Italian stonecutters target Barre police chief in failed assassination
A group of Carrara natives attempted to murder Barre Chief of Police Patrick Brown after a dance disturbance. Six men were arrested and jailed in Montpelier. three suspects were identified as Arcuro Bernaccio Luigi Sassi P Bernaccio and Coharldo Guiseppini with two more Andrea Frociani and Rapalia Premo. One suspect, Bizarri, remains at large as authorities pursue him amid a tense Italian quarter.
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Brown
Montpelier
Arcuro Bernaccio
Luigi Sassi
P. Bernaccio
Coharldo Guiseppini
Andrea Frociani
Rapalia Premo
Bizarri
Chief Brown
More Stories on Hazing at West Point
The military court of inquiry heard testimonies from Horace C Booz a Buffalo civil engineer denying his brother Oscar Booz a dead cadet was untruthful cowardly or dull. Witnesses described violent hazing incidents including forced tabasco and bruising while cadets described nervous reactions and practices like shagling. Thirteen first class cadets remain to be examined with Christmas furloughs noted as delaying completion possibly by Saturday.
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West Point
Horace C. Booz
Buffalo
Military Court of Inquiry
Oscar Booz
Bates
Oscar
Papa
Edmund K. Sterling
Michigan
Keller
Booz
Larkin
Breth
Frank P. Lahm
Ohio
Academy
Walter H. Lee
North Carolina
Claes Shei
F. T.ith
Christmas supper at Sailors' Haven features Bishop Lawrence
Bishop Lawrence presided amid tobacco smoke at Water Street in Charles Town for a Sailors' Haven Christmas supper. Over 300 seamen attended the event, receiving gifts, tobacco and a large Nova Scotia tree. Guests included Bishop Lawrence, Reverend Allen and Sprague, Miss Emma Neal, and the Baylisses, with Stanton Hing and Josephine Upham organizing.
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Bishop Lawrence
Sailors’ Haven
Water Street
Charlestown
Haven
Sailors' Haven
Nova Scotia
Boston
Lawrence
William Wrence
F. B. Allen
Sprague
William Neal
Emma ‘Neal
Chelsea
Bayliss
Stanton Hing
Josephine R. Upham
Personal Tours by Pennsylvania Railroad from Boston
Itinerary by D. N. Bell, travel agent, Boston, advertising personally conducted tours. All expenses paid by Pennsylvanian Railroad. Departures listed for January 14 February 1 and 2 March 11 and 2 ri 8 and 22 with stopovers and side trips.
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Pennlvania Railroad
Boston
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
Silk Buyer Detected in Fraud Case Involving Cumner Firm
A man identified as William S. Broplas allegedly defrauded Cumner, Jones & Co. of 40 yards of silk valued at $963 on the afternoon of the 17th, using the name, then concealed the Silkner Manufacturing Company as the purchaser.
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Cumner, Jones & Co
William 8. Broplas
Skinner Manufacturing Company
Suspect Held in New York as Philadelphia Seeks Arrest
A man known in New York as Joseph Roach alias Harris, about 29, is under arrest there for a charge likely linked to Philadelphia offenses. Boston police Inspector Gaddis aids the manhunt as Philadelphia authorities claim primary jurisdiction if cooperation fails, with a Cumner Jones & Co. member traveling to identify the suspect.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Gaddis
Hiladelphia
Cumner, Jones & Co
Joseph Roach
Harris
Stranger takes doctor's clock from Northambri age home
Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock a stranger, posing as having an order, told a servant at Dr H hy 8 ba house, Saginaw avenue, Nortambridge he wanted the doctor's larder clock. He left with the timepiece after being shown the clock, the couple who had received a new silver clock at their wedding over a year ago.
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H Hy
Saginaw Avenue
Nortambridge
Stowell
Boston
Dewet at Bay He Hopes to Break the
A historical dispatch notes a leader named Dewet facing pressure and aiming to breach a stalemate amid tense conditions. The report emphasizes his strategic resolve and the unresolved question of breakthrough against opposing forces.
Dewet Fights Four British Generals Near Leuwkop
Four generals confront the Boer guerrilla chief De Wet near Leuwkop as Knox Barker Pilcher and White engage his force. Dewet aims to break through and move south again while Boer columns advance toward Prieska and Strydenburg and are pursued by British troops.
Lord Kitchener Holds Boers In Check In South Africa
London dispatches report Lord Kitchener has kept the invading Boers in check but has not yet expelled them from Cape Colony. Commandos continue bold, rapid operations over a wide area, showing notable daring and activity.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Boers Attack British Garrisons in Natal District
Fought Christmas Day in the Standerton to Tagage corridor as Boers pressed along the lines of communication. Garrison posts repulsed the assaults with British casualties reported as slight. at Utrecht the commandant demanded luxuries, then attacked and was repulsed.
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Newcastle
Natal
Standerton
Tagage
Utrecht
Dewet Seeks Southward Movement In South Africa
Despatch from Lord Kitchener reports general Boer plans as Dewet hopes to break through and move south again. Knox and Barker with the force hold Leuwkop area while the eastern Cape Colony column is reportedly led by British troops near Ressort Spruit. The Boer north divides with pursuits described as being followed up by forces hunting them.
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London
Dewet
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Knox
Barker
Pilcher
White
de Wwet
Leuwkop
Cape Colony
Spruit
Prieska
Strydenburg
Martial law proclaimed in Beaufort West and Carnarvon districts
Martial law has been proclaimed in the districts of Beaufort West and Carnarvon, Cape Town reports state as of December 27. The move broadens military authority amid unrest and curbs civilian rights in designated areas. Officials urge calm and cooperation with security forces.
