President McKinley Visits Lenox in Massachusetts Tour
President McKinley and party arrive in Lenox after Adams visits, greeted by Gov. Sloane and local officials. They tour Lenox Golf Club winning golfer Arthur Fenn, attend a reception at the Sloane house, and dine in a lavish room with frescoed ceiling and white maroon decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Club
Mr. Sloane
Lenox If Club
Arthur H. Fenn
Aiken
S. C
W. D. Sloane
Lenox Golf Club
Sloane Mansion
McKinley Speaks to the Children in Town Square
President McKinley rides through the park with Victoria amid a cheering crowd of schoolchildren. He pauses to address them after a moment’s hesitation, praised by Mayor Hawkins for loyalty, virtue, and national unity as they await Lenox. Rain and fog accompany a rapid drive to the Sloane estate and notable Berkshire sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Monument
Victoria
Hawkins
Walter F. Hawkins
Republic
United States
Lenox
Pittsfield
Berkshire
J. W. Sloane
Wayside
H. Bradford
Woolse
Baron von Reichnean
Germany
Claire
Thatcher Fe
Sunnycrofte
George C. Haven
New York
Lenox Club
Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder Endorsed by Specialists
Eminent nose and throat specialists in daily practice highly recommend Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as safe sure permanent painless and harmless in all cases of Cold in the Head tonsillitis hoarseness and catarrh. It gives relief in 10 minutes and banishes the disease like magic. Sold by C B Woodware near Washington Street Jaynes 46 corner and Hanover streets.
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Agnew
C. B. Woodware
Washington
Jaynes
Corner
Hanover Streets
Lenox Dinner For McKinleys Features Rose Centerpiece
A 20 by 10 foot table bore an all American roses display with Sevres china and ma roon candelabra. An electric red globe eagle and a rose nag decor marked the scene as Lenox Band played at 8. Guests included McKinleys and cabinet members, with elaborate white attire and regret letters from Hobart Bliss and Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Band
Edward Wheeler
John Sloane
McKinley
President McKinley
Mrs. Sloane
Alger
Mabel McKinley
Marion McKenna
McKenna
George C. Cortelyou
Evelyn Sloane
Baroness von Reichenan
Mme. Dupuy de Lome
Joseph H. Choate
Mrs. McKinley
Miss McKenna
Garret A. Hobart
Cornelius Bliss
Long
President McKinley Visits Adams and Lenox in Berkshire Trip
President McKinley left Adams for Lenox with a cloudy day and rain in the forecast. The visit included a cornerstone laying at the Plunkett memorial, a reception with press, and a dance planned in Forrest Park. Secretary Long departed for Dalton then Washington, amid reports of a Cabinet discussion on the Union Pacific matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
McKinley
Plunkett Homestead
Lenox
Berkshire
Richard Savage
Richard
George E. Sayles Post
Plunkett
North Adams
Forrest Park
W. B. Plunkett
Plunkett House
John D. Long
Long
Dalton
Byron Weston
Hingham
Washington
Plunkett Congregational Church
Williamstown
C. T. Plunkett
Pittsfield
Attorney-General’s Department
Union Pacific
Alger
Boston
Stockbridge
President McKinley Hosts Illumined Reception at Adams
After dinner guests and host and hostess welcomed the President and Mrs. McKinney in a finely lit reception room. The observatory flag lit by electric lights and a band entertained townspeople and cottagers. The President plans to leave for Stockbridge at 10:30 the next morning then travel to Pittsfield before joining a 1:35 Hoosac Valley train. He will visit Williams College in Williamstown Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sloane
Wyndhurst
Stockbridge
Pittsfield
Hoosac Valley
McKinley
Willams College
Williamstown
Wiliam von Plunkett
W. B. Plunkett
Adams
Denounces Jury System At Opening Of Superior Court
Lawrence September 24 At the opening of the Superior Court District Attorney White called attention to printed articles sent to jurors about convictions under the liquor law. Henry H Faxon of Quincy authored most pages. The paper mocks the jury system and contains a front page story about Judge Maynard dismissing a jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Superior Court
