Tragic Englewood Rail Crash Kills Five to Fourteen
A Chicago Rock Island passenger train crashed into a freight at the Lake Shore and Pan Handle crossings near Eighty Seventh Street Englewood. Five killed outright including Mrs. Kelly and J McKinzie, others severely or fatally injured. Engineer Seth Twombly fled, suspected intoxication amid steam burns and scorched bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Blue Island
Lake Shore
Pan
Eighty-seventh Street
Englewood
Rock Island
Institute of the Sisters of Mercy
Kelly
J. McKinzie
Fred Huebner
Brown
Washington Heights
Gus Mulcahy
Seventy-sixth
Wallace Streets
A. K. Steele
Anton Shurberg
Patrick Harden
Morgan Park
Seth Twombly
Twombly
Concord Reformatory Theft Suspects Held for Oct. 3 Hearing
Concord officials Fred P. Orcutt and William E. Danham of the Concord Reformatory were arrested by Boston and state detectives for stealing about 250 pounds of thread valued at 225 dollars and other items from workshops. Durham, the storekeeper, and Orcutt, an instructor, faced bonds of 500 each in the Central Middlesex District Court. George G. Russell and J. W. Flagg, implicated in receiving stolen goods and shop dealings, posted bonds of 1000 each for hearings next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Fred P. Orcutt
William E. Danham
Concord Reformatory
Johnson and Tryder
Boston
Whitney and
Irides
William E. Durham
Reformatory
Middlesex District
Joseph F. Scott
George G. Russell
Flagg & Russell
Warnerville
Loston
Offcers Johnson
Tryder
J. W. Flagg
Russell
Acton
Keyes
Justice Field Arrives En Route To Washington After California Case
Justice Stephen De Field, traveling toward Washington, said the tragedy surrounding Judge Terry’s death may spur new protections for judges from angry litigants. He declined to discuss Marshal Nagle’s security, noting Nagle travels independently. Field and his party left for the East on the Lake Shore Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Stephen de Field
California
United States
Nagle
Terry
Washington
Judge Field
Congress
Marshal Nagle
Tacoma
Justice Field
Shee
Lake Shore Limited
Found freight of clothing at railroad freight house
Yesterday afternoon Captain Cain and Special Officers Johnson and Tryder found forty three bales of coats vests pants hats and tailoring trimmings in the Boston and Lowell railroad freight house destined for a junk dealer in the city. Value cannot be ascertained until the goods are assorted today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Johnson and
Tryder
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Pen-sion Chief Search Highlighted by Report Delays
New York dispatch notes President and Secretary Noble seek a capable pen adept to prepare the pension bureau report overdue after Corporal Tanner. The task demands speed, accuracy, and familiarity with the bureau, to satisfy critics and publish the yearly review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Evening Post
Noble
Pension Commissionership
Tanner
Father Purcell Returns From Europe to Pittsfield
The Rev. Father Purcell of St. Joseph's Church arrived home from a three months European tour. A large local church societies gathering greeted him at the Coliseum and he received a warm welcome speech from Senator Jones and Lawyer William Turtle, followed by a gift of a gold chalice from his music circle. A supper and dancing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Purcell
Europe
Pittsfield
Father Pursell
St. Joseph’s Church
Coliseum
Senator Ones
William Turtle
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Strikes West Albany Shops
An epidemic of typhoid fever among Central Fluction road West Albany car shop workers worsens. Dozens ill, three funerals held, with authorities citing polluted ground water and foul air from saturated clay foundations and dirty drains. Dr Balch investigating amid city sanitation disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Specian
West Albany
Lewis Walch
State Board of Health
Balch
Roger Rice
Francis V. Heinkel
Peter F. Dickent
Boston
Is It Crapo or Brackett at the Convention
Reporters detail the Democratic style contest for governor and lieutenant governor as factions rally for Brackett Crapo Haile Johnson and Walker. Delegates debate on first ballots with Walker Johnson and Haile favored for lieutenant governor. Rumors swirl of support shifts and possible compromise candidates including ex Governor Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Lowell
Brackett
W.S. B. Hopkins
Worcester
Crapo
Long
Haile
Springfield
