Kane Brothers Murder Fatal Struggle in Wakefield
Day family tragedy unfolds as Thomas and Patrick Kane fatally wound Patrick Day during a night attack. Day dies from a deep heart wound and severed jugular. Police arrest the Kane brothers. autopsy confirms brutal stabbing with a jackknife. Funeral set, initial court hearing planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Kane
Patrick Kane
Thomas
Messer
Main Street
Jack
Harlow
Park
Small
Newton and West
Buckman
Reynolds
Oak Street House
Lynn's Murder Case Dominates Lynn News
The community circles around the long‑ago Gideon W. Lattimer Jr. murder as Annie Maud Brewer faces murder charges in Lynn. Brewer remains in Salem jail after the hearing, while questions arise about Mrs. Breed and Dr. Wilkinson as possible accessories. An autopsy confirms death from abdominal organ injuries caused by a bullet. Lattimer’s body to be moved to 38 Carnes Street tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Gideon W. Lattimer, Jr
Annie Maud Brewer
Salem
Lattimer
Pinkham
Carnes Street
Young Boston Council President Contest Sparks City Clash
Three North End lawyers battle for the Common Council presidency as Christopher F. O'Brien Jr. William J. Miller and Michael T. Callahan trade barbs. O'Brien, 28, a law graduate and former clerk, faces Miller, under 30, and Callahan, veteran engraver and actor, in a tight, personal political contest promising a close outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Rice and Brackett
Christopher F. O’brien, Jr
North End
Eliot Grammar
English
Boston University Law School
Suffolk Bar
William J. Miller
Ward 5
Miller
O’brien
Old Eliot School
Boston College
Boston
Henry F. Naphen
Michael T. Callahan
Callahan
Coburn murder case maintains tight details at Gorham
In Gorham the Coburn murder case adds little new material. Hired men Lewis and Coleman, plus Edward Graffam and Lewis Graffam Friend from Abner Lowell's, are in custody. Graffam is held to learn more about Lewis. An inquest is planned privately in Gorham tomorrow.
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Portland
Coburn
Gorham
Lewis
Coleman
Edward Grafam
Friend
Abner Lowell’s
Graffam
Lowell
Banquet Honors B and M Railroads Chief McKinnon
In Concord New Hampshire on December 16 a Snowshoe Club banquet at the club house near Penacook Lake honored T A McKinnon general manager of the Boston and Maine railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’kinnon
Concord
N. H
T. A. McKinnon
Boston & Maine Railroad
Snowshoe
Penacook Lake
Monument to the Leper Saint Father Damien Unveiled
In Louvain Belgium on December 14 a monument to Father Damien the lepers friend was unveiled amid great rejoicing. Belgian sculptor Constantin Meunier created the statue in honor of Damien noted for his care of leprosy patients.
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Brussels
Father Damien
Louvain
Constantin Meunter
Brookline Board Health Tightens Disease Controls
Brookline moves to curb diphtheria scarlet fever and typhoid with a hospital for contagious cases and daily school inspections. Dr H L Chase leads a panel of physicians including Blanchard Woods Cutts Francis Cooper Bowker to check the high and Pierce Cabot Devotion Lawrence Longwood Sewall Heath Winthrop Parsons Lincoln Boylston schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline Board of Health
Health Board
H. L. Chase
B. 8. Blanchard
Pierce
J. H. Woods
Cabot and Devotion
H. M. Cutts
Lawrence
Longwood
G. H. Francis
Sewall and Heath
A. Cooper
Winthrop
Parsons
E. M. Bowker
Lincoln
Boylston
Chase
Knights of St. Rose Elect Officers
An election of Knights of St. Rose officers was held last evening. Officers chosen include Consul John J. Donovan and vice consul Daniel A. Cronin. Other posts filled by George E. Cusick, Andrew J. Gilligan, Jeremiah Mara, John Greene, John Hogan, Thomas J. Waggett, Richard T. Purcell, Rev. Thomas A. Walsh, Dr. Sampson A. Callanan, and George E. Mennig as musical director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of St. Rose
John J. Donovan
Daniel A. Cronin
George E. Cusick
Andrew J. Gilligan
Jeremiah Mara
John Greene
John Hogan
Guardian
Thomas J. Waggett
Richard T. Purcell
Thomas A. Walsh
Sampson A. Callanan
George E. Mennig
Boston Photographer Walter Chase Wins London Graphic Honorable Mention
Amateur photography enthusiasts in Boston celebrate Walter G. Chase of their guild for earning an honorable mention in the London Graphic's contest. The article notes the judges prize naturalness of pose over flattery and describes Chase's Brookline den, literary interests, and active involvement in lectures and the Camera Club.
