Fun in Court at Salem as Butler Probes Sawyer Will
General Butler argues a poet philanthropist case in Salem court, testing whether Sawyer's endowment to the Massachusetts Humane Society and Sawyer Free Library reflects sane mind. Witnesses describe Sawyer poems, grave inscriptions, and family dynamics, ending with a dramatic cross‑examination and a Tuesday adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Butler
Nature
Salem
Charles Alien
Bill Nye
Mark Twain
Salem Court
Mr. Sawyer
General Butler
Elbridge G. Burley
Sol Smith Russell
Justice Allen
Joseph T. Stevens
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Massachusetts Humane Society
Sawyer Free Library of
Gloucester
Sawyer
The
Humane Society
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
R. Stevens
Charles F. Green
William C. Peters
Boston
Jamaica Plain
West End Gives $1000 Each For Everett Fire Victims
The Record fund for Everett street car families was halted after a $1000 per victim pledge from West End Railway President H. M. Whitney. In a letter to widows he expressed sympathy and noted the company would pay funeral expenses and $1000 to each widow or family member, with optional instalments and 5 percent interest if held by the treasurer. Funerals proceed for Hugh McGuinness Luke Glennon John Clark George B Wallace and others, with floral tributes and local church ceremonies.
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Everett
H. M. Whitney
West End
Whitney
Comeny
Pemces
Tudor
Boston
Henry M. Whitney
First Methodist Church
Malden
John Clark
Flowers
St. Mary’s Church
Hugh McGuinness
Luke Glennon
Holy Cross Cemetery
Joan Clark
George B. Wallace
Broadway
Ferry Streets
Death on the railway tracks near Hyde Park depot
A man about 30 was found killed after stepping onto a rail line between an outward express and a Boston-bound local near the Old Colony depot in Hyde Park at 9 15 am. The body bore Hyde Park and Boston Old Colony tickets, a silver watch, funds, and two letters of recommendation for James McAllison or McAlum and James McLarnon. No identification yet.
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Boston
Old Colony
Hyde Park
Boston Old Colony
Metropolitan Construction Company
James McAllison
McAlum
West End Street Railway Company
James McLarnon
Rum and Molasses in Jeopardy at Sea
Dark Henry Virginia December 23 The schooner Chautauquan once en route from Demetera to Halifax was dismasted in a gale forty miles north of Kitty Hawk. The crew signalled for assistance as she drifted offshore awaiting a tug.
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Dark Henry
Demetera
Halifax
Kitty Hawk
Christmas Cheer Across the Navy Yard and Community
The Post reports Christmas plans and greetings as sailors, marines, and families anticipate holiday meals and celebrations. Navy yard boys receive leave. Wabash marines get time off for a festive dinner and chaplain led services. Local women organize a Christmas dinner for a poor Walpole family and donations arrive for the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
New England
Wabash
Post
Vacation plans at South Boston School for the Blind
The superintendent declares no entertainment for the holidays at the South Boston School for the Blind. Only distant state pupils remain while many gifts have arrived via post and express services. The left behind pupils will likely share stories and enjoy an informal celebration.
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School For the
South Boston
Expressman
Pennypost
Street Railroad Conductors Christmas Half Day Privilege
A South Boston streetcar conductor, between bell ringing and answering inquiries from an elderly passenger, explains that on a proposed Monday half day off for longtime workers, with many departments implementing half time and time to reconnect with families. He notes overtime desires but suggests company generosity will prevail.
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Boston
Governor Russell Delivers Santa Claus Gifts in Cambridge
A shy six year old, Eustis Russell, joins Governor Russell as Santa on Christmas Eve in Cambridge. Due to diphtheria and scarlet fever, gifts will be distributed this afternoon to about one hundred poor children. The Governor and his son will ring doorbells with a fruit laden tree and deliver candy and greetings.
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Santa Claus
Scollay Square
Walpole
Mr. Waldron
Cambridge
Eustis Russell
Governor Russell
Russell
Hypnotic rumor lingers around Appleton Parsons case
New York December 23 Special to the Post Mrs Nathan Appleton and Miss Catherine Parsons deny hypnotic relations amid rumors sparked by a boarding house dispute at 18 East Twenty eighth street The German maid grows wary and a French poodle Angora cat are among the belongings Col Parsons seeks his daughter Driven by health issues Mrs Appleton may rely on morphine prompting fears of imitation by Miss Parsons
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New York
the Post
Nathan Appleton
Catherine Parsons
Boston
East Twenty-eighth Street
Mrs. Appleton
Miss Parsons
Mrs Makepeace Testifies In Her Own Defense In Murder Trial
In DepnHam on December 23, Mrs Anne M Makepeace told of a troubled marriage with Clarence E Makepeace. She described repeated abuse and denied intent to shoot, claiming the pistol fired accidentally while she struggled with him after a series of confrontations. Judge Richardson scheduled the jury charge for tomorrow morning.