Johnson
Walker
Jewett
Colonel Walker
Qua
Pitman
Thayer
Berkshire
Francis A. Gaskill
Worcester County
George H. Johnson
Waterman and Ladd
Marden and Brackett
Mr. Haile
Bob Nichols
John D. Long
W. F. Draper
Mr. Johnson
Haile-Jewett
Walker-Johnson
I . Montgomery
Whch
Montgomery
Peirce
Edward Winslow Hincks
Cambridge
Landing
Hincks
Secretary of the Commonwealth
State House
Grand Army
Census Bureau
Secretary's Department
Lynn
Albert E. Pillsbury
Mr. Waterman
Pillsbury
Marblehead
Ladd
New Bedford
Devens
Supreme Court
New Bedford Centleman
George D. Robinson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Exhuming the Dead in Quebec Landslide
In Quebec a landslide buries and injures residents. Joseph Kemp, 72, recovered after 108 hours, able to speak with hopes of recovery. Mrs O Dowd, 72, killed while rocking a cradle. John Henry and wife found nearby. Ten to twelve bodies remain. inquest cites cliff cracks as preventable cause. Deep police vigilance as debris clearing continues. Also notes political snags and convention ballots in New Bedford with Crapo and Johnson favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Joseph Kemp
Kemp
O’ Dowd
Murder Trial at Hartford Case Against Souder
Hartword Conn Sept 24 The murder in the second degree trial of William J Souder features unwelcome testimony by a doctor for the defense The prosecution says a penknife caused a fatal skull wound while the defense cites trephining The doctor J S Curtis demonstrated blows on a skull producing a similar wound prompting a courtroom stir
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartword
Conn
William J. Souder
John Galvin
J. 8
Curtis
Galvin
Explosion at Elmira shoe factory endangers hundreds
In Elmira New York Sept 24 a gas leak at J Richardson Co shoe factory basement caused a blast. Engineer Pierson and foreman Keene were seriously burned. The blast shattered glass and prompted over 100 workers to flee via fire escapes or roofs. A few others suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etim
N. Y
J. Richardson & Co
Pierson
Keene
General Sprague's Victory in Worcester County
Worcester voters shift to General Sprague in the sheriffs contest as Fitchburg and Gardner add 21 delegates, bringing his total to 102 of 197 at the convention. Oakham and Rutland vote Monday. if returns hold, his renomination appears assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Sprcrau
Worcester County
General Sprague
Fitchburg and Gardner
Sprague
Oakham
Rutland
Blaine Wedding Guests Arrive for Quiet Richfield Springs Ceremony
Utica New York September 24 The marriage of Emmons Blaine to Anita McCormick will be held Thursday at noon in Brick Presbyterian Church Richfield Springs The Rev S V Holmes and the Rev Dr Herrick Johnson will officiate The wedding party includes James G Blaine Walker Blaine and other notable guests A supper will be hosted by Secretary Blaine tomorrow evening After the wedding the couple will journey to Bar Harbor for a quiet celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Emmons Blaine
Anita McCormick
Richfield Springs
Brick Presbyterian Church
S. V. V. Holmes
Herrick Johnson
Chicago
Walker Blaine
Clayton Lodge
McCormick
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Walker
James G. Blaine, Jr
G. W Ryerson
Alfred Bishop
New York
Colonel Coppinger
U.S.A
Coppinger
Te Ely
Boston
John A. Ryerson
Walter Damrosch
Cyrus McCormick
Bar Harbor
Cattle Show and Fair Highlights Across Multiple Cities
Beverly hosts the Essex Agricultural Society exhibition drawing about ten thousand attendees with premiums awarded for Holstein cattle Ayrshire working oxen brood mares fat cattle and farm horses. Carriage and drawing matches feature prominent local firms and individuals. concurrent drills and competitions take place at State fair with prize money in standard horse and stallion events. Nearby towns report agricultural fairs and racing results with multiple classifications and prize distributions across Norwich Rochester and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Essex Agricultural Society
W.H. Russell
North Andover
Henry H. Hale
Bradford
Ayrshire
B. H. Farnum
H.H. Hale
Simon P. Burton
Peabody
Asa F. Lee
J. ©. Poor
Briggs Carriage Company
Amesbury
H. H. Pillsbury
Danvers
E. C. Sawyer
Galley Hill
A. F E. Lee
Bevarts
J. H. Perkins
Lynnfield
Provinence
R. L
Bristol
R. L M
Bristol Company
Johnston Company
East Providence
Norwich
Conn
New
London County Articultural Society
T. D. Palmer
Little Sport
Wells
Nettie
Litle Sport
Nettie Story
Champlin
Wild Doc
Garry
William G
