Lovers Die by Self and Mate in Shamokin Blacksmith Shop
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on September 26 Arthur W. May 24 and Miss Cora Kaseman 18 were found dead in the blacksmith shop of Joseph Sminh. May had shot his sweetheart and then himself after arranging a quiet marriage that her parents opposed. The pair met last night and after she left home this morning went to the shop where their bodies were found side by side on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Penn
Arthur W. May
Cora Kaseman
Joseph Sminh
May
Strange marital mix up in Washington involving Creyke and two wives
Washington diary notes reveal Ralph Creyke, an Englishman known as Sport, married to Miss Josephine Douglas after leaving his first wife. The tale details divorce, wealth shifts, and intertwined relationships including John Slavin and the Rev. Alfred Haruing as key figures in a complex domestic arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Creyke
Josephine Douglas
Dr. Douglas
Garfield
England
Creyke
Alfred Haruing
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Slavin
No. 1
Islip Bride Secretly Weds Van Anden Heir
In Islip and Brooklyn a secret marriage linked Frank Van Anden to his German tutor Ida Keesberg, now Mrs. Van Anden, after a Berlin study trip. The elder Van Anden learned of the wedding only after the groom confirmed the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islip
L. I
William M. van Anden
Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
van Andens
Frank van Anden
Ida Keesberg
van Anden
Berlin
Frank
Cronin Sheehy Romance Ties Roxbury Football Chief
Captain John P. Cronin of the Thomas Francis Meagher Football Club of Roxbury married Nellie Sheehy of Cathedral parish in the Roxbury ceremony at the Cathedral. Rev. W. R. Walsh officiated with Captain James Calnan of the Boston Football Club as best man and Miss Mary Sheehy bridesmaid. The bride wore blue cashmere with Irish lace. Cronin’s Meagher, OA H, and O’Connell ties noted. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Scanlan, the Cronins, the Sheehys, and several club and parish members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Cronin
Thomas Francis Meagher
Roxbury
Nellie Sheehy
W. R. Walsh
James Calnan
Boston Football Club
Mary Sheehy
Meagher Football Club
Boston
O’connell
Hadeen
Meaghers
M. J. Scanlan
Denis Cronin
John Sheehy
Patrick Guiney
John McDonald
O’brien
John J. Hickey
Thomas Roche
John Lane
William Hegarty
Patrick Waters
Timothy Casey
Thomas Costello
Want More War in Concorde Square War Talk in Athens
A large meeting in Concorde Square Athens adopted a resolution urging King George and the cabinet to renew hostilities with Turkey rather than accept peace terms. Bellicose addresses and a violent attack on the King were noted as police struggled to arrest a speaker who fled with crowd aid. The piece notes the press remains mostly peaceful. An unrelated travel pitch offers a Boston Albany excursion to New York on Oct 6 for five dollars round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George
Turkey
Constantine
New York
Boston & Albany
Organ Dedication Draws 2500 at Roxbury Church Ceremony
The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Roxbury dedicated a new electrical organ with elaborate ceremonies and a glorious program. Over 2500 attendees included Boston musicians and officers such as City Clerk J. Mitchell Galvin and Alderman John H. Lee. Monsignor Thomas Magennis presided as Rev. Father O'Donnell and Rev. Father Curran assisted. The procession featured eight House of the Angel Guardian members and forty altar boys. soloists Michael J. Dwyer Katherine L. Neal May McNulty Pierce Murphy and Thomas Kerr performed with a fifty-voice choir and instrumentalists Emil y Mollenhauer Madge McNulty and 2nd B. J. Lang. The Post reported the event yesterday and praised the organ's tone and the masterful playing of Professor MacGoldrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Roxbury
Boston
Josiah Quincy
Thomas A Mullen
J. Mitchell Galvin
John H. Lee
John P. Dore
Mer
Thomas Magennis
Father O
Bodfish
Canton
Teeling
Harringt
Lynn
O’brien
Somerville
Carr
Walsh
Patterson and
Callahan
South Boston
Ronan and
McGoldrick
Dorchester
Downey
J. J. McNulty
A. T. Connolly
A. J. Rossi
Brighton
Philip J. O’donnell
House of the Angel Guardian
MacGoldrick
Alexander Guilmant
Mer. Magennis
Michael J. Dwyer
Katherine L. Neal
May McNulty
Pierce Murphy
Thomas Kerr
