Mrs. Young Appeals to Roosevelt Over Prisoner Claim
Mrs. Julia A. Young of Boston seeks aid from President Roosevelt claiming she is a prisoner in Fulton county jail held by a person who controls her daughter and threatens her. She filed a writ of habeas corpus and faces a hearing by Judge Reid, alleging her adopted daughter Miss Fannie May Young has pursued her since 1901.
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Atlanta
Julia A. Young
Boston
Mass
Roosevelt
Fulton County
Massachusetts Avenue
William McKinley
Grand Army of the Repubc
Dewey
Court Street
Miss Fannie May Young
Miss Young
Hunger Fighting for Japs at Port Arthur
From Torio on December 9 a frontier report describes horror after two weeks of fighting. Dead and wounded lie unburied as hunger and disease bite defenders. Japanese aim to starve the garrison after destroying the Port Arthur fleet, while Russians are blamed for tactics that left ships exposed. Admiral Togo awaits the Baltic fleet with potentially easier prey.
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Torio
Togo
Port Arthur
Partner Jacob Morse Dies Prompting Immediate Asset Sale
Our firm reports the death of partner Jacob Morse which forces rapid liquidation of stock to honor co partnership agreements and settle partner interests.
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Jacob Morse
Vermont House weighs insanity plea in Mrs. Rogers murder case
The Vermont legislature forms a special committee to examine Mrs. Rogers mental and physical state after the Boston Post reveals her execution date of February 6 falls on a Sunday. Governor Bell could stay the sentence pending next session. The error stemmed from a clerical mistake and Vermont Sunday laws heighten scrutiny of Sunday execution.
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New York
Supreme Court
Rogers
Vermont
Sought Reconciliation With Adopted Daughter
Ex judge Henry S. Dewey said Mrs Julia A Young likely jailed on a charge tied to a threat against her adopted daughter Fannie May Young. He dated the attempt to reconcile in Atlanta about a week to 10 days ago, noting long separation over concerns of Mrs Young’s fitness.
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Henry S. Dewey
Julia A. Young
Fannie May Young
Judge Dewey
Two Teams Lead Racers in Marathon Across Distance
New York report from December 9 notes the Van derstuyft-Stal and Root-Dorlon teams leading after 1:00 AM with 2047 miles and 8 laps completed. Competitors trailed by one lap to several miles. the hour record stands at 2336 miles 7 laps.
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New York
Vanderstuyft-Stal
Root-Dorlon
Millions for poor sufferers of the Brigham will
Boston treasurer George A. Crocker argues the Brigham will should fulfill its aim in Suffolk County by funding a city hospital for indigent patients, not an adjunct to Harvard Medical School. He contrasts needs for consumptives and contagious disease care with educational endowments and notes the U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the $5 million bequest.
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George A. Crocker
Peter B. Brigham
Crocker
Peter B. Brigham Hospital Corporation
Harvard University
Harvard Medical School
Morgan
Brigham
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
H. S. Brigham
Stone Crusher Death Claims Patrick Burns in Jamaica Plain
Patrick Burns, 48, was killed yesterday in Jamaica Plain when he slipped on a ledge on Paul Gore street and fell into a stone crusher. Cracked stones smothered him before help arrived. Medical Examiner Draper was notified and Burns was taken home to Mozart and Lamartine streets.
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Patrick Burns
Jamaica Plain
Paul Gore Street
Draper
Burns
Mozart and
Lamartine Streets
2600 Men Aid Freight Strikers Unite Boston Longshoremen Vote
By a unanimous vote the Boston Longshoremen's Trades Council with 2600 members will not handle any cargo from Merchants and Miners' Steamship Company during their ongoing strike. Fifty delegates attended as John Stephens, council president, presided. Represented were O'Connell Assembly 7174 Charlestown Noddle Island 5789 East Boston Eureka 9628 Assembly 8067 South Boston and other Knights of Labor assemblies.
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Boston Longshoremen’s Trades Council
Merchants and Miners’ Steamship Company
John Stephens
O’connell Longshoremen’s Assembly
Knights of Labor
O'Connell Assembly
Charlestown
Noddle Island
Boys and youths clothing sale with marked down coats
Juvenile outfits priced from 20 down to 5 with coats cut to smaller sizes and markdowns across furnishings hats and shoes. Overcoats for ages 16 to 19 reduced to 20 or less and smaller sizes trimmed. overall sale highlights substantial reductions.
Heroism in Voyage on W F Babcock From Port Blake Ly to Boston
During a perilous Atlantic voyage the W F Babcock encountered disaster off Cape Horn as Boatswain Collins washed overboard and died. A tugboat crewman, Least, died at Bermuda after joining the Babcock. The ship’s rudder was smashed by heavy seas, forcing a temporary rudder solution to reach Bermuda while the crew toiled amid flooding. Mrs Moxon, captain’s wife, acted as boatswain in the crisis.
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W. F. Babcock
Port Blakely
Boston
Collins
Cape Horn
Babcock
Bermuda
Mrs. Moxon
Voyage of the W F Babcock Endures Historic South Seas Heat
After five perilous months at sea the W F Babcock of Bath Maine reached Commonwealth docks South Boston with a valuable lumber cargo. Captain Arthur H Moxon reported the voyage the crew endured Cape Horn gales and a hurricane south of Nantucket where Boatswain Collins was lost. The ship battled shifting cargo and seawater flooding hatches as pumps labored and the crew stayed aboard through exhaustion.
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W. F. Babcock
Bath
Commonwealth Docks
Boston
Port Blakely
Wash
Babcock
Near Official Local Weather Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness Saturday with likely changes in wind and temperature. Forecast emphasizes building overcast skies across Boston and surrounding areas with potential light showers later in the period.
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Boston and Vicinity
Temperature drops to 16 below zero in Maine
In Port Fairfield Maine the new United States weather station logged a temperature of 16 degrees below zero early today.
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Maineport
Fairfield
United States
Father John’s Medicine cures lung cold, reader testimonial
A reader from Lynn Massachusetts reports severe lung cold nearly forcing work cessation until Father John’s Medicine cured him. He claims ongoing savings on doctor bills and improved health. The note is signed Wm Roche at 47 Exchange Street. Also mentions Piso’s Cure promoting children’s cough relief at 25 cents.
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William Roche
Lynn
John
Father John
Wm. Roche
Exchange St
Mass
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