Assassins Identified as John Wilkes Booth Remains
Enid Oklahoma reports Junius Brutus Booth, nephew of John Wilkes Booth, confirms the corpse in Enid as his uncle John Wilkes Booth. The deceased, known as David E. George, killed himself January 14, with a letter to Memphis firm K L Bates aiding identification before Bates and others corroborated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junius Brutus Booth
David E. George
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
George
Booth
K. L. Bates
Memphis
Tenn
Bates
Joseph H. Jefferson
Clara Morris
Mr. Bates
Garret Plantation
Virginia
Buddy
Garret’s
Kentucky
Glenrose Mills
Tex
John St. Helen
Pelham Congregational Welcomes Rev Joseph Hoyle Pastor
The Pelham Congregational church installs Rev Joseph Hoyle as pastor while he continues seminary studies at Andover Theological Seminary. He previously led Kirk Street Lowell and First Street mission, and may preach locally after settling. The parish is large with many town residents and strong Congregational ties.
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Joseph Hoyle
Andover Theological Seminary
Pelham Congregational Church
Hoyle
Andover
Charles L. Merriam
Pelham
Lowell
Kirk Street Congregational
First Street
Yle
Pelham Square
Wedding Invitation For Edward A Mullen In Boston
Invitations have been received in town announcing the marriage of Edward A Mullen a former North Billerica young man now employed by the Boston Li.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Mullen
North Billerica
The
Boston
Mevis Preaches Again at Worcester Congregational
Rev Mr Mevis of Worcester who preached at the Congregational church has been asked to preach again next Sunday. Citizens welcome a $10 000 state road appropriation for Main Street to be spent by the town with local labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mevis
Worcester
Congregational Church
State Highway Commission
Main Street
Kiernan
Pleasant Street
Fred Carley
Tufts Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Goodwin
Tewksbury State Hospital
Concord
N. H
Concord Insane Hospital
Arthur Blaisdell
State Institution
Kellies
Wamesit
State Hospital
Chelmsford Notes and Public Notices
Booms on town ordinances banned bicycle use on sidewalks with violators facing a visit to Market street Lowell. Dog owners tax compliance low with 50 of 250 taking licenses, risk after April 30 and extra town costs from notices. Next Monday auction at 3 p.m. to sell the Russell estate at a charming location suited for improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann M. Fiske
New York
Market Street
Lowell
Old Rose
Russell
Ladies Benevolent Society Strawberry Festival
In Billerica Centre the Baptist Church ladies group will host a strawberry festival in the chapel on Wednesday evening June 3. The Baby Show is scheduled for 8 o'clock with admission free.
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Ladies’ ‘Benevolent «Society of the Baptist Church
Billerica Centre
Change of venue granted in Jett and White cases to Morgan county
In Jackson Kentucky on June 2 a venue change was granted for the Jett and White cases, transferring them to Morgan County with trial set for June 23. In lighter news a young girl imagines Willie Boy appreciating her as a pretty bride in a white graduation gown.
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Jackson, Ky
Jett and White
Morgan County
Willie Boy
Bonds Gone Dover Treasurer Admits Misuse of Bonds
Neil Kelley of Lawrence Massachusetts, owner of a safety vault at Strafford National Bank, reported missing bonds after eight years. Treasurer Mathes, linked to the case, admitted taking Kelley's two $1000 four percent government bonds six years ago and using them for his own use while continuing to pay Kelley’s interest. The incident follows ongoing pass book verifications at Strafford Savings Bank with no new discrepancies found.
