Outwit Dodge in Gloucester herring skirmish ends in seabound chase
In Gloucester on December 17, Boston Fish Bureau led by L A Dodge tried to seize the schooner Oliver Wendell, but a rapid pursuit failed. Dodge, F W Hentz, and Captain Jack Diggins pursued the vessel to the high seas toward Newfoundland as authorities were unresponsive. The Holmes, in tow, was sighted. Dodge admitted Newfoundland catches with local help were lawful, contrary to Boston Bureau claims that the Holmes was illegal.
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Gloucester
Mass
L. A. Dodge
Boston
Dodge
Boston Fish Bureau
Treasury
F. W. Hentz
Jack Diggins
Oliver Wendell Fielmes
Newfoundland
Richardson
Jor
Dan
Custom House
Mr. Dodge
Mr. Jordan
John J. Flaherty
Beg
Holmes
Eastern Point
Parisian Mme Prieur Sues for Breach of Contract in Court
In Municipal Court Judge Forsaith postponed Mme Prieur of Paris versus Mr and Mrs Beals for breach of contract. Prieur had agreed July 1 to Oct 1 as companion and French teacher for $4 weekly plus board and travel. She quit her pupils to join, but the Bealses later chose not to proceed. Witnesses in elegant dresses attended. case set to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Prieur
Mrs. Beals
Madame
G. M. Stearns
Frederick Haskell
the Bealses
Canada
Pneumatic mail system inaugurated in Boston
Governor Wolcott activated two transmitters at 12 26 PM to launch Boston's pneumatic mail transport. Key officials including Postmaster Thomas and Inspector Evans witnessed the test and lauded its success. Morrell of the Pneumatic Transit Company forecast rapid main office to substation mail moves, predicting seven minute delivery from a four mile outstation and major time savings across Jamaica Plain Dorchester Roxbury et al.
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Roger Wolcott
Boston
Union Stoon
Quincy
James E. White
Washington
Henry A. Thomas
George 8. Evans
Thomas
Morrell
Pneumatic Transit Company
Jamaica Plain
Dorchester
Roxbury
Union Station
Verdict in First Degree Pronounced in Court
A jury returned a first degree verdict after a tense trial. The prisoner showed momentary wavering as the sentence was rendered. Officials reported the ruling and immediate custody procedures followed.
Bridgeport Man Found Guilty of Murder in First Degree
Charles A. Boinay was found guilty of murder in the first degree in Fairfield County Superior Court after a two week trial over the July Daniels Farms killing of Farmer George Nichols during a robbery attempt. Sentencing set for Tuesday. Weeks may plead soon.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Charles A. Boinay
Fairfield County
George Marcus Nichols
Fessenden
Lynch
Boinay
Galen A. Carter
Bolnay
Toomey
Himer
Nichols
Daniels Farms
David Weeks
Weeks
Woman Stabbed Over Jealous Letter Dispute in New York
Mrs. Annie Mele of 18 Roosevelt Street was stabbed at 8 30 AM by Mrs. Mary Carnavola of 71 Matt Street with a silver plated stiletto. Wounds serious but non fatal. Carnavola arrested. Letter to John Zurigo, husband of Mrs Carmela Zurigo, sparked the dispute.
