Mother Claims Estate of Earl for Her Daughters
Mrs. Robert W. Sutherland of Back Bay declares her three daughters are heirs to the late Earl of Caithness estate valued at 371000. She contests Colonel Lorenzo A. Dodge of Worcester who also lays claim after English and London solicitors pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Sutherland
Hemenway Street
Back Bay
Earl of Caithness
Lorenzo A. Dodge
Worcester
England
Dakota
Sutherland
Colonel Dodge
Sir Robert Cooper
London
United States
15Th Earl of Caithness
Robert Cooper
New York
17Th Earl of Caithness
Curious feature in News of Day
Kansas City January 1 report on J A Bremberg a Detroit traveling salesman who goes hatless to enjoy fresh air He carries a hat but wears it only in his hand never on his head claiming hatless living restored his hair and kept him healthy He says four years of hatless life halted hair loss and sparked new growth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. A. Bremberg
Detroit
Hair "RAT" Saves Woman From Harm In Detroit
A hair ran an intruder from a house on Braubian Street after he struck Mrs. Edward Croonin on the back with a beer bottle. She screamed and the stranger fled, sparing her serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Rvat
Edward Croonin
Braubian Street
Porters Whis h Dust Spread Disease
J B Merrill of the Pullman Company proposes removing dusting with whisk brooms in parlor cars to stop disease spread. City health officials note dust from passengers' clothes can carry cholera typhoid and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. BE. Merrill
Pullman Company
City Health Department
Health Department
Germs on Clothing Less Deadly Than Airborne Particles
The article argues that germs lingering on outer garments pose a lower threat than microbes suspended in the air that passengers inhale, highlighting differences in transmission risks.
Pie Boy's Brother Behind Pie Theft Case
Edgar Welsh 11 of Philadelphia is held for a further hearing on charges of stealing two dozen pies. His brother Walter 14 earned the nickname Pie Boy for pastry thefts, serving four years in the House of Refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edgar Welsh
Yates
Walter Welsh
Edgar
House of Refuge
Flying steel may cause blindness
George Webb a Buick factory stockkeeper in Flint Michigan is losing sight in his left eye after a piece of steel flew 25 feet from a block being chipped striking him in the eye. Doctors fear he may lose sight in his right eye as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint. Mich
George Webb
Buick
Webb
Women Urge Training Boys for Dishpans in Trenton
In Trenton New Jersey January 1 the Proper Form Club of prominent women calls for men and boys to be trained to do housework. They argue wives and mothers overburden themselves and that young wives spoil their husbands by letting them loaf at home. Mrs Walter Lewis president says they will try to free women from this slavery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Walter Lewis
Town Thrown Into Panic by All Day Fire
New Harbor Me Jan 1 Inhabitants fled their fishing hamlet after a large fire destroyed the Meth odist church, a store and home and the stable of Charles T Poland forcing residents to abandon lobster pots nets and boats and seek safety in open spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harbor
Charles T. Poland
Store Fire Destroys Post Office and Telegraph Exchange
Fire at the Poland property and church caused extensive loss totaling about 10000 to Poland and 6006 to the church. The blaze started in a store cellar due to a faulty chimney. Town saved by wet blankets and carpets on roofs and a timely wind shift. outside help required eight miles distant by telegraph to reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Rising Sun Street Lighting Co declines Boston bid
The Rising Sun Street Lighting Company refuses to bid on city lighting citing prohibitive and vague specifications. A detailed letter to Superintendent Rourke argues clauses 14 16 and 17 improperly shift risk to contractors and leave city purchases ambiguously defined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun Street Lighting Company
Rourke
Boston
Man Shot at Bohemian Club Door in South Boston
An unknown man fired two shots through a door window at the Bohemian Club at 25 Dunham Street South Boston after being denied entry. Henry Morris 28 a waiter of 7 Newman Street was struck by glass but not by the bullet and was treated at Carney Hospital before being sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunham Street
Boston
Henry Morris
Newman Street
Carney Hospital
