Insane man disrupts lobby at Copley Square Hotel
A 50 year old man, posing as Louis J. Van Straeter of Lansing Michigan, created a scene in the Copley Square Hotel lobby last evening. He rambled about the Boer War and claimed royal titles while threatening to shoot, then departed toward New York on the midnight train.
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Copley Square
Louis J. van Straeter
Lansing
Mich
Kruger
New York
Leo the XIII
Helland
Victoria
Galutes
Naples
Wife Leaves Home After Fight in Lynn
In Lynn on February 2, Florence Slocum 24 left her home after a dispute with husband Benjamin Slocum after kissing her two children a girl and a one year old boy. Police were notified as she reportedly said she would harm herself. She later told reporters she went to her mother's in Brockton about forty miles away and denied intent to kill herself.
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Lynn
Florence Slocum
Benjamin Slocum
Brownville Avenue
Peters Led Maine Supreme Court for Over a Quarter Century
The Bangor report notes John A. Peters born in Ellsworth in 1822, Yale alumnus, Maine legislator and attorney general, later associate justice and chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He served from 1873 to 1900, guiding state law for more than twenty six years, including sixteen as chief justice.
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Bangor
Feo
John A. Peters
Ellsworth
Gorham Academy
Yale
Harvard
Thomas Robinson
Hancock County
Judge Hathaway
Franklin A. Wilson
Maine Senate
Maine
House of Representatives
Colby University
Bowdoin College
Yale University
Maine Supreme Bench
Sidney Perham
Daniel F. Davis
Frederick Robie
Peters Dined Retiring Maine Chief Justice Honored
In Bangor Maine February 1 the Penobscot bar held a tribute dinner for retiring Chief Justice John A Peters. About 150 prominent lawyers and businessmen attended at Bangor House with Franklin A Wilson master of ceremonies. Speakers praised Peters career and his standing in Maine.
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Bangor
Bar of
Maine
John A. Peters
Penobscot
Bangor House
Franklin A. Wilson
Maine Central Railroad Company
Judge Peters
F. A. Wilson
O. Dewey Baker
Orville Dewey Baker
Bar
Churchill Sees Boer Tactics Foiling Buller at Ladysmith
The article notes Churchill's view that Boers will use outposts on hills and hold a strong entrenched front while Buller’s forces lack decisive superiority. It cites 7,000 Boers near Ladysmith, 7,000 ready to resist Buller, and 5,000 in reserve, arguing Buller should have 36,000 men instead of 25,000. It also mentions Sir Edward Grey criticizing ministers and Wyndham remarking on Symons as the trigger for Dundee and Glencoe advances.
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Churchill
Great Britain
Wellington
Waterloo
South Africa
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
London
Cape Colony
Buller
War Office
General Buller
Mr. Churchill
Natal
Cape Town
Mons
Dundee
Glencoe
Symons
Edward Grey
Wyndham
Leyds’s Paris Berlin Visit Fuels Delagoa Bay Talks
Rumors in parliamentary circles say Dr. Leyds aims to win Franco Russian German mediation if Britain seizes Delagoa Bay. Von Buelow balks at promises while Emperor and foreign secretary confer daily. German circles fear Africa’s future harshly. war could leave neighbors as Boers or Brits. Prince Henry of Russia to visit Vienna.
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Berlin
Dr. Leyds
Paris
St. Petersburg
France
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Delagoa Bay
Count von Buelow
Africa
Prince Henry of
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Donavan Elected City Clerk Amid Council Split
Edward J. Donovan was reelected city clerk by the Common Council 42 to 15, while Frank J. O'Toole drew 15 votes and James J. Brock 2 as aldermen again failed to concur with the Board of Aldermen. The vote distribution and future consideration were noted, with a banquet honoring State Deputy James F. Cavanaugh and Knights of Columbus members.