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DepnHam
Anne M. Makepeace
Dennis Sheehan
Makepeace
Doyle
Stoughton
Oliver
Clarence
Henderson & Crane Company
Two Brooklyn Blazes Cause Fatal Fire and Big Loss
A fire at 66 Columbia Place, Brooklyn, burned Mrs. Madden fatally and badly burned Mrs. McDonald and a three year old boy. Dennis McDonald and relatives escaped after clothing caught fire. Baier's Hotel near Prospect Park burned earlier, with a $40,000 loss and no insurance.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Dennis McDonald
Columbia Place
City Missionaries Recount Christmas Card Drive and Charities
City Missionary Waldron told a Postman the group distributed over 10,000 Christmas cards and received 500 Youths' Companions from a donor. Volunteers extend aid to inmates of 25 homes and hospitals. A Dorchester resident offered a car at 4 o'clock the day before Christmas to transport twenty-five mothers and children.
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Waldron
Dorchester
Danvers grocer assigns to local lawyers
Danvers December 23 Benjamin H Crombie grocer successor to D Richards Son has assigned to Pergy White lawyers Liabilities not given The business has operated for nearly fifty years
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Danvers
Benjamin H. Crombie
D. Richards & Son
Pergy & White
Twilight Dismasted Off Small Point Towed Into Boothbay
Fishing schooner Twilight under Captain Balin was towed to Boothbay Harbor Maine by Wideawake after being dismasted in a squall off Small Point Thursday afternoon.
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Boothbay Harbor
Balin
Wideawake
Small Point
A War Veteran When All Other Remedies Fail
A war veteran sought a remedy after exhausting standard avenues, pursuing unresolved grievances and seeking relief through alternative avenues beyond conventional channels.
Hood's Pills Purely Vegetable Toothache Cure
Advertisement note states Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not purge pain or gripe, sold by all druggists.
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Hood
Boulangist clash in French chamber over politics and dissolution
In a raucous session Count de Bernes’ language drew protests as Millevoye pressed for dissolution. Rouvier defended his conduct, claiming funds and countering press control accusations, while Ribot warned against attacks on republican institutions. Debate ended with Millevoye’s no confidence motion failing 35 to 38.
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Count de Bernes
M. Millevoye
M. Rouvier
Millevoye
Boulanger
M. Bouvier
Baron Reinach
Alvere
France
Ribot
M. Ribot
Saas
M. Deroulede
Republic
Tribune
la France
Carnot
Andrieux
M. Franqueville
Panama Canal
Duel taunts leave Deroulede ready for Parlia ment clash
The article notes that Deroulede warned Clemenceau via his seconds that if he survived the duel he would keep attacking him in Parliament. It also states that Deroulede refused to shake hands with his opponent.
Dr Herz the dubious financier in San Francisco tale
A San Francisco despatch to the New York World profiles Cornelius Herz a Paris exile accused of bribery schemes. It recounts his social ascent in San Francisco from 1874 to 1878, his claimed cures and inventions, and later ties to Chicago Boston and Paris, noting debts, alleged thefts, and his questionable electrical ventures.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
New York
Cornelius Herz
Paris
London
Stout & Herz
Soulage
Herz
Ward McAllister
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Moriah
W. J. Keating
Georges. Ladd
W. H. Lyon
Lyon
Thomas
Genery Manufacturerer
Dr. Herz
Emanuel Mandel
San Francisco Board of Health
O Herz
Dolbear
Hudson county ballot box stuffers freed in pardons
In Trenton on December 28, thirty-two Hudson county ballot box stuffers serving terms in the State Prison were paroled and one, John A. Whelan, was pardoned by the Court of Pardons.
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Trenton
N. J
Hudson County
Court of Pardons
John A. Whelan
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Nathanial Henchman
New England Trust Company
Alfred Mudge
Mudge & Son
Charlotte Jacinth
Kitty Farren
Tremont House
Mrs. Sawyer
Miss Jacinth
Allen
Willin
Peenettratin
Ayike
Qoth
Johnson
Reieves Sumner
Is, Johnson & CO
Mass
Merry Christmas
Santa
Santa Claus Club
Little Santa Claus
Brooklyn Blazes
Danvers Grocer
Gettysburg
Hammond
Gro
M. Hammond
Magnoliast
Syracuse, N. Y
Hiood’s Sake
Rouvier
Senate
Procureur-General
Renault
Beral
Thevenet
Deves
Albert Grevy
Salis
Fouquet
Count Caffarelli
M. Yves-Cuyot
Public Works
Credit Fencier
Ottoman Bank
Lombards
Berlin
Frankfort
Vienna
Clemenceau-Deroulede
Figaro
M. Clemenceau
Deroulede
W. P. B. Brooks
Hanover ST
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