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Cape Town
Beaufort West
Carnarvon
Somerville Postal Letter Scam Reported
Somerville and Cambridge postoffice authorities have the name and address of a young Somerville woman who wrote a letter appealing for a $10 loan by mail under another's name. The recipient discovered the impersonation and the offender confessed, but no prosecution ensued. Police report no other complaints.
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Somerville
Cambridge Postoffic
China Objects To Peace Terms Reuters Dec 27
Chinese newspapers in Shanghai object to proposed peace terms. The Universal Gazette argues punished princes and officials should be named, while it questions if General Tung Fu Helang is liable. Chinese peace commissioners are said instructed not to punish royal blood beyond imprisonment, and one journal warns permanent legations could block the Emperor’s return.
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Shanghai
Universal Gazette
Tung Fu Helang
Prince Tuan
Prisoner Arrest After Release Sparks Manchester Case
Arthur Hammond, freed from Charlestown State prison yesterday after completing his sentence, was promptly seized by Manchester New Hampshire officers. He faces charges of breaking and entering in that city.
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Arthur Hammond
Charlestown
Manchester
N. H
Pepper in His Eyes and a Divorce Case in Concord
A Post reporter describes a past incident of red pepper in Mr. Huntoon’s eyes apparently by Mrs. Huntoon, whose divorce from Walter C. Huntoon was finalized after seven years of marriage troubled by jealousy and quarrels. She faced a criminal charge of conspiring to murder him, appeared dazed at police and court, claimed innocence, and was ordered to post $8000 bail for the April Supreme Court term.
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Post
Mr. Huntoon
Concord
Huntoon
Ter
Manchester
Murder charge in New Haven poisoning case arrests made
In New Haven two suspects, Mrs Anna Rathbun and John F Hart, were arrested on murder suspicion after discrepancies surfaced in witness statements and explanations by Rathbun Hart train crew and Dr Klenke who treated the poisoned men. Bail denied as Coroner Mix directs the investigation into the Rathbun poisoning mystery.
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New Haven, Conn
Anna Rathbun
John F. Hart
Mix
William Rathbun
New Haven
Shooting at Masonic Temple Wounds Indiana Mason Leader
In Indianapolis William Smythe grand secretary of the asonic order of Indiana was shot at noon in his Masonic Temple office. He remained conscious briefly and described a blonde woman entering to use the phone then fatally attacked him with a weapon after he declined interaction.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Smythe
Asonic Order of
Indiana
Masonic Temple
Smythe
Shaea
Rev Yin
Symphony Concert by Boston Orchestra in Cambridge
A special concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra was held at Sanders Centre in Cambridge last night for the exclusive entertainment of Cambridge residents.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sanders Ceatre
Cambridge
Pat Crowe Sightings Reported Across Cities
The World-Herald notes Patrick Carson identified Pat Crowe entering a saloon in St. Joseph. Detectives search Crowe haunts as Omaha authorities reject Boston sightings. Chicago reports claim Crowe, reputedly kidnapped Eddie Cunahan, was seen dressed as a widow recently.
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the World-Herald
St. Joseph
Patrick Carson
Pat Crowe
Shea
Carson
Crowe
South St. Joseph
Omaha
Boston
Pat Crowe Believed Hiding Near Findlay Ohio Area
Findlay Ohio and nearby areas report Pat Crowe, linked as a suspect in the Cudahy abduction case, is believed to be in hiding in or around Findlay with relatives including a sister in McComb ten miles away. Crowe had been in Omaha prior to the sightings.
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Findlay
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Omaha
McComb
Candy sent to soldiers in Philippines Cuba and Puerto Rico
Fifty tons of candy have been sent to soldiers in the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico over the last three months by the army commissary. Medical officers note moderate confectionery use promotes health and satisfies appetite, countering old beliefs that sweets harm digestion. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are recommended for digestion support.
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Philippine Islands
Commissary Department
Army
Cuba
Puerto Rico
United States
Tropics
Stuart
Pat Crowe Seen in South Omaha Before Cudahy Abduction
Report notes Pat Crowe was observed in South Omaha roughly twenty hours prior to the Eddie Cudahy abduction, highlighting a potential link or lead in the case.
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Pat Crowe
South Omaha
Eddie Cudahy
Miller recovers abducted son in Indiana case
Samuel D. Miller, son of Attorney General Miller, recovered his abducted child in Lawrence after the mother took the boy from Indianapolis. The parents married in Washington and have lived apart for years with no divorce talks, as Miller joined his father’s law firm in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel D. Miller
Lawrence
Miller
Harrison
Cabi
Net
Miss Karcher
New York
Washington
Membe Presiison
Titus May Succeed Devery in New York Police
City Hall reports indicate Chief Devery will resign soon after a cable from Richard Croker. Mayor Van Wyck was urged to remove him by James Shevlin, James McLaughlin's lieutenant, prompting Tammany to accept the ultimatum. Captain Titus, noted for clearing the red light district quickly, is favored as his likely successor.
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New York
Titus
City Hall
Devery
Richard Croker
van Wyck
James Shevlin
Hugh McLaughlin
Ant
Tammany
Red Light District
Old Hingham homestead burned in boarding house blaze
The Wheelock homestead in Hingham owned by W. C. Farrell and used as a boarding house burned late this afternoon causing about 3000 in losses, partially insured.
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Hingham
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Dewet AT Bay
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Znaukaske
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Northbridge
Jesse A. Y
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East Pepperell
William H. Dutton
Dorchester
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Plainfield
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Ned
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Pat Growe
Omaha, Neb
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Newman & Sons
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A. W.wheeler & CO
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