Lynn Socialite Sues for Divorce Over $100000 Attachment
Mary B. Breed sues Sylvester B. Breed for divorce in Salem with an attachment of $100000 filed today. The Breed family, long prominent in Lynn and Salem society, saw Mrs Breed move belongings from their Atlantic street home to her father's house after an earlier separation. The case notes a 1887 marriage, one son Amos aged 10, and a will that excluded Mrs Breed from inheritance. The custody of their son remains with Sylvester Breed.
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Lynn
Salem
Sylvester B. Breed
Mary B. Breed
Breed
Atlantic Street
Harrington
Amos F. Breed
Lynn & Boston Railroad Company
Breed & Batchelor
Charles Bagt
Frank Reed
Wandering Gypsies From Asia Eye $500 Daily Brisk at Rutland House
A 65 member band of gypsies from Russia and Asia, led by a chief and two assistants, lodged at the Rutland House after crossing the Canadian border. They paid all costs, plan to hire for theatre engagement, and expect $500 daily. The group, speaking Persian and Russian, wears money as buttons and uses oil that they reapply as it spoils. Immigrant inspectors note such a crowd is unusual in Boston.
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North Union Station
Russia
Asia
Rutland House
Prince Edward Island
Canadian
Union Station
White
Rutlana
Pitts Street
North End
Danielson
Burke
Commissioner of Immigration
Boston
Condemnation of Tammany Hall At Reform Club Dinner
At the Reform Club dinner a resolution condemning Tammany Hall was presented and adopted urging an alliance of good citizens to defeat the organization.
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Alliance of All Good Citizens
Reform Club
New York
Tammany Hall
Public School Association Rallies in Multiple Halls
Miss Barrows, Mr. J. Adams Brown, and Professor Frank Vogel spoke at rallies held last night in Bloomfield Hall Dorchester Spelman Hall South Boston and Schwartz Hall 8 Leverett Street. Barrows urged better school management citing Board of Health findings that nearly two thirds of Boston schools were criticised or condemned for unsanitary conditions.
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The
Public School Association
Bloomfield Hall
Dorchester
Spelman Hall
South
Boston
Schwartz Hall
Leverett Street
J. Adams Brown
Anna Barrows
Frank Vogel
Barrows
Board of Health
Thief Steals $78 From Woman's Room
Mary F. Blake of 1% West Canton Street reports to Division 6 police the theft of $78 from her room around 1 o'clock this morning. Entry was gained through an unfastened rear window.
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Mary F. Blake
West Canton Street
Division 6
Fire Damages 18 Soley Street Charlestown Home
A three story wooden dwelling at 18 Soley street Charlestown owned and occupied by Robert Wiley suffered $300 in damage last night from a fire started by an overheated furnace.
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Soley Street
Charlestown
Robert Wiley
Somerville School Names Spark Aldermen Vote
Somerville Aldermen voted 19 to 4 to name the Willow avenue school after Mayor George O. Proctor instead of honoring Benjamin C. Brown as originally urged by the school committee. Grimmons led the move with a second naming Ward 2’s Bolton street school for George S. Baxter. Some opposition warned the mayor may veto once he learns the facts.
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Somerville
Willow Avenue
George O. Proctor
Benjamin C. Brown
Tufts College
Alderman Grimmons
Proctor
Bolton Street
George S. Baxter
Grimmons
Public Property Committee
Crimmons
Professor Brown
Tdaycer Proctor
Bride Leads Grand March at Paul Revere Lodge Hall
In Charlestown Roughan Hall the annual hall of Paul Revere Lodge 4% Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen opened with a grand march led by floor director W A Place and Mrs Place in a white satin gown. The second couple was Assistant Floor Director W Chase Davis and Miss Annie Gilchrist, followed by Arthur N Hale and Mrs Hale and 12% other couples.
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Paul Revere Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Roughan Hall
Charlestown
W. A. Place
Fire injures lodger at 68 Berkeley Street lodging house
At about midnight a blaze on the first floor of a four story brick building at 68 Berkeley Street owned by the Jordan estate and occupied by Laura R. Houghton as a lodging house severely burned Patrolman Cordiner of Division 2, who was a lodger in the house, burning his hands and face.
