Work of a Master in Old House
The Morgan Memorial at the Wadsworth Atheneum gains Luca Giordano’s The Adoration of the Magi donated by Herbert Randall in memory of Alice E. Sawtelle. Randall rescued the painting from obscurity during demolition of an old building where it lay neglected for decades. George H. Story of the Metropolitan Museum of Art attributed it to Giordano.
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Hartford
Morgan Memorial
Wadsworth Atheneum
Luca Giordano
Herbert Randall
Alice E. Sawtelle
Randall
George H. Story
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Giordano
Oil Fire Sparks Arson Suspects In Philadelphia
Stanislaw Dembrow, 66, held on heavy bail after his house on East First Avenue burned. An insurance policy was found in his wife's waist, and Joseph Smith of Livingston Street is also suspected. A passerby alerted police as smoke issued from the house and firemen found oil sprinkled throughout.
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Philadelphia
Stanislaw Dembrow
East First Avenue
McCreary
Joseph Smith
Livingston Street
Gaston
Welcome to Pastor O Callaghan Returns to St Augustine’s Pulpit
The Right Rev Monsignor Denis O Callaghan, pastor of St Augustine’s Church South Boston for 43 years, preached yesterday for the first time since leaving in October for intestinal surgery in Baltimore. He returned Sunday to a tearful, eager congregation as curates joined at his bedside during his illness.
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Denis O'Callaghan
St. Augustine’s Church
South Boston
Baltimore
Monsignor O'Callaghan
St. Augustine's
Return of Monsignor O Callaghan Draws Crowds at St Augustine's
Dr Walter A Callahan and the parish clergy tried to stop him from preaching but Monsignor O Callaghan insisted on addressing his congregation. The 2 month illness and long absence heightened emotion as thousands filled St. Augustine's church in DorchesterBoston to welcome their pastor back and pray for his health.
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Walter A. Callahan
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Baltimore
O’callaghan
Father O’callaghan
St. Augustine’s Parish
Father O'Callaghan
Monsignor O'Callaghan
H. M. Brick
Maurice Flynn
Evryone
Dr. Callahan
South Boston
St. Augustine’s
Dorochester Street
NAB writer in midst of confession in New York
Andrew Mc Connell magazine writer and lecturer was arrested at a reporter's desk in a New York morning newspaper office while allegedly writing a confession of shooting and seriously wounding his divorced wife Marion McConnell. Mrs. McConnell is at her Ocean Grove New Jersey home. The shooting is said to have occurred late Saturday night.
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New York
Andrew McConnell
Marion McConnell
McConnell
Ocean Grove
N. J
Boston Clubwomen Split on Women Smoking in Public
The piece reports that Boston women in clubs such as the Chilton and Assembly support women's right to smoke. It notes engagement breach disputes involving Katherine Scott and Chicago theatre owner Colonel Harry Sefton. Observers cite English and European social smoking norms and highlight club smoking rooms as evidence of changing norms.
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Boston
Harry Sefton
Chicago
Katherine Scott
Miss Scott
Chilton Club
Assembly Club
Wirt Dexter
Stanley McCormick
Robert Lovett
Margaret L. Purdy
Assembly Tea Rooms
McConnell Confesses to Shooting Wife at Times Office
Detective arrest follows a typed confession found at the Times office. McConnell, 37, a Chicago resident, claimed he shot his wife after she vilified him and after seeking an absolute divorce to remarry. She is wounded in the neck but not in immediate danger. He is charged with felonious assault and held at the Grand Park Hotel.
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Times
McConnell
Grand Park Hotel
Chicago
Ill
Alkahest
Atlanta
Consumers’ Co-Operative Union
Ocean Grove
Dr. Kinsmans Asthma Remedy Ad Boosts Instant Relief
An old druggist advertisement touts a fifty cent box of Dr Kinsmans Guaranteed Asthma Remedy promising instant relief. The promotion targets asthma sufferers seeking quick, affordable relief through a retail product.
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Dr. Kinsman
Lincoln County High Sheriff John B. Rafter Dies
John B. Rafter aged 64 longtime Lincoln county high sheriff and Democrat leader died at his Damariscotta home from angina pectoris. He leaves a widow two daughters Mrs McCusker of Providence and Miss Florence Rafter of Newton and a brother Augustine I. Rafter assistant Boston schools official working in Porto Rico.
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Damariscotta
John B. Rafter
Lincoln County
McCusker
Providence
R. I
Florence Rafter
Newton
Mass
Boston
United States
Porto Rico
Taft bans fake Taft photos from Washington displays
Washington reports that President Taft has barred photographs showing him in handshake or conversation with citizens when those images are faked. U S Attorney Wilson instructed a Pennsylvania photographer to stop using Taft in such pictures, a White House upheld decision, and the Supreme Court has ruled a photo is personal property, avoiding further court action.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Taft
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Taft
United States
Wilson
White House
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Socialists Move to Expel William D Haywood
Denver reports W H Leonard a Socialist leader says a Tuesday meeting will introduce resolutions calling for expulsion of William D Haywood former Western Federation of Miners official who urged direct action to win labor rights. If local action stalls a city meeting may seek a nationwide referendum.
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Denver
W. H. Leonard
Socialist Party
William PD. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Leonard
Roosevelts 1912 bid eyed by Col Watterson
Atlanta December 25 Colonel Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal predicted in reaction to national politics that Roosevelt might win the White House in 1912 but could be shot back out feet first. He doubted either Roosevelt or Taft could secure the Republican nomination and warned Roosevelt’s election would threaten the third term tradition.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
White House
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Watterson
Taft
Rebel Moros Lay Down Arms at Bud Dajo
The Moros, about 600 strong, surrendered to American troops on Bud Dajo in Jolo after starving siege. They had fortified the summit and defied Brigadier General Pershing's disarmament ultimatum. A 20 man assault on an outpost was repulsed. some Moros were killed, but no American casualties.
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Manila
Bud Dajo
Jolo
Pershing
Explosion kills Edward Van Bever in Christmas dynamite blast
In Middleboro Kentucky on December 23 Edward Van Bever of Little Clear Creek four miles from town was blown apart while with friends celebrating Christmas. He approached a fuse he believed was out and the dynamite exploded, hurling him into the air.
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Middleboro
Edward van Bever
Little Clear Creek
Here
van Bever
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