Fourth Arrest in New Bedford Probe
The New Bedford vote buying probe proceeds with Antone Sylvia George Pomp Lawton and William B Foster arraigned on multiple counts for buying and influencing votes. Judge Milliken sets Dec 20 for hearings as supporters urge proper procedure amid courtroom scrutiny.
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New Bedford
Thomas Dibbs
David I. Walsh
Henry E. Woodward
Antone Sylvia
George “Pomp” Lawton
William B. Foster
Milliken
Woodward
Commonwealth
Lawton
John D. Leighton
Manuel
Menneze
Sylvia
W. G
Bob” Davis
Frank H. Ramsdell
Walsh
Answers Criticism in Court Statement
New Bedford coverage details attorney David I Walsh defending prosecutions of vote buyers. He argues exposing evidence protects the city’s fair name and assists honest citizens, including ministers and reporters, in detecting crime. The report notes defendants answered from spectators’ seats and outlines alleged payoffs to voter Patrick H Foye and John O'Brien in local precincts.
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Woodward
New Bedford
David I. Walsh
Walsh
Murphy
Foye
John O’brien
O’brien
Princess Louise and party survive Delhi wreck off Cape Spartel
Princess Louise Victoria and her daughters narrowly escaped drowning when the Delhi struck rocks near Cape Spartel in fog. Lifeboats and a French cruiser aided rescue, with 38 passengers saved aboard the Duke of Edinburgh. The Delhi lay wrecked as salvage ships and news of Tangier housing the royals emerged.
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Great Britain and Ireland
George V
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Egypt
Cape Spartel
Africa
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Friant
London
Tangier
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Duke of Fife
Gibelmusa
Early Buying Praised by Riis in Letter to Boston Chamber
Jacob A Riis praises the Shop Early motto in a letter to the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He applauds the early closing movement, calling it sensible and noting its relief of the holiday rush. He cites exhaustion, illness of shopgirls, and strain from long hours as harmful consequences of late shopping.
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Jacob A. Riis
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Frigid dip draws 200 at Coney Island in December
More than 200 men and women swam in 43 degree water at Coney Island as mid December mild weather prompts a winter resort dip. Participants braved the chilly sea for a festive plunge in New York.
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Coney New York
Coney Island
Laboring Man Holds Power in War on Saloons
John B. Lennon of the American Federation of Labor told delegates of the Anti-Saloon League of America that the laboring class holds the key to fighting rum and that organized labor offers the greatest opportunity in the temperance battle. He denounced interorganization bickering and urged unity. Bishop Luther B. Wilson endorsed Lennon, calling the address highly significant.
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Washington
John B. Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Anti-Saloon League of America
Lennon
Illinois
Wilbur E. Crafts
National Reform Bureau
Big Fire Feared in East Cambridge Paint Shop
Three alarm boxes within minutes signaled a fire in a paint shop at 291 Windsor Street rear, operated by Martin Pihl. Fire caused by spontaneous combustion. damage described as slight. Authorities reported the incident around 4 p.m. residents feared a major blaze.
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East Cambrige
Windsor Street
Martin Pihl
Grange Reelects Officers at Worcester Meeting
At the Massachusetts State Grange annual session in Worcester officers were re elected. E F Richardson reported on past year work and the education fund reached nearly three thousand dollars. New officers include Mary Olds Lakin and Ella D Rice with most posts previously held.
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Worcester
Massachusetts State Grange
E. F. Richardson
Millis
C. N. Gardner
Westfield
E. E. Chapman
Ludlow
Worthy
L. R. Smith
Hadley
E. H. Gilbert
Stoughton
H. H. Wheelock
Marlboro
Worthy Treage Urer
S. A. Marrington
William N. Howard
South Easton
F. L. Warfield
Buckland
Ceres
Mary Olds Lakin
Brookfield
Pomona
Ella D. Rice
Leominster
Flora
F. M. Sargent
Amesbury
Charles O. Littlefield
Norewood
Sargent
Littlefield
Leap to car fender saves man from death in Cambridge
Fred Nestrom aged 42 of 40 Baldwin Street Cambridge escaped a fatal outcome last night by leaping onto a car fender and stepping in front of another vehicle. He was thrown when the car stopped and suffered a dislocated right shoulder.
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Fred Nestrom
Baldwin Street
Cambridge
Nestrom
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. It claims two hourly doses up to three doses will end symptoms, relieve headache and nasal congestion, and costs 25 cents without quinine. It notes three years of research and global druggist availability.
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Pape
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