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Edward J. Donovan
Ward
Frank J. O'Toole
O’toole
James J. Brock
O'Toole
Dorchester
Adams
Codman
Donovan
Wood
Davenport
Stevens
Emery
Grant
Hannan
Howe
Kenney
Starrett
Stockton
Walker
Wells
Board of Aldermen
City Messenger
Maine News Roundup Highlights Crime Deaths and Local Marriages
Lewiston mills work sixty six hours weekly under a pact with the help. Charles Murray of Waterville and Edwin Piper of Vassalboro killed a deer on the ice and are jailed for gams law violation with a 40 dollar fine due. Insurance chief Carr vows Maine action against agents of the International Registry Company of Boston.Deaths include Mrs Sarah M Wield Standish Mrs Catherine R Sanborn Portland Mrs Martha T Dyer Mrs Margaret Heaney James D Cheney Yarmouthville A H Ross Sangerville Reuben Burton Monroe Thomas Putnam Carmel Justus Starr 69. Marriages recorded Edward Skillin and Alice Manchester Windham William Hopkins Augusta and May Alden Camden Dr James Kittredge Farmington and Edith Douglass Bethel J Albion Richardson Beatrice Warnham Bangor Jesse Crosby Machiasport Grace Robinson Eastport John Conners Grace Tracy Columbia Falls Fred Oliver Etta Kirkpatrick Great Works Daniel Alexander Izetta Hanson Vanceboro Charles Allen Sadie Hersey Lincoln Charles Brown Flora Townsein Bangor Ernest Light Lizzie Clark Hermon Ora Gowen Maud Inman North Bradford Leon Keizer Myrtle Savage Kenduskeag.
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Lewiston
Charles Murray
Waterville
Edwin Piper
Vassalboro
Carr
Maine
International Registry Company of
Boston
Portland
Sarah M. Wield
Catherine R. Sanborn
Martha T. Dyer
Margaret Heaney
James D. Cheney
Yarmouthville
A. H. Ross
Sangerville
Reuben Burton
Monroe
Thomas Putnam
Carmel
Justus Starr
Edward W. Skillin
Alice G. Manchester
Windham
William Hopkins
Augusta
Izetta R. Hanson
Vanceboro
Charles G. Allen
Sadie A. Hersey
Lincoln
Charles H. Brown
Flora A. Townsend
Bangor
Ernest L. Light
Lizzie Clark
Hermon
P. W. Knight
Minnie Ross
Monson
Ora
Gowen
Maud Inman
North Bradford
Leon A. Keizer
Myrtle D, Savage
Kenduskeay
Blamed the Dead General in London House Debate
A statement by Mr. Wyndham in the House of Commons addresses blame for the dead general. The exchange outlines political fault lines and the response from London officials as the Feb. 2 discussion unfolds.
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London
Wyndham
House of Com
British Troops Occupy Prieska in Orange River Region
A Cape Town dispatch dated January 31 reports a British force with artillery occupying Prieska on the Orange River, about 100 miles below Orange River station and west of Kimberley, and now encamped there.
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London
Cape Town
Prieska
Orange River
Orange River Station
Kimberley
Boers Hold Stormberg Heights Burghersdorp Line Reopened
A letter from Aliwal North reports Boers reopening the Burghersdorp line as Stormberg supplies were short. The burgher camp has moved back behind Stormberg Heights, which remain in Boer hands.
New Hampshire Notes Highlight Local Events and Deals
Springfield farmers face overrun by hedgehogs. Pomona Granges in Sullivan County plan Sunapee and Atkinson meetings. Keene hosts a minstrel show March 1. Keene Cabinet Company closes amid financial woes. Abenaki Golf Club to build new house at Rye Beach. Nashua Poultry and Pet Stock Association formed. Derry eyes debt refinancing. Frank Jones elected director of two mills. Largest sled Uncle Sam used by Farmington owner on Peavy Hill. National Guard officers nominees announced. Deaths include Russell Dionne Richards. Marriages listed in Manchester Nashua and Concord. Nashua ice dealers nearing harvest. Exeter Phillips students cheer Bryan passing through. Newmarket considering own waterworks.
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Springfield
Sullivan
Pomona Grange
Sunapee
Monadnock Cycle Club
Keene
Keene Cabinet Company
West Rockingham Pomona Grange Fair Association
Atkinson
Abenaki Golf Club
Rye Beach
Nashua Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Derry
J. ©. Timson
Claremont
Rollins
Dover
George D. Waldron
Concord
Charles A. Russell
Nashua
Elizabeth Dionne
Abraham Richards
Goffstown
Daniel Ready
Mary Murphy
Manchester
J. Edward Marshall
Katie A. Butler
John Dwyer
Rose Brennan
Edward Wilson
Josie Leona Marvell
Mt. Vernon
Herbert G. Elkina
Grace Crowne
Alfred
Henry Rolfe, Jr
Mabel Inez Young
Dr Greene Offers Free Advice To Women In Need
A promotional appeal highlights Dr Greene as a renowned female health specialist offering free advice. It claims his remedies like Dr Greenes Nervara aid ill health and nervous weakness, inviting women to consult at his Boston office or by letter for confidential guidance.
