Navy clash over Relief command and Roosevelts plan
Washington dispatch reports a stalled order directing Surgeon Charles F. Stokes to command the hospital ship Relief. Rear Admiral Brownson resigns, Winslow takes over, while Surgeon General Rixey faces strong line officer opposition to White House policy.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Charles F. Stokes
Navy Department
Willard H. Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Cameron McRae Winslow
Metcalf
Stokes
Rixey
Navy
Hoodoo Lurked in Christmas Tree in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut on December 26 farmhand William Smith cut off most of his right great toe with an axe while pruning a Christmas tree. The axe shattered a window, injuring child Mabel Scoville. Mrs Scoville broke her ankle while trimming. Howard Scoville then set dies and burned the tree, nearly burning the farmhouse, and Ambrose Scoville disposed of the tree in the hogpen amid fears of witchcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Prospect
William Smith
Mabel Scoville
William Scoville
Howard Scoville
Ambrose Scoville
Dyspepsia cure claims from Stuart's tablets ad
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal stomach cure. It asserts the tablets digest food independently, relieve indigestion and related symptoms, and improve appetite and stomach health. The copy invites readers to request a free sample by mailing name and address to the F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Rear Admiral Charles W. Abbot Dies at 78 in Rhode Island
Retired Rear Admiral Charles W. Abbot, aged 78, died in Was in Japan with Perry Warren, R I, after a long naval career that began as clerk to Commodore Joel Abbot and included service on the Pawnee and Brooklyn during the Civil War. He rose to fleet paymaster and pay inspector before retiring in 1891.
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Pawnee
Brooklyn
Farragut
Forts Jackson
St. Philip
North Atlantic
Boston
Portsmouth
Doty Re-elected Chairman Of State Republican Committee
Colonel George H. Doty will be re-elected chairman of the Republican State Committee by unanimous vote at the upcoming meeting. Doty spent yesterday at headquarters after a Chicago trip with Executive Secretary Mansfield to secure Massachusetts delegation headquarters for the national convention next June. The Massachusetts group will join New York and Illinois, though candidate support remains uncertain. Charles S. Groves is the likely successor to Mansfield at the headquarters.
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George H. Doty
Republican State Committee
Doty
Mansfield
Chicago
Massachusetts
Bay State
New York
Illinois
Charles S. Groves
Guild
Massachusetts Labor Board to Meet at Wells Memorial
The executive board of the Massachusetts State branch AF of L will hold its monthly meeting at Wells Memorial Building Sunday afternoon to discuss legislation for next year and to review a drafted bill on limiting court power in injunction cases from industrial disputes. A mass meeting of labor union representatives will follow at Wells Memorial Hall to debate amending last year's one day rest in seven law by removing the employee exception.
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Massachusetts
A. F. of L
Wells Memorial Building
Wells Memorial Hall
Legislative Committee of
State Branch
Melting Lead in Ear Leaves Middletown Man Critical
James H. Conkling prominent local businessman is in serious condition after an unexplained accident at his Middletown home. He was found unconscious with lead poured into an ear while molten, and while still unconscious tonight, doctors hold a cautious hope for recovery.
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Middletown
N. Y
James H. Conkling
Conkling
Divorce Rumors Cloud Shaw Family Custody Battle
Rumors say Massachusetts divorce courts may settle Senator James F. Shaw family matters after his son Eldredge, 10, was kept at his grandfather Fisher Eldredge's home. Police note possible divorce proceedings as custody tensions rise. A prior kidnapping attempt occurred as Eldredge moved between Springfield trains.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Massachusetts
James F. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Eldredge
Fisher Eldredge
Kidnapping Rumors Swirl Around Boston Grandchild
Three strange men believed linked to a kidnapping plot lurk in town as police guard the Eldredge home and the boy’s mother. The case centers on Fisher Eldredge, a wealth baron, and Senator Shaw of the Third Essex district, with ties to Manchester and Brookline.
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Shaw Boy
Eldredge
Portsmouth
Touraine
Boston
Massachusetts
Essex
Manchester
Mass
Mr. Eldredge
Miller Avenue
Merrimac Street
Springfield
Young Eldredge
Mr. Shaw
Boston & Worcester Electric Street Railway Company
Congress Street
Shaw
Senate
Brookline
F. Kins
Senator Shaw Refuses Comment on Private Matters
Senator James F. Shaw of Manchester appeared briefly at the Ho Touraine last night and refused to discuss his affairs for publication. He stated his personal matters are private and urged, if anything is published, to be limited to five words: I have nothing to say.
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James F. Shaw
Manchester
Ho- Touraine
Post
Shaw
Killed His Father-In-Law in Reading
Roland P. Stokes, 320, shot and killed his father-in-law Dr. John Y. Hoffman in Reading Pennsylvania. After a quarrel sparked by Hoffman’s rebuke, Stokes fired three times, the third bullet piercing the doctor's heart. Stokes claimed self defense and is jailed.
