Two Years for Jury Tampering in Sinclair Case
Walter M. Clark, William Washington and Israel Rue were found guilty of contempt of court and charged with attempted bribery of Juror A. M. Green in the Sinclair case. Clark received two years hard labor. Washington and Rue were fined $50 each. The Green juror was discharged and Dr. Sinclair's case was continued to September. Judge Harris criticized Clark for perjury and crooked conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Clark
William Washington
Israel Rue
A. M. Green
Sinclair
Harris
Clark
Washington
Rae
Green
Annie Russell
Charlestown
Rue
W. W. Clarke
W. M. Clark
Bowen
E. B. Benjamin
Barry
Dedham Man Charged with Assault on Miss Price
Elijah Wild a prominent Dedham citizen pleaded not guilty to assaulting Miss Bennett Price on Chapel Street Norwood. He was held for the grand jury in 4000 bail. Miss Price described a night attack and identified Wild at the car shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Bennett Price
Chapel Street
Norwood
Elijah Wild
Miss Price
Michael D. Creed
Wild
Rhodes
Melville Street
No Ice Indictments From New York Grand Jury
New York Aug 29 There will be no indictments by the grand jury following its probe into alleged ice price fixing. After hearing witnesses and reviewing documents the panel had a general discussion and reached a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Jury
Grand
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation Capsule Ad
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as the cure for constipation. It equates exercise with bowel health and promotes Cascarets as a safe non purging laxative from the Sterling Remedy Company, priced at ten cents per box. It warns buyers to seek genuine ECG stamped tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Company
East Boston Docks Sought by White Star Line
Waterfront chatter centers on White Star Line negotiating for East Boston land to build new docks. Government plans to take current docks for navy yard expansion could trigger relocation, with a $250000 land deal and a year to prepare. White Star officials deny immediate removal, noting lease terms with Boston & Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Boston Docks
White Star Line
White Star Line Steamship Company
Boston
Navy Yard
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
White Star
The
Boston & Maine
Unknown Woman Drowned in Charles River
Cambridge officials struggle to identify a woman found in the Charles River. Autopsy by Medical Examiner Swan indicates death by drowning amid advanced consumption. The body, in poor clothing, likely lay in the river for days, possibly ending her life near Waltham or Watertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles River
Cambridge
Potter’s Field
Craigie Bridge
Swan
Litchfield
Waltham
Watertown
Emma Jackson Held For Stealing In Spooky Fortune Tale
Emma Jackson a tall colored worker for Mattie Griffin of 12 Austin Place was arraigned after Griffin reported a missing purse. They consulted a spiritualist who described spooks and a tall woman as the thief before Judge Whelan discharged Emma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Emma Jackson
Mattie Griffin
Austin Place
Northwest
Griffin
Emma
Whelan
Divining Rods Gain Kaiser's Public Endorsement
Berlin August 29 The Kaiser endorses divining rods after Prince von Carolath demonstrated their use at Wilhelmshohe. The prince located jewelry hidden by the empress and Princess Victoria Louise in a spring and later traced subterranean water, prompting the Kaiser to urge wider disclosure of the method for public benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kaiser
Prince von Carolath
Wilhelmshohe
Fmpress
Princess Victoria Louise
3000-LB Devil Fish Hauls Men 18 Miles At Sea
A sworn statement from Texas officials and Austin citizens recounts a monstrous devil fish at Aransas Pass. A harpoon struck the creature, the launch was dragged 18 miles before the rope was severed and a four hour life-saving fight ended with the fish slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil Fish
Austin
Tex
J. W. Robbins
Goodall Wooteen
Aransas Pass
Englewood Kansas to Be Moved to New Site
The town of Englewood in Kansas with about 400 residents will be relocated bodily half a mile due to a land title flaw. Merchants plan new or moved buildings. most structures will be hauled by wagon or truck to the new location. Transfer expected within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Englewood
Kansas
Rattlesnake Slayer of Forest Hill Is A Fearless Man
Residents returning from the Nittany Mountains report Ira Snyder of Forest Hill hunts rattlers with bare hands. He spends days at the perilous task and has killed thousands, striking swiftly from behind the snake’s head with no weapon. The snake may coil his arm but cannot reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Penn
Nittany Mountains
Union County
Ira Snyder
Forest Hill
Snyder
Italian Farmer Sues Connecticut Over Deer Damage
Zola a Connecticut Italian farmer sues the state for 509 dollars claiming deer damage to his peach and chard and the cost of guarding the trees. He says he must watch day and night and has filed a claim with the Fish and Game Commission for 500 dollars, seeking permission to shoot the animals if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Zola
State of
Connecticut
Fish and Game Commission
Ackley Sauerkraut Festival Set for September 26
Ackley Iowa residents announce the sauerkraut day celebration will be held September 26, not September 19. Preparations are underway for a large crowd with free sauerkraut and hot wienerwursts at a street pavilion. Previous events drew 4000 to 6000 attendees as locals and neighboring areas join in the Dutch dish tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Sharks maroon bathers at Virginia Beach
A party of 12 bathers at Virginia Beach swam to a nearby schooner Hadward Cramp and boarded it when a school of sharks surrounded the vessel. After two hours on the water the bathers fled to shore as sharks moved back toward deep water, ending the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Hadward Cramp
Steamer Nantucket Crashes Catboat Mildred
Aug 29 Nantucket steamer collision with Mildred, a 35 foot catboat, splits it in two near the dock. Captain Horace B. Cash, 75, is badly hurt. a boy passenger is uninjured. Several hundred steamer passengers on board. Nantucket reverses engines but can't avoid calamity before moving on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantucket
Mildred
New Bedford
Martha’s Vineyard
Horace B. Cash
Cash
Martha's Vineyard
Five Dorchester youths cleared in Ponkapoag post office robbery case
Dorchester residents James Hunter, Walter Ahlund, Adam Wilrem, George McLaughlin, and Alfred Abrams were discharged by US Commissioner Hayes after evidence showed they were in the area Aug 11 but not involved. Harry Clark, detained from New York, linked to a $1000 bond stolen from the office, remains under investigation. Inspector Jennings ties the Canton and Randolph thefts to the same gang of yeggmen.
