Great Havoc Strikes Barbadoes Capital Desolates City
A relief report from Trinidad dated September 15 describes Barbadoes as in ruins after a hurricane on Saturday night. Property damage is immense with over 15 believed killed, many left homeless and destitute. Shipping suffered as Loando and two barkentines broke from anchorage and drifted to sea. Bridgetown is described as demolished and desolate with widespread destruction.
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Trinidad
Barbadoes
Loando
Bridgetown
Loss of the Boston bark Lapland in Barbadoes hurricane
A cablegram reports the Boston bark Lapland missing after being driven ashore at St Vincent during a Barbadoes hurricane. Capt G W Cates and crew are ashore at St Vincent. owned by John B Emery & Co of Boston. Built Bucksport Maine 1880, 662 tons net 649 gross, 147.6 by 32.9 by 18.7 feet. She sailed for West Africa last June with cargo loaded at Lewis Wharf.
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Boston
Lapland
Barbadoes
G. W. Cates
Canaky
Africa
St. Vnocent
Cates
St. Vincent
John 8. Emery & Co
Bucksport
Lewis Wharf
Missing Bark George F. Manson Reported Lost
The American bark George F. Manson is missing after 135 days at sea from Sydney Nova Scotia heading to San Francisco. It is believed to have sunk in a great storm off the Australian coast four months ago. Underwriters offer 80 percent for reinsuring the vessel.
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San Francisco
George F. Manson
Sydney
British Bark Buteshire Wrecked off Mobile Coast
The British bark Buteshire of St John New Brunswick was wrecked last night on the south coast of Chandeleur Island. The crew was saved.
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Mobile
Ala
St. John
N. B
Chandeleur Island
Fort Hill Gives Warm Welcome to Lieutenant John Dwyer
Old Fort Hill held a gala homecoming for Lieutenant John Dwyer of Company D Fighting Ninth. Fireworks, drums, and a mass of neighbors filled Wharf Street as Dwyer arrived to cheers. A gold watch and chain were presented by residents led by John F. Gillespie with remarks from Congressman Fitzgerald and local officials.
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Old Fort Hill
John Dwyer
Wharf Street
Fort Hill
Santidge
Jwyer
John F. Gillespie
Fitzgerald
Dwyr
Cuba
Senator Alan
Dr Samuel Eliot Dies Former Boston School Leader
Dr Samuel Eliot former superintendent of Boston public schools died at his Beverly Arms home from heart failure. Born in Boston December 1821 he graduated Harvard 1849 with high honors. He was linked to Eliot professorship and counted Rev E E Hale and President Eliot among relatives and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Eliot
Boston Public Schools
Beverly Arms
Boston
Harvard University
E. E. Hale
Ev. C. H. Brigham
Samuel Longfellow
Europe
Eliot
Arvard University
Hot
Uiversity
General Miles III Stricken with Malaria in Washington
General Miles lies feverish in bed after a grueling campaign in Cuba and Porto Rico. Doctors expect rest to aid recovery though his Porto Rico report is delayed as illness slows work.
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Washington
Miles
Cuba
Porto Rico
Santiago
Ponce
Sick Of The Sixth Massachusetts In Fort Monroe Hospital
The Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association reports from Surgeon S. P. Cottrell at United States General Hospital Fort Monroe Virginia that several men of the Sixth Massachusetts have arrived aboard the transport Panama and are now hospitalised. Names listed include J. C. Valentine F A Herron G L Tabbut W C Spiers C G Cutler Dinsmore KF Estey A Garland C E Haight Hansis C E Johnson H J Kosimeier KF London J D Matheson G E Poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
S. P. Cottrell
United States General Hospital
Fort Monroe
Massachusetts
Panama
J. C. Valentine
F. A. Herron
G. L. Tabbut
W. C. Spiers
Evacuation Commission Work Advances in San Juan
United States Porto Rican evacuation commission holds two sessions with no public detail. The Yucatan arrives with Professor Amil and stenographers. Captain Brady notes fever cases in the Nineteenth Infantry may be misdiagnosed. City of Cadiz brings Spanish troops and sick soldiers for Spain. Spanish officers praise American treatment in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Porto Rican Evacuation Commission
Yucatan
Ponce
Amil
Brady
Cadiz
Guatanamo
Spain
Cuba
Queen Regent Visits Sick Spanish Troops in Madrid
The Queen regent visits convalescent soldiers returning from the colonies. She arranges royal carriages to transport invalids to Casa del Campo and pays for their proper food. Officers and invalids praise American kindness after the surrender and express no hostility to Americans but resentment toward Cubans.
