Sympathy and Pleas Mark Colville Guilty Plea
John H. Colville confessed to stealing 1600 from Wood Pollard Co after cashing a 1000 check. His wife and mother testified as he described his downfall and remorse. The judge defers sentencing as Colville seeks a fresh start with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Colville
Superior Criminal Court
Wood, Pollard & Co
Boston
California
Colville
Wales
Mr. Pollard
Shields
Proctor
Bishop
Secretly Wedded Actress Seeks Annulment in New York
Gertrude Coghlan, 15 at marriage to Reginald Cameron, seeks legal annulment claiming she was underage and not supported. The couple wed in secret two years ago and she now appears in The Royal Box at the Fifth Avenue Theatre while living with her father, Charles Coghlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gertrude Coghlan
Reginald Cameron
Prince Edward Island
Miss Coghlan
Charles Coghlan
Marlboro Hotel
Royal Box
Fifth Avenue
Dr. Cameron
Reginald
Cameron
Dashing Divorcée Weds in Quiet Providence Society
In Providence a noted society wedding unites Stanley Henshaw, son of a prominent clergyman, and Eva Waterman a divorced woman. The couple married on Christmas Day in a quiet ceremony described as among the city’s most discreet unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Waterman
Stanley Henshaw
Providence
Ketcham Will Case Heard in Chicago Court
Judge Kohlsaat heard testimony on the probate of John B. Ketcham's will and the widow Minnie Wallace Ketcham's bid to be sole executor. Butler Joe Kellar testified that Ketcham signed the will while ill in bed and that he witnessed it. Kellar noted Ketcham drank heavily, yet his mind did not seem impaired. An administrator ad litem was appointed and the case moved to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kohlsaar
John B. Ketcham
Minnie Wallace Ketcham
Joe Kellar
Ketcham
Kellar
Guests at Blenheim Palace Host Private Tableaux in England
Holiday visitors at Blenheim Palace include Lady Randolph Churchill and other nobility entertained by Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough. Hunts are led by the young duke with Lord Churchill and Lord Curzon among the hunters who have bagged the most game. A lavish tableaux vivant is planned for Thursday night.
Mrs Van Schaack Seeks Papers After Suspected Robbery
Mrs. Van Schaack, the famed matron who stirred New York and Chicago society, arrived in St Louis with a note from Mr. Mack’s Chicago partner requesting papers from her case. She handed over a bundle to a messenger boy and now alleges she has been robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Matinee Idol Ratcliffe Sentenced for Wife Assault
Edward J Ratcliffe, idol of matinee girls in New York, received a six month term in Blackwell's Island penitentiary for third degree assault on his wife Alice De Lacey Ratcliffe. Judge urged no tolerance for wife beating and noted an appeal was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Blackwell’s Island
Alice de Lacey Ratcliffe
Slick burglar Capdeville held as fugitive from justice
Lowell police report a New York burglary suspect named Paul Capdeville, a well educated, agile prisoner born in Porto Rico, believed to possess diamonds and money after a recent Lowell theft. He claims to have passed through Lowell on a Pullman car and cites a informing woman. Capdeville faces fugitive charges and possible extradition after parole attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
New York
Thomas Allen
Paul Capdeville
Percy Parker
Allen
Cleveland
Porter
Peter Fleming
Inspector Allen
Capdeville
Fleming
Porto Rico
Coates Held on Bigamy Charge in Malden
Herbert M. Coates, arrested in Everett for alleged bigamy, arraigned in District Court. Authorities say he married Eliza Harrison of Amherst N. H. twenty years ago and a second wife in Everett in October, identified as Mrs. Lockhardt, about 60. He pleaded not guilty and is held on $1000 bond for the grand jury, with default to Cambridge jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Herbert M. Coates
Everett
Eliza Harrison
Amherst
Lockhardt
Coates
Cambridge
Grief Killed Him in Irvington
Charles Holder longtime Irvington resident died after enduring a long string of family losses. He saw his son, daughter, wife, grandchild, and another son die within four years, with his sorrow worsening until his death following his son's burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Charles Holder
Vias
Holder
Grace
Charles, Jr
Barrel Man Sentenced in New Bedford Stabbing Case
William Kendall, who says he once was a Boston patrolman and claimed fame for shooting over Niagara Falls in a barrel, was sentenced to the House of Correction in New Bedford for nine months after being convicted of stabbing John F. Young at Braley's station on the water works. Young suffered a severely cut neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
William Kendall
Boston
Niagara
House of Correction
John F. Young
Braléy’s
Young
Revere Town Meeting Debates Police Salaries Scandal
At Revere's town meeting delays lingered six weeks as a debate over police salaries and merit sparked by Thomas Roberts. He proposed banning criminals from the force, while Chief Milton Ray denied accusations and a five member committee was formed to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Thomas Roberts
