Testimony of Freddie Sprague Dominates Knight Murder Trial
In Saco Maine Freddie Sprague the five year old son of Mrs Fannie Sprague testified that Edwin H Knight was with his mother just before the murder. The boy answered questions clearly and recalled details from nearly a year ago. Defense opens by arguing Knight could not have committed the crime and that others including Samuel Locke influenced the case. Court recessed to 9 30 Monday morning.
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Saco
Freddie Sprague
Supreme Court
Edwin H. Sknight
Fannie S. Sprague
Tte
Seiders
George C. Yeaton
Higging
Powers
George Warren
Siren
Yeaton Crew
Bawin Knight
Becins
Higgins
Samuel Locke
Sprague
Freddie
Edwin H. Knight
Locke
Wldwin
Quiet South Boston Wedding for Elizabeth McGillick and James McNiff
Miss Elizabeth McGillick and James J. McNiff married in a quiet home ceremony in South Boston. Rev Fr. Gilbride of St. Augustine's Church officiated. Only family attended. bridesmaid was Miss Fannie McNiff and best man was Frank Connell of Roxbury. The couple will reside in South Boston.
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Elizabeth McGillick
James J. McNiff
South Boston
Gilbride
St. Augustine’s Church
Fannie McNiff
Frank Connell
Roxbury
Birth trends in New England tied to modern life and dogs
The Rev. W G Puddefoot says the foreign element is not feared if American parents keep pace with the procession of child bearing. He cites city life, tight lacing, nervous wives, low wages, landlord resistance to families, and childless women turning to pets as factors in declining birth rates and changing family patterns.
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W. G. Puddefoot
New England
Hudson
South Framingham
South
Framingham
Post
Gentleman
Con
Fourteenth Symphony Concert Features Fritz Kreisler
The Boston Symphony Orchestra opened the program with Brahms Academic Overture Op. 80 and welcomed violinist Fritz Kreisler, whose appearance at Symphony Hall drew a strong reception after his Steinert Hall recital.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Brahms
Fritz Kreisler
Steinert Hall
Nell Gwyn a Famous Drury Lane Star and Court Favorite
A historical portrait traces Nell Gwyn from Drury Lane orange girl to acclaimed actress. It notes her rise under King Charles II, her fiery wit, generous spending, and ties to Lady Castlemaine, with details on her birthplace claims and early stage appearances.
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Charles II
England
White Whittlesey
Lord Jeffreys
Henry Jewett
Jeffrey
Wright
Charles Howard Nebuchadnezzar
Harry Blair
Duchess of Portsmouth
Blanche Burton
Castlemaine
Louise Draper
Olivia Vernon
Miriam Nesbitt
Pit
Pit Taare
Marion Stuart
Nell Gwyn
Eas
Aha
Rehan
Nell
Nelly
Evelyn
Nellie
Hereford
Pipe Well Lane
Gwyn Street
Drury Lane
Goldsmith Street
Pepys
Westminster
Marvole Alley
Drury To
Craven House
Maypole
Strand
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Charles Beauclerk
Duke of
Duke’s House
King
Marshall
Cydaria
Dryden
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler Delights Steinert Hall Recital
Pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler gave a Steinert Hall recital that captivated the audience from the first note. Her performance of Schumann Etudes Symphoniques Opus 13 and Mendelssohn Spring Song drew prolonged applause and encores. Zeisler and her husband were guests of Mrs. Fiske Warren and Roswell Field, with further entertainment planned by Mme Hopekirk.
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Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler
Steinert Hall
Mme. Zeisler
Zeisler
Boston
Symphony Orchestra
McCauley Smaith
Schumann
Mendelssohn
Seton-Thompson Lectures On Wild Animals I Have Known
Ernest Seton-Thompson gave a lecture at Chickering Hall presenting animals via stereopticon and praising the bull terrier's courage. He meanwhile visited Mr Sanderson's Beacon Street studio for a private reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Roswell Field with Mme Bloomfield Zeisler.
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Ernest Seton-Thompson
Chickering Hall
Mr. Seton
Thompson
Seton
Sanderson
Beacon Street
Roswell Field
Mme. Bloomfield-Zeisler
H. I. Higginson
Fires Stir Excitement In North Salem
A trio of fires in North Salem caused alarm near Federal Street and at the Boston and Maine crossing. A steamer train narrowly avoided collision as gates failed to close and drivers shouted for safety. Rescue crews and bystanders watched a dramatic, almost miraculous near miss with a three-horse team and a masked, rain-drenched scene.
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Saleem
Federal Street
North Salem
Boston & Main
James Poll
Pellock
Gatenoda
Vanderbilt family sails for Paris trip amid repairs
William Van derbilt Jr and his wife Virginia Fair depart New York on the Cunard steamer Lucania with their three year old Muriel left behind. The voyage aims to refresh Mrs Vanderbilt who has been ill and to discuss plans for a new automobile in Paris while Vanderbilt meets builders of White Ghost to set a top speed of seven miles an hour.
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New York
William Vanderbilt, Jr
Virginia
Fair
Lin
Lucania
Cunard
Muriel
Paris
Russia's rivalries and fate in a changing world
Niels Gron spoke at the Mwanniain Century Club on Russia's role in world affairs. He argued that conflict among great powers would persist, predicting Russia's expansion could threaten England and tilt global power toward a Russia-America dyad.
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Niels Gron
Russia
Mwanniain Century Club
England
Gateway of Indiad
Actress Ada Gray in Serious Illness in New York Home
Ada Gray, renowned for her role in Mast Lynne, is critically ill at her New York home with little hope of recovery this winter. Reports say her condition is grave and her friends await further medical updates.
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New York
Adami
Insepariu
Lynne
Oldham
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