Isaac B Law Sawtell Dies in State Prison Hospital
Isaac B Sawtell, convicted murderer of his brother Hiram in Rochester in 1890, died in the State prison hospital at Concorp New Hampshire at 10 15 this forenoon after a brief apoplexy episode. He was 55 and had been in a stupor since discovery ill in his cell. A postmortem confirmed apoplexy as cause. Burial wishes for Forest Hills cemetery Boston denied. inquest likely. Sawtell had been slated for hanging January 6.
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Concorp
N. B
Isaac B. Lawsell
Hiram
Rochester
James A. Eagerly
Great Falls
Clark
Sawtell
Forest Hills Cemetery
Boston
N. H
Christmas Murders and Fires Spark Boston Lowell Crimes
A string of Christmas tragedies reported in Massachusetts and New Hampshire includes the murder of Josie Brown in The Sudbury House Boston by a man linked to Roger Scannel of Lawrence. Lowell witnesses two killings Frank L. Moulton who beat Alma Moulton to death with a flat iron and a fatal house fire at 654 Essex Street. Police report alcohol fueled disputes, arrests, and ongoing investigations.
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Sudbury House
Boston
Josie Brown
Roger Scannel
Lawrence
Mass
Aldrich
Appleton St
Lowell
Frank L. Moulton
Alma R. Moulton
O'Connor
John O’hare
Essex St
Fannie O’hare
O'Hare
Patrick Kline
Canal St
Hannah Crowley
Gan
Ohn Hammond
New Bedford
Charles Yo
John Spooner
Spooner
Young
Cers
Aitouley
Capt Lyons Experience recalls one of the warmest winters
A Vermont rep recalls Capt Dan Lyon, oldest Lake Champlain steam captain, noting the 1827-28 winter with no ice, a swift launch of the Gen Greene, and a mild present season. He compares Shelburne Bay and Middlebury mud, reflects on iceless docks, and forecasts a season echoing that past warmth.
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Burumncron
Tar Gtone
Dan Lyon
Lake Champlain
Gen. Greene
Port Kent
Plattsburg
Lake Champlain Steamboat Company
Phenix
Congress
Shelburne Bay
Albany
Shelburne Harbor
Middlebury
Addison County
St. Johns
Blaine Remembered By Old Neighbor In Brownsville
Estep Adams recalls young James Blaine in Brownsville Penn describing their school days and pranks. Adams notes Blaine’s rise from local Whig circles to secretary of state and postmaster under the grandson of a former West figure, reflecting on changes over fifty years.
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Brownsville
Penn
Mr. Blaine
Gen. Harrison
Washington
Old Town
Estep Adams
Blaine
Blaines
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Jim Line
Tom McBride
Jim
Tom
Jim Blaine
I. Donek
McBride
West Brownsville
Squire Booth
Longfellow
James G. Blaine
Eph
Eph Blaine
Changes in fortunes of the Blane family told through hillside recollections
A speaker reflects on how the Blane and Gillespie families prospered as landowners in the region. He notes their great-grandfather served on Washington's revolutionary staff and settled acres that were once worthless but became rich in agriculture and minerals. The Blaines are praised as remarkable people across generations.
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Washington
Blaines
Squire Blaine
Eph
Estep
Jim
Blaine
Jim Blame
Frank A. Burr
West Brownsville recalls James Blaine as a boy and future statesman
Capt. Cox’s memory of Blaine on a Monongahela River voyage links West Brownsville childhood scenes to the future House speaker. Eyewitness Estep Adams and local residents recount Blaine’s early days, schoolyard wit, river life, family, and village ties, noting how a boy from the hills grew into a national figure.
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Cox
Adam Jacobs
Pittsburg
Morantown
W. Va
Blaine
Capt. Cox
James G. Blaine
House of Representatives
Monongahela
Ioften
West Brownsville
Bowman's
Capt
Mr. Blaine
Tovern
House of Comfort
John
Nancy Hezlip
Sam
Brownsville
Washington
Henry Clay
How to Skate Fast Training Begins in November
Training for speed skating is outlined with equipment specs and technique. It emphasizes ten mile walks starting mid November, blade design, balance, wind considerations, breathing, and progressive conditioning to strengthen thigh muscles and improve speed on rough ice and smooth surfaces.
