Dover Street Tragedy Involving Aged Banker Widow
A Boston lodging house at 8 Dover Street becomes the scene of a double tragedy. Mrs. Anna Clark, who haunted by a jealous passion for younger traveling salesman Atwood, shoots him in his head then kills herself. Evidence includes a pistol, a note, and letters to Denver police. The Denver sale s man was found dead with a revolver. investigators examine a possible prior marriage.
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Dover Street
Denver, Col
Avon Woman Learns Betrayal Behind Tragedy
In Avon on December 16 a woman named Margery Clark is found dead after a betrayal by Al Atwood. Annie A. Dorgan says Clark believed Atwood was legally married to her in Boston years earlier. Clark’s life unraveled as she cared for a troubled lodging house awaiting news of Atwood.
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McDonald
Annie A. Dorgan
Atwood
AVON
al’ Atwood
Margery Clark
Cornelius Dorgan
Mrs. Clark
Boston
Miss Dorgan
Well Known Malden Man Shot in Boston Tragedy
Algernon S. Atwood of Malden, formerly of Linden district, Boston lodging house on Dover Street where Margery Clark shot and killed him. He had worked as a salesman, saved money, and traveled the West with trunk firm. He visited family on Cleveland Street two weeks ago and met Clark years ago.
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Malden
Algernon SS. Atwood
Denver
Col
Dover Street
Boston
Margery Clark
Linden District
Atwood
Emma Louise Bowen
Edward S. Atwood
Cleveland Street
West
Collie
Edward
Algernon Atwood
Linden
Clark
Bowen
Algernon G. Atwood
Post
Algernon
Denver Man Albert Atwood Murder Case Believed Decoyed to Boston
Denver residents think Albert Atwood was lured to Boston by a telegram allegedly signed Margery Clark. Atwood, a former salesman for F. W. Gramm, was killed by Margery Clark. the dead man's wife, Miss Marie Duffy, and her family are named in the narrative. the body is expected to be brought back to Denver.
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Denver
Col
Albert Atwood
Margery Clark
Boston
Marie Duffy
Denver Dry Goods Company
Atwood
Helen Duffy
Miss Duffy
Atwood's Early Career With Amos Cummings Trunk Firm
About twenty years ago as a boy Atwood joined Amos Cummings trunk firm and stayed many years. Cummings, interviewed at his home, said he was surprised by Atwood's plan to leave for Denver that Saturday. He noted Atwood was an excellent salesman and traced his moves via St Louis Milwaukee and Chicago before Denver. He added he had not heard of the Clark woman.
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Denver
Boston
Atwood
Miss Hawkes
Mrs. Clark
Amos Cummings
Mr. Cummings
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Clark Woman
Bishop Jaggar Delivers Sermon On Self-Righteousness
Bishop Jaggar preached at St. Paul's Church yesterday morning urging humility and unity. He quoted Christ saying prejudice and class lines should be broken, and warned that the respectable are not always virtuous and the vicious not always what they seem.
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Jaggar
St. Paul's Church
Christ
Knights and Ladies of Tara Elect Officers
Knights and Ladies of Tara held their election of officers in Appleton Hall yesterday. The slate included G Ix Mr B J Heany as W G Sk A Smith as recording secretary Miss M W Findlay as financial secretary Frank Marky as treasurer N Daly as guide Mrs M Willey as historian T Donegan as guard C H Riley. About 125 attendees with visitors from County Roscommon Galway Mayo and Clare clubs.
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Knights and Ladies of Tara
Appleton Hall
G. Ix
B. J. Heany
W. G. Sk
A. Smith
M. W. Findlay
Frank Marky
N. Daly
M. Willey
T. Donegan
C. H. Riley
County Roscommon
Galway
Mayo
Clare
Pennsylvania Flyer Collides With Freight Train
The Pennsylvan ia flyer east bound collided with a Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train at night. The freight engineer was killed and the fireman is dying. The flyer was moving slowly.
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Canton
Pennsylvania Flyer
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Hibernians of Washington Denounce France Action
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Washington adopted resolutions denouncing France for its Vatican controversy move, calling the confiscation of church property “downright robbery.”
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Washington
Order of Hibernians of
France
Vatican
La Touraine Brings 1,649,090 Francs in Specie to New York
The French line steamer La Touraine arrived from Havre and brought 78 packages of specie valued at 1,649,090 francs. The arrival was reported in New York on December 16.
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LA Touraine
New York
Havre
Limerick Club Plans Grand Ball At Roughan's Hall
The Limerick Club met at Phenix Hall with over 200 members in attendance and decided to hold a grand ball at Roughan's Hall on February 7. The committee includes Chairman B J Witz- Patrick, Treasurer Nicholas J O'Shaughnessy, and Secretary D M O'Connell.
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Limerick
Phenix Hall
Washington Street
Roughan’s Hall
B. J. Witz- Patrick
Nicholas J. O’shaughnessy
D. M. O'Connell
Wanderers Ball in East Boston Led by James Sutton
The Wanderers Association of East Boston hosts its fourth annual ball tonight at Sweeum Hall. Mg James Sutton will lead the grand march.
