Arrests in New Haven & Hartford rail case loom in court
Fifteen New England division workers face municipal court trial for alleged rail line swindle. Police expect more arrests as officers probe the extent of losses reportedly under $500. Several suspects, including Morton Capen Jones Bradner and Brown, remain in custody or out on bail. The probe links to a confession by Coyle and a related domestic intrigue involving Mrs. Quinn and Frank Williams.
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New England
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Dewey
Daniel S. Morton
Washington Street
Andrew W. Capen
Dudley Street
Whalen H. Jones
Garden Street
Hartford
Conn
Samuel B. Bradner
Milford
Howard Brown
Harrison Avenue
J. P. Staples
Norfolk
F. L. Whittle
Franklin
G. M. Chadden
Broadway
South
Boston
A. E. Sears
Sydney Street
Dorchester
Charles McGrotty
Warren Avenue
G. W. Stanley
C. L. Chase
Tucker Street
J. P. Tulley
Fifth Street
W. H. Jones
William A. Coyle
Charles A. Messer
Charles Street
Whittle
Morton
Stanley
Brown
McGrotty
Staples
Chaddon
Sears
Coyle
Messer
John B. Moran
Norton
Claimant Hopes Body Is Emil Hofstadter in Morgue Visit
Mrs Elizabet Hofstadter of Williamsburg visits the morgue and believes the mutilated body is her son Emil a butcher who vanished after a betrayed wife left him and he hunted the betrayer. The father William Hofstaetter an upholsterer says Emil had foretold danger but Abramson named as victim is alive.
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New York
Elizabet Hofstadter
Williamsburg
Emil
Hoff
William Hofstaetter
Yerbie
I. Abramson
Elevator Fatalities in New York Prompted by Two Accidents
On February 14 in New York Oscar Westberg assistant janitor of the Walden Building on Fifth Avenue died after an elevator crushed his head. William Ochs, an express company driver, was killed at No 58 Broadway when a beam struck him, nearly decapitating him.
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New York
Oscar Westberg
Walden
Fifth Avenue
William Ochs
Broadway
East Boston
Arthur Hoffman
Joseph Frazier
Constitution Wharf
North Grove Street
Congress
Fred Nash
Boston
Williams held on larceny and related charges in Dorchester
Dorchester court arraigned Williams after Bay State warrants accused him of larceny of women’s clothing and ornaments with possible finds at Mrs Quinn’s. Captain Hunt set bail at 1500 to 2000, Judge Churchill fixed 5000 for appearance in Superior Court on the first Monday in March. Williams will face assault with a loaded revolver charges against Leahy and Halligan before trial.
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South Boston
Williams
Captain Hunt
Quinn
Dorchester Court
Churchill
Station 11
Peter Neilson
Horton
Bates
Hunt
Superior Court
Mr. Leahy
Halligan
Boston University trustees reshape leadership and endowment plan
The Boston University annual meeting elected and reappointed multiple trustees for five year terms. New appointments included Bishop Mallalieu and Speaker John L. Bates. The finance committee urged raising endowment limits to 50 000 and 75 000 for professorships and patronage, as President Warren announced progress.
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Boston University
Joshua Merrill
Willard T. Perrin
Brodbeck
J. F. Almy
Edward H. Dunn
O. H. Duvall
R. W. Housted
Pliny Nickerson
George M. Steale
Mallalieu
John L. Bates
B. A. Law School
Edward H. Taylor
William Claflin
Alden S. Spear
College of Agriculture
Charles Parkhurst
C. C. Bragdon
Samuel Bennett
Law School
Samuel J. McWhorters
Theological School
J. W. Lindesay
B. P. Raymond
J. R. Day
J. W. Mansfield
C. L. Rice
W. F. Oldham
Warren
Neilson Held Arraigned on Assault to Kill Charge
Peter Neilson faced Dorchester Municipal Court for assault and battery with intent to kill after shooting Officer Horton. He pleaded not guilty, bail set at 10,000, remanded due to inability to post. He gave minimal personal details, claiming 28 years old from St Paul with unknown wife in the West, while remaining largely silent.
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Peter Neilson
Horton
Dorchester
Churchill
Neilson
St. Paul
Minn
Ile
Boston
East Boston
Dugan
Dreyfus Case Bribe Allegations Surface in Paris Trial
In Paris the Dreyfus trial resumes as M. Juares asserts Esterhazy guilt and M. Bertillon declines to answer. M. Teyssonnieres links the bordereau handwriting to Dreyfus, while a blurred facsimile suggests Esterhazy. A witness hints a 100000 to 200000 franc payoff for favorable views.
