Natick Shooting Mystery Deepens in West Natick Case
Natick on December 22 reports mystery still surrounds the West Natick shooting that left Louis A. Perry dead at the hands of Lizzie Morse. A prominent Natick man quoted Lizzie Morse saying she suspects a woman once close to Perry, amid ongoing arrest of William Bennett in a related Hubbardston murder case.
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Natick
West Natick
Louis A. Perry
Lizzie Morse
Post
Perry
Irish Boers overwhelm British garrison at Modder River
Despatches report a Boer attack near Chieveley with Colonel Bullock and officers captured after a tense stand in the ravine. The Daily Mail cites 1150 casualties in Buller’s repulse, including 332 missing, as portions of British troops return to Frere. A Modder River AP correspondent notes evolving warfare.
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Colonel Bullock
Cosgrove
Bullock
Hunt
Walter
Goodwyn
Scots Fusiliers
Daily Mail
Chieveley
Bull
Magersfontein
The
Standard
Buller
Long
War Office
Lisbon
Lourenzo Marques
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Great Britain
Transvaal
Natick murder case and family bonds amid trial
Miss Morse remains bound at $2500 as her brother Stappen awaits a hearing for a Natick parlor shooting in which Lizzie Morse killed Perry after he attacked Electra. Eyewitness Jufus Morse testified Perry attacked, Lizzie fired four times with a .22 revolver, and the Morse house sits on Speen Street.
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Stappen
Miss Morse
Mulligan
Perry
Post
Morse
Jufus Morse
Lizzie
Electra
West Natick
Speen Street
Electre
Natick
Caroline
Jerry
South Dakota
John Hancock Insurance Company
Morses
Carpenter Bennett Arrested in Worcester for Hubbardston Murder
William Bennett a 38 year old Princeton carpenter was arrested in Worcester on suspicion of murdering Alf Asa Bennett in Hubbardston. Inspectors O Day and Stone held him for court after a search of his person revealed 38 56 with a new pair of shoes. Bennett claims innocence and says he learned of the murder from a Boston paper.
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Worcester
William Bennett
Princeton
Alf Asa Bennett
Hubbardston
O'Day
Stone
Bennett
Boston
Glazier
Rioting at pro Boer rally in Paris disrupts Tivoli meeting
A pro Boer demonstration by Jeunesse Royalists at Tivoli Vauxhall ended in a riot as Socialists forced their way in. Nationalist deputies were silenced, gas was cut, and combatants lit newspapers to continue the clash. Police cleared the hall after several charges to restore order.
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Paris
Tivoli- Vauxhall
Jeunesse Royalists
Sevres
Boers War Resolution Advances to New York Council
The New York City Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution praying for God to make the Boers successful in the war against England. The measure moves to the council for concurrence and then to Mayor Van Wyck for approval.
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New York
Board of Aldermen of
New York City
England
van Wyck
British Cruelties Alleged Protest Committee Formed
In Amsterdam a committee was formed on December 22 to draft a protest against alleged British cruelties. The action reflects growing dissatisfaction and aims to coordinate public response across cities. The report notes the committee’s intentions and the international concern.
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Amsterdam
Manifesto to Expose British Cruelty in South Africa
A manifesto will be issued to the people of England and the continent detailing alleged cruelties by British forces in South Africa. It promises to recount instances and urge public scrutiny and action.
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South Africa
England
Continent
Boer Sympathy Spreads in Quebec Conservatives
Ottawa reports growing Boer sympathy among French Canadians beyond Liberal leaders. Charles Thebault of Waterloo denounces Britain and Laurier, condemning the Transvaal war as brigandage and disloyal to Canada, stirring consternation within Conservative ranks.
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Ottawa
Liberal Party of
Quebec
Charles Thebault
Waterloo
Sherbrooke
Britain
Laurier
England
Joe Chamberlain
Cecil Rhodes
Transvaal
Charles Tupper
Canada
Boer sympathy meeting draws large crowd in Lawrence
In Lawrence a secret two hour Boer sympathy meeting at Hiberman Hall drew a larger attendance than the first. Ex Mayor Breen presided and reported letters of support from neighboring cities. Hundreds of young men offered to join the Transvaal cause, awaiting transport. A further meeting will invite all Irish societies to send seven reps.
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Lawrence
British Casualties List From Natal Sortie Reported
War Office dispatch from Pietermaritzburg Natal lists seven men killed and fourteen wounded on Monday December 18 all non commissioned officers and men. The regiments involved point to a previously unrecorded sortie from Ladysmith on that date.
