28 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
1
Lawyers and four witnesses including Youngs Parker Adams and Mrs Chase testified about shared fate of the Them group in Essex. Mrs Chase said she acted to affect the outcome today in Touraine.
The managers of Parker's Young's and the Touraine agree to close their bars tomorrow and keep them closed until they obtain permission to reopen. They state they do not wish to defy District Attorney Moran and will maintain closure indefinitely.
In Salem a hearing on the Chase will includes testimony that Mrs. Jennie P. Chase asked lawyers to draft a new will disinheriting her husband Dr. Horace P. Chase and that she spoke of forced adoption of De Forrest Chase. Lawyer Chick testified she feared Dr. Chase would kill her if he knew of the new will.
Cincinnati grand jury returns joint indictment against representatives of leading coal companies for conspiracy in restraint of trade over fixing coal prices. Over 20 names charged. alleged that companies and agents conspired to fix prices and control consumer costs.
Boston and vicinity forecasts call for fair Thursday and Friday with increasing cloudiness. Fresh westerly winds become variable as the period progresses.
New England forecast calls for Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies and fresh southwest winds that will become variable. Temperature and exact timing are not specified in the text.
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston promotes the electric light as clean safe and economical. A contract agent can explain advantages by mail call or phone Oxford 1150 at 3 Head Place Boston.
Worcester court order authorizes exhumation of John Hammond's remains at a Bemis farm to determine cause of death dated November 27 after a two week illness. Relatives question the burial and financial dealings while District Attorney Moran pushes liquor-liability prosecutions and hotel bar closures.
A U S Army soldier Fred Wagstaff of East Boston is jailed after being accused of attacking a young woman on Neptune Avenue Christmas Eve. Witnesses aided her escape as Wagstaff fled after a kick, with police noting similar offenses in the area. He faces East Boston District Court with other alleged East Boston assaults to be examined.
George G. Hall announces the Adams House bar will close for now. J. B. Quinn says the Hotel Essex bar will reopen tomorrow but implies further changes may come, seeking clarity on the outcome.
Last night’s Cambridge Board of Aldermen session stretched past 2 am the longest and hottest of the year. The fight centered on Sergeant Gordon and a demand that he refund 156 for injuries, prompting a formal inquiry order. A portrait of former Mayor Charles H. Saunders was accepted as a gift, and Mayor Daly delivered a valedictory address.
Russians report Lithuanians declaring a republic with 8000 insurgents arming near Redjitza and Pskoff, claiming annexation of the region. Crews from St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Warsaw describe widespread violence, martial law, and uprisings as officials rush troops and arms to key provinces.
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