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Holland
Skating, Training, and Ice Safety by Justin F Dononar
In early December skating is possible before thaws, with long spins and top speed sessions. Training advice covers distance targets for racing, weekly five mile trials, daily 200 to 400 yard starts, and rest after skating. Dress warmly, avoid alcohol and tobacco, and note ice safety thresholds from one and a half to four inches, with precautions for weight and weather.
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Justin F
Dononar
Vast array of world curiosities from stamps to lighthouse signals
The article catalogs diverse marvels from the Tapling stamp collection valued at 250 000 to 300 000, to a 3 000 000 candlepower lighthouse, ship signaling with electric letters, and the world’s highest Alpine railway. It notes trumpet facts on optics, anatomy, geography, and historic figures, all framed in a rapid, miscellany tone.
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British Museum
Tapling
Pike's Peak
Tou
Rosa Bonheur
Europe
Eea
Cannes
Yucatan
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Uni
Richter
William
Uhen Victoria
Hanstholm
Seow
House of Lords
England
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Algeria
London
Thames
Abeikine
Mt. Holly
Pilatus
French Guiana
Mexico
M. Dovaroff
Moscow
Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln
Mae Company
St. Jaques Somataris
Hodus
Michael Wartz
Goslar
Brunswick
Germany
Tone
Mest
Cincinnati
Suildige
France
Carte Asaree
Penalty to be Paid With His Life at Windsor
Sylvester H. Bell, Fairfax wife murderer, is scheduled for execution at the Vermont State Prison in Windsor on Friday January 1. Confined since 1890, he remains in solitary confinement with only the chaplain and prison officials nearby. He is in fair health at age 57 as the gallows awaits assembly and the sentence of September 16, 1890, stands.
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Manchester
N. H
Bucksport
Peabody
Mass
New York
Brooklyn
McGinty
James Dunlap
James Scott
Northampton
National Bank
Scott
Rowland
Dunlap
John Ingalls Handley
Maine
Army of the Potomac
East Wilton
8Th Maine Infantry
North Hanson
A. F. Kingsman
Couny
Michael Dieboel
New Britain
Conn
William Wilson
Bridgeport
Southport
Stamford
Stanhope
Newport
R. L
John F. Kelley
Boston
Elisha S. Simmons
Plymouth
Simmons
Provincetown
Georges’ Bank
South Channel
Cape Shore
Dwight Mills
Chicopee
West Randolph
Albert R. Sherman
Pawtucket
Horace F. Carpenter
Providence
Sherman
Henry P. Alden
John Alden
Duxbury
William Wadsworth
Mr. Alden
Massachusetts Volunteers
Munson
Birmingham
Hawley
Peare
Jordan
Barnet
William 8
Brock
Vermont Mutual
Mallett’s Bay House
Mallett’s Bay
Lake Champlain
Vrt
Poplier Carpenter
Burlington
F. F. Gokey
Green Mountains
Otter Creek
Linehan
New Hampshire
Windsor
Wropsor
Sylvester H. Bell
Bell
Connecticut Grocer Held Up in Derby
New Haven December 24 William Blakeman a Derby grocer was held up about 10 oclock tonight by highwaymen and relieved of 200 dollars in cash and a gold watch after closing his store on his way home there is no clue to the thief. Body of a Man Found in Lowell Woods
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Albert D. Spalter
Romney, N. H
Congress
Seut
Moses Child
Rumney
Gallinger
Brigham
Grafton County
N.H
Almy
Christie
Aroostook
Maine
Samuel Bolier
Skowhegan
James Williams
Spencer
Church of the Sacred Heart
South Worcester
James Daly
Jackman
C. C. Shackford
Cornelll University
Walnut St
Brookline
James M. Drew
East Huston
