Accused Forger Leaves Family in Despair
In Brookline a destitute four week old baby, three other children, and Mrs. Caroline Battie await help as Harvey S. Battie, accused of uttering forged checks, is hunted by police. The couple’s past shows hardship and a once-bright sales career squandered by dissipation, with Battie allegedly forging payments to cover daily needs. Community figures step in to aid, including William D. Paine and the Brookline Elks, while police pursue Battie for checks drawn on Washington Trust Company and endorsed by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
Brookline
Caroline Battie
Harvey S. Battie
Post
William D. Paine
Brookline Lodge of Elks
Jamaica Plain Man Ordered to Support Wife Amid Alcohol Charge
George Becker, 60, a Jamaica Plain resident, must pay $25 monthly to his wife after testimony from wife and three daughters accusing him of intoxication and abuse. He earns about $1 400 annually and $950 after expenses. Judge McKim ruled the support obligation despite the wife having her own earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Becker
Jamaica Plain
McKim
Lizette Becker
Lawrence
Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Left Babe At Almshouse Sparks Town Alarm
Florence Towne a 22 year old escaped from the Ware almshouse on a Wednesday afternoon abandoning her child there. Town officials say she was in a desperate frame of mind and sought work as a domestic. The child may go to a State ward while authorities seek a safe home. Town figures insist Towne is alive and in good hands, with relatives and neighbors keeping her location private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Florence Towne
Miss Towne
Enfield
Ernest Ballou
New Yorker Casts Fly 90 Feet At Sportsmen's Show
At the fly casting exhibition during the sportsmen's show last night David Abercrombie cast 73 feet R E Follett 72 feet and Carl McCarthy 71 feet In an exhibition cast L E Darling of New York twisted a fly 90 feet Tonight hosts an open fly casting contest with many entries Also noted Maine land locked salmon died by its own act jumping from a tank and dying on the floor The tank tops are now netted to prevent further deaths An aunt and a niece are the two Indian girls handing out programmes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Abercrombie
R. E. Follett
Carl McCarthy
L. E. Darling
New York
Maine
Police Abandon Search for Bones in Fire Ruins
Revere police and fire crews searched the Oak Island Grove Hotel ruins but found nothing. Chief Rhoades said the murder story was a fake after the burnt building last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Oak Island Grove
Rhoades
Man Killed In Fall From Cunarder Saxonia
David Folks age 49 of 290 Marginal Street East Boston was instantly killed at 8 30 last night when he fell into the hold of the Cunarder Saxonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Folks
Marginal Street
Boston
Cure a Cold in One Day Bromide Quinine Tablet Ad
An old advertisement touts one day cure for a cold using laxative bromo quinine tablets. Druggists offer refunds if it fails. Each box bears Be Grove’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove
King of Pie Alley Newsies Weds Miss Ida Shapiro
Wilfred E. Jacobs known as the king of Pie alley marries Ida Shapiro at Swartz Hall Leverett street. Rabbi Isaac Baritz officiates. bride in white silk with orange blossoms. bridesmaid Miss Etta Brill. sponsor Miss Mary Sousmand. Jacobs has been a Pie alley newsie for 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swartz Hall
Leverett Street
Wilfred E. Jacobs
Pie Alley
Ida Shapiro
Hale Street
Isaac Baritz
Etta Brill
Mary Sousmand
Wilfred
Newsie
Draft report on insurance shows last old line firms examined
New York December 29 the legislative committee on insurance investigation completed the examination of the last of the old line companies the next day will feature exhibits not previously read four companies to be examined today United States Life Insurance Company and Manhattan Life Insurance Company were taken up President Stokes testified Life Insurance Club of New York described as a system to secure insurance without agents its president Robert Wightman said the scheme opposes larger companies founded after a dispute with New York Life Company and first advertised in November 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Legislative Committee On Insurance
United States Life Insurance Company
Manhattan Life Insurance Company
Stokes
Life Insurance Club of
Robert Wightman
Wightman
New York Life Insurance Company
Pittsburg
Life Insurance Club
Knox Catches Noted Thief Stealing in Small-Town Store
Inspector Knox yesterday nabbed John Scott alias McDonald alias Smith in the act of shoplifting from a local shop. The suspect, recently released from prison, has a photograph in rogues galleries nationwide and will be brought to court this morning.
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Knox
John Scott
McDonald
Smith
Clerk Tobin Missing with $900 Sealed in Till
James Henry Tobin a clerk at J H Van Auken’s Washington street store is missing along with between $800 and $900. He left home at 180 Myrtle street after a quarrel with his wife and told her he planned a trip to England. Neighbors say he was unhappy about earnings and may be near Dover street in the South End. Tobin is 46, short slim and deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry Tobin
J. H. van Auken
Washington Street
Myrtle
Myrtle Street
England
Tobin
Dover Street
South End
Calvin Austin Elected President of Eastern Steamship Co
Calvin Austin, longtime vice-president and general manager of the Eastern Steamship Company, has been elected president, succeeding Ransom B. Fuller who resigned. Austin also serves as president of the Metropolitan Steamship Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Austin
Eastern Steamship Company
Great Corporation
Ransom B. Fuller
Austin
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Prominent Eastern Steamship Leader Takes Presidency
The Eastern Steamship Company, owner of about twenty steamers and two new steel turbine passenger boats for the New York to Boston run, appoints Mr. Austin to the presidency. He helped form the company while with the Boston & Bangor line and turns fifty, remaining a lifelong figure in the fleet's leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Company
Metropolitan Line
New York
Austin
Eastern Steamship Company
Boston & Bangor Line
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Promises Quick Relief
A drugstore advertisement promotes PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with a refund if it fails in 6 to 14 days. The product is priced at 50 cents.
