Rumors swirl around Barker death and Hurd illness
Edward Baker brother of Walter Farns worth Baker says Mrs. Frank H. Hurd is very ill at Bogota New Jersey. Baker suspects murder in the death of Walter Baker in New York. Will filed for probate in Suffolk county. Bergen county and New York officials investigate the death.
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Frank H. Hurd
Bogota
N. J
Edward Baker
Walter Farnsworth Baker
Boston
New York
Post
Baker
Suffolk County
Walter Baker
New York City
Bergen County
New Jersey
Fight plan to annul wedding in Winchester
Mrs. James Robinson seeks dissolution of her marriage to James Robinson amid opposition from his relatives and friends who claim the groom is insane and irresponsible. A restraint order, issued by Judge Fessenden, targets Mrs. Robinson as hearings loom.
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Winchester
Water Street
James Robinson
Mary Conaty
Taunton
Thomas White
Robinson
Miss Conaty
Mirs
Daisy Reichbacher
Chelsea
Fitchburg
First National Bank of
Greenfield
Charles P. Aldrich
James Robinson Taylor
Boston
Abe Hummel Near Death in Blackwell’s Island Prison
Abraham Hummel, the lawyer serving a year in Blackwell's Island for conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case, is near death with his condition reported as critical and likely to deteriorate at any moment.
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New York
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Dodge-Morse
Hummel
Father John's Medicine Adverts in St Mark's Place
An old testimonial notes inability to lie down due to a cough and credits Father John's Medicine with curing it. The fragment cites Mrs. at 8 St. Mark's Place, New York City, claims fifty years of use and asserts the remedy is not a patent medicine and helps prevent pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
St. Mark's Place
New York City
Principals in Fairbank Suit Slander Trial Today
Two noted principals in the slander case linked to the Fairbank suit are to be tried in Worcester today. The action centers on alleged statements affecting reputation and involves key local figures.
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Worcester
Fairbank Suit Opens In Superior Court In Worcester
Wilson H. Fairbank, Massachusetts commissioner at the Jamestown exposition, sues James M. Perkins for 50000 alleging false accusations of forgery over a voucher for 77.86. The Moran suit against District Attorney John B. Moran of Suffolk county is also pending as Fairbank is reported ill at home in Warren.
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Worcester
Fairbank
Perkins
Wilson H. Fairbank
Massachusetts
Oregon
James M. Perkins
Commission
John B. Moran
Suffolk County
Whittier Birth Centenary Observed in Amesbury
Amesbury marks the 100th anniversary of John Greenleaf Whittier's birth with a 1:30 p.m. Town Hall ceremony. The program includes invocations, greetings, letters from President Roosevelt and others, and addresses by Judge George W. Cate Alden P. White, John D. Long, John L. Bates, Booker T. Washington, Edwin D. Mead, and David Cross of Manchester New Hampshire.
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Amesbury
John Greenleaf Whittier
A. EF. Dunning
D. D
George W. Cate
Roosevelt
Alden P. White
Commonwealth
William M. Olin
the Commonwealth
Whittier
Ami Fields
John D. Long
John L. Bates
Booker T. Washington
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Amory B. Bradford
Edwin D. Mead
David Cross
Manchester
N, H
Taft to Speak at Boston Merchants Banquet
The Honorable William H. Taft Secretary of War will headline the Boston Merchants Association banquet at the Hotel Somerset on Monday evening December 30. Taft plans this to be his first public address after returning from an around the world trip. Lieutenant Governor Draper and Mayor Fitzgerald will speak in the absence of Governor Guild with President Jerome Jones presiding. The second speaker will be Swagar Sherley Congressman from Louisville Kentucky.
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William H. Taft
Boston Merchants’ Association
Hotel Somerset
Taft
Fort Yellowstone
Wyo
Manila
Guild
Draper
Fitzgerald
Jerome Jones
Swagar Sherley
Congress
Louisville
Funeral for King Oscar to be held Thursday
Stockholm reports the funeral will be held Thursday for King Oscar who died December 6. Great Barrington notes the body of Robert Buckley, missing since December 1, was recovered from the Housatonic River after dragging the river and locating his hat in the ice.