Roberts
Ray
Co-operative Bank
H. J. Skeffington
J. B. Seward
W. H. Colcord
Sherley Avenue
Henry A. Simpson
Simpson
Siz
Swords Points
J. Stewart Morris
Skeffington
Morris
Boston
Warren Fenno
Beverly's Coup Shifts Boston Gloucester Fish Fight
Developments in the Boston Gloucester fish war show Beverly entering the field and tilting the balance toward Gloucester. Beverly rapid fleets of about twenty vessels lack harbor access, while Randall Kellam and Boston brokers align with Gloucester. tensions rise as Beverly ships head to Gloucester and crews show dissatisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Gloucester
Boston
Randall & Kellam
David Kellam
T Wharf
Kellam
Everly
Norwood Stations Ordered to Be Replaced
Supreme Court Judge J C Lane pressed New England Railroad to discontinue Nor wood and Norwood Central stations and build a new station per June 2 1891 order of the railroad commissioners. Lane spoke for Norwood Business Association and Board of Trade. Farnham for the railroad said residents have not agreed and the company is reluctant to decide, with a full court possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. C. Lane
Norwood
Allen
New England Railroad Company
Railroad Commissioners
Lane
Business Association and Board of Trade of
F. A. Farnham
Farnham
Packer Awarded 20000 Dollars in Electric Works Injury Case
Louis M. Packer of Lynn won $20000 in a Superior Court verdict against the Thompson Houston Electric Light Company for loss of both hands in an undercut machine at the company works nearly two years ago. The jury returned the damages after the Dec 28 Salem session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Louis M. Packer
Lynn
Axsiet
Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company
Third White Woman Possible Hanged in Georgia Case
Mrs. Elizabeth Nobles convicted of murdering her husband faces likely execution after the U S Supreme Court denied a new trial Her accomplice Gus Fambles also faces hanging and his wife is jailed for life The piece traces Georgia history of women facing capital punishment and public sentiment surrounding such cases
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nobles
Georgia
Mrs. Nobles
Atlanta
United States Supreme Court
Pardon Board
Tess
D’urbervilles
Nobles
Gus Fambles
Fembles
Fambles
Polly Baker
Wilkes County
Susan Eberhardt
Spann
Governor Smith
Miss E
Unique Defence Shapes Bourinot Trial Over Caucus Vote
In the Superior Court, Jesse M. Gove for Bourinot claims the caucus was illegal and Bourinot cannot be charged under caucus laws. He argues that because the official ballot listed others as ward committee candidates, Bourinot’s act at the caucus was not criminal. Judge Bishop will rule today after a temporary jury instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Gove
Louis W. Bourinot
Gove
Bourinot
Edmund H. Hawkins
Shawmut Avenue
Winslow C. Cook
Alexander T. Brown
Howard W. Kelly
Bishop
Woman Sentenced to a Year in Sherborn Prison
Annie Anderson, a stylish Boston woman, cried as Judge Bishop sent her to Sherborn for one year after a probation breach tied to a Thanksgiving visit and intoxication. In separate notes, Angelo Capinelli was found guilty in an Italian assault case with Crescendo Janani acquitted, and Cornelius J. O'Brien received $60 fine and one month in the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Anderson
Sherborn
Bishop
Annie
Providence
Boston
Alesandro Morrotto
Angelo Capinelli
Crescendo Janani
Capinelli
Cornelius J. O'Brien
House of Correction
Bram witnesses moved to Middlesex County Jail
Five Bram case witnesses were transferred from Charles Street Jail to Middlesex County Jail in East Cambridge. They arrived by carriage and were cared for by Captain John R. Fairbairn. The move allows renovation of the witnesses quarters and they are to be returned to Boston in about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bram Case
Charles Street
Middlesex County
East
Cambridge
John R. Fairbairn
Charlies Street
Boston
British flag floats as Lagos Hausas occupy Bariba towns
Lagos West Africa December 8 reports Ijesha and Berbara towns occupied by Lagos Hausas. Inhabitants welcome the British flag amid fear of French troops pressing into Bariba country and causing devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Africa
Ijesha
Berbara
Bariba
Atchison System Reports Higher November Net Income
The Atchison system posted 1,227,356 in net income for November, up 363,466 from a year earlier. For five months ending Nov 30, net income reached 4,401,101, up 900,241 from the prior year. Passenger agents note holiday traffic 60 to 75 percent above last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atchison
Weste Roads
Lynch Terror Sparks Burned-Alive Lynching in Glendora
In Glendora Mississippi on December 28 a Black man named Joe Hopkins was lynched after murdering two plantation managers Sam Eskridge and John W Luckie. He was bound to a horse then hanged from a magnolia tree with fagots soaked in oil. The crowd fired on the blazing body as it burned before being buried in a grave near the lynching site. The事件 drew widespread condemnation from victims families and local residents prepared for more violence racial tensions run high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendora
