Police arrest Fred Reed for highway robbery in Fall River
Fred Reed, 40, who gave New Haven as his name, was arrested in Fall River on a highway robbery charge against grocer Gaspard O. Vandal who was robbed and killed early Sunday. Reed says he recalls little after Saturday and had been with a man named King who is charged in the fatal assault. He mentions Providence travel and an oyster boat payroll cited as part of his movements.
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Fall River
Fred Reed
New Haven
Gaspard O. Vandal
Reed
King
Providence
Mikado
Funeral for George A. Polsey of Roxbury Held
The funeral for George A. Polsey of Roxbury was conducted from his residence at 71 Howland Street yesterday. Polsey was a prominent member of the Old Dorchester Club.
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George A. Polsey
Roxbury
Howland Street
Old
Princess of Saxony Vanishes Amid Rumors in Dresden
From Dresden to Salzberg and beyond, the Crown Princess of Saxony disappeared during the night of December 11 12 after leaving her family. Police across Europe hunt for her amid reports of nervous disorder and possible surveillance. The Crown Prince accompanied her to Saltzburg where he later broke his leg. the princess remained at the castle as inquiries spread.
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Dresden
Saxony
Dresden Journal Today
Salzeburg
Europe
Francis Joseph
Salseburg
Trian Kinsfolk
Kingdom of
Friedrich August
Louise
Tuscany
Countess Castellane and her two sons arrive in New York
New York officials report Countess Anna Castellane arriving on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to visit her family. She is greeted by her brother Edwin Gould and Miss Helen Gould at the landing. Her two young sons Boni and George accompany her, both excited for their first American visit. A nurse fluent in French and an Irish accent accompanied them as they stepped ashore.
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Countess Castellane
New York
Helen Gould
Edwin
Anna
Castellane
Ae Stout
America
Boni
George
Catarrh Cure Promises Relief Across Body Areas
An old notice promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe, palatable remedy for catarrh anywhere in the body. It claims rapid relief from coughing and throat clearing, notes ingredients like Blood root and red gum, and assures no cocaine or morphine habit. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per pack.
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United States
Stuart
Vanderbilt Status Report Amid Critical Illness
New York dispatch reports Drs. Flint Delafield and Janeway at Cornelius Vanderbilt's home. They say he remains critically ill with peritonitis eliminated, better but not out of danger. A bulletin is unlikely tonight, with prospects for recovery stated as hopeful for the coming week.
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New York
Mr. Vanderbilt
Flint
Countess Casts Off Voyage Roughness For Christmas In New York
The French countess and her two flaxen haired sons Boni and George arrived from quarantine aboard the Kaiser. They posed on deck while the mother skipped inclusion. The children spoke English, the countess planned a two month stay, and she would visit sister Helen Gould. They traveled with a King Charles spaniel as Ed win Gould’s horses waited. The voyage was rough but Boni and George adapted, while Jay son, eight months, stayed with relatives. The count will join later after campaigning for deputy.
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George
Castellane
Paris
New York
Cambridge
Helen Gould
Edwin Gould
France
Chamber of Deputies
Jayson
Chateau Grignan
Portugal
America
Bonl
Ice wagon struck by streetcar in Melrose collision
A vestibuled Boston & Northern Street Railway car hit an ice wagon of the Fells Ice Company just below Wyoming avenue in Melrose at 6 20 pm. The wagon driver was thrown from the team and several passengers were shaken up. Mrs Katherine Murphy of Stoneham sustained a badly sprained ankle and needed medical attention.
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Melrose
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Fells Ice Company
Wyoming Avenue
Katherine Murphy
Stoneham
Stabbing on Conn Street Leaves Man Severely Injured
In Woburn a serious stabbing occurred on Conn street. Patrick Calligher, believed a Lexington resident, was slashed four times on the head and face, ear lobe cut off, and taken to Emergency Hospital. He refuses to name his assailant. police investigate.
High Carnival at Tavern Club in Boston
The Tavern Club held its annual Christmas celebration at the Boylston Street clubhouse last night with 108 of 125 members in attendance. The Bohemian Boston club featured striking and bizarre entertainment, major Henry L. Higginson toasted, songs and stories flowed, and today the ladies will tour the unique decorations.
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Boylston Place
Boston
Henry L. Higginson
No Bill for Letter Carriers This Session
Washington December 22 The bill long pressed by the letter carriers to create new grades in their service and raise pay will be allowed to sleep for this session Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan who has it in charge deems it inexpedient to press it while Mr Loud of California opposes it The measure is likely to be revived in the next Congress and pushed to passage if possible
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Washington
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Loud
California
Flaming Barge in Port After Explosive Fire Off Gloucester
Barge 48 of the Standard Oil fleet, burning, was towed into Gloucester lower harbor by the Priscilla with fireboats and tugs assisting. The Blanche had previously towed the barge, exploded four miles off Eastern Point, killing seaman Riley who was aboard the barge with matches despite warnings. Crew of the barge were rescued earlier by the Gertrude of Boston.
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Standard Oil
Priscilla
Blanche
Hamilton
Riley
Eastern Point
Gertrude
Boston
T Wharf
No motion made to reconsider in Woburn council session
In Woburn on December 22 Alderman Carroll failed to move to reconsider the council’s approval of the special committee on franchise charges. After juror drawing for the Superior Criminal Court, Carroll tried to adjourn to December 29. The chair ruled his right to reconsider lost. the vote stands final unless vetoed by the Mayor. The matter is to be referred to the city solicitor for opinion.