White
Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Maynard
Hite
Robert C. Galvin
Robert Kydd
Busfield
Heeler
Haverhill
Bond
Hotel Waldorf Employee Arrested In Mysterious Robberies
John P. Staats assistant superintendent at the Hotel Waldorf is jailed on charges of a series of robberies at the hotel. A $1000 rug found in a room he rented along with silverware a sling revolvers and knockout drops. Some stolen items bear stamps from the United States Hotel Boston and Hotel Hemblein Washington. The latter once owned by Staats. Total losses amount to many thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John P. Staats
Waldorf
Staats
East Thirtieth Street
United States
Boston
Mass
Miners Sympathy Meeting Set for Faneuil Hall
Martha Moore Avery who was arrested for addressing an open air meeting at Roslindale will speak at a Socialist gathering of miners in sympathy. The event at Faneuil Hall is scheduled for Tuesday evening September 28 with speakers including John F. Tobin president of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and J H Maloney president of the Machinists Union of Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Moore Avery
Roslindale
Faneuil Hall
Tuesay Prening
Ohn IF. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
J. H. Maloney
Machinists’ Union of
Lynn
Henry George Declines Mayor Vote If Chicago Platform Fails
New York dispatch reports B. H. Curley stating Henry George will accept Alliance nomination for Mayor only if the regular Democratic organization backs the Chicago platform. George, after reflection, told the committee he would run under that condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. H. Curley
Democratic Alliance
Henry George
Alliance
Greater New York
George
Chicago
Special Fitchburg train to New York from Boston Union Station
A special Fitchburg line train departs Boston Union Station at 8 30 on September 1 1890 for New York. The round trip rate is to be announced.
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New York
Union Station
Boston
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunnel
Fall River Line
Over 100 Democrats Vying for 50 Representative Nominations
The article details a large, factional battle among Democratic wards in East Boston with more than 100 candidates seeking 50 nominating spots. It lists numerous contenders across wards 1 through 25, noting key figures, incumbents, and rivalries, including Kelly, Lane, O Connor, Tague, Shaw, Fr. Tague, Denvir, Mahoney, and many others, reflecting a free for all in a strong Democratic area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hobdele
Robert F. Stewart
Ward 1
James O’connor
John H. Lane
John L. Kelly
Ward 2
East
Boston
Kelly
House
Bradley
Lane
O’connor
David B. Shaw
Peter Fr
Tague
Shaw
Senator Hayes
John I. Toland
James F. Haley
Common Council
T. Frank Noonan
Wiliam B. Mahoney
James D. Sullivan
Artin F. Connorton
Henry Wightman
Timothy L. Casey
Robert F. Denvir
State House
Michael J. McColgan
Harry Roberts
Israel Pinanski
Daniel J. King
John J. Solari
Charles J. Miller
Martin
Maurice J. McCarthy
Frank H. Cowin
David A. Mahoney
John Dugan
Nicholas J. Quinn
William A. Clark
John J. Gartland, Jr
John E. Ansell
Matthew A. Fitzgerald
Joseph P. Walsh
John H. Corcoran
James B. Clancy
James T. Mahoney, Jr
Mike” Norris
Bresoanan
Olonel Michael Vincent Maloney
John J. Gallagher
Thomas M. Killeen
John J. Whalen
Eugene M. Coughlin
John Toomey
John E. Baldwin
John P. Casey
Patrick H. Raftery
John A.cManus
Alfred J. Hurley
William Kells, Jr
Donald A. McDonald
John J. Mahoney
Fifth umpire chosen in Venezuela boundary dispute
Washington reports a final decision on the fifth arbitrator for the British Venezuela boundary case. The unnamed European umpire was chosen without involving Baron Courcel or King Oscar of Sweden, and no Monroe Doctrine question will be submitted. No U S Supreme Court justices will arbitrate for Venezuela.
