Maine Fraternal Endowment Groups Targeted by Commissioner
State Insurance Commissioner Smith seeks closure of fraternal endowment societies operating in Maine. Complaint lodged against Friendly Aid Society from Massachusetts entering Maine. Indictments possible as agents contest actions in law court. Maine law restricts short term fraternals to licensed societies paying specified benefits.
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Avousta
Smith
Maine
Friendly Aid Society
Massachusetts
Alford
Ager
Law Court
State of Maine
Ownership of Palladium sale and ensuing lawsuit in New Haven
Ex Judge Lynde Harrison sold his controlling Palladium stake to Harry Allaway of the New York Journal of Finance. Allaway becomes vice president, Willis E. Miller remains president, with talks to move production to the Evening Union plant and expand the paper. Harrison sues former stockholder N D Sperry for 1000 dollars, claiming it belongs to the company. ex Judge Dwight Loomis to act as referee.
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New Haven, Conn
Lynde Harrison
New Haven Palladium
Harry Allaway
New York Journal of Finance
Wall St
New York Times
Allaway
Llaway
Willis E. Miller
Harrison
Dwight Loomis
Supreme Court
Robberies Rise in Providence Streets
In Providence on September 18 reports detail increasing street robberies. E R Gardner of Pawtucket was garroted near City Hall with theft of money watch and chain. Stephen J Gowdey was robbed on Crawford street bridge, Perry White on Point street bridge, each losing valuables.
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Providence
R. 1
E. R. Gardner
Pawtucket
Stephen J. Gowdey
Crawford St. Bridge
Perry White
Point St. Bridge
Governor Nominations in Maine Highlight Wide Civil Service Posts
Augusta Sept 15 The Governor announced nominations for many offices including chairman of the board of registration Charles M Waterhouse Westbrook and several coroner inspectors and notaries public. Delegates to the national farmers congress will be appointed soon though no salary exists and lawmakers denied funds.
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Augusta
Board of Registration
Charles M. Waterhouse
Westbrook
Derlinius Justice
Marquis F. King
Portland
Edwin Lane
Vinal Haven
H. C. Bartlett
Cherryfield
Eli M. Estey
Rangeley
Arthur M. Sawyer
George W. Harriman
Bangor
Henry C. Southard
Hudson
Charles P. Cobb
Vanceboro
H. E. Coolidge
Lisbon
A.T. Coburn
Lewiston
Mark L. Elwell
Sedgwick
Lorenzo Norton
Baldwin
M.S. Stiles
Jackson
Gustavus Pease
Jay
Dwight C. Hutchins
Cape Elizabeth
National Farmers’ Congress
Boston Birthday Recall Distinct City’s Growth and Pride
A reflective piece on Boston’s birthday Sept 17 recounts its 261 year history from Trimountain to Boston, the 1822 charter, and the evolution from town to city. It highlights immigration, public spirit, and the city’s role in commerce, westward settlement, and improvements alongside population, voters, and valuation figures.
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Boston
Court of Assistants
City Hall
Board of Selectmen
Massachusetts
Ten
Typhoid Fever Cases Rise At City Hospital
City Hospital reports an alarming increase with about 20 typhoid fever cases among inpatients. The hospital census shows 407 patients, up 18 from two days earlier as authorities monitor the spread.
Horrors of Hydrophobia Strike Family in Sautm Mass
Charles Holt nine years old and his grandfather Charles Woodbury died after being bitten by a pet spaniel at 16 Osgood Street SautM Massachusetts. The boy suffered rabies symptoms including madness and exhaustion before death. The grandfather’s hand was torn by the dog in the same incident.
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Sautm
Mass
Charles
John H. Holt
Osgood St
Charles Woodbury
Young Holt
Roman Catholic Church Bonds Split Couple in Rome Ruling
William Grant of Bridgeport separated from Mary Reilly and sought an ecclesiastical divorce claiming a Methodist marriage was not recognized. After hearings in Hartford and appeals through Boston to Rome, the Rome decree held the marriage binding and denied the divorce. Grant had lived with a second wife for years.
