Bancroft Takes Helm of Boston Elevated Street System
Brigadier General William A Bancroft began duties as chief executive of the newly formed Boston Elevated Company absorbing West End Street Railway interests. He pledged smooth operation and reduced red tape while maintaining staff and stockholder protections as plans for overhead lines proceed.
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Boston Street Railway Company
Bancroft
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Elevated Company
William A. Bancroft
General Bancroft
Ken
West End
Little
West End Corporation
Parkman Dexter
Cummings
William B. Sprout
Road
Sergeant
General Bancroft recalls long street railway career
The figure reflects on stepping from colonelcy to brigade command and recounts a 13 year involvement with street railways. He served as general superintendent of the Cambridge street railway for three years, then as general road master for the West End corporation, before its suburban roads merged.
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Cambridge Street Railway
West End
Bancroft Receives Warm Congratulations From Cambridge Friends
General Bancroft outlines railway plan as two track structure while noting a social and military chorus of praise. Ex Governor Boutwell sends cordial note and President Little calls to offer respects amid greetings from Elevated company officers and Bancroft’s friends.
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Cambridge
Boutwell
Little
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Pratt Arrested on Polygamy Charge in Philadelphia Case
John M. Pratt, 30, employed at a city hotel, was arrested on a polygamy warrant after Eugenie Maish of 422 Tremont Street claimed he married her Sept 23, 1896 while he had a wife in Philadelphia. Pratt denied the charge and awaited bail as police questioned the weak case. The warrant followed Miss Marsh’s repeated appeals to the court for action.
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Eugenie Maish
Tremont Street
Philadelphia
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Melrose Street
Watts
Post
Miss Marsh
Suite 6
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Officer Baxley's Fix Triggers Court Room Clash
Bernard Flaherty faced Munial Criminal Court after an officer halted him near Berkeley Street on Christmas night claiming mistaking his wife for another. Flaherty demanded an apology, was arrested, and testified Mrs. Flaherty corroborated the tale.
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Bernard Burke
Mun al Criminal Court
Ee Ieee
Finbudge Burke
Officer Garland
Warren Avenue
Tremont Street
Berkeley Street
Beer for Aldermen proposed in Chicago council
Alderman Duddleston asked the city to install a buffet with wine beer and whiskey on tap for exclusive alderman use in the ante room of the council chamber He argued the lack of interest at meetings and believed a bar would boost attendance and prompt more active discussion during council sessions.
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Chicago
Duddleston
City Law
McKinley to Address National Manufacturers Banquet
President McKinley accepted the National Manufacturers Association invitation to speak at the Waldorf Astoria banquet on January 27. Senator Frye of Maine will be among the principal speakers, and 860 guests are expected. The tariff’s economic features are anticipated to be discussed.
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New York
Mc Kinley
National Manufacturers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Frye
Maine
James A. Jordan Arrested for Pension Fraud in New York
James A. Jordan, once a pension bureau examiner in Washington, D. C., was arrested in New York on December 30. He had been indicted in Washington for forgery and bribery and waived requisition, likely to be sent back for trial.
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New York
James A. Jordan
Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C
Jordan
Washington
She Asks $10,000 in Breach Suit by Wife of Nine Years
Gussie Klein sues for breach of promise claiming her husband, a Buffalo resident, left her after nine years of marriage. The suit names both principals and seeks ten thousand dollars in damages. Justice in the case centers on the alleged neglect and breach of marital agreement.
Cupid Wins a Court Case in Breach of Promise Suit
Samuel Gordon, a Warsaw quarryman and father of two, is sued by Gussie Klein in New York for $10,000 damages claiming he proposed in March 184 to marry, postponed, then gave her a flat and used her name. She alleges repeated refusals and a final assault. Gordon denies except for the courtship and says his wife was away in Poland.
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New York
Samuel Gordon
Warsaw
Gussie Klein
Buffalo
Gussie
Samuel
Benedict
Gordon
Poland
Joseph Felstein
Cupid Wins In Court As Divorce Suit Is Settled
In New York on December 20 Samuel Kaskel and Rose Kaskel failed to appear for a divorce case. A note to counsel announced their reconciliation and a request to discontinue, joking that Cupid had taken charge and reconciled the pair as the lawyers left to toast the victor.
