Morse's Wife Denies Attachments in Bank Suit
Mrs. Morse claims all household furniture and fittings in the Fifth Avenue home worth about 50000 belong to her and threatens $2000 damages if the sheriff does not remove the attachment. Attorneys O'Brien Boardman Platt report several bank and stock holdings securing a 300000 claim against Morse.
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New York
Sheriff's Office
National Bank of North America
Morse
Fifth Avenue
O’brien
Boardman & Platt
New Amsterdam National Bank
Fourteenth Street Bank
Garfield National Bank
Albert B. Boardman
John Wallace & Co
Hudson Navigation Company
Consolidated Steamship Company
Campaign corruption charges spark state election law hearing
Ex Senator Lee A. Schofield of Essex County accuses Gov Guild and reform groups of blocking a 1907 reform to ban corporate contributions. He says Good Government Association and temperance societies preserved mercantile subscriptions. Chairman Doty backs the governor’s recommendation.
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Lee A. Schofield
Essex County
Committee On Election Laws
Governor Guild
Schofield
Good Government Association
Temperance Societies
Guild
Draper
Doty
Republican State Committee
Cannon Indorsed In His Own State
A political tribute recalls a long service by a congressman praising his record and impact. Speaker Boutell lauds Cannon as a strong House figure whose career began with modest means and grew into national recognition for workers across farms mines and shops.
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Cannon
Cannon Endorsed by Illinois Republican Central Committee
The Republican State central committee in Springfield Illinois endorsed Speaker Joseph G Cannon for the presidency praising President Roosevelt's policy and urging continued party strength through his leadership. The resolutions credit Cannon with enabling Roosevelt's recommendations to become law and stress his authority in advancing the administration's agenda.
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Clinedinst
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
Springfield
Ill
Cannon
Republican State Central Committee
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Cannon Anniversary Sparks House Tribute in Washington
In Washington on February 18, a tribute marked the 34th anniversary of Speaker Cannon’s first House speech. Mr. Boutell of Illinois introduced him as a presidential candidate and recited Cannon’s 4' bill task on postage rates for books and franking rights. Cannon defended with a prepared, figures-backed argument and a sharp retort about oats in his pocket.
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Boutell
Cannon
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Illinois
Draper Plant Cuts Time Marks Four-Day Week
The Draper Company, loom and spin die makers, adopts a four day week eight hours daily starting February 18. plant to close Wednesdays and Saturdays. The move affects 400 to 500 employees, mainly loom workers and screw shop staff.
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Draper Company
Boston Man Lost at Sea Reported in Gloucester
The fishing schooner Theo adore Roosevelt arrived from Green Bay Newfoundland reporting the loss of two dorymates from Gloucester and Boston. John Stobing of East Gloucester left a widow and nine children. Robert Leonard of East Boston was unmarried.
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Gloucester
John Stobing
East Gloucester
Robert Leonard
Boston
Theoadore Roosevelt
Green Bay
Stobing
Leonard
Doctor Neff Named Superintendent at State Hospital Foxboro
Dr. Irwin H. Neff aged 39 and married, assistant physician at the Eastern Michigan Asylum Pontiac, has accepted the superintendent post at the State Hospital Foxboro. He is a Johns Hopkins graduate with neurology emphasis and native of Maryland.
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Irwin H. Neff
Eastern Michigan Asylum
Pontiac
Mich
State Hospital
Foxboro
Neff
Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Three Boston Residents Hurt in Street Incidents
Minnie Reardon 28 of South Boston was removed from a drug store on Washington Street at 4 30 p m with nervous prostration and admitted to City Hospital. Charles Ives 52 of Kilby Street suffered a brain hemorrhage—taken to City Hospital. Morad Sarkashian 40 of Shawmut Avenue was kicked by a horse on Hanson Street and sustained severe bruises to his right leg.
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Minnie Reardon
Third Street
Boston
Washington Street
Charles C. Ives
Chester & Hart
Kilby Street
Dudley Street
City Hospital
Morad Sarkashian
Shawmut Avenue
Hanson Street
Wase
Mayors Attend Second Performance of The Mirrors of Thule
Nine Massachusetts mayors and multiple delegates attended the Jordan Hall showing of The Mirrors of Thule last evening. Guests included William T. Shea of Quincy John F. Kent of Brockton John Beck of Chelsea and others, with wives, families, and large party contingents from their cities.
