Memorial Unveiling Honors Hancock Descendant at Granary Burial
A public ceremony at Old Granary Burying Ground Tremont Street reveals the Joan Hancock memorial shaft commemorating John Hancock. Mary Elizabeth Wood, great great granddaughter, will unveil the cover. Curtis Guild Jr. will give the address. Acting Governor Wolcott accepts gift for Commonwealth. The monument features a pink granite base, a Tennessee marble shaft, and a Copley inspired relief of Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Schweinfurth
Boston
Mary Elizabeth Wood
Mary Elizabeth Lowell Hancock Wood
Curtis Guild, Jr
Commonwealth
Wolcott
Milford
John Hancock
Hancock
Copley
Brookline
Memorial Unveiling Honors John Hancock in Boston
Patriots of Massachusetts Bay awaken to a memorial project in Boston honoring John Hancock. Massachusetts previously appropriated 3000 dollars two years ago for a fitting grave marker for the first signer and the Commonwealth plans a simple cyma moulding and ornate cap bearing the Hancock coat of arms. The motto Principlis obsta underscores the principles attributed to the hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Boston
Massachusetts
John Hancock
House of Representatives
Tive Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hancock
Four Boys Implicate Themselves In Child’s Burning Ordeal
In Medford a four year old, Fred Sandeen, was set ablaze by three boys ages nine to fourteen. They doused him with gasoline and a match was struck, leaving burns on his body and hands. Citizens rolled him with sand to extinguish flames and he remains bedridden for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Fred Sandeen
Fred Bandeen
Albin Street
Joseph
William Kane
Eddie Leonard
Sandeen
Dedham Man Ends Life At Daughter’s Home
Reuben Morse aged 60 formerly an engineer on the Boston and Providence railroad shot himself in a bedroom at his daughter Mrs William H Bowman’s Clark street home in Stone Haven Dedham. He had recently returned from a trip to Providence Rhode Island and no motive is given except reports he had been drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Reuben Morse
Boston & Providence Railroad
William H. Bowman
Clark Street
Stone Haen
Morse
Providence
R. I
Yankee Bankrupt Sale Offers 8600 Fine Wool Suits
An ad claims a quick fundraising sale at Yankee on Summer Street offering 8600 men’s full wool suits worth 10 to 15 dollars for 4.88 each. Suits allegedly crafted by top tailors with money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ji Summer Street
Chiropodist Promises Painless Foot Care Evening Hours
Dr. M. Leonard HAZUE chiropodist offers painless treatment for corn bunions warts chilblains and other foot conditions. Lady Muni and a hairdresser attend during visits. Open evenings at 505 Washington St with services extending 20 years hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munire
M. Leonard Hazue
Washington St
Acting Governor Wolcott Visits State Industrial School
Acting Governor Wolcott and the executive council visited the State Industrial School at Lancaster. They arrived by train, toured the facilities, and enjoyed lunch with the school trustees. Met officials from the Metropolitan Water Board and Boston, then proceeded to Clinton and Southboro to inspect the Nashua River basin project and the water tunnel and aqueduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Wolcott
Executive Council
State Industrial School
Lancaster
Metropolitan Water Board
Quincy
Boston
Princeton
Nashua
Southboro
Nashua River
Heavy Taxpayers in Lynn Reported for high 500 Dollar Tax Bracket
Lynn reports tax data for residents and non residents. The heaviest individuals include Michael Hurley at 5268.54 and Patrick Lennox at 5242.88. Major corporations such as General Electric pay 14452.44, Lynn Gas and Electric 7783.94, and railroads Boston and Maine 6832.98. non resident Isaac C Wyman pays 3023.69 and First National Bank 11484 in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Michael Hurley
Patrick Lennox
S. N. Breed
General Electric Company
Lynn Gas and Electric Company
Lynn & Boston Railroad
Boston & Maine Rail Road
Isaac C. Wyman
First National Bank
Ten Thousand Men's Suits Offered At Deep Discount
Local retailer promotes a rapid fund raise by selling ten thousand men suits at a steep discount. Suits usually retailing at eight dollars are advertised for two dollars and eighty five cents for coat pant and vest. Garments are described as 90 percent wool with careful tailoring and styling under the "YANKEE" label at 91 Summer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer Street
Destruction Begins on Old Union Station Site