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William Grant
Bridgeport
Mary Reilly
Connecticut
Grant
Olan
Rome
James Hughes
V. G
Hartford
Archiepiscopal Tribunal
Boston
Hartfor
Wheel Blast Kills 19-Year-Old At War ner Manufacturing Plant
In New Haven the Emery wheel in the G F Warner Manufacturing Company shop exploded this morning killing William Walsh aged 19 and lightly injuring several workers. Walsh's skull was crushed and three ribs were broken as fragments flew across the room.
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New Haven
Conn
G. F. Warner Manufacturing Company
William Walsh
Walsh
Destructive Fire Harms Barton Buildings and Goods
Barton Lanprxc Vermont September 18 A morning fire destroyed several buildings and caused heavy losses. Notable damage included H W Buchanan general store building 2500 stock 6000 insured 2500, W C Twombly building 1600 insured 800, E W Orne jeweller 1500 insured 200, E E Stafford block and dwelling 3500 insured 2000 goods 6000 insured 2600, Louis Albee dwelling 1200 partially insured, plus several smaller losses among tenements.
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Barton Lanprxc
H. W. Buchanan
W.C. Twombly
E. E. Stafford
Louis Albee
Tenatta
Tragedy at Housatonic Station Brakeman Killed
John Cullen thirty of West Stockbridge Mass a brakeman on the Housatonic railroad was sent to flag a train at New Milford Conn this morning. He fell asleep on the rail and was struck by the train instantly killed. He was overworked and tired out by yesterday's accident leaves a wife and three children.
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New MitFern
Conn
John Cullen
West Stockbridge
Mass
Housatonic
M. Marrelles
Hanover St
Boston
Morton
North Boscawen
N. H
Bristol
Congregational Church
Susquehanna
Arthur Sewall & Co
Bath
Milton Gardner Lace
Portsmouth
N.H
Alfred L. Jules
Hinckley & Edgerly Iron Company
Bangor
Brewer
William Colgan
Bridgeport
Sydney S. Carter
Moodus
Allen J. Clark
Hubbard District
Middletown
J.H. Pollard
Gree
Greenfield
Connecticut
Wale
Young Pollard
Pollard
Frank Sherman
Arthur Fisher
Ponkapoag
Canton
Pacregar
Montpelier
Vermont
Tragedy at Willimantic National Guard practice
During a Thursday practice at Willimantic range, John Peterson of Company G accidently fired a rifle at Richard Babbington, fatally wounding him. William Malone, struck by the bullet, was seriously wounded and later found to have been hit in the mid side. the bullet lodged in a board fence. Peterson was arrested as companies returned to Willimantic with muffled drums and reversed arms.
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Putnam
Willimantic
John Peterson
Richard Babbington
Babbington
William Malone
Malone
Peterson
Peculiar late payment unsettles Boston bank case
State National Bank of Boston faced a strange payment linked to a dying man’s executors. On Sept 15, B L M Yower, as attorney, paid 18180 and interest to president H M Aldrich, amid suspicions of a debt recovered under odd circumstances. A November 1865 theft of gold from the teller’s desk may relate to the case and compound interest would swell the sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State National Bank of Boston
B.L. M. Yower
M. Aldrich
J. Tower
Panio
Notable criminal gang member captured in Rhode Island
Providence reports Detective Parker bringing masked burglar George Elwood to justice. He admitted the Hartford house robbery, claimed aliases, and expressed preference for Rhode Island over Ohio. The day’s brief also notes arson arrests, a fatal electrocution accident in Bangor, a bull attack in Moodus, and a thunderstorm causing damage in Montpelier.
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Providence
R. L
George Elwood
George
Worcester
Parker
Hartford
Elwood
Martin
Ohio
Fires and arrests across New England and nearby states
A roundup of incidents from Fall River to Boston and surrounding towns notes Nora Murphy’s transfer to City Hospital after carrying 1476 in gold engraved with family links. Fire destroys C Baker Co lumber yard and nearby properties. dynamite blasts and train wrecks surface in multiple states with investigations ongoing and arrests made.
