Doubtful spellings and tense in a Victorian aside
The fragment discusses debates over spelling Maclay versus Mac Lay, present tense usage, authority on the microbe by German Dr Koch, and a request for rain to ease corn growers. It notes sugar trusts planning cane in Cuba and ongoing beef consumption despite Koch. It mentions Rev Peter MacQueen denying a cigarette on a Providence boat, then questions whether he smoked.
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Dr. Koch
Peter’ MacQueen
Providence
Deutschland
Warrant Issued in Wakefield Over Missing Judge Waterman
A warrant was issued for Judge Otis Waterman of Wakefield in the embezzlement case involving $4500 in United States bonds he guarded as Gray estate trustee. Waterman disappeared June 8 en route to Buffalo exposition, with suspicions he may have taken his own life. Police note bonds were sold. counselor Clemens helped secure the warrant after learning of the sale. Waterman, about 65, had a history in law and public service and had recently shown signs of distress and possible suicidal intent.
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Wakefield
Otis Waterman
Waterman
Buffalo Exposition
Gray
Lynnfield
United States
Boston
M. Ef. S. Clemens
Gray Heirs
Washington
Clemens
General Court
Selectman
New York
Portsmouth
N. H
Fallen
Fall River
Mr. Waterman
Judge Waterman
The Traders National Bank Advertisement
The Traders National Bank offers general banking with foreign exchange services in multiple languages. It furnishes safety deposit boxes private rooms and a savings department paying four percent per annum compounded semi annually with monthly interest. It operates banking hours 8 A M to 4 P M weekdays and 8 A M to 1 P M Saturdays, plus 7 to 9 P M for Ladies banking rooms located at Middlesex Street 30 to 46 and Post Office Avenue 11 to 24.
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Vnita Savings Department
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Street
Post Office Avenue
Not Guilty Verdict in Fosburgh Case Sparks Courtroom Applause
In Pittsfield on July 26 Judge Stevens instructed the jury to return a not guilty verdict in the Fosburgh case. The jurors delivered the verdict from their seats amid applause, a reaction the court subdued. The judge called the trial a saddest tragedy for a jury and noted the government lacked proof for a guilty finding. Fosburgh was discharged as the session adjourned amid a crowded exit. The day also featured tension over affidavits from New York officials, which were refused by Chief Nicholson and returned.
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Fosburgh
Young Fosburgh
Nicholson
Titus
New York
Pittsfield
Blondin suspect arrested as wife killer revealed identity
Alfred Hopper of Lawrence Massachusetts, a well known citizen, was identified as the man arrested on Blondin the wife murder case. Hopper claimed his name, was jailed as a vagrant for 80 days after being picked up by a farmer who hired him for a wheat field. Relatives later came to identify him and secure release.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Blondin
Alfred Hopper
Lawrence
Mass
William Hopper
Worcester
Hopper
Coal Barges Sunk Near Bridgeport In Sudden Gale
A tow of 11 coal barges behind the tug Resolute sank a mile west of Bridgeport light after a sudden gale. Seventeen men and eight women and children aboard were rescued with difficulty as the sunken craft carried 10,000 tons of coal valued at 20,000 dollars. The tug Resolute and Isis aided in bringing the survivors and remaining barges to harbor.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Resolute
Empire Transportation Company
Bridgeport Light
Snow
Tub Isis
Woman's Swift Vengeance in Indiana Killing
Mrs. Martin Freese, visiting Red Mill near Franklin Indiana, hunted down William Gray after he insulted her while she bathed. She returned with her husband, drew a revolver, and shot Gray twice, killing him. The couple is under arrest.
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Franklin
Ind
Martin Freese
Friends
Gray
Drug Clerk Missing After River Trip
Nashua New Hampshire July 26 Harry Chisholm a 25 year old drug clerk recently employed here is missing. He rented a canoe and went up the Nashua river around 9 am. The canoe was found later half full of water with his hat afloat. A clothing clerk recalls he bought a cap that morning before starting out. Some fear he drowned or staged a disappearance and left the area. The river is being dragged but no body has yet been found. Chisholm is married.
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Nashua
N. H
Harry Chisholm
Chisholm
West Point Candidates Reported For Admission
New York on July 26 reports fifty eight candidates for admission to West Point for matriculation and examination.
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New York
West Point
Frost resigns as Republican city chair in Lawrence
Representative Archie N. Frost resigns as chairman of the Republican city committee in Lawrence and announces his candidacy for the senatorial nomination. A committee was appointed to nominate his successor and will report next Wednesday.
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Lawrence
Republican City Committee
Archie N. Frost
Kennan Fired From Russia Over Political Trustfulness
In St Petersburg a senior Russian police officer summoned American author and lecturer George Kennan to his hotel and ordered him to leave the country by 10 pm Friday. Kennan was not allowed to depart his room but was treated courteously. He notified U S Minister Tower and did not request intervention.
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St. Petersburg
George Ennan
Kennan
U. S
Tower
Four Day Stock-Taking Suit Sale at Low Prices
A dealer touts pure wool and worsted suits in dark Oxford Cheviots, fancy cassimeres, and striped or checked worsteds. Most suits sold at 12 dollars, none under 10, with selection aimed to clear stock before stock taking.
