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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
8
Miss Gertrude L. Ditmar sues John C. Horne of Waterville Maine for 10000 damages claiming a promised marriage in this city leading to a six month stay in 1896. Horne a horse dealer valued at about 50000 is aged 50 to 60 and cannot be found locally.
Flint and Pere Marquette railway officials announced a contract restricting hiring to American Federation of Labor members for the Ludington freight depot transfer. The move aims to prevent winter strikes and ensure labor stability during the project.
New York December 22 United States Senator William E Chandler told Mail and Express a gold standard measure should not be pressed now. He warned it would fail in the Senate by twenty votes and hurt the Republican party. He said no issue on currency is needed after elections and favored waiting for treasury revenue from the Dingley bill.
In Palermo a trustee kept Princess de Cavini and her blind daughter in a private room at an asylum for five years. They were imprisoned without warrant and could not communicate with outsiders. Friends finally learned of the misery, notified police, and freed them as the trustee was arrested.
In Indianapolis on December 22 1900 Mrs M Serpy mother of boxer Kid McCoy was declared insane after affidavits by children. The family faith Adventist and care for Grace suspects religion fueled the condition. Grace moved to Colorado, siblings funded schooling at Stanford. The case unlikely to proceed as Grace is with an elder sister.
Judge Bolster finds Charles N Babsted likely left a train at Dudley Street crossing and began walking toward South Boston on October 26 when struck and killed by a train. No fault lies with the railroad company.
Louis Arndt a 49 year old Hoboken locksmith was arraigned for non support by his wife Augusta 37. He said she forbade him from working and forced him to stay home to care for six children. Mrs Arndt countered she would support him if he kept house. Recorder McDonough urged him to do the housework and mind the children. They left the courtroom arm in arm.
Amelia Glover once billed as the American Fawn lies gravely ill at 499 Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn. She grew worse after a Kansas theatre engagement and collapse on stage, and is now unconscious and unable to speak. Her husband John H. Russell, a longtime farce manager, is in a private asylum. She is sister in law to Henry E. Dixey.
Valley View Kentucky news reports Will and Ciell Richardson have clashed over their sister Dora who left her husband General Cassius M Clay. Dora has not returned home and is presumed gone.
New York report on Mary Alice Almont Livingston Fleming, known for the Bliss poisoning case, believed dead in the Klondike. Messages to sister Florence Bliss reveal peril and depleted funds. Fleming left New York with $4500 for Alaska in 1899, power of attorney to Florence, and a complex custody dispute continues in camp with her son and associates.
In St Louis on December 22 Miss Gertrude W. Lewis aged 16 eloped with Samuel Frazer and married. The high school pupil continued attending until yesterday when the superintendent ruled a married woman cannot be a pupil. She says she will appeal to the law to finish her studies.
The colored community in the South End hosts a fair connected to Father Field's work at 17 Westminster street. It runs today from 3 to 9 p m following a kickoff yesterday and will close this evening.
In Canaan Connecticut Martin Rood sleeping in Jackson and Eggleston’s store woke to five burglars entering. He wounded two with his revolver and escorted four into a room where they were locked in as police arrived. A sixth man escaped. Names of four captured burglars given as J C Davis Percy St Clair Tommy McGram and Denny Hickey. Davis and St Clair were wounded but not seriously. The gang appeared unarmed and the store had prior break ins.
Franklin County High Sheriff Chenery told Boston reporters that John O’Neil has gained about twenty pounds since his imprisonment a year ago. He was cited for the Shelburne Falls murder and is to be hanged early next January. Chenery notes O’Neil appears healthier despite facing death.
The milk trust organized in Trenton with Farm and Dairy Product Company as incorporator. It plans noisiest spread across three cities using rubber tires to lull public opinion, consolidating about 200 creameries and 200 retail dealers. Principal business will be Jersey City with $15 million capital, $4 million preferred and $11 million common stock.
In Havana on December 22, it was disclosed that Captain-General Ramon Blanco authorized Ruiz to offer $100,000 to Colonel Nestor Aranguren to betray Cuba. A similar offer was made to Aranguren’s father in the United States, with pledges to be fulfilled after Aranguren’s return to Havana.
The St Pauls Chapter held its annual convention at Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening. Officers for the coming year were elected including John B. Woodman high priest and George A. King king. A banquet followed as the membership topped 1000.
In Probate Court Judge McKim heard Jennie M. Chute filing for separate maintenance against her husband John Chute, whom she married in 1886. After witnesses testified, Mrs. Chute offered to reconcile if treated properly. The judge dismissed the petition.
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