Miss
Joe Hopkins
Hopkins
Sam Eskridge
John W. Luckie
Eskridge
Luckie
Plan to Liquidate Debts at Chestnut Street Banks
The plan to liquidate claims against the Chestnut Street National Bank and Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund Company is acceptable to most depositors. It proposes turning over the Record Publishing Company property owned by William M. Singerly to satisfy claims. Some depositors favor earlier payment, but about a hundred visitors to the bank endorsed the plan, including one with $8,000 to $10,000 on deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street National Bank
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund Company
Bank and Trust Company
Record Publishing Company
William M. Singerly
Singerly
Trust Company
Rock Crushes Laborer in Taunton Sewer Work
Antone Solares a Portuguese laborer working in a sewer trench on First Street extension was injured this afternoon when a large rock fell on him at the work site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
Antone Solares
Boston School Board Ends Year With Resolutions and Approvals
The 1897 Boston school board held its final session at Mason street rooms with most members present. A high school site was chosen in East Boston, and improvements at several schoolhouses were approved. The board authorized actions to expand property, petition for building changes, and reviewed 1897 expenditures including 1.964 million for teacher salaries. President Huggan was thanked for his leadership as the board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Street
Lowell
Boston
Marion
Saratoga
Princeton
Lauriat Improvement Society
George Putnam
School Street
West Roxbury
General Court
Allen
Committee On Accounts
Frederick W. Farwell
Roger Clap
Dorchester
Mayhew
Vernon
Auburn Street
Robinson Street
Mary Hemenway
Paul
Huggan
Mariner
Fifield
Dunn
East Boston Man Falls 27 Feet From Catalonia Hold
Daniel Crowley aged 34 of Sumner street East Boston fell 27 feet in the hold of the Cunard steamer Catalonia last evening as workers were finishing supper. He suffered severe internal injuries and was taken to City Hospital where his condition is critical. Father Garrity and Dr. D Keefe attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Crowley
Sumner Street
Boston
Cunard
Crowley
Father Garrity
D. Keefe
City Hospital
Tow collision prompts suit claim against operators
Captain Trench of schooner Isaac H. Tillyer arrived to confer with Carbonero owners Haley and Appleton after a collision off Chatham on Saturday night. The Girard tow’s second barge struck the Lynn to Charleston bound schooner Hercules, which lost bowsprit and rigging. Hercules was cast adrift to avoid further damage and headed for Gloucester. Trench says the tow was at fault and will seek repairs costs from the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Trench
Isaac H. Tillyer
Haley and Appleton
Carbonero
Chatham
Lynn
Charleston
8. C
Girard
Hercules
Gloucester
Trench
Fire at Granite House in Exeter Blamed on Incendiary Acts
Early Christmas morning a blaze at the Granite House in Exeter was discovered by servants. Benjamin B. Kimball and wife Nettie M. Kimball were arrested on arson charges. Evidence includes kerosene-soaked papers and burning beds, with a wind- driven fire around the attic and rooms near Miss Minnie Davis. Police hold strong proof of incendiarism. bail and further hearings set for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
N. H
Benjamin B. Kimball
Nettie M. Kimball
Faverhill
Mass
Baptist Church
Henry F. Virtue
Supreme Court
Kimball
Kingston
Haverhill
Mr. Kimball
Nettie George
Rowell
Marshall’s Corner
Brentwood
Shute
Barge Canisteo Missing in Heavy Seas Near Highland Light
Owners dispatch the tug Scranton led by Captain Ben Lewis to aid tugs C B Seaford Joshua Lovett and Ida M Dalby in the search for the coal barge Canisteo. Four crewmen aboard, provisions for four days, possible tow-in today or tomorrow. Captain Fiddler reported sighting near Maurice River area five miles north northeast of Highland Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canisteo
Scranton
Ben Lewis
New York
C. B. Seaford
Joshua Lovett
Ida M. Dalby
Fiddler
J. Henry Edmunds
Lynn
Maurice River
N. J
Georges
Good Fellows Election Sees New Officers Elected
Somerville Assembly No. 22 Royal Society of Good Fellows held its annual election last evening naming Ruler B H Knowles instructor J F Davlin counselor Philip Eberle director M J Flemming prelate H Thompsons quars James Williams recording financial secretary John J Timmons trustees Philip Eberle E F Reed and A A Elston to various posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Assembly
Royal Society of Good Fellows
B. H. Knowles
J. F. Davlin
Philip Eberle
M. J. Flemming
H. Thompsonsquars
James Williams
John J. Timmons
E. F. Reed
A. A. Elston
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From Wood, Pollard & CO
Colonel Waterman
Blenheim
Roberts Charge
Chief Ray
Ene
Watson’s
Bram
John Begtcen
John A. Webster & Co
Blackstone Street
Cer
North Street
Wolfboro
Lake Winnepesaukee
Mrs. Palmer
Good Fellows
Boyle Bros
Washington &T
South End
Navin JR
Temple Pl
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