New England News A. Almy case mob scene and arrest details
Drowning, fire, and sensational notes fill the week in New England. The capture of Frank Almy, alias George H. Abbott, for the Christie murder dominates coverage with a dramatic barn siege, surrender after leg wounds, and claims of intent. Additional items include a near-drowning rescue at Isles of Shoals and fatal train accidents in Providence area.
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New England
Frank Almy
Christie
New Hampshire
Almy
Canada
Far West
Whitcher
Hanover
Dartmouth College
Charles Hewitt
Solstoe Feieepell
Mitchell
Wheelock
Pasnacion
New Engand
Cobb
George H. Abbott
Vermont
Bids Opened for Naval War College Building Project
Washington August 21 bids opened at the Navy Department for a new Naval War College building on Coaster's Island Newport R I with 100000 available. Bids include Wilcutt 106176 Norcross Bros 89500 Pennock 99691 McCormick 108700 Beattie Wilcox 89323 Tournon 82277 Underwood 111000 to include steam heating. Separate heating apparatus bids from Baker Smith Co Cunningham Walworth Frut zler range 6000 to 6148 4200 2837 6000.
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Washington
Navy Department
Naval War College
Coaster’s Island
Newport
Wilcutt
Boston
Norcross Bros
Worcester
J. E.& A. L. Pennock
Philadelphia
Michael McCormick
Beattie & Wilcox
All River
Mass
Ashton S. Tournon
William J. Underwood
R. I
Coller
Baker, Smith & Co
Ew York
Charles G. Cunningham
Walworth
Frutzler
New York
Fires at Cambridge and Boston area cause large losses
On Tuesday August 18 a morning blaze at Damon Safe Company in Cambridge and spreading to Kendall Machine shops destroyed both works with combined losses of about 230000 dollars. About 280 workers lost tools and clothing. Near Boston, Ocean Spray cottages and a stable burned, 16 horses perished. Putnam Co bedding factory at Couvene Ce Boston burned Thursday evening for about 200000 dollars with 71 000 ins. the six story building housed 200 to 800 workers who escaped unharmed.
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Cambridge
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Kendall
Damon Company
Kendall Company
Ocean Spray
Boston
Putnam & Co
Couvene Ce
David Pinkham
George Pinkham
Bath
Bath Iron Works
McGawley
Lewiston
Uno
Brewer
Bangor
New Hampshire
Trans
New Haven
Benton Mott
Zuar
Middletown
Conn
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Mott
Foley
Fisher
Swift
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N. H
Haverhill
East Weymouth
Milbpury
Gritfin
Blackstone
Rhode Island
Maine Militia
2D Regiment
David Webber
Bailey's Island
Morris
Key West
Edward Lucier
Nashua
Electric Light Company
St. Fary Convent
Alice Sanders
Newton
Mary O'Shea
Laconia
Catherine Cassidy
Dover
Sisters of Mercy
Wong Ark
China
Harold Latham
Connecticut River
Windsor Locks
Otis Saiecws
Storrs
D. C
Wells W. Reynolds
Great Barrington
Olds
Angus Ferguson
Patrick C. Carr
Susan L. Hodge
St. Peter’s Banks
Sylmbest
St. Pierre
Mia
Drowning Accidents Rise in Dorchester Bay Waters
Dorchester bay and Boston harbor have seen multiple drowning incidents this year. On August 9 five people died due to reckless sailing, and early Friday Kate and Mary A. Whelton, aged 17 and 24, drowned while trying to reach shore from a yacht in an over crowded tender. Four men were rescued.
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Dorchester Bay
Boston
Kate
Mary A. Whelton
Norwalk Horse Thief Stolen Pacer Recovered in NY
Frank Ellis a professional horse thief from Vista New York stole ex Representative John H Ferris's pacer and fled toward Danbury. He had raided M Becker's till earlier. The turnout was recovered over the state line in New York with the robber still in possession. Four men disarmed him and he is in jail.
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Norwalk
Conn
Frank Ellis
Vista
N. Y
John H. Ferris
Danbury
M. Becker
New York State
Dover Fight Ends in Critical Wailing Galliger Murder Claim
In Dover New Hampshire yesterday Patrick Galliger and Miles Buzzell fought at Laskey's paint shop after long hostility. Buzzell knocked Galliger into window sashes, kicked him several times. Galliger, about 50, with wife and children, is not expected to survive. Buzzell was arrested.
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Dover
N. H
Patrick Galliger
Miles Buzzell
Laskey
Buzzell
Galliger
Murder at Pawtucket Store Ends in Death
A cold blooded murder occurred Wednesday evening at 6 in Pawtucket. James Lynn shot his wife at the Park Street store, then fired again in the street wounding her fatally as she ran with their baby. Lynn was arrested on the street with the revolver and faces trial after an arraignment.
