Bad Paper Lumber Swindlers In Boston Exposed
Boston victims faced a tightly organized scam stretching from New York to Boston and beyond. The Richardson Lumber Company and John L Davidson & Co led a scheme using fake deeds and notes to secure loans and hide losses. Key figures include John G Hathaway Harvard Law graduate, Enoch L Richardson, Chester T Linley, Henry Thornton, and James G Wilson. The scheme collapsed after records and mortgages failed, with notes defaulted, and several men facing indictments or bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Richardson Lumber Company
Produce Exchange
John I. Davidson & Co
Hoboken
John G. Hathaway
Ackworth Company
John L. Davidson
George E. Yarrington
Henry J. Thornton
James J. Wilson
Chester T. Linley
Enoch L. Richardson
Company No. 1
Company No. 2
Law School
Harvard
John S. Eldridge
Ingraham
Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
Crozier
Virginia
Mr. Richardson
Metropolitan Avenue
Varick Street
Brooklyn
James G. Wilson
Crosier
D. M. Loud & Co
Norfolk Timber Company
John L. Davidson & Co
J. L. Davidson
Yarrington
Fifty-eighth Street
Sarah B. Weed
Richardson Company
John L. .Davidson & Co
Second National Bank
Davidson
Colonel Kay
Linley
Davidson’s
Davidson & Co
John S. Davidson & Co
Thornton
J. I. Davidson & Co
Herald Building
Second National Bank of
Richardson
Bloomfield Street
Golden and Silver Weddings in Beverly Social Event
In Beverly on Saturday evening the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dennis and the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Burnham were celebrated. About 200 guests attended, including Bass River Lodge of Odd Fellows and the police force, Burnham a member and Dennis a former police chief. Gifts included $50 in gold for Dennis and a silver water set for Burnham from Bass River Lodge.
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Beverly
John J. Dennis
Otis Burnham
Dennis
Bass River Lodge of Odd Fellows
Burnham
Bass’ River Lodge
Four Year Old Hercules In Indiana Shows Great Strength
Willis Holmes, four years old from Laporte Indiana, is described as a youthful Sandow able to carry his father Charles Holmes who weighs over 175 pounds. Doctors say the boy displays remarkable muscular development and strength.
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Laport
Ind
Willis Holmes
Charles Holmes
Sunday Liquor Seizures Sweep Brighton and North End
Officers from Division 14 raided the licensed premises behind 381 Western Avenue Brighton and seized a half gallon of whiskey. Sergeant Simonds from Division 1 searched unlicensed sites at 1 Eaton Place and 16 Margaret Street North End, finding four gallons of lager at the first and eight and a half gallons at the second.
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Division 14
Philip Morrison
Western Avenue
Brighton
Simonds
Division 1
Genaro Lausili
Eaton Place
Antonio Colonio
Margaret Street
North End
Fire at railroad repair shop minor damage reported
A defective electric wire crossing the roof of the New York, New Haven & Dartford railroad repair shop near the South End baseball grounds sparked a small fire. The blaze was quickly contained and damage described as trifling after Box 248 responded at 836 last night.
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New York, New Haven & Dartford Railroad
South End
Gustavus Adolphus Life Told at People’s Temple
The Rev Woodman Bradbury gave a long engaging address on Gustavus Adolphus at a Quincy church event. An attentive audience heard a portrait of the king’s life from birth to death amid political and religious conflicts, with strong applause throughout.
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People’s Temple
Woodman Bradbury
Gustavus Adolphus
Woodman
Bradbury
People’s Church
Gustavus
E Trask Hill
Gustavus Adolphus 300th birth anniversary observed in Quincy
Swedish Lutherans in Quincy observed the 300th anniversary of Gustavus Adolphus at the Lutheran Church. The program featured a Swedish Band, male choir, and Rev John T Johnston delivering a historical address. Johnston highlighted Gustavus Adolphus born December 9 1594 in Stockholm and noted his linguistic gifts, education, and leadership in the Thirty Years War. He died on the battlefield with his boots on defending his cause.
