President Clevelands Ancestry in Massachusetts Sketch
A historic sketch traces President Grover Cleveland’s Mansfield roots to Massachusetts. It follows the Cleveland lineage from William Cleveland of York to Moses Cleveland, Woburn founder, detailing 17th century ties to Ipswich, Woburn, and Haddam, Connecticut, and connects the line to Grover Cleveland’s great grandfather Aaron Cleveland and onward to Newport era descendants.
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Cleveland
Massachusetts
Yorkshire
England
North Riding
Cleeveland
Cleiveland
Cleayland
Cleaveland
Clevland
Cleffland
Clitland
Cleveands
America
New England
Queenright
Ipswich
Suffolk County
Boston
Edward Vinn
Woburn
Thomas Iton
Charles I
Anne Winn
Edward
Joanna Winn
Edward Winn
Moses
Winne
Winns
United States
Charlestown
Cambridge
Ton
Medford
Haddam
Conn
Aaron Cleveland
Mass
Harvard
Grover Cleveland
William Cleveland
Orwich
Richard Farley Cleveland
Norwich
Caldwell
Essex County
N. J
Joe Cleveland
Cabinet Sketches of President Cleveland Advisers
The Senate confirmed Cleveland's cabinet without objection. Profiles cover Thomas F. Bayard, Daniel Manning, William Crowningshield Endicott, William Collins Whitney, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Augustus H. Garland, and William F. Vilas, with notes on their backgrounds and careers. The seven members were formally installed and sworn in across the executive departments, beginning Cleveland's four-year administration.
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Washington
Cleveland
Preeaont
Bayard
Frelinghuysen
John Davis
Garland
Endicott
Gtn
Payne
Pierrepont
New York
Saltonstall
Francis 8. Stetson
Hopkins
Court, of Claims
Justice Field
Whitney
Naval Service
Navy Department
Lincoln
Ir. Endicott
War Department
Department of Justice
Brewster
Department
Senator Garland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Department
McCulloch
Manning
Interior Department
Teller
House
Senate
Lamar
F Street
Hatton
Vilas
Ostmaster-General
Aso
Lawrenson
Walker
Skating Match in New York Sets Long-Distance Record
In a six day roller skating race in New York thirty three competitors chased a record distance. Donovan led early, Schock and Maddocks challenged, Walton faded then surged, with O Mellia and Maddocks among Boston entrants. By day six Donovan hit 1000 miles as news noted a larger record of miles and hours.
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New York
Boston
Charlie Walton
Maddocks
Walton
Schock
Donovan
Boust
Chicago
Kayine
A Thom
Eagan
Boyst
O’melia
The Scientific Shoe Advocate Promotes a Better Footwear
A fashionable shoemaker argues for the reform of shoe design emphasizing the foot’s natural shape. He shows a boot and diagrams, denounces tight and high heels, and urges a close fit at the ankle instep and heel with a roomy forefoot. A second maker shares similar diagrams supporting foot health.
Footwear harms tiny feet in old papers warned
The passage notes foot outlines of an 8 year old and a 11 year old. It argues natural feet become cramped by early boots and tight shoes. Bare feet are advised until children can walk, as hurried growth causes bow legs and weak knees. It criticizes shoemakers for putting profit over foot health, leading to corns and bunions.
Uneven toe alignment and bunion issues in prosthetic boot cases
The article discusses distorted toe shapes in figures eight and four, noting crowding and outward turning that render feet unnat ural and homely. It describes the persistence of bunions, the difficulty of curing, and the need for special boots to ease discomfort, referencing outlines Nos. 5 6 and a model No. 7.
Foot Shape and Charming Foot Highlighted by Shoppers
The passage notes boot makers present foot shapes and praises this one labeled No. 8 as a very pretty foot, reflecting consumer interest in stylish foot shapes and fit.
Footwear Outline Describes Attractive Size No. 2 Foot
A verbose description praises a medium height lady’s foot, noting the No. 2 size as pleasing to make shoes for. The following outline No. 9 is also described as a very pretty foot, implying a catalog or pattern set for bespoke footwear.
