Coldness in Royal Circles Over Peerage Bid and Dinner Row
London May 31 royal gossip centers on a clash between King Edward and Prime Minister Salisbury over bestowing a peerage on Sir Ernest Cassel for a £200000 gift to cure consumption. A dinner row with the Duchess of Buccleuch highlights aristocratic tensions and disapproval of the King's social life.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Edward
Sir Ernest Cassel
Ernest
Sbrobury
Buckingham Palace
Buccleuch
Robel
Alexandra
Yerxa to Not Seek renomination in Third Councilor District
Hon. Henry D. Yerxa of Cambridge declares he will not run next fall for renomination in the Republican third district councilor race. He will complete two and a half terms by year end, after-electing in 1900 to fill a vacancy. The 3d district includes Somerville, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, parts of Boston, many towns, and numerous wards. Somerville leaders argue the city deserves a councilor again, with names like George W. Perkins and Franklin E. Huntress already mentioned as possibilities.
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Henry D. Yerxa
Cambridge
Yerxa
Oliver H. Durrell
Somerville
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
Boston
Arlington
Ashland
Belmont
Framingham
Holliston
Hopkinton
Natick
Newton
Sherborn
Watertown
Weston
Francis H. Raymond
E.W. Benton
George N. Swallow
Charlestown
George W. Perkins
Franklin E. Huntress
Slashed to Death on Cattaraugus Reservation
Adam Jacobs a full blooded Cattaraugus Indian was killed in a knife fight near Lawton's station on the reservation yesterday afternoon. Several Indians are believed to have participated with Poe striking after Jacobs was down. The incident arises from a mob-like outburst ending in multiple wounds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Adam Jacobs
Lawton’s Station
Jacobs
Poe
Sympathetic strike pauses at Textile school site
The strike started last Monday at the Textile school remains in effect with only a few laborers and painters at work. Labor delegates visited Mr O'Hearn in charge of the job, but resolution rests mainly with Mr Buckland who oversees the painting.
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New Textile School
O'Hearn
Buckland
Honor for U S consul at Shanghai decoration
Pekin May 31 The government proposes to bestow a decoration on John Goodnow United States consul general at Shanghai in recognition of his services in maintaining peace in central China in 1800 Che Fou treasurer of Chi Li has been appointed governor of Shan Tung province He is able and progressive and has pro foreign views
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Pekin
John Goodnow
United States
Shanghai
China
Che Fou
Chi Li
Shan Tung
Memorial Day Observance in Winchester and Montvale
Memorial Day observances in Middlesex County towns began with a post detail led by Michael E. Lyons decorating about 25 graves at Calvary cemetery Montvale. In the afternoon Charlestown cadets escorted the post to Wildwood cemetery for about 75 graves and the usual exercises at the soldiers monument. Charles S. Parker of Post 86 Arlington delivered the evening oration in the town hall, with a chorus of 160 school children providing a special feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael E. Lyons
Calvary Cemetery
Montvale
Charlestown
Post 86
Arlington
Veterans Day Observed With Ceremonies And Parade
Col Parker Gould Post 75 led a morning parade from Central square with Woburn Band and local units to cemeteries Lindenwood St Patrick Lindenwood where 203 graves of soldiers and sailors were decorated. Memorial services followed at Lindenwood and an evening ovation at Armory hall by Dwight Judd. school chorus directed by Ernst Mak echnie.
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J. Parker Gould
Gould W. R.C
Lizzie Clawson Jones
D. of V
Sons of Veterans
Central Square
Woburn Brass Band
Co. H
Stoneham Light Infantry
Stoneham High School
Old Burying Ground
St. Patrick's
Lindenwood
Lindenwood Cemetery
Armory Hall
Dwight D. Judd
Holyoke
Ernst Makechnie
Memorial Day Exercises Marked By Flag Decorated Graves
H M Warren post observed Memorial Day with ceremonies at Grand Army hall and a 1 p.m. parade on Albion street led by Police Chief Hallett and military units. Graves at old and Lakeside cemeteries were decorated, delegations visited Lynnfield and St Patrick's cemeteries, and over 1000 people attended public exercises in the town hall. Honored dead of the year included Dudley, Eaton, Scoville, Shepard, Whitford, and Burditt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Warren
G. A
Grand Army Hall
Albion Street
Hallett
Richardson Light Guard
Co. A
6Th Regiment
John H. McMahon
Maj. Hawkes
Sons of Veterans
Orrin Stone
Bruce A. Swanson
Herman Wheeler
Harry Creagh
May F. Birch
Nellie L. Crean
O. M. Ellison
Edward E. Bullock
Jerome R. Hanshue
L. Edward Flint
George E. Willey
W. R. B. Dudley
Edward Eaton
Fred W. Scoville
Charles H. Shepard
John Whitford
J. Woouhward Burditt
Wilmington Honors Civil War Dead With Dual Commemoration
In Wilmington on Friday a G A R post laid flowers at Widwood cemetery with the Boston and Maine railroad Y M C A band, followed by a granite cenotaph unveiling. Henry Martin Eames of Woburn spoke. a high school chorus sang. Rev W M Nelson gave a memorial address. A monument fund started decades ago via a high school entertainment reached 300 dollars, now commemorating Wilmington’s fallen soldiers 1861 to 1865 with inscribed dedication. The Wilmington ex High School Association members and townspeople organized events and a dinner under Mrs Charles Gowing’s supervision.
