Endowment Order Troubles Notes From Many Points
Ex Governor J Gregory Smith president of the Central Vermont railroad died at St Albans Vermont at 8 o clock Thursday night of heart failure. Born July 22 1818 at St Albans he was a lawyer and railroad leader and served as Vermont governor during the Civil War era earning the nickname War Governor. He guided militia deployment after the St Albans raid and supported war efforts while leading multiple railroads and banks. He donated funds to churches and public works including a bronze fountain for St Albans. His death closes a career of extensive public and business service built on executive ability and loyalty to Vermont.
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J. Gregory Smith
Central Vermont Railroad
St. Albans
Gov. Smith
Vermont Central Railroad
Vermont & Canadian Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Vermont House
State Delon
Weldon National Bank
People’s Trust Company
Franklin County Creamery Association
Smith
Vermont
Fae
Washington
Lincoln
Hich
Canada
Central Vermont Rail
Divorce and the Church in a Newport High Society Marriage
Newport Nov. 5 A high society marriage in Newport involves Elisha Dyer Jr of Providence and Mrs. Turner Swan of Baltimore. Bishop Thomas M. Clark reportedly performed the ceremony, defying church canons and provoking debate over the divorcee bride’s status and Swan’s wealth and social prominence.
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Newport
R. L
Elisha Dyer, Jr
Providence
Turner Swan
Baltimore
Bellevue Au
Boston
Thomas M. Clark
Donald Swan
All Saint’s Chapel
Swan
Bishop Clark
Rhode Island
Dyer
Addive
Elisha Dyer
Knickerbocker Club
Loffare
Batchelor
Marman
Order to wind up Golden Seal Certificate Holders paid
Golden Seal officers agreed to pay 60 percent to certificate holders and wind up the order in Lowett Massachusetts on November 5. Staples and Murr ex officers of the Annual Fiend were summoned as trustees. their wives whose property was transferred were ordered to appear in court by counsel for the certificate holders.
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Lowett
Mass
Messrs
Staples and
Murr
Burglars Target Hyde Park Stores Last Night
In Hyde Park Massachusetts on November 5 a wholesale burglary attempt occurred on main streets. Rear doors and windows were pried, money drawers pulled. E D Savage's grocery yielded 9.40. other shops Brigham Hol Co 5 yeris Smith Collins Oltham Wetherbee also entered but cash was lacking. An instrument used was a pair of patent canes found near Chief Bae perann.
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Hype Park
Mass
E. D. Savage
F. D. Brigham
H. 8
Hol Co
Yeris, Smith & Collins
Oltham & Wetherbee
A. R. Sampson's
Cief Bae Perann
Cape Elizabeth Barge Capsizes Hurting Several
Cape Elizabeth boat accident at 8 30 this morning capsized a barge loaded with about a dozen people, mostly women, as it neared Cape Elizabeth. One of two persons aboard is feared dead, caused by a bent brake and a weak other brake failing to hold the heavy wireline during the descent.
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Portland. Me
A. H. &Killings
Cape Elizabeth
Part St
Nine Weavers Strike At Hathaway Mill New Bedford
About nine this morning nine weavers at the Hathaway mill in New Bedford left their looms and rumors spread they struck work. One room discharged and not reinstated, others say small pay caused grievance. Superintendent Twiss denies a strike, says workers tried to interfere with overseer and run the room. New weavers hired. looms are running again.
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New Srprorp
Mass
Hathaway Mill
Tey
William A. Twiss
Massachusetts woman dies after ammonia suicide attempt
Margaret Coughlin of 26 Princess in Boston died at Massachusetts General Hospital after taking a large dose of ammonia to end her life to spare her husband from care. She was 36, long bedridden, and her death followed a crisis at home and admission to the hospital.
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Margaret Coughlin
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Royal Ark Officers Face 10-Count Indictment in Suffolk
The Suffolk county grand jury returned a ten count indictment against William H. Lane supreme president Luray A Powers supreme secretary and Benson C Hazelton supreme treasurer officers of the defunct Royal Ark The case parallels a prior corporate indictment but targets the named officers personally The probe centers on an insurance report showing funds used for salaries far exceeding typical fraternal company norms with officers earning up to 3600 annually and total personal receipts between 35000 and 40000 in under a year Assets total about 10000 while nearly 60 suits in New England delay winding up the affair
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Royal Ark
Suffolk County Grand Jury
William H. Lane
Luray A. Powers
Benson C. Hazelton
The
Order
Fis
Insurance Commissioner
Luray C. Powers
Supreme Secreary
New England
Much Married A Letter in His Pocket Betrays Existence of Wife No 1
John H Teague a Beverly man employed as freight brakeman was held for the Superior Court on bigamy charges after a letter from his first wife was found in his pocket by his second wife. He had married Minnie gammell of Salem in 1888 and Eliza A Teal in 1891 to avoid prison for bastardy, with both wives each bearing him one child. He was committed to the Salem jail in default of bail.