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Madrid
Casa del Campo
Royal Park
Associated Press
Santiago de Cuba
Shafter Criticised for Omissions in Report
Washington dispatch says General Shafter’s report is harshly criticized for omitting credit to General Miles. Officials allege edits hide Miles’s role in Santiago negotiations and evacuation actions. Despatches suggest Miles played a practical part, with more details expected to emerge.
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Washington
Shafter
War Department
Miles
Santiago
Toral
Tara
Mystery of millpond woman deepens. hunt shifts to suspect
Bridgeport police grow more confident of a pending arrest within twenty four hours in the millpond dismemberment case. They seek a woman known as Old Nance also called Alice M Nancy Alice and Guilford, who has a criminal record and allegedly bears undgarment pieces linked to the victim.
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Bridgeport
Cond
Alice M
Nancy Alice
Old Nance
Sherborn
Emma Taylor
Burlington
Police Officers Injured in Separate City Incidents
Two patrolmen were injured on duty last night in separate incidents. Daniel Thompson of Station 10 was struck by an unknown bicyclist on Roxbury Street near Columbus Avenue and taken home after treatment. Clinton F. Bowley of Station 15 in Charlestown hurt his right arm while pursuing youths near Thompson Square and was later treated and sent home.
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Daniel Thompson
Station 10
Roxbury Street
Columbus Avenue
Williams
Thompson
Clinton FB
Rowley
Station 15
Charlestown
Thompson Square
Bowley
Duff
Union with WeW England Discussed at Stroud Meeting
The Stroud Chamber of Commerce hosted delegates of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. John Chandler of Boston urged closer ties between Bristol and Boston ports, declaring unprecedented bonds between Great Britain and America and predicting it would be impossible to break.
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Stroud
Eng
Chamber of Commerce
British Association For the Advancement of Science
John Chandler
Boston
Bristol
Great Britain
America
Doan's Kidney Pills Win Boston Man's Testimonial
A East Boston resident Mr A M Pierce praises Doan's Kidney Pills after months of back pain urinal trouble and sleepless nights. He reports relief from pain and restored energy following use at Woodbury Drug Co. and credits the pills for his cure. Sold by dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents.
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A. M. Pierce
Saratoga St
Boston
Dean
Mr. Pierce
Doan
Woodbury Drug Co
East
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalg N
Mystery map locates crime scene near Yellow Mill Pond
Bridgeport assessor map marks dwellings within the search radius for the unknown woman murder mystery. It shows body fragments found near a 600 foot bridge and notes Mrs Willis house within 700 feet as witnesses homes. Police search for Dr Nancy Guilford and link the G 61 laundry mark to her imprisoned husband.
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City of
Bridgeport
Yellow Mill Pond
Soldiers’ Plight Improves as Several Discharged
At City Hospital the sole near death case is Private Arthur Masueger of Company C Third Infantry with malaria and dysentery. Others at hospitals report mixed progress with several convalescents discharged and several very ill or improving. Surgeon John F Delaney, once in charge of yellow fever cases at Santiago, is convalescing after a light illness.
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City Hospital
Arthur Masueger
Company C
Third Infantry
Masueger
la Crosse
Wis
Massachusetts General Hospital
L. C. Fanning
C. P. Channey
Richard Tobin
J. H. Knight
J. Crowley
J. Peters
J. M. O’connor
S. Gardner
W. J. Downey
Santiago
Mrs. Guilford Sought in Murder Mystery Reach
Police in Lynn pursue Mrs. Dr. Guilford, formerly of this city and Bridgeport Conn, in connection with a murder case. She is considered dangerous and unlikely to come here, but authorities will watch for her to prevent hiding in the area.
