Society Woman Robbed By Highwayman In Brookline
Mrs. Jean Sherburne, Lowell society woman and singer, was robbed at 12 45 PM on Beacon Street in Brookline village after a sleigh pull, the thief grabbing her chatelaine bag with $5 bills, tickets, and a handkerchief. Dr. Bartlett and police were notified. the assailant was described as a dark complexioned man about 5 8, 145 to 150 pounds, bald at the crown with dark hair, driving a single cutter sleigh. Mrs. Sherburne, shaken, returned to Lowell after receiving care.
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Jean Sherburne
Lowell
Beacon Street Boulevard
Brookline
Mrs. Sherburne
Kent Street
Brookline Village
Dr. Bartlett
Boston
Mrs Sherburne Shares Boston Highway Robbery Tale
Mrs Jean Sherburne, wife of Carter & Sherburne druggists, recounts a Boston highwayman incident. She describes fending off the attack with an umbrella and chasing the thief after he grabbed her chatelaine. She distinguishes the robber from a feared danger and notes no serious injuries. She is slated to appear in a Y M C A biblical dramatization Belshazzar at the local Universalist church.
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Lowell
Jean Sherburne
Boston
First Universalist
John W. Sherburne
Carter & Sherburne
Tie
Mrs. Sherburne
Neckar Towed Into Halifax After Storm Strikes
The North German Lloyd liner Neckar with a broken port propeller and steering gear disabled was towed to Halifax harbor by the Karlsruhe and the British steamer Malin Head. From Bremen to New York with about 2500 passengers, the Neckar battled nine days in furious North Atlantic gales before being brought to port under her own steam after eight failed tow attempts.
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Ler
Halifax Harbor
Karlsruhe
Bremehaven
New York
New Orleans
Havre
North Atlantic
Neckar
Atlantic
Lloyd Line
Patrolman Stabbed Four Times in Merrimac Washington Fight
Patrolman Jeremiah J. Driscoll was stabbed four times by Thomas A. Myers in a drunken clash near Haymarket square. Driscoll sustained non life threatening facial and arm injuries but helped detain Myers until a patrol wagon arrived. Myers held for drunkenness. knife not recovered as crowd dispersed the weapon.
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Jeremiah J. Driscoll
Division 1
Thomas A. Myers
Somerville
Haymarket Square
Myers
Merrimac
Washington Streets
Driscoll
Dunn
Wakefield Found Guilty of Perjury in Middlesex Court
The jury in the Middlesex Superior Court at East Cambridge found William C Wakefield guilty of perjury yesterday afternoon after a brief deliberation of about 30 minutes. The verdict was returned at 3 50 o clock.
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William C. Wakefield
Middlesex
East Cambridge
New England Forecast Shows Fair Weather With Rain likely
The forecast calls for Thursday to be fair across New England with Friday turning partly cloudy to cloudy and possible rain in eastern Maine. Moderate temperatures continue with northerly to westerly winds. Storm warnings remain in effect along the New England coast as the storm center moves southeast of New England.
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Washington
Virginia
New England
European
Grand Banks
Maine
Named by the People Father John’s Medicine
The late Reverend Father John O'Brien of St. Patrick's parish urged his parishioners to use a perception that restored him to health. It became known and advertised with the clergyman’s approval. The eminen. a,eear ist prescription is described as pure and wholesome without narcotics. It claims fifty years of success curing colds throat and lung troubles and acting as a tonic and body builder.
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John O’brien
St. Patrick’s Parish
Father John
Mrs Faversham Seeks Divorce From Actor Touches Rumors
New York February 26 Mrs William Faversham wife of the popular actor has begun proceedings in a suit for absolute divorce. Through her lawyers applications will be made at once for the appointment of a referee. Rumors of this step circulated in recent weeks, but she denied the reports less than two weeks ago.
Prince Henry of Prussia Guests of American Journalists at Grand Banquet
Prince Henry dined with about 1000 American journalists at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Herman Ridder hosted the event attended by leaders in U S journalism and notable figures, with speeches praising the Kaiser and German progress. The banquet featured flags, electric lighting enhancements, and a toast to the President and Kaiser, signaling cordial Anglo German relations amid a growing trade landscape.
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New York
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Herman Ridder
New Yorker Staats Zeitung
Prince Henry
Thirty-third Street
Ridder
Roosevelt
Prince
Mr. Ridder
Edward Call
Woodruff
Evens
Melville
Stone
von Mueller
Low
von Seckendorff
Hill
Frank BR. Noyes
von Plessen
Bishop Potter
Whitelaw Reid
Holle
Prince Henry of Prussia Addresses New York Dinner
Prince Henry of Prussia speaks at Waldorf Astoria dinner hosted by U.S. press. He stresses private nature of the gathering, warnings about exploiting remarks, and the goal to promote friendly German American relations. He recalls Farragut and quotes Emperor on press rank and loyalty. The envoy notes Germany’s study of the United States and the mission as a gesture of friendship.
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United States
Prince Henry
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Astor
Mr. Ridder
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Farragut
Germany
Atlantic Ocean
Cable of Newspaper Men to Emperor
A cablegram from editors gathered at a Press banquet to Prince Henry expresses cordial greetings and wishes for a long prosperous reign. The message praises closer ties of amity and reciprocates welcomed overtures of friendship, noting the presence of Prince Henry in the United States.
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Imen
Prince Henry
United States
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