Liquor Firm to Sue Temperance Lecturer
In Portland Maine the United States District Court indicted Grant Rogers Auburn attorney former Sagadahoc county prosecutor and noted temperance lecturer for mailing a defaming letter to Mack and Birmingham liquor wholesalers Boston on its outside envelope. He may be arrested this term with the firm seeking $10,000 in damages.
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Portland
United States District Court
Grant Rogers
Auburn
Sagadahoc County
Maine Good Templars
Mack & Birmingham
Harrison Avenue
Boston
Rogers
Dyer
Grand Jury
Officer Fired and Fined for multiple breakins
Patrolman Frank B. Erskine of Division 2 was dismissed after charges of entering several buildings on Nov 14 15 and 16. After 16 years in service he admitted the entries saying illness forced him. a doctor corroborated his testimony. The dismissal came as a surprise to many in the force.
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Patrick J. Duke
Michael Sullivan
Back Bay
Commonwealth Avenua
Hall
Board of Police
Sergeant Goode
Frank B. Erskine
Divion 2
Erskine
Crack in fall river steamer Priscilla halts service
A crack found in the main shaft of the Fall River line steamer Priscilla during a routine inspection will put the vessel out of commission for an extended period. The ship will likely be towed to Newport and laid up for winter repairs, with the Pilgrim taking its place temporarily.
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New York
Fall River Line
Priscilla
Newport
Pilgrim
Adams Named Next U S District Attorney for Massachusetts
Melvin O Adams is slated as the next United States district attorney for Massachusetts with the approval of Senators and Attorney General Moody. Born 1850 in Ashburnham, he entered Dartmouth in 1867 and graduated 1871, then studied law at Boston University. He practiced since 1875 and gained fame in the Lizzie Borden trial. He later led the Boston Revere Beach & Lynn railroad, building a prominent career.
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Washington
Melvin
Adams
United States
Massachusetts
Moody
Melvin O. Adams
Ashburnham
Dartmouth College
Boston University Law School
Lizzie Borden
Fall River
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Baby Hamilton to Be Named After Douglas
James R. Hamilton of 52 Chestnut Avenue Jamaica Plain, puzzle author, received a letter from Governor-elect Douglas secretary granting permission to name his newborn son after the governor. The letter confirms consent to use the governor’s name in christening.
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James R. Hamilton
Chestnut Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Douglas
Hamilton
Mr. Douglas
William Lewis Douglas Hamilton
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