Duchess of Marlborough Gives Birth to a Son Amidst Despairing Nurses
London dispatch reports that Duchess Consuelo and her infant son were at risk during a lengthy illness with doctors Dr. Clement Godson and Dr. Playfair providing critical care for nearly seventy two hours. The boy is strong, patrons and relatives, including Mr. Belmont and Mrs. Belmont, celebrated with a lavish trousseau and cables of congratulations from the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement Godgon
Playfair
Godson
Spencer House
Consuelo
Trousseau
Atlantic
America
Paris
Vanderbilt
Princess of Wales
United States
Belmont
Berkeley
Plunkett Leads Wealthy Brockton Industrialist Group
A Brockton magnate and financier named Plunkett emerges as a central figure in a powerful coalition controlling multiple mills. The article portrays him as a man of exceptional wealth and business acumen, shaping industrial leadership in the city.
Plunkett Home Hosts President’s Visit in North Adams
North Adams reporter describes W B Plunkett as leading Berkshire mills in western Massachusetts. His colonial residence near Buena Vista Hill and adjacent historic Quaker sites frames the town’s development. Plunkett’s Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company, with a million dollar addition and multiple mills, shapes the local economy and is tied to his family’s longstanding industrial influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
W. B. Plunkett
Berkshire County
Buena Vista
Brooks
New York City
Massachusetts
Hoosac
United States
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company
Mr. Plunkett
C. T. Plunket
Plunkett
W. C. Plunkett
Berkshire
Adams
W. C. Plunkett & Sons Mills
Adams Manufacturing
Renfrew
Brown
President McKinley
Munro Institute
Elbridge
N. Y
Plunkett & Wheeler
W. C. Plunkett & Sons
Greylock
Russell's Axe Ends Fireman John Prendergast’s Service
John Prendergast of Ladder 4 on Dudley Street is dismissed from the Boston fire department by Commissioner Russell. After a period of alleged drinking at Kennedy's barroom and Sullivan's saloon, he refused to resign and was removed at 1 PM Saturday. He plans to seek a mayoral investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Prendergast
Ladder 4
Dudley Street
Boston Fire Department
Russell
Prendergast
Kennedy
Warren Street
Cullivan
Fire Department
Quincy
Women Flock to Klondike Mining Areas for High Wages
A Boston area notice reports over a hundred women planning to leave March 9 1898 for Dawson City Alaska. It cites earnings from $1 to $500 a week for various jobs, notes a labor shortage and a guaranteed 600 women workers spring influx, with many already depositing to prove good faith and preparing for an excursion organized by a local transportation agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Alaska
Yeager
Dawson City
John T. Fay
Hubbard
Daily Press
The
Transportation Company
New England
Klondike
RODE TO DEATH Ernest Hunt Crashes Into Cambridge Health Wagon
Ernest E. Hunt died at Cambridge Hospital after colliding with a Cambridge Board of Health wagon on Pleasant Street Saturday afternoon. He tried to squeeze between the wagon and curb stone but struck the shaft, a fatal blow to his heart. Hunt, married with two children, lingered unconscious until dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Lasters
Chase Machine Company
Williams
The
Lasters’ Union
John Thompson
Thompson Bros
T. D. Barry
T. D. Barry & Co
Charles Howard
Howard & Foster
Ernest Wiliams
Union 39
Shaw
Chase Company
Churchill & Alden
John S. Kent
Ernest E. Hunt
Cambridge Board of Health
Cambridge
Hunt
Pleasant Street
Green Street
Board of Health
Driver
River Street
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Dr.wood
Annie B. Fay
DR. Clements
Massachusetts Clothing Co
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Duchess
Mainley
Brockton ‘Lesters
Wil
Promise
Chase Co
Hell
Tobin
Washington
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Davis
Germany
Wad Chase
Davis & CO
England
Park &Q
Maas
Tremont
Porte Te Medes Pub
Fea
Tre
C.H. Robinson & CO
Areton St
Adams Square Square
H. R. Plimpton & CO
Royal Wilton
North America
Sole Makers
Plimpton
Sola Bed
Dover St
Seattle
Dawson
Montevideo
Congress
Pope
Columbus Avenue
East Aide
Whitcomb, Vead & Co
State Street
Ernest Hunt
Harvard Desk
Harvard
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
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