Ireland's foes denounced at two Boston meetings
Boston on October 19 saw two large United Irish League receptions for John E Redmond and Irish leaders as they denounced British policy in Ireland. Redmond and Dillon spoke at Symphony hall and Hollis Street theatre praising unity, readiness to sustain the Irish cause, and plans for a national convention in Farneil hall to marshal funds and support across the Atlantic for Ireland’s struggle against landlord and government actions.
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Boston
Ireland
Symphony Hall
Hollis Street Theatre
United Irish League
John E. Redmond
M. P
Irish Parliamentary Party
Michael Davitt
John Dillon
Edward Blake
Farneil Hall
William Lloyd Garrison
Josiah Quincy
Redmond
House of Commons
Irish Land League
Irish League
Irish Land Trust
Latii League
Charles Stewart Parnell
Dillon
England
Republicans, Democrats Rally Topics in Lawrence and Lowell
Hon. Ernest W. Roberts and Colonel Butler Ames headline a Republican rally in Lawrence tonight. Hon. Nathan Matthews Jr. and Edward M. Shepard of New York will address a Democratic rally Friday night in Lowell or Lawrence, venue undecided. The Luce law direct nomination nears filing deadline, possibly spurring independents, though bolting remains limited. independents total 11 in affected districts, down from last year’s 12. Quincy shows the clearest bolting link to direct nomination.
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Ernest W. Roberts
Colonel Butler Ames
Lawrence
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Edward M. Shepard
New York
Lowell
Quincy
Lawrence Journal Eulogy and Bitter Reaction to Sparks Bruce Fight
The Lawrence Journal laments Edward F. O Sullivan as Democratic convention chairman and denounces the Sparks Bruce ballot fight. It recalls a midnight conference with Butler Ames, praises Bruce’s loyalty, and notes Bruce’s remark he would rather stay out of Congress for life.
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The
Lawrence Journal
Edward F. O'Sullivan
Bruce
Spirks
Butler Ames
Sparks
Lowell
A. B. Bruce
Congress
United Irish League Holds Looming Boston Meeting
The United Irish League in Jackson hall organized for Friday’s Huntington hall event with Davitt and Dillon en route to Boston. A second venue is prepared due to high ticket sales while temporary HQs open in Howe block. Davitt enjoyed a warm reception as the crowd sang The Wearing of the Green.
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United Irish League
Jackson Hall
Huntington Hall
Boston
Michael Davitt
John Dillon
O'Beirne
New York
Patrick A
Philadelphia
Howe
Committee of
Political candidacies and dinner guest list announced in Massachusetts
Ex Alderman Oliver A. Libby enters Democratic mayoral race while William H. McElholm vies for overseer of the poor in ward 9 and Walter H. Mills seeks Republican nomination for the common council in ward 6. Major Thomas Talbot of Billerica, a Republican state committee member, will host a dinner at Young's hotel in Boston on Wednesday October 22 with ward and town committee chairmen, and Congress man Charles Q. Tirrell Lieut Col Butler Ames and Senator Herbert E. Fletcher invited as guests.
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Thomas Talbot
Billerica
Republican State Committee of
Massachusetts
Sixth Middlesex
Young's Hotel
Boston
Charles Q. Tirrell
Butler Ames
Herbert E. Fletcher
Veeder brothers haul ambergris worth possibly thousands
Frank and Lon Veeder of Cuttyhunk hauled a 15 pound lump of ambergris in Vineyard Sound after noticing a dark oily mass with a distinctive odor. Whalemen confirm the find as ambergris of unusual color, with value to be determined by Boston chemists.
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New Bedford
Frank
Lon Veeder
Cuttyhunk
Vineyard Sound
Boston
Variety acts headline at the Howard Boston this week
Flo Irwin and Walter Hawley lead a lively skit titled Caught with the foods at the Howard. The Dumitrescu troupe perform on the horizontal bar, Waterbury brothers and Tenney present musical comedy, the Faust sisters entertain as acrobatic dancers, Smith and Doreto are athletic comedians, and the Quaker City Quartet also appears.
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Flo Irwin
Walter Hawley
Dumitrescu
Waterbury Brothers
Tenney
Faust Sisters
Smith and Doreto
Quaker City
Howard
Boston
Merrimack Square Rail Switches Replaced in Late Night Job
Several street railway switches were altered in Merrimack square Saturday night around midnight. The changes align with the current railroad reform trend prominent in industry discussions.
