Blondin Travels in Canada and Notes from Boston Journal
A Boston Journal item praises Blondin’s lively travel in Canada with Massachusetts officers following suit. Other items claim economical Southern trials of negroes, describing minimal outlay of rope and bullets. The piece also notes puzzle like Crescens pronunciation and praise for the stallion’s trotting. Noted weather and agricultural remarks touch on Nebraska rains and potato advances.
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The
Boston Journal
Blondin
Canada
Massachusetts
Bartlett Undecided on Chicago Call for Kirk Street Pastor
Rev W A Bartlett of Kirk Street church says Chicago First Congregational’s call is tempting but he will decide only after thoughtful consideration. He notes Chicago’s unanimous committee interest, his family at Ocean Park Maine, and his loyalty to Kirk Street amid a thriving five year tenure.
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First Congregational Church of
Chicago
W. A. Bartlett
Kirk Street
Ocean Park
Maine
Congregational Club of
Down Town
First Church of
Traders National Bank Deposit Boxes at Coupon Rooms
Depositors can secure deposit boxes at Traders National Bank in the coupon rooms for an annual price of five dollars. The service highlights accessible storage options and banking conveniences offered by the institution.
The Traders National Bank Advertisement at Middlesex Street
The Traders National Bank offers general banking services and a savings department with 4 percent interest compounded semi annually. It provides safety deposit boxes with private rooms and dedicated ladies banking rooms. It acts as a depository for the United States and Massachusetts. Hours are 8 A M to 4 P M weekdays and 8 A M to 1 P M Saturday. evening hours 7 to 9 P M. Locations include 30 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Avenue.
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Forel
Eeenaret
Binhang Woodiah
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
Steel Workers Hope End in Sight as Talks Begin
In New York the steel strike talks opened with J. P. Morgan inviting the seat of negotiations to New York. Excitement flared at Wellsville Ohio and McKeesport as non-union workers faced unionizing drives. Reports said Boston works and National mill workers sought Amalgamated union status, threatening idling for National Tube plants and up to 10 000 men. President Shaffer and other labor leaders joined the U S Steel meeting in Schwab's office while Morgan monitored from afar.
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Pittsburg
New York
J. P. Morgan
Wellsville
Ohio
McKeesport
National Mill
Boston Works
Amalgamated Union
National Tube Company
Shaffer
U. S. Steel Company
Schwab
Pursuit of Blondin Continues Through Quebec Wilderness
Massachusetts Chief Rufus Wade directs Detectives Dunham and Letteney in a three-hundred mile chase through Gaspe forests, following a clue from Blondin's landing on the south bank of the Saguenay river. They seek the man accused of murdering his Chelmsford wife as storms and secrecy complicate the pursuit.
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Boston Journal
Quebec
Joseph Wilfrid Blond
Rufus Wade
Massachusetts
Quebec Forest
Gaspe
Dunham and
Letteney
Chelmsford
Stig
Pe Peninsula
Simeon Letteney
Gale
Blondin
Levis
Saguenay
Tadousac
Bergerennes
Massachusetts Police
George Dunham
St. Lawrence River
Gulf
Kruger says only money will buy peace with Britain
In an interview published in Le Figaro Paul Kruger states South Africa will not renew peace propositions to Great Britain. He says they are willing to offer money for peace if asked and that no price is too high to secure peace and freedom for their nation.
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Paris
Ae Figaro Today
Paul Kruger
Great Britain
Vera Strikes Rocks Near Renews Off Newfoundland
The Norwegian steamer Vera, en route London to Quebec, struck rocks near Renews last night close to the wrecks of Delmar and Lusitania. Fires put out and crew ashore. salvage is believed possible.
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St. Johns
N. F
Vera
London
Quebec
Renews
Delmar
Steyn’s Cousin Killed in Ficksburg Fight
Bloemfontein reports Commandant Hearmann Steyn, cousin of President Steyn, was killed August 1 while fighting at Ficksburg. Boers and rebels are re entering Berkeley West district in the Cape Colony.
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Bloemfontein
Hearmann Steyn
Steyn
Ficksburg
Berkeley-West District
Cape Colony
Staging Collapse Injures Five Men in Roxbury Addition
Five workers fell forty feet when staging gave way during addition work at a Roxbury cold storage plant. One man, William Grindley, is expected to die, while the others are severely injured.
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Boston
Roxbury
William Grindley
Car wreck on trolley line injures twenty five near Donnellsville
A car wreck occurred on the Dayton Springfield and Urbana trolley line near Donnellsville tonight. All available doctors were dispatched to the scene and twenty five people are reported injured.
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Springfield
Dayton
Urbana
Donnellsville
Death expected as Dowager Duchess Frederick dies
Berlin reports via Lokalanzeiger that the Dowager Duchess Frederick is near death at any moment. The Emperor has cancelled all engagements.
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Frederick
Berlin
Lokalanzeiger
Weavers Refuse Advance at Shove Mills Strike
Fall River August 3 The Shove mills strike persists as about 350 looms idle. Treasurer Rounseville met with weavers but no deal. Weavers want 40 cents per cut for fancy dimities. mill offers 32 then 35 cents, with 85 cents finally refused. A new conference may settle the strike next week.
