Holy Ghosters Convert Dead in Lewiston Case
Mrs Maria Lombard 60 died at Auburn after a brief illness linked to a baptism in the Androscoggin River by Holy Ghost and Us Society members. Authorities allege medicine was discarded and Sandfordites influenced care, with physicians called but later dismissed. The case centers on Shiloh baptism and alleged neglect surrounding her death.
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Lewiston
Maria Lombard
Auburn
Androscoggin River
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Shiloh
Lombard
Androscoggin
Attie
Theamily
Perkins
Todd
Moses
Lords rule Daly estate wins Daly's Theatre possession
The House of Lords awarded possession of Daly's Theatre to the Daly estate. They also granted about £20,000 from court takings of "San Toy" to the Daly heirs, with the leasehold worth about £30,000 and an accounting for damages. Edwardes's contract to produce musical plays at the theatre remains in force.
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London
House of Lords
Augustin Daly
Daly
Associated Press Today
Edwardes
Wind blocks Marconi balloon experiments at St John’s
High winds hinder William Marconi as he attempts to raise a second balloon to support a horizontal wireless signal wire after a balloon blew out to sea. If weather does not improve he will erect a mast next week and abandon balloons, aiming to signal transatlantic liners and open a permanent wireless station at Cape Race within a month.
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ST. John’s
N. F
William Marconi
Marconi
Cape Race
Miss Toppan Cheerful in Seventh Week of Jail Stay
At Barnstable Mass on December 13 Miss Jane Toppan the alleged killer of three relatives and patients enters week seven in jail as her lawyer James Stewart Murphy visits. While reportedly healthy and in good spirits she endures mental strain from the courtroom proceedings and awaits Christmas plans with jailer Mrs Cash’s children visiting.
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Barnstable
Jane Toppan
James Stewart Murphy
Lowell
Miss Toppan
Santa Claus
Day would double in length in 60 million years
Sir Robert Ball, famed astronomer, predicts days will take 48 hours to revolve in about sixty million years. He spoke at University of Chicago lecture in Studebaker Hall, tracing how time and tide have lengthened the day through history and celestial changes.
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Chicago
Robert Ball
Robert Pall
Studebaker Hall
University of Chicago Lecture Association
Nine Day Holiday Sale At 20th Century Dept Stores
A lively promotional note describes a nine day sale at multiple Boston area stores. It touts discounted items from umbrellas to coats, with prices and quantities, and promises home delivery, mail orders, and cash-on-delivery options. The piece emphasizes hustle and bargains to entice shoppers.
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Hot Air Association
Washington St
Irs
Dept. Stores, Inc
Hanover St
Boston
Holyoke
Main St
Lawrence
Essex St
Countess Cassini Joins Washington Society
Washington society welcomes the Countess Cassini daughter of the Russian ambassador into its fold. Her gowns, Parisian creations, captivate the capital with a wardrobe noted for its remarkable dresses and fur coats, the most valuable collection seen in Washington.
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Cassini
Washington
Washington Society
Republican Orators Set to Visit Boston Political Rally Schedule
Colonel James Burton Reynolds plans a series of Boston appearances by national figures. On Oct 28 the Middlesex Club hosts Moody Powers and Lawrence, followed by Lincoln Day on Feb 12 with Hanna Hepburn and Hill. April 27 features Beveridge and McLaurin, whose recent political clashes may push him toward the Republicans.
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Boston
James Burton Reynolds
Republican State Committee
Reynolds
Washington
Middlesex Club
Moody
Powers
Lawrence
Lincoln
Hanna
Hepburn
Iowa
Hill
Connecticut
Congressman Hill
Indiana
Grant Day
A. J. Beveridge
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
Tillman
Ex-city clerk Mitch Galvin quizzed on street chief run
Mitch Galvin, former city clerk, tells a Post reporter he knows little about a possible candidacy for superintendent of streets. He denies suggesting appointment to General Collins but says his name may be presented for consideration.
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J. Mitchell Galvin
Post
Collins
Naval officers rewarded for actions aboard Petrel
The naval awards board recommends commendatory letters to Lt J S McKean Naval Cadets J E Lewis and E Kessler G Flaherty W White J T Evans J L Corlsson F T Sullivan and R E Barton for bravery during the Manila Bay fire aboard the Petrel. A letter is also to be sent to the widow of Commander Jesse Roper commending his bravery.
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Washington
Naval Board On Awards
Petrel
Manila Bay
Jesse Roper
J. S. McKean
J. E. Lewis
E. Kessler
G. Flaherty
W. White
J. T. Evans
J. L. Corlsson
F. T. Sullivan
R. E. Barton
Roper
British permits necessary for travel to South Africa
The British War Office issued a circular dated November 30, 1901, requiring permits to travel through the Cape Colony or Natal. Passengers cannot land without a permit, which also restricts inland travel. Permits are issued in London at 39 Victoria Street, with Americans able to obtain them via the American Embassy in London.
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British War Office
Cape Colony
Natal
London
Victoria Street
S. W
South Africa
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Safe Internal Cure
The advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe children friendly catarrh cure with no cocaine morphine or dangerous drugs. Tablets resist deterioration, are convenient to carry, and claim to act by cleansing the blood using eucalyptus red gum blood root and hydrastin. It argues internal treatment is necessary and that tablets outperform inhalers sprays or liquids, available for 50 cents in the US and Canada.
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Stuart
Medical Department
United States Army
United States
Canada
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