Coal Carriers Sue for Delay in Unloading Coal
Five libels in US District Court seek demurrage totaling about 12 600 dollars over unloading delays of coal vessels in Boston. Ursua Bright, Cheronea, Sahara, Planet Neptune, and Netherfield face claims ranging from 1569 to 2607 dollars for late discharge after ships arrived from Barry Wales Cardiff Glasgow Penarth. Action names Murrell Crocker, W K Niver Co, Massachusetts Coal Co, and Boston Gas Co among others with fourpence to sixpence per ton per day rates.
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United States District Court
Ursula Bright Steamship Company (Limited
Urswa Bright
Boston
Barry
Wales
Murrell & Crocker
India Wharf
Mystic Wharf
Cheronea Steamship Company
Lim
Rothesay
N. B
Cheronea
Cardiff
W. K. Niver & Co
Consignees
Commonwealth Dock
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Joseph P. Mackay
Thomas McIntyre
Glasgow
Sahara
Boston Gas Company
Leyland Shipping Company
Imited
Planet Neptune
Penarth
Massachusetts Coal Company
Messrs
Carver & Blodgett
Frost Bostons Harbor Fish Shortage Hit by Weather
Today brings another poor fish day as frost and bad seas curtail New England fishing. Only the schooner Dorothy arrived with 4200 pounds of haddock cod pollock cusk hake while prices held at 7 to 10 cents a pound. With 40 to 50 mph winds and many schooners forced to harbor, the port remains bare of fresh fish and demand outpaces supply.
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Europe
Dorothy
Haddock
Pedlers
Nellie Dixon
Seaconner
Long
National Dock
Boston
Eastern Packet
Provincetown
Gloucester
Yarmouth
N. S
Bail for Ginty Car Blocker Seeks Fresh Hearing
Brockton December 18. Mr Ginty who held up street railway cars in Mans field on Wednesday appeared before Judge Fox in District Court. The court continued the case to Tuesday next with bail set at 500 dollars on both charges.
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Brockton
Ginty
Norton & Taunton Street Railway
Mansfield
Fox
District Court
Danforth Seeks Damages Over Kill of Bergian Hare
Fred Danforth of Mt. Hope sues the city of Boston for 4 as damages for a Bergian hare killed by a neighbor's licensed dog. The hare, mother of eight, left eight orphans whose fate remains unclear. Captain William H. Dyar, city claim agent, will probe the murder claim.
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Fred Danforth
Mt. Hope
Boston
Mr. Danforth
William H. Dyar
Sage Returns To Office After Illness
Russell Sage appeared at his New York office for the first time since an illness confined him for two months. The event marks a visible recovery as business activities resume.
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New York
Russell Sage
Dickens Booth Sale at Shuman Corner Offers Men Shirts
Gentlemen's Oxford Negligee shirts priced from one to two dollars fifty cents attract shoppers at A. Shuman & Co.'s Dickens Booth Sale located in Shuman Corner. The event features Christmas gift items and lower-priced wardrobe staples for men.
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Oxford
A. Shuman & Co
Dickens’ Booth
Shuman Corner
Tarbox Faces Mutiny as 42 Newton Officers Rally
Newton faces a police crisis as 42 officers threaten to lay aside uniforms and weapons if Chief Tarbox is not cleared of 48 charges. The allegations accuse Tarbox of opening letters, mismanaging cases, discriminatory transfers, and ignoring citizen requests. A public hearing, possibly Dec 26, is planned after citizen petitions and fundraisers pressure Mayor Weeks to act, with Tarbox vowing to fight for vindication.
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Newton
Fred A. Tarbox
Chief Tarbox
Weeks
Arbox
Tarbox
John W. Weeks
John 3
Richardson
Boston
Bartlett
Newton Centre
George F. Richardson
Weeles
Vermont Local Option League Backs Referendum Bill
Rutland Vermont December 18 the executive committee met at league headquarters and approved the license local option referendum bill passed by the Legislature. It empowered the president secretary and treasurer to raise funds to support the league work and secure adoption by the people. Plans to sustain interest and mobilize a full vote in February were outlined.
