Say He Sported in Fine Skirts and Stunts
Ernest W. Thompson of Cambridge a Harvard student appeared in court after being arrested in Somerville for telegraph pole climbing and acrobatic stunts while wearing a female disguise. He and three companions were charged with misbehavior near the Cambridge Public Library and had their cases continued to June 21.
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Ernest W. Thompson
Cambridge
Harvard University
Thompson
Union Square
Somerville
Third District
East Cambridge
Stone
Warbush
Carl J. Neally
John P. Ryan
Joseph Bushman
Court Holds Leman in $1000 Bail
Lynn April 21 Frank Y Leman jailed after Lynn arrest for alleged immoral enticing of a Salem woman. He waived examination and was committed to await grand jury action on $1000 bail. The contract section requires the woman to obey, avoid marriage, and endure spankings as proof of business.
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Lynn
Frank Y. Leman
Salem
Leman
Judge Raises Hen Prices in Cambridge Court
Hong Sing, a Chinese laundryman, faced Cambridge court on receiving stolen property. Three boys Anthony Farrington Thomas O’Keefe and Dennis Harrett admitted possessing hens belonging to Cambridge poultry owners. Sing confessed paying 45 cents for two hens and was ordered to pay $5 for a first hen and $3 for the second. The boys’ larceny cases were postponed to the juvenile session.
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Cambridge
Hong Sing
Anthony Farrington
Thomas O'Keefe
Dennis Harrett
Sing
Pension plan for mail men discussed in Cleveland
The advisory board of the National Association of Letter Carriers reviewed proposed retirement measures to provide annuities from 100 to 500 dollars based on wage and cost. No action was taken yet. Colorado Springs as the Mail Carriers Home site was not officially set, with a decision expected before the Portland convention in September.
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Cleveland
National Association of Letter Carriers
Colorado Springs
Althoug
Portland
Ore
Kaiser's Temperance Chauffeurs Big Pay
Berlin April 21 Emperor William after three years of discouraging drinking hires chauffeurs on condition they remain abstainers off and on duty Their wages are higher than usual as a premium for abstinence.
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Berlin
William
H. H. Rogers Debuts as a Humorous Powerhouse
Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil fame astonishes Fairhaven audiences with sea lore humor at a Board of Trade banquet. He recites new stories about sailors Bill Hitch Nat Osborne and Captain Potter, highlighting witty exchanges over pay and plum duff.
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Fairhaven
Mass
Board of Trade
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Mark Twain
Chauncey M. Depew
Simeon Ford
Mr. Rogers
Nat
Captain Potter
Potter
Wool Clips From Fergus Firms Sold To Boston Firm
Wool clips totaling 300000 pounds from William G. Fergus Sons Fergus Bros and the Fergus Land and Livestock Company sold to a Boston firm for 28 cents a pound setting a multi year record for value.
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Boston
Liewiston, Mont
William G. Fergus & Sons
Fergus Bros
Fergus Land and Livestock Company
Birth at Sea Delivers Ocean Born Baby to Svenson Family
A baby girl named Martha Saxonia Svenson was born on the Saxonia 1600 miles from land during a seaborne voyage. Matron Egburg and Drs Bayfield and Bretton attended the birth. The child is described as healthy with blue eyes and brown hair. The mother and baby then sailed toward Nebraska to reunite with the father.
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Martha Saxonia Svenson
Martha
Saxonia
Egburg
German Empress Honors Brave New York Women
Consul General Buenz received 51 diplomas from Empress Augusta Victoria to award to women at City Hospital on North Brother Island for rescuing and caring for survivors of the General Slocum disaster which killed over 1000 people last June.
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New York
Buenz
Germany
Augusta Victoria
City Hospital
North Brother Island
Massachusetts weighs Virginia role in Jamestown tercentennial
General Fitzhugh Lee urged Massachusetts to co sponsor a national Jamestown tercentennial celebration with Virginia. He outlined historic ties since Jamestown and Plymouth and stressed national unity. Governor Douglas considered the proposal while planning a joint legislative convention to decide the state's participation.
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Massachusetts
Fitzhugh Lee
Post
Parker House
Virginia
Jamestown
Douglas
General Lee
Lee
Roosevelt insists on calling home the White House
Washington April 21 Secretary Shaw issues an order directing Treasury Department staff to refer to the presidential headquarters as the White House rather than the Executive Mansion in all official matters.
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Washington
Shaw
Roosevelt
White House
The
Treasury
Executive Departments of the Treasury
Executive
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Cambridge Chinaman
Kaiser
Shen
Eton
Buster Brown
Washington, Hanover and
Elm Sts
Madras
Percale
Harriman
Jim Bell
South Sea Island
Hermsdorf
H. H. Rogers
Bill Hitch
New Bedford
Bill
Perry
Baby Martha Idol
Sax
Onia
Wanis
Executive Mansion
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