Victory for Boston Lawyer After Thirty Year Legal Fight
Rufus H. Spaulding administrator wins a large arbitration award in the famous Massachusetts case against George N. Fletcher et al. Judge Putnam assigns $394,372.89 plus interest and costs, plus a quarter interest in Thunder Bay pine land valued at about $7500 for the White heirs A. W. Brown and Marion Estey Brown. The award covers up to 1899, with further potential recoveries awaiting the Supreme Court ruling. Brown stayed resolute despite pressure to settle and expanded his legal team to pursue full justice. Continued on Page 5 Third Column.
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Rufus H. Spaulding
George N. Fletcher
Massachusetts Supreme Court
William L. Putnam
United States Circuit Court
William White
A. W. Brown
Marion Estey Brown
Fletcher
Supreme Court
Thunder Bay
Mich
Putnam
A. . Brown
Brown
Boston Area Weekend Weather Forecast
Weekend outlook for Boston and vicinity sees Saturday fair skies. Sunday brings light rain or snow followed by clearing. Monday winds shift from easterly to southerly.
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Boston
Temperature Readings At Thompson Spa Yesterday
A fragment of a spa advertisement lists yesterday's temperatures with multiple readings and notes a daily average. The text also includes a dated table style sequence and a stray marketing line for Father John’s Medicine.
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Thompson’s Spa
Washington Street
Eemag Ios Cheegeitetee
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Roosevelt Declines Arbitration In Preference Payments Crisis
President Roosevelt has refused an allies invitation to arbitrate the preferential payment issue, sending the matter to The Hague. Washington reports the move follows a stiff talk by British ambassador Sir Michael Herbert and involves protocols to reference the controversy and raise the blockade, with Bowen, Hay, and Sternberg figures in ongoing negotiations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hague
Bowen
Michael Herbert
Michael
Hay
Grippe
Baron Sternberg
M Wenith
Jilted Man Tries Suicide by River Rescue
Antonio Parnelli of West Roxbury leaped into the Charles River from Harvard Bridge after a rejection by his sweetheart. A motorman and conductor used a rope to haul him from shallow water, but the rope snapped just as he reached safety. He was taken to City Hospital admitting to the romance failure. He allegedly owned a Tremont Street shoe store near Roxbury Crossing.
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Antonio Parnelli
Beech Glen Street
West Roxbury
Charles River
Harvard
Parnelli
Tremont Street
Roxbury Crossing
New Boston Limited Train Speeds Chicago to Boston
Chicago announces a 24.5 hour fast service to Boston using the Lake Shore and New York Central limited. The through New England train will run from Chicago to Albany then via Boston and Albany to Boston, with full through service set by spring.
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Chicago
Boston
Lake Shore
New York Central Limited
New England
Albany
Boston & Albany
Waterbury unrest continues as stones fly at cars
In Waterbury Connecticut on February 6 disturbances resumed after militia left. Police guarded danger points and National Guard units stood ready in the armory while deputies rode streetcars. An iron bar three feet long was hurled at a car near West Main and Judd Streets at about 10 45 p m.
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Waterbury
Conn
National Guard
West Main
Judd
Pneumonia Here Leads All Others in Death Rate
Health brief notes pneumonia as the leading cause of death in the latest statistics, with emphasis on its impact compared to other diseases. The item references data on the last page of the publication.
Chamberlain rejects Boer address after two hour meeting
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain rebuked a 40-strong Boer delegation led by Christian Dewet at Bloemfontein for presenting an insulting address. The dispute centers on the Vereeniging terms and amnesty with Piet Dewet leading loyalists and Christian Dewet opposing cooperation.
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Bloemfontein
Chamberlain
Christian Dewet
Piet Dewet
Chris Botha
Orange River Colony
Mr. Chamberlain
Fire at Martin Manufacturing Company in West Newton
A blaze began at 2 AM in the Martin Manufacturing Company lace curtain factory in West Newton. The 200 foot long building, owned by William H. McGue, was at 2 15 endangered by the flames.
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Newton
Martin Manufacturing Company
West Newton
William H. McGue
Street Railway Strike Settled in Montreal
Montreal February 6 The street railway strike is settled. Officials of the street railway company met a committee of striking men who received a ten percent wage advance, union recognition, and reinstatement of all union members discharged.
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Montreal
Street Railway Company
Rail Commission Urges Better Standing Room on Boston Cars
A Boston railroad decision mandates comfortable accommodations and proper standing room on street cars, urging adequate car supply and improved equipment. Officials from Boston Elevated and Boston & Northern promise action, amid crowded Park Street and Park Street Subway station scenes and reports of sardine-like cars with no seats or straps.
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A. C.’ Davis
Boston & Northern Railway
Lynn
Peabody
James F. Jackson
George W. Bishop
Clinton White
Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Park Street
Summer Street
Dewey Square
Boston & Northern Railway Company
Foster
P. F. Sullivan
Post
Park Street Sudgyway
Newton
Grove Hall
North Cambridge
Oak Square
Harvard Square
Spring Hill
Waverley
Franklin Park
Reservoir
Crowded L Train Ride Documented by Post Reporter
A Post reporter rode a crowded L train and surface cars yesterday afternoon to witness conditions amid a railroad commissioners decision. The scene peaked after 6 PM at Scollay Square station with a rush as the train halted, revealing crowded conditions and commuter strain.
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POST
Scollay Square
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