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Dover
N. H
Strafford Savings Bank
Neil Kelley
Lawrence
Mass
Dover Water Works
Strafford National Bank
Kelley
Mathes
Newburyport
Manchester
Milton
N.H
Kelly
CITY BITS FROM LAWRENCE ANXIOUS RAIL SERVICE PROGRESSES
Lawrence faces a bust and mill roar as residents await a Kansas cloud burst like the city’s famed Peggy town status. Cherries appear on stands while Salman Sirk’s Bridge Street hotel gleams with new color and ventilation. Felton Moody recalls his gold medal amid high school regiment celebrations. The Lowell strike drags on, and local rail service between Lowell and Lawrence struggles to handle crowds. Spindle City sends a solid Spichketville contingent as electric car track welding resumes on Lakeview avenue after winter delays.
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Felton Moody
Lowell
Lawrence
Spichketville
Last Hope Realized Through Small Bottle Cure
In 1889 Oklahoma settlers race to claim land, a local editor endures severe diarrhea from heat and bad water. A neighbor's single bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy brought swift relief after hours of agony, allowing peaceful sleep within an hour. Drugstores carry the remedy.
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Sentinel
Gebo
Mont
Oklahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
Great Danger of the Food Past in Kansas City Flood
Severe flood aftermath reported in Kansas City Missouri and Kansas with refugees, drowning deaths, and food shortages. The Kaw river crest receded slowly while the death toll remained uncounted. bodies seen downstream, relief efforts stretched, aid distribution tightened as sleepless nights continued.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kan
Joseph L. Keenan
Adams House
Union Avenue
Edward Brooks
North Topeka
Twelfth Street
Kaw
Topeka
Looting Persists as Flood Recedes in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on June 2 looting continues despite efforts by the vigilance committee sheriffs and police as water falls three feet below high mark. Relief plans gain traction as Governor Bailey and the Commercial Club draft a petition to worldwide relief sources signaling a shift in relief strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Guv. Bailey
Commercial Club
Poem Read by Richard Henry Stoddard on His Seventieth Birthday
Continued on page four a poem read by Richard Henry Stoddard at a dinner in his honor on July 2, 1900. It reflects on aging, fame, and a lifelong pursuit of poetry. The speaker laments lost opportunities, recalls past companions, and asserts endurance beyond the allotted threescore and ten years.
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Richard Henry Stoddard
Nickel Plate tourist car service advertised nationwide
In the west are most easily and comfortably reached via Nickel Plate road offering beautiful trains and special low-rate tickets in Denver Salt Lake El Paso and other points in Colorado Minnesota Iowa the Dakotas. Inquire of local agents or L P Burgess Nepa 253 Washington street Boston Mass.
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Denver
Salt Lake
el Paso
Colorado
Minnesota
Iowa
The
Dakotas
L. P. . Burgess
Nepa
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
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Enid
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Okla
Owell
Riley
Mel Woodbury
Cvated Railway Company
Elizabeth Doran
Cambridge
St. John’s Chapel
Edward L. McMahon
Jos. Hoyle
Tewksbury
Chelmsford
Billerica
Blake
America
Rye of
Bourton
Adams, Taylor& Je
State St
Ams Taylor & Distillers Uisvitue
kenTuch
Sage
City
Kansas
Peggy
Salman Sirk
Bridge Street
Philadelphia
John Mather
Quartermaster Homer
Gerry
Lakeview Avenue
Kansas City, Kas
Windold
Merrimack Street
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Hurd Street
Ida Marie Rogers
Miss Wotton
Miss Huntoon
Moore Spinning Company of
Welmsford
Andrew Adie
WM. M. Olin
the Commonwealth
St. Anne’s Church
Silicon
Glen Brothers
Rochester, N. Y
Massachusetts
Middlesex
William B. Jones
Edward A. Jones
Lowell Daily Courier
Charles J. MelIntire
Esquire
Ss. H. Folsom
Register
Lowell Mutual
J. C. Abbott
Jos. Peabody
Central Street
Weenan
Saissman
Charlton Nursery Co
Parker
Graham R. Whidden
Middlesex Street
Courier
Lowell Steam
Telepone
Heath and
Milligan
H. B. Shattuck
Jon
Central
Prescott Streets
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