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Lynn
Dr. Guilford
Bridgeport
Cond
Lkely
Accident at Charlestown Navy Yard Injures Worker
Boward Brownell of 3% Broadway Somerville sustained a scalp wound and probable concussion after a co worker struck him on the head with a sledge hammer at a raft near the receiving ship Wabash. He received first aid from Apothecary Mason and was sent to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Boward Brownell
Broadway
Somerville
Charlestown Navy Yard
B. F. Smith & Brother
Brownell
Wabash
Mason
Massachusetts General Hospital
Alfred Adamson
United States Navy
Adamson
Wisconsin
Winnie Davis Improves. Narragansett Pier Update
Miss Winnie Davis shows marked improvement as recovery prospects brighten. The hotel where she stays closed for the season today but she, her mother, and attendants will remain until safely discharged.
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Narragansett Pier
R. LL
Winnie Davis
Soldiers at Montauk Point Stricken by Illness and Aid Plans Under Way
The report lists numerous officers and soldiers cited as recovering at various homes and hospitals. Sixty two sick Regulars from Montauk Point are at the Long Island hospital in Boston Harbor on the hospital ship Relief. The Governor approves transporting Massachusetts men on the Old Glory to New London as soon as fit. General Dalton and Colonel Converse coordinate aid. Governor supports Volunteer Aid Association efforts. Colonel Logan improves at Polo Springs and will return home soon. Captain Murray at Carney Hospital shows steady recovery. Captain Dunn rests in New Hampshire for the month. Adjutant Kelley improves at Sixth Street home. Lieutenants Casey and Foley hope to regain strength in days ahead.
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Cuba
Logan
Poland Springs
George F. H. Murray
Company B
Carney Hospital
John H. Dunn
New Hampshire
Thomas F. Quinlan
Joseph J. Kelley
Sixth Street
Casey
Joseph Foley
Pleasant Hospital
Long Island
Boston Harbor
Montauk Point
Dalton
Volunteer Aid Association
Massachusetts
New London
Antietam
Re ‘ Scutter
Prescott
Association
Converse
Boston
Aid Association
Clark
State House
Campaign Life Report From Colonel Clark
Colonel Clark spoke to His Excellency about campaign life and the condition of his men. He noted only two or three are in bad shape, expressing evident gratification.
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Clark
Twenty sick from Eighth Massachusetts return to Boston
Twenty sick soldiers of the Eighth Massachusetts arrived in Boston from Chickamauga under Dr. J B Blake. Most are convalescent and will be sent home. several go to the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea or to City Hospital for minor ailments.
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Eighth Massachusetts
Boston
Chickamauga
J. B. Blake
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Providence
Chelsea
G. Raymond Hunt
Company M
City
Hunt
Blake
Somerville
William Heenan
Andrew Green
Ezra Williams
George Savary
Stephen Hathaway
F. T. Huth
G. H. Budge
F. W. Pierce
William Holman
John Cronin
Fred Staten
William Campbell
Fred Campbell
Charles Austin
Clarence Goodrich
Thomas Stewart
Chester Scott
Herbert Symonds
Ninth Regiment Officers Recovering From Illness
Sergeant Edward F. O Sullivan of Company F Ninth Regiment is recovering at his brother in law James W McArdle 117 Elm Street Somerville after illness contracted at Camp Wikoff. Friends including ex Senator Glines Lieutenant Lowe and Miss Annie McArdle visited. Adjutant Joseph Kelly rests at home and Lieutenant Cully of Company I is gravely ill at Carney Hospital.
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Edward F. O'Sullivan
Ninth Regiment
James W. McArdle
Elm Street
Somerville
Camp Wikoff
Ned
Glines
Lowe
Fifth Regiment
Annie McArdle
Lawrence
Annie O’sullivan
O’sullivan
Joseph Kelly
Ninth
Sixth Street
South
Boston
Cully
Carney Hospital
Thirteenth Death Tokes Toll in Company XK
Clinton September report from Camp Wikoff confirms Private Thomas Gibbons of Company K Ninth Massachusetts died after a long illness. He was 22, survived by his mother and two sisters, and his loss follows thirteen fatalities in the company amid ongoing Cuban campaign exposure.