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Massachusetts
Thule
Jordan Hall
William T. Shea
Quincy
John F. Kent
Brockton
John &. Beck
Chelsea
Charles Bruce
Hiverett
BE. Besse
Newburyport
Eugene A. Moore
Melrose
Walter C. Wardwell
Cambridge
Fred F. Porter
Lynn
William B. Blodgett
Woburn
Mt. Benedict
South Boston
Fitton
James B.hayes
Dorchester
Mt. Paonene North End
Back Bay
Harvard Law Students Plan Law School Clubhouse
Harvard Law School students W Taft nephew of Secretary Taft R T Bangs old Princeton man and W Aldrich son of Senator Aldrich are arranging to form a club. They have solicited funds to lease a house at 47 Brattle Street Cambridge for two years and convert it into a clubhouse formerly the residence of Dr Bailey Harvard's medical adviser.
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W. Taft
Taft
Yale Crew
R. T. Bangs
Princeton
W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Harvard Law School
Law School
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Dr. Bailey
Harvard
Boston labor notes announce 4 p m close on Washington’s Birthday
Union barber shops in Boston will shut at 4 p m on Washingtons Birthday after a noon rule waiver due to a Saturday felling. A Ford Hall meeting Sunday will feature Henry Abrahams Edwin Mead and others with O Hares presidency of the Newspaper Web Pressmen union announcing committees and delegates to Allied Prints Trades Council and Boston Central Labor Union.
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Boston
Washington
Cooper Institute
New York
Ford Hall
Henry Abrahams
Boston U. S. A
Edwin D. Mead
Barry
Robert A. Woods
John J. O'Hare
Web Pressmen's Union
Web Pressmen’s International Union
W. Rust
J. Haskins
P. Donovan
C. Hays
E. McPhail
F. A. Olnanat
Montgomery
James Whalen
A. Center
B. Turvey
F. Paun
F. Luscomb
William Dolan
Timothy Tayne
T. Haynes
F. Champ
Allied Prints Trades Council
O. J. Doherty
H. Grainger
Joe J. O'Hare
Boston Central Labor Union
J. J. O'Hare
M. ©. McCarthy
J. Gordon
William £. Malin
H. Dillon
James Meehan
F. Cleary
James Mulbey
Settlement in will dispute over late George A. Wilson
The Brighton bachelor George A. Wilson who died leaving over 750000 in his will reached a out of court settlement yesterday in Pemberton square. Nine nieces and five nephews fought for shares while executor Herbert A. Wilson stayed silent. Each nephew is to receive a substantial amount. the nieces inherit the estate but with a provision favoring the children of the nieces after the last sibling dies. The case likely ends a long family feud and marks a break in relations.
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George A. Wilson
Brighton
Pemberton Square
Clarence W. Fairbanks
Arthur T
Frank 8
E. R. Anderson
Bartlett & Anderson
Wilson
Old Brighton
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts
Tammany Club Hosts Sixth Annual Ward 17 Ball
The Tammany Club of Ward 17 held its sixth annual ball at Intercolonial Hall Dudley Street drawing about 8000 attendees. Alderman Jim Curley welcomed guests as club president guiding a grand march led by Jim Curley and his wife Mrs Curley. Notables included former Congressman William S McNary and Rhode Island Governor James Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Club
Ward 17
Dudley Street
Here and There in the World Highlights from Feb 18
A series of brief items reports Oscar Kirby fatally shooting his bride then killing himself in Colorado. Submarine torpedo boats Tarantula Octopus and Viper maneuver near Virginia Capes en route to Annapolis. The House quickly passes 370 pension bills. The Prince of Wales may attend Quebec’s 800th anniversary in August. Senator Latimer’s condition after surgery shows slight improvement. Jacob W. Patterson nominated pension agent at Concord New Hampshire. Mrs John G Johnson dies in Philadelphia. Mrs Edward Lutzenburg dies in Johnstown and her son injured in a Barnesboro fire. E O Brown suspended from practice in Charlottetown after insanity ruling.
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Denver
Col
Oscar Kirby
Colorado Springs
Worfrolk
Octopus
Viper
Virginia Capes
Lynn Haven Bay
Annapolis
Washington
House of Representatives
London
Prince of Wales
Quebec
Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Jacob W. Patterson
Concord
N. H
Philadelphia
John G. Johnson
Edward
Barnesboro
Charlottetown
E. O. Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
Oldest Middleboro Resident Dies at 92
Isaac Dexter Bump, born on Plymouth Street, died today in Middleboro aged 92. He worked as a shovel maker until age 60, then retired and lived with his son Charles on Arch Street.
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Middleboro
Isaac Dexter Bump
Plymouth Street
Charles
Arch Street
Dedham Dressmaker Wins Part of Bill Suit
Dedham on February 18 reports Mrs. Nellie Josselyn, a local dressmaker, sued Mrs. Robert H. O. Schulz for 300 dollars over a bill of 140 dollars and 40 cents for work performed. A verdict granted 29 cents in favor of the plaintiff.