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London
War Office
Fietermaritzburg
Natal
Ladysmith
General Yule Reported Insane in London Dispatch
London reports General James H. Yule, who commanded British retreat from Glencoe to Ladysmith after Dundee, is declared insane. The move leaves General Symonds and all wounded in Boer hands.
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London
James H. Yule
Glencoe
Ladysmith
Dundee
Symonds
Two Russians Drown in Hull Gut Accident
Harry Ginsburg and Morris Laborwitch of 7 Clarke Avenue Quincy were drowned yesterday morning near Hull. The junk dealer and his helper were loading old iron from a vessel anchored off the Pemberton side, using a rowboat to reach shore. The boat capsized after they overloaded it, and witnesses could not reach them before they disappeared underwater.
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Harry Ginsburg
Morris Laborwitch
Clarke Avenue
Quincy
Hull
Ginsburg
Laborwitch
Pemberton
Lovell Bicycle Factory Closed in Portland
Lovell factory at South Portland closed temporarily due to an account with Globe National Bank Boston. Officials expect the plant to resume operations within a week or ten days after the account is adjusted.
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Portland
Lovell Bicycle
South Portland
John P. Lovell Company
Globe National Bank
Boston
Kerr Thread workers get ten percent raise in New Year
Kerr Thread Company in Pall River announces a ten percent wage increase for 600 employees beginning January 1, 1900. A brief strike at Sanford Spinning Company ended after new workers were brought in to replace the striking packers who did not receive the raise.
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Pall River
Kerr Thread Company
Cook
Sanford Spinnin Company
Gans and MacPartland Fight To Six Round Draw
Joe Gans of Baltimore and Kid MacPartland of New York battled to a six round draw at Fort Desar pora Athletic Club in Chicago. Both fighters showed speed but the bout left the crowd wanting more from Gamage.
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Chicago
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Kid MacPartland
New York
Fort Desarpora Athletic Club
Christmas Music in the Churches in Boston
Christmas services across Boston churches announce a rich program of carols anthems and mass settings with choirs organists and orchestra. Listings include St Matthew St Marys Trinity Gate of Heaven St Vincent St Marks St Gregory St Patrick St Peter and St Paul among others with details on processions masses vespers and solo contributions.
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Boston
ST. Matthew (Episcopal
Broadway
Mendelssohn
M. C. I Knox
Seston
Csegeaces Tallis iHymn
Yorkshire
Pharpe Wainwright
Schnecker
Thitiy
Poston Festival Orchestra
M! Mollenhauer
Mary EE
McFinchern
Alice J. Emmett
Frank O'Hara
Charles D. Pleat
Mary A. O'Reilly
Arz Iis
Church OF Te Oe
Cathowest Sixth Street
South Boston
Julia A. Riley
William H. Crowley
Edward A. Roache
ST. Patrick’s
Dudley Street
Eugene Gigout
Edward Lemaigne
Silas
Adam Veni
John D. O'Connor
Helen F. Dugan
George E. Curley
Thomas E. Clifford
John P. Hession
ST. Vincent’s
E Street
Haydn
Seeeeeseee Weigand
Bartschmid Cpoe
Sisks
Novello
de Koven
Edward McGoldrick
Gate OF Heaven
East Fourth Street
Gounod Veni
Essernsrereers
Wagner
Sesesess Lachner
Boston Festival Orchestra
Emil Mollenhauer
Mary E. McEachern
Alice J.’ Emmett
Frank J. O’hara
Charles D. Pieper
Church OF the Ascension
Episcopal
Washington Street
C. H. Whittier
Redner
H. B
H. Parry Benedictus
C. H. Parry
Gauntlett
Roxbury
Mendelssohn Venite
Cokeavcseseun
Stainer Rennedictus
Gioty
Ccc Cccesees
Caetan
Iris
Tney
Kennedy
Nazareth
Florence Street
J. Stainer
ST. Paul's
Young Mans
Lora
Silver Lampe
Barnby
Valle
Handel
MacFarren
J. W. Elliott
Philop Rpreave
John Goss
New England Society Banquet Honors Leaders at Waldorf
Five hundred guests gathered at the Waldorf for the New England Society of New York’s ninth annual festival. Notables included Rear Admiral Sampson, Governor Wolcott, Major-General Merritt, and J Pierpont Morgan among others. Governor Wolcott praised the Mayflower covenant and the nation’s founding principles.