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Boston
Walter G. Chase
London Graphic
Mr. Chase
Somerset
The
Graphic
Brookline
Chase
Camera Club
Chase earns honorable mention for photography display
Mr. Chase, a wealthy Boston businessman, earned an honorable mention in a competition. He sent six photographs of young women across the ocean, five of whom are well known in Boston society. The Graphic will publish one portrait for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chase
Ocean
Boston
The
Graphic
John Bull
Tuskegee appeal at Trinity Church promotes colored education
At Trinity Church Boston a Tuskegee Institute meeting featured Booker T. Washington and Gov Greenhalge. Speakers praised the Tuskegee School and urged aid as money was raised, with Mrs Julia Ward Howe and several clergy noting the education of colored youth in the South and North.
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Trinity Church
South
Tuskegee School
Tuskegee
Ala
Boston
Tuskegee Institution
Booker T. Washington
United States
E. Winchester Donald
Greenhalge
Sherman Hoar
Julia Ward Howe
Perry Browne
A. Gordon
Raid on Disorderly Houses in Fall River
Police raided three disorderly houses in Fall River just before midnight. Proprietors Mrs Victoria Goodhall of 108 Stedford Street Mr and Mrs John Murdock of 30 Borden Street and Maud Lorraine of 60 Union Street were taken to the central station with the women and five men found inside. Charges of vagrancy and keeping disorderly houses were pressed and they were bailed after examination. The establishments had recently received warnings to close and had briefly complied.
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Fall River
Victoria Goodhall
Stedford Street
John Murdock
Borden Street
Maud Lorraine
Union Street
Central Station
Funeral of Granville Cash Attended by Fraternal Delegations
The funeral from Universalist Church Chelsea at 2 pm drew relatives friends and delegations from the New England Order of Protection Cambridge Boston Chelsea A O U W I O F and G A R. A double quartet sang and Rev. R Perry Bush delivered the eulogy. Floral tributes were numerous and the interment was at Woodlawn.
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Granville Cash
Universalist Church
Chelsea
New England Order of Protection
Cambridge
Boston
R. Perry Bush
Woodlawie
Nicaragua Canal bill dominates Senate agenda in December
The Nicaragua Canal bill leads the Senate calendar with a possible final vote before the holiday recess, while the bankruptcy and appropriation bills await. Hearings focus on state statues and currency legislation as debates hinge on military reforms and a proposed transfer of Fort Leavenworth prison.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Morgan
House
Nicaragua Canal
United States
New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
John Stark
Statuary Hall
Hear
New England
Heard
Dem
District of Columbia
Outhwaite
Lamont
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Department of Justice
Committee On Banking and Currency
Death of Henry James Wheaton at Burbank House in Pittsfield
A well dressed man registered as Harry Wright of New York at the Burbank House and was found dead in his room with morphine bottles and whiskey nearby. His real name appears to be W H Wheat on, with ties to Boston and New York, a valise containing clothes and a bank check book, and aliases used at the Crawford House and by hotel staff.
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Pittsfield
Burbank House
Harry Wright
New York
Capt
A. R. Johnson
Ladder No
Chaffee
State Street
Boston
Boston & Albany
Lenox
Crawford House
W. H. Wheaton
Third National Bank of
New York City
Henry James
Wheaton
Indeterminate Sentence Endorsed by Massachusetts Officials
At the Massachusetts Prison Association annual meeting at the Church of the Disciples Professor Charlton O. Lewis urged indeterminate terms for all prisoners calling it the best solution to crime. Governor Greenhalge and Dean Hodges supported reforms focusing on education and rehabilitation to reduce crime and improve prison life.
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Massachusetts Prison Association
Church of the Disciples
Thorpe
Charlton O. Lewis
New York
Lewis
Massachusetts
Dean Hodges
Cambridge
Greenhalge
Charlestown
Redistricting Eyed as Incoming Aldermen Take Charge
Waltham ward lines to be redrawn as population shifts leave Wards 1 4 and 6 oversized while wards 2 3 5 and 7 remain compact. The piece notes Democratic control history and a prior seven aldermen at large arrangement endorsed by Republicans.
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Waltham
Board of Aldermen
Board of Selectmen
Legislative Committee
John C. Thorp
Sudden Death in Salem Claims Richard Ruth
Richard Ruth, a longtime Salem resident and morocco dresser by trade, died suddenly of heart disease at his home 26 Herbert Street Saturday night after returning from work. Born at sea in 38 years ago during his parents’ emigration, he lived in Salem all his life and was formerly in the grocery business. He never married.
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Richard Ruth
Salem
Herbert Street
Morocco
Revered Barton Urges Unity and Duty in Sermon
The Shawmut Congregational Church heard Rev. W. E. Barton preach on One and Two. Barton, a 35 year old Boston pastor, delivered with vivid gesture and unscripted fluidity, stressing that unity gives strength and that one man rightly joined with others outshines solitary effort. He likened life to cotton processing from raw bales to finished yarn, arguing no one should live the Christian life outside the church and urging all to join.
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W. E. Barton
Shawmut Congregational Church
Barton
Mr. Barton
Carlyle
Paul
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Board of Health
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Tremont ST
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London
Trinity
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Pittsfield Hotel
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Waltham Ward
London Doctors
Eng
Galland
NEW Publications
Anna E. Mack
Boston Advertiser
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