Courtly Bostonian Becomes Part of Buckingham Palace Event
The first court of the year in Buckingham Palace featured a diplomatic, high society gathering. Attendees included Ambassador Choate and the American embassy, with Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Gould Shaw, Mrs. Audenried, and Miss Spofford among others. Jewelry and gowns garnered attention as Queen Alexandra’s gown sparkled with a large central diamond and the Duchess of Marlborough wore cloth of gold and Vanderbilt pearls.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Choate
White
France
Chadwick
Robert Gould Shaw
Boston
Langhorne
Virginia
Charles Dana Gibson
George Audenried
Philadelphia
Barbara Spofford
New York
Blanche Rumsey
Howard Levis
Queen Alexandra
Shaw
Duchess of Marlborough
Vanderbilt
Mrs Chadwick in Court as Bankruptcy Hearing Opens
In Cleveland on February 17 Mrs Cassie Chadwick appeared in bankruptcy court under guard awaiting trial for swindles forgery and bank wrecking. She calmly examined creditor claims rejecting several in part or whole and delayed trustee appointment for one week.
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Cleveland, O
Cassie Chadwick
Remington
J. P. Dawley
Chadwick
Dawley
Mile a Minute to Save Life
Fireman Frank A Hathaway of Auburndale was severely crushed in Beacon Park yards. A rapid response sent a locomotive to Boston, reaching South Station in six minutes, where Hathaway was taken to Mass General Hospital and his arm amputated. He rested comfortably later and was expected to recover.
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Frank A. Hathaway
Islington Road
Auburndale
Beacon Park Allston
Boston
Hathaway
South Station
Massachusetts General Hospital
Missing Laura Larsen Sought by South Boston Family
Relatives seek 30 year old Laura Larsen last seen at her brother John P. Larsen’s home 832 East Fifth Street South Boston after returning from New Hampshire where she worked as a domestic. She vanished in late August and has not been located despite efforts by family and friends.
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Laura Larsen
John P. Larsen
East Fifth Street
Boston
New Hampshire
Miss Warsen
Horton Bros
Elopement Abduction Case Sought In Milford
Fred E. Carson 22 and Maude Olive Richardson 15 disappeared after planning an elopement. Police hold a war rant charging abduction while pursuing leads beyond Manchester. Carson is 5 feet 6 inches, 150 pounds with sandy hair and mustache. Richardson is a brunette in a black coat and checkered waist with white tam o shanter.
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Carson
Miss Richardson
Hackman
Amherst
Manchester
Fred E. Carson
Maude Olive Richardson
MT. Vernon
N. H
Frances Willard Statue Placed in Statuary Hall
Frances E. Willard, founder of the W C T U, is honored with a statue in Statuary Hall, Illinois presenting it to the United States. Illinois lawmakers defend the choice as a tribute to womanhood and temperance, with speeches by Foss Graff Rainey and Maine’s Littlefield.
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Washington
Congress
Frances E. Willard
WW. C. T. la
National Capitol
Illinois
Miss Willard
Baker
New York
Deneen
United States
Capitol
Lincoln
Douglas
Grant
Graff
Littlefield
Maine
Rainey
Senate
Willard
Messrs. Cullom
Beveridge
Dolliver
Hopkins
Cullom
National Hall of Fame
Frances Willard Memorial Hospital Dedicated in Chicago
The Frances E. Willard National Temperance Hospital in Chicago was formally dedicated with impressive ceremonies attended by hundreds. A memorial meeting for Miss Willard preceded the dedication in Willard Hall, timed with the unveiling of the Frances E. Willard monument in Washington.
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Chicago
Frances E. Willard
Washington
Bernhardt Praises Boston Women In Memoir Feature
Sara Bernhardt’s memoir segment in Strand Magazine commends Boston women as interesting and captivating. She says they know and understand everything and are pure minded and reserved while critiquing Boston reporters and self promoters as part of her narrative.
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Sara Bernhardt
Strand Magazine
Boston
Boston Reporter
Mme Bernhardt Recalls Boston Visit and Whale Incident
The narrative recounts Mme Bernhardt's Boston stop, where reporters and wary crowds greeted her. She describes mixed public opinion, the warmth of Boston women, an audacious reporter, a whale bone moment, and performances of Hernani with high ticket prices.
Son of British lord missing in New York
Lieutenant Arthur Reginald French, 26, son of Lord DeFreyne, has vanished in New York after arriving Jan 16. British consul and New York police, aided by a private detective agency, search with his baggage left at the St Denis Hotel. His father is a retired Irish noble and his mother was Lady Laura Dundas.
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New York
Arthur Reginald French
Lord eFreyne
England
Olive Bayley
French
St. Denis
Lord DeFreyne
Connaught Rangers
Laura Octavia Dundas
Zetland
Say He Robbed Slot Meters
Edward McCormick 18 was arrested in Lynn on larceny charges from the Lynn Gas and Electric Co. He is accused of stealing from quarter-in-the-slot meters, with about 60 breaks in three months ranging 25 cents to $2 each. He faces larceny and assault counts after allegedly attacking Mrs. Sarah J. Gale.
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Lynn
Edward McCormick
Lynn Gas and Electric Company
McCormick
Sarah J. Gale
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Boylston Streets
Allston
W’zecek
Astounding Reductions Old South Clothing
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Maude
Young Carson
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Mme. Bernhardt
Bones
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Gordon Girl
Hernani
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Vorenberg
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