Fever Death Toll in Africa Surfaces in Commons Debate
London reports reveal 15.6 percent typhoid among British troops in South Africa, 3642 deaths. War secretary Brodrick defends $80,000,000 army estimates, warning of prolonged conflict while pledging continued force and supplies. Opponents decry miscalculations and call for reconciliation rather than endless funding.
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London
House of Commons
South Africa
William
John Brodrick
Brodrick
William Vernon Harcourt
Timothy Healy
Premedes
England
Colonial Office
J. Henry Bouchere
Bold department store robbery told by East Boston resident
Mrs Lizzie Welch of 241 Boyle Street East Boston recounts being assaulted in a crowded department store and robbed of her pocketbook by a female thief who escaped. She also says the thief took her keys, leaving her unable to enter her home, and she cried while describing the incident.
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Lizzie Welch
Boyle Street
Boston
Mrs. Welch
Dutch Government Refuses Arbitration Initiative
The Hague December 11 Dutch government today definitively refused to take the lead in arbitration between the Transvaal and Great Britain. The Transvaal legation says it is authorized to deny a report that Emperor Nicholas telegraphed Mr Kruger about not receiving him.
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Hague
Transvaal
Great Britain
Nicholas
Kruger
Denounced England's Act in Transvaal Debate in Reichstag
Berlin dispatch reports Socialist leader Bebel condemning England's war methods in the Transvaal as barbarous and detestable while arguing for friendly terms with Britain without surrendering Germany's freedom. He criticized Germany's rebuff to Kruger and suggested that if President Loubet welcomed Kruger, Emperor William could have done so too.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Err Bebel
Germany
Transvaal
England
Kruger
Loubet
William
Penny central to holiday coin demand across the nation
Washington reports mint workers grind to meet Christmas demand for one cent pieces as copper scarcities and slow supply push pennies to king status, with New York and Boston less affected. The article highlights urgent daily efforts by men and women at Philadelphia to produce sufficient pennies.
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Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Penny’s Spread From Nickel Stamping Grounds
The West leads a demand for more change as bargain sales and odd figures spur the need for smaller coins. The craze shifts supply expectations, turning the penny into part of the nickel’s domain and fueling increase in small denomination minting.
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West
Divorce Case Roils Back Bay Overward Custody Battle
A sensational divorce case in Back Bay pits Mrs. Irvin Chapman against her husband and mother in law. The wife seeks absolute divorce and $25.09 in wages, alleging years of strain and public taunts. Counsel plans service by publication and immediate trial amid claims of a theatrical career and custody of their child. The couple’s history includes a 18% marriage in Cohasset and ties to Charles Frohman and Richard Mansfield.
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Irvin Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Charles Frohman
Wrohs
Richard Mansfield
Back Bay
State Street
Massachusetts Men Go to Berlin as Embassy Staff
Senate confirmations include H. P. Dodge of Massachusetts as second secretary to the American embassy at Berlin and Samuel Morrill of Massachusetts as third secretary there. Huntington Wilson of Illinois is named secretary of the legation to Japan, William D. Bynum of Indiana as commissioner to codify federal laws, and generals Wheaton and Chaffee named major generals.
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Washington
Senate
Huntington Wilson
Illinois
United States
Japan
H. P. Dodge
Massachusetts
Berlin
Samuel Orrill
William D. Bynum
Indiana
Lloyd Wheaton
Adna R. Chaffee
Chapman Family Social Rift Ends in Separation
Retired society leader Irvin Chapman loses standing as gossip centers on a marriage across bloodlines. His wife, a young beauty, complains of his relatives pressuring a breakup to regain status. Chapman travels to Australia abandoning wife and son, while the Brookline estate on Upland Road remains a family landmark.
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Chapman
Australia
Upland Road
Brookline
Irvin Chapman
Worcester Nashua railroad tragedy claims fireman
A Worcester Nashua railroad yards incident fatally crushed fireman James Buzzell after engineer Morse jumped from a shifter. Buzzell, once married two years, was the son of Rev wearne W Brazzell, secretary of Hillsboro County Temperance Educational Society.
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Nashua
Worcester
Worcester & Nashua
Morse
James
Buzzell
Uzzell
wearne _W
Brazzell
Hillsboro County Temperance Educational Society
Prominent Society Woman Heads to Stage Company
Mrs Irvin Chapman separated from her husband has moved in with her parents in Back Bay and now joins Miss Marie Dressler's company. In a Columbia Theatre interview she admits pursuing independence and reveals settling two suits men owed. She is described as a sweet faced 22 year old mother of a four year old boy.
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Irvin Chapman
Back Bay
Chapman
Marie Dressler
Columbia Theatre
Post
Man behind Brookline man of fraud headlines
Friends of Luke Duffy defend his honesty yet accuse a film flap of mania for deception. Duffy, with a wealthy wife on Perry Street, was arraigned in Municipal Court on charges of cheating clerks at Parker House news and telephone stands. Bail set at $200 until December 18. He has prior run ins including a three month House of Correction sentence for flim flam, with past intoxication detentions.