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Brady
Carroll
Alderman Carroll
Finn
Waterville Mother Committed After Insane Attack
Waterville Maine officials ordered the commitment of Mrs Marshall Vigne to the Augusta Insane Asylum after she attacked her four month old baby with a hammer. The infant died from a fractured skull. She had shown strange behavior for weeks and threatened her two year old daughter.
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Waterville
Marshall Vigne
Augusta
Death and marriage figure in day’s New England news
MACHIAS Me Dec 22 Mrs Gertrude Wilcox aged 32 widow of Charles Wilcox who died Oct 4 took her own life last night by drowning in a barrel of water into which she plunged head foremost A letter stating that she would drown herself in the barrel at the first opportunity was found Brooding over the death of her husband she had become mentally unbalanced.
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Machias
Gertrude Wilcox
Charles Wilcox
Despondent Worcester Plumber Found Dead in Park
The body of Frank D. Scripture, 55, a Worcester plumber, was found in a summer house at Institute Park. He died by suicide during the night, shooting himself with a .22 caliber revolver. Scripture had boarded with A. H. Newton at 4 Maple Place and was recently out of work, with a sister in Newton and two brothers in the South.
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Worcester
Frank D. Scripture
Institute Park
Scripture
A. H. Newton
Maple Place
Newton
Missing Lynn domestic Annie Sheridan sought by police
Lynn, Dec 22. Police across several cities join the search for Annie Sheridan, 20, a domestic who vanished Oct 2 after leaving Mrs Elizabeth Hacker’s home at 30 Ocean Terrace to go to Boston. Described as light, 5 feet 4, 135 pounds, with despondency linked to a city man.
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Lynn
Annie Sheridan
Elizabeth S. Hacker
Ocean Terrace
Boston
Norwegian Girl Weds Indian Descendant in Marshfield
The marriage of Henry Clay Hyatt of Pembroke to Miss Sophia Peterson a Norwegian woman formerly of Fitchburg is announced by Rev William I Ward presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal churches of the district. Hyatt a descendant of the old Indian tribe that once dwelt on the lower south shore before a pestilence near the Pilgrim landing is a well known Marshfield figure.
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Marshfield
Henry Clay Hyatt
Pembroke
Sophia Peterson
Fitchburg
William I. Ward
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Hyatt
South Shore
Plymouth
Joker Sent Goods to Almshouse On C O D
Police seek a man who visits local businesses and orders goods sent to the State Hospital at Te wksbury on C O D. Payments are refused upon delivery as orders are made without charge accounts. Items range from ladies wear to boots, all sent to the almshouse.
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Lowell
State Hospital
Tewksbury
Queer Invitations Stir Waltham Ball Plans
In Waltham on December 22, rumors circulated about letters sent to residents asking them not to attend a Maynard Hall ball hosted by the Waltham Roadsters. The letters, possibly a joke or more, sparked indignation among several men and women who historically attended Roadsters dances. Some fear action against the society.
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Waltham
Maynard Hall
Cannon for Defence of Waltham ornamental gun loaned
Mayor Clement received a letter from Charles O Neil chief of ordnance about an 11 inch muzzle loading smooth bore gun secured for Waltham by Congressman Tirrell. The weapon will be shipped to the navy yard and removed at the city's expense and will be used for ornamental purposes only. The department disclaims responsibility otherwise. Mayor Clement will act to secure the gun immediately.
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Waltham
Clement
Charles O'Neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Tirrell
Navy Yard
Lowell liquor dealers seek new license election
Lowell liquor dealers announce they will petition the next Legislature for another election on liquor licenses. A dealer says ballot confusion over a park commission question misled enough voters to swing results in favor of license approval.
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Lowell
Park Commission
New Scare Over Foot and Mouth Disease in Chelmsford
In Lowell area towns Chelmsford and surrounding farms react to reports that cattle killed for foot and mouth disease at the Russell farm were sent to the Lowell Rendering Company works in South Lowell. Farmers fear movement of diseased animals risk spread, with inspectors previously signaling cremation.
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Lowell
Chelmsford
South Lowell
Russell Farm
Lowell Rendering Company
Feast for Poor in North Abington in December 1899
A Crosset, a North Abington shoe manufacturer, will provide Christmas dinners for poor and needy families under the King's Daughters. Mrs. Crosset recently donated 50 tons of coal to the town’s poor.
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North Abington
A. Crosset
Crosset
Vermonters push for battleship name Vermont
New York Dec 22 Vermonters have launched a movement to name one of the new first class battleships the Vermont. The name was previously used by a receiving ship that was sold for junk about a year ago.
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New York
Vermont
Healthfulness of Chickamauga Park Endorsed
General H V Boynton, chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission, in his annual report to the Secretary of War, disposes of sensational reports challenging the park’s healthfulness. He asserts the park is healthy and urges official dismissal of prior doubtful claims.
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Washington
Secretary of War
H. V. Boynton
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
Healthful park record notes exceptional postwar health
A historical notice defends the park as healthy and free from serious disease over the past year while maintaining its prewar record. The statement emphasizes exceptional healthfulness after the war with Spain and ends with a call to try Cook's Imperial Extra Dry for its pleasing taste.
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Spain
Soft Hands Fels-Naptha and the boiling water dilemma
The note compares gentle soap use to boiling water, arguing that Fels-Naptha protects hands and clothing while boiling water damages both. It questions why boiling water remains common and suggests replacing it with safer alternatives.
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