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Rutland
Vermont Local Option League
League
Clous Considered for New York Police Commissioner
Mayor Low weighs Brigadier-General John W. Clous, retired regular army, as possible successor to Colonel Partridge as police commissioner. Word of the contemplated appointment circulated from city hall sources on December 18.
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Clous
NEW York Police
New York
Low
John W. Clous
Regular Army
Partridge
Possible Lorimer return to Tre mont Temple decided tonight
A vote among qualified electors will be held at Tre mont Temple this evening to settle whether Dr. Lorimer returns. A formal ballot will determine the outcome.
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DR. Lorimer
Little Gloucester girl in trance six weeks long
Gloucester December report on Gladys McLean shows she remains in near continuous sleep for nearly six weeks. She woke briefly last night and ate a bit of cereal with milk but did not recognize anyone. Doctors monitor her condition as the spell enters its sixth week.
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Mears
Gloucester
Gladys B. M’lean
Gladys ‘McLean
Man vows habeas corpus to recover his 16 year old bride
Walter Marvin plans to sue his father in law F. H. Mason in Harwinton Connecticut to force the return of his bride Maude Mason, age sixteen, whom he eloped with and married across the line in New York. Mason opposed the match due to age. The pair left together after a talk with Maude’s father.
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Harwinton
Conn
Walter Marvin
F. H. Mason
Marvin
Maude Mason
New York State
Mason
Judge Adams Dismisses Balbes Kurkjian Case
In Municipal Court Judge Adams ruled in Balbes vs Kurkjian that Balbes’ claims of assault and breach of partnership lacked credible support. The judge stated he did not believe Balbes’s testimony and found the assault justifiable, awarding verdict for the defendant on the battery issue.
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Adams
Balbes
Kurkjian
Samuel Balbes
Gregory WH. Kurkjian
Boylston Street
Barbes
Junk dealer Max Bernstein guilty of receiving stolen property
Max Bernstein a junk dealer appeared before Judge Parmenter yesterday afternoon charged with receiving stolen property. He was found guilty and fined fifty dollars and appealed the sentence.
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Max Bernstein
Larceny Charge in West Roxbury Case
In Superior Criminal Court James Lavine is charged with stealing 218 dollars from Myer Jacobowitz of 2689 Washington street West Roxbury. Lavine lived with Jacobowitz to improve health and reportedly took the savings left under the pillow after feeding chickens on Aug 6.
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Superior Criminal Court
James Lavine
Myer Jacobowitz
Washington Street
West Roxbury
Jacobowits
Man Held for Larceny Sentencing Delayed in Court
Before Judge Stevens in the Superior Court yesterday a larceny case involving Murphy, described as a Boston boy who had served in the Philippines for one year, was continued until Monday to verify his antecedents. Also named in the proceedings were Charles Libby and Charles Murph.
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Stevens
Murphy
Philippines
Boston
Charles Libby
Charles Murph
Hassian Ali Charged With Larceny From Chelsea Confectionery
Hassian Ali appeared yesterday in the Superior Court charged with larceny of 300 dollars from Charles Peters of Chelsea. The two men once ran a Chelsea confectionery business, Peters alleging Ali diverted funds from the concern to send money to a Saiem.
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Hassian Ali
Chicago
Superior Court
Charles Peters
Chelsea
Peters
Ali
Saiem
Prisoner Guilty After Bank Cash Theft Pursuit Across Cities
Peters told Ali his wife had $300 saved, and it was alleged the prisoner offered to fetch the money. He took the funds and fled, moving from Buffalo to Charleston then Chicago. Authorities traced him to each city until Sergeant W Ha Gaillac located him in Chelsea. The jury convicted him and he faces sentence this afternoon.
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Chelsea
Watch snatcher McCurdy convicted in Chelsea case
John McCurdy, a tall youth, faced Judge Parmenter for snatching a watch from Isaac Oliver of Chelsea. A Rogues' gallery photo confirmed his identity, and he received a year and a half in the House of Correction. A second prisoner, Peter J. Flynn, was found with stolen trousers and gloves and jailed for two months.