Guertin
Black Nap
Snowflake
A. A. Hayes
Fremont
M. P. Longley
Freight Engineer Killed in Rail Crash at Wheeling
In Wheeling on the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore and Ohio a freight eastbound train collided with a gravel train. Engineer Ed Gibson and his fireman jumped clear but Gibson was crushed by the wheels and died instantly, with the accident occurring on the east side of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gong
Ed Gibson
Gibson
Fires Report From Amherst to Boston in Morning Riots
A morning fire damaged the upper floor of Professor W S Tyler D D s house in Amherst while much of the furniture was saved. Other outbreaks reported include barn and dwelling fires in Methuen Auburn Cambridge Watertown Oneida Street Boston and Dorchester with losses ranging from minor to over 200000 in Buckley Douglas lumber works and several insured properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
W.S. Tyler
D.D
Lawrence
sPector
Joel Foster
Howe Road
Methuen
Lewiston
Broad Street
Auburn
C. I. Barker
Thomas Wood
Samuel Lufkin
Wood
Wood and Lufkin Lose Part of Their Furniture; Both Insured, Manistee, Mich
Buckley & Douglas
Boston & Maine Railroad
East Cambridge
Prison Point
Cambridge
Garfield Street
J. H. Thayer
Joseph M. Burns
Watertown
Oneida Street
Thomas Herman
Boston
Dorsett Streets
Navy and Lighthouse District Duty Changes Notebook
Navy orders list personnel movements with assignments to lighthouse district inspector duties coast survey responsibilities and fleet postings. Officers including C F Hegerman Seth Ackley George Deering F H Conant and R D Evans receive October or November start dates and new postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. F. Hegerman
Eleventh
Seth M. Ackley
Coast Survey
George A. Deering
Coast Survey Office
F. H. Conant
New York Navy Yard
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
F. C. Bowers
Fish Commission
Fish Hawk
R. D. Evans
Ossipee
C. C. Rogers
Naval Intelligence Office
H. J. Rabin
Vermont
H. G. Leopold
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Milwaukee detective captures man in Pennsylvania flee with $35,000
A Milwaukee detective arrived in PitrspurG, Penn. with James Quale in custody. Quale fled Burton, Wisconsin lumber regions about a year ago with $35,000 belonging to his employers and escaped to Europe. He was traced to Saxony weeks ago, and Detective Thompson pursued him. he still carried a large sum of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitrspurg
Penn
Milwaukee
Wis
James Quale
Burton
Wisconsin
Europe
Saxony
Thompson
Death by own action of Hon M M Southworth
Lockport New York September 24 The Hon M M Southworth an early Niagara County settler killed himself in his law office There is no known cause for his death He was an early eminent anti slavery agitator a founding Republican and long time Niagara County district attorney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Southworth
Lockport
N. Y
Niagara County
Ives Trial: Jury Deliberations Extend Into Evening
In New York the Ives trial closed arguments as the recorder charged the jury. They retired at 5:20 and by 10 p m were still out, awaiting verdict in the high profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ives
New York
Northern Pacific Circular Details Stockholder Rights
Ex President Robert Harris asserts preferred stockholders are now due payments and directs directors to retain a dividend reserve while offering bonds first to stockholders. The Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan deal closes with J Wade turning stock to Mackey syndicate for about 1.3 million dollars as the line primes for a Rushville extension. Charleston extension surveys begin and a Puget Sound steam line formed to oppose Oregon Navigation. Concord New Hampshire directors elect Smyth as president and adopt bylaws for the new corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harris
The
Northern Pacific
Villard
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway
J. Wade
D. J. Mackey
Evansville
Rushville
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Philadelphia
Puget’s Sound
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Friends of the Northern Pacific Road
Coxcorp
N. H
Concord & Montreal
Pee
Frederick Smyth
Manchester
W.M. Chase
Concord
J. Frank Webster
Benjamin A. Kimball
John A. Pearson
Charles A. Busiel
Laconia
Samuel S. Kimball
Charles E. Morrison
Boston
Boston Ward by Ward Voting List Counts 1889
