Mystery man at Touraine hospital seeks death by own action
A well-dressed man registered as E. Blake at the Touraine hotel in Boston. After lunch he retreated to his room and shot himself in the neck. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with a grave injury and a large sum of money found on him. The man’s true name is unknown. authorities have not determined a motive. He appears about 50, with gray mustache and hair, and rumors circulate about his identity and purpose.
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Touraine
Massachusetts General Hospital
E. Blake
Blake
Post
Surprise Death of Ex Mayor Fox Shocks Cambridge
The death of former Cambridge mayor Fox surprised family and friends who learned of his passing from newspapers. Reports conflict on location with Providence listed as the death site. he died of pneumonia after illness while traveling from Florida. Funeral services are set for Mt Auburn Cemetery at 2 p.m. today, announced by Mr. Bennett.
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Fox
Cambridge
New York
Wakefield
Humboldt Avenue
Providence
Boston
Bennett
Florida
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Arrested for giving rebate on insurance premium
Arthur E. Carpenter of 76 Rutland square was arrested yesterday on the complaint of Insurance Commissioner Cutting and F B Powell of 48 Congress Street. He is charged with calling a four percent rebate on a $26 premium, violation of the Insurance Law punishable by a fine up to 600 dollars.
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Arthur E. Carpenter
Rutland Square
Cutting
Powell
Congress Street
Gardiner Faces New Hindering Justice Charges
New charges of hindering justice filed against District Attorney Gardiner in New York. A governor’s messenger delivered ten typewritten pages of accusations claiming he delayed election fraud trials by using office powers to interfere with the state attorney-general. Gardiner must answer by Saturday or appear before Governor Roosevelt.
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New York
Gardiner
Roosevelt
J Gardiner
Russians seizing rice aid for destitute Chinese in Pekin
In Pekin a Chinese relief effort issues about $700000 worth of rice to needy civilians as General Chaffee orders large rice disbursements. A group of German officers narrowly escaped asphyxiation from a Chinese stove, with four of seven affected for over half an hour, highlighting stove hazards in the region.
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Pekin
Chaffee
Brooks to Introduce Bill to Control Boxing in New York
Assemblyman Charles F. Brooks announced plans to introduce a bill in the Legislature to place boxing under state supervision. He says inspectors would be stationed at ringside with power to halt contests whenever science shows brutality, ensuring safety at every event.
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Buffalo
Elist
Charles F. Brooks
Brooks
No More Prize Fights in Chicago Voted Against
Chicago council narrowly backs an anti-fight resolution after an unsatisfactory Gans McGovern bout at Tattersall s, signaling a ban on pugilistic contests unless Mayor Harrison vetoes. The move reflects strong public sentiment after last Thursday night’s fight ending.
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Chicago
Carter Harrison
Trolley Road Extension Aims From Amesbury to Haverhill
The Lovell syndicate led by W. D. Lovell of Newton plans an Amesbury to Haverhill trolley line to operate next summer, creating a direct route from Haverhill to Hampton Beach. It seeks a New Hampshire charter for lines Exeter to Portsmouth and Portsmouth to Dover, with Portsmouth as the hub and two power houses planned in Amesbury costing 20000 and 30000 dollars respectively.
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Lovell Syndicate
Haverhill
Hampton Beach
Amesbury
Lovell
W. D. Lovell
Newton
New Hampshire
Exeter
Portsmouth
Dover
Man Charged In Jamaica Plain Murder Case
Ether clouded Thomas Ross’s memory after a Sunday morning jaw operation leaving a hazy account of the affray. Police believe Charles Smith, a colored man arrested on suspicion, is the likely assailant and hold him on murderous assault charges.
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Thomas Ross
Jamaica Plain
Charles Smith
Huge sale of damaged Bradley Co books at 356 Washington Street
From Underwriters Salvage So. the stock of A J Bradley & Co includes about 25 000 new cloth bound books largely 2mes with under 500 damaged. Sale Monday in our Basement at 356 Washington Street. Prices from five to fifty cents each averaging well under current prices. Libraries Sunday schools and retailers urged to buy.
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A. J. Bradley & Co
Washington Street
Countess Not Liable for Debts, Gould Trustees Face Jurisdiction Fight
In New York on December 17, a hearing in Anton J. Ditt mar v Gould trustees sought to stop paying income to Countess Anna Gould and Count de Castellane. Defendants contest New York jurisdiction, argue plaintiff lacks interest, claim debts are to Boni Count de Castellane and not the Countess, and appeal to French law and ante nuptial terms to deny liability. Judge Blanchard set the injunction proceeding, with further action postponed to Thursday.
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New York
Anton J. Dittmar
Gould
Count Bon de Castellane
Jay Gould
Supreme Court
Count de Castellane
Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
Asher Wertheimer
Julius Cohen & Co
London
Boni
France
Blanchard
Charles A. Gardiner
E. C. James
Samuel Untermeyer
Mr. James
Mr. Untermeyer
Justice Leventritt
Thieves Target Curtis in Series of Robberies
Commissioner Charles P. Curtis faced multiple thefts including a venison theft at his home and a recent robbery of a $20 watch and $60 chain while on vacation at Ipswich. Inspector Gaddis arrested Charles B. Forbes caught pawning the watch at the Hamilton Club where Forbes worked during Curtis’s stay.
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Charles P. Curtis
Edwin A. Curtis
Ipswich
Gaddis
Charles B. Forbes
Hamilton Club
Curtis
Devery's Deal With Platt Sparks Brooklyn Clash
New York December report claims police transfers last week were a deal with Platt. Boss McLaughlin harshly denounces Devery and calls for Tammany to dethrone him or risk breaking with the Brooklyn machine. Deputy Chief Clayton vows strict law enforcement as Brooklyn aims to stay closed to the protected class.