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Paris
MM. Zola
Perreux
M. Juares
Esterhazy
M. Bertillon
M. l Laborie
Dreyfus
M. Teyssonnieres
Bordereau
M. Zola
Bertulus
Comte Esterhazy
M. Leblond
Rothschilds
Higginson Engagements Reported in Society Pages
News from Boston society notes two Higginson engagements. Alexander Agassiz Higginson, son of Henry L. Higginson, to Miss Stephanous Tudor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Tudor, following the earlier announcement of Francis Lee Higginson and Corinne Shattuck.
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Francis Lee Higginson
Corinne Shattuck
Post
Alexander Agassiz Higginson
Henry L. Higgison
Ephanous Tudor
Fredéric Tudor
By Laws Defeated Amendment Sees Noes Win At Atheneum Meeting
Boston Atheneum hosts a packed Proprietors meeting as amendment No 1 fails and No 2 passes. Samuel Eliot presides while Thorndike reads amendments amid debate. Clarke defends blooding the directory. Hooper warns against upheaval. Officers and trustees listed.
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Boston Atheneum
Samuel Eliot
Thorndike
Eliot
George Kuhn Clarke
Clarke
E. W. Hooper
Harvard
Atheneum
J. Elliot Cabot
Charles P. Bowditch
Albert Thorndike
Edward N. Perkins
Arthur T. Lyman
John C. Gray
H. C. Lodge
Howard Stockton
Russell Gray
George B. Shattuck
Thornton K. Lothrop
Charles C. Jackson
Barrett Wendell
O. W. Holmes
A. Lawrence Lowell
Frederic J. Stimson
Charles A. Cummings
Charles F. Adams
Young Men's Christian Association Congress Dinner Event
The third annual Y M C A Congress Dinner was hosted last night at the United States Hotel with over seventy five attendees including President John son, Secretary George W. Mehaffey, and Robert A. McJunkin. Speeches followed a concert with topics on Abraham Lincoln, congress work, Hawalii annexation, and the need for representative government amid national issues.
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Young Men’s Christian Association Congress
United States Hotel
President Johnson
Association
George W. Mehaffey
Robert A. McJunkin
Providence
J. B. Forbes
City Law Department
Abraham Lincoln
F. C. Allen
Congress
T. Johnson
Walter A. Webster
Hawalii
Leon Egges
Awakans
New Bedford
South
Bryan to Attend Secret Silver Conference in Minneapolis
A Lincoln dispatch says Senator W. J. Bryan left for Minneapolis to attend a three day conference of leading silver advocates. Attending will be Senator Marion Butler chairman of the Populist national executive committee Congressman Hartman of Montana and other notable silver supporters. The conference will be secret.
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ST. Louis
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Minneapolis
Northwest
Marion Butler
National Executive Committee
Hartman
Montana
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Brattle
N.E. Railroad
Fred Wilson
Frank Williams
Welch
John T. Quinn
Frank Wiliams
Walter T. Bates
Mather Street
Fred
Mrs. Quinn
Mr. Wilson
J. T. Quinn
Division 11
Wilson
Wiliams
Miss Kavanagh
E Street
Athens Street
Mr. Quinn
Williama
Miss Kavanaugh
Jordan, Marsh and Company
Sporting Goods
Dumb Bells and Indian Clubs
Horsman
Victor
Bishop Mallalieu
Speaker Bates
Zola
Mr. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
the Black Vici-Kid
Russia
Brockton
Mass
Washington St
City Hall
Atheneum Annual Meeting
Y. M. GC. A. Congress Dinner
Bryan
Tebbitt
Washington
Watts
Abraham Tebbitt
Regina
Bombay
Mme
Florence Moran
Co-Operative
E. Burbank
Sec
Navin Bros
Norwell & C
Great Park St. Terminal
Winter St
Anys, Siu
FU In
Sampson Shirts
Monitor
Langdon G. B
Our
Olla
Dot
Langdon
Hamburg
East
Boston Flats
ST. Joseph
Walter Denny
Ringgold County
Denny
Trick
Sylph
Joseph Colby
Commercial Wharf
John Jansen
Th Marine Hospital
Chelsea
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