Professor MacGoldrick
Emily Mollenhauer
Madge McNulty
B. J. Lang
West End Directors Test Shawmut Avenue Subway Route
A trial run through Shawmut avenue section of the subway will occur at 9 AM with West End directors and transit officials to test grade and round trip time. Preliminary run Friday took four minutes. eight minutes expected as normal. Painting near Pleasant street entrance remains. completion by Wednesday. Section slated to open Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut Avenue
West End
Pleasant Street
Melrose Debates New Town and City Government Plans
The Melrose committee of ten nears completing drafts for a new town government and a city charter. The town plan consolidates seven selectmen with a town clerk as clerk. a nine member finance committee. abolition of tax collector. treasurer to collect all funds. salaries fixed. a solicitor and auditor named. The city charter creates a mayor and a 21 member City Council from six wards, with two at large and referendum rights on franchises. mayor appoints a list of administrative officers including public works, solicitor, police, fire, health, overseer of the poor, cemetery, city bookkeeper and physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Ten
Melrose
Mrs Livermore Addresses Charlestown Prisoners
Mrs Mary A Livermore spoke to about eight hundred inmates in the Charlestown State Prison chapel yesterday morning The address drew strong attention and was well received by the prisoners who listened intently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Mary A. Livermore
Prominent Arrivals at Local Hotels
Hetty Green, the multi millionaire, is in town and staying at the Adams House. Secretary Alger departed Boston early last night. D Sani Francesconi from Lucca, Italy, famed olive port wine figure, is at the Parker House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Adams House
Alger
Boston
D. Sani Francesconi
Lucca
Italy
Parker House
Newsboys of Cambridge Honor 11-Year-Old Wil liam Smith
The Cambridge newsboys express lasting sympathy after William Smith, aged 11 years 8 months, dies following a fall from a Prospect street tree. They describe the funeral display by Father Scully and schoolboys, with the boys marching to the grave and promising to support the Post after selling Sunday issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
William Smith
Prospect Street
Scully
Willie
Newsboys
Hazleton Strike Quiet As Mines Prepare To Reopen
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on September 26 the strike area saw no new incidents. Mines will resume tomorrow with some workers returning full time. The Fourth Regiment is set to withdraw Tuesday from Dlifton after a conference to decide on other troop removals. Coroner jury deliberations continue with another meeting planned. A miners meeting at Freedland was held behind closed doors as organization efforts accelerate. A break in at Squire Robinson’s Audenreich office damaged furniture. no warrant issued for Foreman Jones.
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Hazleton
Penn
Dlifton
Freeland
Squire Robinson
Audenreich
Obinson
Foreman Jones
Hodgkins Not Retiring in Senate Race Renomination Feared Baseless
Springfield reports Hodgkins has not retired from the Senator race and Bailey may be renominated by acclamation. The official plan reportedly has Hodgkins nominated by Somerville and Belmont delegations with Arlington casting five complimentary votes for Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
William H. Hodgkins
James A. Bailey, Jr
Arlington
Euz
Hodgkins
Somerville
Belmont
Bailey
Pond's Extract Sold As Imitation Warned
An old sales note warns buyers that some stores push imitation Pond's Extract while genuine Pond's Extract remains tire soothing antiseptic and healing. The encounter stresses avoiding imitations and seeking authentic Pond's Extract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vwlattery
Pond
Yukon Expedition Heads Toward Klondike With Sifton Leading
Ottawa dispatch reports the Yukon expedition led by Interior Minister Clifford Sifton sailing from Vancouver aboard the Quadra with twenty cabin passengers and a 20 member police detachment. 120 dogs and drivers accompany the party for the 600 mile trek to Dawson if rivers freeze. The government plans airship testing in Western Canada with a ship built in Ottawa under J De L Etoiler, costing about 2500 dollars for a four week build and trial.
