Various notable figures and events fill a late 19th century column
Chief Inspector Ham returned from vacation. Nathaniel Whitehouse of Tuftonboro may reach 100 next April. Henry Whitney of the Boston and Providence Railroad is ill. Surgeon General Hamilton visits the city. Alonzo Wood, New Haven’s oldest druggist, left a $100,000 estate. Edgar F. Hill joins Lizzie Maytimer as advance agent. Macdonald enjoys vacation in Washington. Harvey Watterson reconnects with a 43-year friend. Hale supports a perpetual church. Wolseley’s rewards are noted with irony. Mrs. Prince from Boston recovers after a carriage accident. Miss Bettie Ordway, aged years, has a famed voice and Hazlehurst earns $60,000 yearly. Guerrero to dedicate a monument to Nicolas Bravo on Sept. 16. Moody appeals for funds to buy church transport. The Rev. Dr. Burchard faces mockery in Saratoga. Rome to be cardinal Gibbons, Becker to Savannah, Foley to Wilmington. William Larrabee, Iowa governor candidate, rises from farmer to wealth.
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Ham
Nathaniel Whitehouse
Tuftonborough
N. J
Henry A. Whitney
Boston and Providence Railroad Company
Washington
Gen. Hamilton
The
Marine Hospital Service
Board of Health
Alonzo F. Wood
New Haven
Conn
Edgar F.hill
Webster
Mass
Lizzie Maytimer Dramatic Company
J. C. F. Macdonald
Harvey M. Watterson
Kentucky
Howard Everett Hale
Hartford Times
Wolseley
Charles A. Prince
Boston
Lynn
Bettie Ordway
Gen. Ordway
McKean Hazlehurst
Hezsehurst
Guerrero
Mex
Cuilpancipgo
Nicolas Bravo
Moody
Evangelist
Northfield
Euxca
Burchard
Saratoga
Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Baltimore
Rome
Archbishop Gibbons
Thomas A. Becker
Wilmington
Del
Savannah
Gross
Oregon
John Foley
D. P
St. Martin’s Church
Foley
Chicago
Becker
William Larrabee
Iowa
Ledyard
Windham County
Claremont
River drownings and town notices in early 1900s era
Entries report Maggie Tallon and two other children drowning in Mill river and East Rochester. A Windham man attempts suicide after ingesting Paris green. Northern New Hampshire potatoes rot and fetch 40 cents a bushel. Framingham selects J R Entwistle as registrar of voters amid local political shifts. A Portland worker dies after a fall from a locomotive. A Boston and Maine line freight incident and a mass savings bank audit unfold. News notes note electricity cost rise, a Brockway double tragedy, and harbor arrivals at Wellfleet with mackerel cargoes and damaged nets.
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Maggie Tallon
Taunton
Mill River
Colby University
Alexander H. Donley
Windham
Paris Green
New Hampshire
George Hartford
Hiram Goodwin
East Rochester
N. H
Timothy Rowan, Jr
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland
Framingham
J. R. Entwistle
Soleman S$. Adams
Electric Light Company
William E. Brockway
Waterford
Conn
Brockway
Mass
Savangs Bank
Wellfleet
Julia Decker
Treeman
Philadelphia
Benefactor Strands Then Flows Off To New York
A steamship Benefactor that grounded on the Cape Fear bar Sunday floated free at high tide and resumed its voyage to New York. Separately a drought driven army worm ravages cotton in Rutherford and other southern Tennessee counties. Labor dispute resolved on Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe line sees service resume after agreement Sunday night. A severe hail storm hits Oswego and Onondaga counties in New York, causing over 100000 dollars in damage. A West Shore Railroad washout near Catskill disrupts Pacific Express with injuries to the fireman but no passenger harm. A gang of masked men failed to burn a bridge on the Indianapolis Bloomington and Western railroad near Danvers. Robbery of a Marysville coach yields about 12000 dollars in bullion. sheriffs recover the treasure.
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Cape Fear
New York
Rutherford
Tennessee
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Oswego County
Onandago County
N. Y
West Shore
Catskill
Pacific Express
Cole
Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western
Danvers
Marysville
M. T
Hielera
Civil Service Reform Letter Declines Worcester Convention
Hon John E Russell secretary of the state board of agriculture declines presiding at the Worcester Democratic convention on Oct 7. He cites potential partisan issues, duties to the board, and civil service reform, urging adherence to fitness, law, and merit over party service. He warns against officeholders acting as party servants and praises reform under a Democratic administration.
