Ineffectual Search for a Relative and Her Property at Tewksbury Almshouse
Twenty fourth hearing in the Tewksbury almshouse investigation opens with Mrs Catharine Moran as first witness. She testifies of years trading in clothing with residents and officers at Tewksbury and Exeter, describing exchanges for old garments and silks, sometimes paid in kind, and recounts names such as Marsh, Putney, Atwood, and Moran. The session details requests for all books relating to the institution and notes disputed ownership of goods and private accounts, with coal deliveries and payments tied to Thomas J. Marsh. The committee adjourns to reconvene at 9:30 a.m.
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Malden
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Dr. Putney
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Edward Bacon
Dorchester
Harvard Medical Lcool
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Bury
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Mrs. Davis
Nellie Marsh
Nellie
Brown
Tewksbury Almshouse
Driblets
Charles B. Marsh
Everytung
Lowell
Lis
Arthur H. Phippen
Bangs & Horton
Thomas J. Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Second National Bank
Mr. Brown
T. J. Marsh
Chace
Follansbee
Tam
Charles Marsh
United States
Instituton
Webber
Gloucester
Chairan
Thomas J. Marsh, Jr
Marshamily
Penoceacy
Trunks From Tewksbury Inquest Reveals Peculiar Departures
The Tewksbury almshouse investigation continued with the twenty seventh hearing. Witnesses including Exeter hackman Thomas Palmer described light trunks that became heavy returning from the depot and frequent trips by Mrs Marsh and others. Expert Lorenzo Fairbanks reviewed accounts showing large flour and beef usage, while questions of book-keeping and potential misappropriations were raised.
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Thomas Marsh
Atwoods
Exeter
Lady Marsh
Lorenzo
Fairbanks
Zec
Marsh
Stowea
Almshouse
Disappearance of Goods at Tewksbury Almshouse Inquiry
In the twenty sixth hearing of the Tewksbury almshouse investigation Richard Morey testifies about his aunt Ellen Allen who went to Tewksbury in March 1877 with $150, clothing, two rings, ear rings two gold pins and three gold studs, a cashmere shawl and three dresses. She died in May 1877 and the family received notice the next day. The father searched the depot and money and valuables were not recovered.
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Tewksbury
Tewksbury Almshouse
Richard Morey
Gloucester
Elen Allen
Mr. Brown
Lewisbury
Comparing the Accounts Tewksbury and Augusta Almshouse Audit
Expert auditor reviews Tewksbury almshouse books against Augusta Soldiers Home figures. He notes large flour usage differences, sales from the farm, and coal charges tied to private accounts, highlighting discrepancies between inmates cash books and state credits.
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Fairbanks
Tewksbury
Augusta
Francis P. Record
Pillspury
Charles B. Marsh
Bangs & Horton
Captain Marsh
Atwood
Davis
Exeter
State Treasury
Lighthouse Board Adopts Mineral Oil For First Order Lights
The Lighthouse Board announces the use of mineral oil in its first order lights after trials. A brass reservoir, 14 inches by 18 inches, holds 84 gallons with a plunger mechanism feeding a float chamber to regulate flow. The change aims to improve flame stability and safety over kerosene.
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Lighthouse Board
Staten Island
The Enthusiaem of the New Made Father and His Chum
An Elmira Advertiser letter blends cheeky glee with pride as a new father proclaims a baby’s arrival. The note humorously depicts infant life, patent humor, and college camaraderie, ending with a playful exchange between Ben and a friend.
World’s first street railway linked Canal and Jackson
A 1845 milestone notes the world’s first street railway running from Canal to Jackson streets in New Orleans. Other items report Charleston’s city incorporation centennial on August 13, Jefferson Davis attending a Nashville meeting May 23 as a private member, and various oddities from river discoveries to Cuban labor practices.
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Southern Historical Society
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Key West
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Ynu
A Reason for Cutting Off a Horse tail
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle item notes Joseph Cricster had his horse tail removed. The doggerel exchange questions cruelty. a friend jokes about keeping a place, then shifts to a health aside. Included is a remark about a railroad engineer cured of diabetes after using Kidney-Wort.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Joseph Cricster
Society For the
C. M. & St. Paul R. KR
Barker's American Checker-Player priced 75 cents in 1883
Advertisement notes Barker's checker book with 22 openings 534 variations and 35 critical positions by Charles F Barker. Includes publisher details Boston Cambridgeport address and sale terms. Also mentions Position No 1127 Black to move win by B G Bugbee and Leven games between Martins and Izatt during ex-champion's tour.
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Boston
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Leven
Checkers Notes From The Globe On Masters And Contests
The Globe reports on top players Charles F Barker of America leaving for New York to face twenty opponents in one week with scores to follow. Robinson of Albany and Gardner of Troy meet often, with fifty game results: Robinson 12, Gardner 11, draws 27. Bresee, Howard, Knight, and Robinson beat Gardner, McNutt, Williams, Winans 19 to 13, draws 20 in Troy. Cosgriff of Newport fought local players in Ripley and Dover with mixed results. Endgame commentary is praised from Fergusson edition 444, Cleveland.
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New York
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Bressee
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Knight
Robinson
Albany
Gardner
McNutt
Williams
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Troy
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Evans, Sr
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Evans, Jr
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Ang. Simon
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A. Gordon
Bedford, C
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Gordon
Umn
Sunday Tribune
Binghamton
N. Y
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Lee
Orrville
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St. Louis Globe-Deat Publishe
LDS Ececsons Banks
Itinerant photographer records wife dangling on fence
A Philadelphia city item recounts a New Jersey born photographer taking an instantaneous view of a house. A woman on a ladder fell and became hung on a fence while the shot was taken. Her husband paid $50 for the plate, perplexed at the scene.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Woman No. 1
Moor Einayy
Boys As Weather Prophets and Winter Flannels
An elderly Highland car passenger, Uncle James, jokes that he guides his clothing choices by boys weather sense, buying into local lore over almanacs. He claims nearly sixty years of using boys’ signals, from drowning to skating, to decide when to switch to lighter attire. The scene captures rustic humor and faith in practical indicators.
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James
Virginia
Vennor
Wiggins
Eee
Mansion Vow Keeps House Frozen In Time After Tragedy
Pittsburg Dispatch recalls a Baltimore couple fifty years earlier. Colonel Rambeck married a renowned woman and built a luxury Carey Street mansion. After a sudden danger, he wounded the assailant but his wife killed herself. She had vowed to preserve their home as it stood, a rule he kept for decades. The piece markets Graves Heart Regulator with agent Frank E. Ingalls of Concord, New Hampshire.
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Rambeck
Baltimore
Carey Street
Advertisers Asked to MentionBoston Paper Note
The notice requests readers to reference seeing the advertisement in THE BOSTON WEEKLY GLOBE when replying or confirming the offer. It emphasizes recognition of the source and urges consistent attribution in all responses.
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Boston Weekly Globe
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