Destruction starts on the New England property on Federal street as the old Union Station site in Boston is cleared for the new terminal. Brick blocks 222 to 228 Federal street are down while the remaining brick building 242 to 248 Federal street will be vacated by the 15th. Materials from demolished structures are moved to East Boston yards. Chief engineers from connected railroads and General Manager John Co. Sanborn of the Boston Terminal Company plan the foundations, with approvals needed from the Mayor and railroad commission, likely ninety days before heavy work resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Federal Street
Boston
Union Station
East Boston Yards
John Co. Sanborn
Boston Terminal Company
Railroad Commission
Murphy-Wedd Marriage at Holy Rosary Church
Mr J P Murphy foreman of Lib by Show Print married Miss Alice M Wedd yesterday afternoon. Rev John J McNulty officiated. Bridesmaid Miss Minnie Wedd and best man Mr Joseph J Hurley. They left for a trip to New York and Philadelphia and will reside in Dorchester on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Murphy
Libby
Alice M. Wedd
John J. McNulty
Church of the Holy Rosary
Minnie Wedd
Joseph J. Hurley
Chamberlain Narrows Carlin Marrowe Wedding at Narragansett Pier
Miss Car olin C. Marrowe of Washington wed Lieutenant John L. Chamberlain First Artillery U S A at St Peters by the Sea Narragansett Pier. Captain James Ailen served as best man with ushers Lieutenants Greble Wilbour Cochran Richardson all in uniform. Ceremony performed by the bride's stepfather with Rev Edwards Bennett assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Carolin C. Marrowe
Washington
John L. Chamberlain
First Artillery
U.S. A
St. Peter’s By the Sea
Narragansett Pier
James Ailen
B. S. J. Greble
L. S. Wilbour
A. W. S. Cochran
W. P. Richardson
Rev
Edwards Bennett
A Work of Necessity Frye Fish Case at Amesbury
In Amesbury on September 9 Judge Cate heard Alonzo P. Frye charged with selling fish on Sunday at Salisbury Beach in violation of the Sunday law. The defense argued keeping fish chilled would spoil the food, and a petition from cottagers supported this. The judge imposed a $10 fine, Frye appealed, case to go to the Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Cate
Alonzo P. Frye
Chadwick
Salisbury Beach
Frye
Yellow fever strikes crew aboard Norwegian bark Sir
The Norwegian bark Sir under Captain Neldrum arrived in Halifax from Gonaives with logwood. Nearly all aboard contracted Yellow fever. one crew member died and was buried at sea. The captain's wife and daughter also ill but convalescent. The captain plans medicine and to sail again tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Neldrum
Gonaives
Falmouth
Eng
Tragedy in Andover Ends in Murder Suicide
Police report a man named White killed his wife with a baseball bat in Andover and then rode away on a bicycle to a remote spot where he cut his own throat with a razor, dying soon after. No motive is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Andover
White
Obituary notes longtime Woonsocket leader Daniel Pond
Providence reports ex mayor Daniel B. Pond of Woonsocket died at the Institute for the Deaf after a summer outing. A prominent state manufacturer and former Assemblyman Senator high sheriff and mayor he also served on the Nashville Exposition commission. He was about 65 and had been urged as a gubernatorial candidate. A Japan cable reports the death of Mrs Garrett Croppers nee Cora Rand of North Cambridge. In Concord George C. Watson of Hillsboro Bridge died at Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital after the White Mountain railroad accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Daniel B. Pond
Woonsocket
Institute For the Deaf
Saunderstown
Lippitt
Japan
Garrett Croppers
Cora Rand
Henry Co. Rand
North
Cambridge
Concord
N. H
George C. Watson
Hillsboro Bridge
White Mountain
Boston & Maine Railroad
Ferry Street Crossing
Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital
Watson
Weirs
Advance on Dongola Begins at Absarat
The Third Brigade starts for Absarat signaling the advance on Dongola. Egyptian cavalry at Dulgo, the expedition’s southernmost point, was sighted by mounted dervishes who withdrew, bringing back the first definite info of troops in Dulgo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosheh
Soudan
Absarat
Dongola
Dulgo
Gold Withdrawals From Bank of England Reach $2.12 Million
London reports daily gold withdrawals totaling 2.12 million dollars. The Bank of England saw 640 thousand in bar withdrawals for the continent, 630 thousand for Egypt, and 850 thousand in American eagle coins for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bank of England
Continent
Egypt
United States
Restored Foudroyant sails again after long restoration
The British ship Foudroyant once Nelsons flagship in 1800 is restored to its former appearance and being fitted for sea at Woolwich yards. It will voyage to the Atlantic coast touching Halifax Boston and New York. The ship rebuilt from 1799 design now shows updated rigging and armament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foudroyant