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Wanderers’ Associates of
East Boston
Sweeum Hall
James Sutton
Woman seeks son to comfort her in Utah senator murder case
Mrs. Annie M. Bradley asks Warden Harris to bring her youngest son Montgomery Brown from Salt Lake City to the Raleigh Hotel jail scene of the shooting of former Utah Senator Arthur Brown. Legal fight looms as defense and prosecutors clash over Custody and trial issues while friends and foes of Brown mobilize.
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Washington
Annie M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
Utah
Raleigh
Montgomery Brown
Salt Lake City
Warden Harris
Arthur Brown, Jr
Harris
Bradley
Duane E. Fox
Senator Brown
Fox
Brown
Mrs. Bradley
Judge Barth
Utah Supreme Court
Barth
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ida Cameron
Don Cameron
Columbus
Miss Cameron
Anna Madison Bradley
Annie Adams
Maude Adams
Hibernians Condemn Ellis Supporters at South Boston Meeting
At a Division 58 A O H gathering in National Hall South Boston leaders condemned National President Matthew Cummings County President John H Dillon and Mayor Fitzgerald for backing David A Ellis for the School Board opposing Julia K Duff of the Ladies Auxiliary 30 A O H The adjourned meeting spurred similar action across divisions Speakers Frank Conroy Francis J Moynihan Edward F McGrady and Senator-elect Frank J Linehan addressed the assembly.
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Division
National Hall
National
Dorchester Streets
Boston
Matthew Cummings
John H. Dillon
Fitzgerald
David A. Ellis
Julia K. Duff
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Frank Conroy
Francis JT. A. Moynihan
Edward F. McGrady
Frank J. Linehan
Division 39 A O H Elects Carr At Head
Division 39 A O H met in Columbia Hall Roxbury yesterday and elected officers headed by President J H Carr Vice President M J Roche Treasurer J J Reynolds Financial Secretary P J Larkin Recording Secretary J P Keeney Sergeant at Arms John Cuddy Matinel Patrick Kelly Physician Dr J J Sullivan Four candidates were initiated and five other applications received Refreshments were served
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Columbia Hall
Roxbury
J. H. Carr
M. J. Roche
J. J. Reynolds
Pp. J. Larkin
J. P. Keeney
John Cuddy
Patrick Kelly
J. J. Sullivan
Tolstoi Calls Shakespeare Overrated as Time-Server
Paris dispatch reports Count Leo Tolstoi branding Shakespeare a time-server who flattered rulers. Tolstoi says Shakespeare lacked real genius and ranks Othello as his best play, inferior to the earliest Italian works upon which it was founded.
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Paris
Leo Tolstoi
Shakspere
600 Join Holy Name Society at St. Josephs
The retreat at St Josephs Church West End ended Sunday evening with papal benediction by Rev R Donahue S S R The effort added over 600 names to the Holy Name Society under Rev P J McCormack direction
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
West End
R. Donahue
Holy Name Society
P. J. McCormack
Samaroff and Van Norden Headline Chickering Hall Concert
Mme Olga Samaroff piano soloist in Beethoven op 27 no 2 Brahms intermezzo Liszt Mephisto waltz and Rhapsodie in G minor. Mr Berick Van Norden tenor sang Handel Mendelssohn and more. praised for a beautiful tenor voice and modern sounding Jepthah recitative aria.
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Mme
Olga Samaroff
Berrick van Norden
Chickering Hall
Mme. Samaroff
Brahms
Mrs. Beach
Liszt
Mr. van Norden
Handel
Mendelssohn
Morgan
Bohm
de ‘Torntenouilles
Beaumont
Chadwick
U S Coast Defences Deemed Deficient by Army Chief
Brigadier General Arthur Murray reports serious shortages in U S coast and field artillery staff and materiel. He urges legislation to fix deficiencies, cites cost to complete harbor defenses, and stresses need for range finding gear lights submarine mines and trained personnel.
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Washington
United States
Arthur Murray
Dee
Murray
Isthmian Canal
Insular
Plan to supply artillery manpower at outbreak of war
The speaker argues it would be impracticable to furnish this number under the present system and urges directing attention to a plan that will supply the deficiency from the organized militia at war's outbreak. He believes many non-expert artillerymen can be recruited this way.
Frayne Rescues Children and Plans Move to Woonsocket
Thomas A. Frayne, father of five found destitute by police last week, arrived at Newton police HQ from Providence and took charge of the children. He said he had secured work in Woonsocket and planned to move the family there soon.
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Newton
Thomas A. Frayne
Providence
Woonsocket
R. I
Club waiter sold beer to officer at Charlestown Hawthorne Club
Edgar Jackson a colored waiter at the Hawthorne Club Charlestown was arrested last night charged with selling illegally to Reserve Officer Peters a bottle of lager beer. The club recently reorganized and had prior police trouble while on Water street. The license was granted this time on condition they move from that street.
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Edgar Jackson
Hawthorne Club
Charlestown
Peters
Water Street
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Charles Clark
Algernon J.atwood
Knights and Ladies OF
TARA
Hibernians OF
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Hibernians
Ellis
Tolstoi
ST. Joseph’s
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and
Essex Streets
Boston, Mass
New England
Dorchester
Waltham
Revere
Massachusetts
New England States
Essex Street
U. S
U.S. Coast and Field Artillery
Panama Canal
United States Army
South Boston Catholic Club
South
Frayne
J. C. Sawyer
Summer Street
Washington St
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