New Witnesses For Teaming Trials Begin Second Boston Case
The second trial of J Richard Mulvey and Thomas J Scollans for defrauding Boston opens in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Bond. The defence plans to call many new witnesses including Mulvey and possibly Francis J McLaughlin and John R Cutter. Testimony focuses on a faulty bookkeeping system, forged Kimball entries, and political patronage in the 1896 teams rows.
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Boston
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Wells
J. Richard Mulvey
Thomas J. Scollans
Superior Criminal Court
Bond
Post
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Mulrey
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John R. Cutter
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Francis J. MclLaughlin
Boston Yard
Kimpa
Board of Aldermen
William H. Prior
Fred H. Woodward
Michael F. Power
Julius Haller
Frederick A. Fitch
William P. Osgood
Frank R. Folger
Joseph D.D. Chute
John J. Benden
Charles H. Milliken
Charles W. Robertson
Mr. Wells
Kelly
Mr. Moran
John L. Kelly
Richardson
Nolf
Cutter
Chemist Witthaus Reports Poison Evidence in Mrs Adams Case
R A Witthaus, expert chemist, submitted the coroner report noting stomach tests detected mercury and cyanogen. Mercuric cyanide totaling 4.14 grains was found and, in the absence of other violent causes, supports death from the poison.
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New York
R. A. Witthaus
Adams
Hart
Pope decrees universal jubilee for sacred year
Rome cablegram reports the Pope has decreed a universal jubilee for 1900 to begin with Christmas services and continue through New Year’s. The celebration marks the arrival of the sacred year.
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New York
Rome
Mystery death on sidewalk shows no clues to identity
A well dressed woman about 20 who drank carbolic acid on First Street Hoboken died at St Marys Hospital after being found unconscious. Investigators noted premiditated act and lack of identifying items, including no jewelry or personal belongings. The stepmother is accused of torturing Emma Creter.
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New York
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hoboken
First Street
Quietly Dressed Woman Found In Poison Attempt
A woman was found insensible after swallowing a bottle of acid from an unknown source. Detective Quinn suspects she traveled by car from Jersey City as locals had not seen her before. She appeared refined with dark brown hair, but no bottle was recovered and no burns were visible on her lips.
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Quinn
Jersey City
Marble House on market as wedding gift intrigue grows
New York reports Marble House in Newport is for sale after years of society chatter. Names linked to a potential buyer fade, while Mrs. Belmont hints no one with modest means can afford the $3 million estate. Mrs. Belmont and Mr. Belmont cite income limits for ownership.
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Marble House
Newport
H. P. Belmont
New York
O. H. P. Belmont
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Girl Terribly Tortured by Stepparent in Evergreen L I
Emma Creter eight suffers severe burns from a red hot poker and frozen limbs as police and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children investigate alleged cruelty by her stepmother Elizabeth Creter. Amputation may be needed to stop gangrene.
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New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Emma Creter
Brooklyn Hospital
Elizabeth Creter
Agent Sauer
Emma
Evergreen
L. I
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Gypsy moth crisis sparks big state funding push and debates
The Great and General Court grappled yesterday with a large emergency for gypsy moth extermination. An $380,000 appropriation was approved, with cries of a likely $170,000 more forthcoming as lawmakers debated local versus state action, ice supply for metropolitan districts, and various labor, transit, and taxation measures across multiple towns and agencies.
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Somerville
Cambridge
Medford
Hayes
State House
Stanley
Newburyport
Representative Huntress
Brookings Acquitted in Noted Labor Conflict Case
Marlboro councilman Samuel M. Brookings was acquitted of assault with a dangerous weapon after a trial stemming from a labor dispute. Everett Marshall testified Brookings threatened to shoot over a sign while Marshall told him to stop as he ripped a sign from a tree. The court found no evidence to support the charge. The lengthy report also describes wage disputes, factory price decisions, and a retroactive price list affecting workers in related contracts, with negotiations to resume work and resolve sums owed.
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Brookings
Everett Marshall
Marshall
Appeal to Governor Whitman on shoe factory case
Representatives of 200 listers affected by the State Board of Arbitration decision at the Commonwealth shoe factory petition Governor Wolcott. They assert the evidence does not warrant the board’s ruling and request a hearing with a Whitman local union committee and a General Court panel to review the questions.
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State Board of Arbitration
Commonwealth Shoe Factory
Wolcott
General Court
Boston drydock bids set record for new stone dock
Washington reports bids opened at the Navy Department for the largest stone drydock in the United States to serve battleships. Sixteen bidders appeared with O'Brien & Sheehan of New York submitting the dock price of 857,200 plus Thresher Electric Co. of Dayton at 149,892 for electrical work. The combined total 1,000,092 is about 18,000 under the appropriation of 1,025,909.
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Washington
Boston Drydock
United States
Navy Department
O’brien & Sheehan
New York
Thresher Electric Company of
Dayton
Senate panel backs overtime pay bill for navy yard workers
The Senate committee on naval affairs endorsed a favorable report on a bill to grant additional pay to laborers in navy yards who worked overtime during the Spanish American War emergency. The measure totals about $300,000 and covers roughly 6000 workers.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Spain
Youngest Congressman Glynn Speaks at Boston College
Martin H. Glynn the youngest congressman spoke at Boston College yesterday afternoon to a select audience including the senior class and many friends. He compared Cardinal Woolsey with Cesars, Franklin, Loyola and Washington, praising toil over aristocracy and noting Woolsey’s rise from a butcher’s son. Glynn, a lawyer and Albany Times Union editor, is about 26, born near Kinderhook New York. He graduated Fordham College at the top of his class and earned fame as a college athlete and lecturer.
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New York State
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Tilden
Martin van Buren
Fordham College
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Fifth Avenue
United States
Admiral Sampson Visits Wall Street Chaos in Mills Building
Admiral Sampson quietly arrives in New York and enters the Seligman & Co. office at 19 Broad Street. His appearance triggers loud cheers that last several minutes as crowds gather outside. He slips away after detouring through Wall Street to avoid the Broad Street exit.
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Admiral Sampson
Wall Street
Financial Region
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Mills Building
Broad Street
Seligman
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