Furniture in flames at Clark Putnam factory flood the city
A fire at Clark, Putnam & Co. furniture makers on 45 Beverly Street caused a double alarm last evening. The blaze started in the cellar from piled shavings and spread to the upper floors, injuring stock worth nearly 25,000 dollars while the building sustained modest damage. Firemen were overcome by smoke but recovered. The incident also damaged neighboring firms on adjacent floors and basements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark, Putnam & Co
Beverly Street
Cummings
Hoseman
Quigley
Clark
Boston Sarven Wheel Company
James White
Reading
Tyler
T. G. Nichols
Fire at Park Square fruit store
Alarm 62 reported yesterday afternoon a fire in the fruit store of Lewis Cavanara at No 38 Park Square. The blaze causing about 200 dollars damage was traced to an exploding naphtha lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Cavanara
Park Square
Gravenhurst Fire Leaves City in Despair
A major blaze in Gravenhurst Ontario destroyed forty five businesses and thirty eight homes. Fifty families faced homelessness with relief efforts organized and food aid arriving from outside, while the total loss reached about two hundred thousand dollars with little insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravenhurst
Ont
Belmont House Fire In Groverston Renders Building Damaged
Fire discovered in the Belmont House three story brick building owned by Nathan Jacobs. Lower floor housed Jacobs's clothing store while two upper stories served as a hotel run by Mrs Alphonso Brown. All guests were rescued and the building saved despite damage to tower roof and stock. The hotel furniture suffered slight loss, insured. Also reports J J Doyle’s Japan works in Hebronville burned with about 4000 dollars loss and unknown insurance. Leroy King’s house and barn in Mansfield Massachusetts burned with 5500 dollar loss and 4000 dollar insurance. Samuel Pratt injured in Fitchburg Fire. In North Adams a fire damaged the Main Street block including William Martin boots and shoes Chentiing & Co clothiers W H Sperry crockery W H Gaylord and R H Haslam Co dry goods with smoke damage to stocks valued over 200000.
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Groverstonr
Belmont House
Nathan Jacobs
Alphonso Brown
Providence
J. J. Doyle
Japan
Hebronville
Maas
Leroy King
Mansfield
Mass
Fitchburg Mutual
Samuel Pratt
North Adams
William Martin
Martin
Main
State Streets
State Street
Boots and Shoes
Chentiing & Co., Clothiers
W. H. Sperry
Crockery and Glass
W. H. Gaylord
R. H. Haslam & Co
Murray Cleared in Manslaughter Inquiry Over Wife
In Greenfield on September 23 Patrick Murray was examined for manslaughter in his wife Margaret Murray's death near the railroad. Justice Williams ruled the evidence insufficient for conviction and ordered discharge. The case leaves open whether Mrs Murray was murdered or died by accident.
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Greenfield
Patrick Murray
Margaret
Justice Williams
Murray
Hory
The Witch OutsaIls the Seth in Ten Mile Race
Marblehead, Sept 23. A ten mile match race for a hundred dollar prize saw B B Crowninshield's Witch and F S Eaton's Beth sail from town. A northward breeze and smooth water favored the Beth after a topmast loss, but the Witch surged ahead to win by seven minutes and thirty-three seconds.
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Marblehead
B. B. Crowninshield
Eaton
Beth
Exeter Academy sees record fall enrollment this year
Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter New Hampshire reports 312 students for the current year, a record attendance. Albert T. Dudley a Harvard 87 graduate is named director of the gymnasium and William A. Francis a Brown graduate and former Concord high school assistant is appointed mathematics instructor.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter
N. H
Albert T. Dudley
Harvard
William A. Francis
Brown University
Concord (Mass
Funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Putnam at 102
The funeral for Elizabeth M. Putnam who died at 102 years 10 months was held today at the old Putnam home. The Rev. E. C. Ewing of Maple Street Church and the Rev. C. B. Rice of First Church led services. she had long been a member of Maple Street Church and had joined First Church originally.
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Danvers
Elizabeth M. Putnam
Secret Essex Street Cigar Makers Meeting Sparks Strike Hints
Cigar packers held a secret meeting on Essex street last night. Hints arise that the cigar makers strike persists. The union says workers must exhaust stock on hand before striking, explaining why those who quit were ordered back to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex Street
International Union
Pearline Slogan Highlights Economy for All Classes
An advertisement extols Pearline as economical for both poor and rich households. It emphasizes universal value and broad appeal, urging readers to choose this household cleaner as a cost effective option for daily chores.