Lynchers on Probation in City Police Court
The attecaste lynching of Moulton Edmunds a colored boy by George Hague and John Fogarty was heard in the police court this morning. Judge Pickman placed the defendants on probation after finding them guilty of simple assault and battery. Witnesses testified of a rope around Edmunds neck and abuse during the incident on Railroad street. Defense urged reform over punishment for juveniles and non incarceration, while other youths faced separate charges including larceny and breaking and entering.
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Moulton Edmunds
George Hague
John Fogarty
Hague
Edmunds
Sheeny
Fogarty
Mr. Hogan
Railroad Street
Cohen
Mr. Donahue
Ela
Hogan
Donahue
J. A. Rollins
Appleton Street
Joseph Butler
Massachusetts Reformatory
Henry Lacombe
Edward Brady
Thomas McDonough
Andrew H. Palady
Victor C. Salois
Middlesex Street
Inspector Blood
Nashua
Lawrence McIntyre
John McGlinchey
Robert Carlton
John J. Donovan
Philip Bradley
Charles A. Harmon
John G. O'Hearn
Patrick Niland
Drought Largely Unbroken Despite Light Regional Rain
Reports up to one o'clock this morning indicate light rains in parts of Nebraska and Iowa within the drought district. But the drought remains unbroken throughout Kansas according to Chicago dispatches.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Chicago
Kansas
Fire destroys Nashua cooperage plant at Proctor Bros
A massive early morning fire in Nashua New Hampshire gutted the Proctor Brothers cooperage plant and its lumber stock. The White Mountain Freezer Company foundry and drying shed were destroyed as flames spread to nearby cottages and tenements on Marshall street with losses estimated around 125000 dollars in property and 100000 dollars for Proctor. Firefighters from Nashua Lowell and Manchester battled the blaze for hours but the plant was left a charred ruin.
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Nashua
N. H
Proctor Bros
White Mountain Freezer Co
Marshall Street
George Heath
Thomas Mulvanity
New Street
Lowell
Manchester
Proctor Brothers
Geo. Hazelton
William Dean
White Mountain Freezer Company
Freezer Company
Proctor
Mayor Dimon Defends Budget Shifts Over City Finances
Mayor Dimon comments on Ward Three club criticisms and defends changes to the city budget. He explains that his administration altered the financial plan after assuming annual city revenues would total $425,000, noting adjustments were necessary since the inaugural address.
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Ward Three Club
Dimon
Nashua Fire Aid Granted With Mayor's Permission
Acting Chief Norton woke the Nashua mayor at 4 20 AM to secure permission for aid. Engine 6 and hose 6 under Engineer Salmon departed at 5 40 AM due to train delays, returning before 10 AM. Nashua declined further assistance, offering only thanks.
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Nashua
Norton
Salmon
Dimon
Enamel Blucher Oxford and Black Russia Shoes for Men
A description of young men’s footwear featuring Enamel Blucher Oxford with double sole priced at 4.00, Black Russia Blucher Oxford with thick single sole and heavy welt stitch priced at 3.50, and The College Shoe in wax calf with double sole perforated vamp and Scotch welt priced at 3.50.
Mayor defends law enforcement over street repairs and debts
The city struggles with debt limits as funds from the general treasury fund are allocated for repairs and improvements. A committee on appropriations sanctioned the payment without consultation, forcing future work to be funded by loan. The mayor asserts laws exist and enforcement rests with him, with department heads aiding, and cautions against arbitrary acts. A separate note links Republican councilmen to A. Guimond’s job loss over past political missteps. A budget hearing for Supt. Clark’s salary is set, with several officials invited. Portland and Roslindale cement delays stall Aiken street paving.
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General Treasury Fund
Committee On Appropriations
A Visit to Shanghai by a Far East Traveler
Miss Edith Emma Russell recalls a Kobe to Shanghai voyage on the Empress steamship. She describes Nagasaki coal loading, the bustling Shanghai wharf, the wheel barrow transports, street life, and contrasts between Japan and China, noting servants, bound feet, and a gifted tailor who remembered her orders without notes.
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Edith Emma Russell
Wilda Street
Japan
Shanghai
China
Kobe
Inn
Moji
Nagasaki
Bishop Potter
Samson
Boston
Your Hair Vigor Promises Thick Long Hair
An advertisement argues mothers’ thin hair need not mean lifelong frailty and promotes Ayer's Hair Vigor for longer thicker darker hair. Distributed by AYER CO of Lowell Massachusetts.
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Ayer
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Admiral Schley
The
Sugar Trust
Cuba
Foreign Exchange
the Traders National Bank
Tain
Stevens
Long Island
Sound
Frost
Senate
Russia
Mack , ‘Clothing Company
Big Blaze
White Mountain
Hoes
O'Sullivan Bros
City Hall
A. Guimond
Commons
Guimond
Sparks
Hanson
Avery Marshall
Supt. Clark
Qua
Portland
Roslindale
Aiken Street
Ayer CO
Lowell, Mas
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