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Clinton
Camp Wikoff
Thomas Gibbons
Massachusetts
Gibbons
Rigby Street
Cuba
Fighting Bob Evans Relieved As Iowa Commander
In Washington on September 15 Captain Robley D. Evans asked to leave the battleship Iowa then under repair at the New York Navy Yard. He is reassigned to the Naval Inspection Board after a short vacation and Captain Silas W. Terry takes over Iowa command.
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Washington
Robly D. Evans
Navy Department
Long
Iowa
New York Navy Yard
Evans
Silas W. Terry
Franklin
Norfolk Navy Yard
Naval Inspection Board
Thieves In Luck In Somerville House Burglary
A housebreaking on Tuesday night at 120 School Street Somerville targeted the Benson home near Highland Avenue and City Hall while the Benson family vacationed in New Hampshire. About $400 in total value was stolen including $200 in silverware plus linens crockery jewelry and clothing.
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Somerville
John M. Benson
School Street
Highland Avenue
City Hall
SAILORS LIBEL LEWISTON
Two libels filed in the United States District Court against the Lewister by crew members seeking full voyage wages, and by Thomas A. Scott for services saving the steamer. Two tugs assisted in floating the vessel valued at $26,000.
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United States District Court
Bay State Steamship Company
Thomas A. Scott
Algonquin Clubhouse Sold by Trustees After Foreclosure
The Algonquin Clubhouse sold yesterday by the trustees of the bondholders on foreclosure of mortgage. Assessed valuation listed at $232,000. The property was bought for $141,000 by a syndicate of gentlemen who are interested in the club and will promote its interests.
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Algonquin
Bride Finds Husband Dead After Suicidal Shot in New York Flat
A bride of three months, Mrs. Annie Sattler, woke to find her husband, Sattler, dying beside her at 184 East Fourth Street. He shot himself in the breast, the bullet piercing the heart, and died before a doctor arrived. He had told his wife of his despair, saying he preferred death to living on her bounty after a faltering saloon business. neighbors alerted a policeman. Bellevue Hospital ambulance arrived too late.
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New York
Annie Sattler
East Fourth Street
Sattler
Annie Platz
Hierman Goetz
Bellevue Hospital
Trenton Man Sues For Divorce After Wedlock At Gunpoint
Byron Cohee a law student files for divorce in the Court of Chancery saying he was forced to marry Mary Scudder at pistol point after being seized by her father and brother and threatened with harm. He states he never lived with her.
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Trenton
N. J
Byron Cohee
Mary Scudder
Cohee
Court of Chancery
Scudder
Thomas Connover
Marquis Carcano Loses Suit Over Dowry Contract
The Milan based Marquis Luigi Carcano failed to force payment from J. M. Merriam as administrator of Emily Merriam of Boston. The suit sought 30000 dollars plus nearly 10000 dollars interest since 1877 under a marriage contract tied to his wife Caroline M. Carcano. The marriage occurred in Italy in 1877, with the contract signed just before.
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Luigi Carcano
Milan
Italy
J. M. Merriam
Emily Merriam
Boston
Caroline M. Carcano
Portuguese Anniversary Observed by Boston Portu guese Group
St Michael's Benevolent Association marked its third anniversary at Berkeley Hall with a Silva Orchestra concert led by Dr J C de Freitas. Speakers included Thomas Mullen Congressman Fitz Gerald ex Senator John Quinn and others. About 200 couples attended the banquet and dancing till 3 am with Portuguese and French dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s Benevolent Association
Boston
Berkeley Hall
Azores Isles
St. Michael’s Island
Silva
J. C. de Freitas
Thomas Mullen
Fitzgerald
John Quinn
Philo-Celtic Society Sees Growing Interest in Ireland Study
The Philo Celtic Society held a semi weekly meeting at St James Church parochial school rooms. Members noted more students this year amid a new phase across the water. Letters were read from Dr F W Robinson in Ireland. A special meeting is set for next Sunday with invites to Prof M Dc O Shea and Mr M J Mulroy.
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Philo-Celtic Society
St. James’s Church
Whitmore Street
F. W. Robinson
Warvard Colse
Ireland
M. Dc. O’shea
M. J. Mulroy
James Drinan
John Ahearn
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WEW
England
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Owever
Woburn
Wessex County
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Calhoun
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Company
Bob
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The
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Marquis
Parker House
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William Lee
Marion A. McBride
Mise Edith J. Grush
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