Princess Louise of Saxony Fights to Stay Free in Geneva
Geneva reports Crown Princess Louise resists Saxon and Austrian court pressures after eloping with her children's tutor Professor Giron. Archdukes Joseph and Leopold clash. Leopold resigns army rank and leaves for Montreux with Mlle. Adamovich. Detectives shadow the princess as talks of exile and divorce surface. plans to move to Mentone or Paris are discussed but uncertain.
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Geneva
Louise of Saxony
Saxony
Vienna
Berlin
Dresden
Archduke Joseph
Giron
Joseph
Archduke Leopold
Ferdinand Iv
Tuscany
Leopold
Montreux
Vaud
Mlle. Adamovich
Hotel Continental
Austria
Chevalier de Toepli
Adamovich
Ishment
Archduke
Milo
von Richter
Mentone
M. Giron
Paris
United States
Switzerland
General Aristides Fernandez Candidate for Colombian Presidency
General Aristides Fernandez, Colombia's minister of war, is seen as likely winner in upcoming elections. Since taking office in the last war he has worked long hours and implemented strong measures to end the conflict. A peace treaty signed November 23 with revolutionaries boosted his standing and opened commerce, with reforms including free transit and restoration of mail and telegraph services.
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Aristides Fernandez
Ministry of War
Benjamin Herrera
Revolutionary Party
Pardomo
Fernandez
Ward 9 Improvement Club Banquet at Motte Street
The Ward 9 Improvement Club held a banquet at 4 Motte street Saturday evening with speakers including Hon John J Gartland Jr Hon James Donovan Hon John A Kelliher Patrick Bowen John Slattery William Drummey David Keating and Senator William T A Fitzgerald Toastmaster Christopher Quarts. Frank Gillespie received a large portrait and a purse of money from club members.
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Ward 9 Improvement Club
Motte Street
John J. Gartland, Jr
James Donovan
John A. Kelliher
Patrick ‘Bowen
John Slattery
William Drummey
David Keating
William T., A. Fitzgerald
Christopher Quarts
Frank Gillespie
Funeral of E P Holmes in Melrose
Funeral services for Edwin P Holmes of Green street were held at the Methodist Church this afternoon. The service was largely attended by church members and the local G A R post with Rev Charles W Stackpole officiating and Colonel Francis A Hesseltine speaking for the Grand Army.
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Melrose
Edwin P. Holmes
Green Street
Methodist Church
G A. R
Charles W. Stackpole
Francis A. Hesseltine
Grand Army
Big Boston & Albany build up Worcester operations
Worcester will gain a major expansion in the Boston and Albany division with extra freight crews motive power yard space and new offices shops and roundhouse capacity. The first step adds two regular freight trains to run Boston to Springfield with a 19 pit roundhouse planned after a seven pit expansion and a two story machine shop adjacent to the roundhouse.
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Worcester
Boston & Albany Division
Boston
Springfield
Men in Consolidated Shops Get Pay Raised
Springfield Dec 28 The latest wage increase for the Boston and Albany division employees applies to the West Springfield shops. All workers there receive 6 to 20 cents more per day except the painters who were the best paid in the shops.
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Springfield
Boston & Albany Division
West Springfield
Humberts 10 Reach Paris This Morning
Paris dispatch details the Humbert family, recently arrested in Madrid, traveling toward Paris after a delayed Madrid to Hendaye leg. Officials fear crowds at arrival. train may enter Paris in daylight. At Hendaye the prisoners were moved to a French car, then handed to French authorities for onward transport.
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Paris
Humbert
Madrid
Bordeaux
Hendaye
Mme. Humbert
Humberts
All ready for the gorgeous coronation in Delhi
London dispatch notes readiness for the Delhi durbar with seven by five mile camp lit by electricity. Lord Curzon and Lady Curzon arrive in Delhi aboard a gilded elephant procession, with 8000 dignitaries soon gathered for the events.
