Roxbury Fiancée Believes Fiance Hidden in Sanitarium
Miss Frances L. Bruce of Roxbury fears her fiancé Robert C Sheldon is kept away in a sanitarium after a bachelor dinner in New York on December 14. Sheldon’s brother Theodore, an attorney from Buffalo, denies engagement and says Sheldon left on vacation. The missing man, 35 or 36, described as a tall blonde with a mole, last seen in Boston after Thanksgiving. Miss Bruce is ill and under doctor care.
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Frances l. Bruce
Cunard Street
Roxbury
Robert Carew Sheldon
Shanley's
New York
Miss Bruce
Theodore
Sheldon
Buffalo
Robert
Locomobile Company of America
Niagara Falls
Boston
Barnett Bruce
Roxbury Crossing
Bruce
Police raid suspects Dr Frothingham office on Allston Bullineh
Police from Station 3 raided the Allston and Bullineh streets office of suspected Dr Frothingham with a drugs warrant. They broke in but found no illegal items or arrests. Four women were reportedly in the house during the search.
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Carr
Joy Street
Dr. Bailey
Howard Street
J. Wf. Frothingham
Allston
Bullineh Streets
Allston Street
Suspect Held on Larceny Charge After Salem Pawnshop Arrest
Patrolman McCafferty arrested Carlo Morezzi in a Salem street pawnshop. A parole paper from Elmira reformatory was found with him. He carried $266.25 in clothing and jewelry and was ordered held in $800 for the Superior Court on larceny from persons unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCafferty
Division 1
Salem Street
Carlo Morezzi
Elmira
N.Y
Superior Court
Vesce son wins 250 dollars and gold watch for abstaining
Joseph Vesce received a 250 dollar check and a gold watch from his father Frank Vesce, North End hotel man, at a party in Orient Heights Boston. The father promised half interest in his business if Joseph remains sober for seven more years, with a musical program led by Louis Estrella. Both families are prominent Italians in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vesce
Frank Vesce
North End
Vesee
Orient Heights
Boston
Louis Estrella
Mr. Vesce
Lynn man nearly drown on Jersey City ferry
Ernest Jones of Lynn Massachusetts fell from the Jersey City ferry on the Hudson River. The water was ice cold and the boat left him astern before a passing tug rescued him and brought him ashore where he was taken to a hospital.
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New York
Ernest Jones
Lynn
Mass
Jersey City
Hudson River
Albany Society in Wedding Stir Over Surprise Nuptials
Miss Margaret Montgomery Kernochan and Lewis Fairbrother Burrough wed yesterday at St Peters Church in Albany after a two year courtship. The bride, 28, is daughter of the late Henry P Kernochan and niece of James D Kernochan of New York. the groom, 31, works for General Electric. The marriage followed initial parental objections and a quiet ceremony intended to avoid further public scrutiny.
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Albany
N. Y
Margaret Montgomery Kernochan
Lewis Fairbrother Burrough
St. Peter's Church
Walton W. Battershall
Henry P. Kernochan
Burrough
New York
James D. Kernochan
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Old Ironsides Petition Draws City Hall Exhibition
Boston leaders sign a petition to Congress to preserve the Constitution as a national relic. A drum head painting by Mr. Pape of the Constitution and Guerriere travels to City Hall with a signatures section. 3000 names collected in Gloucester. petitions also signed in Salem and other cities.
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Rie Pape
Congress
Brackett
Gloucester City Hall
Salem City Hall
Old State House
City Hall
State Street Trust Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston Street
United States
John Anderson 68 Dies Suddenly in Providence Home
John Anderson a bailiff and court crier in the United States District Court for over 20 years died suddenly at his Providence home. The Norwegian native leaves a widow and two children.
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Providence
John Anderson
United States District Court
Anderson
Farmer-drummer seeks wife via Boston Post ad
A North Attleboro farmer and nursery worker, widowed at 27, asks the Boston Post to help him find a wife. He owns a farm, predicts $2000 yearly on onions and potatoes, and seeks a healthy, under 30 partner willing to live on a farm near a city with outdoor life and mutual respect. He plans to publish a full name and box number for correspondence.
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Attleboro
Mami
New York
The
Post
Boston Post Office
the Post
Boston Post
Tam Jondly
Tam
North Attleheare
Hngland
England
Wakefield High School Class Reunions Bring Alumni Back
Wakefield December 28 classes of 1902 and 1904 held reunions largely attended. The 1902 group met at Mrs. Stephen Mason’s Gould Street home with an entertainment and banquet led by toastmaster Jeremiah O’Connell. committee included Harry Foster and Ruth Gowen. The 1904 group gathered at Flanley Hall for a banquet and dance with Albert Thomas as toastmaster and Principal Charles H. Powe among speakers. Reception committee listed Leopold Koalick George McKenzie Bertha Maxwell Margaret Stuart Agnes Donovan Gardner Campbell Helen Greenough Willis Mason.