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Washington
Baron Courcel
Oscar
Sweden
Venezuela
Kuller
Brewer
United States Supreme Court
First Sale Since 1822 On Spring Lane Lands
Yesterday a piece of property at 13 Spring Lane, once owned by Susanna Lambert and left to her children and descendants, sold for more than a small sum. The frame building with 1328 square feet of land was valued at 2300 sixty seven years ago and is assessed at 4600000 today. The parcel changed hands after twelve deeds and complex fractional interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lane
Susanna Lambert
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Lambert
Boston & Albany excursion to New York date posted
Oct 6 is the date for the Boston and Albany excursion to New York via the Albany and Hudson River routes, returning by the Fail River line. The brief notice notes travel details and connection options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
New York
Albany
Hudson River
Langtry to wed Prince Esterhazy in planned U S visit
Attorney Henry C. McPike, representing Mrs Langtry in California, stated that she is about to come to the United States to wed Prince Esterhazy, ending widespread rumors since her May divorce about a marriage to the head of the old noble house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Henry C. McPike
Langtry to wed Prince Esterhazy in Lake County
notice of her intention to return to California by November end and marry Prince Esterhazy in Lake County upon arrival. The Langtry decree in Lockport is cited as clearing her marriage from Edward Langtry. Esterhazy, born March 21, 1843, is a Hungarian noble linked to the Jersey line, famed for admiration of the Jersey Lily, with two prior marriages and a reputation for a fast pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Prince Esterhazy
Lake County
Edward Langtry
Arey
Paul Antonio Nicolas
Prince Esterhazy of
Galamba
Edelstetten and
Eteree
Prince Nicolas
Sarah Villers
Jersey
Sonoma House
Hartford man dies in New York ticket office
Lewis H. Brainerd, 66 years old, custodian at the Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Company in Hartford, died of heart failure in the Cook's tourist agency in New York today while his wife and family were present during ticket negotiations to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lewis H. Brainerd
Hartford
Conn
Cook’s Tourist Agency
Europe
Fire Statistics Show 3927 State Fires and big losses
The annual Fire Marshal Whitcomb report to Insurance Commissioner Merril notes 3927 fires statewide, $6,087,936 loss, and $50,125,988 property value damaged. Incendiary fires total 408, Boston saw 881 fires with $1,267,206 loss. outside Boston 3046 fires with $4,711,?9% loss and $3,657,099 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Whitcomb
Merrill
Alice Barrett
Boston
All for Gold caucus selects slate for state convention
Gold Democrats held a late afternoon caucus at the Young Men's Democratic Club on Bosworth Street. With no contest, a single ticket was chosen for delegates to the State convention and for the city committee, including Woodbury Prince Gargan Donald and many others. The caucus ran from 8 to 9 PM, logging fewer than 30 votes, and the tickets were declared elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Democratic Club
Bosworth Street
Charles Levi Woodbury
Frederick O. Prince
Thomas J. Gargan
E. Winchester Donald
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Sigourney Butler
Godfrey Morse
John F. Cronan
Henry R. Reed
Charles Head
Charles V. Casey
Phineas Pierce
Charles C. Jackson
Richard D. Ware
Daniel I. Prendergast
Charles B. Brooks
Herbert 8. Carruth
Francis B. Sears
Lewis G. Farmer
William A. Gaston
Bernard M. Wolf
Charles H. Cole
James Russell
Aaron Wolfson
William A. Murphy
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT MAJOR HOTELS
