Miss Ellen F Stone Near Yabyak In Turkish Frontier Area
European Turkey January 26 reports Miss Ellen F Stone the captive American missionary and her companion Madame Tilka found near Yabyak close to the frontier. American delegates negotiating the release have reached Buricko about thirty miles southeast of Jijumala and are expected to pay the ransom today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ujumaia
European
Turkey
Ellen F. Stone
Amercan
Madame Tilka
Yabyak
Buricko
Jijumala
Express Company Raid Seizes Liquor Valued at Hundred Dollars
Portmouth and Portland Express Company offices were raided on orders of Shott Pearson and Howard A. Conley was arrested and bailed. Deputies seized records and books as proof while the express firm challenges liquor shipments here to fill orders. Writs and service disputes followed as County Attorney Whitehouse directed actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porllard
Portmouth & Portland Express Company
Shott Pearson
Howard A. Conley
W. H. Gulliver
Whitehouse
Plumer
W. H. Giliver
Repsevin
Cousia de William Conneltin
Plummer
Two Boys Murdered in Tennessee Hatmaker Brothers Killings
Sheriff Agee ordered Silas McLeely an eighteen year old from Bridgeport Alabama held in Jacksonville Tennessee jail on a murder charge tied to the deaths of Mynatt Hatmaker aged eleven and Wager Hatmaker fourteen. Warren Wilson fourteen also jailed on the same alleged offense as the Hatmaker boys were fishing when a dispute over the fish led to the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Agee
Bridgeport
Ala
Jacksonville
Silas MclLeely
Mynatt and
Wager
Warren Wilson
McLeely
Wilson
Somersworth Doctor Charged With Practicing Illegally
In Somersworth on January 26 A Zervoudacki from Dover was arrested and arraigned for practicing medicine without proper registration after posting as a physician on Orange Street. Not guilty entered. state regent Channing Folsom testified non registration. Bail set at $500 with February term appearance or case to be put on file if he leaves the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somersworth
G. Zervoudacki
Dover
Orange Street
Channing Folsom
Zervoudacki
Merrill Recoveries Jewel And Other Items
Exeter—Dr Abner L Merrill formerly of Exeter and now in Boston reported a loss in 1896 of a cameo breast pin and a pair of cameo earrings not pearl valued at 100 dollars each a rig and a pin at 10 dollars each and a 40 dollar pair of field glasses. Yesterday the property was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Abner L. Merrill
Boston
Doctor reports recovery of valuables worth over three hundred
The items the doctor had not missed were recovered here by Supt. Gooch, valued at more than $300. Dr. Merrill will take no further action in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gooch
Merrill
Nashua Seeks Superintendent for City Farm During Illness
Mayor Taylor in Nashua seeks a temporary Superintendent of the city farm while Superintendent Wheeler recovers from smallpox. Twenty eight people reside there including prisoners, nurses, the superintendent, and Mrs. Wheeler who has run the farm for a week with good order. A farm handyman fell ill last night and teamsters formerly driving city teams are under inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Taylor
Wheeler
Joseph Disr
Wheelt
Questios
Luard
Prircue’s
Iha Meyer
St Paul Monastery Fire Reported on Mount Athos
Vienna dispatch says Athens papers report the St Paul monastery on Mount Athos burned last Thursday night. The prior and nine monks died, twenty others injured. Monastery damaged by fire, with losses pegged at 50,000 francs. The occupants were asleep when the blaze started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Athens
St. Paul
Mount Athos
FSU
Treasure found in Pekin palace quarters worth vast sum
Chinese officials report buried treasure in Pekin reported at over 100 million taels in gold and silver hidden in the palace women’s quarters before the court fled. The court grants 5 million taels yearly to Yuan Shi Kai, viceroy of Chili, to maintain an army of 100,000 men in Chili province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Wuan Shi Kai
Chili
Terrific Snow Storm Hits Michigan and Wisconsin
Heavy snow fall reports from Lacrosse Wisconsin and Detroit Michigan with temperatures plunging to ten below and twenty degree drops in three hours. A special from Niles Michigan notes a storm beginning at seven o clock, signaling severe winter conditions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Niles
Nickel in Slot Machines Must Go in Portland