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Stockholm
Oscar
Great Barrington
Robert Buckley
Housatonic River
Knives Out for Graves Seethes in City Republican Fight
The Republican city organization eyes plots to defeat President Edward G. Graves for reelection while counter plots to save him emerge. Mayor Perlie A. Dyar, once a near miss for city committee president, is reportedly seeking the post as supporters circulate around the city.
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Republican City Organization
United
Victorious
Edward G. Graves
Perlie A. Dyar
Graves
Wardll
Noyes
Ward 11
Parker
Major Dyar
Good Government Association
Bates
Bowen
Hibbard
Dyar
City Committee Fight Shapes Ward and Campaign Roles
The article lists David F. Tilley Ward 12 Walter A. Webster Ward 22 and Alderman Charles M Draper Ward 21 as contenders for city committee leadership. It reports tensions around Graves supporters claiming strong organization gains while rivals accuse him of undermining reform groups and aiding opposition to Mayor Fitzgerald.
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David F. Tilley
Walter A. Webster
Charles M. Draper
Webster
Draper
Melvin O. Adams
Graves
Hibbard
Fitzgerald
Conductor George H Munger Dies After Fall
Milford case reports conductor George H Munger of the Milford and Uxbridge line died at Brangingham Hospital after a fall at Whitney's station while replacing a trolley. He sustained a broken neck from the accident earlier today.
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Milford
George H. Munger
Battleship Idaho finishes sea trial with 17.14 knot speed
The battleship Idaho built at Cramp's shipyard in Philadelphia returned from an official trial off the Delaware Breakwater. It reached 17.14 knots, exceeding the 17 knot speed contract.
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Philadelphia
Idaho
Cramp
Delaware
Burned $10,000 and then died in Ohio man�s strange act
Marion Ohio dec 15 John Gordon 85 a wealthy farmer burned $10,000 in bills kept under his pillow then died of heart disease. He had resisted depositing his savings despite long years of saving and amused himself by burning the money before his death and the sight upset a son who found him.
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Marion
John Gordon
Gordon
Man Rescued After Deliberate Jump From Bridge
Ivan Benson 26 of 17 Hanson Street leaped from Congress Street bridge into Fort Point Channel at 4 45 yesterday afternoon. Crawtenders saw him climb the rail and plunge. a rowboat crew rescued him and he was taken to City Hospital.
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Ivan Benson
Hanson Street
Congress Street
Fort Point Chhannel
Crawtenders
Benson
City Hospital
Kreisler Delivers Lively Violin Program At Symphony Hall
Iritz Kreisler appeared at Symphony Hall in a bright third concert, performing a varied program including Tartini, Kreisler encore pieces, Schumann Larghetto, Weber Rondo, Mozart Siegfried Paraphrase, and Dvorak Humoreske. Critics note his vitality and warm tone despite a shorter lineup.
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Symphony Hall
Iritz Kreisler
Mozart Siegfried
Wilhelm
Smetana
Paganini
Kreisler
Finnegan Wins Roscommon Knights Presidency After Spirited Contest
At a Wells Memorial building meeting of the Knigits and Ladies of Roscommon Thomas J. Finnegan of Malden won the presidency after a spirited contest with Scully and Kelly. Finnegan, known in Boston and Malden, previously worked for the Boston Athletic Association and now is with the Boston & Maine railroad. The society promotes Irish welfare and has a substantial membership.
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Knigits and Ladies of Roscommon
Wells Memorial Building
Thomas J. Finnegan
Malden
Scully
Kelly
Finnegan
Boston Athletic Asociation
Boston & Maine Railroad
Knights and Ladies of Roscommon
Ireland
Ducks Slide on Ice Near Atwater Homestead
In Rehoboth on Ten Mile River, Multiply Atwater reports a flock of intelligent ducks sliding on the ice each afternoon. The birds align, balance with outstretched wings and slide sideways, learning from nearby children. A patriarch led a recent 20 yard ice slide and signaled others to follow, with the flock sliding for about an hour daily.
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Rehoboth
Atwater
Ten Mile River
Mr. Atwater
Prohibition Club
Tie
Boy Hears Through Mouth Says Deaf School Note
Ten year old John Hetzel of Jersey City sent to the State School for Deaf Mutes in Trenton shows speech and hearing abilities. Tests indicate he hears through his mouth, as he speaks with lips closed making questions hard to comprehend.
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Trenton
N. J
John Hetzel
Jersey City
State School For
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