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London
Delhi
Bombay
Viscount Kitchener
India
Curzon
Viceregal
Dirwan
Thayer Buys at Newport Newport R I Estate Changes
Nathaniel Thayer of Boston has purchased the Swift estate on Bellevue avenue and plans to occupy it after repairs in summer. Charles Astor Bristed buys the Bland ing estate on Brenton road. Miss Leary of New York renovates Stitt cottage for frequent lawn receptions. Dolan of Philadelphia renovates near Spouting Rock Beach. Ground broken for Audrain block on Ocean House site. Gunpowder factory talk circulates. Reading room for Newport workers gifted by Mrs Harold Brown. Parish house plans for Trinity Church on School street funded by Mrs J Andrews Swan. Dr Alexander James Anderson to reside permanently after renting Sherman house. Mrs Allan McLane’s estate rented to Guy Norman. Newport Country Club rental terms to drop from 6000 to 4000. club to accept new terms.
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Newport
R. IL
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston
Swift
Bellevue Avenue
Massachusetts
Charles Astor
Blanding
Brenton Road
Stitt
Pelham Street
Miss Leary
New
Harold Brown
Trinity Church
School Street
J. Andrews Swan
A. O'D. Taylor
Sherman
Alexander James Anderson
Edinburgh University
F. H. Paine
Allan McLane
Paris
France
Iowa Circle
Washington, D. C
Guy Norman
Newport Country Club
Newport Golf Club
Golf Club
Fishermen In Collision Near Minot's Light
Captain Larkin of the Colonial reports a near disaster off Minot's Light at 4 a.m. Sunday when an unknown vessel, sailing at 10 knots, passed windward and tore across the Colonial’s bowsprit. After a tense moment the Colonial secured the forestay and reached port safely. The incident follows misfortune aboard the Colonial, with Heen Ryan of the Cape trip and others sent home from Nova Scotia by the American consul.
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Larkin
Colonial
Minot
Gloucester
Cape Shore
Heen Ryan
Long Wharf
Boston
Stanwood
Yarmouth
N. S
Nova Scotia
Joseph Lake
Felix Marcheetz
Benjamin F. Phillips
Worcester Police Say Reed Is In Vienna
Worcester December 28 police deny Reed ate Christmas dinner in Boston and report Inspector O Day has information that the bunco man is now in Vienna. They doubt Reed remains in the United States and Boston police share the view.
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Worcester
Reed
Vienna
John Reed
Boston
Patrick O'Day
United States
Moorish Army Routed by Rebels Near Fez
Official confirmation of the Dec 28 report that Moorish imperial forces were routed by rebels led by the pretender to the throne. The defeated troops abandoned guns rifles ammunition tents and beasts of burden and fled precipitately to Fez.
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London
Ttara
Thone
Fez
Angora cats in Worcester hit by peculiar baldness disease
In Worcester Massachusetts Angora cats are shedding hair from head to tail due to a mysterious skin ailment. Owners report loss of appetite and rapid weight loss with few weak kittens among casualties. The outbreak has prompted worried pet owners to try various salves and medicines with little success. Meanwhile in Southbridge after a holiday event some attendees had to walk home as the horse drawn carriage they rode in was taken away.
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Worcester
Southbridge
Charles E. Wilson
Family kin recall long lineage from Ireland at Westboro reunion
At the Westboro gathering Marion G Coyne sits with her great great grandmother Catherine Niland Maguire age 87 born in Sligo Ireland who came to America with her husband Patrick decades ago. Families trace through Bridget Murphy and Mary Murphy to Agnes Brown and James Coyne, with Marion born July 3 1901. In Templeton Willie Rice hosts visitors amid a shed wall piled with 77 fox skins 27 mink 2 otter 12 coon and 75 skunk skins attracting local sportsmen.