Judge Penney ruled nickel in slot machines gambling devices in Portland Missouri. Deputies Frith and Chenery seized three machines known as musical owls from local premises and planned destruction. Raids of other locations found none while residents noted the sight of a deputy peering into windows last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Judgs Penney
Frith
Chenery
Fire board cites faulty wiring in Kennard blade fire
Manchester January 26. Board of fire engineers concludes that evidence does not allow a definite statement, but in their opinion faulty electric wiring caused the Kennard blade fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Board of Fire Engineers
Kennard
Eclectric Oil Ad Warns of Daily Safety
A vintage advertisement urges keeping Dr. Thomas’s Eclectric Oil in every home to guard against accidents, claiming danger can strike at any moment and emphasizing everyday readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Tragedy in Boston Ends Fatal Beating of Wife
Drunken husband Michael J Kilroy beat Bridget Kilroy to death at their home in East Boston on January 26. Kilroy, a longshoreman, is under arrest and faces murder charges after a family quarrel driven by liquor. Five young children witnessed the tragedy at Marion street as neighbors describe a violent, demon-like temper when intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Bridget Kilroy
Iast
Marion Street
Michael J. Kilroy
Stalin
Higuer
Hovelties in Shops Display Spring Hat and Accessory Trends
A Congress street shop features a bright array of flower pompous hats in black and colors, with new English straw hats and furrowed backs. Also showcased are printed cotton dress goods, including Eerpuan tissue and printed plumetis, plus decorative boxes, corsage knots, hair bows, and pyrography writing tables for the boudoir with burnt-wood chairs and suede upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Street
Our Supremacy in Wealth Delivers Early Nations’ Wealth Figures
Editor notes London Daily Mail Yearbook 1902 ranks nations by wealth. United States listed with $31,750,600,000, United Kingdom $59,030,000,000, France $48,460,900,600, Germany $40,260,000,000, and Hussein $32,125,000,000, reflecting American wealth dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
London Daily Mail
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Husein
Our Nation Leads in Wealth Debt and Iron Output
Walter J. Ballard of Schenectady asserts in a January 22 letter that the United States surpasses major powers in wealth and has far smaller public debt at 1,050,000,000. He cites ratios showing the United States at 14 percent of wealth with lower debt relative to peers, plus dominance in wheat production and pig iron and steel output. Ballard credits protective republic policies and notes a London Times doubt on trade balances. He thanks P. Austin for data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
France
United States
England
Martyr Mechinley
India
United Wanglom
Kingdom
London Times
National Ledger
Co. P. Austin
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Walter J. Ballard
Schenectady
N. Y
Mrs Barrows Petition Delayed By Absence Of County Attorney
The petition of Mrs Mary Barrows of Kittery who has been confined in the Maing state prison for eighteen years for aiding in the murder of her husband was not heard by Gov Hi ann the council on Friday. County Attorney Mathews of Berwick was absent attending court in Saco and requested postponement. He will vigorously oppose a pardon, stating her punishment fits the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barrows
Kittery
Maing
Hi Ann
Mathews
Berwick
Saco
Barrows
Harbor Front News Arrivals and Coal Cargoes
Arrived January 26 tug Nottingham with barge C R R of N J No 11 at Port Johnson with coal. Schooner Hattie Lewis from York to Boston with brick. Schooner Hattie S Collins from Stonington to Boston with stone. Schooner Henry W Cramp from Newport News with glendower and Lincoln coal. Tug International from Philadelphia with Newburyport coal and Annie M Allen from Perth Amboy with coal. Schooner Marguerite from Baltimore with coal. Steamer Frostburg from Baltimore to Gloucester with barge A. Balti more to Cape Porpoise with coal. Schooner John J Perry from New York to Rockland with coal. United States lighthouse steam or Geranium cruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
N. J. No. 11
Port Johnson
Hattie Lewis
York
Boston
Hattie S. Collins
Stonington
Stone
Henry W. Cramp
Newport News
International
Philadelphia
Newburyport
Arges Glendower
Lincoln
Annie M. Allen
Perth Amboy
Marguerite
Baltimore
Frostburg
Gloucester
Cape Porpuise
John J Perry