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John E. Russell
State Board of Agriculture
Washington Street
Col. Coveney
Worcester
Russell
Leicester
Henry Walker
J. W. Coveney
Democratic State Committee
Minty
Treasury
The
Commonwealth
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Republican Organization
Washington
Joan E, Russell
General Butler to Sue Cleveland Over Indian Cattle Order
Long Island dispatch cites Gen. Butler planning to seek an injunction against the president’s order removing cattle from western Indian lands. Col. Corkhill notes vast client interests behind the challenge, with Judge Miller involved and a potential court battle over property rights and government authority. The cattle reportedly will not be moved, and a major legal fight is anticipated.
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Cleveland
New York
Herald
Long Ranch
Butler
Block Island
Col
Corkhill
District of Columbia
Justice Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Col. Corkhill
Gen. Butler
Miller
Blatchford
Gen. Buter
Stranger Named Rudolph Edwards Arrested in New Haven
George R. Harris met a young man on a European voyage who called himself Rudolph E. Edwards. He impressed the Harris family, stayed at a fashionable hotel, and rode in a fine turnout. He was arrested at the depot before a train to Springfield on charges of stealing clothes and jewelry and defrauding the hotel.
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New Haven
Conn
George R. Harris
Rudolph E. Edwards
Harris
Springfield
Inspection by the National Halfway Bureau report
Chief Clerk Pickerell of the railroad bureau returns from inspecting Central and Union Pacific railroads and others. Accounts focus on earnings due the government under the Thurman act with Central Pacific overpayments and Union Pacific repairs noted. broader financials show treasury balances, receipts, and postal matters.
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Washington
Pickerell
Railroad Bureau
Central
Union “Pacific
Rock Island and Pacific
Sioux City and Pacific
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Union
Thurman
United States
Durham
Court of Alabama Claims
Huxford
Army
Public Works Chief Defends His Office Amid Rumors
Aug. 31 New York reports repeatedly deny claims of a graft probe into Rollins Squire, commissioner of public works. Mayor Grace allegedly seeks to oust him with aid from two accountants and Hubert O. Thompson. Squire says no special audit is in progress and denies resigning, noting normal law extractions in the department.
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New York
Rollins Squire
Public Works
Grace
Squire
Hubert O. Thompson
Squire Saims
Commissioners of Accounts
Corporation Counsel’s Office
Mr. Thompson
Ansonia Man Bound Over in Embezzlement Charge
Ansonia Conn Aug 31 L J Corbett an insurance agent was bound over charged with embezzlement He was recently discharged from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York for falsifying accounts and is now charged with making unauthorized collections in that companys name.
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Ansonia
Conn
L. J. Corbett
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York
Rhode Island Manufacturers Convene Over Tariff Circular
In Lyceum hall Providence about 100 manufacturers and business leaders met to respond to Secretary Manning’s tariff circular. Edward P. Daft presided and ex Gov Charles R. Cutler was elected chairman. Henry B. Metcalf of Pawtucket spoke on tariffs and urged support for a proposed resolution.
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Providence
Rhode Islands
Lyceum Hall
Daniel Manning
the Treasury
Edward P. Daft
Charles R. Cutler
Warren
Manning
Rhode Island
Congress
Nelson W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Robert J. Walker
House
Boston
Gen. Banks
House of Representatives
New England
Secretary of the Treasury
Hhe
Jonathan Chace
Robert Wesker
Chace
Bayard
South American Commission
Europe
Abraham $. Hewitt
France
Belgium
Edward P. Taft
C.R. Cutter
Arnold B. Chace
Henry B. Metcalf
Robert Knight
William F. Sayles
F. H. Richmond
W. T. Nicholson
Hezekiah Conant
F. E. Richmond
Charles Fletcher
Horatio Rogers
Apogry Larman Tries to Bar Grant Sermon at Church
In New York Aug 31 Rev J F Shultz of Winterstown Evangelical faced disruption when J H P Fulton a local resident tried to bar a Grant memorial sermon. Fulton attacked the minister in the pulpit amid a chaotic scene as parishioners defended the pastor and order was restored. Fulton likely to be prosecuted for the assault.
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Larman
Grant
New York
J. F. Shultz
Shrewsbury
Winterstown
J. H. P. Fulton
Mr. Shultz
Ulion
Gen. Grant
Fulton
Referee Tate Opinion on McCaffrey Sullivan Bare Knuckle Fight
Special despatch from Toledo reports John Kennedy and Billy Tate reviewing the disputed match. Observers warn the event was a hypodrome with little risk, seven rounds produced no scratches, and Tate hints Sullivan would win if scoring favors points or a knockout occurs. A Toledo venue shift and a large delegation are anticipated for tomorrow.