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Luke Duffy
Perry Street
Brookline
Parker House
Duffy
House of Correction
Hancock transport arrives with soldiers from Manila
Coffin laden transport Hancock reaches San Francisco, bringing 369 sick and discharged troops and civilians from Manila via Nagasaki. Ten dying soldiers and one suicide by Private A K Clausen are noted. Bodies from Honolulu and Guam were transferred aboard to other ships, including the Grant which carries about 250 bodies.
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San Francisco
Hancock
Manila
Nagasaki
A. K. Clausen
Forty-second Infantry
Honolulu
Guam
Thomas and Grant
Grant
Roosevelt House Hunting in Washington Trip
Governor Roosevelt will begin a Washington visit tomorrow to attend centennial commemorations for George Washington and to arrange housing during his stay. He plans to finalize arrangements for his residence in the capital.
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Oyster Bay
U. S
Roosevelt
Washington
Cigarettes Said To Drive Teen To Insanity
In Fall River on December 11 John A. Brown a 19 year old was declared violently insane due to excessive cigarette smoking by his parents testimony in District Court. He grew insane a week earlier and attempted to assault a physician while examined. He was sent to Taunton Asylum as a dangerous lunatic.
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Fall River
John A. Brown
Taunton
Arrest of Dr Augustus W Turner Over Malpractice Aid
Dr Augustine W Turner a well known physician living at 161 Springfield street was arrested yesterday by Inspectors McGarr and Morrisey on charges of aiding Dr Jane BE Bishop in malpractice. Mrs Bishop was arrested Oct 25 and is held on $10,000 bail awaiting trial in the Superior Court.
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Augustus W. Turner
Springfield Street
McGarr and
Morrisey
Countess de Grey Banned From Court Over Tea Venture
New York society notes that Countess de Grey is formally not received at court after announcing a London tea room venture. No scandal attaches to her, but the Queen’s lord chamberlain issued the restriction. The Countess, widow of the Earl of Osdale, is linked to prominent families, including Lord Pembroke and connections to Vanderbilts and Goelets.
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Countess de Grey
New York
Lord Pembroke
Miss Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ogden Goelet
Queen Victoria
London
Triple Sale Box Call Opens Evening Hours to Christmas
A sensible winter shoe is advertised at $3.00 in a triple sale Box Call. Beginning next Monday the store will stay open every evening until Christmas to accommodate holiday shoppers.
Loan Bill Special Committee Named to Report Tomorrow Night
A loan bill special committee was appointed yesterday to meet this afternoon and report to city council tomorrow night. Ward leaders listed include William B. Jackson William Healey Francis Doherty George Cadogan Arthur Dolan Andrew Badaracco James Sweeney Daniel Kiley Samuel Kasanof Alter Mensfield Edward Armistead Donald MacDonald John Monaghan George Donahoe William Wells George Flynn William Good James McInerney George Wood Clarence Starratt William Nitz Frederick Whitely Samuel Mildram Clarence Sanderson. The article notes the committee’s makeup suggests a majority favor the bill in its present form.
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William B. Jackson
William
Healey
Francis J. Doherty
George H. Cadogan
Arthur W. Dolan
Andrew A. Badaracco
James A. Sweeney
Daniel J. Kiley
Samuel Kasanof
Alter R. Mensfield
Edward A. Armistead
Donald N. MacDonald
John E. Monaghan
George A. Donahoe
William Ll. Thite
Frank EF. Wells
George A. Flynn
William Good
James McInerney
George O. Wood
Clarence W. Starratt
Nitz
Frederick W. Whitely
Samuel H. Mildram
Clarence W. Sanderson
Support Shipping Bill At Massachusetts Meeting
Fall River December 11 The Board of Trade at its annual meeting unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Massachusetts delegation in Washington to back the ship subsidy bill. Officers elected include President Robert T. Davis First Vice President A Homer Skinner Second Vice President A A Mills Treasurer George H Eddy Secretary Austin A McCauliffe.
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Fall River
Board of Trade
Massachusetts
Washington
Robert T. Davis
A. Homer Skinner
A. A. Mills
George H. Eddy
Austin A. McCauliffe
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Africa
Morris
Thos
Kelly
Washington Stastis
Olland
Herr Bebel
Samuel Morrill
Celebrity Photo & Art Co
Carey
Washington Street
Broadway
Cor
F Street
Boyle Bros
Raglan
Oxford
T ” Credit Clothiers
Southend Green
Washington St
Mania
Pacific
Roosevelt House Hunting
A. W. Turner
Cincinnati
James F. Bardrol
Ashington D. C
James Rengta
George Husky
Brattice Streate
Fall River Board of Trade
Poire
Eves
Gees
Oexx
Ristmar
Ireland
Continent
Marlier & Company, Ltd
Tremont St
Boylston St
Caratere
Ifree
Roerica
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