Pheumonia
Mr. Drew
California
Sweden
Boston
Society of California Pioneers of
New England
Henry H. Gilmore
Cambride
Pasadena
Cal
State Senate
Cambridge
Green Goods
Langdon House
Portsmouth
N. H
George L. Davis
North Andover
Mass
Davis
Davis & Furber Machine Shops
Oxford
Pittsfield
Catamount St
E. B. Ring
Messrs. Knowles & Poole
J. C. Ayer
Lowell
Frederick Fanning Ayer
New York
James 8
McCarthy
Portland
Montreal
Kennebbec
Kennebec
Abner Holden
Baptist
Greenville
Holden
Charles F. Coffin
Lynn
Fairfield
Nantucket
Coffin
Society of Friends
Whittier
Marlboro
Maxis
Michael Dee
John Dalton
Birmingham
Conn
Julia Munson
Herbert Carpenter
David Driggs
Traverse Smith
William B. Heally
Lake Mahopac
Eben Edwards Beardsley
St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church
New Haven
O. B. Parks
J. B. Atwater
Westfield
John J. Murphy
New York, Providence & Boston
Front St
Worcester
Universalist Club
Providence
Tillinghast
Charles W. Biddle
D. D
North
Sanford H
Edward Cleary
Jce
Rockville
Graham Manufacturing Company
West Haven
Madeline Burke
Dalton Mill
Dutfield Corner
R. H. Neefus
Dalton
George Guild
Seymour
William Wallace
Ansonia
Ruth Beardsley
Connecticut Central
Prohibition Party
Hartford
Allen B. Lincoln
Connecticut Home
Willimantic
Henry G. Smith
Lucius W. Bartlett
New London
Hoffman
Noank
Mystic
Ers
Jim Blaine
Henry Clay
Samuel van Hook
West Brownsville
William Irpson
United States
Blaine
Gen. Harrison
Prowpeviie
Oathington
Eph Hlaine
William Blakeman
Derby
Blakeman
Lowell Woods
Lowelt
Carlisle
South Acton
George Labounty
Edward Gagnon
Queen Victoria and nude art in 19th century reminiscences
In reminiscences, Victoria is shown tolerating a nude fresco at Osborne while palace servants raise eyebrows at its nudity. The scene contrasts Queenly approval with nursery maids and governesses scandal, plus a Mulready drawing incident. A Beaconsfield anecdote recalls Disraeli offended by a bedchamber nude.
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Victoria
Horsley
Cope
Dyce
Osborne
Mulready
Mulreadys
Eastlake
Richard Redgrave
Disraeli
Mrs J A Mackenzie Dies After Rail Wreck
Mrs J A Mackenzie, a severely burned survivor from the Flint and Pere Marquette train wreck on the Lake Shore line, died at the hospital last night. Her husband survives. she leaves two daughters and a son among the victims of the disaster.
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Tovepo
J. A. Mackenzie
Flint
Pere Marquette
Lake Shore
Enzie
Train derails on East Tennessee line near Williams station
A vestibule train ran off the track in a cut near Williams station in Atlanta today. Rails spreading caused the accident. Four coaches were smashed and several people were injured, with Charles Owens of Atlanta severely hurt with internal injuries.
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Atlanta
East Tennessee Railroad
Williams’ Station
Charles Owens
The Reason. Truth. Grigsby Debate on Proposals
Dialogue between Mrs Grigsby and Grigsby about proposing roles. She questions male proposing dominance while he argues it lets the woman have the last word in the exchange.
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NEW England News
Sawsell
Lyon
Key
Board of Health
Kinsley
Edward W. Kinsley
Marlborest
Mr. Kinsley
Washburn
New York & New England Railroad Company
Gov. Rice
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Massachusetts
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Gov
Andrew
Pavsth
Blanes
Gillespies
Wen
Fane
Gillespie
Genarrison
Matilda Houston
Connecticut
Beaconsfield