New Year Wedding Unites Horne and Curley at Souls Church
Edward B. Horne and Miss Mabel A. Curley wed at 8 o'clock last evening in Souls Church Roxbury in a New Year ceremony crowded with families. The bride wore a white crepe gown with long train and veil, attended by bridesmaids Ida Horne Helen Noel Edith Richards and a line of ushers led by Henry Stowell. The church and wedding party were lavishly decorated with palms orchids laurel and white roses. The couple will reside in Winchester.
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Souls
Roxbury
Edward B. Horne
Mabel A. Curley
M. H. Curley
Dorchester
Pica
Horne
Winchester
Midnight Watch Service at Trinity Church
A solemn midnight service at Trinity Church drew wealth and fashion to hear Dr. E. Winchester Donala. chandeliers lit faces of about 2000 as boy choristers sang. at the stroke of 12 the audience knelt in silence, ending with hopeful prayers for the New Year.
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Ty Church
E.winchester Donala
Donald
War tax cut on tea sparks New Year relief
The 10 cent per pound tea tax is lifted as a New Year gift from Uncle Sam. The change, effective at midnight, will save dealers about 400000 dollars. Bonded warehouses reopen for tea dealers after eight years, drawing a rush to the 100000 stored packages weighing roughly 40 pounds each. Major Sanderson announced cancellation yesterday afternoon. The customs house closes today as usual.
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Uncle Sam
Sanderson
Old North End Landmark Johnson Defies Station, Seeks Bells
As year ends, 85 year old Henry Johnson, a North End figure, staggers along Hanover Street toward Station 1 to hear Christ Church bells. Patrolman Boland stops him from entering the station, but Johnson insists the bells are his birthright and resists being sent inside.
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Old Christ Church
Henry Johnson
Old North End
Hanover Street
Station 1
Boland
Johnson
Tation 1
Steel trust plans stock option scheme for workers
New York December 31 United States Steel announces a plan to let the humblest workman become a permanent stockholder through purchase of preferred stock, with officers and managers sharing in profits after $80 million in earnings. The plan divides 168,000 employees into six classes and sets aside funds from earnings for stock purchases and salary adjustments, with detailed percentages tied to annual profits. (Continued on Page 2)
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
George W. Perkins
Case Against Miss Richardson Re lies Relieved
In Littleton New Hampshire on December 31 a startling finding emerges in the Richardson case. The figure W C W near Richardson on Druggist Green s poison book for a sale dated September 10 1901 is said to be a forgery by drug clerk Von C Whied Who claimed the name Richardson matched Miss Katherine Richardson s handwriting. The prosecution argues the date s writing resembles Miss Richardson s. Continued on Page 2.
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Littleton
N. H
Richardson
Green
von C. Whied
Blondin Calm as His Sentence Is Read
Seph Wilfred Blondin, convicted of murdering his wife, faced sentence in the Superior Criminal Court as officials and counsel observed a solemn proceeding. The Attorney General urged sentence, Blondin waived exceptions, and he remained impassive as the verdict was announced. His defense team, led by Olson with Owens assisting, anticipated a possible gubernatorial pardon upon presenting new evidence.
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Seph Wilfred Blondin
Gen Parker
McLaughlin
Ondin
Mr. Olson
Mr. Owens
Olson
Stevens
Blondin
Parker
Commonwealth
Mr. Morison
Bates
Wireless link opens direct telegraph to Old World
Ellyldet December 81 report says Marconi wireless from Cape Cod to Cornwall Polellfleet Breton Table Head line enables direct U S to Old World contact. Marconi to visit soon and announce success of the station.
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Ellyldet
Marconi
Pol
Cornwall
Ellfleet
Thes
Table Head
Breton
Uniteds
Old World
Fair Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair weather across Boston and nearby areas with clear to partly cloudy skies on Thursday and Friday. Fresh southwest winds will rise, producing noticeable breeze and pleasant late August temperatures.
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Boston
Vicinity
Father John's Medicine advertised as cure-all tonic
An advertisement proclaims Father John's Medicine as not a patent remedy but a cure for colds throat and lung troubles, positioning it as a trusted domestic tonic rather than an exotic patent medicine.
Death from sled accident in Middleton Connecticut
Herman CG Rivasey a farmer died in a peculiar sled accident near Rogers and Hubbard factory. While seated in his carriage a downhill sled crash threw him to the ground breaking his neck likely instantly. Corone Davis investigates the case.
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Middleton
Conn
Herman CG
Rivasey
Rogers & Hubbard
Corone Davis
Elephant Trains Cars Stop On Express Run
A half grown elephant shipped by Adams Express to Atlanta halted an express at 60 miles an hour after breaking free from a timber crate and pulling a ceiling rope. Messenger Stover and Conductor Stults freed the animal, and a keeper later regained control in Philadelphia.
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New York
Adams Express Company
Atlanta
Newark
Schief
Stover
Stults
Philadelphia
Ellephant
Red Fox Ale Promoted as Finest English Stock Ale
An advertisement claims RED FOX ALE is the finest stock ale on the England market with a slow flavor and broad appeal, noting it has long been imported and popular over many years.
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England
Captain Tom Brown Retired From Police Service
Captain Tom Brown of police headquarters retires after 28 years with the department. He was a noted figure against crime and illegal liquor. Friends, reporters, and colleagues bid him farewell as he left headquarters on half pay, saluting his long police career.
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Tom Brown
Police Headquarters
Captain Brown
Coulter
Evans
Police
Frank Gould buys control of Virginia Passenger and Power
Frank Jay Gould announced he has purchased control of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company, a sentimental move tied to his family history. The Richmond street railway lines, formerly under Mrs. Maurice Bennet Flynn, cover 122 miles of traction and an electric line from Manchester to Petersburg. The exact terms were not disclosed.
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Frank Gould
New York
Frank Jay Gould
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
Jay Gould
Richmond, Va
Maurice Bennet Flynn
County Democracy
Tammany
Theodore Moss
Flynn
Gould
Manchester
Petersburg
Rebels seize Sultan’s cannon and treasure in Tangier clash
In Tangier on a recent battle with Morocco government forces rebels captured 12 of the Sultan’s cannons and his treasure chests.
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Tangier
Morocco
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Trinity Watch Service
Steel Trust
Finance Committee
Lieved
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Initia
Londin
Cape Cod
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John
Elephant
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