Nordica Quells Theatre Fire Panic at Met Opera
Lillian Nordica drew praise from a large matinee crowd at the Metropolitan Opera House after she coolly stamped out a stage fire during Gotterdammerung. Burning oil from a chorus torch set the carpeting. she acted without interrupting her performance as the act ended with an ovation and multilingual cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian Nordica
Metropolitan Opera House
Girl's Poem Saves College Endowment Fight in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on December 29, a college faced a dwindling endowment fund of 150000 dollars with 27000 lacking. Minnie Carey Roberts, a student, wrote Can't You Send a Check Today prompting wide publication. Assurances followed that the full needed amount would be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Pennsylvania College For Women
Minnie Carey Roberts
Tuberculosis Exhibition Highlights Hygiene in Industry
At Horticultural Hall the TB exhibition features remarks by William Hovey of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company praising sanitation in telephone offices. John G. Brooks of the Consumers' League discusses preventing sweatshop goods and notes English prohibitions on government purchases. Dr William T Councilman presents a stereopticon lecture in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hovey
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Horticultural Hall
Hovey
John G. Brooks
The
Consumers’ League
League
England
William T. Councilman
Somerville School Board Rejects Southworth-Stone Arithmetic
The Somerville School Board failed to add the Southworth-Stone arithmetic to the authorized text books, needing 10 votes. Nine supported the measure and six opposed. Seven resignations and new appointments followed, with replacements for four teachers and accolades for retiring officials including Quincy E. Dickerman, Mayor Chandler, and Board President Higgins.
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Somerville School Board
Gordon A. Southworth
H. Adelaide Hamlin
Grace B. Tibbitts
Mabel A. Sherman
Elizabeth G. Dinan
Helen L. McGann
Gertrude M. Lias
Ethel Worcester
Inez M. Dill
Quincy E. Dickerman
Chandler
Higgins
Board of Aldermen
W. W. Whiting
Pittsburg Orchestra Welcomes Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach of Boston made her first Pittsburg appearance as piano soloist with the Pittsburg Orchestra conducted by Emil Paul at Carnegie Music Hall. An immense audience cheered as she performed the Gaelic symphony first produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Mr. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
H. H. A. Beach
Boston
Pittsburg Orchestra
Emil Paul
Carnegie Music Hall
Engineers' Union 16 Reports Membership and Licenses
At a meeting of Engineers' Union 16 last night reports from six organizing committees were read and 18 membership applications filed. Laundries and theatres committees reported satisfactorily and a petition on licenses for unqualified workers was sent to the executive board. Bottlers and Drivers' Union 122 elected James J. Meehan as president with O F Powers as secretary, George Bock as vice president, William Egan as treasurer, John Weiner as sergeant at arms, and Meehan, Bock, Rosewood, Welch, and Walsh to the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineers’ Union 16
Shaw
Union 122
James J. Meehan
O. F. Powers
George Bock
William Egan
John Weiner
George Rosewood
Ed Welch
Maurice Walsh
Aldermen Clash Over Jail Conditions Followed by Escape
A special committee report praising prison officials was read at the aldermanic meeting. Alderman Linehan condemned laxity after the Charles street jail escape and urged an investigation. Alderman O'Toole supported the report as placed on file.
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Special Committee On
Linehan
Charles Street
Alderman O'Toole
Clohecy Sues For Divorce In Missouri Case
William H. Clohecy files in Circuit Court for divorce from Helen F. Clohecy alleging unbearable treatment at their Haverhill home and citing their separation on December 22 1902. He says another man usurps his wife’s affections and traveled to St Louis to save his life.
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ST. Louis
Haverhill
Mass
William H. Clohecy
Circuit Court
Helen F. Clohecy
Clohecy
Petition to Save the United States Frigate Constitution
Thousands view a large petition at City Hall addressed to the federal government. Mayors of Massachusetts and Governor Douglas sign alongside Lieutenant-Governor Guild and thousands more. Mr Pane of Gloucester created the piece titled A Petition to Save the United States Frigate Constitution. About 2000 signatures collected. One visitor, Mrs Susan Byron Clark of Charlestown, mentions her father Thomas C. Byron served on the Constitution in the War of 1812.