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Wilmington
Widwood Cemetery
G. A. R. Post
Reading
Krook
Boston & Maine Railroad Department
Henry Martin Eames
Woburn
James E. Kelley
W. M. Nelson
Wilmington High School
Sons of Wilmington
Eames
Horace E. Eames
Juliet Gowing
Wakefield
Sarah Brigham
Lowell
Mary E. Chase
Lynn
Emma Caswell
Mary C. Eldredge
Roslindale
Emma Brigham
Levi White
Horace Eames
H. M. Eames
Horace Gowing
Daniel Eldredge
Meade Post G.A.R. Visit Bedford for Memorial Observances
George G. Meade Post 119 of the Grand Army of the Republic rode to Bedford early Friday, met by selectmen and Bedford band. They visited the cemetery to decorate graves, lunched at Bedford town hall, then returned to Lexington at 1 pm. Memorial exercises followed at Lexington town hall at 2 pm.
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George G. Meade
Bedford
Bedford Town Hall
Lexington
Lexington Town Hall
Lexington honor rolls fallen Union and Revolutionary heroes
Post Department Commander John B. Gilman of Boston delivered remarks as a Lexington Drum corps and public school color guard led a procession to Lexington cemetery. Fifty schoolgirls in white placed flowers on 50 Union soldier graves and on 50 Revolutionary War graves. Wreaths also graced the Revolutionary monument on the common. The post received supper at Army hall hosted by W R C 97.
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John B. Gilman
Boston
Lexington
Lexington Cemetery
Ie Army Hall
Marine News Arrivals After Boston May 31
A maritime brief lists arrivals: Arcadia from Hamburg and St Paul from Southampton both on May 31, Auguste Victoria from New York, Friedrich der Grosse from New York, Michigan from Liverpool, with Hamburg and Southampton entries dated May 31 and Boston May 1 respectively.
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Boston
Arcadia
Hamburg
New York
St. Paul
Southampton
Auguste Victoria
Friedrich der Grosse
Michigan
Liverpool
Lucania reports Broad Mayne deranged engines near sea
The Cunard liner Lucania reports a Wednesday encounter with the British tanker Broad Mayne under Captain Hays bound from Rotterdam and Shields to Philadelphia. Broad Mayne was reported with slight engine derangement, stopped for repairs.
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New York
Cunard
Lucania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Broadmayne
Hays
Rotterdam
Shields
Philadelphia
Wreck of American Schooner Amelia Hern on Abaco Reef
Nassau May 1 report says the American schooner Amelia Hern under Captain Griffith wrecked May 24 on the Abaco reef in the Bahamas and is a total loss. The crew were saved and the vessel was owned by Baltimore interests.
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Nassau
New Providence
Amelia Hern
Griffith
Abaco Reef
Bahamas
Baltimore
Rear Admiral Schley Delivers Memorial Day Address in Bangor
Rear Admiral Schley spoke to about 2000 people in Bangor city hall on Memorial Day. He rode in a carriage with Mayor Engel in the procession and was afterward hosted by local residents. He plans to depart for Washington the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Admiral Schley
Bangor City Hall
Strike spreads to department store drivers in Chicago
Chicago May 31 The teamsters strike widened to department store drivers as 89 workers at the Fair left, with 400 more from major downtown stores expected out by night. The Department Store Teamsters union, aligned with the national group, seeks better hours higher wages and union recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters
Eighly
Department Store Teamsters Union
Smallpox Cases Reported in Andover and Canton Suicide
In Massachusetts two more smallpox cases were found in Andover as Maurice and John Collins of Summer street fell ill. They are relatives of W. H. Welch who first had the disease. James Buckley of Canton died in Massachusetts General Hospital after shooting himself in his Canton Corner boarding house. He was single and about 40.