The table lists ward by ward names on the Boston voting list as posted by law, showing figures such as Ward 14 with 200s 3056, Ward 6 with 1015, Ward 24 with 4092, and totals: 54,843 on Sept 20, 1889 and 73,634 at the municipal election of 1888, a decrease of 18,791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ee Ward Sins Co
Csseee
Aeons Deen
Bica
Esac Cnine
Escerssmano
Cscsee Os
Ieiaineo
Lissieras’ O
Citizens’ Steam and Gas Light Company of
Lynn
Thiyaws of
Massachusetts
National Trust Company
Mass
Essex
City of
Steam and Gas Light Company
Muane
International Trust Company
Said Steam and Gas Light Company
Lyon
United States
Thaddeus
C. Lowe
Lowe Water Gas Company
Lowe
Patent Office of
U.S
Hancock
Knowles
Deane
Goodell
Henry G. Morris
Fairbanks
Gerrick
Wagon Struck by 10 O'clock Shawmut Train
Last evening the 10 o'clock train on the Shawmut branch of the Old Colony railroad struck an express wagon owned by Robert T. Hicks. Hicks, who was leading the horse, was unhurt but the wagon was demolished. The horse was uninjured and bolted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut
Old Colony Railroad
Robert T. Hicks
Hicks
Charlestown Man Dies in Saloon Incident
At 10 o'clock last evening Robert Callahan of 135 Chelsea street Charlestown collapsed and died in the saloon of Frank J. O'Neil at 129 Chelsea street. Authorities believe he was choked to death by a piece of meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Callahan
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
Frank J. O’neil
Ellen McArthur Injured in Causeway Street Runover
Ellen McArthur of Melrose was run down on Causeway street last evening by a team owned by J. H. Russell and suffered a badly injured right leg. She was taken to friends at 68 Nashua street for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen McArthur
Melrose
Causeway Street
J. H. Russell
Nashua Street
Man Hurt After Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Lewis Trull of 39 Poplar Street fell down an elevator shaft at 113 Franklin Street yesterday afternoon at 5 20 oclock, injuring his right leg. He was treated for injuries at the scene and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Trull
Poplar Street
Franklin Street
Nickerson Arrested for Larceny in Foxboro Incident
Charles Nickerson was arrested last evening by Officer Copeland of Station 5 for larceny of 108 dollars from Patrick Costello of Foxboro on Lucas street. The money was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nickerson
Officer Copeland
Station 5
Patrick Costello
Foxboro
Lucas Street
Sewer worker falls into trench on In spector Street
Yesterday afternoon about 3 15 o clock in spector Street of the sewer department fell into a sewer in Winsnip place a distance of fifteen feet sustaining severe injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewer Department
Winsnip Place
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Justice Field Speaks
Judge Terry
MR. Noble
Pension Bureau
New Hampshire
Krescets
Twin Mountain House
White Mountains, N. H
Frank A. Cofrean
Straw’s Point, Rye, N. J
Franklip House
C. E. Huse
White Mountains
Hiram Noyes & Son
Sugar Hill
Intervale
Stephen Mudgett & Sons
Intervale, N. HE
Pyhite Mountains
Jefferson
Ws "Collins
North Conway
N. Wi
Augustus Eastman
Maine Resorts
Cutler
Maine
Ryder
Devonshire Street
Hartford
Elmira
Professor Tyler
Army and Navy Gazette
Railroad Matters
Western Railroad
Baltimore
West Virginia Central Railroad Company
Charleston
Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio Road
North Shore Resorts
Beverly, Mass
Beverly Shore
Israel Lefavour
Lefavour
Nahant
Nahant Long Beach
Samuel Soule & Son
Court and
Tremont Sts
Roundy & Hobbs
Court St
Milk Street
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Yremont Street
Robert Manning
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad Company
Sandusky
Columbus, Springfield & Cincinnati Railroad Company
J. L. Moore
Oka N
R. H. Dana, Esq
Court Street
Arthur B. Ellis
Neil House
Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad
Comany
Copartnership Notices
Thomas L. Davis
I. L. Davis & Co
Huckins & Co
Pembroke 8
Huckins
Kilby Street
Frank Huckins
Luther M. Drowne
American Bell Phone Company
MAN Vchesster Mills
John C. Palfrey
Treas
Richards & CO
Reade St
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Washington Street
Chester Square
Sylvester Bowman
Oston
Harvard Bridge
Borchester
Lewis J. Bird & Co
Bromfield Street
Constantinople
Horatio Harris & CO
State Street
California Fruit
Almeria
Norseman
N. M. Hatch
Tremont Street
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