Costly absent mindedness from a broker in Chicago
A Chicago broker recalls a three hour bank and grain elevator run that cost him $6 in cab fares and cash, after he forgot the waiting cab on a bank visit and later paid the driver he had left behind. He fears incipient paresis and worries about his finances since Derby day.
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Chicago Times
One Way Out of It, Chicago Herald
A short man with red whiskers and a shabby gait wandered into the Auditorium seeking a typewriter's studio to send home an apology for his absence. He lives near Chicago, has attended races in Indiana, and plans to stay a week more before his wife expects him home. He mocks spelling Cheboygan, opting to go to St. Joe instead, as he mutters a note to the typewriter.
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Chicago Herald
Indiana
Chicago
Cheboygan
St. Joe
Washington
Marquis de Chambrun
Maj
Bundy
Chambrun
United States
Louis Napoleon
Lafayette
France
Washington City Main
America
Champbrun
Rome
Jumel
Albany
Maranis
Seligman
Paris
Confiance
Coptham
Reece
Maj. Bundy
New Hampshire
Horace White
Beloit
New York
Wis
Colere
The
Post
Europe
Field
Stanton
Locke
Funny Man
Bel
Handy
Ming
Frankfort St
George Alfred Townsend
Portland
Oregon
Conde
Ghika
Eentalie
Scotland
United Kingdom
Atikokan Range
Lake Superior
Fort Arthur
Courier of
Hanover
Pike's Peak
Berlin
Oaca
George C. Matthews
Jacksonville
Fla
Johnny Abbott
Battle Creek
Dakota
Pekin
Atchison
Kansas City
Riednaun
Sterzing
Vienna
Pennsylvania
Lintner
New Jersey
St. Louis
Peace
Asia
Afric
Australasia
North America
South America
Alachua
Georgia
Winfield
Kan
St. Clair County
Ala
Troy
Brooklyn
Tiis
Ats
Bluebeard
Interlaken
Switzerland
Nuremberg
Thomas Walker
National City
Cal
San Diego
Farwest
Meuen
Cloak Review Child Dialogue Snapshot
A brief dialogue snippet shows two boys discussing family reaction to a new dress. The first boy notes his mother got a new dress yesterday and hugged his father. The second boy suggests the mother will forgive but cautions the father’s late hours.
Harver's Bazar Wit and Gaffe at Emilia's Misstep
Miss Emilia recounts her sister's accident at Harver's Bazaar. Old Mr Jones presses for details and Emilia blushes as she reveals it was her sister's left walker. The brief exchange showcases social banter and embarrassment in a bustling shop.
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Harver’s Bazar
Emilia
Mr. Jones
Surveying the Coast and Chart Making Methods
The United States coast and geodetic survey operates seven steamers and several schooners to survey harbors and rivers along 3000 miles of coastline. It explains signal placement, tide observations, and sounding methods using boats, protractors, and triangulation to update charts, noting depth changes from natural currents and oyster dredging.
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New York Herald
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Office
Othe
Shelter Island Sound
Sag Harbor
Peconic Bays
Coast Survey
Eagle
W. P. Elliott
United States Navy
Treasury Department
Navy
Naval Oe Cers
Bache
Blake
Endeavor
Nantucket
Pecome Bays
Patterson
Alaska
McArthur
Hassley
California
Gedney
Oregon
Washington
Earnest
Puget Sound
Peconi
Mohawk
New York Harbor
Garner
Peronics
Peconic
Uncle Sam
Deaths of Marquis de Chambrun and Maj. Bundy Shock Washington
George Alfred Townsend recalls the lives of Marquis de Chambrun and Maj. Bundy, noting Chambrun’s dubious legal dealings around Jumel estate claims and Bundy’s modest editorial integrity. Townsend portrays Chambrun as a nobleman with questionable methods and Bundy as a humble, loyal editor who avoided personal grudge and sensationalism.
