Nee Claims Finn Death Was Accidently Caused
Friends of John Finn visit his home after his death on Saturday night. Michael Nee, jailed on accusations, maintains the fatal wounds came from Finn’s fall on a street corner after a quarrel with Finn. Miss Reagan saw the dispute and recalls Finn insulted her before the incident. She did not witness Nee strike Finn.
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John Finn
West Third Street
Michael Nee
Finn
Reagan
Nee
Post
Thunder Cloud Marries Artist Hattie Hashagan in New York
All Bohemia buzzes over artist Hattie Hashagan 22 wed to Indian model Thunder Cloud. The ceremony, witnessed by the bride’s mother and elevator boy, took place in a studio under northern light. Thunder Cloud, noted for his stature and war paint, remains a prominent figure in New York studios.
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New York
All
Bohemia
Pretty Hattie Hashagan
East Fifty-ninth Street
Thunder Cloud
Fifty-ninth Street
Miss Hashagan
Fifth Avenue
Train of rumor surroundsFinn Reagan case
Eyewitnesses describe Finn Reagan's beating outside a doorway and a possible fall as he tried to strike Nee. Neighbors indicate Nee had been courting Reagan and that Finn may have died from an accident or heavy blow to the larynx. Witnesses helped carry Reagan inside at about 11, while others doubt a deliberate assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee
Finn
Reagan
Young
Ellen Corcoran
Jerry Bowen
Bolton Street
Joseph Francis
Baldwin Street
Bartley Sweeney
National Booksellers and Newsdealers Convene in Boston
The thirteenth annual convention of the National Association of Booksellers Newsdealers and Stationers will meet October 6 and 7 in Boston at Wells Memorial Hall and 987 Washington Street. Over 200 delegates are expected to attend to discuss publisher alliances and postal law changes. Any nonmember dealer may participate with credentials and proof of good faith, and must not operate in a city with a union headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
Boston
Wells Memorial Hall
Washington Street
United States
Canada
Five Cyclists Arrested for Sidewalk Riding in Malden
In Malden on September 27, Chief Spaulding and Officer Johnson arrested five cyclists for riding on the sidewalk along Salem street. Work on the street railway forced the riders onto the sidewalk and a prior complaint cited a party of about sixty speeding on the sidewalk. Names not released.
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Malden
Spaulding
Johnson
Salem Street
Fitchburg Railroad Excursion Tickets On Sale in Boston
Tickets for the Fitchburg Railroad New York excursion of October 1st go on sale at 250 and 30 Washington Street Union Station ticket office in Boston. Fare is only $5.00.
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Fitchburg
New York
Washington St
Union Station
Boston
Ste
Expelled by Masons for Immoral Conduct Byrne and Lederer
New York reports the expulsion of playwright Charles A. Byrne from Main Lodge 1% after a commission found charges of immoral conduct against him to be true. Ida Florence Lederer, wife of theatrical manager George W. Lederer, linked to the case, had an affair with Byrne. The lodge ordered Byrne expelled with costs set at seven dollars. Byrne pleaded in his defense but was escorted out. Lederer and Byrne were once friends. Lederer revealed Byrne's plays. In 1894 reports claimed Mrs Lederer left her husband for Byrne, a sensational affair leading to Lederer’s divorce in November 184.
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New York
Free Masonry
Charles A. Byrne
Ida Florence Lederer
George W. Lederer
Byrne
Lederer
Footpad Attacks Girl Near Weehawken Ferry
Miss Martha McMullin is attacked by a footpad while walking from her sister's house to the ferry on the Weehawken heights. She resists after refusing advances, cries for help, and pursues the assailant with bystanders joining in. Special Policeman Boye of Weehawken catches the fleeing attacker as he runs down the steep road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weehawken
Martha McMullin
Boye
Miss McMullin
Doctor Winters Indicted in Emma Bartels Murder Case
Chicago reports anonymous letters accusing Dr Winters of crimes after Emma Bartels's death. Grand jury indicts him on murder charges while two other women testified about similar experiences at his home. Victims include Tilly Taddy and Bertha Clayton. The case centers on Bartels found dying at his residence after seeking work.