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Quincy
Mass
Gustavus Adolphus
John T. Johnston
Johnston
Royal Palace
Stockholm
Lion
Johan Skytte
Gustavus
Gift From King Oscar Presents Gustavus Portrait to Baltimore Church
The 300th birth anniversary of Gustavus Adolphus was marked at Trinity German Independent Church with an unveiling of a life size oil portrait, donated by King Oscar II of Sweden. The king arranged a Swedish artist to copy a historic portrait, and a gold frame was made. Rev Adelbert Sterger reported the story to the king, who ordered the gift. The painting arrived from Stockholm, and Sterger has already received a gold medal from the Grand Duke of Baden for church work.
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Baltimore
Gustavus Adolphus
Trinity German
Sweden
Adelbert EF. Sterger
Trinity Church
Oscar II
Norway
Oscar
Stockholm
Sterger
Grand Duke of
Baden
Life of a Great King Celebrated in Brockton
The Scandinavian One Hundred Men Society marked Gustavus Adolphus’s 300th birthday at Franklyn Hall Campello. An audience filled the hall as Temple Sextet and Echo Club performed, John Anderson read, S. Swanson sang, and Rev. Albert Hammatt delivered a masterful speech on the king’s character, life, and era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Scandinavian One Hundred Men Society
Gustavus Adolphus
Franklyn Hall
Campella
Temple Sextet
The
Echo Club
John Anderson
S. Swanson
Albert Hammatt
Steamer Dorset Collides With Teelinhead Off Liverpool
London December 9. The steamer Dorset from Wilmington North Carolina to Liverpool collided with the Teelinhead from Brunswick to Liverpool. The Teelinhead was beached at New Brighton. Damage unknown.
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London
Wilmington
N. C
Liverpool
Teelinhead
Brunswick
New Brighton
Rev O T Walker recalls fifty years in ministry
The Rev. O T Walker of Chicago, formerly pastor of Harvard Street and Bowdoin Square churches, spoke yesterday at Tremont Street. He recalled ordination in 1844, shared memories of Lincoln, Sumner, and other era figures, and noted his plans to rest his wife and seek one final church to serve.
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O. T. Walker
Chicago
Harvard Street Baptist Church
C. C. Earle
Bowdoin Square
Harvard Street
Walker
Pollock
North Stonington
Conn
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Sumner
General Banks
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Lloyd Garrison
Phillips Brooks
Bowdoin Square Baptist Church
Boston
Stone
Phineas Stone
Mead
Anderson
Cheney
Orleans
Cape
First Baptist Church
Trenton
N. J
Delaware River
Washington
New London
Thames
Willimantic
Willimantic River
New
South End
Tremont Street
Massachusetts House of Representatives
New Jersey House of Representatives
Prison Baptism in Bedford Cell Before Hanging
Daniel H. Robertson, condemned for the 1898 murder of his wife Mary, was baptized in his cell corridor at the House of Correction in Bedford. Rev. Doctors MacDougal Coe and Williams and Keeper Hunt attended. he then received communion. He appears resigned to his fate as hanging arrangements proceed quietly.
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Nepw Bedford
Daniel H. Robertson
Mary
House of Correction
MacDougal
Coe
Williams
Keeper Hunt
Roberston
Bogus School Bonds Circle England and Ireland
In London and Ireland counterfeit American school bonds traced to Dakota Colorado Wyoming Nebraska. Denominations from 100 to 1000 dollars. Two American firms hold about 200000 pounds of these securities. a Yankton citizen imported them. In Yankton authorities warn nearly half a million dollars in fraudulent bonds were sold here. Cablegrams report attachments of Pierce Wright & Co assets in Pierce County.
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London
Ireland
England
Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Yankton
Oak
N. D
Belfast
Dublin
Pierce, Wright & Co
Religion for Colleges Encourages Religious Training in Curriculum
President G. W. Smith of Trinity College spoke at All Angels Church in New York on the benefits of religious training in higher education. Prominent college presidents attended by invitation, including E. Potter of Hobart College and R. B. Fairbain of St Stephen's College, urging religious leadership in colleges and curriculum.