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Andover
Maurice
John Collins
Summer Street
W. H. Welch
James Buckley
Canton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Canton Corner
Weekly bank statement and Appleton dividend notice
New York on May 31 reports loans up by 15109300 and deposits up 16575400 with circulation rising 74500 and legal tenders 1157800 while specie grows 613600 and surplus reserve falls 2307245. Daily exchanges reach 237811786 and balances 11765661 with sub treasury debit 642956. Week totals show exchanges 1915072980 and balances 52275333. Appleton company declares a semi annual dividend of 3 percent payable June 10.
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New York
Appleton Company
Castle Square Opera opens at Boston Music Hall
The Castle Square Opera company begins a light opera season at Boston Music Hall on Monday evening with The Geisha as the opening production. Cast includes Frances Miller Clara Palmer Bessie Tannehill Edna Hunter Julius Steger George W. Leslie Harold Blake H. W. Trederick Arthur Earnest and others.
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Music Hall
Castle Square Opera Company
the Geisha
Frances Miller
Clara Palmer
Bessie Tannehill
Edna Hunter
Julius Steger
George W. Leslie
Harold Blake
H. W. Trederick
Arthur Earnest
Rah for America poles score update in match
London May 31 The international match scoreboard at end of third period shows America leading England with a 2 to 0 margin.
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London
America
England
Swann Child Ethel E. Died in City May 31
Ethel E. B. Swann six year old daughter of Frederick and Emma Swann died at home 97 Fremont street. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 9 30 o'clock at the residence. Friends invited.
Spencer Trask & Co Members on New York Stock Exchange
Spencer Trask & Co members active on the New York Stock Exchange with roles and affiliations noted. The item highlights involvement in market operations and organizational standing within the exchange network.
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New York Stock Exchange
Memorial services and town notices in Middlesex County
Memorial hall hosted a union service with Rev Blackman preaching on Blessed is that people whose God is the Lord. Townsend grange hosted a reception for Memorial association and Boys Brigade with readings, songs, and poetry. Other items note a lightning strike on Bertram Graham’s Main street house, the death of Mrs. A D Turner, Dr Joshua Young’s farewell sermon in town, and upcoming ministerial meetings and local club events.
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Memorial Hall
Mr. Blackman
Baptist Church
West Townsend
J. E. Rickard
M. E. Church
1St Corinthians
B. A. Willmott
Congregational Church
Townsend Grange
Memorial Association and
Waldo Adams
Mansfield
Gilman
Hildreth
Morse
J. .E. Rickard
Ransom Adams
Arsenal
Springfield
Longfellow
James Harvey
Hezekiah Spaulding
Shirley
Townsend
Turner
Alonzo Sanderson
Granville Pierce
Abel Spaulding
George Harrington
Mozart Regiment of
New York
Groton Obituaries and Local Death Notices Soon After May
Groton mourns multiple losses as W A Clough and family visit from Brown University. Infant sons of Ernest Dill and Mrs Lucy Simonds family burial in town. Funeral for William Dyer in South Weymouth noted for heart disease. Richard McLain, born in Groton, died in Ashby and was brought home for burial.
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W. A. Cloughs
Brown University
Ernest, Dill
Manchester
N. H
Groton
Lucy Simonds
Eva B. Torrey
M. A. Bowers
William Dyer
South Weymouth
Mr. Dyers
Richard McLain
Ashby
Mary E. Wright
West Acton Church Folks and County Ten agerence Convention
Rev C H Washburn preached at the Baptist church in exchange with Rev G Eas terbrook. The Middlesex County W C T U held a pleasant convention at Hast Pepperell with Mrs H C Rolfe in the chair. Reports were given by Mrs Burden Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Kidder. Mrs Nash read a narcotics poem and Mrs Heridley spoke on early training. A lecture on wild birds by F Schuyler Mathews followed at the Baptist vestry with praise for his bird song imitations.