Lord Nelson
Woolwich
Globe
Halifax
Boston
New York
Atlantic
Army
Egypt
Notable Bellevue patient Catherine Beach T: Mrs Beach an ex-prisoner and model for Justice statue in Nebraska line
New York report profiles Catherine L Beach once a distinguished Bellevue Hospital patient now in the alcoholic ward at 248 West Thirty eighth street. Daughter of Major Larson of Lincoln Nebraska she posed for Montana s Justice statue and has returned to city life amid repairs to the former family home at Fifth Avenue and Forty seventh Street with scaffolding along the facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Catherine L. Beach
West Thirty-eighth Street
Major Larson
Lincoln, Neb
Montana
Lion
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Catherine Beach
Bellevue
Justice
Theatrical Actress Mrs Beach in Hysteria and Arrest
The article details Mrs Beach an actress once married against her father's wishes and failing to secure engagements this season. She returned home intoxicated became delirious and was detained by police. She was sent to Bellevue then to the alcoholic ward where heat induced hysteria and a killing hallucination. She is expected to leave in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contractor
Lincoln
Theatrica
Lillian Lewis
George C. Miln
Kostr & Bial’s
Lowe
Bellevue
Ms. Beach
Yeshday
Noble engagement ties Zizinia to French count
New York news notes Miss Lillie Zizinia daughter of cotton merchant Thom Zizinia becomes engaged to Count Olivia de Kermel son of Marquis de Kermel. The ceremony is planned for May next year. The Zizinia family is prominent in New York society and Mr. Zizinia died July 9 at 56, with ties to the cotton trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillie Zizinia
Thom Zizinia
Cotton Merant
Olivia de Kermel
Marquis de Kermel
Zizinia
Thomas Zizinia
Count de Kermel
Belmar
Miss Zizinia
Marron and Chamberlain wed at St. Peter’s by the Sea
The Narragansett cottage and hotel colony brims with society as Miss Carolyn C. Marron marries Lieutenant John Loomis Chamberlain of the First Artillery US Army at St. Peter’s by the Sea Episcopal Church. The ceremony at high noon was led by Rev. Philip Maxwell Prescott, bride’s stepfather, with church rector assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Narragansett
Carolyn C. Marron
John Loomis Chamberlain
First Artillery
United States Army
St. Peter’s-by-the- Sea
Philip Maxwell Prescott
Married a Yale Man in Washington Concluding Ceremony
Grace M Seecombe wed Fred W Wallace in Washington Connecticut officiated by Rev Dr J Franklin Carter of Fall River Yale football star Wallace was joined by Yale classmates from Boston Brooklyn and New York as best man and ushers including Dr William Brinsmaid George K Elliott Frederick Perkins Harry W Beecher Arthur Shipman and Edwin Parsons two Yale football players from New York and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jew Washington
Conn
Grace M. Seecombe
Fred W. Wallace
J. Franklin Carter
Fall River
Wallace
Yale
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
William Brinsmade
A. Henry Moseley
George K. Elliott
Frederick Perkins
Harry W. Beecher
Arthur Shipman
Edwin Parsons
Shee
Miss Goulds New York Event Promises Fashion
Miss Gould showcases a New York collection this September featuring boys chinchilla reefers priced at 1.45. Sizes range 3 to 8 with elegant design including gold buttons and velvet collars. The store plans to sell 1200 pieces this week for 1.45 each. A.of a lifetime.
Miss Gould to Host Count and Countess This Winter
It is believed Miss Gould will entertain the Count and Countess Castellane during the coming winter, suggesting her work extends beyond decorative arabesques on the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gould
Mother of Quadruplets Dies in Stratford After Illness
Mrs. O. H. Stickles of Stratford Stratford County died after typhoid malaria and poor living conditions. She had given birth Aug 28 to quadruplets three girls and a boy whose combined weight was 24 pounds. The husband, a poor but thrifty farmer, supported a growing family including twins born earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
O. H. Stickles
Strawberry Hill
Stratford
Messiah’s follower Schweinfurth marries in Minneapolis
George Jakob Schweinfurth known as the Messiah of the Heaven sect wed Aurora Israeli Tuttle in Minneapolis. Their children, Prince Ariel and Princess Birdie, ages 11 and 12, threw flowers as the couple tied the knot. Schweinfurth faces three indictments for unlawful relations with the women, including Aurora herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
George Jacob Schweinfurth
Minneapolis
Aurora Israeli Tuttle
Heaven
Ariel
House of David
Birdie
Lord’s Dominion
Schweinfurth
Scotchman Gets a Lesson In Saloon Fight