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New York
Platt
Brooklyn
McLaughlin
Devery
Tammany
Brooklyn Machine
Elias P. Clayton
New Orders
Manhattan
Mad dog drives crew aloft on Gloucester schooner
A Newfoundlander dog on the schooner Golden Rod, loaded with 1060 barrels of frozen herring, caused chaos as it leaped through the rigging and bit Captain Ross and two crewmen. The vessel, amid a fierce gale, diverted to Sydney Co. B. for medical care where wounds were cauterized and dressed.
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Gloucester
Newfoundland
Ross
John Keenhan
Joseph Scott
Sydney
Co. B
Howard G. Cushing Ill at Presbyterian Hospital
Howard G. Cushing, member of the Somerset Club and a noted portrait painter, is in the third week of an illness at Presbyterian Hospital, New York. A Harvard graduate who studied art in Paris, he has painted many society portraits and recently exhibited work at the Art Students' League.
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Howard G. Cushing
Somerset Club
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Cushing
Harvard
Banquet for Meyer Postponed Over Wolcott Illness
A banquet planned by leading citizens for Hon George von L Meyer the newly named ambassador to Italy has been indefinitely postponed due to illness of ex Governor Wolcott.
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George von L. Meyer
Italy
Wolcott
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Aches Says Mrs Martin
A Boston woman Mrs Alexander Martin recalls fifteen years of kidney pain and back ache caused by calcareous deposits. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she slept soundly with fewer attacks. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole agents Remember the name Doan's.
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Boston
Alexander Martin
Oriental Court
Doan
Foster-Milvurn Co
Buffalo
U ‘8
Depew Opposes Engagement of Paulding Relative
Washington dispatch reports Miss Paulding, Chauncey Depew’s niece, engaged to Lieutenant John R. Edie of the Navy. Depew’s objection was poverty, though Edie is a popular, bright officer, grandson of Commodore McCawley, with Civil War hero lineage. The couple met at a Washington reception and the match drew attention among society.
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Paulding
Chauncey Depew
John R. Edie
Navy
Depew
Edie
Commodore McCawley
Annapolis
Texas
Santiago
New York
Miss Paulding
Death of Booz at West Point Under Hazing Inquiry
Philadelphia dispatch reports the board of inquiry into Oscar L. Booz the West Point cadet who died two weeks earlier from injuries linked to hazing. Witnesses including Booz’s father mother sister and classmate described tar traditions at the academy involving forceful acts including tabasco sauce and hot wax. The hearings covered Bristol and Philadelphia testimony with a West Point session planned for tomorrow afternoon.
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Pec
Oscar L. Booz
West Point
West Point Military Academy
Board of Inquiry
Bristol
Booz
William H. Booz
Sarah Booz
Nellie Booz
Allison
Weaver
Oscar Booz
J. Solis Cohen
Oscar
Albert
New York
Builies
Willis ‘Weaver
Boot
Academy
Lafayette
Sigmund
Which Prisoner Fired in Gloucester Shooting Case
Gloucester December 17 Charles Mason and his 15 year old son are held on charges of shooting Henry Burton who lies unconscious between life and death.
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Gloucester
Charles Mason
Henry Burton
Maine and Massachusetts Officials Appointed in Cornered List
Washington dispatch lists appointments for fourth class positions including Maine and Massachusetts figures such as Mrs. Clara, Cole, Greene Corner, New Braintree, and Litton W. Ross in a terse one line notice with limited readable names.
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Washington
Maine
Aine
Greene Corner
Clara & Cole
Massachusetts
New Braintree
Litton W. Ross
Omega Oil liniment promises relief for sore feet
Sore feet sufferers are urged to bathe, rub with Omega Oil which contains a Swiss herb. It supposedly stops pain, reduces swelling, and eliminates odors from perspiration. The ad promotes Omega Chemical Co. contact and mail order from New York with a price of 60 cents.
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Omega Oil
Omega Chemical Co
Wiway
New York
Marquise Cecile de Wentworth to sail to Genoa with Vatican portraits
The American born Marquise Cecile de Wentworth will sail tomorrow on the Kaiser Wilhelm II for Genoa to present her portrait of Pope Leo XIII and the companion portrait of Cardinal Ferrara to the Vatican. She explains the works were refused by the American art committee for size and that she provided extra room for the exhibitors.
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Nepw York
Marquise Cecile de Wentworth
Leo XIII
Beaux Arts
Genoa
Rome
Cardinal Ferrata
Vatican
American Art Committee
St. Genevieve
Marquise
Paris
Cardinal Ferrara
Chicago
Luxembourg
Keller Delivers First Public Speech at Radcliffe
Helen Keller at Fay Hall to Radcliffe College freshmen as vice president spoke for the first time in public. The deaf blind 19 year old displayed steady progress and astonished onlookers as she uttered a short address with clear understanding by those familiar with her.
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Hellen Keller
Radcliffe College
Miss Sullivan
Miss Keller
Fay Hall
Hotel Caprio Closure Shocks Washington Street
The Hotel Caprio on Washington street above Dover street closed by its proprietor Saturday night and did not reopen. Rumors say Antonio Caprio partly failed due to the greater part of his assets or business concerns.
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Hotel
Semicolon ruling blocks post eleven trade chatter
Caprio could not be located last night and is not believed harmed by the semicolon decision given its recent date. Two breweries are said to be interested in the place, with the trade coming after 11 o'clock and thus shut out by the ruling.
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Caprio
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