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Merrimack Square
Wedding and Card Engraving Services Ad
WEDDING AND CARD ENGRAVING We offer fine engraved work including calling cards wedding invitations and announcements at home cards and more. Engraving in any style on top stock with reasonable prices for high grade work. Call and see samples Courier Citizen Co Merrimack Street.
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Courier- Citizen Co
Merrimack Street
Rheumatism cured by Kennedy medicine claim
A Auburn resident at 294 Elizabeth Street states Rheumatism plagued him for six years until using Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The notice claims the remedy dissolves uric acid and cures the disease, unlike liniments. It advertises 60 cent and $1.00 bottles and a free trial sample by mail from Dr David Kennedy Corporation Rondout NY.
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B.A. Vakee
Elizabeth Street
Auburn
N. Y
David Kennedy
Mechanic Phalanx to Observe 77th Anniversary at Armory
The Lowell Mechanic Phalanx Company C Sixth Regiment marks its 77th anniversary next Wednesday at the State Armory. Capt. Co T. Kittredge will welcome guests and toastmaster Capt. Charles H. Kimball. Invitations go to Col. Darling and militia officers. The unit’s history spans from 1825 through various regimental changes and wars.
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Lowell Mechanic Phalanx
State Armory
Co.t. Kittredge
Charles H. Kimball
Col. Darling
Kittredge
James Derby
Thomas Greenwood
Daniel Ferguson
Nehemiah S. Ramsey
Hiram Corbett
Jonathan Kendall
James Dennis
Oliver H. Bailey
Timothy G. Tweed
Capt. Tweed
James M. Varnum
Josiah G. Peabody
Ithamar W. Beard
Charles E. Stanley
James L. Huntress
Thomas G. Farmer
Alfred W. Adams
Fifth Regiment
Sixth Regiment
Ephraim Hartwell
Vernon Granson
Josiah G. Chase
Emulus Stackpole
Albert S. Follansbee
John C. Jepson
Benjamin C. Goddard
Phalanx
Porto Rico
Poles Cause Disturbance After Market Clash
Police reported two or three Polish weddings ended in trouble on Davidson Street. A crowd formed as officers intervened. Robert Farley was found injured and detained, with head cuts. Four Poles later reported a separate shindy over meat cutting, injuring a boy with contusions and scratches. Capt. Ken urged warrants for Monday.
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East Merrimack Street
Davidson Street
Davis
Robert Farley
Robert
Capt
Kew
Ken
Tugboat Explosion Kills Two in Arkansas River area
Memphis Tenn Oct 19 Two persons were killed one fatally and three slightly injured in an explosion that partially wrecked the tugboat Fred N Ellis of St Louis near Mound City Ark early today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fred N. Ellis
St. Louis
Mound City
Ark
Ex Mayor of Salem Dead at Norwalk Sanitarium
Salem reports the death of Hon. Arthur Lord Huntington, former 20th mayor of Salem, at a private sanitarium in Norwalk Connecticut after a three year illness. He was 54, unmarried, and survived by a sister.
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Salem
Arthur Lord Huntington
Norwalk
Conn
Comforters at Special Prices from A. G. Pollard & Co
A. G. Pollard & Co advertises five dozen extra good comforters in sizes 70 by 78 and 72 by 80 with white cotton fill and decorative stitching. Retail prices of 1.75 to 2.00 are cut to 1.49 each, with additional lines at 1.25 and 1.39. Silk and French garden covered options range 1.75 to 2.50. Large blanket department with four tables on display.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Textile School Receives Donations From Davis and Furber
The Davis & Furber Machine Company of North Andover has donated another set of fine work cards to the Lowell Textile School, enhancing instructional resources for students.
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Davis & Furber Machine Company
North Andover
Lowell Textile School
James Younger of Jesse James Band Ends His Life
James Younger, age 54, once part of the Jesse James gang, died by suicide in St. Paul after a parole release last year. He left a letter blaming despondency over ill health and estrangement from friends. He had hoped to marry a Boise, Idaho woman but legal obstacles and family opposition were cited. The Younger brothers were captured after the Northfield bank raid in 1876 and later pardoned on parole in 1901.