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C. H. Washburn
Maynard
Baptist Church
G. Easterbrook
Emery W. Clark
Newton Highlands
Sanday
Mr. Frazer
Universalist Church
Faulkner's Meadow
Middlesex County Woman's Christian Tenagerance Union
Hast Pepperell
H. C. Rolfe
Concord
Thrall
J. B. Thrall
Pepperell
Burden
West Newton
Fletcher
Cambridge
Kidder
Arlington
F. C. Nash
Winchester
W. W. Heridley
Littleton
Causey
M. FE
East Pepperell
Loyal Temperance Legion
Baptist
Angie Knowlton
Hudson
Post and Relief Corps
Raymond Dodge
Wesleyan Univer
Memorial Services in Graniteville and Local Happenings
Graniteville held annual memorial services at the M B church with Rev Charles Nicklin delivering a fitting address to G A R members. The service featured fine choral music directed by Hartley Gehle and Jenkins, with the Graniteville Cornet band escorting veterans. The town also saw the Middlesex club beat Graniteville 8 to 6 in baseball, a bicycle theft caper involving James Healy, a false fire alarm causing a scare before a downpour, persistent malaria victims, and plans for a St Catherine parish lawn party at Hillside Park on June 21 featuring a purse winning ball game and dancing in Healy's hall.
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M. B
Charles Nicklin
C. H. Hartley
A. F. Gehle
James Healy
Lowell
Jim
J. A. Healy
Messrs. P. Wall
Elmer Caunter
Timothy Riney, Jr
St. Catherine's Church
Hillside Park
Healy
Old Home Week Plans and Memorial Day Observance in Tewksbury
The Old Home Week committee seeks names of former residents to invite them back for the town event. Memorial Day features a band concert from 8:30 to 9, a 9 o'clock procession from the town hall to Centre cemetery for services at J. W. Goodhue’s grave, then to Vestry hall for an oration and a collation. Rev J Herbert and Mrs Yeoman attended the State church convention in Plymouth. The Lowell District Sunday School spring meeting was held at the Congregational church.
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Joshua Young
First Parish Unitarian Church
Young
Winchester
Lawrence
Ministers’ Union
Brooks House
Groton School
Virgin
New York
Worcester
Willie Folkins
Warren
BB. S. Clark Post
G. M. Howe
Old Town
Old Home Week Committee
Henry M. Billings
Town Hall
Centre Cemetery
J. W. Goodhue
Vestry
J. Herbert
Yeoman
State Convention of Churches
Plymouth
Lowell District Sunday School Association
Congregational Church
Sunday school superintendent opinions at Tewksbury gathering
The Tewksbury session drew solid attendance as clergy and lay leaders debated the role of the superintendent. Speakers from Lowell and Malden stressed qualifications, dedication, and the need for focused work, with emphasis on character, adaptability, and businesslike oversight. Mrs. Walter Pillsbury began a Scotland trip from New York.
Concord Street Railways Seeks Additional Stock
The Concord Maynard and Hudson street railway asked the railroad commission for authority to issue 63000 in new stock. The line shows 110000 in stock outstanding and a 314000 property appraisal, with operations profitable and a reported 6000 surplus. Also noted were a soldiers memorial service, canoe club house contract awarded to Chas IL Miner with July 1 completion, and the death of Mrs M G Brown age 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway
Railroad Commission
Henry King Hannah
Elm Street
L. B. Macdonald
Concord Canoe Club
Chas. IL. Miner
M. G. Brown
Lexington Street
No Loss of Time For Threshers But Colic Remains Handy
H R Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma reports selling five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who could not continue without it. The men kept working with no lost time and the remedy is advised for home use. available from all druggists.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Phelps
Plymouth
Oklahoma
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Fisk & Robinson
Cedar Street
State Street
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
Wall St. Interests
Haent & Freese
B’way
Middlesex County
Stoneham
Marine News
Rear Admiral
Schley
Massachusetts
Financial Notes
Boston Music Hall
Spencer Trask & Co
Pine St
Bright, Sears & CO
Chas. N. Woodward
Middlesex St
Mass
Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Rolston & Hooley, J. S. Bacfe &C
Gleveland Baking Powder CO
West Acton
Merrimack Street
Graniteville
B. W
Tewksbury
Mr. Matthews
R. F. True
A. R. Dilts
Blue Coat School
Mays
Leon Bell
Justin Kimball
F. G. Kellogg
Malden
H. L. Tibbetts
Willard Everett
Walter Pillsbury
South Tewksbury
Scotland
Wright & Taylor
KY. Taylor
N. B
RK. H
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowel, Mass
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