Joseph F Wilson Dead Originator of Instalment Plan
Joseph F Wilson of Somerville and longtime Somerville Cambridge real estate dealer died at Bayside near Nan tasket after a paralytic stroke. He was 74. He originated the system of buying and selling houses on the instalment plan and built many homes in the area. His Boston office was 247 Washington Street for thirty years.
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Joseph FF. Wilson
Somerville
Bayside
Nantasket
Wilson
Cambridge
Boston
Washington Street
Herald
Court Street
Musical soiree at Roxbury hosted by Mr and Mrs Lundy
Joseph Lundy and Mrs Jannedy entertained many friends last evening at their home on Gayland Avenue Roxbury. A musicale featured piano solos by Joseph Dailey vocal numbers by Lundy John Drinan and Theodore Finn and recitations by M Culliney and Frederick Tinn. Mrs Lundy provided refreshments and welcomed guests.
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Joseph Lundy
Mrs. Jannedy
Gayland Avenue
Roxbury
Joseph Dailey
Mr. Lundy
John Drinan
Theodore Finn
M. Culliney
Frederick Tinn
Stolen Portrait of Hutchinson's Daughter Triggers Reward
A life sized pastel portrait of Miss Ethel Hutchinson, 19, daughter of H Dana Hutchinson of 7 Fairfax Street Ashmont, was stolen from the Hutchinson home. The library picture was taken during a summer break in a break in, with nothing else disturbed. Hutchinson hunts Boston for thieves and offers a large reward for return.
Missing pastell portrait stuns Milton home theft
A Milton residence was broken into after Miss Hutchinson left for Lake George. A rear window pane was cut and the library door smashed, with the pastel portrait of Miss Hutchinson taken. The theft puzzles authorities and the college girl remains distressed.
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Miss Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Chatham Street
Nantasket
Ashmont
Smith College
Martha A. Tuttle
Lake George
Russian Paper Publishes Semi Official Statement on Policy Shift
A Russian paper releases a semi official statement signaling a modification in withdrawal policy. It asserts no break in harmony of powers is likely and maintains that none of the legationers were truly suffering.
Allies In For London As Chinese Crisis Deepens
London reports from Pekin on August 29 show Allied troops in the Forbidden City with Britain aiming to maintain force to protect interests. Russians and Japanese hold greater strength. journal notices hint at Russian policy shifts. Germany plans to land troops in Shanghai near Liung Chang’s residence.
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London
S. Ceneral
Alfred Gaselee
Wires
Pekin
Lord George Hamilton
India
Forbidden City
Journal
de St. Petersburg
Russian Foreign Office
Russia
Tien Tsin
Vienna
The
Times
Japan
United States
Shanghai
Liung Chang
Russia's stance on China urged for peaceful restoration
The Journal de St Petersbourg reiterates that Russia seeks to end disturbances in China quickly and favors restoring Chinese government rather than military action. It argues only the lawful Chinese government can yield lasting results and warns against action beyond Pekin. (Continued on Page 6)
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ST. Petersburg
de St. Petersbourg
Russia
China
Pekin
Quincy Plans Return to Boston Politics on Olive Branch
Ex mayor Josiah Quincy sails from Southampton on September 28 aboard the Augusta Victoria and will stay in Boston for about six weeks before returning to England. A London interviewee says his aim is to reconcile Democratic factions, while Quincy himself declines to discuss politics until his return. Mrs. Quincy will remain in London, with the couple living at Eaton Terrace Belgravia.
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Eix
Josiah Quincy
America
Southampton
King
Boston
London
Quincy
Post
City Hall
Mr. Quincy
England
Belgravia
Justin McCarthy
Irish Parliamentary Party
Bean Reunion in Boston Brings 159 Beans to City
The fifth annual Bean descendant reunion met in Boston at Commercial and Pilgrim halls on 694 Washington Street. About 159 Beans from New England and Western States attended with remarks by leaders including President Drummond, Jacob Bean, Dr Azel Ames, and Captain Edward D. Bean. A Bean poem by Mrs Fanny M Leonard was read, a banquet followed, and next year’s gathering is tentatively set for Haverhill.
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John Bean
Foxeter
Washington Street
New England
Drummond
Jacob Bean
Azel Ames
Wakefield
John C. Chase
Derry
N. H
Chase
John A. Bean
Haverhill
Alida Bean Lodge
Gilmanton
Judge Drummond
Harryett M. Bean
Roxbury
Fire damages High Street block, shoes stock worth $2000
A four story brick building at 14 and 16 High street burned yesterday afternoon after an alarm from Box 12. Pry the Franklin Boots and Shoe Co occupied the first floor, Pearl & Lombard on the fourth. Second and third floors were empty. Damage estimated at $2000 to stock and $500 to the block. Owners not identified, agents Howe & Bradley of 22 State Street.
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Box 12
High Street
Franklin ‘Boot and Shoe Company
Pearl & Lombard
Howe & Bradley
State Street
Warren Named Commander in Chief for Dominion Forces
Halifax Sept 6 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Warren has been chosen to succeed Lord William Seymour as commander in chief of the imperial forces in the Dominion of Canada.
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Halifax
Charles Warren
William Seymour
Imperial Forces
Dominion of Canada
Olney Critiques New York Presidential Debate
Richard Olney, former Secretary of State, plans to publish a letter criticizing the McKinley era, praising some Democratic aims while outlining flaws in Bryan’s prospects and warning that McKinleyism risks greed, alien hostility, and costly imperial policies, including a stronger Asia-facing US stance and larger military and diplomatic costs. The piece stresses Olney’s call for citizens to engage in governance despite platform flaws and to vote for the best outcome for the nation.
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Mr. Olney
United States of America
Railway Mail Clerks Meet in New England Division Field Day
The first annual field day and reunion of the New England Division of the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks was held yesterday at Oak Island. It marked the first social gathering of railroad mail workers, with morning sporting events, a noon banquet at Oak Island Hotel, and addresses by President Warner W. Carpenter Chief Inspector George S. Evans and National Secretary George A. Wood.
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New England
National Association of Railway Postal Clerks
Oak Island
Warner W. Carpenter
George 8. Evans
George A. Wood
Anthragite Strike Likely At UMW Board Meeting
Indianapolis report notes John M. Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers will attend a national board meeting seen as pivotal since the July 4 1897 general strike. The impending vote concerns 148000 miners amid expectations of a general anthracite strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John M. Mitchell
United Mine Workers
National Board
Mitchell
Forecast for New England coast as tropical storm nears
Fair and warmer conditions in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut give way to showers and cooler weather with variable winds. A tropical storm near Key West is intensifying and likely to be felt as far north as Norfolk by Thursday night and reach the Middle Atlantic and South New England coast by Friday.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Conncticut
Key West
Fla
Norfolk
Middle Atlantic
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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