New York
Rockland
United States Lighthouse
Geranium
Two Growing Industries Cement and gypsum boom noted
The article highlights the rapid rise of gypsum and Portland cement industries in the United States from 1890 to 1900, citing doubled gypsum value to over 1.6 million and cement output surpassing 8.4 million barrels in 1900. It notes production centers including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Illinois, and rising states Kansas and Virginia. Demand from plaster in buildings and durable wall plaster for staff prompts growth, with imports of gypsum rising and cement prices easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Geological Survey
Paris
California
Virginia
New York
Texas
Cantua
Plaster of Paris
France
Canada
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Unois
Michigan
Quo
Colorado
Illiana
Exes
Kansas
Georgia
West Virginia
Europe
Consulas
Mexico
Central America
Martinique
Guianas
Sunatka
Quarterman George Siles Absent From Navy Yard Duty
At the navy yard quarterman George Siles is away from work on account of sickness. Several new engines of different types are reported in the vicinity and awaiting inspection or delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Quinn
Prod Dinsmore
Kft
Eleetric Hecht
Dinsmore
Quarterman
George Siles
Man named Coleman picked up in Market Square
Newburyport officers Anderson and Burns detained a man identified as Coleman on Sunday afternoon in Market Square. He appeared intoxicated with facial injuries and claimed to have fallen down stairs. He was held to sober up and will be asked where he obtained liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Coleman
Market Square
Offcers Anderson
Burns
Coleman
Exeter Man Nathaniel Locke Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Exeter January 27 Nathaniel Locke claims the title of the area’s oldest citizen at ninety two. He hails from a long lived lineage with his father reaching eighty nine and his great grandfather eighty seven. His hearing and sight fail somewhat though he still oversees his farm. His wife of sixty two years, Mrs Locke, is critically ill, so the anniversary went unobserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Nathaniel
Locke
Mampton
Shixty
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade in Early 20th Century
G Dun & Co reports a mixed week with active manufacturing and rising wages, while prices held firm. Iron and steel plants show rising production and capacity, textiles wait on demand, cotton mills busy though raw material uncertainty persists, and jobbers push large spring orders. Failures total 301 in the U S and 28 in Canada, with scattered regional shifts and ongoing labor tensions easing apart from a Boston teamsters strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G. Dun & Co
Boston
Chia
London
New England
United States
Canada
Ladis Aid Society Auction Raises Funds for New Church
On Saturday evening the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church held an auction on Daniel Street after a rummage sale the previous week. The proceeds from unsold goods were used to raise a neat sum for the church land purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladis” Aid Society
The
Methodist Busch
Quote
Daniel Street
Adies
Lent season rites noted in Catholic church
The Lent season nears with the festival of Saint Francis of Sales on Wednesday and the feast of the Purification next Sunday. Today candles used in the church are blessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis of Sales
Acknowledgement of Gifts to The Children's Home
The Children's Home records gifts received from Howard Benevolent Society and Procenda of book title party totaling $95.06. H H Langdon serves as treasurer. Amounts indicate Ave months and a cash gift of 40.06 plus 55.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benevolent Society
H. H. Langdon
Sensational Wellness Ad Sparks Controversy in Local Paper
An unusual advertisement floods the page urging readers to try a “Caarets bhartic” product tonight with promises of no regret. The 강 ad copy uses misspellings and persuasive language to imply health or sexual wellness benefits. Public reaction and officials have not yet weighed in.
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Miss Stone
Express Company
Pearson
DR. Merrill
Lowstar
Charge
Wisconsin
Erling
Rolf
Shane
Ping
Gov. Hill
Council
Harbor Front
Tynes
Steam Engineering Machine Shop
Hett Bros
Coralian
Portsmorth
Olevtuiiangy
Saw Mall
Mnuch
Seth Hanson
Yards and Docks
Mar Hanson
Tim
Stoam
Navy Yard
Dun’s Weekly Review
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