Drag Pond Search for Milford Girl Continues
Milford New Hampshire April 5 The search for Miss Susan P Babcock who vanished from her father Rev Dr D C Babcock home early Sunday morning press reports say was pursued with unabated zeal today but no trace was found The Souhegan River was dragged above and below the bridge and the local electric lighting company drained its mill pond bed and searched thoroughly without result
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D. C. Babcock
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Waltham Watch Co Resumes Work After Stock Take
The American Waltham Watch Company completed its annual stock taking today in the big plant at Waltham and resumed operations after closing last Friday.
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Waltham
American Waltham Watch Company
American resident Frank Stevens dies in motor accident
Monte Carlo reports Frank Stevens an American living in London died last night from injuries after an April 3 motor accident.
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Monte Carlo
Frank Stevens
London
He Must Pay Boston Girl Ends Breach Suit Settlement
Miss Isabella Donnelly of Boston settled for 350 dollars and costs in a breach of promise suit against Richard Francis Jamieson of Ottawa. The action claimed 5000 dollars damages from a 1899 agreement to marry with renewals through 1901. The settlement followed court guidance to avoid sensational letters.
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Boston
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Richard Francis Jamieson
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Prince Edward Island
Women Want Clean Streets in Chicopee Falls
Chicopee April 5. Mayor Taylor receives a petition from the Chicopee Falls Women's Club urging heightened street department attention. The 55 signatories complain of loose paper rubbish and poorly treated trees where wires are strung. The mayor vows a spring push to keep streets in good condition.
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Chicopee
Taylor
Chicopee Falls
Iselin Will Values Estate At Multimillions
Adr ian Iselin banker has a will proved in New York stating an estate valued between 15 million and 30 million dollars. Except for 300 thousand dollars set for charities the remainder goes to four sons Adrian William E Columbus O Donnell and Charles Oliver Iselin and three daughters Georgine Eleanora wife of Colonel Delaney Astor Kane and Emilie wife of John Co Beresford.
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Silkman
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Eleanora
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Emilie
John Co. Beresford
Lawyer pleads for client as he faces dying mother
A Suffolk jurist, James F. Sweeney, fights tears to plead his client's case in a tort action brought by Daniel J. Costello against James M. Fitzgerald. He leaves the court to rush to Mannard to reach his mother before she dies, the audience moved by his display of grief and oratory.
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James M. Fitzgerald
Hamlin for Boston Rates At ICC Hearing
Charles S. Hamlin for the Boston Chamber of Commerce and Boston Merchants Association argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission on inland port differentials. He noted Boston lacks a trunk line to the competitive interior and cited Indiana Grain Dealers data claiming $690,000 in losses from freight congestion at Southern ports driven by these differentials. He compared relative distances from Chicago and St. Louis to Boston versus other East Coast ports to illustrate competitive disadvantage.
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Millionaire J G Phelps Stokes to wed Rose Harriet Pastor
New York April 5 Society and East Side Jewish circles await the engagement of J G Phelps Stokes millionaire and Rose Harriet Pastor formerly a Cleveland cigar factory worker and Jewish Daily News writer. No date set. they have lived together at the University Settlement in Eldridge Street. Miss Pastor left the Daily News to clerk for her fiancé who works at the settlement. Stokes has sister Caroline who married after meeting her spouse in a similar East Side settlement circle.
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Rose Harriet Pastor
Cleveland
Jewish Daily News
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Pastor
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Cost of living linked to crime and insanity rise
Post reporters report interviews on how higher living costs may drive more crime and insanity, referencing Governor Douglas's Springfield speech. The extract notes inadequate food, fuel, and clothing hurting health and morals, followed by several testimonies.
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Douglas
Springfield
Four Insanity Cases Reported in Malden This Year
Mayor Hastings states four insanity cases in Malden so far this year, all women, who were promptly committed to the Insane Asylum.
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Mayor Newton Blames Drinking for Crime Wave
Everett mayor asserts drinking fuels insanity and crime, citing rising mental illness and criminal behavior as linked to intoxicants. The remark labels alcohol as a primary social ill and calls for policy action.
Mayor cites low dipsomaniac hospital commitments this year
The mayor says only one commitment permit to a dipsomaniac hospital has been signed since January 1, asserting the city is practically free from such cases and noting liquor issues.
Lack of Frugality Cause of Trouble in Brookline
A Brookline reflection notes lower crime sickness and poverty than most communities yet admits some suffering. The writer argues poverty stems from lack of frugal living and intemperance rather than high prices, and asserts no notable rise in poverty crime or sickness in recent years.
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Brookline
Revere Selectmen Clash Over Crime and Speed of Life
Revere town officials debate links between crime, morality, and the fast pace of business. One member argues high living costs do not cause crime, while others push for policy linking social conditions to public safety.
Cost of living blamed for rise in crime and insanity
A speaker, echoing Governor Douglas, argues that higher living costs drive more people to crime and mental breakdown. He ties economic pressure to families lacking basic necessities and proper health care, warning that financial strain fuels despair and unlawful acts.
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Douglas
Lawyer Files Bankruptcy Petition in Melrose Address
Starr Keyes an attorney at 54 City Hall avenue filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the United States District Court. He lists liabilities of 18 642 and assets of 200. The estate of Joseph P Flatley at 916 Beacon street is the largest creditor with a 10 300 claim secured by three first mortgages on property in Melrose. About 20 creditors are named.
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Starr Keyes
City Hall Avenue
United States District Court
Joseph P. Flatley
Beacon Street
Melrose
Keyes
Hartford House approves Hawley monument on Capitol grounds
A House resolution in Hartford provides for a memorial to the late General Joseph R. Hawley. The monument will be placed on the Capitol grounds and is to cost no more than $15,000.
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Hartford
Conn
Joseph R. Hawley
Capitol
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