Married in Haste Repented With Speed at Police Court
A 20 year old woman told how a one hour acquaintance led to a March 3 marriage to Joseph J. Grooms, then years of abuse and threats. Grooms faced assault and battery charges. judge fined him $25 and required a $100 bond to keep peace for six months. Read details of the incidents and other arraignments including drinking and fights around Merrimack street.
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Elizabeth Carey
Joseph J. Grooms
Hadley
Grooms
Wiggin’s
Courier-Citizen
Tremont & Suffolk
Fletcher Street
Lawrence
Merrimack Street
City Hall
Bogus Officer Charged After San Francisco Check Case
San Francisco reports Lieut Edgar N Coffey of New York was arrested in Oakland for passing a bogus $125 check at a hotel. A Portland letter claimed he was a U S Army officer, with authentic credentials, but a second check betrayed him. Coffey admitted false身份 after initial denial. He described it as his first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Edgar N. Coffey
New York
Oakland
Portland
Ore
George W. Melver
Seventh Infantry
Coffey
Siam to send 2000 troops against Shan rebels
Bangkok moves 2000 troops north after Shan attacks seize Phra town. Shans hold 600 residents, prepare to resist. Officials report 25 Siamese killed, while remaining inhabitants unmolested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Siam
Phra He
English mountaineer Miss Whaller survives Swiss trek ordeal
In the Swiss Alps at Zinal Miss Whaller, an English visitor, became lost while walking from a hotel to St Luc. A rescue party found her on Monday, 400 yards above Ayer after two cold nights with a broken ankle. She crawled, endured exposure, and is recovering rapidly.
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Zinal
Switzerland
Whaller
St. Luc
Ayer
Return of King Edward to London Planned
London newspapers report all preparations completed for King Edward to return tomorrow. Victoria station is richly decorated and a large street demonstration is anticipated en route to Buckingham Palace. The royal special train will carry His Majesty without special arrangements, as officials say he is fully able to endure the journey.
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London
Edward
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Woman Found Collapsed on Sidewalk Near Prescott Mills
Delia Collier, a middle aged woman, was found unconscious on the sidewalk near the Prescott mills early this morning. She was taken by ambulance to St. John's hospital where she showed improvement later. Authorities believe she was overcome by a fit while walking.
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Delia Collier
Prescott Mills
St. John’s Hospital
City bids in Lowell cemetery sale after tax default
The city of Lowell bought St. Peter's cemetery for 347.39 dollars, about 19 acres, from Edward R. Donovan and John J. Gray who protested but did not bid. A total of 207 tax delinquent properties were offered, with many parcels sold to Willard Welch, Harlow H. Rogers, Peter A. Fay, Jos. F. Fay, Jos. A. Mercier and others, amid payments at the last moment and exemptions claimed by the private burial ground owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Edward R. Donovan
John J. Gray
Edson
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Willis J. Hill
Suttle Street
Thomas H. Kelly
Margaret McMahon
Prospect Street
Harlow H. Rogers
Frank
Clark
Wentworth Avenue
Peter A. Fay
Thomas Miles
Ele Street
Willard Welch
Fairmount Street
Mary Costello
West Fifth Street
Montreal Street
Thos. H. Kelley
Alvah D. Boynton
Gorham Street
Francis E. Burtt
Fort Hill Avenue
Jos. F. Fay
Fourth Avenue
Avon Street
Moody Street
Geo. W. Poore
Andrew J. Lynch
Sycamore Street
Nellie T. Sawyer
Cornwell Avenue
Louis Little
Chas. A. Blodgett
Georgia A. Whitney
Orrington Street
Thos. Kelley
Frank Burgess
Hastings Street
Rose N. Carter
Rogers Street
Jos. A. Mercier
John H. Conners
Chelmsford Street
Margaret W. Conners
Conners
Geo. I. Hutton
West London Street
Frank Kappler
London Street
Henry Emery
Riverside Street
Julia E. McGregor
Edwards Street
Jos
Geo. W. Young
Hawthorne Avenue
Highland Avenue
Oakland Street
Cruiser Brooklyn joins Kearsarge and others at Nobska
The United States cruiser Brooklyn, after coaling off Gay Head, moved to Nobska and anchored. She was joined there by the Massachusetts Kearsarge Alabama and Olympia, as naval movements continued along the coast near Vineyard Haven Massachusetts on August 4.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
United States
Brooklyn
Gay Head
Nobska
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Alabama
Olympia
Trolley Tensions Rise With Imminent Strike In New Haven
In New Haven on August 5, 1900, Fairhaven and Westville trolley workers threaten a strike after a secret midnight meeting. Confrontations over long hours, arbitrary supervision, and discharge without cause spurred a labor push toward forming a Federation branch. Up to 800 men gathered in a heated session, signaling a near lockout of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Fairhaven
Westville
American Federation of Labor
Fairhaven and
Westville Railroad
Wholesale Adoption of Orphan Children Reported in Michigan
Southhaven Michigan August 5 Mr and Mrs John Shandrow have adopted 22 children from a Minneapolis orphan hospital The children range from over three years old to school age The Shandrows on a 100 acre fruit farm say they have longed for children and chose to adopt the entire visible supply of 22 children from the Smith Foundling hospital in Minneapolis after requesting several youngsters for a summer outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southhaven
Mich
John Shandrow
Shandrow
Smith Foundling Hospital
Minneapolis
Spoiled Postals Redemption Booms Nationwide
The new law allowing spoiled postal cards to be redeemed at 75 cents per hundred went into effect August 1. At Lowell fewer than 600 cards had been redeemed, while Boston offices are overwhelmed with returns. On the first redemption day 20,000 cards arrived in Boston and daily submissions are expected to continue as decades of stock are cleared. A business house turned in a dozen varieties used over the last 20 years since the old redemption law was repealed.