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New York
G. W. Smith
Trinity College
Congregation of All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles T. Hoffman
E. Potter
Hobart College
R. B. Fairbain
St. Stephen's College
Dean Hoffman
General Theological Seminary
L. S. Humphreys
Church University Board of Regents
Emperor William remarks on Reichstag scenes at Potsdam
In Berlin the emperor awarded the Reichstag president and vice presidents at the new Potsdam palace after their re election. He condemned the scene when Social Democrats refused to rise and cheer for him calling it deplorable though not as insulting to the House as to him. He noted a result from the episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Reichstag
Pottsdam
Missing Florence Bradley From Norwalk Mystery
Norwalk Connecticut December 9 20 year old Florence Bradley daughter of Farmer James H Bradley left home yesterday afternoon to take milk and butter to a neighbor seven miles north near the Weston line and has not returned. A general search is under way with the family noting her dark brown dress long coat and black felt hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Easton Centre
James H. Bradley
Florence
Weston Line
Indictments Filed Against Sioux County Officials in Grand Jury
Sioux City Iowa December 9 The grand jury returned fifty two indictments against former county officials and past board members for a four year conspiracy that allegedly robbed the county of nearly two hundred thousand dollars amid charges of corruption and malfeasance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Board of Supervisors
Moondyne Club’s Third Annual Charlestown Concert
About 800 friends attended Roughan Hall for the Moondyne Club event delivering a 22 piece program. Performers included Snow's Augmented Orchestra led by J Albert Snow, Kitty ONeil, Frank Tuttle, Dasa Harman, Roach and Magic, Witch City Quartet, Excelsior Banjo and Guitar Club, and many solos. A police search at several local addresses found no liquor.
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Moondyne Club
Roughan Hall
Snow
J. Albert Snow
Commonwealth Quartet
Reading
James J. Hardy
Excelsior Banjo and Guitar Club
George B. McKenna
Frank Swift
Andrew Keefe
Ed Howlett
Harry Goodwin
Jere Scamman
Charles Murphy
Quartet In Choice
Excelsior Quartet
B. W. Farrar
Bart Grady
Thomas Casey
Palace Theatre Aggregation
Webster and Conlan
Waterbury Brothers
Harry Lamar
Peter Fallon
Johanna Hews
Water Street
Alfred Randolph
Wapping Street
Daniel Keefe
Chelsea Street
Richard Fleming
Medford Street
Frank Mahan
Gibbscourt
Mrs. Murray
Arlington Avenue
German press cites Ma son's view on American railroad bonds
Consul General Ma son’s report on the weak standing of American railroad bonds in Germany is echoed by German newspapers. Opinion holds that if his advice is heeded, German capital will quickly reinvest in American railroad securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mason
Germany
Pewabic Treasure Quest To Rescue Copper And Gold
A new effort to recover the Pewabic treasure from Lake Huron aims to reach a sunken ship 20 fathoms deep offshore Thunder Bay. Three lives already lost. divers from Minneapolis Detroit Duluth and Chicago are backing the perilous venture with patents for subaqueous travel.
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Saginaw, Mich
Lake Huron
Thunder Bay
Minneapolis
Detroit
Duluth
Chicago
Harrisburg
Penn
Copper Island
Emerald
Oliver Pelkey
Pelkey
Navy
M. F. Chalk
Hulls
Chalk
A. P. A. lecture in North Cambridge sparks debate
E H Dunbar of Boston addressed an audience in Odd Fellows Hall on A P A and Romanism. Cambridge police seized liquor from 114 Charles street premises. No license rallies mostly small church attendances, except Inman Street Universalist with about 300. Y M C A held a no license meeting. Father Flatley urged no license. Father Orr did not address the license question. Harvard students attended masses awaiting Orr talk, but the sermon avoided the topic.
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E. H. Dunbar
Boston
Odd Fellows Hall
North Cambridge
Harvard
Father Orr
Everett Election Fevers Rise Ahead of Wednesday Vote
Citizens plan rallies as campaigns intensify with Cate Jennings and Henderson leading races. Cate speaks at Everett Hall and Jennings at Second street HQ while Henderson remains active. Meanwhile the Everett Cottage Hospital trustees schedule a Saturday 7:45 PM meeting in City Hall.
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John S. Cate
Everett Hall
Charles E. Jennings
Second Street
John D. Henderson
Glendale Club
Church Street
Cate
Jennings
Henderson
Everett Club
City Hall
Death of Henry Newton 8 in North Weymouth
Henry Newton died aged 8 in North Weymouth today after a fall fractured hip leading to death. Born in Vermont he lived here for many years and served in the Legislature in 1867. He was postmaster under Andrew Johnson and a member of Orphans' Hope Lodge F and A M. He leaves a widow and two sons.