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Temple Place
Boston
Mass
City council votes on clerk election and appointments
The council conducted roll calls on clerk of committees and city messenger votes with 43 present. Edward J. Donovan Armistead led the clerk race with 18 votes while Hibbard failed to secure Democratic support. An order granting double pay to street cleaning workers on Sundays and holidays passed unanimously alongside a plan to form a Ward 5 public playground and the appointment of joint committees for rules.
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O’toole
Connolly
Hibbard
City Messenger
Gibbon
Kiley
Edward J. Donovan
Armistead
Atwood
Battis
Burr
Curtis
Henderson
Jackson
McDonald
Milldram
Nitz
Peck
Roemer
Sanderson
Simpson
Smith
Strickland
Upham
Whitely
Badarracco
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Cadigan
Carley
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Curley
Dolan
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Doyle
Flanagan
Flynn
Grady
Hart
Hennigan
Kelley
Leftoyeth
Linnehan
Monaghan
Stone
Sweeney
Tobin
White
Whasanof
Frank J. O'Toole
Donohue
Fenton
Giblin
Healey
Horrigan
Johnson
Logan
O'Hare
Sheehan
Davenport
Newton and Wood
James J. Brock
Gibbons
Doherty
Emery
Grant
Hannan
Howe
Kenner
Starratt
Stevens
Stockton
Walker
Wells
Armstead
Rules of the Common Council
Explosion Destroys Dr Solomons Home in Attleboro Fire
An explosion of hot air shattered the roof and sparked a major fire at the Drs James Augusta and Florence Solomons North Main Street residence and offices in Attleboro. Total losses exceed 17000 dollars as firemen were unable to save the building after alarms drew responders.
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Attleboro
Drs. Solomon
North Main Street
Schooul
Drs. James
Augusta
Florence Solomon
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement Claim
An old patent remedy advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It promises refunds if it fails and bears Bb. W. Grove’s signature on each box at 25e.
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Bb. W. Grove
Knights of Columbus event honors State Deputy Cavanagh in Boston
A Boston Knights of Columbus gathering endorsed the re election of State Deputy James F Cavanagh with a rising vote. Grand Knight James V Doherty presided and James F Cavanagh was guest of honor amid speeches by Hugh P McNally William F Daly George W Haven and others.
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Boston
Charlestoton
Chelsea
Malden
Cambridge
Dorchester
Hyde Park
Quincy
Cavanagh
James V. Doherty
James IF. Cavanagh
Charles F. Lyons
Boston Council
William EK. Daly
Bunker Hill
George W. Havens
Hugh P. McNally
John R. H. Finn
J. Hurley
John H. Dillon
J. C. McKenna
Charles J. Donovan
John J. Crowley
J. Henry Whelan
James J. McGuire
John J. Sheehan
George Hannan
Grand Knight Mt. Bowdoin Council
A. J. Kenny
Chelsea Council
William Riley
Doherty
William F. Daly
G. K
Knights of Columbus
D. J. Hurley
Ggorge W. Haven
Driver Jones Brennan Escapes Uninjured After Overturn
At about 7 30 last night John Bren nan a Dean s Providence and Fall River express driver drove his team over the Charles HKiver avenue bridge and down a ten foot embankment. The Street department emergency wagon aided in their rescue with no injuries reported.
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John Brennan
Dean
Providence and
Fall River Express
Charles Hkiver Avenue Bridge
Insurance Asset Totals and Policy Figures for 1900
The document lists Life Endowment and Term policies in force and issued, accident insurance in force, and various reserves and receipts as of January 1, 1900. It includes Special and Legal Reserves, Standard and Surplus, premium receipts, and interest income totaling several billions in indicated currency units.
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Sss
Etna Life's Gains in 1899 and Premium Income
The report shows 1899 premium income totaling 196,179.04 with life, term, endowment policies issued and revived. It lists life, term, and endowment insurance totaling 2,515,361.50 and overall accident and health insurance at 20,946,350.00. The number of policy holders stands at 17,998.
Bishop and Robinson Accident Department Manager Shaped
The fragment indicates Bishop and Robinson, managers in the Accident Department, at 111 Water Street, detailing their roles within a local firm or bureau.
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Bishop & Robinson
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