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Lowell
Boston
Oakdale
Isherwood
Bothwell
Lyman School
Edward F. Cole
Barre
Navy
Wasbash
Pensioners to rise by at least ten thousand says official
Washington reports Commissioner of Pensions Ware said new legislation by the last Congress will bring at least 10,000 additional pensioners. Total pensioners on July 1 stood at 999,446, reflecting a steady years long growth due to ongoing legislative changes.
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Washington
Ware
Congress
Prisoner Isherwood Faces Barre Court After Farmhouse Robbery
Ed ward FE Isherwood, aged detainee linked to a farmhouse break in Barre and a holdup of Mrs Flora A Taylor and her party, appeared before Justice Mathew Walker. Bail set at 1000 for breaking and entering and larceny, 1500 for highway robbery, 500 for menacing a farm hand. Isherwood jailed in Worcester after failed bondsmen offer, crying on train ride. Suspected navy desertion looms as foster family links and Wasbash crew records complicate the tale.
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Boston
Barre
Edward FE. Isherwood
Edward D. Cole
Flora A. Taylor
Mathew Walker
Barre Hotel
Barre Centre
Chinaman
Cole
Charles Root
Isherwood
Sylvester Bothwell
Worcester
Oakdale
Bothwell
York's 250th anniversary begins with grand observances
York Me August 5 20 000 attendees witness sunrise cannon fires and bonfires as the town marks its 250th. A long parade features a naval band schoolchildren in barges Minute Men in colonial dress and floral floats. Public exercises on the green include speeches by Walter M Smith James P Baxter and notable guests Herman Howells Clemens Reed Adams and Bradbury.
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York
Naval Band
Portsmouth
York Village
E. C. Moody
Walter M. Smith
Stamford
Conn
D. C. Abbott
Methodist Church
J. C. Stewart
James P. Baxter
Portland
Maine Historical Society
New England Genealogical and Historical Society
William Dean Howells
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Tucker
Dartmouth College
Francis L. Stetson
New York
Thomas B. Reed
Chamberlain
C. F. Adams
Massachusetts Historical Society
Wm. C. Todd
The
New Hampshire Historical Society
James C. Bradbury
Saco
York Bradbury
S. K. Perkins
New England
City Hall Notes on Water Board and Committee Sessions
The water board held hearings and approved bills at last night’s session. The accounts committee met for a lengthy session today with several bills sidelined for later consideration. Old Home Week bills were not present for payment. The sewers committee plans a meeting tonight.
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Water Board
Committee On Accounts
Committee On Sewers
Death of Dr. Wm. M. Bearshear shocks Iowa college
Recent reports confirm the death of Dr. William M. Bearshear, president of the Iowa State College at Ames, due to nervous prostration after attending a National Educational association meeting in Minneapolis. The piece notes a separate insurance detail for the Richardson house in East Chelmsford struck by lightning, handled by Brown & Dewar.
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Wm. M. Bearshear
Iowa State College
Ames
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Dr. Bearshear
Association
Richardson
East Chelmsford
Brown & Dewar
Mob Beat Italian in Shenandoah Valley Camp Disturbance
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on August 5 a rumor filled region reports a single attack in Girardville where James Caparell an Italian worker shot in the leg after being warned to quit work seen as forbidden by a union. He was treated then boarded a train for Hazleton as Burgess Jones investigates the assault. The provost marshal conducts a search for the assailants as guards patrol near brigade headquarters while others report shots heard in camp but officials deem the rumor unfounded.
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Shenandoah
Girardville
Here
Girard Washery
James Caparell
Union
Caparell
Lehigh Valley
Hazleton
Burgess Jones
Three Lives Lost In Ontario Steamer Collision
The City of Venice and Seguin collided off Rondeau Ontario at midnight. Venice sank with three crew members drowned including the mate John Sullivan who is severely injured and hospitalized. Seguin reached harbor and survivors were taken aboard City of Chicago which arrived with more rescued passengers.
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Cleveland
City of Venice
Rondeau
Ont
City of
Chicago
Venice
John Sullivan
Southern Pacific absorbs Cromwell line in freight deal
New York August 5 In a move tied to its ocean freight plan Southern Pacific acquires the Cromwell line transferring vessels and property to its system. Official terms Pending the transfer will centralize management and standardize operations. The Cromwell service dates to mid century with earlier routes to Portland Halifax and St Johns and a New Orleans service started ten years after 1853. The report comes from the Journal of Commerce citing an official source.
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New York
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern
Journal of Commerce
Morgan
Cromwell
Southern Pacific
Portland
Halifax
St. Johns
New Orleans
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Patrick A. Lynch
Reformatory
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