Prominent figures check in at Boston hotels including Grace and Mrs Grace of New York at the Parker House. Tokio railroad official T Hagegima arrives. W S D Hopkins, Republican State committee chair, at the Adams House. Pauline Hall McLellan and child with maid at the Adams House. General R E Patterson from Philadelphia at the Brunswick. M F Plant of Plant Steamship Co at the Thorndike. Charles B Cox of Hartford, a leading businessman, at the Touraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
New York
Parker House
T. Hagegima
Tokio
Japan
W. S. D. Hopkins
Republican State Committee
Adams House
George B. McLellan
Pauline Hall
Tammany Hall Fame
R. E. Patterson
Patterson
Philadelphia
Brunswick
M. F
Plant Steamship Company
Thorndike
Charles B. Cox
Hartford
Touraine
Fraud Warning From Christian Endeavor Society
A young man about years old and six feet tall, smooth faced and very dark, is soliciting funds from Christian Endeavor members, claiming to travel West for health. The society warns the public that he is a fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Socities
Terrible mine explosion kills and traps miners near Marion
A Williamson County Coal Company mine blast four miles north of Marion Illinois kills at least two and injures fifteen, with five or six more believed trapped. Russians and Italians make up most victims as gas ignite from lamp flame. cages race up shaft to battle flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Marion
Ill
Williamson County Coal Company
Morse Arrested for Bank Store Robbery at S S Pierce
William F Morse 40, assistant bookkeeper, arrested by Inspector Morrisey after being seen entering the Copley square S S Pierce Co store with a duplicate key. Six cans of potash found on him. Police recovered whiskey cigars and soap valued over 100. Morse admits the robbery and will face court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Morse
Wellington Street
Morrisey
Copley Square
S. S. Pierce Company
Morse
Woods
Cleary
Ward 20 Associates Debate Local Civic Issues
Informal gathering of Ward 20 and 2% Associates on East Street Glover's Corner discusses candidates from two wards, ward committee shortcomings, school and labor reports, and calls for a Savin Hill Beach pier. Critics question street permit fees vs free West End railroad access and potential political patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Street
Glover’s Corner
Boston
United States
Savin Hill Beach
South Boston
Back Bay
North End
West End
City Hall
American Wringer Co Fabricates Home Laundry Devices
The American Wringer Company lists addresses at 77 and 79 Franklin Street and 8 Red Street. It manufactures cloth wringers, mangles, and carpet sweepers. Wringers and sweepers are repaired. Orders by mail or telephone receive prompt attention.
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American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
red_ street
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Massachusetts
Mr. Plunkett
Trinity Church
Wentfort Hall
Cold Brook Place
BE. W. Gray
Bunker Hill Court
Malden
Hood’s Pills
Faxon
John Crohan
Walter A. Brice
Thomas F. Donovan
William J. Campbell
Richard W. Garrity
James H. Queeney
Thomas I. Hogan
George H. North
John Kearns
John J. Mansfield
Albert A. Pillar
Michael BE. Gaddis
Fred C. Dowd
Martin M. Gilmore
Thomas H. Duggan
James J. Casey
Daniel F. O
Thomas J. Killian
Charles F. Malley
Declan D. Corcoran
George H. Wentworth
Boor
A. Johnson
Hira
Onlin
Bangor
Gold Oy Ison CO
Elouse Bt
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Esathafen
Cies
Massachusetts Atute
Benj. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
BP. Troll
WM. B. Turner
Sec’y
Langtry
Lily Langtry
Tracy
Quigg
Benjamin F. Tracy
Barntage
N. Y
Lemuel BE. Quigg
Republican County Committee
City of New York
Madison Avenue
New York City
Brooklyn Tagle
Lemuel E. Quigg
New York County
London
Ravenstone
Port Pagnell
Marshal Whitcomb
Merril
Utah
Bean & Harris, Connolly & Davis
A. H. Copley
Choate Drug and Chemical Co
A. J
G. EK. Coleman
Linus D. Dury
Fred C. Greene
Wm. BR. Hunt &Co
Pierce & Co
Ward 20 Associates
Carrie
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Hamm Noes Shogs
Philip Hammond
Edoed
Burnham
Frederic P. Burnham
North Russell Street
J. Newman & Sons
SI Tremont
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