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St. Paul
Minn
James Younger
James
Younger
State Penitentiary
Jim Younger
Lassie
State Board
Boise
Idaho
Coleman Younger
Robert
Coleman
Jesse
Frank James
Jesse James
Quantrell
Missouri
Minnesota
Northfield
First National Bank
J. L. Heywood
Cashier Heywood
Robert Younger
Board of Prison Commissioners
Prof Stout Singing Draws Silent Branch Street Crowd
A Branch Street Tabernacle audience listened in hushed attention as Professor Stout delivered solos with a remarkable vocal range and heartfelt expressiveness. Report notes his clear enunciation and suggested spiritual power contribute to the strong appeal of his singing.
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Professor Stout
Branch Street Tabernacle
Stout
Mortuary Report Shows City Death Toll and Diseases
City health board reports population 99 574 with 24 total deaths in the week ending October 18 1902. Eight deaths were under five years old and infectious diseases totaled one with four cases of acute lung diseases and one typhoid fever. Typhoid fever led infectious disease counts with seven cases followed by scarlet fever four and diphtheria six. The week’s death rate is 12.53 per thousand, down from 13.57 the prior week and 18.61 two weeks earlier.
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Board OF Health
Vital Statistics List of Deaths and Causes
A compiled report lists individuals with ages and causes of death such as pneumonia tuberculosis cancer and typhoid fever. Notable entries include Virginie Perreault 45 colon cancer Raymond Marsden 1 marasmus Hannah Murphy 77 myocarditis and Victoria Stachurski 3 typhoid fever. City Clerk Girard P Dadman is noted.
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Louis Dumais
Patrick Cassidy
Kate L. Ready
Raymond Marsden
J. Leo Mailhit
Nicholas Cooney
Emma Webber
Hannah Murphy
Mary W. Brackett
Virginie Perreault
Philip Landry
Adelina Dion
Peter Bakis
Hannah Starr
Victoria Stachurski
Joseph Gobin
Bridget Colleary
Margaret L. Callahan
Ezra C. Bailey
Thunder Shower Delights City Early Morning
A thunder shower struck the city at 2 10 this morning following vivid lightning and thunder. The rain was unusually heavy but of short duration, leaving streets damp and the air charged with a fresh, brisk feel.
Beavers Reintroduced in British Isles Thrive in Two Colonies
Beavers, long extinct in Britain, have been reintroduced with success in select districts. The largest colony is at Isle of Butte under a noble owner's protection, about thirty individuals across multiple lodges. A second flourishing colony resides at Leonardslee in Sussex, where Sir Edmund Loder’s estate hosts dams and lodges along a stream, surviving a winter flood where beaver-built structures endured.
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British Islands
Isle of Butte
Leonardslee
Sussex
Edmund Loder
The
London Magazine
Coal Arrival in Boston Harbor Reaches 14471 Tons
Boston dispatch reports a total of 14 471 tons of coal arrived in the harbor on Sunday from foreign and domestic ports. The Sagamore from Liverpool delivered two consignments of North Wales steam coal totaling 1218 tons and 251 tons 8 cwt. to order. Domestic arrivals included 12 600 tons, with the schooner Alice Holbrook bringing 1100 tons from Hoboken. Vessels and lighters prepared for unloading alongside piers as coal flows continue through the week.
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Boston
Warren
Sagamore
Liverpool
North Wales
A. Winsor & Son
State Street
Charlestown
Prince Arthur
Yarmouth
N. S
William Jenkins
Ethene Kipling
Port Moriene
Alice Holbrook
Hoboken
Boxer
Eureka
Philadelphia
Dudley Pray
Edith
Flora
Shawanese
New York
Bravo
Scranton
Hatteras
Musconetcong
Peanest
Iran
Cardiff
Galveston
Europe
Dramatic Exchange Sparks A Portrait Of Romance
A playful dialogue escalates with playful insults as Romanticus compares Miss Cutting to a raven, swan, dove, and pigeon in a flirtatious tease. The snippet hints at a light theatrical tone and character dynamics between Romanticus and Miss Cutting.
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Romanticus
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Davitt
Erin
Luce Law
Globe
Oliver A. Libby
William H. McElholm
Walter H. Mills
Common Council
Nain
Mechanic Phalanx
Armory
Textile
James Gang
Loot Northfield Band
Cole
A. C. Weston
Stickney & Smith’s
Tremont Street
A. G. _POLLARD & CO., Kimack, Palmer and Middle Streets
Belfast
Palmer Street
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
Prof. Stout
Mortuary Report
Vital Statistics
Occastors
Miss Cutting
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