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Ottawa
Ont
Yukon
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Vancouver
Lake Tagish
Dawson
Canada
Klondike
J. de L. Etoiler
Department of the Interior
Guatemalan President Besieged in Chiquimula by Insurgents
Reports from Salvadoran sources say President Reyna Barrios is trapped in Chiquimula as General Domingo Vasquez leads about 1000 rebels to prevent his escape. The update notes alleged Guatemala led plot tied to Diaz assassination, with Barillos aiding Barrios, and lists Rebel strength and armament amid ongoing turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Chiquimula
LA Libertad
Salvador
Galveston
Tex
Reyna Barrios
Domingo Vasquez
Barrios
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Armijo Arroyo
Diaz
Jose Salazar
Revolutionary Movement
Steamer Elder Brings 23 Passengers Out of Alaska Route
The Elder arrived from Skaguay and Dyea with 23 passengers. Purser Lambert notes White Pass nearly inaccessible due to snow and storms. Skaguay is dead. many will winter there. Dyea and Chilkoot routes see few travelers as snow falls. Passenger R C Smith praises Dawson region but warns White Pass and Skaguay routes are dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilkoot
Alaska mining sale signals larger investments by Marcus Daly
Fourteen gold mining claims in the Sumdam Berners Bay district of southeastern Alaska were sold for 200000 dollars to New York and Denver investors. Marcus Daly, the Montana millionaire, has maintained a presence there for a month with five men surveying properties and is reported to plan substantial investments in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Sumdam- Berners Bay
Alaska
New York
Denver
Marcus Daly
Montana
Eldorado gold find near Mt. Baker draws prospectors
Report from Seattle describes a new Eldorado near Mt. Baker in Whatcom county. The vein lies in five claims, three to five feet thick, free milling quartz with copper and silver. Route described as passable to within five miles of the site, promising ten years of activity for prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Eldorado
Mt. Baker
E. W. Saportas
Whatcom County
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Skeletons Found in Chest in Altoona Tenement
Workmen repairing a roof in an Eleventh Avenue tenement found two child skeletons in a corner chest. One skeleton was jammed into a large jar and appears to show violence before death. The second skeleton was wrapped in oilcloth. Four families had lived in that part of the house in the last two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Penn
Eleventh Avenue
Rio Grande Rampage Prompts Land Shifts and Crop Loss
Ad views from the lower Rio Grande report the river’s rampage causing bed changes and increased crop losses in the valley. A large tract of land once on the Mexican side has been added to U S possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Parnell Independent Associates Elect Officers in Hampden Hall
The Parnell Independent Associates of Ward 17 met at Friendship Hall Hampden Street chaired by Joseph F Madden. Officers elected include Joseph Thomas vice president John Ryan recording secretary Patrick J Magee financial secretary Patrick McGeever treasurer John McCormack sergeant at arms John Mc Grath sentinel. Eighty five members attended and a two person committee was appointed to announce Thomas F Moore is no longer connected with the club. A labor committee was named Madden McCloskey Lever McCormick Richards and Maher. The club thanked the Boston Post. Meetings will be held nightly. Thirty five applications for membership and current membership 129.
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Parnell Independent
Ward 17
Friendship Hall
Hampden Street
Joseph F. Madden
Joseph Thomas
John Ryan
Patrick J. Magee
Patrick McGeever
John McCormack
John McGrath
Sentinel
Thomas F. Moore
Thomas McCloskey
Edward Lever
Martin McCormick
John Richards
Mr. Maher
Boston Post
Day falls into quarry at Limerock Hill
Frank Day, a Rockland native, slipped into the John Adams quarry at Limerock Hill around midnight Saturday while attending a dance. He remained in the forty foot deep pit until about 4 pm, found by Miss Cora Gregory crying for help. He was badly cut but expected to recover.
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Rockland
Frank Day
Limerock Hill
John Adams
Day
Cora Gregory
Keepsake Reception for John Knox Marshall at Bethany
Bethany Sunday school superintendent John Knox Marshall was greeted with a warm reception at the Bethany building yesterday afternoon. After returning from Europe he witnessed a children’s programme including songs and addresses, and he distributed foreign coins as keepsakes to the attending children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Knox Marshall
Bethany Sunday School
Brookline
Bethany
Marshall
Europe
Hull
Foster
Hedvig Lidstrom Boynton
Reuen Thomas
Mute Accused of Murder on Hudson Rail Excursion
Fitchburg railroad authorities confront a murder case linked to the popular New York excursion of September 30 offering day or night round trips down the Hudson. The standout rate covers the round trip only.