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North Weymouth
Mass
Henry Newton
Vermont
Andrew Johnson
Hope Lodge
A. M
Mr Stetson’s New Hotel Rising in City
Mr John B Stetson will replace the Globe Theatre with a new hotel named The Savoy. The fireproof building features terra cotta, steel and glass and is rapidly nearing completion. Washington street front nearly finished, with plans for a Harrison avenue sister building to follow.
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John B Stetson
Globe Theatre
The
Savoy
Washington Street
John Stetson
Grand new hotel to rise with seven story wings
A planned hotel project promises a frontage near 100 feet on Washington street and a total of 200 to 250 rooms. Access will be via a Hayward place building, linking three streets. The first floor will host offices and a 150 foot bar and dining room, with ladies parlors and a dining room on the second floor and seven more stories of chambers and baths. Modern sanitary systems and plumbing will be installed.
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Washington Street
Debut of Mlle Fougere Floats Parisian Flair in Boston
Mlle Fougere, formerly of Paris, danced and sang in French at the Boston Theatre last night with encores. John Mason recited twice. Dan Daly and George Marion drew cheers. A parade of actors including Carroll Johnson and Cissy Fitzgerald filled the program, arranged by manager Charles H. Thayer during the annual event.
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Mlle. Fougere
Paris
Boston
John Mason
Dan Daly
George Marion
Charles H. Thayer
A O Hibernians Division 19 elects officers in Roxbury
Division 19 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Roxbury held its annual officer election with Thomas J. Burke re-elected president and Peter P. Veale named vice president among others. Division 4 also elected officers with Francis Cassidy as president and Joseph A. Connell as vice president among re-elected posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Roxbury
Thomas J. Burke
Peter P. Veale
Joseph F. Madden
Patrick J. McGee
Michael J.scanlon
Patrick J. Gately
John McGarvey
Sentinel
Francis Cassidy
Joseph A. Connell
Patrick Gillespie
Patrick J. O’connor
John Carroll
John Cassidy
Samuel J. Livingstone
Massachusetts Pension List for Past Week
Dec. 9 report lists Original pensionees James O. Loughlin James Howard alias James Hayward Henry Cummings plus additions Henry Shaw John Shedford Parmenas Locka Abington Edward McLeod and others. Increase Clarentine E. Terson. Reissue Daniel W. Blaisdell. Original widows Clara L. Swasey Harriet Collins Harriet Loomis Mary Donovan Mary Emily Wilson Laura Graham.
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Washington
Massachusetts
James O. Loughlin
Stonesham
James Howard
James Hayward
South Boston
Henry Cummings
East Boston
Henry Shaw
Ballardville
John Shedford
Lynn
Parmenas Locka Abington
Edward McLeod
Chelsea
Increase
Clarentine E. Terson
Fitchsburg
Daniel W. Blaisdell
Clara L. Swasey
Brockton
Harriet N. Collins
New Bedford
Harriet A. Loomis
West Stockbridge
Mary A. Donovan
Rowley
Mary Emily Wilson
Lowell
Laura L. Graham
Haverhill
Reform Work at New Bedford
New Bedford on December 9 reports the arrest of Sadie Lemay Tsaiah Labriskie and Serapine Stone charged with keeping liquor nuisances. The three are proprietors of houses of ill fame, following police raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Sadie Lemay
Tsaiah Labriskie
Serapine Stone
Lesseps Body to Arrive in Paris for Funeral
Paris reports Ferdinand de Lesseps's body will arrive December 13 and the funeral will be held on the 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Voth for Peabody A the Democratic Ticket Tomorrow
A local political note urges voting for candidate Voth supporting the Peabody slate on the upcoming ballot tomorrow. The plea emphasizes party alignment and civic participation in the election set for the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Voth
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Bradford Street
Robert Stike
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Louis Justin
James Matthews
Thomas Mason
Charles W. Taylor
King OF Fame
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King Oscar
William Gannon
Harwich Street
Stanton
Draper
Benjamin J. Kelly
Station 15
Peter A. Moore
Main Street
Charlestown
Ular
John H. Woodbury Dermatological Institute
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Phils
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Woodbury
Robertson
Religion For Colleges
Institutions of Learning
Emperor William
Social Democrats
Florence Bradley
Charlestown News
American Railroad Securities
Cambridge News
Everett News
MR. Stetson’s
Mlle, Fougere
A. C. H. Elections
the DE Lesseps
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