Oil Monopoly Hearings In Missouri Move Forward
Defense in Missouri probe into Standard Oil Indiana Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil continues as J A Moffatt testifies about alleged dummy officers and a lack of formal restraint agreement. Witnesses dispute independence and trade restraints while arguments about company roles unfold.
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New York
Anthony
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Republic Oil Company
J. A. Moffatt
Standard Oil Company
Hadley
George B. Wilson
William Rockefeller
Moffatt
Waters- Pierce Company
Republic
Waters-Pierce
Walter C. Teagle
Mysterious woman abandons 3-week-old boy at Roxbury Crossing
An unknown young woman left a three week old baby with 18-year-old Mary Lyons at the New Haven & Hartford station in Roxbury Crossing. The woman departed, offering no clue to her identity, and the baby was sent to the police station and then to the Chardon Street Home for the night. Lyons described the stranger as tall, brown haired, wearing a plain black skirt, light coat, and blue tam o’shanter.
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Mary Lyons
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Roxbury Crossing
Gould
Chardon Street
Phillips Street
Frail Model Charged With Slaying Athletic Husband
New York dispatch says Goldie Neil a noted model awaits extradition to Connecticut after being charged with killing husband Joseph M. Neil. She described their last hours, claiming her frail frame and Joe's drunken condition led to his death and her innocence.
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New York
Prinzessin Victoria Luise goes to total wreck in Kingston
Aboard the Prinzessin Victoria Luise in Kingston Jamaica the steamer sits wrecked with hull full of water and one side deeply flooded. Salvage planned for tomorrow as crew evacuates and underwriters prepare. The captain’s head was described as fatally shot. autopsy completed.
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Kingston
Jam
Prinzessin Victoria Luise
Bruinswig
Plum Point
Port Royal
Missing young woman diverted to Boston for train
A fair skinned blue eyed girl with a red face asks a station agent about a train to South Framingham then vanishes. The agent confirms the description and notes South Framingham is on a separate branch. The girl is reported missing and will be placed with Dr. Derby, trustee for the State's minor wards, today.
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South Framingham
Boston
Derby
Woman of 91 Found Dead in Cambridge Home
Mrs. Sarah Dunbar aged 91 was found dead on a Cambridge couch at 290 Massachusetts avenue after a cold lingered. She was born in Harrington Maine, daughter of Obed Dunbar, and survived by four children Mrs Rideout Mrs Emiline Small Mrs Julia Winter and Thaddeus Dunbar. A service will be held in Cambridge today with Rev Durgin of Grace Church officiating before burial in Cherryfield Maine.
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Sarah Dunbar
M. E. Rideout
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Harrington
Obed Dunbar
Rideout
Emiline Small
Arlington
Julia Winter
New York
Thadd
Father John's Medicine Claims Cure for Colds
Advertises Father John’s Medicine as a preventive against consumption and a safe remedy. Declares no injurious drugs and promotes health benefits to readers seeking cold relief.
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Father John
New Move in Billboard Nuisance Debate in City Hall
At City Hall the committee on billboard nuisances met for the first time in months. Councilman Pierce proposed two amendments limiting ads on public buildings and rooftop signs. A public hearing is set for next Friday at 3 PM in the aldermanic chamber.
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City Hall
Pierce
Ward 11
Aldermanic Chamber
Body Found in Charles River Near New Lock
A workman at the Charles River dam found a man’s body in the river near the new lock. Taken to Briggs' undertaking rooms the body appeared recently in water. The deceased, about 38, 5 feet 10 inches, 140 pounds, light complexion with gray eyes, wore a light striped suit and dark gray coat. Identified as Thomas Dwyer of East Cambridge. Police deem the drowning accidental.
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Charles River
New Lock
Briggs’ Undertaking Rooms
Thomas Dwyer
East Cambridge
Woman Denies Knowledge of Murder in Court Summary
The court records discuss a murder case alleging a wife could not testify against a husband. Miss Stone’s attorney, James Sisk, argued the “murder theory” is unfounded and questioned witness credibility. The judge adjourned proceedings to the next morning.
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Shaw
Peters
James Sisk
Miss Stone
Marblehead
Mr. Graves
Frantic Mother Takes Baby From Relief Hospital
A distressed mother, Rose Ross of Charlestown, rushed into Relief Hospital and, fearing doctors would kill her convulsing 4 1/2 year old, carried the child away despite warnings. Doctors had stabilized the boy, listed as in danger, before she removed him in a hack. The case was diagnosed as exhaustion.
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Rose Ross
Ice Court
Charlestown
Andrew
1877 Marriage License Returned After 29 Years
The 1877 license issued to Charles N. Wood of Plymouth and Melvina S. Townsend of Woodstock Vermont was returned to the city clerk, setting a record for longest held license. The ceremony reportedly occurred in Boston on February 8 1877 with Rev C W Emerson officiating. the bride was four and the groom forty two.
Jewelry Stolen From Malden House
Thieves broke into the apartment of Harry Cleaver at 58 Meridan Street and took 12 dollars in cash, four gold rings, a pearl stickpin, a rhinestone ring, and a cameo ring valued at about 50 dollars. False keys were used. the theft was found by Mrs. Cleaver upon returning from Boston.
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Malden
Harry Cleaver
Meridan Street
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Leslie Carter
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Kitty Neil
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the Plimpton-Hervey Go
Complete House Funnishers Credit
Washington Street
Browning, King @ Co
Washington St
Merry Ginistmas
Ned
OTE Execs
Lambi
Squirrel Li
Way
Yse
Sox
Tom O'Shanters
Pitt
Fae
S&s
OMS
Tam O'Shanters Shoes
Ssi
Hestone
Gos Gos
Adye
Hornoue
Viduka
G.os Gos
Wolf
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Portland Streets
Jain Line
Facriss
Union
Prins
Manteure le
Opera Bay
Dse
Aoe
Ape
490
Billboard
Mittee
Sisk
Malden House
Oyle Brog
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Pleasant Street
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Sternan
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Waltham
Schuberts
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