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Tate
Boston Post
Toledo
John Kennedy
McCaffrey
Cincinnati
Billy Tate
Kennedy
Charley Chase
Sullivan
Norrow
George Campbell
Tate Wuld
Yas
Salem man critically injured after boarding house assault
Frank Proctor saw three men at Kenney's boarding house on Liberty Street. Two attacked a third, leaving him unconscious with possible skull fracture. John A. O'Connor, a worker at McKean's factory, is in critical condition and may be moved to hospital as police investigate and seek arrests.
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Salem Rian
Frank Proctor
Tts
Liberty Street
Salem
Kenney
Proctor
Allen
John J. Kenney
Boo
Kenny
John A. O'Connor
O'Connor
O’connor
McKean
A Carelessly Compounded Prescription Tragedy in Jersey City
C F Halz, a Jersey City wine merchant, suffers a fatal poisoning when morphine is substituted for quinine in a prescription. One daughter dies, another is critically ill. the druggist Amande apparently attempts suicide after learning of the mistake. His clerk Dr Lowenthal is prostrated, with unknown outcome. Mr Am Endle, 45, a prosperous citizen, is mentioned as a respected figure in medicine and German texts.
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C. F. Halz
Jersey City
Amande
Lowenthal
Am Endle
Abe
Citizn
Medici) Ltd
Cholera trends in Spain and Gibraltar report changes
Maprio August 31 dispatch shows a daily average decline of 300 new cholera cases and 140 deaths across Spain while Madrid and Barcelona show no change. Valencia Toledo and Zamora report increases. Gibraltar records a tenth death and six new cases within the Spanish lines yesterday.
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Spain
Maprio
Granada
Saragossa
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Toledo
Zamora
Gibraltar
Tan Davis Shot in Saloon Row at Reade Street Corner
New York report says Tan Davis, backer of Fitzgerald the pedestrian, was shot in M Purcell's saloon by James B Johnson of Colorado City and Avellin Vox. Johnson arrested. Confession claims Holland came to New York to obtain counterfeit money, tried to cheat Davis brothers, and fired after being exposed. Theodore Davis narrowly spared.
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New York
Tan Davis
Fitzgerald
America
James B. Johnson
Colorado City
Avelin
Vox
M. Purcell
Reade Street
Broadway
Johnson
Holland
Davis
Tom Davis
Iie
Theodore Davis
Public Baths See 266,768 Uses in August
Returns from bath house superintendents show 266,768 visits by men women and children in August. Many youths bathe up to twice daily with some twice, three, or four times if allowed. Across June to August nearly a million baths are logged by city bathhouses.
Morse of Salem Nominated to AAAS Presidency
Associated press despatches announce Edward S. Morse of Salem Massachusetts as nominee for the presidency of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The notice lists 68 new members admitted including Prof. George S. Alden Worcester Mass Mr. William D. Boardman Roxbury Mass Geo M Bond Hartford Conn Prof Wm Morris Jr Cambridge Mass Wm L Elkin Yale college observatory John T Manning Manchester N H Prof IL Willard New Haven Edwin H Jenkins New Haven Lieut J Murdock US A Oxbury Mass Prof Charles B Richards New Triaven and Elizur Wright Boston.
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Associated Press
Edward S. Morse
Salem
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
George S. Alden
Worcester
William D. Boardman
Roxbury
Geo. M. Bond
Hartford
Manchester
N. H
IL. Willard
New Haven
Edwin H. Jenkins
Murdock
U.S. A
Oxbury
Charles B. Richards
New Triaven
Elizur Wright
Boston
Western Union operators strike over working hours
Gauvestox Tex Aug 31 The Western Union Telegraph operators petitioned Superintendent Baker to restore hours from six months ago. The reply urged them to seek employment elsewhere. Most of the force quit. only two men on duty last night, with two chiefs on duty. Three more operators were reportedly en route from St Louis, but strikers say they will not work upon arrival.
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Gauvestox
Tex
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bere
Baker
St. Lous
Gas Explosion Injures Five At Pittsburg Bakery
An oven room explosion at S. 8S. Marvin & Co. steam bakery on Liberty Street in Pittsburg injured five workers, two fatally. Victims include Samuel Steffora engineer W. B. Krebb3s machinist J. F. Hoggins foreman John Clark and Mary Charlies bakers. The firm had recently begun using natural gas in ovens while testing a new product line.