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City Hall
Massachusetts
Douglas
Guild
Pane
Gloucester
Susan Byron Clark
Elm Street
Charlestown
Thomas C. Byron
Miss Gertrude O'Brien Elected Secretary at Newton Centre Foresters
Newton centre December 29 Miss Gertrude O'Brien was elected secretary of the Newton Centre Court Catholic Order of Foresters for the third time. Other officers include Richard T Taaffe James Woods Joseph O'Connor Margaret Hoar P Foley George King David Hoar James Doherty Frank Foster Justine O Kane and James McKeanon.
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Newton
Gertrude O'Brien
Newton Centre
Newton Centre Court
Order of Foresters
Miss O’brien
Langley Road
Richard T. Taffe
C. R
James Woods
Joseph O’connor
Margaret Hoar
P. Foley
S. D. George King
David Hoar
James Doherty
Frank Foster
Justine O’kane
James McKeanon
Alimony Settlement Offer In Divorce Case
Burlington Vermont December 29. Dr J W Merrow testified his business is worthless but his wife in divorce proceedings offers to take over the business in settlement of alimony claims and to assume care of the minor children. The business is valued at 1200 to 2400 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
J. W. Merrow
Jenkins and McLeod Draw in Cleveland Wrestling Bout
A half hour match at Empire Theatre Cleveland ends in a draw with no falls. Jenkins earns 100 dollars for not being thrown in the remaining 15 minutes.
Calais Schooner Ashore on Plum Island
Calais schooner T. W. Alan wrecks on Pine Point Plum Island in dense fog. Heavy seas keep the craft in a precarious state as the T. A. Scott Company dispatches T. A. Scott Jr and a lighter tender for rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plum Island
New London
Mrs Evans Dies at 94 in Jamaica Plain Home
Mrs Hepzibah Weld Evans aged 94 and a longtime Jamaica Plain resident died last evening at the Evans homestead 820 Lamartine street. She was said to be the second oldest resident and her ancestors helped settle West Roxbury and Dedham.
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Hepzibah Weld Evans
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
Dedham
Evans
Lamartine Street
Coffee Quality versus Adulterated Brands
The article argues there is no comparison between pure and adulterated coffee. It claims taste odor and health benefits are absent in adulterated brands and warns cheap fillers can form harmful chemical substances when infused, affecting the body's organs.
Seal Brand Coffee Sealed in Air Tight Tins
Chase and Sanborns Seal Brand coffee promises purity and quality with no adulterants. Each air tight tin preserves freshness and strength, offering a rich creamy taste and fragrant aroma, sold at 35 cents per full pound.
Penobscot Collides with Schooner Near New England Docks
The steamship Penobscot of the Eastern Steamship Co. lightly struck the schooner Shepherd King off the New England docks as both vessels headed Maine ports. The schooner lost rail, the steamer slight bow damage. the steamer backed engines and returned to its dock while passengers and cargo transferred to Bay State with little delay.
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Penobscot
Eastern Steamship Company
Maine
Shepherd King
Brigham
New England
Bay State
Vermont Daughters' Association Hosts Gentlemen's Night
The Vermont Daughters' Association held a gentlemen's night at the Hotel Vendome last evening. Guests included Mrs Curtis Guild Jr and Miss Helen M Winslow with Attorney General Fitts speaking on Vermont. Governor and Mrs Bell could not attend. Frederick W Bancroft performed songs and a collation followed the reception.
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Vermont Daughters’ Association
Hotel Vendome
Curtis Guild, Jr
Fitts
Vermont
Helen M. Winslow
Bell
Frederick W. Bancroft
Montpelier
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Everett
Battie
Washington Trust Company
Barthel Blow Lamp Company
Old South Building
Joseph Hathaway
White Automobile Company
O’day
Butterfield & Co
Dorchester St
W. F. Situ
Lizzie J. Albee
Buchu Lithia
W. F. Smith Co
Broad St
Babe
Almshouse
Ware Institution
NEW Yorker
Saxonia
King OF Pie Alley Newsies
Miss Ida Shapiro
Wilfred Jacobs
Wells & Richardson Co
Burlington
Eastern
S. S
Nordica
Mme
Mme. Nordica
LABOR
Clohecy West
Monster Constitution
Gertrude O’brien
Sec’y Newton M. C. C. F
Bordens
Bordens Condensed Milk Co.n.y
Chase & Sanborn’s
Seal Brand Coffee
Daughters’ Association
GIVE
Dilsey House
29Th St
Broadway, N. Y. City
H. S. Duncan
Mar. Pierrepont Hotel
Gilsey
West 324
St. 29Th and
B’way
White Dental
Washington ST
R. H. White
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milk St
Benjamin KF. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
D. KF. Appel
William B. Turner
Warren Sawyer
Thomas Sher- Win
Nathaniel J. Rust
Benry Parkman
Wallace L. Pierce
Charles E. Cotting
Gordon Abbott
Reginald Foster
Benjamin F. Stevene
Charles H. Flood
Milk Street
A. H. Curtis
Federal Street
D. Eldredge
Hanover Street
CES UG A
Foley
Coleman
Margaret Foley
West Fifth Street
St. Augustine’s Church
J. Newman & Sons Cor
Tromont
Clark’s Palm Cafe Orchestra
Causeway St
North Station
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