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Jordan
Laura R. Houghton
Cordiner
Division 2
Beachmont Teachers Bid Farewell to Principal
The Bradstreet Street and Crescent Avenue schools in Beachmont hosted a farewell reception for their principal at the Bradstreet Avenue School last evening.
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Bradstreet Erent
Crescent Avenue
Beachmont
Bradstreet Avenue
Miss 97 Cone Awaits Night Of Father Flames A Dance
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item noting a Miss 97 Cone awaiting an evening event involving her father and a dance. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Boutwell Dinner Voices Imperialist Clash at Banquet
Preachers and professors blame imperialism as Codman Adams Collins and others denounce colonized rule. Colonel Codman tells Governor Boutwell banquet guests that college leaders and ministers wreck self government, with Adams presiding and Winslow reading letters of protest from notable figures.
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Boutwell
Young’s
McKinley
Philippines
George S. Boutwell
Charles Francis Adams
Ewing Winslow
Erving Winslow
Theti- Imperialist League
Josiah Quincy
Bourke Cochran
Carl Schurz
C. F. Dole
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Bowles
Richard T. Hersom
David G. Haskins, Jr
Coolidge
Roberts
R. Fuller
H. J. Jacquith
Charles Fleischer
Attempted Lynch Riots as New York Mob Targets Black Man
In New York a white mob tried to incite lynching of William Compton after he shot two white men, William H. Chase and Cornelius Rooney, during an attempted riot in the Negro district. Police interrupted, arrested Compton, who fired but wounded no one.
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New York
William Compton
William H. Chase
Cornelius Rooney
Double shooting in West Virginia ends with acquittal
Dr. Thompson of Williamsport Pennsylvania and Adam Bailey were shot and killed by James H. Chambers, a local merchant, after a business dispute. Chambers fired a shotgun at Bailey, dragged the body outside, surrendered, and was acquitted at a preliminary trial.
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Chambers
Bailey
Thompson
Peace talks stalemated as spring campaign seen likely
Pekin dispatches report no peace negotiations opened yet as French German and Japanese ministers await instructions. Chinese rulers may punish guilty princes and officials per a joint note with Empress Dowager to decide punishment. Court reportedly preparing to depart Lian Fu, destination unknown.
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Pekin
Morning Post
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Morrison
Wiriing
Times
Conger
Shanghai
Lian Fu
General Collins Praises Governor Boutwell in War Debate
General P A Collins extols Governor Boutwell as a future national leader who could guide the republic through war. He argues the struggle should be settled by party or Supreme Court, not monarchist imitation, and lauds agitation for liberty. Edward Hargraves from London condemns Britain's Boer War policy. Storey attacks ministers who equate Christianity with war, suggesting Bryan's election could have saved lives and protected institutions.
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America
Republican Party
North Carolina
P. A. Collins
Governor Outwell
McKinley
Republic
Hoar
McCall
United States Supreme Court
Edward
Hargraves
London
England
Storey
Bryan
Injuries of the Cushing damaged in storm repair order
The torpedo boat Cushing was ordered back from Bridgeport to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs after a storm near Wednesday. Commander Lieutenant Douglass reported feed pump wrecking at noon while at 23 knots due to a faulty bolt in the crank pin brasses. a heavy knock in the starboard engine forced stopping and anchorage. The thumping likely stems from a broken piston ring or loose nut.
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Navigation Bureau
Cushing
Bridgeport
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Douglass
Kitchener Halts Wagon Payments Amid Boer Resistance
Lord Kitchener orders 84 payments to burghers for wagon use halted until Boer resistance ceases, as of December 6, in Pretoria. The move affects local transport and supplies during the ongoing conflict.
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Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Local Arrest Report From Bowen Street Incident
An arrest occurred this morning on Bowen Street with a suspect detained at 12 percent. a watch worth chain was involved and property searched. The details remain unclear due to fragmented source text and partial names.
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Ary McDermott
Bowen Street
Morni
Peery
Seareaa
Box Key Stolen Sparks City Fire Alarm Frenzy
Four false fire alarms rang through Cambridge within three hours last night prompting rapid police and fire responses. The spree culminated in the damage of Engine 6, the city’s largest apparatus, endangering portions of the port district as authorities search for the vandal.