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John McCurdy
McCurdhy
Peter J. Flynn
McCarthy
Flynn
Abbott
House of Correction
Woman on Probation After Christmas Shoplifting Case
Kate Glynn, accused of stealing shoes a pocketbook a flute and many toys from a department store, said she acted to give her five children a happy Christmas. A detective work and a woman in the store led to the arrest. The judge placed her on probation.
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Kate Glynn
Charge Aged Man With Vagrancy At South Station
Frederick Dixon a man about 70 was charged with vagrancy by Patrolman Walsh for sleeping in the South station waiting room and begging from passersby. Dixon denied the charge. The judge was told two sons at Savin Hill would provide a home. case continued to Monday. Hugh McKinna was fined $10 for stealing a cab whip from a cab in front of the Crawford House.
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Frederick Dixon
Walsh
South Station
Savin Hill
Hugh McKinna
Crawford House
Island Correction Arrests and Fines Report
John T. Carney was returned to Island House of Correction after being arrested at 5 a m following an excursion to Dee for three months. He was found with two milk cans in his possession. Edward Keough, jailed on a charge of promoting a policy lottery, was fined $0.
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R Island
Lodging House Owner King Charged Over License
Edward J. King was charged with keeping a lodging house without a license from the Board of Police. Sergeant Hyland testified King owned two buildings on Lowell Street Nos 1 and 3. He resides in a connected unit on the second floor. King was fined 100 dollars, appealed, and held in 200 dollars for the Superior Court.
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Edward J. King
Board of Police
Hyland
King
Lowell Street
Superior Court
Bertha Coleman Granted Release After Court Appearance
Bertha Coleman appeared in court on a toxication charge after a sensational accusation against a policeman. She had bail, sat beside a dark complexioned man with a Vandyke beard, and a probation officer testified the address she provided was fictitious. The judge ordered her release.
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Bertha Coleman
Somerville man fined for assault on Presley in Malden meeting
David A. Leman of 159 Linwood street Somerville was fined in Somerville Police Court after Presley testified that Leman and his wife invited him to their home in Malden and Leman forcibly ejected him, giving a black eye.
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David A. Leman
Linwood Street
Somerville
James T. Presley
Malden
Presley
Leman
Fiore arraigned in murder case claims self defense
Nicola Fiore was arraigned in Haverhill District Court on murder charges for the killing of Antonia de Benedito. He pleaded not guilty and said he shot in self defense. Held without bail, a hearing is set for tomorrow as police report he wandered through southern New Hampshire since Dec 3 and hid in a cellar on Cogswell street before being found under boxes.
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Haverhill
Nicola Fiore
Antonia de Benedito
de Benedito
Fiore
Salem
N.H
New Hampshire
Cogswell Street
Barret
Hill
Probation granted to Nellie Gilligan for theft in Somerville
Nellie Gilligan a young girl living with her aunt Mary Curry at 25 Durham Street Somerville faced court on charges of stealing a ring and a pin valued at 30 dollars. The judge, moved by her plea for leniency, placed her on probation.
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Nellie Gilligan
Mary Curry
Durham Street
Somerville
Prince Fined On Assault Charge At East Boston Court
District Court at East Boston yesterday found Albert Prince guilty of assault and battery for an incident in September at a paint shop on New Street involving Frederick I. Peterson. Prince was fined $20, held in $200 bond on appeal, and had eluded police until his arrest Wednesday.
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East Boston
Prince
New Street
Frederick I. Peterson
Albert Prince
Sick Man in Court After Illness Claim
Hyman L. Bass of 828 Harrison avenue faced a Superior Court appearance on a charge of buying shoes valued at 215 from thieves who stole them from the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. A doctor’s certificate of illness was rejected. medical examiner Draper found him fit to stand trial. Inspectors Shields and Hart brought Bass to Pemberton square in court, where he smiled and treated the moment as a joke, despite the default charge.
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Hyman L. Bass
Harrison Avenue
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Draper
Bass
Shields and
Hart
Pemberton Square
Will of Moses B Brown Rejected by Probate Court
The will of the late Moses B Brown presented at Cambridge Probate Court was not allowed. The document was drafted a few months before his death while Brown was staying at the almshouse.
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Waltham
Moses B. Brown
Cambridge
Brown
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