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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1897
Page
8
Supreme Court of Illinois sets a striking precedent by annulling a marriage after one party had been dead nearly four years and invalidating the will tied to the union. Charles Orchardson and Vera Ava, famed Spiritualist figures, figure in the unusual case arising from Mrs Merrick of Quincy’s 1898 marriage.
New York reports the planned January 1 marriage at City Hall between Professor A. M. Bell and Mrs. H. G. Shirbey of Ontario. Bell, 78, author and son of Alexander Graham Bell, will wed after a courtship sparked by a photograph. Shirbey, 54, widow from Perth, Ont., arrives New Year’s morning to declare American citizenship and then they will relocate to Washington.
New York December 24. Ned C Wayburn of The Swell Miss Fitzwell company will wed Agnes L Saye of The Milk White Flag at the Little Church Around the Corner tomorrow morning The Rev Dr Houghton will perform the ceremony Agnes and Ned met during tours in the West and Hoyt and Irwin companies. Their romance has featured letters exchanged since the meeting and holiday plans.
Miss Fifi Potter daughter of James Brown Potter and Annie Urquhart made a dazzling debut at Delmonico's in a dance honoring Miss Eva Berbey. The new social sensation, fluent in French, Italian and German, is praised for beauty, wit, and poise surpassing famed prior debutantes.
A despatch from a small town beyond Chicago announced to Wayburn that a Christmas present would arrive in New York on Saturday morning, sending him into seventh heaven with happiness.
New York dispatch reports Edward Payson Weston the famed pedestrian arraigned in Special Sessions on a charge of failing to support a child. Annie L Mc Grath says Weston deceived her years ago and the child is now six. Weston calls the case persecution and denies wrongdoing.
Mrs. Alice Richards, wife of Henry Richards, lost a white elastic garter with a gold pearl set buckle and offered a reward for its return to the janitor at 16 East Nineteenth Street. She misplaced it during a rainy shopping day last week while the couple were away for holidays. Janitor Larkin disclosed the garter was one of a pair in his effort to recover the item.
Vera De Noile who plays Queenie Carruthers in When London Sleeps was badly burned in a stage fire last night at the Columbus theater. In the scene set in the temple of Moloch she is tied to a sacred table as flames are lit at both ends of the altar and the rescue fails to arrive in time.
A dramatic scene unfolds as the hero bursts into a house of worship and unties the woman he loves. Fire from an accidental chemical on Miss De Nole’s costume scorches her face and hands, her dress aflame in several places during last night’s event.
The arrival of Mrs J Coleman Drayton now Mrs George Haig with an English husband raises hopes she may gain custody of her children from J Coleman Drayton. If successful, all funds from William Astor's trust for the kids would go to her, except for the eldest girl who is over sixteen and may select a guardian.
The motion asks to bar issuing $100,000,000 bonds secured by a Central Trust mortgage tied to a refunding plan. Charles De Neufville and other New York & Northern stockholders allege irregular gains by the New York Central in gaining control. Defendants include New York Central, New York & Northern, and Drexel Morgan & Co.
Local notice states Navin Bros at 15 Temple Point offers bar sins and credit terms at $1 per week with openings in the evenings.
Christmas Eve in Provincetown brings aid after nineteen sailors from the Susan R. Stone are lost. Father M. C. Terra visits grieving widows and orphans, delivering turkeys and fuel. Captain R. M. Lavender and the life saving station raise funds, with Durbin Horn sending donations to help destitute families.
The schooner Dora A. Lawson bound for Newfoundland lost its captain Carl Hagberg when his foot slipped at the taffrail and he fell overboard near Gloucester harbor. A dory was sent to aid but the attempt failed. Hagberg, a Swedish native and popular skipper, was married a year and his wife gave birth to a son at the same hour. The harbor will be dragged to recover the body.
Captain Perkins of the E. C. Hussey reports seeing a large wreck about half a mile west of Yarmouth Capes on Wednesday night. The derelict narrowly avoided collision and may endanger navigation. A separate despatch notes the Mayflower going ashore at Cape Negro Harbor with slight chance of afloat recovery.
Judge Richardson of the Superior Court appointed a Taunton grade crossing commission. Members named are William B. French of Winchester Henry C. Southworth of Stoughton and Edward B. Bishop of Haverhill.
A six inch hydrant valve failure caused a burst main flooding Province Street Court and part of Washington Street. Water rose thirty five feet high then flooded stores and basements for about twenty five minutes before crews shut off the supply and began repairs. Local shops report damage totals from five hundred to twelve hundred dollars. General Superintendent McNulty ordered bolts in hydrants checked to prevent repeats.
The Hon. H A Herbert and party arrived on the Washington express with Miss Herbert’s remains for interment in Montgomery. Relatives gathered at the station and the body was taken to R G Banks' residence before burial at the family burial ground at 11. Her early life was spent in the city and she was greatly loved. The secretary receives Alabama’s sympathy.
David H. R. Lambert was buried at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wilton Conn after dying from wounds inflicted by robbers he surprised at his home. The funeral featured simple rites led by Rev. William E. Hooker and Rev. Charles M. Seller, with Seller delivering the eulogy.
Police plan a city wide probe into street beggars amid claims many are frauds and humbugs. Superintendent Eldridge and Commissioner Curtis describe imposters as non residents, profiting while the needy suffer, with plain clothes officers tracking activity for the Associated Charities.
Friedrichsruhe Dec 2 Prince Bismarck is enjoying satisfactory health and will spend Christmas quietly with his family.
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