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Lyon
Mass
John H. Teague
Teague
Beverly
New York & New England Railroad
Boston
Hartford
Minnie Gammell
Salem
T. W. Bishop
Eliza A. Teal
Lynn
George C. Neal
Lynn Central
Per Pome
Newton Falls
Upper
Stewincke
Boston & Maine Railroad
Wife No
Nelson
Maverick Bank Failure Shocks Boston Financial Circles
In Boston the Maverick bank fell by order of Comptroller Lacey after an examination by Bank Examiner Ewer. The case centers on alleged misuse of funds by President Asa P. Potter and Directors Dana and Jonas French, with Meridian Evans linked to debt and suicide. Receiver Thomas P. Beal appointed amid runs on Five Cents Savings Bank. authorities warn no panic and expect payouts near full value.
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Boston
Maverick Bank of Boston
Lacey
Treasury Department
Ewer
Irving A. Evans
Evans
Asa P. Potter
Thomas H. Dana
Col. Jonas . French
Boston Clearing House
Thomas P. Beal
Five Cents Savings Bank
Rock of Gibraltar
Alfred C Hobbs Dies in Bridgeport Lock Picker Pioneer
Alfred C Hobbs former general manager of Union Metallic Cartridge Company died in Bridgeport Connecticut early Friday. He had a national reputation for lock picking prowess and was known in Europe and America. Born October 7 1812 in Boston he once faced a bank lock by ramah in London and earned 200 guineas for cracking it in front of bank officials.
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Alfred C. Hobbs
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Hobbs
Boston
Europe
America
England
Ramah
London
Horrible Wife Murder at Plainville Mass
The body of Mrs W W Holmes of Plainville Mass was found buried in her cellar and autopsy showed she had been buried alive after a struggle. Her drunken husband Holmes was identified as her husband and examined for insanity. he reportedly broke down but offered no confession. The report notes other local incidents including fires, accidents, and oddities from New England towns and coastal areas, with various injuries, deaths, and legal alarms across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine.
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Plainville
W. W. Holmes
Mass
Holmes
Fragmentary News Update From Belfast Road Construction
Dr Strawbridge of Philadelphia has started the foundation for a large building on the Belfast road. A New Haven agent, Dennis Keane, was fined $100 for bribing witnesses in a liquor case. A forest fire near Limerick, Maine has destroyed timber. A whale of a wreck and a railway incident are partially described in scattered notes.
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Fice
Uni Engin
Martie
Eliot Wana Ie Mueetee
Alee
Strawbridge
Philadelpia
Belfast
Poreda
Samuel
Dennis Keane
Quinnipiac Brewing Company
New Haven
Conn
Limerick
J. Pardes
Newp . L
Posed as a Political Prophet and Now Smiles at the Result
Washington, Nov. 5. A lone Republican in Washington, Coporal James Tanner, claims he foresaw Tuesday’s elections and remains unfazed. He predicts Blaine’s inevitable nomination, doubts McKinley’s 1892 bid, and notes Democratic gains, veteran votes, and potential new faces in New England and the Midwest while warning against pension law repeal.
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Washington
James Tanner
Pensions
Grone
New York
James G. Blaine
Augusta
Joe Manley
Blaine
McKinley
David B. Hill
Flower
Massachusetts
Oies
Iowa
Tanner
Congress
Position No 1600. BY H D LYMAN NEW YORK
A compact notice by H D Lyman based in New York identifies Position No 1600 tied to a game coded 2755 in Edinburgh. The fragment references a numbered listing for a chess style or catalog item classified as Black O Game No 2755 Edinburgh.
Grant's Money Help Story From Vanderbilts Revealed
A Cincinnati Commercial recounts Gen. Grant seeking 150000 dollars from Mr. Vanderbilt to save Ward Grant affairs. Grant stood, waited, and received a check without sitting, creating a noted moment of humility. The tale, relayed by John Russell Young, suggests Grant’s troubles shortened his life. A decorative palm-leaf shade craft note follows the anecdote.
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Cincinnati
Vanderbilt
Gen. Grant
Mr. Vanderbilt
R. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vander
John Russell Young
Maine
Grant
Prosy lecturer debates sugar supply as romance blooms
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a lecturer discussing the world’s visible sugar supply while a bold youth in a dark corner courts a sweet young maiden, sparking whispered disbelief about the lecturer’s knowledge.
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Chicago Tribune
Chess and draughts notes from Dundee Weekly News
Long excerpted chess and checkers column notes with game scores, club news, and editor requests. Mentions Barker vs Reed match game, player moves, and upcoming Christmas number. References Phineas Moses aged 92, Pursell’s London restaurant demolition, and various clubs in UK Australia and Cape Town.
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Cincinnati
Phineas Moses
Pursell
Cornhill
London
Chronicle Telegraph
Clouser
Joseph Brown
Will Lyons
Mr. Lyons
South Shields
West Hartlepool
Messrs, Wyllie
Richmond
Kear
Ists
M'Kelvie
Searight
Nine Die In Gas Explosion At Susquehanna Coal Mine
At Nanticoke Pennsylvania on November 8 a gas explosion in Susquehanna Coal Company's No 1 shaft instantly killed nine men and badly burned several others. Fifteen men worked at the bottom. a second explosion followed. Bodies were brought to the surface as rescuers aided the injured. Relatives mobbed the mine as the death toll rose and investigators sought a cause.