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Chicago
Emma Bartels
South California Avenue
Winters
Tilly Taddy
West Twenty-sixth Street
Bertha Clayton
Industrial School For Girls
Evanston
Beard
Fifty Year Pastor Emeritus Honored at Bulfinch Place
The Rev S H Winkley longtime Bulfinch Place Chapel pastor received a golden jubilee ceremony at Bulfinch Place Unitarian Church Boston with sermon by Rev John Duckson and tributes from notable clergy. Christopher Eliot installed as active pastor Winkley named pastor emeritus.
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S. H. Winkley
Boston
Bulfinch Place Unitarian Church
Christopher R. Eliot
Winkley
William E. Channing
Unitarianism
Leslie W. Sprague
Samuel Longfellow
Mr. Winkley
John Duckson
Arlington Street Church
Christ
School of Experience
H. Winkley
Bulfinch Place Chapel
English heiress elopes with village chemist amid cat crisis
Miss Ursula Dickinson daughter of Rev George Dickinson and niece of the Earl of Londisborough elopes with Reuben Schofield a married village chemist after he cures her Persian cat. Ursula a 20 year old beauty owned $200000, left home and is said to be living with Schofield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ursula Dickinson
George Dickinson
Londisborough Lodge
Earl of Londisborough
Reuben Schofield
Ursula
Reuben
Post Almanac 1896 Offered At Ten Cents Each
A fragment of the second edition of the Post Almanac for 1896 is offered for ten cents with publication price of 25 cents. It contains full election reports silver and gold statistics financial tables and various information. The 432 page volume is described as an invaluable elbow monitor. Apply at Boston Tea counting room.
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Boston T’eat
Steamer Peninsula Witnesses Ship Aground Near Fire Island
Captain Bettin of the steamer Peninsula arriving from Lisbon reports seeing a vessel ashore about eight miles southeast of Fire Island. He could not identify details due to darkness, but the wrecking tug and derrick aboard suggested a serious incident.
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New York
Bettincourt
Peninsula
Lisbon
Fire Island
Bicycle Thief Around Cambridge Strikes Two Homes
Two bicycles were stolen in Cambridge yesterday. Clarence E. Briggs of 7 Mellen Street had his wheel taken from 11 Everett Street and O F Kendall reported a theft from his home at 1563 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Cambridge
Clarence E. Briggs
Mellen Street
Everett Street
O. F. Kendall
Massachusetts Avenue
Patriot cartoon on bimetalism and coinage
A dialogue from Puck features two citizens debating international bimetallism. The first cites a plan for the United States and leading European nations to coin gold and silver at an agreed ratio. The second guesses the U.S. minting superiority.
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United States
Puck
Bavaria Bicycle Craze Spreads in Munich and Bavaria
Bavaria has become bicycle crazy with strong demand for American wheels. Consular reports say European production cannot meet the market, and many women of all ages are taking up cycling now that prejudices have faded. Consul Carpenter expects thousands of American bikes to be sold next spring as Bavarian roads are praised for their quality.
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Washington
Bavaria
State Department
Munich
Consul Carpenter
Furth
Fitchburg Railroad Announces New York Excursion
The Fitchburg Railroad unveils its annual New York Excursion on Thursday October 1. Tickets are five dollars for a round trip via Albany and the Hudson River Steamers to New York and the Fall River Line to Boston.
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Fitchburg Railroad
New York
Albany
Hudson River
Fall River
Boston
Famous Author Ian Maclaren Visits America for Lectures
The Rev. Dr. Watson known as Ian Maclaren arrived in New York to deliver fifty four lectures under Major Pond. He seeks American inspiration and study of U S culture while staying three months before returning to England. He notes his books include Bonnie Brier Bush and Kate Carnegie and says he was never invited to take a church in the U S.