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New York
Annie Mele
Roosevelt Street
Mary Carnavola
Matt Street
Carnavola
Mele
John Zurigo
Carmela Zurigo
Woman Confesses Bigamy In Syracuse Romance
Ida M Wallace a Syracuse socialite confessed to a secret marriage at sixteen and fled with her daughter four years ago to evade a bigamy charge. Wallis B Teller, her second husband, filed for absolute divorce in Jersey City. Teller believes she is living with her first husband Joseph Harris in Baldwinsville, with their child’s whereabouts still unknown. Willis B Teller works for the Delaware and Hudson Transfer Company and travels between Jersey City and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Ida M. Wallace
Wallis B. Teller
Jersey City
Teller
Ida Wallace
Joseph Harris
Baldwinsville
Willis B. Teller
Delaware & Hudson Transfer Company
Albany
Poison evidence against barber Zanoli in murder case
New York prosecutors reveal poison in Zanoli’s home and barber shop amid murder case. Analyst Galpin tests find at least two poisons, including arsenic and possible oxalic acid, from residues in glass graduates and a bottle left from his shop. Additional death and insurance fraud angles surround the case, with exhumation likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Zanoll
H. T. Galpin
Zanoli
Seventh Avenue
Professor Galpin
Zanoll
Tenth Avenue
Theodore Bansemer
Martha B. Huston
No. 237
East Highty-sixth Street
Lottie
Olcott
William Schmidt
Zanoh
Bansemer
Thief Robbery at Brattle Street Store Left Blackjack Behind
A man shouted Stop thief as two robbers fled toward Washington Street after a burglary at a Brattle Street store. One robber brandished a pistol, scattering customers and scattering rings. Mr Maynard gathered the rings, found a blackjack on the showcase, then alerted Station 2 police. Searches failed to locate the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattle Street
Washington Street
Mr. Maynard
Somerville Burglars Held for Trial in Superior Court
Police hold for trial John Mulcahy 19 and Frank Coffrin 28 for the August 30 break in at 70 Highland avenue. A rear window was pried open to steal solid silverware. Mulcahy admitted involvement. Coffrin also confessed. Both are held in $800 for the Superior Court.
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Somerville
Superior Court
John Mulcahy
Frank
Coffrin
Justina Dennison
Highland Avenue
Jimmy
Eugene A. Carter
Pleasant Street
Young Mulcahy
Preak
Halifax
Carter
Boston
Gilmore
Station 8
Charles Street
Mulcahy
Curtin's Plight In Charlestown Court
Daniel J. Curtin faced assault and battery charges in Charlestown Police Court after his wife Julia alleged he returned home with four intoxicated men, forced her from bed to sing, struck her, and knocked her down. A sister proposed housing him at Ayer Junction to keep him away from drink. judgment was deferred for an experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Curtin
Charlestown
Julia
Daniel
Curtin
Ayer Junction
Bold pistol raid on W. H. Maynard Co jewelry shop
At 2 o'clock yesterday two men aged 25 to 30 attempted a pistol hold up at 16 Brattle Square. George H. Maynard faced the robbers, flung a tray of rings at them, then trapped behind the counter, seized a pistol, and the pair fled down Brattle Street pursued by Maynard before a stray shot risked hitting bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Maynard & Co
Brattle Square
George H. Maynard
W. H. Maynard
Maynard
Mr. Maynard
Brattle Street
Sachs Murder Trial in Killingworth Case Develops
In Middletown Conn on December 17 the Herman Sachs murder trial heard witnesses about the gun alleged to be his weapon. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoffman testified to remarks by Sachs before and after arrest. Medical experts were called and Sachs wore a new suit, smoking privileges during a noon recess.
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Middletown
Conn
Herman Sacha
Bertrand L. Hotchkiss
Killingworth
Sachs
Herman Hoffman
Hotchkiss
Rabbi Dies of Blood Poisoning After Knife Injury
The Rev. M. Rappaport aged 42, rabbi of B'Nai Sholom in New Haven, died from blood poisoning suffered after a cut on his right middle finger with a slaughtering knife. He did not recover after two operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
M. Rappaport
B'Nai Sholom Synagogue
Attempted intrusion at Dr Paine’s stable ends in injuries
A disturbance at Dr Paine’s stable on Washington Street in West Newton occurred early yesterday. Thomas Kennedy, the doctor’s coachman, resisted an entry attempt and sustained injuries while a person sleeping in the barn groaned in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Paine
Washington Street
West Newton
Thomas Kennedy
Tate Scheme Collapses In Fast Steamship Plan
A Montreal dispatch says Peterson, Tate & Co. efforts to launch a fast steamship line with Canadian government terms last year have practically collapsed. Canada still aims for a fast service, with outcome depending on price and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montreal
Ottawa
Peterson, Tate & Co
Canada
Maggie Cline in Town Concert for Gate of Heaven Church
Maggie Cline arrived from New York yesterday at 3 p m and was met at Park Square station by committee members in charge of the Gate of Heaven Church concert at the Park Theatre tomorrow, for which she has kindly consented to appear.
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Maggie Cline
New York
Park Square
Gate of Heaven
Park Theatre
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