Berlin
Austria
Aloong
England
Levant
Great Britain
United States
Britannia
Bermuda
Jamaica
Central
South America
Washington Gladden
Flynn of Lawrence Leads Fifth Essex Senate Fight
The Fifth Essex district drama centers on Joseph J. Flynn of Lawrence who seeks Senate seat against Derbyshire. Flynn highlights his labor-backed House record, notably a weekly-pay bill for factory workers that survived court challenges and became law, boosting his bid and rallying labor support.
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State Democratic Organisation
Senate
Joseph J. Flynn
Lawrence
Essex
Derbyshire
Flynn
House
Supreme Court
Representative Flynn
Boston Retail Merchants' Association Forms Gala Shopping Week
A large coalition of leading Boston firms signed a compact forming the Boston Retail Merchants' Association to organize a gala shopping week. The group includes Jordan, Marsh. R. H. White. Shreve, Crump, Low. Filene. Pitt, Kimball & Lewis. Paine's Furniture. Cobbs. and many others with plans for transportation and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan, Marsh & Co
R. H. White Co
Houston & Henderson
Shepard, Norwell & Co
C. F. Hovey & Co
Houghton & Dutton
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
Paine’s Furniture Company
Pierre & Co
Pitts, Kimball & Lewis
Shreve
Boston Retail Merchants’ Association
Dutton
New England
Edward E. Cole
H. Dumaresq
Jordan, Maresh & Co
J. C. Randell
John H. Pray & Co
W. D. Quimby
R. H. Kimball
William L. Shearer
Paine Furniture Company
Wallace Pierce
A. Vorenberg & Co
Boston
No Note From De Lome Denied by Spanish Government
Madrid reports a formal denial from the Spanish government about a note from Senor Dupuy de Lome to the United States. The minister reportedly voiced only a verbal complaint to Washington about filibusters leaving American ports for Cuba.
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Madrid
Spain
Washington
Senor Dupuy Dé Lome
United States
Cuba
Man Charged With False Pretences In Horse Sale
Joseph Murphy faced Municipal Court on false pretences in a horse sale to Mrs. Margaret M. Ham of Brookline. Ham testified she has 10 years experience with horses and says the $150 animal failed to reach the claimed 2:26 pace. The court found probable cause and sent the case to the grand jury.
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Joseph Murphy
Margaret M. Ham
Ham
Wallace H. Ham
Winchester Street
Brookline
St. Paul's Church
Pace
Simmons Sentenced for Assault on 9 year old Mary O Grady
In Superior Criminal Court Judge Sheldon sentenced James M Simmons to State Prison for a term of ten to fifteen years for the assault on 9 year old Mary O Grady on June 9.
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Superior Criminal Court
Sheldon
James M. Simmons
Mary O’grady
Pullman Sons Largely Disinherited From Estate
Their father planned a business path for his two sons, now about 23, but they chose a wild dissolute life and were largely ignored in the distribution of his multi million dollar estate.
Wabash Offices Destroyed by Fire in St Louis
A cigarette dropped by a clerk sparked a blaze that demolished the Wabash railroad offices at Seventh and Chestnut Streets, causing about 900000 in losses. Records including chief engineer files, deeds, and surveys were ruined. an officer cites 500000 in losses and 400000 for the building. Clerk A Rt Field was injured by flying debris and may die.
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ST. Louis
Seventh and
Chestnut Streets
Wabash Railroad
Wabash Company
A. Rt. Field
Americans Freed as Spanish pardon two U S citizens
Vice-Consul General Springer reports to the State Department that Spain has pardoned Frank Agramonte and Tomas Julio Saenz, two Americans imprisoned at Santiago de Cuba since June 1895. Only a few Americans remain imprisoned in Cuba aside from the Competitor crew.
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Washington
Springer
Havana
State Department
Frank Agramonte
Tomas Julio Saenz
Santiago de Cuba
Kuva
Weather Forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Fair Thursday with easterly winds shifting to southerly and slightly warmer temperatures. In Eastern New York expect fair skies and warmer interior conditions with east to south winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Pullman Will Doles Estate Worth Millions
The will of George M. Pullman filed for probate in Chicago reveals an estate exceeding seven million dollars with potential to double. It restricts twin sons George M. Pullman Jr and other heirs to modest annual sums while Mrs. Pullman receives fifty thousand dollars yearly, prompting public interest in the family’s tensions and the father’s decisions.
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Chicago
George M. Pullman
Pullman Sons Receive Meager Shares in Father’s Will
George M. and Sanger W. Pullman inherit only 3000 dollars each, a disinheriting share compared with sisters Mrs. Lowden and Mrs. Carolan who stand to gain a million dollars plus the residuary fortune. The will cites lack of responsibility as the reason. Sanger’s scandalous acts last January in Chicago drew public notice.
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George M
Sanger W
Lowden
Carolan
Mr. Pullman
Sanger W. Pullman
George Pullman
Misa Felicita Oglesby
Chicago
Sanger
Strode
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Gebroe M.pullman JR
Pullman
Wabash
James Bowdoin
the Times
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Thell, Salk
Florench
Paine Furniture CO
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