Measuring Boston Ladies Feet for Proper Boots
The article discusses foot sizes among Boston women, noting that many wear size No. 3 but a great many more could wear No. 2 if feet were properly cared for. It advises measuring both feet for boot fitting, ensuring feet are level and outlining them, and allowing for a hollow between the ball and big toe to avoid pain. It argues boots should be built on scientific principles.
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Boston
Methodist Episcopal Church South Loses One of Its Superintendents
Bishop Linus Parker of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died Thursday night after a brief illness. Born in Rome New York in 1820, he has resided in New Orleans since age 16 and preached at 19. He was raised to bishop in 1882.
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Methodist Episcopal Church South
New Ormeans
Linus Parker
Rome
N. Y
New Orleans
Send Him by Express C O D Hartford Times story
A curious tale recounts James Mathers an Ansonia youth whose Irish mother sent for him while he worked for a Winsted gentleman. Lacking funds he reached New York and the Adams Express agent wired for help. The agency authorized C O D delivery, Mathers was met by his mother in Winsted, and the agent drove him to the consignee to settle the bill with a receipt signed. Also noted are nominations to federal posts in Washington March 9. Charles Fairchild to be assistant secretary of the treasury and racer C Black to be commissioner of pensions.
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Lucius Q. C. Lamar
Mississippi
Senate
Georgies
Russia
Lamar
Express
Hartford Times
James Mathers
Ansonia
Mathers
Ireland
Winsted
New York
Steamship Company
Adams Express Company
Consignee
Washington, D. C
Charles T. Fairchild
Treas
Racer C. Black
Ilinois
Powder Mills Explode Killing Two in New York State
Newsure New York March 9 three Laflin Rand powder mills four miles from Newsure exploded destroying buildings and shattering windows. Two men were blown to atoms with engineer R Coleman and employee James Brown killed. Another employee Joseph Coulter seriously hurt. Three huge blasts followed in sequence: corning mill with 2500 pounds powder, press mill with 3000 pounds, and glaze and wheel mills with 2000 pounds.
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Newsure
N. Y
Laflin & Rand
R. Coleman
James Brown
Joseph Coulter
Corning Mill
Settlers Excluded as Oklahoma Lands At Issue
Captain Couch denounces officials for allowing cattle barons to occupy Oklahoma lands while settlers face military expulsions. He lists numerous cattle firms and ranges including Wyeth and McClellan Cattle Companies, Standard Oil entrails, and fences spanning Stillwater to Red Fork, urging civil law over military rule.
Alive or Dead Which Puzzle at Mount Clemens
In Mount Clemens Michigan a 70 year old widow Mrs Charles Bollensen was reported dead from heart disease. Her body was exhumed after burial due to uncanny lifelike features that persisted despite two days in the grave. Physicians cannot determine if she is alive or dead as heat kept at 76 degrees failed to produce decomposition. The case has stirred widespread excitement.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Charles Bollensen
Bollensen
Infant Traveler Discovered in Valise at New Haven Station
An unnamed man handed an expensive valise to expressman Thomas Gibbs and asked him to deliver it to Elm Street at 9:80. Inside, a week-old girl baby cried among costly clothes and a milk bottle. Police opened the valise. the infant was taken to the almshouse. A pursuer boarded the New York train at the last car, suggesting the kidnapper fled town.
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New Haven
Thomas Gibbs
Union Station
Elm Street
Gibbs
Bradley
New York
Ominous Dream Foretold Foley Death on Island Pond
Patrick Foley Grand Trunk line conductor was killed at Island Pond in a death he described as resembling a dream. A companion recalls Foley spoke of a vision of himself dying between passing train cars, a premonition that eerily matched his accidental death days later.
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Portland
Patrick Foley
Grand Trunk Line
Island Pond
Foley
Mike
Oklahoma Boomers Petition to President to Revoke Orders
A report from Wichira Kansas on March 7 describes Oklahoma Boomers at Arkansas City moving to re-enter the Territory on Monday. Rumors claim General Hatch would intercept them by firing on their stock first and then opening fire if needed. A petition was signed by a large group after a conference.
