Groom Skipped Bride Chooses Patience After Beloved’s Absence
Katie MacDougall, a boarding house employee at 382 Parker Street near Huntington Avenue, planned to wed Harry Mac Intire a hostler at the riding school. He failed to appear, delaying the ceremony. He later returned briefly, but since then has vanished, likely on a spree, with police seeking him.
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Katie MacDougall
Macintosh
Parker Street
Huntington Avenue
Harry MacIntire
Harry
Miss MacDougall
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Egleston Square Improvement Association Elects Officers
The Egleston Square Citizens Association organized with 160 members at Washington and School streets. Officers elected include President L. P. Tiernan, Vice-President John S. Donahue, Treasurer George M. Griffin, Secretaries James T. Wallack and Stephen Grady, and an executive committee of James E. Griffin E. J. Kilduff James A. Welch and L. P. Tiernan.
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Egleston SQ
Egleston Square
Depew declines New York gubernatorial bid after trip
Chauncey M. Depew returned home on the steamer New York and said he will not run for governor. He cited lateness before the convention and refused pressure to abandon his Europe trip. He will support the Republican ticket and decline any candidate preference. Levi Morton mentioned as possible nominee, but Depew offered no comment.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
State of
Depew
Europe
Mr. Depew
Jimmy's Ambition Portrait of a Teenage World Traveler
James L. Sullivan a barely 15 year old arrived in Boston after a globe spanning journey starting from Boston on a night of Mrs. Harrison's death. He stowed away on trains sailed between cities and countries including New London New York London and Liverpool before moving through Malta Egypt Halifax and back to Boston. He observed boxing in New York and planned to exhibit a water bottle dream to earn money while considering a return to Halifax to pursue boot blacks or a grand venture.
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James L. Sullivan
Boston
Scotland
London
Malta
Egypt
Port’s Head
England
Liverpool
Halifax
Allan Line
Salvation Army
Boston & Maine
Jimmy
Somerville Church Reports Silverware Theft
The Perkins Street Baptist Church in Somerville reports theft of silverware stored last May. When the church ladies opened a drawer to show visitors, twenty-one dozen silver knives twenty-one dozen forks and 300 tea spoons were missing, valued at 175 to 200 dollars.
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Perkins Street Baptist Church
Somerville
Canterbury Ward 23 Residents Form Improvement Society
Residents of Canterbury in Ward 23 organized an improvement society to secure needed local improvements. Officers elected include James H. Norton as president J H Connolly as vice president James H Morris as treasurer and Thomas I Cuniff as secretary with an executive committee chaired by Austin McGuinness and members Aurelio Muller Richard G Lehmen Edward Berran and James H Dolan.
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Ward
Canterbury
James H. Norton
J. H. Connolly
James H. Morris
Thomas [I. Cuniff
Austin McGuinness
Peter Muller
Richard G. Lehmen
Edward Berran
James H. Dolan
Boston Water Outlook and Doherty on Cochituate safety
Boston faces limited supply from Cochituate and Sudbury systems, with danger only if October and November bring no rain. Colonel Doherty notes past scares, spring floods wasted water, and says basin No 5 and Mystic are being tapped to bolster reserves. The water department remains financially sound, debts and mains funded, and the Southboro basin will span two thousand acres when finished, potentially by next year.
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Boston
Thomas F. Doherty
Cochituate
Sudbury
Desmond Fitzgerald
Western Department
Framingham
Lake Cochituate
Mystic
Water Department
Doherty
Matthews
Southboro
Light Vessel 54 to Be Placed at Boston Harbor Entrance
The Light House Board says light vessel No. 54 will be established about October 1, 1894 in eighty four feet of water off the entrance to the main ship channel in Boston Harbor Massachusetts until the new light vessel for this station is built.
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Washington
Lighthouse Board
Boston Harbor
Mass
Public Institutions Hearing Reveals Drunkenness and Stringing Up
Testimony in the public institutions hearing resumes with ex Deputy Superintendent Upton recounting his discharge months after reporting Officer Everdean for drunkenness. Other officers including Howard and Spaulding faced discharge for drinking. Witness described a woman named Curtin confined with handcuffs by Dr Coggswell after she scratched him during attempted restraint. Upton admitted liquor on Deer Island, denied alcohol contact, and suggested a conspiracy involving Gerrish and Young. He disclosed orders to avoid recording certain punishments and noted the appointment of Perkins from Maine without exam. Hearing adjourned to Tuesday at 2 PM.
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Upton
Everdean
Howard
Spaulding
Curtin
Coggswell
Deer Island
Gerrish
Riley
West End Street Railway Company
Young
Alderman Lomasney
Board of Aldermen
Watchman
Clifford
Perkins
Maine
Wilson on tariff bill in London interview
Congressman W L Wilson of West Virginia spoke in London on September 14 praising the House tariff measure as better than the Senate version. He argued the act serves Americans, would aid free foreign trade, and reduce monopolies, while noting it may not directly affect British trade. He linked reduced tariffs to fewer labor capital clashes and anticipated revenue growth from expanded trade.
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London
W. L. Wilson
West Virginia
Wilson
House of Representatives
Senate
Chicago
America
Democratic Party
Situation Encouraging Describes Market Shift and Prospects
The Boston News Bureau reports overall encouraging conditions with mills reopening and a gradual upturn in activity. It notes possible growth and that speculation may arise from broader prosperity, while some securities may trade above intrinsic value or be driven by manipulation. Directors may focus on operations over finaciering to optimize stock market results.