Auction of Jennie Collins effects draws notable buyers
Jennie Collins’s estate sold in full with numerous items fetching fair prices. The Helping Hand Society bought items for a coming Horticultural Tall fair, and a cabinet titled Emporium of Industrial Arts went to P Blaney. Two portraits of the benefactress were bought by Mrs E Pillsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Colling
Boffin’s Bower
Helping Hand Society
Horticultural Tall
P. Blaney
Emporium of Industrial Arts
Jennie Collins
Bostin
E. J. Pillsbury
Theatres Weekly Lineup Holds Steady in Boston
Boston theatres keep their current bills with minor shifts as The Red Lamp and Jin the Penman near final weeks. New titles include Lost in the Snow at the Howard and Annie Pixley in The Deacon's Daughter at the Park.
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Howard Atheneum
Boston
Museum
Red Lamp
Park
Jim the Penman
Hollis Street
the Howard
Penman
Charles Young
Madison Square Company
Annie Pixley
Furniture workers plan union formation in city meeting
About five hundred furniture workers met in New Hra Hall to form a furniture makers union. They estimate 5000 in the trade in the city and aim to win a nine hour day by year end. A committee will draft a constitution and report on the 30th inst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hra Hall
Body of Woman Found in Woods Near Newton Identified
A reported discovery in wooded area near Newton yesterday was confirmed as the corpse of a Newfoundland dog rather than a person, ending uncertainty about the victim’s identity.
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Newton
Ned
Supreme Court decision on soldiers exemption awaited
The Supreme Court has transmitted its interpretation of the soldiers exemption law to the Governor and council, with the decision to be made public at the council meeting on Wednesday. East Boston delegates back a nomination for Alderman John H Sullivan for Senator from the fourth Suffolk district.
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Supreme Court
East Boston
John H. Sullivan
Suffolk
Sullivan
C. G. Hi. Binnink
Cambridge
Chester W. Kingsley
Senate
Albert E. Pillsbury
Mr. Pillsbury
Speaker Noyes
Boston
Lowell
Frederick
Greenhalge
Waterman
Berkshire
Senator Dawes
Newburyport
Charles C. Dame
C. L. Perkins
William A. Huse
Frank Alley
Will
Cleveland
Worcester
Braintree
C. Mellen
L. W. Morrison
John Reed
C. A. Lund
Frank C. Allen
H. A. Monk
B. H. Woodsum
J.T. Stevens
C. I. Craige
Josephus Shaw
G. D. Willis
N. F. T. Hayden
K. T. Dyer
Daniel Dorchester
Kimball
Chelsea
Henry H. Faxon
Orw
Republican Committee On
A Model Establishment on Summer Street Remodels for Growth
Mr. E. B. Sears of 35 Summer Street remodels his building to a premier fur store and parlor for seal goods. The ground floor features a broad marble doorway, plate glass displays, and an Otis elevator. The second story parlor uses light blue carpets and pink plush curtains, with interiors by Stephenson, Goldthwaite & Co, and Irving & Casson. The third floor houses wholesale, the fourth manufacturing, and fitting rooms for custom work, creating a model establishment to support Sears’s expanding business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summer Street
E. B. Sears
No. 35
New England
Sears
Henry M. Stephenson
Messrs
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
Irving & Casson
Alardock
Mess
White Horse Race at Mystic Park on Ladies Day
Yesterdays Mystic Park program featured white horse events and a road-wagon race open to owners. Winners included Jack owned by Herbert Pike for the white horse class and Ajax taking all three heats. The road race ended with Plumed Knight narrowly defeated by Peter before Daisy was withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Park
John Richie
Bill Gray
C. H. Durell
South Boston
H. D
Jack
Herbert Pike
West Somerville
Ajax
Daisy
Peter
Plamed Knight
Knight
Jack Bowen
FH. Barnes
J. P. Lawrence
Miss McCarty
G. Jack
Cseseved
W. P. Stahl
Wh. M.emmass
J. H. Davis
Blk
G. Plumed Knight
J. H. Witcher
B. m. Daisy
Harvest Season and Social Cheer Across Essex County
The piece surveys autumn harvests in northeastern Massachusetts, praising farm prosperity, hay, corn in silos, and festive hunts. It notes social events at the Myopia Hunt and pays tribute to Adriatic performers, with praise for Allesandro Salvini’s linguistic gifts and a playful tale of a child’s mischief and an engagement announcement as fall social life unfolds.
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Essex County
Myopia Hunt
Wenham
Massachusetts
New England
Essex County Hunts
Hamilton Kennels
Allesandro Salvini
Daily Mail
Bar Harbor
Newport
Campobello
Cupid
Satin
Mrs Haights Diamonds Arrest at 13 Trumbull Street
Officer Sheehan arrested Catherine Scanlan at 13 Trumbull Street for larceny of 1600 dollars in money and Mrs C Maight diamonds. Property belonging to Mrs Maight of 256 Madison Avenue New York recovered after information from the Boston & Albany station. Scanlan claimed to have found the property at the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheehan
Catherine Scanlan
Trumbull Street
Army overcoats for boys sold by Simmons firm in 32 North street
G W Simmons & Co offers boys sizes of the latest pattern regulation officers overcoat. The stock is listed at two dollars, with the same firm located at 32 North Street offering the military style garment.
