Pastor Vander Pyl Receives Second Threat
The Rev. Nicholas Vander Pyl of Centre Congregational Church in Haverhill got a second Black Hand threat letter, sent from Lawrence and mailed during his absence in Chicago. His wife opened it and reported it was more bitter and contained explicit threats due to his support of Lawrence strikers and Ettor. The pastor testified for the defense in Ettor's trial.
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Haverhill
Nicholas Vander Pyl
Centre Congregational Church
Lawrence
Vander Pyl
Chicago
Ettor
Firemen Get Reply Today
New York December 19 The joint conference between managers of eastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen was postponed until tomorrow The managers are expected to reply to modified demands for higher pay better working conditions and the placement of two firemen on two thousand of the largest locomotives in the territory
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New York
Eastern Railroads
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Promoter accused in $75,000 fraud case across Boston area
Sennett, accused of taking funds from Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Clara Brown, faced arrest after warrants allege he obtained 9600 and 4225 dollars in prior years. Victims describe schemes involving a Virginia farm, a New Jersey or Idaho mine venture, and a promised memorial. New allegations tie Sennett to selling Hancock Mining shares and switching to Landore Copper stock amid diverted dividends. The case links a Boston social circle to a broader web of mining plans and unsettled investments.
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Brown
Clara Brown
Sennett
Boston
Weiser
Idaho
Think Turk Is Seeking Mediation
London dispatch notes prevailing view that Balkan peace conference delays aim at powers intervention. Balkan delegates said difficulties seemed insurmountable, and Turkey would seek better terms through powers with strong interests in the Ottoman empire.
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Turkey
Constantinople
London
Balkan
Every Woman Loves Black Silk Hosiery Today Sale
An advertisement proclaims that every woman loves black silk hosiery and announces a sale at HOUGHTON & DUTTON'S. A pair of pure ingrain thread silk hosiery with reinforced heels soles and garter tops is offered for 73 cents, down from one dollar, this Friday.
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Houghton & Dutton’s
Missing son elopes and sends word from Haverhill
Edwin B. Page of Bradford received a letter from his 20 year old son Arthur Kimball Page a Haverhill High School junior and star football player explaining his three day mysterious absence from the Bradford district bringing a puzzled family note from the city on December 19.
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Haverhill
Edwin B. Page
Main Street
Bradford
Arthur Kimball Page
Haverhill High School
Elopement and Marriage Surprise Neighbor Couple
The son informs his father he has wed 18 year old Mary Frances Davis, organist at St James Church South Grove land. Mrs Davis is shocked as she believed her daughter was visiting friends in Boston. Cards printed lack time and place, as Mrs Davis does not know them. The young Page writes he will return home next Sunday and notes his school days are over.
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Hancock Company
Landore Copper
John Sennett
Mary Hillis
Dennison Street
Roxbury
Philadelphia
Mary Frances Davis
St. James’ Episcopal Church
South Groveland
George A. Davis
Boston
Greeks Kill Turkish Admiral in Dardanelles Action
Vice-Admiral Halil Pasha, former Turkish minister of marine, was killed in the naval clash off the Dardanelles on December 16. The flagship Kheyr-ed-Din Barbarossa suffered heavy damage. four other officers died and many sailors were wounded or killed. A hospital ship was dispatched.
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Athens
Halil Pasha
Dardanelles
President Taft sails to Key West for cruise to Colon
President Taft left Washington at 10:30 p.m. aboard the Atlantic Coast Line for Key West to embark Saturday on the dreadnought Arkansas for Colon. After a three day Canal inspection he will return to Key West and then Washington by December 31. He suffers a persistent cold but hopes the southern trip will cure it, following a cabinet dinner hosted by Secretary Knox.
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Washington
Taft
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Key West
Fla
Arkansas
Colon
Panama Canal
Knox
Angell Memorial Fountain Dedicated in Postoffice Square
The Angell memorial fountain in Postoffice Square Boston will be dedicated at noon. President Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will unfurl a large American flag as water is turned on. The fountain, erected with city support, is described as the largest of its kind and equipped with sanitary devices.
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Angell Memorial
Postoffice Square
Francis H. Rowley
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Boston
German Aviator Arrested in France After Landing
A German biplane piloted by a suspected military flyer landed at Marnay in Haute-Saone from Mulhausen Alsace Lorraine. Gen darmes seized the aircraft and the sub prefect issued instructions.
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France
Gray
Department of Haute-Saone
Marnay
Mulhausen
Alsace-Lorraine
Steer Establishes New Weight Record at Brighton Abattoir
A steer weighing 3040 pounds set a new weight record at the Brighton abattoir yesterday, about 200 pounds heavier than the previous largest dressed carcass. Purchased in Buffalo, it will be dressed today and is projected to yield around 2100 pounds of meat from an estimated 70 percent dressing percentage, far above the typical 900 pounds.
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Brighton
Buffalo
N. Y
Off to Bermuda with Arthur Irwin on tour
Arthur Irwin business manager of the Yankees sails to Bermuda to inspect hotel facilities and the Hamilton cricket grounds where the Yankees and Jersey City club may play. President Lillis, who was in Bermuda with the Skeeter team last year, speaks well of the island and Irwin will report back to President Farrell after the holidays.
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Arthur Irwin
Bermuda
Yankees
Governor Wilsons
Arthur
Hamil
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Dewey Sq
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Siness
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Virginia
Exchange For Copper
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