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Marquis de Chambrun
Maj. Bundy
Mysterious Dynnitate Bomb Tracked Through New York
A heavy iron object found near 78 Macdougal Street triggers fear and speculation in a New York boarding house. Neighbors, a police officer, saloon keeper and fire department crews all handle the object, ultimately discarded into the North River, leaving its true nature uncertain.
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New York Sun
Mr. Maury
King
Maurys
Maury
Mrs. Maury
Maury, Jr
Schaffner
Hudsoniver
Porret
Myrs Schaffner
Capt
Nash
Bureau of Combustibles
Lhrow
Root
Desbrosses St
North River
Weekly Globe explores gold origins and color differences
A fragment from the Weekly Globe promotes a private circular for a rowing club. It discusses how assayers distinguish gold from different regions by color, noting Australian gold reddest during refining, placers versus quartz, and historic coinage color variations.
Very Little
A brief humorous exchange where a doctor comments on Swayback’s weak condition and eating habits. Swayback admits minimal intake since breakfast, mentioning sliced upaniaprs watermelon and milk as his only sustenance. The dialogue highlights a light tone about health and appetite.
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Swayback
Contested Words About a Local Auburndale Infant
A Brockton Despatch brief quotes bitter remarks toward an Auburndale baby, calling for its quieting and expressing weariness with the infant. The terse, hostile tone reflects a local clash over the child’s presence and the community discourse.
Vast Odds and Oddities From Across The World
A compendium of curious facts noting rail workers in danger, fruit yields on a Missouri island, Japanese dwarf trees, a vast banyan on Lord Howe Island, language forecasts for 2000, Port Said as a famed unlucky place, and myriad other global tidbits. Includes bridges, bells, postage, and ancient benchmarks.
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NEW England News
Palladium
Boston City Hospital
Barton Landine
Nora Murphy
Fall River
Marcellus Eldridge
Eldredge Exowing Company
Portsmouth N.H
H. Fisher Eldredge
Fisher Eldretes
C. Baker & Co
Manchester St
Manchester
Boston Paine
Patrick McSharry
Leslie Hubbard
Angor
Partridge
William Martin
Steve Daley
Trinity College
John McCarthy
J. S. Lane
Meriden
Springfeld
Louis Borrandd
Aljasses Raine
Belvidere
N. J
West Shore
Little Ferry
N.J
Gov. Russell
Blandford
Pittsfield
Berkshire Agricultural Society
Mansfield
Wilmington
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Club
Unitarian Churches
First Congregational
Harvard
A. 8. Garven
Worcester County
Unitarian
John Taylor
John Schmidt
Union St
Stratford County Bar Association
Dover
N. M
George N. Eastman
Farmington
A. G. Russell
Great Falls
Tobias Roller
Stamford
Municipal Court
Auburn
Burwell
Salem
Hallowell
Thomas W. Flynn
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
New London
Odd Fellows
Richard Peckham
Superior Court
Leroy Blackwell
Pishon's Ferry
Fairfield
Edward Kernel
Roxbury
George W. Chapman
Philip Cullen
Norfolk Bay
Modest
Atlantic
Pacific
Townsend
Louis Schaffner
Weekly Globe
Brockton
Anther
Auburndale
G - Try
Missouri River
Miami
Casino
Aadits
Poker
Lord Howe Island
Port Macquarrie
Australia
India
Port Said
Africa
Harvard College
Cheapside St
London
Mansion House St
Gorochow
Werchojansk
Siberia
British India
Great Britain
Germany
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Eng
Sam
Glasscock County
Colorado Desert
Texas
Notre Dame
Montreal
United States Mint
San Francisco
Missouri
Mexico
Roaring River
Barry County
Mich
Jay Gould
Thomas Allen
Iron Mountain Railroad
Allen
Gould
South Metropolitan Gas Company
Salisbury
Ana Bertha Cecilia
Xenophon
Yetty
Zeus
Creorgia
House
Finland
Wanamaker
New York Anchorage
Rooklyn Anchorage
Versailles
Kidder
Ida Howits
Cairo & Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Langester
Penn
Col. Ellison
Liverpool
Cologne
John W. T
Minneapolis
Erwilliger
Fli
Ripley
Sas Agricultural College
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