49 Years Term for Kidnappers in Brooklyn Case
New York judge imposes 25 to 49 year prison terms on Maria Rappa and Stanislao Potenza for kidnapping Michael Rizzo and Joseph Longo. Rappa to Auburn prison, Potenza at Sing Sing for at least 25 years. Judge Fawcett condemns their conduct as shocking and unmotherly.
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New York
Lewis L. Fawcett
Brooklyn
Maria Rappa
Stanislao Patenza
Michael Rizzo
Giuseppe Longdon
Kappa
Fawcett
Joseph Longo
Halifax Mayor Thanks Wilson Brothers for Relief Fund
The letter from Halifax Mayor Joseph A. Chisholm reports the Wilson brothers’ £40 relief gift to Scottish miners left behind after missing the mail boat. Recipients Jensen Pickersgill and others signed receipts and will forward thanks to the donors with Christmas wishes. The funds were distributed with help from F. W. Smith and the King’s printer.
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Wilson Brothers
Halifax
N. S
Joseph A. Chisholm
George Jepson
William Wooley
Joseph Wooley
Joseph Beatle
William Eccleston
Thomas Taylor
William Pickersgill
William Cooper
Jensen
Pickersgill
Chisholm
Boston Post
Boston
Mass
F. W. Smith
Messrs
Municipal Concert in Faneuil Hall
Boston city music department orchestra led by William Howard performed at Faneuil Hall with soprano Marguerite Gallagher and cornetist Tafley Mauch. The Carmen selection drew applause and Cavalleria Rusticana prelude excited the audience, while Gallagher's Cest des Contre bandiers and Parting fell flat. Mauch’s cornet solo received approval. feature on next Sunday’s Post Magazine highlights Torchy the office boy.
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Faneuil Wall
Music Department
City of
Boston
William Howard
Marguerite Gallagher
Tafley Mauch
Dartmouth Boys Present David Garrick at Malden Auditorium
Dartmouth College Drama Club stages the three act comedy David Garrick by T. W. Robertson tomorrow night. A. C. Keough stars as Garrick with eight male and three female roles. costumes hailed as among the finest. Cast includes C. B. White G. M. Claey R. G. Geller and others.
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Dartmouth College Dramatic Club
Malden
David Garrick
T. W. Robertson
Elpic
A. C. Keough
Boston
C. B. White
G. M. Claey
R. G. Geller
H. Ss. Lena
J. R. Erwin
S&s
P. Tuck
A. EL Wyman
A. S. Dunning
H. H. Semmes
Trouser Skirt for Americans showcased in Boston show
The Boston National Style Show will feature Alma Webster Powell in the new trouser skirt demonstrating its comfort. The display, held at Horticultural Hall February 7 to 11, promotes American design and home industry through a princess gown style that hides trousers when still and reveals them on movement.
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Boston
Ladies’ Tailors and Dressmakers’ Association of America
Horticultural Hall
Alma Webster Powell
New York
Hattie Loring Sails On Under British Flag After Sale
The two masted schooner Hattie Loring with a 80,000 mile record in 16 years was sold in Portland Maine to A W Porter of Digby Nova Scotia. The vessel, owned by Captain Loring E Rice, will fly the British flag and has mostly served the Portland to Washington county packet service aside from one trip to Boston.
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Portland
Hattie Loring
Loring E. Rice
A. W. Porter
Digby
N. S
Boston
Loring
Washington County
Stolen Ring Suspect to Undergo X Ray Test
New York December 71. Jersey City police plan X ray tests on John Miller to locate a stolen diamond ring swallowed during arrest. The ring valued at 150 dollars belonged to George W. Main who reported the loss at a Fremont Street saloon. Main received the ring as a Christmas gift and Miller was arrested after police suspected obstruction during questioning.
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New York
Jersey City
John Miller
Monmouth Street
George W. Main
Fremont Street
Main
Miller
Bar Woman as Wrestler Faces City Opposition
Ruth Americus, a visiting wrestler, inspired controversy in Hartford as officials including Chief Helri and Warden Mix opposed a woman in tights wrestling a man. Promoter Jack Gardiner halted the bill after pressure, though Americus sold tickets outside in a long English storm coat.
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Hartford
Conn
Ruth Americus
Willimantic
Stafford Opera House
Jack Gardiner
Louie Helri
Miss Americus
O'Connell
Girl stage aspirant is Frohman pupil
Grace Morrissey, 16, daughter of James W. Morrissey, moves in elite New York circles. She drew the interest of Daniel Frohman after meeting in Morgan’s Met box, receiving vocal and dramatic training under Julia Allen and Frohman.
