Fire at Talbot Dyewood Works North Billerica
A major blaze devastated the Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Co premises in North Billerica on a Saturday evening. Sparks from a passing locomotive ignited the sulphur shed and spread to hay, nitric and muriatic acid buildings, with losses near fifty thousand dollars. Fire crews faced intense fumes and fuel from barrels and brimstone, but saved most structures. two kyanite tanks and several small buildings were lost.
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Billerica
North Billerica
Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Company
Gleason
Faulkner’s Mills
North Company
Billerica Centre
Bedford Branch
Kohlrausch
Citizen
Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Co
Boston & Maine
J. D. Gould
James Preston
Charles H. Kohlrausch, Jr
Fred C. Church
Yesterday Fires Cause Minor Damage in Gorham Street
Fire alarm at box 19 rang 11 a m for a blaze in Dr Carolin properties once O Donohoe place known as Old 66. Damage ranged from 60 to 73 dollars. Suspected origin from children throwing a match into oil receptacles left by sewer workers nearby. An earlier alarm at box 28 at 6 pm reported a small blaze from a kerosene stove on Cheever street.
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Dr. Carolin
Gorham Street
O. Donohoe
Sewer Department
Cheever Street
Obituary notes Welch and related deaths in Collinsville Lowell
Mrs. Margaret Welch mother of Thomas J Welch the Lowell soldier, died April 25 in Iloilo Philippines. Captain warns Welch’s effects will be auctioned with proceeds to Washington, final settlement due. A watch and ring sent to his mother Sarah J Birkenhead who died in Collinsville. Jennie T Golden, 23, died Saturday at her mother’s 19 Butterfield street home after leaving Whitall Mfg Co. She was devout to St Patrick’s parish and survived by mother sister Minnie and brothers Joseph and William.
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Margaret Welch
Thomas J. Welch
Lowell
Iloilo
Philippine Islands
Welch
Washington
Sarah J. Birkenhead
Collinsville
Sarah A. Birkenhead
Mansfield
Canada
John
Lowell & Suburban
Jennie T. Golden
Butterfield Street
Whitall Mfg. Co
St. Patrick’s Parish
Minnie
Joseph
William
Various Local Funerals Reported in City Notices and Obituaries
A string of funeral notices details services held yesterday and Saturday for Lulu F Lyon Martha Carkin James Draddy William G Holden Annie Roberts John Callahan Ellen Connolly Bridget McDool Sarah Birkenhead Miles Battye and others. Entries list addresses officiants bearers churches cemeteries and Undertakers Rogers Molloy Weinbeck O Donovan Savage. Burial sites include Edson and Bennett cemeteries and Catholic cemetery with diverse floral tributes noted. The obituaries also report births and deaths in Collinsville and nearby bylines.
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Lulu F. Lyon
Liberty Street
Mr. Fuller
Fanny Bennett
Ethel Adams
Frank Lyon
Charles Briggs
Frank Dayton
Sumner Tacum
Edson Cemetery
C.M. Young & Co
Martha Carkin
Ther
Riverside Street
R. A. Green
Samuel Parker
Arthur ‘Marshall
Albert Hall
William Mansfield
Bennett Cemetery
Tyngsboro
Weinbeck
James Draddy
Blinkhorn Avenue
Cathare
J. F. O’donnell
William G. Holden
Benson Block
Lawrence Street
William Powell
Mr. Maher
Greenfield
Molliouton
Mr. Gregg
Savage
Annie Roberts
Lewis Street
William Gard
J. Warren
Patrick Mahoney
Patrick Lyons
William Quirk
Thomas Woods
Fr. Burke
John Callahan
Agawam Street
Mammoth Cross
McCabe
William Murphy
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Margaret Callahan
William Burrows
Darling
Annie Harrington
Rose Donnelly
George Campbell
Lillie O'Neil
Charlie McCaray
Mamie McCarthy
Mrs. McCarthy
Rose Niland
Rogers
Ellen Connolly
Adams Street
St. Patrick's Church
John J. McHugh
E. F. Faulkner
Schmidt
Faulkner
J. J. Finn
Messrs
D. Hickey
A. Duddy
S. Rowland
Boyle
Welch
Haspers
Iurial
Fr. McHugh
Charles H. Molloy
Friends of Mrs Maude Stickney News Update
Mrs Maude Stickney improves after eleven weeks. George H J O Bryan visits Lowell and Pawtucketville as guest and will lecture on Sapho for Fedora club. Mrs Annie Plimpton and Mrs Bert Smithson take a carriage drive through New Hampshire and visit Natt farm. Irene Pinder donates 108 dollars to Humane society. Molly Varnum chapter D A R trip to Amesbury postponed. Chapter plans Whittier Home association visit with Mrs Donald MacLean. D L Page’s mother celebrates eighty second birthday at Page farm Tyngsboro.