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O'Connell
Boston University
Jeremiah O'Connell
Harry Foster
Ruth Gowen
Albert Thomas
Charles H. Powe
Leopold Koalick
George McKenzie
Bertha Maxwell
Margaret Stuart
Agnes Donovan
Gardner Campbell
Helen Greenough
Willis Mason
Do Not Take Up the Stage Divorces Feud in Indianapolis
Mrs. Mary Jeffrey Christian sues for divorce from U. & Christian of Indianapolis. She accuses cruel treatment and failure to provide. He counters that she seeks divorce to pursue a stage career after consulting Henry W. Savage who advised against it.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Jeffrey Christian
Epsilon Chapter B A Elects Officers for Year
The Alumni Association of the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University Epsilon Chapter held its annual reunion luncheon and election. Officers elected include president Frank M Kimball and vice presidents Mrs Percy G Bolster and Willis L Eaton. secretary Raymond A Robbins. treasurer Edgar Whitaker. auditor Ruth L Child.
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College of Liberal Arts of
Boston University
Epsilon Chapter
Frank M. Kimball
Percy G. Bolster
Willis L. Eaton
Waltham
Raymond A. Robbins
Auburndale
Edgar Whitaker
Portland
Ruth L
Malden
Sarah M. Fisher
Lennox WW. Lindsay
West Newton
Julia K K. Ordway
Jamaica Plain
Irving P. Fox
Lexington
John JD. Pickles
South Boston
Dean
William M. Warren
Grace B. Day
Boston
Elizabeth C Northrup
Library Fund
Robert A. Ware
Eva Channing
Cullen Bronson
Brookline
George A. Crawford
Cora
Cobb
Newton
Wife Sues Over Husband's Gambling Losses in Harden Rooms
In Lynn on December 28, Mrs Alberta Kelley sues Charles M Harden claiming her husband Frederick A W Kelley was swindled out of earnings in Harden rooms. Kelley also sues for 490 dollars lost in Harden basement gaming over three months. She seeks three times the amount under tort law as the couple faces bankruptcy. case heard by Judge Berry in January.
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Lynn
Alberta Kelley
Frederick A. W. Kelley
Charles M. Harden
Union Street
Harden
Kelley
Berry
Marriage of Miss Mary Reedy and J Frederick Treinor
The wedding at St Marys of the Annunciation in Cambridge united Miss Mary Reedy daughter of James Reedy Prospect street Cambridge and J Frederick Treinor of New York. Rev Father Doody officiated with Miss Marguerite Horan of New York as bridesmaid and Dr Fay of New York as best man. After a wedding tour the couple will reside in New York.
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Mary Reedy
James Reedy
Prospect Street
Cambridge
J. Frederick Treinor
New York
St. Mary's of the Annunciation
Father Doody
Gibson
Marguerite Horan
Dr. Fay
Mrs.Treinor
Ill-Treated Boston Waif Tracked After Street Solicitation
William Carney, 12, arrived in Pawtucket from Boston's Harrison Street Home about three months ago. He says a man on Evergreen Street forced him from his home and he has slept in a barn, hoping to return to Boston after being found begging for alms. The boy is held as probation officials review the case.
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Pawtucket
R. I
William Carney
Harrison Street
Boston
Evergreen Street
Year’s Jail For A Boston Girl
Mrs. Gertrude Davidson, seized as a Rhode Island fugitive, received a year in jail in the Massachusetts Superior Court. She and Alma Slater left a downtown Boston saloon with William F. MacCartney on October 20, recovering $69 and $40 before Davidson’s arrest and binding over. Slater was fined $20 and costs.
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Providence
R. L
Gertrude Davidson
Camden Street
Boston
Rhode Island
MacCartney
Universal Postal Congress Date Set for Rome April 1906
The sixth Universal Postal Congress will convene in Rome during the first week of April 1906. United States will be represented by former Representative Eugene F. Loud of San Francisco with Edward Rosewater of Omaha as his associate.
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Washington
Postmaster-General Today
Sixth Universal Postal Congress
Rome
Italy
Eugene F. Loud
San Francisco
United States
Edward Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Loud
Fire Lieutenant Hayes Praised for Bravery
Fire commissioner receives thanks from A N Swallow and Co Charlestown for Lieutenant B F Hayes bravery in stopping a runaway wagon on December 21 A letter of commendation has been sent to Hayes for his cool handling of the incident.
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A. N. Swallow & Co
Charlestown
B. F. Hayes
Hayes
New Year Gift Brings $100,000 Chicago Lot to Dresser Sisters
Misses Louise and Stioners Dresser learn they are heirs to a Chicago building lot valued at $100,000 after a local investigation shows their late father W H Dresser purchased the property. Their grandfathered family supported their education and careers in public schools in Sheffield. The sisters will travel to Chicago to claim the fortune.
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Great Barrington
Louise
Dresser
Post
Chicago
W. H. Dresser
Sheffield
Modest Hero's Great Nerve
A nameless man plunged into the Park River to rescue a skating boy who had broken through the ice near Trumbull Street in Hartford. He surfaced with the lad but refused to identify himself, stunning onlookers as efforts to learn his name failed.
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Hartford
Conn
Park River
Trumbull Street
Skater Rescued After Ice Break Makes Lake Mansfield Hole
Royal Platt fell through a lake ice hole on Lake Mansfield while skating in Great Barrington. William Wolcott of Searles High School and Stanley Benton rescued him as he sank for the third time.
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Great Barrington
Royal Platt
Lake Mansfield
William Wolcott
Searles
Stanley Benton
Philadelphia Archeologist B Boyd Engaged to Cambridge Professor
Miss Tarrriet A. Boyd, noted American archaeologist, announces engagement to Professor Charles Hawes of Cambridge University England. The couple met last summer in Greece and plan marriage.
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Philadelphia
Tarriet A. Boyd
America
Charles Hawes
Cambridge University
England
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