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Dedham
Nellie Josselyn
Robert H. O. Schulz
Verdict Reaches $29.07 Award In District Court
In a District Court session today Judge Grover awarded a plaintiff a verdict of 29 dollars and 7 cents. The decision follows a civil claim heard before the judge.
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Grover
District Court Today
Judge rules dresses poorly made not payable
In a notable local case, Judge Grover finds dresses poorly made and ruined by a dressmaker, ruling the bill invalid for the listed items including two white dimity waists 14.88, a brown dress 56.90, and a plaid suit 38.17. Mrs Josselyn’s lawyer Darling will appeal to the Superior Court.
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Grover
Darling
Josselyn
Guild says no deal to deliver Massachusetts delegation
Governor Guild reiterated that no pact exists with Secretary Taft to hand Massachusetts delegates to the national Republican convention in exchange for a vice presidential nomination. He portrayed his Washington trip as nonpolitical, detailing military preparations and summer work for Massachusetts National Guard. Mass. Congress members doubt he can deliver the delegation to Taft forces.
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Washington, D. C
Guild
Massachusetts
Taft
Washington
Boston Post
New German Minister Welcomed in Honduras Ceremony
Count Von Schwerin, Germany's minister to Central America, arrived in Tegucigalpa and was officially welcomed by President General Davila in a formal ceremony on February 18.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Count von Schwerin
Germany
Central America
Davila
Fire Chief Sees Bravery as Firefighting Duty
New York February 18 Chief Croker discusses bravery among firemen, saying courage is part of the job, not heroism. He recalls Kruger and others who died, notes risks are known, and emphasizes chiefs must avoid sending men to deadly, unwinnable situations while striving to halt fires quickly.
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New York
Croker
Fire Headquarters
Charley Kruger
Department
Canal Street
Hades
Tingley Once a Minister Now Bonds Magnate
Stephen L. Tingley, former Baptist pastor at Rehoboth, moved to East Providence and built a finance and racing career. He secured a bid superior to I P Morgan’s for New York municipal bonds worth 8.4 million dollars, winning 3 million. He owns racehorse interests and has ties to American Consolidated Power Company and United Electric Smelting Company of Montreal.
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Stephen L. Tingley
New York Municipal
Baptist Church
Rehoboth
Mr. Tingley
Waterman Avenue
State Line
Providence
Canada
United Electric Smelting Company
Montreal
East Providence
American Consolidated Power Company
Tingley
New England
A. B. Reed
Boston
Massachusetts Loan and Guarantee Company
New York City
Fourth concert by Kneisel Quartet thrills Chickering Hall
Miss Katherine Goodson assisted artistically as the Kneisel Quartet presented Franck and Beethoven pieces in Chickering Hall. The Larghetto and Scherzo from Franck in D major drew careful praise for intimate chamber style while Strauss piano and cello sonata and Beethoven C sharp minor quartet showed mixed reception with Goodson underperforming and the ensemble noted as mediocre. The critic lauds the Kneisel's keynote work as mighty and introspective and notes a large attentive audience throughout.
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Katherine Goodson
Kneisel
Chickering Hall
Francks
Richard Strauss
Franck
Downey Accuses Highway Committee in Incinerator Row
Alderman Downey denounces the highway committee as derelict and accuses graft in the incinerator project. He brandishes a brick to demand an inquiry into brick quality mortar used and non union labor amid heated remarks. Deitrick seeks tax on Harvard College property. Mayor Wardwell submits assistant assessors list.
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Alderman Downey
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Highway Committee
Deitrick
Harvard College
Wardwell
Edward G. McBride
Charles E. McCarthy
Thomas Gallagher
Patrick J. White
George H. Munroe
James R. Boyd
Franklin H. Wright
Warren Ivers
James Culhane
Emile J. Grenier
Daniel, J. Kelliher
Big Wave Stops Ship Off Newfoundland
The steamship St. Andrew bound from Antwerp to New York faced a severe storm east of the Banks of Newfoundland last Friday. A massive wave suddenly engulfed the vessel, bringing it to a dead stop and halting its progress through rough seas.
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New York
St. Andrew
Antwerp
Newfoundland
St James Branch of U I League marks seventh anniversary
The St James Branch of the United Irish League observed its seventh anniversary last evening in Corinthian Hall Deacon building. A good sized audience attended the event featuring a concert and dance along with several literary selections.
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St. James
United Irish League
Corinthian Hall
Deacon Building
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