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Daniel Frohman
Grace Morrissey
James W. Morrissey
West 83d Street
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Metropolitan Opera House
Frohman
Julia Allen
Caruso
Froman
Call for Justice for Postal Clerks by H J S Boston
A Boston reader writes to the editor asserting postal clerks deserve acknowledgment and fair treatment alongside carriers. He notes clerks handle vast mail systems, memorize thousands of routes, and endure longer hours and tougher conditions, urging public recognition and justice.
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H. J
Boston
Will Contest Over Parker Estate Valued at 800000
Dr Frederick P Gay nephew and Berkeley resident sues to challenge the will of Benjamin W Parker of Winthrop Highlands. Parker died December 12 with personal property about 770000 and real estate around 30000. Trust arranged through New England Trust Company benefits Clark Parker of Pasadena and his wife Phoebe with eventual distribution to heirs per Clark's will.
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Benjamin W. Parker
Winthrop Highlands
Frederick P. Gay
Brookline
Berkeley
California
Leland Stanford University
Gay
New England Trust Company
Clark Parker
Pasadena
Testator
Phoebe
Clark and Ordway
R. M. Morse
Parker
Central Street
Priest Risked Life to Give Last Rite on Ice
In Philadelphia on December 27 Father Quinn of St. Gertrude's Church Conshohocken braved thin ice to reach a drowning girl, Maggie Shaw, and administer absolution before she sank. Four companions were rescued. the ice widened, preventing closer contact.
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Philadelphia
Father Quinn
St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church
Conshohocken
Maggie Shaw
Three Men Caught After Hartland Post Office Burglary
In Bangor on December 27 three men George Sullivan and George Fleming of Berlin New Hampshire and Robert Thompson reportedly apprehended after hounds trailed them. They were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Hamlin charged with breaking and entering the Hartland post office on December 23 and held in $500 bail awaiting the next district court term.
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Bangor
Palmyra
George Sullivan
George Fleming
Berlin
N. H
Robert Thompson
United States
Hamlin
Hartland
Varney
District Court
Riot Near Gypsy Camp Ends With Assault Charge
In a Wadesboro area camp of Gypsies a man named Chief Mitchell allegedly attacked a woman. Officers found several tied to trees and beaten. Mitchell was held without bail at preliminary hearing to face a charge of criminal assault in North Carolina.
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Charlotte
N. C
Wadesboro
Mitchell
Woman Pastor to Wed Another Woman Pastor in Maine
Miss Gertrude L. Sawyer the only woman in the country to pastor two churches will marry Rev. J. Bertrand Coy of Lewiston. The couple met as students at Thornton Academy Theological School and plan a forthcoming ceremony in Saco Maine.
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Saco, Me
Gertrude L. Sawyer
J. Bertrand Coy
Lewiston
Thornton Academy Theological School
Boston Post Office Posts Record Christmas Money Orders
Postmaster Edward C Mansfield reported that the Boston money order division processed 2 026 468 97 during December 1 24, up 107 471 54 from last year. Mail volume topped 1 700 000 letters in the day before Christmas with 1 280 000 daily earlier, while registry handled 95 549 pieces in a peak day.
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Boston
Edward Co. Mansfield
Regisry
Deathbed Wedding Heiress of Civil War Comrade
Leon A. Canter died peacefully after arranging his estate to his 27 year old bride Emma M. Moore of 1815 North Twentieth Street. Moore, also his ward, cared for him daily at St Joseph's Hospital where he lingered with an incurable ailment.
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Philadelphia
Venn
Leon A. Canter
Emma M. Moore
North Twentieth Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fairhaven Boy Herbert Potter Found Hanged
In Fairhaven the body of Herbert Potter, a local boy missing for weeks, was found hanging from a rope attached to a pine tree in the woods. His bicycle was left by the road a quarter mile away. Authorities report no known reason for the act.
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Fairhaven
Herbert Potter
Bargain Clothing Sale Through The Week
The store cuts prices on suits overcoats juvenile wear and ladies accessories. Sailors Russians Norfolk suits and reefers priced low plus hats waists gloves silks and nets and large range of dresses and coats with substantial markdowns. Umbrellas suitcases and leather goods included.
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Trohman
Prof. Gay
Trail
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Carr
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