Boston Daily Pit News Roundup from July 20 1893
A miscellany of remarks on railroads politics and society including opposition to Fitchburg General Manager Ewing, a Boston Post note on hoodlums, court verdicts in Howland Maynard, Mrs. Frank Leslie’s book Are Men Gay Deceivers, naval and postal matters, a Glen House fire, cheaper New York to Boston travel, armor testing for defense, and notes on summer society and dancing partners.
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Ewing
The
Fitchburg Railroad
Frank Leslie
Frank
White Deer Superstition and Public Statue Plans
A note on a Native belief that a white deer's stomach holds a mad stone to absorb poisons. It cites 1848 Captain Wilson’s kill and a large spongy stone. Then Philadelphia funds McClellan statue: Astor sends $1,000, Ellicott gets $5,000, state $5,000 for pedestal, total project about $20,000 with bids soon opened for unveiling.
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Wilson
Alabama
W B. Somers
Fort Orth
Tex
Philadelphia
McClellan
William Waldorf Astor
McClellan Association
Pattison
Ellicott
General Longstreet to Publish Postwar Book
General Longstreet, nearly finished before a prior fire, will soon have a new book in the hands of poets. His handsome residence with library and war records was destroyed, forcing him to rewrite the manuscript.
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Longstreet
C.E. Watson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Duke of Portland Gives Summer Entrance Fees to Charities
The Duke of Portland distributed summer entrance fees amounting to £1083 to charitable institutions in Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Yorkshire and Lancashire. The distribution follows a custom begun last year to support local charities.
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Duke of Portland
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Welbeck Abbey
London
Maynard Notes On LocalVisits And City Affairs
Maynard residents attend visits to Malden Utica Attleboro and Lake Quinsigamond. A new main belt arrives at the mill three weeks vacation plans and a water arbitration hearing draw crowds. Local incidents include a fatal illness of Harriet Duggan and a horse accident near Fitchburg station. Community events feature a July 23 illustrated lecture by Rev Basmajian and Ephraim encampment officers installed at Hudson with a closing dinner.
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Samuel Potter
Malden
East Bostons
Geo. Henniger
Utica
N. Y
Emma Kendall
Attleboro
Laura Woodward
William Adams
Indianapolis Bicycle Company
Congregational Church
K. H. Basmajian
Turkey
Basmajian
Maynards 10 Beavers edge Cambridge in tight win
Maynard scores their 10th straight victory beating the Cambridge Beacons 10 to 3. Billy Fitzmaurice and Stewart standout with powerful hitting while North and Storey shine defensively and Billy Smith makes a notable throw to home to nullify a homer.
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Maynards
Beavers
Cambridge
Maynard Rooster
Beacons of
Maynard
Billy Fitzmaurice
Stewart
Local notes on community changes and notable moves
The itemized notes report a Sunday at home for Herbert Smith, new color on the William Chase block, visits by Rockland shoe maker Curtis, and water rates due with a slight reduction. It records obituaries in Boston, family deaths in Cooes New Hampshire, factory appearances, and a nurse’s bedside visit in Fayston Vermont. It mentions a survey of house lots, an itinerant photographer at Bradley's leather room, Frank Walker in London and France, Park street real estate activity, Wakefield cottage improvements, and Jeremiah O Neal clearing a wood lot for Lincoln street building plans.
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Herbert Smith
William Chase
Curtis
Rockland
George W.chipman
E. Whittemore
Boston
C. Ewell
Fred Rowell
Rowell
Cooes
N. H
F. Brigham & Co
H. S. Campbell
Fayston
D. W. Stratton
A. M. Mossman
L. D. Carpenter
W. Bailey
Atlemen
Bradley
A Pleasant Trip
Mr and Mrs B C Simms returned from a western journey by Canada Pacific to Chicago then Union Pacific via St Louis crossing the Mississippi and Missouri. They visited Kansas City Atkinson St Joseph and the Fair with friends including a brother unseen for 25 years. Niagara Falls was a day stop on the return.
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B. C. Simms
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas City
Mr. Simms
Atkinson
St. Joseph
Niagara
Fale
Cleary Williams Offers Millinery and Bargains
Cleary and Williams advertise Ladies Wrappers and Shirt Waists in a large variety and millinery goods at greatly reduced prices. Also to Let furnished rooms and second hand bicycles for sale at Parker's. The notice urges buyers to act now as prices are low and stock is moving.
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Cleary & Williams
Parker's
Higgins
Somerset
Russell’s
Pacific Coast Fish Industry Emerges as New Key Section
The article notes a shift from neglect to prominence of Pacific fisheries. It cites 6,000,000 pounds of Columbia River sturgeon shipped east last year and roughly 100 carloads. Halibut and salmon discoveries boost northern fisheries. Los Angeles and southern California become major eastbound fish exporters, led by barracudas and yellowtails.
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Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Pacific
California
Columbia River
Los Angeles
Styles In Canine Mourning On Fifth Avenue
A woman in deep mourning walks with a greyhound draped in long black ribbons. The scene amuses Lewis as he comments on the ludicrous image of a dog wearing yards of black to match a semimourning stage. New York Herald.
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Fifth Avenue
Lewis
New York Herald
General Butler's Land Holdings Across States
The Chicago Herald notes General Butler likely owned more land than any other U.S. citizen. Properties span the north south and west with vast tracts near Puget Sound and on both sides of the Potomac Falls. Values run into millions though some titles may be unclear and invite disputes.
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General Butler
United States
Puget Pound
Great Falls
Potomac
Hicago Herald
Dr. King's New Discovery For Consumption and Coughs
A historic medicine ad extols Dr. King's New Discovery as a universal cough remedy. It claims it cures throat chest and lung diseases with a money back guarantee and offers trial bottles free at local drugstores. Large bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00.
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Dr. King
B. F. Johnson & Sons
Maynard
J. C. Friend’s
Concord
Birth Announcement for Mc Sweeney Son in Marlboro
A son was born to Mrs. E. F. Mc Sweeney in Marlboro on July 15. The family reports a healthy baby boy and gratitude from relatives.
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Marlboro
E. F. McSweeney
Obituary Notices From Marlboro and Concord Dates
In Marlboro July 15 Mary daughter of Jeremiah McCarthy aged 1 year 2 months. In Marlboro July 15 Mrs George F Barker aged 41 years. In Marlboro July 18 Clarendon Cotting aged 31 years 8 months 16 days. In Concord July Rosett L wife of A J Tuttle aged 33 years. In Concord July Joanna Bronson Alcott widow of John B B Pratt and eldest daughter of A Bronson Alcott.
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Marlboro
Mary
Jeremiah McCarthy
George F. Barker
Dey Clarendon Cotting
Concord
Rosett L
A. J. Tuttle
Jory Anna Bronson Alcott
John B. B. Pratt
A. Bronson al
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Aleck
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