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Pittsburg
Marvin & Co
Liberty Street
Samuel Steffora
W. B. Krebb3s
J. F. Hoggins
John Clark
Mary Charlies
Funeral services held for Albert D. Swan in Lawrence
Funeral services for Albert D. Swan were private at his residence in Lawrence this afternoon with prayers by Rev. Henry A. Cooke and Rev. Fred M. Gardner. Numerous floral tributes marked the ceremony. Pallbearers included George S. Merrill, Dr. E. S. Yates, Samuel White, D. F. Robinson, A. E. Mack, and Warren C. Hamblet. Interment followed at Bellevue cemetery.
Friends or Foes at the Boston Museum and Park के
The Boston Museum opens with Nos Intimes retitled Friends or Foes and features a strong cast led by Barron Hudson and Miss Ryan. Park Theatre initiates with Robert Buchanan’s Alone in London as a melodrama of thwarted virtue and a thief’s cruel scheme, praised for its emotional climaxes and compelling scenes.
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the Globe
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Dorchester Yacht Club Race Grants Two Silver Cups
At the Dorchester Yacht Club monthly meeting ex-Commodore Coolidge Barnard offered two silver cups for catboats from any regular yacht club. Capt. W. B. McClellan added a silk flag, with three races under New England Yacht Racing Association rules. Races divided into classes by boat length. First race sailed from Harrison Square with nine starters in class one and eight in class two. Results: class one led by the Varter, with Fancy and Amy close. class two saw Mirage and Flora Lee cross first. Flora Lee not a Dorchester member thus not in pennant competition. Judges were Capt. Hartford Davenport, A. J. Clark, and Erastus Willard.
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King
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Myrtle
Thisbe
Mirage
Flora Lee
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Niobe
Nemed
Em Ell Kye
Hornet
Hebe
Spray
Flirt
Guenn
Meteor
Hartford Davenport
A. J. Clark
Erastus Willard
High Service System for Boston Water Supply Recommended
A Boston commission concludes a high service system is needed across Beacon Hill, South Boston, Roxbury, West Roxbury, Dorchester, and Brighton, totaling 16.9 square miles with elevation spread of 270 feet. It endorses Chestnut Hill as the main pumping source and Brookline sites for reservoirs on Fisher hill, Parker hill, and Peter’s hill, with a three-reservoir layout and specified 30 inch force and 24 inch branch mains to distribute 10,000,000 gallons daily, plus an auxiliary pump for reliability.
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Sudbury River
Chastnut Hill
Mwo
Chestnut
Fisher Hill
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Chestnut-hill
Commission
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Clarendon Hill
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Fisher’s Hill
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Boston Water Works
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Perkins and
Day Streets
Prince
Bond
Eliot
South
Bussey Park
Park
Centre
Bussey
Walter Street
Chestnunt-hill Reservoir
Fisher-hill Reservoir
Fisher-hill
Chambers
Parker- Tetebe
Wotel
Forest Hill Station
Washington
Walk Hill
Morton Streets
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Brooks Line
Washington Street
Metropolitan Avenue
Dudley Avenue
Geesceereaes Ccsceeese
Ex Water Commissioner Blake on Boston Pollution
Ex water commissioner Dr Blake warns that past pollution from human excrement into the city water supply poses the greatest health danger. He urges immediate action to remove sources, notes growing risk with population and industry, and cites Plymouth typhoid plague as a warning from near water sources in Mystic and Cochitaate areas.
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Storm clears as Maine fair opens with crowds
Bangor Maine reports a clearing storm allowing the New England fair to proceed. Tomorrow features races for 3 year olds and stallions while cattle displays grow to record sizes. Visitors arrive by special trains. Gov Robie and other dignitaries expected to attend as exhibition halls open at noon.
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Maine
G, K. Loring
Salem
Col
Daniel Needham
Boston
G. W. Riddle
Manchester
Gov
Robie
Man accuses wife of poisoning stew with paris green
Alden H. Holbrook of Mayflower Park South Braintree charges his wife with attempting to poison him by placing paris green in a stew to be served at dinner Sunday. He says he saw her ladle in poison and seized her hand during a struggle that scattered powder around the floor. Mrs Holbrook is under arrest.
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Alden H. Holbrook
Mayflower Park
South Braintree
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