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U.S. Army
G. W. Simmons & Co
North Street
Financial failures and money market shifts in 1887 report
R G Dun and E Russell mercantile agencies tally 183 failures nationwide this week 156 US 27 Canada vs 188 last week and 174 prior. Dun says treasury bond purchases lift money market hope yet dampen expectations amid crop and development factors. Interior cities absorb most funds while Wall Street loosens briefly, Chicago struggles with credit pressure as Boston funds Western railroads.
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R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
R.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Treasury
Wall Street
Chicago
Boston
Opening exercises at exhibition presided by Governor Ames
The opening exercises at the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association exhibition will be in Grand Hall at 2 p.m. next Tuesday with Governor Ames presiding Ad dresses will be given by leading men and Mrs Mary A Livermore will speak for the women s department The event is billed as one of Boston s largest exhibitions.
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Scott-Siddons
America
Boston
Sarah Siddons
Scott Siddons
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Grand Hall
Ames
Mary A. Livermore
International Steamship Company
Digby
Annapolis
Veteran Firemen’s Association
Old State House
Antonio Russano
Guiseppe Gianetto
New England Glass Works
Cambridge
Lon Morris
Bullineh Chapel
Oak Grove
Medford
Chamber of Commerce
the Lion
Alden Speare
Otis Hinman
Fred N. Cheney
Edward Kemble
Jacob Fottler
Clarence P. Lovell
A. N. Reed
Norfolk Club
Young's Hotel
Congressman Lodge
T. C. Bates
Worcester
The
Iron
Charles Carter
Miner
State Reformatory
Religious Meetings and Services Listed Across Boston Area
Multiple churches and halls announce upcoming events led by notable ministers. Topics include American Manhood Woman is in the Way of Literacy Protestant Public Schools and What a Firefly Taught Me with varied service times and locations across Union Hall Music Hall Tremont Temple and other venues.
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BRB. Y.M. Caristras Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
A.D. Mayo
Boston
Byron A. Robinson
Jabez L. Robinson
Dr. Fulton
Music Hall
Justin Dunton
Tremont Templa
Emory J. Haynes
Wil
Ania
The
Chastel
Mission Garren
St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Father Maturin
Barkisy Tarannack
Bowdoin Square
M. R. Deining
Edward Judson
D.D
New York
Ruggles Street Church
Jed
Snow
Edraheadson
Plans for a Large Cemetery by Boston Catholic Group
Boxton Catholics plan to purchase hundreds of acres along the Boston & Lowell railroad to establish a cemetery serving Boston and nearby cities. The project aims to cut funeral costs and secure a railroad track into the site. Funeral trains would operate at reduced rates on set daily hours if plans proceed.
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Boxton
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Salem
Peabody
Revival Services At Baptist Tabernacle Continue Unabated
Interest in revival services remains high at the Baptist Tabernacle. Tomorrow afternoon Dr Judson will preach and the Ruggles Street Church male quartet will sing. Evening service at 7 30 features Dr Judson and Snow's Orchestra leading the praise meeting. The farewell sermon will be Tuesday evening, but meetings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Judzon
Ruggles Street Church
Snow
Judson
Indian Relics Found Near Brattle and Mt. Auburn Streets
Workmen excavating for the Longfellow Garden in Old Cambridge unearthed Indian relics including two stone loom weights and a pestle used for grinding corn. Charcoal and camp fire remnants were found about foot below the surface, with evidence the fires were near the Charles River edge.
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Longfellow Garden
Brattle
Mt. Auburn
Old Cambridge
Charles River
Hat Style Appeals to Manly Image at Jrgkgon & Co.
A vendor at 69 Tremont Street promotes csap hats as the epitome of manly attractiveness. Shoppers are urged to delay buying a fall hat until viewing the newly opened large stock at Jrgkgon & Co. in Boston.
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Jrgkgon & Co
Tremont Street
Missionary Doane Freed As Charges Dropped By Governor General
Dr. Smith of the American Board reports fresh letters from Doane the Ponape missionary. Doane, imprisoned in the Caroline Islands, was taken to Manila for trial and discharged after the governor general found the charges unfounded. He pledged uninterrupted mission work and protection for Caroline Islands missionaries. US seeks compensation for damage from Spain, still under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Smith
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
Doane
Ponape
Caroline Islands
Manila
Philippine Islands
Mr. Doane
United States
Spain
Courts Debates Over Patent Infringement in Bate Refrigerating Case
The case Bate Refrigerating Company v Hammond et al concerns a patented preservation process for meats. Justice Bradley’s recent decision in a related suit prompts a decree sustaining the defendants’ plea and dismissing the bill, with appeals to the next Supreme Court term.