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Fall River
Shove Mills
Rounseville
Death Comes Suddenly in Clinton Finn Dies at 22
Matti Johnston a Finn employed by Winston Bros. collapsed on Boylston street while excavating and died within minutes. The 22 year old, in the country four months, died of heart disease per medical examiner. He left a father, mother, and two brothers with no money. town to bury him.
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Clinton
Matti Johnston
Winston Bros
Boylston Street
Allan McMinn
Worcester Consolidated Street
Ingalls Makes Trial Spin Before Manila Voyage
New York Aug 28 The United States army transport Ingalls, recently capsized at Erie Basin, started a trial trip outside Sandy Hook. Preparations are in progress to sail for Manila by Friday of next week.
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New York
United States Army
Ingalls
Erie Basin
Sandy Hook
Manila
Ward Three club clashes over city loans and paving
A Ward Three Republican meeting at Branch Street engine house heated as Manning and ex Mayor Bennett clashed over city loans totaling 118000 and the Merrimack Paving Company. Leaders debated smooth paying, bath house land price, and budget priorities while critics called out council missteps and tax hikes.
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Ward Three
Republican Club
Branch Street
Manning
Bennett
Puffer
Common Council
Eee
Col. Bennett
John F. Murphy
Lowell
Aiken Street
Suffolk
Broadway
Pawtucket Bridge
Gibson Street
Dimon
Casey
Hill
Merrimack Paying
City Hall
Mr. Manning
Murphy
Pine Street
Merrimack Paving Company
Phillips to Resume Trading Monday after Losses
Chicago August 2 Attorney Goodwin in charge of the George H Phillips company says the firm, which suspended business on the board of trade yesterday, will resume Monday after overnight developments in disentangling its accounts. The loss is reported slightly over 200000 dollars.
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Chicago
Goodwin
George H. Phillips Company
Board of Trade
Phillips
Lost Hair Restored Color By Ayer’s Hair Vigor
Mrs M D Gray of No Salem Mass reports hair loss stopping and color returning after using Ayer’s Hair Vigor. Advertisement states price one dollar and lists J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass as sellers in all druggists.
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Revised payroll dispute at Lowell Machine Shop sparks rebuttal
Agent Charles L. Hildreth counters a morning article alleging a broad wage cut. He says fewer than 100 workers were affected, only in certain departments, with pay revised to reward long service. Payroll remains strong, about 1100 workers, with 2000 previously, marking the two best years in the shop's history.
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Lowell
Charles L. Hildreth
Hildreth
Lowell Machine Shop
Safe Crackers Loot Peekskill Safes In Explosive Burglary
A gang blew open two safes and wrecked a building with nitroglycerine in Peekskill New York. They damaged ex postmaster John Smith Jr. office and an Armour and Company office, finding only 20 cents in one safe. The total loot from the second burglary was not known.
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Peekskill
John Smith, Jr
Armour & Co
Burglars Blow Open Armour Office Safe at Westboro
About 3 o'clock yesterday morning burglars entered the Armour & Co. office at Westboro and blew open the safe. They took little or nothing of value and were apparently frightened away.
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Westboro
Armour & Co
Three men and third job rob Westboro station
Three men suspected of robbing the Westboro station were seen fleeing along the Boston and Albany tracks before daylight. The trio are believed involved in similar robberies at Framingham Centre and Northboro stations, based on sightings near the scene.
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South Framingham
Westboro
Framingham Centre
Northboro
Boston & Albany
First Congregational United services at Eliot and John Street
Morning services at First Congregational United worship with rival Eliot and John Street churches. Rev. George M. Ward D D to preach in the morning service.
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First Congregational—United Services
Eliot, High
John Street
George M. Ward
Corporal Casey in Court Invites Newspaper Men to Dracut
Civil War veteran Patrick F. Casey known as The Corporal faced a non-support charge in police court. Judge Pickman found him not guilty and discharged him, while Casey invited reporters to visit his Dracut home. Other small-town cases and arrests are noted, including a bootblack accused of theft and a Dracut assault charge.
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Patrick F. Casey
Pickman
Casey
Dracut
Corporal Casey
D. J. Donahue
Curran
John T. Sloan
Nellie Forbes
Middlesex Street
State Farm
Sloan
William Mitchell
J. C. Irish
Margaret Gorman
Henry Smith
Gately
Joseph Farlen
Forrest Weeks
Repairing the Bridge Under Local Supervisor Despite Official Policy
The Paws tucket bridge repair proceeds under the city streets superintendent with help from an out-of-town engineer named Worcester. The city engineer, who opposed repairs, has not been consulted since work began and likely would disagree with the strengthening planned, raising questions about oversight and authority.
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Paws Tucket Bridge
Worcester
City Hall Notes on Borrowed Funds and Repairs
Mayor Dimon states the general treasury is exhausted and future work must be funded with borrowed money unless city revenues rise. Public buildings submits repair materials for the city stables while Pawtucket bridge is stripped for street department repairs, with plans to push work rapidly.
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Dimon
Public Buildings Department
Pawtucket
Rapidle
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Nebraska
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Will
Kirk Street Church
Foreign Exchange
Letters of Credit
the Traders National Bank
Steel Workers
Mr. Morgan
Kruger
Transvaal
Ward Three Club
Council
CUC
Bootblack Mitchell
Albert St. Louis
City Hall Notes
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