A young Scotchman Joseph McCoy was arrested after a disturbance at Finlay son s saloon on Ann street. He allegedly insulted Mrs. Dun can C Ross and struck her, breaking her nose. Her husband intervened and a desperate fight left McCoy badly used up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph McCoy
Courtney
Oak Street
Duncan C. Ross
McCoy
Finlayson
Ann Street
Searles Abandons Sing Sing in Bicycle Dispute
I Frank Searles, Washington Market proprietor at No. 5 Spring Street Sing Sing, left town for San Francisco after remarking on his wife and son. He previously fled to Texas years earlier and later returned. He deeded his house to his wife and his business to his son Stanley, citing marital strife and her fondness for bicycling as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Searles
Washington
Spring Street
Sing Sing
San Francisco
Texas
Searles
Stanley
Man Knifed Sister in South Boston Brawl
John Cain of 207 Fourth Street South Boston is sought by police for striking his sister with a fruit knife during a drunken fight. Mrs Cain reported to Station 6. Dr Young dressed a wound on her left side and sent her to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cain
Fourth Street
Boston
Philanthropists Outing Highlights Massachusetts Relief Group
The seventh annual outing of the Massachusetts Relief Association in Fall River drew about 100 out of town guests. Mayor Greene welcomed attendees at City Hall. Folsom of Somerville delivered the address, and a shore dinner followed at Borden's pavilion. The afternoon program included visits to the hospital and almshouse. officers and committees are listed with members from Somerville, Salem, Chelsea, Taunton, and neighboring cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Massachusetts Relief Association
Greene
City Hall
Folsom
Somerville
Borden’s Dam
Charles C. Folsom
Bomerville
Edward F. Brown
Salem
Governor Nominee Black Declines Gold Democrats Run
Chicago dispatch reports John C. Black declines the gold standard Democrat nomination for governor. He says running would affect only the votes of Rep Tanner and Dem Altgeld, whom he does not know, leaving him constrained from running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Black
Gold Standard Democrats
Tanner
Altgeld
Prohibition and National Parties Hold Dual Conventions
The National Party and Prohibition Party held rival conventions in Boston and Pittsburg with candidates and platforms. Bentley of Nebraska headlined the National gathering advocating silver coinage, prohibition, and women's suffrage, while the Prohibition meeting at Y M C A Hall elected Allen Coffin to Gov and endorsed total state and national prohibition with emphasis on curbing liquor costs and moral reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
Boston
Pittsburg
National Party
Wesleyan Hall
John L. Nichols
Lowell
William B. Cole
Worcester
Merrill Smith
Lynn
William P. Howe
James W. Cole
Northampton
James F. Morton, Jr
Dr. Gibbs
State Committee
Faneuil Hall
Charles E. Bentley
Nebraska
Charles W. Godwin
William H. Howe
Franklin
L. J. Johnson
Campridge
George Kempton
Sharon
Wendell Phillips
Kempton
Bentley
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Frank N Forbush
Frank W Clark
Lehmann Sisters
John Peterson
Saxonville
Albert H. Morrill
Samuel Dickey
Hale Johnson
Illinois
Neal Dow
Maine
John Woolley
Allen C. Coffin
Nantucket
William W. Nash
Williamsburg
Willard O. Wylie
Beverly
Robert ©. Hubbedy
Thomas A. Frissell
Hinsdale
Walcott Hamlin
Amherst
United States
Joseph Levering
Indiana
National Council Elects Officers of Order of American Mechanics
The national council of the Order of American Mechanics elected Norris Bauer Jr as national councillor Ira D Goff as vice councillor John Server as secretary Joseph H Shinn as treasurer a role he has held for 25 years D S Thompson was named marshal Elmer E Hill protector and A E Glidden doorkeeper The next annual session will be held in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
National Council of the Order of American Mechanics
Norris Bauer, Jr
New Brunswick
N. J
Ira D. Goff
Riverside
R. Ir
John Server
Philadelphia
Joseph H. Shinn
Camden
D. S. Thompson
Richmond
Elmer E. Hill
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Joan Hancock
Tremont Street
Josiah Franklin
Massach
Granary Burying Ground
Lee
Weyler
Samuel T. Tolon
Havana
Pedernales River
Candelaria
Pinar del Rio
Artemisa
Echague
Spain
Octave Chanute
A. H. Herring
Herring
Mesa
Murphy
Wedd
Chamberlain
Narrowe
Fishmonger
Mediterranean Sea
Nelson
Liam Tell
Genereux
Admiralty
Germany
H. M
ST. Peter’s-By-The-Sea
Chamberlain-Marion
Scotchman
Philanthropists’ Outing
Berlin
Ont
Prohibitionists
Order American Mechanics
Kentucky
Springfield
Washington County
Joe Stettle
P. W. McLaughlin
Skowhegan
John Ray
Hetherston Importing Company
Broad Street
Washington Street
Cushing Medical Supply CO
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