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Pawtucket
James Lynn
Park St
Lynn
Plsa
Plesaed
Courageous Monday Deed Elevates German Artist Hugo Breul
A courageous deed on Monday night has made Hugo Breul a hero among the guests at the Ap. The modest German artist received praise for an act of bravery that shone at a social gathering, earning him admiration from attendees and prompting broader recognition.
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Hugo Breul
Abington Man Cleared of Homicide in Shooting of Ex-Employer
Felix Stewart of Abington Massachusetts shot and killed Patrick Finnerty after Finnerty entered Stewart’s bedroom on Monday night. Stewart had been previously discharged after a hearing found the shooting justifiable homicide. Stewart’s wound was not dangerous and he was arraigned but released.
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Felix Stewart
Abington
Mass
Patrick Finnerty
Suit Filed Over Mortgage for Bridgeport Property
Stephen Nichols, a Bridgeport magnate, sues Swan B. Brewster, husband of his deceased granddaughter Lizzie N. Brewster, for $12,000 claiming it financed the purchase of her property with an implied mortgage. Lizzie died last spring, leaving a $25,000 estate. administrator appointed for her intestate estate. The case hinges on Nichols' claim of repayment via a moral deed.
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Stephen Nichols
Bridgeport
Swan B. Brewster
Lizzie N. Brewster
Brewster
Weirs Campmeeting closes with large attendance in N H
The 19th annual Winnipesaukee Campmeeting in Laconia ends at Weirs with strong turnout and Bishop Foster adding interest. New officers named for next year are Rev. C Keeler as President, Rev. J E Robins as Secretary, and Rev. A C Court as Treasurer.
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Lacon
N. H
Weirs
Winnipesaukee
Bishop Foster
Association
C. Keeler
J. E. Robins
Concord
A. C. Court of
Hooksett
Weira
New Hampshire Veteran Association
Longstreet
Miles
Couch
Barlow
Murder case and local shootings shock Holyoke district
Reports detail a Holyoke shooting on Park Street where a man fired at pursuers near a gypsy camp, Judy dying from a left arm wound after weeks. C H Voight faces murder charges without bail, tied to the late Maurice Brady slaying. An arrest of eight for assault on Tae Hurley follows a night incident. Other items note a village monument, quarry work mishap from lightning, Vermont church growth, a college loan repayment dispute, drownings in Maine, and several legal notices and minor crimes.
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C. H. Voight
Holyoke
Mass
Maurice Brady
Judy
Foy
Moses Judge
St. Johnsbury
John Guyer
Vermont
California
Perrard McCaughey
Pawtucket
R. L
McCaughey
Angelo Petrillo
Michael Demeo
New Haven
Conn
Herbert B. Titus
New York City
Voncord
Ninth
New Hampshire War Regiment
W. W. Flanders
Wilmot
N. M
Merrimac County
N. H
Mary Keating
Maria Duffy
J. H. Manley
Agusta
Sea Wall Beach
Small Point
Timothy Sullivan
South Lawrence
Join Dugan
Laconia
N. A
Edward Blake
Dugan
Eli Barselau
Stafford Springs
John G. Whittier
C. H. Baker & Co
Union St
Worcester
Martha’s Vineyard Association
John W. Doane
Chicago
the Ledges
Thompson
Porm Clubs Promoted by Weekly Globe Circular
The Weekly Globe advertises forming large private clubs via its new circular. Readers are invited to send for this circular and free sample copies to join or start clubs through the periodical offering.
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GLOBE
Weekly Globe
Cinderella Slipper Blunder Explained By Translators Fault
A Chicago Tribune column retells a drama critic and others debating Cinderella's footwear. The argument centers on a translator error from French pantoufles de vair meaning fur slippers, not glass, and how malleable glass and a Parisian misreading changed the tale.
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Chicago Tribune
Pittsburg
Tartarin
Jecemeon
Cinderella
Umbrella Tale of Mr Taylor and a Lost Relic
A Mobile Register story follows railroad man Mr William Taylor and his umbrella in a strange sequence of events. The umbrella sinks at Dog River Polecat Bay and later resurfaces via a fisherman who hooks it and returns it to Mr Gaillard. Taylor weighs reward claims against the umbrella as a curious domestic relic.