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New York
Dr. Watson
Bonnie Brier Bush
Atlantic
Ian Maclaren
Maclaren
Ian
John
Liverpool
Watson
Egypt
America
England
Scotland
Africa
Bookman
Carmichael
Free Kirk
Drumsheugh
Kate Carnegie
Laird
Big Pond
United States
Doctor bequeaths body to science amid odd organ claims
Dr. I N Foote of Argentine Kansas declares in his will that his body should be cremated for examination after death to study alleged peculiar sensations described as steam engine like, musical notes, and abnormal cerebral conditions. He asks his widow receive 36 yearly, and bequeaths his library and apparatus to the medical society undertaking the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
I. N. Foote
Argentine
Foote
Medical Society
University of Michigan
New York Medical College
Massachusetts
Ohio
German Colonial Tensions and North Sea Storms
Berlin reports suspicion that British circles foment unrest in German East Africa as the Wamombega reach from English territory and the Wahobe, rebuilding Kwikuru, push German troops out. Gov Von Wissmann heads to Africa with reinforcements if needed. Separately, anti Turkish sentiment follows Gladstone’s Liverpool speech and Professor Thoumayan faces expulsion threats. A North Sea gale caused property damage, flooding Elbe basements, Ems floods, and six deaths from a capsized barge.
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Berlin
German East Africa
Kwikuru
Baron von Wissmann
Africa
Gladstone
Liverpool
Thoumayan
Germany
Professor Thoumayan
North Sea
Elbe
Ems
Obituary: M. J. Kelly Dies in Andover Stable Scene
Lawrence news reports horse undertaker M. J. Kelly collapsing at Elm House stables in Andover around 7 30 pm. He fell from his seat and died at once, aged four years, leaving a grieving family.
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Lawrence
M. J. Kelly
Andover
Elm House
American Wringer Co Offerings in Boston Hardware Ad
The American Wringer Company markets wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers from 13 and 15 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston. Repairs are available and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway Extension
Cornhill
Boston
Bissell
Tremont
Manchest er clothing merchant touts Puritana cure
F P Kimball of Manchester New Hampshire a large clothing merchant writes that after years of stomach distress heartburn and poor digestion Puritana cured him He says he can eat corn beef and cabbage smoke cigars without discomfort and that he feels better than in fifteen years Signed F P Kimball a trusted local figure and patient witness
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F. P. Kimball
Manchester
N. H
Eames Bros
John Eaton
P. Kimball
Solitary American Clipper Solitaire Dismasted in Gale
The American clipper Solitaire of Bath Maine, left Philadelphia Sept 19 for San Francisco, was towed into Quarantine by the British steamer West Indian after a September gale. Dismasted since Sept 23, the ship rolled in heavy seas and lost three masts, but towage succeeded 450 miles to port. Built 1879 at Bath, Maine, 1462 tons net register.
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Solitaire
Bath
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Thompson
New Orleans
Liverpool
Tompkinsville
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Cupid
Masonic Lodge
Brother Mason
Footpad
John Fisher
Jersey Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Jersey City
Ryer
Miss Hattie Hashagan
Miss Regan
Scorghers
Masons
Rev. S. Hl. Winky
Edward A. Horton
Edward Everett Hale
Christopher Eliot
Samuel H. Winkley
Portsmouth
Providence
R. I
Portland
Trinitarian Church
Unitarians
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches of
Pitts Street
Bulfinch Place
West End
Hood
Tabby
A. W. Wheeler & C.O
Hanover St
Tan Maclaren
Tan Maclaren,” OR
John Watson
Bonnie Briar Bush
Gretish
Kansas
Green
Mass
S&s. I
May
Carthagena
Nymphaea
Girgenti
A. B. Upham
S. B
U. 8
Patent Office
Tremont St
Cor. Beacon
Herbert
Wilson Bros
Amy
Tremont Row
Fogarty
Flowers
J. Newman & Sons
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