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Reading
Penn
Roland P. Stokes
John Y. Hoffman
Stokes
Hoffman
Dr. Hoffman
Martin Elected President Of Malden Common Council
Councilman Martin was chosen president of the Malden Common Council tonight. He has served Ward 1 for two years, defeating his nearest rival Atwood of Ward 6 in the vote.
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Malden
Martin
Common Council
Atwood
Kinsley Post Chooses Officers
Edward W. Kinsley Post No 113 Boston elects Commander Bowdoin Parker senior vice commander George Savory junior vice commander Henry Robin son quartermaster Arthur Hooper chaplain Rev Edward Horton surgeon Horace Marion M D officer of the day James Leatherbee officer of the guard George Guyer. Officers to be installed Jan 1. A cough or sore throat note promotes Browns Bronchial Troches as relief.
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Edward W. Kinsley
No. 113
Boston
Bowdoin
SS. Parker
George FE. Savory
Henry H. Robinson
Arthur Hooper
Edward A. Horton
Horace E. Marion
M. D
James Leatherbee
George H. Guyer
Albani Arrest Incident Delays Trovatore Performance
Signor Albani faced arrest during a San Carlo Opera Trovatore performance as Hammerstein sued for breach of contract. Police escorted the singer on stage while director Russell addressed the audience, and the constable remained close through Act II, provoking laughter and hisses.
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Thomas J. Barry
San Carlo
Barry
C. H. Bond
Boston
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera Company
Albani
Bond
Mr. Albani
Mr. Russell
L. G. Grossman
Russell
Signor Albani
Sleuth
Police Search Futile in Back Bay Christmas Eve Killing
The article reports a fatal Christmas Eve crash in front of the Back Bay Hotel where Elizabeth Skinner was killed and Robert L. Thompson grievously injured. Police cannot confirm the vehicle number 3638 after tracing it through Brookline records and dealer numbers. Massachusetts Highway Commission Chair McClintock considers action over owner reporting failures and false registrations.
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Elizabeth Skinner
Robert L. Thompson
Back Bay
Columbus Avenue
Brookline
Station 5
William FE. McClintock
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Commission
McClintock
McClintocks
National Catholic Societies Convene in Boston Next August
The national convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies will be held in Boston next August. Archbishop O'Connell approves and serves as honorary president. A general committee representing counties parishes and Catholic societies will plan details and meet at the Cathedral conference room on Sunday with Henry Wessling calling the session and addressing delegates.
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American Federation of Catholic Societies
Archdiocese of
Boston
O'Connell
Henry Wessling
National Organization
Suffolk County
Archbishop O'Connell
College Night at Boston College Delights Students
Boston College hosted the first of planned College Nights with a Glee Club singalong and alumni solos as the main attraction. The College Orchestra directed by Michael Earles, S. J., provided a splendid musical program and the event was deemed a complete success.
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Boston College
Glee Club
Michael Earles
S. J
Schooner Lawson Now Total Wreck
Advices to Coastwise Transportation Company report the schooner Thomas W. Lawson has sunk in both sections and cannot be saved. The vessel will be turned over to underwriters with no salvage attempt by its owners.
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Coastwise Transportation Company
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Racial Officers Enjoy Trendy Fete in Port of Spain
Rear Admiral Evans and fleet officers were feted at a Trinidad social run with a governor luncheon and a later dinner. The fleet’s harbor serenade by Vermont sailors lit the night as ships gleamed like Venice. No illnesses beyond minor trineasles and all crews behaved well amid routine coaling and a searchlight drill.
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New York Herald Company
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Evans
Henry Ware Jackson
Emory
Ingersoll
Schroeder
Osterhaus
Train
Vermont
Venice
Missouri
Ohio
Hampton Roads
Fashion harms children in wealth circles say Boston researcher
Abby Martinet of Boston reports that fashionable living endangers wealthy children. She photographed two banker’s daughters skating in tight hosiery as cold air chilled them. With temperatures near 28 degrees, one child coughed violently while officials consider her evidence against fashion’s risks. President Fallieres shows interest in the project.
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Paris
Abby Martinet
Boston
Mass
Martinet
Miss Martinet
Fallieres
O Keefe Knocked Out By Willie Lewis in Two Minutes
Willie Lewis, a New York middleweight, knocked out Pat O Keefe the Irish champion in under two minutes at the Long Acre Athletic Club. The bout was scheduled for six rounds and drew a large crowd. Lewis clocked a decisive right swing in the first minute, flooring O Keefe, who rose briefly then collapsed again for the KO.
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New York
Willie’ Lewis
Pat” O'Keefe
Long Acre Athletic Club
Lewis
O'Keefe
New Hampshire Names Tax Commission Members
Governor Floyd announced the new State Tax Commission members Judge William B. Fellows Harry G. Sargent and John B. Morrill all Republicans. The selection followed a bitter political fight with various factions pressing for a Democrat to join.
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Concord
N. H
Charles M. Floyd
New
State Tax Commission
William B. Fellows
Tilton
Harry G. Sargent
John B. Morrill
Gilford
Floyd
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