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Ponkapoag
Canton
Dorchester
United States
Hayes
Ham
Harry Clark
New York
James Hunter
Walter Ahlund
Adam Wilrem
George McLaughlin
Alfred Abrams
Postoffice
Jennings
Randolph
Clark
Detroit
Antiseptic Kissing Dream of Lecturer in Ohio
In Cleveland on August 29, Dr. Rurick N. Roark president of Eastern Kentucky Normal School described a "carbolic atomizer" to teachers on habits. He warned kissing spreads microbes and predicted cautious women will adopt antiseptic rituals before kissing resumes in social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Rurick N. Roark
Eastern Kentucky Normal School
Teachers’ Institute
Roark
Plan Ninth Regiment Trip to New York October 13
A Boston committee led by Major John J. Sullivan with Quartermaster James Malloy and all the captains left at 11:15 p m for New York to arrange the Ninth Regiment October 18 visit as guests of the Sixty-ninth. The Essex hosted a reception before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ninth Regiment
John J. Sullivan
James. Malloy
Boston
Sixty-ninth
Essex
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars to Coast Points From Boston
Tickets on sale daily through October from Boston to Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle and other Pacific coast points with lower intermediate rates. Direct line service via Chicago & Northwestern Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Colorado Scenic Route plus Los Angeles Limited three nights from Chicago. J. E. Brittain General Agent 300 Washington Street Boston.
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Colonist
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Pacific Coast
California
Chicago & Northwestern
Union and
Southern Pacific
Baus
Colororado
Chicago
Union Pacific
New Salt Lake-San Pedro
Southern California
J. E. Brittain
Gen'l Agt
Washington Street
Sleeps in the Tombs Arrest for Grand Larceny
Mrs. Tzella M. Brown also known as Mrs. J. Wallace Brown was arrested at 223 West Eighty-second Street on a grand larceny charge after detectives were refused admission by butler Gregory Allen. Bail set at 1000. Allen discharged for obstructing officers. Susie Rahal a Syrian lace importer accuses Brown of $106 in unpaid goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tzella M. Brown
Steinert
J. Wallace Brown
Brown
West Eighty-second Street
Gregory Allen
Allen
Susie Rahal
Pushed Out Of Barber Shop Fatal Fall In Great Barrington
Thomas Kelly a 55 year old hustler was forced from Robert Willis barber shop on Railroad street and fell, striking his head on a stone. Willis said Kelly appeared intoxicated and had already been expelled earlier that afternoon.
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Great Barrington
Thomas Kelly
Kelly
Robert Willis
Railroad Street
Willis
Blackthorns to Have Squantum Banquet at Dorchester
This afternoon at Squantum the annual outing of the Blackthorn Club of Dorchester will be held. Members live largely in Field's Corner. Activities include an old fashioned clam bake a ball game between married and single men and various athletic contests. Joseph Kenney is president and Daniel McDonald treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squantum
Blackthorn Club
Dorchester
Field's Corner
Joseph Kenney
Boston
Daniel McDonald
Gelatine Uses in 180 Recipe Book Revised for Waldorf Menu
A book of 180 gelatin recipes from simple to elaborate, published by J G Cox Ltd Edinburgh and revised by Oscar of the Waldorf Astoria. Sent on request without charge. The John M Chapman Co 9 Hudson Street New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Cox, Ltd
Edinburgh
Oscar
Waldorf-Astoria
John M. Chapman Company
Hudson Street
New York City
Lessons in Spelling No 4 by Josh Billings
A short notice explains that Lesson 4 in a spelling guide endorsed by President Roosevelt is by Josh Billings, following earlier lessons credited to Artemus Ward. It asserts the controversy over origins and promises practical improvements from the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
Mr. Ward
Josh Billings
Mr. Billings
How to Pick Out a Cat in Everyday Life
A humorous reflection on selecting a cat, noting plentiful cats and the futility of choosing a “good” one. The narrator jokes about color, eye color, whiskers, and ear shape as unreliable traits, and suggests the best method is to take them as they come and let them go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thare
Phellon
Kabel
May spell cat with k reform urged by Springfield educators
Springfield on August 29 heard Dr. Walter H. Chapin call for abolishing spelling books in public schools and for language simplification. Superintendent Gordy backs Chapin and predicts quick adoption of simplified spelling and the decimal system. Chapin argues English is overly complex for foreigners and suggests teaching the alphabet with meanings while accepting nonstandard spellings as part of evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Walter H. Chapin
Wilbur F. Gordy
Chapin
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Charles
Rattlesnake Hunter
Sharks
Maroon
Barey
Bacons
Ress Goods
Western Clock Co
Reddownina
Washington, Cor. Ruggles ST
Verrault
Blackthorns
Roose
Velt
By Josh Billings
Luzu
National Biscuit Company
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