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New York
Samuel Kaskel
Rose
Levy
Cupid
Mr. Greenthal
Two Friends Die On Union Hill Inseparable Since Youth
In New York two lifelong friends who married on the same day and lived in adjacent apartments died within a day of each other on Union Hill. Mrs Albertina Budd 25 and Mrs Michael Hertlein 23 both connected by marriage to local business families. Budd died of pneumonia at 9 pm Tuesday as Hertlein tended her, and Hertlein died in her sleep at 3 am yesterday after grieving for her friend.
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New York
Union Hill
Albertina Budd
Michael Hertlein
Mrs. Budd
Mrs. Hertlein
Youth Beauty and Wealth in Quiet New York Wedding
Miss Eva Belle Becker aged 18 wed Irving J. Nettleton of Bridgeport Conn in a simple ceremony at the Church of the Heavenly Rest. The couple, with Mrs Becker, then dined at the Waldorf Astoria before traveling to Bridgeport. Their joint income is cited at about $50 000 annually.
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New York
Hva Belle Becker
Irving J. Nettleton
Bridgeport
Conn
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Edwin J. Nettleton
Nettleton
Eva
Waldorf/Astoria
Love and Fortune Shape Wedding Tale of Becker-Nettleton
The groom said he had not informed his father about the wedding. Miss Beckel, daughter of corset manufacturer Becket who left Eva a substantial income, enjoys regular receptions for literary and artistic guests. Friends claim the union is a simple love match despite wealth on both sides. Young Nettleton met Miss Becker a year ago at a card party and fell for her at once.
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the Becket
Miss Eva
Young Nettleton
Miss Becker
Straightway
Derby Couple Rewed After Twenty Five Years
Frederick B. Philbrick, a Maine iron maker, and his former wife, long separated since a divorce decades ago, were remarried in Derby after recognizing each other at New Haven station. They had last wed before years of estrangement and now begin a new life together.
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Conn
Frederick
Philbrick
New York
Maine
Connecticut
New Haven
Wedded in Her Old Age in Bristol Connecticut
Mrs Helen Welch Atkins aged 65, once Bristol’s belle, wed John McKay in Los Angeles on December 10. She plans to move her wealthy life to a Gothic mansion in Bristol in spring, while her son in law W C Fielding sues for 10000 damages for alienation of his wife’s affections, a Connecticut first.
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Conn
Helen Welch-Atkins
Los Angeles
Cal
John McKay
Cake Walk A La Trilby At Standard Oil Hall
The Netmakers and Helpers Association of the Standard Oil Company staged a Trilby cake walk in New Jersey on December 30. Contestants walked barefoot for prizes while spectators cheered as six couples circled the hall until exhaustion.
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Constable Hook
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Elopement of 18 year old from Flatbush to Washington affair
Minnie Iona Case aged 25 eloped with Richard Victor Howard Beecher Bedingfield a London native and son of Richard Thackeray Bedingfield. The pair secretly wed in Washington then returned to stay with the groom's uncle who welcomed them though he wished to be informed in advance. The groom works as an assistant cashier at the Clarendon Hotel Brooklyn.
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Flatbush
Minnie Iona Case
Richard Victor Howard Beecher Bedingfield
Thackeray
England
Richard Thackeray Bedingfield
Gould Heir Doing Well in Paris News
Paris December 30 The Countess de Cas tellane nee Gould and the infant presented to her husband Tuesday are both progressing as well as can be expected. The Count has been busy receiving congratulations from relatives and friends on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Paris
Cuban Autonomist leader named interior minister in Cuba
A Cuban Autonomist organizer and former secretary is named interior minister in Havana cabinet amid friction with Spain. The move follows Spain’s search for a Cuban official deemed qualified to hold a portfolio as tensions with Cuba persist cross-Atlantic. Paris dispatch notes Cuba’s delegation has been notified by the police prefect of a protest or complaint.
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Via
Mi Interior
New York
Paris
Cuban relief supplies to Cuba via Wardine steamers
Assistant Secretary Day received a reply from the Wardine steamers in New York agreeing to ship supplies to Cuban sufferers free of cost. The funds and items will be sent to Consul General Lee in Havana. Frank A. Branagan to oversee disbursements and Montana’s $8 donation to purchase condensed milk for General Lee.
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Day
New York
Lee
Secretary of State
State Department
Frank A. Branagan
Havan
Roegsa
Montana
General Lee
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