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Wichira
Kan
Oklahoma
Arkansas City
Hatch
Boomers Prepare Move Toward Oklahoma From North Canadian
Captain Couch and four boomers released on bonds arrived in Arkansas City to plan the 1000 strong movement. The colony will delay departure until 10 o’clock next Wednesday and may extend toward the North Canadian beyond Payne’s settlement as 10,000 followers are expected along the route. Armed border tension and discontent with military despotism prevail as General Hatch awaits orders and possible troop withdrawal.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Couch
Wichita
United States District Court
United States
Hollowell
Oklahoma
Tey
Stillwater
Payne
Arkansas
Arthur
General Hatch
Washington
Roops
Canadian Astrologer Predicts Impending Atlantic Storm
Ottawa reports Professor Wiggin foresees a major storm on the 18th, mainly Atlantic with heavy northern impact. The system will pass London meridian first, reach the American coast after 36 hours, and bring earthquakes felt more strongly in western Europe. He cites planetary movements and predicts past earthquakes since 1882.
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Wiggin
South Atlantic
London
American
Soudan
Bay of Biscay
Atlantic
Europe
Earth
Who Saved the Boy in Bridgeport Mystery Heir Battle
Bridgeport city tale recalls Baldwin Pierson who saved a West Indian pupil from drowning thirty seven years ago. Pierson died leaving 20000 to his rescuer, but two claimants emerge: George C Bouton and the Pierson widow’s daughters. A 1864 ad sought the lifesaver, naming Parsons but pointing to Pierson as intended.
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Bripceport
Conn
Baldwin Pierson
Harral & Calhoun
West Indies
Pierson
Hartford
Bridgeport
George C. Bouton
G.C. Bouton,Jr
Parsons
Sheep in Bed and Pigeons Roost in Humble Home
In Warren New Hampshire on a back road near five miles from the village lies a dilapidated dwelling where Mary Geralds, 67, lives with her flock of sheep, lambs, dogs, cats, hens and pigeons occupying a bed room described as a stable. The town officials ordered removal of belongings from the inner room and safe passage across a narrow plank. The city previously paid for mother and child care, and a former Hyde Park physician offered a comfortable home which she refuses.
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Warren, N. H
Mary Geralds
Cit of Concord
Hyde Park
The Miserly Peleg Kenyon Wins Big Yet Dies Alone
Peleg Kenyon a 60 year old Boston area man dies in Griswold Connecticut leaving an estimated 750000 in real estate and mortgages. He rose from a 17 year old machinist to wealth by stealing 105000 from his employer Henry Henderson then spent years hiding the crime. He was arrested but bargained to receive 30000 with a written guaranty and kept most of the loot. He returned to Boston and invested heavily, becoming rich but socially ostracized. He died alone in front of a treasure chest with a will seeking partial amends.
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Arkansas
Tennessee
Confederate House
Senate
United States Senate
New York
Peleg Kenyon
Griswold
Conn
Sun
Kenyon
Boston
Massachusetts
Henry Henderson
Peleg
Office For
Henderson
Putnam, Conn
Putnam Depot
Wat Wate
Kenyor
Pere O
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Rison
Mr. Henderson
Mi Ace
Jismay
Foley
Mary
Pex
Buried in Barley as Large Baltimore Malt House Falls
The rear wall of the Welir Habelmann & Gotlieb malt house on Hanover Street collapsed during repairs, crushing an adjoining house and killing John Saner an employer on the third floor. Conrad Zeul and his ill wife were trapped but rescued after hours of effort. Frost thaw weakened the wall, causing the disaster with estimated losses in the thousands.
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Balimore
Welir, Habelmann & Gotlieb
Hanover Street
John Saner
Conrad Zeul
General Grant Better After Restless Night
New York March 9 General Grant was restless early this night and did not sleep soundly until after 2 oclock this morning His son Colonel Fred Grant said to a United Press reporter that upon waking the general was refreshed and in a more cheerful mood than in several days.
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General Grant Better
New York
Grant
Fred Grant
United Press
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