Five Children Are Rescued In Fire
Firefighters and police rescued Vitala Miceli Lilla Miceli Antonio Miceli and Frank Miceli from a smoke filled home on Pitts Street after neighbors rushed to help. Officers battled jammed stairs and thick heat while guiding the children to the sidewalk where firemen took over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Goode
Henry Koeber
Joseph O'Neil
Pitts Street
Vitala Miceli
Lilla Miceli
Antonio A Salvatore Miceli
Frank Mi
Railway Conductors Banquet After Installation
Officers of the Order of Railway Conductors Division 413 were installed at 164 Canal Street amid a large attendance from New England. A musical and literary program followed the banquet, directed by D A Neal of Lynch, with 200 attendees enjoying the event. The Mascot Division V auxiliary also installed officers as a highlight of the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Railway Conductors
Division 413
Organization
Canal Street
New Zengland
D. A. Neal
Lynch
Boston
Bank clerk Crowson faced trial after $60,000 theft
Westfield bank treasurer Crowson admitted stealing from the bank starting in 1875 to aid his aging parents facing poverty in England. He pleads guilty if possible, with a maximum penalty of 1000 fine and up to 21 years, while officials seek to reassure depositors as Chapin weighs the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowson
State Bank
Arthur B. Chapin
Chapin
Westfield
Post
Westfield National Bank
Springfield
Hill
Mt. Moriah Lodge
Masons
Father Writes Long Healthful Blessings From Bed
A frail father at 2 Mansfield Place Hempstead Street Hempstead N W writes to his son recounting illness and reliance on the son’s care. He praises the son and asks for news including the election results and sends love to Emma and the children. He describes doctors medicine coal and nourishment aiding his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Place
Hleath Street
Hempstead
N. W
Emma
Walter
Ernest
Two Soldiers Held in Chelsea Manslaughter Case
Private Burt Poyner of Florida and mechanic Frank Dye of Kansas, both noted for perfect records and re enlistment, are held at Chelsea police station charged with manslaughter over the fatal brawl that killed Daniel Spiller of 292 Washington Avenue Chelsea late Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Poyner
Florida
Frank 2. Dye
Kansas
United States
Fort Banks
Winthrop
Chelesa
Daniel Spiller
Washington Avenue
Chelsea
Two Fort Banks Soldiers In Fatal Chelsea Fight
Daniel Spiller of 192 Washington avenue died after a Saturday fight outside McColgan’s saloon on Spencer avenue Chelsea. The incident began as an argument over Army war games and led to Spiller’s concussion after being knocked to the curb. The two Fort Banks soldiers were arrested for assault and battery, charged later with manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Banks
Chelsea
Spencer Avenue
McColgan
United States Army
Spiller
Eleanor Street
Chase
Frost Hospital
Daniel Spiller
Washington Avenue
Broadway
Athletics
Last in 1910 First in 1911 Cambridge Arrest Record
Walter Anderson of Cambridge is noted as the last man arrested in 1910 and the first recorded in 1911. He was arrested at 11:30 PM by Officer Ireland for a disorderly act and taken to Station 2, then released at 10:40 AM next day after a wagon call. Officers Dunlea and Sullivan responded to Erie street, finding Anderson in a stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Anderson
Cambridge
Anderson
Ireland
Dean Cane
Dunlea
Sullivan
Erie Street
Beals Couple to Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
Westfield Jan 1 Mr and Mrs Luther H Beals of Day Avenue will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday with a reception at home in the afternoon and evening Mrs Beals also observes her 71st birthday They were married January 4 1861 in North Chester Mr Beals a veteran town whip maker and senior partner in L H Beals Son Whip Company They have three children Charles H Beals Worcester Joseph R Beals Denver Mrs William Schute Denver Colorado
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Luther H. Beals
Day Avenue
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Helen Sutherland
Mary Sutherland
Boston Post
Mitchell
Advertising Solicitors’ Association
New England
the Tailor
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Manchester, N. H
Cass
C. S. Messer
C. Roberts
C. F. Bliss
R. E. Beal
Byron
Weatherby
F. L. Carter
George A. Sillsby
Prance
J. A. Neal
Darling
Warren
Guard
Drake
Thetis
Hull
Edwards
Bank
D. A. Neat
Mark Downs
Werghants
Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
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