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Mobile Register
William ©. Taylor
Taylor
Dog River
Polecat Bay
Mr. Taylor
John Gaillard
Mr. Gaillard
Gaillard
Observations from the Farm Century
A rustic collection of farming adages and jokes on animal behavior. It notes the cat at milking time, hints about calf guidance, milking yields, a rooster as a watchdog, and an old boundary fence used to keep happiness off the place. The entry closes with garbled lines reflecting faded handwriting and stray phrases.
New England Summers Draw Tourists From Across the Nation
The Saturday Globe surveys famed visitors to New England summer resorts. Ex-Secretary Whitney praises Bar Harbor and the Berkshires for healthful climate and diversity of attractions. Notables like Richard Watson Gilder, Prof. John D. Quackenbos, and Gen. J. D. Cox extol Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, and North Conway for scenery, safety, and social variety.
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Cleveland
Newport
New England
Bar Harbor
Engadine
Berkshire Hills
Richard Watson Gilder
Century
Buzzard's Bay
John D. Quackenbos
Columbia College
New London
N. H
Heaven
England
Tree climbing rabbits pace Australian zoology tale
Youth's Companion reports a Tasmanian observation of rabbits in Australia evolving climbing traits. As farmers used buried wire nets to block digging, rabbits began climbing over the barrier, developing toe nails. If natural selection continues, climbing rabbits may form a distinct race in some districts.
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England
Australia
Aus
Queensland
Tasmania
World traveler undertakes ocean voyage around the world
A New York traveller, after nearly 200 days and about 40,000 miles at sea, has spent $4000 exploring Europe, India, China, San Francisco, South America and back to New York. He believes a year and $5000 would deepen his understanding, noting that sea travel clears the mind of much nonsense.
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Ridgely Hunt
Scribner's
New York
Europe
India
China
San Francisco
South America
The Chair That Changed a Life in Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a casual remark from a boy to a young man about occupying a sister's chair. The brief exchange alters the young man’s outlook, leading to a life that is never the same again.
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Detroit Free Press
Stammering Institute Seen by West Visitor in New England City
An elderly man from a distant western town toured a famed New England city known for its many educational institutions and encountered a sign for a Stammering Institute offering a few lessons, sparking his curiosity about the clinic's methods.
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New England
Vermont Centenary Celebration Honors Adams and War Effort
Vermont's century mark in statehood is celebrated with speeches by Gov. Tuttle and Gen. Alger, Bennington memory, and a grand fireworks pageant at the Soldiers' Home. A souvenir medal marks 1791 1891, honoring the centennial admission of Vermont and the Battle Monument. Ethan Allen tableau closes the display.
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Massachusetts
Carney
Bennington
Vermont
Ptymene Bennington Battle Monument
Gov. Tuttle
New Hampshire
Alger Off Michiff
Proctor
A. Jee
Battle Monument
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Citadel of
Ticonderoga
President Harrison Delivers Vermont Banquet Address
In Bennington Vermont a large Soldiers Home tent hosted a 4 pm banquet. President Harrison praised New England institutions, local self government and patriot mothers while Gov. Russell of Massachusetts lauded Vermont and Massachusetts ties, noting Bennington’s battlefield heritage and cross-state unity. The event highlighted regional history and national pride amid a warm reception.
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Benyivnton
W. G. Veazey
Harrison
New England
Bennington
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Supreme Court
Central
South America
Vermont
Gennington
Townsends Letter from Saratoga Reflects Gilded Age Scene
The Aug 21 Saratoga dispatch surveys cottage wealth, racing influence, and New York politics. It notes Morrissey and Spencer ownership shifts at the track, Purroy and Meyers rising magnates, and debates on capital punishment, electricity, and Vermont politics. Townshend profiles leaders, including Curtis, Proctor, and Collamer, amid a wider social portrait.
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Saratoga
Lemesters
Mercantile
New Jersey
New York
William Travers
John Bally
Kelly
New York City
Henry W. Purroy
Tammany Hall
Grant
Croker
Purroy
United States
Smith Ely
Gray
Pearl
Theodore Meyers
Ana Mor
Pip
York
Gen. Curtis
Vast miscellany of oddities from distant lands and science
The column catalogs curious facts from around the world including languages spoken, mining depths, notable incomes, animal traits, weather quirks, and inventions. It notes Seattle and Georgian curiosities, a parlor joke about a rooster, a Mars signaling idea, and various humorous or oddball items with a breezy, magazine-like tone.
Mourns His Master: York Terrier Seeks Beloved Owner
A Baltimore American note recalls Henry Wagner of York Pennsylvania and tells how his Scotch terrier, inseparable in life, now roams familiar spots including the old courthouse in search of its dead master. The lost dog visits offices and returns to places once visited with Wagner, making evident its continued devotion.
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Baltimore American
Henry Wagner
York
Penn
Old Court House
Avial
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