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Nanticoke
Penn
Susquehanna Coal Company
Reese
Baucu Gitaines
Ohn Arnot
Illiam Jonathan
Soon J. Willliams
Henry R. Jones
Thomas Lloyd
David Smith
Thomas Homas
David Powell
David Evans
Henry Williams
Henry Willense
David W. Evans
David
Philips
Sealskin Fashion Fancies and Caprices in 1890s Era
A columnist mocks fashion’s high cost and whimsy with sealskin garments. Diana considers extravagant sleeves basques and cloaks while plans to reuse old jacket material into new designs unfold. Notes from the Capital report a 5.55 percent final dividend to California National Bank creditors and goods news on Mawali joining the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. A court inquiry absolves Lieut. Cowles and Despatch officers from blame over the Assateague loss.
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New York Herald
Diana
Fortunatus
California National Bank of
San Francisco
Mawali
Chicago
Tracy Saturday Atverp
Court of Inquiry
Assateaguy Shoals
Lieut
Cowles
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NEW England News
Dyer-Swan
Charles Tp
James Quigley
Washington St
John Collins
Monument St
Hyde Park
Portland
Royal Ark Officers
Union Metallic Cartriage Company
Bridacet
Anick
Cambridge
Market St
J.C. Davis &Co
T. Thatcher Graves
Colorado
Hle A. Barnand
Wil
Denver
Gee
Wes
Eccased
Nova Scotia
Bath
Hearts A. Conn
Windsor Locks Water Company
Patrick O'Donnell
Bonum Nye
North Brookfield
Margaret of
Gloucesom Granda Banks
Hag
New Bedford
William Lewis
Point Barrow
Arctic Ocean
Lewis
Belvedere
Arctic
Bangor
Penobscot River
Canterbury
N. H
James Thompson
Merrimac Valley View Farm
Jumbo
Savin Rock Shipbuilder
Connecticut
Danby
Timothy Wheelock
Waterbury
Woonsocket
Bristol
Charles Davis
Elliottville
Kennebec Conny Pomona Grange
Windsor
F. H. Barton
State Board of Sericultare
State College
Patten
Kenduskeag
Mure
Tony Hart
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
Clifford Bodge
Fall River
Fred Congdon
Augustus Gibbs
Wayland
J. K. Fitzgerald
Charles Livesy
Farnumsville
Abbie H. Hodgman
Pendleton
L’'Hommedieu Shoal
Vineyard Haven
Donna Helle
Meeghan
Rockland Harbor
Lewiston
Atlantic Wharf
Rockland
James Martin
Williamstown
Gray & French
Middleport
N. Y
Seret
Hugh McCusker
Margaret of Beverly
Gloucester
Grand Banks
Peter Muise
Pubnico
Tiverton Ridge
R. 1
Tanner Will
E Eckers
Edwin A. Durgin
Tremont St
C. Taylor
Water St
James Wyllie
H. B. Washburn
Brewer
Kings
SR Ge Ce Ee
W. G. W. Leggett
Westminster
Ios
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H. D. Lyman
WHITE
Edinburgh
Dr. A. Schaefer
Durgin
Dr. Schaefer
Ie Pr ‘Awn
Ieee
Schaefer
Sgn
Ayrshire Lassie
Taylor’s
Scrabs
Tal
Whitter
Uf. Ib W
Magsrs
J. M‘ateer
J. Searight
Mateer
Glasgow Herald
Bradley
Reed
Barker
Joel
Viv Grey
Hill
Freeman
James Ferguson
Murthy
Dundee
Ews
Paisley
Scotland
Australia
New Zealand
Mdon
Woolwich
Nottingham
Lowestoft
Armouth
Underland
Newcastle
Robert M’call
Glasgow Weekly Herald
A. J. Dunlap
Andrew Sudven
Cape Town
South
J. M’kinley
St. George’s Club
Glasgow
Fashion
Jane A
Ashbrook
Lovelaceville
Ballard Co
Crappock & Co
Race Street
Philadelphia
H. James
D. Pecm & CO
Broadway
New York City
Islas
Benen Retarne
Addrom
Reeves
Globe Book Co
Ill
Wytt
Dr. Gridgman
eowlSt
California
FI@ SYRUP CO
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
WEW
Webster’s
International Dictionary
Webster
the International
G. & C. Merriam & CO
Springfield
Globe
Irving
Cooper
George Eliot
Walter Scott
Charles Dickens
CLOBE
Epps
Eos
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co
Hommopathic Chemists
Erle Medical CO
Buffalo
Chas. E. Gaus
Box
Marshall, Mich
Powell &Clement Co
Main Street
Ohio
J. C. Mason
P. O
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Bridgepo Amon Medicine Co
Bridgeorisr
J. D. House
Albion
Mich
Ddresa
F.C. Fowler
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Wyly Dd
Aday Sure
Mein Holder Co
Holly, Mich, Wyhy Und
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