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New Hampshire
Natt
Brownsville
Colonial Hall
Irene Pinder
George F. Richardson
The
Humane Society
Quincy
Molly Varnum
Whittier Home Association
Amesbury
Lowell
Whittier
Donald MacLean
New York
Whittier Association
D. L. Page
Page Farm
Tyngsboro
For Sale High class residences in Highlands and more
We offer a few strictly first class residences in the Highlands and other choice locations. The time to purchase is exceedingly favorable for the purchaser. We shall be pleased to give full information to those interested. T. H. Elliott, Central St. Small farm to let located on line of electrics.
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Highlands
T. H. Elliott
Central St
Rhodes Cummings Wedding in Medford Home
Miss Helen Cummings and Mr Frank Rhodes wed at the bride’s sister’s Medford home on June 6. The couple will reside on Ralph Street. Separately, Mr Anthony Walsh and Miss Minnie Morris were married at St Peter’s Parochial Residence by Rev Father Rowan. Best man Michael Walsh and bridesmaid Kate Riley attended. A reception followed at 14 Porter Street, their future home after a wedding trip.
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Medford
Helen Cummings
Appleton
Anthony Walsh
Minnie Morris
St. Peter’s
Father Rowan
Michael Walsh
Kate Riley
Porter Street
Mrs. Walsh
Pretty June Wedding At Stocks Home
A pretty June wedding took place Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stocks. Miss Ethel Wood became the bride of Mr. Joseph Stocks at 5 p.m. Rev. Dr. Manchester performed the ceremony. Miss Phoebe Wood was maid of honor and May Cosgrove of Lawrence was bridesmaid. Harry Marsden of Lawrence was best man. The bride was given away by her uncle Mr. Cosgrove. Attire included blue chiffon for the bride and bridesmaid, white muslin for the maid of honor. A reception followed with refreshments and many useful and ornamental presents. The couple departed for parts unknown amid rice and best wishes.
Final Examinations Dates For Lowell Grammar Schools
The notice outlines exam dates for ninth year pupils and lower grades in Lowell grammar schools. Ninth year tests run June 22 arithmetic spelling algebra and June 25 grammar and history. Lower grades schedule June 21 arithmetic June 22 grammar and language June 25 geography June 26 history. Admission exams for high school align with ninth year dates starting June 22 at 8 30.
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Lowell
Man Hurt as He Tries to Alight From Moving Car
H D Wadley of 66 Grove street fell while attempting to alight a Tyngsboro car near 4 45 pm. The left leg was broken and he was found by the conductor lying in the road. An ambulance was sent and Wadley was taken home.
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H. D. Wadley
Grove Street
Tyngsboro
Wadley
Sunday cigar sale law debate echoes in local papers
Lawrence Tribune jokes that making cigars free on Sunday would be more direct than legalizing sales. Lawrence American notes legislators may flip positions, inviting public upheaval. Lawrence News questions women’s role in strike rhetoric and provocations. Lawrence Telegram argues Fourth of July contests should have no admission fees, defending taxpayer funds as a free blow for all.
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Lawrence Tribune
Lawrence American
St. Louis
Lawrence News
Lawrence Telegram
A. C. Volunteer Fire Company Reorganizes Leadership
A meeting of the A. C. Volunteer Fire company on Thursday evening the 7th inst selected officers for reorganization. Foreman Herbert E. Fiske, first assistant L. Harris Tuttle, second assistant James Hill, secretary Carl Pickens, assistant secretary treasurer Chas. H. Smith, steward James Hill. The foreman and secretary form a committee to recruit new members. A follow up meeting at the engine house Tuesday the 12th at 7 pm will test the engine and conduct business.
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A. C. Volunteer Fire Company
Herbert E. Fiske
L. Harris Tuttle
James Hill
Carl Pickens
Chas. H. Smith
Shoes for Egypt show European dominance and rising American hopes
The article notes Egypt’s footwear market being dominated by Austrians, Swiss, English, and Italians, with French shoes slipping to second. It lists prices per dozen for men and women, shows rising imports from 1895 to 1898, and suggests American boots and shoes could succeed with proper effort in Alexandria and Cairo, where an 8 percent ad valorem duty applies.