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Bate
George H. Hammond
John J. Bate
Justice Bradley
Gillett
Circuit Court
District of New Jersey
Supreme Court
John Lowell
J. F. Bate
E. M. Johnson
B. F. Thurston
George H. Lathrop
Detroit
W. Bb. H. Dowse
Melbourne man tried for malt liquor tax evasion
J James Connolly of Chelsea faced trial on an indictment accusing him of conducting a malt liquor business without paying the required special tax. The jury disagreed and the court said trials will resume on Tuesday next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
J. James Connolly
Chelsea
Will trustees ordered to set apart $100000 legacies
Supreme Judicial Court on Sept 28 determines the three defendants, children of Samuel Dexter Bradford, are entitled to legacies of $100000 each under his will. The deed concerns the construction of the third clause. the bill seeks to clarify distributions for the Newport, R. I., testator who died in Newport city Jan 12, 1873 and resided in West Roxbury. A decree will be framed declaring the legacies set apart in full.
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Supreme Judicial Court
John H. Bradford
Rebecca M. Brinley
Samuel Dexter Bradford
Newport
R. I
Newport City
West Roxbury
Superior Court Calendar Deadline Set for October Sittings
The court announces today as the last day to place actions on the trial calendar for the October sittings. The notice directs attorneys to file petitions and related papers promptly to secure calendar placement.
Boston Evening Schools Term and Admission Dates
The evening schools season starts the last Monday in September and ends the first Monday in March. Candidates for the evening high school exam at the Montgomery street building on Sept 26 to 30 evenings. Elementary applicants to their chosen schools on the same dates. Registration begins Monday at 7 PM. The Germans class opens Monday at the Sherwin school Roxbury Sterling Street.
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Boston
Montgomery Street
Sherwin School
Sterling Street
Roxury
Tufts College Reading Room Association Elects Officers
At the annual meeting Tufts College Reading Room Association elected officers for the year President Co L Reed secretary and treasurer B H Loomis vice president J B Lamson and directors C H Cambridge D T Montague J H Pattee F W Perkins T O Marvin D B The room will likely open to students early next week Major W H Trickey of Dover NH a G A R member and former railway mail clerk has entered the divinity action The deadline for reporting electives to the faculty is tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts College Reading Room Association
Co. L. Reed
W. H.trickey
Dover
N. H
Portland
Boston
Divinity
Assignee Details Charles A Campbell Debtor Liabilities
J B Russell the assignee reports Campbell coal dealer Boston and Chelsea has prepared a full creditor statement. Creditors include Hill South Boston 417 West Broadway about 3070 with light assets Newhall Lynn owes about 9000 Rice Drake Waltham insolvent Hayes Boston 116 Dudley owes about 1630 with 165 secured on piano Baum Co Meridian Miss assigned FE Pullen Bangor reported attached Farnum West Quincy attached McInerney Springfield owes about 800 Nissan Bozeman Bozeman dealer harnesses Canal Winchester assigned Arnold Canal Winchester assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Russell
Charles A. Campbell
Boston
State Street
Chelsea
Mr. Campbell
Robert W. Hill
West Broadway
George T. Newhall
Lynn
Rice & Drake
Waltham
George W. Hayes
Dudley Street
Joseph Baum & Co
Meridian
Miss
Philadelphia
FE. D. Pullen & Co
North End yacht race for silver pitcher and cups
Yachting contest sailed yesterday in the harbor on a twelve mile course for a silver pitcher and two cups donated by Mr. Peterson and Mr. J Turner. The cen treboard class started at 12 15 with Nellie B the sole entry while keels followed with Perndotte Norseman and Theokla. Norseman led to the finish and in the keel class Dolly Eva 8 Corinne Scandia started with Scandia finishing first. William Daly of the Lizzie F Daly presided as referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
Peterson
J. Turner
Nellie B
Perndotte
Theokla
Dolly
Eva
Corinne
Scandia
Wiliam Daly
Lizzie F. Daly
Reverend Davis Arraigned Over Unlicensed Public Preaching
The Rev. William F. Davis faced arraignment in Superior Criminal Court for preaching on the Common without a license. He argued that Jehovah was his only counsel and claimed Boston lacked authority to regulate free public preaching under the Constitution. No witnesses were called. Judge Staples postponed the proceeding until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Davis
Superior Criminal Court
Boston
Staples
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