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Fire Department of
Cambridge
Cambridgeport
Bribery Test Ends in Cambridge City Probe Close
Cambridge city government committee closed the bribery inquiry into a school house contract last night with no immediate decision. Counsel argued for the Heffernan brothers and Alderman John J. Ahearn. Coakley called the bribery claim wild and unfounded, while McKelliger urged patience as witnesses testified.
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Timothy W.W. Coakley
Heffernan Brothers
George J. McKelliger
John J. Ahearn
Coakley
Mare’s Nest
Ogly
Boston police launch crackdown on pool investment swindles
Boston police under Chief Watts target a dozen discretionary brokers linked to pool schemes promising 5 to 200 percent monthly returns. Victims are mainly in distant cities. perpetrators operate by circulars and night offices, disguising as legitimate investments. Investigations aim to build court cases and pursue federal charges.
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Boston
Franklin Syndicate
Brooklyn
Watts
Plymouth
New York Broker Accused of Million Dollar Swindle
New York officials report C. W. Morgan the discretionary stock broker linked to a partner firm netted over 1 million dollars from a nationwide swindle with customers across the United States. Coins flood in from many states as the case unfolds.
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New York
C. W. Morgan
William Faversham sinks after appendicitis operation
Friends of actor William Faversham report he is sinking rapidly in Faversham Low New York after his recent appendicitis operation. He has been fighting for life since surgery and may pass away at any moment.
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New York
William Faversham
Stage Matters. Mme Sembrich to Perform in Symphony Hall
Friday afternoon next week Mme Sembrich will give a song recital in Symphony Hall amid rising demand for seats. Box office opens Monday. Other arts items include Nat Goodwin planning The Merchant of Venice with Maxine Elliott, Maude Odell’s Chicago debut, and Selma Herman’s future leading role prospects. The Met English grand opera company will tour, with Boston and New York stops noted.
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Symphony Hall
Manor L Budgett
B. H. Sothern
Rey
St. Louis
Dee
Charlies Frohman
Mark Twain
Phyllis Rankin
Ada Reeve
Morodora
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Portia
Marie Celeste
Rima Donna Soubrette
Francis Ilsono
Madge Lessing
England
Henry Miller
Florence Rosswell
Maude Odell
Chicago
Miss Odell
Boston
Selma Herman
Grand Opera House
Metropolitan English Grand Opera Company
New York
Torenee
I. B. Jack
Business Young Men's Democratic Association of Boston Formed
A new political organization to be known as the Business Young Men's Democratic Association of Boston is to be formed for young men in mercantile business sales clerks and related groups. It aims to influence ward and city government and state government and invites Democrats to join by sending dues and occupation details to Patrick F. McDonald 161 Pearl Street Boston.
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Young Men's Democratic Association of
Boston
Democrats
Business Men’s Association
Patrick F. McDonald
Pearl Street
Czar Rises Briefly as Health Improves in Des. Report
Des Moines dispatch notes the Czar now sits up briefly each day, spending an hour or two in an arm chair. He sleeps with a better appetite and shows steady improvement, though still thinner and frail. Doctors report progress and expect further gains.
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Livadia
Des
Sarah Sherman Dead at 80 in Barton Square Home
Dr. Sarah B Sherman died at 8 o'clock tonight at her home 11 Barton Square after a long illness. She was born in Fayston Vermont on April 28, 1846 and began medical studies in 1872 with Dr. D. D. Whittler.
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Sarah B Sherman
Barton Square
Fayston
Noval
D. D. Whittler
Punchinello at the Emmet Theatre Ends This Week
The only chances to see BD. 8. Willard in Punchinello end this Saturday as the show is withdrawn. Louis Mann and Clara Lipman star in All a Account of Eliza, followed by Mrs. Welie Carter in Zaza at the Hollis on Monday. Seat sales are underway. Quo Vadis has two weeks left.
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Willard
Punchinello
Ement Theatre
Louis Mann
Clara Lipman
Eliza
Welie Carter
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