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Fitchburg Railroad
New York
Hudson
British Force Claims Fort Destruction as Surrender Talks Begin
From Simla Sept 26 British operations against the Mahmunds report success as General Westmacott destroys the Hadda Mullahs fortifications at Jarobi and an armistice of two days is arranged to permit tribal submission. Afridis and Orakzais resist, while favorable reports reach Samana and a panic of surrender grows among Fort Gulistan and Fort Lockhart defenders. Three Hussars are ambushed near Jamrud, coachman killed.
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Simla
Westmacott
Jarobi
Jeffreys
Tirah
Bagh
Gholam Hyder Khan
Ameer’s
Samana
Fort Gulistan
Fort
Lockhart
Khan Ki Valley
Peshawar
Khyber Pass
Jamrud
Recount Petition Shakes West Medford Caucus
Henry Dunster a defeated candidate for the twelfth Middlesex district filed a petition for a recount of last Wednesday’s Republican caucus votes. He claims every Libby vote bore his name and was marked. The Libby delegates won 9 to 4 and the recount is set for Mystic Hall tonight at 6.
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West Medford
Henry Dunster
Middlesex
Libby
Dunster
Mystic Hall
Newspaper Couple Attacked in Willimantic Home
Frank J. Warner and his wife who publish a Sunday paper in Willimantic Conn were awakened by a fusillade of rocks at their home Four large stones broke blinds shattered glass and knocked plaster from a wall one stone struck the wall near their bed The attack follows earlier incidents including tar being thrown on Mrs Warner and a severe beating of Mr Warner over stories in the paper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willimantic
Conn
Frank J. Warner
Cemetery Move Ordered for Metropolitan Water Works
In Clinton Massachusetts on September 26 parishioners at St John s Church heard Rev R J Patterson announce that St John s Cemetery will be taken by the State for the metropolitan water works at once. A letter from Bishop Beaven appoints a committee to oversee the removal of bodies and monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Mass
St. John’s
Catholic) Church
R. J. Patterson
St. John’s Cemetery
Metropolitan Water Works
Beaven
Y M C A Campaign Opens in Concord Mass Speakers at Several Churches
An extensive Y M C A campaign launched in Concord New Hampshire with services at all churches led by workers from other cities. Hon Elijah A Morse of Canton Massachusetts spoke at South Congregational Church in the morning and at a large mass meeting in the afternoon. The campaign will continue through the week.
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Concord
N. H
Elijah A. Morse
Canton
Mass
South Congregational Church
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Gora Kaseman
Fils
Cronin
Sheehy
OUR Lady OF Perpetual Help
Lission
of Castoria
Sifton
Bruce
Cape Flattery
Point Hope
St. Michaels
Navarch
Whiteside
Tom Brewer
Brewer
Victoria
B. C
Skaguay
George Buchanan
Skaguay Bay Improvement Company
Stella Kossuth
Buchanan
Kossuth
Ruezmrenayte
St.felip
Pretalhured
Pacific
Fon R
Honduras
Aronduras
Barillas
Gregorio Solares
Mariano Crug
Feliciano Garcia
Cuaginiquilapa
Nicaragua
Managua
Zelaya
Congress
Chilkoot Pass
LABOR
Typographical Union 13
Typographical Union No. 13
Caledonia Hall
Allied Printing Trades
Brewers
National Brewery
Kossuth Hall
Max L. Reiser
Union 14
David Mahoney
Manchester Union
Daniel D. Mahoney
Holyoke
August Prestersbach
St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Tennessee
Messrs
M. S. Athridge
William Trautmann
Springfield
Frank Harzbecker
Bakers’ Union 4
Boston Belting Company
International Union
Union No. 5
Philadelphia
Martin
Luzerne County
Miners’ Relief Fund
Debs Movement
Messrs. Reiser
Athridge
McCarthy
Vauman
Quincy
Detroit
Mich
Building Trades Council
Bennet Street
Pierce Ryan
Electrical Workers
J. J. Collins
Plate Glass Glaziers
A. J. Cudlip
H. M. Taylor
Carpenters’ Union No
E. A. McDonald
P. Lee
Plasterers
Parnell Independent Associates
Maine
MALONE, N. _ Y
Winfred Bell
State School For the Deaf
Malone
Hadda
Mulal
Medford
Connecticut
State
Y. M.C. A. Campaign
Greater New York
Manhattan
Hawesville
Maggie Roberts
Petri
New England
Wm. CG. Bell Co
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