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New York
the Waldorf
New England Society of New York
Henry B. Howland
William T. Sampson
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
Wesley Merritt
John Barrett
United
George Gray Ward
St. George’s Society
Fredric de Peyster Foster
St. Nicholas Society
Julian T. Davies
St. David’s Society
Robert B. Roosevelt
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Frederic A. Ward
New England Society of Brooklyn
Tunis G. Bergen
The
Holland Society
Milton L. Southard
Ohio Society
William M. Polk
Southern Society
Edward H. Evans
Canadian Society
Frederic J. de Peyster
Huguenot Society
Daniel F. Appleton
New England Society
Horace Russell
Cornelius N. Bliss
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles Co. Beaman
Arthur F. Bowers
Henry L. Stoddard
New England
United States
W. R. Terrett
Hamilton College
W. G. McCabe
Richmond
Army
C. H. Toodruff
Navy
W. T. Sampson
Tr. S. N
Augustus Thomas
Old Commonwealth
New Pacific
Sheriff Stops Fight in Eighteenth Round Near Utica
In Utica New York on December 22 sheriff halted a bout between Jack Finnegan of Pittsburgh and Jack McCormick of Philadelphia before the Genesee Athletic Association. Referee Hurst awarded the decision to Finnegan amid an audience of about 1500. McCormick was knocked down in the 15th and again in the 18th rounds. Ed Derfoss knocked out Todd McMahon in one round in the preliminaries.
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Utica
N. Y
Jack Finnegan
Pittsburg
Jack McCormick
Philadelphia
Genesee Athletic Association
McCormick
Hurst
Finnegan
Ed Derfoss
Todd McMahon
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Upper Gape
Miss Lizzie Morse 'Ho
W.morrse
Irufusmorse
Electia Morse
L.a.perry
Yule
Ine
Lovell Factory
Kay
Eeeewr
Deeeeeeer
Elbridge G. Allen
Harriet E. Allen
Elbridge Allen
Elbridge G. Allen, Jr
Allen
Flora E. Allen
Uxbridge
Maes
Harriet Allen
H. 8. Boutwell
Jesse M. Gove
Ora Allen
A. A. Maxwell
C. F. Choate, Jr
Ann Burnham
Sarah Hodgdon
Choate
Park Square
William Allen
Ellie
Matilda Blake
Belmont Street
Riverett
Mr. Allen
Witness
Grach
CTI
St. Louis
Cceceee
St. Agnes
ST. Mary's
Niarcshodar
Urner, C
Barrett
Woodward Reeve Schnecker
B. Foster
Parker
Foster
Trinity (Episcopal) Church
Copley Square
Hopkins
Stanford
OF Heaven (Catholic) Church
Sonsagrin
John Lloyd
Claude Fisher
Marie Houghton
Helen Forrester
William Slack
P. F. Quinn
Mary Grimes
ST. Mark’s Church
Rosemont Street
Dorchester
Father Degan
Mary C. O'Connell
Rosewig
ST. Gregory’s Church
Milton
David Power
Walter Heaney
Annie Ryan
Crypnet
ST. Matthew's Chapel
Norfolk Street
Father Fitzpatrick
ST. Augustine (Catholic
Dorchester Street
Exvrie ccc
vonOrall
Oes Giorer Ctomo
Henry Peabody
Helen Farracy
D. V Melsane
Henry Canning
Merkel
Mises
Katherine L. Moore
Teresa M. Mullin
Nellie A. Moore
Joseph A. Callahan
Edward Siiney
Church OF Our Lady OF Perpetual Help
Clement Lorethaw
Jules Grison
Cherubini
B. Whitney
Gertrude Tighe
Jane A. Clark
Oanes F. Woods
Thomas H. Kerr
Alma
Golo
Uys Ketawrake
Weber O
Tremont Temple
Tremont Street
B. Grant Wilkinson
Ceeseve
Holcomb Lewis B. Canterbury
Wilkinson
My Shepherd
Schubert
Humphrey Allen
Adah _ C. Hussey
Alice J. Harris
Emma M. Becker
Peat
Neidlinger
Miss Becker
St Oe
Glenn Priest
C. N. Allen
Blanche Sears
Linwood Scriven
Harriet A. Shaw
E. G. Wilkinson
Holcomb
Harris
Mr. Parker
Miss Hussey
Boyd
Nalb
Ofzan
C.eeeseeeees
Miss Shaw
Oberthier
George J. Parker
Mrs. Harris
Largo
Fin ‘Allen
Ase
Beethoven Frank A. Kennedy
Bethlehem
Cesar Frank
George B. King
Jarvis Hall
Italy
Langey
J. Barnby
Carolere Babe
MOVE
J. C. Bartlett
Miss Olive
P. Schrecker
Jare
Coombs
Teeeesss Agam
Walcott
Wolcott
Plymouth Bay
Goldwin Smith
Battle Abbey
Fair Land
Carlyle
Ais
Webster
Pacific
Manila Bay
Pietermaritzberg
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