Notable journalist and publisher Captain Hill dies
Rush of 1849 veteran and pressman who served with Farragut and founded papers in Middletown New York and Chester Pennsylvania became publisher of the Cambridge Chronicle and Cambridge Tribune. He held offices as treasurer of Christ Church and memberships in the Loyal Legion G A R Episcopal Club of Massachusetts and Cambridge and Colonial clubs.
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Chester
Penn
Cambridge Chronicle
Cambridge Tribune
Captain Hill
Christ Church
The
Loyal Legion
Episcopal Club of
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Colonial Clubs
Mrs. Blakes Suit a Club Over the Doctor
In New York Mrs. Blake defends her husband Dr. Blake amid divorce filings and rumors surrounding his friendship with Mrs. Mackay. She lauds his genius as a surgeon while insisting the real motive is protecting Mrs. Mackay and their family from scandal.
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Mrs. Blake
Blake
New Haven
New York
Mr. Battle
Further Williams Forgeries In Suffolk Superior Suit
John F. Sherman of Weymouth files a bill in equity in Suffolk Superior Court against the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and several executors and administrators. Sherman alleges he held a $5000 policy with cash value $8800 and that two $500 notes secured by the policy were given to Williams, then Boston general agent, with interest paid semi annually.
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George T. Williams
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Suffolk Superior Court
John F. Sherman
Weymouth
Harry R. Stanley
Boston
Sumner C. Stanley
Atherton N. Hunt
Braintree
Hmery B. Gibbs
Brookline
Williams Estate
Sherman
Connecticut Mutual Company
Williams
Insurance Company
Willams
Hunt
Gibbs
Stanley
Telephone girls push own union plan at convention
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers considers a complete constitution for telephone operators and other women workers. A plan proposes a separate female trade branch with equal rights, allowing self legislation but under male oversight, amid debate over risks of female-led governance.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Revere House
International Typographical Union
Petticoat
Vandalism hits First Universalist Church in Charles Town
Police seek suspects after vandals broke a lower window to enter the First Universalist Church in Charles Town Last night. Cushions and hymn books were scattered and damage occurred In a related break in at Francis P Downey’s drug store $10 was taken from the cash register and cigars tobacco and cigarettes worth about $50 were stolen
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Charlestown
Francis P. Downey
Captain Hill Dead at 84
Captain F. Stanhope Till, former newspaper proprietor and Forty-niner, who served under Admiral Farragut in action, has died at age 84. His career spanned naval service and newspaper publishing, leaving a lasting impact on the communities he served.
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Captain Hill
F. Stanhope Till
Admiral Farragut
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