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Westboro
Marion G. Coyne
Catherine Niland Maguire
County
Sligo
Ireland
Patrick
Bridget Maguire
Thomas F. Murphy
Worcester
Templeton
Willie D. Rice
Oldest Cat in Upton Reaches Nineteen Years
Miss Sarah J. Hall on Main Street owns what is believed to be Upton’s oldest cat, now 19. A physician once had to extract a troublesome tooth as the elderly animal struggles to eat, relying on provided meals due to aging jaws and dim eyesight.
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Upton
Sarah J. Hall
Main Street
Burglar Entered Home On Blossom Street
John Garrity reports a burglar entered his Fitchburg home at 106 Blossom Street on Friday. He saw the intruder in the dining room from his second floor sleeping room via a floor register and shouted to leave. Garrity found no loss after checking the downstairs rooms.
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Fitchburg
John Garrity
Marlboro debates site for new City Hall after blaze
The Marlboro fire that destroyed the City Hall rekindles a dispute over the replacement site. A strong movement favors moving the structure farther up Main street while supporters of the old site argue its municipal land use understood.
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Marlboro
Main Street
Smoked Herring Season Boosts Gloucester Jobs
Gloucester reports peak smoked herring season with many establishments operating at full capacity. The industry provides employment to numerous workers as boats, factories, and markets stay busy amid robust demand.
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Gloucester
Moen Receives Silver Cup Amid Retirement From Steel Firm
Worcester reports Philip W. Moen the retiring second vice-president of the American Steel and Wire Company is presented with a silver loving cup by long-time office and works associates in the Washburd and Moen department. He also receives a complete new office equipment for his forthcoming post.
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Worcester
Philip W. Moen
American Steel and Wire Company
Washburd & Moen
Parade of the Poor in Back Bay Streets Sparks Sermon
Rev Charles A Crane denounces social inequities in a People's Temple sermon. He contrasts shivering poverty with prosperous society and warns of a volcano of unrest threatening the republic. He recalls a Salvation Army Christmas dinner among hungry crowds and notes the mayor’s remark on socialism rising from distress.
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Charles A. Crane
People’s Temple
Republic
Things
Salvation Army
Crane
Hell
Jesse Lee Day Observed at Melrose Church
Jesse Lee Day observed at the Melrose Methodist Church with services commemorating the first Methodist preacher in New England. Rev. Charles H. Stackpole spoke on Methodist Preachers of Yesterday and Today. A cantata The Coming of the King was sung by a 30 member choir directed by Charles B. Wilson with soloists Miss Spears Miss Swensson Miss Atwood E J Reynolds F H Merrill Jr and C M Bragdon.
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Melrose
Jesse Lee
New England
Charles H. Stackpole
King
Charles B. Wilson
Miss Spears
Miss Swensson
Miss Atwood
E. J. Reynolds
F. H. Merrill, Jr
C. M. Bragdon
Jesse Lee Day Observed at Wakefield Church
In Wakefield on Jesse Lee day the Methodist Church observed the occasion with a sermon by Rev. F. K. Stratton titled Jesse Lee the Pioneer Methodist Preacher in New England and a special musical program was presented.
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Wakefield
Jesse Lee
F. K. Stratton
New England
Milbank Memory Honored With Floral Arch
A high floral arch topped by a dove and two supporting doves formed during Mr. Milbank’s illness and death, crafted by associates and friends connected to his business ties at the time.
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Milbank
Funeral for George Milbank Draws City Leaders and Arts Community
A large crowd at Bulfinch Place Church attended the funeral of George Milbank. Rev E A Horton praised his rise from poverty to assist others and urged that Milbank’s memory inspire benevolence and earnest work, noting his sincere sympathy and generous spirit.
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Bulfinch Place Church
George Milbank
Bulfinch Place
BE. A. Horton
E. A. Horton
Welch Caught At Hartford In Boston Theft Case
Martin Welch of 10 A street South Boston was arrested in Hartford Conn by Inspector Collins after allegedly stealing 2700 from his aged father James Welch. The elder man, nearly 70, says Martin has been drinking for days and hopes he returns home.
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Martin Welch
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Inspector Collins
Station 6
Bos
James Welch
Post
Martin
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