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Egypt
Europe
Nile
Alexandria
Quiro
Ad Valorem
Stock Market Wavers as Activity Drifts Flat
Market shows little direction with fractional moves. Boston list dull with gains and losses noted in Calumet and Hecla and Cochiti. New York Sugar and steel stocks fall, while railroad shares hold, and Pennsylvanian concerns mix with London trends. Economic tones point to expected rally but uncertainties linger amid pools and production cost shifts.
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Boston
Calumet
Hecla
Quincy
Cochiti
New York
Federal
Baltimore and Ohio
Sugar Ref. Co
Atchison
B&o
Brooklyn RT
N. J
Punatas
Manhattan
Cen
Pacific
Pacific P
Phila & Readin
St. Paul
Bite Tenn
Texas & Pac
Union Pacific
Ebig
Union Pac
U Ss
U.S
Boston & Atuche
Fitenburg
Anaconda
Arcadia
Coal & Coke
Old Dominion
Parrott
Pioneer Wees
Utah
Boston and New York Markets Report by Brigit Sears
Boston and New York markets move on today with Brigit Sears & Co reporting. Stocks show modest gains amid mixed economic signals as traders weigh inflation data and corporate earnings.
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Brigit, Sears & Co
Bank and mill stocks listed with dividends and prices
Four backlisted securities show values and dividends for Second National Bank in Boston New England National Bank Washington National Bank Boott Cotton Mills Amory Manufacturing Co Central Mass Railway preferred stock and Abington Mass National Bank.
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Second National Bank
Boston
New England National Bank
Washington National Bank
Boott Cotton Mills
Amory Mfg. Co
Central Mass
R. R. Pref
Abington
Mass
National Bank
Historical Bank and Company Entries Across New England
A fragmented OCR list shows several New England firms and banks with numbers and unclear notes. Entities include New England national bank Roxbury and multiple manufacturing and utility companies such as Great Falls Mfg Co Boston Manufacturing Co Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Amoskeag Manufacturing Co Brockton Gaslight Co American Waltham Watch Co Wellsville Water Co Hornellsville Water Co and The Boston Aurora Magazine Co with accompanying numerical values.
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New England National Bank
People’s National Bank
Roxbury
Mass
Ikaan
Great Falls Mfg. Co
Boston Manufacturing Co
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co
Brockton Gaslight Co
American Waltham Watch
Wellsville Water Co
Wells
Wille
Nuys
Morning Ritual Opens Congress as Speaker Marks Start
Leslie's Weekly describes the daily House routine at opening with the gavel and the Speaker pro tempore. Journalists crowd the floor for briefings as members, clerks, and chaplains prepare before 11 45 and the chamber settles into orderly proceedings.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Henderson
Mr. Hepburn
Bailey
Champ Clark
Missouri
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Cannon
Dalzell
Payne
de Armond
Richardson
Sulzer
Leslie
FREAKS OF CLOUDBURSTS IN COLORADO CAMPERS
A 19th century account from Morrison and Chalk Canyon, Colorado, describes deadly cloudbursts and their effects on campers and rail lines. Thirteen deaths occurred near Morrison in 1897 as tents failed and flood debris overwhelmed hikers. Chalk Canyon’s slow, molasses like ground flow buried railroad tracks six feet deep, later rebuilt with dynamite after rapid hardening.
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Morrison
Col
Chalk
Mount Princeton
Colorado
Ainslee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Talbot Dyewood
the Courier
Lawrence Sparks
Acton Centre
Lcots and Shoes
America
Stock Market
Rolston and Bass
South Africa
Omaha
Kansas
Northwest
London
Berlin
Pennsyvania Railroad
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co
New Paper Company
Arcadian
Wall Street
New England
New York Market
Francis Henshaw & CO
Railroad National
Bates Manufacturing Co
Merrimac Manufacturing Co
Lyman Mills
Stark Mills
Lockwood Co
Boston Athenedn
Chicago Junction Ry
R. L. Day & CO
Rocky Mountain
S A
Peavey
Dracut Conore
A. G. Pollard & CO
Merrimack Street
Russia
Merrimack, Palmer and Middle Sts
Nottingham
Dow
Eacy
Remnan
Donnell & Gilbride GP
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
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