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Boston News
Revival at New York Custom House Signals Steady Growth
New York's Custom House reports a broad rise in activity across all branches as tariff settlement boosts confidence. Collector Kilbreth notes increased withdrawals from warehouses and entries of imported goods, calling the rise steady and healthy rather than a boom.
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New York
Custom House
Kilbreth
Italian Society Ball to Mark Rome’s Capture
The Italian Society Star of Calabria will hold its third annual ball at Turn Hall next Thursday evening. The event honors the capture of Rome by Italian troops and serves as a festive commemoration for Boston Italians.
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Star of Calabria
Turn Hall
Rome
Trade Outlook Brightens Across Markets in Sept
Bradstreet's notes general trade improvement continues with gains reported in major centers. Boston wool sales reach 1,200,000 pounds while Chicago money markets loosen and southern cotton receipts rise. Nashville pig iron sales surge. Philadelphia cotton yarns and drugs see demand uptick. Southeastern centers show improved collections, with Cincinnati, Louisville and Chicago among strong performers. Duluth forest fires affect some areas. Milwaukee and St Paul see dry goods gains tied to state fair. Grain exports rise as Portland grain ships resume freer movement.
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New York
Bradstreet
Baltimore
Boston
Savannah
Augusta
New Orleans
Chicago
Nashville
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Charleston
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Memphis
Chattanooga
Galveston
Cincinnati
Detroit
Duluth
Omaha
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Louisville
Nebraska
San Francisco
Alaska
Portland
General
Boston police hold assault charge against Chicago salesman
James Dohan, 24, was arrested in West Newton and brought to the city by Inspector James Wright. He faces a warrant for assaulting 5 year old Celta R. M. Johnson at 1 Pelham Street, with the child badly injured. Dohan admitted the assault. his case was continued and he is held on $5000 bond for appearance.
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James Dohan
West Newton
Boston
James Wright
Dohan
Chicago
Celta
R. M. Johnson
Pelham Street
Knaff M
St. Ann’s Church
Eighteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Jefferson Market
Justice Voorhis
Gerry Society
Society
Smith College Reopens With 885 Students
Smith College reopened in Northampton with about 885 students. The freshman class totals 198, which is 39 fewer than last year, while overall college enrollment is up by 87 from the previous year.
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Northampton
Smith College
Ale is Ale and the Boston Tool Company Ad
A fragment advertising RUETER & CO Boston and The American Tool & Machine Co 84 Kingston St Boston. Mentions shafting hangers and pulldys with pews prices and general machinery end mill work.
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THE
American Tool & Machine Co
Kingston St
Boston
Ferdinand Ward’s Boy Seeks Return From Thompson
Ferdinand Ward, guardian of his son, announces Geneseo as the preferred home over Thompson, cites a State Normal School and his own capable care. He accuses the Thompson Greens of acting for pay, says mother wished the boy with his father, and vows to regain possession despite police scrutiny.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ferdinand Ward
Grant and Ward Fame
Thompson
Sing Sing
Mr. Ward
Ward
Webster
Greens
Green Place
Law Question on Mayor Acting as City Official While Away
The article discusses legality of Mayor Matthews acting as Boston’s chief executive from Jefferson New Hampshire. City officials and the law department say the mayor’s nonresident acting role aligns with the city charter Sect 26, which allows an acting mayor to preside and exercise duties in the mayor’s absence until the mayor can return or a vacancy is filled.
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Matthews
Jefferson
N. H
Sanford
Boston
Law Department
Board of Aldermen
Miranda's Grew Drunk Near Sinking The Miranda Sunk
Professor W. G. Wright of Oberlin College says the Miranda crew were intoxicated as the ship went down near the marked reef. He accompanied the Cook Greenland excursion parity and returned to Oberlin, noting the reef was clearly charted.
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Oberlin, O
W. G. Wright
Oberlin College
Miranda
Failures in first week of September total liabilities
New York September 14 report from R G Dun Co shows September liabilities at 1 430 070 with 415 120 from manufacturing and 937 450 from trading firms. August liabilities totaled 10 697 518. Failures this week reached 207 in the United States and 44 in Canada, versus 314 and 27 a year ago.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
HOSAC Tunnel Excursion Offered by Fitchburg Railroad
The Fitchburg railroad will run a special excursion train through the Deerfield Valley and the Hoosac Tunnel on Saturday September 22. Tickets go on sale after September 19 at Union station and the Hoosac Tunnel route ticket office 250 Washington street. Returners can ride Hoosac Mountain trip at 4 45 p m. The Valley electric road offers a scenic ride from North Adams to Adams with views of Hoosac Mountain Taconic Range and Old Greylock. It is billed as one of the most popular excursions ever run.
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Fitchburg Railroad
Deerfield Valley
Hoosac Tunnel
Union Station
Washington Street
Hoosac Mountain
Valley Electric Road
North Adams
Adams
Taconic Range
Old Greylock
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Hayward Place, Col. Washington
Cheviot, Serge
R. T. Almy & Co
Washington, Dor
Hayward PL
Krey
New York Custom House
W. L. Douglas
W.W. L. Douglas
Gity Hall Ave
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SHOES
eSraAre
Trade Outlook
Rueter & CO
Ferdinand Ward's
Hosac Tunnel
Barnaby
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Broadway
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Fymouth Rocks Company
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